THE POSTER PROGRAM.

Version 1.2. 11/20/94.

INTRODUCTION.

This program has been designed to let you easily and quickly create large 
posters and signs, printing them at up to 10 times the size of a single sheet.

The program was originally created to allow my daughter to generate large 
posters for use in presentations for her 4-H club.  The posters are text and 
graphics.  After creating a poster, she prints in double size (4 sheets of paper) 
and pastes it onto a poster board.  For a typical presentation, she will use six to 
ten posters.

This program is "Freely Distributed". The author has given permission for the file 
to be distributed without restriction, but does not permit alterations to the file. 

ADVANTAGES OF POSTER.

This program is very easy to use, and it is very simple to create large posters.  It 
is especially useful when you have a number of fonts installed, as the font 
selection menu displays renditions of all the true-type fonts. The final poster size 
is fully configurable.

VERSION 1.2 IMPROVEMENTS.

The program has been greatly improved in the areas of:
   printer support (now supports almost every windows printer), 
   font support (supports more than 48 fonts, and color)
   graphics support (supports metafiles as pictures and borders).  

SUPPORT.

If you have any problems or suggestions, please send me a note.  My email 
address is rfb@sdc.cs.boeing.com.  
If you find this program useful, I'd also like to hear from you. In lieu of money, 
this is great positive reinforcement.

REGISTRATION.

If you send me a note, I will notify you of new versions as they become available.
It also helps make my day.


INSTALLATION.

If you have unzipped the files, then you have practically installed the program.  
The package consists of the following files:
1. This README file.
2. POSTER.TXT, which is  the documentation for POSTER.  All of this 
documentation is also in the on-line help file.
3. POSTER.EXE, which is the poster program itself.
4. POSTER.HLP, which is the on-line help file.

To install the program, do the following after unzipping the poster download file:
1. Create a directory called POSTER.
2. Copy the files POSTER.TXT, POSTER.EXE, and POSTER.HLP into that 
directory.
3. Create a program manager icon for POSTER by doing the following:
	a. Select the program manager group where you want the icon.
	b. Select NEW.
	c. Select Program Item.
	d. In the dialog box, fill in Description ("Poster"), 
    		The command line: C:\poster\poster.exe
    	The working directory: C:\poster
     	If you have unzipped into a different directory, use it instead of 
	c:\poster.
 4. You may view and print the documentation file, POSTER.TXT, with notepad.
      However, this entire document is included in the online help file.

USING POSTER.

To start using poster, simply double click on the poster icon.  POSTER will start 
and present an empty page to you.  Just start typing to begin making your 
poster.

You can also associate "POS" file types with poster (do this with File Manager).  
Then, double clicking on a POS file will automatically start poster with that file.


PRINTERS.

This program has been successfully tested on the following printers: 
	HP Laserjet II and compatibles
	HP Laserjet III - see special setup instructions below.
            HP LaserJet 4 - See special setup instructions below
	HP DeskJet PLUS
	HP DeskJet 500
	Epson dot matrix and compatibles
	Postscript printer - See special setup instructions below
If you cannot get POSTER to work properly on your printer, try checking the box 
marked "Method A" in the PRINT dialog box. This should work ALL printers (but 
not plotters).  If this still doesn't work, try "Method B" and "Method C".  Also, see 
the special setup instructions below.

Note: Color text does not print properly on Tektronic Phaser printers.


LASERJET III USERS.
If the posters you print are missing characters at page edges, then do the 
following:
1. Select "Method A" in the Poster Print Dialog box.  Also, be sure your printer is 
set to 300 dpi.

LASERJET 4 USERS.
To successfully print posters, you must configure your printer as follows:
1. Select "Printer Setup":
2. Set resolution to 300 dpi. (At 600dpi, printing takes a very long time, and may 
hang the printer.)
3. Select "options". 
4. Select "Graphics Mode" = "raster", "Graphics Quality"="high", and
     check "print true-type as graphics".
If posters still do not print properly, then in the PRINT dialog box, check the 
boxed marked "Method A". This should always work.  

POSTSCRIPT PRINTER USERS.
If you get postscript errors, or you are loosing characters at page boundaries:
1. From the control panel, select Printers, then select 'Setup.
2. Select "options", then select "advanced".
3. Select "print true type fonts as" "Bitmap (type 3)".
4. Close the control panel.
5. Start POSTER.
If posters still do not print properly, or print too slow, then in the PRINT dialog 
box, check the boxed marked "Method A". This should always work.



Bob Bedoll
11/20/94.
rfb@sdc.cs.boeing.com.
(206) 865-6414 or (206) 848-0467.

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