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* help window 0
When you press the F1 key while running SKIP,
this is the HELP FILE which is displayed.
You can modify it with any text editor if you desire.
DO NOT LET ANY TEXT GO PAST COLUMN 77.
* help window 1
========== SKIP Label program - MAIN MENU ==========
ADD ADDRESS: Enter new addresses into memory for printing.
EDIT ADDRESS: Change an address in memory.
PRINT: Print your labels.
SPECIAL: Edit RETURN ADDRESS / ATTN LINE / HOT KEY ADDRESS.
MAIL LIST: Manage label files stored on diskette.
FONT SELECT: Choose the fonts you wish to use on your labels.
PCX FILE MENU: Choose the .PCX pictures you want to use on your labels.
PLACE ITEMS: Move your pictures and text around the label.
LABEL TYPE: Choose the kind of labels you are printing on.
20 SETUPS: Save or Recall from up to 20 programmable styles.
BARCODES: Enable or Disable the automatic BARCODING feature.
PRINTER SETUP: Tell SKIP about your printer, and do printer alignment.
VIEW DOCS: Look at the SKIP manual on-screen.
CHANGE COLORS: Lets you change your default screen colors.
NOTE: PRESS F1 for HELP WHILE IN ANY MENU
NOTE: PRESS F2 to VIEW AVAILABLE FREE MEMORY
NOTE: PRESS F3 to VIEW DETAILS ABOUT YOUR VIDEO ADAPTER
NOTE: PRESS F4 to COPY THE HOT-KEY ADDRESS TO THE DESTINATION ADDRESS
NOTE: PRESS F5 to CYCLE THROUGH DEST-RETN-HOTKEY-ATTN LINE ADDRESSES
* help window 2
========== SELECT PRINTER OPTIONS ==========
FEED: Tell SKIP if your MANUAL FEED TRAY is LEFT, CENTER or
RIGHT feed. LaserJet II's and III's are CENTER FEED.
LaserJet 4's are LEFT FEED.
PRINTER PORT: Select LPT1, LPT2, LPT3.
MANUAL-AUTO: Tell SKIP if you want to feed sheets by hand, or to
let the Laser Printer feed the sheets automatically.
DIAGNOSTIC: Test your printer interface signals.
ALIGNMENT: Please ALIGN your printer before doing any serious
work with SKIP. Your labels will be aligned perfectly.
* help window 3
========== SELECT PAPER FEED ==========
MANUAL FEED: Paper is fed by hand, using the manual feed slot above
your paper tray.
AUTO FEED: Paper is fed automatically from your printers' DEFAULT tray.
* help window 4
========== SELECT LABEL TYPE ==========
All of the popular label styles are listed here, with a well-known
manufacturers stock number shown to the left of each item.
EXCEPTION 1 ===== SPECIAL FEATURE - 4-UP FANFOLD LABELS =====
You can NOW print those wide dot-matrix labels on your laser printer!
They come in a continuous stream, and you tear them apart into groups
of 4 labels. Once you have used them on your laser printer, you will
never go back to dot-matrix! These are the BEST LOOKING of ALL LABELS,
you owe it to yourself to give this feature a try!
EXCEPTION 2 ===== SPECIAL FEATURE - HOME-MADE POSTCARDS ====
You can NOW print 4 POSTCARDS to a sheet of paper. We suggest using
the Basis 57 (about 38 pound) Business Reply paper, which is the same
thickness as Business Reply cards. Your Mail List or manually entered
addresses will print 4-per page to this paper. You then cut them into
fours using your paper cutter! Great for Business Reply Mail, or sending
the BEST-LOOKING POSTCARDS you have ever seen to your Customers!
POSTCARDS require an HP LaserJet III compatible (or newer) printer.
* help window 5
========== START PRINTING ON WHICH LABEL ==========
When printing on 4-UP FANFOLD labels, and you are printing less than
4 labels, you can save waste by printing only to the bottom-most labels
on the sheet.
You ALWAYS want to have a label in the TOPMOST position on the sheet,
or the sheet is too slick for the printer to feed.
EXAMPLE: TELL SKIP TO START PRINTING ON THE 2nd LABEL IF YOU ARE
GOING TO PRINT 3 LABELS TO A 4-UP SHEET.
EXAMPLE: TELL SKIP TO START PRINTING ON THE 4th LABEL IF YOU ARE
GOING TO PRINT 1 LABEL TO A 4-UP SHEET.
NOTE: You NEVER have to THROW AWAY ANY LABELS when you use this feature!
* help window 6
========== BEGIN PRINTING ==========
1 - PRINT LABELS FROM MEMORY: SKIP will print the addresses which you
have typed in manually.
2 - PRINT FROM A MAIL LIST FILE: SKIP will print addresses from a mail
list which is stored on disk.
