ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º B Y D E S I G N º º The Graphic Designer for WordPerfect º º º º Copyright 1990 º º Streetwise Software º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ NOTE: This is a fully functioning version of this popular and very unique WordPerfect addon. It does not however contain all the artwork and designs of the retail program. The complete version contains over 4 times the graphics, designs and options of this program as well as several extra features! *************************************************************** Here's what they're saying about By Design.... *************************************************************** "A perfect designer in your PC" - PC World "Looks and works great!" - Compute Magazine "We're delighted with the creative freedom this imaginative program has given us. The more we learn what it can do, the more uses we find! Perception Research Inc. "Amazingly easy to use ... Everything in By Design is simple and rapid ... Using By Design is fun!" Business Philadelphia "Offers a host of functions!" PC Magazine "Four stars. Can't live without it!" Home Office Computing "By Design really does live up to its promises. You've created a great product. Congratulations!" European Space Agency *************************************************************** ************* SPECIAL GIFT TO REGISTERED USERS! *************** *************************************************************** You can register for the full retail version for only $89. Upon registering you will receive the full version along with an extra bonus clip art disk ... FREE!!! In addition, the full version contains all accompanying materials such as the complete manual, tech support and packaging. In addition, you'll be eligible for all future updates and special offers. Call Streetwise Software at (213) 829-7827 or use the order form included on this disk (see file: ORDERFRM.TXT - You can use the INFO.EXE program to view & print it). *************************************************************** UPDATE TO THE NEW VERSION 2.0 OF BY DESIGN FOR ONLY $89 AND RECEIVE A BONUS CLIP ART DISK FREE!! CALL STREETWISE SOFTWARE AT (213) 829-7827. *************************************************************** *** INTRODUCING BY DESIGN *** Welcome to By Design, a new concept in word processing that puts the expertise of a graphic designer at your fingertips. Whether you choose to express your personal style through the use of the various design tools or page designs, By Design will take your documents from ordinary to unique. Working from within WordPerfectþ, it gives all your documents the design studio sophistication that sets them apart from the rest. Some of the special features of By Design include : * A selection of eleven DESIGN TOOLS that can be used to highlight and enhance existing text. * Customizable PAGE DESIGNS that provide professional and sophisticated graphic layouts for an assortment of business and personal documents. * On screen GRAPHIC PREVIEWS of all tools, designs and clip art. * An UNDO feature which allows you to cycle through alternatives until you find the design that looks right for your document. * A separate CUSTOMIZE program that records all your personal details and logo selections into page designs. * SETTING GUIDELINES which assist in creation of a logical and consistent visual image. * A library of CLIP ART. * HOT KEYS which provide direct access to many By Design and WordPerfect functions. ************************************************************ ** SECTION A : GETTING STARTED ** 1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS To use By Design you must have: * an IBM personal computer or compatible with a minimum of 640K RAM and hard drive with at least 1000K free * an installed copy of WordPerfect 5.0 (dated 1989 or later) or WordPerfect 5.1. (WP Corp. will update early versions of 5.0 for a nominal charge). 2. INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE WordPerfect should be installed on your hard disk before you install By Design. To install By Design, follow these steps: * Place the program disk in drive A. * Type A: to change the current drive to A if it isn't so already. The Dos prompt should now appear something like: A:\> * Type INSTALL to run the installation procedure. * Follow screen prompts. 3. CUSTOMIZING PAGE DESIGNS A supplementary program called CUSTOM collects your personal details and enters them into the relevant page designs each time they are used. * Change to your WordPerfect directory and type CUSTOM * Select "Customize User Information" from the opening menu * Enter details in the relevant positions (you can leave any lines empty if required). * The letter/logo option uses large decorative letters as logos for certain letterheads and labels. The graphic logo option offers a selection of graphic logos that are used in other letterheads and labels. Pressing the space bar will toggle between the options. 