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In article <1k5mlpINNq31@pith.uoregon.edu> bjorn@darmok.uoregon.edu (Bjorn S. Fjeld Pettersen) writes:
>Hi,
>I'm using a demo version of PasteUp, and I am having some problems.
>
>1) how do you make a template (and how do you use it :)?
>2) how do you insert a plain text/rtf document?
>3) how do you get it to insert pages as you need new ones (prefferably using  
>your template :)
>
>So far I like PasteUp, but I get lost and I can't seem to figure out anything  
>*sigh*.  I have to return to FrameMaker everytime I need something out fast...  

	Sorry to bother, but how does one get a Demo copy. I finally
have enough disk space to try a few programs out ... and PasteUp seem an
inevitable choice ....

>BTW, what's with the "you can't do that... RTFM at page x" message (gently  
>paraphrased :)

	Nonone ever said Glenn and Co. were subtle :)
>
>--bjorn
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Bjorn S. Fjeld Pettersen writes

> 1) how do you make a template (and how do you use it :)?
> 2) how do you insert a plain text/rtf document?
> 3) how do you get it to insert pages as you need new ones (prefferably
> using your template :)

I'll give it a shot, and let Glenn correct my mistakes :-).

A template is simply a document that contains only master pages,
and is saved and then made read-only.  Double-click on it to start
up PasteUp, and use the Save As command immediately.  To be extra
safe, place the template inside a directory that doesn't have write
permission (you'll temporarily have to turn it on to move the .pub
file in there...).

As for placing text, cut and paste from Edit.  For some reason
(Glenn?) Edit's Service->Replace Selection menu item is dimmed out,
which is what I would normally use for putting text and RTF inside
of another program.

Auto-growing of pages is simple - simply have your text columns as
auto-link columns in the Master Layer.  That is, go to the Master
Layer, and drag out a text column.  Go back to the pages layer and
start typeing in that column.  Since it's auto-linked to the next
page (by drawing it in the master layer and leaving it unlinked),
you will also have a page added automatically when you get to the
next page.  If you've not been using master pages, you should learn
a little about them.

Personally, I've found PasteUp to be the most intuitive page layout
program I've ever used (have you tried alt-arrows, and
shift-alt-arrows for kerning?).  And it'll only get better...


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