Part two of the desktop publishing program is detailed and listed this week. Also, if you'd like a copy of Newsmaker on disc with example files then send £7.00 to 41 Fountains Drive, Acklam, Middlesbrough, Cleveland TS5 7LW Banner This option allows you to print Banners or Headlines in one of three styles: Emphasized, Underlined or Double-Height. In each case you must enter the required text and then position it using the cursors and copy. Files This option allows you to load and save whole pages, screens or blocks (to Cut and Paste) to disc You can save a block that you have just Cut. If you load a block you can then Paste it anywhere on screen Loading and saving pages is easy (make sure you have 51K of space on disc before saving) You can load Mode 2 screen designs in with the Load Screen option In each case you must specify a filename of not more than 8 characters. Print This is the most important option of all The results of printing a page or a screen will depend on the quality of your printer I think the program is Epson compatible but I have only tested it on an Amstrad DMP 2000 printer. The page is A5 size when printed. Whilst the quality of output is not up to professional standards it is quite readable Experienced readers may want to insert their own printer routines A quicker, low quality dump can be achieved by typing 3770 PRINT #8,CHR$(27);"A";CHR$(7);
3780 FOR lin=pixel TO 0 STEP -14
3910 PRINT #8,CHR$(27);"A";CHR$(7); PRINT #8MiscellaneousThe first option of this sub-menu is vital, Move. Using this you can move between the 3 parts that make up the full page, numbered 1, 2 and 3. This is quick and easy. It will take time to master Newsmaker, in order to make the most of it. Remember that as a last resort pressing Esc will return to the main menu. Popular Computing Weekly
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