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General  ->  do not change <-


Click on the OK-button to save the changes and leave this window.


Click on the OK-button to continue


Click on the OK-button to close this window.


Click on the  CANCEL-button to stop and close this window.


Click on the CANCEL-button to leave this window without saving changes.


Click  on the CANCEL-button to abort the wizard.


Click on the BACK-button to go back.


Click on the NEXT-button to continue.


Click on the FINISH-button to finish the operation and close the wizard.


Click on the  CLOSE-button to close this window.


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 Using this wizard you can setup the rates, off-peak-hours and way of calculation.  Also you can select the settings by choosing one of the countries. Click on the BACK-button to go back or click on the NEXT button to continue. Click on the CANCEL button to abort the wizard.


Select your country  or choose  (Setup yourself) if your country is not listed or if you want to change the settings yourself.


Select the way the startcost is calculated.


Select the way of costcalculation.


Select a ratetype en setup the days and hours, that apply to this type. After that continue with the other types.


Select the days that apply to the ratetype you have selected. Selected days are shown dark blue, unselected days are gray (If you are using the default windows colors)  Click on the rectangle using the mouse to select or to deselect days.


Select the hours that apply to the ratetype you have selected. Selected hours are shown dark blue, unselected hours are gray (If you are using the default windows colors)  Click on the rectangle using the mouse to select or to deselect hours. Rightclick to add half an hour. To select all hours use the middle mousebutton.


This is the rate that applies to the ratetype you have selected.


Choose a month and select the days that are holidays. After that continue with the other months.


Select the days by clicking on it with the mouse.


This is the ratetype for holidays. The rate applies to all holidays.


This is the summary of the phonewizard-settings. Click on the FINISH-button to save these settings.


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Emptylog ->  do not change <-


Using the options in this dialog you can delete the selected sessions or you can delete all sessions. Also you can delete all sessions before a certain date. For example you delete all sessions that do not apply to the telephonebill.


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Enter your password and click on the OK-button.  You will have access to the Protect-settings only if you enter the correct code.


Excel ->  do not change <-


Using the Excel-wizard you can show the logfile sessions in an Excel worksheet. The location of Excel is found automatically if Excel is found on your PC, however you can change the location of Excel here.


With this button you can browse for Excel.


This is the location of Excel.


Select the way the sessions are shown in Excel.


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Use this dialog to display graphs. Choose the graphtype you want to display. Click on the CLOSE-button to close the window.


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This dialog shows you the preferences. Save these with the OK-button or choose CANCEL to exit this dialog without saving changes. Click on help and choose a part for more detailed information.


Enabled this setting to start Intercent automatically every time you start Windows.


Enable this setting to hide Intercent in the systemtray when the program starts.


Enable this setting to show the currency symbol in the counter-window.  You can change the currency by using the regional settings of Windows.


 Enable this setting to store all sessions in a logfile.


Use this option to disable the crash recovery-option if any I/O-error appears while the counter is running.


Enable this option to retrieve messages about Intercent automatically.


If you use this setting the counter will only start and stop by clicking on the connection-button.


If you use this setting the counter will start and stop by checking the usage of the COM-port.  Also enter the COM-port your modem is connected to. Most modems are connected to COM2.


If you use this setting (recommended) the counter starts and stops by checking the dialup adapter-status. You can choose if you want to start counting when dialing or when you are connected.


Select if you want to start counting when dialing or when the connection is established. This setting is only available if you have selected the  Detect dialup adapter option.


This is the minimum online-time. If the online-time is longer than the value you enter here, the cost and time will be added to the totals and to the logfile.


Enabled this setting to play a warning signal after being some time online. The signal is the soundfile (WAV) that will be played.  You can use the button next to the box to browse for a soundfile. Instead of a soundfile you can also display a textmessage. To do so, select a text-file (TXT).


The signal is the soundfile (WAV) that will be played.  You can use the button next to the box to browse for a soundfile. Instead of a soundfile you can also display a textmessage. To do so, select a text-file (TXT).


This is the time for playing the warning signal.


Enable this setting to play a warning signal when the counter starts. The signal is the soundfile (WAV) that will be played.  You can use the button next to the box to browse for a soundfile. Instead of a soundfile you can also display a textmessage. To do so, select a text-file (TXT).


