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ENTER THE SIGNATURE LINE
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Enter the signature text you want to appear on the certificate.
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All certificates include a pre-drawn line on which you can sign your
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name; the length of the line cannot be changed. The word "signature"
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beneath the signature line is replaced on the printed certificate by
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what you enter on this screen.
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Signature text is centered beneath the signature line. If you want to
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move the text to the left, use the [Spacebar] to enter some spaces at
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the end of your name.
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There is only one font for signature text. It is a special font that
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appears only in the signature area.
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SELECT THE *NAME* FILE
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This screen appears only if the body text you entered has the *NAME*
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wildcard.
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Select the *NAME* file from which you wish to draw names to be printed
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on several copies of the certificate.
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If you have not done so already, the program will ask you to insert a
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*NAME* file disk into the appropriate disk drive.
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Insert a new disk, then select NEW DISK if the *NAME* file you want is
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on a different disk.
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SELECT THE NAMES
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Select SELECT ALL NAMES if you want to print a certificate for every
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name in the file. An asterisk will appear to the left of each name.
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Select this option also if you want to select most but not all names
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from the list. Then move the cursor to the names you DON'T want and
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press [return] to delete those names.
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Select the INDIVIDUAL NAMES if you want to print certificates for only a
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few of the names in the file. An asterisk will appear next to each name
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you select.
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To remove a name accidentally selected, move the cursor to the name and
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press [return].
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Select PROCEED TO PRINT when you are done selecting names.
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PRINT THE CERTIFICATE
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Select PRINT CERTIFICATE if the printer name displayed is the name of
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your printer, and if you are sure that the paper is adjusted properly in
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the printer.
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Until you become familiar with how to align the paper for the various
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certificate formats, it is a good idea to select the Print Test option
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(described in the next section of these dox) before printing a
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certificate.
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The format of each certificate (horizontal, vertical, or small) cannot
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be changed.
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If your text has a *NAME* wildcard, the program will print one cert. for
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each name you specified in the SELECT NAMES section. If the *NAME* cert.
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are horizontal or vertical, the program will advance the printer to the
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top-of-form after each cert. is printed. If the *NAME* certificates are
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the small format, the program will print them two to a page.
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NOTE: The program will print about one-third of the certificate at a
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time, then pause for a few moments before continuing. DON"T worry when
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your printer stops before printing the entire certificate!
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When the printing is done, the program returns to the Print Menu. This
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gives you a chance to print the certificate again. If you want to print
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the cert. again but accidentally select Main Menu, you can get back to
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the Print Menu by pressing [esc] from the Main Menu.
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Select PRINT TEST if you want to find out where on the paper the
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certificate will print. The program will print a four-corner test
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pattern of the certificate; this saves you from printing the entire
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certificate when you are not sure if the paper is aligned properly. This
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option is particularly recom- mended the very first time you use CM and
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on all occasions where you are printing several *NAME* certificates.
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Print Test is also helpful when you want to make sure that you have
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selected the right printer in the Change Setup procedure.
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Select MAIN MENU if you want to start over or quit CM. From there, you
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can press [esc] to return to the Print Menu if you decide to print the
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certificate after all. If you make any other selection from the Main
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Menu, the information you have entered in Steps 2-11 will be lost.
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Select CHANGE SETUP if the printer setup displayed does not describe
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your printer. The program will display an alphabetical list of all the
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printers that can be used with CM.
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Scroll through the list until you find your printer, then select it. The
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program may have you respond to one or more questions regarding the
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specific configuration of your printer.
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You will have to do the Change Setup procedure only the first time you
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print a certificate (and again if you ever use CM with a different
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printer). Once you have specified your type of printer, the program
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remembers it.
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PRINTER TIPS
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Colored ribbons and colored paper, available from your favorite computer
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store, can add flair to your certificates.
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The graphics resolution of your printer will have an effect on the
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appearance of your certificates. A graphics resolution of 120 by 72 dots
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per inch provides the best quality.
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If the printer skips lines while printing a cert., turn off the
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automatic linefeed setting on your printer. See your printer manual for
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instructions. (Note: Some of the Change Setup procedures allow you to
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turn off linefeeds without physically adjusting your printer.)
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If the printer doesn't work, turn it off and back on again, then go
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through the Change Setup procedure. If that doesn't help, compare your
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DIP switch settings to those recommended in your printer manual.
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*NAME* FILE
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This section explains how to create a new *NAME* file and how to edit an
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existing *NAME* file. At the top of each page, the entry screen is
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lettered in the order in which you will use it. Follow these steps for
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quick reference.
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1. Select NAME FILE from the Main Menu.
