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   The "Extras menu" of Guide contains a "Make PostScript File" option.
PostScript charts can be imported directly into some desktop publishing
packages.  Because they are vector,  not bitmap,  files,  they can be
more easily edited.  Also, people running Guide under DOS and OS/2
sometimes have found that making a PostScript file,  then printing it
using GhostScript, produces particularly good charts,  and can be
faster than the usual DOS (or Windows) printing.  (The standard
Windows driver for PostScript printers is abysmally slow.)  People
with PostScript printers can simply copy the files to their printers
to get high-quality output.

   To make such a chart,  you should first follow the "normal" steps
required for printing (setting margins, making sure the right part of
the sky is on the chart and that the objects you want are turned on,
and so forth). But then,  instead of clicking on "Print",  use the
"Make PostScript File" option in the Extras menu. (Alternatively, you
can hit the Alt-P hotkey.)  In DOS, you'll be prompted to enter a
filename; in Windows,  a dialog box will be shown,  from which you can
select a filename (or enter a new one).

   Enter or select a filename,  and Guide will write a PostScript file
to it.

   In part because PostScript has better font technology, charts
created using PostScript tend to have the best possible appearance.

14:  THE TIME MENU                        

   The "Time Menu" in the Settings menu opens a dialog box  which
provides many ways to set the time. You can also open this box by
clicking on the time shown in the legend. When you open this dialog,
you will see something like the following.  (The exact values depend on
what your computer's built-in clock said when you started Guide).

++  +  ++++ ++ ++ ++
 8 AUG 1985 12:03:31
--  -  ---- -- -- --
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
28 29 30 31  1  2  3
 4  5  6  7  8  9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
 1  2  3  4  5  6  7
   Time Zone  UT    
  JD 2446282.21078  
 Gregorian Calendar 
    Current Time    
 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr 
 May  Jun  Jul  Aug 

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