RE: how to document AS/400 reports using Microsoft Word

[Joel Fritz <JFritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I can't help you with the green bar background, but for screen captures
(this assumes you're using some form of emulation on a PC) you can copy the
screen image to the clip board and paste it into your document.  Create a
style that includes a fixed pitch font like Courier New and a border.
Creating the style should take under 5 minutes.  Select the screen stuff
you've pasted in and apply the style to it.  Personally, I prefer bitmaps,
but my boss likes the text screens because they're easy to edit.  

As far as a "nice" border is concerned, you can do rounded corners and vary
the width.  Word isn't wonderful, but it does give you a little flexibility
in this area.

Making report columns line up requires using a fixed pitch font or putting
the report into a table.  
If you have Client Access, you might consider copying the spool file to a
data base file, importing the file into Excel using the wizard, and pasting
it into Word from there.


-----Original Message-----
From: Stone, Joel [mailto:StoneJ@GourmetAward.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 8:39 AM
To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
Subject: how to document AS/400 reports using Microsoft Word


Does anyone have styles built or ideas how to grab AS/400 screens and
reports and make them look good in MS Word?  
I know how to copy a spool file to Word; I am looking for styles or
something that will make them look like greenbar background reports.  For
screens, how to make them look like screens with a nice border. 
I would the following requirements to be met: 
1)      How can I make any font fixed pitch so AS/400 reports and screen
columns line up vertically?  
2)      How can I make a greenbar background without a bitmapped image. 
3)      How can I make a nice border to look like a screen (not bit mapped).

4)      Any other ideas for creating AS/400 software documentation. 
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