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2. Select CREATE NEW *NAME* FILE from the Select Option... screen.
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3. Then ENTER NAME # 1 and keep entering as many names as you want in
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the file. Then when you have entered the number of names you want, just
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hit [return] on a blank line.
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4. Then enter the name that you want to SAVE the *NAME* LIST AS.
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To edit an existing *NAME file, just select NAME FILE from the Main Menu
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again and then select EDIT EXISTING *NAME* FILE from the Select
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Option... menu. Then select the name file you want to use and then you
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should be able to walk through the menu's from there and figure it out.
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I will now describe in more detail how these steps are performed:
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SELECT *NAME* FILE OPTION
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This is the first screen you see when you select the *NAME* File option
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from the Main Menu.
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Select CREATE NEW *NAME* FILE if you want to make a new list of names.
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The program then goes to the ENTER NAMES screen.
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Select EDIT EXISTING *NAME* FILE if you want to make additions,
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corrections, or deletions to an existing file. The program goes to the
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SELECT *NAME* FILE screen.
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Select the *name* file you want to edit.
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If you have not done so already, the program will ask you to insert a
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*name* file disk into the appropriate disk drive.
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The program then goes to the EDIT *NAME* FILE screen.
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Change the disk in the disk drive, then select NEW DISK if the *name*
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file you want is on a different disk.
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ENTER NAMES
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Enter each name that you want to appear in the file. Each file may
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contain up to 75 names. As you enter names, the number at the top of the
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screen indicates how many names are in the file.
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Each name in the list can be up to 25 characters long. Within that
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limit, each name may contain as many words as you like. Enter each name
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as you want it to appear on the certificate (example, MARY SMITH not
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SMITH, MARY).
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Make sure the name is correct befor you press [return]! Once you press
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[return], the only way to correct a name is through the EDIT EXISTING
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*NAME* FILE procedure. To make corrections use the [backarrow] or
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[delete] key as described in the Introduction.
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The order in which you enter names is not important. When you save a
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*NAME* file, the program automatically alphabetizes the list by the last
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word you enter.
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When you are done entering names, press [return] when the entry line is
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blank.
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SAVE *NAME* FILE
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Enter a name for the *name* file. Choose a name that will help you
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remember the contents of the file.
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*NAME* FILES HAVE FILENAME PREFIXES, BUT THE PREFIXES ARE ASSIGNED BY
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THE PROGRAM AUTOMATICALLY. YOU CANNOT INCLUDE A FILENAME PREFIX WHEN
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NAMING A *NAME* FILE. The prefix assigned by the program is CMN
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(CMN.FILENAME). The only time you will need to use the filename prefix
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is when you are copying or deleting a file in ProDOS.
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*Name* files must be saved on a data disk. Never save a *name* file on
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the Certificate Maker Master Program (Disk 1 - Side A) or Certificate
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disk. If you have more than one disk drive, the program displays a
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message reminding you which drive to use .
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If you are saving an edited file, you can keep both the original and
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edited versions of the file by assigning a new name to the file, or you
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can get rid of the original version by assigning its name to the edited
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version.
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For more info on disks, filenames, and filename prefixes, see your
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ProDOS manual.
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When the file has been saved, the program returns to the MAIN MENU.
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EDIT *NAME* FILE
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Select ADD NEW NAME if you want to add one or more names to the file.
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The program goes to the screen that says, ENTER NAME TO BE ADDED.
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Select A PREVIOUSLY ENTERED NAME if you want to delete that name from
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the list. As you scroll through the list of names, each name is
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highlighted, and the word DELETE appears next to it. When the name you
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want to delete is highlighted, press [return].
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You cannot edit a previously entered name. Thus, in order to change MRAY
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MSITH to MARY SMITH, you must first delete the incorrect name, then
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select Add new name and enter the correct name.
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Select SAVE EDITED FILE when you are done editing the file. The program
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goes to the screen called, SAVE *NAME* FILE.
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ENTER NAME TO BE ADDED
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Enter each name you want to add to the file. Remember, each name can be
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up to 25 characters long, and there is a maximum of 75 names per file.
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To make corrections, press [backarrow] or [delete] before pressing
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[return]. Once you have entered a name, you can correct it only from the
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EDIT *NAME* FILE screen.
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When you are done entering names, press [return] when the entry line is
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blank. The program will then go to the EDIT *NAME* FILE screen. From
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there, you can save the file.
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On the EDIT *NAME* FILE screen, the names you added will appear at the
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end of the list. Then, when you save the file, the names will be
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arranged in alphabetical order.
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The End!
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See CERT.MAKER DOX2 for a full listing of the templates!
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