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PrintIt! 2 for Windows CD Version README - December 1997
========================================================
To install and run PrintIt! 2 your computer setup must meet
certain requirements. Refer to Page 2 of the PrintIt! 2 Guide
for further details. When you are sure that your computer setup
meets these requirements, you can install PrintIt! by
following the steps below:
1. Run Windows and maximize the Program Manager.
2. Insert the PrintIt! CD into your CD-ROM drive.
3. Select Run from the File menu of Program Manager. The Run
dialog is displayed.
4. Enter D:\INSTALL in the Command Line box and click on OK.
If your CD-ROM drive is represented by a letter other
than D:, substitute it accordingly in the command above.
5. Follow the instructions on screen to complete the
installation. The different CD installation options are
explained in the section below. A dialog will be displayed for
you to choose the options that you want to install. An option
is selected when the adjacent box is checked.
At the end of the installation, you are asked to select or create
a program group where you would like to place the Pressworks
program icons.
CD Installation Options
=======================
The CD version of PrintIt! 2 can be installed in several ways. If
available hard disk space is limited, you can choose to run some or
all components from the CD instead. Read the descriptions below to
find the option that suits you:
1. Standalone
This is the recommended option, and will copy all the components
you choose to your hard disk. Components not selected will not
be available, and the CD will not be required after installation.
This option has the highest performance, but requires most free
hard disk space if all options are installed.
2. Partial
Allows you to install selected components to your hard disk, and
access other components from the CD. For example you could install the
Reading from a CD-ROM drive is considerably slower than reading
from a hard disk drive, so components not chosen will not run as
quickly. It is very strongly recommended that at least the
PrintIt! program is installed.
3. CD
This option runs the entire program from the CD, and therefore
uses the least hard disk space. Some hard disk space is required
for system files used by PrintIt!. This option has the slowest
performance and should only be used if hard disk space is very
limited.
It is necessary to leave the CD in the CD-ROM drive at all times
while running this version.
Are you upgrading?
==================
Read this section if you are upgrading from an earlier version of
Pressworks.
When you install PrintIt! 2 it will not overwrite your existing
copy of PrintIt!. If you decide to delete your old copy of
Pressworks, make sure that you don't delete any documents and
templates that you want to keep. (These files may be located in
your old PrintIt! directory. If you delete this directory
without first moving your files to another location, you will
lose your files.)
We suggest that you move these files from your old \PrintIt!
directory to the \Galaxy\PrintIt! directory that is created when you
install PrintIt! 2. To move the files, follow the steps below:
1. Start the Windows File Manager by double-clicking the File
Manager program icon in the Windows Main program group.
2. Open your old \PrintIt! directory and select the files you
want to move.
3. Drag the files to your new \Galaxy\PrintIt! directory and drop
them over the subdirectory into which you want to store
them.
You can then go ahead and delete your old \PrintIt! directory;
your documents and templates are safely stored for future use
with your new version of PrintIt!.
NOTE: For full details of moving files using the Windows File
Manager, refer to your Microsoft Windows User's guide.
Where to begin
==============
For an introduction to Pressworks we suggest that you work
through the tutorials provided in the Pressworks 2 Guide. The
online Help provides detailed information on every feature in
Pressworks - it is there to help you get the most out of
Pressworks - simply press F1.
Loading Pressworks 1, 1st Press or Timeworks Publisher files
============================================================
DTP files created by all versions of Pressworks, 1st Press and
Timeworks Publisher can be loaded into Pressworks 2, however
files saved by Pressworks 2 cannot be loaded into these older
programs.
When you load an old document into Pressworks 2 it should appear
much the same as it did before, however there are a few points of
difference you should note:
- Loading large files created by versions earlier than
Pressworks 1.1 may take a lot longer than it did before, because
the program has to do a lot of work converting the file. Once you
have saved the file in Pressworks 2 it should be quicker to load.
- Tabs are treated differently in Pressworks 2 from the way they
were in earlier versions. Previously you could only use tabs in a
paragraph with the 'table' alignment option, with the single
exception that you could also use a tab to align the first line
of a left aligned paragraph with the left indent rather than the
first line indent. In Pressworks 2 the 'table' alignment option
has been removed and tabs can be used in any left aligned
paragraph. A tab now always aligns text with the next tab stop to
the right, and does not treat the left indent as a tab stop. The
upshot of all this is that if you have used tabs in your old
documents you may find that the text does not line up in quite
the same way as it did before. This is quite easy to correct, as
Pressworks now has a 'tab bar' which makes tab stops much easier
to adjust.
