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  IBM OS/2 2.0
  Migrating

  to the
  OS/2 Workplace Shell


  Document Number 41G3298

  February 17, 1992






















































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  Contents

  Notices  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .v

  About This Book............................  vii
  How This Book is Organized .....................  vii
  Related Information  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  vii


  Changes from Previous Versions..................  xi

  Chapter 1. Migrating from Previous Versions of the OS/2
  Operating System  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .1
  Installing Programs  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .1
  Creating Program Groups.......................   2
  Locating Desktop Manager Features.................   3
  Using the System Editor.......................   5
  Locating File Manager Features...................   6
  Copying, Moving, and Deleting Objects..............   6
  Printing Objects and Folders....................   6
  Searching for Objects........................   7

  Renaming Objects  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .7
  Associating Objects  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  .8
  Viewing Your Directory Tree...................  10
  Working with Disks and Diskettes................  10
  Locating Command Prompts .....................  11
  Locating Utility Programs......................  11
  Control Panel  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . 12
  Picture Utility Programs......................  12
  Lockup  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . 13
  Locating the Task List Features...................  13
  Minimizing Programs and Objects................  14
  Shutting Down your System.....................  14

  OS/2 Summary   . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . 15

  Chapter 2. Migrating from a Previous Version Microsoft
  Windows   . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . 17
  Installing Microsoft Windows Programs..............  17
  Starting Programs   . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 19
  Locating the Program Manager Features.............  20
  Locating the File Manager Features................  22


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  Copying, Moving, and Deleting Objects.............  22
  Printing Objects  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 22
  Editing Data-File Objects.....................  23
  Searching for Objects.......................  24
  Renaming Objects  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . 24
  Associating Objects  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
  Viewing Your Directory Tree...................  28
  Working with Disks and Diskettes................  28
  Locating Command Prompts .....................  29

  Locating the Control Panel Features................  29
  Locating the Task List Features...................  30
  Minimizing Programs and Objects................  30
  Shutting Down your System.....................  31
  Microsoft Windows Summary....................  31

  Appendix A. Making OS/2 2.0 Look Like OS/2 Version 1.3...  33

  Appendix B. Making OS/2 2.0 Look Like Microsoft Windows
  Version 3.0  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . 35

  Appendix C. Index  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 37
























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  Notices

  References in this publication to IBM products, programs, or
  services do not imply that IBM intends to make these available in
  all countries in which IBM operates. Any reference to an IBM
  product, program or service is not intended to state or imply that
  only IBM's product, program, or service may be used. Any

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  About This Book

  This book is to help you move to OS/2 2.0 from a previous version
  of the OS/2 operating system, or from Microsoft Windows. In
  addition, after you have installed OS/2 2.0, the book will help relate
  familiar concepts to your new OS/2 2.0. It is assumed that you are
  familiar with operating system concepts and terms and know how

  to use a mouse. In addition, it is assumed that you have already
  reviewed the OS/2 Tutorial  or read the OS/2 2.0 Getting Started
  book. For more information about OS/2 2.0 features refer to OS/2
  2.0 Using the Operating System.

  If you did not have a previous version of the OS/2 operating
  system or Microsoft Windows installed in your computer you
  should refer to the OS/2 2.0 Getting Started  book or the OS/2
  Tutorial. If you are not familiar with using a mouse, then you
  should refer to the OS/2 Tutorial.

  Keep this book as a reference.


  How This Book is Organized

  This book has two chapters and two appendixes:

  Chapter 1 describes features of previous versions of OS/2 and
  helps you to locate those same features in OS/2 2.0.

  Chapter 2 describes features of Microsoft Windows and helps
  you to locate those same features in OS/2 2.0.
  Appendix A lists the steps for making OS/2 2.0 look like OS/2
  Version 1.3

  Appendix B lists the steps for making WIN-OS/2 look like
  Microsoft Windows Version 3.0.


  Related Information
  The following describes the documentation and online information

  that come with OS/2 2.0.



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  OS/2 2.0 Quick Reference
  This card provides you with a very brief set of
  instructions on how to start the installation of the OS/2
  operating system. It is intended primarily for those who
  want to accept most or all of the preselected choices
  during installation. Note that the card provides only
  limited instructions to get you started. If you want more
  detailed information about installing the operating
  system, use the  OS/2 2.0 Installation Guide.

  This card also describes how to use the Master Help
  Index and provides an illustration of the OS/2 Desktop
  folder. Brief descriptions of commonly performed tasks
  also are included.

  OS/2 2.0 Installation Guide
  This book describes how to prepare for and install the
  operating system. It also provides information about
  installing more than one operating system on your
  computer.

  OS/2 2.0 Service and Support Information
  This card provides information about how to get service
  and support for OS/2 2.0.
  OS/2 2.0 Getting Started
  This book describes the graphical appearance of OS/2

  2.0 and explains how to do common tasks using a
  mouse. It also explains how to use the online
  information and provides information about some of the
  features of OS/2 2.0.
  OS/2 2.0 Using the Operating System
  This book describes the features of the OS/2 2.0

  operating system.
  Start Here
  This online alphabetic list contains an overview of
  common tasks. It provides a quick path to information
  about some common tasks you might do on a daily
  basis.






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  OS/2 Tutorial
  This online, interactive program shows you the basics
  of the operating system. The tutorial starts
  automatically after you install the operating system.

  Master Help Index
  This online, alphabetic list contains all of the
  information you need to use OS/2 2.0.
  Glossary This online, alphabetic list contains computer and
  operating-system terms and definitions.

  OS/2 Command Reference
  This online information describes how to use OS/2
  commands.

  REXX Information
  This online information describes how to use the
  Restructured Extended Executor (REXX) procedures
  language.

  Use the Publications Order Form that came with the
  documentation to order the following:

  IBM Operating System/2 Keyboards and Code Pages , 10G6312
  This book contains reference information for those who
  use code-page switching to provide support for files that
  are received from or sent to other countries.
  OS/2 2.0 Command Reference , 10G6313
  This book describes how to use OS/2 commands. It has

  information about the syntax and purpose of each
  command.














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  Changes from Previous Versions

  The operating system has a changed look and many new features.
  Although the appearance of the operating system is changed, you
  still can use your existing programs with this version. To save
  your existing programs, be sure you do not format your hard disk
  before or during installation.

  The following describes the new features in OS/2 2.0.

  Enhanced DOS compatibility
  The Multiple Virtual DOS Sessions feature removes the
  restriction of running only one DOS program at a time
  in DOS mode.

  The DOS Settings feature helps optimize performance
  of DOS programs.
  Microsoft Windows Compatibility

  OS/2 2.0 provides support for Microsoft Windows
  programs.
  Boot Manager
  The Boot Manager feature supports the installation of
  multiple operating systems.

  Special Needs Support
  The Special Needs feature provides support for
  changing the way the keyboard keys work.

  Additional Programs
  The Games and Productivity programs are new. Use
  these programs to, for example, edit files, chart graphs,
  create to-do lists, or play games.












