APS

Designer 4.0

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January 2000
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CONTENTS
Preface

....................................................................................................................

Acknowledgment .............................................................................................................

Related Publications .......................................................................................................

Manual Organisation .......................................................................................................

Introduction ....................................................................................................................

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Neccessity of Windows ...........................................................................................

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Indian Scripts for Windows ......................................................................................

10

Overview of APS Software ........................................................................................

11

Key Features .....................................................................................................

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Multiple Language Support .......................................................................

11

Desktop Manager ......................................................................................

11

Bilingual Typing .........................................................................................

11

Multiple Keyboard Option ..........................................................................

11

Keyboard Layout Viewer ............................................................................

11

Format Conversion Wizard .......................................................................

11

Mega Text Conversion ...............................................................................

12

Sorting Utility ..............................................................................................

12

Rajbhasha Dictionary ................................................................................

12

Chitragupt ..................................................................................................

12

Shabdankan ..............................................................................................

12

Setup and Installation .....................................................................................................

13

Contents of the package ..........................................................................................

13

Product Registration ................................................................................................

13

Protection Scheme ...................................................................................................

13

Hardware Requirements .........................................................................................

14

Software Requirements ...........................................................................................

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Installation of APS Software ....................................................................................

14

Installation Procedure ......................................................................................

15

Installation for Novel Netware ..........................................................................

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Operation

....................................................................................................................

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Using APS Desktop Manager ..................................................................................

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Standard Settings for Indian Script .................................................................................

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MS Word 97 ..............................................................................................................

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MS Word 6.0 .............................................................................................................

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MS Excel / MS Power Point ......................................................................................

35

MS WordPad .............................................................................................................

36

MS Excel ...................................................................................................................

37

Lotus SmartSuite .....................................................................................................

38

Ami Pro Release 3.1 ........................................................................................

38

Lotus WordPro ..................................................................................................

39

Lotus 123 release 5 .................................................................................................

41

FoxPro

....................................................................................................................

41

PageMaker ...............................................................................................................

42

CorelDraw ................................................................................................................

45

Standard Operating Steps ..............................................................................................

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Numerals ..................................................................................................................

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Using APS Keyboards .............................................................................................

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Uninstallation and Reinstallation ...................................................................................

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APS Utilities ....................................................................................................................

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Keyboard Layout Viewer ..........................................................................................

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Format Conversion Wizard (FCW) ..........................................................................

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Mega Text Conversion ..............................................................................................

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Sorting Utility .............................................................................................................

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Rajbhasha Dictionary ..............................................................................................

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Chitragupt .................................................................................................................

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Shabdankan .............................................................................................................

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Using Anglo-Nagari / Anglo-Gujarati keyboard ......................................................

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Using APS Borders (Seema Font) ..........................................................................

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TROUBLE SHOOTING ....................................................................................................

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APPENDIX -A Typing Sequence ...................................................................................

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APPENDIX -B Border Font Sequence .........................................................................

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APPENDIX -C Typing Sequence for Shabdankan ......................................................

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Preface
APS 2.0 took the graphics asnd design industry by storm. Since its introduction in
1989, it has earned a place in computing history for its applications in Indian scripts
and has become the most powerful software product developed for IBM-PC till date.
This package as you know was running under DOD environment.
Today experienced DTP users have shifted to a very powerful multiuser, multitasking,
multiprocessing environment of MS WINDOWS.
APS 3.0 and MS windows base Indian language interface was released in 1993 with
powerful facility to work in any windows based software, in Devnagari, Gujrati.
The release of APS 3.5 has become even more popular for its notable improvements
(like various keyboard layouts, number of text import filters for standard word
processors & Editors in Devnagari) over the previous version and has become easier
operating software based packages.
APS Designer 4.0 has been released taking into consideration requirements of DTP
industry. Two powerful features like 'Other Vendors Font Support' and 'APS Mega
Text Conversion' has been added in this version, it also supports bilingual typing.
APS 4.0 manual provides with information for installing and operating the package
with utmost ease. We assume that user is familiar with Windows (ver. 3.1 and later),
Adobe Type Manager (ver. 2.6 or later) and atleast one of the Windows based DTP
applications such as Aldus PageMaker (4.0 or above), CorelDraw (3.0 or above), MS
Word (2.0 or above) QuarkExpress (3.3 or above) etc.
Adobe Type Manager (ATM ver 2.6 or later) should be installed before installing APS
Designer 4.0 package.
Care has been taken in the manual to inform you about required techniques and
neccessary tips needed for installing various utilities.

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Acknowledgment
We are indebted to Mr. V K Kotwaliwale, VSS Computer Engg. Co. Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai for his inspiration and support, without which this software would not have
been a reality.
We are grateful to all the users who gave us their valuable co-operation and feedback
directly or indirectly in compiling this manual.
We would like to thank all our APS friends and well wishers for their continuing and
promising support and solicit their patronage for our future products.

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Related Publications
For further information following publications may be referred :
MS Windows User's Guide Ver 3.1 or later
Aldus PageMaker reference manual Ver 4.0 or later.
CoreDraw Reference Manual Ver 3.0 or later.
Ventura Publisher Reference Guide 4.1 or later.
MS Office Reference Manual Ver 4.3
Adobe illustrator Reference Manual ver 4.0
QuarkExpress User's Manual Ver 3.3 or above
Adobe Photoshop 2.5 or above

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Manual Organisation
APS Designer 4.0 manual is organized as follows.
Introduction
Provides features of APS Designer 4.0 package, hardware and software
requirement, installing lock, software installation & uninstallation.
Setup and Installation
Lists the contents of APS pakage, hardware and software requirements, installing
lock, software
Operation
provides APS Desktop Manager usage & standard operating steps like loading &
selecting keyboards & typing in different scripts simallteneously.
explains specific settings required in different commonly used international packges to
operate APS 4.0 efficiently. Also describe what you should do for better performance
of APS 4.0.
APS Utilities
provides detailes about operating different utilities provided with APS package like
APS Keyboard Layout Viewer, APS Mega Text Conversion, Format Conversion
Wizard etc. It also guides you how to use APS Borders & APS Romnagari Font.
Trouble Shooting
explains different cribs encountered while working and their respective solutions.

