


  BookPrintXP

  Copyright (c) 1993 - 2005  Walter Eckel


BookPrintXP DESCRIPTION


BookPrintXP is a Shareware program for MS-Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP.
It is is based on the German shareware program BookPrint2 Version 1.3.1. The functions of both versions are the same. Only the text has been translated from German to English.
 
The Program offers you the following print applications:
1)	Print paper saving BOOKLETS.
2)	Print paper saving TILED folders.
3)	Print POSTERS (Wall papers)
4)	Print CD-INLAYS 
5)	Print MULTIPLE COPIES 
6)	Print Greeting Cards
7)	Print ink saving with reduced print intensity (Ink Saving Mode.)  
8)	Convert and save selected pages in image formats (BMP, JPEG, PNG)

1)
The program prints booklets or books and saves paper by printing 2, 4, 8, or 16 pages on both sides of a sheet (with or without a duplexing printer). A series of booklets are combined to build a book. BookPrint makes it easy to produce handsome booklets or books by rearranging the order in which the pages in your document are printed so the sheets can be folded in half to form a 5" by 8" booklet, or cut in half and inserted into binder. You can review the pages before printing the booklet. BookPrint, when used correctly, completely eliminates the need for all paper shuffling, either before printing the reverse side or after the final document is printed.    

2)
The program prints paper saving TILED folders Up to 8 pages on both sides of a paper sheet are printed in sequential order.
By example wit 2x2 pages per sheet BookPrint prints:
-	On front side of 1st sheet the pages 1 and 2, on the back the pages 3 and 4
-	On front side of 2nd sheet the pages 5 and 6, on the back the pages 7 and 8

3)
A POSTER arises by sticking together (like a mosaic) two, four, eight or sixteen sheets. One DIN A2 poster for example results from four DIN A4s, or one DIN A3 poster results from two DIN A4s. You can determine the width of the sticking edge before.

4)
CD-INLAYS are printed in the booklet format with the page lengths' 12 cm so that they can be used after folding as an enclosure for CD cassettes (Jewel Case).

5)
MULTIPLE COPIES may be printed such that there is one sheet per page number. The page is repeated twice, four or eight times on a sheet depending on the selected number of pages/sheet.

6)
With the Greeting Card  function you may build your own greeting cards. You may find cards of this kind occasionally in paper good shops beside postcards. With a greeting card 4 pages are printed on DIN A (without back). The two upper pages stand on the head. After folding, first around the horizontal axle center then around the vertical axle, you receive a DIN A 6 booklet with four pages. The two upper (originally rotated) pages are then forming the front and back.

7)
With the ink savings mode you can reduce the print intensity of the text of EMF files and the intensity of image files and save thus ink.

8)
You can select pages to be deleted or to be saved with either the original format or with one of the following picture formats: 
·	Bitmap File (*.bmp)
·	GIF File (*.gif)
·	TIFF File (*.tif*)
·	PNG File (*.png)


You can provide the pages with a background picture (watermark, writing paper design) and a foreground picture (stamp) with all print applications. The current page overprints the background picture.  The foreground picture overprints the current page.  

The appearance of the scaled page images corresponds to the original page images of a normal printer. Before printing you can preview the print image at the window.

In general BookPrint is suitable to print: 
·	program manuals (readme.txt)
·	help files 
·	cook books 
·	address books 
·	program source listings 
·	electronic publications
·	spreadsheets/database reports
·	catalogues
·	brochures
·	club or church newsletters and the like.
.	Poster, wall paper
.	CD handbooks
.	Photo albums

BookPrint operates as a printer driver that may be used by any Windows application that provides a Print function. If BookPrint is defined as the standard printer, you simply start BookPrint with the print function of the current application. Otherwise you select the BookPrint driver from the list of printers from the printer setup dialog of the application.
From any application you send a print job to the BookPrint-Manager by means of the BookPrint- Driver.  The jobs remain there stored until the accumulated jobs are printed on the same booklet on the real printer. For example you may print a booklet that contains several topics of a help file. Execute the print function of the help system for each topic to do this.
BookPrint uses the EMF-file format for spooling the print jobs and requires the support of this format by the application. This EMF-format is supported by most applications among which there are the MS-Office products and Adope Acrobat Reader (Version 4.0.and higher). Some few applications do not support the EMF-format and thus do not support BookPrint. Samples of those applications are Acrobat Reader 3.1 and Fax-programs.
If you print a book that requires more then 40 pages, you get a sequence of booklets. Each but the last booklet comprises 40 pages. The page numbering continues with the continuing booklets.
Note:
You can change the maximum page number per booklet in the text box Pages/Booklet of the Print-Dialog-Box


