>>>**<<<¢ CREATING A QUICK GUIDE TEMPLATE FOR ¢ THE 1st XLEnt WORD PROCESSOR¢ by Ron Fetzer of OL' HACKERS AUG, N.Y.¢¢ THE PROBLEM¢¢ 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. There is an easier way!¢¢ AH, THE SOLUTION¢¢ Now there is an easy solution to¢ this problem. I have written a quick¢ guide template of all the 1st XLEnt¢ docs, that will 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.¢¢ THE INFO BEFORE YOU¢¢ You now have everything right in¢ front of you on the keyboard. You do¢ not have to go to the manual anymore.¢¢ ABOUT THE PROGRAM¢¢ 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¢¢ WHAT YOU NEED¢¢ You will need a piece of stiff¢ cardboard or styrofoam board that is 9¢ X 14 inches or 23 X 35.5 centimeters¢ wide. An 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 you may have to tie¢ several together to hold the template¢ in place, over the computer. 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 finished¢ template. ¢¢ HOW TO, STEP BY STEP¢¢ After you have printed sheet [A]¢ and [B]. Glue them together 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. Then,¢ 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.¢ 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.¢¢ FINI¢¢ 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 side¢ benefit is that now the keyboard is¢ larger and you have a better hand rest¢ for your wrists, and arm.¢¢ LEAVE IT ON¢¢ 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.¢¢ HOW TO GET IT¢¢ This program is available from¢ the OL' HACKERS ATARI U.G. INC. C/O¢ RON FETZER, 22 MONACO AVE. ELMONT,¢ N.Y. 11003, U.S.A. The price is $3.00¢ including shipping. ¢ >>>end<<<¢¢
