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╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ NoteWare 2.0 (c) 1993 Shareware ║ ║ ║ ║ Author: Lee Nelson (ASP member) ║ ║ Integrated Consulting ║ ║ P.O. Box 1613 ║ ║ San Juan Capistrano, CA 92693 ║ ║ Telephone: 800-272-1377 714-240-2092 ║ ║ Compuserve: 72451,2217 ║ ║ ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ WHAT IS NOTEWARE? NoteWare is the ultimate DOS notepad. It is a memory resident program: pop it up anytime just by pressing two keys. After you pop it up, you can choose to either write a new note or see the ones you've already written. You'll never lose your notes -- they are automatically saved on disk. NoteWare is simple enough that you should be up and running in just a few minutes. NoteWare's powerful features enable you to: -- Write as many screen-size notes as you wish. -- Cut, copy, and paste any block of text. -- Search through the notes for a string of text. -- Export a block of text from a note to a word processor. -- Grab anything on your PC's screen. Import it into a note or save it as an ASCII file. -- View any ASCII file on your disk, scroll through it, or search for a string of text within it. Export a block of text from the file directly into your word processor, or import it into a note. -- Select notes from a menu. -- Save notes as ASCII files. -- Print notes using the PRINTNW program. -- Choose the hotkey combination that works best for you. NoteWare should not interfere with other programs, as it uses only 16K and can be loaded into high memory. -1- SUGGESTED USES -- Take phone messages -- Make to-do lists -- Record any ideas that come to mind regardless of what you're working on -- Save messages while using bulletin boards -- Schedule appointments -- Monitor the progress of projects -- Grab screens from programs that normally don't send data to a file or printer -- Collect information from information services -- Capture and edit text while using your word processor -- View ASCII files -- Log long distance phone calls -- Re-use and edit portions of source code -- Edit and save AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, and batch files -- Reduce your use of post-it notes -- Eliminate your use of PrintScreen -2- TABLE OF CONTENTS What is NoteWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Suggested Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Installation Upgrading from Version 1.x. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Do-It-Yourself. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Startup Normal (Conventional Memory). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Advanced Startup (Upper Memory). . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Unloading NoteWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Quick Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 How to Use Noteware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Cursor Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Creating and Deleting Notes F2 - Create a New Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 F5 - Shred a Note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Editing Notes F3 - Delete a Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 F9 - Block: Cut, Copy, Export, etc. . . . . . . . . 8 F4 - Paste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Selecting Notes PgUp, PgDn, Ctrl-PgUp, Ctrl-PgDn . . . . . . . . . . 9 F6 - Index of Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 F7 - Search for Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 File Handling Ctrl V - View a File/Load it into a Note . . . . . . 9 Ctrl R - Resume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Ctrl S - Save a Note as a File . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Screen Capture F8 - Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Miscellaneous Features Ctrl M - Move a Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Ctrl B - Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 F1 - Help Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Printing Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Hotkey Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Laptop Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Graphics Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Using NoteWare on a Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 A Few No-No's. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 How to Print This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Description of NoteWare's Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Product Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Association of Shareware Professionals . . . . . . . . . . 16 -3- UPGRADING FROM VERSION 1.X If you have version 1.x of NoteWare, follow these steps to install version 2.0: 1. Unload NoteWare by typing NOTEWARE /U. 2. Rename your NOTEWARE.DTA file to NOTEWARE.OLD. 3. Delete the other NoteWare 1.x files. 