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                         *** REPUBLICATION NOTICE ***                    
                                                                         
       Print Shop Utilities IV was published on Big Blue Disk - Issue    
       52. However, we have made adjustments for different printers,     
       repaired a couple of quirks, and added a couple of new items.     
       They are marked with ^1##^0.  Enjoy.                                  
                                                                         
       We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our       
       subscribers.  We hope you continue to enjoy this handy utility.   
                                                                         
                         *** REPUBLICATION NOTICE ***                    
     

        These utilities are designed to help you make the most of both 
     Broderbund Software's Print Shop program and Unison World's 
     Printmaster program, which allows you to design your own greeting 
     cards, letterheads, and other such things.  This is the fourth version 
     of this program, with new features and a new look. 

        The main menu is separated into the main types of operations you 
     can perform on these files. 

     ^1File Menu
        This will allow you work with files of images.  You can "Display", 
     "Copy", "Move", "Rename", or "Delete" a file of images or "Merge" 
     files of images. 

     ^1Image Menu
        This will allow you to "Extract" or "Move" images from a file, or 
     "Edit"  image names in a file, or "Alphabetize"^1##^0 images in a 
     file. 

     ^1Print Menu
        This will allow you to "Print" the images in a file or to "Enhance 
     Labels" with chosen images and some text. 

     ^1Conversion Menu
        This will allow you to "Convert" the format of a file of images, 
     "Group" a subdirectory of images ported from another computer into a 
     file of images, or "Separate" a file of images into individual files 
     for porting to another computer. 

     ^1Index Menu
        This will allow you to "Index" your files of images, "Display" the 
     index on your screen, or "Print the index to your printer. 

     ^1Configure Menu
        This will allow you to choose your "Printer", or "Save" your 
     configuration to disk. 

     ^1Exit
        This will allow you to exit the program.

^C^1Notes on certain portions of the program.
        When you go to select an image file to do something with, you are 
     presented with much information.  The heading at the top of the screen 
     reminds you what you are about to do with the file you are about to 
     choose.  Just below that is the current subdirectory you are in.  In 
     the center of the screen is a divided box.  The left half of the box 
     gives you a list of the available drives and subdirectories you can 
     change to.  The right half of the box gives you a list of the 
     available image files in that drive or subdirectory.  Next to each 
     file is an short phrase telling you what type of file each is.  These 
     phrases are: "old PS"- meaning an original Print Shop file; "new PS"-
     meaning a converted, original Print Shop file; "hires PS"-meaning an 
     new high resolution Print Shop file; or "PMaster"-meaning a 
     PrintMaster file.  If there is nothing there, then the file is none of 
     the four types of image files. 
       
        To choose a file, use the up and down arrow keys to move the 
     highlight up and down.  Use the PgUp and PgDn keys to move the 
     highlight a screen full at a time.  The Home and End keys take you to 
     the top and the bottom of the list. Press ENTER to select the file you 
     want.  The left arrow moves the highlight to the directory listing.  
     The Up arrow, Down arrow, PgUp, PgDn, Home, and End keys perform the 
     same functions as in the files list.  To change to the highlighted 
     directory or drive, press enter.  The program will read the disk and 
     present you with a new list of subdirectories and files.  To get back 
     to the files list, press the right arrow key.  If the "New File", is 
     selected, you will be asked for the type of file to create and the 
     name of the file to create.  If you are to select only a subdirectory, 
     you will not be allowed to go into the files area of the screen and 
     must use F10 to select a subdirectory. 


     ^1When selecting images from a file:
        You move through a list of images in the file with the keypad keys 
     and select the images you want extracted, in the order you want them 
     extracted.  The selected images will have numbers next to them 
     indicating the order in which they were selected.  You select and 
     deselect with the ENTER key and press ESC when you are finished.

     ^1When printing an Image File
        You are asked if you want to use the file name as a title or you 
     can enter your own title lines.  You must first configure the program 
     to use the correct printer codes.  The program prints seven images per 
     line.  The image names are printed directly below each image.  Do to 
     the printer manufacturers making their printers just slightly 
     incompatible, if you have any trouble with page breaks on your print 
     out, then you need to answer yes to the question in the printer 
     configuration section.

     ^1When using the Label Enhancer
        You can select up to twelve images from one of your files and print 
     them on labels.  After selecting the file and the images, you are 
     asked for the size of the labels to print^1##^0.  This number is in 
     inches.  For example, if your labels are 1 1/2 inches from top of 
     label to top of label, then enter 1.5.  Then you enter the number of 
     labels you want to print.  Then you can enter up to four lines of text 
     for printing.  If you do not wish to print any text, just press ENTER. 
     The program reads in the selected images and displays one on the 
     screen.  You may then specify where on the labels the images will be 
     printed.  This is accomplished by moving the image on the screen, left 
     and right, until it is in the desired position.  If you place the 
     image in the middle of the label, then the text will not be able to be 
     printed.  The images selected will be printed in rotation until the 
     total number of labels is printed. 