 Enable this setting to play a warning signal when the counter stops. The signal is the soundfile (WAV) that will be played.  You can use the button next to the box to browse for a soundfile. Instead of a soundfile you can also display a textmessage. To do so, select a text-file (TXT).


Use this button to test the sound- or textfile.


Use this button to browse for a sound- of textfile.


Change the trackbar to a lower speed if Intercent or Excel do not function correctly when showing the sessions in Excel.


Enable this option to use a different logfile for each user.


This is the name of the current logfile. The name is the same as the loginname of the current user. This option is provided for backward compatibility only and its recommended to use a single logfile. All usernames are stored in the logfile and you can filter the logfile to view the sessions of a user.


Enable this option to start the applications below when the counter starts.


This is the path and filename of the application you want to start. Use the button to browse for it.  For certain programs, like Netscape for example, its sufficient to type Netscape in the textbox. Also you can type a filename (an internet document for example) here.


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Use this dialog to setup the provider-information, such as subscriptioncost, the number of free hours and the cost of each extra hour. Click on the OK-button to save these settings or click on CANCEL to close this window without saving.


This is the subscription-cost.


This is the period for the subscription-cost.


Select a free hour-policy.


This is the number of free hours for each period.


This is the period for the free hours.


This is the cost for each extra hour.


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This window shows you the logfile as a table. All sessions are shown within the selected period. Empty this logfile with the Empty logfile-option (rightclick with your mouse). Using the same popup-menu you can choose the Properties-option to see more detailed information about the selected session.  Choose Users to display  the sessions of one user only.


Select a month or select all sessions.


Logprop


This window shows additional information about the selected session. Also you can add some notes to the session.


Add some notes to this session.


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This is the counterwindow that shows you the cost and time of the current (or last) session and the totals. Click on help and a part for more detailed information.


Click on this button to start or stop the counter. This makes sense only if you have selected the manually start and stop-option.


This panel has a start/stop-button and a ratetype-button, which displays the current ratetype.


This panel shows information about the current or last session.


This panel shows the total cost and time. You can change these values with the options of the Counter-menu.


Use this button to reset the counter.


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In this window messages about Intercent are shown, for example about new releases. If you are online you can click on the GET button to get new messages. The last message will always remain in this window. Use the CLOSE-button to close this dialog or click on the SAVE-button to save the message as a textfile.


Click on the SAVE-button to save the message as a textfile.


Click on the GET-button to get new messages. You have to be online to do this of course.


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Using this wizard you can collect information about Intercent to send it with your question to us by email. You have to be online to do so.


This is in the email-message, containing the most important information about Intercent. Send it together with your question to us by email. To do so click on the NEXT-button.


This is your  (real)  name


This is your email-address


This is the name of your mailserver, for example : mail.xs4all.nl


Protect


You can use the settings of this dialog to disable or enable some options of Intercent. Select the options you want to allow and change the password. You will need this password to get access to this dialog later. If you leave the password blank anyone can access the protect-dialog.


Change the password in a code with a maximum of 8 characters. You will have to confirm the password when you exit this dialog.


Enable this option to activate the permissions.


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Select a different ratetype here if you do not want to use the ratetype of the phonecost-wizard. Intercent will use this rate untill you you select the automatic ratetype again.


Language ->  do not change <-


Select the language of Intercent and click on the OK-button. You have to restart Intercent to use it with the new language.


Telset ->  do not change <-


These are the initial values for the total time and cost.


Time ->  do not change <-


This wizard corrects the time of your PC by using a timeserver. If you do this during a session the startime of the session also will be corrected. To connect to a timeserver you have to be online of course.


This is the time of the time-server.


This is the difference with your PC. Click on the FINISH-button to correct the time of your computer.


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Use this dialog to reset the counter. If you use a startdate the countervalues will be based on all sessions in the logfile that appear on and after that date.


Select this option to reset the counter.


Select this option to reset the counter with a certain date. The countervalues will be based on all sessions in the logfile that appear on and after that date.


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This window shows a report about the current connection.


New in Intercent 99

Counterwindow

-The layout of the counter- and other windows have changed.

