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- READ ME and Installation instructions:
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- These routines have been created to make your FAXmodem easier and more
- user friendly to operate. One of the major draw-backs to the FAXmodem
- while being used under Windows is that you have to remember to swap
- the "default printer" back and forth when alternately printing or FAXing
- documents. Occasionally you might forget and cause a document to go to
- the wrong device. Even the most experienced user has had this happen,
- but for the new user... it's dramatic and confusing.
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- To eliminate this confusion, I have extended the capabilities of the
- FilePrint macro supplied with WinWord to include automatic control over
- the output devices. You just have to point-and-click on the output device
- and the rest is automatically taken care of. You can even choose to FAX
- and Print the document without having to go back to the print menu twice.
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- Below you will find step by step installation instructions, but first a
- little bit of legal stuff. "The FAXmodem Support System" is a shareware
- product conceived by Ed Obeda. There is a small fee charged for the
- extended FAX controlling features added, no funds are collected for the
- basic print macro supplied from Microsoft.
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- Installation instructions:
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- 1) Prior to opening WinWord, go to your WinWord sub-directory and make
- a backup copy of your NORMAL.dot file. For example use the File Manger
- and copy the NORMAL.dot file to NORMAL.BFF ( BFF= "BeFore FAX").
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- 2) After starting WinWord, close all open documents.
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- 3) Using the File / Open command from the menu bar, Open the INSTALL.doc
- file.
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- 4) Read through the document and press the "Install Button" to add this
- macro to your system.
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- NOTE: Your old FilePrint macro will be saved ( in case you have
- problems). It will be renamed to FilePrintOLD.
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- 5) After the macros are copied to your machine, you will be prompted for
- your registration information. Please complete this information at this
- time. Printing the document at this time will make it easier to
- complete the registration process after you have used the macros and
- find that you can't live without them... well almost !
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- NOTE: The registration charge is for the extended FAX controlling
- features added, no funds are collected for the basic print
- macro supplied from Microsoft.
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- 6) Upon completing these steps, WinWord will perform an EXIT, thereby
- saving the new macros. When you start WinWord the next time you be
- need to go through a short ( one time only ) configuration process and
- then .... have fun !!!
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- Configuring the System:
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- 1) Make sure that your FAXmodem and FAXmodem software are installed and
- working correctly.
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- 2) Set your commonly used PRINTER as the default printer. Use the Control Panel to
- change the setting, if required.
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- 3) Open WinWord and select the "Print or FAX" option from the File Menu.
- The new dialog box will appear. Along with the FAX options, some user
- may not have had the other print range and odd-even options before.
- These are options that Microsoft had included in the version of
- FilePrint, that I used to build my extensions. .. Thank you Microsoft.
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- 4) Look for the "Configure FAX" button in the lower right corner of the
- dialog box. Press the button. After a prompt the Control Panel will
- activate. Change your default print to your FAX device, and close the
- window. Exit the Control Panel. This will return you to WinWord.
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- Note: The title bar to WinWord will be flashing, when you are in
- the Control Panel. This is normal ( for this installation )
- and should not give you any concern.
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- 5) The system is now configured for your FAXmodem, review the Operational
- Overview to gain a basic understanding of how these macros work.
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- Operational Overview:
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- Previously, if you wanted to FAX a document you would have to run the
- "Print Setup ..." option and change the default printer to your FAXmodem.
- Then to print that same ( or different ) document, you had to remember to
- change the default printer back. This is a time-consuming and error prone
- procedure, just to send a FAX.
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- The routines that I have added, allow for the automated "swapping" of
- devices, between your true default printer and your FAXmodem. When you
- press the "FAX" button the system automatically changes the Widows output
- device to the FAXmodem ( declared in the Configuration steps above ), then
- sends the output to that device. Once completed it resets the Windows
- default printer back to the original device ( your printer ). No longer
- do you need to remember if you set the default printer back again.
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- The "FAX & Print" option allows even more productivity gains, you just press
- that button and automatically your document is setup to be FAXed, once FAXed
- and without any further user input the document is also sent to your true
- default printer, for a hard copy. All in one step !
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- If problems occur ... such as
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- Your FAXmodem shows up as your Windows default printer upon starting
- WinWord: The routines presented here assume that the Windows default printer
- is set correctly prior to entering (or re-entering) WinWord. This allows you
- the flexibility have multiple printers and such. Use the Control Panel to
- correctly re-set the default printer.
-
- While working in WinWord you have a system crash or premature shut-down and
- now your FAXmodem shows up as your Windows default printer: If the FAXmodem
- macros did not get a chance to complete their functions the FAXmodem may be
- left as your Windows default printer because the macro did not get a chance
- to re-set things. Use the Control Panel to correctly re-set the default
- printer.
-
- I want to remove these routines: As a safe guard you can revert back to
- your previous version of FilePrint. To accomplish this ... Select "Marco..."
- from the Tools menu. Look for a macro call "FilePrintOLD". This is your
- original version make sure it exists. Look for a macro called "FilePrint".
- Highlight it and press the "Delete" button. Next find the macro called
- "FilePrintOLD". Highlight it and press the "ReName" button. Change the
- name to "FilePrint" and press OK.
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- Changes in your FAXmodem.
- ===========================
- The FAXmodem Support System is highly flexible. If you change FAXmodem
- products, or COM ports just re-run the "Configure FAX" options ( see the
- Configuration section above ) and the system will automatically adapt to the
- changes.
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- I hope that you find these macros as help and productive as I do.
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