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HELP INDEX SECTION FUNCTION Option USER LEVEL HELP PAGE ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── INTRODUCTION........................................................ 1 MAIN MENU........................................................... 2 SETUP FUNCTION MENU........................................ 3 Data Path..........................(N).......... 4 Change Config File.................(A).......... 5 User Level.........................(N).......... 6 Printer............................(A).......... 7 Print Fonts to Use.................(A).......... 8 Monitor............................(E).......... 3 Change Menu Colors.................(E).......... 9 Date Format........................(E).......... A Restore Conf.......................(E).......... 3 Reload Defaults....................(E).......... 3 Restore Path.......................(E).......... 3 Save Options.......................(E).......... S OPTIONS FUNCTION MENU...................................... B Paper Size.........................(N).......... C Style of Output....................(N).......... D SECTION FUNCTION Option USER LEVEL HELP PAGE ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── OPTIONS FUNCTION MENU (Continued) Page Title.........................(A).......... E Option File........................(A).......... F Cover File.........................(E).......... G Option Switches....................(E).......... H Line/Page Limit....................(E).......... I Stamp-iT!..........................(E).......... J FILES SELECT FUNCTION MENU................................. K File Selection/Tag.................(N).......... L File Mask..........................(A).......... M Archive Bit........................(E).......... K PRINT FUNCTION MENU........................................ N Paper Source.......................(N).......... N Print These Selected Files.........(N).......... O Reverse 2nd Pass Output............(A).......... N Output To..........................(E).......... N Generate Key Word Index............(E).......... P INDX-IT!...........................(E).......... P SECTION FUNCTION Option USER LEVEL HELP PAGE ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── EXIT FUNCTION MENU......................................... Q Return to DOS......................(N).......... Q Save Options.......................(N).......... R Cancel.............................(N).......... Q FILE VIEW........................................................... S DISK/PRINTER NOT READY.............................................. T UTILITY MENU........................................................ U SHAREWARE REGISTRATION ORDER FORM................................... V PRODUCT SUPPORT INFORMATION......................................... V BRANDING THE SYSTEM................................................. V In this Help Module, the use of brackets [ ] denotes a specific key. Parenthesis ( ) are used for comments. User levels - (N)=Normal, (A)=Advanced, (E)=Expert. The bottom line of the display is used for help key information, showing the currently active help action keys and their function. INTRODUCTION LASR_MAN prints ASCII text files on a laser or ink jet printer in any of thirty-six different styles. They include the normal portrait or landscape orientation with either 10, 12, 17, 23 or 33 characters per inch (cpi), landscape with two pages per side (pps) at 17 cpi or eight pps at 33 cpi, and portrait with four pps at 23 cpi. Each of these styles may use multiple passes, printing on both sides of each sheet. This allows up to sixteen pages of sixty lines each to be printed on a single sheet of letter size paper. Configuration data is included to allow printing on A4 and legal size paper. In addition, the program has the ability to print individual files, each in the form of a booklet, or a group of files may be printed together, as chapters of a book, in the form of a manual with two, four or eight pages per side. Each book page will contain one, two or four text pages. Other options include selection of only files that have been changed, page titles, substitution of spaces for tabs, binding margins, underlining, covers, a half-tone "rubber stamp", print font selection, and a variety of option switches. Options may be specified as an environment variable, on the command line, in an option file or by menu selection while the program is running. Files to be printed may be selected in the same manner. LASR_MAN prints only unformatted ASCII files. If you use it to print a .COM file or a document stored in coded form by a word processor such as WordPerfect, the output will look strange. The only control characters that are passed to the printer are carriage return (13), line feed (10) and form feed (12). The tab character (9) is converted to spaces. All other control characters (0-31) are replaced by a '■'. Valid characters (32-255) are printed 'as-is'. MAIN MENU The ╔══╡ NORMAL SEQUENCE OF LASR_MAN OPERATIONS ╞══╗ is: ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════╝ 1.·SETUP the drive/directory on which the file(s) to be printed reside. 2.·Set the printing OPTIONS desired if different from the currently set options. 3. Perform FILES SELECTion to tag the file(s) for printing. 4. PRINT the selected files. 5. EXIT the program. In this Help Module, the use of brackets [ ] denotes a specific key. Parenthesis ( ) are used for comments. User levels - (N)=Normal, (A)=Advanced, (E)=Expert. The bottom line of the display is used for help key information, showing he currently active help action keys and their function. The ╔══╡ MAIN MENU FUNCTIONS ╞══╗ include: ╚═══════════════════════════╝ SETUP........Change the data drive/directory path & program/system setup. OPTIONS......Change the printing option. FILES SELECT.Select/tag files in the data path directory for printing. PRINT........Print the tagged files using the current print options. EXIT.........Return to DOS & optionally save the default program options. ═>To select a FUNCTION and have its option menu displayed, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it using the arrow keys and press [ENTER]. Any FUNCTION may be accessed from the MAIN MENU, or any option menu, by pressing its [highlight letter] or [ALT][highlight letter]. The BACKGROUND DISPLAY, at both MAIN MENU and FUNCTION MENU selection, may contain a variety of information. The BACKGROUND DISPLAY information status is shown on the top line after "D>" (The user level is shown after "M>". The codes are: FUNCTION MENU DISPLAY ONLY MAIN AND FUNCTION MENU DISPLAY ══════════════════════════ ══════════════════════════════ -ƒ No background display -+ No background display nƒ Normal option data N+ Normal option data aƒ Advanced option data A+ Advanced option data eƒ Expert option data E+ Expert option data ═>To toggle the BACKGROUND INFORMATION DISPLAY, press [TAB]. This INFOR- MATION DISPLAY has eight levels, any of which may be set by repeatedly pressing the [TAB] key. SOFT FONT AVAILABILITY If the Print Font Display Status option has been toggled to "Yes", the availability of all possible LASR_MAN soft fonts will be displayed upon initialization. This display shows both those fonts that are present and those that have not been loaded. The last two letters of the font name denote orientation and font type: P=Portrait 0=STAMP-IT! L=Landscape 1=LaserJet+ 2=LaserJet II/III/IV 3=DeskJet ═>To terminate loading the program at this point, press [ESCAPE]. ═>To continue loading the program, press any other key. SETUP MENU The ╔═══╡ SETUP FUNCTION ╞═══╗ MENU includes: ╚════════════════════════╝ DATA PATH......