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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. About OS/2 2.1 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

OS/2* 2.1 is an operating system with a graphical user interface that replaces
the DOS command line.  To assist you in this new environment, you have the
Workplace Shell*.

The object-oriented Workplace Shell represents your work area and is called the
desktop.  Icons representing objects related to your work tasks are displayed
on the desktop.  You can work with different types of objects such as program,
data-file, device, or folder objects.  You can create, copy, move, or delete
objects.  You can perform many tasks or run many programs at the same time by
using the multitasking feature of OS/2 2.1.  All these topics and more are
among those in the Start Here task list.

To begin learning about this exciting environment, double-click mouse button 1
(the left button) on a topic in the Start Here list to the left.  Then, using
the mouse in the same way, select a subtopic from the list of subtopics that
will appear in this window.

Suppose you need to find out how to use the OS/2 feature, pop-up menus.  To
find out how to make pop-up menus appear, select Doing Everyday Tasks from the
list at the left.  Then select Displaying pop-up menus from the list that
appears here.

If you are moving from OS/2 1.3, OS/2 2.0, or Microsoft** Windows**, select
Installing New Programs and look for relevant subtopics.

If you need to know more about any topic, go to the Master Help Index.  Try the
Search topics push button.  More than 5,000 help entries are available to you.

For additional information, open the Information folder on the desktop and
select ReadMe. ReadMe contains information on such topics as compatibility of
applications and hardware.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Guide to Desktop Objects ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The desktop is a folder that contains other objects, some of which are folders.
If you selected the Install all features choice at system installation time,
your screen shows the Desktop folder with the following objects:

The Start Here object helps get you started using the Workplace Shell by
providing a list of basic tasks.

The OS/2 System object contains the objects that allow you to tailor certain
properties of the operating system, such as mouse characteristics and screen
colors.

The Information object contains online information, including:

     A tutorial that provides an overview of the OS/2 operating system and
     teaches with animation.
     A Command Reference that describes how to use OS/2 commands.
     A Glossary that provides an alphabetical list of computer and operating
     system terms and definitions.
     REXX Information that describes how to use the REXX procedures language.

The Master Help Index object provides an alphabetic list which contains most of
the information you need to use OS/2.

The Templates object contains forms (templates) that help you create new files,
folders, programs, and other objects.

The Drive A object works the same as Drive A located in the Drives folder. This
object displays a directory listing of the files on a diskette in drive A.

The Minimized Window Viewer object provides quick access to windows that you
have minimized. When you open the Minimized Window Viewer, an icon of the
minimized window is in the folder. Some objects, such as WIN-OS/2* programs,
online books, and programs that start other programs, do not minimize to the
Minimized Window Viewer.

The Shredder object is used to permanently delete an object. If you drop an
object on the shredder, you receive a warning message that the object is about
to be discarded. You can suppress the confirmation messages by removing the
check marks from the check boxes on the Confirmations page of the System object
settings notebook.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Master Help Index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Master Help Index contains a comprehensive list of helps available to help
you while using OS/2.  This index contains information about:

o Things to consider before performing a task
o The steps to take to complete a task
o OS/2 concepts
o DOS error messages.

To open the Master Help Index:

 1. Point to Master Help Index
 2. Double-click.

When the Master Help Index is open, it looks like a bound notebook. Alphabetic
tabs lay vertically along the right edge of the notebook. Selecting one of
these tabs displays the index entries that match the letter of the tab; for
example, if you select the "C" tab, the first entry beginning with the letter C
is moved to the top of the list.

Tab arrows let you scroll the tabs but not the index entries. To scroll the
tabs select the tab arrows that corresponds to the direction you want to
scroll.

Scroll bar arrows (vertical scroll bar) let you scroll the index entries one
line at a time. To scroll the index entries, select an arrow in the scroll bar.

Scroll bar arrows (horizontal scroll bar), let you scroll to information in the
window to the left or right, one character at a time.

Accessing Additional Information

Once an index entry is opened, the information for the topic is displayed in a
window.

Some entries have highlighted words and phrases in the window, indicate that
additional information is hidden "beneath" the word or phrase.