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Introduction
Necessity of Windows
MS Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroup 3.11, & now Windows 95, Windows 98
products of MICROSOFT are already in the market. Basically it is WYSIWYG
{what you see (on screen display) is what you get (on printer output)}.
Secondly Windows uses scalable typeface technology which helps the users to create
adorable layouts, for precision and overall presentation, of any jobwork.
Windows support almost all the printers i.e. Dot Matrix, Ink-Jet, Laser (NonPostscript & PostScript) & Imagesetters available in market. Window based
packages are user friendly & have the facility of importing and exporting which
allows user to use various packages simultaneously for a single job. Windows is multi
tasking, multi user environment, in which many applications can concurrently work.
Windows allows the use of many international packages available in market thereby
increasing efficiency. There are some designing packages available which permit to
stretch mind, to design unimaginable reations, or execute tabulation jobs with multiple
columns.
Color separation jobs of pre-scanned images in respective windows based programs,
produces 4 color separated outputs for offset printing. Animation and Slide
preparation or Charts etc. can also be handled by respective windows based
applications.

Indian Scripts for Windows

APS Designer 4.0 developed by a team of Calligraphers, Designers, Programmers &
Technologists provides for the extenstion of these facilities of DTP application in
Indian Scripts under Windows environment.

Overview of APS Software

APS Designer 4.0
APS Designer 4.0 package is an interface to the Windows based DTP packages like
PageMaker, CorelDraw, MS Word, MS Excel etc.
APS 4.0 package consists of basic Indian scripts with an adorable quality font library,
Borders and additional utilities like Multilayout Keyboard, Format Conversion Wizard,
Keyboard Layout Viewer.
Beside this in this version we are encorporating two powerful feature in package.
'Other Vendor Font Support' and Maga Text Conversion Utility as well as Shbdankan,
APS Keypad, word processor for Indian Languages Chitragupt.
This Package is available from VSOFT Services Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai (VSPL) or local
dealers. The necessary software support will be provided by VSPL or dealers as the
case may be.

Key Features
Multiple Keyboard Option
APS Designer 4.0 supports most of the keyboard layouts (Typewriters and Computer
Text Editors) prevalent in the market for generating text in Devnagari & Gujarati.
This facilitates the user to operate in increasing throughput and efficiency
Phonetic standard keyboard
APS Designer 4.0 package provides standard Phonetic keyboard in Devnagari &
Gujrati.
Desktop Manager
A unique desktop manager manipulates all the above features at a click of mouse & is
always available at the top of the Window.
Aesthetic Typeface Library
A range of aesthetic typefaces with Text, Headline, & Artistic fonts, border fonts are
provided with the package.
Format Conversion Wizard
APS Designer 4.0 software allows users to convert text generated through various
text editors (Akshar, Shabdaratna, Modular, Script, Prakashak, LE (.ISC), Devyani)
prevalent in the market through Format Conversion Wizard utility.

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Keyboard Layout Viewer

An on-line Keyboard Layout viewer is provided for viewing the layout of keyboard
being used. Layout can also be printed.
Other Vendors Font Support
APS Designer 4.0 offers you font support of popular vendors in market , with multiple
languages and multiple keyboard layouts for each languages of each vendor.
Mega Text Conversion
This utility provides flexibility in different vendors file format. Using this utility you can
convert text saved in other vendor's format to APS format and vice versa.This utility
provides flexibility in different vendors file format. Using this utility you can conve
Bilingual Typing Facility
In APS Designer 4.0 you can type bilingual (biscript) text, in particular fonts. By
selecting vendor as 'APS Corporate Office.
Chitragupt
Word processing in Text and Rich text format with all basic facilities, this editor
comes with support for translation of text from one script to another . It has a build in
dictionary for translation of text in different scripts. The user dictionary can be used to
build word bank neccessary for translation of scripts. The editor comes with all
defaults necessary for billingual text processing. You can send emails in devnagari
scripts or save files in html format.
Shabdankan
Shabdankan is a simple user friendly and powerful utility for those who find it difficult
to type in Indian scripts (Devnagari / Gujarati). In this utility you can type in English
and the text is converted in Indian scripts depending on selected language. The
translated text can be copied to any other application you want or also the created /
edited file can be saved.
The utility translates the text using the typing sequences some of which are displayed
on the
right hand side of the screen. However, a complete list can be obtained using the help
menu
Any simple text file, which is typed in this sequence, can be opened in the application
and is translated in the Indian script. The utility has editing options similar to that of
other word editor.

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Setup and Installation
Contents of the package
APS Designer 4.0 CD-Rom
APS Lock floppy
Users Manual
Registration Card
Machine Sticker

Product Registration
VSPL assumes that users agrees to the license conditions. Please furnish all details in
the enclosed registration card and return the same to VSPL at the earliest. Please
note down the Registration Number, and paste the machine Sticker supplied with the
package on your machine for future reference and technical support.
Registration ensures user for entitlement to receive upgrades of existing APS
products and new products as & when launched, at a reasonable cost. Users will be
informed about upgrades of APS package from time to time.
Always remember to inform your Registration number for any kind of support. No
support of any kind will be given if you have not send the registration card.

Protection Scheme
APS contains software lock. The package is licensed for one machine only. For
installing on second machine you must uninstall the software from the first machine.

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Hardware Requirement
Following table indicates recommended configurations.
Computer

486 or above

Memory

8MB or higher

Disk space for

APS installation

30MB

Minimum Free Disk

space for operation

80MB

FDD

1.44MB only

Display

VGA/SVGA

Mouse

Microsoft compatible Mouse

Keyboard

Enhanced 101 Keyboard or

better

Printer

Any DMP printer, Inkjets,

Laser printers or Imagesetter

Software requirements
Prerequisites for use of APS software
APS software is a 32bit interface to MS Windows thus it requires MS Windows 95,
98 or MS WIndows NT installed in the machine.
APS software supports MS Windows based application software like Adobe
PageMaker, CorelDraw, MS Office, Lotus SmartSuite, MS Visual FoxPro and rest
alike.

Installation of APS Software

Please ensure before installing APS Software:
a. Please exit all the software operating under Windows before commencing installation
of APS Software.
b. Virus protector program is not loaded. If loaded please disable Virus protector
program while installing APS Software. APS Installation procedure consists of Lock

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Transfer operation which some of the Virus protector programs will not allow to
perform. You can enable the Virus protector just after APS Installation is completed.
c. Machine should be virus free, otherwise APS Software will not be installed properly.
d. Please exit all the software operating under Windows before commencing installation
of APS Software.
Installation of APS software is similar to that of any other package or utilities to be
added to Windows environment.

