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LTRHEAD3.TXT--Use SETUP.EXE to print these files,
NOT WordPerfect!
The L e t t e r h e a d K i t (DOS) V 3 . 1
===============================================
Letterheads, Faxes, Invoices, and Message Graphics
Auto-Adds ZIP Bar Codes, Fill Label Pages, and More
DOS version
Requires WordPerfect 6.1, 6.0, 5.1, or 5.1+ (DOS versions)
A Software Package from:
Jerry Stern
Science Translations
P. O. Box 20234
Baltimore, MD 21284-0234 USA
NOW ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB:
http://www.execpc.com/scitrans
_______
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| ____|__ | Association of
| | |_| Shareware
|__| o | Professionals
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|___|___| MEMBER
All materials (C) Copyright 1992-96 Jerry Stern
QUICK START is on page 3
THE LETTERHEAD KIT is a copyrighted program marketed as
SHAREWARE. All rights are reserved. You may try out the program
for up to 30 days for free. If you continue to use this program,
you must pay a registration fee of $20.00.
Purchasers receive an enhanced version of the main macro, sets of
sample forms, reference card, newsletters announcing updates, and
voice/FAX/email support. L E T T E R H E A D K I T ( D O S ) V. 3.1 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
=================
Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
LIMITED WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
TRIAL USE LICENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
LIMITED DISTRIBUTION LICENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
DESCRIPTION OF FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
REGISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ASP Ombudsman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Running The Letterhead Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
The FORMS Group of Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Boilerplate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Personal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
The GRAPHICS Group of Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Initials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
The TOOLS Group of Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
CardCopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ZIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Customizing, Advanced Topics, and Special Features . . . . . 16
Other Drives--WP51 Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Changing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Editing Equations as Text in WP 5.1 . . . . . . . . . . 18
UnInstallation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Trouble-Shooter's Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The Files are Missing. Did You Install? . . . . . . . . 20
Payment Graphics Print Badly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Forms Print Very Slowly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
WordPerfect 5.1 Freezes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
"I'm stuck!" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
All Rights Reserved (C)Copyright 1992-96 Jerry Stern L E T T E R H E A D K I T ( D O S ) V. 3.1 3
Quick Start
===========
This version of The Letterhead Kit runs in WordPerfect/DOS only,
versions 5.1, 5.1+, 6.0, and 6.1. There is another edition for
WordPerfect for Windows--see PRODUCTS.TXT for more information.
Reading this manual ON-SCREEN? Print it with the SETUP program,
and NOT from WordPerfect.
What is this?
-------------
The Letterhead Kit provides letterheads, forms, and 30 message
graphics, and adds them to your documents, along with either of
two scanned signatures, and (WP61/60 only) CUSTOMIZES LETTERHEADS
for you automatically, automating ZIP bar codes for USA addresses
(including multiple addresses in mail merges), and creating full
pages of labels or business cards with the CardCopy feature,
Installation--WordPerfect 6.1 & 6.0/DOS
---------------------------------------
Run the INSTALL.WPM macro from inside WordPerfect, and follow the
instructions on-screen.
Installation--WordPerfect 5.1+ & 5.1/DOS
----------------------------------------
From the DOS prompt, run the SETUP program, and follow the
instructions on-screen.
Getting Up and Running with The Letterhead Kit
----------------------------------------------
In any WP version, press Macro(Alt-F10), type LTR, and press
Enter. In WP61 or 60, you may also press the hot key Alternate-L.
Choose 1 or L to try out the main letterhead.
WP51: Create your own letterhead. (Equation Editor hints are on
page 18.) Make a backup copy of LETTER5.FRM, and save the new
letterhead as c:\ltrhead\letter5.frm. Add the text <<DATE>> where
the date should print, and <<START>> where the cursor should be
positioned when LTR retrieves the form.
All Rights Reserved (C)Copyright 1992-96 Jerry Stern L E T T E R H E A D K I T ( D O S ) V. 3.1 4
DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
=======================
Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue
using it, you are legally required to register. With
registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue
using the software to an updated program with printed manual.
Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software,
and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished
programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are
of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs
and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of
distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy
and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a
specific group. For example, some authors require written
permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their
Shareware.
Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You
should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes
fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy.
And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware
has the ultimate money-back guarantee--if you don't use the
product, you don't pay for it.
