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

You  can  add more printer functionality to FORM MASTER if you would  like  to
take advantage of additional features of your printer.   FORM  MASTER is  very
configurable.  The way to do this is to use this form.

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 will  know what to send to your printer
to set a print mode and what to send to your printer to cancel the mode.

This is how your printer is configured when lines are printed.  Characters are
sent to your printer one at a time as they appear on your form.   However if a
special printer control character is  encountered, the form executor will send
the invoking or cancelling sequence instead.  The first time a special printer
control  character is encountered on  a line,  the invoking sequence is  sent.
The  second  time,  the cancelling sequence is sent.   The  third  time,   the
invoking sequence is sent, and so on.  Thus you can turn a printer mode on and
off (such as underlining) as often as you wish within a line.   You don't have
to place the cancelling sequence at the end of a line.  When the end of a line
is  reached,  the form executor will turn off any printer options left  on  by
sending the cancelling sequences.

It  is not necessary to define an invoking or a cancelling sequence  for  each
case.  The form executor will send nothing to your printer if there is nothing
defined.   If  you want to configure you printer for  near letter  quality and
have  it  stay that way while  the  whole  form  is printed,  you can  do  the
following:   Define the invoking sequence for Alt-A to be whatever is required
by your printer to put it  into  that mode.  Leave the cancelling sequence for
Alt-A blank.   Then put an Alt-A character into the upper left corner of  your
form with the editor.

You can also define a sequence of up to 12  characters to send to your printer
prior  to  printing the first line of your  form,   and  another sequence when
printing is finished.   The printer configuration form, PRINTER.FRM allows you
specify these sequences.   You  can  use  these sequences  to  configure  your
printer  for  near  letter  quality  before printing a form,  then reset  your
printer when through.

Here are the steps for printer configuring:

    o  Skip this step if this is the first time:   If you want to re-use  some
       of the changes you  make earlier (avoid re-typing everything), press F7
       to load your input fields.  At the prompt, enter the file you had saved
       earlier, such as 'PRINT.SAV'.

    o  Fill in the form.   The first  input field is the name of your printer.
       Change it if necessary.   This field is displayed 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.    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.   The rest of the form allows you
       to redefine the  special IBM graphics characters.   For instance,  some
       printers  will  print  a vertical bar  as displayed on  your  form  but
       require a different  character be sent to it than the one on you  form.
       An Epson LX-800  printer will print a vertical bar if sent 'B3'  but  a
       Gemini  10X printer requires 'F5'.   You shouldn't have to worry  about
       redefinition if you printer is Epson LX-800 compatible.

    o  Save your inputs.   Press F8.   At the prompt enter a file name such as
       'PRINT.SAV'.  Exit from FORM MASTER and return to DOS.

    o  Enter the following command from DOS:
           PRINTER      <carriage return or enter>
       (This assumes that PRINTER.EXE is on the default drive).  At the prompt
       enter the name  of the file you saved such as 'PRINT.SAV'.  The program
       PRINTER will create the file FM.PRT or overwrite the current one  if it
       exists.   Do not delete your  saved file (PRINT.SAV) as you may want to
       use again.

    o  Make sure FM.PRT is in your current  directory when you run FORM.EXE or
       FM.EXE.   Both these programs will use this file,  if it exists, to re-
       configure to your printer when printing a form.

********************* End Of Printer Configuration Help **********************