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  Chapter 1. Migrating from Previous Versions of
  the OS/2 Operating System

  The new graphical appearance of OS/2* 2.0*  is called the  OS/2

  Workplace Shell. This shell is different from the shell provided
  with OS/2 Version 1.3 because its appearance is designed to make
  more efficient use of the Desktop Manger, File Manager, Print
  Manager, and Control Panel.

  In the OS/2 Workplace Shell everything is on one screen (the
  desktop ) for easy access.

  The following sections describe familiar tasks you perform in OS/2
  Version 1.3, and how to accomplish them in the OS/2 Workplace
  Shell.


  Installing Programs

  If you have previously installed programs on your hard disk and
  did not choose to format your hard disk during installation, the
  already existing programs are saved in folders. The folders are
  named using the existing program group name. For example, if
  you had all your editing programs installed in a program group
  called ■Editors,┐ they are saved in a folder with the same name.

  After you install OS/2 2.0 and want to install new programs, follow
  the instructions that come with the programs. Most programs
  written for OS/2 2.0 will have an installation object.

  To install a program that has an installation object:

   1. Place the installation diskette in your primary drive (typically,
  Drive A).
   2. Double-click on the OS/2 System folder

   3. Double-click on the Drives folder.




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   4. Double-click on the DriveA object (or the object that
  corresponds to the drive where you placed the diskette) to
  display the contents of the diskette.

   5. Drag the installation object from driveA to the Desktop folder
  or to any folder you create.

  To start (run) an installed program, you still double-click on it.
  However, instead of double-clicking on the name of the program,
  you double-click on its program object. For more information
  about installing new programs, refer to OS/2 2.0 Using the
  Operating System.


  Creating Program Groups

  As in previous versions, you can still group like programs
  together. However, in this version of the operating system, you do
  not need to create a group and then add programs to that group.
  Instead, you can create a folder and then drag program objects to
  that folder. For example, to create a folder that contains program
  objects:

   1. Double-click on the Templates folder. (Templates are blank
  forms for objects. The template has properties that distinguish
  it from other objects. In this example, the Folder template has
  properties that tell the operating system ■this is a blank
  folder.┐)
   2. Drag the Folder template to any location in the Desktop folder
  that is blank. (This action ■creates┐ a new, blank folder.)

   3. Name the folder using the direct name editing feature. To do
  this, using a mouse:

  a. Move the mouse pointer over the name of the folder.
  (Since you have just created the folder, its name is Folder).
  b. Press and hold the Alt key; then press mouse button 1
  once. (This changes the name field to a field that you can
  edit).

   c. Delete the existing name from the field.

  d. Type the new name for the folder.
  e. Move the mouse pointer away from the name field.


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  f. Click mouse button 1.
   4. Drag any installed programs that you want to group together to
  this new folder.



  Locating Desktop Manager Features
  The Desktop Manager was used to manage programs, to start the
  OS/2 Tutorial, File Manager, Print Manager, System Editor, or
  command prompt sessions, and to access utility programs.
  Generally, all of these features are now objects and folders.

  You can organize your Desktop Manager data into groupings that
  make sense to you. Similarly, you can organize your data into

  folders in the OS/2 Workplace Shell.

  The following table shows where Desktop Manager features are
  located in the OS/2 Workplace Shell.



























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  Feature Description Workplace Shell
  Location
  File Manager To organize and The Desktop folder
  manipulate files and
  directories
  Disk and diskette utility To format, copy, or Pop-up menus on drive
  programs diskcopy objects located in the
  Drives folder which is
  located in the OS/2
  System folder.
  Print Manager To manage the Print objects on the
  printing of files desktop
  Control Panel To change the way System Setup folder
  your system is set
  up
  Clipboard To transfer Clipboard Viewer,
  information from one located in the
  program to another Productivity folder
  Command prompts To access a full Command Prompts
  screen or window folder
  command prompt
  OS/2 System Editor To edit and create OS/2 System Editor
  data files located in the Productivity folder

  Previously installed A list of OS/2 OS/2 Programs folder
  OS/2 programs applications that appear only if any
  OS/2-based
  applications are
  found on your hard
  disk during shell
  installation.
  Previously installed A list of non-OS/2 DOS Programs and
  Non-OS/2 programs applications that OS/2 Programs folders
  installation was able to install in its own
  group.











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  Using the System Editor
  The System Editor is the default editor for this version of the
  operating system and is the same System Editor you are already
  familiar with. The only difference between this System Editor and
  the System Editor of OS/2 Version 1.3 is its location. The System

  Editor was listed in the Group-Main window of the Desktop
  Manager. The System Editor is now an object in the Productivity
  folder, which is located in the OS/2 System folder. If you open a
  data-file object that is not associated with any other program
  object, by default it is associated with the System Editor.

  If you want to edit a new file, you create a data-file object. To
  create the object:
   1. Double-click on the Templates folder. (A template has

  properties that distinguish it from other objects. In this
  example, the data-file template has properties that tell the
  operating system ■this a blank data-file object.┐)
   2. Drag the data-file template to any location in the Desktop
  folder that is blank. (This action ■creates┐ a new, blank
  data-file object).

   3. Double-click on the data-file object and then begin editing the
  file.

  To rename the new folder using the direct name editing feature:

   1. Move the mouse pointer over the name of the folder. (If you
  have just created a new folder, its name is Folder).
   2. Press and hold the Alt key; then click mouse button 1. (This
  changes the name field to a field that you can edit.)

   3. Delete the existing name from the field.
   4. Type the new name for the folder.

   5. Move the mouse pointer away from the name field.

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  Locating File Manager Features
  In previous versions of the OS/2 operating system, the File
  Manager was used to organize and manipulate your files and
  directories. You also could use the File Manager to start your
  programs.

  In the OS/2 Workplace Shell, your files (objects) and directories
  (folders) can be organized and manipulated on the desktop with
  your mouse. Although common tasks such as copying, moving, or
  deleting objects can still be done with menus, the easiest way to

  accomplish them is by using your mouse to drag  and drop  objects
  on the location you want.

  Copying, Moving, and Deleting Objects
  To copy an object in the OS/2 Workplace Shell:

   1. Move the mouse pointer over the object; then press and hold
  Ctrl and press mouse button 2.
   2. Drag the object to the new location.

   3. Release Ctrl and mouse button2 to drop the object.

  To move  an object, drag it while pressing mouse button 2 only. To
  delete  an object, drag it to the Shredder object.

  Printing Objects and Folders

  In OS/2 Version 1.3, you set up your printers through the Control
  Panel. When you printed from a program, a print file was sent to
  the Print Manager, which is in Group-Main. From this point on,
  Print Manager managed the printing of the file.

  In the OS/2 Workplace Shell, you set up print objects  that
  determine how and where your files will be printed.

  If you selected a printer during system installation, the print object
  that represents that printer is on the desktop. To print the
  contents of an object, drag the file to the print object using mouse
  button 2.

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   1. Click on the object.
   2. Press and hold down mouse button 2.

   3. Drag the object to the Printer object.

   4. When the object is over the Printer object, release mouse
  button 2.

  Searching for Objects
  In previous versions of the OS/2 operating system when you used
  Search  from the File menu in the File Manager to find out where a
  file or directory was located, a Search Results window was
  created. It listed the full path name for each file and directory

  found.

