Right now I can't get the thing to print. I'm going to try a different page, and then a restart. I have another page issue that might be causing the problem.

1. The first two pages of my document display side by side. Every other page displays as a single page. The master page setup is double sided facing pages. I haven't changed anything -- why do the first two pages display as expected and no others? The pages print this way to a PDF file also -- first two side by side, all others singly. I can't print either of the first two pages... well, still can't print any page (will work on that... but it DID print one page before it stopped). I've checked all the page layout info, and all pages match. All are set to display as "Full Page". I've specified 8.5"x11" pages, but it appears to be showing just these two pages on 11"x17" paper. Why??

2. I can't change "show objects" to "do not show" on the first two pages (that display side by side). I'm editing this as a template, but that shouldn't make a difference. I can change it on other pages, though it seems to change itself back at times. I want the pages number and footer to show on all but the first three pages, then start numbering with page 1 on the fourth page. I have got it to do this by starting numbering at -2 (first is -2, second -1, third 0, fourth 1... etc.). This works fine, except I can't hide the numbers on the first two pages. I resorted to using a paper color filled/line box on the first page, but even that won't work on the second page -- the page number/footer displays on top of the box, and it won't change to "do not show" or "in back".

3. I uploaded "AMC_Template" to the files area. If someone can look at that and tell me how to fix these problems, or what I did wrong, I'd appreciate it! There are some things about this software that is just not intuitive... not to a former PageMaker user anyway! I've just followed the tutorial steps for creating the document template.

I can't print from PgS either. This is a real problem -- PgS is just about worthless to me right now. I even tried saving as a PDF and printing from my PDF viewer, but the first page problem defeats that. In PgS the first page displays on screen as a single 8.5"x17" page even though the Page Setup has ALWAYS been set at 8.5"x11" double sided facing pages. All subsequent pages display as single pages and print fine, but the first one will print both pages reduced on a single 8.5"x11" sheet. My PDF software reports it as on a single 11/17 also. I know for sure that I NEVER set the page setup as 11x17 -- it's always been set at 8.5x11. What gives?

--- In PageStreamSupport@yahoogroups.com, "frank.swygert" <frank.swygert@...> wrote:
>
> Right now I can't get the thing to print. I'm going to try a different page, and then a restart. I have another page issue that might be causing the problem.
>
> 1. The first two pages of my document display side by side. Every other page displays as a single page. The master page setup is double sided facing pages. I haven't changed anything -- why do the first two pages display as expected and no others? The pages print this way to a PDF file also -- first two side by side, all others singly. I can't print either of the first two pages... well, still can't print any page (will work on that... but it DID print one page before it stopped). I've checked all the page layout info, and all pages match. All are set to display as "Full Page". I've specified 8.5"x11" pages, but it appears to be showing just these two pages on 11"x17" paper. Why??
>

On 6/20/12 6:15 PM, frank.swygert wrote:
> Right now I can't get the thing to print.

I loaded your template, and the first that comes to mind is are you sure
these fonts are all ok? I would create a new document with just the text
"Hello" and try each of the fonts listed in your template one at a time.
Some of those font names are not even real fonts, but Adobe PDF document
subsetted font names.
> I'm going to try a different page, and then a restart. I have another page issue that might be causing the problem.
>
> 1. The first two pages of my document display side by side. Every other page displays as a single page.

Don't use negative numbers for your start, and it should be ok. To do
what you seem to be trying to do, then simply create a new chapter and
move absolute pages 2 - end into the chapter and set the chapter
starting number to 1. You can move the first 2 pages into their own
chapter, or leave them in the document level.

Also, the first two pages of a document rarely will show facing. Facing
pages is meant for situations where you need to create items that span
across facing pages (say a graphic in the middle of the two pages) and
are pages which when printed will appear side by side to the user. For
example, a magazine has just a single first page (the cover) and then
when you turn the page, you now have 2 facing pages.

If you simply want them to print side by side in a signature to be
output to 11x17 pages, then try using Print->Imposition->Signatures.

> The master page setup is double sided facing pages. I haven't changed anything -- why do the first two pages display as expected and no others? The pages print this way to a PDF file also -- first two side by side, all others singly. I can't print either of the first two pages... well, still can't print any page (will work on that... but it DID print one page before it stopped). I've checked all the page layout info, and all pages match. All are set to display as "Full Page". I've specified 8.5"x11" pages, but it appears to be showing just these two pages on 11"x17" paper. Why??