4. Copy the NoteWare 2.0 files to the directory where NOTEWARE.OLD is. For example: COPY A:*.* C:\NOTEWR 5. Run the program UPGRADE. 6. Delete NOTEWARE.OLD. AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION Automatic installation will create a directory on your hard disk and copy its files to that directory. It will optionally load NoteWare each time you boot. Put the NoteWare disk into drive A:. Type A: <Enter> at the DOS prompt. Then type INSTALL<Enter> and answer the two questions asked by the Installation Program. DO-IT-YOURSELF INSTALLATION If you prefer to install NoteWare yourself, create a new directory and copy NoteWare's files into it. Be sure to add the directory to the DOS search path. For instance, if you create a directory named C:\NOTE, type the following command: COPY A:\*.* C:\NOTE (This assumes your floppy disk is in drive A:. Use B: if appropriate.) NORMAL STARTUP At the C: prompt, type NoteWare and press the <Enter> key. You will see the following message: ╔═════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ NoteWare is now resident. ║ ║ Press Alt-spacebar to activate. ║ ║ To unload: type NOTEWARE/U <Enter> ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════╝ -4- This message indicates NoteWare has been successfully loaded into memory. When you want to activate NoteWare, hold down the Alt key and press the spacebar. NoteWare's Welcome Screen will greet you. Please read the Welcome Screen, then start using NoteWare. If you don't want NoteWare to occupy conventional memory, read the next section, "ADVANCED STARTUP". ADVANCED STARTUP If you don't want NoteWare to occupy any conventional memory, you have the option of using the "load high" command. The "load high" command installs a memory resident program into your PC's Upper Memory Area (between 640K and 1 meg). The "load high" command is only available on those PC's that meet certain hardware requirements and use DOS 5.0 or a memory manager such as QEMM. We recommend you refer to your DOS manual or other memory manager documentation for instructions on how to load TSR's (memory resident programs) high. For example, DOS 5.0's "LOADHIGH" command only works if you have a 386 or later computer and your CONFIG.SYS contains the following commands: DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=EMM386.EXE DOS=HIGH If your computer is set up this way, you would type "LOADHIGH NOTEWARE" at the DOS prompt. If you use a "load high" command to install NoteWare, you should also use a "load high" command to unload it. For example, under DOS 5.0 you would type "LOADHIGH NOTEWARE /U". UNLOADING NOTEWARE To unload NoteWare, type NOTEWARE /U at the DOS prompt. Before you unload it, be sure that NoteWare is the last memory resident program loaded. You do not need to unload NoteWare each time you turn off your computer. This option is provided for a variety of reasons: you may want to defragment your hard disk (see "A Few No-No's, page 14), use the memory occupied by NoteWare, etc. -5- QUICK REFERENCE ┌────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────┬────────────┐ │ If you want to: │ Press: │ See Page │ ├────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼────────────┤ │ Create a note │ F2 │ 7 │ │ │ │ │ │ Select a note from a menu │ F6 │ 9 │ │ │ │ │ │ View each note │ PgDn, PgUp │ 9 │ │ │ │ │ │ Print a note │ Ctrl S and type LPT1 │ 10 │ │ │ or press PrintScreen │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Print more than one note │ PRINTNW at the DOS prompt │ 13 │ │ │ │ │ │ Delete a note │ F5 │ 7 │ │ │ │ │ │ Grab another program's screen │ F8 │ 11 │ │ │ │ │ │ Save a note as an ASCII file │ Ctrl S │ 10 │ │ │ │ │ │ View an ASCII file │ Ctrl V │ 9 │ │ │ │ │ │ Send a portion of a note to a │ F9 - see instructions │ 8 │ │ word processor │ for exporting │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Cut, copy and paste text │ F9 - see instructions │ 8 │ │ │ for cutting and copying │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Search for a string of text │ F7 │ 9 │ │ │ │ │ │ Change the hotkey combination │ HOTKEY at the DOS prompt. │ 13 │ │ │ │ │ │ Unload NoteWare │ NOTEWARE /U at DOS prompt. │ 5 │ │ │ │ │ │ Change colors on laptops │ NOTEWARE /M at DOS prompt. │ 13 │ │ │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────┴────────────┘ -6- HOW TO USE NOTEWARE The first time you access NoteWare, it displays a Welcome Screen. When you are ready to write your first note, press F2. NoteWare will give you a blank screen to write on. When you're done writing, press <Esc>. The note will be automatically saved to disk. You don't need to think of a filename, and you never have to remember a "Save" command. The next time you press NoteWare's