Ultimate Power Tips 1.0A (c) 1992 Scanlon Enterprises ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ GETTING STARTED ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Ultimate Power Tips, is a tutorial system which provides hundreds of amazingly useful tips, tricks and reference articles about the wonderful world of the PC and compatible computers. In a way the Ultimate Power Tips are simply a book on a computer disk. But Ultimate Power Tips offers more speed, flexibility and FUN than any printed book. A LARGE amount of practical reference material has been packed within this program. The best thing to do is take your time since you can always come back to the Ultimate Power Tips for a paper printout or to search for that tip or idea using the powerful software utility tools built right into the program. If you are at the main menu, use the cursor direction keys (arrow up, down, right or left) to move to any menu item then press the return or enter key to open a tutorial section. Once you are reading a tutorial use the PAGE UP (Pg Up) and PAGE DOWN (Pg Dn) keys to move up and down through a tutorial - just like turning pages in a book. Within any tutorial, the F1 help key tells how you can control colors, turn sound on/off, search through the tutorial for a title or phrase, print entire sections on your printer and more. In fact, try pressing the F1 key right NOW and glance at the help screen for a preview of the special tools and functions you can activate from within any of the tutorials. While reading any tutorial, a reminder line appears at the BOTTOM of the screen to provide helpful hints. When you reach the END of a tutorial, press the escape key to return to the main menu. ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ INTRODUCTION ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Ultimate POWER TIPS is a collection of useful, and often overlooked, set of tips, which will aid the casual, intermediate and advanced user to glean the most from there system and applications. You can instantly gain knowledge, it has taken me years to acquire, and put that knowledge to use, on your system. Ultimate Power Tips, includes tips on using wordprocessors (including desk top publishers), database systems, spreadsheet systems, DOS operating system, Windows, and many other applications. POWER TIPS is broken down, into several categories, making the task of browsing easier. Power Tips also, has included, a table of contents and index, to make searching for specific items even easier. POWER TIPS can aid the user in performing tasks which have previously been difficult or impossible. If you use a wordprocessor or desk top publisher, you will find tips to aid in making your printing, editing and document creation easier. If you're a spreadsheet user, you'll find dozens of tips and macros on using any one of several spreadsheet systems. If you're a database user, you'll find information on increasing productivity and database usage. If you use Windows, you'll find tips on how to speed up and make Windows even easier to use. In addition, there are dozens of tips for DOS users, modem users and other miscellaneous tips. USING POWER TIPS The best way to use Power Tips is to simply browse. Select a category, and simply scroll thru the tips. Even in categories which do NOT especially interest you, you may find, a tip or two, which could be important to you. We have included a table of contents for those of you who wish to get right to that HOT tip, that you've been waiting for. The table of contents, lists tips by category, then by alphabetical order. Simply find the category which most interests you, scroll through the listings to find the tip which you want to view, then go to that category, page through the tips until the desired tip is on screen. Finally, we have included a table of contents. The Table of Contents is in alphabetical order, and points to which category the entry(s) the can found. Should what you're looking for, NOT be found in the table of contents or index, then you can use the built in search capability of this package. For details, see the "Getting Started" section. The Ultimate Power Tips program and all other programs and materials distributed or shipped with it are Copyright Scanlon Enterprises, 1992, and are protected by U.S. copyright law and International treaties. In the rest of this document, this collection of programs is referred to simply as "Power Tips". You are granted a license to use your copy of Power Tips only under the terms and conditions specified in this license agreement. A "registered" copy of Power Tips is a copy distributed on diskette bearing the original Scanlon Enterprises Label, purchased from Scanlon Enterprises or from an authorized reseller, accompanied by a printed registration certificate. A "shareware" copy of Power Tips is a copy distributed on diskette or via an electronic bulletin board, on-line service, or other electronic means, obtained from a shareware disk vendor, or obtained from another individual, without any printed documentation, other than what is contained on the disk. Shareware copies of Power Tips are distributed to allow you to try the program before you pay for it. They are Copyright 1992 Scanlon Enterprises, and do not constitute "free" or "public domain" software. You may use a shareware copy of Power Tips at no charge for a trial period of up to 30 days. If you wish to continue using Power Tips after that period, you must purchase a registered copy. If you choose not to purchase a registered copy, you must stop using Power Tips, though you may keep copies and pass them along to others. Your registered copy of Power Tips may only be used on one computer at any given time, unless you have a site license, in which case, Power Tips may only be used on the number of computers specified in your site license agreement. You may install your registered copy of Power Tips on a computer attached to a network, or remove it from one computer and install it on a different one, provided there is no possibility that your copy will be used by more than one user, unless you have a site license, in which case there should be no possibility of the program being used by more users than it is licensed for. A "user" is defined as one keyboard which is connected to a computer on which FileLister is installed, regardless of whether or not the user of the keyboard is aware of the installation or use of FileLister on the system. You may copy any version of Power Tips for normal backup purposes, and you may give copies of the PROGRAM to other individuals, which they may also use and copy subject to the terms of this agreement. If you copy the shareware version of Power Tips for others, you must include all of the files distributed with it, including this one. You may not make any copies of the printed and bound Power Tips manual, or copies of a printed version of this file without explicit written permission from Scanlon Enterprises You may NOT distribute Power Tips other than through individual copies of the SHAREWARE version passed to friends and associates for their individual use. Specifically, you may not place Power Tips or any part of the Power Tips package in a commercial library, or distribute it with any other product or as an incentive to purchase any other product, without permission from Scanlon Enterprises You may not reverse-engineer, disassemble, modify, decompile or create derivative works of the product. You acknowledge that the product includes certain trade secrets and confidential information, all of which are the copyrighted intellectual property of Scanlon Enterprises Power Tips is a registered trademark of Scanlon Enterprises All rights are reserved worldwide. The Power Tips User's Manual is copyrighted and all rights are reserved. The reproduction of any document on the Power Tips diskette, in whole or part, or its conversion to electronic medium are prohibited unless prior consent, in writing, is given by Scanlon Enterprises LIMITED WARRANTY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THESE PROGRAMS IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU (NOT Scanlon Enterprises) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY REPAIR, SERVICING, OR CORRECTION. IN NO EVENT WILL Scanlon Enterprises BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS, OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THESE PROGRAMS, EVEN IF Scanlon Enterprises HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT IT IS THE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN US, WHICH SUPERSEDES ANY PROPOSAL OR PRIOR AGREEMENT, ORAL OR WRITTEN, AND ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN US. Section finished. Be sure to order your THREE BONUS DISKS which expand this software package with vital tools, updates and additional tutorial material for computer users! Send $24.95 to Scanlon Enterprises, Department TIP, 38354 17th St. E., Palmdale, CA 93550. Bonus disks shipped promptly! Modifications, custom program versions, Site and LAN licenses of this package for business or corporate use are possible, contact the author. This software is shareware - an honor system which means TRY BEFORE YOU BUY. Press escape key to return to menu.