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- Installing FlowCharter 7
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- 1. Read the Micrografx license agreement provided on the back of the
- jewel case containing the CD-ROM. When you break the seal,
- you automatically agree to comply with the license.
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- 2. Complete and mail the registration card. As a registered user,
- you receive technical support and important product upgrade information.
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- 3. Install FlowCharter 7.
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- To install FlowCharter 7 on Windows 95:
- a. Start Windows 95.
- b. Insert the CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive.
- c. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon in My Computer.
- d. Double-click SETUP.EXE.
- e. Follow the instructions on screen.
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- To install FlowCharter 7 on Windows NT 4.0:
- a. Start Windows NT.
- b. Insert the CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive.
- c. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon in My Computer.
- d. Double-click SETUP.EXE.
- e. Follow the instructions on screen.
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- To install FlowCharter 7 on Windows NT 3.51:
- a. Start Windows NT.
- b. Insert the CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive.
- c. Click the CD-ROM drive icon in the File Manager.
- d. Double-click SETUP.EXE.
- e. Follow the instructions on screen.
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- Please note that with FlowCharter 7 you can utilize run command
- installations including Silent and Autoresponse. The differences:
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- Silent No feedback setup.iss setup -s
- Autoresponse Visual feedback setup.inf setup -i.\setup.inf
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- You also have the option of recording installation responses for playback.
- To do this, use setup -r. The file generated is setup.iss and is recorded in
- the Windows directory. This file can then be placed in the same location as
- the file Setup.exe. If you would like to use the recorded file for autoresponse,
- make a copy of the setup.iss and name the file setup.inf.
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- Note: FlowCharter 7 supports double-byte character sets.
- This means that if you run FlowCharter 7 on the
- Chinese or Korean versions of Windows 95, you can use
- native non-English character sets.
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- Note about virus checkers: Virus checkers installed with
- "strict" checking prevent you from copying files to the
- hard disk until the checker has gone over the file.
- If you have a virus checker on your system, disable the checker
- or set it to a different mode before installing FlowCharter 7.
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- Note about fonts: Windows requires that fonts be installed
- to the same drive where Windows is located. If your
- computer's hard drive is set up as more than one drive
- (for example, drive C: and drive D:), you can choose
- to install FlowCharter 7 to either drive, but you must have
- enough space available for fonts on the drive that contains Windows.
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- Installing FlowCharter 7 on a Network
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- Instructions for installing FlowCharter 7 on a network
- are located on the root of the CD-ROM in an
- uncompressed help file entitled NETREAD.HLP.
- You can access this file from My Computer by double-clicking on its icon.
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- What's in This Package?
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- In this package you will find everything you need
- to get up and running with FlowCharter 7.
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- CD-ROM -- This compact disc contains everything needed
- to install ABC FlowCharter 4 or FlowCharter 7, plus the
- entire collection of over 200 TrueType fonts.
- This compact disc also contains clip art symbols and images.
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- FlowCharter 7 User's Guide-- This book contains all the
- information you need to install and run
- FlowCharter 7. It includes an overview, information on how to
- design flowcharts, tutorials, projects you can do with FlowCharter 7,
- and information about Living FlowCharts.
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- Registration Card -- Please fill out the registration card
- so we can keep in touch with you. When you register, you are entitled
- to receive 30 days of free technical support by telephone.
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- Where to Find Help
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- Online Help -- The FlowCharter 7 context-sensitive, online help system
- is designed so you can easily find the information you want.
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- Read Me -- You can view the latest information regarding
- FlowCharter 7 by starting an application and displaying the help file.
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- 1. On the Help menu, click FlowCharter Help.
- 2. Click the Contents tab.
- 3. Double-click Welcome to FlowCharter 7.
- 4. Double-click Read This First.
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- You can find the latest, up-to-date information regarding
- all the programs in this file.
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- Technical Support -- Micrografx offers a number of technical support
- services for FlowCharter 7. Please call (972) 234-2694 for
- 30 days of FREE support following your first call.
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- We also offer fax support at (972) 644-3688.
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- Check our web site for easily accessible information
- 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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- http://www.micrografx.com
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- ABC FlowCharter 4.0 Spell Checking
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- To enable spell checking for American English, edit the ABC.INI file located
- in the Windows directory using Notepad. Insert or modify the following information:
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- [ABC FLOWCHARTER]
- SpellLanguage1=English (US),16,128,abcspeng.lex,abchyeng.lex
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- What's on the CD-ROM?
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- FlowCharter 7 -- The number one, all-in-one flowcharting program for
- Windows 95 and Windows NT. This 32-bit program includes the
- capabilities of flowcharting, statistical process analysis charts,
- and quick-and-easy graphics (formerly known as SnapGraphics)!
