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ALLWAYS version 1.01
Chapter Contents
Lotus Development Corporation........................................2
Supported Fonts.................................................2
Unsupported Fonts...............................................2
Installation.........................................................3
The Allways Setup Program.......................................3
Load Allways Setup Program......................................3
Attaching and Invoking Allways..................................5
General Information..................................................6
Configuration...................................................6
Lotus International Character Set...............................7
Embedding Printer Commands......................................7
Undo............................................................8
Common Tasks.........................................................8
Fonts...........................................................8
Selecting Fonts.................................................8
Changing the Font Set...........................................8
Bold............................................................9
Selecting Paper Trays...........................................9
Legal Paper.....................................................9
Custom Page Sizes...............................................9
Line Spacing...................................................10
Page Breaks....................................................10
Reverse Text...................................................10
Keystroke Shortcuts............................................11
Common Problems.....................................................11
Unexpected Output..............................................11
Out of Memory Error............................................11
MP LOAD Error..................................................12
20 ERROR.......................................................12
Other Problems.................................................12
Calling For Help....................................................13
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LOTUS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
This addition to the Lotus 1-2-3 Release 2.01 and 2.2 application
note discusses the installation, common tasks and problems associated
with using Allways 1.01 with Lotus 1-2-3 Release 2.01 and 2.2.
You can use the Allways spreadsheet publishing add-in only
if you have a hard-disk system with at least 1.1 Mbytes of free disk
space and 512K of conventional memory.
"Prompt" Member Support (800) 223-1662
Other Lotus Phone Numbers
Product Upgrades (800) 872-3387
Customer Service (800) 343-5414
Supported Fonts
Cartridge Fonts 92286... A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, IC, J, K, L,
M, N, P, PC, Q, R, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z1, Z1A
Cartridge Fonts 92290... S1, S2
Cartridge Font C2055A... C01
Cartridge Fonts C2053A... C01, C02, C03, C04, C05, C06, C07, C08
Unsupported Fonts
Cartridge Fonts 92286... W1
Soft Fonts 33412... AC, AD, AE, AF, DA, EA, RA, RB, SA, SB, TA, TB, UA, UB
Super Fonts 33412... AG, DC
Type Director... All
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INSTALLATION
This section describes the installation of Allways as it relates
to your HP LaserJet IIP plus printer. For additional information,
refer to your Lotus 1-2-3 Release 2.2 Setting Up 1-2-3 Tutorial,
Quick Start and Sample Applications manuals or the Allways
Spreadsheet Publisher manual.
Before installing the printer files in Allways, first install Lotus
1-2-3 and the Allways program file. If these are not installed, please
refer to the Installation section of the Lotus 1-2-3 application
note and Allways manuals.
The Allways Setup Program
To run the Allways setup program (the setup program copies the appropriate
printer files to your hard disk), follow the instructions below.
Installation procedures and keystrokes are summarized in the left
margin of this document. When instructed to make a selection (for
example, select ADD A PRINTER), highlight the indicated
selection and press [Enter]. The following installation steps
assume that Lotus 1-2-3 is located in the C:\123 directory and your
floppy disk drive is A. The screens shown below may vary
slightly depending on the version of Allways you are using, but the
keystrokes and selections are basically the same.
Load Allways Setup
Program
1. Insert the Allways Setup Disk in drive A.
2. Type A: and press [Enter] to change to the A drive.
3. Type AWSETUP and press [Enter]. This starts
the Allways Setup Program.
Press [Enter]
Read the instructions on your screen, then press [Enter].
Select
ADD A PRINTER
MAIN MENU
ADD A PRINTER lets you
select an additional
First-Time Setup printer(s) to use with
ADD A PRINTER Allways. Select this
Change Screen Display Option if you need to
Exit Setup Program use more printers than
you selected when you
used the First-Time
Setup option.
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Press [Enter]
PRINTER
Enter the name of your Lotus 1-2-3 directory:
C:\123 Press ENTER if c:\123 is
the name of your Lotus
1-2-3 program directory.
If c:\123 is not right,
type a new drive and/or
directory.
This application note displays representative Allways screens. Actual
LaserJet printer names may appear differently with your version of Allways.