To view the additional information:

 1. Place the mouse pointer on the highlighted word or phrase.
 2. Double-click.

To return to the previous window of information, select the Previous push
button.

Searching for a Topic

You can search the Master Help Index for an entry using one or more words that
describe the topic. For example, to search for information about how to
duplicate an object, you might search using the word "duplicate". The result of
a search using the word duplicate, is "copying an object".

To search for a topic:

 1. Open the Master Help Index.
 2. Select Search topics.
 3. In the Search string field, type the word or words that describe the topic.
 4. Select Search.

When the list of topics (matched items) appears, open the entry you want to
read.

Printing a Master Help Index Entry

To print a Master Help Index entry:

 1. Open the index entry you want to print.
 2. Select Print topic.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. New OS/2 2.1 Features ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The OS/2* 2.1 operating system continues to be the only operating environment
that supports full multitasking capabilities.  Multitasking enables you to open
many windows so that you can perform more than one task or run more than one
OS/2, DOS, or Windows application program.  Other features are direct
manipulation (the ability to drag and drop objects using a mouse) and IBM* Core
Fonts (the Adobe** Type Manager set of fonts).

New OS/2 2.1 features include:

o Support for Windows** Version 3.1 programs
o Device drivers for CGA, VGA, XGA*, and SVGA display monitors
o Advanced power management and PC Card (PCMCIA**) support
o Multimedia audio and video capabilities

Also new hardware support was added, including:

o Device drivers for popular printers, such as PostScript** printers
o Optical disc drives that you can lock or unlock from the desktop pop-up menu
o Small computer system interface (SCSI) adapters
o SCSI attached CD-ROM drives


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Windows Version 3.1 Program Support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The OS/2 2.1 operating system has been enhanced to provide support for Windows
Version 3.1 programs. The OS/2 feature that provides Windows program support is
called WIN-OS/2*.  The WIN-OS/2 feature allows Windows programs to use features
of the OS/2 operating system, such as multitasking, and cutting and pasting
information between programs (Working with Common Data).

If you selected WIN-OS/2 support when you installed OS/2, folders were created
and stored on the desktop.

                                 WIN-OS/2 Groups

Look inside the WIN-OS/2 Groups folder, you might find two more folders:

WIN-OS/2 Main

This folder contains Windows programs that enable you to organize files and
directories, configure hardware, and view the contents of the WIN-OS/2
Clipboard.

WIN-OS/2 Accessories

This folder contains Windows programs that enable you to create drawings, play
multimedia files, and keep track of your appointments.

                                Windows Programs

The Windows Programs folder contains Windows programs that are installed on
your system.  These programs have preselected settings that work best to
optimize the performance of your program.

To continued to find out more about new features of OS/2 2.1, select a topic
from the list below:

o Device drivers for CGA, VGA, XGA, and SVGA display monitors
o Advanced Power Management and PC card (PCMCIA) support
o Multimedia audio and video capabilities


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Video Graphics Support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The OS/2 operating system supports a variety of display adapters, such as the
color graphics adapter (CGA), enhanced graphics adapter (EGA), video graphics
adapter (VGA), 8514/A adapter, extended graphics adapter (XGA), and super VGA
(SVGA) adapter.

OS/2 2.1 also supports the following SVGA chip sets:

o ATI** 28800
o Headland Technologies** HT209
o Trident Microsystems** TVGA 8900B and 8900C
o Tseng Labs** ET4000
o Western Digital** WD90C11, WD90C30, and WD90C31 (in WD90C30 compatibility
  mode)

You can change screen resolution for your XGA display adapter. To change the
screen resolution for an XGA display adapter:

 1. Display the pop-up menu for the Desktop folder.
 2. Select System setup.
 3. Select System.
 4. Select the Screen tab.
 5. Select the resolution from the Screen Resolution field.  (The resolutions
    that are supported by your adapter are listed, and the current one is
    selected.)
 6. Restart your system to put the resolution you selected into effect.

Note:   The Screen tab appears on the System Settings notebook only if you have
        an XGA display adapter.

