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Welcome to Starfish Internet Sidekick
=====================================
README File
This document contains information about this release
of Internet Sidekick. Please read the entire document.
You may also want to print it for future reference.
If you have the Lite version of Internet Sidekick, it
includes most, but not all, of the features of the
full Internet Sidekick. For details, see Section 3.
Note: This release runs on Windows 95 and Windows NT
4.0 only.
========
CONTENTS
========
1. Installation
2. What's New In Internet Sidekick
3. About the Lite version
4. Unimodem V
5. Frequently Asked Questions
6. The Electronic User's Guide
===============
1. INSTALLATION
===============
Please note the following information about
installing:
* To use Internet Sidekick, you must be running
Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0.
* Be sure to close Sidekick 95 and its Quick Menu
before installing Internet Sidekick. To remove the
Quick Menu, choose the Remove command from its menu.
==================================
2. WHAT'S NEW IN INTERNET SIDEKICK
==================================
For users of earlier versions of Sidekick, here is a
summary of new features in Internet Sidekick. See the
manual and online Help for details. Refer also to
Section 3 for information about this Lite version.
GENERAL
* NEW! Internet scheduling of group events.
* NEW! Eudora Pro Mail (requires 32-bit Eudora Pro).
* NEW! Netscape Mail.
* NEW! 256-color Deskpad and icons.
* NEW! Tools|Preferences|General dialog box.
* NEW! Setup Wizard that runs when Internet Sidekick
is launched for the first time. It can also be
launched at any time from the menu Tools|Setup|
Wizard.
* NEW! Metric Conversions tool accessible from Tools|
Conversions.
* NEW! Synchronize Cardfiles and Calendars. Keep files
on two computers in sync with each other.
* NEW! Starfish TrueSync. Synchronize data between
Internet Sidekick and handheld devices (coming soon
as an add-on feature).
ACTIVITIES
* NEW! Activities View, replacing the Reminder view.
It displays all your Internet group events, plus
items from your Calendar view.
* NEW! Internet scheduling. In the Calendar view or
Activities view, choose Internet|Scheduling Wizard.
* NEW! Resource Scheduling. Book a reservation for your
conference room or other meeting resources. The
Resource Wizard makes it easy.
EARTHTIME
* NEW! Display of Military Time (24-hour format).
* NEW! GMT/UTC/Zulu clock.
* NEW! More than 540 cities are now in the database.
* ENHANCED! Time Synchronizer utility.
EXPENSE
* NEW! Expense folders and new file format.
* NEW! Custom expense categories.
* NEW! Flexible reporting.
* NEW! VAT/GST/PST support for Europe and Canada.
* NEW! Receipt drag & drop across folders.
* ENHANCED Find capability.
PHONE DIALER
* NEW! Caller ID display.
* NEW! Caller lookup. Automatically looks up the
incoming number in all open Cardfiles, and displays
the card if a match is found. There is an Option in
Phone Dialer Setup to disable incoming call lookup.
* NEW! Option in Phone Dialer Setup to disable
monitoring of calls.
WRITE
* NEW! AutoSpell, which checks words as you type.
* NEW! Spell checking of selected text.
* NEW! Number of Copies option in Print.
CARDFILE
* NEW! Internet|Launch URL. Click on a card and
select this command to launch your browser and jump
to the Web site specified.
* NEW! Edit|Copy Special Setup. Create a clipboard
address format. Then use Copy Special to copy the
address of the current card to the clipboard, and
paste it into a Write document.
* NEW! Netscape, Eudora Pro, and Exchange Address Book.
Open your e-mail address books in the Cardfile (all
Eudora options require the 32-bit Eudora Pro).
CALENDAR
* NEW! Time Zone display for Calendar events can be
changed.
=========================
3. ABOUT THE LITE VERSION
=========================
If you have the Lite version of Internet Sidekick,
some features are not available. Once you unlock the
Lite version, all features are fully functional.
The following Internet Sidekick features are not
available in the Lite version.
PRINTING -- throughout the product
CALENDAR
* Synchronize Appointments
CARDFILE VIEW
* Synchronize cards
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4. UNIMODEM V
=============
Some telephony features, such as Caller ID, require
use of Microsoft's Unimodem V driver.
You can download the Unimodem V driver from the
Starfish Software Web site, at
http://www.starfishsoftware.com/cool/cool.html. (Note
that the manual erroneously states that the Unimodem V
driver is included with the product.)
The latest version of the Unimodem V driver is
available at the
Microsoft Web site,
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/software/drivers/
/unimodem.htm
Note: If you do not have a voice modem compatible with
Unimodem V, do not install the Unimodem V driver. See
your modem documentation, or contact the manufacturer,
to see if it supports Unimodem V.
=============================
5. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
=============================
Q1: Can Internet Sidekick be installed to a network
directory?
A1: No. Install will give you an error message when
you do so. In addition, you should not use your data
files if they are stored on a network directory that
does not support long filenames.
Q2: I use Microsoft Exchange Inbox for my e-mail.
However, after installing other MAPI-compliant
software, I could not use Exchange for Internet
Sidekick's scheduling features. What could the problem
be?
A2: This may be due to the fact that some
MAPI-compliant applications, like Eudora Pro 2.2,
replace the original Microsoft MAPI DLLs with their
own customized versions. See the Eudora Pro
documentation, or visit the Qualcomm Web site, for
configuration details.
Q3: Can I import Lotus Organizer 96 address book
information?
A3: No, Organizer 96 and Organizer 97 formats are not
supported in this release.
Q4: I did not hear the alarm go off for an appointment
that had an alarm.
A4: To hear alarms, you must be sure that Internet
Sidekick is running and the Calendar has been loaded.
The best way to be sure the Calendar is available is
to set Calendar as your default view. Choose Tools|
Preferences|General, and select Calendar as the
Default Deskpad View.
Q5: The e-mail addresses in my Cardfile are not being
recognized for group event scheduling. Why not?
A5: Specific key words must appear in the field names
for the fields to be recognized correctly. For
Internet addresses (such as jsmith@xyz.com), the word
"Internet" must appear in the field name. Other key
words are AOL, CompuServe, Fax, Exchange, phone. These
terms can appear anywhere in the field name. To change
field names, use the Cards|Define Fields command.
For more answers and tips, be sure to read the
Internet Sidekick Tips file in the Write view.
For Frequently Asked Questions, please visit our Web
Site at:
http://www.starfishsoftware.com/service/ti.html
For information about contacting Starfish Software,
please select Help|Search|Contacting Starfish Software
from the Internet Sidekick main menu.
================================
6. The Electronic User's Guide
================================
An electronic version of the User's Guide is available
from the Starfish Software Web site. The Adobe(tm)
Acrobat(tm) Reader is required to use this electronic
User's Guide; the Acrobat reader is also available
from our Web site.
After installing the Acrobat reader, you will be able
to double-click the SIS-man.pdf file to read it.
Instructions on how to use Adobe Acrobat are included
in the User's Guide, and in the Acrobat reader's
online Help system.
The manual discusses features of the full product,
including those that are not available in the Lite
version.
Copyright (c) 1984, 1996 Starfish Software, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.