Because of the -2 starting page number I presume.
>
> 2. I can't change "show objects" to "do not show" on the first two pages (that display side by side). I'm editing this as a template, but that shouldn't make a difference. I can change it on other pages, though it seems to change itself back at times. I want the pages number and footer to show on all but the first three pages, then start numbering with page 1 on the fourth page. I have got it to do this by starting numbering at -2 (first is -2, second -1, third 0, fourth 1... etc.). This works fine, except I can't hide the numbers on the first two pages. I resorted to using a paper color filled/line box on the first page, but even that won't work on the second page -- the page number/footer displays on top of the box, and it won't change to "do not show" or "in back".

See above.

>
> 3. I uploaded "AMC_Template" to the files area. If someone can look at that and tell me how to fix these problems, or what I did wrong, I'd appreciate it! There are some things about this software that is just not intuitive... not to a former PageMaker user anyway! I've just followed the tutorial steps for creating the document template.
>
>
> --
> Deron Kazmaier - support@pagestream.org
> Grasshopper LLC Publishing -http://www.pagestream.org
> PageStream DTP for Amiga, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows

Thanks for the reply Deron. The fonts seem to be fine, but I'll check that. I copied a lot of text from an Adobe PDF file. That might be the problem. I tried copying from an editable PDF file and that created all kinds of weird problems, including crashing PgS (locking up) for no apparent reason. After that I just opened a PDF file with Adobe Reader and copied from that, and pasted into the PgS document. That's probably why some of the fonts display as Adobe PDF fonts. I hope I don't have to recreate all the ads (that's what I copied)!!

I'll try chapters and mark the first three pages to not display page numbers. I'll put the first three pages in one chapter, the rest of the publication (will have 24 pages total) as another chapter. Might have to put the back cover as chapter 3 to not display a page number on it also, but that won't be a problem.

I'm using Mint 12 (Ubuntu 11.10 based), running the MATE (Gnome 2) interface. Just in case that helps. Computer is an AMD quad core with 8 GB. The fonts could be the printing problem I've been having... will create a new template and try printing before copying any of the PDF copied stuff over.

On Mon, 25 Jun 2012, frank.swygert wrote:

> Thanks for the reply Deron. The fonts seem to be fine, but I'll check
> that. I copied a lot of text from an Adobe PDF file. That might be the
> problem. I tried copying from an editable PDF file and that created all
> kinds of weird problems, including crashing PgS (locking up) for no
> apparent reason. After that I just opened a PDF file with Adobe Reader
> and copied from that, and pasted into the PgS document. That's probably
> why some of the fonts display as Adobe PDF fonts. I hope I don't have to
> recreate all the ads (that's what I copied)!!

under linux I have had useful results with pdf files by using the linux
program flpsed to open the pdf file and then resave it as a psotscript
(.ps) file. often then other programs can deal with the .ps filemore
easily than with pdf.

of course flpsed is ment to be used to allow you to type stuff into a pdf
file even though the pdf may be locked so it cannot be edited. such
as a blank form presented in pdf.

>
> I'll try chapters and mark the first three pages to not display page
> numbers. I'll put the first three pages in one chapter, the rest of the
> publication (will have 24 pages total) as another chapter. Might have to
> put the back cover as chapter 3 to not display a page number on it also,
> but that won't be a problem.
>
> I'm using Mint 12 (Ubuntu 11.10 based), running the MATE (Gnome 2)
> interface. Just in case that helps. Computer is an AMD quad core with 8
> GB. The fonts could be the printing problem I've been having... will
> create a new template and try printing before copying any of the PDF
> copied stuff over.
>
>

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I can't get anything to print. Not even a simple document created from scratch. I've uploaded "test_doc" in the files area. This is the header for the cover of my magazine. I created it totally in PgS with nothing imported, just using fonts from the font menu. I'm using an HP LaserJet 5P. It appears to be using the Foomatic/ljet4 driver (recommended). It's not a Postscript printer -- standard HP. Everything else prints with it, but PgS won't print. I've tried using "color" and "greyscale" selections - neither make a difference. The Mint print troubleshooter says the printer's state message is 'usr/lib/cups/filter/pstopdf failed'. Does PgS REQUIRE a postscript printer?