  In the OS/2 Workplace Shell, however, you search for objects by
  using Find , which is available from the pop-up menu of any folder.
  A Find Results folder is created on the desktop that displays the
  results of the search. To find an object in the OS/2 Workplace
  Shell, do the following:
   1. Move the mouse pointer over an object and click mouse button
  2.

   2. Click on Find.

   3. Type the name of the object you want to find.
   4. Select an object type from the list.

   5. Click on Search just this folder or Search all subfolders.
   6. Click on Find.


  Renaming Objects
  In OS/2 Version 1.3, you renamed files or directories by selecting
  the Rename  choice from the File menu in the File Manager.

  To rename objects in the OS/2 Workplace Shell using a pop-up
  menu:

   1. Display the pop-up menu for the object you want to rename.
   2. Click on Open.

   3. Click on Settings.


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   4. Click on the General tab, and then type the new name in the
  Title field.
   5. Close the window by double-clicking on the title-bar icon.


  To name the folder using the direct name editing feature:
   1. Move the mouse pointer over the name of the folder. (If you
  have just created a new folder, its name is Folder).

   2. Press and hold the Alt key; then click mouse button 1. (This
  changes the name field to a field that you can edit.)
   3. Delete the existing name from the field.

   4. Type the new name for the folder.
   5. Move the mouse pointer away from the name field.

   6. Click mouse button 1.

  Associating Objects

  You can associate multiple data-file objects to a program object.
  For example, if you have many existing data files with the same
  type or extension, you can associate them to one program object.
  Then, each time a data-file object of that type or extension is
  opened, the program object is also opened.
   1. Display the pop-up menu for the program object that you want

  to associate to a group of data files by pointing at the program
  object and then clicking mouse button 2.
   2. Click on the arrow to the right of Open.
   3. Click on Settings.
   4. Click on the Association tab.
   5. To associate by file type, click ona type from the Available
  types  list (for example,  Plain Text ); then click on Add. The type
  is displayed in the  Current types  list. You can add as many
  types as needed.

  Instead of associating by file type, you can associate by
  extension. Type an extension (for example,  DOC, TXT , or SCR)
  in the  New name  field; then click on Add.
   6. Close the program object Settings notebook.

  You also can associate data-file objects with program objects.
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  program object. By default, all data-file objects are considered
  ■plain text┐ and associated to the OS/2 System Editor.
  Note:  Typically, you associate a data-file template so you only

  have to do the associating once.

  To associate a data-file object with a program object:
   1. Display the pop-up menu for the data-file object by pointing at
  it; then click mouse button 2.
   2. Click on the arrow to the right of Open.
   3. Click on Settings.
   4. Click on the Menu tab.

   5. Click on Open in the Available menus list.
   6. Click on Create another to the right of Actions on menus. The
  Menu Item Settings window appears.
   7. If you know the exact path and file name of the program-file
  object, type the name you want for the menu choice in the
  Menu item name  field, and the drive, path, and program name
  in the Name  field. If you do not know the exact path and file
  name, click on Find program ; then do the following:
  a. From the Find window, click on Search all subfolders.
  b. Click on Find. All program objects in the Desktop folder
  and the subfolders are displayed.
   c. Double-click on the program name you want.
  d. Click on OK. The program name is displayed as a menu

  choice on the data-file object.
   8. Click on OK in the Menu Item Settings window. The program
  menu choice is added to the Actions on menu  list. It is also
  added to the Open cascaded menu for the data-file object.
   9. Close the Settings notebook unless you want to make the new
  program object the default menu choice. For more
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  Viewing Your Directory Tree
  To view your directories and files in a tree-structure format similar
  to that used in the File Manager:

   1. Double-click on the OS/2 System folder.
   2. Double-click on the Drives folder.

   3. Double-click on the drive of your choice.A directory tree of all
  your files is displayed.













  Working with Disks and Diskettes

  Disk and diskette tasks, for example formatting or checking, are
  now located in the Drives folder, which is located in the OS/2
  System folder. The tasks are on the pop-up menu for the diskette
  drive or hard disk drive.

  For example, to format a diskette in drive A:
   1. Double-click on the OS/2 System folder.

   2. Click on the Drives folder.
   3. Display the pop-up menu for DriveA by moving the mouse

  pointer over the object and clicking mouse button 2.
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  Locating Command Prompts
  Command prompts for an OS/2 full-screen or window session or a
  DOS full- screen session are still available in this version of the
  operating system. In addition, a DOS window session is now
  available. This command prompt was added because, in OS/2 2.0,
  more than one DOS program, like OS/2 programs, can be run at a
  time. A Win-OS/2 full-screen command prompt has also been
  added because programs that run under Microsoft Windows will
  now also run in this version of the OS/2 operating system.


  To start command prompts in the OS/2 Workplace Shell:
   1. Double-click on the OS/2 System folder.

   2. Double-click on the Command Prompts folder.
   3. Double-click on one of the command prompts.


  Locating Utility Programs

  Utility programs that helped you customize the system, work with
  disks and diskettes, view picture files, and lock up your system are
  still available. The following screens show where the Utility
  programs are now located and how to access to these programs.





















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  Control Panel
  The customization tasks previously available from the Control
  Panel are now located in the System Setup folder, which is located
  in the OS/2 System folder. In the OS/2 Workplace Shell, the
  Control Panel tasks are represented as separate objects in the

  System Setup  folder, as pictured below.












  Instead of using menus to access to these tasks, you open an
  object that represents the device or the feature you want to
  customize, and then change its settings. For example, to
  customize your screen colors, mouse, or keyboard:

   1. Double-click on the OS/2 System folder.
   2. Double-click on the System Setup folder.

   3. To change the colors on your screen, select the Color Palette
  object. To change the default settings for your mouse, select
  the Mouse  object. To change the default settings for some of
  the keys, or to start Special Needs  (a new feature), select the
  Keyboard  object.


  Picture Utility Programs
  The Picture Utility programs are now located in the Productivity
  folder, which is located in the OS/2 System folder. The Print
  Picture, Display Picture, and Convert Picture programs have been
  combined into one program, Picture Viewer. To display the Picture
  Viewer:

   1. Double-click on the OS/2 System folder.
   2. Double-click on the Productivity folder.



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   3. Double-click on the Picture Viewer object.

  Lockup
  The Lockup program is now located in the Settings notebook for

  the Desktop folder. To lock your system immediately:
   1. Display the pop-up menu for the Desktop folder. To do this,
  move the mouse pointer to any area of the Desktop folder that
  is blank and then click mouse button 2 once.

   2. Click on Lockup now.

  To change the settings for the Lockup program:
   1. Display the pop-up menu for the Desktop folder. To do this,
  move the mouse pointer to any area of the Desktop folder that

  is blank and then press mouse button 2 once.
   2. Click on the arrow to the right of the Open choice.

   3. Click on Settings.
   4. Click on the Lockup tab.


  Locating the Task List Features

  You used the Task List in previous versions of the OS/2 operating
  system to switch between or end running programs, to arrange
  icons, or to tile or cascade open windows.

  In the OS/2 Workplace Shell, these functions are handled in the
  Window List. You display the Window List by moving your mouse
  pointer over a blank area on the desktop and clicking mouse
  buttons 1 and 2 at the same time. You also can display the
  Window List by pressing Ctrl and Esc at the same time.

