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  KeyText v2.25, for Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000 or XP
        (c) MJMSoft Design Limited, 1998-2004

In this readme.txt:
Program Description
Installation
Upgrading
Distribution
Purchasing
License - Terms and Conditions
Version History
Technical Support and Contact Information


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                  Program Description
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Keyboard macro and Windows automation utility. Save time
with KeyText!

KeyText's basic function is the storing of pieces of text,
ready to be typed or pasted into whatever application you
are working on. Autotext in your system tray! You can set up
hotkeys to all your favorite text items - one keypress and
the text is in. Your Word Processor probably has a function
like this already, but what about your database program,
your desktop publisher, your e-mail program? The beauty of
KeyText is that it's always there waiting in your tray, and
works for most applications.

With KeyText's "right-click anywhere" feature, form-filling
has never been so easy. Hold down Shift, Ctrl or both
(depending on how you set it up), right-click where you want
your text to go, and KeyText's menu opens up next to it
ready for you to click the item you want. Your name, e-mail
address, credit card number, etc. - no more typing them in:
let KeyText do it.

Now with unique Smart Select feature. You already know how
to select text and press a key combination to copy it to the
clipboard, turn it to bold, and so on. With KeyText's Smart
Select you can do much more! Once set up you could, for
example, select an e-mail address anywhere - document, text
file, database - and press Ctrl-Shift E. Your e-mail program
will start with a new message to that address ready!

Include in "text" commands to fill in the date (including
dates plus or minus n days / working days / months etc. from
the current date), run programs, click buttons, change
windows, select menu items, play a sound, display a message,
start an e-mail message, and more. Easy wizard-based dialogs
help you set it up. You can even specify an Internet
address, and KeyText will take you there (assuming you have
modem, etc.); hotkey it and you can launch your browser and
go to the site on one keypress.

Use KeyText to simulate mouse actions. It can click the
right spot on a window - button on a dialog, link on a web
page etc. - even if the window is in a different position
each time.

Schedule items to start at specified times or intervals.
Because the text can include commands (fields), you can run
programs at specified times, display reminders or alarms
with your choice of sound, even have an hourly chime. Do you
want KeyText to trigger an event on, say, the third last day
of every month? That is possible too.

Windows automation. Tell KeyText to look out for a certain
window or dialog, and then run an item. Completely automate
password entries, repetitive dialogs, etc. KeyText itself
includes 5 password levels to protect any passwords, credit
card numbers, etc. you might store.

KeyText can operate as a multiple clipboard, and makes
collecting text easy. You can set it up to monitor your
clipboard, and whenever text is copied to it, automatically
add the same text to a specified text item. This makes it
simple to gather text from various sources to put into one
destination. You don't even need to open a text file to get
at its text; select it in Windows Explorer and a couple of
mouse clicks puts a copy of it in KeyText ready for re-use.

KeyText can either paste or type your text. Pasting is
faster, but "typing", character by character, has
advantages. It can include fields (commands), it doesn't
require the clipboard, and you can choose the speed. For the
benefit of online-chat users it includes "simulate manual
typing" settings; add some pauses, mistakes and backspaces
and the person at the other end will never know it's being
typed automatically!

KeyText has a random link function. Set up your e-mail
signature in KeyText, along with a random link to a range of
quotations held in other items. Hotkey the signature if you
like. Then, every time you press the hotkey, your e-mail
signature will be typed in, followed by a quotation drawn at
random.

KeyText can display a miniature "keyboard" on your screen,
which lets you "type" with your mouse or pointing device.
This was added for the benefit of those who don't always
have a keyboard attached, and asked for the facility to key
text with KeyText. The Keypad also has a symbols tab; all
those tricky symbols like ╝, ⌐, etc. are only a click away -
as are all the accented characters.

It's very unobtrusive... It hides itself away in the tray,
near your system clock. A left-click on the icon reveals a
menu showing all your text items ready to be typed. A right-
click shows all the options available.


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                  Installation
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IMPORTANT NOTICE: This KeyText program and all associated
documentation are the copyright of MJMSoft Design Ltd. The
use of the KeyText program is governed by the License
accompanying this program.

KeyText requires Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000 or XP, and
needs 800kb of space on your hard drive.

Extract the files from the KeyText zip file to a (temporary)
folder, and run SetupKT.exe. Or, if you have the self-
extracting .exe version, simply run ktext###.exe (where ###
is the version number. During the install process you can
choose to have KeyText added to your list of programs which
start every time Windows starts; note that you can change
this later in KeyText.