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- FlowCharter Viewer 7 (VIEWER7) -- A freely distributable program that will
- allow others to view FlowCharter 7 documents without having the whole version
- on their system. NOTE: This viewer is also included as part of the regular installer
- in the add-on section.
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- ABC FlowCharter 4.0 -- A 16-bit version of our number one flowcharting program.
- For installation instructions, refer to the online ABC FlowCharter 4.0 User's Guide.
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- ABC FlowCharter 4.0 User's Guide -- This manual contains all the information
- you need to install and get up and running with ABC FlowCharter 4.0. It includes
- tutorials and comprehensive information about ABC FlowCharter 4.0. It also
- includes a Shape Palette guide and a list of fonts in the font collection.
- To read this manual, you must install and use the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- To read the manual, double-click the content.pdf file in the Flow4doc\Flow4 folder.
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- ABC DataAnalyzer -- A 16-bit version of our statistical analysis charting program.
- For installation instructions, refer to the online ABC DataAnalyzer User's Guide.
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- ABC DataAnalyzer User's Guide -- This manual contains all the information
- you need to use ABC DataAnalyzer. To read this manual, you must install
- and use the Adobe Acrobat Reader. To read the manual,
- double-click the content.pdf file in the Flow4doc\Analyzer folder.
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- ABC SnapGraphics -- A 16-bit version of our quick-and-easy charting program.
- For installation instructions, refer to the online ABC SnapGraphics User's Guide.
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- ABC SnapGraphics User's Guide -- This manual contains all the information
- you need to install and get up and running with SnapGraphics 2.0.
- To read this manual, you must install and use the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- To read the manual, double-click the content.pdf file in the Flow4doc\ABCSnap folder.
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- Adobe Acrobat Reader -- This utility is used to read the ABC FlowCharter 4.0,
- ABC DataAnalyzer, and SnapGraphics manuals. The reader is located in the
- \Acrobat folder off the root of the CD-ROM. To install the Adobe Acrobat Reader,
- refer to "Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader" in this file.
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- Note: The version of the reader included on the CD-ROM only works
- with Windows 3.1. If you want a version of the reader that works
- on Windows 95 or Windows NT, you can download it from Adobe's web site.
- The address is www.adobe.com.
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- WebCharter -- WebCharter lets you visually map Web sites using FlowCharter.
- To install WebCharter refer to "Installing WebCharter" in this file.
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- Visual Basic Script documentation -- Visual Basic Script can be used in
- FlowCharter 7 with the Living FlowChart feature. We have provided
- documentation on Visual Basic Script on the CD-ROM. To install the documentation, refer to
- "Installing Visual Basic Script Documentation" in this file.
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- Installing WebCharter
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- 1 Open Windows Explorer or My Computer.
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- 2 Browse to the WebChart folder on the CD-ROM.
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- 3 Double-click the file called WCInstal.exe.
- A dialog box appears asking if you want to install WebCharter.
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- 4 Click Yes. The WebCharter license agreement appears.
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- 5 Click Yes to accept the license agreement.
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- 6 The program displays a default directory path.
- If you want to install WebCharter in a different directory,
- click the Browse button and select it.
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- NOTE: You cannot create a new directory during setup. If you want to
- install WebCharter in a different directory, exit the setup
- and create the directory.
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- 7 Click OK. WebCharter installs.
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- Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader
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- 1 Open Windows Explorer or My Computer.
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- 2 Browse to the Acrobat folder on the CD-ROM.
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- 3 Double-click the file called Acroread.exe. The reader installs.
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- Note: The version of the reader included on the CD-ROM only works
- with Windows 3.1. If you want a version of the reader that works
- on Windows 95 or Windows NT, you can download it from Adobe's web site.
- The address is www.adobe.com.
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- Installing Visual Basic Script Documentation
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- 1 Open Windows Explorer or My Computer.
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- 2 Browse to the VBS folder on the CD-ROM.
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- 3 Double-click the file called Vbsdoc.exe. The documentation installs.
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- Importing Data from Databases
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- FlowCharter 7 only supports the importing of data from Microsoft Access databases,
- Excel, and text files. Other ODBC data sources are not currently supported.
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- VB3TO4.EXE
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- The VB3TO4.EXE utility converts Visual Basic form files written using ABCAUTO.VBX
- so that they will use FLOW.OCX (not ABCFLOW.OCX as the utility states). Refer to the automate
- help file for instructions on converting your forms. To open the automate help file:
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- 1. In the \Program Files\Micrografx\FlowCharter folder, double-click automate.hlp.
- 2. Click the Index tab.
- 3. Type: vb3to4.exe
- 4. Press Enter.
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- Opening FlowCharter 7.0c Files in FlowCharter 7
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- You can open your FlowCharter 7.0c files in FlowCharter 7.
- When doing so, remember that FlowCharter 7.0c files have different
- attributes. The following list describes what will not carry over:
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- Arrowheads -- Listed arrowheads 16-55 default back to the arrowhead 1.
