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* help window 0 When you press F1 during APP, this is the TEXT HELP FILE which it reads to display the help data. You can change it to suit your own needs, it's not real critical. We don't use help window 0 in APP! * help window 1 ========== ASCII-PRINT PRO MAIN MENU ========== GO - Use this option to begin the print job. FILE - Choose the file you wish to print. LAYOUT - Displays the different LAYOUT options visually. You are asked to select the LAYOUT style you wish to use. FONT - Choose from 6 font styles for your printout. TABS - Allows you to select the TAB value ASCII-PRINT will use when it encounters an embedded TAB character in your text file. ASCII-PRINT allows you to turn off TABS using this option. BREAKS - You can Enable or Disable imbedded PAGE BREAK characters. You can also select forced page breaks every --- lines. MARGIN - Select One Inch margins for 3-Hole punch, or no margins. SIDES - One-Side or Both-Sides of page printing. HEADER - Edit, disable, enable the way your HEADER LINE will print. Edit your BOOKLET COVER title and 6-lines of information. BORDER - Choose from 6 border styles for your printout. SETUPS - Save & Recall different setups from diskette. COPIES - Choose the number of copies of each page from 1-99. OTHER - You may turn page-numbering and page-shadowing on or off. EXTRA - PRINT WEEKLY CALENDARS, GRAPH PAPER, and MUSIC PAPER. PRINTER- Select PRINTER MODEL, PORT and SIZE OF PAPER. COLORS - You can select your favorite screen colors here. * help window 2 ======== WEEK-AT-A-GLANCE CALENDAR ======== Prints a 7-day calendar for the week you pick from this list. Only available in LETTER size. * help window 3 ======== PAGE BREAKS SELECTION ======== USE page breaks: [default] Some ASCII TEXT files have IMBEDDED PAGE BREAK CHARACTERS within the text. You can identify them, because they look like this --> character. They are created with a CNTRL+L keystroke. Ascii code 12. This command tells the printer to stop printing this page and go on to the next page. IGNORE page breaks: If you want this program not to use these commands, and to print maximum text lines to the paper. CUSTOM page breaks: You may enter a number from 55-125. This number will set the page size. Embedded page breaks will be ignored. * help window 4 ======== TAB SELECTION MENU ======== Select TAB values to match the text file you are printing. TABs cause spaces to be inserted into the printed document until the column number divided by the TAB amount has a remainder of ZERO. ( this is called a MODULUS ). Example: if you are at column 5 and TAB = 8 when a TAB char is found, SPACES will be inserted in columns 5,6,7,8 before the next character is printed. Experiment with this option to achieve the best looking printed results. You will get used to TABS. * help window 5 ======== OTHER OPTIONS ======== PAGE NUMBERING - Default is ON. When ON the page number is printed to the UPPER-LEFT of each square on the paper. PAGE SHADOWING - Default is ON. When ON the square boxes are SHADOWED with a dark line to the right and bottom. * help window 6 ======== SELECT STYLE: PORTRAIT OR LANDSCAPE ======== PORTRAIT: Prints the selected week in 7 rows format. LANDSCAPE: Prints the selected week in 7 column format. If you can't decide, print a sample of both, and see which one you like the best! This option only works with the standard LETTER size paper. * help window 7 ======== SELECT LEFT MARGIN ======== You may add a ONE INCH MARGIN to your documents. In PORTRAIT MODE, a LEFT margin is created. In LANDSCAPE MODE, a TOP margin is created. * help window 8 ======== SELECT ONE-SIDE or BOTH-SIDES PRINTING ======== ONE SIDE PRINT - Your document will be printed only on the front side of the paper. The back side will be blank. BOTH SIDED PRINT - The first printing