LIMITED WARRANTY
THIS SOFTWARE AND MANUAL ARE PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION ONLY, ON AN
"AS IS" BASIS. SCIENCE TRANSLATIONS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
RELATING TO THIS SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NEITHER
SCIENCE TRANSLATIONS NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE
CREATION, PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF THIS SOFTWARE SHALL BE
LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
SCIENCE TRANSLATIONS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES OR CLAIMS. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL RISK
AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE.
This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Maryland and shall inure to the benefit of Science Translations
and any successors, administrators, heirs and assigns. Any action
or proceeding brought by either party against the other arising
out of or related to this agreement shall be brought only in a
STATE or FEDERAL COURT of competent jurisdiction located in
All Rights Reserved (C)Copyright 1992-96 Jerry Stern L E T T E R H E A D K I T ( D O S ) V. 3.1 5
Baltimore County, Maryland. The parties hereby consent to in
personam jurisdiction of said courts.
TRIAL USE LICENSE
The Letterhead Kit is NOT a public domain program. It is
copyrighted by Science Translations. This software and
accompanying documentation are protected by United States
Copyright law and also by International Treaty provisions.
Science Translations grants you a limited license to use this
software for evaluation purposes for a period not to exceed
thirty days. If you continue using this software after the
thirty-day evaluation period, you MUST make a registration
payment to Science Translations.
LIMITED DISTRIBUTION LICENSE
INDIVIDUALS may distribute The Letterhead Kit to friends or
associates, provided they charge no fees for this service, and
they convey a complete and unaltered copy of the shareware
version of this product.
All other distribution is allowed only under the terms of the
attached VENDINFO data record, which is hereby incorporated by
reference. Any distribution satisfying all the distribution
requirements expressed in that data record is hereby authorized.
You may not distribute this product, modify it, or bundle it with
other products except as specifically allowed therein. You may
not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble,
otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program
except as provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use
shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this
license.
Permission to distribute the The Letterhead Kit package is not
transferable, assignable, saleable, or franchisable. Each vendor
wishing to distribute the package must independently satisfy the
terms of this limited distribution license.
U.S. Government Information: Use, duplication, or disclosure by
the U.S. Government of the computer software and documentation in
this package shall be subject to the restricted rights applicable
to commercial computer software as set forth in subdivision
(b)(3)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software
clause at 252.227-7013 (DFARS 52.227-7013). The Contractor/
manufacturer is Science Translations, Box 20234, Baltimore, MD
21284-0234.
Science Translations may revoke any permissions granted here, by
notifying you in writing. All rights not expressly granted here
are reserved to Science Translations.
All Rights Reserved (C)Copyright 1992-96 Jerry Stern L E T T E R H E A D K I T ( D O S ) V. 3.1 6
You are encouraged to pass a copy of the unregistered version of
The Letterhead Kit along to your friends for evaluation. Please
encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can
use it. All registered users will receive a copy of the latest
version of The Letterhead Kit, an enhanced version of the The
Letterhead Kit main macro, with bonus featues and addional forms
and templates, discounted upgrades, newsletter announcements of
upgrades and new products, and technical support for at least one
year.
Site Licenses, volume discounts, and additional INTERNATIONAL
registration information are in the file PRODUCTS.TXT.
Registrations, Site Licenses, and Permission to distribute are
available from: Jerry Stern, Science Translations, P. O. Box
20234, Baltimore, MD 21284-0234 USA, Phone and FAX 410-661-2224.
Site license information, international registration methods, and
additional contact information, including on-line support, is in
the file PRODUCTS.TXT. Vendor and BBS license terms, and
suggested product descriptions, are in the file VENDINFO.DIZ.
DESCRIPTION OF FILES
--------------------
The shareware edition contains product information in the
VENDINFO.DIZ file, including a list of al the files in this
release of The Letterhead Kit for DOS. If any are missing or if
the sizes and dates do not match that list, the package has been
tampered with. Any additional files are not part of The
Letterhead Kit. Registered users receive a current and complete
copy.
For more information, see these files:
REGISTER.TXT Order form for registering The Letterhead Kit for
DOS and other products.
PRODUCTS.TXT Product information. Includes other wonderful
products from Jerry Stern and Science Translations,
including GRAPHCAT, BOOKBILD, the Letterhead Kit, each
available for both DOS and Windows, and the Wood Clips
collections of clip art.