hotkey combination, your note will be displayed. You can create and edit an unlimited number of screen-size notes. The bottom line of NoteWare's screen summarizes the commands that are currently available. Normally this is a list of function keys. If you press and hold the Ctrl key, you will see the Ctrl key options on the bottom line. The bottom line also provides instructions while you are performing certain commands. So, if you're not sure what to do, look at the bottom line, it should help! CURSOR MOVEMENT In addition to the standard movement of the left, right, up and down arrows, NoteWare provides the following ways to move the cursor: To Move the Cursor to: Press ---------------------- ----- The end of the current line <End> The first column of the current line <Home> The next tab-stop (every 8th column) <Tab> The beginning of the current note Ctrl Home The end of the current note Ctrl End The beginning of the previous word Ctrl left arrow The beginning of the next word Ctrl right arrow CREATING AND DELETING NOTES F2 - Create a New Note ---------------------- Press F2 to create a new note. The note that had been on the screen is immediately saved to disk, and the screen clears. F5 - Shred the Current Note --------------------------- Press F5 to shred the current note. The bottom line will ask: "Shred this Note (Y/N)?". Press Y to shred the note, or press N. -7- EDITING NOTES F3 - Delete a Line ------------------ Press F3 to delete the current line of text. The lines of text below the current line move up one line. The deleted line is stored in the Clipboard. The Clipboard is a temporary storage area where cut, copied, and deleted text is placed. Whenever text is placed into the Clipboard, the previous contents of the Clipboard are erased. F9 - Block ---------- To use the Block of Text function: 1. Move the cursor to where you want the text to begin and press F9. The bottom line displays the Block options: Export, Save to File, Cut, Copy, Bright, and Dim. 2. Highlight the text by moving the cursor to where you want the block to end. 3. Select one of the following block commands: Alt E Exports the block directly into the current program, usually a word processor. Alt S Saves the block as an ASCII file. When NoteWare prompts you for a filename, type any valid DOS filename. The drive and directory are optional. If you choose LPT1, the block of text will print. Alt T Cuts (removes) the block and places it in the Clipboard. Alt C Copies the block into the Clipboard. Alt B Makes the block bright. Alt D Makes the block dim. F4 - Paste Text --------------- Press F4 to paste any text currently in the Clipboard to the current cursor location. When you do a Block Copy (Alt C), Block Cut (Alt T), or Delete a Line (F3), the selected text goes into the Clipboard. If you accidentally delete a line, you can "undelete" it by pressing F4. Since the Clipboard is not erased when you press F4, you can paste the same text again by pressing F4. -8- SELECTING NOTES PgDn, PgUp, Ctrl PgDn, Ctrl PgUp -------------------------------- Press PgDn to move to the next note. If no more notes exist, no action is taken. If you want a new note, press F2 (New). Press PgUp to move to the previous note. Press Ctrl PgDn to move to the last note. Press Ctrl PgUp to move to the first note. F6 - Index of Notes ------------------- The Index of Notes enables you to select notes from a menu. Press F6 to see the first line of text of each note; the current note is highlighted. You select a note by moving the highlight bar to the desired note, and pressing <Enter>. If all your notes don't fit on the Index screen, use the PgDn and PgUp keys to scroll through the Index. F7 - Search for Text -------------------- Press F7 to search for a string of text within the notes. After you type the string of text, NoteWare will search for it in all notes, starting at the current cursor location. If the string is found, the cursor moves to that location. The search is case-insensitive, i.e., it will find Smith, SMITH, and smith. The search string is preserved each time you perform a search. To search for the next occurrence of the same string, press F7 and <Enter>. FILE HANDLING Ctrl V - View a File/Load it into a Note ---------------------------------------- The View File Function is NoteWare's most powerful feature. It enables you to view any ASCII file on your disk. If you wish to find a string of text in a file, the Text Search option will quickly find it. If you want to export a portion of the file into a word processor, use the Exporting feature. You can also capture part of the file into a note by choosing the Capture option. -9- Press Ctrl V to select the View File option. You can enter any valid DOS filename, such as C:\*.