4. CUSTOMIZING HOT KEYS The program comes with a selection of Hot Keys. The defaults for each key can be changed using the customize program. This may be necessary to prevent a conflict between the program hot keys and any macro or keyboard definitions that you've created in WordPerfect. To customize the list of hot keys: * Change to your WordPerfect directory and type CUSTOM * Select "Customize Hot Keys" from the opening menu prompt * Type the number of the hot key that you want to change. Press the key of your choice - this must be either Alt + another key or Ctrl + another key (eg. Alt-P). You can press the space bar to cancel any hot key. 5. STARTING THE PROGRAM * Change to the WordPerfect directory * Type BD and press Enter. This will simultaneously load By Design and WordPerfect. 6. STARTUP OPTIONS By Design supports the WordPerfect startup options. For example, if you wanted to start By Design and WordPerfect with the document text.wp, you could implement the relevant WordPerfect startup option by typing: BD TEXT.WP See your WordPerfect manual for details on other startup options. 7. CALLING UP BY DESIGN MENUS Once inside WordPerfect, you can call the By Design program menus at any time by pressing ALT-D (or any other key if you changed this in the customize procedure). 8. MOVING AROUND THE PROGRAM The program uses the following keys : i. Menu Bars Arrow keys: Moves between options Enter: Selects an item and moves to a new category Esc, F1 Cancels and/or exits F3: Help key ii. Dialog Boxes The current location is always marked by a highlight bar - it does not change the bulleted selection unless you press Enter. Currently selected items are marked with a bullet. Enter: Selects an item (marking it with a bullet) and moves to the next category Tab Key: Moves to the next category without changing the currently bulleted selection F7: "OK" - exits and performs the action F9: Used to browse through graphic previews of selections in the scroll bar Alt-X: Quick exit. Returns to WordPerfect. F3: Help key 9. SPECIAL PROGRAM FEATURES i. Browse One unique feature of the program is the ability to "Browse" through on screen graphic representations of all tools and page designs to assist in their selection. Simply press F9 from the dialog box and Browse will present the options on screen starting from the currently bulleted selection. Press any key to continue browsing or Esc/F1 to return to the dialog box. This feature can be combined with the Insert Graphic tool to provide a powerful means of PREVIEWING ANY AND ALL WORDPERFECT COMPATIBLE GRAPHICS. Simply select the path and then browse through the graphics - refer to the section on Insert Graphic for further details. NOTE: The full Browse feature operates only on the retail version of the program. The Browse in this version is limited to the "Titles" and "Insert Graphic" functions. ii. Help The program contains on-line help. Pressing F3 will display the help box pertaining to the currently highlighted category. iii. Settings Settings are sets of tool and page design guidelines that are grouped together to give documents a consistent visual image. See the section on Settings for further details. iv. Undo Implementing the Undo feature allows you to try out different designs, experimenting with them and seeing their effect upon your text. 10. SOME TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS i. Memory Requirements: As a general rule, if you have 640K RAM on your computer and are not running large TSR (memory resident) programs at the same time then you should not encounter any memory difficulties. However, if you receive a "not enough memory" error message or certain functions such as the page preview are inordinately slow in their operation then you may need to free some working memory. There are several remedies: * Exit and remove any memory resident programs that are loaded. * Try saving your document, exiting WordPerfect and reloading it again. This will sometimes alleviate the problem. * Certain WordPerfect operations require more memory than others eg. large graphic images. See your WordPerfect manual for suggested ways to minimize memory demands. ii. Variables: By Design uses the WordPerfect variables so be careful if you are storing information in a variable. Do not keep valuable information in a variable while using program functions. iii. Print quality and speed: The WordPerfect print menu (Shift- F7) allows users to nominate the print quality desired. Some printers require a minimum amount of printer memory in order to print large or numerous graphics at high quality. Other printers may take a long time to complete the job. If your printer does not succeed in completing a print job to your satisfaction, try changing the graphics quality to medium. iv. Colors: The By Design menus have been designed to use the full 16 foreground colors. If you have changed WordPerfect's setup colors, then this may alter the color and appearance of the menus. To change them back, go to the WordPerfect colors/fonts menu (Shift-F1, D, C) and select "6. Normal font, 16 foreground colors". v. Keyboard definitions: If you have changed your WordPerfect keyboard definition you should ensure that it does not contain any keystrokes that conflict with special keys required by the program. It is recommended that you not alter the original keyboard definition of WordPerfect - however if you do, keep track of the key changes as they will also affect the operation of By Design. 