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    ProShare(TM) Software: Compatibility with Windows/Windows Applications

    Contents:

    • WINDOWS COMPATIBILITY - OVERVIEW
    • MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.1 REQUIRED
    • ALDUS PAGEMAKER - LIMITED COMPATIBLE
    • AMI PRO - LIMITED COMPATIBILITY
    • AUTODESK - AUTOCAD REL 12 FOR WINDOWS - LIMITED COMPATIBILITY
    • CORELCHART! - INCOMPATIBLE
    • FAXABILITY (PLUS AND PLUS/OCR)
    • FREELANCE GRAPHICS - LIMITED COMPATIBILITY
    • LOTUS 1-2-3 FOR WINDOWS (V4.0) - COMPATIBLE
    • MICROSOFT EXCEL (V4.0A) - COMPATIBLE
    • MICROSOFT POWERPOINT 3.0 - COMPATIBLE
    • MICROSOFT WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUPS (V3.11) - COMPATIBLE
    • MICROSOFT WORD FOR WINDOWS (V2.0) - COMPATIBLE
    • MICROSOFT WORKS FOR WINDOWS - LIMITED COMPATIBILITY
    • MICROSOFT WRITE - LIMITED COMPATIBILITY
    • TURBOCOM V1.1.0 - INCOMPATIBLE
    • WORDPERFECT 6.0 FOR WINDOWS - COMPATIBLE
    • WORDPERFECT PRESENTATION - LIMITED COMPATIBILITY
    • MAPINFO 2.1 FOR WINDOWS - COMPATIBLE - CUSTOMER REPORT
    • PARADOX 4.5 - COMPATIBLE - CUSTOMER REPORT
    • POLARIS PACKRAT 5.011 - COMPATIBLE - CUSTOMER REPORT
    • QUATTRO PRO FOR WINDOWS - COMPATIBLE - CUSTOMER REPORT
    • CA SIMPLY MONEY - COMPATIBLE - CUSTOMER REPORT
    
    

    WINDOWS COMPATIBILITY - OVERVIEW

    
       This document discusses the compatibility of Intel's ProShare
    
       Conferencing software with various Windows applications.
    
    
    
       Some general guidelines for using Windows Applications with ProShare
    
       software follow.
    
    
    
         *  Using Presentation Software with ProShare software:  When you do a
    
            print capture with some Windows presentation software applications,
    
            use landscape mode for the best display in the ProShare software
    
            notebook.
    
    
    
         *  Using Applications that do Automatic Word Wrapping:  Many
    
            applications such as Aldus PageMaker do auto-word wrapping without
    
            using carriage returns.  As a result, you need to manually insert
    
            carriage returns at the end of each line of text in your document
    
            to properly display the text in the ProShare software notebook.
    
    
    
    

    MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.1 REQUIRED

    
       The Intel ProShare software requires Microsoft Windows 3.1 (running in
    
       Enhanced Mode).
    
    
    
       While the ProShare software will function on a system with only 4 MB of
    
       RAM, Intel recommends at least 8 MB of RAM.  Systems with only 4 MB of
    
       RAM will experience performance degradation when using the ProShare
    
       software.
    
    
    
    

    ALDUS PAGEMAKER - LIMITED COMPATIBLE

    
       Aldus PageMaker has limited compatible with the Intel ProShare
    
       Conferencing software.
    
    
    
       Pagemaker is an OLE Client, but not a server.  Therefore, you cannot
    
       create an OLE link with PageMaker and ProShare software.  You cannot
    
       print from PageMaker into ProShare software if you have both text and
    
       graphics in the PageMaker document.  ProShare software's File Import
    
       feature will not work with files created by Aldus PageMaker.
    
    
    
       Aldus PageMaker, like many applications, does auto-word wrapping without
    
       using carriage returns.  You need to manually insert carriage returns at
    
       the end of each line of text in your PageMaker document to properly
    
       display the text in the ProShare software notebook.
    
    
    
    

    AMI PRO - LIMITED COMPATIBILITY

    
       AMI Pro has limited compatibility with the Intel ProShare Conferencing
    
       software.
    
