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\OVERVIEW
┌─────────────────────┐
│ Tab123 Professional │
└─────────────────────┘
TabPro pastes Lotus 123, Symphony and Excel Worksheet data into
AutoCAD drawings as text entities. TabPro reads Lotus WKS, WRK
WK1, WK3 files (Lotus version 1.0 to 3.X and Lotus 123 for
Windows), and also Microsoft Excel XLS files through Excel
version 4.0 (BIFF level 4).
■ TabPro imports the data values and formatting; column width,
cell alignment, and numeric formatting.
■ TabPro reads the worksheet files in their native format, there
is NO need to export to an ASCII file.
■ TabPro provides the user full control of scale and spacing
parameters, layer settings, text style, as well as grid and
border linetypes.
\ABOUT
Tab123 Professional
Mountain Software
1579 Nottingham Road
Charleston, WV 25314
Orders: 800-242-4775 / 713-524-6394
Tech Support: 304-744-7748 / 304-346-9585
FAX 304-744-1785
Compuserve: 70717,3564
Internet 70717.3564@compuserve.com
\FILENAME
■ Filename
Enter the filename of a Lotus 123 or Excel file, or select the
File Button to invoke the file dialog box. Tab123 supports Lotus
WRK, WKS, WK1, and WK3 file formats as well as all versions of
Excel XLS files.
\RANGE
■ Range
Enter the range to import or select the Range button to pick a
Names range from the worksheet file. The range must be in the form
<sheet>:<column><row>..<sheet>:<column><row>. The <sheet> specifier
is only necessary if you wish to extract data from a sheet other
that sheet "A" in a Lotus 123 WK3 file.
Examples:
A1..E25 column A row 1 to column E row 25
B:C11..B:G34 sheet B column A row 1 to column E row 25
* all cells (a blank range also selects all)
MY_RANGE named range
\TEXT_LAYER
■ Text Layer
Select the AutoCAD layer on which to place text entities or select
the Layers button to invoke the AutoCAD "DDLMODES" dialog box where
you can create a new layer or modify layer settings. If you make
a diffrent layer current while in the DDLMODES dialog, that layer
then becomes the text layer.
\STYLE
■ Style Creation Dialogue
Select a text style to create either from the pick list or the icon
menu. You may page through the styles by selecting the <Next> and
<Previous> buttons. Once a style is selected the style parameters
must be specified to completely define the text style. Any existing
text style of the same name will be overwritten.
> Height: Text height in drawing units
> Width Factor: Width multiplier
> Obliquing Angle: Text slant angle
> Backwards: Mirror text in X plane
> Upside down Mirror text in Y plane
> Vertical Draw text vertical
\TEXT_STYLE
■ Text Style
Select the AutoCAD text style (font) to use for text entities,
or select the Styles button to create a new text style.
\TEXT_HEIGHT
■ Text Height
Enter the text height in drawing units. The default value is taken
from the current style if the style contains a text height, or from
the AutoCAD system variable TEXTSIZE. The entire table is scaled
based in this value.
\ROW_SCALE
■ Row Scale Factor
The row scale factor defines the spacing between rows in terms
of the text height. This factor is multiplied by the text height
to determine the row spacing. A value of 1.0 is will allow
adjacent text rows to just touch bottom to top. The default value
if 2.00.
\COLUMN_OFFSET
■ Column Offset Factor
The column offset factor defines the horizontal spacing (in
characters) between the start or end of the text and the cell
boundry. The default value is 1.00.
\GRID
■ Grid
Select the grid button to select grid linetype and border line
weight. You can also adjust the density of linetypes using
AutoCAD's LTSCALE system variable.
■ Grid Layer
Select the AutoCAD layer on which to place grid line entities, or
select the Layers button to invoke the AutoCAD "DDLMODES" dialog
box where you can create a new layer or modify layer settings.
\DDSTYLE
■ DDSTYLE Command
TabPro adds the DDSTYLE command. This command provides a style
creation dialog box interface to duplicate the STYLE command.
See help index item "STYLE".