(N)..Change either the drive and/or the directory path to the data files to be printed. CHANGE·CONFIG..(A)..Load a file that will modify the current printer con- figuration set by the configuration file and select- ion of the paper size and source. USER LEVEL.....(N)..Select the user level of menus & displays to use. PRINTER........(A)..Select the type of printer - LaserJet or DeskJet. PRINT FONTS....(E)..Select the printer soft fonts/type fonts to use. MONITOR........(E)..Toggle the display between monochrome, CGA color (8 background colors) and EGA/VGA color (16 background). MENU COLORS....(E)..Change the colors of any of the eight menu types. DATE FORMAT....(E)..Set the date display format. RESTORE·CONF...(E)..Reset the printer configuration to the selected default standard. RESTORE OPTIONS(E)..Reload the initial default program options. RESTORE PATH...(E)..Reset the data directory path to the one that was in effect when LASR_MAN was initiated. ═>To select a SETUP OPTION, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. ═>To select a MAIN MENU FUNCTION, press its highlighted letter. RESTORE CONFIGURATION FILES Selecting this option can reset the printer parameters to the standard used for the selected PAPER SIZE and SOURCE BIN. A verification prompt is first displayed and then, on a positive response, the program rereads the standard printer configuration file for the selected PAPER SIZE and SOURCE BIN commands. ═>To restore the printer commands without any changes, press [Y]. ═>To leave the printer commands as they are currently set, press [N]. RESTORE PROGRAM DEFAULT OPTIONS Selecting this option first displays a verification prompt and then, on a positive response, resets the basic program options to those that were in effect when the program was first installed.. ═>To restore the basic program options, press [Y]. ═>To leave the options as they are currently set, press [N]. RESTORE DATA PATH Selecting this option can reset the data drive and directory to that which was in effect when the program was loaded. A verification prompt is first displayed and then, on a positive response, the data drive and directory are reset. ═>To restore the initial drive/directory, press [Y]. ═>To leave the drive/directory as they are currently set, press [N]. CHANGE DATA PATH This option will set the drive and directory from which files may first be selected/tagged and then printed. The DRIVE MENU displays all valid drives, "A" thru LASTDRIVE, as defined by CONFIG.SYS. Those drives that are CAPITALIZED are currently available, while the lower case drives are not. The current DRIVE is highlighted. ═>To select the DATA PATH DRIVE, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. The SUBDIRECTORY PICK LIST displays the available subdirectories of the currently defined drive/directory DATA PATH. The "accept path" option will accept the DATA PATH as currently displayed to the right of the DIRECTORY DATA PATH option. The ". [root dir]" option (if shown) will reset the DATA PATH to the root directory of the current drive. The ".. [parent]" option (if shown) will remove the last subdirectory that was added to the DATA PATH. Pressing [highlight letter] will move the highlight bar to the first subdirectory whose name starts with that letter. ═>To select one of these options or to add another subdirectory to the DATA PATH, move the highlight bar to the desired item and press [ENTER]. CHANGE CONFIGURATION FILE There are two types of printer configuration files included with LASR_MAN. They are: 1.·The standard printer configuration file, LASR_MAN.LMG, containing the commands common to all paper sizes and source bins, paper size specific printer commands, and paper source bin specific printer commands. This file is accessed by the SETUP FUNCTION options of PRINTER and PRINT FONTS, OPTIONS FUNCTION options of PAPER SIZE and STYLE OF OUTPUT, and PRINT FUNCTION option PAPER SOURCE. 2.·Override printer configuration commands may be contained in change configuration files, having an extension of "*.LMC". Only the second type of configuration file can be loaded with this option. The CONFIGURATION FILE PATH LIST MENU displays the PATH subdirectories that contain files with an extension of ".LMC". If there is only one PATH subdirectory that contains ".LMC" files, this menu will not be displayed and the program will next display the CONFIGURATION FILE PICK LIST. Pressing [highlight letter] will move the highlight bar to the first subdirectory path displayed whose name starts with that letter. ═>To select a PATH subdirectory from which a configuration file may be selected, move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. The program next displays the CONFIGURATION FILE PICK LIST. The CONFIGURATION CHANGE FILE PICK LIST displays the files with an extension of ".LMC", located on the selected CONFIG FILE PATH. A maximum of seventy-five files can be shown at one time: to display others, use the cursor control keys noted on the help line. ═>To view the contents of any CONFIGURATION CHANGE FILE, move the highlight bar to the desired file name using the arrow keys and press [F2]. ═>To select a CONFIGURATION CHANGE FILE, move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. Pressing [highlight letter] will move the highlight bar to the first file displayed whose name starts with that letter. ═>To return to the SETUP menu, press [ESCAPE]. USER LEVEL OPTIONS available with the various USER LEVELS, tabulated by FUNCTION: ┌─────────────┬──────────────┬──────────────┬──────────────┬────────────┐ │ SETUP │ OPTIONS │ FILES SELECT │ PRINT │ EXIT │ └─────────────┴──────────────┴──────────────┴──────────────┴────────────┘ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - N O R M A L - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Data Path Paper Size File Select/ ┐ Paper Source Return to DOS User Level Style of Output Tag┘ Print These ┐ Cancel Option Files┘ Save Options - - - - - - - - - - - - A D V A N C E D - - - - - - - - - - - - - Change Config Page Title File Mask Reverse 2nd ┐ Printer Option File Page┘ Print Fonts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - E X P E R T - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Monitor Cover File Archive Bit Output To Menu Colors Option Switches Generate Key┐ Date Format Line/Page Limit Word Index┘ Restore Conf STAMP-IT! INDX-IT! Restore Opts Restore Path Save Options MENU There are three USER LEVELS of option menus and displays available with LASR_MAN. They are: NORMAL....(N)..Basic options to select and print files ADVANCED..(A)..Expanded options such as page titles and option files EXPERT....