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Valerie Sutton Date: Sat Feb 12, 2000 3:35 am Subject: Exporting SignWriter Files | |
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SignWriting List February 11, 2000 EXPORTING FILES SignWriter can translate SignWriting files into graphics files that you can use in other programs. This translation process is called -exporting-. For instance, to include a diagram of SignWriting in a word processing document, first type the signs into a SignWriter file and use the Export command to export the file (SignWriter exports graphics files in the commonly-used "PCX" format.) Then use a paint program (such as Microsoft Paint) to resize the graphics file before you use it. Finally, start your word processing program and copy the graphics file into your document. 1. To export a file, you should be at the beginning screen of the SignWriter program (when you first open the program). You will see the command word "File" at the bottom of the screen. Press the File command (Alt-'F'). The command line is replaced by the following message: File | Delete Rename Export 2. Press the 'E' key. The following message appears on the command line: File | Export what file? 3. Type the name of the file and press Return. The word "Exporting" appears on the command line. The screen changes to show the lines of the file as they are exported. The exported file is written to the current directory. Its file name is the same, but it ends with ".PCX". If a SignWriter file is longer than one printed page, it is exported as a series of graphics files. For instance, exporting a file named LONG creates graphics files named LONG.PCX, LONG2.PCX, LONG3.PCX, and so on. Val ;-) ------------------------------------ Valerie Sutton SignWritingSite https://www.SignWriting.org SignWriting List Archive https://www.egroups.com/group/sw-l/ Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038-0517, USA |
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