README.TXT for NoteTab LightÖ 5.7 (Freeware version)
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Welcome to NoteTab Light!
The ultimate free Notepad replacement and a capable HTML editor.
If you are reading this file from your new NoteTab program, open the file Readme.otl to quickly discover some of its most original features. If you are not familiar with technical terms, you will find help by viewing the Glossary.otl file that can be accessed from the Help menu. See the WhatsNew.txt file for information on the most recent changes made to the program. Tip: put the cursor on any of these file names and hit the F7 function key to open it immediately.
Contents
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1. Introduction
2. Installation
3. Ordering Information
4. Upgrade Policy
5. Window 95 and NT4 Compatibility Pack
1. Introduction
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NoteTab Light is the ultimate free Notepad replacement and a capable HTML editor. A slimmer version of the award-winning NoteTab Pro, this slick application makes text editing a breeze. Move quickly around a stack of large files with a simple tabbed interface. Format your text to your heart's content. Write with the font of your choice, fixed-width or proportional.
If you need to cut and paste chunks from a pile of files, forget the Clipboard: you can set up a Paste Board file to save text clips automatically. Strip HTML tags from your files. Call up complete document statistics instantly. Use powerful, system-wide search and replace tools.
Speed up your work with text macros: you can use them as shortcuts, or even to auto-replace those persistent typos. Handy sample macro libraries are supplied, and you can easily build your own. Make the most of NoteTab's many options to suit your own workstyle.
There's more, much more, in this package -- try the finest piece of freeware available today!
Commercial Versions
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NoteTab Std 5 (US $19.95); adds:
* Print Preview option
* Spell checker and Thesaurus
* Clipbars
* Editable Outline files
* Customizable menu shortcuts
* Search+Replace text in disk files
NoteTab Pro 5 (US $29.95); adds:
* Same extra's as NoteTab Std, plus:
* Faster text processing
* Multiple-level undo/redo
* URL and HTML-tag highlighting
* Bookmarks
* Wrap to column
* Line-count ruler
* Show/Hide nonprinting characters
* Choice between real/fixed/smart tabs
* WordStar commands
Ordering Information:
http://www.notetab.com/order.php
2. Installation
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You can install this release over a previous copy if you want to keep all your settings. Just extract the Setup.exe file from the .zip package and execute it.
How to Uninstall
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You can uninstall NoteTab by using the Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs dialog box or the Uninstall NoteTab icon in the Start menu. Note that this will delete your program settings. If you want to save your settings, you should make a copy of the .ini file prior to uninstalling.
IMPORTANT: If NoteTab was installed with Administrative privileges, you should then also uninstall NoteTab under these conditions. Otherwise, NoteTab might not be completely removed from your system.
3. Ordering Information
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You can easily order the commercial versions of NoteTab from the following link:
http://www.notetab.com/order.php
Site licenses are available and purchase orders are accepted from approved companies and organizations (see Web page or Help file for more details).
4. Upgrade Policy
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Minor updates and maintenance releases are free for users of the corresponding major version. In other words, if you purchased NoteTab v5.0, all updates up to v5.99 inclusive are available for free. Major upgrades (version 6.*, 7.*, etc.) are available to registered users of previous versions at a 50% discount. However, the upgrade is free for those who purchased the corresponding version of NoteTab 30 days prior to the release of a major upgrade.
5. Window 95 and NT4 Compatibility Pack
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Window 95 and NT4 don't support HTML Help, which is the Help file format distributed with NoteTab. Furthermore, if you are using NoteTab under Win95/NT4 and use Clips with the ^!Keyboard and ^!PlayBack commands, then you may need to install a special DLL file. To remedy these compatibility issues, please download the "NoteTab Window 95 and NT4 Compatibility Pack" from the following link:
http://www.notetab.com/ftp/Win95-NT4.zip
Once you've downloaded it, simply unzip the file's contents into your NoteTab program folder.