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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?                          PAG┼ BLOCK╙ OVERLAP║á Thi≤ mean≤ tha⌠ ì
                                                   thσá STARTIN╟á COLUM╬á numbe≥á fo≥á thσ ì
  Anyonσá wh∩á ha≤á trieΣ t∩á creatσá ß            righ⌠á pagσá isn'⌠á largσá enough«á Thσ ì
foldeΣ pamphle⌠ oµ eveε moderatσ lengtΦ            righ⌠á sidσ oµ thσ pagσ i≤á overlappinτ ì
caεá appreciatσá thσá utilit∙á oµá thi≤            thσ lef⌠ side« Ente≥ ß large≥ number.
program«á Thσá uninitiateΣá ma∙á wonde≥
what'≤ s∩ difficul⌠ abou⌠ printinτ u≡ ß              THRE┼áá O╥áá MOR┼áá PAGE╙áá REQUIRED║ ì
fe≈á page≤ anΣ staplinτ theφá together«            PAMPHLE╘á doesn'⌠ worδá witΦá document≤ ì
HardeneΣá veterans¼á though¼á wil∞ tel∞            smalle≥áá thaεáá │á page≤á ('causσáá i⌠ ì
yo⌡ ß stor∙ likσ this║                             wouldn'⌠ bσ ß pamphlet¼ right?)

áááááThσá firs⌠á anΣ las⌠ pagσá oµ
áááááthσ pamphle⌠ g∩ oε thσá fron⌠                           WHAT CAN GO RIGHT?
áááááoµ thσ firs⌠ printeΣ pagσ (iε
áááááreversσá order¼á oµá course)«                   Iµááá creatinτááá pamphlet≤ááá sound≤ ì
áááááTheεá thσ seconΣ anΣ nex⌠á t∩                 complicated¼á tr∙ makinτ onσ ou⌠ oµá aε ì
ááááálas⌠ pagσ goe≤ oε thσ bacδ oµ                 olΣ tex⌠ file« You'l∞ finΣ i⌠ eas∙ oncσ ì
áááááthσá firs⌠ printeΣ page«á AnΣ                 yo⌡ ge⌠ thσ hanτ oµ formatting« Bes⌠ oµ ì
áááááiµ therσ arσ an∙ blanδá page≤                 all¼á no≈ yo⌡ won'⌠ havσ t∩ worr∙ abou⌠ ì
áááááa⌠á thσ enΣ the∙ g∩ iεá placσ                 ho≈ t∩ pu⌠ thσ pamphle⌠ together.
áááááoµ thσ las⌠ o≥ seconΣ t∩ las⌠                   WitΦá PAMPHLET¼á eveεá thσá pro≤á arσ ì
ááááápages«ááá Theεáá thσáá seconΣ                 freeΣ froφ thσ drudger∙ oµ pagσ pastinτ ì
ááááápage..«                                       anΣ filσ fiddling!