To continue to find out more about new features of OS/2 2.1, select a topic
from the list below:

o Support for Windows Version 3.1 programs
o Advanced power management and PC Card (PCMCIA) support
o Multimedia audio and video capabilities


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Mobile Computer Support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Advanced Power Management

The OS/2 2.1 operating system provides features that manage and track power
consumption in battery-powered computers that support the advanced power
management (APM) standard.

The APM standard defines the way hardware and software work together to provide
features that reduce power consumption and help extend battery life.

If your computer supports the APM standard (has APM BIOS), the Power object is
automatically installed during the OS/2 installation process.  If the Power
object is not installed during the installation process, you can install the
object by using Selective Install.

The Power object features can help reduce power consumption and extend battery
life.  They also display information about the power level and charge state of
the battery in the computer.

To use power management features:

 1. Display the pop-up menu for the Desktop folder.
 2. Select System setup.
 3. Select Power.

PC Cards

The OS/2 2.1 operating system also provides support for adapters that conform
to Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) standards.
PCMCIA is the new standard for credit card sized adapters currently associated
with portable computers.

PCMCIA is an organization of companies developing the personal computer card
(PC Card) standards.  PC Cards are about the size and shape of a credit card.
You can use PC Cards with laptops, notebooks, palmtops, tablets, and other
portable computer systems that are equipped with a PCMCIA slot.

To continue to find out more about new features of OS/2 2.1, select a topic
from the list below:

o Support for Windows Version 3.1 programs
o Device drivers for CGA, VGA, XGA, and SVGA display monitors
o Multimedia audio and video capabilities


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Adding Multimedia to OS/2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

With the addition of multimedia to OS/2, exciting experiences are in store for
you.  To see what we mean, use the MINSTALL program to install OS/2 Multimedia.
After you install, look inside the Multimedia folder. Depending on your system
configuration and your selections, here is what you might find:

A media player for playing movie files in a window on the desktop.
A shadow copy of the OS/2 Sound object that now has a page for associating
sounds with system events.
A super CD player called Compact Disc for playing your favorite music CDs.
A sound editor called Digital Audio for playing, recording, and editing sound
files.
A media player for playing MIDI sound files.

To learn more about OS/2 Multimedia, select a topic from the list below:

Installing multimedia features
Playing a music CD
Playing sound files
Recording and editing sound files
Playing a movie file
Associating sounds with events
Converting a data file


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Playing a Music CD ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you have a CD-ROM drive and you install multimedia, you can use the Compact
Disc application to play music CDs.

When you load a CD, numbered buttons are displayed. The buttons represent the
tracks on the CD. You can change the current track by selecting any of the
track buttons.

To play a track:

o Select  to start playing the current track.
o Select  to return to the beginning of the current track.
o Select  to select the next track in the play order.
o Select  to move forward gradually in the current track.

When you first load a CD, track buttons are arranged in numerical order. The
numbers indicate the track order on the disc. You can shuffle the tracks to
create a new play order by selecting Shuffle Tracks on the Options Menu.

You can disable a track by holding down the Shift key and selecting the track
button. The track number is replaced by dashes, indicating the track is
disabled. Select the button again to reselect the track.

Select Edit Title to include a name for your CD in the window title. After you
save the new window title, it is displayed whenever you load the CD.

To learn more about OS/2 Multimedia, select a topic from the list below:

Installing multimedia features
Playing sound files
Recording and editing sound files
Playing a movie file
Associating sounds with events
Converting a data file


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Playing Sound Files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you have a sound adapter and you install multimedia, you can use the Digital
Audio application to play a variety of digital audio files, including .WAV,
.AVC, .VOC, and ._AU files.

You also can use the MIDI Media Player to play MIDI files. MIDI files typically
have an extension of .MID.