(E)..Full system options For a summary of the various LASR_MAN options available at each USER LEVEL, press [PAGEUP]. As distributed, LASR_MAN is set for the basic MENU level of NORMAL and DISPLAY level of NORMAL, for Function menus only. ═>To return to the SETUP menu, press [ESCAPE]. ═>To select the desired USER MENU LEVEL, press the desired level's highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. The DISPLAY LEVEL menu is next displayed. DISPLAY The DISPLAY LEVEL MENU determines how the BACKGROUND INFORMATION will appear when the program is waiting for either at the MAIN MENU for Function selection or at one of the FUNCTION MENUS for Option selection. The higher level options will also display the lower option settings - EXPERT will display NORMAL, ADVANCED and EXPERT option settings. The primary reason for this option is to allow an uncluttered display for those that desire it. ═>To return to the SETUP menu, press [ESCAPE]. ═>To select the desired USER DISPLAY LEVEL, press the desired level's highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. A prompt to determine when to display the BACKGROUND INFORMATION is displayed next. MAIN?... The BACKGROUND INFORMATION is normally displayed when any MAIN MENU FUNCTION is selected and it's OPTION MENU is displayed. (Note that it can be suppressed by the previous USER DISPLAY LEVEL menu.) Additionally, the BACKGROUND INFORMATION can be displayed when the program is at the MAIN MENU waiting for a FUNCTION to be selected. ═>To return to the SETUP menu, press [ESCAPE]. ═>To additionally display the BACKGROUND INFORMATION at the MAIN MENU, press [Y]. ═>To suppress the BACKGROUND INFORMATION display at the MAIN MENU, press [N]. PRINTER LASR_MAN can supports both LaserJet and DeskJet printers. LaserJet support is denoted on this menu by "LJet" and DeskJet by "DJet". A variety of program parameters are affected by the choice of printers. These include PAPER SIZE, PAPER SOURCE and PRINT FONT TO USE, both for the individual fonts and globally. The print fonts available for the various printer selections include: LaserJet +.....Internal and Type 1 soft fonts - a 192 character soft font set (ASCII 32-127 and 160-255), in both portrait and landscape, is required by some of the early LaserJet models and their compatibles. In general, use Type 1 fonts only if your printer will not work with Type 2. LaserJet II....Internal and Type 2 soft fonts - ASCII characters 32-255, in both portrait and landscape, is required for LaserJet II and compatibles that cannot rotate a portrait font to landscape. (HP IID/P can rotate fonts) LaserJet III/IV..Internal and Type 2 soft fonts, in portrait mode only, for LaserJet IID/IIP/III/IV and compatibles. THIS IS THE NORMAL DEFAULT. DeskJet, 0K....Internal fonts only, required for DeskJet, DeskJet +, and DeskJet 500 and compatibles. These printers, without add- itional memory, are not capable of accepting soft fonts. DeskJet,·256K..Internal and soft fonts for DeskJet printers with at least a 256K memory cartridge, and compatibles. This PRINTER selection function will not change these program parameters until a different printer is selected. At that time, all of the affected parameters are set to their default values. ═>To leave the PRINTER as currently selected, press [ESCAPE]. ═>To change the PRINTER to the desired one, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. A print change message will then be displayed. ═>To leave the printer as currently set, press [ESCAPE]. ═>To change the printer, press any other key. PRINT FONTS TO USE Printer fonts used for the five possible output pitches may be selected by use of this option. Most laser/ink jet printers have internal 10/12/16 cpi fonts (although they may not be able to print these three fonts in both Portrait and Landscape). Use of the internal fonts, or those from a cartridge, will produce higher print speeds than using the soft fonts, due to the required soft font download time. All five supplied sets of the downloadable soft fonts are modified Letter Gothic. The three choices, for each of the five pitches, are: INTERNAL......Use an internal printer font, one from a cartridge, or a previously loaded soft font. Do NOT download a soft font. LASER DEFAULT FOR PICA, ELITE, AND LINE PRINTER PITCHES. 192·CHAR......Download a TYPE 1 soft font. This font will print the ASCII characters 32-127 and 160-255. This option should be used for older LaserJets and those that emulate them. (NOT AVAILABLE WITH DESKJET PRINTERS) 256·CHAR......Download a TYPE 2 soft font (normal). This font produces all printable characters and should be used for most HP II/III/IV-compatibles. DEFAULT FOR SMALL AND TINY PITCHES. ═>To toggle the FONT TYPE for an OUTPUT PITCH, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to the desired PITCH and press [ENTER]. If the PORTRAIT (and/or LANDSCAPE) FONT for that PITCH is not present, a message will be displayed and that FONT TYPE will NOT be selected. ═>To return to the SETUP menu, press [ESCAPE]. Additionally, the program can display the status - available or not available - of all of LASR_MAN's soft fonts during initialization. This display can assist in resolving printing problems by quickly determining if the desired fonts are present. ═>To toggle whether the soft font status will be displayed during program initialization, press [D]. CHANGE MENU COLORS MENU The CHANGE MENU COLORS MENU options include the eight TYPES OF MENU windows used by LASR_MAN and a default colors reset. ═>To reset all of the menu colors to the original defaults, press [D]. ═>To change the colors of a MENU TYPE window, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. A sample menu window with the current colors is displayed. This sample will show how the menu will appear as the colors are changed. ═>To change the BACKGROUND COLORS, use the [UP] and [DOWN] arrow keys. There are sixteen background colors. ═>To change the FOREGROUND COLORS, use the [LEFT] and [RIGHT] arrow keys. There are sixteen foreground colors. ═>To accept the menu color change, press [ENTER] . The display will then be refreshed to show the changed colors. DATE FORMAT LASR_MAN has the ability to display DATES in a variety of FORMATS. Additionally, the character used to seperate the various date fields - year, month, day - may be specified. ═>·To set the desired DATE display FORMAT, press the highlighted letter of the desired FORMAT or move the highlight bar to in and press [┘]. A check mark will be placed in front of this FORMAT, signifying that it is the current DATE display FORMAT. ═>·To change the DATE SEPERATOR CHARACTER, press [E]. The current character will be highlighted. Edit this character and then press [┘] to accept it. ═>·To accept the DATE FORMAT as displayed, press [A]. ═>·To restore the DATE FORMAT as it was, press [ESCAPE]. OPTIONS MENU The ╔═╡ OPTIONS FUNCTION ╞═╗ MENU includes: ╚══════════════════════╝ PAPER SIZE..........(N)..Toggle select the desired paper size. STYLE·OF·OUTPUT.....(N)..Select the style and pitch of the printed output PAGE TITLE..........(A)..Suppress or select the style for the page title. OPTION FILE.........(A)..Loads an option file with preset option values. COVER FILE..........(E)..Select a cover file to print before the other selected files. OPTION SWITCHES.....(E)..Menu of option switches that may be set/toggled. LINES/PAGE LIMIT....(E)..Limit each text page to a set number of lines. STAMP-IT!...........(E)..Half-tone "rubber stamp" to print on each text page. ═>To select an OPTIONS OPTION, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. PAPER SIZE Paper size is selected by toggling through the available paper sizes. The paper sizes included with LASR_MAN are: DeskJet LaserJet X X STANDARD (Letter), 8½" x 11" X X LEGAL, 8½" x 14" X CENTERED LETTER sized text pages on a LEGAL SIZE sheet X A4, 210mm x 297mm NOTE:·DeskJet INTERNAL FONT paper sizes are prefixed with "[0-4]DJI". DeskJet + 256K memory SOFT FONT paper sizes are prefixed with "[5-9]DJ+". ═>To toggle the paper size, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. STYLE OF OUTPUT MENU The STYLE OPTION ╔═══════════════════╗ selects the orient- ║ PORTRAIT ║ LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION ation of the print- ║ ORIENTATION ║ ╔═════════════════════════════╗ ed output and ║ ║ ║ ║ whether each sheet ║ ║ ║ ╚═long side ║ will be printed on ║ ║ ║ ║ one or both sides. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║═long side 1 ║ ║ 1 ║ ╚════1 Page/Side════╝ ╚════════1 Page/Side══════════╝ ╔═══════════════╗=PORTRAIT LANDSCAPE ║ │ ║ LANDSCAPE ╔═══════════════════════╗ ║ │ ║ ╔═══════════════════════╗ ║ │ ║ ║ 1 │ 2 ║ ║ │ │ │ ║ ║ │ ║ ║───────┼───────║ ║ 1 │ 2 │ 3 │ 4 ║ ║ │ ║ ║ │ ║ ║─────┼─────┼─────┼─────║ ║ │ ║ ║ │ ║ ║ │ │ │ ║ ║ 1 │ 2 ║ ║ 3 │ 4 ║ ║ 5 │ 6 │ 7 │ 8 ║ ╚══════2 Pages/Side═════╝ ╚══4 Pages/Side═╝ ╚══════8 Pages/Side═════╝ Press [PAGEDOWN] for additional information. Two additional windows are displayed when this option is selected. The top one summarizes information on the four STYLE TYPES, while the lower one displays a table with data on the various page sizes available, based on the currently selected CONFIGURATION FILE and size of paper. Portrait....Each page is printed in portrait orientation with either one or four pages of text on one side (pps) of the paper sheet. Landscape...Each page is printed in landscape orientation with either one two or eight pages of text on one side of the paper sheet. Pamphlet....Each selected file is printed using two, four or eight pps, both sides. Each file is printed on separate sheets. Book........Same as pamphlet except all selected files are printed as one document. ═>To select the output STYLE TYPE, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. SIDES Both the Portrait and Landscape styles may print on either one or both SIDES of the paper sheet (Pamphlet and Book styles always print on both SIDES). Printing on both SIDES requires two printing passes: first the front and then the back. ╔═══════════╗ ╔═══════════╗ ║Print Front║ ║First Print║ ║Side Only ║ OR ║Front Side ║ ╚═══════════╝ ╚═══════════╝ ╔═══════════╗ ║Then Print ║ ║Back Side ║ ╚═══════════╝ ═>To select the SIDES option, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. PPS...Each style may print one or more PAGES of text on a SIDE of paper. The available PAGES PER SIDE for the selected style are highlighted. ╔═══════════════════╗ ║ PORTRAIT ║ LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION ║ ORIENTATION ║ ╔═════════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╚═long side ║ ║═long side 1 ║ ║ 1 ║ ╚════1 Page/Side════╝ ╚════════1 Page/Side══════════╝ ╔═══════════════╗=PORTRAIT LANDSCAPE ║ │ ║ LANDSCAPE ╔═══════════════════════╗ ║ │ ║ ╔═══════════════════════╗ ║ │ ║ ║ 1 │ 2 ║ ║ │ │ │ ║ ║ │ ║ ║───────┼───────║ ║ 1 │ 2 │ 3 │ 4 ║ ║ │ ║ ║ │ ║ ║─────┼─────┼─────┼─────║ ║ │ ║ ║ │ ║ ║ │ │ │ ║ ║ 1 │ 2 ║ ║ 3 │ 4 ║ ║ 5 │ 6 │ 7 │ 8 ║ ╚══════2 Pages/Side═════╝ ╚══4 Pages/Side═╝ ╚══════8 Pages/Side═════╝ ═>To select the PAGES/SIDE option, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. PPBP - TEXT PAGES PER BOOK PAGE Pamphlet and book STYLE TYPES with either 4 or 8 PAGES/SIDE may be formatted to be cut (1 text PAGE/BOOK PAGE) or folded (2 or 4 text PAGES/BOOK PAGE). The available options are highlighted. An example Pamphlet or Book STYLE TYPE with 4 Pages per Side and 8 text pages (only the front side of the sheet is shown) is depicted below. 1 PAGE/BOOK PAGE 2 PAGES/BOOK PAGE ╔═══════════════╗ ╔═══════════════╗ ║ │░░░░░░░║ ║ │ ║ ║ │░░░░░░░║ ║ │ ║ ║ 8 │░░░░░1░║ ║ 7 │ 8 ║ ║═══════╪═══════║═Cut ║═══════╪═══════║═Fold ║ │ ║ ║░░░░░░░│░░░░░░░║ ║ │ ║ ║░░░░░░░│░░░░░░░║ ║ 6 │ 3 ║ ░░=Book Page ║░░░░░1░│░░░░░2░║ ╚══4 Pages/Side═╝ ╚══4 Pages/Side═╝ Press [PAGEDOWN] for 8 Pages per Side options. An example Pamphlet or Book STYLE TYPE with 8 Pages per Side and 16 text pages (only the front side of the sheet is shown) is depicted below. 1 PAGE/BOOK PAGE 4 PAGES/BOOK PAGE ╔═══════════════════════╗ ╔═══════════════════════╗ ║ │░░░░░║═Cut│ ║ ║ │Fold>║░░░░░│░░░░░║ ║ 16 │░░░1░║ 14 │ 3 ║ ║ 13 │ 14 ║░░░1░│░░░2░║ ║═════╪═════╬═════╪═════║═Cut ║─────┼─────╫─────┼─────║ ║ │ ║ │ ║ ║ │ ║░░░░░│░░░░░║ ║ 12 │ 5 ║ 10 │ 7 ║ ░░=Book Page ║ 15 │ 16 ║░░░3░│░░░4░║ ╚══════8 Pages/Side═════╝ ╚══════8 Pages/Side═════╝ ═>To select the PAGES/BOOK PAGE option, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. PITCH The PITCH MENU options are available only for Portrait or Landscape STYLE TYPES that have one text page per sheet side. All other STYLES have fixed PITCHES defined. Available PITCHes, and their default fonts, include: Pica...........10 characters per inch, internal font. Elite..........12 characters per inch, internal font. Line printer...17 (16.67) characters per inch, internal font. Small..........23 characters per inch, downloaded soft font. Tiny...........33 characters per inch, downloaded soft font. ═>To select a PITCH option, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. PAGE TITLE TYPE MENU The PAGE TITLE TYPE MENU determines whether each page will be TITLED, and, if so, where that TITLE will appear. Header.........A PAGE TITLE consisting of user specified fields followed by a blank line is printed at the top of each page. Specifying these fields and their defaults are covered on the following help pages. Footer.........A blank line and a PAGE TITLE consisting of user specified fields is printed at the bottom of each page. hEad/foot......On sheets where 1 and 2 pps are printed, same as "HEADER". On 4 pps and 8 pps, the top vertical text page is printed with a header and the bottom vertical page with a footer. fOot/head......On sheets where 1 and 2 pps are printed, same as "FOOTER". On 4 pps and 8 pps, the top vertical text page is printed with a header and the bottom vertical page with a footer. No page title..No PAGE TITLE is printed. Instead, two more lines of text will be printed for each text page. ═>To select a PAGE TITLE TYPE, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. UNDERLINE MENU If a page title is to be printed on each text page, it may be underlined, whether it is a header or a footer. No additional lines are required for title underlining. ═>To select an UNDERLINE option, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. TITLE SEGMENT DATA MENU The TITLE is divided into three SEGMENTS (Left, Center and Right). Any of the title data fields may be used in any of the TITLE SEGMENTS and they may also be repeated. The normal defaults are Left=F, Center=P, Right=A. ┌──────────────────────┬────────────────────────┬───────────────────────┐ │ LEFT Title Segment │ CENTER Title Segment │ RIGHT Title Segment │ └──────────────────────┴────────────────────────┴───────────────────────┘ The TITLE SEGMENT DATA options include: [F]ILE: nnnnnnnn.eee mm-dd-yy hh:mm. FILE NAME, DATE, TIME f[I]LE: nnnnnnnn.eee mm-dd-yy....... FILE NAME, DATE fi[L]E: nnnnnnnn.eee................ FILE NAME [P]RINTED: mm-dd-yy hh:mm........ CURRENT DATE, TIME p[R]INTED: mm-dd-yy.............. CURRENT DATE p[A]GE: ppp................... OUTPUT PAGE NUMBER pa[G]E: ppp [ff-nnn].......... OUTPUT PAGE #, FILE #, FILE PAGE # [C]ustom................... USER ENTERED TEXT DATA (25 Chars.) [N]othing............... BLANK ═>To select the desired title DATA FIELD, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. CUSTOM TITLE ENTRY The CUSTOM TITLE Option is used to specify text data for page titles. CUSTOM TITLE data may be entered for all three title segments: left, center and right. The current CUSTOM TITLE data for this segment is displayed for editing. A maximum of twenty-five characters may be entered. ═>To edit the CUSTOM TITLE data, use the cursor control keys shown on the help line. ═>To accept the CUSTOM TITLE data after editing, press [ENTER]. ═>To cancel changing the CUSTOM TITLE data, press [ESCAPE]. OPTION FILE Option files contain pre-defined sets of LASR_MAN program and printing options that have been set either from the command line or by selection menu. Although they may be created/edited by a text editor or word processor, they are normally created by first setting the desired options on the command line and/or selection menu and then saving these current options with the EXIT FUNCTION, SAVE OPTIONS option. The OPTION FILE PATH LIST MENU displays the PATH subdirectories that contain OPTION FILES with an extension of ".LMO". OPTION FILES normally contain option settings from previous LASR_MAN sessions that have been saved. If there is only one PATH subdirectory that contains ".LMO" files, this menu will not be displayed and the program will next display the OPTION FILE PICK LIST. Pressing [highlight letter] will move the highlight bar to the first subdirectory path displayed whose name starts with that letter. ═>To select a PATH subdirectory from which a OPTION file may be selected, move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. The program next displays the OPTION FILE PICK LIST. The OPTION FILE PICK LIST displays the files with an extension of ".LMO", located on the selected OPTION FILE PATH. A maximum of seventy-five files can be shown at one time: to display others, use the cursor control keys noted on the help line. ═>To view the contents of any OPTION FILE, move the highlight bar to the desired file name using the arrow keys and press [F2]. Pressing [highlight letter] will move the highlight bar to the first file displayed whose name starts with that letter. ═>To select an OPTION file, move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. COVER FILE A cover file to be used with LASR_MAN is any file with an extension of ".LMV" and located on a PATH directory. This file may be created and/or edited by a word processor and selected for printing with this option. It may be of any length and will be printed before all of the other selected files. SELECT COVER FOR PRINTING - PATH LIST The COVER FILE PATH LIST displays all PATH referenced directories that contain LASR_MAN cover files, those having an extension of ".LMV". ═>To select a PATH subdirectory from which a cover file may be selected, move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. Pressing [highlight letter] will move the highlight bar to the first subdirectory path displayed whose name starts with that letter. SELECT COVER FOR PRINTING - PICK LIST The COVER FILE PICK LIST displays the files with an extension of ".LMV", located on the selected directory. A maximum of seventy-five files can be shown at one time: to display others, use the cursor control keys noted on the help line. ═>To view the contents of any COVER FILE, move the highlight bar to the desired file name using the arrow keys and press [F2]. ═>To select a COVER FILE for printing, move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. Pressing [highlight letter] will move the highlight bar to the first file displayed whose name starts with that letter. ═>To cancel selecting a COVER FILE, press [ESCAPE]. OPTION SWITCHES MENU The OPTION SWITCHES available include: FILE PAGE START.....When printing multiple files using multiple PAGES/SIDE, to start each new file on the next page or the next ODD page. SWITCH TITLES.......Switch the left and right title fields on even pages. BINDING BORDER......Reads a special configuration file that will give a 1/2" binding border on the long side of the printed sheet. PRINT FORM FEEDS**..Normally a form feed code will cause the following text to appear on the next page. If NO, FF codes will be ignored; if ***, FF code are replaced by a line of special characters. TITLE HEADERS.......Title fields normally have a header in the form of "...: ". If NO, these headers will not be displayed nor will they print. PAGE DIVIDERS**.....Menus will define the type of horizontal and vertical page dividers to print between multiple text pages per sheet side. PAGE FLOW >2PPS**...Text page flow, horizontal or vertical on multi-text pages per side output styles. BLANK LINE..........Print or suppress text blank lines. NO LEFT MARGIN**....Suppress blank character left margins. SPACE/TABS**........Define the number of space in a text tab character. TAB PRINT WIDTH**...Define the number of spaces to use for a tab on output. TEXT WORD WRAP**....Select method to use for printed line overflow. ═>To toggle an OPTION SWITCH, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. ** Press [PAGEDOWN] for additional help information. PRINT FORM FEEDS...This switch acts as a toggle and has three states: YES............Process form feed characters normally, placing the following text on the next page. NO.............Ignore form feed characters in text files. ***............Replace form feed characters with a line of special characters to denote the page break, but do not add a form feed to the printed output. Using this method, the locat- ion of the form feed character will then be visible in the output. ═>To toggle the PRINT FORM FEEDS OPTION SWITCH, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. DIVIDERS·SWITCH....When multiple text pages are printed on one side of a paper sheet, PAGE DIVIDERS may also be printed. Both the horizontal and vertical PAGE DIVIDERS have five options, shown below. ╔═══════════════╗ ╔═══════════════╗ ╔═══════════════╗ ║ │thin ║ ║ ║Block ║ ║ ║ ║ │ linE ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ 1 │ 2 ║ ║ 1 ║ 2 ║ ║ 1 2 ║ ║═══════ ═══════║ ║───────╫───────║ ║ ║ ║ │ ║ ║ ║thin ║ ║ ║ ║ │└blocK ║ ║ ║└Line ║ ║ ║ ║ 3 │ 4 ║ ║ 3 ║ 4 ║ ║ 3 4 ║ ╚══4 Pages/Side═╝ ╚══4 Pages/Side═╝ ╚══4 Pages/Side═╝ Both with no fill Both filled No page dividers ═>To change the PAGE DIVIDER option setting, press its highlighted letter or move the highlighted bar to it and press [ENTER]. The Horizontal and Vertical PAGE DIVIDER menus will then be displayed. ═>To select the desired Horizontal/Vertical PAGE DIVIDER STYLE, press its highlighted letter or move the highlighted bar to it and press [ENTER]. ═>To cancel changing the PAGE DIVIDER and leave it as it currently is, press [ESCAPE]. PAGE·FLOW·SWITCH....The default PAGE FLOW on 4 and 8 Pages/Side output is horizontal, as shown below, by the page numbers followed by "H". The PAGE FLOW option switch may be toggled for vertical flow, resulting in the output depicted below with page numbers followed by "V". ╔═══════════════╗=PORTRAIT ║1V │3V ║ LANDSCAPE ║ or │ or ║ ╔═══════════════════════╗ ║ 1H│ 2H║ ║1V │3V │5V │7V ║ ║───────┼───────║ ║ 1H│ 2H│ 3H│ 4H║ ║2V │4V ║ ║─────┼─────┼─────┼─────║ ║ or │ or ║ ║2V │4V │6V │8V ║ ║ 3H│ 4H║ ║ 5H│ 6H│ 7H│ 8H║ ╚══4 Pages/Side═╝ ╚══════8 Pages/Side═════╝ ═>To toggle the PAGE FLOW option switch, press its highlighted letter or move the highlighted bar to it and press [ENTER]. NO·LEFT·MARGIN·SWITCH....The NO LEFT MARGIN option will remove leading blank spaces on each text line. It DOES NOT remove text, only blank spaces. For example, if a page has lines that are 85 characters long, but there are 5 blank