ENTER THE SIGNATURE LINE ------------------------- Enter the signature text you want to appear on the certificate. All certificates include a pre-drawn line on which you can sign your name; the length of the line cannot be changed. The word "signature" beneath the signature line is replaced on the printed certificate by what you enter on this screen. Signature text is centered beneath the signature line. If you want to move the text to the left, use the [Spacebar] to enter some spaces at the end of your name. There is only one font for signature text. It is a special font that appears only in the signature area. SELECT THE *NAME* FILE ----------------------- This screen appears only if the body text you entered has the *NAME* wildcard. Select the *NAME* file from which you wish to draw names to be printed on several copies of the certificate. If you have not done so already, the program will ask you to insert a *NAME* file disk into the appropriate disk drive. Insert a new disk, then select NEW DISK if the *NAME* file you want is on a different disk. SELECT THE NAMES ----------------- Select SELECT ALL NAMES if you want to print a certificate for every name in the file. An asterisk will appear to the left of each name. Select this option also if you want to select most but not all names from the list. Then move the cursor to the names you DON'T want and press [return] to delete those names. Select the INDIVIDUAL NAMES if you want to print certificates for only a few of the names in the file. An asterisk will appear next to each name you select. To remove a name accidentally selected, move the cursor to the name and press [return]. Select PROCEED TO PRINT when you are done selecting names. PRINT THE CERTIFICATE ---------------------- Select PRINT CERTIFICATE if the printer name displayed is the name of your printer, and if you are sure that the paper is adjusted properly in the printer. Until you become familiar with how to align the paper for the various certificate formats, it is a good idea to select the Print Test option (described in the next section of these dox) before printing a certificate. The format of each certificate (horizontal, vertical, or small) cannot be changed. If your text has a *NAME* wildcard, the program will print one cert. for each name you specified in the SELECT NAMES section. If the *NAME* cert. are horizontal or vertical, the program will advance the printer to the top-of-form after each cert. is printed. If the *NAME* certificates are the small format, the program will print them two to a page. NOTE: The program will print about one-third of the certificate at a time, then pause for a few moments before continuing. DON"T worry when your printer stops before printing the entire certificate! When the printing is done, the program returns to the Print Menu. This gives you a chance to print the certificate again. If you want to print the cert. again but accidentally select Main Menu, you can get back to the Print Menu by pressing [esc] from the Main Menu. Select PRINT TEST if you want to find out where on the paper the certificate will print. The program will print a four-corner test pattern of the certificate; this saves you from printing the entire certificate when you are not sure if the paper is aligned properly. This option is particularly recom- mended the very first time you use CM and on all occasions where you are printing several *NAME* certificates. Print Test is also helpful when you want to make sure that you have selected the right printer in the Change Setup procedure. Select MAIN MENU if you want to start over or quit CM. From there, you can press [esc] to return to the Print Menu if you decide to print the certificate after all. If you make any other selection from the Main Menu, the information you have entered in Steps 2-11 will be lost. Select CHANGE SETUP if the printer setup displayed does not describe your printer. The program will display an alphabetical list of all the printers that can be used with CM. Scroll through the list until you find your printer, then select it. The program may have you respond to one or more questions regarding the specific configuration of your printer. You will have to do the Change Setup procedure only the first time you print a certificate (and again if you ever use CM with a different printer). Once you have specified your type of printer, the program remembers it. PRINTER TIPS ------------- Colored ribbons and colored paper, available from your favorite computer store, can add flair to your certificates. The graphics resolution of your printer will have an effect on the appearance of your certificates. A graphics resolution of 120 by 72 dots per inch provides the best quality. If the printer skips lines while printing a cert., turn off the automatic linefeed setting on your printer. See your printer manual for instructions. (Note: Some of the Change Setup procedures allow you to turn off linefeeds without physically adjusting your printer.) If the printer doesn't work, turn it off and back on again, then go through the Change Setup procedure. If that doesn't help, compare your DIP switch settings to those recommended in your printer manual. *NAME* FILE ------------ This section explains how to create a new *NAME* file and how to edit an existing *NAME* file. At the top of each page, the entry screen is lettered in the order in which you will use it. Follow these steps for quick reference. 