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LaserMate
Diskette Label Printing Program for Laser Printers
Using Avery #5196 & 5197 (and compatible) Laser Labels
R E F E R E N C E M A N U A L
Key Software
a division of Michigan Office Supply
24211 Trombley
Clinton Township, MI 48035-3877
(313) 791-8539
CompuServe ID: 73270,3150
Specifications subject to change without notice.
LICENSE
This version of LaserMate is NOT public domain or free software,
but is being distributed as "shareware".
Non-registered users of this software are granted a limited
license to make an evaluation copy for trial use on a private,
noncommercial basis, for the express purpose of determining
whether LaserMate is suitable for their needs. At the end of
this 30 day, trial period, you should either register your copy
or discontinue using LaserMate.
What does all this really mean? If you use this program, then
you should pay for your copy. That way we'll be able to provide
support and updates, and stay in business. And you'll be using
the program legally.
All users are granted a limited license to copy LaserMate (TRIAL
VERSION ONLY) for the trial use of others and subject to the
above limitations. This license does NOT include distribution or
copying of this software package:
1. In connection with any other product or service.
2. For general use within a company or institution.
3. For distribution in modified form; i.e., the file
containing this license information MUST be included,
along with the FULL LaserMate documentation.
4. For any fee other than a disk and handling charge fee.
Operators of electronic bulletin board systems (Sysops) are
encouraged to post LaserMate for downloading by their users, as
long as the above conditions are met and the following files are
provided to the end user: LASRMATE.EXE, LASRMATE.DOC (this file),
LMORDER.FRM, LM.BAT, LMM.BAT, and LMREAD.ME.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
A LaserMate registration licenses you to use the product on a
regular basis and includes notification of updates and support.
A Registration/Order form is provided in a separate disk file
named "LMORDER.FRM".
LaserMate Page 2
DISCLAIMER
Use of this program acknowledges this disclaimer of warranty:
"This program is supplied as is. Key Software disclaims all
warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation,
the warranties of merchantability and of fitness of this program
for any purpose. Key Software assumes no liability for damages
direct or consequential, which may result from the use of this
program."
TRADEMARKS
LaserMate is a trademark of Key Software.
MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
PC-DOS is a registered trademark of the IBM Corporation.
PC is a registered trademark of the IBM Corporation.
IBM is a registered trademark of International Business
Machines Corporation
Clipper is a registered trademark of Computer Associates
International, Inc.
LaserJet is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard, Inc.
System Requirements
=================================================================
LaserMate will run on the IBM family of personal computers
and compatible computers (286 or better) meeting the
following minimum requirements.
■ PC-DOS OR MS-DOS 3.3 or greater.
■ One floppy diskette drive.
■ Hard disk drive with minimum of 800K free space.
■ Either a color or a monochrome monitor with 80-column
display.
■ Hewlett-Packard LaserJet (or compatible) printer.
LaserMate Page 3
Features
========
LaserMate is "User Friendly"!
LaserMate features On-Line Help.
LaserMate will produce labels using Avery #5196 & 5197 (and
compatible) Laser Labels from your floppy diskettes. If you are
a DiskMate user, you will also have the choice of producing
labels from diskettes logged into the DiskMate databases.
Labels can be printed to any position on the Laser Label Sheet.
This will enable you to print less than a full sheet of labels
and later use the same sheet to print additional labels until all
of the labels on the sheet have been used.
LaserMate is MOUSE aware. If your mouse driver is loaded before
you run LaserMate, it will be detected and you will be able to
use your mouse for selecting label positions, menu choices, etc..
Left and Top Margins can be changed to compensate for variations
in brands of labels and printer postions.
The printing position between labels can also be changed to fine-
tune your output.
All settings can be saved so they will be in effect the next time
you run LaserMate.
LaserMate gives you the option of giving your floppy disk a Name
and/or Description which will be printed on the label.
The [F4] Function Key will let you view the contents of your
floppy disk. This may assist you in giving your floppy a Name
and/or Description.