To uninstall, select KeyText from Add-Remove Programs in
Windows control panel.


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                  Getting Started
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The KeyText program uses macros or scripts known as items,
which are named A, B, C and so on. They can be started from
the KeyText menu, from hotkeys, automatically or from batch
files. Together these items are stored in data files with
the extension .ktt.

It is important to note at the beginning that if you want
to start a new item you select "Edit text items" on the menu
which appears when you right-click the KT icon in the tray -
and look along the tabs A, B, C etc. until you find an empty
one (or delete an old one). If you want to start a new set
or collection of items, you select "New" from the right-
click menu - this opens up a new file of empty macros ready
to use. But beware of using "New" just to start a new
macro - go to Edit text items instead!

When you first run KeyText, try left-clicking the KT icon
and selecting "Samples; click here first!".


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                  Upgrading
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If you already have a previous version of KeyText installed,
you can install to the same folder as before, making sure
you exit KeyText first if it is running. Your texts,
settings, and unlock code (if purchased) will all be
preserved.

If you are upgrading from a version 1 release of KeyText,
before converting your texts it will make a copy of your
.ktt (KeyText data) file and give it the extension .kt1.


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                  Distribution
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KeyText is provided at no charge to you for evaluation
purposes only, and you may distribute it freely, on the
terms and conditions stated in the License (license.txt).


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                  Purchasing
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When first run KeyText displays: "Evaluation Version" and
has 10 text items available for you to use; you can store
more text items by making new data files (.ktt) and using
the right-click menu to switch from one to another. After
30 days of use the evaluation period expires; the same 10
text items are available, but other features are reduced. If
you wish to continue using KeyText, you should purchase; you
then receive an unlock code which converts KeyText to the
full version. Note that if you have not purchased and are
still using KeyText after 60 days, you will no longer be
able to save any changes to text items.

The full version gives 224 new text items, making 234 in
total; and you can have several "KeyTexts" running at the
same time, giving the possibility of thousands of text items
just a click or two away.

You can purchase online using a credit card - and get your
registration code to unlock KeyText e-mailed to you
instantly. Go to http://www.mjmsoft.com/ktreg.htm for
details.

A single user license is 25 US dollars or 15 GB pounds
(these prices guaranteed to end of December 2004). Site
licences and multi-user discounts are available. Once you
have installed KeyText, see the file "order.txt" or the
KeyText help file for details of how to register (online,
by 'phone/fax or by mail).

For an additional 12 US dollars or 7 GB pounds, we will send
a floppy disk and manual (printed help file); price includes
postage and packing. Note that the manual can be downloaded
free in Adobe Acrobat pdf format from
http://www.mjmsoft.com/keytext.htm.


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                  License - Terms and Conditions
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See the files "license.txt" and "Vendinfo.diz" for details.


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                  Version History since v2.2
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2.25    Removed "2000" from program title (added for a major
    upgrade at the end of 1999) to restore original name:
    KeyText.

    Added option where right-clicking an item in
    KeyText's left-click (or right-click anywhere) menu
    goes straight to the "Edit text items" window for
    that item. You can set this option in KeyText
    Settings, Customize tab. With this option set, you
    could go straight to the Edit window for item X by
    left-clicking the KeyText icon and right-clicking
    item X.

    The alternative right-click actions for the
    left-click menu, including the new Edit option
    mentioned above, are now available even if the
    "right-click anywhere" feature is disabled.

    Added new password level which allows the user to
    open a KeyText data file and run items, but password
    protects access to Edit text items, Settings and
    Organizer. Scheduled items can optionally be hidden
    from the left-click menu for this password level.

    Added new option to the Ask and Input fields to mask
    typed characters with a specified character - for
    example * can be chosen to appear for a password
    entry.

    Added two new faster speed levels for running macros,
    and reduced the short built-in delays which followed
    certain fields (for example, a Mouse action - the
    delay is built in to give the target application time
    to process the click, etc.).

    Fixed problem which caused the fields CallSeq,
    CallRand, CallSelect, LinkSeq, LinkRand or
    LinkSelelct to fail if the list of items specified
    was greater than 255 characters long.

    Fixed bug which sometimes caused KeyText to crash if
    a Run field was at the end of an item.

    Fixed bug where if a hotkey was set for the
    left-click menu, displaying Settings and then
    clicking Cancel could clear it.