Multimedia sound files are stored in the Sound Bites folder. To load a sound
file without first opening the application:

 1. Open .
 2. Open the Sound Bites folder.
 3. Use the mouse to double-click on a  or  data object.

The application is opened and the sound file is loaded. To listen to the sound
file:

 1. Select  to play the file.
 2. Select  to stop playing.
 3. Select  to toggle between stopping and playing.

To learn more about OS/2 Multimedia, select a topic from the list below:

Installing multimedia features
Playing a music CD
Recording and editing sound files
Playing a movie file
Associating sounds with events
Converting a data file


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Recording and Editing Sound ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you have a sound adapter and install multimedia, you can use the Digital
Audio application as a powerful sound editor. Editing operations are done using
a graphical representation of a sound file in the Edit window. As you listen to
the sound file play, you can watch the cursor move through the sound graph.
This process enables you to associate the sounds you hear with the variations
you see in the graph. You can then determine the area you want to edit.

Editing of the sound graph is done by marking an area, similar to the way you
mark text in a text editor. After you mark an area of sound a variety of
editing commands enable you to:

o Cut or copy the marked sound to the system clipboard.
o Paste the sound from the clipboard into a file.
o Delete the sound from the file.
o Increase or decrease its volume.
o Mix it with another sound.

To learn more about OS/2 multimedia, select a topic from the list below:

Installing multimedia features
Playing a music CD
Playing sound files
Playing a movie file
Associating sounds with events
Converting a data file


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Playing a Movie File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you install the Software Motion Video feature, you can play movie files in a
window on the desk top.

Data for movie files is stored on disk or CD-ROM. Because movie files contain a
lot of data, the data is compressed before it is stored.

OS/2 supports AVI-format movie files. Different methods can be used for
compression by AVI format files, and not all compression types are supported.
If a compression type is not supported, an error message is displayed.

To play an AVI movie file:

 1. Select an AVI  data object.
 2. Open .
 3. Drag the data object to the Digital Video object and release it.
 4. Select  and enjoy the movie.

Dragging the movie object to the program object starts the Digital Video media
player and loads the movie file. Double-clicking on an AVI movie object also
starts the media player and loads the file.

To learn more about OS/2 multimedia, select a topic from the list below:

Installing multimedia features
Playing a music CD
Playing sound files
Recording and editing sound files
Associating sounds with events
Converting a data file


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Converting Multimedia Data ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you install multimedia, you can use the Multimedia Data Converter
application to convert certain multimedia files to a different format.  For
example, you can convert files from an IBM M-Motion image format to an OS/2 bit
map format.

The following table lists the file formats supported for conversion by
Multimedia Data Converter.

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To learn more about OS/2 Multimedia, select a topic from the list below:

Installing multimedia features
Playing a music CD
Playing sound files
Recording and editing sound files
Playing a movie file
Associating sounds with events


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Installing Multimedia Features ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use the MINSTALL program to install multimedia features.

The list below describes the features available to you. For more details about
installing multimedia, refer to the OS/2 Installation Guide.

o The System Sounds feature enables you to associate sounds with system events.
  This feature is installed automatically. For more information, select:

   Associating sounds with events

o Select Software Motion Video if you want to play movie files. This feature
  requires no unique hardware. For more information, select:

   Playing a movie file

o If you have a CD-ROM drive, select the CD Audio feature so you can play your
  favorite music CDs. For more information, select:

   Playing a music CD

o If you have a sound adapter, select the appropriate sound adapter software
  feature, so you can play, record, and edit sound files. For more information,
  select:

   Playing sound files
   Recording and editing sound files

For your convenience, the installation program MINSTALL is stored in the
Multimedia folder. This enables you to use MINSTALL for any follow-on
installations of individual features.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Associating Sounds with Events ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When you install multimedia, the Sound page is added to the Sound object. The
Sound page enables you to associate sounds with system events. After
associations are made, sounds are played when the events occur.

The Sound object is located in System Setup in the OS/2 System folder.  A
shadow of the Sound object is copied to the Multimedia folder.

To associate sounds with events:

 1. Open  in .
 2. Select an event from the list containing system events.
 3. Select a sound from the list containing sound files.

To test a sound before you associate it with an event:

 1. Select <Try it> in System events.
 2. Select a sound from the sound files list.
 3. Select  to play the selected sound.