Installation Procedure
Select Start, Run and type D:\setup.exe (where D is CD Drive Letter).
a. SETUP program will start with a welcome screen as shown in figure # 2.1.

Figure # 2.1

b. SETUP program will ask to read the License Areement as shown in figure # 2.2.
Read this agreement carefully before proceeding. Click on I Accept to continue
the installation.

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Figure # 2.2

c. SETUP program will ask for the installation directory as shown in figure # 2.3. Setup
will install APS Designer 4.0 files under c:\Program Files\aps40 directory by default.
If you prefer to install APS software in different directory, change the directory using
Change Direcotry button.

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Figure # 2.3

d. The screen shown in Figure # 2.4 will appear. Enter the directory name and press
OK. In the event of invalid path/directory (it contains invalid drive letters etc. or you
do not have access or read/write permission to that path) setup program will not
proceed until proper path/directory is given.

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Figure # 2.4

e. Setup will ask to specify the program group name as shown in Figure # 2.5. Press
Continue to start copying the files.

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Figure # 2.5

f.

After completing the files copy operation, setup will ask for APS lock floppy before
transfering copy protection. Insert the floppy disk named APS Lock floppy, select the
drive letter from the dialog box as shown in Figure # 2.6 and press OK.

Figure # 2.6

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Note
If any error occurs while transfering lock from APS Lock Floppy to hard disk, setup will
display an error message as shown in Figure # 2.7.

Figure #2.7

g. Confirm that the proper APS Lock floppy is inserted in the selected drive, and it /is
not write protected, and press retry.
If the APS Lock floppy contains no count (the software is being installed 2 times
without uninstallation) then the following message as shown in Figure # 2.8 will
appear (Refer the trouble shooting chapter). Press OK to continue.

Figure # 2.8

APS Designer 4.0 offers you library of True Type fonts and ATM fonts. After
transferring the APS-Lock Setup will display following message as shown in Figure
#2.9

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Figure #2.9

After selecting Type of font to install press OK to Continue Setup will display
following message as shown in Figure #2.10 depend on the type of fonts you have
selected.

Figure #2.10

Setup will create APS group and necessary icons. Setup procedure maintains some
system informations and interaction with Windows files. On successfull installation
Setup will display the follwing message as shown in Figure #2.11.

Figure # 2.11

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Installation for Network

Ensure following for Installation under Novel Netware:
a. Windows is installed properly for Novel Netware.
b

User should posses proper login rights for executing setup.exe

c. If you have to install the software from the diskless node then you must create a
logical 'C' drive using MAP command, before installing APS software.
To install the software on server hard disk
a. Run (CD Drive Letter):\SETUP. from APS Software CD.
b. Change the default installation directory name with the required server hard disk
directory path (e.g h:\aps40 ). The user should have all access rights for this
particular directory.
Installation for different User IDs
c. Run the Setup.exe from APS Designer 4.0 CD.
d. Type the same installation directory name for each user ID (e.g. h:\aps40 in this
case) so that setup will overwrite previous contents of this directory each time.
e. Restart the Windows for a particular user ID for changes to take effect.

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Operation
After restarting the Windows the APS Desktop manager will be displayed on the left
top corner of the screen.

Using APS Desktop Manager

Figure # 3.1

APS Desktop Manager is a convenient and efficient way to work with APS
software. APS Desktop Buttons are provided for on-line functionality while working
with other applications. Please note that, for basic bilingual functionality the APS
Desktop Manager should be contineously running you should not close this application.
All the APS utilities can be loaded using this Desktop Manager.

ABOUT APS
This button provides information about the APS software like package name, version
number, version date etc.

Script Indicator Button:

Script indicator button is used for toggling between English and Indian Scripts. The
default script is English

. By clicking this button you can select Indian script. In

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case of Devnagari it will display

. In case of Gujrati it will display
Switching
between scripts is also possible by pressing 5 key on numeric pad, while Num Lock
is off.
While responding in dialogue boxes (e.g. entering the file name, typing a command in
Run window etc.) indicator button should always indicate

Select Vendor Button

Using this button you can select vendor which enables you to type in selected
vendor's font. You can select vendor name through this button from given list.

Select Indian Script:

By clicking this button you can see available languages of selected vendor. You can
select language of vendor in which you want to type, through this button
e.g. for APS vendor languages are Devnagari, Gujrati, Vedic etc.
The table of different languages available under
different vendor are :
APS

Devnagari
Gujarat
Vedic

Indica

Devnagari

Swadesh

Devnagari

Kruti

Devnagari

Shree lipi 2.0

Devnagari

Prakashak

Devnagari

Rangoli

Devnagari

Akruti

Devnagari

APS Corporate Office :

Devnagari
Gujrati

Selected language will have 'Check Mark'.

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Select Keyboard Layout:

APS Designer 4.0 gives you variety in selecting Keyboard Layouts of your choice.
Using this button you can select any keyboard layout suitable for you, from listed
keyboard layouts. A menu appears when you click this button which shows various
keyboard layouts available for a particular vendor for a particular language. Choose
the layout of your choice from this menu. The selected layout typing will be effective
whenever toggle button of Desktop Manager is showing Indian Language character
e.g.
You can use this menu as any other menu in Windows. Select the layout of your
choice by clicking with the mouse, using arrow keys or pressing the underligned
character. Selected keyboard will have 'Check Mark'.
To Select and Type using particular Vendor's Font
- Load an applicatiom program in which you want to type in Indian Languages.
- Select a Vendor of your choice in which you want use the font of that vendor.
- Select the Language from Language Menu.
- And Finally select Keyboard Layout of your choice from the keyboard list.
- in the application package select the font of that particular vendor. or select the
respective font supplied by VSOFT as shown in table below.
Vendor Name

Language

Font Name

APS

Devnagari

KDV-APS-LAYOUT

APS

Gujrati

KGJ-APS-LAYOUT

APS

Vedic

KVD-APS-LAYOUT

Indica

Devnagari

KDV-IND-LAYOUT

Ism

Devnagari

KDV-ISM-LAYOUT

Swadesh

Devnagari

KDV-ITR-LAYOUT

Kruti

Devnagari

KDV-KRT-LAYOUT

Shree Lipi 2.0

Devnagari

KDV-MDN-LAYOUT

Prakashak

Devnagari

KDV-PRK-LAYOUT

Rangoli

Devnagari

KDV-RNG-LAYOUT

Akruti

Devnagari

KDV-AKR-LAYOUT

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APS Corporate Office Devnagari

KDV-COR-LAYOUT

APS Corporate Office Gujrati

KGJ-COR-LAYOUT

Keyboard Layout Viewer:

Displays currently selected Keyboard Layout. Selecting particular layout will
automatically change the layout displayed. The right top corner of Layout Viewer will
show the keyboard name, language name and layout name e.g. (APS Devnagari
Godrej) where 'APS' is vendor name, 'Devnagari' is language and 'Godrej' is keyboard
layout name. If you change a language then the previous selected layout of that
particular language will be displayed in that particular language.
If you select any other vendor then keyboard of that particular vendor of the selected
language will be displayed.
Detailed information of this utility is given in APS Utilities chapter.