3 - PRINT ALL TAGGED RECORDS: SKIP will only print the addresses which
you have manually tagged from the mail list stored on disk.
4 - PRINT (n) COPIES: REPLICATE LABEL(s): This is an important feature.
You can enter 1 label of any type, then make as many copies
of this 1 label as you wish. You could make 10 sheets of this
label if you wish.
If the INCREMENT ATTENTION LINE feature is enabled, you can
use this feature to make SERIAL NUMBERED stickers.
You can also use this feature to make RETURN ADDRESS stickers.
* help window 7
========== BARCODE Enable / Disable ==========
SKIP will BARCODE your labels automatically if you wish. The new 11-Digit
barcodes are the latest thing at the Post Office. SKIP will parse the
barcode from the address on each label.
NOTE: 11-Digit barcodes are 3.05" wide, and SKIP is aware of how wide your
label is. If your label is not wide enough, SKIP will bump down to the
9-Digit, then the 5-Digit, until he finds one which will fit on your label.
* help window 8
========== MAIL LIST MENU ==========
ADD: Insert the currently showing Destination Address into the
Mail List file on your hard disk.
VIEW ■ GET ■ TAG ■ DELETE: Mail List maintenance functions.
LOOK: View the Mail List in it's raw ASCII form. The Mail List file
is really just a simple TEXT FILE, which you can create yourself
using a simple TEXT EDITOR. You can also use your DOS TEXT
EDITOR to do editing of your Mail List file.
CHANGE: You may have as many Mail List files as you wish on your disk
drive. Use this feature to select which file is active.
CREATE NEW:Used to start a NEW Mail List file.
UNTAG ALL: Untag all TAGGED records.
DATE: Any address added to the Mail List will be appended to the end.
ALPHABET: Any address added to the Mail List will be inserted
alphabetically.
SAVE-NEW: Save all addresses in memory to a NEW Mail List file.
APPEND-NEW:Save all addresses in memory to the END of the
Mail List file.
* help window 9
========== SPECIAL ADDRESSES MENU ==========
NO DESTINATION: Destination Address will be ignored when printing.
YES DESTINATION: Destination Addresses will be printed.
EDIT RETURN ADDRESS: Edit your Return Address.
Note: Return Addresses are for large labels or
postcards.
NO RETURN: Return Address will be ignored when printing.
YES RETURN: Return Address will be printed.
EDIT ATTENTION LINE: Edit the roving sentence to appear on each label.
NO ATTENTION: Attention line will be ignored when printing.
YES ATTENTION: Attention line will be printed.
NO INCREMENT: Attention line will not be incremented.
YES INCREMENT: Attention line is incremented after each label.
Used to print SERIAL NUMBERS on labels.
Both NUMERIC and ALPHABETIC are allowed.
Example: 00001 will become 00002 00003 00004, etc.
Example: AAAAA will become AAAAB AAAAC AAAAD, etc.
EDIT HOT-KEY ADDRESS: Edit your HOT-KEY Address. This is the automatic
address that TYPES ITSELF IN AUTOMATICALLY whenever
the F4 KEY is pressed at the MAIN MENU screen.
* help window 10
========== SELECT YOUR PRINTER PORT ==========
LPT1 = Printer is connected to Port # 1.
This is the normal default for most IBM computers.
If you are in doubt, try this choice first.
LPT2 = Printer is connected to Port # 2.
LPT3 = Printer is connected to Port # 3.
SKIP does not support SERIAL PORTS because Laser Printers
are normally connected to PARALLEL PORTS. Downloading Soft
Fonts via a SERIAL PORT is so slow that it is not realistic.
* help window 11
========== SELECT YOUR PRINTER FEED TYPE ==========
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHOICES REFER TO YOUR MANUAL FEED SLOT
LEFT FEED FACE UP: Manual feed is the Left-of-Center type. Ink on top.
LEFT FEED FACE DOWN: Like above, but ink side is the bottom of sheet.
CENTER FEED: Manual feed slot is Centered down the middle.
RIGHT FEED FACE UP: Manual feed is the Right-of-Center type. Ink on top.
RIGHT FEED FACE DOWN: Like above, but ink side is the bottom of the sheet.
HP IV MANUAL FEED: Using an HP LaserJet IV in Manual feed mode.
PLEASE READ: If you are experiencing problems, try each of the above
choices until you find the one which works. The above
choices cover EVERY POSSIBLE TYPE of Laser Printer.
LaserJetIV USERS: If you don't select the HP IV MANUAL FEED option, your
printer will go offline after each page eject.
* help window 12
========== FONT SPACING MENU ==========
FONT SPACING is usually called "LEADING". Leading is the space between
lines of text. 100 percent leading gives you the fonts' built-in spacing
between lines. You, however, may change this number from 50-120 percent
to decrease or increase the leading to suit your tastes.
