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|E║ |5Republication|E ║ ^1 Print Shop Utilities IV |E ║ |5Republication|E ║
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^Cby
^CGeorge Leritte
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ *** REPUBLICATION NOTICE *** │
│ │
│ Print Shop Utilities IV was published on Big Blue Disk - Issue │
│ 52. However, we have made adjustments for different printers, │
│ repaired a couple of quirks, and added a couple of new items. │
│ They are marked with ^1##^0. Enjoy. │
│ │
│ We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our │
│ subscribers. We hope you continue to enjoy this handy utility. │
│ │
│ *** REPUBLICATION NOTICE *** │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
These utilities are designed to help you make the most of both
Broderbund Software's Print Shop program and Unison World's
Printmaster program, which allows you to design your own greeting
cards, letterheads, and other such things. This is the fourth version
of this program, with new features and a new look.
The main menu is separated into the main types of operations you
can perform on these files.
^1File Menu
This will allow you work with files of images. You can "Display",
"Copy", "Move", "Rename", or "Delete" a file of images or "Merge"
files of images.
^1Image Menu
This will allow you to "Extract" or "Move" images from a file, or
"Edit" image names in a file, or "Alphabetize"^1##^0 images in a
file.
^1Print Menu
This will allow you to "Print" the images in a file or to "Enhance
Labels" with chosen images and some text.
^1Conversion Menu
This will allow you to "Convert" the format of a file of images,
"Group" a subdirectory of images ported from another computer into a
file of images, or "Separate" a file of images into individual files
for porting to another computer.
^1Index Menu
This will allow you to "Index" your files of images, "Display" the
index on your screen, or "Print the index to your printer.
^1Configure Menu
This will allow you to choose your "Printer", or "Save" your
configuration to disk.
^1Exit
This will allow you to exit the program.
^C^1Notes on certain portions of the program.
When you go to select an image file to do something with, you are
presented with much information. The heading at the top of the screen
reminds you what you are about to do with the file you are about to
choose. Just below that is the current subdirectory you are in. In
the center of the screen is a divided box. The left half of the box
gives you a list of the available drives and subdirectories you can
change to. The right half of the box gives you a list of the
available image files in that drive or subdirectory. Next to each
file is an short phrase telling you what type of file each is. These
phrases are: "old PS"- meaning an original Print Shop file; "new PS"-
meaning a converted, original Print Shop file; "hires PS"-meaning an
new high resolution Print Shop file; or "PMaster"-meaning a
PrintMaster file. If there is nothing there, then the file is none of
the four types of image files.
To choose a file, use the up and down arrow keys to move the
highlight up and down. Use the PgUp and PgDn keys to move the
highlight a screen full at a time. The Home and End keys take you to
the top and the bottom of the list. Press ENTER to select the file you
want. The left arrow moves the highlight to the directory listing.
The Up arrow, Down arrow, PgUp, PgDn, Home, and End keys perform the
same functions as in the files list. To change to the highlighted
directory or drive, press enter. The program will read the disk and
present you with a new list of subdirectories and files. To get back
to the files list, press the right arrow key. If the "New File", is
selected, you will be asked for the type of file to create and the
name of the file to create. If you are to select only a subdirectory,
you will not be allowed to go into the files area of the screen and
must use F10 to select a subdirectory.
^1When selecting images from a file:
You move through a list of images in the file with the keypad keys
and select the images you want extracted, in the order you want them
extracted. The selected images will have numbers next to them
indicating the order in which they were selected. You select and
deselect with the ENTER key and press ESC when you are finished.
^1When printing an Image File
You are asked if you want to use the file name as a title or you
can enter your own title lines. You must first configure the program
to use the correct printer codes. The program prints seven images per
line. The image names are printed directly below each image. Do to
the printer manufacturers making their printers just slightly
incompatible, if you have any trouble with page breaks on your print
out, then you need to answer yes to the question in the printer
configuration section.
^1When using the Label Enhancer
You can select up to twelve images from one of your files and print
them on labels. After selecting the file and the images, you are
asked for the size of the labels to print^1##^0. This number is in
inches. For example, if your labels are 1 1/2 inches from top of
label to top of label, then enter 1.5. Then you enter the number of
labels you want to print. Then you can enter up to four lines of text
for printing. If you do not wish to print any text, just press ENTER.
