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Thank you for choosing InfoTree32 ! Current Release: v3.1.2 ... Upgrading from a 16bit version? Please see detailed instructions at the end of this file. ... Please refer to the Revision History. Freeform Information ... InfoTree32 provides for the creation and storage of "Free Form" information. Tree View ... The left side of the screen is used to display, [ in a "Tree" format ], your current notes as they are arranged within Note Tablets. Text Editor ... The right side of the screen is used to type [ create and/or edit ] the contents of your notes. Outliner Style Storage ... You can add new notes at any position within the "Tree" and immediately begin storing your information. The right side of the screen provides a powerful text editor for the creation of your notes. Extensive text formatting can be applied using the toolbar buttons and/or menu items. Searches ... Text searches can be used to easily locate information stored within your InfoTree database. User Defined Keys ... Key Words and Key Phrases can be cataloged and used to index the individual notes for very fast retrieval. Advanced Searches ... Special searches are also possible that allow the use of multiple text values in combination with multiple Key Words and Key Phrases. Information Linking ... Transferring to other notes within the database can be easily setup by using text within a note to build a link to another one of your notes. Document Management ... References to files accessible to you can be cataloged and used to activate documents produced by Word Processors, Spreadsheet Programs, etc. Selected text within a note may also be linked to an existing document file accessible to you. Connecting To Cyberspace ... Every InfoTree note can be given one or more Cyberspace address (i.e., eMail addresses, Fax numbers, WEB site URL's, etc). Then by selecting a menu item, you can instruct InfoTree to take you to your installed Messaging System or you internet browser using any of your stored Cyberspace addresses. Integrating With Microsoft Word ... You can instruct InfoTree to open an existing document and/or create a new document file so that the contents of your notes can be easily transfered. You can also use Word for spell checking the text within your notes. Multiple Databases ... You can access any InfoTree database available to you just by browsing your system or your network neighborhood. InfoTree maintains a cache of the last five (5) databases you accessed for quick transferring. Multiuser, Shared Access ... InfoTree provides for shared access to any of its databases while making sure that all users have a consistent tree view of the data. Password protection (with four levels of access) is also provided. ----------------------------------------------------------------- License Agreement: Prospective customers are encouraged to evaluate an unlicensed version of InfoTree32 for up to 21 days for the purpose of deciding whether the program suits their needs. At the end of this 21-day evaluation period, a user must either cease using InfoTree32 or purchase a license for continued use. Use of an unlicensed copy of InfoTree32 for more than 21 days, or use of a licensed copy by any person or business other than the licensee, is prohibited and a violation of international copyright laws. Each licensed user of InfoTree32 is entitled to use InfoTree32 on more than one (1) personal computer provided that it is for their use only. If InfoTree32 is installed on a computer network each InfoTree32 user on that network requires their own license. Licensing brings the legal right to continue using InfoTree32. You will receive a Security ID code that will eliminate the "registration reminder" screen that begins to appear after an unlicensed copy has been used for more than 21 days. Disclaimer of Warranties iSBiSTER INTERNATIONAL, Inc. does not warrant that InfoTree32 software will meet your requirements or that the operation of the software will be uninterrupted or error free. Nor do we offer any Warranties or Guarantees of any kind. You are free to use InfoTree32 in any way you see fit, but AT YOUR OWN RISK! iSBiSTER INTERNATIONAL, Inc. is not responsible for any problems or damage caused by the software or that may result from using the software; whether licensed or not. This includes, but is not limited to, computer hardware, computer software, operating systems, and any computer or computing accessories. End user agrees to hold iSBiSTER INTERNATIONAL, Inc. and/or any persons associated with the creation of this software harmless for any problems arising from the use of the software. We regret having to place such a disclaimer in a piece of software. We have made every effort to make this software product as efficient and accurate as possible; however, in a world full of frivolous and ridiculous law suits, we have no alternative. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THE SOFTWARE and we trust that you will find it productive! iSBiSTER International ⌐ 1991-1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Product Revision History: v3.1.2 Released on 12/11/96 New ... Tools Menu, If you create Win95 ShortCut files and place them in the data folder where InfoTree32 exists, they will be displayed in a tools menu. New ... WEB sites can now be linked to "text" within Notes. This is just like linking to other notes or external files. Improved ... Links of additional occurences of a text string within any note are now handled properly. Improved ... Multiple copies may be requested when printing notes. Improved ... The list of Associated Documents displayed for a selected note is now sorted. Improved ... Advanced preferences now allows the user to select from various Date/Time stamp formats. Click on the Format button just to the right of the Prefix field. Fixed ... Modifying Associated Documents points to the proper file after the update/ Fixed ... Launching Shortcut (ICON) can now specify that the program should start in a minimized window without causing a program hang. Program will automatically revert to a normal window. v3.1.1 Released 10/30/96 Initial Product release for the 32bit version InfoTree. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Upgrading from a previous 16bit version: First the good news, There is no bad news !!! As a registered user of our previous 16bit version of InfoTree you are being provided the license to use our new 32bit version at no charge ... yes that's right ... no charge. Our security code assigned for the 16bit version will satisfy the registration process in the 32bit version ... just our way of saying thank you for staying with us and moving to our new offering. If you can't find your existing security code just call us and we will gladly locate your records in our order processing system and supply you with your security code. .... and now on with the show ! Convt32.EXE was placed on your system in the data folder where you installed InfoTree32. Locate this file with Windows Explorer and double click it. Here's how to convert your data from previous 16bit versions of InfoTree... Old 16bit side ... Convt32 will provide you with a screen wherein you can ... 1. Browse for your existing InfoTree (16bit version) database, Notice that the program is looking for a file name "Info.isd" and all you have to do is place yourself in the correct data folder. 2. Once the database has been selected, Convt32 will show you the tree view of that database for your visual acceptance. 3. Now you need to specify the name and location of a new file that Convt32 will produce. This file will be a special flat file with an extention of "ITD" and it will be used by the new InfoTree32 to import the information from your old database. This file (.itd) will have all the information needed to rebuild the database within InfoTree32 ... (i.e., Each note with its title, the text for each note, the keys for each note, and the associated documents pointers for each note)... please note that a seperate flat file named the same as the (.itd) file will be produced that has an extention of "TXT". This file is a text file that contains the full catalog of Keys used in the old database. For example: if you export your old database into a file named "OldITDb" Convt32 will produce two files; one named "OldITDb.ITD" and one named "OldITDb.txt" 4. When the export has completed, move on to the New 32bit side ... New 32bit side ... 1. Using InfoTree32 ... start a new database (to receive the data from the old 16bit InfoTree database) When you have built this new database, it will only contain one Note Tablet (i.e., the root of the tree). 2. With the root of the tree selected, do the following ... a. Change the Sorted status of the root to "UnSorted" This will ensure that your old data's tree view will be reproduced as it was before. b. Place yourself (cursor) in the text editor part of InfoTree32 and specify the default font properties you want used when the importing of the old data takes place. 3. Now return to the tree view and select the root of the tree again. Under the Tree Menu please select the Import/Export item and then select the Import From File item. This will instruct InfoTree32 to help you import the data from the flat file you built earlier. 4. At the completion, you should have your old database placed under the root of the tree in the new database. 5. Now you need to recover your catalog of Keys from the old database. Under the File Menu, select the Key Words and Phrases item. You will have a screen with an empty list of Keys ... use the Import Keys button to begin the process of bringing in your catalog of keys from the old database. Setting your expectations ... The new database built by InfoTree32 should now be complete. Your should have the same tree view of the database as before and it should appear just inside of the root of the tree. You will have the contents of each note, the keys for each note and the associated document pointers for each note. You should also have the complete catalog of Keys from the old database. Casualty of the conversion ... The programming tools used in the new 32bit version of InfoTree are much better than those used by the 16bit version; however, there was not a way to retain the text formatting within the notes. Thus, your notes within the new data base will be formatted according to the properties of the font you described as the default font just before you imported your old data.