- Pressworks 2 handles leading (line spacing) in a slightly
different way to earlier versions. You can now specify 'relative
leading' which means that the spacing between lines is a fixed
percentage of the point size of the text on the lines. This makes
adjusting the point size of text easier because the leading
changes accordingly. The consequence of this change is that when
you load an old file that contains text that is larger or smaller
than the point size set in the paragraph style you will find that
the leading of the text is not the same as it was before. This
often results in the text being slightly more spaced out and can
mean that it no longer fits in the frames you have defined. To
solve this problem you can either change the leading in the
paragraph style (affecting all paragraphs that have that style)
or change the leading for a particular paragraph by placing the
text cursor in it and selecting 'Spacing' from the 'Text' menu.
Pressworks 2 and Designworks 2.02 or earlier
============================================
Read this section if you use both Pressworks 2 and
Designworks 2.02 or earlier.
(Designworks is a separate drawing and illustration application
for Windows developed by GST Technology Ltd. For further
information contact GST Software Publishing Ltd on
(01480) 496666.)
When you install Pressworks 2, the version of PANTONE that is
installed is more recent than that supplied with Designworks 2.02
or earlier. If you run Pressworks and Designworks together the
different PANTONE versions may conflict.
If you install Pressworks 2 after you install Designworks you
will not have a problem. However, if you install Designworks
after you install Pressworks 2 you must run the Pressworks 2
installation again.
NOTE: This is only applicable to Designworks 2.02 or earlier;
later versions of Designworks will use the new version of
PANTONE.
Pressworks 2 and Designworks OLE2 handler
=========================================
If you have Designworks 2 or later installed, when you install
Pressworks 2 an OLE2 handler will be installed into your
Designworks directory. This OLE2 handler will speed up the
display of Designworks objects that you link or embed into other
OLE applications.
If you install Designworks after you install Pressworks 2 you
must run the Pressworks 2 installation again to install the OLE2
handler.
NOTE: This is only applicable to Designworks 2 and 2.02; later
versions of Designworks will install their own OLE2 handler.
UMC video drivers
=================
Read this section if you are using a UMC video driver.
Pressworks 2 and PowerTable (a separate utility supplied with the
Pressworks POWERpack) may encounter problems when being used with
a UMC video driver. In particular, some UMC video drivers cause
PowerTable to GPF (General Protection Fault) when executed.
If you encounter any problems, try the following workarounds:
- Set your Windows setup to use the standard Windows VGA display.
- Set your Windows setup to use UMC display at a different
resolution.
- Purchase the latest UMC driver.
- Purchase a different video driver.
Photo CD Browser and SMARTDRV 5.0
=================================
Read this section if you use the Photo CD Browser with
SMARTDRV 5.0.
If you have SMARTDRV 5.0 installed on your PC, you may receive
"Not Ready" errors when you use the Photo CD Browser. (SMARTDRV
5.0 is supplied with MS-DOS 6.2 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11;
the Photo CD Browser is a utility supplied with Pressworks and
Designworks.)
You can overcome this problem by editing the SMARTDRV command
line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file; simply follow the steps below:
1. Start the Windows File Manager by double-clicking the File
Manager program icon in the Windows Main program group.
2. Select Run from the File menu. The Run dialog is displayed.
3. Enter SYSEDIT in the Command Line box, then click on OK to
start the System Configuration Editor.
4. Click in the AUTOEXEC.BAT window to make it the active
window, then look for the command line containing SMARTDRV.
5. Edit this command line to read: C:\DOS\SMARTDRV /X /E:2048
6. Select Save from the File menu to save your changes to the
AUTOEXEC.BAT.
7. Select Exit from the File menu to close the System
Configuration Editor, then exit Windows and restart your
computer.
When you restart your computer and reload the Photo CD Browser,
you will no longer receive the "Not Ready" error message.
Stop Press!
===========
Further information on Pressworks is documented in the Pressworks
Help under the heading Stop Press! Please read this information
carefully because it is not provided elsewhere in the Pressworks
documentation.
To read this information, follow the steps below:
1. With Pressworks installed, double-click on the Pressworks
program icon in the relevant program group. After a few
moments, Pressworks is displayed.
2. Press F1 to display the Help window.
3. Select Stop Press! from the list of Contents to display the
latest changes to Pressworks.
NOTE: If this is the first time you have used Help, we recommend
that you select How to Use Help from the Help window's Help menu.
Advanced user options
=====================
We have included an number of alternative settings for certain
Pressworks 2 features. Details of these settings are provided in
the SETTINGS.TXT file.
Don't forget to register your copy of Pressworks to qualify for
30 days free technical support, so that if you have any queries
or difficulties when using Pressworks, you can get professional
advice by telephoning the Softline number (01480) 496600 during
office hours.
We hope that you enjoy working with Pressworks!
Copyright GST Technology Ltd, Cambridge, England, 1995.