    
    
       ProShare software's File Import feature does not work with files created
    
       by AMI Pro.
    
       AMI Pro stores a setting on a per-document basis that determines which
    
       printer the document should be printed on.  This allows AMI Pro files to
    
       be dragged and dropped directly onto the Windows Print Manager for
    
    
    
       printing.  If you perform a Print Capture from ProShare software using
    
       the File...Import menu item, the preset printer will be used and the AMI
    
       Pro document will not import correctly.  This is not a Registration
    
       Database problem with AMI Pro.
    
    
    
       One way to solve this problem is to print the file directly from AMI Pro
    
       with the ProShare software capture driver set as the currently selected
    
       printer.
    
    
    
       (See "Importing all or part of a file" in the ProShare software on-line
    
       help for more information)
    
    
    
       When creating an OLE link with Ami Pro, objects are pasted in as icons. 
    
       When you double click on the icon, the entire document is shown, even if
    
       only a portion was copied.
    
    
    
    

    AUTODESK - AUTOCAD REL 12 FOR WINDOWS - LIMITED COMPATIBILITY

    
       Autocad rel12 for Windows has limited compatibility with Intel ProShare
    
       Conferencing software.  It functions as an OLE client, but not an OLE
    
       server.  Autocad 12 is mostly structured for DDE with spreadsheets and
    
       word processors.
    
    
    
       To import a drawing from Autocad to ProShare software you must first
    
       change it from a *.DXF file to a  *.BMP file in Autocad.
    
    
    
    

    CORELCHART! - INCOMPATIBLE

    
       CorelCHART! 4.0, which is part of the CorelDRAW! package, is
    
       incompatible with the ProShare Standard Edition Software.
    
    
    
       Customer Report:
    
       A customer reported that while attempting to import a file from
    
       CorelCHART! 4.0 (using the Print Capture option in the
    
       File...Import...Import Using dialog box), he received the message,
    
       "Application Error Integer Divide by Zero." 
    
    
    
       A work-around solution to this problem is to print the file from
    
       CorelCHART! using the ProShare Print Capture Driver as the selected
    
       printer.  This may result in some temporary color dithering, but
    
       clicking once on the object will restore the colors.
    
    
    
    

    FAXABILITY (PLUS AND PLUS/OCR)

    
       FAXability has limited compatibility with the Intel ProShare
    
       Conferencing software.
    
    
    
       If you are using FAXability with a Class 2 faxmodem, you may need a new
    
       CASMODEM driver.  Versions 2.01i and earlier of CASMODEM can cause Class
    
       2 type faxmodems to answer with fax tones instead of modem tones while
    
       the ProShare software is waiting for calls.
    
    
    
       The latest CASMODEM files are available through Intel's online services
    
       in the Registered User Software Upgrades section.
    
    
    
       Note: For a temporary workaround, try adding the command   +FAA=1   to
    
    
    
       the end of the modem initialization string in the ProShare software,
    
       Conference Setup.  This will not work with all Class 2 faxmodems,
    
       however.
    
    
    
    

    FREELANCE GRAPHICS - LIMITED COMPATIBILITY

    
       Freelance Graphics has limited compatibility with the Intel ProShare
    
       Conferencing software.
    
    
    
       Freelance Graphics does not support "command line" printing for the
    
       enablement of printing from the Windows File Manager. This is not a
    
       matter of improper registration in the Registration Database.
    
    
    
       One way to solve this limitation is to print the file directly from
    
       Freelance, with the ProShare software's PS Capture Driver set as the
    
       currently selected printer.
    
    
    
       The ProShare software's File Import feature does not work with files
    
       created by Freelance Graphics. See "Importing all or part of a file" in
    
       the ProShare software's on-line help for more information.
    
    
    
    

    LOTUS 1-2-3 FOR WINDOWS (V4.0) - COMPATIBLE

    
       Intel tested Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows v4.0 and found it to be compatible
    
       with the Intel ProShare  Conferencing Standard Edition software.
    
    
    
        OLE Notes:    When embedding an OLE link from Lotus 1-2-3 into the
    
       ProShare software notebook, the entire source spreadsheet is linked, not
    
       just the portion you have marked for pasting.  Keep this in mind when
    
       working with confidential information since your meeting participant can
    
       end up with your entire spreadsheet.
    
