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- WELCOME TO CLARISIMPACT 2.0B!
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- Thank you for choosing ClarisImpact 2.0B. This Read Me file documents some
- additional tips that may prove helpful when using ClarisImpact 2.0B. This
- document provides information on:
-
- I. Technical notes and tips
- II. Great features of ClarisImpact 2.0B
-
- I. TECHNICAL NOTES AND TIPS
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-
- A. Installation
- Follow the instructions in the installation guide to install ClarisImpact.
- You can't copy the files to your hard drive using the DOS copy command,
- because the files are compressed to fit on fewer disks. The setup program
- decompresses files during installation.
-
- You must be running SMARTDRV.EXE to install ClarisImpact. Claris recommends
- using default values for SmartDrive.
-
- ClarisImpact is a 32 bit application. Before installing ClarisImpact on a
- computer running Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups 3.11, you must
- install Win32s, which is included in this package. Note: If you are using
- Windows 95, do not install Win32s.
-
- Some virus checking software may interfere with the installer and prevent a
- complete installation. If you have trouble installing, turn off any virus
- checking software before starting the ClarisImpact Installer. You can turn
- virus checking back on after installation is successful.
-
- You cannot start ClarisImpact from a directory whose name contains upper
- ASCII characters (for example Θ, ⌐, ú). This is a limitation of Win32.
-
- B. Out-of-memory error messages
- If you encounter an error message that indicates there is not enough memory
- to perform an operation, Claris recommends:
- ╖ adjusting your Virtual Memory setting (see Performance tips for
- Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 below)
- ╖ removing any unnecessary drivers and TSRs from the CONFIG.SYS file
- to free up more memory in DOS
- ╖ closing other applications and ClarisImpact documents that are
- running in the background
-
- C. Performance tips for Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11
- 32-bit applications such as ClarisImpact 2.0B require that Virtual Memory
- is on. To improve performance on computers with 8 MB of memory or less,
- Claris recommends setting virtual memory to permanent and using the
- suggested size for your virtual-memory setting as displayed in the Virtual
- Memory dialog box. This value is typically twice the size of physical memory, but
- should be at least 11,700 K or 11.7 MB.
-
- To set virtual memory:
- 1. In the Program Manager, open the Main Group, double-click the
- Control Panel icon, and then double-click the 386 Enhanced icon.
- 2. Click Virtual Memory and then click the Change.
- 3. Select Permanent from the Type pop-up menu.
- 4. Click the check box next to Use 32-Bit Disk Access. Note: This
- setting is NOT recommended for laptops running on battery power.
- 5. Click OK.
-
- If the suggested size of virtual memory is less than twice the physical
- memory installed on your computer, you might need to increase your free disk
- space by removing unwanted files or defragmenting your hard disk.
- Note: DOS 6.0 users can use DEFRAG.EXE.
-
- If you are an experienced Windows user and you have adjusted your virtual
- memory settings as described but still feel your performance could be
- improved:
- ╖ In DOS, run:
- DEFRAG
-
- ╖ In DOS, run:
- MEMMAKER
-
- ╖ Change the following settings in the CONFIG.SYS file:
- FlLES=60
- STACKS=9,256
-
- ╖ Add the following line to the CONFIG.SYS file:
- BUFFERS=10
-
- ╖ Add the following line to the [WINDOWS] section of the WIN.INI
- file:
- DefaultQueueSize=16
-
- ╖ Add the following lines to the [386enh] section of the SYSTEM.INI
- file:
- DMABuffersize=64
- XLatBufferSize=128
- MaxBPS=768
-
- ╖ Delete the following lines from the [386enh] section of the
- SYSTEM.INI file:
- EGA80W0A.FON...
- EGA40W0A.FON...
- CGA80W0A.FON...
- CGA40W0A.FON...
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- ╖ Always use SmartDrive!
-
- D. Printing
- If you have trouble printing, try installing an updated printer driver,
- available from your printer manufacturer or Microsoft Corporation. For
- instructions on installing a driver and configuring your printer, see the
- the Control Panel documentation in the Microsoft Windows User's Guide.
