PC-SIG: World of Education/PC-SiG's World of Education.iso/wor/disk1974.zip/DOC.HTF

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WORDSMITH NEWSLETTER KIT version 1.01 (C) 1989
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│         NEWSLETTER KIT for Ventura Publisher 2.0          │
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        1. ~PRODUCT INFORMATION~0~000001027~
        2. ~ABOUT WORDSMITH~0~000005300~
        3. ~DOCUMENTATION~0~000006788~
        4. ~THE FINE PRINT~0~#00015164~
        5. ~EXIT~0~EXIT~

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 NOTE that the files and documentation on this disk are
 ~shareware~0~#00013959~... you are welcome to try the templates. If you
 wish to share them, please distribute the whole kit with
 this documentation and copyright stamp.


 If you find the ~templates~0~#00014713~ useful, please register.


 We offer an attractive manual that will make these templates
 work smoothly. The manual also will add a great deal to your
 understanding of typography and Ventura Publisher 2.0.

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 Each template is an entire newsletter, into which word processor
 and graphics files may be loaded. The 8 designs cover popular
 newsletter uses.

 These templates files are meant to accompany the Kit manual,
 which gives instructions on loading files, production
 procedures  to speed up the newsletter and step-by-step
 instructions for creating your newsletter from our template.


 To order, please send $29.95 plus $2.00 postage to WordSmith Document
Design Inc., 32 O'Neil Ave., St. John's NF CANADA A1C 5G4.

 If you have suggestions or comments, please feel free to
 write the publisher.

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 HOW TO LOAD THE STYLES
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 This diskette contains 8 styles geared for users of
 PostScript compatible printers. Sizes run from B5 up to
 11 by 17 inches. ~Fonts~0~#00013480~ used range through the 35 fonts
 resident on most PostScript printers. You may need to re-set
 some font specifications if you have an older PostScript printer.


 All the files should be loaded on a diskette and placed in
 ~Drive A:~0~#00014148~ of your system. Because of the way Ventura Publisher
 handles files, you can first load Ventura in drive A: and
 continue to work from the diskette.

 You might be able to move the template to your hard disk through
 DOS, but we recommend using the ~COPY ALL~0~000009340~ to do this.

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 USING THE KIT WITH A NON-POSTSCRIPT PRINTER
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 These templates have been created for use with ~PostScript~0~#00013693~
 printers. However, all these styles are compatible with
 other printers.

 If you are using a ~non-PostScript device~0~#00014334~, you may discover
 that the copy does not always fit well and that headlines
 break unevenly. This is particularly the case when the
 PostScript fonts sizes are not used in common configurations.
 For example, a 9 point body text will revert to 8 or ten point
 on most systems.

 Although these font assignments are not as attractive
 as the PostScript, the templates are basically transferrable.

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  │   ABOUT WORDSMITH                                           │
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  │   WORDSMITH DOCUMENT DESIGN INC.                            │
  │   32 O'Neil Ave.                                            │
  │   St. John's NF                                             │
  │   CANADA A1C 5G4                                            │
  │   Telephone: [phone]                                   │
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  │  A technical writing firm specializing in the production of │
  │  manuals through desktop publishing techniques...WordSmith  │
  │  also offers the following:                                 │
  │     - COURSEWARE                                            │
  │     - TECHNICAL MARKETING MATERIALS                         │
  │     - CONSULTING IN DESKTOP PUBLISHING                      │
  │                                                             │
  │  To order the Newsletter Kit, please send $29.95. This      │
  │  price includes a 75 page manual and the template disk.     │
  │  Please include $2.00 to cover postage and handling.        │
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                ~HOW TO LOAD THE STYLES~0~000003223~
                ~USING WITH A NON-POSTSCRIPT PRINTER~0~000004312~
                ~LOADING YOUR FILES INTO OUR TEMPLATE~0~000007406~
                ~BASICS~0~000010101~
                ~GETTING MORE INFORMATION~0~000008397~
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Loading Your Files into the Template
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Sketch the entire newsletter. Tie your text files to page
numbers by giving them names like PAGE4.WP. Use the DOS ~RENAME~0~#00014540~
command to replace our text files with yours.

Most of our newsletters go to Page 3. Beyond that, you must load
your files through Ventura. You will first have to add pages;
then you must create new frames over the underlying page.
Highlight these frames and load the text files into them.

Once you have created the first newsletter, keep a copy of it
and consider it the master template. However, as you develop the
~STY~0~#00014984~ style file, you will need to replenish the STY file in
the master.


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REGISTRATION
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This is a ~SHAREWARE~0~#00013959~ product, which means you may copy and
distribute this diskette as long as you do not charge a fee,
other than a small distribution charge.