    
    
       This is how Lotus 1-2-3 has implemented OLE and has nothing to do with
    
       the ProShare software.  A possible solution is to use the snapshot or
    
       crop tool when working with sensitive information, or, make a special
    
       duplicate file consisting of only the information you want to share.
    
    
    
    

    MICROSOFT EXCEL (V4.0A) - COMPATIBLE

    
       Intel tested Microsoft Excel v4.0a and found it to be compatible with
    
       the Intel ProShare Conferencing Standard Edition software.
    
    
    
       OLE Notes: When embedding an OLE link from Excel into the ProShare
    
       software notebook, the entire source spreadsheet is linked, not just a
    
       portion that you may have marked for pasting.  Keep this in mind when
    
       working with confidential information since your meeting participant can
    
       end up with your entire spreadsheet.
    
    
    
       This is how Excel has implemented OLE and has nothing to do with the
    
       ProShare software.  A possible solution is to use the snapshot or crop
    
       tool when working with sensitive information, or, make a special
    
       duplicate file consisting of only the information you want to share.
    
    
    
    

    MICROSOFT POWERPOINT 3.0 - COMPATIBLE

    
       Intel tested Microsoft PowerPoint 3.0 and found it to be compatible with
    
    
    
       the Intel ProShare Conferencing Standard Edition software.
    
    
    
       OLE Notes:     Intel found that the following steps work well for
    
       creating an OLE object in PowerPoint:
    
    
    
         1. Create Presentation using PowerPoint, then save it.
    
    
    
         2. Click on the View...Slide Sorter menu.
    
    
    
         3. Choose Edit...Select All, or select the slides you want by holding
    
            down the Shift key and clicking on the individual slides.
    
    
    
         4. Select Edit...Copy.
    
    
    
         5. Go to ProShare software and choose Edit...Paste
    
            Special...PowerPoint Presentation.
    
    
    
       This will give you the first slide that you have chosen in the
    
       presentation.  From here you can choose the selection pointer and click
    
       once on the first slide.  Go to the Edit menu and you will have an
    
       option to choose the PowerPoint Presentation Object.  Select this and
    
       you will be given the option to Edit, or see the Slide Show, but you
    
       will see only the slides you have selected.
    
    
    
       You may encounter some temporary color dithering when merging PowerPoint
    
       presentations.  To restore the original colors just choose the selection
    
       pointer and click once on the object.
    
    
    
    

    MICROSOFT WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUPS (V3.11) - COMPATIBLE

    
       Intel ProShare Conferencing software is compatible with Microsoft
    
       Windows for Workgroups 3.11 running in Enhanced Mode.  However, a
    
       minimum of 8 MB of RAM is recommended to run the ProShare software under
    
       Windows for Workgroups 3.11.  Although it will run with 4 MB of RAM,
    
       performance may be sluggish.
    
    
    
    

    MICROSOFT WORD FOR WINDOWS (V2.0) - COMPATIBLE

    
       Microsoft Word for Windows v2.0 is compatible with the Intel ProShare
    
       Conferencing software.
    
    
    
       Pasting clipped text from Microsoft Word 2.0 into the ProShare software
    
       notebook results in a Word icon which you cannot open.
    
    
    
       If an OLE copy to the notebook does not transfer any data, run REGEDIT. 
    
       If the transfer still does not work, reinstall Microsoft Word.
    
    
    
       To paste text clipped from a Microsoft Word 2.0 document into the
    
       ProShare software as text and not as an icon, choose the Paste Special
    
       command from the Edit menu.  In the Paste Special dialog box, select
    
       Text as the data type, and then paste your text where desired.
    
    
    
    

    MICROSOFT WORKS FOR WINDOWS - LIMITED COMPATIBILITY

    
       Microsoft Works for Windows has limited compatibility with the Intel
    
       ProShare Conferencing software.
    
    
    
       With the ProShare software print driver installed, the Microsoft Works
    
       word processor may have a problem printing to the print capture virtual
    
       print device.
    