Just as a test, I connected my HP 2605 Color LaserJet. I don't even get an error. The PPD says 2605 Postscript. This is not a Postscript printer. When I try to print it pops in the print queue then just goes away. Never a flashing light on the printer. The PPD description leads me to believe PgS is expecting a PostScript printer, and that may be the printing problems. If that's the case, how do I get around this?

I thought I'd be smart and just select PDF as the printer. That normally prints a file as a PDF file. That doesn't work. I get the same blank page as my LJ5P spits out - a single blank page in the PDF file.

So what's wrong here? Does anyone else use PgS on a Ubuntu based system?

I'm just about at my wits end trying to get this program to work. I expected a learning curve, but not problems like this. Maybe I need to uninstall it and reinstall??

These days I normally use OS X, but my desktop is running kubuntu. I have two printers, one color and one black and white, both on the network, both postscript. The black and white isn't a network printer, but is connected to the network via a NAS. This arrangement works fairly well, but sometimes print jobs somehow get lost.

I opened a PgS doc and printed from linux. The print jobs to the black and white are getting lost, but it came out of the color printer just fine.

I realize this isn't your document, but I lost access to the files area a long time ago (old boring history) so I'm working with what I have.

PgS has always worked better with postscript printers and, especially on linux, you are better off with a postscript printer. The linux print system is inherently postscript based: everything else is handled by converting postscript into a raster image and sending it to the printer using whatever command set the printer uses.

One thing you might try is to "print to file" from PgS to get a dump of the postscript output. You can run this through ghostscript to see if there are any errors. Go into printer setup and change the "Send to" pop up from "Printer" to "PostScript file". In the print dialog the "Print" button now reads "Save". Click it, save the print output to some location. If you saved it to your desktop as "test.ps" then open a command line and type:

gs ~/Desktop/test.ps

If the page displays then PgS is producing proper output and should print properly. I'm not sure how your system is setup, but with a properly generated postscript file you can test the print system by doing something like

lpd ~/Desktop/test.ps

You say the HP 2605 color laser jet is not a postscript printer. Are you sure about that? A quick search indicates that it is a postscript printer. Most HP laser printers are, the exceptions being their low end models. The 5P is in that group, though at least it is possible through an add on.

You also indicate that you selected PDF as the printer. But the PgS print dialog doesn't have that as an option so I'm not sure what you mean.

Ultimately, linux uses postscript for printing. The linux print system can be used to handle the rasterization so even without a postscript printer there's no reason to not use PgS to generate postscript and have the print system deal with that.

Tim Doty

On Jun 26, 2012, at 5:41 PM, frank.swygert wrote:

> I can't get anything to print. Not even a simple document created from scratch. I've uploaded "test_doc" in the files area. This is the header for the cover of my magazine. I created it totally in PgS with nothing imported, just using fonts from the font menu. I'm using an HP LaserJet 5P. It appears to be using the Foomatic/ljet4 driver (recommended). It's not a Postscript printer -- standard HP. Everything else prints with it, but PgS won't print. I've tried using "color" and "greyscale" selections - neither make a difference. The Mint print troubleshooter says the printer's state message is 'usr/lib/cups/filter/pstopdf failed'. Does PgS REQUIRE a postscript printer?
>
> Just as a test, I connected my HP 2605 Color LaserJet. I don't even get an error. The PPD says 2605 Postscript. This is not a Postscript printer. When I try to print it pops in the print queue then just goes away. Never a flashing light on the printer. The PPD description leads me to believe PgS is expecting a PostScript printer, and that may be the printing problems. If that's the case, how do I get around this?
>
> I thought I'd be smart and just select PDF as the printer. That normally prints a file as a PDF file. That doesn't work. I get the same blank page as my LJ5P spits out - a single blank page in the PDF file.
>
> So what's wrong here? Does anyone else use PgS on a Ubuntu based system?
>
> I'm just about at my wits end trying to get this program to work. I expected a learning curve, but not problems like this. Maybe I need to uninstall it and reinstall??
>
>

sounds like your printer isnt installed yet, or not correctly. Not sure how linux mint handles printer hardware installs, but id take a look at that part of your hardware management software and make sure your printer is installed correctly. You should be able to print a test page from where you do the install, once you have that working then pgs should print without problems.

On Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:41:19 -0400, frank.swygert <frank.swygert@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> I can't get anything to print. Not even a simple document created from scratch. I've uploaded "test_doc" in the files area. This is the header for the cover >of my magazine. I created it totally in PgS with nothing imported, just using fonts from the font menu. I'm using an HP LaserJet 5P. It appears to be using >the Foomatic/ljet4 driver (recommended). It's not a Postscript printer -- standard HP. Everything else prints with it, but PgS won't print. I've tried using >"color" and "greyscale" selections - neither make a difference. The Mint print troubleshooter says the printer's state message is 'usr/lib/cups/filter/>pstopdf failed'. Does PgS REQUIRE a postscript printer?
> Just as a test, I connected my HP 2605 Color LaserJet. I don't even get an error. The PPD says 2605 Postscript. This is not a Postscript printer. When I try >to print it pops in the print queue then just goes away. Never a flashing light on the printer. The PPD description leads me to believe PgS is expecting a >PostScript printer, and that may be the printing problems. If that's the case, how do I get around this?
> I thought I'd be smart and just select PDF as the printer. That normally prints a file as a PDF file. That doesn't work. I get the same blank page as my >LJ5P spits out - a single blank page in the PDF file.
> So what's wrong here? Does anyone else use PgS on a Ubuntu based system?
> I'm just about at my wits end trying to get this program to work. I expected a learning curve, but not problems like this. Maybe I need to uninstall it and >reinstall??
>

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Linux (at least Mint) has a PDF "printer" descriptor. You select it just as if it were a physical printer and it generates a PDF file from the output no matter what program was printed from.

I just looked up the specs for my HP Color LaserJet 2605 DN. Standard print languages are listed as HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5e, HP postscript level 3 emulation. So it SHOULD have printed, but wouldn't do anything. I can print documents and graphics from every other program I've tried to print from, including Adobe PDF Viewer. PgS won't print though. It should have printed from the 2605!

I'm relatively new to Linux, but have solved other problems with some guidance. I have no clue as to where to look here after printing from other programs to confirm that the system itself is printing. I can live without printing from my LJ5p, but why won't the CLJ2605DN print? I have it connected through the USB port, but as I've stated -- it prints from other programs just fine.

--- In PageStreamSupport@yahoogroups.com, Tim Doty <thoromyr@...> wrote:
>
> These days I normally use OS X, but my desktop is running kubuntu. I have two printers, one color and one black and white, both on the network, both postscript. The black and white isn't a network printer, but is connected to the network via a NAS. This arrangement works fairly well, but sometimes print jobs somehow get lost.
>
> I opened a PgS doc and printed from linux. The print jobs to the black and white are getting lost, but it came out of the color printer just fine.
>
> I realize this isn't your document, but I lost access to the files area a long time ago (old boring history) so I'm working with what I have.
>
> PgS has always worked better with postscript printers and, especially on linux, you are better off with a postscript printer. The linux print system is inherently postscript based: everything else is handled by converting postscript into a raster image and sending it to the printer using whatever command set the printer uses.
>
> One thing you might try is to "print to file" from PgS to get a dump of the postscript output. You can run this through ghostscript to see if there are any errors. Go into printer setup and change the "Send to" pop up from "Printer" to "PostScript file". In the print dialog the "Print" button now reads "Save". Click it, save the print output to some location. If you saved it to your desktop as "test.ps" then open a command line and type:
>
> gs ~/Desktop/test.ps
>
> If the page displays then PgS is producing proper output and should print properly. I'm not sure how your system is setup, but with a properly generated postscript file you can test the print system by doing something like
>
> lpd ~/Desktop/test.ps
>
> You say the HP 2605 color laser jet is not a postscript printer. Are you sure about that? A quick search indicates that it is a postscript printer. Most HP laser printers are, the exceptions being their low end models. The 5P is in that group, though at least it is possible through an add on.
>
> You also indicate that you selected PDF as the printer. But the PgS print dialog doesn't have that as an option so I'm not sure what you mean.
>
> Ultimately, linux uses postscript for printing. The linux print system can be used to handle the rasterization so even without a postscript printer there's no reason to not use PgS to generate postscript and have the print system deal with that.
>
> Tim Doty
>
> On Jun 26, 2012, at 5:41 PM, frank.swygert wrote:
>
> > I can't get anything to print. Not even a simple document created from scratch. I've uploaded "test_doc" in the files area. This is the header for the cover of my magazine. I created it totally in PgS with nothing imported, just using fonts from the font menu. I'm using an HP LaserJet 5P. It appears to be using the Foomatic/ljet4 driver (recommended). It's not a Postscript printer -- standard HP. Everything else prints with it, but PgS won't print. I've tried using "color" and "greyscale" selections - neither make a difference. The Mint print troubleshooter says the printer's state message is 'usr/lib/cups/filter/pstopdf failed'. Does PgS REQUIRE a postscript printer?
> >
> > Just as a test, I connected my HP 2605 Color LaserJet. I don't even get an error. The PPD says 2605 Postscript. This is not a Postscript printer. When I try to print it pops in the print queue then just goes away. Never a flashing light on the printer. The PPD description leads me to believe PgS is expecting a PostScript printer, and that may be the printing problems. If that's the case, how do I get around this?
> >
> > I thought I'd be smart and just select PDF as the printer. That normally prints a file as a PDF file. That doesn't work. I get the same blank page as my LJ5P spits out - a single blank page in the PDF file.
> >
> > So what's wrong here? Does anyone else use PgS on a Ubuntu based system?
> >
> > I'm just about at my wits end trying to get this program to work. I expected a learning curve, but not problems like this. Maybe I need to uninstall it and reinstall??
> >
> >
>