If you received your copy of The Letterhead Kit as a ZIP file, it
should display this message while unzipping with PKZip 2.04g:
Authentic files Verified #KET753
SCIENCE TRANSLATIONS TECHNICAL WRITING SERVICES
All Rights Reserved (C)Copyright 1992-96 Jerry Stern L E T T E R H E A D K I T ( D O S ) V. 3.1 7
REGISTRATION
------------
The Letterhead Kit is available both as shareware, or "Try before
you buy" software, and in registered form. You may copy the
entire shareware edition and pass it on unchanged to other
WordPerfect users. If you use the program for more than 30 days,
you must register. Basic registration is $US 20., and a variety
of payment types are listed in the files REGISTER.TXT and
PRODUCTS.TXT, including Visa, MasterCard, and American Express.
Send registrations to: Or Phone or FAX to:
Jerry Stern 1-410-661-2224
Science Translations
PO Box 20234 Add $2.00 Shipping
Baltimore, Maryland 21284-0234 on all orders below $30.
Maryland residents add
5 per cent sales tax.
Registered users receive a selection the enhanced main macro with
bonus features, additional forms and templates, a quick reference
card showing all thirty message graphics, technical support for
up to one year, and newsletter notification of upgrades, with
discounted pricing for registered users. Support is by mail, FAX,
or phone, at the same address and phone number used for
registration, or via the SciTrans World Wide Web page on the
Internet, located at http://www.execpc.com/scitrans, or on the
SciTrans support conference on Genie--in the WordPerfect RT,
Third-Party Support category, SciTrans topic. You may contact the
author as Jerry.Stern on Genie, as 72144,1241 on Compuserve, or
on the Internet as 72144.1241@compuserve.com. Look in the
VENDINFO.DIZ file for support boards and additional contact info.
Jerry Stern is a member of the Association of Shareware
Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the
shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to
resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by
contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The
ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with
an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for
members' products. Please write to The ASP Ombudsman, at 545
Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442, or send a CompuServe
message via CompuServe Mail to: ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
WordPerfect is a registered trademark of Corel Corporation.
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Introduction
============
WordPerfect can create letterheads, invoices, and fax cover
sheets that look professionally printed. The table feature
creates the boxes within the invoice form, and large print can be
used in WP51 letterheads, even on printers without large fonts,
by creating the large text with scalable fonts, the Equation
Editor, or a graphics package. The macros and templates in this
guide will allow you to create fax cover sheets on your new
letterhead, or invoices and correspondence that include graphics
designed to prompt your clients for quick payments, to guide
shippers with delivery instructions, and to guide your office
staff with informational messages.
WordPerfect 6.1, 6.0, or 5.1?
-----------------------------
Throughout this manual, when the keystrokes and procedures are
the same for all WordPerfect versions, the steps will be listed
only once. However, when the steps are different, you will see
this:
WP51: Do these steps in WordPerfect 5.1 or 5.1+
WP6: Or these in WordPerfect 6.0 OR 6.1
WP60: Or these in 6.0, but NOT in 6.1.
This version of The Letterhead Kit was tested with the versions
of WordPerfect listed below. If you wish to run it with a NEWER
version of WordPerfect, and it doesn't run as this manual says it
should, call for support--there will be either a fix or a new
release, as needed, to fix any problems caused by new features.
WordPerfect 5.1/DOS--all releases
WordPerfect 5.1+/DOS--releases up to 3/21/94
WordPerfect 6.0--all releases, including 60a, 60b, 60c
WordPerfect 6.1--all releases up to 8/3/95
Installation
------------
If you are reading these files on-screen, you may print them with
the SETUP program. (Don't print them from WordPerfect--they are
formatted with page breaks for printing from DOS.)
From the DOS prompt, log to the directory holding The Letterhead
Kit distribution files. Start the SETUP program by typing SETUP
at the DOS prompt, and pressing Enter.
The Letterhead Kit must be installed on your hard drive. There
are two separate routines for installation in WP51 and WP6.
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Installing the files--WP51
--------------------------
To install The Letterhead Kit macros, type "SETUP" and press
Enter from the DOS prompt while logged to The Letterhead Kit
distribution disk or directory. A screen of instructions will
appear. You must tell the SETUP program what directory is being
used to hold your WordPerfect program. For most users, this is
c:\wp51.
The SETUP program will 1) copy the macros to your macro
directory, 2) rename LTR5.WPM to LTR.WPM, and 3) create a
directory for your letterheads and forms. Once the SETUP program
file finishes copying files, you are ready to start using The
Letterhead Kit--go on to the next section.
Installing the files--WP6
-------------------------
Start the INSTALL macro as your would any macro, by pressing
Macro (Alt-F10), typing the drive and path to where the macro is
now, and "install" and pressing Enter. For example, if the macro
is on a floppy in drive A:, you would enter "a:\install" as the
macro name.
