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Technical Service Associates Letterhead Generator
Basic Information:
This program provides the ability to design and print custom
letterhead and envelopes. The system provides for an very
simple way to design a logo, etc. to be printed on the top left
side of the paper together with other address information printed
on the top right.
The logo design is simply done using a wordprocessor or notepad
facility such as Sidekick(tm). An x (or nonblank character)
represents a graphic dot on the printer. A blank represents a
space the size of a graphic dot. You design the logo using
blanks and X's on the wordprocessor, creating the logo line by
line.
Required hardware includes an Epson or IBM printer or compatible.
An IBM type of graphics display is useful. Also a pop up type of
ASCII text editor or wordprocessor such as SideKick(tm) is very
helpful.
Program Functions:
1. Display the logo on an IBM graphics screen. - This gives
an indication of how the logo will appear when printed.
The output from the wordprocessor file is converted to
graphics and displayed on the IBM type graphics monitor.
2. Print the letterhead. - This option will print the logo
on the top left of the paper. If an address is provided
on the appropriate file, it will be printed on the top
right of the paper.
3. Print Envelope - This prints an envelope with the logo on
the top left and the senders address below in very small
type, if desired. Additionally, the mailing address is
requested from the keyboard and will be printed on the
envelope.
4. Display documentation. - This is a detailed description of
how to get started.
5. Change program default settings. - This option allows the
standard program defaults to be changed. Standard
filenames , number of letterhead copies to be printed,
printer address, etc. may be modified.
Files:
1. The output from the your wordprocessor (the ASCII file of
X's and blanks) is saved with an extension of .PTN. The
default name is LETRHEAD.PTN, but may be modified to
anything.PTN as needed using option 5 on the main menu.
This is the only required file.
2. An optional file with an extension of .ADR contains the
address to be printed on the top right of the letterhead.
This also may be created with a wordprocessor. The
default filename is LETRHEAD.ADR but may be changed to
anything.ADR using option 5 of the main menu.
3. An optional file with the extension of .ENV contains the
address to be printed below the logo on the envelope. This
is usually a partial address containing the street address
and city/state. The default file name is LETRHEAD.ENV but
may be changed to anything.ENV again using option 5 on the
main menu. Your wordprocessor may be used to create this
file as well.
Note: When creating the ADR and ENV files, experiment with
spacing to achieve the desired effect. Adding blank lines or
leading blanks before the address information will move the
addresses around a bit.
Getting Started:
1. Load the program LETRHEAD.COM.
2. Try the various options using the sample logo provided on
the included files.
3. Do your own designs.
4. If you like it...
Registration:
Register by mailing $5.00. If you would like the Turbo
Pascal(tm) source code to tinker with, mail $10.00 to the
address below. A diskette containing the latest version
including source code will be returned to you. With either
registration, you will be provided with notice of the next new
release of the system. If there is enough interest and
support, additional functions may be added such as:
- Mailmerge type printing of continuous form envelopes
- Support for Hercules type of graphic displays
- Support for additional printers
- Customized labels
- ?
Copying:
This program and the associated files may be freely copied and
distributed. The only restrictions are that the program and
files not be modified in any way and that all files be
included in the copy.
Note:
SideKick and Turbo Pascal are trademarks of Borland
International.
Epson is a trademark of Epson Corporation.
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This program is supported by the "Shareware" concept. Help bring
down the high cost of software. A small contribution of $5.00 is
requested if you find this program of value. This User Supported
Concept encourages the development of quality, low cost, and varied
PC software. If a contribution of $10 is made, a diskette containing
the latest version including the Turbo(tm) Pascal source code will
be returned to you. Also, your comments are welcome... Thanks for
your support.
Technical Service Associates
277 Sandhurst Road
Columbia, S. C. 29210
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