    Fixed problem which sometimes caused the Activate
    field to fail if the specified window was minimized.

2.24    Added new option to the Message box and Input box
    fields so that they will close automatically after a
    specified number of seconds. If, for example, you
    wish to have a prompt appear - possibly a scheduled
    reminder - and disappear automatically after 5
    minutes, this new option allows this.

    Added a new option regarding handling of Return
    characters in items. Previously you could choose
    between always typing Return characters, and
    ignoring a Return character which follows certain
    fields. The new option allows you to ignore ALL
    Return characters; if a new line is in fact needed
    then {Return} or {Enter} would need to be used.

    Changed date fields so that {Date} works. The Insert
    field wizard generates {Date Short}, {Date Long} or
    {Date "...(custom date format)..."} fields, but to
    allow for {Date} being entered directly in an item
    this is now equivalent to {Date Long}.

    Changed hotkey functionality so that if the contents
    of an item with a hotkey are deleted, and the item
    is therefore empty, the hotkey is not set.

    The addition of multiple-monitor support in version
    2.23 meant that that version did not work on Windows
    95. Now fixed.

2.23    Added a new KeyText icon, designed for XP users.
    Previous icons were designed for earlier versions of
    Windows where the system tray would typically be
    gray; the new icon is a simple KT in red and blue
    which looks better against the light blue of the
    standard Windows XP notification area. You can select
    the new icon by right-clicking the existing KeyText
    icon and selecting Settings; the new icon is second
    from the left in the resulting dialog.

    Added multiple-monitor support to KeyText's mouse
    action functions. Previously with a multiple-monitor
    display all mouse actions were forced to the primary
    monitor - even though the coordinates on other
    monitors could be correctly set using the Insert
    Field Wizard. Now mouse actions on multiple-monitor
    displays will occur on the correct monitor.

    The fix in version 2.22 for Ctrl Shift + direction
    key worked for all users except NT4. Now fixed for
    NT4 users also. And for Windows 2000/XP users fixed
    a bug which occurred if you had a repeated Ctrl/Shift
    + direction key - for example, {Shift Right 4}; some
    characters immediately after the closing curly
    bracket would be skipped.

    KeyText documentation stated that the length of a
    Pause could be up to 1000000 seconds, and the Insert
    Field Wizard allowed you to set a Pause of that
    length. However when running an item any Pause
    greater than 6000 seconds (maximum in an earlier
    version of KeyText) would cause the item to abort.
    Now fixed so that a Pause of up to 1000000 seconds is
    allowed.

    Fixed two problems relating to the use of the Link
    field. Firstly, in the situation where KeyText item
    A has a Call to item B, which in turn has a Link to
    item C, and item C finished with a Mouse action -
    control did not return to item A after the Mouse
    action; now fixed. Secondly, an item which included
    an Ask, Clipboard, Date, Include or Selection field,
    and finished with a Link field, and was set to
    Action:Paste, did not work correctly; now fixed.

2.22    If an item has a {Clipboard} field near the
    beginning, and the clipboard contains text, this
    text displays in the KeyText menu for that item.
    This has been extended so that if a text file has
    been copied in Explorer, the first characters of it
    will display. For example, if item A contains only
    the field {Clipboard}, and the KeyText readme.txt
    has been copied in Explorer, the KeyText menu will
    display -  A: KeyText 2000 v2.22, for...
    (Note that if item A is then selected, the full
    contents of the text file would then be typed or
    pasted, depending on whether Action:Macro or
    Action:Paste is selected, giving a quick way to
    extract text from a file without opening it. This
    is existing functionality; the change in 2.22 is
    only to    the menu display.)

    KeyText was failing to simulate correctly a Ctrl
    Shift + direction key combination in an item, for
    example {Ctrl-Shift End}. Now fixed.

    If using a KeyText data file set to read-only, a
    warning message "changes will not be retained" was
    displayed when logging off or shutting down Windows.
    Now removed.

    The feature to allow a double-click of the KeyText
    icon to run item A (see Settings / Customize) did
    not work in Windows 2000. Now fixed.

    When using a Call field to call an item which ended
    with a mouse action field (or certain other fields),
    control was not returned to the calling item. Now
    fixed.

    In certain circumstances, scheduled items would fail
    to start after opening and closing the Settings
    dialog. Now fixed.