Format Conversion Wizard:

Format Conversion Wizard is a utility to convert files from various DOS based text
editors to APS format. Detailed explanation is given under Utilities chapter.

Mega Text Conversion:

This button gives you option to select Mega Conversion for vendor you want. If you
run "Mega Text Conversion 1" and could not found Vendor name for which you want
conversion, you check requiered name in "Mega Text Conversion 2".
The available conversions :
Mega Text Conversion1

Mega Text Conversion 2

Indica

Rangoli

ITR

Akruti

ISM

APS Corporate Office 1.0

ISCII

Kruti

Shree Lipi 2.0

Monotype
Prakashak

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Chitragupt:
Word processing in Text and Rich text format with all basic facilities, this editor
comes with support for translation of text from one script to another . It has a build in
dictionary for translation of text in different scripts. The user dictionary can be used to
build word bank necessary for translation of scripts. The editor comes with all
defaults necessary for bilingual text processing. You can send emails in Indian scripts
or save files in html format.

Shabdankan:
Using Shabdankan you can type in English and the text is converted in Indian scripts
depending on selected language.
The utility translates the text using the typing sequences some of which are displayed
on the right hand side of the screen. However, a complete list can be obtained using
the help menu Any simple text file, which is typed in this sequence, can be opened in
the application and is translated in the Indian script. The utility has editing options
similar to that of other word editor.

APS Keypad:
APS Keypad is a unique utility which assist you to type in Indian Scripts, with the help
of APS Keypad you can easily learn any Indian Script's Keyboard Layouts which is
provided in APS Designer 4.0. APS Keypad displays different keyboard layout
selected by you in 'APS Desktop Manager'. Using this utility you can type in most of
the popular Windows based application with mouse.

Set Application:
When you click this button, a menu, appears showing the followings list
Ms Excel 97
Quark Express
Word Pad
Corel 5 and above
Corel Photopaint
MS Word
MS Access
MS Power Point 97
PagerMaker 6.5
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Adobe Photoshop
Other
Select the appropriate package name depending on the working application.

Help On APS software:

This button provides On-line help for using APS desktop manager and its utilities both
in English and Hindi. To view Hindi help select the required sub-menu from the Help
in Hindi menu.

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Standard Settings for Indian Script
Please incorporate following settings as indicated in the following charts for obtaining correct and
efficient results in Indian Script mode.

Microsoft Word 97
Click AutoCorrect (Tools menu) select AutoCorrect tab and clear the different
check boxes as shown in figure # 4.1

Figure # 4.1
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Click AutoFormat (Format menu) click Option button and clear the various check
boxes as shown in figure # 4.2

Figure # 4.2

Click AutoCorrect (Tools menu) select AutoFormat As You Type tab and clear
the different check boxes as shown in figure # 4.3

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Figure # 4.3

Click Options (Tools menu) and select Spelling & Grammer tab. In Spelling
section clear Check spelling as you type check box. In Grammar section clear
Check grammar as you type check box as shown in figure # 4.4

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Figure # 4.4

While viewing the document in Normal view (select Normal (View menu)), click
Options (Tools menu) and select View tab and clear the Draft Font check box. In
same View tab clear all check boxes under Nonprinting characters option as shown
in figure

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PageMaker
Character Spacing
Select Paragraph (Type menu), select Spacing button, set all Letter space
parameters (Minimum, Desired, Maximum) to zero as shown in figure # 4.5

Figure # 4.5

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Placing a file
To place the text saved in wri, rtf or doc format or the text converted through Format
Conversion Wizard (described in APS utilities chapter) select Place (File menu),
select a file to be placed (e.g. c:\apsjobs\apstest) and clear Convert Quotes check
box as shown in figure # 4.6

Figure # 4.6

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Setting Preferences
Select Preferences, General (File menu), select More button. In More
Preferences Window, clear Use typographer's Quotes check box in Text tab.
Select APS font from Font list in Story Editor as shown in figure # 4.7.

Figure # 4.7

Lower versions of PageMaker

For PageMaker 4.0 / 5.0 above menu options are as follows:
a. For Placing a file select Place (File menu) and clear Convert Quotes check box.
b. For setting preferences, select Preferences (File menu) click Others button. Clear
Use typographer's quotes option from Text tab. Select APS font in Font list from
Story Editor tab.

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CorelDraw
Using Fit Text to Path
Fit Text to path tool in CorelDraw can be used for Indian scripts upto certain limits.
To overcome this problem use Edit Envelope (For more detaile refer CorelDraw 8.0
manual). Or use Adobe Illustrator for desired effects.
Select Type Assist (Text menu) and clear all the check boxes as shown in Figure #
4.8.

Figure # 4.8
Note
For other packages like Word Perfect etc. similar settings should be made in appropriate
menus or options.

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Standard Operating Steps
Load the application software you want to work with (e.g. MS Word).
For typing with APS:
1. Using

button, select the vendor you want to work with.

1. Using

button, select the Indian script of the vendor you want to work with.

2. Using

button, select the keyboard layout of your choice.

3. Select the appropriate 'Application' setting from

for MS Word).
4. Select the appropriate APS font from font menu
e.g.
APS-DV-Priyanka
for
Devnagari
e.g.
APS-GJ-Krishna
for
Gujarati
(All APS font names start with APS- )
for Devnagari typing or
for Gujarati typing
6. And start typing the text.

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button (e.g. ' MS Word 97

Using APS Keyboards

Figure # 5.1

All APS Keyboards contain keys which are divided into four positions as shown
below in figure # 5.2

Figure # 5.2

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For example in Anlgo-Nagari keyboard

Unshift

Normal Key depression of d will result

Shift

Shift + Key depression of d will result

Alt

Alt + Key depression of d will result

AltShift

Alt + Shift + Key depression of d will result

Note :
In case of Alt and AltShift, press and release Alt Key (do not hold the Alt key while typing
the character).
Keyboard Layouts provided in this package are retained as to the original ones except few
variations in some of the keyboard layouts.
Exact layout of each keyboard can be viewed through Keyboard Layout Viewer described
under APS Utilities section.
Common typing sequences for all the keyboards are given in Appendix - A.

