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*t5s1h10w0mt4h18w3 PAMPHLET Version 3.1*r A printing utility for the HP LaserJet Series II Copyright (C) 1988 *w3 Martin Beattie*r 9190 Rolling Tree Lane Fair Oaks, CA 95628 CompuServe [76555,454] GEnie [M.BEATTIE] *f *t5h10s1w0m PAMPHLET (C) Version 3.0 is a printing utility which will print your text documents in pamphlet form. In the lineprinter mode it will help keep hardcopy print outs, listings, etc. neatly and in a more manageable size. Using soft and/or cartridge fonts it can create neat, informational and educational pamphlets. *t4h12w3 Requirements:*r IBM PC/XT/AT or clone. 192K memory. (Versions 1.4, 2.03 require only 64K) HP LaserJet with Y cartridge or HP LaserJet + or HP LaserJet Series II or other laser printer which can emulate the LaserJet Series II. *t4h12w3 What does it do?*r It will print an ASCII text file to the HP LaserJet II in the landscape mode. It prints 2 pages side by side and by making two passes through the printer, prints 4 pages per sheet of paper. Page arrangement is automatically determined by the program so that the resultant sheets may be stapled together down the middle and folded in half creating a booklet. Versions prior to 2.0 used the compressed or lineprinter (16.66 cpi) font and line spacing of 9 lines per inch to print what normally appeared on an entire 8 1/2 X 11 sheet of paper in 1/2 the space. Version 2.0 added the versatility of cartridge and soft fonts. Line density may also be selected. Version 3.0 added an online TEXT editor to create or modify your file prior to printing. A soft font loading utility is included. Soft fonts loaded by Pamphlet (C) may be used by other programs as well. *t4h12w3 Getting Started*r *t4h10w3 Non Hard Disk system users:*r First back up your disk. The program is not copy protected and you need only to copy it to another floppy disk. Use DOS COPY or DISKCOPY as follows: To use COPY you will first need to have a FORMATTED BLANK disk. Place the distribution diskette in drive A: and the blank disk in drive B: Then type COPY **.** A: B: The pamphlet program will be copied. You may also use DISKCOPY by placing the distribution disk in drive A: and the blank disk in drive B: Type DISKCOPY A: B: In either case, the disk and programs will be backed up. *t4h10w3 Hard Disk Users: *r If you have a hard disk your working copy of the program will reside on the hard disk. Your original copy will remain unused so back up is not so important. Change the directory to that in which you wish PAMPHLET (C) to reside then place the distibution diskette in drive A: Type COPY A:**.** C:\<directory> *t4h10w3 Creating a text file.*r Pamphlet (C) was initially written as a text output processing device for program listings and text files. It was a program which was originally intended for use by persons familiar with the IBM computer, the use of DOS and TEXT files. It has gained some popularity for the production of instruction manuals, simple newsletters, etc. Version 3.0 has now added the convenience of a built in TEXT editor to create or modify your text files prior to printing. From the first screen you enter the editor using the F4 key. The file name in the "File to Print" field will be displayed for editing. You may use path descripitions as well as wild card (* and ?) characters for a directory of available files. *t4h10w3 Using your favorite word processor.*r Many word processors have their own internal format in which they store the files which you have created. This is to allow the program to easily format paragraphs, justify alignment and so forth. These formats contain extra or encoded characters which will not print correctly if you try to print them (as is) with Pamphlet (C). Most word processors will allow you to create a straight ASCII text file from your document. You will have to refer to your word processor documentation to determine how to do it. For example, Word Perfect has a text in / text out mode, and WordStar can Print to a document FILE (3.3) or to device "ASCII" (4.0). All editors that are used by programmers create TEXT files. *w3 Pamphlet (C) does not modify line formatting. It will wrap lines but not reformat them. You must create proper line length with your word processor.*r *t4h12w3 Running PAMPHLET (C)*r *w3m If you have a LaserJet which does not have internal landscape compressed print, you must have a cartridge which contains the landscape lineprinter (16.66) font or have it available as a soft font for this program to work.