ToColumn version 1.00 for CP/M-compatible systems





  ToColumn  is a program  which 
converts  single-column   docu
ments to multi-column documents 
which  can then be  printed  as 
usual by WordStar, NewWord,  or 
NewPrint.

  To use ToColumn, follow these 
steps:

  1.First make sure  ToColumn 
is  installed properly.   While 
it   does   not  need   to   be 
installed for your terminal  or 
printer,  it  may  need  to  be 
installed    for   your    word 
processor  if you have  changed 
WordStar or NewWord's  standard 
line  height  (8/48"),  top  (3 
lines)  or  bottom  (8   lines) 
margin,  or  page  length   (66 
lines).   You may also want  to 
change    ToColumn's    default 
number  of columns (2),  column 
width  (30), or margin  between 
columns (5).  Also, if you  are 
using  WordStar  with  a   dot-
matrix   printer,   you    will 
probably   need   to    install 
ToColumn  to use hard  carriage 
returns  in  the   multi-column 
output file to avoid  confusing 
WordStar   when  printing   the 
file.  Run the TCINSTAL program 
to install ToColumn.

  2.Test  out your  installa
tion and your word processor by 
converting one of the  included 
test documents and printing the 
resulting  output  file.    For 
example,  for  the  first  test 
document, type the following:

  TC TCTEST1.DOC TCTEST1.TWO





  ToColumn    will   read    in 
TCTEST1.DOC,  convert the  text 
to    columns,    and    create 
TCTEST1.TWO  in  the   process.  
Now  print TCTEST1.TWO just  as 
you would any document.

  3.To use ToColumn with  one 
of  your own  documents,  first 
reformat the entire document to 
the  desired column width.   If 
the default column width of  30 
characters   is   satisfactory, 
reformat  the document using  a 
right margin of 30.  Leave  the 
left  margin set to 1.   That's 
all  that is necessary.   After 
saving  the  reformatted  docu
ment,  it is ready to  be  con
verted to columns by  ToColumn.  
If you want a different  column 
width, or a different number of 
columns,  or  if  you  want  to 
change   the   margin   between 
columns,  you  must  not   only 
reformat the document but  also 
use  some  of the  special  dot 
commands.  Run TCINSTAL to  see 
a summary of these special  dot 
commands.   Note that  WordStar 
and NewWord will simply  ignore 
these commands.  Only  ToColumn 
uses  them for anything.   Note 
that ToColumn never changes the 
original document.

  4.At any time you can get a 
brief  summary  of how  to  use 
ToColumn   by  running  it   as 
follows:

     TC ?





  The  following files are  in
cluded as part of the  ToColumn 
package:

READTHIS.TC   Introduction
TC.COM        ToColumn program
TCINSTAL.COM  Install program
TCTEST1.DOC   Multi-column test
TCTEST2.DOC   Side-by-side test
TOCOLUMN.ART  ToColumn article