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- Fine Print for Windows 3.1/95
- Version 1.50
- February 4, 1998
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-
- Fine Print Description
- ----------------------
- Fine Print is a Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 printer driver.
- Fine Print prints any multi-page document onto fewer sheets
- of paper by printing 1, 2, 4, or 8 document pages onto each
- physical sheet of paper, while maintaining document integrity
- and clarity. Fine Print also allows you to customize your
- printouts by adding headers, footers, and watermarks to your pages.
-
- Here are a few of the benefits of Fine Print:
-
- * saves significant amounts of paper and toner, and extends printer
- life
-
- * works with any standard Windows application which has a Print
- function
-
- * works with any Windows printer (inkjet, PCL laser, PostScript,
- bubble jet, etc.)
-
- * particularly useful for spreadsheets, email, electronic manuals,
- draft memos, technical papers, presentations, Web pages, Adobe
- Acrobat PDF files, software source code
-
- * can be used to efficiently archive large amounts of physical
- documents
-
- * saves weight for business travelers--carry only 1/2 or 1/4th the
- amount of paper
-
- * supports all standard Windows print features such as fonts,
- graphics, page size, etc.
-
- * Stationery feature prints a header, footer, page number, date
- and time stamps with your document
-
- * a watermark may be underprinted on a page at a 45-degree angle.
- Watermarks include Confidential, Draft, Eyes Only, etc.
-
- * simple to install and easy to use
-
-
- Installing Fine Print
- ---------------------
- After unzipping the Fine Print file, run INSTALL.EXE and follow the
- instructions.
-
- If INSTALL.EXE is not successful, you can install Fine Print as you
- would any other printer driver. In Windows 3.1, use the Printers
- applet in Control Panel; in Windows 95, open the Printers folder and
- double-click "Add Printer." For detailed instructions, just
- double-click the file SETUP.HLP in this directory.
-
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- Uninstalling
- ------------
- Run UNINST.EXE and then remove Fine Print from the Printers folder on
- your system.
-
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- Updating from a previous Fine Print Version
- -------------------------------------------
- For those of you who are already registered, run the INSTALL.EXE
- file and your copy of Fine Print will be automatically updated to this
- version.
-
-
- Company History
- ---------------
- We are Single Track Software, a company founded in 1995 by Jonathan
- Weiner and Mark O'Brien. Our mission is to create printing products
- that maximize the functionality of existing printing hardware. Our
- innovative approach to printing allows us to create software on all
- Windows platforms that works with all existing printers.
-
-
- Support Information
- -------------------
- We are committed to providing excellent support for our customers. We
- can be reached for technical support and comments via email at
- support@singletrack.com.
-
-
- Download information
- --------------------
- Fine Print can be downloaded from the following sites:
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- Single Track Software http://www.singletrack.com
-
- ZD Net http://www.hotfiles.com
- search for keywords: Fine Print
-
- C|Net http://www.shareware.com
- search for keyword: fineprt.zip
-
- Winsite http://www.winsite.com
- click Search Archive
- search for keyword: fineprt.zip
-
-
- Recent changes
- --------------
- 1. Fixed a problem with A4 support. Fine Print now fully supports
- letter, legal, A4 and B4 paper sizes.
-
- 2. Fixed a problem with underlined text in Microsoft Word.
-
- 3. Fixed a problem with WordArt.
-
- 4. Removed the Page notation from the Page meta tag for international
- markets.
-
- 5. Fixed a bug in PageMaker output.
-
- 6. Better international date and time support.
-
- 7. Page border fixes.
-
- 8. Excel and Word cell borders fixed.
-
- 9. An option to disable display of Fine Print's print dialog box on
- every print job.
-
- 10. Support for the "Properties" button in application Print dialogs
- to set default paper size and orientation.
-
- 11. Fixed a bug with the skip display option causing "unregistered"
- message.
-
- 12. Text clipping problems fixed.
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- 13. Fixed printing problems from Adobe Acrobat 3.0.
-
- 14. Fixed problems printing tab leaders from Word.
-
- 15. Fixed a problem with date display.
-
-
- 16. Fixed page centering and border problems on printer with
- asymmetrical margins, notably the Hewlett-Packard Deskjet series.