*w0m Pamphlet (C) has 3 input screens with which you may interact. The first which appears when you run the program, requests information about the file to be printed and about your printer type. The second, after using the F3 key from the first screen, deals with default font characteristics. The last, F3 from the second screen, allows you to select and load soft fonts. It is not necessary to use all screens with each run of the program. Usually the first run of the day requires entry to the third screen to load soft fonts. Likewise, once your default font preferences are entered and saved to disk, the second screen need only be used occasionally. Here we go -- we are assuming you have a text file ready to print. From DOS type: PAMPHLET<ENTER> You will then see -- *t0s0p17ml70 ╒═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ │ │ │ PAMPHLET (C) VERSION 3.0 │ │ │ │ FILE TO PRINT: │ │ │ │ FILE NAME STAMP: N │ │ │ │ DATE STAMP: N │ │ │ │ NUMBER PAGES: Y │ │ │ │ HOLE PUNCH MARGIN: Y │ │ │ │ TITLE: │ │ │ │ SERIES II (Y/N): Y │ │ │ │ CENTER LINE (Y/N): Y 'Page Left Blank' NOTE: Y │ │ │ │ Use arrow keys, F1 for help, F2 to print when ready │ │ F3 font options, F4 TEXT editor, ESC to QUIT without printing. │ ╘═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ *t5s1h10m Complete the options as needed. You will need to enter a file name to be printed. You may use path names. You may also use wild cards for a directory of available files. File name and Date stamp are default OFF but may be added if requested. Page Numbering is default ON but may be eliminated if your text file has numbering included. The hole punch margin is default ON and limits line length to 70 characters. If the pamphlet is to be stapled together and a longer line length is desired, changing this option to "N" will allow a few more characters per line. Entering a TITLE will trigger the creation of a simple title page with the requested text in a box. The title page is time and date stamped and is printed after the completion of printing the pamphlet. The default title page is quite simple and is a vestige of Version 1.1. If you have other landscape fonts available, a nicer title page can be created as a separate document with the page numbering off. The SERIES II option is for those printers which eject paper face down. That is, printing is correctly collated and does not normally have to be rearranged. This creates an output order on the first pass which can be taken directly from the output tray and be inserted without turning or sorting into the paper tray for correct page printing. Change this option to "N" if your printer ejects page up -- that is pages normally would have to be reversed after printing. This will modify the printing sequence and result in a second pass output order which is also sorted. You may also use F1 for HELP and Escape to abort without printing. F4 enters the EDITOR section. For more information about using the editor see Appendix A. After entering File, title and default information use F3 to procede to the default font screen. *t0s0p17m ╒══════════════════════DEFAULT FONT OPTIONS═════════════════════════╕ │ │ │ ╒═════════[ Valid Selections ]═══════╕ │ │ TYPEFACE: 5 │ 0 = Line Printer │ │ │ SPACING: 1 │ 3 = Courier │ │ │ PITCH: 17 │ 4 = Helvetica │ │ │ HEIGHT: 10 │ 5 = Times Roman │ │ │ ITALICS: 0 │ 6 = Letter Gothic │ │ │ WEIGHT: 0 │ 8 = Prestige │ │ │ LINES PER INCH: 7.2 │ 11 = Presentations │ │ │ (Lines / Pg: 53) │ 17 = Optima │ │ │ MAX CHAR / LINE: 70 │ 18 = ITC Garamond │ │ │ Wrap? Y │ 19 = Cooper Black │ │ │ ESCAPE CHARACTER: \ │ 20 = Coronet Bold │ │ │ Soft Font Location: │ 21 = Broadway │ │ │ C:\FONTS\**.??L │ 22 = Bauer Bodoni Blk Cond. │ │ │ Starting Page Num: 1 │ 23 = Century Schoolbook │ │ │ │ 24 = University Roman │ │ │ ╘════════════════════════════════════╛ │ │ │ │ Use arrow keys to edit, F1 function keys, ESC Continue │ │ F3 load soft fonts, F4 to save default options. │ ╘═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ *t5s1h10m If you have never run PAMPHLET (C) before, the default font should be: typeface = 0 (lineprinter) spacing = 0 (fixed) pitch = 17 (characters / inch) height = doesn't matter italics = 0 weight = 0 line length = 70 line wrap = "Y" lines per inch = 9.2 escape character "\" font drive:\directory\mask = C:\FONTS\**.??L Each of these charactistics may be modified. As you step through each field (using <ENTER> or arrow keys), you will see valid responses for each field appearing in the help box. You may modify these entries by using your delete and arrow keys. Make sure that fields requiring a number entry have a valid number before returning to the first screen. The characteristics noted above are those of the original pamphlet format and are very good for program listings or documentation file printouts. If your text file contains the character "\" then change the escape character to one which will not appear in your file (ie "@" or "#" or "|"). The charactistics shown on screen 2 are those with which the printer will begin printing your document. If you have changed these characteristics and wish to make them default standards, use F4 to create a PAMPHLET.CFG (configuration) file which will contain the current values. This file will be automatically loaded when PAMPHLET (C) is run. You could now use F2 to return to the main screen to begin printing. *t4h12w3 Loading Fonts (C)*r If you wish to use soft fonts, you should explore screen three first. Make sure the soft font