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- D o c u D r a f t r -
__________________________
Document Assembly System
(The Electronic Forms Library)
USERS' MANUAL
for the
PC-FORMS PROGRAM
Copyright 1990
William W. Blackledge
3704 Edgewater Drive
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
73116
(405) 840-3563
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** TABLE OF CONTENTS **
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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Summary of PC-FORMS' Features . . 2
PC-FORMS Startup . . . . . . . . 6
PC-FORMS Master Menu . . . . . . 8
Text Menu . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Variable Input Screen . . . . . 11
Revised Text Screen . . . . . . 13
Output Modes . . . . . . . . . . 14
Variable Files . . . . . . . . . 15
Color and Value Billing Codes . 17
PC-LIBRARY Program . . . . . . . 19
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WordStar is a trademark of WordStar International Incorporated.
WordPerfect is a trademark of WordPerfect Corporation.
VDE Editor is copyrighted by Eric Meyer of Boulder, Colorado.
PC-Write is a trademark of Quicksoft.
FriendlyWriter is a trademark of Friendly Soft Inc.
Copyright 1990
William W. Blackledge
3704 Edgewater Drive
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
73116
(405) 840-3563
OVERVIEW
The DocuDraftr document assembly system consists of two
programs, PC-FORMS and PC-LIBRARY, which automate the
assembly of legal and business documents. They permit use
of the user's choice of words in computer-prepared docu-
ments.
The PC-FORMS program, PCFM.EXE, lets the user select from
a forms library furnished with the programs, or prepared
by the user, text to be included in a particular document.
If the selected text contains variable names, the user is
prompted for language to be inserted in lieu of those
names. After all variable prompts are answered the text
is revised and displayed for acceptance or rejection.
PC-FORMS eliminates repeated proof-reading of "boiler-
plate" text. Variable information that does change is
typed and proofed only once, even if used repeatedly in a
document. The documents can be modified with a word
processor for unusual situations. The programs may be
linked to WordStar, WordPerfect, VDE, PC-Write, Friendly-
Writer or other word processing programs. When linked,
completed documents are automatically loaded by PC-FORMS
into the user's word processor.
As a document is prepared the program accumulates the
revised text in a document file. It also accumulates, in
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another file, the variable responses entered and a record
of the text selections made. This file may be used to
"proof" the completed document or as a record of its
contents.
The PC-LIBRARY program is a companion program to the
DocuDraftr PC-FORMS program. It assists the user in
creating and maintaining Forms Libraries for the system.
There is a separate manual which explains the operation of
that program. After sections of text have been entered
into a set of library files, PC-LIBRARY will prompt the
user to enter a prompt for each variable name included in
that text for which no prompt exists in the library varia-
ble file and will arrange the text headings in numerical
and alphabetical sequence for the text selection indexes.
The form library files (with suffixes of .VBL and .LEX)
must be in the current working file directory. The pro-
gram files (with the .EXE suffix) and the FMHELP.MSG file
may be in the same directory or any other directory in-
cluded in the DOS "PATH" command. If the PCFM.EXE program
is run from the same directory as WordStar, WordPerfect
(with its CONVERT.EXE program file), VDE, PC-Write or
FriendlyWriter (with the FWCONV.EXE program) it will
automatically link to the word processing program.
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SUMMARY OF PC-FORMS' FEATURES
PC-FORMS is started by entering the command "PCFM" at the
DOS prompt. The opening screen displays a list of the
forms libraries available in the current directory. The
user is asked to enter a form name or, if help is desired,
a question mark.
Entering a question mark di