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            P_A_M_P_H_L_E_T


                  By
             Steve Wilcox






     ┴ utilit∙ t∩ creatσ pamphlet≤ ì
     froφ  ß  WordSta≥  tex⌠ file.

     (Thi≤ pamphlet¼ fo≥ example!)






è           WHAT DOES IT DO?

  Anyonσá wh∩á ha≤á trieΣ t∩á creatσá ß ì
foldeΣ pamphle⌠ oµ eveε moderatσ lengtΦ ì
caεá appreciatσá thσá utilit∙á oµá thi≤ ì
program«á Thσá uninitiateΣá ma∙á wonde≥ ì
what'≤ s∩ difficul⌠ abou⌠ printinτ u≡ ß ì
fe≈á page≤ anΣ staplinτ theφá together« ì
HardeneΣá veterans¼á though¼á wil∞ tel∞ ì
yo⌡ ß stor∙ likσ this║

áááááThσá firs⌠á anΣ las⌠ pagσá oµ ì
áááááthσ pamphle⌠ g∩ oε thσá fron⌠ ì
áááááoµ thσ firs⌠ printeΣ pagσ (iε ì
áááááreversσá order¼á oµá course)« ì
áááááTheεá thσ seconΣ anΣ nex⌠á t∩ ì
ááááálas⌠ pagσ goe≤ oε thσ bacδ oµ ì
áááááthσá firs⌠ printeΣ page«á AnΣ ì
áááááiµ therσ arσ an∙ blanδá page≤ ì
áááááa⌠á thσ enΣ the∙ g∩ iεá placσ ì
áááááoµ thσ las⌠ o≥ seconΣ t∩ las⌠ ì
ááááápages«ááá Theεáá thσáá seconΣ ì
ááááápage..«



                   1è  Well¼á yo⌡á caε seσ it'≤ ßá bi⌠á likσ ì
jugglinτ billiarΣ ball≤ whilσ tryinτ t∩ ì
pu⌠á theφá iε orderíá Eveεá thosσá witΦ ì
worΣ processor≤ tha⌠ allo≈ side-by-sidσ ì
pasteup≤á ma∙ finΣ thσá assembl∙á logiπ ì
confusing¼á anΣ a⌠ bes⌠ timσ consuming« ì
WitΦ thσ PAMPHLE╘ prograφ al∞ thσ dirt∙ ì
logiπ i≤ donσ fo≥ you.
  Thσ tex⌠ fo≥ you≥ pamphle⌠ i≤ writteε ì
a≤ ß straightforwarΣ WordSta≥ file«á N∩ ì
trick≤ o≥ ugl∙ maneuvers«á Jus⌠ typσ iε ì
wha⌠á yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ writσ froφá beginninτ ì
t∩á end«á Wheε thσ pamphle⌠ i≤á printeΣ ì
anΣ stapled¼á i⌠ wil∞ reaΣ jus⌠ a≤á yo⌡ ì
typeΣá it¼á firs⌠ pagσ througΦ thσ las⌠ ì
page.


        GEE, WHAT CAN'T IT DO?

  Granted¼á yo⌡á wil∞á havσ t∩ d∩á somσ ì
planning«á Thing≤á sucΦ a≤ pape≥á size¼ ì
margiεá widtΦ anΣ thσ likσ alway≤á havσ ì
t∩á bσá deal⌠á witΦá wheεá creatinτáá ß ì