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Uninstallation and Reinstallation
In case of following circumstances
a. You need to reload Windows due to improper working
b. Machine is affected with virus & you have to format the hard disk
c. You need to replace the hard disk
You must first uninstall the APS Software before performing the above step so that
the installation count gets recovered. If not the installation count will be lost. If you
exhaust both the installation counts you will not be able to install the software again.
It's advisable to first uninstall the APS software before performing the above step.

Uninstall
Please ensure before uninstalling :
a. APS Desktop Manager is already closed, if not exit it.
b. APS Lock floppy is not write protected. (floppy media)
c. APS registration number on the machine sticker is matching with the installation CDRom.
d. No virus protector program loaded. If yes please disable Virus protector program
before uninstalling APS Software. APS uninstallation procedure consists of Lock
Transfer operation which some of the Virus protector programs will not allow to
perform.
e

Machine should be virus free, otherwise Lock Transfer operation will not be
performed during uninstallation.

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f.

Please exit all the software operating under Windows before commencing
uninstallation of APS Software.

To uninstall APS software,

a. From APS Designer 4.0 Group click Uninstall APS Designer 4.0. Or from control
panel, Add/Remove programs select APS Designer 4.0 to uninstall the software.
b. Select 'Yes' to continue uninstallation from the dialog box shown in figure # 6.1.

Figure # 6.1

c. The uninstallation program will ask for the drive letter for APS Lock Floppy (default
A: is selected). Select the drive letter for proceeding uninstallation as shown in Figure
# 6.2.

Figure # 6.2

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This will uninstall the files from appropriate directory. The following message as
shown in figure # 6.3 will appear.

Figure # 6.3

In case of Windows 95 & 98 if fonts are in use the uninstallation procedure may not
be able to delete the font files and have to be deleted after APS Uninstallation as
follows:
a. Load My Computer, then Control Panel and then Fonts folder
b. Click View, and then choose Detials menu
c. Seclect all font names starting with APS- string
d. Select File and then Delete menu
e. Select fonts list of which is given below :
KDV-APS-LAYOUT
KGJ-APS-LAYOUT
KVD-APS-LAYOUT
KDV-IND-LAYOUT
KDV-ITR-LAYOUT
KDV-ISM-LAYOUT
KDV-KRT-LAYOUT
KDV-AKR-LAYOUT
KDV-PRK-LAYOUT
KDV-RNG-LAYOUT
KDV-COR-LAYOUT
KGJ-COR-LAYOUT
f.

Select File, Delete menu.

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Reinstall
To Reinstall the package, uninstall the package as described above & install the
package as described in Installation section.

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7
APS Utilities
Keyboard Layout Viewer

Figure # 7.1

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Loading Keyboard Layout Viewer

Click
button from APS Desktop Manager to load Keyboard Layout Viewer. OR
select APS Keyboard Layout Viewer icon from the APS Designer 4.0 group.
Selecting Keyboard Layout
button from APS Desktop Manager to select the layout from the
Click
available list.
Viewing the Character
To view a particular character in zoom mode press the appropriate key or click the
mouse on that key.
Printing the Layout
Load Keyboard Layout Viewer and select desired layout. Select Print menu to print
the displayed layout. In printer setup, page Orientation must be Landscape.

Format Conversion Wizard (FCW)

Figure # 7.2

FCW convert files from different Text Editors & Word Processors (like Akshar,
Shabda-Ratna, Devyani, LE(ISC), Modular, Prakashak, SP(Gist) to APS Corporate
Format. Text files can be converted into WRI(Write), RTF(Rich Text Format), or
TXT(ASCII text) format.
Loading FCW
Click
button from APS Desktop Manager to load FCW. OR select Format
Conversion Wizard icon from the APS Designer 4.0 group.
Converting File
Select Convert (File menu).
Following screen as shown in figure # 7.3 will be displayed.

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Figure # 7.3

Type input file name in the Source File window. OR select the file by using Browse
button.
Select the appropriate format from the Source Format list by clicking the down
arrow, depending on your input file text format.
The default destination directory is c:\apsjobs. It can be changed if necessary through
Directory button.
Select the appropriate Destination format from different radio buttons RTF, WRI,
or TXT depending on, in which package the file will be inserted.
The destination file name is automatically created.
Default font for English and Devnagari for the text to be converted can be set through
Fonts button.

Mega Text Conversion

Using this utility you can convert text file typed in other vendors font format to APS
and vice-versa.

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Figure #7.4

To convert a file through APS Mega Text Conversion you must save the file in
APS Chitragupt using Export as Mega Text Conversion file.

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If source file is not in required format then APS Mega Text Conversion will display
error message as shown below in Figure #7.5.

Figure #7.5

To convert the text specify the filename preapred through Chitragupt (in Aps Mega
Text Conversion Format)
ISCII [8 Bit ISCII Gist Format]
Depending on mega conversion option APS to Others or Others to APS, ISCII
will be the format for sourcing or destination.
AKRUTI [Akruti Publisher Format]
Depending on mega conversion option APS to Others or Others to APS,
AKRUTI will be the format for sourcing or destination.
INDICA
Depending on mega conversion option APS to Others or Others to APS,
INDICA will be the format for sourcing or destination.

