WinGear Menu Help File ====================== Using this CD 01. Getting Started 02. Using the App Menu 2.5 Installing Onto Your Palm Device 03. Troubleshooting 04. Terms 01. Getting Started ------------------- All of the programs on this CD have been carefully reviewed and rated. Any Program with the notation "Try it!" means that it's a program that does not expire or have usage restrictions. You should use these programs first. Later, you can go back and explore similar programs to see what they have to offer. Consult the help file included with each individual program for notes and info regarding the program's operation. 02. Using the Applications Menu ------------------------------- The WinGear Menu was designed to be very easy to use. You will notice the Category list on the left side of the screen. Clicking on a category will display the "contents" of that category in the File List. It will also provide a brief description of the category in the Description Box, located at the bottom of the menu. If you click on a program in the File List, the description of that program will now appear in the Description Box. You can read about the program and decide if it is right for you. You can use the up/down arrows in both the Category List and the File List to see more entries. Once you find a program you want to try you can click on the Install button on the right side of the screen and the program will run or installation will begin. There are also text files located on this CD, in that case you can click the View button to view the text document. (When you click View while a program is selected, the WinGear menu attempts to display a readme file for that program if it exists. If there is none, nothing happens.) Clicking on the Help button, brings up this file, and clicking on Exit exits the program. 2.5 Installing Onto Your Palm Device ------------------------------------ After you have selected the program from the WinGear menu and click install, the program will automatically be unzipped and placed into the "C:\Palm Apps" folder on your computer. If you are using PalmPilot Desktop 2.0 or earlier load the Install Application from the Win95 tray (Click Start, Programs, PalmPilot Desktop 2.0, PalmPilot Install Tool). You will be prompted for a file name. Browse to the directory you placed the decompressed .prc and/or .pdb file(s) (e.g. C:\Palm Apps), highlight the file, and Click Open, then Click Install. At this point you can repeat the process by Clicking on Install Another File or you can Click Exit to exit the PalmPilot Install Tool. Now you need only HotSync your PalmPilot. If you are using the PalmPilot 3.0 Desktop the Install Tool is located on the left side of the Desktop Screen. Click on it and Browse to the location of your file...and continue as described above. * Note. Some programs on this CD have their own custom installers. When this is the case, just follow the directions in the installer and you should have no problems. 03. Troubleshooting ------------------- Q: The menu Install Button does not work! A: A rare problem on some Win98 machines causes the Install button in the menu to not function properly. In this case, the solution is to install it by hand. You can still use the menu to browse the CD, then when you find a program you want to install, do the following. 1. open the Windows Explorer. 2. Change to the CD drive that has our CD, 3. Change to the "programs" folder. In here you will see all the programs listed. You can now find the program you want to install, and run setup.exe or install.exe in the programs folder by double-clicking on it. Q: I clicked Install and nothing happened! A: You probably have a text file selected. Install only works for Programs. Use the View button to view text files. Q: I clicked View and nothing happened! A: View only works when (1) the file is a text file, like a faq or a technical document, or (2) the program you have selected came with a readme.txt file. If no readme file exists, nothing happens when you click View. Q: I got the program on my Palm Device but I can't use it! A: We often get questions from new users who successfully install files but then cannot use them. These are "data" files such as text (Doc), images, maps, photos, databases, etc. that require a PalmPilot program to use them. If you installed a Doc file you will need either AportisDoc or TealDoc to read it. If you installed a JFile database, you will need Jfile. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04. TERMS --------- This disc is provided on an "as is" basis without warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantibility and fitness for a particular purpose. Should this CD-ROM or any programs on it prove to be defective in any way the user assumes the entire cost of all necessary repair, service, or corrections. By purchasing this CD-ROM you are not necessarily purchasing the rights or registration to use the programs. You must register with each individual author or developer listed within the individual program as necessary and in compliance with their terms of use.