If the LaserJet IIP plus printer is not listed, select the printer whose
attributes most closely parallel your LaserJet IIP plusprinter (for example,
LaserJet IIP or IID). Contact Lotus Development Corporation for an updated
drivers disk.
Press [Page Down]
Press [Page Down] to display the second list of printers supported
by Allways. Highlight the LaserJet IIP and press [Enter].
Select Your LaserJet Model
Press [Enter]
PRINTER
Select a printer: Select a printer from
Epson MX80/100 the list on the left by
Epson RX80/100 highlighting it and
Futjitsu DL2400 (DPL24C/DPL24I) pressing ENTER. To
HP DeskJet/DeskJet Plus cancel a selected
Laserjet (Original Model) printer, highlight the
LaserJet Compatible printer and press DEL.
Laserjet IID
LASERJET IIP If you have more than
Laserjet Plus one printer, you can
Laserjet series II return to this list and
Laserjet III select another.
Laserjet IIID
Laserjet IIIP
HP PaintJet
HP PaintJet (transparency mode)
Select NO
Press [Enter]
PRINTER
Do you have another printer? If you have another
printer you want to use
NO with Allways, select
Yes Yes. If you are done
selecting printers,
select No.
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Insert Requested Disk Press [Enter]
Replace the Allways disk in the drive with
Allways Disk ##
and close the drive door.
Press ENTER to continue or ESC to quit
The Allways Setup Program copies the appropriate files to the ALLWAYS
subdirectory in your 123 directory. If the Setup Program prompts you
to insert another disk, do so and press [Enter].
Select EXIT SETUP PROGRAM
Press [Enter]
MAIN MENU
Exit Setup Program
First-Time Setup returns you to the
Add a Printer operating system
Change Screen Display
EXIT SETUP PROGRAM Press ENTER to select
this option.
This concludes the installation or adding of a printer. For more information
on the Allways Setup Program refer to the Lotus 1-2-3 Release
2.2 Setting Up 1-2-3, Tutorial, Quick Start and Sample Applications
manual or the Allways Spreadsheet Publisher manual.
Attaching and Invoking Allways
Before you start working in Allways, you must first attach it and
then invoke it. To attach the Allways add-in, first load Lotus 1-2-3
then follow these steps:
1. Press [/] [W]orksheet [G]lobal [D]efault
[O]ther [A]dd-in [S]et [1] (or any other auto-attach
add-in setting).
2. Highlight ALLWAYS.ADN and press [Enter].
3. The next screen allows you to assign a function key
to invoke Allways. Highlight either No Key, 7, 8,
9 or 10 and press [Enter].
If you select No Key, invoke Allways by pressing [/]
[A]dd-in [I]nvoke and select Allways. This immediately
takes you into Allways. If you select either 7, 8, 9
or 10 you can invoke Allways by holding the [ALT] key
and pressing either [F7], [F8], [F9] or [F10]
respectively.
4. Select [N]o to automatically invoke this add-in
whenever you start Lotus 1-2-3. If you choose [Y]es then you
automatically go into Allways when first starting Lotus 1-2-3.
5. Select [Q]uit [U]pdate then [Q]uit
to save your settings.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
This section provides general guidelines for spreadsheet publishing.
Configuration
Configuration items (for example, printer type, interface, etc.) can
be changed from within Allways. To get to the Allways configuration
menu, invoke Allways by pressing the function key that you assigned
during installation. After you are in Allways, press [/] [P]rint
[C]onfiguration. A setting sheet shows you the current configuration.
To change any of these items, follow the steps below.
Printer [/] [P] [C] [P]
The Configuration Printer menu allows you to choose between
any of the printers that you installed when you ran the Allways Setup
Program. If the LaserJet IIP printer is not listed, go back through
the Allways Setup Program to add the printer (refer to the installation
section of this application note). To select a printer press:
[/] [P]rint [C]onfiguration [P]rinter, highlight
the desired printer, press [Enter], then [Q]uit. Allways currently has
eight drivers that support the LaserJet printers. They are:
LaserJet (original model)
LaserJet Plus
LaserJet series II
LaserJet IID
LaserJet IIP
LaserJet III
LaserJet IIID
LaserJet IIIP
Allways version 1.01 does not provide a LaserJet IIP plus printer
driver. Selecting the LaserJet IIP printer driver is recommended. If
theLaserJet IIP printer is not listed in the Allways Setup Program,
contact Lotus Development Corporation for an updated drivers disk.