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Shree Lipi 2.0

Depending on mega conversion option APS to Others or Others to APS, Shree
Lipi 2.0 will be the format for sourcing or destination.
ISM
Depending on mega conversion option APS to Others or Others to APS, ISM will
be the format for sourcing or destination.
ITR [Swadesh]
Depending on mega conversion option APS to Others or Others to APS, ITR will
be the format for sourcing or destination.
MONOTYPE
Depending on mega conversion option APS to Others or Others to APS,
Monotype will be the format for sourcing or destination.
Prakashak
Depending on mega conversion option APS to Others or Others to APS,
Prakashak will be the format for sourcing or destination.
KRUTI
Depending on mega conversion option APS to Others or Others to APS, Kruti
will be the format for sourcing or destination.
RANGOLI
Depending on mega conversion option APS to Others or Others to APS, Rangoli
will be the format for sourcing or destination.
APS Corporate Office 1.0
In case APS Corporate Office 1.0 Mega Text Conversion supports on Others to
APS type conversion i.e. APS Corporate Office 1.0 to APS Designer 4.0. Input text
should be in single script not bilingual.
Source File Text Box
Type file name in Text Box which is to be converted.
Browse Button For Source File
For browsing source file you can click on Browse Button.
Destination File

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This box displays the path where destination file will be saved. Your destination file
will have same name as your source file name. You can not type in this box.
Browse Button For Default Destination Directory
By clicking on this button you can specify root directory name. Your file will get
stored in sub-rectory inside that root directory. Name of the sub-directory will depend
on vendor you have selected.
OK Button
After specifying input file name and selecting the Vendor name, click on OK Button
for conversion process. The progress status bar at the bottom of the window will
show the conversion status.
Preview of the converted file can be seen, if desired.
If converted text is not readable, either your input file format is not properly selected
or the machine does not contain the proper font.
To confirm the input file format is selected properly you must click the
Input File Preview button.
If the converted text is readble then you must have the compatible font in your hard
disk to view /edit the converted text.
Exit Button
By clicking on this button you can quit this application.

APS To Others
By clicking on this portion of the main object this part comes on the top. You can
select any vendors object and click OK for converting files from APS to Other
Vendors format.

Other To APS
By clicking on this portion of the main object this part comes on the top. You can
select any vendors object and click OK for converting files from Other Vendors
format to APS format.
Online Help
Shows you online help strip by keeping mouse on respective objects
Input File Preview
Preview of specified file can be seen by clicking this button. If text is not readable,
confirm the input text format and source file name specified.
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For ISCII format file preview the text viewed will have matras seperated with the
character, and for conjuct characters it will show the first character halant & second
character.
Help
By clicking on this button you can get extensive help on APS Mega Text Conversion.

Chitragupt:
To create a new document
1 On the File menu, click New.
2

Click the file type you want to create, click OK, and then begin typing.

To save the new file, click the File menu, click Save As, and then type a name in
File name.

To save changes to a document

On the File menu, click Save.
Note
You can also save an existing document with a new name by clicking Save As and then
typing a new name in File name.

Save a copy as HTML

To save a copy of typed text or opened file in HTML format click Files / Save a copy
as HTML OR Press Cntl-H.
To open a document
1 On the File menu, click Open.
2

In Look In, click the drive that contains the document you want to open.

Double-click the folder that contains the document you want to open.

Click the document name, and then click Open.

Notes
If you do not see the document you are looking for, you can click a different file type in Files
of type.
You can open a document you opened recently by clicking its name in the File menu.

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To show or hide the toolbar

On the View menu, click Toolbar. A check mark appears when the toolbar is visible.
To show or hide the format bar
On the View menu, click Format Bar. A check mark appears when the format bar is
visible.
Notes
The buttons on the format bar are shortcuts for formatting text, such as making text bold or
underlined, or changing the paragraph style. To format text, select it, and then click the
appropriate button on the format bar.

To undo your last action

On the Edit menu, click Undo.
To delete text
1 Select the text you want to delete.
2

To remove text so that you can place it in another part of the document, click Edit,
and then click Cut. Or, to remove text entirely from the document, press DELETE.
Notes
You can cancel a selection by clicking anywhere in the document.
You can undo a deletion by clicking Edit, and then clicking Undo.
When you want to delete all text in a document, you can select all text at once by clicking
Edit, and then clicking Select All.

To search for text

1 In the document, click where you want to start searching.
2

On the Edit menu, click Find.

In Find what, enter the text you want to search for, and then click Find Next.

To find additional instances of the same text, continue to click Find Next.
Notes
If you have closed the Find dialog box, you can press F3 to search for more instances of the
same text.
You can also search for and replace text by clicking Edit and then clicking Replace.

To search for and replace text

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On the Edit menu, click Replace.

In Find what, enter the text you want to replace.

In Replace with, enter the text you want to replace it with.

Notes
To replace all instances of the text, click Replace All.
To replace each instance of the text individually, click Find Next, and then click Replace.

To change the way text wraps on your screen

1 On the View menu, click Wrap Word to window.
Notes
The wrapping options affect only how text appears on your screen. When printed, the
document uses the margin settings specified in Page Setup.
You can set different word wrap options for each of the text formats in which you can save
documents.

To create a bulleted list

1 Click where you want the bulleted list to start.
2

On the Format menu, click Bullet Style, and then type your text.When you press
ENTER, another bullet appears on the next line.

To end the bulleted list, click Bullet Style again.

To change a font type, style, or size

1 Select the text whose format you want to change.
2

On the Format menu, click Font.

Click the options you want.

Notes
You can specify the font for new text by changing the font settings before you begin to type.
You can change the font for an entire document by clicking the Edit menu and then clicking
Select All before clicking the Format menu and then clicking Font.

To format a paragraph
1 Click anywhere in the paragraph you want to format.
2

On the Format menu, click Paragraph.

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Enter the indentation and alignment options you want.

Note
You can define paragraph formatting for a new document by changing the format options
before you begin to type.

To set page margins

On the File menu, click Page Setup, and then enter new values under Margins.
To change printers and printing options
1 On the File menu, click Print.
2

On the File menu, click Page Setup.

Make the changes you want in the Page Setup dialog box:
Note
To change printers, click Printer, and then click a printer in Name.
To change paper specifications, enter the settings you want under Paper, Orientation, and
Margins.

Send Emails in Indian Scripts

To Send Email in Indian script along with English: Type your message in Chitragupta
editor. Select Send Email from the file menu.

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Please note, MAPI compliance is essential for sending message, if not follow
instructions as shown in Figure #7.6:

Figure # 7.6

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If you select Yes then Attachment Message dialog box as shown in Figure #7.7
will appear.

Figure # 7.7

In case of ATTACH option, following attachments as shown in Figure #7.8 will be

visible at receivers end.

Figure # 7.8

In case of DOWNLOAD option, following attachments as shown in Figure #7.9

will be visible at receivers end.

Figure # 7.9

You will see Compose Email Window. Write down email address and subject and
click send button.

Traslation Between Indian Languages & English

The dictionary based translation from English to Indian languages and vice-versa is
available in Chitragupt. The indian language selection (Devnagari or Gujarati) can be
done through script selection button shown below in Figure #7.10.

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Figure #7.10

Click this button to toggle between indian scripts.