-The Extra menu has been added

-The options Report and Settings have moved to the Extra-menu.

-Intercent does not close when you click on the close-button (X-button) but hides in the systemtray.

Counter

-You can use startvalues for the counter

-You can synchronize the counter with the logfile

-You can reset the counter with a certain date. The countervalues will be based on all sessions in the logfile that appear on and after that date. (date of your telephonebill)

Report

-The Report -option is called Connection now.

-The option Graphs has been added and shows the logfile as graphs.

Showing the logfile

-The logfile is now easier to read

-The logfile can be displayed per month

-Totals are shown in the logfile

-Alle dates are shown with 4 digits for the year.

-A user-filter has been added.

Sessions

-Additional information about each session is available by using the Properties-option.

-Notes can be added to each session.

-Sessions can be selected or deleted more easily.

Export & backups

-Export the logfile as HTML-file or as Intercent 98-logfile

-Export the logfile as CSV-file to use it in a spreadsheet.

-Backup the logfile

-The show in excel-option is more stable and it works with more Excel versions.

Print

-Instead of pages you can select a month and a year now.

-The layout has been improved

Phonecost

-The phonecost-wizard has replaced the Rates and Off-peak-tabs of the settings-dialog.

-The wizard also supports holidays.

-Intercent supports even more ways of costcalculation now.

Provider cost

-A new option for logging subscription and other providercost.

 Applications

-A new tab of the settings-dialog to start up to four applications automatically when you connect to the internet.

Online options

-Correct the time of your computer by using a timeserver.

-Receive messages about Intercent while you are online.

-An  online-help-wizard collects information about Intercent. You can email this information together with your question or problem to us.


Where is ?
Where is...

Where is the report-option now ?

It has moved to the Extra-menu and is now called Connection.

What happened to the off-peak- and the rates-tab ?

These are part of the phonecost-wizard now. Choose Phonewizard from the Extra-menu.


FAQ
Intercent-FAQ

See also:      Where is     Online help

Look on  http://www.xs4all.nl/~finiware for the most recent FAQ.


What is Intercent ?

Intercent is a FREEWARE-program, created by Finiware  to keep an eye on your phone- and providercost, while surfing on the internet. Your telephonebill does no longer have to be an unpleasant surprise for you !

If you have used Intercent before you might find it interesting to see what is new in this version .

Versie 3.x ,  February 1999, (C) 99-97  , Finiware.

Intercent is a  FREEWARE program created by Finiware

If you like this program or if you do not like it all, w would like to get your Email . If you are having problems that are not shown on the FAQ-page then please use the Online help -option, which will make it much easier for us to solve your problem.

A few more notes

Intercent is FREEWARE

This program can be distributed on the net or BBS freely under the condition that Intercent will not be sold or changed. Distribute this program using the original ZIP-name only.

You are not allowed to distribute Intercent on CD-ROM or on any other medium, without permission of Finiware. You will get permission to do so only if the CD-ROM or other medium is free or sold for the cost price of distribution and manufacturing

Finiware is not responsible for any damage of any kind, including hardware and software that for one reason or another might be caused by using this program.

Intercent 99 is year 2000-compliant, however Finiware is not responsible for any kind of damage or problems that have anything to do with year 2000-problems.

Unless something else is mentioned the text above apply to all versions of Intercent.

The text above also apply for all employers of Finiware, including translators of Intercent

If you do not agree with these conditions then do not download or use the program. If you have installed this software already then use the uninstall option.

* Excel is a product  of Microsoft.


Visit Finiware on the internet !

http://www.xs4all.nl/~finiware

Questions, tips, ideas ? Send them to finiware@xs4all.nl

If you are having problems with Intercent that are not shown on the FAQ-page then use the Online help option.


The counterwindow

See also:   The menus     View-menu

The three panels on the counterwindow shows information about the connection, the current or last session and the totals.

The connection-panel indicates if there is a connection and which ratetype is used. It also are buttons. The connection or the ratetype is shown purple when you move your mouse over these buttons.

By clicking on the connection-button you can start or stop the counter manually.  The ratetype changes automatically but you can change it manually as well.  Click on the ratetype-button to see the rate-menu.