  Once you select items in the Window List, you can display a
  pop-up menu by pressing mouse button 2 on the selected items to
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  Minimizing Programs and Objects
  When you used OS/2 Version 1.3 you minimized programs by
  clicking on the minimize button in the upper right corner of the
  window. The programs then became icons located at the bottom
  of your screen. In the OS/2 Workplace Shell, these icons will be

  located in the  Minimized Window Viewer.

  The Minimized Window Viewer is a folder object on the desktop. It
  contains the icons of the minimized windows of program objects
  and program-file objects. This object is displayed on the desktop
  only when one or more programs are minimized.

  A new feature of the OS/2 Workplace Shell allows you to hide
  windows. For more information about hiding windows or changing
  the default settings for minimize and hide, refer to OS/2 2.0 Using
  the Operating System.


  Shutting Down your System

  You can exit from OS/2 Version 1.3 by selecting the  Shutdown
  choice from the Desktop menu in the Desktop Manager. A window
  is displayed that allows you to save the current layout of the
  Desktop Manager window. If you save the current layout, all open
  windows, groups, and icons are saved in their current position,
  and appear in the same position the next time you start the
  operating system.

  In the OS/2 Workplace Shell, you can save the current layout by
  doing the following:

   1. Move the mouse pointer toa blank area of the desktop and
  press mouse button 2 to display the pop-up menu for the
  desktop.
   2. Click on Shutdown.










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  OS/2 Summary
  Most of the function found in OS/2 Version 1.3 exists in the OS/2
  Workplace Shell. Your files and directories are represented by
  folders and objects on the desktop. Print Manager was replaced
  by a printer device located on the desktop.

  In OS/2 Version 1.3 you organized your data into groups. In the
  OS/2 Workplace Shell you organize your data into folders instead.
  File management is done on the desktop by using your mouse or
  pop-up menus.

  For more information about how to use the OS/2 Workplace Shell,

  select a topic in the Master Help Index, which is located on the
  desktop, or refer to OS/2 2.0 Using the Operating System.






























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  Chapter 2. Migrating from a Previous Version
  Microsoft Windows

  The new graphical appearance of OS/2 2.0 is called the  OS/2

  Workplace Shell. This shell is different from the shell provided
  with Microsoft** Windows**  because its appearance is designed to
  make more efficient use of the Program Manger, File Manager,
  Print Manager, and Control Panel.

  In the OS/2 Workplace Shell, everything is on one screen (the
  desktop ) for easy access.

  The following sections describe familiar tasks you perform in
  Microsoft Windows, and how to accomplish them in the OS/2
  Workplace Shell.

  For more information about how to use Microsoft Windows
  programs on the OS/2 Workplace Shell, select the appropriate
  topic in the Master Help Index , which is located on the desktop.


  Installing Microsoft Windows Programs

  If you had Microsoft Windows programs on your hard disk before
  you installed OS/2 2.0, and did not choose to format your hard disk
  during installation, a Windows Programs  folder is created on the
  desktop. It contains objects that you use to start most of your
  Microsoft Windows programs. During installation, the Migrate
  utility program automatically selects the best settings for these
  programs.

  To install a new Microsoft Windows program:

   1. Follow the program installation instructions.
  To install the program from a DOS command prompt:

  a. Double-click on the OS/2 System  folder.

  b. Double-click on the Command Prompts  folder.


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   c. Double-click on the DOS Full Screen object.
  d. Type the installation command as specified in the
  installation instructions. For example:

  a:setup
  e. Follow the instructions on the screen.

  To install the program from the Windows Program Manager:

  a. Double-click on the OS/2 System  folder;
  b. Double-click on the Command Prompts  folder.

   c. Double-click on WIN-OS2 Full Screen.
  d. Click on Run  from the File menu.

  e. Type the installation command as specified in the
  installation instructions. For example:
  a:setup

  f. Follow the instructions on the screen.
  Note:  If you are installing a Windows program that does not

  require the Windows Program Manager, the following
  message appears:
  This program will not run in a WIN-OS/2 session. Use an
  OS/2 or DOS session to run this program.

  Try installing the program from a DOS command
  prompt.
   2. When installation is complete, close the Command Prompts
  folder.

   3. Double-click on the System Setup folder.
   4. Double-click on Migrate Applications to createa program
  object in a folder on the desktop.

   5. When migration is complete, close the System Setup folder.

   6. Close the OS/2 System folder.
   7. Start the program from the Windows Programs folder or the
  Additional Windows Programs folder on the desktop.





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  Note:  Some Microsoft Windows programs contain DOS programs.
  After migration, these Windows program objects are placed
  on the desktop in a folder with the program name.

  For additional help during migration, select the Help  push button in
  any window of Migrate Applications. For a detailed description of
  the Migrate Applications program, refer to the online Master Help
  Index.

  Warning:  The OS/2 CONFIG.SYS program-file object might be
  overwritten with incompatible information during the installation of
  some Windows programs. Should this occur, refer to ■Recovering
  the CONFIG.SYS File┐ in the OS/2 2.0 Installation Guide.

  Note:  The Migrate Applications program always sets up Windows
  programs to run in a WIN-OS/2*  window session with the
  OS/2 2.0 operating system. For more information about
  programs that run in a WIN-OS/2 window session, refer to
  the online Master Help Index.



  Starting Programs
  You can start a program in Microsoft Windows by double-clicking
  on the appropriate icon in the Program Manager. You also can
  start a program by double-clicking on a program file (a file with a
  .COM, .EXE, .PIF, or .BAT file-name extension) in a File Manager
  directory window.

  In the Workplace Shell, similarly you can start programs by
  double-clicking on the appropriate program object on the desktop.

  To start a program from a directory tree window:
   1. Double-click on the OS/2 System folder.

   2. Double-click on the Drives folder.
   3. Double-click ona drive object.

   4. Click ona directory, and then double-click on the appropriate
  program object.



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  To start a program from the desktop with optional parameters:
   1. Move the mouse pointer over the program object and click
  mouse button 2 once.

   2. Click on the arrow to the right of Open.

   3. Click on Settings.
   4. Click on the Program tab.

   5. Type the parameters in the Parameters field.
   6. Close the window by double-clicking on the title-bar icon in the
  upper-left corner of the window.

  As you did in Microsoft Windows, you can start a program in OS/2
  2.0 by typing the program name at a command prompt. To start a

  Microsoft Windows program from a full-screen OS/2 or DOS
  command prompt:
   1. Double-click on the OS/2 System folder.

   2. Double-click on the Command Prompts folder.
   3. Double-click on an OS/2 or DOS full-screen command prompt.

   4. Type the command WIN or WINOS2 followed by the name of
  the program. For example:
  win  excel



  Locating the Program Manager Features
  In Microsoft Windows Version 3.0, the Program Manager manages
  programs, starts the File Manager, Print Manager, or DOS
  command prompt session, and accesses utility programs.
  Generally, all of these features are now objects and folders in the
  OS/2 Workplace Shell.

  You can organize your Program Manager data into groupings that
  make sense to you. Similarly, you can organize your data into
  folders in the OS/2 Workplace Shell.