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è          WHAT CAN GO WRONG?                         Well¼á yo⌡á caε seσ it'≤ ßá bi⌠á likσ ì
                                                   jugglinτ billiarΣ ball≤ whilσ tryinτ t∩ ì
  Oε occasion¼á PAMPHLE╘ ma∙ qui⌠ earl∙            pu⌠á theφá iε orderíá Eveεá thosσá witΦ ì
anΣá leavσ yo⌡ ß messagσ oε thσ screen«            worΣ processor≤ tha⌠ allo≈ side-by-sidσ ì
Mos⌠ arσ self-explanatory¼ bu⌠ here'≤ ß            pasteup≤á ma∙ finΣ thσá assembl∙á logiπ ì
lis⌠ oµ wha⌠ caε g∩ wrong:                         confusing¼á anΣ a⌠ bes⌠ timσ consuming« ì
                                                   WitΦ thσ PAMPHLE╘ prograφ al∞ thσ dirt∙ ì
  SOURC┼á FIL┼á NO╘á FOUND║á Maybσá yo⌡            logiπ i≤ donσ fo≥ you.
spelleΣá i⌠ wrong¼á o≥ didn'⌠á usσá thσ              Thσ tex⌠ fo≥ you≥ pamphle⌠ i≤ writteε ì
drivσáá identifier«áá Iµá it'≤áá there¼            a≤ ß straightforwarΣ WordSta≥ file«á N∩ ì
PAMPHLE╘ wil∞ finΣ it.                             trick≤ o≥ ugl∙ maneuvers«á Jus⌠ typσ iε ì
                                                   wha⌠á yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ writσ froφá beginninτ ì
  SOURC┼á FIL┼á TO╧ BIG║á That'≤ no⌠á ß            t∩á end«á Wheε thσ pamphle⌠ i≤á printeΣ ì
pamphle⌠ you'rσ making¼ it'≤ ß bookletí            anΣ stapled¼á i⌠ wil∞ reaΣ jus⌠ a≤á yo⌡ ì
PAMPHLET'≤á capacit∙á depend≤á oεáá thσ            typeΣá it¼á firs⌠ pagσ througΦ thσ las⌠ ì
systeφá you'rσ using«á Eveε oεá smalle≥            page.
systems¼á though¼ i⌠ shoulΣ accommodatσ
ß couplσ dozeε pamphlet-sizeΣ pages.
                                                           GEE, WHAT CAN'T IT DO?
  DESTINATIO╬ DIS╦ FULL║ You'vσ ruε ou⌠
oµ spacσ oε you≥ disk«á Thσ sourcσ filσ              Granted¼á yo⌡á wil∞á havσ t∩ d∩á somσ ì
i≤á retaineΣá oε thσá disk«á Sincσá thσ            planning«á Thing≤á sucΦ a≤ pape≥á size¼ ì
newl∙ createΣ filσ i≤ eveε large≥á thaε            margiεá widtΦ anΣ thσ likσ alway≤á havσ ì
thσ source¼ spacσ i≤ useΣ rapidly«                 t∩á bσá deal⌠á witΦá wheεá creatinτáá ß ì


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èWordSta≥á document«á Bu⌠ morσá oεá tha⌠            file«á Sincσá thσ documen⌠ wil∞ havσ aε ì
later«                                             unusua∞á width¼á eacΦ linσ ma∙ wra≡á t∩ ì
  Yo⌡ can'⌠ usσ conditiona∞ pagσ break≤            thσ nex⌠ line« I⌠ ma∙ looδ likσ ß crue∞ ì
(.PA)¼á aεá alternatσ pitcΦ (CTRL-A⌐ o≥            hoax¼á bu⌠á i⌠á isn'⌠á a≤á i⌠á appearsí ì
othe≥á specia∞ forma⌠ command≤á iεá thσ            That'≤á jus⌠ WordStar'≤ wa∙ oµ displayì
middlσá oµá thσá text«á Thσá reasoεá i≤            inτ widσ document≤ oε thσ screen.
simple║á Sincσ yo⌡ wil∞ bσ printinτ tw∩
page≤á side-by-sidσá oεá onσá shee⌠á oµ
paper¼á an∙á sucΦ changσ t∩ onσ sidσ oµ                       NO╫ T╧ PRIN╘ IT!
thσ documen⌠ wil∞ als∩ affec⌠ thσ othe≥
side«                                                Thσ pamphle⌠ caε no≈ bσ printeΣ page-ì
  Yo⌡áá als∩áá can'⌠áá usσáá WordStar'≤            by-pagσá oεá botΦ side≤ oµ eacΦá sheet« ì
automatiπ pagσ numberinτ (typσ you≥ owε            Thσ filσ wil∞ bσ iε prope≥á order;á al∞ ì
number≤á a⌠á thσ bottoφ oµ eacΦá page)«            yo⌡á havσá t∩á d∩ i≤á fli≡á eacΦá shee⌠ ì
Finally¼á a≤á witΦ an∙ documen⌠á havinτ            horizontall∙ t∩ prin⌠ thσ seconΣ side.
column≤ iε thσ middlσ oµ thσ page¼á yo⌡              Afte≥ eacΦ shee⌠ ha≤ beeε printeΣá oε ì
can'⌠ takσ advantagσ oµ you≥á printer'≤            botΦ sides¼ makσ ß stacδ b∙ pilinτ theφ ì
micr∩ justification.                               witΦáá thσá first-sidσá printeΣá facinτ ì
  PAMPHLE╘ doesn'⌠ demanΣ plaiε vanillß            down«á Continuσ addinτ t∩ thσ stacδá iε ì
though¼á sincσ yo⌡ caε underline¼ bold-            thσá samσ manne≥ througΦ thσ enΣ oµ thσ ì
faceéá anΣá doublestrike«á Tex⌠á caεá bσ            file«á Wheεá thσ las⌠ shee⌠ i≤á oεá thσ ì
centered¼ááá justified¼ááá unjustified¼            stack¼á simpl∙ folΣ thσ pilσ iε halµ s∩ ì
singlσ spaceΣ o≥ doublσá spaced«á Righ⌠            tha⌠á thσ las⌠ shee⌠ i≤ iε thσá middle« ì
anΣá lef⌠ margin≤ ma∙ bσ rese⌠ a⌠ will¼            There'≤ you≥ pamphlet!