have you tried any of the suggestions I made?

On Jun 26, 2012, at 8:56 PM, frank.swygert wrote:

> Linux (at least Mint) has a PDF "printer" descriptor. You select it just as if it were a physical printer and it generates a PDF file from the output no matter what program was printed from.
>
> I just looked up the specs for my HP Color LaserJet 2605 DN. Standard print languages are listed as HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5e, HP postscript level 3 emulation. So it SHOULD have printed, but wouldn't do anything. I can print documents and graphics from every other program I've tried to print from, including Adobe PDF Viewer. PgS won't print though. It should have printed from the 2605!
>
> I'm relatively new to Linux, but have solved other problems with some guidance. I have no clue as to where to look here after printing from other programs to confirm that the system itself is printing. I can live without printing from my LJ5p, but why won't the CLJ2605DN print? I have it connected through the USB port, but as I've stated -- it prints from other programs just fine.
>
> --- In PageStreamSupport@yahoogroups.com, Tim Doty <thoromyr@...> wrote:
> >
> > These days I normally use OS X, but my desktop is running kubuntu. I have two printers, one color and one black and white, both on the network, both postscript. The black and white isn't a network printer, but is connected to the network via a NAS. This arrangement works fairly well, but sometimes print jobs somehow get lost.
> >
> > I opened a PgS doc and printed from linux. The print jobs to the black and white are getting lost, but it came out of the color printer just fine.
> >
> > I realize this isn't your document, but I lost access to the files area a long time ago (old boring history) so I'm working with what I have.
> >
> > PgS has always worked better with postscript printers and, especially on linux, you are better off with a postscript printer. The linux print system is inherently postscript based: everything else is handled by converting postscript into a raster image and sending it to the printer using whatever command set the printer uses.
> >
> > One thing you might try is to "print to file" from PgS to get a dump of the postscript output. You can run this through ghostscript to see if there are any errors. Go into printer setup and change the "Send to" pop up from "Printer" to "PostScript file". In the print dialog the "Print" button now reads "Save". Click it, save the print output to some location. If you saved it to your desktop as "test.ps" then open a command line and type:
> >
> > gs ~/Desktop/test.ps
> >
> > If the page displays then PgS is producing proper output and should print properly. I'm not sure how your system is setup, but with a properly generated postscript file you can test the print system by doing something like
> >
> > lpd ~/Desktop/test.ps
> >
> > You say the HP 2605 color laser jet is not a postscript printer. Are you sure about that? A quick search indicates that it is a postscript printer. Most HP laser printers are, the exceptions being their low end models. The 5P is in that group, though at least it is possible through an add on.
> >
> > You also indicate that you selected PDF as the printer. But the PgS print dialog doesn't have that as an option so I'm not sure what you mean.
> >
> > Ultimately, linux uses postscript for printing. The linux print system can be used to handle the rasterization so even without a postscript printer there's no reason to not use PgS to generate postscript and have the print system deal with that.
> >
> > Tim Doty
> >
> > On Jun 26, 2012, at 5:41 PM, frank.swygert wrote:
> >
> > > I can't get anything to print. Not even a simple document created from scratch. I've uploaded "test_doc" in the files area. This is the header for the cover of my magazine. I created it totally in PgS with nothing imported, just using fonts from the font menu. I'm using an HP LaserJet 5P. It appears to be using the Foomatic/ljet4 driver (recommended). It's not a Postscript printer -- standard HP. Everything else prints with it, but PgS won't print. I've tried using "color" and "greyscale" selections - neither make a difference. The Mint print troubleshooter says the printer's state message is 'usr/lib/cups/filter/pstopdf failed'. Does PgS REQUIRE a postscript printer?
> > >
> > > Just as a test, I connected my HP 2605 Color LaserJet. I don't even get an error. The PPD says 2605 Postscript. This is not a Postscript printer. When I try to print it pops in the print queue then just goes away. Never a flashing light on the printer. The PPD description leads me to believe PgS is expecting a PostScript printer, and that may be the printing problems. If that's the case, how do I get around this?
> > >
> > > I thought I'd be smart and just select PDF as the printer. That normally prints a file as a PDF file. That doesn't work. I get the same blank page as my LJ5P spits out - a single blank page in the PDF file.
> > >
> > > So what's wrong here? Does anyone else use PgS on a Ubuntu based system?
> > >
> > > I'm just about at my wits end trying to get this program to work. I expected a learning curve, but not problems like this. Maybe I need to uninstall it and reinstall??
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>