To convert a word equivalent to :
Set the script for conversion. To convert word or pharse:
Click the right mouse button on the word OR on the selected phrase (number of
words).OR
press F5 key.
Depending on the Indian script selected, either English or selected Indian script
equivalent words will be displayed in the list.
Choose the appropriate word from the list by scrolling. Choosen word or pharse will
be displayed in the edit box at the bottom. You may add or delete from the choosen
word in the edit box. Press Enter or click on OK button to replace the selected word.
To convert large text from English to Hindi or vice-versa
Select the paragraph or page to translate. Press the appropriate button
OR

The large text can be converted using this option. The text will be converted word by
word using dictionary. The grammer of the sentance will not be taken care off. The
converted text will have attributes as that of the starting of selected text.
To convert the text from English to Hindi.
Select the English text to be converted and press F3 or

button.

To convert the text from Hindi to English.

Select the Hindi text to be converted and press F4 or

button.

To add / delete / modify a word to dictionary

In the event of equivalent word (either of language) not available in the dictionary,

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same can be added to the dictionary. Add the corresponding word in dictionary. Once
updated the dictionary missing words will also be converted.
To update( Add Delete Modify ) words to dictionary clicking on the Dictionary
Update menu the windows shown below in Figure #7.11 will appear.

Figure #7.11

To add a word to users dictionary

Click the Add button, enter the english word and respective hindi or gujrati word and
press update to save the entry.
To modify an existing word of dictionary
Click the Modify button to enter the modify mode, make changes to the hindi or
gujrati word and press update to save the changes made. To cancel changes press the
cancel button.
To delete an entry of word
Move to the word to delete and press the Delete button.

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To find a word
Click the Find button.
The window shown below in Figure #7.12 will appear.

Figure #7.12

type the word to find in the corresponding text box (English word in English Word
text box) and press Ok button.
The word found can be modified using modify button or delete the word using delete
button.

Shabdankan:
Shabdankan is a simple user friendly and powerful utility for those who find it difficult
to type in Indian scripts (Devnagari / Gujarati). In this utility you can type in English
and the text is converted in Indian scripts depending on selected language. The
translated text can be copied to any other application you want or also the created /
edited file can be saved.
The utility translates the text using the typing sequences some of which are displayed
on the right hand side of the screen. However, a complete list can be obtained using
the help menu. Any simple text file, which is typed in this sequence, can be opened in
the application and is translated in the Indian script. The utility has editing options
similar to that of other word editor.

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Figure #7.13

The typing sequences for Hindi and Gujarati typing under Shabdankan is described in
Appendix - C.
Different menu usage is described as under.
File Menu
Open
You Can Open A existing file (with default extension .eng) through this menu. On

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opening the file text contents is converted in hindi and english and hindi equivalantis
displayed. Please ensure that file size should not exceed 64k. Furthure note that typing
sequence should be followed as that of shubdankan while creating english text
Opening files from other word editors
File from any text editor should be in text format (.txt). If you are using a shabdankan
file, which allows .eng and .hnd formats. Use .eng extension for opening the file.
Save
This option saves the current opened file Both English as well as the Hindi files are
saved with .eng and .hnd extension, respectively. This holds good for saveas option
also.
Print
The text in Hindi can be printed using this option
Exit
This Option enables you to close the application
Edit Menu
Cut
This option allows to delete the selected text (in English ) and also the equivalent
Hindi.All other features used in other text editors.If you want to copy the Devnagari
equivalent text use the Copy Language Text.
Copy
This option enables you to copy the English text to the clipboard. This option is only
enabled when something is there in the clipboard. This enables you to copy data
earlier being cut as well as the Data from some other application via clipboard.
Paste
This enables you to copy data earlier being cut as well as the Data from
some other application via clipboard.
Right mouse Click
When you click the right mouse in the English textbox then a menu is displayed
having following options,
Cut, Copy, Paste
These options are already described in the previous sections.
F1

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This key can be used to toggle between the similar sounding characters. When you
press this key the next similar sounding character is replaced at the character position.
Example:

kumAr -

or

kUmAr -

In the example above pressing a F1 key at u character will convert to and

vice versa.
Copy Language Text
This button when clicked copies the language text into the clipboard which can be
pasted in any other application .
For pasting the data in any other windows based application
Use copy language text button. Paste the data in the application you want. Ensure
the correct font in the said application is used. For devnagari data select the copied
text and change the font to any of the APS Designer 4.0 devnagari font family.
For Gujarati data select the copied text and change the font to any of the APS
Dsigner gujarati font family.
Using other Text editor files
File from any text editor should be in text format (.txt). If you are using a
shabdankan file, which allows .eng and .hnd formats. Use .eng extension for
opening the file.

APS Keypad :
APS Keypad is a unique utility which assist you to type in Indian Scripts, with the help
of APS Keypad you can easily learn any Indian Script's Keyboard Layouts which is
provided in APS Designer 4.0. APS Keypad displays different keyboard layout
selected by you in 'APS Desktop Manager'. Using this utility you can type in most of
the popular Windows based application with mouse.

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After clicking APS Keypad button of Desktop Manager it shows menu containing
following items
Start APS Keypad
Set Application Window
Always on top
Start APS Keypad
This item starts APS Keypad. You can see pad which is similar to normal English
keyboard as shown below in figure #7.9.

Figure #7.14

APS Keypad displays keyboard layout of selected language in selected vendor's font.
If current mode of Desktop Manager is English i.e. 'Script Indicator Button' is
showing
then APS Keypad will display English characters, otherwise it will
display characters corresponding to language.
By moving mouse on each button it will display characters of all four positions (i.e.
normal, shift, alt, alt+shift) for that button. User can get display of individual position
by simply clicking or pressing Alt or Shift keys.

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You can type in desired application with mouse using APS Keypad, for that you have
to set application window. Without setting application window if you clicked on any
button of the APS Keypad it will show message as shown below in Figure #7.15

Figure # 7.15

Set Application Window

To type in any application using APS Keypad user have to select application window
in which user want to type, to select window user have to select "Set Application
Window" item. After selecting this item mouse cursor will get change to

indicating that the user should select application window by clicking in it, in which user
want to type.
Always on Top
By selecting this option you can set attribute APS Keypad windw as Always on top.
Which keeps APS keypad on top of all window.