    In Settings / Global, under "Ignore a return
    character which follows the following fields", the
    Ask field has been removed from the list. Note that
    this is not a change in functionality; a return
    character following an Ask field will always be
    typed.

    Fix of problem occasionally experienced by Windows
    2000 users where the letter after an upper case
    letter is incorrectly also typed in upper case.

    Fix of a rare problem where an error would display
    when selecting "Edit text items".

2.21    Fix of a problem affecting Windows XP users only. Use
    of the KeyText Keypad (any of the Keyboard tab keys
    and some of the Symbol tab keys) would result in a
    KeyText error. Now fixed.

2.2    Added if/then/else functionality to the Wait field.
    Previously the Wait field would wait for a specified
    window; if found it would continue the item, or if
    not found it would cancel the item. Now there are six
    possibilities. If the window is found continue the
    item, else cancel, start another item, or call
    another item and continue. Or if the window is not
    found continue the item, else cancel, start another
    item, or call another item and continue. Also added
    is the ability to specify that the window title
    matches the specified text exactly (rather than the
    title includes the specified text), and the ability
    to check all windows, not just the foreground window.
    These additions mean that KeyText can check for the
    existence of a specified window, and take different
    courses of action depending on if it is found, or not
    found.

    Also added to the Wait field the ability to check if
    a specified file exists, or is created during the
    wait period.

    Fixed KeyText's ability to select text when sending a
    Shift and direction key combination. This worked in
    versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000, and now
    works in Windows 2000 and XP also.

    The "Copy List" function in the KeyText organizer,
    which copies to the clipboard a list of items with
    their menu text and hotkey, can now optionally
    include the whole text of each item. This may be
    useful for reference or backup purposes.

    Added to the Scheduler the ability to run monthly
    items on the last day of the month. Previously the
    actual date (1-31) had to be specified; now you can
    specify dates from last day minus 7 to the last day.

    The position on screen of the dialogs Message, Input,
    Ask, LinkSelect and CallSelect is now remembered so
    that if you move the window before closing it, next
    time it should appear in the same place.

    In the Edit text items window a new entry has been
    added to the Item menu: Insert Key Combination. This
    shortcut takes you directly to the appropriate part
    of the Insert Field Wizard, without the need to go
    through the main wizard page.

    In the event of an Explorer crash the KeyText icon in
    the tray is now restored, ensuring continuing
    availability of the program.

    Because of the different way in which the Windows XP
    Notification area works, the icon on the right-click
    menu for "Shift icon" appears as a left arrow for XP
    users, as this is the only available direction to
    shift it. Also, after a few days use, a hint is
    displayed for XP users regarding XP's "hide when
    inactive" feature which may cause the KT icon to
    disappear. See Windows XP in the Help file for more
    information.

    If Caps Lock is on, KeyText has the option to turn it
    off while an item is running, and when finished turn
    it back on again. However, this did not work if the
    item included a Pause field. Now fixed.

    Increased the speed of no-feedback typing. After
    "typing" a character, KeyText waits for feedback from
    the target application before typing the next
    character. This way KeyText regulates its speed to
    the ability of the target application to process
    keystrokes. However, a few applications give no
    feedback and KeyText must make a best guess which is
    normally slower. This "guess" has been speeded up in
    this version.

    Added or changed the following tutorial sections:
    Start or disconnect Windows dial-up networking, Check
    for text in a browser window, Set up alarms or
    reminders, If/then/else based on existence of a
    window, Use KeyText to populate a database / address
    book, and Use KeyText in a network environment. Also
    added to Field syntax reference a list of how key
    combinations appear as KeyText fields.


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                  Technical Support
                  and Contact Information
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For sales information, send e-mail to [e-mail], or
for technical support, e-mail [e-mail].

Technical support is available to all users for a period of
30 days and to users who have purchased for a period of 90
days, both periods starting on the date on which the first
request is made to the Company for support. Note that the
support we offer relates to the operation of KeyText itself;
we cannot guarantee to give advice on "scripts" to perform
specific tasks in other applications; however, we will
endeavor to give full version users as much help as we can
in this regard.

Sales telephone: free call-back service (we call you) - go
to http://www.mjmsoft.com/contact.htm
Telephone (UK number): [phone]
Fax (UK):              [phone]
Fax (USA):             [phone]

You can also contact us by mail at:
MJMSoft Design Ltd.
56 Kingsknowe Drive
EDINBURGH
EH14 2JX
United Kingdom