The menus

The logfile-menu has various options for showing, deleting and printing the logfile. Also the Exit option is a part of this menu.

Use the options of the view-menu to change the way Intercent displays the counterwindow or to change the language.

Use the counter-menu to reset the counter or to start or stop the counter

Use the extra-menu to change the time of your computer, to start the phonewizard or to change the settings.

Use the help-menu to have a look on the helpfile or to send a question by email to us.


Logfile menu

See also:   Session properties

The logfile-menu has various options for showing, deleting and printing the logfile. Also the Exit option is a part of this menu.

View the logfile with View of choose Empty to delete one or more sessions. Choose print to print the logfile.

Create a copy of the logfile with Backup/Export. You can restore a logfile with the option Restore.

Use Backup/Export as well to export the logfile to a different fileformat, for example CSV to use the logfile in a spreadsheet. If Excel is installed on your PC you can show the logfile in Excel directly with the option Show in Excel.


View menu

Use the options of the view-menu to change the way Intercent displays the counterwindow or to change the language.

Select details to display the counterwindow completely or choose brief to display the counterwindow without the totals. The option hide hides Intercent in the systemtray.

Change the language of Intercent with the Language-option.


Counter menu

Use the counter-menu to reset the counter or to start and stop the counter

Reset the counter with Reset or setup the counter with startvalues using the Setup-option.

Start and stop the counter with Start and Stop, if you want to use the counter manually. You can do this as well by clicking on the connection-button. This does not work if you have not set the detection to manually.

Use Ratetype  to force Intercent to use another ratetype. You can do this as well by clicking on the ratetype-button.


Extra menu

Use the extra-menu to change the time of your computer, to start the phonewizard or to change the settings.

Use Adapt time  to change the time of your computer with the help of a timeserver. Use Messages to download and to read messages about Intercent.

Use the Phone wizard to setup rates, periods, holidays and the way of costcalculation. Setup the provider-rules with Provider

Use Preferences to change other settings.

Choose connection for a report about the current connection or use Graphs to show various graphs, based on the logfile-sessions.

Use Protect to disable or enable parts of Intercent.


Help menu

Use the help-menu to have a look on the helpfile or to send a question by email to us.

Choose topics for a list of helptopics.

Use Online help  to collect information about Intercent to send this together with your question or problem to us by email.


View logfile

Use the View-option of the Logfile-menu (or hotkey F5) to view the logfile.

By default the sessions of the current month are shown. To see other sessions change the month into another one or select 'All sessions'. If you have chosen a month you can change the year as well.

Delete one or more sessions with Empty from the logfile-menu or rightclick in the logwindow for a popup-menu.

To see the sessions of one user only, choose Users from the popupmenu. Type the name of the user in the dialogbox that appears or enter a few characters to see the sessions of all users with these characters in their loginnames. For example if you filter for user M, the sessions of all users with an M in the loginname are shown.

Additional information about the selected session is shown when you choose Properties  from the popup-menu


Session properties

Choose Properties from the popupmenu in the logfile-window. (Rightclick with your mouse)

This dialog shows additional information about the selected session. You can add a note to each session.


Empty logfile

Use Empty from the Logfile-menu or from the popup-menu in the logfile-window to delete all sessions in the logfile or to delete the selected sessions only (this option is only available when you choose Empty from the popup-menu in the logwindow. Also you can delete all sessions before a date you enter here. For example you can delete all sessions that do not apply to your telephonebill.

Choose one of the options and click on the OK-button to empty the logfile.

The undo-option becomes available in the Logfile-menu after deleting one or more sessions. This option is available directly after deleting sessions and will dissapear after restarting the program, changing the settings or when you add new sessions to the logfile.


Export or backup the logfile

See also:  Restore logfile

Use Export/Backup to export or to backup the logfile.

Type a filename and choose a filetype.

Use Intercent logfile (imd) to create a backup or save the logfile as an internet document or textfile (CSV). Use the CSV-fileformat for usage in a spreadsheet, like Excel.

Also you can save the logfile as an Intercent-98 (ilg)-file. If you do this you can read it with Intercent but all the extra information that comes with Intercent 99 is not stored in an Intercent 98-logfile.


Export to internet document or CSV

The columns of the CSV-file are separated by a semicolon.