Interface [/] [P] [C] [I]
The Configuration Interface menu allows you to select the printer
port where your computer and LaserJet IIP plus printer are
connected. To select the proper interface press:
[/] [P]rint [C]onfiguration [I]nterface, highlight the correct printer port,
press [Enter], then [Q]uit. The available printer port choices are:
Parallel 1 LPT1:
Serial 1 LPT2:
Parallel 2 LPT3:
Serial 2 LPT4:
Cartridge [/] [P] [C] [C]
The Configuration Cartridge menu allows you to select HP supported font
cartridges (refer to page 1a-2 for a list of HP supported font cartridges).
To select a font cartridge press: [/] [P]rint [C]onfiguration [C]artridge,
highlight the desired font cartridge, press [Enter] then [Q]uit
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Orientation [/] [P] [C] [O]
The Configuration Orientation menu allows you to select portrait
or landscape printing. To select orientation press: [/] [P]rint
[C]onfiguration [O]rientation [P]ortrait (for portrait
orientation) or [L]andscape (for landscape orientation), then [Q]uit.
Resolution [/] [P] [C] [R]
The Configuration Resolution menu allows you to print your
graphs in various resolutions. To select the desired resolution press:
[/] [P]rint [C]onfiguration [R]esolution,
highlight the desired resolution, press [Enter], then [Q]uit.
The supported resolutions are:
300 by 300 150 by 150
100 by 100 75 by 75
When using any LaserJet printer driver, soft fonts are downloaded
as temporary and print at 300 dots-per-inch (dpi) regardless of the
resolution you selected above.
Bin [/] [P] [C] [B]
The Configuration Bin menu allows you to specify automatically
fed documents or manually fed documents as well as upper or lower
tray from the LaserJet IIP plus printer. To select the desired
paper source press:
[/] [P]rint [C]onfiguration [B]in, highlight
the desired paper source, press [Enter], then [Q]uit.
The supported paper sources are:
Control Panel Setting
Upper Paper Tray
Lower Paper Tray
Manual Feed
Choosing Control Panel Setting allows you to access
the paper source (for example, upper tray, lower tray, manual feed)
from the front panel of the LaserJet IIP plus printer.
Lotus 1-2-3 International Character Set
Allways prints the same extended characters that Lotus 1-2-3 does
(refer to the General Information section of the Lotus 1-2-3
Release 2.01 and 2.2 application note).
Embedding Printer Commands
Allways does not support the use of embedded printer commands.
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Undo
Lotus 1-2-3 Release 2.2 has an Undo feature which reserves more than
half of your computer's available conventional memory. When printing
a spreadsheet from Allways that uses large soft fonts and/or has complex
formatting (rules and shades) you will get an Out of Memory
error in Allways. To remedy this problem, disable the Lotus 1-2-3
Undo feature. From within Lotus 1-2-3, press: [/] [W]orksheet
[G]lobal [D]efault [O]ther [U]ndo [D]isable
[U]pdate [Q]uit.
To enable the Undo feature press: [/] [W]orksheet [G]lobal
[D]efault [O]ther [U]ndo [E]nable [U]pdate [Q]uit.
COMMON TASKS
This section describes common tasks associated with spreadsheet publishing
in Allways.
Fonts
Allways supports using up to eight different fonts in one spreadsheet.
You may choose (from the master font list that Allways supports)
any combination of eight fonts. This list includes the soft fonts
that come with Allways, the internal fonts in your printer and any
cartridge fonts that you have.
Only soft fonts that are supplied with Allways are supported.
HP soft fonts and other third party soft fonts cannot be used.
Selecting Fonts [/] [F] [F] [U]
To format text with a desired font follow the steps below:
1. Press [/] [F]ormat [F]ont.
2. Highlight the font you want to use.
3. Press [U]se.
4. Highlight the range you want to format and press [Enter].
The highlighted range is now formatted with the font you selected.
A keystroke shortcut for selecting fonts is to hold down the [Alt]
key and type the font number you want. The fonts are numbered in the
[/] [F]ormat [F]ont menu.