*, *.DOC, or README.TXT. If your request includes a wildcard (* or ?), NoteWare will display a list of all matching files and directories. It will display a maximum of 110 files (5 columns of 22 files each). Move the highlight bar to the desired file or directory, and press <Enter>. The beginning of the file will be displayed. Your options are: -- Use the cursor keys to scroll through the file. -- Press S to search for a string of text. -- Press E to export a block of text. -- Press C to capture the portion of the file currently displayed into a new note. -- Press F to freeze the file at the current location, so that you can resume viewing it later. -- Press <Esc> to cancel. Ctrl R - Resume --------------- If you selected Freeze (F) after viewing a file, you can press Ctrl R to resume viewing the file exactly where you left off. All functions (scrolling, searching, etc.) are available. When viewing a file, you must press F (Freeze) to enable the Resume feature. If you press <Esc>, you will not be able to use Resume. When you press and hold the Ctrl key, the bottom line will display the Resume option only if you have pressed F (Freeze). Ctrl S - Save a Note as an ASCII File ------------------------------------- Press Ctrl S to save the current note as an ASCII file. When NoteWare prompts you for the filename, type any valid DOS filename. The drive and directory are optional. If the file already exists, NoteWare will ask if you want to overwrite it or append to it. You can print the note by typing LPT1 as the filename. Type LPT2 for printer 2, etc. -10- SCREEN CAPTURE F8 - Capture ------------ Aside from note-taking, NoteWare's most frequently used function is capturing screens. When you are using another program and you would like to save what's on your screen, press NoteWare's hotkey and press F8. NoteWare gives you the choice of saving the screen as a file, as a new note, or to import part of the screen into the current note. After you press F8, the bottom line of the screen displays a list of options. The options are: -- Press F to save the screen as a file. When NoteWare prompts you for the filename, type any valid DOS filename. -- Press <Enter> to capture the entire screen into a new note. You don't need to do F2 first, as NoteWare will create a new note for you. -- Press I to import a portion of the screen into the current note. To select a portion of the screen, move the cursor to where you want the block to begin and press <Enter>. Highlight the text by moving the cursor to where you want the block to end. Press <Enter> to import the block into the current note at the current cursor location. All 25 lines will be captured if you choose F (filename). A maximum of 23 lines can be captured with the other two options. MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS Ctrl M - Move a Note -------------------- This function enables you to change the order of your notes. Press Ctrl M to move the current note. Use the PgUp and PgDn keys to select a new location for it, and press <Enter> to place it at that spot. Ctrl B - Brightness ------------------- Press Ctrl B to change the brightness of what you type. If the text had been bright, any new text you type will be dim. If it had been dim, new text will be bright. If you want to change the brightness of what you've already written, use the Block Option (F9) and select Bright (Alt B) or Dim (Alt D). -11- F1 - HELP SCREEN ---------------- The F1 key brings up a Help Screen. When you press it, you'll see the following: --------- N o t e W a r e H e l p ---------- F2 - New Creates a new note. The screen clears automatically. F3 - DelLn Deletes the current line. Any text below is moved up one line. F4 - Paste Pastes deleted text to the current cursor location. F5 - Shred Shreds (eliminates) the current note. F6 - Index Displays the first line of text of each note. F7 - Srch You locate a note by typing a string of text. If that string is found in a note, the cursor will move to that location. F8 - Capture Captures the screen that was displayed when you pressed NoteWare's hotkey. Destination options: current note, a file, or a new note. F9 - Block Begins a block of text. The bottom line of the screen displays Alt key functions: Export, Cut, Copy, Save to File, Bright & Dim. Ctrl V - View a File View, scroll, search, capture, and export ASCII files. Ctrl S - SaveFile Saves the current note as an ASCII file. Ctrl M - Move Note Moves the current note to change the order of notes. Ctrl B - Brightness Changes the brightness of what you type. Ctrl R - Resume Resumes viewing a file after freezing. Press Ctrl to display the description of Ctrl key combinations. Use the PgUp and PgDn keys to select other notes you've created. To unload NoteWare from memory: type NOTEWARE /U at the DOS prompt. Press any key to return to your note. -12- PRINTING NOTES To print notes, type PRINTNW at the DOS prompt. This program displays