pass will do all of the document front side printing, then PAUSES for you to turn the paper over and put it back into the printer, and continues to print the back sides of the document. DUPLEXING PRINTERS - The program will automatically print on both sides of each page if you select BOTH SIDES PRINT and the DUPLEXING PRINTER option ( in the printer setup menu ). * help window 9 ======== SELECT PRINTER FEED TYPE & PAPER SIZE ========== AUTOMATIC - The printer feeds paper from the automatic feed portion of your paper tray. You just have to make sure that there is enough paper in the tray, as usual. You must have purchased the proper tray for any paper size you select in AUTOMATIC FEED. MANUAL FEED - Feed paper by hand into the laser printer. NOTE: MANUAL FEED WILL PRINT ANY PAPER SIZE WHEN YOU FEED THE PAPER IN BY HAND. EXAMPLE: LETTER TRAY can MANUAL feed LEGAL PAPER without buying the LEGAL size tray! * help window 10 ======== SELECT PRINTER PORT ======== If you don't know which PORT to use: First, try PORT 1 ( this is the default, and the most common ) then, PORT 2. then, PORT 3. If that doesn't work, go ask a friend who knows a lot about computers what you should do next. Normally you don't have to worry, just select PORT 1. IMPORTANT: IF YOU HAVE A SOFTWARE "SECURITY" DEVICE IN THE PRINTER PORT, AND PRINTING ACTS WRONG: THE SECURITY DEVICE HAS FAILED. ASK YOUR VENDOR FOR A NEW KEY! THIS IS HAPPENING VERY OFTEN LATELY. ASCII-PRINT PRO CANNOT OVERRIDE A DEFECTIVE KEY! We currently don't support COM PORTS for printing. * help window 11 ======== SELECT LASER PRINTER TYPE ======== Please tell ASCII-PRINT PRO what kind of Laser Printer you have. If yours is not on the list... Select --> HP Laser Jet II ASCII-PRINT PRO supports HP LaserJet II or III compatible Laser Printers only. Your printer must be at least ---> HP PCL LEVEL IV compatible. In other words, it must be able to accept downloadable fonts, and print graphics. This program doesn't work on POSTSCRIPT PRINTERS. HP ONLY. This program doesn't work on DESK JET printers. * help window 12 ======== SELECT PRINTER INFORMATION ======== M - Select the model of Laser Printer you are using. Normally, use the HP Laser Jet II if you are not sure. Select the DUPLEXING PRINTER if you are using a laser printer which can print on both sides of a page. P - Select the PORT your printer is connected to. LPT1 is the normal printer port. COM1 COM2 is not supported by this program. T - Select MANUAL FEED or AUTOMATIC FEED and PAPER SIZE. AUTOMATIC FEED is the most common method. * help window 13 ======== HEADER LINE OPTIONS ======== The HEADER LINE contains any text that you want to appear at the top of each printed page. EDIT HEADER LINE - Enter the text you wish to appear. DON'T PRINT - The HEADER LINE will not be printed. PRINT ON FIRST PAGE ONLY - Prints the HEADER LINE on the first page of the document only. PRINT ON ALL PAGES - Prints the HEADER LINE on ALL pages of the document, when possible. BOOKLET COVER PAGE TEXT - Use this option to Edit all of the TEXT which you want to appear on the BOOKLET's COVER PAGE. * help window 14 window 14 * help window 15 ======== BORDER STYLES MENU ======== NO BORDERS = Borders will not be drawn around the pages. LIGHT = A very thin rectangle will be drawn around the pages. STANDARD = A medim thickness rectangle around pages. TWIN-LINE = Two thin parallel lines are drawn around the pages. TIGHT = A thin line is drawn around the pages, with a ONE PIXEL space between the Text and the Border. TIC-TAC = One vertical line down the center of the page, and One horizontal line across the center. TIC-TAC with FULL EDGE = Same as TIC-TAC, then a rectangle is drawn around the entire sheet. * help window 16 ======== FONT SELECTION ======== DUTCH = Font with serifs. Similar to a hybrid of COURIER and TIMES-ROMAN fonts. SWISS = Font without serifs. Similar to a hybrid of HELVETICA and LINE PRINTER fonts. NOTE: When printing in 1-UP formats, the internal fonts that are resident in your laser printer are used. * help window 17 ======== EXTRA FEATURES ======== G - PRINT GRAPH PAPER. W - PRINT a WEEK-AT-A-GLANCE CALENDAR. M - PRINT MUSIC PAPER in Portrait or Landscape mode. THESE OPTIONS PRINT WITH LETTER SIZE PAPER ONLY. * help window 18 ======== SELECT BOOKLET OR FLAT STYLE ======== BOOKLET - The MOST POPULAR style, BOOKLET prints both sides of each page. You then fold the finished document down the middle and staple it. An attractive COVER SHEET is printed as the first page of your document. FLAT STYLE - Used when you are not planning to fold your finished document, suitable for putting in flat binders or just stapling one corner. * help window 19 ======== NORMAL -or- REVERSE-COLLATE PASS 2 ======== 1 - NORMAL: Use this on PASS 2 when the next sheet your printer will feed was the first sheet which was printed on pass 1. 2 - REVERSED: Use this on PASS 2 when the next sheet your printer will feed was the LAST sheet which came out of the printer on PASS 1. NOTE: If your printer does NOT have a rear tray: you will most likely use option 2: (REVERSE-COLLATE PASS 2). * help window 20 ======== SPECIAL PRINT OPTIONS ======== 1 - ENTIRE: Print the whole document. 2 - ONE: Print only one sheet out of the document. NOTE: sheet numbers are the actual physical sheets of paper which come out of the printer. The only exception is that a BOOKLET COVER SHEET is considered to be a sheet ZERO. 3 - FRONTS: Prints only the front sides of your sheets. 4 - BACKS: Prints only the back sides of your sheets. 5 - SCAN: Don't print. Just shows you statistics about the file. * help window 21 ======== SPECIAL PRINT OPTIONS ======== 1 - ENTIRE: Print the whole booklet, cover and all. 2 - ONE: Print only one sheet from the booklet. NOTE: sheet numbers are the actual physical sheets of paper which come out of the printer. The only exception is that a BOOKLET COVER SHEET is called sheet ZERO. 3 - COVER: Print the whole BOOKLET, but no COVER PAGE. 4 - COVER: Print the BOOKLET COVER PAGE only. 5 - SCAN: Don't print. Just shows you statistics about the file. * help window 22 window 22 * help window 23 ======== BOOKLET COVER TEXT OPTIONS MENU ======== 1 - ACCEPT: BOOKLET cover sheet will print using the text which appears on this screen as is. 2 - TITLE: EDIT the 1 line COVER TITLE. This is the text which will appear in the CENTER of the BOOKLET COVER PAGE. 3 - COVER: EDIT the 6 lines of COVER TEXT. You may change these lines to anything you desire. * help window 24 ======== PREVIOUSLY SAVED SETUP MENU ======== Select from the list of previously saved SETUP names here. The FACTORY DEFAULT setup is normally the first entry in the list. * help window 25 ======== SETUP RECALL/SAVE/DELETE MENU ======== 1 - RECALL a previously saved setup. 2 - SAVE current parameters as they are now. Use this to update the currently selected SETUP file. 3 - SAVE NEW SETUP: Create a NEW SETUP file, and save the current state of ASCII-PRINT PRO just as it is right now. 4 - DELETE: Remove a previously saved SETUP from the disk. NOTE: All setup files begin with "APP" and end with ".OVL". * help window 26 ====== SELECT CUSTOM PAPER HEIGHT ====== Choose from the list of possible Paper Heights. All numbers are represented in inches. HEIGHT means: how TALL is this paper going to be? Example: for an 8 1/2 by 11 inch sheet of paper, set the HEIGHT to 11.000 inches. * help window 27 ====== SELECT CUSTOM PAPER WIDTH ====== Choose from the list of possible Paper Widths. All numbers are represented in inches. WIDTH means: how WIDE is this paper going to be? Example: for an 8 1/2 by 11 inch sheet of paper, set the WIDTH to 8.500 inches. * help window 28 window 28 * help window 