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Installing MoreFonts With WP 5.1 Or 5.0
DocumentID: 641683
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:18:39 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

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Solutions: This is a detailed set of instructions for installing MoreFonts into the DOS version of WordPerfect. It assumes that you have a basic understanding of DOS, i.e., how to change from one directory to another, delete files, and do file listings in a given directory. If you are uncomfortable with DOS or if you have difficulty following the DOS commands included here, then you should consult a friend or a DOS reference.

Step 1:
Run MoreFonts from the MF directory. Type CD\MF (Enter) MF (Enter).

Step 2:
Go to the working screen by pressing the Space Bar or any other key.

Note: Most items in MoreFonts can be changed by pressing Tab, highlighting the new item, and pressing Enter. You can also use Backspace and Space Bar to select the previous or next items in the list. Moving around is done with the arrow keys. Esc will exit a given menu or MF

Step 3:
Decide what font or fonts you want to install.

There is a Font Set at the bottom of the Select menu. If the set is highlighted, the F8 key will show what fonts are in this set. (Try this; remember to press Esc to leave the menu.) If you press Tab from the Font Set, MoreFonts will show you any available font sets. There is a premade set called Scalable that has all of the original typefaces in it. We recommend that you install this set first.

You can create a new font set by highlighting the current set and typing in any name, for example type NEWSET (Enter). Type Y when it prompts you with, "Create New Font Set?"

If the font at the top is highlighted, the F2 key will put the font into the set at the bottom. The number in parenthesis indicates how many fonts are in the set, and will increment each time a new font is added. A new set will say (0) when it is first created.

All of the attributes (point size, pattern, symbol set, etc.) apply only to the single font at the top and will not be applied to the set as a whole.

Step 4:
Go to the Install menu by using the Right Arrow key.

Step 5:
Right below Install, it will say "Selected Font Set" or "Selected Font." You can change this back and forth with Space Bar depending on whether you want to install the fonts in the Font Set at the bottom of Select, or the single font at the top of Select with the chosen attributes.

Step 6:
Select the application that you will install into by using the arrow keys and Tab.

Step 7:
Select the Printer you are using. If your printer is not an option, then you should select a printer that your printer closely emulates. For example, Panasonic KX-P4420 users should select the HP LaserJet Series II. (NOTE: HP DeskJet users should select the DeskJet Graphics driver. )
(NOTE: If you do not know if the selected printer will work, do a test print, i.e., press F10, from the Select menu.)

Step 8:
Highlight your Application and press Enter.
You should now be at the Confirm Installation menu.

Step 9:
Make sure that the directories under Confirm Installation correspond to the directories for your application.

Program Directory
This is the directory where the "scaling shell" (WPS.EXE) gets installed. It should be the same as the directory that has your application file, i.e., WP.EXE. This shell is what does all of the work for MoreFonts. When it is first created, it remembers where your application file is, where the MoreFonts files are, where the Typeface files are, and where the font "metric" files are. (NOTE: if any of these files are subsequently moved, then the shell will fail. It must then be deleted and recreated by reinstalling fonts. Run MFSETUP.EXE from your MF directory. It will state at the bottom the location/directory of both your MoreFonts files and your Typeface (.OTL) files. Again if you have used the default, this will be C:\MF.

Soft Font Directory
All of the scalable font, or "metric," files are installed in this directory. We recommend that you leave this as the default C:\PCLFONTS, but you can specify any directory and MoreFonts will create it for you. If you are going to specify a different directory, then it is best to make sure that it is unique so that the metric files are the only things in it. If at any time a metric file is not found by the scaling shell, it will fail to print correctly, if at all. Appendix D of your MoreFonts User's Guide describes how the metric file names correspond to the typeface file names. (Note: MoreFonts with serial numbers after 3060 will not have any metric files although the directory is still created.)

.ALL File Directory
This is the directory where WordPerfect has its *.ALL files (Note: These files are where you install the font information). Usually this directory is the same as the Program directory. It is also the same directory that you will see when you run WP, press Shift-F1, 6 (Location of Files), and look at what Printer Files says. Making sure that the .ALL file directory in MoreFonts is the same as the location of Printer Files in WordPerfect will ensure that they are both looking at the same file.


Hewlett-Packard Printer or Emulating laser printers
The final option is at the bottom where it says Hewlett Packard Printer. (NOTE: only HP laser and HP compatible users will see this option.) When you highlight this and press Tab, then MoreFonts goes to your .ALL file directory, looks at all of the .ALL files, and lists any compatible laser printer that it finds. If you do this, then you should find the printer that you are using in WordPerfect. This is another check to make sure that MoreFonts is looking in the right place.

Step 10:
Highlight Confirm Installation and press Enter. This is the last step in MF. When it is finished, it will go back to Application under Install. If you get an error message during installation, please refer to the MoreFonts user's guide to troubleshoot possible causes.

MoreFonts will create a metric file for each typeface that you are installing, i.e., (14) files if you are installing the Scalable Font Set.

MoreFonts will install the fonts into the .ALL file for the printer you have selected. If you are using a non-HP laser or compatible, i.e., a dot-matrix printer, then MoreFonts will use its .ALL file MF51.ALL (MF50.ALL for WP 5.0). This .ALL file is put into the .ALL File Directory Specified.

MoreFonts will also create and install a scaling shell if one does not already exist.
(See Program Directory under Step 9 above.)

Press Esc to exit MF.

Step 11:
Set up the new fonts in your application.

Full documentation for selecting printers and typefaces should be included with your application.

Change to your application's directory (e.g., type CD\WP51 and press Enter) and run the scaling shell, i.e., WPS. The scaling shell will start your application. Remember that you must always start your application with the scaling shell if you want the fonts to print correctly. (Note: Menu users will have to change their menu settings to execute their scaling shell rather than their application.)

When you install fonts into WordPerfect, you need to update your printer so that WP knows about them. The steps to do this are as follows:

(Note: Newer copies of MoreFonts will run a macro to automatically update the fonts. This macro, MF.PWM, is in the MoreFonts directory. Occasionally you may find systems that lock when running this macro. You can delete the macro or rename MAKEWPM.EXE to MAKEWPM.XXX to disable this function.)

-      Shift-F7
-      S (Select Printer)
-      Confirm that the printer you installed the fonts into is selected, i.e., it should have an asterisk (*) next to it. (Note: First time dot-matrix, Canon, and "Graphic" driver users have to add a new (MF) driver to their list by pressing 2 (Additional Printer). The appropriate (MF) driver should be at the top of the list. When this is your selected printer, you can continue with the next steps)
-      3 (Edit)
-      WordPerfect 5.1 users: Make sure that option 7, Print to Hardware Port, says No. If it says Yes then WPS is bypassed and the fonts do not print.
-      4 (Cartridges and Fonts) (Note: This is item 5 in WP 5.0.)
-      Soft Fonts (or Graphic Fonts), press Enter.
-      You will then have the (MF) fonts listed, or there will be a group to Select called MoreFonts. These fonts should all be marked with a plus (+) by pressing Shift-+. (Note: Do not mark them with an *, this will cause the fonts to fail.)
-      Press F7 (Exit) until you are back at the first screen (5-6 times). After the 2nd or 3rd time you should see the fonts updating at the bottom.

Now the fonts are installed and you should be able to use them. To select a font press Ctrl-F8, 4 (Base Font). Once the font is selected, use the WordPerfect command Reveal Codes (Alt-F3) to make sure that the font code is correct. The font code will apply to all text following the code, or until there is another font code selected.

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