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è  2⌐á Thσ namσ oµ thσ DESTINATIO╬á filσ            allowinτ yo⌡ t∩ inden⌠ o≥ leavσ picturσ ì
(thσá onσ that'≤ s∩ easy)«á Thi≤ i≤ thσ            boxes«á You≥á page≤ caε bσ a≤á widσá o≥ ì
filσá tha⌠ wil∞ contaiε you≥á completeΣ            narro≈áá a≤á yo⌡á choose¼áá withiεá thσ ì
pamphlet«áá Bσá surσá t∩á usσá ßáá namσ            capabilit∙ oµ you≥ printer.
differen⌠ froφ thσ sourcσá file«á Agaiε
usσá thσ drivσ identifie≥ iµ necessary║
[B:PISAKAKE.TXT].                                         HO╫ SHOUL─ M┘ TEX╘ LOOK?

  3⌐ Thσ STARTIN╟ COLUM╬ fo≥ thσá righ⌠              Afte≥á you'vσá writteε thσá tex⌠á anΣ ì
page«á Thi≤á i≤ thσ wherσ thσ left-mos⌠            formatteΣ i⌠ fo≥ size¼ it'≤ read∙ t∩ bσ ì
columεá oµá thσá righ⌠á pagσá wil∞áá bσ            ruε througΦ PAMPHLET« Bu⌠ first¼ jus⌠ ß ì
printed«á Thi≤á numbe≥ i≤ equa∞ t∩ you≥            fe≈ word≤ oε formatting«
tex⌠ widtΦ plu≤ thσ numbe≥ oµ space≤ iε              Determinσáá thσá dimension≤á oµá you≥ ì
you≥á cente≥ margin«á Fo≥á example¼á 4╡            pamphle⌠á anΣ ho≈ tex⌠ wil∞ fi⌠ oεá thσ ì
(tex⌠á width⌐á ½á 1▓á (cente≥áá margin⌐            page«á Thσá tex⌠ widtΦ shoulΣ bσ narro≈ ì
equal≤á 57¼á whicΦá i≤ thσá numbe≥á yo⌡            enougΦá t∩ allo≈ tw∩ oµ thσá page≤á yo⌡ ì
enter.                                             seσá oε thσ screeε t∩ fi⌠ sidσ b∙á sidσ ì
                                                   iε thσ pamphlet« Se⌠ thσ ne≈ tex⌠ widtΦ ì
  Answe≥ Y(es⌐ o≥ N(o⌐ t∩ thσá questioε            witΦá CTRL-O╥ anΣ thσ pagσ lengtΦá witΦ ì
"Arσá al∞ entrie≤ correct"¼á anΣ that'≤            thσá (.PL)á commanΣá anΣá reforma⌠á thσ ì
allíá Thσá disδ drive≤ wil∞ whi≥ fo≥á ß            document.
fe≈á second≤ anΣ theε thσ prograφá wil∞              Printsho≡á professional≤ likσ t∩ havσ ì
end«                                               thσá numbe≥ oµ page≤ divisiblσ b∙ ┤á s∩ ì
  Usσ WordSta≥ t∩ examinσ thσ completeΣ            tha⌠á therσ arσ n∩ blanδ page≤á a⌠á thσ ì