LaserMate will print as many file names that will fit on a
label. If more filenames are present, a line at the bottom of
the label will let you know that more file names exist.
LaserMate Page 4
Installation
============
Installation will vary depending on where you received your copy
of LaserMate.
If you have received your copy of LaserMate from a source other
than Key Software, follow the instructions of the vendor for
unpacking files. If you have DiskMate (our floppy disk catalog
program) you'll want to install LaserMate in your DiskMate
directory.
If you have received your copy of LaserMate from Key Software:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
If you have our DiskMate program:
1. Log onto your hard disk drive (i.e. C:).
2. Go to your DiskMate directory (i.e. CD\DISKMATE)
3. Insert the LaserMate diskette into your floppy drive.
4. Copy LMATE.EXE to your DiskMate directory
(i.e. COPY A:\LMATE.EXE)
5. LMATE.EXE is a self-extracting, "compressed" file which
contains all necessary files. To unpack LMATE.EXE
type: LMATE.EXE
-----------------------------------------------------------------
If you do not have DiskMate:
1. Log onto your hard disk drive (i.e. C:).
2. Create a directory for LaserMate (i.e. MD \LASRMATE)
3. Go to your LaserMate directory (i.e. CD\LASRMATE)
3. Insert the LaserMate diskette into your floppy drive.
4. Copy LMATE.EXE to your LaserMate directory
(i.e. COPY A:\LMATE.EXE)
5. LMATE.EXE is a self-extracting, "compressed" file which
contains all necessary files. To unpack LMATE.EXE
type: LMATE.EXE
Always take a look at the LASREAD.ME file first. It will contain
information that may have not been included in this documentation
and information regarding version.
Running LaserMate
=================
For color systems, type LM or LASRMATE
For monochrome systems, type LMM or LASRMATE M
The first time you run LaserMate, you will see a message
"Creating LABSYS.DBF". This is a small database which will store
various settings (margins, label size, etc.).
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Afterwards, you will see the Introduction screen.
L a s e r M a t e 1.00
Laser Label Printing Program
┌─────────────────────────┐
┌────────────────────┐ │ Disk 10 Box 25 │
│▄ Disk 1 Box 1 ▄│ │ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ │
│ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ │ │ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ │
│ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ │ │ │
│ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ │ │ │
│ ┌──────────┐ │ │ │
│ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ ░░░ │
│ │ └─┘ │ │ │ ░░░ │
└────┴──────────┴────┘ │ │
└─────────────────────────┘
┌───────────────────────────────┐
│ Registered To: │
├───────────────────────────────┤
│ Unregistered │
│ │
└───────────────────────────────┘
Press Any Key or Click Left Button
(If Mouse is Present)
After the Introduction Screen, you will be presented with the
Main Menu.
┌──────── Key Software ────────┐ █ = Filled
│ LaserMate 1.00 │ ░ = Cursor
├──────────────────────────────┤
│F2 Label Size 3½ │ ┌───┬───┬───┐
│ │ │ ░ │ │ │
│F3 Future Use │ ├───┼───┼───┤
│ │ │ │ │ │
│F4 View Floppy Files │ ├───┼───┼───┤
│ │ │ │ │ │
│F5 Print Page of Labels │ └───┴───┴───┘
│ │
│F6 Clear All Labels │
│ │
│F7 Floppy Drive A: │ Label 1 =
│ │ Label 2 =
│F8 Save Settings │ Label 3 =
│ │ Label 4 =
│F9 Margins │ Label 5 =
│ │ Label 6 =
│Esc Quit F1 Help │ Label 7 =
│ │ Label 8 =
│<> Label Position │ Label 9 =
│ │ Label 10 =
│┘ Read Info to Label │ Label 11 =
└──────────────────────────────┘ Label 12 =
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The Main Menu will show you:
Which size label you are processing.
Which floppy drive you will read from.
Which label positions are filled.
