SUREFIRE - THE SMART DOCUMENT PROCESSOR - VS1.1 "Editor's Choice", Shareware Magazine "Best New Product", Shareware Industry Awards - Put live forms, spreadsheets and databases (DBase compatible) right in your "smart documents"! - No more switching among word processor, spreadsheet and database programs! - Build complete Smart Document applications! Type in text like in a word processor and add fields to create a form or spreadsheet... right there on your page. Immediately fill out the form and calculate results. Now, add a record... a database is automatically created and your first record is stored. And, the pages on your screen are always like you'll see them on paper! Anywhere within your document take advantage of over 70 spreadsheet functions, or use the powerful search capabilities on your database. You can even generate reports by injecting data from many records right into your document. And all this can be done in one program using only 7 simple pull down menus! But that's not all! Add buttons to bring you to a page, get another document, do a calculation, or join to another database. Before you know it, you'll be building complete Smart Document applications. SUREFIRE DEMO/TUTORIAL To quickly get the feel of Surefire, we recommend that you first go through the Demo/Tutorial. It shows you the basics of Surefire through various examples. The Demo/Tutorial is found in the file sfdemo.zip. To run the Demo/Tutorial after installation, type "sfdemo" at the DOS prompt. RUNNING SUREFIRE To run Surefire after installation, type "surefire" at the DOS prompt. The Surefire program may be found in the file surefi.zip. When Surefire comes up, you will be looking at the representation of an 8 1/2 by 11 inch page with standard margins. There is a menu bar across the top with 7 pull down menus. Use the F-10 key and the arrow keys to access the menus. Pressing F-1 gives you a description of what you are looking at. Typing ALT+X allows you to leave Surefire. ON-LINE DOCUMENTATION Included with your evaluation copy of Surefire there is a companion 180 page version of the Surefire User's Guide. This is in the file sfdoc.zip and unpacked into the text file, "sfdoc.txt". You may print this file or look at it by using the DOS command "type". When running Surefire, on-line context sensitive help is available by pressing F-1. Press Esc to close the help window. SUREFIRE ZIP FILES If you purchase SUREFIRE from a vendor you should find surefi.zip and sfdemo.zip on Disk 1 and sfdoc.zip on Disk 2. If you are downloading SUREFIRE from CompuServe, each .zip file requires a separate download. OTHER SUREFIRE PRODUCTS Surefire Contacts is a contact management system implemented using Smart Documents. You may find Surefire Contacts on CompuServe in the file sfcont.zip or check your vendor's catalog. REGISTRATION To use SUREFIRE - THE SMART DOCUMENT PROCESSOR after your initial free evaluation period of 30 days, you must register your usage with Piaf, Inc. (International Users see below.) You may choose from 2 registration options. After reviewing these options, print out a copy of the registration form (register.txt), fill in the form, then mail it to: Piaf, Inc 3918 Orchard Court Boulder, CO 80304-1023 USA Or, you may register by phone by calling: (303) 786-8222 During your evaluation of Surefire, give us a call if you have any problems or questions. We consider professional technical support to be as important as the product and should be part of your evaluation. We really want to hear from all of you who try out Surefire, whether you register or not. Please share your thoughts with us and let us know what you think. The register.txt file includes a short survey and place to make comments. Use this or if you prefer just give us a call. You can also send CompuServe E-mail to 73407,1034. Knowing what you think is the only way we can make better products and provide you with what you need. But if you are using Surefire, you must register after the 30 day evaluation period. This is the only way we get paid. We do not receive anything from bulletin boards or shareware vendors. Everything we get is directly from you. And feel free to give a copy of this shareware version of Surefire to as many people a you wish. OPTION 1 - Full Registration: $69 (plus $6 s&h, $15 outside North America) Full registration is designed for you to get the most out of Surefire as easily as possible. The full professional documentation, and technical support is on par with commercial products. Here's what you get: - 6 months unlimited technical support - Lastest version without "Shareware registration screen". - Demo Smart Document applications: lease management, phone list/org chart, contact database, travel reports, budget and cash flow. - Professional 450 page, wire-bound User's Guide chock full of step-by-step examples and diagrams. - Smart documents for all examples used in the User's Guide. - Entry to our mailing list. OPTION 2 - Limited Registration: $29 (plus $4 s&h, $8 outside North America) Those who find Surefire useful, but don't expect to use Surefire on a regular basis may consider the Limited Registration option. Here's what you get: - 2 technical support telephone calls - 3 months tech support via Compuserve mail or US mail - Latest version without "Shareware registration screen". - Demo Smart Document applications: lease management, phone list/org chart, contact database, travel reports, budget and cash flow. - Entry to our mailing list. - Upgrade to Full Registration for $40 (plus $6 s&h, $15 outside North America) at any time. TECHNICAL SUPPORT Extended technical support is $50/year or $10 per call. SITE LICENSE If you wish to use Surefire by more than one person on more than one computer, or to have Surefire available to more than one person on a network, a site license is required. Please contact Piaf, Inc. for more information regarding site licensing. INTERNATIONAL USERS Use the stated shipping and handling fees if you register directly with Piaf, Inc. See internat.txt for local registration information for your area. This file also contains other technical information for using Surefire outside the U.S. * SUREFIRE is a registered trademark of Piaf, Inc.