                   2èWordSta≥á document«á Bu⌠ morσá oεá tha⌠ ì
later«
  Yo⌡á can'⌠ usσ selectivσ pagσá break≤ ì
(.PA⌐ anΣ (.CP)¼á changσ pitcΦ (CTRL-A⌐ ì
anΣá (CTRL-N⌐á o≥ othe≥ specia∞á forma⌠ ì
command≤ iε thσ middlσ oµ thσ text« Thσ ì
reasoεá i≤ simple║á Sincσ yo⌡á wil∞á bσ ì
printinτá tw∩ page≤ side-by-sidσ oε onσ ì
shee⌠ oµ paper¼á an∙ sucΦ changσ t∩ onσ ì
sidσá oµ thσ documen⌠ wil∞ als∩á affec⌠ ì
thσ othe≥ side«
  Yo⌡áá als∩áá can'⌠áá usσáá WordStar'≤ ì
automatiπá pagσá numberinτá (jus⌠á typσ ì
you≥ owε number≤ a⌠ thσ bottoφ oµá eacΦ ì
page)«á Finally¼á a≤á witΦ an∙ documen⌠ ì
havinτá column≤á iε thσ middlσá oµá thσ ì
page¼á yo⌡ can'⌠ takσ advantagσ oµ you≥ ì
printer'≤ micr∩ justification.
  PAMPHLE╘ doesn'⌠ demanΣ plaiε vanillß ì
though¼á sincσ yo⌡ caε underline¼ bold-ì
faceéá anΣá doublestrike«á Tex⌠á caεá bσ ì
centered¼ááá justified¼ááá unjustified¼ ì
singlσá spaceΣ o≥ doublσ spaced«á Righ⌠ ì
anΣ lef⌠  margin≤ ma∙ bσ rese⌠ a⌠ will¼


                   3èallowinτ yo⌡ t∩ inden⌠ o≥ leavσ picturσ ì
boxes«á You≥á page≤ caε bσ a≤á widσá o≥ ì
narro≈áá a≤á yo⌡á choose¼áá withiεá thσ ì
capabilit∙ oµ you≥ printer.


       HO╫ SHOUL─ M┘ TEX╘ LOOK?

  Afte≥á you'vσá writteε thσá tex⌠á anΣ ì
formatteΣ i⌠ fo≥ size¼ it'≤ read∙ t∩ bσ ì
ruε througΦ PAMPHLET« Bu⌠ first¼ jus⌠ ß ì
fe≈ word≤ oε formatting«
  Determinσáá thσá dimension≤á oµá you≥ ì
pamphle⌠á anΣ ho≈ tex⌠ wil∞ fi⌠ oεá thσ ì
page«á Thσá tex⌠ widtΦ shoulΣ bσ narro≈ ì
enougΦá t∩ allo≈ tw∩ oµ thσá page≤á yo⌡ ì
seσá oε thσ screeε t∩ fi⌠ sidσ b∙á sidσ ì
iε thσ pamphlet« Se⌠ thσ ne≈ tex⌠ widtΦ ì
witΦá CTRL-O╥ anΣ thσ pagσ lengtΦá witΦ ì
thσá (.PL)á commanΣá anΣá reforma⌠á thσ ì
document.
  Printsho≡á professional≤ likσ t∩ havσ ì
thσá numbe≥ oµ page≤ divisiblσ b∙ ┤á s∩ ì
tha⌠á therσ arσ n∩ blanδ page≤á a⌠á thσ ì


                   4èenΣá oµ thσ pamphlet«á Iµ thσá pamphle⌠ ì
doesn'⌠ havσ ß cover¼á the∙ changσá thσ ì
rule≤á ßá bi⌠ anΣ leavσ thσá ver∙á las⌠ ì
pagσ blank« Yo⌡ migh⌠ bσ ablσ t∩ adΣ o≥ ì
subtrac⌠á ßá fe≈á line≤ t∩á reacΦá thi≤ ì
goal«á ┴á Tablσ oµ Content≤ i≤ ßá heft∙ ì
spacσ filler¼á a≤ i≤ ß Titlσ Pagσá (anΣ ì
yo⌡á alway≤ though⌠ the∙ werσ therσ fo≥ ì
thσ reader'≤ benefit!)
  Remembe≥á tha⌠ yo⌡ can'⌠á forcσá pagσ ì
breaks¼á Do⌠ Command≤ (.PA⌐ anΣá (.CP)¼ ì
s∩á yo⌡ neeΣ t∩ fil∞ an∙ blanδ spacσ a⌠ ì
thσá bottoφá oµá thσá page«á Jus⌠á kee≡ ì
enterinτá carriagσá return≤á unti∞á thσ ì
pagσá linσ show≤ u≡á (see¼á that'≤á no⌠ ì
mucΦá oµá ß limitation)«á Iµ you≥á las⌠ ì
pagσ doesn'⌠ enΣ a⌠ thσ bottom¼á that'≤ ì
okay.
  PAMPHLE╘á treat≤ anythinτ beyonΣá thσ ì
fina∞ pagσ marke≥ linσ a≤ aε additiona∞ ì
page«á T∩á bσá surσ therσ arσ n∩á extrß ì
carriagσá return≤ danglinτ a⌠ thσá end¼ ì
g∩ t∩ thσ enΣ oµ thσ tex⌠ (usσ CTRL-QC⌐ ì
theε deletσ backward≤ unti∞ thσá curso≥ ì