Changing the Font Set [/] [F] [F] [R]
To change the font set to contain the fonts you want, follow the steps
below:
1. Press [/] [F]ormat [F]ont.
2. Highlight a font that you no longer want in your font set.
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3. Press [R]eplace. This brings up the master font list.
4. Highlight the desired typeface and press [Enter].
5. Highlight the point size you want and press [Enter].
6. Press [Q]uit.
For additional information on font sets, refer to your Allways
or Lotus 1-2-3 reference manuals.
Bold [/] [F] [B] [S]
Allways does not have a selection in the font list for a bold soft
font. However, you can print a soft font with a bold stroke weight
by using the Bold Menu. To access bold press:
[/] [F]ormat [B]old [S]et, highlight the range
you want to bold, then press [Enter]. A keystroke shortcut to
set bold for a cell or range of cells is to highlight the range you
want to bold, then simultaneously press [Alt] [B]. To
clear a bold setting press [/] [F]ormat [B]old [C]lear,
highlight the range that you want to clear, then press [Enter].
Selecting Paper Trays [/] [P] [C] [B]
To select the paper trays for the LaserJet IIP plus printer,
specify the tray (upper or lower) you want your paper to feed from.
Press: [/] [P]rint [C]onfiguration [B]in,
highlight the desired paper source, press [Enter], then [Q]uit.
When using the LaserJet IIP plus, upper tray
refers to the multi-purpose tray and lower tray refers to
the optional lower cassette.
Legal Paper [/] [L] [P]
To print legal size paper (8.5" by 14"), press: [/] [L]ayout
[P]age-Size, highlight Legal (8.5" by 14"), press [Enter],
then [Q]uit. To change orientation (portrait or landscape)
see Orientation on page 1a-7. To change paper source (automatic
or manual feed) see Bin on page 1a-8.
Custom Page Sizes [/] [L] [P] [C]
To select a custom or different page size from standard
page sizes, press [/] [L]ayout [P]age-Size and highlight
[C]ustom. Enter the desired page length and width, then press [Enter].
This command only works when you customize page sizes
smaller than 8.5" x 11." When you specify a page size larger
than 8.5" x 11," the printer does not recognize it and sends a letter
command. If you try to print a page larger than 8.5" x 11," the paper
will jam as the printer stops printing at 8.5" x 11" and your paper
will not pass all the way through the printer.
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Line Spacing [/] [W] [R] [S]
You can manually or automatically change the line spacing within Allways.
(for example, add or delete the amount of space between rows). Follow
the steps below to adjust line spacing.
Auto Line Spacing [/] [W] [R] [A]
Pressing [/] [W]orksheet [R]ow [A]uto tells
Allways to automatically adjust row heights to accommodate the largest
font in a row. Any row that has not been formatted with a specific
font will be set to accommodate font #1 in the current font set. When
choosing a font that is smaller than the default font, Allways defaults
to the current format (line spacing) of that row.
Manual Line Spacing [/] [W] [R] [S]
This option allows you to manually specify the row height of a single
row or range of rows. Follow the steps below to manually adjust the
line spacing.
1. Move your cursor to the row (or first row of the range)
you want to adjust.
2. Press the . (period) to anchor the cell pointer.
3. If you want to adjust a range of rows, use your arrow
keys to highlight that range. If you want to adjust a single row,
skip this step and continue with step 4.
4. Press [/] [W]orksheet [R]ow [S]et-Height,
type the row height in points (72 points per 1 inch), then press [Enter].
Maximum row height is 255 points.
Page Breaks
[/] [W] [P]
You can use the Worksheet Page command to insert a page break
at a specified row or column. To use this option follow the steps
below:
1. Press [/] [W]orksheet [P]age.
2. Highlight either Row or Column and press [Enter].
3. Move your cursor to the cell where you want a page
break and press [Enter].
Reverse Text [/] [F] [S] [S]
To reverse text so your background is black and text is white, follow
these procedures:
1. Shade the area you want reversed with a solid black
shade. Press [/] [F]ormat [S]hade [S]olid.
2. Enter the range you want to shade, then press [Enter].
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3. Select white as the color for text inside
the shaded area. Press [/] [F]ormat [C]olor [7]White
[Enter], enter the range, then press [Enter].
White text only shows up clearly when you have a black background. It
may show with a light or dark shaded background, but is not clear.