Which label position is currently active.
Will show a representation of the sheet of labels according to
size.
Action is controlled by the cursor movement keys ([Up], [Down],
[Left], and [Right] Arrow), the Function Keys, the [Esc] Key, the
[Enter] Key and, if you have a mouse, the Mouse.
Function Keys
[F1] - Help
[F2] - Will Toggle between 3-1/2" and 5-1/4" label sizes.
[F3] - Is currently reserved for future use.
[F4] - Will show you the main directory of the floppy disk in
the currently logged floppy drive.
[F5] - Will send the page of labels to your printer.
[F6] - Will clear all labels.
[F7] - Will enable you to change the floppy drive you wish to
read from.
[F8] - Will save all settings (floppy drive, label size,
margins, etc.).
[F9] - Will enable you to change margin settings and spacing
between labels. See Margins below.
Mouse: Clicking on the appropriate Function Key name will invoke
the same actions as if the Function Key was pressed.
Other Keys
----------
[Esc] - Quit the LaserMate program. Also used to back out of
other operations.
Cursor Keys - ([Up], [Down], [Left], and [Right] Arrow Keys.
Will change the active label position (label
position you will be filling). The current
position is shown with a ░ character.
┌───┬───┬───┐
│ ░ │ │ │
├───┼───┼───┤
│ │ │ │
├───┼───┼───┤
│ │ │ │
└───┴───┴───┘
[Enter] - Press to read information into the label position
selected.
Mouse: Clicking in a label position box will choose that
position for filling.
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After you have chosen a label position and pressed [Enter] (or
used the mouse), a Source Menu will appear.
┌─────────────┐
│ - Source - │
├─────────────┤
│Floppy Disk │
│DiskMate File│
│Esc - Exit │
└─────────────┘
Use the Cursor movement keys to highlight your choice and press
[Enter] (or Click on choice with mouse). If you choose "DiskMate
File" and you: 1. Do not have DiskMate or 2. Have DiskMate but
have installed LaserMate in a different directory and do not have
a proper DOS path set, you will receive a polite message
informing you of the fact.
From Floppy Disk
----------------
If you have chosen "Floppy Disk" from the menu, you will see:
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Current Floppy Drive is [A:] │
│ │
│ Insert Disk in Drive │
│ │
│ Press [SpaceBar] to Read or Click in This Box │
│ │
│[F3] = Change Floppy Drive [Esc] to Exit │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
If the floppy drive is not correct, you can press [F3] here to
change it, otherwise press the [SpaceBar] to read the information
from the floppy disk.
IMPORTANT NOTE!
*****************************************************************
* Drive Adjustment Feature - Certain personal computers use a
different method of accessing floppy drives throuh DOS. If
you should find that DiskMate is trying to access a different
drive than you have selected (B: instead of A:), press the
CTRL-D (down) or CTRL-U (up) keys and DiskMate will compensate
for this condition. Any adjustment will be shown on the upper,
left-hand corner of the box above.
*****************************************************************
Mouse: You can click inside of this box to read the floppy.
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You will be asked for a Box Number like this:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Enter Box Number: __ │
│ │
│ [Esc] to Exit │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Enter a Box Number and press [Enter].
You will then be asked for a Disk Number like this:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Enter Disk Number: __ │
│ │
│ [Esc] to Exit │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Enter a Disk Number and press [Enter].
You will then see:
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Examples: Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Database, Utilities │
│ │
│ Enter Disk Name: __________________________________ │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Enter a Disk Name for your label. If you don't want a Disk Name,
just press [Enter].
You will then be asked for a Disk Description like this:
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Examples: Worksheets, GIF's, Laser Utilities, etc. │
│ │
│Enter Disk Description: _______________________________ │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Enter a Disk Description for your label. If you don't want a
Disk Description, just press [Enter].
Assuming that you entered:
"1" for Box Number, "1" for Disk Number, "Word Processing" for
Disk Name, and "Word Processing Files for AmiPro - Resumes &
Cover Letters" for Disk Description, you will see a two boxes
prompting you for verification.
