From: gerland@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Jim Gerland)
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.wpcorp-l,news.answers
Subject: bit.listserv.wpcorp-l & wpcorp-l faq
Summary: This is a posting of Frequently Asked Questions (and their
         answers) about WordPerfect Corporation products.  It should
         be read by anyone who wishes to post to the WPCORP-L@UBVM
         list or the bit.listserv.wpcorp-l USENET News group
Date: 31 Jul 92 15:59:38 GMT
Expires: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 04:00:00 GMT
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Archive-name: wpcorp-l-faq
Last-modified: 31-Jul-1992
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FAQs:

01) How can I unsubscribe from this list?
02) Can I access this list through the USENET News Network?
03) Does WP Corp participate in this list?
04) How can I insert filename in the footer of my document?
05) How can I print the odd pages and then the even pages?
06) Is there a way to determine the password on a WordPerfect file?
07) Can I convert WordPerfect files to TeX or LaTeX?
08) How do I get 'Page x of y' in the footer?
09) Are there any Bulletin Boards (BBS) for WP users?
10) Where can I find Public Domain (PD) clip art for WP?
11) How do I get rid of the 'field #' display after hitting F9 by mistake?
12) How can I print pamphlets in WP?
13) How do I include the document name in the document?

98) FAQs looking for answers.
99) Thanks!

Please send any additions/corrections/suggestions to:

Jim Gerland
gerland@ubvms (BITNET)
gerland@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu

01) How can I unsubscribe from this list?

A)  All list maintenance commands, such as SUB, UNSUB, REVIEW, LIST,
    HELP, INFO, etc., should be sent to the LISTSERV userid:

    listserv@ubvm (BITNET)
    or
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    These commands should begin as the first line in the body of the 
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    So to unsubscribe from this list send the command:

    UNSUB WPCORP-L

    To have LISTSERV send you a copy of your post when it gets 
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    SET WPCORP-L REPRO

    Then, to send mail to this list, send to the userid: WPCORP-L@UBVM
    or wpcorp-l@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu

    Remember, when replying to a post, do not include the original
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02) Can I access this list through the USENET News Network?

A)  Yes, if your system has the necessary news reading software.  The
    WPCORP-L@UBVM list is gatewayed into the bit.listserv.wpcorp-l 
    newsgroup of USENET News.

    News reading software exists for most of the major operating systems
    (IBM/CMS, VAX/VMS, Unix, MAC/OS, IBM/DOS, just to name a few).  If
    you need more information about any of these, feel free to contact
    me at the address I've listed at the top of this posting.


03) Does WP Corp participate in this list?

A)  Yes.  Barb, WPCORP@BYUVAX (BITNET), provides timely and useful 
    information on a regular basis.


04) How can I insert filename in the footer of my document?
 
    This is the macro to date stamp the document with the filename as a 
    footer:
 
    DISPLAY OFF Home Home Up Format p f a p
    SYSTEM path~ SYSTEM name~ Enter
    Date/Outline t Exit Exit


05) How can I print the odd pages and then the even pages?

    Here is a macro that will first print the ODD pages of a multipage 
    document, then the EVEN pages.  Please note that the macro doesn't 
    do any checking for print errors or prompts such as "Document may 
    need to be Generated.  Print ?"
 
    {DISPLAY OFF}
    {Print}MO{Enter}
    {Print}ME{Enter}


06) Is there a way to determine the password on a WordPerfect file?

    Ron Dippold has uploaded the latest version of his WPCRACK program 
    to wuarchive.wustl.edu in the pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS directory as 
    wpcrack.zip.  This is a program that should be able to determine the 
    password (under 18 characters) of any encrypted WordPerfect 5.0 or 
    5.1 file in seconds.
 
    It'll also decode Word Perfect 4.x files if you know the password, 
    but 4.x files don't have the security hole, so it can't determine 
    the password.


07) Can I convert WordPerfect files to TeX or LaTeX?

    There are a few good WP to LaTex converters out there available for 
    ftp and for mail delivery from TeXServer@TeX.ac.uk (a prototype of 
    a workable file request to TeXServer is appended at the very end of 
    this answer to retrieve the Pascal sources; send a HELP command in a 
    mail message to TeXServer to begin use there -- the Aston archives 
    have just about everything known to TeX-dom).  However, I am totally 
    unaware of any TeX or LaTeX to WP converters (the question has been
    asked on INFO-TeX, but I have yet to see a reply).  Glenn Geer's
    package is reported to be good and has become somewhat stable in 
    supporting WP 5.1.
 