IF your are using an INTERNAL (built-in to printer) FONT, SKIP has
to make a guess about the height of each line (to calculate the
default spacing). Use this option to touch-up interline spacing
should SKIP guess wrong on your internal fonts' size.
* help window 13
========== SET FONT SPACING ==========
Use this menu to select which Soft Font you want to change the
interline spacing for.
* help window 14
========== PCX FILE MENU ========
You may place up to FOUR Black and White PCX files on each label.
Use this menu to select or remove your PCX files.
Notice that you can ask the program to print a sample of all PCX
files, so that you can see what they are going to look like.
SKIP will only look for PCX files which are in HIS OWN DIRECTORY.
SKIP can only print Black and White PCX files, so if you make your
own, be sure to make them in Black and White.
NOTE: Laser printers print at 300 dots per inch.
If you want to create a .PCX picture that is 1 inch tall and
1 inch wide when it prints to your Laser Printer,
make your .PCX picture 300 by 300 dots.
* help window 15
========== SELECT LABEL FONTS ==========
Use this menu to select your label fonts. The FIRST LINE of any
address can be printed using a different font than the remainder
of the address.
Downloadable soft fonts are fonts on disk.
Internal soft fonts are fonts which are already inside your printer.
SKIP can print a sample of all fonts on disk.
SKIP can not print a sample of your printers' resident fonts, you
can only do that from the front panel of your laser printer.
* help window 16
========== SELECT DOWNLOADABLE OR INTERNAL FONT ==========
Downloadable soft fonts are fonts on disk.
Internal soft fonts are fonts which are already inside your printer.
NOTE ABOUT USING YOUR PRINTERS' INTERNAL FONTS:
When you do a "PRINT FONTS TEST" from the front panel of your
printer, the resulting printout will normally show you the ESCAPE
codes your printer needs in order to select each internal font.
This is an ADVANCED FEATURE intended for very experienced laser
printer users only.
* help window 17
===== USE THIS OPTION to EXACTLY ALIGN YOUR LABEL PRINTING. =====
Most Laser Printer Paper Feed paths are not exactly aligned when the
printer is manufactured. You will enjoy this advanced feature for
correcting any mis-alignment in your paper feed path.
PRINT ALIGNMENT SHEET: Use this option to print an alignment sheet
on your printer. Follow the instructions printed on that sheet to
compensate for any mis-alignment in your printer paper feed path.
NOTE: use a FULL 8.5 x 11 inch piece of paper for this test.
PRINT ADJUSTED SHEET: Use this option to VERIFY that you have set
your HORIZONTAL and VERTICAL adjustment numbers correctly. (optional)
ENTER your HORIZONTAL correction value: range -120 to +120 pixels.
ENTER your VERTICAL correction value: range -120 to +120 pixels.
RESET both to ZERO: Use this option to quickly set both the HORIZONTAL
and VERTICAL correction values to ZERO. (optional)
NOTE: Once you have aligned your printer and set your correction values
up for your particular printer, you shouldn't RESET them back to ZERO.
* help window 18
========== 20 SETUPS MENU ==========
SKIP allows you to save and recall up to 20 pre-programmed setups.
You want to use these to save complicated setups which took you a lot
of time to create.
Each time you QUIT the program and restart it, the setup you were using
when you quit will be active.
* help window 19
========== SETUP MENU ==========
Use this menu to change an existing setup, or save a new setup.
* help window 20
========== I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT ==========
ERASE: ERASE addresses in memory, everything printed fine.
DON'T ERASE: Don't ERASE addresses in memory I'm not finished.
SAVE TO NEW: SAVE the addresses in memory to a NEW Mail List file.
SKIP will ask you for a name to give this new file,
create the file, and write these addresses into the
new file. SKIP can not alphabetize your records
when using this option.
APPEND TO OLD: SKIP will add these addresses to an existing Mail
List file. SKIP will insert the records alphabetically
or by date, whichever option your Mail List INSERT
option is currently set to.
* help window 21
========== UNTAG ALL TAGGED RECORDS ==========
I need to know if you want to UNTAG all TAGGED records at this time.
* help window 22
========== EDIT ADDRESS IN MEMORY ==========
You have a choice to edit the most recently entered address, or edit
any address which you have typed into memory.
* help window 23
========== SIMPLE OR DETAILED FONT SAMPLE ==========
DETAILED: Print SEVERAL LINES of each font, in order to get a very
good idea of what the font will look like.
SIMPLE: Print only ONE LINE of each font, so as to get the maximum
number of sample fonts on each sheet of paper.
NOTE: You need an HP LaserJet III compatible (or newer) Laser Printer
to print the SIMPLE font samples.