Keystroke Shortcuts
The following keystrokes are formatting shortcuts. To format a cell
or range of cells using these keystrokes, highlight the cell or range
of cells you want to format, hold down [Alt] and press the appropriate
letter or number.
[ALT][B] Boldface:Set/Clear
[ALT][G] Gridlines:On/Off
[ALT][L] Lines:Outline/All/None
[ALT][S] Shading:Light/Dark/Solid/None
[ALT][U] Underline:Single/Double/None
[ALT][1] Set Font 1
[ALT][2] Set Font 2
[ALT][3] Set Font 3
[ALT][4] Set Font 4
[ALT][5] Set Font 5
[ALT][6] Set Font 6
[ALT][7] Set Font 7
[ALT][8] Set Font 8
COMMON PROBLEMS
This section provides a troubleshooting approach to solving
common problems associated with using Allways spreadsheet publishing
and a LaserJet printer.
Unexpected Output
Problem: Numerous pages are ejected with a few lines of unreadable
characters printed on these pages.
Cause: Incorrect printer driver selected in the configuration menu.
Solution: Press [/] [P]rint [C]onfiguration [P]rinter
and choose the appropriate driver (see Configuration on page 1a-6).
Out of Memory Error
Problem: When sending a spreadsheet with large soft fonts or
complex shading to your LaserJet IIP plus printer, Allways
may display an Out of Memory error message in the lower
left corner of your screen.
Causes: You have run out of available memory (RAM) in your
computer. Memory can be used up by: 1) Having the Undo
feature turned on (see page 1a-8), 2) Having too many memory resident
programs loaded (for example, Pizzaz, Side Kick, etc.), or 3) having
more than one copy of Lotus 1-2-3 loaded.
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Solutions: 1) To turn off the Undo feature, exit
Allways and enter Lotus 1-2-3. In Lotus 1-2-3, press [/] [W]orksheet
[G]lobal [D]efault [O]ther [U]ndo [D]isable
[U]pdate [Q]uit to turn off the Undo feature (see Undo
on page 1a-8). 2) Check your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS
files for any memory resident programs that are loaded during startup
(for information on AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files
check your DOS manual). 3) If you have more than one copy of Lotus
1-2-3 running at once, exit completely out to the DOS level and then
reload Lotus 1-2-3. Two copies of Lotus 1-2-3 can run at the same
time if you use [/] [S]ystem to perform operating system commands
and type 123 to get back into Lotus 1-2-3.
MP LOAD Error
Problem: Printer displays MP LOAD 'paper size' when
sending a print job to the printer.
Causes: The job size command sent to the printer does not match
MP SIZE on the front panel menu of the printer.
Solutions: Change MP SIZE on the front panel menu
of the printer to match the job size command being sent to the printer.
20 ERROR
Problem: The message 20 ERROR displays on the front
panel of the printer and only part of your spreadsheet will print.
Cause: You have run out of available memory in your printer.
This may happen when you try to print a spreadsheet that downloads
too many soft fonts or contains high resolution rules such as shades
and/or graphs.
Solutions: 1) Make your spreadsheet less complex by: a) taking
out some of the rules and shades, or b) lowering the printer resolution
(see Resolution on page 1a-7). 2) Purchase additional memory
for your LaserJet printer.
Other Problems
If you are having other types of problems, or if the suggestions provided
in this section have not resolved the problem:
1. Refer to your Lotus 1-2-3 or Allways reference manuals
or call Lotus Technical Support for assistance (see page 1a-2).
2. Print similar spreadsheets. Is the problem isolated
to one spreadsheet? If so, check for differences in print settings.
3. Repeat installation procedures starting on page 1a-3.
4. Call Hewlett-Packard's Personal Peripherals Assist
Line (see Calling For Help on the next page).
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Calling for Help
Call Hewlett-Packard's Personal Peripherals Assist Line. Our
trained technicians will be happy to help you with your printer needs.
Hours (Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri).............................7 AM to 6 PM MST
Wednesdays.............................................7 AM to 4 PM MST
Telephone................................................(208) 323-2551
When you call Hewlett-Packard, please call from a phone next
to your computer and LaserJet IIP plus printer. Assisting you
often requires access to your printer and Allways 1.01. You should
also have a current copy of the printer self-test available. This
will allow you to identify current printer settings for the support
technician.
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