spaces at the beginning of each line, setting NO LEFT MARGIN to 5 will allow the page to print properly, using a style of output that has 80 characters/line. ═>To change the NO LEFT MARGIN option setting, press its highlighted letter or move the highlighted bar to it and press [ENTER]. Its current value will be displayed for editing. ═>To edit the NO LEFT MARGIN data, use the cursor control keys shown on the help line. ═>To accept the NO LEFT MARGIN data after editing, press [ENTER]. ═>To cancel changing the NO LEFT MARGIN data, press [ESCAPE]. SPACES/TAB·SWITCH....LASR_MAN converts leading text spaces to tabs and then, on output, converts all tabs to spaces. Correct use of this option switch, along with the next, TAB PRINT WIDTH, will assure proper alignment of the final output. The SPACES/TAB option switch should be set to the value used by the text editor or word processor that generated the document to be printed. This value is normally eight spaces per tab. ═>To change the SPACES/TAB option setting, press its highlighted letter or move the highlighted bar to it and press [ENTER]. Its current value will be displayed for editing. ═>To edit the SPACES/TAB data, use the cursor control keys shown on the help line. ═>To accept the SPACES/TAB data after editing, press [ENTER]. ═>To cancel changing the SPACES/TAB data, press [ESCAPE]. TAB·PRINT·WIDTH·SWITCH....Although tabs may have been defined as a specific width, such as eight spaces, they can be printed out with a different width by use of the option switch. ═>To change the TAB PRINT WIDTH option setting, press its highlighted letter or move the highlighted bar to it and press [ENTER]. Its current value will be displayed for editing. ═>To edit the TAB PRINT WIDTH data, use the cursor control keys shown on the help line. ═>To accept the TAB PRINT WIDTH data after editing, press [ENTER]. ═>To cancel changing the TAB PRINT WIDTH data, press [ESCAPE]. TEXT·WORD·WRAP·SWITCH....When the file text line is longer than the selected style of output print line, the part of the text that will fit on the first line is printed. The remaining text for that line is then handled based on the selected text word wrap option. Available TEXT WORD WRAP options include: +++............The first output text line is filled completely and the remaining text is then placed on the next output line preceded by line continue character string. Cut............The first output text line is filled completely and the remaining text for that line is discarded. Yes............The first output text line is filled to the last full word and the remaining text is then placed on the next output line. Single carriage returns are ignored and double carriage returns are processed as such. This is a "paragraph" approach to preparing the output and will not work well with tabular or graphical text material. ═>To toggle the TEXT WORD WRAP OPTION SWITCH, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. LINES PER PAGE LIMIT The LINES PER PAGE LIMIT option can be used to force a text file that does not use form feed characters or has form feed in the wrong places for this printout, to control pagination and properly paginate it when the files lines per page is different than the selected style of output's lines per page. For example, if a text file has 66 lines per page without any form feed characters and the selected style of output prints 72 lines per page, setting the LINES PER PAGE LIMIT to 66 will result in properly printed pagination. ═>To change the LINES PER PAGE LIMIT, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. Edit the LINES PER PAGE LIMIT as desired. ═>To accept the edited LINES PER PAGE LIMIT, press [ENTER]. ═>To cancel editing and leave the LINES PER PAGE LIMIT as currently set, press [ESCAPE]. STAMP-IT! The STAMP-IT! option allows selection of a text phrase for a half-tone "rubber stamp", that will then be printed as background on each text page. The size of the half-tone letters - about 3/8" high - is fixed and does not change with the style of output. The "rubber stamp" text will be printed in the selected STYLE. ═>To cancel printing of a "rubber stamp", select "NONE". ═>To select a STYLE for printing a "rubber stamp" on each text page, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to the desired OPTION and press [ENTER]. A STAMP-IT! TEXT selection menu is next displayed. STAMP-IT! TEXT SELECTION ═>To select a TEXT phrase, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. FILES SELECT MENU The ╔═╡ FILES SELECT FUNCTION ╞═╗ menu includes: ╚═══════════════════════════╝ FILES·SELECTION/TAG.(N)..Display all files on the selected data path directory meeting the selected ARCHIVE BIT/FILE MASK criteria so they may be viewed and TAGGED for printing. FILE·MASK...........(A)..Specify a FILE wildcard MASK that files on the current drive-directory must meet before being displayed for tagging. ARCHIVE·BIT.........(E)..Change the type of files to be displayed for selection and determine their subsequent han- dling. (Press [PAGEDOWN] for more information) ═>To select a FILES SELECT option, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. Note that files MUST BE TAGGED before they can be printed. The ARCHIVE·BIT option can change the type of files to be displayed for selection and determine their subsequent handling. ON......The files archive bit must be on. CLEAR...ARCHIVE BIT on, it's cleared after printing. EITHER..ARCHIVE BIT may be either on or off. ═>To toggle the ARCHIVE BIT option status, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. FILE·TAGGING·MENU Files MUST BE TAGGED before they can be printed. When the FILES SELECTION/TAG option is selected, a PICK LIST of files from the selected drive/directory is displayed along with a FILE TAG MENU. All files (up to 75 per display screen) on the current drive- directory meeting the selected file mask-archive bit settings are displayed in the PICK LIST. If no files on the directory match, a message is so displayed and the program returns to the function FILES SELECT menu. Additionally, a FILE INFORMATION window is displayed with data on the highlighted file. ═>To change the selected drive/directory, first press [ESCAPE] and then press 'U' to switch to the SETUP function menu. The FILE TAG MENU options include: TOGGLE FILE TAG...Toggle the highlighted files tag & move the highlight. ALL...............CLEAR-ALL/TAG-ALL displayed files and toggle the ALL type. COUNT·PAGE/SHEET..Determine the number of pages and sheets required to print the CURRENTLY TAGGED FILES using the selected style of output. ANALYZE FILE......Count the number of pages to be printed for the highlighted file using the selected options. ═>To select a FILE TAGGING option, press its [highlight letter]. ═>To move the FILE NAME HIGHLIGHT, use the cursor arrow & HOME/END keys. ═>To move the FILE NAME HIGHLIGHT to the next file without changing its tag, press [S]. ═>To TAG-ALL/CLEAR-ALL of the displayed files for printing, press [A], which acts as a TAG/CLEAR toggle. ═>To TAG the highlighted file, press [INS]. ═>To CLEAR the TAG on the highlighted file, press [DEL]. ═>To TOGGLE the TAG on the highlighted file, press [T] or [SPACE] ([ENTER]). ═>To determine the number of SHEETS needed to print the CURRENTLY SELECTED files, press [C]. ═>To determine the number of TEXT PAGES in the CURRENTLY HIGHLIGHTED file, press [Z]. ═>To VIEW the contents of the highlighted file, press [F2]. ═>To end the tagging of files for printing, press [ESC] ([ENTER]). ═>If there are more than seventy-five files available for tagging, use the [PAGEUP] and [PAGEDOWN] keys to view/tag them. ═>To toggle how the [ENTER] key will function (either TOGGLE TAG or END TAGGING), press [TAB]. The current function of the [ENTER] key is shown on the bottom line. FILE MASK ENTRY The FILE MASK option is used to selectively specify a group of files to be DISPLAYED for print selection. The current file selection FILE MASK is displayed for editing. The normal DOS wildcard characters of '?' and '*' may be used. A '.' must separate the file name specified from the extension. A FILE MASK of '*.