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NotePads+ for Win 3.x

Thank-you for downloading NotePads+ for Win3.x.

Check out our web-site at http://gsanet.com/www/jsoft and download the latest version of NotePads+ and all of the other fine software we write and market.

NotePads+ is a full featured text editor which is designed to replace the Windows notepad.

For information, comments and features you would like to see in future releases please send an email to jroberge@kagi.com.

If you already have registered, please accept our thanks, if you haven't please take a moment to register your copy of NotePads+ now.

As well, you are hereby granted a license to freely to distribute the original .ZIP file you downloaded to anyone you feel may need a good replacement for the Windows notepad. This includes, but is not limited to, your friends, co-workers, shareware repositories, BBS's and any other means of distribution you may find.

NotePads+ Features

About NotePads+

Character Menu

Edit Menu

File Menu

Help Menu

Options Menu

Search Menu

Window Menu

NotePads+ Index


Features

NotePads+ comes with many features to make editing of text files an easy and enjoyable task.

•	NotePads+ can easily be set as the default Windows notepad by selecting Options|Default Windows Notepad.

•	NotePads+ has a newly redesigned interface to make text editing even easier, if not more fun.

•	NotePads+ supports large (greater than 32k) text files. If a large text file is opened, it is trapped and loaded into the word processor of your choice as defined in Options|Preferences|Word Processor.

•	NotePads+ now supports drag and drop editing. Drag any file from File Manager, Winzip, etc. and drop it into NotePads+ to edit it as a text file.

•	Open/Save Input Filters can be set so that when you open or save files you can view, edit and save any type of text file you wish.

•	Notepads+ now has a Stay On Top feature that allows you to keep NotePads+ on top of everything on your screen.

•	NotePads+ maintains a list of the last eight text files that have been Opened or Saved As. These are accessed from the File|Reopen menu.

•	NotePads+ maintains a list of your favorite text files. They are maintained in Options|Preferences|Favorite Files and displayed under File|Favorite Files.

•	Automatic backups can be enabled or disabled with Options|Automatic Backups.

•	Button Hints can be turned on or off with Options|Button Hints.

•	Status bar shows the status of the Insert, Caps Lock and Num Lock keys.

•	The right mouse button supports a pop-up menu to allow for common editing procedures as well as property information on the opened file.

•	Most changes to NotePads+ are auto-saved and become the default settings the next time NotePads+ is loaded. This includes the screen position of NotePads+ and all input boxes, the font information and the last used directory.

•	NotePads+ has a Search and Replace function so that you can find and replace text strings in your text files.


About
About NotePads+

Introduction

Welcome to NotePads+, an easy to use, yet powerful text editor for Windows 3.x. For Help on Windows, either press F1 or choose How to Use Help from the Help menu.

•	Clicking on the Help Menu and then selecting About NotePads+ will give you the version number, whom NotePads+ is registered to and your free GDI, System and User resources.

Thank you for registering NotePads+.

Product support and updates can obtained by snail-mail

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Phoenix, AZ   85015

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Character

•	Left - Align all the text to the left side of the workspace. This is the default when NotePads+ loads.

•	Right - Align all the text to the right side of the workspace.

•	Center - Center all the text in the workspace.

•	Word Wrap - Set wordwrap on or off. The default when NotePads+ loads is word wrap on.

•	Font - Choose which font to display your file in. All Windows fonts are supported and your choice stays the default until you change the font. When you change the font it changes for all open workspaces.

•	Convert

Lowercase - changes the highlighted text to lowercase text. If no text is highlighted then ALL the text is made lowercase.

Uppercase - changes the highlighted text to uppercase. If no text is highlighted then ALL the text is made uppercase.

Capitalize - Capitalizes the highlighted text. If no text is highlighted this command is disabled.

Right-clicking with the mouse when the cursor is over a workspace brings up a pop-up menu that includes the Font function above.


Edit

•	Cut	Ctrl+X - Cut the highlighted text and save it to the Windows clipboard.

•	Copy	Ctrl+C - Copy the highlighted text to the Windows clipboard.

•	Paste	Ctrl+V - Paste to the cursor position from the Windows clipboard.

•	Delete	Ctrl+D - Delete the highlighted text.

•	Select All	Ctrl+A - Select all the text in the file.

•	Date & Time	F5 - Inserts the date and time at the position of your cursor.

•	Spell Check - Checks the spelling of the current workspace. Click on the Help button when the Spell Checker is open for more information.

Right-clicking with the mouse when the cursor is over a workspace brings up a pop-up menu that includes the Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete and Select All functions above.


File

•	New	Ctrl+N - Creates a new workspace called 'untitled.txt' for you to type text in. Before closing, NotePads+ will ask you if you wish to save any untitled workspaces. NotePads+ automatically opens with a new workspace when it is first started.