These fields are exported (from left to right):

Date

Day

Stop

Start

Time

Cost

Rate

User

Connection

Connection type

LogCost

LogInfo  (shown as S to indicate subscription cost)


Restore the logfile

See also:  Export/backup

Choose Restore to read a  logfile (backup).  Instead of a Intercent 99 (imd) you can select an Intercent 98 (ilg) -logfile as well.

If you select an Intercent 98-logfile then make sure you are using the same date-format. This is required because Intercent 98 stores dates in the logfile as plain text. For example: if you did use 'dd-mm-yy'  as dateformat and you are using 'mm-dd-yy' as dateformat now, a date like 22-02-1999 will be invalid and will be shown in Intercent 99 as 01-01-1999.

Warning :  The current logfile will be replaced by the chosen file. The current logfile is called log, unless you are using a different logfile for each user.


Show logfile  in Excel

Choose Show in Excel from the Logfile-menu.

On the first page of the Excel wizard you can type the name and location of Excel. For most releases of Excel this is done automatically. Click on the NEXT-button to continue.

Select how to display the sessions in Excel and click on NEXT.

Select a year and a month (or choose all sessions) and click on NEXT

Click on the FINISH-button to start Excel and to show the sessions in the worksheet.

If you are having problems using this option, then have a look on the settings  and change the speed the sessions are sent to Excel.


Print the logfile

Use Print from the Logfile-menu to print the sessions of the logfile.

Change the printer with the PROPERTIES-button. Select a month and a year or select all sessions.

Click on OK to start printing or click on CANCEL to exit the dialog without printing.


Language

Use Language from the View-menu to change the language of Intercent.

By default two languages are installed:

NL - Nederlands

UK - English

Other languages might be available as well. This depends on the language-plugins you have installed, like the

french and spanish- languageplugin for example. You can download these and other plugins from the intercent-page on the internet.

The plugins are version-dependant, so Intercent 99 cannot use a French or Spanish plugin for Intercent 98.

After you have chosen a language you have to restart Intercent to use the program with the new language.


Reset the counter

Use Reset from the Counter-menu.

If you use a startdate the countervalues will be based on all sessions in the logfile that appear on and after that date.


Counter setup

Choose setup from the Counter-menu.

Use this option only to define initial values. Click on OK to save these values.

Enable the option Create a session in the logfile if you want the initial values to appear in the logfile.


Ratetype

Choose Ratetype from the Counter-menu.

Use Ratetype  to force Intercent to use another ratetype. You can do this as well by clicking on the ratetype-button.

Choose a ratetype from the list and click on OK


Adapt time

Choose Adapt time from the Extra-menu. To use this option you have to be connected to the internet.

On the first page you select a timeserver. Choose one which is 'near' you. Click on the NEXT-button to continue.

The next page shows the time, according to the timeserver, and the difference with your PC clock. Click on the FINISH-button to adapt the time of your computer.

If the counter is running, the starttime of the current session will be adapted as well, so the counter will not be disturbed by changing the time of your PC.


Read messages

Use Messages from the Extra-menu.

In the message-window you can read information about Intercent,  like information about new releases or language-plugins. The last message always remain in the message-window.

Use the GET-button to check for new messages. To get  new messages you have be online of course.

Save the message as a textfile with the SAVE-button.


Phonewizard

Choose Phonewizard from the Extra-menu. Use the Phone wizard to setup rates, periods, holidays and the way of costcalculation.

On the first page you can select one of the predefined settings. Of course not all countries and subscriptiontypes are listed yet, so perhaps you have to do the setup yourself.  In future we will add more countries, so if you want to include your country you can use the online help-option to inform us about the settings needed for your country.

The predefined settings will take care about everything you have to setup for the calculation of the phonecost, such as the way of calculation, initial cost, rates, periods, holidays and others. Click on NEXT to jump to the end of the wizard directly.

If you do not want to or if you cannot use the predefined settings choose (Setup yourself/keep settings). Click on the NEXT-button to continue. The wizard will show you on the next pages what to change.

The last page of the wizard shows a summary of the chosen settings. Click on FINISH to use these new settings.


Providercost

Choose provider from the Extra-menu.