Lock Transfer Utility

Using Lock Transfer utility you can easily transfer APS-Lock from Hard Disk to
APS Lock Floppy and vice versa. While installing APS-Software if by any means
APS Lock doesnt get transferred then you can use this utility to transfer the APS
Lock. To run this program select item APS Designer 4.0 Uninstall from APS
Designer 4.0 program group, youll see interface as shown in Figure #7.16

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Figure #7.16

Hard Disk Directory box shows current path of APS Designer 4.0 where it has
been installed. APS lock Floppy Drive gives you option to select the drive name
where you have inserted APS Lock Floppy.
If you want to transfer the lock from hard disk to Lock Floppy press Hard Disk To
Floppy button, if you want to transfer the lock from floppy to hard disk then press
Floppy to Hard Disk button.
After transferring the lock Lock Transfer Utility will display how many counts
remaining on your Master Disk as shown in Figure # 7.17

Figure #7.17

Using Anglo-Nagari / Anglo-Gujrati keyboard

Anglo nagari Keyboard
This is one of the most important features of APS software. This keyboard is
developed especially for Corporate segment. This keyboard is very easy to
understand and operate. Devnagari / Gujarati character are mapped keeping
synonymity with English characters. Printout of the Anglo-Nagari / Anglo-Gujarati
keyboard layout will indicate the fact.
Formation of a word in Devnagari
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Procedure
a.
Single depression of a key except 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u' will produce a letter.
viz.

k =>

and

shift k =>

Four positions of a single key viz. 'd', 's', 't' etc can be formed as described
below.
e.g. for 'd' key,
Unshift

Normal Key depression of d will result

Shift

Shift + Key depression of d will result

Alt

Alt + Key depression of d will result

AltShift

Alt + Shift + Key depression of d will result

(for explanation of Alt key refer Standard Operating Steps in Operation chapter).
Caps Lock must be kept off while typing.
b.

'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u' will produce , , , , etc.

c. shift + 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u' will produce , , , , etc.

d. Alt + e will produce and Alt + Shift + e will produce . And Alt + i will produce
and Alt + Shift + i will produce
e. and can be produced using 'r' key.
f.

In case of conjunct character, procedure adopted is to break letter by '/' (slash)

viz.

p + / + r + k + a + S =
+ + + + + =

OR
p + (shift+r) + k + a + S =

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( )

+( )

+ ( )

+()

( )

Few examples of devnagari typing in Anglo-Nagari are as follows:

( )

()

(alt +i) =

()

()

(alt+t) +

(alt+r) =

()

( )

()

()

()

()

(alt +s) +

(alt + t) +

()

()

()

()

()

OR

(shift + 8)

Using APS Borders (Seema Font)

APS package contains two border fonts, namely APS-BR-SEEMA1, APS-BRSEEMA2.
a. Select

mode while using APS Border Font

b. Select border font of your choice (APS-BR-SEEMA1 OR APS-BR-SEEMA2)

c. Select same Leading and Point size. Line Spacing, Paragraph Spacing must be
zero '0'
d. Type the appropriate sequence as shown in sample figure bellow
The exact keyboard mapping and character sequence for both border fonts APS-BRSEEMA1 & APS-BR-SEEMA2, can be referred in Appendix -# B

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abcbcbcbcbcbcbcd
e
e
f
f
ghihihihihihihij
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TROUBLE SHOOTING
Cribs and Solution
c1. After installation, while reloading the Windows for the first time following
message comes,
Copy Protection error no. 028
Run CCMOVE to create a working copy
r.

This message is because of the signature was not transferred to hard disk
due to any of the following reason.
a. APS Lock Floppy may be write protected.
b. Machine is having some virus protector program installed, OR machine
contains virus itself.

s . Confirm that APS Lock Floppy is not write protected. Disable any virus
protector program if installed. Check for the virus in the machine. Then
install the package again (first uninstall the package).
For more details see Please ensure before installing APS Software subsection from
Installation of APS Software section from Setup and Installation chapter.

c2. While installing the package, following message comes,

This software is already installed on your machine. Uninstall it from Control
panels Add/Remove program before reinstalling,
r.
By some reason package was not installed completely, but certain APS files
are present in the machine.

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s . Remove 'APS2000.INI' file from Windows directory and then install the
package.
For more details refer "Setup and Installation" chapter.
c3. While Editing in dialog boxes garbage character appears.
r.
While typing in dialog boxes you might have selected Indian language mode
from APS Desktop Manager.
s.

While typing in any of the dialog boxes (e.g. File Open dialog box etc.)

confirm that you are in

mode.

For more details refer "Using APS Desktop Manager" from Operation chapter.
c4. Garbage or arbitrary characters appear on the screen while typing.
r.

You might have selected font, other than APS font and APS desktop manager

mode. OR You have not selected proper Application setting in APS

is in
Desktop Manager. OR You have not selected proper keyboard layout.
s.

Confirm that you have selected proper APS font. Select proper Application

setting from APS Desktop Manager. Confirm the keyboard layout by clicking
button.
For more details refer "Using APS Desktop Manager" from "Operation" chapter, and
"Standard Operating steps" chapter.

c5. While typing some conjuncts, characters with traditional style appears on
the screen.
r.
Few APS characters can be typed in more than one style (e.g and ) Out
of which one style is default style, and you expect other style of the character.
s.
Follow the sequence given in Appendix-A for the particular character you
want to type.
For more details refer Appendix A table for different typing sequences.

c6. While typing words get automatically changed after pressing space
character.
r.

'Auto Correct' text settings might be ON in the application package.

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s.
Disable the Auto Correct settings in the appropriate options in the application
package.
For more details refer "Standard Settings For Indian Script" chapter.
c7. While importing / placing text from WRI / RTF file few characters get
replaced.
r.
"Convert Quotes" / "Confirm Conversion" setting is enabled. Thus some
characters change automatically.
s.

Disable the Convert Quotes / Confirm Conversion option in the import filter.

For more details refer the "Standard Settings For Indian Script" chapter for
appropriate application package.
Any last moment updates and solutions to any of above problems can be viewed in readme
file supplied with the APS Software or you can view the details from
APS40_MANUAL.PDF file present in APS Designer 4.0 Software CD or contact through email: vsoft@bom3.vsnl.net.in or connect URL: vsoftindia.com

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Appendix A
- Typing Sequence

kee
efke
keer
keg
ket
kes
kew
kees
keew
keb
ke:
ke&
ke=
e
e
ke
^
^
^
keke
e
e
$e

ke
ef
ke
ke
ke
ke
ke
ke
ke
ke
ke
ke
ke
ke
ke
ke

ke
ke
le
le
o
o
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