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⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø ≥ ≥ ≥ NoteWare 1.0 (c) 1992 Shareware ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ Author: Lee Nelson (ASP member) ≥ ≥ Integrated Consulting ≥ ≥ P.O. Box 1613 ≥ ≥ San Juan Capistrano, CA 92693 ≥ ≥ Telephone: 800-272-1377 714-240-2092 ≥ ≥ Compuserve: 72451,2217 ≥ ≥ ≥ ¿ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒŸ NoteWare is a perfectly sized memory resident notepad. It occupies less than 16K, yet enables you to create, edit, and retrieve up to 99 screen-size notes. You have complete control over the format and content of these notes. You can also capture anything on your PC's screen (except graphics images) for later review and editing. NoteWare is user-oriented software. It automatically saves your notes on disk as soon as you exit the program; no "Save" command is required. It remembers exactly where you left off -- simply press the hotkey combination to resume your work. The hotkeys available are particularly convenient: Alt-spacebar, Ctrl-spacebar, and Shift-spacebar. NoteWare numbers your notes so you don't have to bother with filenames. You select a note by: - using the PageUp and PageDown keys, or - typing in the desired note number, or - entering a string of text to search for. Additional features include wordwrap, loading and saving files, shredding (eliminating) a note, and changing the brightness of what you type. You perform these actions by pressing a function key. The function key descriptions are displayed on the last line of NoteWare's screen. SUGGESTED USES ============== Here are some of the many ways NoteWare is currently used: Take phone messages; make to-do lists; schedule appointments; manage projects; capture information off bulletin boards, information services, and programs that normally don't send data to a file or printer; record any ideas that come to mind regardless of what you're working on; capture and edit text while using your word processor; replace your post-it notes; and save copies of important files, such as versions of AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS. AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION ====================== Type A: <Enter> at the DOS prompt. Then type INSTALL<Enter> and answer the two questions asked by the Installation Program. MANUAL INSTALLATION =================== If you prefer to install NoteWare yourself, copy all its files to a directory listed in the DOS search path. For instance, if you have a directory named C:\UTIL where you put utility programs, type the following command: COPY A:\*.* C:\UTIL (This assumes your floppy is in drive A:. Use B: if appropriate.) You may also choose to create your own directory. If you do, include that directory in the search path. STARTUP ======= At the C: prompt, type NoteWare and press the <Enter> key. You will see the following message: …ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕª ∫ NoteWare is now resident. ∫ ∫ Press Alt-spacebar to activate. ∫ ∫ To unload: type NOTEWARE/U <Enter> ∫ »ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕº This message indicates NoteWare has been successfully loaded into memory. When you want to activate NoteWare, hold down the Alt key and press the spacebar. NoteWare's Welcome Screen will greet you. Please read the Welcome Screen, then start using NoteWare. If you don't want NoteWare to occupy conventional memory, see the "ADVANCED STARTUP" section below. HOTKEY SELECTION ================ NoteWare's hotkey combination is Alt-spacebar. If you want to change the hotkey combination, type HOTKEY at the DOS prompt. A menu of available hotkeys will be displayed. Choose between Ctrl-spacebar, left Shift-spacebar, right Shift-spacebar, and Alt-spacebar. The new hotkey combination will take effect the next time you load NoteWare into memory. UNLOADING NOTEWARE ================== To unload NoteWare, type NOTEWARE /U at the DOS prompt. Before you unload it, be sure that NoteWare is the last memory resident program loaded. This function is provided in case you want to use the memory occupied by NoteWare. You do not need to unload it each time you turn off your computer. ADVANCED STARTUP ================ If you don't want NoteWare to occupy any conventional memory, you have the option of using the "load high" command. The "load high" command installs a memory resident program into your PC's Upper Memory Area (between 640K and 1 meg). The "load high" command is only available