  For example, Microsoft Windows Version 3.0 has a number of

  games logically located in the Games Group. In the OS/2
  Workplace Shell, games are located in the Games folder. The


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  Accessories Group in Microsoft Windows has programs such as
  word processors, calendars, calculators, and note pads. In the
  OS/2 Workplace Shell, these programs are found in the
  Productivity folder.

  The following table shows where Program Manager features are
  located in the OS/2 Workplace Shell.

  Feature Description Workplace Shell
  Location

  File Manager To organize and manipulate files and The Desktop folder
  directories
  Disk and diskette To format, copy, or Pop-up menus on drive
  utilities diskcopy objects located in the
  Drives folder which is
  located in the OS/2
  System folder.
  Print Manager To manage the Print objects on the
  printing of files desktop
  Control Panel To change the way System Setup folder
  your system is set
  up
  Clipboard To transfer Clipboard Viewer,
  information from one located in the
  program to another Productivity folder
  Command prompts To access a full Command Prompts
  screen or window folder
  command prompt
  Editors To edit and create OS/2 System Editor
  data files
  Windows Applications A list of Windows Windows Programs
  Group applications that folder
  appears only if any
  Windows-based
  applications are found on your hard
  disk during shell
  installation.
  Non-Windows A list of DOS Programs and
  Applications Group non-Windows OS/2 Programs folders
  applications that
  installation was able
  to install in its own
  group.


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  Locating the File Manager Features
  The File Manager in Microsoft Windows Version 3.0 helped you
  organize and manipulate your files and directories. You also could
  use the File Manager to start your programs.

  In the OS/2 Workplace Shell, your files (objects) and directories
  (folders) can be organized and manipulated on the desktop with
  your mouse. Although common tasks such as copying, moving, or
  deleting objects can still be done with menus, the easiest way to
  accomplish them is by using your mouse to drag  and drop  objects

  on the location you want.

  Copying, Moving, and Deleting Objects
  To copy an object in the OS/2 Workplace Shell:

   1. Move the mouse pointer over the object; then press and hold
  Ctrl and press mouse button 2.
   2. Drag the object to the new location.

   3. Release Ctrl and mouse button2 to drop the object.

  To move an object, drag it while pressing mouse button 2 only. To
  delete an object, drag it to the Shredder  object.

  Printing Objects

  In Microsoft Windows Version 3.0, you set up your printers through
  the Control Panel. When you printed from a Windows program, a
  print file was sent to the Print Manager, which is in the Main
  Group. From this point on, Print Manager managed the printing of
  the file.

  In the OS/2 Workplace Shell, you set up print objects  that
  determine how and where your files will be printed.

  If you selected a printer during system installation, the print object
  that represents that printer is on the desktop. To print the
  contents of an object, drag the file to the print object using mouse
  button 2.

  To print an object or folder using a pop-up menu:



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   1. Move the mouse pointer over the object or folder.
   2. Click mouse button2 to display the pop-up menu.

   3. Click on the Print object.

  To print an object or folder directly:

   1. Click on the object.
   2. Press and hold down mouse button 2.

   3. Drag the object to the Printer object.
   4. When the object is over the Printer object, release mouse
  button 2.


  Editing Data-File Objects
  The Write program in Microsoft Windows Version 3.0 was used to
  create and edit data files.

  The System Editor is the default editor for this version of the
  operating system. The System Editor is an object in the
  Productivity folder which is located in the OS/2 System folder. If
  you open a data-file object that is not associated with any other
  program object, by default it is associated with the System Editor.

  If you want to edit a new file, you create a data-file object. To
  create the object:

   1. Double-click on the Templates folder. (A template has
  properties that distinguish it from other objects. In this
  example, the data-file template has properties that tell the
  operating system, ■this a blank data-file object.┐)

   2. Drag the data-file template to any location in the Desktop
  folder that is blank. (This action ■creates┐ a new, blank
  data-file object).
   3. Double-click on the data-file object and then begin editing the

  file.

  To rename the new folder using the direct name editing feature:
   1. Move the mouse pointer over the name of the folder. (If you
  have just created a new folder, its name is Folder).



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   2. Press and hold the Alt key; then click mouse button 1. (This
  changes the name field to a field that you can edit.)
   3. Delete the existing name from the field.

   4. Type the new name for the folder.

   5. Move the mouse pointer away from the name field.
   6. Click mouse button 1.


  Searching for Objects
  You used the Search  choice from the File menu in the File
  Manager to find out where a file or directory is located. A Search
  Results window was created that lists the full path name for each
  file and directory found.

  In the OS/2 Workplace Shell, however, you search for objects by
  using the Find  choice, which is available from the pop-up menu of
  any folder.A Find Results  folder is created that displays the
  results of the search. To find an object in the OS/2 Workplace
  Shell, do the following:

   1. Move the mouse pointer over an object and press mouse
  button 2 once.

   2. Click on Find.
   3. Type the name of the object you want to find.

   4. Select an object type from the list.
   5. Click on Search just this folder or Search all subfolders. If you
  select Search just this folder  you can also select Include
  sub-folders  to search all folders in the current folder.

   6. Click on the Find push button.

  Renaming Objects
  In Microsoft Windows Version 3.0, you can rename files or

  directories by selecting the Rename  choice from the File menu in
  the File Manager.

  To rename objects in the OS/2 Workplace Shell using a pop-up
  menu:



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   1. Display the pop-up menu for the object you want to rename.
   2. Click on the arrow to the right of Open.

   3. Click on Settings.

   4. Click on the General tab, and then type the new name in the
  Title field.
   5. Close the window by double-clicking on the title-bar icon.

  To name the folder using the direct name editing feature:

   1. Move the mouse pointer over the name of the folder. (If you
  have just created a new folder, its name is Folder).
   2. Press and hold the Alt key; then click mouse button 1. (This
  changes the name field to a field that you can edit.)

   3. Delete the existing name from the field.

   4. Type the new name for the folder.
   5. Move the mouse pointer away from the name field.

   6. Press mouse button1 once.

  Associating Objects
  You can associate multiple data-file objects to a program object.
  For example, if you have many existing data files with the same
  type or extension, you can associate them to one program object.
  Then, each time a data-file object of that type or extension is

  opened, the program object is also opened.
   1. Display the pop-up menu for the program object that you want
  to associate to a group of data files by pointing at the program
  object and then clicking mouse button 2.
   2. Click on the arrow to the right of Open.
   3. Click on Settings.

   4. Click on the Association tab.
   5. To associate by file type, click ona type from the Available
  types  list (for example,  Plain Text ); then click on Add. The type
  is displayed in the  Current types  list. You can add as many
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  Instead of associating by file type, you can associate by
  extension. Type an extension (for example,  DOC, TXT , or SCR)
  in the  New name  field; then click on Add.
   6. Close the program object Settings notebook.

  You also can associate data-file objects with program objects so
  that when the data-file object is selected the program is
  automatically started. In Microsoft Windows Version 3.0, this was
  done in the File Manager by first selecting the data file, and then
  selecting Associate  from the File menu. By default, all data-file

  objects are considered ■plain text┐ and associated to the OS/2
  System Editor.
  Note:  Typically, you associate a data-file template so you only
  have to do so once.

