GRAMMAR SLAMMER--Slam your Grammar Agony with The Program that answers the questions the Grammar Checkers can't Word Perfect for Windows Edition GRAMMAR SLAMMER answers those questions that the Grammar Checkers can't! GRAMMAR SLAMMER helps you in your writing and grammar the simplest way known to Windows® Word Processor users. Grammar Checkers are helpful, but they are limited. They miss things and often ask you questions you can't answer. ("Do you want a comma here?"--"How should I know?" you reply.) Disk-based grammar books can help, but they are cumbersome to use. GRAMMAR SLAMMER, on the other hand, supplements the Grammar Checker by providing answers in a format that you already know how to use--the Windows Help File! One click on a Word Processor Macro and it pops up, ready to go! No office or computer which depends on word processors should be without it! How to Install GRAMMAR SLAMMER to Word Perfect for Windows The main program you need is GRAMDEMO.HLP, the GRAMMAR SLAMMER demonstration or evaluation program. If after using this for a thirty day evaluation period, if you decide to continue using the program, then you should obtain a registered copy. Copy GRAMDEMO.HLP to any directory. We recommend creating a new directory named "GRAMSLAM." We will assume that this is the name of your directory. If not, please make the proper adjustments. You may also want to copy the program icon, GRAMSLAM.ICO, to this directory or to the directory you normally keep your icons in. You may also want to copy the button graphic GSWP4W.BMP to this directory or the directory where you keep other Word Perfect button graphics. Copy the file GRAMDEMO.WCM to directory where you keep your Word Perfect Macros. This is normally WP4WIN/MACROS, but it may vary. You are now set to run GRAMMAR SLAMMER from your Word Perfect for Windows program. Running GRAMMAR SLAMMER from Word Perfect for Windows Running the macro to launch GRAMMAR SLAMMER is called "playing" the macro. Choose "Macros" from the "Tools" Menu, then choose "Play." Enter the Macro name in the box (GRAMDEMO.WCM). If you do not recall the name, click "List" (or press the F4 key) and a list of names will appear, highlight the correct name and click on "OK." Click on the "Play" button. To Run GRAMMAR SLAMMER you have six choices: 1) Run it from the "Play | Macro" routine from the menu, 2) Add it to the Word Perfect Menu and then click on the menu choice when you want to run it, 3) Run it from a text-based toolbar in Word Perfect for Windows. 4) Add the GSWP4W.BMP to the toolbar and then click on the Grammar Slammar icon when you want it to appear, 5) Assign a "shortcut key" to the GRAMMAR SLAMMER macro and use that key combination to get GRAMMAR SLAMMER to run, or 6) Run it from a regular Windows icon in one of the Program Manager Windows. Adding GRAMMAR SLAMMER to the Word Perfect for Windows Menu To add GRAMMAR SLAMMER to the Word Perfect for Windows Menu do the following. Click on the "Tools" Menu Choice and then "Macros." Choose "Insert" to open the "Select Macro" dialog box. Then type in the macro name (GRAMDEMO.WCM). If you are not sure of the macro name, click on the "List" button (or press the F4 key), highlight the correct macro, and choose "OK." This closes the second dialog box. Click on the remaining "OK" button. Now check your "Macros" menu under "Tools." You will see a listing for GRAMDEMO. You may start GRAMMAR SLAMMER now by clicking on that menu choice at any time. Adding GRAMMAR SLAMMER to a Word Perfect for Windows Toolbar Once the GRAMDEMO.WCM file is in the \MACROS directory, you may add GRAMMAR SLAMMER to one of the Word Perfect Button Bars. First, click the RIGHT mouse button on the button bar and then choose "Preferences." Select the Button Bar which you want to add GRAMMAR SLAMMER to, and then choose "Edit." Select "Play a Macro" and then choose the macro name. (As above, this can be done by writing in the name or selecting from the "List" button or pressing the F4 key). A new button should be created. You may want to drag a separator bar into position, if necessary. Customizing a Toolbar Button for GRAMMAR SLAMMER Once you have the toolbar button in position, you will probably want to change the wording, add words to the help prompt, and add the GRAMMAR SLAMMER graphic to the button. If you want to add the GSWP4W.BMP graphic to the button, first switch into Windows Paint or Paintbrush or other bitmap editor. Open the GSWP4W.BMP file. Copy the entire image. This copies the image in correct proportion to the Clipboard. Now exit the bitmap editor and return to Word Perfect for Windows. Click the right mouse button on the button bar and choose "Preferences." Select the button bar title and choose "Edit." Double-click on the button that you want to edit. Now you may type in the new button label. "GRAMMAR SLAMMER" may be a little long for most buttons; "Gram Slam" or "Grammar" fit nicely. You may also type in the new help prompt--"Grammar Slammer Help File" or something like that would work well. To add the GRAMMAR SLAMMER bitmap picture (now loaded in the Clipboard), Select "Draw" or "Image Edit" and dialog box with a large picture of the