                   5èi≤ righ⌠ belo≈ thσ las⌠ pagσ line«
  You≥ filσ shoulΣ begiε witΦ ßá couplσ ì
oµá necessar∙ Do⌠ commands«á Turεá pagσ ì
numberinτá ofµá  witΦ (.OP)«á  Iµá you≥ ì
printe≥á support≤á micro-justification¼ ì
turε i⌠  ofµ witΦ (.U╩ OFF)«á An∙ othe≥ ì
formattinτ commanΣ tha⌠ wil∞ bσ carrieΣ ì
througΦá thσá entirσá filσá shoulΣáá bσ ì
entereΣá BEFOR┼ TH┼ TEX╘ BEGINS«á PitcΦ ì
control≤ (^P┴ o≥ ^PN⌐ shoulΣ bσ oεá thσ ì
samσ linσ as the first text line.

          SO HOW DO I USE IT?

  Thi≤á i≤ thσ eas∙ par⌠ yo⌡ reaΣ abou⌠ ì
earlier«á Afte≥ you'vσ saveΣ you≥á filσ ì
anΣ exiteΣ WordStar¼á ruε PAMPHLET«á Oε ì
thσá screeε yo⌡ wil∞ bσ presenteΣá witΦ ì
jus⌠ threσ question≤ t∩ answer«

  1⌐á Thσá namσá oµá thσá SOURC┼áá filσ ì
(thσ onσ you'vσ jus⌠ sweateΣ over!⌐á Bσ ì
surσ t∩ usσ thσ drivσ identifie≥ iµ thσ ì
filσá disδ i≤ no⌠ oε thσ loggeΣá drive« ì
Likσ this║  [B:HARDWORK.TXT]

                   6è  2⌐á Thσ namσ oµ thσ DESTINATIO╬á filσ ì
(thσá onσ that'≤ s∩ easy)«á Thi≤ i≤ thσ ì
filσá tha⌠ wil∞ contaiε you≥á completeΣ ì
pamphlet«áá Bσá surσá t∩á usσá ßáá namσ ì
differen⌠ froφ thσ sourcσá file«á Agaiε ì
usσá thσ drivσ identifie≥ iµ necessary║ ì
[B:PISAKAKE.TXT].

  3⌐ Thσ STARTIN╟ COLUM╬ fo≥ thσá righ⌠ ì
page«á Thi≤á i≤ thσ wherσ thσ left-mos⌠ ì
columεá oµá thσá righ⌠á pagσá wil∞áá bσ ì
printed«á Thi≤á numbe≥ i≤ equa∞ t∩ you≥ ì
tex⌠ widtΦ plu≤ thσ numbe≥ oµ space≤ iε ì
you≥á cente≥ margin«á Fo≥á example¼á 4╡ ì
(tex⌠á width⌐á ½á 1▓á (cente≥áá margin⌐ ì
equal≤á 57¼á whicΦá i≤ thσá numbe≥á yo⌡ ì
enter.

  Answe≥ Y(es⌐ o≥ N(o⌐ t∩ thσá questioε ì
"Arσá al∞ entrie≤ correct"¼á anΣ that'≤ ì
allíá Thσá disδ drive≤ wil∞ whi≥ fo≥á ß ì
fe≈á second≤ anΣ theε thσ prograφá wil∞ ì
end«
  Usσ WordSta≥ t∩ examinσ thσ completeΣ ì


                   7èfile«á Sincσá thσ documen⌠ wil∞ havσ aε ì
unusua∞á width¼á eacΦ linσ ma∙ wra≡á t∩ ì
thσ nex⌠ line« I⌠ ma∙ looδ likσ ß crue∞ ì
hoax¼á bu⌠á i⌠á isn'⌠á a≤á i⌠á appearsí ì
That'≤á jus⌠ WordStar'≤ wa∙ oµ displayì
inτ widσ document≤ oε thσ screen.


           NO╫ T╧ PRIN╘ IT!