You must tell the INSTALL macro what directory is holding the
files to copy. INSTALL will already know where you keep your
macros, and will suggest a location for your forms.
The INSTALL macro will 1) copy the macros to your macro
directory, and 2) create a directory for your letterheads and
forms. Once the macro finishes copying files, you are ready to
start using The Letterhead Kit--go on to the next section.
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Running The Letterhead Kit
==========================
Once the macros, forms, and graphics have been installed, they
may be run in several different ways.
1) You may run the LTR macro by pressing Macro (Alt-F10), typing
"ltr" and pressing (Enter). The main menu of The Letterhead Kit
will appear listing all The Letterhead Kit options.
2) You may run any macro from the pull-down menu.
WP6: Choose Tools, Macro, Play, type the macro name, and press
(Enter).
WP51: Choose Tools, Macro, Execute, type the macro name, and
press (Enter).
If your pull-down menus are not turned on in WordPerfect
5.1, you can still use them by pressing EITHER the RIGHT
mouse button, OR by holding down Alt and pressing the = key.
3) Press the shortcut key for The Letterhead Kit: Alt-L.
4) You can assign any macro to a Control key. See the WordPerfect
manual, in the section on keyboard editing, for instructions.
Important--To add the LTR macro to a keyboard, you must call it
with another macro, and NOT retrieve it. For an example of how
this should be done, look at Alt-E in the Macros keyboard shipped
with WP, which calls the EDIT.WPM macro in WP51, or the
EDITCODE.WPM macro in WP6.
When you run the LTR macro, no matter which of the methods you
have chosen for running the macro, the results will be the same.
At any menu, you may exit the macro by pressing Exit (F7), or
Cancel (F1 in WP51, or Esc in WP6).
The FORMS Group of Features
===========================
Letter Shortcut Key: L
------
From an empty document, choosing LETTER will retrieve the
business letterhead, and add the date. In many cases, depending
on the layout of your letterhead, the cursor will be on the top
line of the screen, and no part of your form will be visible.
Begin typing your letter, or you may move up the page with
(Up Arrow) to examine your letterhead on-screen.
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WP51 only: If the document is not empty, LETTER will
automatically position the letterhead and date above the existing
text.
Forms Shortcut Key: F
-----
The FORMS entry on the menu does more than just FAXes. Any form
you like may be used on the FORMS menu. Here's how:
WP61: Because The Letterhead Kit uses the template directory,
users of WP61 will have many extra forms to choose from,
including both the forms that are part of The Letterhead Kit, all
of which have names starting with "LetterKit", and all the
templates that shipped with WordPerfect 6.1. To create additional
templates, design your form first, and then follow the directions
in the WP61 manual and help files explaining how to create and
edit templates.
WP60: WordPerfect 6.0 doesn't have the template feature built-in,
like 6.1 does, and that is a very good reason to upgrade to 6.1,
but 6.0 does recognize templates as ordinary documents. The
Letterhead Kit sets up the forms that come with it to include
your name and address, and so provides some of the template
features of 6.1 to users of 6.0, specifically the automatically
customized letterheads.
WP6x: In EITHER WP60 or WP61, save your forms in the template
directory used by The Letterhead Kit. To confirm which directory
that is, run the LTR macro, and choose the Help feature. The
directories used by The Letterhead Kit will be listed at the
bottom of the screen. (Registered version only!)
To add more forms in WP6, design them as you would any other WP
document, and then add a QuickMark (Bookmark) in the document
where the cursor should appear when the file is retrieved, and
add a date code (not text) where the date should appear--the LTR
macro will convert the code to the current date as it retrieves
the form.
WP51: To add forms in WordPerfect 5.1:
1) Choose your forms. Some good forms for the menu are FAX cover
sheets, purchase orders, estimates, log forms, and envelopes. The
advantage of using an envelope here rather than in the WP
Envelope macro is this: you can use any envelope format you wish,
with no limitations, and you may add graphics, including logos,
or possibly an image from the Cargo menu of shipping graphics.
2) Design your form. You may use the <<DATE>> and <<START>> text
as described above to position your text. If you want the form on
your letterhead, STOP, and see the BOILERPLATE option on page 12.
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3) Save the form in your letterhead directory. The file name may
be W5FORM01.FRM up through W5FORM20.FRM. (Up to 10 in registered
edition.)
4) Retrieve the configuration file and name your form. See page
16 for editing instructions for the configuration files.