drive:\directory is correct in screen 2. Use F3 to bring up screen three. You will first be asked if you want to delete previously loaded fonts. A 'Y'es answer will send commands to the printer to clear its memory. This deletion does *u1 not*u0 refer to your disk files! The third screen will then appear. It will look like: *f *t0s0p17m ╒═════════════════════[ Available Files ]═══════════════════════╕ │HV08R#R8.SFL HV12I#R8.SFL TR10B#R8.SFL TR12R#R8.SFL │ │HV10B#R8.SFL HV12R#R8.SFL TR10I#R8.SFL TR18B#R8.SFL │ │HV10I#R8.SFL HV18B#R8.SFL TR10R#R8.SFL TR24B#R8.SFL │ │HV10R#R8.SFL HV24B#R8.SFL TR12B#R8.SFL │ │HV12B#R8.SFL TR08R#R8.SFL TR12I#R8.SFL │ ╘═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ *t5s1h10m Any landscape font you have in your font directory will be listed in the box. Move the block cursor to any font you wish to load to your printer. Touch the space bar to select (or deselect). When you are finished with your selections, use ENTER to begin font loading. Font loading will begin and procede until all selected fonts are loaded. When loading is completed you will be returned to screen 2. You may ESCape from screen 3 without loading if desired. From screen 2 you can modify your entries, return to screen 3 if you forgot something, or use ESC to return to screen 1. From screen 1 you may re edit your entries or your file, use F2 to initiate printing or use ESC to forget the whole thing and return to DOS. Before going further, a few trial runs are suggested. Use a simple text file of 3 or 4 pages in length. Choose an escape character (remember default was '\' but you may have changed it) which does not occur in your text file and print the file changing a few charactistics. Try lineprinter mode, 70 characters per line and 9.2 lines per inch for starters. Leave the TITLE field blank for these experiments, that will prevent production of a title page each time. Change the lines per inch and try changing the pitch to 10. *w3 What you will see when the program is printing.*r The program makes two passes through the file. One to parse the file and determine where to print the pages and the second, the actual printing. During the printing, the paper makes two passes through the printer--one for each side. Initially, you will see a page count taking place on the screen. At the end of the first pass, you will be notified that printing is starting and how many sheets (total) will be required for the document. Wait until the printer stops. Follow the instructions on the screen. Depending on printer type, you will be instructed on how to replace the paper in the paper tray. When you have replaced the paper, touch the enter key and wait for printing to be completed. When finished, you should have a series of sheets, in order, which can be folded down the middle, stapled, or hole punched and be read as a pamphlet. *t4h12w3 Font Modification*r Pamphlet (C) allows you to print an any *u1 LANDSCAPE*u0 font you have available. Through escape commands you are also able to modify your font while printing is taking place. The Hewlett Packard LaserJet allows for font selection in a number of ways. The most versatile, but unfortunately the most complicated, is the selection of fonts by characteristics. Pamphlet uses this method because of its versatility. Font selection by characteristics will allow use of any font in the printer regardless of location (internal, cartridge, or soft) without any other information. Pamphlet (C) uses a modification of HP's escape commands to control your printer. *t4h12w3 Start with screen 2:*r First select an escape character which will only rarely appear in your text. The '\' will usually work unless you are a C programmer. Each time it appears it will signal the program that the next few characters are information and are not to be printed. *t4h12w3 Two main principles:*r *w3 Fixed spaced fonts are defined with a typeface, spacing = 0, and a pitch.*r The pitch is inversely proportional to the size and equals characters per inch. (ie bigger number = smaller character). *w3 Proportional fonts are defined with a typeface, spacing = 1, and a height (point size).*r Point size is directly related to character size (ie bigger number = bigger character). Each time you change from a proportional to a fixed spaced font or vice versa you MUST pay attention to the above 4 characteristics. Note that height does not affect fixed spaced fonts and pitch does not affect proportional fonts. If you have other fonts available (soft or cartridge), now try printing your document using one of your fonts. You should be in screen 2. Select a typeface that you have available. Use the number corresponding to the help box information. If it is a proportional font (see your font literature), the set spacing = 1. Use a point size of around 10. Set the line lenght to 60. Use ESC to return to screen 1 and F2 to start printing. See what you get. Line length will most likely need to be limited in your document to around 60 in order not to lose characters or to wrap. Use a preliminary run to see how to configure your document. *t4h12w3 Escape sequenced font modification*r The last step. By using escape sequenced font modification, you will be able to create very eye catching, professionally printed appearing pamphlets. The escape sequence is triggered by the escape character you select in screen two. *w3 All subsequent command characters must be together (no spaces) and must END with a space.