29 window 29 * help window 30 window 30 * help window 31 window 31 * help window 32 window 32 * help window 33 window 33 * help window 34 window 34 * help window 35 window 35 * help window 36 window 36 * help window 37 window 37 * help window 38 window 38 * help window 39 window 39 * help window 40 ====================================== WELCOME to ASCII PRINT PRO by ETS Inc. ====================================== This program saves paper by printing your ASCII TEXT files using a scientific method of text size reduction. A HP Laser Jet compatible Laser Printer is required for this program to produce the printed pages. You are welcome to call our ETS Inc. support BBS at any time to receive the latest version of this and other fine programs which we offer. * help window 41 help window 41 * help window 42 ======== SELECT YOUR DESIRED LAYOUT STYLE ======== All of the different layouts offered are pictured here. PORTRAIT = Like a painting of a person. LANDSCAPE = Like a painting of mountains. BOOK = The job is printed on both sides of the paper, then you fold the paper in half, staple it down the middle, and a very attractive BOOKLET is made! * help window 43 ======== PRINTING SIDE TWO OF YOUR PAGES ======== Replace the stack of paper back into your Laser Printer tray for printing the back sides. PRINTERS WITH A REAR TRAY: The program is expecting the FIRST PAGE which came out originally to be the FIRST PAGE printed next. PRINTERS WITH NO REAR TRAY: The program is expecting the LAST PAGE which came out originally to be the FIRST PAGE printed next. After you turn the stack over, orient the paper stack so that the pages are readable from the same direction that they entered the printer on the first pass. * help window 44 ======== HEADER TEXT ======== Enter the line of text you wish to appear as a page header on the tops of the printed pages. * help window 45 window 45 * help window 46 ASCII-PRINT PRO GENERIC TEXT ENTRY WINDOW Edit this line to contain the TEXT or NUMBER you desire. The length of the line is pre-set. You cannot enter too many characters, because the program won't let you. Press <Enter> when finished entering keyboard data. Press <ESC> to abandon editing of this line. * help window 47 ======== BOOKLET TITLE ======== Please enter the text which you would like to appear in the center of your booklet cover page. Enter a blank line if you don't want a title to appear. CNTRL+Y Blanks out the entire line. * help window 48 window 48 * help window 49 window 49 * help window 50 window 50 * help window 51 window 51 * help window 52 window 52 * help window 53 window 53 * help window 54 === EDITING COMMANDS === CNTRL+Y - DELETE ENTIRE LINE CNTRL+LEFT ARROW - GO ONE WORD LEFT CNTRL+RIGHT ARROW - GO ONE WORD RIGHT HOME - GO TO START OF LINE END - GO TO END OF LINE BACKSPACE - DELETE 1 CHARACTER TO THE LEFT DELETE - DELETE 1 CHARACTER TO THE RIGHT ENTER - ACCEPT LINE AS IS ESCAPE - ACCEPT LINE AS IS * help window 55 ======== ENTER COVER TEXT ======== The six lines of text you enter will appear on the lower left portion of the BOOKLET. If you want these lines blank, set them to all blanks. * help window 56 ======== GIVE THIS SETUP A DESCRIPTION ======== Please enter a brief line of text which will remind yourself in the future of what the nature of the current state of this program means to you. The SETUPS are very handy for printing jobs which you have to do periodically, and saving a custom job will make your life easier in the future when you need to print this job again. * help window 57 window 57 * help window 58 window 58 * help window 59 window 59 * help window 60 ================ SPECIAL HINT: ====================== Your ASCII TEXT file contains EMBEDDED PRINT COMMANDS. Your file is still printable, but the results may not be perfect. <Press any key> to erase this message and continue