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- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE NEW YORK WORD
- VERSION 2.2
-
- The NYW package is stored in a special archived format. In order
- to de-archive the files, you need either the public domain utility
- called ARC (version 5.1 or later) or ARCE. These utilities can be
- downloaded from virtually every bulletin board in the country.
-
- There is a batch file on the distribution disk called
- "INSTALL.BAT". Put your NYWord disk in disk A and type "A:INSTALL".
- The installation procedure assumes you have a hard disk named "C" and
- that you want to install it on drive C. If you have a floppy drive
- system, then use the file called FINSTALL.BAT.
-
- The INSTALL.BAT file will create a subdirectory on drive C called
- \NYW. In this directory will be placed the executable program
- (WP.EXE), the help files (NYWHELP.XX), some text files (*.DOC), and
- the printer configuration files (*.PRT). If you are a registered user,
- then you will receive the mail merge program, the multi column
- utility, and possibly some other utilities. The INSTALL program will
- make subdirectories for these too (\NYW\NYWMAIL, \NYW\MULTICOL).
-
- Among the extracted files are three files which are important (but
- not required) in order to configure your NYW environment. These files
- are :
-
- 1) WPDEFAUL - default values for system configuration
- 2) WPFORMAT - default values for format block number 0
- 3) WPPRMENU - default values for the printer menu
-
- As of this date, these three files should be placed in any direc-
- tory in your search path, or in a directory which you will ALWAYS use
- for word processing. At a later date, I may add a parameter in the
- WPDEFAUL file which lets the user specify a search path for these
- files.
-
- Although you can alter the values of the parameters in these files
- without reading the manual, it's recommended that you read the manual
- and have a little bit of practice with NYW before modifying them. In
- each file, however, there is some help information.
-
- *** REMEMBER - IF YOU MODIFY ANY OF THESE FILES WITH NYWORD, ***
- *** YOU MUST SAVE THEM IN ASCII ***
-
- The executable file is called WP.EXE. This should be placed in one
- of the directories which is included in your DOS search path, or
- placed in your current directory. To find out what your current search
- path is, type "PATH" from the DOS prompt. Refer to the MS/DOS manual
- if you need help on changing your search path.
-
- Also included are a few ".PRT" files. These files contain printer
- codes for each printer. Read the file "SKELETON.PRT" to learn how to
- build and modify your own .PRT file.
-
- The first line of your "WPPRMENU" configuration file should
- contain the name of your printer. For instance, since I have an
- Okidata Model 84, the first line of my WPPRMENU file has the word
- "oki84". The first time that you print a file, NYW will search for a
- file that has the name of that printer, plus a ".PRT" extension. For
- instance, NYW would search for a file called "OKI84.PRT". When it
- finds the file, it will read in the printer codes, and interpret them.
-
- You should put the ".PRT" file that you choose in one of the
- directories in your search path, preferably the one that also contains
- the configuration files.
-
-
- THE NYWORD HELP FACILITY
-
- Among the files that you will find in the NYWord package are help
- files. Each help file is called "NYWHELP.xx", where xx is a one or
- two-digit number. These files should be stored either in your current
- directory, or in a directory which is in your DOS search path. If you
- want to store these files in a subdirectory called \NYW\HELP, then you
- should add \NYW\HELP to your PATH.
-
- When you press the <HELP> command (the ALT H key), NYWord searches
- all of the directories in your DOS search path for a file called
- "NYWHELP.0". This file contains the text for the main help menu, and
- can be changed by you if you want (see below). When NYWord finds this
- file, it will display it on the screen, and then prompt you for the
- help selection.
-
- To read a help file, type the number next to the help topic you
- want to view. NYWord will then look for a file called "NYWHELP.nn"
- where nn is the number you just typed, and if found, will display the
- file. After you view this file, NYWord will re-display the main help
- screen and prompt you for the next selection.
-
- CHANGING THE HELP FILES
-
- These help files are in ASCII form, and their contents can be
- changed by using any text editor available. If you decide to change
- it, then make sure that you save your changes in ASCII form
- (especially if you use a word processor which writes out files in
- their own format).
-
- You can add your own help files, as long as you name it
- "NYWHELP.xx", where xx is a one or two-digit number. These new help
- files should reside in the same directory as the other help files.
-
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