11. REGISTRATION & TECHNICAL SUPPORT *** Please note that we can only offer full technical support to registered users of the program. ******* This runtime version is fully functional but it only contains around one quarter of all the designs and atrwork of the full retail version. You can update to the retail version for only $89. Users registering will receive the full version along with all accompanying materials such as the complete manual, tech support and packaging. In addition, they will be eligible for future updates and special offers on related items such as clip art. For details on registering and receiving the retail version, call Streetwise Software at (213) 829-7827. An order form is also included on this disk (see file: ORDER.FRM). Note that the above number is NOT a technical support number. ************************************************************* ** BY DESIGN PULL DOWN MENU ** 1. ABOUT: Lists the version of By Design that you're using. 2. VIEW PAGE: Accesses WordPerfect's graphic page preview and is also available as a hot key (default is Alt-V). 3. REPEAT: Repeats the last program function used in the current session. It's also available as a hot key (default is Alt-R). 4. SETTINGS: A setting is a collection of matching tools and page designs. These guidelines assist in creating a document that has a logical and consistent design. Loading a setting: An existing setting can be loaded by selecting the LOAD option. All settings will then be marked in the relevant dialog boxes with the  symbol. Loading a setting marks the guidelines in your dialog boxes - you can choose to adhere to the guidelines or select other options if required. Saving a setting: You can mark a group of selections and save them as a new setting. This is particularly useful in cases where you want to create a visual image that is carried over from one document to the next. To mark a selection for a setting simply move to it with the highlight bar and press the Shift-F1 (setup) key. A  symbol should appear on the right of the selection. You can change a setting by selecting another option, or erase it by pressing Shift-F1 on it again. When finished, go to the settings dialog box and select SAVE. You will be required to enter a filename of eight letters or less. Press F7 (OK) when you are finished. Note that you can only select one item in each dialog box and only items in scroll bars can be marked for a setting. Previewing a setting: You can use the Browse (F9) key to preview a setting. If Load is selected, then Browse will preview the currently bulleted option in the scroll bar. If either Look or Save are selected then Browse will preview the current list of settings marked in the dialog boxes. 5. AUTOEXIT ON\OFF: The Autoexit state determines whether or not the Undo and Preview options are offered after each By Design menu operation. If Autoexit is off, you can elect to preview and\or undo your selections. If Autoexit is on, the program will return to WordPerfect directly after the completion of a function. 6. RESET WP DEFAULTS: Certain WordPerfect default values are important to the operation of By Design. Selecting this option will restore the original values to these functions (Units of Measure, Comments on). 7. HOT KEYS: The hot keys option will display a listing of the current hot keys and their values. These can be changed in the Custom program. Use caution in the selection of hot keys however - you should ensure that their definition doesn't conflict with previously defined macro keys or alternative keyboard layouts selected in WordPerfect. 8. EXIT TO WP: Exits By Design and returns to WordPerfect. This can also be done by pressing F1 or Esc to step backwards through the menu levels or Alt-X for quick exiting. **************************************************************** ** TOOLS MENU ** The By Design tools menu contains a collection of graphic design aids that can be used to highlight and enhance existing text. Used on their own or in conjunction with the Page designs, the tools will animate and organize your text. 1. LEAD CHARACTERS: Lead characters are large graphic letters that are often used by graphic designers to decorate and introduce a section of text. The simple use of a lead character can give a page of text the look of professional design. Place the cursor at the start of a new paragraph. Call up the lead character dialog box and select a font and size. The character is inserted at the head of the paragraph and is defined as a paragraph type graphic. Note that the abbreviation "U" means that only uppercase letters are available, whereas "U&L" means both upper and lowercase can be used. If you select a size that cannot fit in the remainder of your page, Word Perfect "bumps" it onto the following page. The way to avoid this is either to reduce the size of your character, create a hard page break (Ctrl-enter) to move the entire block of text on to the next page, or use Word perfect's block protect function (see your WP manual for details). 