    Here is a list of the ftp sites and packages (these are taken 
    directly from the TeX FAQ and FAQ Supplement posts).
 
    wordperfect -  wp2latex.zip is available on wuarchive.wustl.edu
      (128.252.135.4) in the directory ./mirrors/msdos/tex and on
      wsmr-simtel20.army.mil (26.2.0.74) in the directory pd1:<msdos.tex>.
      This is a PC program written in Turbo Pascal by R. C. Houtepen at
      the Eindhoven University in the Netherlands.  It converts
      WordPerfect 5.0 documents to LaTeX.  Pascal source is included.
      Users find it "helpful" and "decent" in spite of some limitations.
      It gets high marks for handling font changes.  Limitations include
      no indices, table of contents, margins or graphics.  It also won't
      handle the new features of WordPerfect 5.1, in particular the
      equation formatter. The program is copyrighted but free.
 
      Glenn Geers of the University of Sydney (glenn@qed.physics.su.oz.au)
      is translating wp2latex into C and adding some WordPerfect 5.1
      features, in particular its equation handling.  This is an ongoing
      project; the most recent version can be retrieved via anonymous ftp
      from suphys.physics.su.oz.au (129.78.129.1) in ./wp2latex. It is
      also available by anonymous ftp from ymir.claremont.edu
      (134.173.4.23) in the directory
      [anonymous.tex.ibm_pc.front_ends.wp2latex]. It was posted to
      alt.sources on 8 August 1990.

      wp2latex        sol.cs.ruu.nl           Handles WordPerfect 5.0
                      131.211.80.5            pub/TEX/wp2latex.arc
 
      wp2latex        ymir.claremont.edu      in directory 
                      [anonymous.tex.ibm_pc.front_ends.wp2latex]
 
      WordPerfect users should also consult TUGboat issues 10#1 and 10#4.
 
      wp2latex.zip    wsmr-simtel20.army.mil  pd1:<msdos.tex>
 
    A PC program (Turbo Pascal) by R. C. Houtepen at the Eindhoven 
    University in the Netherlands.  Pascal source is included.  Users 
    find it "helpful" and "decent" in spite of some limitations.  It 
    gets high marks for handling font changes.  Limitations include no 
    indices, table of contents, margins or graphics.  It also won't 
    handle the new features of WordPerfect 5.1, in particular the 
    equation formatter.
 
    wp2latex        ymir.claremont.edu      C version by Glenn Geers
                    134.173.4.23
                    [anonymous.tex.ibm_pc.front_ends.wp2latex]

    This mail message *should* work if sent to TeXServer@TeX.ac.uk:

    FILES
    [TEX-ARCHIVE.UTILS.WP2LATEX]*.*
 
    The files will be delivered to you via e-mail.  The specific files 
    this should return are:

    00FILES.TXT
    MAKEFILE.
    NL.STY
    P2C.H
    P2CLIB.C
    README.C
    SEND.
    SEND.COM
    WP2L-NL.TEX
    WP2LATEX.ALL
    WP2LATEX.C
    WP2LATEX.DOC
    WP2LATEX.MSG
    WP2LATEX.PAS
    WP2LATEX.STY
    WP2LATEX.TEX
 
08) How do I get 'Page x of y' in the footer?

A)  I do that all the time (create a header/footer of form Page x of y).
    All you need to do is create a cross-reference.  At the very bottom of
    your document, create a mark target with any name (I think it is Alt-F5
    then select cross-reference target), say "End of Document".  Then in your
    footer/header, say "Page ^B of " and do another mark of cross-reference
    reference with the same name ("End of Document", here).  Nifty!

    Dilip Barman
    828 SW 50th Way
    Gainesville, Florida 32607
    dilip@reef.cis.ufl.edu

09) Are there any Bulletin Boards (BBS) for WP users?

A)  WordPerfect BBS #
    801-225-4414
    UAHWBW01@UAHVAX1.BITNET

    Wordperfect BBS Numbers:
    IBM   1200/2400      (801)225-4414
    IBM   9600           (801)225-4444
    UNIX  1200/2400      (801)228-9909
    68000 1200/2400      (801)226-1605
    Voice Only Questions (801)-228-9904
    Loren Aman
    Sr. Systems Programmer
    Dakota State University
    amanl@columbia.dsu.edu

    In case anyone needs it, here are the details of the
    WP BBS in the UK, as supplied by WP-UK a few days ago:

    ".. an auto-bauding modem, working with any
    Hayes-compatible modem above 300 baud.  The comms
    software we use is Q-Modem, and the tel. no. of the
    BBS is 0932 - 826900. ... can be used to communicate
    with other users, download printer driver or leave
    files for our Customer Support dept."
 
    There was, sadly, no reaction to my suggestion that
    WP-UK arrange for one of their staff to sub to this
    List, Barb-style, as part of their job ...
 
