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FlowDraw Plus 1.0 03/20/95
Thank you for selecting FlowDraw Plus to evaluate as your diagramming
program. FlowDraw Plus has been designed to help you create presentation
quality diagrams quickly and easily.
This text file contains the following sections that may be helpful
after you have installed FlowDraw Plus.
1. Learning to use FlowDraw Plus.
2. Configuring FlowDraw Plus to use your printer.
3. Printing the FlowDraw Plus User Manual.
4. Differences between the shareware and registered versions.
5. Compatibility with the program called FLODRAW.
┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Section 1 - Learning to use FlowDraw Plus │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘
FlowDraw Plus has an interactive tutorial as part of the Help features.
The fastest way to learn FlowDraw Plus is to take the tutorial.
1. Start FlowDraw Plus by typing FDP at the DOS prompt.
2. When the FlowDraw Plus drawing window appears, click on the Help
entry on the menu bar.
3. On the Help menu, click on the Tutorial entry.
4. Follow the instructions in the tutorial.
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Section 2 - Configuring FlowDraw Plus to use your printer │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
FlowDraw Plus is configured with the HP LaserJet/DeskJet as the default
printer. If you have a different printer, follow these instructions to
select your printer as the default printer.
1. On the Setup menu, select Printer setup, then Printer selection.
2. Use the cursor keys to move the highlight bar to your printer.
If your printer is not listed, refer to your printer user manual
for printers it can emulate.
3. Press the space bar to select your printer. A checkmark appears
to the left of the selected printer.
4. Click on the oK button.
5. Click twice to remove the Setup menus.
6. Click on the eXit entry on the menu bar. If you have changed the
program configuration, the program will display a prompt asking
if you want to save the configuration.
7. Click on the 'Yes' button to save the configuration.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Section 3 - Printing the FlowDraw Plus User Manual. │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
The file FDPLUS.DOC contains the 53 page condensed version of the user
manual. If you would like a hardcopy of this manual, you can print the
file using the batch file PRINTDOC.BAT. Type PRINTDOC.
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Section 4 - Differences between the shareware and registered versions │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
All features in the registered version of FlowDraw Plus are in the
shareware version. The only difference between them is the shareware
version of FlowDraw Plus has been modified to provide the following
registration reminders.
1. The shareware version has a shareware reminder prompt that
appears at the beginning of the program. This prompt requires a
keypress or mouse click to continue.
2. The shareware version has a shareware reminder prompt that
appears at the end of the program. This prompt provides an
opportunity to print a registration form. This prompt requires
a keypress or mouse click to continue.
3. The file REGISTER.EXE must be in the FlowDraw Plus program
directory or the shareware version of FlowDraw Plus will not run.
4. Thirty days after installing, the shareware version prints an
unobtrusive watermark at the bottom of each diagram. The watermark
says "FlowDraw Plus - shareware version".
The shareware user manual has been condensed to 53 pages with no
graphics (file FDPLUS.DOC). The registered user manual is a printed
spiral bound manual (size 8 x 5.5 in.) with 152 pages.
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Section 5 - Compatibility with the program called FLODRAW │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
If you have been using an earlier diagramming program called FLODRAW,
you will not be able to read FLODRAW files with FlowDraw Plus. FlowDraw
Plus stores its files in a different format and with a higher
resolution.
You can convert a FLODRAW diagram to a PCX file and then read it using
FlowDraw Plus. Use the FLODRAW utility FLOPCX to convert a FLODRAW file
to a PCX file. Note that FLODRAW files converted to PCX files will have
a lower resolution than FlowDraw Plus files. Text in a PCX file cannot
be edited using the FlowDraw Plus text commands.