  Thσ pamphle⌠ caε no≈ bσ printeΣ page-ì
by-pagσá oεá botΦ side≤ oµ eacΦá sheet« ì
Thσ filσ wil∞ bσ iε prope≥á order;á al∞ ì
yo⌡á havσá t∩á d∩ i≤á fli≡á eacΦá shee⌠ ì
horizontall∙ t∩ prin⌠ thσ seconΣ side.
  Afte≥ eacΦ shee⌠ ha≤ beeε printeΣá oε ì
botΦ sides¼ makσ ß stacδ b∙ pilinτ theφ ì
witΦáá thσá first-sidσá printeΣá facinτ ì
down«á Continuσ addinτ t∩ thσ stacδá iε ì
thσá samσ manne≥ througΦ thσ enΣ oµ thσ ì
file«á Wheεá thσ las⌠ shee⌠ i≤á oεá thσ ì
stack¼á simpl∙ folΣ thσ pilσ iε halµ s∩ ì
tha⌠á thσ las⌠ shee⌠ i≤ iε thσá middle« ì
There'≤ you≥ pamphlet!


                   8è          WHAT CAN GO WRONG?

  Oε occasion¼á PAMPHLE╘ ma∙ qui⌠ earl∙ ì
anΣá leavσ yo⌡ ß messagσ oε thσ screen« ì
Mos⌠ arσ self-explanatory¼ bu⌠ here'≤ ß ì
lis⌠ oµ wha⌠ caε g∩ wrong:

  SOURC┼á FIL┼á NO╘á FOUND║á Maybσá yo⌡ ì
spelleΣá i⌠ wrong¼á o≥ didn'⌠á usσá thσ ì
drivσáá identifier«áá Iµá it'≤áá there¼ ì
PAMPHLE╘ wil∞ finΣ it.

  SOURC┼á FIL┼á TO╧ BIG║á That'≤ no⌠á ß ì
pamphle⌠ you'rσ making¼ it'≤ ß bookletíì
PAMPHLET'≤á capacit∙á depend≤á oεáá thσ ì
systeφá you'rσ using«á Eveε oεá smalle≥ ì
systems¼á though¼ i⌠ shoulΣ accommodatσ ì
ß couplσ dozeε pamphlet-sizeΣ pages.

  DESTINATIO╬ DIS╦ FULL║ You'vσ ruε ou⌠ ì
oµ spacσ oε you≥ disk«á Thσ sourcσ filσ ì
i≤á retaineΣá oε thσá disk«á Sincσá thσ ì
newl∙ createΣ filσ i≤ eveε large≥á thaε ì
thσ source¼ spacσ i≤ useΣ rapidly«


                   9è  PAG┼ BLOCK╙ OVERLAP║á Thi≤ mean≤ tha⌠ ì
thσá STARTIN╟ COLUM╬ numbe≥ yo⌡ entereΣ ì
fo≥á thσ righ⌠ pagσ isn'⌠ largσá enougΦ ì
anΣá thσá righ⌠á sidσ oµá thσá pagσá i≤ ì
overlappinτ thσ lef⌠ side« O≥ sometime≤ ì
extrßá space≤ ma∙ bσ lurkinτ unseeεá t∩ ì
thσ righ⌠ oµ you≥ text.

  THRE┼áá O╥áá MOR┼áá PAGE╙áá REQUIRED║ ì
PAMPHLE╘á doesn'⌠ worδá witΦá document≤ ì
smalle≥áá thaεáá │á page≤á ('causσáá i⌠ ì
wouldn'⌠ bσ ß pamphlet¼ right?)


          WHAT CAN GO RIGHT?

  Iµááá creatinτááá pamphlet≤ááá sound≤ ì
complicated¼á tr∙ makinτ onσ ou⌠ oµá aε ì
olΣ tex⌠ file« You'l∞ finΣ i⌠ eas∙ oncσ ì
yo⌡ ge⌠ thσ hanτ oµ formatting« Bes⌠ oµ ì
all¼á no≈ yo⌡ won'⌠ havσ t∩ worr∙ abou⌠ ì
ho≈ t∩ pu⌠ thσ pamphle⌠ together.
  WitΦá PAMPHLET¼á eveεá thσá pro≤á arσ ì
freeΣ froφ thσ drudger∙ oµ pagσ pastinτ ì
anΣ filσ fiddling!

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