button image will appear. Select the "Paste" option and the GRAMMAR SLAMMER picture should appear on the Word Perfect button editor. Choose "OK." Choose "Close" to close the button bar editing session. Now you should be able to run GRAMMAR SLAMMER by clicking the button on the button bar. Choosing a Keystroke to run GRAMMAR SLAMMER It is also possible to get GRAMMAR SLAMMER to run by pressing a combination of keys. To add a "Hot Key" combination to Word Perfect for Windows, choose the "File" menu, then "Preferences," then double-click "Keyboard." Choose "Create" and enter a Keyboard Definition Name. "Grammar Slammer" would be appropriate. Next, select a key combination. We recommend Shift-Alt-G or Alt-G-S. It may be better to use a key combination that is not currently assigned. Next, select "Play a Macro," choose "Assign a Macro," enter the path and name (probably GRAMDEMO.WCM) or use the "List" or F4 key option to select the macro name; and then when the macro name has been entered, choose "Select." Now GRAMMAR SLAMMER will appear whenever you press the selected key combination. You may want to check your Word Perfect for Windows manual or help file for key combinations already in use by Word Perfect to avoid removing another function you might want to keep. Adding GRAMMAR SLAMMER to the Windows Program Manager If you want to be able to run GRAMMAR SLAMMER from a Window apart from the Word Processor Macro command, you must install the program into your Windows Program Manager. Click once on any program in the Window you want to place GRAMMAR SLAMMER in. Click on the "File" Menu Option then the "New" Menu Option. Now a dialog box appears. Fill in the "Program Name" box with the name of the program, i.e. "Grammar Slammer Demo." For the "Command Line" box write in "C:\GRAMSLAM\GRAMDEMO.HLP." (Do not add the quotation marks or final period. Name the correct directory if you installed GRAMDEMO.HLP in a directory other than C:\GRAMSLAM.) The Working directory is "C:\GRAMSLAM" unless you installed the program in another directory. Add a "Short Key" if you want. Then click on the "OK" button. The program is now installed in the Window with the standard Question Mark as an icon. For a more elegant icon, install the GRAMSLAM.ICO file in either the same directory as GRAMMAR SLAMMER or the directory where you keep your icons. Click on the "File" Menu Option, then the "Properties" option. This brings up a dialog box with a number of buttons including on which says "Change Icon." Click on that button and add the directory and filename of the GRAMSLAM.ICO file--for example "C:\GRAMSLAM\GRAMSLAM.ICO," or whatever directory you put the GRAMSLAM.ICO file in. Click on "OK" and now the regular GRAMMAR SLAMMER icon is in place in a Window. The instructions given may vary slightly with some editions of Word Perfect for Windows. Check your Operating Manual or Help Files if the descriptions and directions in this file are not sufficient. The instructions given may also vary slightly with some editions of Windows. Check your Windows Operating Manual or Help Files if the descriptions and directions in this file are not sufficient. Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation. Word Perfect and Word Perfect for Windows are registered trademarks of Novell Applications Group. Use of these terms does not suggest review or endorsement of GRAMMAR SLAMMER by these corporations. Notices The instructions given may vary slightly with some editions of Word Perfect for Windows. Check your Word Perfect Operating Manual or Help Files if the the descriptions and directions in this file are not sufficient. The instructions given may also vary slightly with some editions of Windows. Check your Windows Operating Manual or Help Files if the descriptions and directions in this file are not sufficient. GRAMMAR SLAMMER is copyright ©1996 by James Bair, P.O. Box 203, Shelton CT 06484 USA, All rights reserved. It is not Public Domain, though it may normally be distributed without charge for a trial period. This GRAMMAR SLAMMER demo file may be distributed freely without charge if and only if all files are kept together and are unaltered. That includes the GRAMDEMO.HLP file, this GSWP4W.TXT file, GDWP4W.WCM, GSWP4W.BMP, and GRAMSLAM.ICO. Bona fide shareware dealers may charge a nominal fee for the copying of files. Any commercial distribution without permission of the author is prohibited. That includes any retail point-of-purchase sale of shareware or public domain software except at bona fide computer stores where the shareware concept is clearly understood. (Permission is normally granted, please just ask.) See the VENDOR.TXT file for specific details concerning distribution. This program may be registered with the author. You will get the latest version with all macros as apprpriate, installable from Windows for $25. Master Card and Visa Accepted. CompuServe ID 70730,3001. CompuServe members may purchase this via GO SWREG, get product # 8959. Internet address is 70730.3001@compuserve.com. World Wide Web site is http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jbair. 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