     ^1When editing a Name File
        After selecting a file, select the image name by pressing ENTER 
     when the highlight is over the name you want to edit.  Use the cursor 
     keys to edit the selected image name.  Print Shop automatically uses 
     all uppercase letters in its image names, as do these utilities.  Use 
     the ^1Ins^0 key to toggle between insert and overwrite mode.  The 
     ^1Del^0 key deletes the character under the cursor, and the backspace 
     key deletes the character to the left of the cursor. ^1Home^0 moves 
     the cursor to the beginning of the line, and ^1End^0 moves the cursor 
     to the end of the line.  The original Print Shop and PrintMaster use 
     16 characters in their image names.  The new Print Shop uses only 15 
     characters in their image names. 

     ^1When Grouping Images
        This option allows you to take images transferred from the Apple 
     and Commodore versions of Print Shop (in which each image is a 
     separate file) and place them in an IBM-compatible Print Shop file.  
     All of the images to be grouped should be in the same drive or 
     directory.  You will be prompted for the file in which to place the 
     images (new or existing).  Then use the file select area to get to the 
     drive or directory where the images to be grouped are located.  Next 
     you are prompted for the type of machine the images came from. You are 
     then presented with two versions of the first image.  Put the 
     highlight box around the one that looks OK to you and press enter.  If 
     neither looks OK then press ESC and you will return to the main menu. 
        Note for Commodore transfers^1##^0:  You have an additional selection 
     to make.  Pressing F10 will switch the display between three-block and 
     two-block Commodore files.  

     ^1On Separating Images
        This option allows you to select a series of images and separate 
     them into individual files for transfer to an Apple or Commodore.  
     After you select a file and the images in the file you want to 
     transfer, you are asked to which machine the transfer will be made.  
     You then choose which of two separation methods the program will use.  
     The correct method to use depends upon how the transfer will be made.  
     We recommend that you use the first one, and if the images will not 
     load properly or look strange when loaded, use the second method. 

     ^1On Indexing Images
        This option allows you to build, and maintain, an index of your 
     images. You are asked to select a file to index.  If the file is 
     already in your index, it will have a small arrow next to its name.  
     If you select it to be indexed you are asked whether to replace the 
     previous data in the index, to remove it from the index, or to abort 
     and choose another file.  The index contains a comment field where you 
     can enter information about each of your image files.  If you select 
     Replace or if you select a file that has not been indexed, you are 
     asked to enter a comment pertaining to that file. 

     ^1On Displaying the Index
        You will be able to display the index of the image files that you 
     have built.  When looking at the list of image names you can use the 
     arrow keys to page up and down in the list.  The home and end keys 
     will bring you to the top and the bottom of the list.

     ^1On Printing the Index
        You will get a printout of the data in the index.  The first 
     page(s) is a list of each image file in alphabetical order, the number 
     of images in that file, and the comment you entered for that file.  
     The remaining pages are a double-column, alphabetized printout of each 
     image name and the file in which it resides. 

     ^1On Using a Mouse
        The program recognizes and uses a mouse, if present, automatically.  
     The program uses mouse movement to generate the up, down, left, and 
     right arrow keys, and uses the mouse buttons to generate the ENTER and 
     ESC keys. 

     ^1Custom Printer Configuration
        If none of the printer selections work for your printer, you can 
     use a standard ASCII text editor to modify the printer configuration 
     file.  Load the PSUTIL4.CFG file into your editor.  Below is a brief 
     description of the items in the file. For a Custom configuration, use 
     a printer selection number of 11. 

      1          Printer selection number
      15         Compressed code
      27 51 24   One-ninth linefeed code
      27 85 1    Uni-directional code
      27 76      Graphics mode code
      27 64      Printer reset code
                 Graphics stop byte(s)
      N          Reverse printer pins
      99         Lines per page
      16.80      Characters per inch    [horizontal measurement]
      216        linefeed per inch      [vertical measurement]
      0          Label margin position  [where the image goes on the label] 
      1.0        Inches per label       [size in print lines of the label]

        Enter all of the printer codes as decimal numbers separated by 
     spaces. 

^C^1Print Shop Utilities IV requires a Graphics Adapter.^0

       To run this program outside ^1Big Blue Disk^0, type: ^1PSUTIL4^0.

DISK FILES THIS PROGRAM USES:
^FPSUTIL4.EXE
^FPSUTIL4.CFG