  To associate a data-file object with a program object:

   1. Display the pop-up menu for the data-file object by pointing at
  it; then click mouse button 2.
   2. Click on the arrow to the right of Open.
   3. Click on Settings.
   4. Click on the Menu tab.
   5. Click on Open in the Available menus list.
   6. Click on Create another to the right of Actions on menus. The
  Menu Item Settings window appears.
   7. If you know the exact path and file name of the program-file

  object, type the name you want for the menu choice in the
  Menu item name  field, and the drive, path, and program name
  in the Name  field. If you do not know the exact path and file
  name, click on Find program ; then do the following:
  a. From the Find window, click on Search all subfolders.
  b. Click on Find. All program objects in the Desktop folder
  and the subfolders are displayed.
   c. Double-click on the program name you want.
  d. Click on OK. The program name is displayed as a menu
  choice on the data-file object.
   8. Click on OK in the Menu Item Settings window. The program
  menu choice is added to the Actions on menu  list. It is also
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   9. Close the Settings notebook unless you want to make the new
  program object the default menu choice. For more
  information, refer to OS/2 2.0 Using the Operating System.











































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  Viewing Your Directory Tree
  To view your directories and files in a tree-structure format similar
  to that used in the File Manager:

   1. Double-click on the OS/2 System folder.
   2. Double-click on the Drives folder.

   3. Double-click on the drive of your choice.A directory tree of all
  your files is displayed.













  Working with Disks and Diskettes

  In the File Manager, the Disk menu includes commands that
  enable you to format, diskcopy, or copy diskettes.

  In the OS/2 Workplace Shell, these commands are located in the
  OS/2 System folder. The tasks are on the pop-up menu for the
  diskette drive or hard disk drive.

  For example, to format a diskette in drive A:
   1. Double-click on the OS/2 System folder.

   2. Double-click on the Drives folder.
   3. Display the pop-up menu for driveA by moving the mouse

  pointer over the object and pressing mouse button 2.
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  Locating Command Prompts
  To run a non-Windows application in Microsoft Windows Version
  3.0, you start a full-screen DOS prompt by opening the Main Group
  in Program Manager, and then double-clicking on the DOS Prompt.

  To start command prompts in the OS/2 Workplace Shell:

   1. Double-click on the OS/2 System folder.
   2. Double-click on the Command prompts folder.

   3. Double-click on one of the command prompts.

  Command prompts for an OS/2 full-screen or window session, or a
  DOS full- screen or window session are available in this version of
  the operating system. Also available is a WIN-OS/2 full-screen
  session, which allows you to run Microsoft Windows programs.


  Locating the Control Panel Features

  The Control Panel in Microsoft Windows Version 3.0 enables you
  change the setup of your system, such as your screen colors,
  system fonts, keyboard, mouse, and sound rate. You started the
  Control Panel by opening the Main Group window and
  double-clicking on Control Panel.

  In the OS/2 Workplace Shell, the Control Panel tasks are
  represented as separate objects in the System Setup folder, as
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  Instead of using menus to access these tasks, you open an object
  that represents the device or feature you want to customize, and
  then change its settings. For example, to customize your screen
  colors, mouse, or keyboard:

   1. Double-click on the OS/2 System folder.
   2. Double-click on the System Setup folder.

   3. To change the colors on your screen, select the Color Palette
  object. To change the default settings for your mouse, open
  the  Mouse  object. To change the default settings for some of
  the keys, or to activate Special Needs  (a new feature), select
  the  Keyboard  object.


  Locating the Task List Features

  You used the Task List in Microsoft Windows Version 3.0 to switch
  between or end running programs, to arrange icons, or to tile or
  cascade open windows.

  In the OS/2 Workplace Shell, these functions are handled in the
  Window List. You display the Window List by moving your mouse
  pointer over a blank area on the desktop and clicking mouse
  buttons 1 and 2 at the same time. You also can display the
  Window List by pressing Ctrl and Esc at the same time.

  Once you select (highlight) items in the Window List, you can
  display a pop-up menu by clicking mouse button 2 on the selected
  items to show, hide, cascade, or close open windows.


  Minimizing Programs and Objects
  When you used Microsoft Windows 3.0, you minimized programs
  by clicking on the minimize button in the upper right corner of the
  window. The programs then became icons located at the bottom
  of your screen. In the OS/2 Workplace Shell, these icons will be
  located in the  Minimized Window Viewer.

  The Minimized Window Viewer is a folder object on the desktop. It
  contains the icons of the minimized windows of program objects
  and program-file objects. This object is displayed on the desktop

  only when one or more programs are minimized.


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  A new feature of the OS/2 Workplace Shell allows you to hide
  windows. For more information about hiding windows or changing
  the default settings for minimize and hide, refer to OS/2 2.0 Using
  the Operating System.


  Shutting Down your System

  You can exit from Microsoft Windows Version 3.0 by selecting  Exit
  Windows  from the File menu in the Program Manager. A window
  is displayed that allows you to save the current layout of the
  Program Manager window. If you save the current layout, all open
  windows, groups, and icons are saved in their current position,
  and appear in the same position the next time you start the
  operating system.

  In the OS/2 Workplace Shell, you can save the current layout by
  doing the following:

   1. Move the mouse pointer toa blank area on the desktop and
  click mouse button 2.
   2. Click on Shutdown.



  Microsoft Windows Summary
  Most of the function found in Microsoft Windows Version 3.0 exists
  in the OS/2 Workplace Shell. Your files and directories are
  represented by folders and objects on the desktop. Print Manager
  was replaced by a printer device located on the desktop.

  In Microsoft Windows you organized your data into groups. In the
  OS/2 Workplace Shell you organize your data into folders instead.
  File management is done on the desktop by using your mouse or

  pop-up menus.

  For more information about how to use Microsoft Windows
  programs with the OS/2 Workplace Shell, select a topic in the
  Master Help Index, which is located on the desktop, or refer to
  OS/2 2.0 Using the Operating System.





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  Appendix A. Making OS/2 2.0 Look Like OS/2
  Version 1.3

  You can change OS/2 2.0 to have an OS/2 Version 1.3 look. The

  following procedure must be performed after the installation of
  OS/2 2.0. This procedure should be done by only an experienced
  user. This is being provided only as a way for existing users of
  OS/2 Version 1.3 to migrate to the OS/2 2.0 Workplace Shell.
  Remember, this is going to provide only the look of OS/2 Version
  1.3, not the functionality, so you might find some inconsistencies.

  To make your system look like OS/2 Version 1.3:

   1. Place the Installation Diskette into drive A.
   2. Turn on your computer or press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart the
  system.

   3. When you see the logo screen, remove the Installation Diskette
  and place Diskette 1  into drive A.
   4. Press Enter

   5. When you see the Welcome screen, press Esc to display the
  command prompt and then remove the diskette from the drive.

   6. Change to the drive where your operating system resides. For
  example, if the operating system resides on drive C, type:
  C:

   7. Change to the OS/2 subdirectory by typing:
  CD\OS2

  Then press Enter.