Boilerplate (Registered Edition Only) Shortcut Key: B
-----------
Boilerplate is any reusable portion of a document that is kept
handy to insert into a current project as needed. Examples of
boilerplate include paragraphs of standard information added to a
letter, or a table pre-formatted for a particular purpose, or
contract information.
When you select the Boilerplate option, The Letterhead Kit will
take you to a File Manager dialog box, displaying the boilerplate
directory. To add any listed document to the current project AT
THE CURSOR, move the highlight bar to the filename, and press
Enter.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that all regular users of this feature turn on
the WordPerfect long document description features. Adding a long
description to a document can help you to decipher, later on,
just what a boilerplate document named "legal21.frm" contains.
WP6: To display document descriptions in WP6, press List(F5),
Enter, Sort/Setup(Shift-F1), 2) Display List Mode, 2) Descriptive
Names and Types. Once you have activated the Descriptive Name
feature it will be turned on in all WordPerfect dialog boxes for
retrieving or inserting files.
To ADD a description to a retrieved document, choose File,
Summary, make an entry at the box labeled 'Descriptive Name', and
save the document normally.
WP51: To display document descriptions in WP51, press List Files
(F5), Enter, 5) Switch Display Mode, 2)Long Display, and press
Enter.
Personal (Registered Edition Only) Shortcut Key: P
--------
The 'Personal' option retrieves the second letterhead, and tells
WordPerfect to begin the autofill process to place your personal
information in the document. Use the second letterhead for
personal letters, or for a second user of the same copy of
WordPerfect. If you need more than two letterheads, store them in
your template directory, and use the 'Forms' option to retrieve
them.
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The second letterhead is LTR02.WPT in WP6, located in your
template directory, or PERSON5.FRM in WP51, in the ltrhead
directory. You can change this file name and path if needed--see
the configuration instructions on page 8.
The GRAPHICS Group of Options
=============================
To add a message graphic to an invoice, choose Money, Cargo, or
Office, and select from the list of messages. The graphic will be
added at the current cursor location.
Money Shortcut Key: M
-----
The 'Money' graphics are inserted at the insertion point in the
current document when you choose the matching item.
Select from these 'Money' message graphics:
Thank you for your payment.
Won't you send us your payment today?
Your payment will be greatly appreciated.
We want GOLD But a payment today would be great, too.
A Partial Payment... would be appreciated.
Is there any reason why your payment has not been made?
Your time is running out... Please send your payment now.
If your payment is in the mail, we thank you. Otherwise, would
you send it today?
FINAL NOTICE: If your payment is not received within ten days,
action will be taken.
We'll be glad to take your order by phone.
Cargo Shortcut Key: C
-----
The 'Cargo' graphics are inserted at the insertion point in the
current document when you choose the matching item.
Select from these 'Cargo' message graphics:
Via Air Mail-Par Avion This End Up
Magnetic Media--Do Not Bend First Class Mail
Next Day Air Packing List Enclosed
Parcel Post Photos--Do Not Bend
Priority Mail Rush!
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Office Shortcut Key: O
------
The 'Office' graphics are inserted at the insertion point in the
current document when you choose the matching item.
Select from these 'Office' message graphics:
Confidential Draft--Revised on ___, by ___
Faxed on ___, to ___ For Your Information
Gift Tag Good Idea
O.K. by ___, on ___ O.K. to pay
O.K. to pay on ___ Read and Forward
Signature Shortcut Key: S
---------
The Signature option adds the graphic named AUTOGRPH.WPG to the
current document at the current cursor location. The sample
AUTOGRPH.WPG and INFORMAL.WPG file included with The Letterhead
Kit is of the most famous signature available--"made large so
that the King can read it without his spectacles." You will
probably choose to substitute your own scanned signatures.
SCANNED LOGOS: Registered users may also choose to have their
logo or signature scanned at 400 dots per inch and converted to
WPG format. Enclose $10.00 additional for each logo or signature
to be prepared.
IMPORTANT: Include a clean copy of your logo, preferably
shipped as a sandwich between two index cards. Use a
non-textured white paper. For signatures, use a black fine-
tip marker--NOT PENCIL!
Initials (Registered Edition Only) Shortcut Key: I
--------
The 'Initials' key retrieves the scanned signature stored in your
'ltrkit' directory as 'informal.wpg' and adds it to the current
document at the insertion point. The height of the image can be
adjusted--see the configuration instructions on page 16.
