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# Converting File Formats

As the author of a number of QL programs, I recognise the need for a clear, concise and well laid out user manual. To produce my own manuals I (now) use a desk top publishing package on my PC which gives a very good quality manual indeed. There is one fly in the ointment, however, the screen dumps need to be converted to something that the DTP package can recognise.