************************* Printer Configuration Help *************************

Form Master can take advantage of additional functionality inherent in your
printer.  This form provides this capability.

There are 22 different "Alt-letters" available for printer functions.  In each
case, a printer invoking sequence and a printer canceling sequence can be
defined.  This is so the form executor knows what to send to your printer to
set a print mode, and what to send to cancel the mode.  It is not necessary to
define an invoking or a cancelling sequence for each Alt-letter.  The form
executor sends nothing to your printer if nothing is defined.

Printer configuration also allows you to define a sequence of up to 16
characters to send to your printer prior to start of printing, and another
sequence when printing is finished.  These are called the "initial startup"
and "termination" sequences.  For example, you can use the startup sequence to
configure your printer for near letter quality before printing a form, and the
termination sequence to reset it when through.

Steps for printer configuration:

    1  Enter the following command from DOS:
	  CONFIG configfile      <press enter>
       where "configfile" is the name of a configuration file.  (This assumes
       that CONFIG.BAT, FM.EXE, PRINTER.COM, and PRINTER.FRM are on the
       default drive.)  This form then appears.

       If "configfile" does not exist, it is created for you when you finish.
       This file contains all your printer control strings so it is wise not
       to delete it.  Choose a name related to your printer and one you won't
       forget.

    2  Fill in the form.  The first input field is for the name of your
       printer.  Change it if necessary.  This field is displayed on the print
       pop-up menu by the form executor just prior to printing your forms.
       Fill in the invoking and cancelling sequences for any of the 22
       available letters you want to define.  You must enter the sequences in
       hexadecimal notation.  Your printer manual should list these sequences
       in hexadecimal.  Contact CastleSoft for support if you have problems
       here.  You should also fill in the Printer Mode Description and
       Mnemonic fields.  The Printer Mode is a description for your own use.
       The Mnemonic field contents are used by the form editor to display
       meanings of the Alt-characters on the top line of the display.

       Fill in the printer "Initial Startup Sequence" with anything you want
       to send before a form is printed.  Fill in the printer "Termination
       Sequence" with anything you want to send after a form is printed.

    3  Press "ESC" twice.  The program PRINTER.COM is invoked automatically.
       It creates the file "FM.PRT" if it doesn't exist or replaces it if it
       does.

    4  Make sure FM.PRT is in your current directory when you run FM.EXE.
       Form Master uses this file, if it exists, to re-configure itself to
       your printer.

    5  If you are creating a custom printer configuration file for a form,
       rename FM.PRT to xxxx.PRT, where xxxx is the name of the form, and
       place this file in the same directory as xxxx.FRM.