The TOOLS Group of Features
===========================
Total Shortcut Key: T
-----
Another option, TOTAL, calculates the total for the lines entered
on the bill. When you run the macro, it will find the table in
your document, and recalculate all of the calculated values. You
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may use Total in other tables as well, but if your document
contains more than one table, you must position the cursor in the
table before choosing the feature. If the cursor is not inside a
table when the macro is started, it will recalculate the FIRST
table in the document. You may edit the total box after
calculation if you prefer a currency symbol or commas displayed
as part of the total.
CardCopy (WP6/Registered Edition Only) Shortcut Key: D
--------
CardCopy is used to create full pages of labels or business
cards, in any format you can fit on the label of your choice.
CardCopy will help you add the label code, if needed, or copy the
label enough times to fill a page.
The 'CardCopy' option will do two different things depending on
when you choose it. If you have NOT yet added a label code to
your layout, CardCopy will remind you, and open WordPerfect's
label selection dialog box. Select a label definition that
matches your label or card stock, and The Letterhead Kit will
return you to your document in page/view mode, so that you can
see if your text fits on one label. Make any editing changes
needed, and select the CardCopy option again.
When you select CardCopy and The Letterhead Kit finds a label
code in your document, it will ask you how many labels to create.
The Letterhead Kit will fill as many labels as you request. If
needed, hard page codes and an additional font code will be added
to the end of your label format so that following labels are not
affected by font choices in your original label design.
ZIP (WP6/Registered Edition Only) Shortcut Key: Z
---
The 'ZIP' feature searches for a USA-style ZIP code on the bottom
line of your document, and then adds a PostNet bar code on a new
line at the bottom of the page. If The Letterhead Kit detects
that the current page is not the last page of the document, it
will ask permission to add bar codes to all the remaining pages
of the document.
If The Letterhead Kit has trouble finding a ZIP code, usually
because of extra formatting codes or non-number text below the
ZIP code, it will stop on the problem page so that you can
correct the address, if needed, or page down past it if the
address is to a non-USA address. Once past the problem address,
restart The Letterhead Kit, choose ZIP again, and the program
will continue adding ZIP bar codes, beginning on the current
page.
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Customizing, Advanced Topics, and Special Features
==================================================
Using a Pre-printed Letterhead
------------------------------
If your letterhead is already printed, you can still use The
Letterhead Kit macros to help you use it. When you create your
own version of the LETTER5.FRM or LTR01.WPT, place only these
codes in it, in the order below.
1) If you are using a printer with multiple bins, add a Paper
Size/Type code that will tell WordPerfect which bin to find your
printed letterhead in.
2) A header or footer or page numbering code and a first page
suppress code. These will add a second-page format to your
letterhead.
3) (REQUIRED) An advance to position code.
WP6: Press Format (Shift-F8), (7) Other, (6) Advance, (6) From
Top of Page, and type the starting point on the page where the
first line of text may be printed. Return to the document screen
by clicking on OK or Close.
WP51: Press Format (Shift-F8), (4) Other, (1) Advance, (6)
Position, and type the starting point on the page where the first
line of text may be printed. Add the text <<DATE>> where the date
should print, and <<START>> where the cursor should be located
when you first retrieve the form.
Other Drives--WP51 Only
-----------------------
If you choose to install The Letterhead Kit in some other
directory than c:\ltrhead, and are running WordPerfect 5.1, you
will need to run SETUP, and then manually edit the directory name
in The Letterhead Kit's configuration macro, LTR5CFG.WPM. For
instructions, see the section named, "Changing Options"
Changing Options
----------------
You can change the height of the scanned signatures, the height
of the message graphics, the letterhead directory name, and the
titles of custom forms in the FAX menu. Here's how:
CAUTION: any change in a WP macro, if done incorrectly, can
cause unpredictable results when the macro is run. This
causes no permanent damage, but can result in losing unsaved
files and lots of time. Save all files before running newly
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changed macros. Finally, ALWAYS edit a backup copy of the
macro, and keep an original safe on another disk.
WP51: Press Macro Define (Ctrl-F10), type LTR5CFG, and press
(Enter). Choose (2) Edit. A file similar to this should appear,
along with some comment lines:
{ASSIGN}path~c:\ltrhead~
{ASSIGN}height~.7~
{;}signature height~
{ASSIGN}big~.9~
{;}message graphics height~
{ASSIGN}f01~Business Fax Cover Sheet~
You may edit the descriptions, path, and sizes as you like, but
you must leave both tildes(~) in place. Do not use more than one
line for any form's description, as displayed in the Macro Editor
box. Press Exit (F7) when done.