1. Select NAME FILE from the Main Menu. 2. Select CREATE NEW *NAME* FILE from the Select Option... screen. 3. Then ENTER NAME # 1 and keep entering as many names as you want in the file. Then when you have entered the number of names you want, just hit [return] on a blank line. 4. Then enter the name that you want to SAVE the *NAME* LIST AS. To edit an existing *NAME file, just select NAME FILE from the Main Menu again and then select EDIT EXISTING *NAME* FILE from the Select Option... menu. Then select the name file you want to use and then you should be able to walk through the menu's from there and figure it out. I will now describe in more detail how these steps are performed: SELECT *NAME* FILE OPTION -------------------------- This is the first screen you see when you select the *NAME* File option from the Main Menu. Select CREATE NEW *NAME* FILE if you want to make a new list of names. The program then goes to the ENTER NAMES screen. Select EDIT EXISTING *NAME* FILE if you want to make additions, corrections, or deletions to an existing file. The program goes to the SELECT *NAME* FILE screen. Select the *name* file you want to edit. If you have not done so already, the program will ask you to insert a *name* file disk into the appropriate disk drive. The program then goes to the EDIT *NAME* FILE screen. Change the disk in the disk drive, then select NEW DISK if the *name* file you want is on a different disk. ENTER NAMES ------------ Enter each name that you want to appear in the file. Each file may contain up to 75 names. As you enter names, the number at the top of the screen indicates how many names are in the file. Each name in the list can be up to 25 characters long. Within that limit, each name may contain as many words as you like. Enter each name as you want it to appear on the certificate (example, MARY SMITH not SMITH, MARY). Make sure the name is correct befor you press [return]! Once you press [return], the only way to correct a name is through the EDIT EXISTING *NAME* FILE procedure. To make corrections use the [backarrow] or [delete] key as described in the Introduction. The order in which you enter names is not important. When you save a *NAME* file, the program automatically alphabetizes the list by the last word you enter. When you are done entering names, press [return] when the entry line is blank. SAVE *NAME* FILE ----------------- Enter a name for the *name* file. Choose a name that will help you remember the contents of the file. *NAME* FILES HAVE FILENAME PREFIXES, BUT THE PREFIXES ARE ASSIGNED BY THE PROGRAM AUTOMATICALLY. YOU CANNOT INCLUDE A FILENAME PREFIX WHEN NAMING A *NAME* FILE. The prefix assigned by the program is CMN (CMN.FILENAME). The only time you will need to use the filename prefix is when you are copying or deleting a file in ProDOS. *Name* files must be saved on a data disk. Never save a *name* file on the Certificate Maker Master Program (Disk 1 - Side A) or Certificate disk. If you have more than one disk drive, the program displays a message reminding you which drive to use . If you are saving an edited file, you can keep both the original and edited versions of the file by assigning a new name to the file, or you can get rid of the original version by assigning its name to the edited version. For more info on disks, filenames, and filename prefixes, see your ProDOS manual. When the file has been saved, the program returns to the MAIN MENU. EDIT *NAME* FILE ----------------- Select ADD NEW NAME if you want to add one or more names to the file. The program goes to the screen that says, ENTER NAME TO BE ADDED. Select A PREVIOUSLY ENTERED NAME if you want to delete that name from the list. As you scroll through the list of names, each name is highlighted, and the word DELETE appears next to it. When the name you want to delete is highlighted, press [return]. You cannot edit a previously entered name. Thus, in order to change MRAY MSITH to MARY SMITH, you must first delete the incorrect name, then select Add new name and enter the correct name. Select SAVE EDITED FILE when you are done editing the file. The program goes to the screen called, SAVE *NAME* FILE. ENTER NAME TO BE ADDED ----------------------- Enter each name you want to add to the file. Remember, each name can be up to 25 characters long, and there is a maximum of 75 names per file. To make corrections, press [backarrow] or [delete] before pressing [return]. Once you have entered a name, you can correct it only from the EDIT *NAME* FILE screen. When you are done entering names, press [return] when the entry line is blank. The program will then go to the EDIT *NAME* FILE screen. From there, you can save the file. On the EDIT *NAME* FILE screen, the names you added will appear at the end of the list. Then, when you save the file, the names will be arranged in alphabetical order. The End! See CERT.MAKER DOX2 for a full listing of the templates!