- ClarisImpact requires a valid default printer driver, NOT the Generic/Text
- Only driver. To select or change the default printer:
- 1. In the Program Manager, open the Main Group, double-click the
- Control Panel icon, and then double-click the Printers icon.
- 2. Select a printer from the Installed Printers list and click Set As
- Default Printer. If no printers appear in the list, see your
- Microsoft Windows User's Guide for instructions on installing
- printers.
-
- E. Video cards and drivers
- If your screen doesn't display objects correctly, you may have a problem
- with your video driver. Try changing the resolution to 640x480 or 800x600
- or try changing the number of colours displayed (for example, 256, 32K,
- millions of colours).
-
- To verify a video driver problem, change the video driver to Windows
- standard VGA and run ClarisImpact. If the problem disappears, contact the
- video card manufacturer for the latest version of the video card driver or
- use the driver that is included with the Windows installation.
-
- F. ClarisImpact INI file settings
- If you experience either of the problems listed below, make the suggested
- changes to the [ClarisImpact] section of the CLARIS.INI file in your Windows
- directory:
- ╖ Problem:
- Colour/gradient palettes do not draw completely, or show up with
- black or missing colours/gradients
- Suggested setting:
- Cache Palettes = 0
-
- ╖ Problem:
- Tools are not drawn correctly, or display as black
- Suggested setting:
- BitmapTools=0
-
- G. Fonts
- If fonts do not display or scale correctly (for example, they are clipped or
- overlap), Claris recommends:
- ╖ Making certain a valid printer driver is selected as the default
- and that is it NOT the Generic/Text Only driver
- ╖ Enabling TrueType fonts (see below)
- ╖ Making certain the standard Windows fonts, such as Arial, are
- properly installed
-
- To delete or reinstall standard Windows fonts, see the Microsoft Windows
- User's Guide.
-
- To enable True Type fonts:
-
- ╖ In the Program Manager, open the Main Group, double-click the
- Control Panel icon, and then double-click the Fonts icon.
- ╖ Click TrueType, and then click Enable TrueType Fonts.
-
- H. Sharing files between the Macintosh and Windows
- ClarisImpact 2.0B for Windows has the same file format, user interface, and
- features as ClarisImpact 2.0B for the Macintosh. You can create a
- ClarisImpact document on Windows and edit it on a Macintosh computer, or
- vice versa. Therefore, if you work with both Macintosh and Windows versions of
- ClarisImpact, or if you collaborate with colleagues who use ClarisImpact 2.0B
- for Macintosh, you can work without translating files or learning a
- different program.
-
- However, if you want to transfer files between platforms via diskette, you
- must use a file transfer program that lets you create and use PC- formatted
- diskettes on a Macintosh. To copy the ClarisImpact files onto a PC formatted
- disk, follow the directions in the documentation for the file transfer
- program you are using. When you use a multi-platform server (such as Novell
- Netware) to transfer files from Macintosh to a Windows computer, you can use
- the ClarisImpact documents right off the server. No file transfer program is
- required.
-
- When sharing files with systems running Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups
- 3.11, make sure that your ClarisImpact filenames follow DOS filename
- conventions (8 characters or less) and end with the .CID extension. (For
- ClarisImpact Library files, use the .CLB extension.)
-
- Fonts, margins, page breaks, and some graphics might display differently
- when transferred between Macintosh and Windows. You might have to adjust the
- margins and page breaks in the transferred file to restore the original
- appearance.
-
- You can minimise font problems by installing and using the TrueType fonts
- that ship with ClarisImpact for both Macintosh and Windows. When a file is
- opened, ClarisImpact first checks to see if each of the fonts in the
- document is installed in the current system. If a font is not installed,
- ClarisImpact checks its font mapping information to substitute an
- appropriate font. Font mapping information is stored in the Claris Font
- Map file inside the Claris folder in your System folder on Macintosh and
- in the [ClarisFontMap] section of the CLARIS.INI file in your Windows
- directory on the PC. If a font is not listed in the font mapping file,
- it is mapped to Geneva on the Macintosh and to Arial on the PC. You can
- manually edit and/or add entries to the font mapping information.