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   8. Modify the existing user INI file by typing:
  MAKEINI OS2.INI OS2_13.RC

  Press Enter and then wait for the message of successful
  completion.
   9. Restart your system.


  If you decide you want to return to the OS/2 2.0 Workplace Shell
  look and WIN-OS/2, follow steps 1 through 7 and then type:
  MAKEINI OS2.INI OS2_20.RC

  Press Enter, and then restart your system.

































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  Appendix B. Making OS/2 2.0 Look Like Microsoft
  Windows Version 3.0

  You can change OS/2 2.0 to have a Microsoft Windows Version 3.0

  look. The following procedure must be performed after the
  installation of OS/2 2.0. This procedure should be done only by an
  experienced user. It is being provided only as a way for existing
  Windows Version 3.0 users to migrate to the OS/2 2.0 Workplace
  Shell. Remember, this is going to provide only the look of
  Windows Version 3.0, not the functionality, so you might find some
  inconsistencies.

  To make your system look like Microsoft Windows Version 3.0:

   1. Place the Installation Diskette into drive A.
   2. Turn on your computer or press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart the
  system.

   3. When you see the logo screen, remove the Installation Diskette
  and place Diskette 1  into drive A.
   4. Press Enter

   5. When you see the Welcome screen, press Esc to display the
  command prompt, and then remove the diskette from the drive.

   6. Change to the drive where your operating system resides. For
  example, if the operating system resides on drive C, type:
  C:

   7. Change to the OS/2 subdirectory by typing:
  CD\OS2

  Then press Enter.











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   8. Modify the existing user INI file by typing:
  MAKEINI OS2.INI WIN_30.RC

  Press Enter, and then wait for the message of successful
  completion.
   9. Restart your system.


  If you decide you want to return to the OS/2 2.0 Workplace Shell
  look and WIN-OS/2, follow steps 1 through 7 and then type:
  MAKEINI OS2.INI OS2_20.RC

  Press Enter, and then restart your system.

































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  Appendix C. Index

  changing (continued)
  A sound rate for previous
  Accessories group in Microsoft Microsoft Windows
  Windows 20 users 29
  associating programs and files sound rate for previous OS/2
  data files to programs for
  previous Microsoft Windows users 12
  users 25 system fonts for previous
  data-files to programs for Microsoft Windows
  previous OS/2 users8 users 29
  programs to data files for system fonts for previous
  OS/2 users 12
  previous Microsoft Windows system setup in the OS/2
  users 25 Workplace Shell for
  programs to data-files for previous Microsoft Windows
  previous OS/2 users8 users 29
  system setup in the OS/2
  Workplace Shell for
  C previous OS/2 users 12
  changes from previous
  versions xi the names of objects and
  changing folders2
  keyboard settings for command prompts
  previous Microsoft Windows DOS full screen 11, 29
  users 29 DOS windowed 11, 29
  keyboard settings for locating in the OS/2
  previous OS/2 users 12 workplace shell for previous
  mouse settings for previous Microsoft Windows
  Microsoft Windows users 29
  users 29 locating in the OS/2
  workplace shell for previous
  mouse settings for previous OS/2 users 11
  OS/2 users 12
  screen colors for previous OS/2 full screen 11, 29
  Microsoft Windows OS/2 windowed 11, 29
  users 29 Windows full screen 11, 29
  screen colors for previous
  OS/2 users 12





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  Command Reference directory trees
  description of ix viewing from the Drives
  Control Panel in Microsoft folder for previous Microsoft
  Windows Windows users 28
  copying viewing from the Drives
  objects for previous Microsoft folder for previous OS/2
  Windows users 22 users 10
  objects for previous OS/2 diskette tasks
  users6 copying diskettes for

  creating previous Microsoft Windows
  folders2 users 28
  print objects for previous formatting for previous
  Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
  users 22 users 28
  print objects for previous displaying
  OS/2 users6 Lockup settings 13
  program groups2 the Picture Viewer
  window 12
  Drives folder
  D using for previous Microsoft
  data files Windows users 28
  editing in the Workplace
  Shell 23 using for previous OS/2
  printing for previous users 10
  Microsoft Windows
  users 22E
  printing for previous OS/2 editing files

  users6 in Microsoft Windows 23
  deleting in the OS/2 Workplace
  objects for previous Microsoft Shell 5, 23
  Windows users 22 exiting 14
  objects for previous OS/2 the OS/2 Workplace Shell for
  users6 previous Microsoft Windows
  Desktop Manager features3 users 31
  direct name editing 2, 5, 8, 23, the OS/2 Workplace Shell for
  25 previous OS/2 users 14








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  F files (continued)
  features editing for previous Microsoft
  Windows users 23
  Desktop Manager, editing for previous OS/2
  locating3 users5
  locating printing for previous editing in the OS/2 Workplace
  Microsoft Windows Shell 5, 23
  users 22 moving for previous Microsoft
  locating printing for previous Windows users 22
  OS/2 users6
  File Manager moving for previous OS/2
  features of6 users6
  locating features of, for printing for previous
  previous OS/2 users6 Microsoft Windows
  File Manager in Microsoft users 22
  printing for previous OS/2
  Windows users6
  features of 22 starting from Program
  locating features of in the Manager in Microsoft
  OS/2 Workplace Shell 22 Windows 20
  files finding objects in the OS/2
  associating to programs for Workplace Shell 7, 24
  previous Microsoft Windows
  users 25 folders
  associating to programs for changing the names of2
  previous OS/2 users8 copying for previous
  copying for previous Microsoft Windows
  Microsoft Windows users 22
  users 22 copying for previous OS/2
  users6
  copying for previous OS/2 creating2
  users6 deleting for previous
  creating data for previous Microsoft Windows
  OS/2 users5 users 22
  creating data in Microsoft deleting for previous OS/2
  Windows 23 users6
  deleting for previous
  Microsoft Windows minimizing for previous
  users 22 Microsoft Windows
  deleting for previous OS/2 users 30
  users6





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  folders (continued) installing
  minimizing for previous OS/2 programs for previous
  Version 1.3 users 14 Microsoft Windows
  moving for previous Microsoft users 17
  Windows users 22 programs for previous OS/2
  moving for previous OS/2 users1
  users6
  renaming for previous
  Microsoft WindowsK
  keyboard settings, changing in
  users 24 the OS/2 Workplace Shell 12,
  renaming for previous OS/2 29
  users7
  summary for previous
  Microsoft WindowsL
  users 31 locating
  summary for previous OS/2 command prompts for
  users 15 previous Microsoft Windows
  formatting users 29
  diskettes for previous command prompts for
  Microsoft Windows
  users 10, 28 previous OS/2 users 11
  Desktop Manager features in
  the OS/2 Workplace
  G Shell3
  Games folder in the OS/2 features of the Control Panel
  Workplace Shell 20 for previous Microsoft
  Games group in Microsoft Windows users 29
  features of the Control Panel
  Windows 20 for previous OS/2 users 12
  games, location of 20 File Manager features for
  in Microsoft Windows 20 previous OS/2 users6
  in Workplace Shell 20 objects in the OS/2
  groups, creating program2 Workplace Shell 7, 24

  Picture Utility programs in
  I the OS/2 Workplace
  Installation Guide Shell 12
  description of viii printing features for previous
  Microsoft Windows
  users 22