In this dialog you can change the settings needed to include the providercost with the telephonecost.

Policy

- Unlimited

- Free hours expire after the period

- Free hours are collected

Free hours

If you do not have unlimited access then type the number of free hours here. The period is the same as the subscription-period.

Cost extra hour

The cost for each extra hour you use.

Available

The available time that is left in seconds. If a negative value is shown here the extra hour cost will be added.

Subscription cost

The cost of the subscription or 0,00 if you don't want to store providercost. Define the period as well. The cost is added on the first day of the period.

Last bill

This setting is used for adding the subscription cost. It will be added when the program starts.

 If you have not used Intercent for a long time it is possible that the subscription-cost is added more than one time.  For example the last bill was the one of December 1998 while its February 1999 now. When Intercent starts the January 1999 and the February 1999-bills will be added. They will be stored in the logfile on 01-01-1999 and 01-02-1999.


Connection

Use Connection from the Extra-menu.

This dialog shows information about the current connection. Most items are shown only if you are using the

Detect dialup adapter -setting.


Graphs

Choose Graphs from the Extra-menu

By default the graph 'Cost per month' is shown. In this dialog you can show other graphs as well, such as The number of connections per month or the connection per day in percents.

The graphs are build with the information found in the logfile.


Protect

Use Protect from the Extra-menu.

If you have defined a password you have to enter it before you will have access to the protect-dialog.

Enable the option Protect to start protection.

Select which options you want to allow.

Also you can change the password in this dialog. If you leave the password blank anyone can access the protect-dialog.

Note :  If you have disabled the exit-option, some Windows systems will have a problem if you want to exit Windows. If this happens you should allow the 'exit'-option.

Note :  The protect-option is just a simple security function for Intercent with the intention to prevent making changes.


Overview of the preferences
Overview of the preferences.

Use the Preferences-option of the Extra-menu. This dialog exists of five tabs.

General  Detection Application Alarm Logfile	General settings Detection of a modem or the dialup- adapter. Start applications when the connection is established. Plays soundsignals on events. Settings that apply to the logfile and sessions.


Logfile preferences

Preferences

Disable the option Store sessions in a logfile if you do not want to add sessions to the logfile.

If you want to use a different logfile for each user you enable the Logfile per user. This option only works if every user has to login (see the securitypart of your windows configuration) and is provided for backward compatibility only. Instead its recommended to use a single logfile and the user-filteroption.

Enable the Synchronize counter with logfile-option if you want to adapt the counter when you delete sessions from the logfile.

Click on the COMPRESS-button to compress the current logfile. When you delete sessions from the logfile they have become invisible but not really deleted yet. Choose this option to decrease the size of the logfile. If you have not compressed the logfile within 200 days this option starts automatically.

The trackbar that defines the speed sessions are sent to Excel is shown here as well. Change its value only if you are having troubles with showing the logfile in Excel.


General preferences

Preferences

Start Intercent automatically

Hide at startup

Show currency symbol

Disable crash recovery option

Retrieve messages automatically

Disable the Confirm exit-option if you do not want to be warned when closing the program.


Detection preferences

Preferences

Detect dialup adapter

Start and stop manually

Detect modem on COM-port

Start counter

Minimum online time


Alarm preferences

Preferences

Time signal

Play after

Online signal

Offline-signal

Type the name of a WAV-file for each signaltype. You can browse for a file with the browse-button next to the editbox. Test the file with the sound-button or double-click on the editbox.

If you want to display a text in a popup-window select a TXT-file instead of a WAV-file.


Applications

Preferences

Use the settings on this tab to start applications as soon as the connection has been established, for example a browser and your email-program.

Type the name of the programs or search for them with the browse-button . For some programs its sufficient to type just its name here, for example : Netscape to start Netscape. The behavior of this option is the same as the run-option from the Start-menu.

You can type the name of a document as well here. It will be shown with the associated program if there is any. If there is not, nothing will be started.

Double-click on the editbox to test the starting of the application or document.


Online help

Choose Online help from the  help-menu.

This wizard collects information about Intercent.

Together with your question or problem you can email this us, directly from Intercent.  Of course you have to be online to do so.

You can send only one message in four days so if you have another question or problem right after you have send us a message then please be patient.