Contents
What is TreePad?
Files contained in this package
Differences between 'TreePad Lite' and 'TreePad Asia'
Freeware licence
Automatic install
Manual install
Using TreePad
TreePad home page
TreePad PLUS: more features!
TreePad SAFE: password protection
TreePad Business Edition
TreePad Viewer
TreePad updates
Created by...

What is TreePad?
TreePad is a free and easy to use personal database program, a powerful information organizer, PIM and outline text editor. It is ideal for storing notes, emails, URLs. It features extended search, edit, export and import options. Supports non-western fonts. Runs on Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, NT and XP.

Files contained in this package
* Treepad.exe (the program itself)
* manual.hjt (the full TreePad manual in TreePad format)
* manual.txt (a concise text version of the manual)
* readme.html (this file)
* description.txt (a short description of the program)
* fileformat.txt (explaining the TreePad file format)
* install.exe (the installation program, automatic install is optional)
* install.script (the script for the installation program)

Differences between 'TreePad Lite' and 'TreePad Asia'
Both programs are freeware and almost identical. The main difference is that 'TreePad Asia' is optimized for non-western fonts and 'TreePad Lite' is not. Using 'menu/view/non-western character mode' in TreePad Asia, one can select different character modes (IME), like Hiragana, Katakana. TreePad Lite does not have this feature.

Freeware licence
You can use the freeware versions of TreePad privately or commercially without any limitations. You can distribute TreePad data files without any limitations. TreePad may be copied freely under the following conditions: (1) The zip file, this program and any of the accompanying files may not be changed. (2) The zip file can be distributed, but it must be clear that it is distributed as freeware or shareware.

Automatic install
Simply run install.exe and follow the instructions on your screen

Manual install
Unzip all the files into one directory. That's all! No dll's or other complicated files to be installed! After this you can run TreePad by double clicking on the Treepad.exe file.

Using TreePad
Most users will not need the manual to start using TreePad, because the program is very easy to use. However, to learn about some advanced features, like hyperlinks, the manual might prove useful.
There are two manuals available. Manual.txt is a concise version, it only explains the basics. Manual.hjt contains the complete manual, and can be opened only in TreePad itself.

TreePad homepage
You can find the TreePad homepage at http://www.treepad.com.
TreePad can also be found at Freebyte, http://www.freebyte.com.

TreePad PLUS: more features!
Want more features? ... Try TreePad PLUS ! It supports full WYSIWYG Rich Text editing, bullets, tables, indents, colors, extended HTML export/import, advanced search, blue and underlined hyperlinks, images, custom tree icons, disk catalogs, export to Web site including all types of hyperlinks, history-back, history-forward, article-zoom, a powerful options screen, etc. etc.
You can find TreePad PLUS at http://www.treepad.com/treepadplus.
TreePad PLUS is shareware.

TreePad SAFE: password protection
Offers all features found in TreePad PLUS, in addition to state-of-the-art encryption and password protection. You can find TreePad SAFE at http://www.treepad.com/treepadsafe
TreePad SAFE is shareware.

TreePad Business Edition
Offers all features found in TreePad PLUS, in addition to state-of-the-art encryption and password protection, spell-check in 20 languages, thesaurus, auto-dial, full-screen presentation mode. You can find TreePad Business Edition at http://www.treepad.com/treepadbiz
TreePad Business Edition is shareware.

TreePad Viewer
A freeware program to read TreePad, TreePad PLUS and TreePad SAFE files, password protected files, including images, hyperlinks, tree icons, text formatting, search, zoom, etc.
Allows royalty free distribution of your TreePad files. Note: you need to be a registered user to distribute TreePad PLUS, SAFE or TreePad Business Edition files.

TreePad Updates
Additional features are added to the family of TreePad programs on a monthly basis.

Created by:
Henk Hagedoorn,
Freebyte!, http://www.freebyte.com
software@freebyte.com
Almere, the Netherlands