¢ 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<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<¢ ¢