LaserMate Page 9
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Box # 1 Disk # 1 │
│ │
│Disk Name Word Processing │
│ │
│Disk Description │
│Word Processing Files for AmiPro - Resumes & Cover Letters │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─────────────────┐
│ Is This Okay? │
│ Yes No │
│ │
└─────────────────┘
If you are satisfied with these results, press [Y] otherwise
press [N] (you can also use the cursor keys to highlight your
choice and press [Enter].
Mouse: Click on Yes or No.
From DiskMate File
------------------
You will be prompted for a Box and Disk Number. If you aren't
sure about the Box or Disk numbers, you can press [Enter] for a
Pop-Up list from which you can choose.
The Disk Name and Disk Description obtained from the databases
(these were entered when you logged the diskette) and you are not
asked to enter them.
You will be presented with two boxes prompting you for
verification.
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Box #: 1 Disk #: 1 Free Space: 1450496 S/Dirs: 0 │
│ │
│Files: 4 │
│ │
│Name: Word Processing │
│ │
│Desc Word Processing Files for AmiPro - Resumes & Cover Letters│
│ │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─────────────────┐
│ Is This Okay? │
│ Yes No │
│ │
└─────────────────┘
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If you are satisfied with these results, press [Y] otherwise
press [N] (you can also use the cursor keys to highlight your
choice and press [Enter].
Mouse: Click on Yes or No.
If you choose "Yes" the label information will be read from the
appropriate source and the label position will be filled with a
solid block indicating that it has been filled. The information
next to the Menu will also be updated to show you the contents of
each label (i.e. Label 1 = Box 1 Disk 1).
┌──────── Key Software ────────┐ █ = Filled
│ LaserMate 1.00 │ ░ = Cursor
├──────────────────────────────┤
│F2 Label Size 3½ │ ┌───┬───┬───┐
│ │ │ █ │ ░ │ │
│F3 Future Use │ ├───┼───┼───┤
│ │ │ │ │ │
│F4 View Floppy Files │ ├───┼───┼───┤
│ │ │ │ │ │
│F5 Print Page of Labels │ └───┴───┴───┘
│ │
│F6 Clear All Labels │
│ │
│F7 Floppy Drive A: │ Label 1 = Box 1 Disk 1
│ │ Label 2 =
│F8 Save Settings │ Label 3 =
│ │ Label 4 =
│F9 Margins │ Label 5 =
│ │ Label 6 =
│Esc Quit F1 Help │ Label 7 =
│ │ Label 8 =
│<> Label Position │ Label 9 =
│ │ Label 10 =
│┘ Read Info to Label │ Label 11 =
│ │ Label 12 =
└──────────────────────────────┘
[F9] Margins - The Margin Setting feature of LaserMate is
provided to give you more precise control over
printing positions of labels and to compensate for
variations in label brands and printer variations.
Be sure to SAVE any changes by pressing the F8 key
at the Main Menu.
IMPORTANT - All settings are translated into 1/20 of an inch
increments. For example, a setting of 3 will
translate to 3/20 of an inch.
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The defaults for all settings are 0 (zero). These settings can
be changed and saved (with the [F8] key). Settings for 3-1/2
inch labels and 5-1/2 inch labels are independent of each other.
Left Margin - The left margin can be set from a range of 0 to 10
(0 to 10/20 of an inch to the right.
Top Margin - The top margin can be set from -6 to +6 or 6/20
higher on the sheet to 6/20 lower on the sheet.
Spacing Between Labels - Spacing between labels (both
horizontally and vertically) can be set
to NEGATIVE or POSITIVE values. A
setting of 3 between labels horizontally
will increase the space between labels
3/20 of an inch. Conversely, a setting
of -3 will decrease the space between
labels 3/20 of an inch.
IMPORTANT EXAMPLES - Setting a Top Margin to 3 will move the
print position of ALL labels down 3/20 of an
inch.
