Simtel MSDOS 1992 September/Simtel20_Sept92.cdr/msdos/ventura/feb89_ps.arc/FEB89-2.CAP

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@PAGE RIGHT = WYSIWYG!  --  Page 6

@SUBTITLES = Type Faces & Point Sizes



@ARTICLE PAL = Pub<F129M>P<F255D>Star lets you easily change type styles within
a line or to highlight special characters.  After popping up the menu,
pick option <169>Type Faces<170> and the following screen will be
displayed.

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@ARTICLE PAL = The type face menu has most of the Adobe Post-script
family listed, the most popular faces are preceded with a period (.)
character.

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@ARTICLE PAL = Point sizes can be easily changed from another pop-up
window.  You can pick from 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, <%2>12, 14, 18, 24, 36,
or 72 point <197> or set your own<%0> Custom size.

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@SUBTITLES = Attributes & Colors

@ARTICLE PAL =

@ARTICLE PAL = <%6>Ventura retains text attributes like bolding <%12>and<%6>
underlining from word procesors; other<%0> attributes may <%4>not
be translated.  By using the <169>Attributes/Colors<170><%0> option
you are assured that all of your selections will be passed into your
finished document.

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@ARTICLE PAL = Attributes continue in force until they are turned
off by a <169>Resume Normal<170> insert or until the end of the current
paragraph.  Many word processors like WordStar will retain an attribute
through the end of the document if it is <%4>not turned off.  When
the same file is brought into<%0> Ventura the effect of the attribute
will terminate at the next hard carriage return.

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@SUBTITLES = Inserts & Symbols

@ARTICLE PAL =

@ARTICLE PAL = The <169>    Inserts/Symbols<170> option lets you quickly
enter any of Ventura's symbols such as <189> <191> <190> or you can
insert <%4>dashes or space variants.  Aside from the individual<%0>
characters this window places at your fingertips, it can help you
index a document quickly.  Pub<F129M>P<F255D>Star always remembers the last
function and line item (within that function) that you selected, you
can <169>pop<170> index markers into your text with just three keystrokes.

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@SUBTITLES = Strings & User Text

@ARTICLE PAL =

@ARTICLE PAL = One of the most powerful Pub<F129M>P<F255D>Star features is
its ability to import and export user-defined text. Up to 100 lines
of 80 characters each can be stored and moved into your document with
just a few keystrokes.

@ARTICLE PAL =

@ARTICLE PAL = This feature can be used to store frequently used phrases
or company names or your address <197> whatever you want.  You can
also move lines of text from your word processor into Pub<F129M>P<F255D>Star
with the <169>Modify Strings<170> option.

@ARTICLE PAL =

@SUBTITLES = Pricing & Availability

@ARTICLE PAL =

@ARTICLE PAL = Pub<F129M>P<F255D>Star is priced at only <B>$99.00<D> and is
available immediately from:<MI>

@ARTICLE PAL =

@ARTICLE PAL = <MI>Metroplex Digital Corp., P.O. Box 815729, Dallas,
TX 75381-5729; if ordering call [phone], dealers call (817)
265-9456 for quantity pricing and discounts. <D><188>

@RT PG HEADER = Software Review:  Pub<F129M>P<F255D>Star I

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@BBS TAB = 1.    DataCOM Super Systems BBS Network    [phone]

@BBS TAB = 2.    Eastern Publisher's Exchange    [phone]

@BBS TAB = 3.    Ruppel Set II    [phone]

@BBS TAB = 4.    East Coast Pub Net    [phone]

@BBS TAB = 5.    The Tardis BBS    [phone]

@BBS TAB = 6.    Rubber City DTP    [phone]

@BBS TAB = 7.    Rogers & Blake DTP    [phone]

@BBS TAB = 8.    <%4>C.E.P.I.C. <%0>(Canada)    [phone]

@BBS TAB = 9.    Jamestown/Cooperworks Software BBS    [phone]

@BBS TAB = 10.    The Phoenix TBBS    [phone]

@BBS TAB = 11.    Xerox Service Center (Canada)    [phone]

@BBS TAB = 12.    The Other Woman    [phone]

@BBS TAB = 13.    Ventura Professional Forum!    [phone]

@BBS TAB = 14.    Western Publisher's Exchange    [phone]

@BBS TAB = 15.    Houston Publisher's Exchange    [phone]

@BBS TAB = 16.    Sound Advice BBS    [phone]

@PAGE LEFT = Page 7  --  February 1989

@LT PG HEADER = NPE-BBS<N>Network<N>Systems

@SUBTITLES = Member BBS Systems in the National Publisher's Exchange
Network

@PAGE RIGHT = WYSIWYG!  --  Page 8

@RT PG HEADER = WHATSNEW :  NEW Files on the BBS

@TEL NUMBER = DataCOM Systems BBS

@TEL NUMBER = [phone]

@TEL NUMBER = 1200 - 9600<P14B>bps<P255D> HST

@TEL NUMBER = 3 Nodes - 380mb

@PAGE LEFT = Page 9  --  February 1989

@LT PG HEADER = WHATSNEW :  New Files on the BBS

@HELV10 BOLD =  Internal System Error! (Error Number)

@HELV10 BOLD =   1. Note what you just did.

@HELV10 BOLD =   2. Use Save As... to save your work.

@HELV10 BOLD =   3. Call Tech. Support.





@ARTICLE PAL = <M>c/o DataCOM Systems<D>

@ARTICLE PAL = <M>2643 Cedarview Court<D>

@ARTICLE PAL = <M>Clearwater, FL 34621-3710<D>

Mail To:

<P8M>(First Class Mail - Address Correction Requested)<P255D>

@NAMEPLATE = WYSIWYG !

@BACK PARA = DataCOM is the <P14B>LARGEST<P255D> desktop publishing-related
BBS System in the country.  We have file areas for IBM-PC, Apple Macintosh,
and CP/M computer users.  We have a vast assortment of HP Laserjet
soft font files, Postscript utilities, scanned graphics, fully produced
Ventura documents like our <BI>WYSIWYG!<D> magazine and the <BI>NPE
Monthly<D>, plus over <B>10,000<D> other files.  We're not FREE, but
we are very reasonable - for $45.00 per year you have access to  <F129M>V<F255B>
380 megabytes <F129M>V<F255B> <D> of pre-tested (not buggy or VIRUS'ed) online
files.  Three incoming modem lines on rotary eliminate the endless
BUSY signals encountered on other systems.



@CENTERED = <P11B>PCBoard<190> v14.0  <195>  Novell<191> 386 Network  <195>  U.S.
Robotics Modems<P255D>



@ARTICLE PAL =

@BACK PARA = Join the many other users who have come to know and depend
on our services.  DataCOM has been serving modem users since 1981.  There
may be bigger BBS systems, but we challenge you to find a better one!  We
offer a <169>no questions asked<170> money-back guarantee if you're
not <B>100% satisfied<D> with our services.

@ARTICLE TIMES =

@CENTERED = <F20B>You've tried the rest -- now try the BEST !!!<F255D>

@TITLE 90 = Call   813-796-5627

@TITLE 270 = Call   813-796-5627

@TITLE = DataCOM Systems BBS Network

@CHANCERY = - A Monthly News Magazine for Ventura Desktop Publishers
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