    Derry Cook-Radmore
    Head of ESA Translation Division
    DCOOKRAD@ESA.BITNET
 
10) Where can I find Public Domain (PD) clip art for WP?

A)  Check out:
       wuarchive.wustl.edu
       mirrors/msdos/wordperf
 
    There is well over 1M of .wpg files there.  Get (or read on-line) the 
    00-index.txt file, which will give you a bare-bones description of all
    the files.
 
    Alan F. Lacy
    Marquette University
    6160lacya@vms.csd.mu.edu

11) How do I get rid of the 'field #' display after hitting F9 by mistake?

A)  Use alt f3 or f11 to reveal codes

    delete the field code

    use home home uparrow to clear from bottom of screen

    Frank Lofy
    LOFY@UCS.UWPLATT.EDU

12) How can I print pamphlets in WP?

A)  I have set up some page definitions and macros that make it a
    little easier to print booklets using WordPerfect 5.1.

    A booklet is formed by
         1.   printing a set of small pages on larger sheets
         2.   arranging the larger sheets appropriately
         3.   folding once

    The page definitions and macros I have designed assist with step 1.
    When creating the booklet it is much easier to work with the
    document with its pages arranged in order from 1 through the end.
    But when printed the pages must be rearranged on the larger sheets
    so that with a single fold the pages are brought back into correct
    order.

    Word Perfect 5.1 lets you work with smaller pages on a larger sheet
    by defining a label form.  Each label on the sheet is considered
    one page.  The two most useful formats for creating a booklet are
    one row of 2 columns and two rows of 2 columns.  I call these page
    definitions Half Page and Quarter Page respectively.  Half Page
    gives you 2 smaller pages on each side of 1 sheet for a total of 4
    pages; Quarter Page gives you 4 smaller pages on each side of 1
    sheet for a total of 8 pages.

    The definitions are created once for each printer you use. (Note: I
    am assuming a laser printer.)  The items in quotes below are text
    that you type in; everything else is an item selected from a menu.

    Quarter Page definition is created by pressing Format, Page, Page
    Size, Add, Other, "Quarter Page", Label, Yes, Label Size, "4.25",
    "5.5", Number of Labels, "2", "2", Top Left Corner, "0", "0",
    Distance Between Labels, "0", "0", Label Margins, ".3", ".3", ".3",
    ".3"

    Half Page definition is created by pressing Format, Page, Page
    Size, Add, Other, "Half Page", Paper Size, 11 x 8.5, Font Type,
    Landscape, Label, Yes, Label Size, "5.5", "8.5", Number of Labels,
    "2", "1", Top Left Corner, "0", "0", Distance Between Labels, "0",
    "0", Label Margins, ".3", ".3", ".3", ".3"
    
    It is also possible to make a landscape quarter page definition in
    which each page would measure 5.5 inches wide and 4.25 inches high.
    You can also work with a 8.5 by 14 inch sheet and change the sizes
    appropriately.  Label margins are completely up to you given the
    limitations of your printer.  I prefer leaving the Top Left Corner
    and Distance Between Labels set to 0 and adjust only the Label
    Margins.

    To start using your page definition you must put the page
    definition in Initial Codes.  Press Format, Document, Initial
    Codes, Format, Page, Page Size, highlight the page definition you
    want to use, Select, Exit, Exit, Exit.  Then start typing your
    text.  Each small page is treated by WordPerfect exactly as if it
    were one sheet of paper.  You can enter a column definition to make
    your booklet in multiple column format, change margins, justify
    text, and center text on each small page.
    
    Eventually, you will have the text of your booklet entered and be
    ready to print.  I always save a copy of the document at this point
    before I start rearranging the pages.  I also make sure that each
    small page ends with a Hard Page break (press Ctrl-Enter at the end
    of pages).  If I used columns I make each page start with a Column
    On code and end with a Column Off code.  If I used more than one
    Tab Setup I make sure each page starts with the correct tab
    settings.  If I am using the Half Page setup I make sure my
    document has some multiple of four pages plus one (5, 9, 13, 17,
    ...).  If I am using the Quarter Page setup I make sure my document
    has some multiple of eight pages plus one (9, 17, 25, 33, ...).
    The final page is never printed and must be blank; it is only there
    to guarantee the last printed page ends with a Hard Page code.  I
    also make sure the second document screen is empty.
    
    To make the booklet I rearrange the pages so that the first page
    and last page are side by side, the second page and next to last
    page are side by side, etc.  To accomplish this my first macro,
    book.wpm, moves the first page to the second document screen.  Then
    it moves the last page to the second document screen.  I repeat
    this for as many multiples of two pages there are in the document.
    I usually press Escape, enter the number of pages divided by 2,
    Macro, "book".  If my first document screen is empty then all the
    pages were moved properly (usually).  If my first document is not
    empty it is usually because I did not end a page with a Hard Page
    or Column Off code or have the correct multiple of pages.
    
