geoPub2 "$PRG formatted GEOS file V1.0D4$eps24testgcP Շ ԇ%PgeoPub3 %BLASTER'S CONVERTER V2.5 5F(geoPub5' .9ageoPub6` !AWrite Image V2.1geoWrite V2.1T-Grab Data V2.3Please Select Option:new documentexisting documentto deskTopFile existsDQ8@08888pHi. Nice to see that you're back. I'm glad I didn't scare you away with that first article. I'll tell you now that this project isn't going to be easy. It will take quite a while to cover the many features of geoPublish. You must also know that you will find this easier if you have more than one 1541 disk drive (165 KB space) for this. It is possible to use geoPublish when you only have one small drive but it is painfully slow and you are very limited in what you can do. For instance, you are very lucky if you can use more than 2 fonts in your document which really limits your creativity. If you have a basic system don't get scared away. Just realize that your work is going to take longer and you will have to split files up over multiple disks. One such practice is to have your Photo Album and Photo Manager on a separate disk and just copy over the individual Photo Scraps when you need to insert them into your document. Until I realized what an amazing program GeoPublish was I used it on a bare bones C-64 with one 1541 drive. After meeting several monthly deadlines I got a 1351 Mouse and a 1764 REU. A short while later I got a second 1541. Life with geoPublish improved immensely thereafter. L8@08888pBasically, since geoPublish is 99 KB in size, you want as much storage space as you can get. This can all be done with two 1541 drives but an FD-2000 (1.6 MBs), CMD HD drive or RAMLink are your best bets. The more RAM you have to work with the better as access times are nearly instantaneous. You should also be running Wheels, the GEOS upgrade from Maurice Randall, as it lets you use partitions up to 16 MBs in size on the HD or RL which comes in real handy for large GeoPublish projects. If you have a Schnedler 4 MHz TurboMaster Accelerator or a CMD 20 MHz SuperCPU Accelerator you will also benefit from the greatly reduced time to redraw screens although there are ways to work around this without an accelerator. 8@888888@@Input/Output 8@08888@ Your Input Device is important also. While GEOS or Wheels will work with a Joystick the best input option is a mouse. The C= 1351 mouse is a good device but a CMD SmartMouse is even better. The SmartMouse has a third button which can be used for handy features plus it has a clock device to automatically set your System Time. If you don't have a SmartMouse or another CMD Device with a clock (FD, HD, RL) then you should seriously consider adding an auto-time utility (Rick Koch's AutoClock is my favorite) V1.0  0|D G:I;H2CHD@GDD DLoL  >  I  B DLE`I C 8@08888to your boot disk so you set your system time during every bootup. Don't underestimate the importance of setting the time. Checking the time and date a file was created can help you make sure you have the latest version of a file and prevent lost hours of work. We are also going to work towards PostScript (PS) output. This provides the best possible output due to the ability to use scalable PS fonts and high resolution output devices. Don't worry if you don't have your own PS equipped printer. I started using PS Lasers (worth $6000!) in 1988 and didn't get my own (worth about $400 used) until 1997. We'll look at ways you can access PS Printers without owning one. Nevertheless, you can still print out our project on a Dot Matrix or InkJet printer and get decent results if you choose the right fonts and have the right printer driver. OK. So you are still here. Very good. At least everyone knows what we are trying to accomplish. On with the fun. 8@888888@@Four Modes@  8@08888@GeoPublish has four distinct modes of operation. These are Master Pages Mode, Page Layout Mode, Editor Mode, and Page Graphics Mode. We'll take a brief look at each of these modes and the part they play in our creations. ility (Rick Koch's AutoClock is my favorite) V1.0  0|D G:I;H2CHD@GDD DLoL  >  I  B DLE`I C 8@888888sFor some odd reason the designers of geoPublish made it so that you start in Page Graphics Mode when you create a new document. The reasoning behind this is unimaginable. The real starting place for a new file should be Master Pages Mode. In Master Pages Mode you can work on the full page or you can zoom in to a small portion of the page. This is very handy as you can create the guidelines for your columns, plus you can place graphics (company logo) or text (page numbers and footers) in a very precise manner. Guidelines created here are visible while you work on your project but are not printed out. Any text or graphics that you place in Master Pages mode will show up on every page in your project. Master Pages Mode is also where you setup your main document parameters. Do you want to have a left and right page layout (to allow room for a book binding for instance)? If this is Chapter 2 you'll want the page numbering to start with something other than 1. How many columns will your layout use? Create Guidelines here so that each page layout is the same. If you are working on a regular publication you will want to save your Master Page layout into a Library file to make creation of the next edition easier. Once you have created your Master Page guidelines you need to head off to Page Layout Mode. In this mode you use the Open Region tool to create Text Regions and then pour your GeoWrite files into these regions. It is also possible to place graphics in this mode but 8@888888In this mode you use the Open Region tool to create Text Regions and then pour your GeoWrite files into these regions. It is also possible to place graphics in this mode but this is not the best method in my opinion. 8@08888s Working in tandem with Page Layout mode to make sure your publication is the best it can be is the Editor Mode. This mode is very similar to using GeoWrite V2.1 except you don't have to leave geoPublish to use it. It is only possible to go to Editor Mode if you are already in Page Layout Mode. In Editor Mode you can change the fonts and margins of your text files. You can cut, copy and paste text between different documents if you have to. Desk Accessories are available in case you want to paste in a picture (again, not the best way to do this in my opinion) or some text or need to do a quick calculation or to play 'Hazard!'. Finally we get to Page Graphics Mode. This is the mode that I recommend you use to paste in pictures and lay out your headlines. Page Graphics Mode is one of the few Commodore drawing programs (yes, you have a full suite of drawing tools at hand) that lets you work on the entire page at once. You can create boxes and circles in any fill pattern. You 8@08888circles in any fill pattern. You can layer items by putting one graphic over another. Lots of interesting effects can be created here. Your headline text can use all of the styles. Special MegaFonts and LaserWriter PostScript fonts let you create headlines over 2.5 inches tall that print out with fewer jaggies. Page Graphics Mode is where you add all of the little touches that will make your publication special. This is the place where you actually see what your creation will look like on paper. The other three modes let you create the structure and content of your project but Page Graphics Mode is where you make it shine. If you are just creating a Garage Sale or Lost Dog poster you can do the entire thing in Page Graphics mode very quickly. At the EXPOs that our club held I was able to quickly create posters using GeoPublish and an HP Laser Printer for the various booths, demos and displays as the shows were being setup. Play around in each of these modes and see what you can discover. Next time we'll finish our pre-planning and preparations. 8@888888CUntil then, enGEOy your Commodore! 8@08888C8@08888Cu can create boxes and e to make creation of the next edjjj