SmartPics Sampler for Windows -- README.TXT

This document contains important information which is not included in the
SmartPics for Windows printed documentation.  It provides information on:

o Using the SmartPics SmartIcon in other Lotus products
o Using SmartPics as an OLE server
o Using SmartPics with other applications


** Using the SmartPics SmartIcon in Other Lotus Products **

You can have quick access to SmartPics from both Ami Pro and Lotus 
1-2-3 for Windows using the SmartPics SmartIcon.  Follow the procedures
below to install the SmartPics SmartIcon in each of these products:

- Installing the SmartPics SmartIcon in Ami Pro:

1.  Copy SMARTPIC.BMP to your Ami Pro directory
    (e.g., copy c:\smartpic\smartpic.bmp c:\amipro).

2.  Copy SMARTPIC.SMM to your Ami Pro macros directory
    (e.g., copy c:\smartpic\smartpic.smm c:\amipro\macros).

3.  From the Ami Pro menu bar, choose Tools SmartIcons.

4.  In the SmartIcons dialog box, click the Customize button.

5.  In the Customize SmartIcons dialog box, scroll through the Tools
    Custom Icons window until the SmartPics light bulb icon appears.

6.  Drag the SmartPics icon into the Current Palette window.

7.  Click Assign Macro.

8.  In the Assign Macro dialog box, click Next Icon until the SmartPics 
    light bulb appears in the Selected Icon window, then select 
    SMARTPIC.SMM in the Macros list box.

9.  Click Save, and then click OK in each dialog box until you return 
    to the main Ami Pro screen. The SmartPics SmartIcon is now 
    accessible.

    For more information on using macros in Ami Pro, refer to your 
    Ami Pro documentation.

    NOTE:  If you did not place SmartPics for Windows in c:\smartpic, 
    you must also edit the SmartPics macro file to show the proper
    path:

   1.  From the Ami Pro menu bar, choose Tools Macro Edit.
 	
   2.  In the Edit Macro dialog box, choose SMARTPIC.SMM and click OK.

   3.  Change the statement:
 
       "defdir="c:\smartpic"

       to reflect the path where you installed SmartPics.

   4.  Double-click the control menu box in the top left corner of the 
       editing window to close the window.  Ami Pro asks if you want to
       save the changes to the macro.  Click Yes.

- Installing the SmartPics SmartIcon in 1-2-3 for Windows:

1.  Copy SMARTPIC.BMP and SMARTPIC.MAC to your 123\sheetico directory
    (e.g., copy c:\smartpic\smartpic.bmp c:\123\sheetico).

2.  From the 1-2-3 menu bar, choose Tools SmartIcons.

3.  In the Tools SmartIcons dialog box, click the Customize button.

4.  In the Tools SmartIcons Customize dialog box, scroll through the
    Custom Icons window until the SmartPics light bulb icon appears.

5.  Select the SmartPics icon and click Assign Macro.

6.  In the Tools SmartIcons Customize Assign Macro dialog box, the
    macro SMARTPIC.MAC will appear.

    NOTE: If you installed SmartPics for Windows in a directory	other
    than c:\smartpic, edit the macro to show the alternative directory.

7.  Click OK.

8.  In the Tools SmartIcons Customize dialog box, click Add.

9.  Click OK to close each dialog box until you return to the main
    1-2-3 screen.

    For more information on using macros in 1-2-3, refer to your 1-2-3
    documentation.


NOTE:  The SmartPics program directory contains three bitmaps for the
SmartPics SmartIcon, one for each monitor resolution.  

o SMARTPIC.VGA (for VGA monitors)
o SMARTPIC.EGA (for EGA monitors)
o SMARTPIC.851 (for 8514 monitors)

The program directory also contains a bitmap called SMARTPIC.BMP.  This
bitmap controls how the SmartPics SmartIcon displays.  When you install
SmartPics, the install program tries to determine the type of monitor
you have and automatically copies the appropriate bitmap to 
SMARTPIC.BMP. 

If you change the type of monitor you have after you install SmartPics, 
you should copy the appropriate SmartIcon bitmap to SMARTPIC.BMP.  This
adjusts the display of the SmartPics SmartIcon for your monitor.  For
example, if you had a VGA monitor when you installed SmartPics, but now
have an 8514 monitor, you should copy SMARTPIC.851 to SMARTPIC.BMP.

** Using SmartPics As an OLE Server **

SmartPics can run in either of two modes.  When you access SmartPics
from the Windows Program Manager, SmartPics runs in normal mode and
runs as a freestanding Windows application.   In this mode, SmartPics
does not copy images to the Windows Clipboard in the following formats:

o native
o owner link
o object link

When you access SmartPics from within applications that support Object 
Linking and Embedding (OLE), SmartPics runs as a mini-OLE server.  In
this mode, SmartPics does not support linking.  

**  Using SmartPics with Other Applications **

You can use SmartPics images in a wide variety of applications.  When 
you copy a SmartPics image to paste into another application, by 
default, SmartPics copies the image in the Windows metafile format (WMF). 
This format produces the best results.

For applications that do not support the metafile format, SmartPics 
offers two additional formats: Device Independent Bitmap (DIB) and 
Bitmap (BMP).  You can choose a format in the SmartPics Options dialog 
box.

When using SmartPics images in other applications, keep in mind the
following:

- If you try to paste a SmartPics image into an application and the
  paste function is not available, that application may not support
  the format that you used to copy the SmartPics image (metafile, 
  Device Independent Bitmap, or bitmap).

  In the SmartPics Options dialog box, choose another format and copy 
  the image again.  Then try to paste it into the other application.

- Sometimes, when you paste a SmartPics image into an application the 
  image may not appear optimally, for example, it may appear grainy
  or speckled.  

  In the SmartPics Options dialog box, choose the Windows metafile 
  format to obtain optimal results.

- Sometimes, when you copy a SmartPics image using the Windows 
  metafile format (the default) and paste it into some applications, for
  example, Word Perfect for Windows 5.1, images with white flesh tones 
  appear gray.

  In the SmartPics Options dialog box, choose the Black line art 
  symbols option for the version of the symbols you want to use.