Setting a Left Margin to 3 will move the
print position of ALL labels 3/20 of an inch
to the right.
Horizontal and Vertical settings between
rows and/or columns labels are INDEPENDENT
of each other. See below.
LaserMate Page 12
Here are graphical representations of the 3-1/2" label that may help
show the effects of changing various settings.
All Settings 0
┌──────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │
│ │ 1 │ │ 2 │ │ 3 │ │
│ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │
│ │
│ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │
│ │ 4 │ │ 5 │ │ 6 │ │
│ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │
│ │
│ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │
│ │ 7 │ │ 8 │ │ 9 │ │
│ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────┘
Left Margin Increased by 1
┌──────────────────────────────┐
│ │ Note that ALL labels are
│ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │ moved to the right.
│ │ 1 │ │ 2 │ │ 3 │ │
│ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │
│ │
│ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │
│ │ 4 │ │ 5 │ │ 6 │ │
│ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │
│ │
│ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │
│ │ 7 │ │ 8 │ │ 9 │ │
│ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────┘
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Margin Increased by 1
Note ALL labels are moved
All Settings 0 down.
┌──────────────────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────────────┐
│ │ │ │
│ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │ │ │
│ │ 1 │ │ 2 │ │ 3 │ │ │ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │
│ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │ │ │ 1 │ │ 2 │ │ 3 │ │
│ │ │ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │
│ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │ │ │
│ │ 4 │ │ 5 │ │ 6 │ │ │ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │
│ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │ │ │ 4 │ │ 5 │ │ 6 │ │
│ │ │ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │
│ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │ │ │
│ │ 7 │ │ 8 │ │ 9 │ │ │ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │
│ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │ │ │ 7 │ │ 8 │ │ 9 │ │
│ │ │ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │
└──────────────────────────────┘ └──────────────────────────────┘
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All Settings 0
Horizontal Settings
#1 #2
┌──────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │ Vertical Settings
│ │ 1 │ │ 2 │ │ 3 │ │
│ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │
│ │ < #1
│ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │
│ │ 4 │ │ 5 │ │ 6 │ │
│ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │
│ │ < #2
│ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │
│ │ 7 │ │ 8 │ │ 9 │ │
│ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────┘
Increased Horizontal setting #1 by 1
Horizontal Settings
#1 #2
┌──────────────────────────────┐
│ │ Note that position of labels
│ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │ 3, 6, and 9 remain unchanged
│ │ 1 │ │ 2 │ │ 3 │ │
│ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │
│ │
│ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │
│ │ 4 │ │ 5 │ │ 6 │ │
│ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │
│ │
│ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │
│ │ 7 │ │ 8 │ │ 9 │ │
│ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────┘
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Increased Vertical setting #1
All Settings 0 by 1
┌──────────────────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────────────┐
│ │ │ │
│ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │ │ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │
│ │ 1 │ │ 2 │ │ 3 │ │ │ │ 1 │ │ 2 │ │ 3 │ │
│ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │ │ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │
│ │ │ │#1
│ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │ │ │
│ │ 4 │ │ 5 │ │ 6 │ │ │ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │
│ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │ │ │ 4 │ │ 5 │ │ 6 │ │
│ │ │ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │
│ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │ │ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │#2
│ │ 7 │ │ 8 │ │ 9 │ │ │ │ 7 │ │ 8 │ │ 9 │ │
│ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │ │ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │
│ │ │ │
└──────────────────────────────┘ └──────────────────────────────┘
Note positions of labels 7, 8, and 9 remain unchanged.
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Horizontal & Vertical Settings
Increased by 1
Horizontal Settings
#1 #2
┌──────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │
│ │ 1 │ │ 2 │ │ 3 │ │ Vertical Settings
│ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │
│ │
│ │< #1
│ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │
│ │ 4 │ │ 5 │ │ 6 │ │
│ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │
│ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │< #2
│ │ 7 │ │ 8 │ │ 9 │ │
│ └────┘ └────┘ └────┘ │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────┘
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