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SHORTHAND FOR WINDOWS
Version 3.0 (SHAREWARE Version)
WHAT'S NEW
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If you are a current user of Shorthand, please see the
SHORTHND.WRI file for a description of new features and
upgrade pricing.
INTRODUCTION
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Shorthand is a typing productivity tool designed to work concurrently
with most Microsoft Windows 3.1 applications. Just as a stenographer
uses shorthand notation to represent words and phrases, Shorthand
allows you to represent a string of text with a much shorter
abbreviation or keyword. Instead of typing the text string,
you type the shorter keyword and Shorthand takes care of typing
the text string into your application. For example, you can
represent the phrase "as soon as possible" with the keyword "asap."
The next time you need to type the phrase "as soon as possible" into
your favorite Windows word processor, you simply type "\asap", press
the Enter key, and Shorthand types "as soon as possible" right into
your Windows word processor. The leading "\" is a hot key character
that signals Shorthand that you are about to type a keyword. (You
can change the hot key character to another character if you wish.)
Shorthand works with most Windows word processors, text editors and
even text fields in most Windows dialog boxes. A good illustration
of the flexibility of Shorthand is entering e-mail addresses. Are
you tired of typing those incredibly long addresses? And with some
non-U.S. keyboards, this procedure is even more tedious since
you can't conveniently type the '@' character! With Shorthand,
you first enter the e-mail address and a unique keyword into
Shorthand's dictionary. The next time you need to enter the
e-mail address in an application's dialog box, just activate
Shorthand, type the keyword and Shorthand will type the
address for you!
DISTRIBUTION LICENSE
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This version of Shorthand is a shareware program that can be freely
uploaded to any public bulletin board such as Compuserve, Prodigy,
America On-Line, etc. Shareware distributors may distribute this
program for a small fee to cover their distribution costs.
REGISTRATION
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If find Shorthand useful you are expected to register.
To register, please send a check or money order in the amount
of US$20.00 (which includes shipping and handling) to:
Christopher S. Lim
517 Cobb Court
La Puente, California 91746
If you are a member of Compuserve, you can register by using
the ShareWare Registration Database (GO SWREG). Shorthand is
registered under ID# 2649. The fee is $20.
Registered users will automatically receive a fully functional version
of Shorthand (on 3.5" disk unless you specify otherwise; please allow
2-4 weeks for delivery, longer if you live outside the United States).
HOW TO REACH THE AUTHOR
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You can reach the author at the above address or at Compuserve 74542,1670.
INSTALLATION
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Copy the files to a directory on your hard disk. The file called
"SHORTHND.EXE" is the executable file.
RUNNING SHORTHAND
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The application name is "SHORTHND.EXE". You can run SHORTHND.EXE by
starting the Windows File Manager and double-clicking on the file
"SHORTHND.EXE".
You may want to create a program group and program icon for Shorthand.
Please refer to the Windows User Manual for instructions on how to set up
a new application. (This can be done from the Program Manager, "File" menu,
"New" command.)
WHERE TO GO FROM HERE
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Please read the SHORTHND.WRI (use the Windows WRITE.EXE program) for a
tutorial on how to use Shorthand.