Use Digital Audio in  to record your own sounds. If you do not have a digital
audio device, you can associate a system event with a tune file created with
the OS/2 Tune Editor:

 1. Open  in the Productivity folder.
 2. Create tune files and put them in a folder.
 3. Select an event from the list of system events.
 4. Open the folder containing the tune files.
 5. Move the mouse pointer to a tune file and select it.
 6. Press and hold down mouse button 2 to drag the tune.
 7. Release mouse button 2 when the tune is on the notebook page.

To learn more about OS/2 Multimedia, select a topic from the list below:

Installing multimedia features
Playing a music CD
Playing sound files
Recording and editing sound files
Playing a movie file
Converting a data file


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> System Sounds ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Any of the following events can have a sound associated with it using the Sound
object.

Event           Description
Warning         User selects a disabled item or receives a warning message.
Information     User receives an information message.
Error           User receives an error message.
Open window     User opens animated window.
Close window    User closes animated window.
Drag start      User picks up an object.
Drag end        User drops the object.
Startup         User starts the system.
Shutdown        User shuts down the system.
Shred           User drops on object on the shredder.
Alarm Clock     The time of an Alarms setting is reached.
Printer error   User receives a printer error message.
Lockup          Automatic lockup of the desk top occurs.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Customizing Your Desktop ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Double-click mouse button 1 (the left button) on one of the following topics:

o Desktop description
o Arranging objects in open folders
o Changing screen colors
o Changing mouse settings
o Customizing window behavior


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Doing Everyday Tasks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Double-click mouse button 1 (the left button) on one of the following topics:

Working with Menus

o Displaying pop-up menus
o Displaying window list

Working with Open Windows

o Making a window active
o Moving a window
o Sizing a window
o Customizing window behavior
o Closing a window

Working with Objects

o Objects:types of
o Opening an object
o Selecting an object
o Copying an object
o Moving an object
o Dragging an object
o Changing settings of objects
o Creating another object
o Creating an object using a template
o Creating a shadow of an object
o Closing an object
o Changing names of objects
o Deleting an object
o Finding an object
o Hiding an object
o Editing data files
o Opening a folder


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Finding Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Double-click mouse button 1 (the left button) on one of the following topics:

o Organization of OS/2 information
o Displaying help for an object
o Displaying help on pop-up menu choices
o Displaying the OS/2 tutorial
o Getting system help
o Opening the information folder
o Displaying help for commands
o Searching help topics
o Searching the Master Help Index
o Viewing the glossary
o Adding online information after installation


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Installing New Programs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Double-click mouse button 1 (the left button) on one of the following topics:

Installing Programs

o Installing new DOS programs
o Installing new Windows programs
o Installing new OS/2 programs
o Migrating programs

Starting Programs

o Starting programs
o Starting programs automatically in a WIN-OS/2 session

Working with Programs

o Using DOS and Windows programs
o A DOS and WIN-OS/2 overview
o Working with WIN-OS/2 sessions
o Associating programs and data file objects


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Installing Printers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Double-click mouse button 1 (the left button) on one of the following topics:

o Printer object description
o Creating a printer object
o Installing a printer or plotter
o Printer driver description
o Installing printer drivers
o Configuring a printer
o Installing printer fonts


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Printing ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Double-click mouse button 1 (the left button) on one of the following topics:

Getting Started

o Printing, overview
o Printing, getting started

Setting up

o Changing the default printer driver
o Configuring printer properties
o Configuring print-job properties

Printing

o Printing objects
o Changing the default printer object
o Viewing print-job information
o Holding or releasing jobs
o Holding or releasing a printer object
o Changing a printer form
o Restarting a print job
o Printing, problem determination

Customizing

Printing, optimization


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Shutting Down Your System ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Double-click mouse button 1 (the left button) on one of the following topics:

o Shutting down the operating system
o Restarting your system


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Understanding Multitasking ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Double-click mouse button 1 (the left button) on one of the following topics:

o Multitasking
o Foreground processing
o Making a window active
o Background processing


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Working with Common Data ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Double-click mouse button 1 (the left button) on one of the following topics:

o Copying or moving information
o Using a public clipboard
o Dynamic data exchange (DDE)
o Making the clipboard and DDE public or private for all WIN-OS/2 sessions
o Using a private WIN-OS/2 clipboard