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

how to document AS/400 reports using Microsoft WordWe also use the Alt-Print
Screen and Paste method, however, the resulting document is enormous.  Also,
publishing to PDF files makes unreadable screens.  The only way we have
found to get around this is to paste the screen into Paint Shop Pro (our
image program of choice), save it as a JPEG and insert the JPEG into the
Word document.  Then the resulting document is much smaller and the screen
shots are readable in the PDF file.

Note, that with the regular Alt-Print Screen and Paste method, the resulting
HTML document generated from Word when you Save As... looks alot better than
the PDF file, without all the extra work of using the image program.

We do alot of documentation and we have noticed a few things:
a) Use Alt-Print Screen so your toolbar doesn't end up on your screen shots.
b) Name your emulation session something a user would understand, since it
displays in the window header
c) Determine your publishing method.  If the document is being delivered as
softcopy to a client with an unknown program set, publish it to a standard
format like PDF or HTML.  If it will be delivered hardcopy, just use Word.
d) Save Often!

Kari


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]
On Behalf Of Stone, Joel
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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