*r The following commands may be used: t,T - typeface s,S - spacing (0 = fixed, 1 = proportional) h,H - height (point size) p,P - pitch w,W - weight (0 = normal, 3 = bold) i,I - Italics (0 = off, 1 = on) r,R - Restore default values, turn off underline m,M - Make current string default (use at end of command) u,U - underline (1 = Start / 0 = end) f,F - Form Feed (force a new page) l,L - Line length for wrapping or stripping. All commands must be followed by valid numbers except r, m, and f. As you may note, several of these are similar to that which you have seen on screen two. You only need the letter and the number corresponding to a valid selection for each charactistic. The typeface selection arguments (numbers) are the same as you have seen in screen two. *t4h12w3 Examples of on line font manipulation.*r First, any requested font or characteristic must be available in the printer at the time of printing. Cartridges must be in and soft fonts loaded. Soft fonts may be loaded by the routine in Screen 3 noted above or any other program you may have to load soft fonts. Font selection must include all necessary characteristics or you will get unexpected results. Read your font information so that you may better understand their characteristics. Proportional fonts must be defined by a typeface, spacing = 1 and a height (point size). Fixed spaced fonts must be defined by a typeface, spacing = 0, and pitch. Italics and bold characterics must be available to be used. Once a typeface has been defined, it may be modified using only the desired change. i.e. if \t5s1h10m created a default of times roman 10 point, \h12 will change the point size to 12. Likewise \w3 will change the weight to bold. Note that fonts that have been changed in the temporary mode (ie they do not end in 'm') are only valid until the next escape sequence or next page at which time they will revert to the default font. \f will force a new page. This is most useful after you have run a draft copy to see where additional page breaks need to be. Examples *w3 \t4s1h10*r will initiate 10 point helvetica - temporary. *w3 \t5s1h10*r will initiate 10 point times roman - temporary. *w3 \t5s1h10m*r will initiate 10 point times roman and make it default. *w3 \r*r will restore the default font from a temporary. *w3 \u1 *u1 this is a line*u0 \u0*r will underline the enclosed text. *w3 \f*r will force a new page. *w3 Note the escape command sequence must end with a space!*r Lastly, if you really need to print your escape character, you may do so by using it twice in your text file. ie "\\" will print "\". *f *t4h12w3 A summary of Screens and Commands*r *t4h10w3 The Main Screen*r Enter the name of the file to be printed. It must be an ASCII text file. You may opt to have the file name and current date stamped at the top of each page. If your file has its own pagination and page numbering, you may also opt to omit automatic page numbering. A hole punch margin of 2/3 inch is normally available along each side of the center. This may be eliminated and allows for a slightly longer line length. A title string may be typed in. The presence of a string in this field will create a dated and timed title page. The Series II option is for those printers which eject their paper face down. That is they are in correct order. If this is selected as no, the computer will modify printing on the second pass so that proper page alignment should be automatic. Function Keys on the main screen: F1: Help -- demonstrates input fields F2: Continue -- begins printing process F3: Go to Second (Font Selection) Screen F4: Enters the editor ESC: Exit without printing -- abort program. *t4h12w3 Font Selection Screen (F3 from the first screen)*r You may select typeface, spacing (fixed, proportional), Pitch (for fixed spaced fonts), Height (Point size of proportional fonts), Italics (yes or no), Weight (regular or bold), Lines per inch (for the entire document), Max characters per line before wrap, Wrap on/off (if off, line is truncated), Escape character (to be used for beginning escape sequences and font modification in the document), and drive:\directory location of Soft fonts. There is an information box which will demonstrate valid selections for the selected field. Proportional fonts MUST be defined by typeface, space =1, and Height, or they will not print. Fixed space fonts must be identified by typeface and pitch. Function Keys: F1: Function Key summary F3: Next Screen -- Soft Font Loading F4: Save current font characteristics to disk. F5: Automatic Line Printer Mode Setup F6: Automatic Times Roman 10 Point Setup F7: Automatic Helvetica 10 Point Setup ESC: Continue -- return to main screen *f *t4h12w3 Soft Font Selection (F3 from the Second Screen)*r Your PRINTER MUST BE ONLINE for this section to work. First, keep or delete previously downloaded fonts. If you have typed in (or saved) the correct drive:\directory of your soft fonts, all landscape fonts should now be displayed for your selection. You may then select, using arrow keys and the spacebar, any of the fonts you need for your pamphlet. Selected filenames will be highlighted. Continue selecting until all necessary fonts are highlighted. Then hit ENTER and font loading will begin. If you select a font by mistake, just hit the space bar again and it will deselect. After soft fonts are loaded, you will be returned to Screen 2. Make sure your startup selections are correct and hit ESC to return to the main screen. Likewise, make sure your selections are correct then use F2 to start printing. If you wish to abort the program before printing begins you may use ESC. After printing starts, you may abort by using the escape (<ESC>) key. *t4h12w3 On Line Font Manipulation.*r Any requested font or characteristic must be available in the printer at the time of printing. Cartridges must be in and soft fonts loaded. Soft fonts may be loaded by the routine in Screen 3 noted above. Font selection must include all necessary characteristics or you will get unexpected results. Read your published font information so that you may better understand their characteristics. *w3 Proportional fonts must be defined by a typeface, spacing = 1 and a height (point size). Fixed spaced fonts must be defined by a typeface, space = 0, and pitch.*r Italics and bold characterics must be available to be used. The escape sequence is triggered by the character you select in screen 2. All subsequent commands must be together (no spaces) and must END with a space. The following commands may be used: t,T - typeface s,S - spacing (0 = fixed, 1 = proportional) h,H - height (point size) p,P - pitch w,W - weight (0 = normal, 3 = bold) i,I - Italics (0 = off, 1 = on) r,R - Restore default values, turn off underline m,M - Make current string default (use at end of command) u,U - Underline (Start =1 / end = 0) f,F - Form Feed (force a new page) l,L - Line length for wrapping or stripping. All commands must be followed by valid numbers except r, m, and f. Once a typeface has been defined, it may be modified using only the desired change. i.e. if \t5s1h10m created a default of times roman 10 point, \h12 will change the point size to 12. Likewise \w3 will change the weight to bold. \f will force a new page. *t4h10s1m This file (PAMPHLET.DOC) is a TEXT file and you can experiment printing it by typing PAMPHLET.DOC in the FILE TO PRINT option. I used Times - Roman and Helvetica soft fonts. And "**" as the escape character. Of course you can also simply have it printed using DOS by: A>TYPE PAMPHLET.DOC>PRN to print full size sheets. This program may be freely copied and distributed provided 1) that no fee is charged for such copying and distribution (excepting those clubs which provide bundled ShareWare and charge only a token amount for diskette costs) and 2) that it is distributed ONLY in its original, unmodified state. If you like this program, and find it of use, a contribution and registration would be appreciated. If you are using this program in a commercial environment, registration is mandatory. Registered users may receive a diskette containing the latest version of PAMPHLET (C) if an update is available and is requested. Registration is $25.00. Please add $1.50 postage and handling if an update is requested. If the program has not been further updated, you will be so notified and your postage and handling fee refunded. *i1 A registration form can be printed by using the F1 key at the information screen at the end of the program.*r If you correspond with comments and/or questions please note which version you are using. *f *t4h12w3 Appendix A PAMPHLET 3.0 Editor Notes: *r Pamphlet Version 3.0 is distinguished from previous versions by the addition of a built in editor. It uses the BINED.TPU package distributed by BORLAND INT. Commands are a subset of those used in WordStar. For anyone familiar with WordStar, or Borland's products (ie SideKick (C)), there should be no problem in utilizing the editor as is. For those of you who use other word processors, you may use the PAMPHINS program to customize the keystroke combinations to your preference. This is an editor and not a word processor. It does not include the ability to reformat paragraphs or justify margins automatically. It can be very useful in reviewing and making changes in TEXT files before printing them with PAMPHLET. If you do not have a word processing package capable of producing TEXT files, you can certainly use the editor to create your documents -- it is MUCH easier to use than EDLIN. *u1 Pamphlet's Editor will work only on files less than 64K in length.