    I then discard the first (empty) document and exit to the second
    document screen.  I use Print, View Document to examine the layout.
    If tabs don't appear to be lining up then I did not have the proper
    tab setup at the top of each page.  Other problems may show up.  If
    there are many I discard this scrambled version of the document and
    retrieve the original document since it is easier to work with the
    pages in order.  Then when I have the problems fixed I try
    scrambling the document again.
    
    Once I have the first rearrangement completed I proceed to the
    second rearrangement.  For the Half Page booklet the odd numbered
    pairs have to have their pages swapped.  For an eight page half
    page booklet the pages are currently in the order 1,8, 2,7, 3,6 and
    4,5.  They need to be rearranged so that the booklet pages are in
    the order 8,1, 2,7, 6,3 and 4,5.  To accomplish this I run my macro
    book2.wpm which swaps the odd numbered pairs of pages.  I press
    Escape, the multiple of 4 pages my document contains, Macro,
    "book2". With 8 pages the multiple of 4 is 2.
    
    For the Quarter Page booklet the odd numbered pairs have to have
    their pages swapped.  Then the second pair and third pair in every
    set of 4 pairs have to be swapped.  For a sixteen page quarter page
    booklet the pages are currently in the order 1,16, 2,15, 3,14,
    4,13, 5,12, 6,11, 7,10 and 8,9.  They need to be rearranged so the
    booklet pages are in the order 16,1, 14,3, 2,15, 4,13, 12,5, 10,7,
    6,11 and 8,9.  To accomplish this I run my macro book4.wpm which
    performs the swaps necessary.  I press Escape, the multiple of 8
    pages my document contains, Macro, "book4".  With 16 pages the
    multiple of 8 is 2.

    For those who want to recreate the macros that do the rearranging
    they are presented below.
    
BOOK.WPM contains the following:
{DISPLAY OFF}
{Home}{Home}{Home}{Up}
{Block}{Page Down}{Move}11{Switch}{Enter}
{Page Down}{Switch}{Home}{Home}{Down}{Block}{Page
Up}{Move}11{Switch}
{Enter}
{Page Down}{Switch}

BOOK2.WPM contains the following:
{DISPLAY OFF}{Block}{Page Down}{Move}11{Page Down}{Enter}
{Page Down}{Page Down}{Page Down}

BOOK4.WPM contains the following:
{DISPLAY OFF}
{Block}{Page Down}{Move}11
{Page Down}{Enter}
{Page Down}
{Block}{Page Down}{Page Down}{Move}11
{Page Down}{Page Down}{Enter}
{Page Up}{Page Up}
{Block}{Page Down}{Move}11
{Page Down}{Enter}
{Page Down}
{Page Down}{Page Down}{Page Down}{Page Down}

    Charlie Reitsma
    REITSMAC@DENISON.BITNET

13) How do I include the document name in the document?
 
A)  This is a quick solution to the need to have the document name in the
    document, including path.  Here is a short macro.
 
    1       {DISPLAY OFF}
    2       {SYSTEM}path~{SYSTEM}name~
 
    It displays the path and filename at the cursor.
    BTW, I got it from the December 1991 issue of WP Magazine.
 
    David C Petite
    DPETITE@ATRGMO.AGR.CA


98) FAQs looking for answers:

 a) What alternate font solutions are available (cartridges, generalized 
    Postscript software emulators, Bitware and Glyphix and other program 
    specific font generators)?

 b) What is the current status of WP software (version number and revision 
    dates) on various platforms?

 c) What are the pending releases of new software?


99) Thanks!

    I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the following individuals
    who have helped answer some of these FAQs:

    Loren Aman
    Sr. Systems Programmer
    Dakota State University
    amanl@columbia.dsu.edu

    Dilip Barman
    828 SW 50th Way
    Gainesville, Florida 32607
    dilip@reef.cis.ufl.edu

    Derry Cook-Radmore
    Head of ESA Translation Division
    DCOOKRAD@ESA.BITNET

    Ron Dippold
    rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com 

    George D. Greenwade
    Sam Houston State University
    BED_GDG@SHSU.BITNET 

    Alan F. Lacy
    Marquette University
    6160lacya@vms.csd.mu.edu

    Henry Mullish
    New York University
    MULLISH@NYUACF.BITNET

    Steven Klepzig
    University of Utah
    SKLEPZI@SSB1.SAFF.UTAH.EDU 

    David C Petite
    DPETITE@ATRGMO.AGR.CA

    Charlie Reitsma
    REITSMAC@DENISON.BITNET

    UAHWBW01@UAHVAX1.BITNET

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