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- Color Print is a color printing program created by
- Albino Frog Software for Hi Tech Enternainment.
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- Copyright 1993 Albino Frog Software, Inc.
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- _________________________________________ CPRINT - A Graphics File Printing Utility _________________________________________ CPRINT - A Graphics File Printing Utility _________________________________________ CPRINT - A Graphics File Printing Utility
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- CPRINT is a simple to use, straightforward program that will print
- your PaintPower images in black and white or color. We'll run through
- the steps you'd use to print a sample graphics image, then tell you a
- few things not covered by the online-help messages.
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- In our example, we want to print the file SAMPLE.GIF as a 29 by 20
- inch poster. When you run CPRINT for the first time, the printer and
- paper setup screen appears automatically. Select the printer type
- that closest matches the printer you have. Then choose the correct
- paper size. Press ESC to exit printer/paper setup.
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- Now you're at the settings screen (next page), where you'll set all
- the printing options of your image. The first step is to specify
- which file you want to print. Hit ENTER on the line labeled IMAGE TO
- PRINT, and a file selector will appear. Locate the file SAMPLE.GIF
- and press ENTER. Be sure to read the help at the bottom of the screen
- for info on any option in the program. If you know, before you start
- CPRINT, where the image file is, you may enter its name on the command
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- IMAGE PREVIEW is the next selection. Image Preview is a very low-
- resolution preview of the file you've chosen. It is not generally
- possible to make out what the image is, but if you know what image you
- want, the image preview will generally enable you to be sure that
- you've picked the correct one.
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- Now you need to choose Portrait or Landscape output. Portrait sets
- image right-side up on the page. Wider images should be printed in
- landscape mode for largest size-per-page. Since SAMPLE.GIF is a wide
- image, we'll choose landscape mode.
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- We don't want SAMPLE.GIF to be mirror-reversed, so just skip the
- mirroring option. If we wanted to print the image on reversible paper
- so it could be ironed on to a t-shirt, we would want to mirror it, so
- after reversing it would be "normal" again.
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- For image size, we know we want 29 by 20 inches, so select CUSTOM
- size, then enter 29 as the width, and 20 as the height. Choosing
- CUSTOM size means your image will be "forced" to fit that exact
- dimension. Choosing any other size will preserve your exact image
- aspect ratio, making the largest dimension fit the size you've chosen.
- Since SAMPLE.GIF is a 320x200 image, 29x20 is a reasonably accurate
- ratio. If we had chosen 32x20 instead, there would be a 3 inch strip
- on an additional page, making our paste-up more difficult.
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- The LAYOUT PREVIEW just gives you a general idea of how big your image
- will be in relation to your printed pages. It shows you where the
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- page margins will be on the print out as black lines over a white
- rectangle which represents the image.
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- You can go back and try 32x20 size and see how it slops over the right
- edge just a little. Using little tricks like this can make your
- posters look professional, and keep you from having to cut and tape
- together excessive numbers of pages.
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- Next you choose the output mode by pressing ENTER on the PRINT MODE
- line. Generally, higher resolutions take longer to generate and
- print, but look better. Choose a value you're comfortable with.
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- Number of copies is fairly straightforward. All we need is one.
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- Now select PRINT, and watch the image appear! This is the best
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- Once it's printed, you have to cut along the right and bottom edges of
- each page, and tape them over each page they're next to. Be careful
- to cut straight, or white gaps will show. If you have a guillotine
- paper-cutter, your trimming will be a lot easier than with scissors.
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