    
    
       To remove the print driver, double-click the Windows Control Panel icon,
    
       then double-click the Printers icon.  Select the ProShare software
    
       driver and choose Remove.
    
    
    
       Note: If you remove the ProShare software print driver, you cannot use
    
       the Print Capture feature.
    
    
    
    

    MICROSOFT WRITE - LIMITED COMPATIBILITY

    
       Microsoft Write has limited compatibility with the Intel ProShare
    
       Conferencing software.
    
    
    
       The ProShare software Print Capture and File Import features work fine
    
       with Microsoft Write.
    
       Microsoft Write does not support OLE, so you will not be able to link
    
       Write documents into the ProShare software notebook.
    
    
    
    

    TURBOCOM V1.1.0 - INCOMPATIBLE

    
       Intel has tested TurboCom v1.1.0 and found it to be incompatible with
    
       the ProShare Standard Edition software.
    
    
    
       Note: You may try to replace Windows 3.1's communications driver
    
       COMM.DRV in order to achieve more speed, e.g., more than 19.2 Kbps, or
    
       more than four communications ports. TurboCom v1.1.0 is a replacement
    
       for COMM.DRV in Windows 3.0.  It has a driver "turbovcd.386" which is
    
       dated 7/11/91. If you try to use it in Windows 3.1 and run the ProShare
    
       software, you will get "Modem Initialization Failure. No Modem
    
       Response."
    
    
    
    

    WORDPERFECT 6.0 FOR WINDOWS - COMPATIBLE

    
       WordPerfect 6.0 for Windows is compatible with the Intel ProShare
    
       Conferencing software.
    
    
    
       Pasting clipped text from WordPerfect 6.0 into the ProShare software
    
       notebook results in a WordPerfect icon which you cannot open.
    
    
    
       To paste text clipped from a WordPerfect 6.0 document into the ProShare
    
       software as text and not as an icon, choose the Paste Special command
    
       from the Edit menu.  In the Paste Special dialog box, select Text as the
    
       data type, and then paste your text where desired.
    
    
    
       When Importing a WordPerfect for Windows (network version) document file
    
       a "There is no Assoc Application or the Assoc is Incomplete" error
    
       message may appear.  Write files will import with no problems.
    
    
    
    

    WORDPERFECT PRESENTATION - LIMITED COMPATIBILITY

    
       WordPerfect Presentation has limited compatibility with the ProShare
    
       Standard Edition software.
    
    
    
       When doing a print capture from ProShare software, WordPerfect and
    
       Quatro Pro work without problems.
    
    
    
       WordPerfect Presentations does not register itself in REGEDIT as an
    
       application that prints. Therefore, you must launch WP Presentations and
    
       print from the WP Presentations application directly to the "PSDATA
    
       Capture Driver on ProShare." The PSDATA Capture Driver can be
    
       temporarily changed in Print Setup.
    
    
    
    

    MAPINFO 2.1 FOR WINDOWS - COMPATIBLE - CUSTOMER REPORT

    
       Customer Report:
    
       A customer has successfully experimented with importing MapInfo for
    
       Windows files directly into ProShare Software.
    
    
    
    

    PARADOX 4.5 - COMPATIBLE - CUSTOMER REPORT

    
       Customer Report:
    
       A customer has successfully experimented with importing Paradox files
    
       directly into ProShare Software.
    
    
    
    

    POLARIS PACKRAT 5.011 - COMPATIBLE - CUSTOMER REPORT

    
       Customer Report:
    
       A customer has successfully experimented with importing Polaris PackRat
    
       files directly into ProShare Software.
    
    
    
    

    QUATTRO PRO FOR WINDOWS - COMPATIBLE - CUSTOMER REPORT

    
       Customer Report:
    
       A customer has successfully experimented with importing Quattro Pro
    
       files directly into ProShare Software.
    
    
    
       Be careful of page sizes in Quatro Pro.
    
    
    
    

    CA SIMPLY MONEY - COMPATIBLE - CUSTOMER REPORT

    
       Customer Report:
    
       A customer has successfully experimented with importing CA Simply Money
    
       files directly into ProShare Software.
    
    

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