The program reads in the selected images and displays one on the
screen. You may then specify where on the labels the images will be
printed. This is accomplished by moving the image on the screen, left
and right, until it is in the desired position. If you place the
image in the middle of the label, then the text will not be able to be
printed. The images selected will be printed in rotation until the
total number of labels is printed.
^1When editing a Name File
After selecting a file, select the image name by pressing ENTER
when the highlight is over the name you want to edit. Use the cursor
keys to edit the selected image name. Print Shop automatically uses
all uppercase letters in its image names, as do these utilities. Use
the ^1Ins^0 key to toggle between insert and overwrite mode. The
^1Del^0 key deletes the character under the cursor, and the backspace
key deletes the character to the left of the cursor. ^1Home^0 moves
the cursor to the beginning of the line, and ^1End^0 moves the cursor
to the end of the line. The original Print Shop and PrintMaster use
16 characters in their image names. The new Print Shop uses only 15
characters in their image names.
^1When Grouping Images
This option allows you to take images transferred from the Apple
and Commodore versions of Print Shop (in which each image is a
separate file) and place them in an IBM-compatible Print Shop file.
All of the images to be grouped should be in the same drive or
directory. You will be prompted for the file in which to place the
images (new or existing). Then use the file select area to get to the
drive or directory where the images to be grouped are located. Next
you are prompted for the type of machine the images came from. You are
then presented with two versions of the first image. Put the
highlight box around the one that looks OK to you and press enter. If
neither looks OK then press ESC and you will return to the main menu.
Note for Commodore transfers^1##^0: You have an additional selection
to make. Pressing F10 will switch the display between three-block and
two-block Commodore files.
^1On Separating Images
This option allows you to select a series of images and separate
them into individual files for transfer to an Apple or Commodore.
After you select a file and the images in the file you want to
transfer, you are asked to which machine the transfer will be made.
You then choose which of two separation methods the program will use.
The correct method to use depends upon how the transfer will be made.
We recommend that you use the first one, and if the images will not
load properly or look strange when loaded, use the second method.
^1On Indexing Images
This option allows you to build, and maintain, an index of your
images. You are asked to select a file to index. If the file is
already in your index, it will have a small arrow next to its name.
If you select it to be indexed you are asked whether to replace the
previous data in the index, to remove it from the index, or to abort
and choose another file. The index contains a comment field where you
can enter information about each of your image files. If you select
Replace or if you select a file that has not been indexed, you are
asked to enter a comment pertaining to that file.
^1On Displaying the Index
You will be able to display the index of the image files that you
have built. When looking at the list of image names you can use the
arrow keys to page up and down in the list. The home and end keys
will bring you to the top and the bottom of the list.
^1On Printing the Index
You will get a printout of the data in the index. The first
page(s) is a list of each image file in alphabetical order, the number
of images in that file, and the comment you entered for that file.
The remaining pages are a double-column, alphabetized printout of each
image name and the file in which it resides.
^1On Using a Mouse
The program recognizes and uses a mouse, if present, automatically.
The program uses mouse movement to generate the up, down, left, and
right arrow keys, and uses the mouse buttons to generate the ENTER and
ESC keys.
^1Custom Printer Configuration
If none of the printer selections work for your printer, you can
use a standard ASCII text editor to modify the printer configuration
file. Load the PSUTIL4.CFG file into your editor. Below is a brief
description of the items in the file. For a Custom configuration, use
a printer selection number of 11.
1 Printer selection number
15 Compressed code
27 51 24 One-ninth linefeed code
27 85 1 Uni-directional code
27 76 Graphics mode code
27 64 Printer reset code
Graphics stop byte(s)
N Reverse printer pins
99 Lines per page
16.80 Characters per inch [horizontal measurement]
216 linefeed per inch [vertical measurement]
0 Label margin position [where the image goes on the label]
1.0 Inches per label [size in print lines of the label]
Enter all of the printer codes as decimal numbers separated by
spaces.
^C^1Print Shop Utilities IV requires a Graphics Adapter.^0
To run this program outside ^1Big Blue Disk^0, type: ^1PSUTIL4^0.
DISK FILES THIS PROGRAM USES:
^FPSUTIL4.EXE
^FPSUTIL4.CFG