[comp.binaries.mac] Bluelines with Word 4.0 and PostScript

RCD2403@TAMCHEM.BITNET (R. C. Davis) (11/29/90)

[Bluelines with Word 4.0 and PostScript]

I got an idea while watching a co-worker of mine editing a blueline copy
of his dissertation that he printed using our LaserWriter IINT and
blueline paper from the bookstore.  I thought, "It should easy to place
a few Postscript commands in the header that *draw the blueline margins*
in light gray on the page.  Think of the money struggling grad students
everywhere will save by not having to buy so much costly blueline paper
while editing their theses!"

The file "PostScript Blueline for MS Word" is an example of my idea.
Thanks to those who replied with advice (especially to Andreas J.
Guelzow for the quick reply when I needed it!)  The PostScript code is
in the header of this file, it can be placed in the text if desired.
The PostScript style is in Hidden Text, the "Show Hidden Text" option of
the "Preferences..." command must be used to inspect the code.  For more
information about using PostScript in Word see pages 284-288 in the
MS Word User's Guide.  This code may not be the best, nor the fastest,
but it gets the job done.

Ricardo Davis

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