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SHORTHAND FOR WINDOWS
Version 1.0
INTRODUCTION
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Shorthand is a typing productivity tool designed to work concurrently
with most Microsoft Windows 3.1 applications. Just as a stenographer
uses shorthand notation to represent words and phrases, Shorthand
allows you to represent a string of text with a much shorter
abbreviation or keyword. Instead of typing the text string,
you type the shorter keyword and Shorthand takes care of typing
the text string into your application. For example, you can
represent the phrase "as soon as possible" with the keyword "asap."
The next time you need to type the phrase "as soon as possible" into
your favorite Windows word processor, you simply type "\asap", press
the Enter key, and Shorthand types "as soon as possible" right into
your Windows word processor. The leading "\" is a hot key character
that signals Shorthand that you are about to type a keyword. (You
can change the hot key character to another character if you wish.)
Shorthand works with most Windows word processors, text editors and
even text fields in most Windows dialog boxes. A good illustration
of the flexibility of Shorthand is the common (and tedious) procedure
of entering filenames. Do you have a file which you use a lot? Are
you tired of having to retype or navigate through directories every
time you need to open the file? With Shorthand, you first enter the
filename and a unique keyword into Shorthand's dictionary. The next
time you need to specify the filename in an application's File Open
or File Save dialog box, just activate Shorthand, type the filename's
keyword and Shorthand will type the filename for you!
DISTRIBUTION LICENSE
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Shorthand Version 1.0 is a shareware program that can be freely
uploaded to any public bulletin board such as Compuserve, Prodigy,
etc. Shareware distributors may distribute this program for a small
fee to cover their distribution costs.
REGISTRATION
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If find Shorthand useful you are expected to register.
To register, please send a check or money order in the amount
of US$15.00 ($20 if you live outside the U.S.A.) to:
Christopher S. Lim
517 Cobb Court
La Puente, California 91746
Registered users will automatically receive Shorthand Version 2.0 free
of charge (on 3.25" disk unless you specify otherwise; please allow
2-4 weeks for delivery, longer if you live outside the United States).
Read the SHORTHND.WRI file, which is in Microsoft WRITE.EXE format,
for a description of the new features in Shorthand 2.0.
Unlike Version 1.0, Shorthand Version 2.0 is not a shareware program and is
available only to registered users.
HOW TO REACH THE AUTHOR
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You can reach the author at the above address or at Compuserve 74542,1670.
INSTALLATION
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Copy all the files to a directory onto your hard disk. The file called
"SHORTHND.EXE" is the executable file.
RUNNING SHORTHAND
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The application name is "SHORTHND.EXE". You can run SHORTHND.EXE by
starting the Windows File Manager and double-clicking on the file
"SHORTHND.EXE".
You may want to create a program group and program icon for Shorthand.
Please refer to the Windows User Manual for instructions on how to set up
a new application. (This can be done from the Program Manager, "File" menu,
"New" command.)
WHERE TO GO FROM HERE
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Please read the SHORTHND.WRI (use the Windows WRITE.EXE program) for a
tutorial on how to use Shorthand.