•	Open	Ctrl+O - This opens your favorite text file. If a large text file is opened, the file will be trapped and loaded into the word processor you have defined in Options|Preferences|Word Processor.

•	Reopen - NotePads+ maintains a most recently used list of the last eight text files that you have opened. Clicking on one of these will automatically open the chosen file.

•	Favorite Files - NotePads+ maintains a list of your favorite files. Clicking on one of these will automatically open the chosen file. A Favorite File list is maintained under Options|Preferences|Favorite Files.

•	Close - This closes the current workspace and displays the workspace behind it. If you have made changes to the current workspace, you will be asked if you wish to save it before closing.

•	Save	Ctrl+S - This saves the current workspace to the file and path name displayed on the status bar at the bottom of the workspace.

•	Save As - This allows you to save your workspace to a new file name.

•	Customize Tool Bar - This allows you to customize the Main Tool Bar. Drag those buttons you don't want off the toobar and those you do want back onto the tool bar.

•	Print	Ctrl+P - This allows you to print the current workspace to your default Win95 printer. To change your default printer check out Printer Setup.

•	Printer Setup - This allows you to set up your default Win95 printer. Any changes made here are reflected throughout Windows.

•	Exit - This allows you to exit NotePads+. Before exiting, NotePads+ will ask you if you wish to save any workspaces you modified.


Help

•	Contents - loads this file.

•	Search For Help On - loads Notepads+ help search.

•	How to Use Help - loads the Win 3.x help instructions.

•	What's New - loads a text file that gives the latest update information for this version of NotePads+.


Options

•	Default Windows NotePad - If this option is checked NotePads+ is the default Windows notepad. If it's not checked, what are you waiting for?

•	Button Hints - If this is checked, button hints are displayed. This is saved and becomes the default the next time NotePads+ is loaded.

•	Automatic Backups - If this is checked, NotePads+ will automatically create a backup file of the file you are saving in the same directory. This file has the same name but has a .BAK extension. This is also saved and becomes the default the next time NotePads+ is loaded.

•	Main Status Bar - If this is checked there will be an extra status bar displayed along the bottom of NotePads+. This displays the button hints. This is saved and becomes the default the next time NotePads+ is loaded.

•	Stay On Top - If this is checked NotePads+ will stay on top of all other programs on your desktop. The default is unchecked. This is saved and becomes the default the next time NotePads+ is loaded.

•	Preferences

Word Processor - This feature allows you to choose which word processor your large text files (>32k) will be loaded into. The default is C:WINDOWS\WRITE.EXE.

Open/Save Filters - This feature allows you to determine which filters the Open and Save dialogs will use when you open or save a file. The defaults are Text Files (*.txt), Ini Files (*.ini), HTML files (*.htm) and All Files (*.*). These are saved and become the default the next time NotePads+ is loaded.

Date & Time - This allows you to set the date and time formats to be used when you insert the date & time. Click on default to display the sytem defaults as defined in your WIN.INI file.

Favorite Files - This allows you to maintain a list of your favorite files (the ones that you open over and over again). These are displayed under File|Favorite Files.


Search

•	Find... - Find selected text in your document.

•	Find Next   F3 - Find the next incident of selected text.

•	Replace... - Find the next incident of selected text and replace it with your choice of text.

Right-clicking with the mouse when the cursor is over a workspace brings up a pop-up menu that includes the Find and Find Next functions above.


Window

•	Tile - Tiles all the open windows in NotePads+.

•	Cascade - Cascades all the open windows in NotePads+.

•	Arrange Icons - Arranges all the icons in NotePads+.

NotePads+ maintains a list of all the current open text files in a list displayed under the Window menu. Just select the one you wish to go to.


Index
NotePads+ Index

A

About

Arrange Icons

Automatic Backups

B

Button Hints

C

Capitalize Text

Caps Lock

Cascade Windows

Center Text

Character

Close File

Contents

Contents

Convert Text To Lowercase

Convert Text To Uppercase

Copy to Clipboard

Current Open Files

Customize Tool Bar

Cut to Clipboard

D

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Date & Time Formats

Date & Time

Default Windows Notepad

Delete Text

Drag & Drop Editing

E

Edit

Exit NotePads+

F

Favorite Files

Features

File

Find Next

Find

Font

Free Resources

Free Updates

H

Help

How to Use Help

http://gsanet.com/www/jsoft

I

Index

Insert

J

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L

Large Text Files

Left Align

Long File Names

M

Main Status Bar

Maintain Favorite File List

N

New File

New Interface

Num Lock

O

Open File

Options

P

Paste from Clipboard

Print File

Printer Setup

R

Registered To

Reopen File

Right Align

Right Mouse Button

S

Save File As

Save File

Search For Help On

Search

Select All

Spell Check

T

Tile Windows

V

Version Number

W

What's New

Window

Word Wrap