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Tutorial TopicsThis first set of topics (up to Ending the Programme) explains
concepts to give you an understanding of how WML works. The topics from File
on down through Preferences & Help give you information on how to use a
specific item on WML's menus.
Ending the programme (return to DOS)When you are finished using WML and want
to end the programme just select the E|x|it option under the |F|ile menu. If
all menus are closed, just press |Fx|, or you can highlight the File menu
then use the down arrow to highlight Exit then press ─┘Enter.
How to print the documentationThere are five documentation files which came
with your copy of WML:~~1. READ.ME ── Things to know before using WML plus
latest features~2. WHATS.NEW ── A history of versions~3. WML.TXT ── ASCII
text file of the shareware manual (which differs from the more in-depth
Registered Edition manual)~4. WML.WP ── WordPerfect 5 file of the shareware
manual~5. ORDER.FRM ── A blank invoice for ordering all of my software (an
invoice & registration form is included in the WML.TXT and WML.WP files).~~Go
to the DOS prompt and change to your WML directory (e.g., "cd \wml"). Now,
to |display| a file:~~|| Type "|LIST filename|" - If you have LIST in your
computer you will see the file appear almost instantly~~|| If you don't have
LIST (the computer said 'bad command or file name') then use "|MORE <
filename|"~~To |print| a file enter "|TYPE filename > PRN|"~~If you have
WordPerfect, run it and load WML.WP. You will see instructions in a comment
inside the file.
How to registerWhen you have decided to make WML a part of your business you
can get the latest Registered Edition...~~1. Enter "TYPE ORDER.FRM > PRN" at
the DOS prompt (without the quotation marks) to print the order form, fill it
in, and mail with with your registration fee, or~~2. If you prefer to use a
credit card, you can order WML from Public (software) Library with your MC,
Visa, AmEx, or Discover card by calling 800-242-4PsL (from overseas:
713-524-6394) or by FAX to 713-524-6398 or by CompuServe to 71355,470. THESE
NUMBERS ARE FOR ORDERING ONLY. I CANNOT be reached at those numbers. To
contact me for information about dealer pricing, volume discounts, site
licensing, the status of shipment of the product, the latest version number,
or for technical information, call 315-852-6942 or write me at 28 Mulberry
Street, Clinton, NY USA 13323-1506. Shareware is "try before you buy" so
please understand that product returns are not allowed.~~When ordering from
PsL ask for |product no. 10800|. PsL will add $3 for shipping & handling to
U.S. and Canadian orders.
Laser Printer FontsFonts are different styles of type your printer can
produce (e.g., Helvetica and Roman are two common fonts). Your laser printer
has one or more of the following types of fonts:~~|| Resident fonts~||
Cartridge fonts~|| Soft fonts~~|Resident fonts| are permanently stored in
your printer's memory to be used at any time. |Cartridge fonts| are also a
type of memory, available for use at any time. |Soft fonts| are stored on
disk and downloaded (sent) to the printer as needed.~~|NOTES|~~Envelopes use
|landscape| fonts (soft fonts ending in .SFL), labels use |portrait| fonts
(soft fonts ending in .SFP).~~Soft fonts |must| end in SFL or SFP. If you
have PCL soft fonts with different extensions (such as USP), just rename them
to SFP or SFL as appropriate. SFP and SFL are the most common extensions,
meaning |S|oft |F|ont |P|ortrait and |S|oft |F|ont |L|andscape.
Menu UsageThe menu you see near the top of your screen is my understanding of
a CUA-compliant menu. It is the same type of menu you will find in Windows,
QuickBASIC, etc.~~WML's menu, which is on the second line of your screen, is
two-dimensional: there are |menu headings| horizontally and under each of
these are the actual |menu items|. There are two ways to choose a menu
item:~~1. Use the right, left, up, and down arrows to highlight the item you
want then press |─┘Enter|, or~~2. Press the highlighted letter of the menu
item~~For example, you can press |F| then |x| to exit WML, or highlight |File|
then press the down arrow and highlight |Exit| then press
|─┘Enter|.~~|NOTES|~~To pull-down (|open|) a menu just highlight it then
press |─┘Enter| or the |down-arrow| key.~~To |close| a menu press the |Esc|
key. It is not necessary to close a menu. You can use the right/left arrows
with the menus opened to browse all of the options. Usually the only reason to
close a menu is so you can use the letters instead of arrows (e.g., if you had
the File menu open and wanted to use the Help Index you could press Esc to
close the File menu then press |H|-|I|).
Order of Printing & ViewingTo control the order in which entries are printed
or viewed use the Index menu. You will see a || mark next to the index which
is currently in use. For more details see the |Indexing| section.
Postal Bar CodesPostal bar codes are printed automatically at the bottom of
every envelope which has a zip code if WML finds the font |MAILCODE.SFL| in
its directory. This soft font is provided with even the Unregistered Edition.
Status LinesWML has two status lines, at the top & bottom of the
screen. At the top is the title of the programme and the WML file you
have open (if any). At the bottom of the screen is a bar which looks like
this:~~|Total│Selected│Bad/Omit│Pack│Index│01-01-1980|~~ From left
to right the items are:~
1. Total records in the open file~
2. Total records selected for printing~
3. Total records bad or excluded from mailings~
4. The word |Pack| if there are entries to be erased~
5. Index in use (name, company, address, or zip)~
6. To-day's date (so far as the computer knows). If you have a filter chosen,
this will be replaced with "|Filter|" followed by "|Sel|" for Selected records
only, "|Del|" for Deleted records only, or "|SelDel|" for both. If the filter
message is |bright| the selection is unchanged, otherwise changes have
occured. For example, you have set the filter to Selected Only then cleared
the selection status of a record. The filter message would change to dim since
the filter is no longer accurate.
What Does 'Selected' Mean?Your mailing list has entries in it, and each
entry has a |Selected for printing| toggle switch, which you can see on the
right side of the Data Entry/Names screen. If there is a check-mark in the
box it means that the entry is Selected; otherwise, it is not.~~ The general
idea here is that you |select| the records that you want to do something with
(like print them). This could also be called "marking" or "flagging" entries.
Most often the selected records will be printed on envelopes or labels, but
you can also perform other actions on them. ~~|EXAMPLE|~~Let's say you want
to move records from one file to another. You can do it by Selecting them
then importing or exporting (import & export both allow you to operate on all
entries or just the Selected entries).~~|How To Select Entries|~~There are
two ways you can select entries:~~|1|. One by one on the Data Entry/Names
screen by pressing «Alt»-S, or~~|2|. Using the File/Select-Query option, which
gives you complete flexibility to select entries one-by-one, in groups, or the
whole mailing list.
FileIn general, using the File menu is like going to your paper filing
cabinet. There are options to work with the files stored on your disk.~~Use
the up and down-arrow keys to highlight the item you want then press
|═╛Enter| or press the highlighted letter for the item.~~Your mailing lists
will be stored in one or more files. You must specify a file to use before
you can enter any information. Think of it this way: you have to go get a
file out of your filing cabinet before you can look at what's there or add
anything to it, and if you don't have any files you have to set one up.
OpenOpens an existing file. After you choose this option you will be shown a
menu of files from which to choose. Hi