the first line of text of each note, exactly like the Index Function. The bottom line of the screen describes the available options. You can tag individual notes to be printed by pressing T, or tag all by pressing A. If you decide that you don't want a note to be printed, press U to untag a note, or N to uNtag all notes. Press F10 to accept the list of tagged notes. The program will then ask you how many lines per page should be printed, and the printer number. (If you only have one printer, it will be printer number 1.) You can also choose whether the current time and date should be printed, and whether to print only one note per page. HOTKEY SELECTION NoteWare's hotkey combination is Alt-spacebar. If you want to change the hotkey combination, type HOTKEY at the DOS prompt. A menu of available hotkeys will be displayed. Choose between Alt/Ctrl/Shift spacebar, and for most keyboards F11 and F12 (with or without the Alt key). The new hotkey combination will take effect the next time you load NoteWare into memory. LAPTOP COMPUTERS Many laptops use a monochrome screen with a color adaptor. If your laptop shows bright letters on a dark background and you want to reverse this, type NOTEWARE /M at the DOS prompt. This tells NoteWare that your monitor is monochrome. GRAPHICS SCREENS NoteWare is not accessible from programs that display graphics images. If you press NoteWare's hotkey combination when your screen is displaying a graphics image, NoteWare will not be activated. Instead you will hear a short beep. -13- USING NOTEWARE ON A NETWORK To use NoteWare on a network, install NoteWare on each workstation rather than the network server. This prevents the possibility of two users trying to access the same NOTEWARE.DTA file on the server at the same time. Discounts are available for multiple-user installations: see the ORDERF.ORM file for details. A FEW NO-NO'S -- Don't load a TSR (a memory-resident program) from within a DOS shell. Be sure to exit the shell before loading the TSR. Otherwise you may need to reboot. -- Since each note is screen-size, don't allow any text to go below the bottom of the screen. The text would simply "fall off" and be lost. -- Don't run a hard disk defragmenting program while NoteWare is loaded. This would definitely trash your notes and may cause some damage to the File Allocation Table of your disk. Always unload NoteWare using the /U command before defragmenting your disk. -- Don't move or delete the NOTEWARE.DTA file while Noteware is loaded. This could cause the same trouble mentioned above. Unload NoteWare first before moving or deleting NOTEWARE.DTA. -- Don't turn your computer off while NoteWare is on the screen. This would prevent the last changes you made from being saved to disk. Be sure to press <Esc> to exit NoteWare before turning your computer off. This writes the current note to disk. -- Only export text when your word processor is ready to receive the text. You would get strange results if the word processor was at a pull-down menu, for instance. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NoteWare occupies less than 16K RAM and requires DOS 3.0 or above. Each note occupies 4K in the file NOTEWARE.DTA. -14- HOW TO PRINT THIS MANUAL Type the following at the DOS prompt: COPY MANUAL.DOC PRN DESCRIPTION OF NOTEWARE'S FILES README.1ST Introduces NoteWare. MANUAL.DOC The file you are reading. WHATSNEW.TXT Description of newest features. INSTALL.COM Automatic installation program. NOTEWARE.COM The main program. NOTEWARE.DTA Your notes (and configuration) are saved here. PRINTNW.COM Program to print notes. HOTKEY.COM Program to change NoteWare's hotkey combination. UPGRADE.COM Converts notes from NoteWare 1.x format ORDERF.ORM Order form to register NoteWare. REGISTER.BAT File that prints the order form. FILE_ID.DIZ Description of NoteWare used by bulletin boards. DESC.SDI Description of NoteWare used by bulletin boards. VENDOR.DOC Information used by shareware vendors. NOTEWR20.ZIP All the above files ZIP'ped into one file. PRODUCT INFO NoteWare is a copyrighted shareware program. You may use it during a 21-day trial period without obligation. If you use NoteWare after the trial period, you must register by sending $25 to Integrated Consulting, P.O. Box 1613, San Juan Capistrano, California 92693. Registered users will receive: -- the most recent version of NoteWare -- a printed manual -- telephone support at 800-272-1377 / 714-240-2092 -- a quick reference card -- notices of upgrades -- other quality shareware. To print an order form: change to the directory where you installed NoteWare, then type REGISTER at the DOS prompt. Please give NoteWare to friends, relatives, co-workers, and anyone else who uses a PC. We genuinely appreciate your support of shareware. -15- ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. -16-