<td><font FACE=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica size=2>Use StartGen to organize the URL's you use frequently into a compact start page that you store on your local hard disk and make the default page that loads automatically when you start your browser. You can then easily return to this page at any time by clicking your browser's Home button.</td></tr>
<td><font FACE=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica size=2>It is essential that you learn how to use the Windows clipboard if you want to make the smartest use of StartGen's features. To copy text to the clipboard, drag select it with the mouse and press Ctrl-C (hold down the 'Ctrl' key and press the 'C' key). To paste information from the clipboard click the mouse once on the location to receive the data and press Ctrl-V. You can also use the right-mouse button to display a popup menu for copying and pasting information to and from the clipboard. If you have any questions about this, ask someone to show you since it only takes a second, and this knowledge will be useful when working with other software as well.</td></tr>
<tr><td><font FACE=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica size=2>Upgrading from previous versions</td>
<td><font FACE=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica size=2>You should install StartGen in the same directory as the previous version. After doing so, select the "Import Links from StartGen Database" option from the file menu to import links from the previous version one category at a time. This option will work with all previous versions.<P>
If you are upgrading from version 3.0, your engrams and passwords will be preserved IF you install this new version in the SAME directory as before. You can import pages using the "Import Pages from StartGen 3.0 Database" option from the File submenu. <P>
Search forms can also be imported one at a time via the "Add form wizard".</td></tr>
<td><font FACE=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica size=2>The left side lists subjects within each category. When you select a category from this list, the right half of the screen shows all of the links in that category organized by subject. When you click on a subject on the left side of the screen, the right side lists only the links within that subject. The most convenient way to rearrange Categories, subjects and links is to drag and drop them within these lists. You cannnot drag things between the left and right lists. Use the category/subject list on the left to rearrange categories and subjects, and the list on the right to rearrange links. To drag an item from one subject to another, select the category in which it belongs so that the right side lists all the links for that category.</td></tr>
<td><font FACE=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica size=2>Adding a StartGen shortcut to your Desktop or Program Manager can save much time. The more convenient it is to load a program, the more likely you are to use it. <a href=shortcut.htm>Click here for instructions on how to do this.</a> If you have installed IE4, note that you can add a miniature icon to your task bar by dragging the desktop icon to the miniature icon area on the task bar.</td></tr>
<td><font FACE=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica size=2>StartGen rebuilds your start page every time you make a change. On slower computers there may be a noticeable delay. You can turn off 'AutoGenerate' by selecting the 'Tools AutoGenerate' menu option.</td></tr>
<td><font FACE=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica size=2>After selecting a category, subject or item by left-clicking it, clicking the right mouse button will display a popup menu. Right-clicking doesn't select an item, it only displays a menu applicable to the last item you left-clicked.</td></tr>
<td><font FACE=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica size=2>You can change the order of categories, subjects and items by dragging and dropping within each list.</td></tr>
<td><font FACE=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica size=2>The upper right corner of the toolbar contains a clock icon that can be used as a timer. Select the duration in the dropdown list next to the clock, click the clock button once to start the timer. StartGen will beep after the specified number of minutes have passed.</td></tr>
<tr><td><font FACE=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica size=2>Moving between pages</td>
<td><font FACE=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica size=2>If you move an item, subject or category to a different startpage, the target page will be regenerated the next time you select it from the dropdown. If you exit StartGen before doing this, you can refresh the page by editing any item and clicking OK w/o making any changes. Any change to the page will also trigger an update.</td></tr>
<tr><td><font FACE=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica size=2>Toggling Between Windows</td>
<td><font FACE=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica size=2>If StartGen beeps at you when you switch back to it after using another Windows application, it's probably because you have a StartGen dialog form open. Pressing Alt-Tab once will display the dialog if this is the reason StartGen isn't responding. If you toggle to other apps and then bck to SG via the Windows taskbar, you need to select the icon for the dialog form that is open if there is one, otherwise it will appear as though SG is locked up. This doesn't happen when you use the Alt-Tab key to toggle between applications.</td></tr>
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