-
- 17. Fixed a GPF which sometimes occurred under Windows 3.11.
-
- -- 1.31 --
-
- 18. Fixed a problem that caused a GPF when doing shading with
- Excel and Word.
-
- -- 1.40 --
-
- 19. Changed 1-up printing so that it does not scale the output if
- borders are turned off and no header or footer is defined.
- This means that there is no need to switch from the Fine Print
- driver for normally printed output.
-
- 20. Fixed problems printing text in non-Western character sets.
-
- 21. Fixed line spacing problems when printing indented text.
-
- 22. added support for double-byte character sets (e.g. Japanese
- Windows).
-
- -- 1.41 --
-
- 23. the installer now checks if it is running under Windows NT,
- and if so it exits cleanly.
-
- -- 1.42 --
-
- 24. fixed problems printing bitmap graphics from Adobe Acrobat
-
- -- 1.43 --
-
- 25. changes for international versions
-
- 26. fixed problems with clipped text at the top or bottom of a page
- when printing from Web browsers.
-
- -- 1.44 --
-
- 27. it is now possible to say "OK to all" when you get an error during
- printing, so you no longer get stuck with multiple error messages.
-
- -- 1.50 --
-
- 28. added <JobName> variable to Stationery. this allows you
- to include the print job name (e.g. "Microsoft Word - FOO.DOC") in
- your Fine Print stationery.
-
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- Setting Default Paper Size
- --------------------------
- In many countries the default paper size is A4. It is possible to
- set Fine Print to always use this or other supported sizes by
- default. The default paper size in Fine Print can be set by using
- the Properties dialog box. This dialog box is available from most
- applications in the same place that the printer driver is selected.
- It is also available from Win95 by right clicking on the Fine Print
- icon in the printer panel. From there, select the Details tab and
- click the Setup... button.
-
-
- Note on Watermarks
- -------------------
- Watermarks do not print on most Laserjet 4 models from Windows 95
- applications. Printing from the same applications under Windows 3.1
- works correctly. Exceptions to this rule include the Laserjet 5
- series of printers.
-
- The only known workaround to this problem is to install the Windows
- 3.1 driver instead of the Windows 95 driver. This should cause no
- ill effects and watermarks will print correctly.
-
- This is not a Fine Print bug. Please see Microsoft's Web site for
- more details: http://www.microsoft.com/kb/articles/q130/5/08.htm
-
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- Registration
- ------------
- You have downloaded a trial version of Fine Print. If you decide to
- use it, registration to the full version costs $19.95. The
- registration mechanism we use allows payment by check, credit card,
- and electronic payment. When payment is received, you will be sent a
- registration key which you then enter into Fine Print. Once you have
- registered by entering your key, two things will happen:
-
- 1. The "unregistered" message printed on each page will be removed.
- 2. The 10 page limit will be removed.
-
- Registering entitles you to receive all mainenance releases to Fine Print
- and unlimited technical support via email.
-
- To register, click the Register... button in the Fine Print window and
- then click the Order Form button to fill out an order form. You can
- also fill out your order form online at http://www.singletrack.com.
- When you receive your registration key, simply enter it (along with
- your name) into the Registration dialog.
-
- Site license information is available by clicking on the Order Form
- button. OEM license and bundle arrangements are also welcome.
-
-
- Windows NT Support
- ------------------
- Fine Print for Windows NT is available on our Web site. Please see
- http://www.singletrack.com for details and order information.
-
- We hope you enjoy using Fine Print as much as we have enjoyed creating
- it. Please contact us at singletrack@kagi.com if you have questions
- or problems.
-
- Support Information
- -------------------
- We are committed to providing excellent support for our customers. We
- can be reached for technical support and comments via email at
- support@singletrack.com.
-
-
- Contact Information
- -------------------
- sales: sales@singletrack.com
- support: support@singletrack.com
- web: http://www.singletrack.com
-
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- Fine Print IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
- SINGLE TRACK SOFTWARE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR
- IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
- FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL SINGLE TRACK SOFTWARE
- BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT,
- INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL
- DAMAGES, EVEN IF SINGLE TRACK SOFTWARE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE
- POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
-