2. PAGE BORDERS: A page border can be used to provide an attractive visual backdrop and framework for a body of text. The page border codes are inserted at the top of the desired page. Text margins can be adjusted to regular or wide. Keep in mind that these margins will affect all text from that point onwards. A second option provides for the inclusion of a gray page background for some of the page borders. Note: Codes that are not located on the first page will "float" up or down with text as it is added or deleted. To prevent this you can add a hard page (Ctrl-Enter) before entering the page border. Alternatively, you can use a block move to return them to the top of the page - comments are used to delineate the page border codes. Also, do not use page borders on pages with columns unless the border is inserted before the column definition. 3. PAGE HEADERS: The general purpose of a repeating page header is to provide structure and continuity to a document. A well designed page header may be the single most important factor in establishing a discernible identity for your document. Call up the page header dialog box and enter your text. You can elect to include or omit page numbering and whether to place page headers on all, even or odd pages. WordPerfect allows the use of two page headers, labelled Header A and Header B. Select the header that you wish to use ensuring that you don't use the same header number twice - the second header will simply cancel the first. 4. PAGE NUMBERING: On a primary level, page numbering enables users to find their way easily through a document. From a design standpoint, numbering can also be used to decorate and enliven a page of text. In order to generate continuing page numbers WordPerfect's header and footer functions have been utilized. You will be prompted for a header or footer number after selecting a style. Some selections such as the diamond bar use both a header and footer - should you wish to use only one of the two, simply the delete the one that is not required. 5. PARAGRAPH HEADINGS: By Design's paragraph heading tool provides a selection of styles that enhance and animate the text of a heading. Place the cursor on a blank line at the top of your paragraph. 6. PARAGRAPH BREAKS: Paragraph breaks are graphic elements that can be used to organize and separate paragraphs of text. They are often utilized in books and magazines. In addition to adding visual interest to a page, they focus the reader's attention on the structure of it's content. Place the cursor on a blank line between paragraphs (it should follow directly after an Enter [HRt] key) and select the paragraph break of your choice. 7. ITEM NUMBERING: The item numbering tool uses large decorative numbers and letters to number items in a list. Text is wrapped around the graphic. Place the cursor at the start of a new paragraph - the item numbering tool must be used after an Enter [HRt] key. 8. DROP MARKERS: Drop markers are collections of symbols that can be used to highlight items, as legal symbols (eg. reg'd), as icons (eg. hand) etc. In addition to providing a large selection of graphic symbols, the drop marker tool is a valuable short cut to a number of special text symbols. These are marked within the scroll bar with a (t). For example, the symbol "Cross 1" is entered in your document as a character type graphic whereas the symbol "Trademark" is a special text character which is made available through a sequence of WordPerfect keystrokes. A note on the WordPerfect version: Version 5.0 will only allow the use of text characters that are supported by your printer eg. if you have a dot matrix, you probably cannot use the hand symbol. 9. TITLES: The titles tool contains a collection of profes- sionally designed headings that provide an attractive alternative to plain text. Place the cursor on an empty line and select the heading of your choice. 10. INSERT GRAPHIC: Insert graphic is a powerful tool for the previewing and inclusion of graphics in a document. Enter a full path (eg. c:\wp51\graphics\*.