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  locating (continued)O
  printing features for previous objects
  OS/2 users6
  the Lockup tool in the OS/2 associating data files for
  Workplace Shell 13 previous Microsoft Windows
  the Task List for previous users 25
  Microsoft Windows associating data-files for
  users 30 previous OS/2 users8
  the Task List for previous associating programs for
  previous Microsoft Windows
  OS/2 users 13 users 25
  locking your keyboard and associating programs for
  mouse 13 previous OS/2 users8
  changing the names of2
  copying for previous
  M
  making OS/2 2.0 look like Microsoft Windows
  Microsoft Windows Version users 22
  3.0 35 copying for previous OS/2
  making OS/2 2.0 look like OS/2 users6
  Version 1.3 33 creating2
  managing your programs 20 deleting for previous
  into folders in the OS/2 Microsoft Windows
  Workplace Shell 20 users 22
  into groups in Microsoft deleting for previous OS/2
  Windows 20 users6
  Migrate utility 17 editing in the Workplace
  minimizing programs and Shell 5, 23
  finding for, for previous OS/2
  objects 14, 30
  mouse settings, changing in the users7
  OS/2 Workplace Shell 12, 29 finding, for previous Microsoft
  moving Windows users 24
  objects for previous Microsoft minimizing for previous
  Windows users 22 Microsoft Windows
  objects for previous OS/2 users 30
  users6 minimizing for previous OS/2
  Version 1.3 users 14
  moving for previous Microsoft
  Windows users 22






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  objects (continued) OS/2 Workplace Shell
  moving for previous OS/2 changing keyboard settings
  users6 for previous Microsoft
  printing for previous Windows users 29
  Microsoft Windows changing keyboard settings
  users 22 for previous OS/2 users 12
  printing for previous OS/2 changing mouse settings for
  users6 previous Microsoft Windows
  renaming for previous users 29

  Microsoft Windows changing mouse settings for
  users 24 previous OS/2 users 12
  renaming for previous OS/2 changing screen colors for
  users7 previous Microsoft Windows
  searching for, for previous users 29
  OS/2 users7 changing screen colors for
  searching, for previous previous OS/2 users 12
  Microsoft Windows changing sound rate for
  users 24 previous Microsoft Windows
  summary for previous users 29
  Microsoft Windows changing sound rate for
  users 31 previous OS/2 users 12

  summary for previous OS/2 changing system fonts for
  users 15 previous Microsoft Windows
  organizing your data 20 users 29
  into folders in the OS/2 changing system fonts for
  Workplace Shell 20 previous OS/2 users 12
  into groups in Microsoft copying objects in 6, 22
  Windows 20 deleting objects in 6, 22
  OS/2 System Editor editing data-file objects in 5,
  editing data-file objects in 5, 23
  23 locating Picture Utility
  location of for previous programs 12
  Microsoft Windows locating the Lockup
  users 23 utility 13

  location of, for previous OS/2 moving objects in 6, 22
  users5 printing objects in 6, 22
  shutting down for previous
  Microsoft Windows
  users 31




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  OS/2 Workplace Shell previous Microsoft Windows
  (continued) users  (continued)
  shutting down for previous renaming objects 24
  OS/2 users 14 searching for objects 24
  using command prompts for using the Window List in the
  previous Microsoft Windows OS/2 Workplace Shell 30
  users 29 viewing directory trees 28
  using command prompts for Windows summary 31
  previous OS/2 users 11 working with disks and

  using Lockup 13 diskettes 28
  using the Picture Viewer 12 previous OS/2 users
  viewing directory structure in, changing the names of
  for previous Microsoft objects and folders2
  Windows users 28 copying disks and
  viewing directory structure in, diskettes 10
  for previous OS/2 users 10 copying, moving, deleting
  objects6
  creating program groups2
  P finding objects7
  Picture Viewer 12 formatting disks and
  previous Microsoft Windows diskettes 10
  users
  copying disks and installing programs1
  diskettes 28 locating command
  finding objects 24 prompts 11
  formatting disks and locating Control Panel
  diskettes 28 features 12
  locating Desktop Manager
  locating command features3
  prompts 29 locating Lockup Utility in the
  locating Control Panel OS/2 Workplace Shell 13
  features 29 locating Picture Utility
  locating the Task List in the programs in the OS/2
  OS/2 Workplace Shell 30 Workplace Shell 12
  making OS/2 2.0 look like locating the Task List in the
  Microsoft Windows Version
  3.0 35 OS/2 Workplace Shell 13
  minimizing programs and making your system look like
  objects 30 OS/2 Version 1.3 33






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  previous OS/2 users  (continued) programs (continued)
  minimizing programs and minimizing for previous
  objects 14 Microsoft Windows
  OS/2 summary 15 users 30
  renaming objects7 minimizing for previous OS/2
  searching for objects7 Version 1.3 users 14
  using Lockup in the OS/2
  Workplace Shell 13
  using the Picture Viewer inQ
  Quick Reference
  the OS/2 Workplace description of viii
  Shell 12
  using the Window List in the
  OS/2 Workplace Shell 13R
  viewing directory trees 10 renaming objects
  working with disks and for previous Microsoft
  diskettes 10 Windows users 24
  Print Manager in Microsoft for previous OS/2 users7
  Windows
  Productivity folder in the OS/2
  Workplace Shell 20S
  Program Manager in Microsoft screen colors, changing in the
  OS/2 Workplace Shell 12, 29
  Windows searching
  locating features in the OS/2 for objects in the OS/2
  Workplace Shell 20 Workplace Shell 7, 24
  purpose of 20
  programs Service and Support Information
  associating for previous description of viii
  Microsoft Windows Shredder, using the 6, 22
  users 25 Shutdown 14, 31
  associating for previous OS/2 shutting down your system 14,
  users8 31
  creating groups2 sound rate, changing in the
  installing for previous OS/2 Workplace Shell 12, 29
  Microsoft Windows starting programs 19
  in Microsoft Windows 19
  users 17 in the OS/2 Workplace
  installing for previous OS/2 Shell 19
  users1






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  summarizingW
  OS/2 features for the OS/2 Window List in the OS/2
  Workplace Shell 15
  Windows features for the Workplace Shell
  OS/2 Workplace Shell 31 features of, for previous
  system fonts, changing in the Microsoft Windows
  OS/2 Workplace Shell 12, 29 users 30
  features of, for previous OS/2
  users 13
  T in the OS/2 Workplace Shell
  Task List for previous Microsoft
  features of, for previous Windows users 30
  Microsoft Windows in the OS/2 Workplace Shell
  users 30 for previous OS/2 users 13
  Windows summary 31
  features of, for previous OS/2
  users 13 working with disks and
  in OS/2 for previous diskettes 10
  Microsoft Windows Write program in Microsoft
  users 30 Windows 23
  in OS/2 for previous OS/2
  users 13


  U
  using
  command prompts for
  previous Microsoft Windows
  users 29
  command prompts for
  previous OS/2 users 11
  Lockup 13
  Picture Viewer 12
  the Window List for previous

  Microsoft Windows
  users 30
  the Window List for previous
  OS/2 users 13







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