The following example shows how to set up 'User Tools' to use LaTeX help file. We assume that you have LaTeX help file (LATEX2E.HLP) in the following directory.
C:\texmf\doc\latex\help\LATEX2E.HLP

1. Open Preferences dialog box and select User Tools page
2. Select an empty slot and fill with the following arguments.
    - Menu Text: LaTeX Context Help
    - Command: C:\texmf\doc\latex\help\LATEX2E.HLP
    - Argument: $(CurrWord)
    - Initial dir: $(FileDir)
    - Hot key: F1
    - Close on exit: Yes
    - Save before execute: No

After that, you can press F1 to see the search index when the caret is on the word you want to look up.

1. Open Preferences dialog box and select User Tools page
2. Select an empty slot and fill with the following arguments.
    - Menu Text: Yahoo! Online Dictionary
    - Command: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
    - Argument: http://education.yahoo.com/search/ahd?p=$(CurrWord)
    - Initial dir: $(FileDir)
    - Hot key: Ctrl+F1
    - Close on exit: Yes
    - Save before execute: No

After that, you can press Ctrl+F1 to see the dictionary contents when the caret is on the word you want to look up.

1. Open Preferences dialog box and select User Tools page
2. Select an empty slot and fill with the following arguments.
    - Menu Text: Execute Binary Executable
    - Command: C:\Windows\command.com
    - Argument: /C $(FileTitle)
    - Initial dir: $(FileDir)
    - Hot key: Ctrl+F5
    - Capture output: Yes or No
    - Save before execute: No

After that, you can press Ctrl+F5 while editing 'test.c' to execute 'test.exe'.

In this example, we assume that you install Borland C++ compiler which is free to use. Of course, there are more compilers available (Cygnus, DJGPP for example). It is up to you which compiler to use.

1. Download 'FreeCommandLineTools.exe' from Borland software corporation
    homepage. (http://www.borland.com)
2. Install 'FreeCommandLineTools.exe' into 'C:\Borland\BCC55' directory.
3. Add 'C:\Borland\BCC55\bin' to the existing path.
4. Set compiler options and linker options.
    From the bin directory of your installation, create a 'bcc32.cfg' file which will set
    the compiler options for the Include and Lib paths (-I and -L switches to compiler)
    by adding these lines:
       -I"C:\Borland\BCC55\include"
       -L"C:\Borland\BCC55\lib"
    create an 'ilink32.cfg' file which will set the linker option for the Lib path by adding
    this line:
       -L"c:\Borland\BCC55\lib"

The following example assume that you already installed C++ Builder in 'C:\Borland\BCC55' directory. (ref: How to install C/C++ compiler)

1. Open Preferences dialog box and select User Tools page
2. Select an empty slot and fill with the following arguments.
    - Menu Text: Compile C/C++ Source Code
    - Command: C:\Borland\BCC55\bin\bcc32.exe
    - Argument: $(FileName)
    - Initial dir: $(FileDir)
    - Hot key: Ctrl+F7
    - Capture output: Yes
    - Save before execute: Yes

After that, you can press Ctrl+F7 while editing 'test.c' to compile this source code.

1. Download Java 2 SDK for Windows from Sun Microsystems homepage.
    (http://java.sun.com)
2. Install Java 2 SDK into 'C:\jdk1.3.1' directory.
3. Add 'C:\jdk1.3.1\bin' to the existing path.

The following example assume that you already installed Java 2 SDK in 'C:\jdk1.3.1' directory. (ref: How to install Java 2 SDK)

1. Open Preferences dialog box and select User Tools page
2. Select an empty slot and fill with the following arguments.
    - Menu Text: Compile Java Source Code
    - Command: C:\jdk1.3.1\bin\javac.exe
    - Argument: $(FileName)
    - Initial dir: $(FileDir)
    - Hot key: Ctrl+F7
    - Capture output: Yes
    - Save before execute: Yes

After that, you can press Ctrl+F7 while editing 'test.java' to compile this source code.

The following example assume that you already installed Java 2 SDK in 'C:\jdk1.3.1' directory. (ref: How to install Java 2 SDK)

1. Open Preferences dialog box and select User Tools page
2. Select an empty slot and fill with the following arguments.
    - Menu Text: Execute Java Byte Code
    - Command: C:\jdk1.3.1\bin\java.exe
    - Argument: $(FileTitle)
    - Initial dir: $(FileDir)
    - Hot key: Ctrl+F5
    - Capture output: Yes or No
    - Save before execute: No

After that you can press Ctrl+F5 while editing 'test.java' to execute 'test.class'.

In this example, we assume that you install ActivePerl which is free to use. Of course there are more Perl interpreters you can use. It is up to you which interpreter to use.

1. Download ActivePerl for Windows from ActiveState Corporation homepage.
    (http://www.activestate.com)
2. Install ActivePerl into 'C:\Perl' directory.
3. Add 'C:\Perl\bin' to the existing path.

The following example assume that you already installed Perl interpreter in 'C:\Perl' directory. (ref: How to install Perl interpreter)

1. Open Preferences dialog box and select User Tools page
2. Select an empty slot and fill with the following arguments.
    - Menu Text: Execute Perl Script
    - Command: C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe
    - Argument: $(FileName)
    - Initial dir: $(FileDir)
    - Hot key: Ctrl+F5
    - Capture output: Yes
    - Save before execute: Yes

After that, you can press Ctrl+F5 while editing 'test.pl' to execute this script.

In this example, we assume that you install MiKTeX which is implementation of TeX and related programs for Windows

1. Download MiKTeX from MiKTeX Project Page. (http://www.miktex.org)
2. Install MiKTeX into 'C:\texmf' directory.
3. Add 'C:\texmf\miktex\bin' to the existing path.

The following example assume that you already installed MiKTeX in 'C:\texmf' directory. (ref: How to install LaTeX compiler)

1. Open Preferences dialog box and select User Tools page
2. Select an empty slot and fill with the following arguments.
    - Menu Text: Compile LaTeX Document
    - Command: C:\texmf\miktex\bin\latex.exe
    - Argument: $(FileName)
    - Initial dir: $(FileDir)
    - Hot key: Ctrl+F7
    - Capture output: Yes
    - Save before execute: Yes

After that, you can press Ctrl+F7 while editing 'test.tex' to compile this document.

The following example assume that you already installed MiKTeX in 'C:\texmf' directory. (ref: How to install LaTeX compiler)

1. Open Preferences dialog box and select User Tools page
2. Select an empty slot and fill with the following arguments.
    - Menu Text: View dvi file with Yap
    - Command: C:\texmf\miktex\bin\yap.exe
    - Argument: $(FileTitle)
    - Initial dir: $(FileDir)
    - Hot key: Ctrl+F5
    - Close on exit: Yes
    - Save before execute: No

After that, you can press Ctrl+F5 while editing 'test.tex' to view 'test.dvi' with Yap.

The following example assume that you already installed MiKTeX in 'C:\texmf' directory. (ref: How to install LaTeX compiler)

1. Open Preferences dialog box and select User Tools page
2. Select an empty slot and fill with the following arguments.
    - Menu Text: Convert to PostScript
    - Command: C:\texmf\miktex\bin\dvips.exe
    - Argument: $(FileTitle)
    - Initial dir: $(FileDir)
    - Hot key: F7
    - Capture output: Yes
    - Save before execute: No

After that, you can press F7 while editing 'test.tex' to convert 'test.dvi' into 'test.ps'.