*) and all the files in that path will be listed in the scroll bar. Select a graphic and it will be loaded into your document, leaving you on the Edit graphic menu to determine the type, sizing and positioning. The real power of the insert graphic tool however lies in it's ability to permit the previewing of any and all WordPerfect compatible graphics before selection. This is done by using the Browse function in conjunction with insert graphic. Select the path and press F9 for Browse - you will be presented with a series of on-screen representations of all the graphics in the path. When you have finished browsing, you may return and select any of the graphics for inclusion in your document. Used in this manner, the insert graphic tool becomes an invaluable asset for the preview and selection of clip art graphics. 11. GRAPHIC FONTS: Graphic fonts can be used to create short, eye-catching headlines. Different styles are available ranging from the ornate DaVinci to the elegant Poster font. Enter your headline in the space provided. Letters are loaded as character type graphics. Fonts can be sized according to need, although the number of letters allowable in a heading is directly proportional to the size selected. Sizes are: Standard (0.5"), Large (0.75") and Custom. ***************************************************************** ** PAGE DESIGNS ** The Page Designs menu provides a myriad of designs for general business and personal purposes. Page Designs offer professional and sophisticated backdrops for your document's text, whether it be a general page layout, letterhead or office memo. All page designs should be placed on an empty 8 1/2" x 11" page. This can either be the first page of your document or after a hard page break (effected by pressing Ctrl-Enter). 1. LETTERHEADS: A selection of different letterhead designs are available in this category. The styles vary considerably from the conservative to more creative. Most of the designs can be varied to give your letterhead more personal character. Several selections use large graphic letters as personal logos. The Letter\logo option applies to these selections and is loaded with the letter nominated in the Customize program. Other letterheads contain special logo illustrations as part of their design. These can also be selected from the list of graphic logos in the Custom program. Your letterhead projects an image - select one that compliments the character you want to create for your business. Also, consider also the length of your name and address relative to the space provided by a particular letterhead. 2. LABELS: This category contains address labels and envelopes that are designed to match the letterheads in the previous section. Three sizes are available : * 3.5" x 15/16" (Avery 4145) - suitable for tractor feed dot matrix printers * 1" x 4" (Avery 5261) - suitable for laser printers * 4" x 9.5" - envelope size You should ensure that you select the size that is appropriate for your printer. For example, do not select the 3.5" x 15/16" label size if you have a laser printer. This will cause WordPerfect to report an error when trying to set up the label. Multiple copies of labels & envelopes: Both the Avery 4145 label size (3.5" x 15/16") and envelope (4 x 9.5") reset the page size - your entire page then becomes one label/envelope. If you require multiple copies, change the Number of Copies option in the Print menu (Shift-F7, N). The Avery 5261 (1 x 4") labels however are full sheets designed for laser printers. Each page contains twenty labels. You will be prompted for the number of labels required if you select this size. 3. RESUMES: A resume may be one of the most important documents that you'll ever produce with your word processor yet most people pay little or no regard to the visual impact it creates upon the reader. This section of the program contains a selection of professionally designed resume formats. They are loaded with the personal details entered in the Custom program. 4. PAGE LAYOUTS: The page layouts category contains a list of general page designs which are suitable for a variety of purposes such as reports, papers or articles. The designs place graphics in your document and structure the text to create specific effects. Consider the content and circumstance of your text when selecting a page layout. For example, the "Side by Side" selection divides the page into two sections enabling one to be used as a commentary on the second. Other selections such as "Clip on" can be used as an attractive opening page to your document. Page customize options include lead characters and some selections offer a "motif" option. Motifs are graphic element which appears at the beginning of a document and repeat on subsequent pages. This is done both to enhance the document's design and to maintain a degree of visual continuity and character. If you select the "Motif on" option then you will be prompted for a Header or Footer number (A or B) in which to create the motif definition. Ensure that you select a header or footer number that has not already been used. 5. TITLE PAGES: The Title Pages category of the program contains a list of graphically designed title pages offering a variety of attractive and professional approaches to the initial presentation of a document. 