› CREATING A QUICK GUIDE TEMPLATE FOR   ›   THE 1st XLEnt WORD PROCESSOR        ›                                       ›              by Ron Fetzer            ›                                       ›      If you use  the  1st  XLEnt  Word› Processor  you  know  it  has  so many› commands   and  features  that  it  is› impossible to remember them all. It is› a  pain to go and look them up all the› time. Now there is an easy solution to› this  problem.  I have written a quick› guide template of all the  docs.  that› fit  over  the keyboard of the 130 XE.› Although this program  is  written  to› fit  the  130XE  the  template  can be› adjusted to fit the 800XL.            ›                                       ›      For the 800XL cut  out  only  the› keyboard  space. You will have to trim› a little bit on the right side of  the› template to get complete access to the› console keys of  the  800XL.  You  now› have  everything right in front of you› on the keyboard. You do not have to go› to the manual anymore.                ›                                       ›      The  program is self explanatory.› The mounting instructions are  on  the› print  out.  The  program prints a two› page  template  that  you  paste  with› rubber cement on a piece of  cardboard› or styrofoam board.                   ›                                       ›      You  will  need  a piece of stiff› cardboard or styrofoam board that is 9› X  14  inches or 23 X 35.5 centimeters› wide.   A   ideal   backboard   is   a› corrugated  piece  of cardboard from a› large box. I was a little  more  fancy› and  went  to  a  large  office supply› house and bought a 1/8 inch thick  red› styrofaom  board.  I cut the board 1/2› inch larger than 9 X 14 to give  me  a› red border. You will also need a large› rubber band or tie several together to› hold the template in place.           ›                                       ›      After  you  have  printed sheet A› and B. Glue them togehter with  rubber› cement  at the place indicated and cut› off the mounting instructions. You now› have  a 9 X 14 or 23 X 35.5 cm printed› sheet. Apply rubber cement to the back› of  this  sheet.  Glue   it   to   the› cardboard  or  stryfoam  board. With a› razor blade or utility knife  cut  out› the  openings  for  the  keyboard, the› console keys and the power light. Each› cut out is clearly marked.            ›                                       ›      Since the template will be used a› lot I  also  bought  clear  laminating› plastic  that  you   glue   over   the› template.  W.T.  Rogers makes them and› they are called PLAIN-VU.  You  remove› them from the backing and glue them to› the template. You  now  have  a  stiff› washable  template  that  will  last a› very long time. The next  step  is  to› turn the template over and cut out the› laminating plastic from  the  keyboard› and console key openings.             ›                                       ›      The  last  step  is to attach the› rubber band. Near  the  edges  in  the› middle  of  the  template make a small› hole and tie on one  side  the  rubber› band.  Put the template ovr the 130 XE› keyboard and tightend the rubber  band› and then tie it to the other hole.    ›                                       ›      That  is  all  there  is  to this› project. You now  have  all  the  docs› right in front of you all the time. No› more going to the manual  and  hunting› for  a  command. An additional benefit› is now the keyboard is larger and  you› have  a  better  hand  rest  for  your› typing.                               ›                                       ›      You can keep this template on all› the time since it does  not  interfere› with  any function of the computer and› it   makes   the  computer  look  much› better.                               ›                                       ›      To use this program turn on  your› printer,  hit  the  RESET key and type› RUN "D:XLNTEMP.BAS".                  ›                                       › >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<›                                       ›