*' will display all of the files on the current drive- directory. ═>To edit the FILE MASK, use the cursor control keys shown on the help line. ═>To clear the FILE MASK to "*.*", press [CTRL]+[END]. ═>To accept the FILE MASK after editing, press [ENTER]. ═>To cancel changing the FILE MASK, press [ESCAPE]. PRINT MENU The ╔═╡ PRINT FUNCTION ╞═╗ MENU includes: ╚════════════════════╝ PAPER·SOURCE...............(N)..Select the paper source bin. (Press [PAGEDOWN] for more information. PRINT THESE SELECTED FILES.(N)..Print the files that have been selected & tagged using the current option settings. REVERSE 2ND PASS OUTPUT....(A)..Toggle whether the printing order of the sheets on the second printer pass is to be reversed. (Press [PAGEDOWN] for more information. OUTPUT·TO..................(E)..Toggle where the printer output will be directed to. (Press [PAGEDOWN] for more information. GENERATE·KEY·WORD·INDEX....(E)..Toggle whether to generate the key word index file. (REQUIRES THE PRESENCE OF THE PROGRAM INDX-IT!) INDX-IT!...................(E)..Switch to the program INDX-IT!. (REQUIRES THE PRESENCE OF THE PROGRAM INDX-IT!) ═>To select a PRINT option, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. PAPER SOURCE The PAPER SOURCE option acts as a toggle, changing the selection of the printer paper source. The selections available include: DUPLEX.....Printer that prints both sides of a sheet in one pass EPSON......Front Paper Cassette of most compatibles. LOWER......Lower Paper Cassette FRONT......Front Paper Cassette TRAY.......Multi-Purpose Tray DESKJET....Tray (Only option available for DeskJet printers) ═>To toggle the PAPER SOURCE, press the option's highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. The PAPER SOURCE will be changed to the next one (alphabetically) available. REVERSE SECOND PASS OUTPUT For input from either the FRONT or LOWER paper cassettes, the order of printing the sheets on the second pass through the printer is reversed; for TRAY input, it is not reversed; for duplex printers, it is ignored. The setting of this option is normally automatic, based on the PAPER SOURCE selected. However it may be over-ridden by toggling this option, after first selecting the desired printer paper source. ═>To toggle the REVERSE SECOND PASS OUTPUT option, press the option's highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. OUTPUT TO Printer output is normally directed to the LPT1 port. This toggling option allows the printer output to be directed to LPT1-3, COM1-4, or to a disk file, LASR_MAN.PRN. ═>To toggle the OUTPUT TO option, press the option's highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. PRINTING MENU After file selection for printing, a PRINTING option menu is displayed. This menu has three options for printing text pages, four for skipping them and one to cancel printing. The title line of the PRINTING menu specifies which printing pass this is (1 or 2) and where the printed output should be directed to after being printed. When first displayed, it is highlighted to alert you to set the printer for this output before printing any sheets. An ACTION window is displayed at the lower left depicting the current sheet - [ ] - and the relative location on it of this text page - ▓▓. (Note that there may be from one to eight text pages on the sheet) ═>To print only this sheet and prepare for the next, press [P]. This will print all of the text pages for this side of this sheet. ═>To print all of the sheets for this file and this pass, press [F]. ═>To print all of the sheets for this and all remaining selected files for this pass, press [A]. This is the normally selected option. Press [PAGEDOWN] for more options. ═>To skip only this sheet and prepare for the next, press [S]. EXTREME care should be taken with these skip options on multi-pass output: if you skip anything on the first print you MUST skip the same thing on the second pass, or your output will not line up. Normally, only use skip to determine how many sheets will be required - then go back and print it or to reprint one or more sheets that were printed incorrectly. ═>To skip all of the sheets for THIS file and pass, press [I]. ═>To skip all of the sheets for ALL files this pass, press [L]. ═>To skip to a specific SHEET, press [X] and enter the desired sheet number. Note that this option skips to a specific SHEET, not page. ═>To view what the first text page on this sheet will look like, press [F2]. Note that only the first text page for the current sheet is previewed. When printing is complete, a message is so displayed. The program will then display the EXIT function menu, but you may still select/print. DISK FILE EXISTS Output has been directed to a disk file, "LASR_MAN.PRN", which already exists. This selection menu will determine how that output will be handled. ═>To erase the contents of the current printer output disk file, press [E]. ═>To append this output to the current contents of the printer output disk file, press [A]. DUPLEX PRINT STYLE If the DUPLEX PAPER SOURCE has been selected and the STYLE OF OUTPUT selected prints on both sides of the paper sheet, there is an option on how DUPLEX printing will be done. ┌────────────────────┐ ┌────────────────────┬────────────────────┐ │ Page 3 │ Page 4 │ │ │ o ^ o │ │ │ │ │ │ │ o ^ o │ │ │ o o o │ │ Page 3 │ Page 4 o ^ o Page 5 │ Page 6 │ ├───)──────)──────)──┤ └────────────────────┴────────────────────┘ │ o o o │ Book Style │ │ │ │ Page 5 │ Page 6 │<─ Flip Chart Style └────────────────────┘ ═>To select the desired DUPLEX PRINT STYLE, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. SELECT DESKJET PRINT QUALITY The DeskJet printer can produce output in either of two qualities - DRAFT or LETTER. LETTER quality is more dense and requires a longer print time. It is recommended that DRAFT quality be used in most cases, especially with the smaller font sizes, for clarity. ═>To select the desired PRINT QUALITY, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. END OF FIRST PRINTER PASS The first pass of printing has been completed. The message window contains specific notes for your printer - they may differ from this information: if so, use them instead. ═>To print the back side of these sheets, remove the PASS 1 PRINTER OUTPUT and use it as the INPUT FOR THE NEXT PRINTER PASS. Place the FIRST PASS OUTPUT printed paper such that the printing at the TOP OF THE SHEET is positioned as described in the informational display. Set the printer for the proper output path. If the MULTI-PURPOSE input tray is to be used for the second printer pass, the REVERSE 2ND PASS OUTPUT option should be "NO". ═>To print the second pass after the output from the first pass has been properly positioned, press any key other than [ESCAPE]. ═>To cancel printing and