  Serenity NOW! Help Contents

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Toolbox

Messages From

Always On Top

New Message Every

Add New Message

Edit Existing Message

Text Scrolling

Scroll Speed

Text Color

Toolbar Icons

Hammer Icon

O Icon

Arrows Icon

Misc

Performance Considerations

Registering


 Toolbox: Text Scrolling

Messages can display in the message box in any of four ways:

scrolling left to right, scrolling right to left, centered (no

scrolling) and flashing (no scroll). By using the "scroll speed"

icon, you can easily adjust the scroll / flash speed.


Toolbox: Text Scrolling Speed
 Toolbox: Scroll Speed

This setting controls how fast a message scrolls (or flashes) on

your screen. After setting this to your preference, you can fine

tune it with the "scroll speed" icon.


 Toolbox: Text Color

The color settings control the background color of the message box

and the message color of the text in the message box. Use the up /

down arrows to select the color scheme that you like the best.


 Toolbar Icon: Hammer

The HAMMER icon is the first icon on the Serenity NOW! toolbar. It looks like a hammer and is used to display the Serenity NOW! toolbox for customizing settings.


 Toolbar Icon: O

The O icon is the second icon on the Serenity NOW! toolbar. It is used to toggle the message display ON or OFF. This icon provides a quick way to hide the messages that are displaying to protect your anonymity.


 Toolbar Icon: Arrows

The ARROWS icon is the third icon on the Serenity NOW! toolbar. It is a double arrow, with the up arrow increasing the message scroll speed and the down arrow decreasing the message scroll speed. Message scroll speed only affects messages that are set to scroll or flash.


 Toolbox: Messages From

Three message files are available. Each message file can be turned

ON or OFF with the associated toggle box. If the message file is

turned ON then messages from that file will display in the message

box. Any of the three message files can be turned ON or OFF. In

this way, you can decide which messages you want to display at any

given time.


 Toolbox: Always On Top

This is the toggle that controls whether the message box is

covered up by another window. If ALWAYS ON TOP is ON and you open

another program, the message box will still display on top of the

other screen. This is the suggested setting because the more

messages you see each day, the greater the benefits to your

personal well being!!


 Toolbox: New Message Every

Use this setting to determine the amount of time that each message

should display. You can set it anywhere from 15 seconds up to 3

minutes.


 Toolbox: Add New Message

To add new messages to a message file, click on the ADD button

inside the "MESSAGES FROM" box. The "SELECT MESSAGES" dialog box

will display. Pick the message file that you want to make additions to

and then click on OK. The "ADD MESSAGES" screen will now display.

Note that the name of the message file you are adding to displays

at the top of the screen.

If you've chosen the incorrect message file, then click on CLOSE

and start again. The list of messages that display at the bottom

of the screen are currently in this message file.

To add a new message, do the following:

1. Type the new message into the "Message to Add" box

2. Click on ADD IT!

That's all there is to it! The new message will now display in the

list at the bottom of the "Add Messages" screen. You can keep

adding messages by doing the two steps listed above. There is no

limit to the number of messages that can be in a specific message

file. The only limit is that a message longer than 100 characters

won't be able to completely display in the message box. For longer

messages, simply break the message up into two parts and add them

as separate messages.

Messages that are 90 to 100 characters in length will display in a smaller font size automatically!

Click on CLOSE when your done adding messages.


 Toolbox: Edit Existing Message

To edit messages in a message file, click on the EDIT button

inside the "MESSAGES FROM" box. The "SELECT MESSAGES" dialog box

will display. Pick the message file that you want to edit and then

click on OK. The "EDIT MESSAGES" screen will now display.

Note that the name of the message file you are editing displays

at the top of the screen.

If you've chosen the incorrect message file, then click on CLOSE

and start again. The list of messages that display at the bottom

of the screen are currently in this message file.

To edit a message, do the following:

1. Click on the message to edit from the selection list

2. Make edit changes in the "Message to Edit" box

3. Turn the "Message Active" flag ON or OFF

    NOTE: This flag determines whether the message displays when

    this message file is loaded into the system.

4. Click on CHANGE IT!

Your done editing the message! The changed message will now

display in the list at the bottom of the "Edit Messages" screen.

You can keep editing messages by doing the steps listed above.

The only limit is that a message longer than 100 characters

won't be able to completely display in the message box. For

longer messages, simply break the message up into two parts and

add / edit them as separate messages.

Messages that are 90 to 100 characters in length will display in a smaller font size automatically!

Click on CLOSE when your done editing messages.


 Performance Considerations

Keep in mind that the faster the "text scrolling speed", the more often Serenity NOW! accesses the CPU. If you notice slower computer performance when running Serenity NOW!, then lower the "text scrolling speed" and set the "message scrolling" to CENTER. These two settings make sure that Serenity NOW! has the lowest possible impact on your PC performance!!


 Registering

The simplest way to register is to click on the register button in the Serenity NOW! toolbox. Alternatively, you can use Notepad (or any text editor) to open up the file REGISTER.TXT. Once you have this file open, print it out and mail it to the listed address with the registration fee. Within a few days, you will receive the key code to un-lock the fifteen minute time-out.

Note: YOU MUST INCLUDE THE REGISTRATION ID LOCATED IN THE REGISTRATION SCREEN!!