PREREQUISITS

IBM PC or compatible computer with 486 Processor or better.
Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP.
32 MB RAM Minimum, 64MB (or more) Recommended
Floppy disk or CD-ROM device
Hard drive space with 5 MB free space
Printer supported by Windows

BookPrint stores the print output for spooling in the Enhanced Metafile Format (EMF) on hard disk before further processig. This format is supported by most applications, e.g. by the MS-Office Products. "Acrobat Reader 3.1" is one of the exeptions, that does not support the EMF-format and thus is not supported by BookPrint.


INSTALLING BOOKPRINTXP

Before you install and use BookPrintXP you must agree to the Terms and Conditions as described in the License.txt file. If you do not accept this agreement, terminate the software installation, or if already installed uninstall the product as described under UNINSTALLING BookPrintXP.

Ensure that you have access either to a floppy disk, or a directory on a hard disk drive (or CD ROM) that contains the following files:

SETUP.EXE		Setup Procedure
FILE_ID.DIZ		Short Description of BookPrint
ReadMe.TXT		This file
Vendor.DOC		Distribution Rules for Vendors
License.txt		Terms and Conditions
PAD_FILE.XML		Portable Application Description
INSTALL.HLP		Installation Help File

If you received BookPrintXP as a packed file, you first have to unpack this file into a temporary directory. As a result of unpacking you get the files listed above.

Before running the Setup Procedure please read the advices given with the INSTALLATION.HLP file.

After successful installation you find a new icon of the BookPrint printer driver in the Printers Folder. 
In order to open the Printer Folder click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
After successful installation you may erase the files (listed above) which you have unpacked in a temporary directory.


UNINSTALLING BookPrintXP

Please do not delete files of the installed program manualy because this makes it difficult to remove remainig information of BookPrint completely from your system. Use the uninstall procedure as described below.

To uninstall BookPrintXP:

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Click Add/Remove Programs.

3. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click BookPrint, and then click Remove.

4. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.

If you have unpacked a packed version of BookPrint in a temporary directory you may delete the unpacked files by hand.



EXECUTE BookPrintXP FROM AN APPLICATION

If BookPrintXP is defined as the standard printer, you simply start BookPrint with the print funktion of the aktive application. Otherwise you select the BookPrint driver from the list of printers from the Print Setup dialog of the application. In most applications you find a Print command (or Print Setup command) on the File menu. 
Some older Windows 3.x applications require the printer to be defined as standard printer. 
Then define the BookPrint driver as standard printer as follows:
1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
2. On the Printers Folder right click the icon "BookPrint", then check "Define as Standard".

Several print jobs may be accumulated for printing of booklets. E.g. you may print a booklet that contains several topics of a help file. This is done by executing the print funktion of the help system for each topic.


REGISTATION AND DISTRIBUTION

BookPrint is Shareware (try before buy) that may be copied and distributed free under the condition:
1. If you charge a fee for the distribution of this Shareware version of BookPrint, 
   this fee must not exceed the cost for copying and distribution.
2. This fee does not constitute payment for the Licensed version, and does not entitle 
   the end user to use the shareware version for longer than the 30 day evaluation period.
3. The programm package must be distributed without any modifications of the included
   files.
4. You are responsible to distribute the software free of viruses.

The BookPrintXP program is owned and copyrighted by the author.

You are allowed to use the Shareware program for a period of 30 days for evaluation.
The not licensed shareware version of BookPrintXP supports all funktions as like as the licensed version with one addition:
	every fifth page of a printed booklet is a BookPrint-Advertisemet page.
 
If you intend to use this program after that evaluation period you must order the registration.
You order BookPrintXP online in the Internet with the registration service of ShareIt!
	http://www.shareit.com/english/programs/155316.htm

The registration fee is EUR 25.00

After registration you receive a serial number and registration code via e-mail that converts your Shareware BookPrint version into the licensed version of BookPrint.



TECHNICAL SUPPORT

The author is gratefull for

ø  Your interest
ø  Criticism and recommandations
ø  Error reports

Actual informations and download possibilities you will find on my website:

	http://www.waltereckel.de/english/index.htm


Authors address:

 Walter Eckel
 Richard Wagner Str. 9
 D-71093  Weil im Schoenbuch 
 GERMANY

Telephone  +49-7031-657641	Fax. +49-7031-657642

E-Mail: WalterEckel@t-online.de