WP6: Open the file LTR6CFG.WPM, found in your macro directory.
A file similar to this will appear, along with comments, and some
macro commands. You may edit only the commands listed here:
path="c:\ltrhead"
height=.7i //signature height
big=.9i
You may edit the descriptions, path, and sizes as you like, but
you must leave both quotation marks in place on the text items.
Note that the two measurements do not use quotation marks. Do not
use more than one line for any of the forms descriptions. Choose
File, Save from the menu when done.
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Editing Equations as Text in WP 5.1
-----------------------------------
Nearly all letterheads will benefit from the use of a reasonably
oversized typeface. In WordPerfect 6, everyone can use the built-
in scalable fonts to create large lettering. In WP 5.1, however,
not all users will have a printer or add-on font package that
provides scalable fonts. For WP5.1 users who have no other way to
create a large typeface, WordPerfect can print large print in two
additional ways: The typeface may be imported as a graphic from
DrawPerfect, which works reasonably well, or the typeface may be
created in the Equation Editor, which can print any text needed
in any size. The sample letterheads provided with The Letterhead
Kit for DOS use the Equation Editor to provide large text.
In most ways, using the Equation Editor to provide text for a
letterhead, or for a newsletter headline, is no different than
using it for mathematics. However, the tips below should help
adapt the editor to our simpler uses.
1) To edit an equation, press Graphics (Alt-F9), (6) Equation,
(2) Edit, type the equation number (or accept the default), and
press (Enter). Press (9) Edit to enter the Equation Editor. In
the bottom box, edit the text as you would edit normal text.
Changes that you make will not show in the equation display box
until you press Screen (Ctrl-F3) to redraw the equation. When you
are finished making changes, press Exit (F7) twice to return to
the document screen.
For more help, enter the Equation Editor as above, and then press
Help (F3). (The Equation Editor help screen cannot be reached
from outside the editor.)
2) The Equation Editor, by default, uses italics for everything.
To print any text in a normal typeface, enclose the text in
brackets, and place "func" before it, like this:
func{This text will print in a normal typeface.}
3) Spaces between words will not appear as spaces in the
equation. The example above will print as "Thistextwillprint..."
Replace all full size spaces with tildes, like this:
func{This~text~will~be~properly~spaced.}
4) Half-size spaces are available. Some spaces using the tilde
will be too large, so replace tildes as needed with the reverse
single quote:
func{1234`Half`Spaced~Avenue}
5) Some words represent mathematical commands or symbols, and
will not normally print as text. Any word listed in the
right-side box on the Equation Editor screen has a symbol
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attached, but here are the words and characters most likely to
cause problems in normal text:
and not or to from over # &
Precede those words with a reverse backslash to tell the Equation
Editor to print the word instead of the symbol.
"Wilma & Betty's Over & Under Weavers, Inc." would become:
func{Wilma~\&~Betty's~\Over~\&~Under~Weavers,~Inc.}
6) The size of text is set by pressing Setup (Shift-F1) from
within the Equation Editor, and then choosing (2) Graphical Font
Size, (2) Set Point Size, typing the size in points, and pressing
(Enter) to return to the Equation Editor. One point equals 1/72"
of an inch, and normal text ranges from 10 to 12 points. Try
using 18 to 24 point text as a starting point for your
letterhead.
Normally, all the text within the equation will use the same
point size. However, in releases of WordPerfect dated 12/31/90
and later, the new SCALESYM command will allow portions of an
equation to be made larger or smaller. Here is the description of
the new command, from the WordPerfect Corp. Enhancements disk:
Equations, Command Syntax (12/31/90)
The SCALESYM command has been added to the Equation Editor.
The syntax is SCALESYM n symbol, where n is the percentage
of the normal size of the symbol. For example, to make the
integral sign 300% larger, type SCALESYM 300 int.
UnInstallation
--------------
The Letterhead Kit makes NO changes in ANY WordPerfect files. To
completely remove The Letterhead Kit 3.1 from your computer,
follow these steps:
WP51: Delete the files LTR.WPM, ALTL.WPM and LTR5CFG.WPM from
your macro directory. Delete the directory c:\ltrhead, and any
subdirectories within it, usually c:\ltrhead\boiler.
WP60: Delete the files LTR.WPM, ALTL.WPM, and LTR6CFG.WPM from
your macro directory. Delete the TEMPLATE directory, usually
c:\wp60\template, and any subdirectories within it, usually
LTRKIT and BOILER.