return to the FUNCTION menu without printing the second pass, press [ESCAPE]. INDX-IT! KEY WORD INDEX PROGRAM INDX-IT! is a seperate program that produces sorted key word indexes from documents printed by LASR_MAN. The INDX-IT! options are only available if INDX-IT! is present. The sequence of operations necessary to produce an index is: ═>·Generate a key word disk file from LASR_MAN while printing a document or documents by setting the PRINT FUNCTION "Generate key word index" option to YES. ═>·Run INDX-IT! to product the specific formatted index report desired fromthe key word file. ═>·Print the index report as desired with LASR_MAN. ═>·To toggle the GENERATE KEY WORD INDEX option, press [G] or move the highlight bar to it and press [┘]. The KEY WORDS will be added to the key word file each time a document is printed. ═>·To generate a KEY WORD INDEX REPORT, press [I] or move the highlight bar to it and press [┘]. the program INDX-IT! will be run to enable generation of the index report. Upon completion, control is returned to LASR_MAN. EXIT MENU The ╔═╡ EXIT FUNCTION ╞═╗ MENU includes: ╚═══════════════════╝ RETURN TO DOS...(N)..Exit LASR_MAN. SAVE OPTIONS....(N)..Save all of the current option settings to a named option file such that they may be loaded by file name when the program is executed. CANCEL..........(N)..Return to the main FUNCTION menu. ═>To select an EXIT option, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. SAVE OPTION FILE DATA ENTRY The SAVE OPTIONS option displays an OPTION FILE window, to allow entry/editing of the option file's name and its description. The name of the current option file or the default file, LASR_MAN, is first displayed for editing. ═>To edit the OPTION FILE NAME, use the cursor control keys shown on the help line. ═>To cancel saving the options, press [ESCAPE]. ═>To accept the OPTION FILE NAME after editing, press [ENTER]. The selected file's description, if the file exists, is next displayed. If the file does not exist, the displayed description is blank. Press [PAGEDOWN] for more information. OPTION FILE DESCRIPTION The selected file's description, if the file exists, is next displayed. If the file does not exist, the displayed description area is blank. ═>To edit the OPTION FILE DESCRIPTION, use the cursor control keys shown on the help line. ═>To cancel saving the options, press [ESCAPE]. ═>To accept the OPTION FILE DESCRIPTION after editing, press [ENTER]. A DATA PATH SAVE selection menu is next displayed. Press [PAGEDOWN] for more information. SAVE THE DATA PATH The option file can include the path of the current drive-directory. In most cases, this is the desirable option. However, in some cases, a generic option file may be required, that can be used with data from several drive-directories. ═>To cancel saving the option file, press [ESCAPE]. ═>To select the desired SAVE DATA PATH option, press its highlighted letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [ENTER]. After the option changes are saved, a completion message with the path of the option file is displayed. FILE/PAGE VIEW The FILE/PAGE VIEW window displays the text data for the next page (for the leftmost 75 characters), as it would be printed, of the file currently being examined. ═>To display other portions of the current page, press the [PAGEUP], [PAGEDOWN] or arrow keys. ═>To view the next page of this file, press [ENTER]. NOTE:·This option is not available when viewing the first page to be printed on the current sheet in the PRINT FUNCTION. The location of this page of text on the current sheet is depicted in the ACTION window which is displayed at the lower left depicting the current sheet - [ ] - and the relative location on it of this page - ▓▓. This ACTION window display will be covered when the page preview option is selected. ═>To end viewing and return to the previous, press [ESCAPE]. The number of printed pages (NOT sheets) and their maximum size (characters/line and lines/page) to this point in the file are given in the file information window. NOTE:·This does not occur when viewing the first page to be printed on the current sheet in the PRINT FUNCTION. DISK/PRINTER NOT READY If an error condition is encountered while transferring data to the printer or to/from the disk drive, an informational message is displayed. ═>To cancel this operation and exit from the program, press [A]. ═>To continue with the program, correct the error condition (make the printer ready, close the floppy diskette door, etc.) and press [R]. UTILITY MENU The UTILITY MENU options are displayed by pressing the [F10] key at any prompt. ═>·To CLOSE the PRINTER file and then re-open it, press [C]. This option is for use on systems where the printer timeout is set for either a long or infinite value and it is necessary to close the printer to complete printing of the first side. ═>·To DISABLE use of the video BLINKing bit, press [D]. This option, and the next one, are of primary use with operating systems such as OS/2, where this bit may not be properly reset when task switching. ═>·To ENABLE use of the video BLINKing bit, press [E]. ═>·To SUPPRESS the display and animation of the program logo, press [S]. LASR_MAN QUICK ORDER FORM NAME_______________________________ COMPANY______________________________ ADDRESS________________________ CITY/STATE/ZIP___________________________ LASR_MAN, Version 5.1, single system registration............... $35. LASR_MAN, Version 5.1, site license.............................$175. Both include a printed/bound manual and the latest version diskette Check one ( )5 1/4"LD ( )5 1/4"HD ( )3 1/2"LD ( )3 1/2"HD BOOK-IT!, Enhanced Retail Professional Version of LASR_MAN.....$89.95 Shipping - US/Canada/Mexico...................................... $5. Shipping - Outside of the US/Canada/Mexico...................... $10. Florida residents, add 7% sales tax COD(Add $5)/Credit Card orders, call the toll free order line. Press [PrtScreen] to print this quick order form, enter the necessary data and mail, with a check in US funds for the total amount, to: MicroMetric 98 Dade Avenue Sarasota, FLorida 34232-1609 USA Toll free Order line: (800) 929-0184 (ORDERS ONLY) LASR_MAN PRODUCT SUPPORT For product support, technical questions or order information, for both registered and non-registered users, please contact: Address: MicroMetric 98 Dade Avenue Sarasota, FLorida 34232-1609 USA Voice: (813) 377-2515 FAX: (813) 377-2091 Support BBS: (813) 371-2490 Toll free Order line: (800) 929-0184 (ORDERS ONLY) Networks: RIME ->ACTION (David Groome) COMPUSERVE (71631,744) The BRAND function accepts entry of the system serial number, supplied upon system registration. A REGISTRATION INFORMATION data entry window is displayed. Enter your company name/your name and then the system's serial number (from inside the front cover of the system's manual) using the alphanumeric keys and the cursor control keys shown on the bottom help line. ->To exit the program without completing the registration process, press [ESCAPE]. ->To accept the name and then the registration number as edited, press [ENTER]. An informational message will be displayed when the branding process is complete for this system. Press any key to continue. ->If the registration number as entered is NOT valid, pressing any key, other than [ESCAPE], will allow re-enter of the registration number. Pressing [ESCAPE] will exit the program without completing the registration process.