*u0 This is a minor limitation for most pamphlet sized text files. If you are working with larger files, you will have to use your word processor. Lastly, if you do not have a word processor, MicroStar (C) a word processor included in Borland's Pascal Editor ToolBox (R) is very capable of producing nice TEXT documents. It is very inexpensive compared to some other packages. *f *t0s0p17m EDITOR COMMAND SUMMARY ================================================================== FUNCTION KEYSTROKES (^ = Ctrl Key) __________________________________________________________________ Character Left ^S or Left Arrow Character Right ^D or Right Arrow Word Left ^A or ^Left Arrow Word Right ^F or ^Right Arrow Line Up ^E or Up Arrow Line Down ^X or Down Arrow Scroll Up ^W Scroll Down ^Z Page Up ^R or PgUp Page Down ^C or PgDn Beginning of File ^QR or ^PgUp Beginning of Line ^QS or Home End of Line ^QD or End Top of Screen ^QE or ^Home Bottom of Screen ^QX or ^End Top of Block ^QB Bottom of Block ^QK Jump to Marker 0..3 ^Q0..^Q3 Set Marker 0..3 ^K0..^K3 Previous Cursor Position ^QP New Line ^M (and Enter if insert mode) Insert Line ^N Insert Control Character ^P(^character to be inserted) Tab ^I or Tab Delete Current Character ^G or Del Delete Character Left ^H or backspace Delete Word ^T Delete to End of Line ^Y Find ^QF Find and Replace ^QA Find Next ^L Begin Block F7 or ^KB End Block F8 of ^KK Copy Block ^KC Move Block ^KV Delete Block ^KY Hide Block markers ^KH Mark Current Word as Block ^KT Read Block from File ^KR Write Block to File ^KW Print Block (standard print) ^KP Toggle Insert Mode Ins or ^V *f EDITOR COMMAND SUMMARY (Cont.) ================================================================== FUNCTION KEYSTROKES (^ = Ctrl Key) __________________________________________________________________ Toggle Autoindent Mode ^OI Toggle Fixed Tabs ^OT Restore Line ^QL Exit Editor ^KD or F10 Abandon Editor Without update ^F10 Update and Remain in editor Alt-F10 Modify Line length (window) ^L *t4h10w0s1m ^L will allow you to change the window width to more easily determine the line length that will print properly with PAMPHLET. The key combination Alt-F10 will save your file, and remain in the editor at your current position. It is used for making backup copies while you are editing. All key combi- nations that save your file also create second backup called <filename>.BAK from your previously saved file. Therefore you always have two relatively current copies. *t4h12w3 Appendix B -- Use of A4 Paper *r Read the file named A4.DOC. This file may be modified and renamed to A4.DAT to reconfigure the program output for A4 paper. The first 4 lines of the file are initially: 3800 7340 5 85 91 171 7.0 They are the only ones used by the program. The above 7 numbers are the only ones needed by the program to determine pamphlet page and center line positioning. You may modify them but the format MUST be as above. Lines 1,2 and 3 MUST contain 2 integer numbers (ie no decimal point) which are separated by a space. Line 4 contains but one number which may or not have a decimal point. To use the file, rename it to A4.DAT or create a file of at least the above 4 mandatory lines and name it A4.DAT. The program will look for a file named A4.DAT on initialization. It will look first on the default directory (the directory where you are when you run the program) and then in the directory you have setup and saved as a font directory location (screen 2). If not found, the program will use the default values noted. The first line -- first number -- Default 3800 horizontal point location of the center line. Higher numbers move the line to the right. A4 paper should require around 4050. second number -- Default 7340 length of the center line in points. A4 paper may require a smaller number. The second line -- Default 5 85 Left (5) and Right (85) margin definitions of the left side pamphlet page. The numbers represent lineprinter sized characters (16.66 cpi). The difference between margins should be 80 characters. A4 paper may require adding approximately 3 to each of these numbers. The third line -- Default 91 171 Left (91) and Right (171) margin definitions of the right side pamphlet page. The numbers represent lineprinter sized characters (16.66 cpi). The difference between margins should be 80 characters. A4 paper may require adding approximately 7 to each of these numbers. The fourth line -- Default 7.4 Printable page length in inches (remember we are in landscape mode). A top margin of approx 1/2 inch is automatically generated by the program. Adjust this number for an appropriate bottom margin. A4 paper should be around 7.1 or 7.2. The pamphlet program is able to print 2 pages side by side by "fooling the printer" and not printing beyond the printer's physical bottom line before resetting the margin and printing the other side. If you set this number too large, the printer will eject the paper before printing of the right side pamphlet page is complete.