Although you may pass along a copy of this diskette, you
should register your copy if you use the templates.
Registration will bring you an attractive manual that lays
out the procedures for creating a newsletter with
these template files.

To order the Newsletter Kit, please send $29.95. This
price includes a 75 page manual and the template disk.
Please include $2.00 to cover postage and handling.

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Seven Steps to Move your Template
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1. Select Multi-Chapter in the Options menu.
2. Select Open. Use the item selector to find your PUB files.
3. Click on the Chapter you want to move. Make sure it's higlighted.
4. Select Copy-All from the menu.
5. From the dialog box that appears, move to the Destination field
   & press ESC. Type in your path, i.e., C:\DATA\NEWS.
6. Click on Make All Directories the Same As the First. Click on OK.
7. Select DONE and open the Chapter in your newsletter directory.


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THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ...
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Although the VENTURA reference manual seems like a thousand
pages in length, we recommend you read it thoroughly. If you are
one of those people who never reads manuals, you should at least
consider familiarizing yourself with the FRAME and PARAGRAPH tools
contained in the icon box at the left of the screen.

These are the two most essential tools for newsletter production.
If you haven't used Ventura much, we'll explain these tools briefly.

The Frame tool allows you to create ~boxes~0~000011033~ into which & around
which you may move text and graphics.

Formatting is achieved through the ~Paragraph tagger~0~000012783~.


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CREATING A FRAME AND LOADING A STORY
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1. Turn on the Frame tool and click in the ADD NEW FRAME
   box just under it.
2. Pull Down the Options menu and select Show Column Guides.
3. Move the cursor to the page area of the screen. Bring
   the FR tool up to the top left corner of the dashes
   that form the column guide.
4. Hold down the left button of the mouse and, while holding
   it down, sweep diagonally to the right. As you arrive at
   the bottom right of the screen, let go of the mouse button.
5. You now have a frame -- it should be outlined with
   six small boxes to indicate it is active. Click outside
   when you want to deactivate.
6. Go to the Load Text/Picture option under the File menu.

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7. Choose your word processor and click on OK. Open any
   file from the Selection box that pops up.
8. The story will load right into the Frame. Go to the
   Edit menu and select Remove Text/File. You can remove
   it from the List of Files at the left of the screen.
   Or you can move it entirely out of the chapter.
9. Move to the arrow icon at the right of the Remove From
   field and hold the left mouse button down. You may
   select either FRAME or LIST OF FILES.

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USING THE PARAGRAPH TOOL
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1. Load any Chapter. Click on Load Diff. Style in the File
   menu. You will see a selection box with the most recently
   accessed style files.

2. Click on the Paragraph tool -- the second from the
   left.
3. Move the cursor over and click on a paragraph. Click
   on any paragraph. It will change colour when highlighted.

4. Move to the Assignment list and click on one of the
   tag names.

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     often confused with TYPEFACE.
     The font is a size and weight
     of a typeface. Bodoni is a
     typeface, but Bodoni bold is
     a font, as is Bodoni bold,13
     point.
`#font`
`#post`007`
PostScript is a trademark of Adobe
Systems who have developed this page
description language so you could move
your files between systems. Try
outputting a small chapter to a file
and view it through an editor or
ASCII word processor.
`#post`
`#share`005`
The Shareware concept involves the user
trying out a product before registering.
It is NOT free software. Please
register a Shareware product
if you use it.
`#share`
`#drive`005`
We back up to the A drive and
Ventura contains a file detailing the
location.  The Copy-All option
merely rewrites that file
with a new drive specification.
`#drive`
`#laserjet`005`
The HP Laserjet is such a printer. It
typically uses fonts in two point
increments, i.e., 10 & 12 point Dutch
whereas PostScript will have 10,
10.5, 11, 11.5 and so on.
`#laserjet`
`#REN`007`
For example, you want a file called
JOE.TXT on page 4. At the drive prompt
type

REN JOE.TXT PAGE4.TXT

Don't forget spaces between file names!
`#REN`
`#template`009`
Look for these upcoming products

THE MANUAL KIT      - Nov 15, 1989
       documentation templates
       for the serious tech writer
THE MARKETING KIT   - Jan 15, 1990
       everything from brochures to
       press releases

`#template`
`#STY`005`
Ventura contains a very important
file with the extension .STY . As
you change tags, you alter this file.
So...make sure you keep the latest
copy on hand.
`#STY`
`#FINE`005`
WordSmith Inc. offers no warranty of
any kind and does not accept liability
for any damages resulting from any use
or misuse of the manual and diskette
contained in this KIT.
`#FINE`