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- I. Network installation issues
- ClarisImpact can be installed and run simultaneously by multiple users off
- of a server. If Windows is also being run off of the server, Windows must be
- installed using SETUP /N.
-
- Multiple simultaneous users can share ClarisImpact styles. However, if
- simultaneous users edit the same style, only changes from the last save are
- retained. For this reason, Claris recommends that users who access
- ClarisImpact from a server and who want to customise styles should store
- their CISTYLES directory on their own hard disks.
-
- Multiple users cannot simultaneously open the same ClarisImpact document or
- library.
-
- J. Software requirements for the DataDraw templates
- If you want to use the database or spreadsheet templates that are installed
- in the DataDraw directory, you must have FileMaker Pro or Microsoft Excel
- 5.0 installed on your system. Instructions for using each template are
- located on the Help screens in the FileMaker Pro and Excel template files.
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- II. GREAT FEATURES OF CLARISIMPACT 2.0B
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- A. Cross-platform support
- ClarisImpact 2.0B is now available for Windows and Windows 95 as well as the
- Macintosh and the Power Macintosh. You can easily exchange files between
- platforms, because no file-format translation is needed.
-
- B. Automated data transfer with DataDraw(TM)
- You can automatically convert information from FileMaker Pro, Microsoft
- Excel, or any application that exports data to a text file into a number of
- supported ClarisImpact business graphics. DataDraw turns names, dates, and
- numbers into organisation charts, timelines, tables, data charts, or
- calendars. Try it out with the templates provided in the DataDraw directory.
-
- C. Enhanced styles
- ClarisImpact styles have been professionally designed to reflect today's
- business standards. These pre-designed combinations of fonts and colour
- schemes help you quickly communicate your data in an attractive graphic
- format.
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- D. Powerful presentation builder
- Organise your thoughts before they appear on your slides with the integrated
- ClarisImpact outliner. Use the slide sorter to view and rearrange your
- entire presentation at a glance. Include speaker notes that help you give
- your presentation. Add pizzazz to on-screen presentations with over fifty
- slide transitions and slide markup.
-
- E. More flowchart symbols
- Create a wider variety of flowchart diagrams using nine symbol sets. Symbol
- sets include: Telecommunication and Transportation networks, Decision Trees,
- Brainstorming, Root Cause Analysis, Total Quality Management, and Block
- Diagrams.
-
- F. Symbol creation controls on flowchart connectors
- The flowchart tool includes an indicator showing connector text placement
- and autogrow/autoshrink symbols. Create flowcharts quickly and easily with
- these connectors.
-
- G. Flexible organisation charts
- Make complex organisation charts fit where you need them. Quickly resize an
- entire organisation chart by clicking and dragging while boxes in the chart
- automatically grow and shrink around text. The new Fit To Page feature
- prints an organisation chart of any size on one page.
-
- H. Versatile scheduling timelines
- ClarisImpact timelines work well for planning simple projects and tracking
- milestones. Grid lines automatically adjust to match your project dates,
- tasks can be linked to and unlinked from each another, and any task can be
- designated as a milestone.
-
- I. Easy to use table feature
- Create complex tables easily. In addition to organising text and numbers,
- tables work like spreadsheets by supporting industry-standard formulas and
- summations.
-
- J. Many data chart types
- ClarisImpact includes 32 data chart types and a simple interface for
- creating them. Charts can be edited and styled in a variety of ways.
-
- K. Enhanced calendars
- Produce business or personal calendars that display week numbers as well as
- weekday-only calendars. Calendar art makes it easy to highlight holidays and
- other common events.
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- L. Create great looking graphics
- Get creative with a broader palette of colours and gradients. Get your work
- done faster using the object Info palette and zooming controls. The
- ClarisArt libraries contain over 400 new clip art images to increase the
- variety of high-quality art you can use in your charts and diagrams.
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- Claris and the ClarisImpact team thank you for your purchase of
- ClarisImpact 2.0B. Your support, comments and suggestions help us to
- continue to bring you better solutions for your future productivity needs.
-