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- Repeating Connector Lines -- Connector lines set to repeat on each
- segment will no longer do so.
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- CoolSheet Properties -- All standard CoolSheet properties
- will be lost.
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- Links to Shapes -- Any links to shapes that you have created
- will not be available.
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- Mutltiple Links -- Any multiple links beyond the first one that
- you have created will not be available.
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- Opening Swimlane Charts in FlowCharter 7
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- FlowCharter 7 will not support Swimlane charts that you create
- in FlowCharter 7.0c.
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- Saving FlowCharter 7 Files as ABC FlowCharter 6 or 4.0 Files
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- You can save your FlowCharter 7 files in a file format
- that is readable by ABC FlowCharter 4.0 and ABC FlowCharter 6.
- However, when you choose to do that, you should be aware that
- you will lose some of the files' attributes, as described below:
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- Gradient Fills -- Shapes with gradient fills will appear
- correctly in ABC FlowCharter 4.0 and ABC FlowCharter 6. However,
- when you open the file in FlowCharter 7 again, the shapes will
- not have the gradient fill attribute set. The shapes will have
- a series of bands that can be individually formatted and colored.
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- Rotated bitmaps -- Rotated bitmaps (not 90 degrees) will appear
- correctly in ABC FlowCharter 6, but when read back to
- FlowCharter 7, the bitmaps will become a series of bitmaps
- defining the mask and the scan lines. The original
- bitmap will be gone.
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- Scripts -- Scripts will be lost.
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- Lines -- Filled lines will become normal lines. Wide, styled lines
- will become hairline. Shadows and 3D effects on lines will be lost.
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- Shadows -- Any shadow not available in ABC FlowCharter 4.0 or
- ABC FlowCharter 6 will be converted to the default shadow.
- (The default shadow appears on the bottom, right of a shape.)
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- 3D -- 3D attributes are lost.
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- Worksheet -- Worksheet state data will be lost (for example,
- the worksheet window's position and location where you have
- the window docked will be lost, etc.).
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- Allow Styling - You will not be able to change the style of
- objects with multiple fills or lines in ABC FlowCharter 6,
- unless you turn on the checkbox in the Shape Properties dialog.
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- Groups -- Groups are ungrouped; they become individual objects again.
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- Layers -- All layer data will be lost.
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- Pages across and down -- Values are lost, across and down
- are recalculated when an old file is read in.
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- CoolSheets - CoolSheets will be lost, but shapes that
- were placed using a CoolSheet will appear in the correct locations
- in ABC FlowCharter 4.0 and ABC FlowCharter 6.
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- Rotated text - Rotated text will appear to be unrotated in
- ABC FlowCharter 4.0 and ABC FlowCharter 6.
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- Links to Internet - Links to the Internet will still work.
- The data specifying the link will be there, but it will just
- launch your browser. Your browser may prompt you to download the file.
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- Saving the Target CoolSheet as an ABC FlowCharter 4.0 file
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- You will not be able to save a Target CoolSheet created in FlowCharter 7 as an ABC FlowCharter 4.0 file.
- Opening this file in FlowCharter 4.0 and dropping a shape will close down the program.
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- Activating the 3D effect by default prevents drawing open shapes
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- If you set a 3D style, then try to draw a line, FlowCharter
- automatically closes the shape and applies a 3D effect. This situation
- occurs when you select the Draw Tool, then select Jointed Line
- or Curved Line when a 3D effect is turned on.
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- If you want to draw a line without it turning into a closed shape,
- turn off the 3D effect. To do so:
- 1. Click the 3D button on the Formatting toolbar.
- 2. Click No 3D.
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- Linking to charts on the web
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- If you want to link to charts on the web ("trans-web linking"),
- you must install either Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher,
- or WebCharter.
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- WebCharter is included on the FlowCharter 7 CD-ROM.
- When you install WebCharter, you install some files necessary for the support
- of trans-web linking. WebCharter installation instructions are included
- earlier in this readme.txt file.
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- If you already have Internet Explorer 3.x or higher installed, you do not
- need to install WebCharter to use the trans-web linking feature.
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- Shapes drawn with solid, normal width lines
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- You may observe some display problems when you have charts containing
- shapes drawn with solid, nominal width lines and you have certain
- Chips and Technologies video drivers. Contact your vendor for updated drivers.
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- Installation Problem
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- To install FlowCharter successfully, your storage device (hard drive)
- must support long file names. Windows 95 and Windows NT both support
- long file names by default. You may run into this problem:
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- - If you are running on a Windows NT system and have turned off
- support for long file names.
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- - If you are using a diskless workstation which uses a network
- server as your hard drive, and the server does not support long
- file names.
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- You must have support for long file names on your system to install
- FlowCharter successfully. If either of the two conditions apply to you,
- contact your system administrator for help.
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