This is because the older Laser Printers can only print up to 16
fonts on 1 sheet of paper, and the SIMPLE sample prints over 40
font samples on 1 sheet of paper.
LaserJet III's and newer can print a practically unlimited number
of fonts on 1 sheet of paper.
* help window 24
========== FIMCODES MENU ==========
NOTE: This option is only available when printing POSTCARDS.
FIMCODES are the BLACK BARS which print to the left of the STAMP area.
they are used by the automatic sorting machines at the Post Office.
SKIP can print THREE TYPES of FIMCODES to your POSTCARDS.
NO FIMCODES - SKIP will not print FIMCODES on your POSTCARDS.
REGULAR MAIL - SKIP will print the STANDARD FIMCODE A onto
each pre-barcoded POSTCARD.
No permit is required to use this option.
BUSINESS REPLY MAIL - SKIP will print a BUSINESS REPLY FIMCODE
onto each POSTCARD.
An official US POST OFFICE permit is REQUIRED
to use this feature.
* help window 25
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* help window 31 IMPROPERLY FORMATTED MAIL LIST FILE
ERROR: Your MAIL LIST file is not in the proper format.
Mail List File Rules:
1 - Each Name/Address must be preceeded by at least 1
line which starts with an asterisk.
2 - You can have as many of these asterisk `comment' lines
as you want before each address.
3 - Don't make any addresses more than 6 lines long.
6 lines is MAXIMUM.
4 - Don't put a `comment' line after the LAST address.
Below is an example of a PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE Mail List File.
*
JOE SMITH
1234 MAPLE LANE
LOS ANGELES, CA 12345-6789
*
XYZ CORPORATION
345 West 27th STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 23456-7890
*
*
*
RANDY JONES
678 Rock Street
Albuquerque, NM 90123-4567
* help window 32 MAIL LIST SCREEN HELP
KEYS - ACTION
ENTER - Select the currently displayed Address
DELETE KEY - Deletes the currently displayed Address
from the Mail List.
TAB KEY - Tags the currently displayed Address
ARROW KEYS - Move quickly around inside the Database.
HOME KEY - Move quickly to the START of the Database.
END KEY - Move quickly to the END of the Database.
A - Z KEYS - Move quickly to a NAME beginning with this letter.
1 KEY - Search through names using the FIRST NAMES.
2 KEY - Search through names using the LAST NAMES.
ESCAPE KEY - Quit this Mail List, take no action
* help window 33
========== ENTERING AN ADDRESS ==========
[ESC] = Quit back to the main menu.
[ENTER] = Accept line as it is now.
[HOME] = Move cursor to start of line.
[END] = Move cursor to end of line.
[CNTRL Y] = Erase just this line.
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========== ENTERING TEXT ==========
[ESC] = Quit back to the main menu.
[ENTER] = Accept line as it is now.
[HOME] = Move cursor to start of line.
[END] = Move cursor to end of line.
[CNTRL Y] = Erase just this line.
[CNTRL LEFT ARROW] = Move cursor 1 word left.
[CNTRL RIGHT ARROW] = Move cursor 1 word right.
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========== ENTERING TEXT ==========
[ESC] = Quit back to the main menu.
[ENTER] = Accept line as it is now.
[HOME] = Move cursor to start of line.
[END] = Move cursor to end of line.
[CNTRL Y] = Erase just this line.
[CNTRL LEFT ARROW] = Move cursor 1 word left.
[CNTRL RIGHT ARROW] = Move cursor 1 word right.
* help window 52
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========== ENTERING TEXT ==========
[ESC] = Quit back to the main menu.
[ENTER] = Accept line as it is now.
[HOME] = Move cursor to start of line.
[END] = Move cursor to end of line.
[CNTRL Y] = Erase just this line.
[CNTRL LEFT ARROW] = Move cursor 1 word left.
[CNTRL RIGHT ARROW] = Move cursor 1 word right.
* help window 54
========== BUSINESS REPLY MAIL NOTE ==========
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE:
Business Reply Mail is a powerful tool to many businesses.
This program has the ability to generate official United
States Post Office Business Reply Cards.
ETS Inc. will NOT be held liable in ANY WAY for your misuse
of this feature.
If you are not sure how to answer the BUSINESS REPLY menu
choices, then use the REGULAR MAIL FIMCODES.
* help window 55
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========== ENTERING TEXT ==========
[ESC] = Quit back to the main menu.
[ENTER] = Accept line as it is now.
[HOME] = Move cursor to start of line.
[END] = Move cursor to end of line.
[CNTRL Y] = Erase just this line.
[CNTRL LEFT ARROW] = Move cursor 1 word left.
[CNTRL RIGHT ARROW] = Move cursor 1 word right.
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