6. NEWSLETTERS: Word processors are a convenient vehicle for the production of simple newsletters. Two newsletter formats are provided in this category. They vary from other page designs in their adherence to convention for newspaper layout ie. the page is divided into columns, leading pages have "banner" and details sections, and space is set aside for quotes and\or graphics. 7. TABLE OF CONTENTS: A well designed table of contents gives your document a professional edge and can assist in it's organization and readability. 8. MISCELLANEOUS: This category consists of an assortment of common business documents ranging from a bold Fax cover sheet to elegant Memo pages. **************************************************************** ** MISCELLANEOUS MENU ** This provides a collection of functions that are frequently used in the design of a document. Most of these functions also have hot key assignments. **************************************************************** ** TROUBLESHOOTING ** This section deals with some common problems and their probable causes. You should also read the "Some Technical Considerations" section of the manual. By Design should only be operated during regular text editing. Do not use it inside of macros, headers or footers, style definitions, merges etc. Also, do not operate a mouse while inside the By Design menus. * You receive the message "By Design cannot function while WP is printing" even though you aren't printing. WordPerfect creates a print file on disk every time it prints. If the print job does not complete for any reason then this file remains on your disk. This is the file that By Design is finding and therefore it assumes that you are printing. You need to delete this file manually. It will be in the active document directory (press F5 inside of WordPerfect if you need to check the name of this directory) and will be called WP}WP{*. where * represents any number. For example WP}WP{12. would be a failed print job. Note that it has a number and no extension. Use the Dos delete command to erase the file. * By Design doesn't load WordPerfect: You may not have sufficient memory available to load By Design and WordPerfect. Remove any memory resident programs. See the "Technical considerations" section of the manual for further suggestions. Also, you will need expanded memory if you are using the program in conjunction with WordPerfect's Shell program. The addition of the Shell program boosts memory requirements. * Irregular characters appear in the menus: You may have changed the WordPerfect display setup. Change the display setup, preferably to the normal font option. * Certain keys are not acting as they should within the menus: If you have chosen an alternative keyboard layout in WordPerfect this may confuse the functions of certain keys. It is recommended that you use the original WP keyboard or at least note down the new key functions caused by a change of keyboard definition. * Errors on installation: Most errors that occur on installation are because users or distributors have changed or deleted files on the disk. * Using By Design with Font programs. By Design is perfectly compatible with all the font programs on the market. If the font program has an executable file (eg. Facelift uses FLWP) that runs WP, you can generally run By Design and your font program at the same time if you have enough Ram (560 -580K min. depending on the program). Most of the font programs have a setup or install procedure that enables the user to nominate the file that is executed - the default is WP.EXE. This needs to be changed to BD.EXE. For example: Facelift - run FLSETUP and change the general settings Glyphix - run install and change filename using the Toolbox. MoreFonts - run MF and change the filename in the Install menu. Fonts on Fly - has config text file that lists the filename. Powerpak - when running the program use following command line wpp -p bd.exe If you do not have enough memory, then you can still create the entire document using By Design, including the selection of ANY of your fonts, then save the file and exit. Then simply run your font program, retrieve the file and print. *** A note about BBS versions *** BBS users should consult the README.BD file for details on the number of required files. Please check the the file that was downloaded contains both PKUNZIP and README.BD. Many copies of the program that are found on BBS systems have been uploaded by BBS users. Please let your BBS know if you have downloaded a bad copy of the program and instruct them to obtain a valid version from Streetwise. If you obtained the disk from a shareware distributor and all the files are present, check how many files were added by the distributor. The install routine requires that at least 4K be left free on the install disk. Installation will return a runtime error if the disk is too full. If you are still getting a runtime error on installation, then try using the alternative installation routine. Refer to the README.BD file for further details.