WP61: Delete the files LTR.WPM, ALTL.WPM, and LTR6CFG.WPM from
your macro directory. Look inside your TEMPLATE directory, and
delete the LTRKIT and BOILER subdirectories and their contents.
INSIDE the TEMPLATE directory, delete LTR01.WPT to LTR07.WPT, and
all files dated May 1, 1996, and time-stamped either 3:10 AM or
3:10 PM, and all files whose long descriptions begin with
"LetterKit".
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Trouble-Shooter's Guide
=======================
These hints and explanations should generally not be needed, but
browsing through them may save you time and improve your results.
The Files are Missing. Did You Install?
---------------------------------------
Check the location of the files copied from the distribution
disk. The .FRM files and .WPG files must be in the c:\ltrhead
directory unless installed somewhere else using the instructions
on page 16, and the .WPM files must be in the macro directory.
See the details beginning on page 8.
Payment Graphics Print Badly
----------------------------
Check the Graphics Quality setting on the print menu. The default
setting is medium. Try using high quality instead. You may set
the graphics quality as you print each document, or you may reset
the default setting to high in the setup menu.
WP51: Press Setup (Shift F1), (4) Initial Settings, (8) Print
Options, (3) Graphics Quality, (4) High, Exit (F7).
WP6: Press Print (Shift-F7), Setup (Shift-F1), (4) Graphics
Quality, choose High, and press Exit (F7) twice to return to the
editing screen.
Forms Print Very Slowly
-----------------------
Tables, scalable fonts, and graphics are printed on most printers
as a series of dots. Every dot's position must be calculated by
WordPerfect. This takes time, but there are some things you can
do to speed up the process. The graphics quality setting slows
down printing if set to High (see above). You may decide to
compromise, and use Medium, but it's not recommended for business
correspondence. Instead, try these solutions:
Try the Print to Hardware Port option. This option will not work
with networks, some serial printers, or font packages that
replace the WP printer driver.
WP6: Press Print (Shift-F7), (S) Select, (E) Edit, and add a
check in the box marked Print to Hardware Port. Click on OK and
Close to return to the document screen.
WP51: In releases dated 6/29/90 and later. (Press Help (F3) to
find your release date at the top right corner of the screen.
Press (Enter) to exit help.) From the document screen, press
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Print (Shift F7), (S) Select, (E) Edit, (7) Print to Hardware
Port, (1) Yes, and Exit (F7) three times to return to the
document screen.
WordPerfect 5.1 Freezes During Page Preview or Spell Check
----------------------------------------------------------
These problems are not caused by the letterhead forms or macros.
Versions of WordPerfect 5.1 dated through March 1990 had
confirmed problems with these functions. If your WP release date
is earlier than 6/29/90, we strongly recommend upgrading to
WordPerfect 6.1, if your hardware can handle it.
"I'm stuck!"
------------
"I need a custom template and some forms, and I've gotten far
enough to know that I've reached my limits!"
Besides software add-ons for WordPerfect, Science Translations
Software Services also provides these products & services:
Custom Programming Desktop Publishing
Technical Editing Logo & Signature Scanning
Consulting Hardware & Software Sales and Configuration
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Index
=====
ASP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
autogrph.wpg . . . . . . . . . 14
bar code . . . . . . . . . . . 15
bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
boilerplate . . . . . . . 11, 12
bonus . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 7
CardCopy . . . . . . . . . . 3, 15
cargo . . . . . . . . . . 11, 13
Corel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
equation editor . . 3, 8, 18, 19
fax . . . . . 1, 6-8, 11, 16, 17
font . . . . . . . . . . 15, 18-20
initials . . . . . . . . . . . 14
International . . . . . . . 5, 6
invoice . . . . . . . . . . 8, 13
labels . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 15
letter . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
money . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 13
office . . . . . . . . . 8, 13, 14
ombudsman . . . . . . . . . . . 7
paper size/type . . . . . . . 16
PKZip . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
purchase . . . . . . . . . . . 11
registration . . . . . . . 1, 4-7
scanned logos . . . . . . . . 14
SETUP.EXE . . . . . . . . . . . 1
shareware . . . . . . . . 1, 4-7
signature . . . . . . 14, 17, 21
support. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
table . . . . . 2, 8, 12, 14, 15
tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
VENDINFO.DIZ . . . . . . . . 6, 7
Wood Clips . . . . . . . . . . . 6
WPG . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 20
WWW . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 7
ZIP . . . . . . . . . 1, 3, 6, 15
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