Reply check....

is your printer installed through CUPS? or is it the HPlip??

if cups is installed type this into your browser's address bar localhost:631 and see if you get to the cups server home page on your system.

On Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:02:30 -0400, frank.swygert <frank.swygert@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> Reply check....
>

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

On 6/26/12 4:41 PM, frank.swygert wrote:
> I can't get anything to print. Not even a simple document created from scratch.

First thing is to create a _SIMPLE_ document. New Document, select the
box tool, draw a single box with a simple stroke. Try and print that.

> I've uploaded "test_doc" in the files area. This is the header for the cover of my magazine. I created it totally in PgS with nothing imported, just using fonts from the font menu. I'm using an HP LaserJet 5P. It appears to be using the Foomatic/ljet4 driver (recommended). It's not a Postscript printer -- standard HP. Everything else prints with it, but PgS won't print. I've tried using "color" and "greyscale" selections - neither make a difference. The Mint print troubleshooter says the printer's state message is 'usr/lib/cups/filter/pstopdf failed'. Does PgS REQUIRE a postscript printer?

No, PageStream does not require a PostScript printer. Linux uses CUPS as
its printing back end, and that is what PageStream prints to. PageStream
describes the page to CUPS in PostScript, and CUPS either passes that on
to PostScript printers or rasterizes (which is what a PostScript printer
does internally) and sends that to the printer.
>
> Just as a test, I connected my HP 2605 Color LaserJet. I don't even get an error. The PPD says 2605 Postscript. This is not a Postscript printer. When I try to print it pops in the print queue then just goes away. Never a flashing light on the printer. The PPD description leads me to believe PgS is expecting a PostScript printer, and that may be the printing problems. If that's the case, how do I get around this?

It is not the printing problem. If your CUPS is not properly configured,
that would be a problem. That would be a problem with many other apps as
well.
>
> I thought I'd be smart and just select PDF as the printer. That normally prints a file as a PDF file. That doesn't work. I get the same blank page as my LJ5P spits out - a single blank page in the PDF file.
>
> So what's wrong here?

I'm still guessing at a bad font (or at least a font that is
incompatible with PageStream).

> Does anyone else use PgS on a Ubuntu based system?

All the time.

>
> I'm just about at my wits end trying to get this program to work. I expected a learning curve, but not problems like this. Maybe I need to uninstall it and reinstall??
>
>
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