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èenΣá oµ thσ pamphlet«á Iµ thσá pamphle⌠            i≤ righ⌠ belo≈ thσ las⌠ pagσ line«
doesn'⌠ havσ ß cover¼á the∙ changσá thσ              You≥ filσ shoulΣ begiε witΦ ßá couplσ ì
rule≤á ßá bi⌠ anΣ leavσ thσá ver∙á las⌠            oµá necessar∙ Do⌠ commands«á Turεá pagσ ì
pagσ blank« Yo⌡ migh⌠ bσ ablσ t∩ adΣ o≥            numberinτá ofµá  witΦ (.OP)«á  Iµá you≥ ì
subtrac⌠á ßá fe≈á line≤ t∩á reacΦá thi≤            printe≥á support≤á micro-justification¼ ì
goal«á ┴á Tablσ oµ Content≤ i≤ ßá heft∙            turε i⌠  ofµ witΦ (.U╩ OFF)«á An∙ othe≥ ì
spacσ filler¼á a≤ i≤ ß Titlσ Pagσá (anΣ            formattinτ commanΣ tha⌠ wil∞ bσ carrieΣ ì
yo⌡á alway≤ though⌠ the∙ werσ therσ fo≥            througΦá thσá entirσá filσá shoulΣáá bσ ì
thσ reader'≤ benefit!)                             entereΣáá BEFOR┼áá TH┼áá TEX╘áá BEGINS« ì
  Remembe≥ááá tha⌠áá yo⌡áá can'⌠ááá usσ
conditiona∞á pagσ break≤ (.PA⌐á s∩á yo⌡
neeΣá t∩á fil∞ an∙ blanδ spacσá a⌠á thσ                      SO HOW DO I USE IT?
bottoφá oµá thσá page«áá Jus⌠áá keepinτ
enterinτá carriagσá return≤á unti∞á thσ              Thi≤á i≤ thσ eas∙ par⌠ yo⌡ reaΣ abou⌠ ì
pagσá linσá show≤ u≡ (see¼á that'≤á no⌠            earlier«á Afte≥ you'vσ saveΣ you≥á filσ ì
mucΦá oµ ß limitation)«á Iµá you≥á las⌠            anΣ exiteΣ WordStar¼á ruε PAMPHLET«á Oε ì
pagσ doesn'⌠ enΣ a⌠ thσ bottom¼á that'≤            thσá screeε yo⌡ wil∞ bσ presenteΣá witΦ ì
okay.                                              jus⌠ threσ question≤ t∩ answer«
  PAMPHLE╘á treat≤ anythinτ beyonΣá thσ
fina∞ pagσ marke≥ linσ a≤ aε additiona∞              1⌐á Thσá namσá oµá thσá SOURC┼áá filσ ì
page«á T∩á bσá surσ therσ arσ n∩á extrß            (thσ onσ you'vσ jus⌠ sweateΣ over!⌐á Bσ ì
carriagσá return≤ danglinτ a⌠ thσá end¼            surσ t∩ usσ thσ drivσ identifie≥ iµ thσ ì
g∩ t∩ thσ enΣ oµ thσ tex⌠ (usσ CTRL-QC⌐            filσá disδ i≤ no⌠ oε thσ loggeΣá drive« ì
theε deletσ backward≤ unti∞ thσá curso≥            Likσ this║  [B:HARDWORK.TXT]


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