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- The Print Que for Windows
- Purpose: The normal procedure for printing a document in Microsoft Excel
- and Word for Windows involves waiting for the application to send the entire
- document to the Print Manager before the next document can be created or
- loaded. This program is designed to allow the users of these programs to
- create a list of the documents and/or spreadsheets to be printed, which
- THE QUE will then print.
-
- Hardware/Software Requirements:
- IBM Compatible 286 or 386 Computer
- Microsoft Windows version 3.0 or higher, running in Standard or 386 Enhanced
- Mode.
- Microsoft Excel version 3.0 or higher
- Microsoft Word for Windows version 1.1 or higher
- MS DOS version 3.3, 4.01, or 5.0 (untested on other versions)
-
- Installation: Copy the QUE.EXE, VBRUN100.DLL, and WNDFIND.DLL files into the WINDOWS
- directory. (for this version of THE QUE, these files must be in a directory
- named "WINDOWS")
-
- Operating Conventions: THE QUE, like other Windows applications, is made up
- of Drive, Directory, File, and Text Boxes and Command Buttons. These controls
- can be operated in several ways, including mouse, keyboard, or a combination
- of the two.
-
- Mouse operation:
- To operate a Drive List Box click on the down arrow on the right side of the
- box to make the list appear below the box. If there are more drives than can
- be shown, use the scroll bars to advance the list. To select the correct
- drive Double - Click on it. Selecting directories and file names uses a
- similar process, except that the lists are visible without using the down
- arrow. After a directory is selected, its icon will change from an image of
- a closed file folder to one of an open folder, and the icons for any parent
- directories will also be shown as open folders. To operate the different
- command buttons, click on them.
-
- Keyboard Operation:
- Operation of the controls with the keyboard is done by first selecting the
- control to be operated on, using the "TAB" key to move among the program
- controls. (Combining "SHIFT" and "TAB" causes backward movement through the
- controls.) When a box is "active,"the first item in its list will be
- highlighted and have a dashed line around it. When a button is "active," a
- dashed line will appear around the command in the center of the button.
- To operate the Drive List Box after selecting it, hold down the "CTRL" key
- while pressing the "DOWN ARROW" key. When the list of drives appears below
- the box, use the arrow keys to highlight the desired drive and press the
- "ENTER" key to register your selection. As in mouse operation, directories
- and files are selected in the same way as drives, except that there is no
- drop down list. To operate a Command Button after selecting it, press the
- "ENTER" key to start the command.
-
- Mouse/Keyboard Combination: The Text Boxes on the setup screen are the only
- controls that can be operated using a combination of the mouse and the
- keyboard. To enter the program path, click the mouse cursor on the line
- where a directory path is to be entered, the type in the desired path.
-
- Initializing THE QUE: When THE QUE is opened for the first time, an
- initialization screen will appear. If using a mouse, click on the round
- "button" next to one of the application names, then either type in the
- appropriate directory path or select the drive, directory(s), and file name
- for the application as explained above. Repeat the process for the other
- application. If not using a mouse, Select the button for one of the
- applications as explained above. Either type in the directory path for the
- application or select the drive, directory(s), and file name for the
- application as explained above. Repeat the process for the other
- application.
-
- Program Operation: Use the mouse or keyboard to select the drive, directory,
- and file names of the documents and/or spreadsheets that are to be printed.
- Select a file either by double-clicking on its name or by clicking once on
- the file name and pressing the "Add" button on the right side of the screen.
- Files can be removed from the que by selecting the filename in the "Files in
- the Que" box and pressing the "Delete" button. When the list in the "Files
- in the Que" box is correct, press the "Start Que" button to put THE QUE into
- operation.
-
- NOTE: If files in the que are saved on a floppy disk, that disk must be in
- the drive while THE QUE is operating.
-
- Limitations:
- File access in this version is limited to the default filename extensions
- that are created by the program (ie "xls" or "doc").
- If Windows is run in conjunction with any of the popular screensavers,
- disable the screensaver before running THE QUE.
- If THE QUE is being run on a machine that has low memory (1 megabyte),
- close or disable all possible applications and remove wallpaper or
- complex patterns from the desktop to improve efficiency. (THE QUE will open
- and close all necessary applications as it operates.)
- The biggest limitation at this time is that the paper orientation selected
- under printer setup must match the formatted orientation of the document.
- (This limitation does not apply to spreadsheets using printers that allow the
- paper orientation to be set in the Page Setup dialog box in EXCEL 3.0. One
- such printer is the HP Laserjet III printer.)
- The unregistered version of this program is limited to a maximum of three
- files in the que at a time.
-
- Registration: The author request that shareware user limit the trial of this
- program to 30 days To register this program send $25.00 to:
-
- Arthur S Chadbourne
- 133 Parker Street
- Lowell MA 01851
-
- Registered user of this program will receive a floppy diskette containing
- a version of THE QUE with the ability to list twenty-five files for printing
- and without the "nagware" reminders present in the shareware version of the
- program.
-
- Acknowlegements: I would like to thank several people for their support and
- advice. These people have been vital to the successful completion of this
- program and its documentation. The first person that I have to thank is my
- wife Gini for the original idea for the program. Next I want to thank Andy
- Tarbell for all of his suggestions for improvements and enhancements to the
- program (I'll probably be old and bald before I get them added). I want to
- thank Ken Tarbell who kept asking me for the program before it was done.
- Finally I want to THANK Jonnathan Zuck For his advise and his WFIND function.
-
- Disclaimer: This software is sold "as is" and without warranties as to
- performance or merchantability. The entire risk as to the results and
- performance of this program or loss of data is assumed by you. This program
- is sold without any express or implied warranties whatsoever. Because of the
- diversity of conditions and hardware under which this program may be used, no
- warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is offered. The user is advised
- to test the program thoroughly before relying on it. The user must assume
- the entire risk of using the program. Any liability of seller or manufacturer
- will be limited exclusively to product replacement.