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^CGeorge Leritte

   These utilities are designed to help you make the most of Broderbund
 Software's popular Print Shop program which allows you to design your own
 greeting cards, letterheads, and other such things.  Back in BBD #18 we
 published a Print Shop Utility program.  The program was so popular we revised
 it, adding many new features and improvements, and published it in BBD #27.
 ^1Print Shop Utilities III^0 incorporates all of the features of the earlier
 versions plus many new ones such as: indexing your image files, printing
 images on labels, separating images for transfer to another machine, and
 deleting files.

   These utilities operate on PrintMaster files as well as Print Shop; all you
 have to do is set one toggle option (described below).  Thus, users of either
 of these programs can make use of this utility, and if you have a library of
 images in either format you can port them over to the other.

   This program was designed to perform similarly to Print Shop in an effort
 not to confuse users.  Commands are chosen by highlighting a menu selection
 (or pressing the first letter of the selection) and pressing the ENTER key.
 Descriptions of the main menu options follows.

   Note:  Print Shop images are contained in two files: a data file and a name
 file.  The data file has an extension of ".DAT" and contains all the images.
 The name file has an extension of ".NAM" and contains the name of each
 corresponding image in the ".dat" file.  Both of these files must start with
 the letters "GR".  When asked to enter Print Shop file names, no extension can
 be entered.  The utility will automatically add the "GR" letters and the
 extensions for you.

 ^1Display Images
   The first option is to display a Print Shop file.  The program will present
 a list of Print Shop files (or PrintMaster files if you have toggled the file
 type as shown below in the eleventh option) on the disk for you to choose
 from.  If there are no Print Shop files on the disk or directory, you will be
 thus informed and returned to the main menu.

 ^1Extract Images
   The second option allows you to extract images from a Print Shop file and
 place them in another file, existing or new.  You move through a list of
 images in the file 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.  When finished, the program
 asks you to move a highlight bar to the name of the file in which to place any
 selected images. If any of the image names exist in the destination file, your
 choices are to Replace the image, Add the image (you would now have 2 images
 with the same name), or Skip the image (do not put it in the file).  If you
 want to place them in a new file, put the cursor on ^1New File^0 and press ENTER.
 The program will prompt you for the filename.

 ^1Merge Two or More Image Files
   The third option allows you to combine two or more Print Shop files into a
 single file, existing or new.

 ^1Print an Individual File
   The fourth option allows you to print a file of images to your printer.  You
 are asked if you want to use the file name as a title or you can enter your
 own title.  You must first configure the program to use the correct printer
 codes. The program prints eight images per line.  The image names are printed
 directly below the image.

 ^1Label Enhancer
   The fifth option allows you to 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 number of labels you want to print.  The program reads in
 the selected images and displays the last one read 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.

 ^1PrintMaster <-> Print Shop
   The sixth option brings you to a secondary menu that allows you to convert
 images between Print Shop and PrintMaster. If you have only one of these
 programs, this will let you use images designed for the other.  If you have
 both, this will let you use your full image library in both programs.  In this
 option you are again prompted for the file names to transfer.

 ^1Edit Name File
   The seventh option allows you to edit the name of an image.  First select
 the name of the file and then select the image as with the Extract option.
 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.

 ^1Group Individual Images
   The eighth 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 you are
 prompted for 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 Users: This will only work on three-block Commodore
 files.  On issue #46 of our sister publication, LOADSTAR, is a routine, Print
 Shop Converter, which will convert Commodore files from two-block to three-
 block.

 ^1Extract Images for Transfer
   The ninth 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.

 ^1Delete a File
   The tenth option allows you to select a file and delete it from your disk.
 It has a safety prompt to allow you to change your mind about deleting the
 file.

 ^1Index Image Names
   The eleventh 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. If you
 press the space bar, 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.

 ^1Utilities Menu
   The twelfth, and final, option on the main menu brings you to a secondary
 menu where you can set up your printer and change the directories where your
 data files are located.

   The first option allows you to select your printer.  The program supports
 all of the printers supported by Print Shop.  Epson is the default printer.

   The second and third options ask you for the drive or directory path where
 your Print Shop data files are located.  The second is for the source drive or
 path; that is, where the files are coming from.  The third is for the
 destination drive or path; that is, where the files are going to. Once you
 have selected these options, the program will automatically look for all Print
 Shop files in that drive/directory until you change it.

   The fourth and fifth options ask you for the drive or directory path where
 your PrintMaster data files are.  They work the same as the two options above.

   The sixth option asks you for the drive or directory path where your image
 index files are.  Once you have selected this option, the program will
 automatically look for all image index files in that drive/directory until you
 change it.

   The seventh option allows you to change whether the program operates with
 Print Shop or PrintMaster files.  This indicates which type of file is used by
 all of the previously-mentioned commands (except for the PS/PM file conversion
 which always uses both types).  This option toggles between the two each time
 it is selected.

   The eighth option allows you to save your printer selection, the default
 drive/directories where your files reside, and the main file type that the
 program works with to the PSUTIL3.CFG file on disk.  Each time the program
 loads, it reads this file and sets the printer, the drive/directories and the
 main file type.

 ^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
 PSUTIL3.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.

 PS               ;for Print Shop; PM for PrintMaster
 5                ;Printer selection number (use 11 for customized)
 27 15            ;Compressed or condensed mode
 27 51 16         ;1/9th in. linefeed combination code WITH optional number
 27 85 1          ;uni-directional printer code
 27 76            ;Graphics mode code WITHOUT optional number
 27 64            ;Printer reset code
                  ;Exit Bit-Image-graphics mode (not used on most printers)
 N                ;Normal graphics; use R for reverse graphics
 PS_sour\         ;Print Shop Source drive\path
 PS_dest\         ;Print Shop Destination drive\path
 PM_sour\         ;Print Shop Source drive\path
 PM_dest\         ;Print Shop Destination drive\path
 Index\           ;Image index drive\path
 16.8             ;Printer characters per inch
 0                ;Image position (starting) for label enhancer

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

 Note:  We suggest you do not use this program on your original BIG BLUE DISK.
 Print Shop and PrintMaster files take up a lot of disk space and Disk 1 is
 almost full.  Copy the program to a blank disk or to your hard disk.

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

   To run this program outside ^1Big Blue Disk^0, type: ^1PSUTIL3^0.

DISK FILES THIS PROGRAM USES:
^FPSUTIL3.EXE
^FPSUTIL3.CFG
^FCHARACT.DAT
^FGRBBD34.NAM
^FGRBBD34.DAT