on those PC's that meet certain hardware requirements and use DOS 5.0 or a memory manager such as QEMM. We recommend you refer to your DOS manual or other memory manager documentation for instructions on how to load TSR's (memory resident programs) high. For example, DOS 5.0's "LOADHIGH" command only works if you have a 386 or later computer and your CONFIG.SYS contains the following commands: DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=EMM386.EXE DOS=HIGH If your computer is set up this way, you would type "LOADHIGH NOTEWARE" at the DOS prompt. If you use a "load high" command to install NoteWare, you should also use a "load high" command to unload it. For example, under DOS 5.0 you would type "LOADHIGH NOTEWARE /U". REGISTRATION ============ NoteWare is a copyrighted shareware program. You may use it during a 21-day trial period without obligation. If you use NoteWare after the trial period, you must register by sending $19 to Integrated Consulting, P.O. Box 1613, San Juan Cap, CA 92693. Registered users will receive: (1) a diskette with a copy of the latest version of NoteWare and (2) update notices. All users receive phone support at 800-272-1377, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time. To print an order form: change to the directory where you installed NoteWare, then type REGISTER at the DOS prompt. Please give NoteWare to friends, relatives, co-workers, and anyone else who uses a PC. We genuinely appreciate your support of shareware. ON-SCREEN HELP (what you see when you press F1) =============================================== --------- N o t e W a r e H e l p ---------- F2 (New) - Gives you a new note. The number is assigned automatically. F3 (DlLn) - Deletes the current line; any text below is moved up one line. F4 (UnDlLn) Undeletes the line of text previously deleted by the F3 key. F5 (Shred) - Shreds (eliminates) the current note. F6 (Note#) - You select a note by typing its number. F7 (Srch) - You locate a note by typing a string of text. If that string is found in a note, the cursor will move to that location. F8 (Capture) Creates a new note: the note will contain the screen that was displayed when you pressed NoteWare's hotkey combination. F9 (Brtness) Changes the brightness of what you type. Ctrl-F1 (Load from File) - Loads a short ASCII file into NoteWare. Ctrl-F2 (Save to File) - Saves a note as an ASCII file. Press Ctrl to display the description of Ctrl-function key combinations. Use the PgUp and PgDn keys to select other notes you've created. Use the cursor arrows and the Home and End keys to move the cursor. To unload NoteWare from memory: type NOTEWARE /U at the DOS prompt. Press any key to return to your note. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOADING/SAVING FILES ==================== You can load a short ASCII file into NoteWare by pressing Ctrl-F1 and typing the name of the file to load. You can save a note as an ASCII file by pressing Ctrl-F2 and typing the name of the file to save. If the file already exists, you have the choice of overwriting it or appending to it. When you press the Ctrl key, the last line of the screen displays the descriptions of Ctrl-F1 and Ctrl-F2. GRAPHICS SCREENS ================ NoteWare is not accessible from programs that display graphics images. If you press NoteWare's hotkey combination when your screen is displaying a graphics image, NoteWare will not be activated. Instead you will hear a short beep. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS =================== NoteWare occupies less than 16K RAM and requires DOS 3.0 or above. Each note occupies 4K in the file NOTEWARE.DTA. TO PRINT THIS README.1ST FILE ============================= Type the following command at the DOS prompt: COPY README.1ST PRN FILES CONTAINED ON THIS DISK ============================ README.DOC The file you are reading. INSTALL.COM Automatic installation program. NOTEWARE.EXE The main program. NOTEWARE.DTA Your notes (and configuration) are saved in this file. HOTKEY.COM Program to change NoteWare's hotkey combination. ORDERF.ORM Order form to register NoteWare. REGISTER.BAT File that prints the order form. FILE_ID.DIZ Description of NoteWare used by bulletin boards. DESC.SDI Description of NoteWare used by bulletin boards. VENDOR.DOC Information used by shareware vendors. NOTEWR10.ZIP All the above files ZIP'ped into one file. ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS ====================================== This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.