*---------------------------------------* | SCRAP for Windows | | Place text scraps on Desktop as icons | | | | - User's Guide | | - Registration | *---------------------------------------* Copyright 1995 Robert Shuler Shareware - Please Distribute Install: (1) Unzip & Run INSTALL_.EXE (2) Create a shortcut key as follows (if you use Prog. Mgr.): - open the program group where you put Scrap - select "File | Properties" - single click in the shortcut key box - press the Control-Shift-S keys all together - click OK - The shortcut key is very important for maximum useability. - - The key combination ctrl-shift-S is easy to hit with the - - left hand without even taking the right hand off the mouse. - Purpose ------- Save scraps of text from any application both to the desktop AND to a file. A window or icon is left on the desktop with the scrap of text in it. Have any number of scraps open until you run out of memory. (In Win'95 the scrap would go to the task bar) Why use scrap instead of notepad, etc.? It provides an easy to distinguish category, with its own icon and directory. Information in your computer constantly overflows the monolithic ways of organizing it. Good for saving clips of text such as: - quotes from online material - email or URL addresses - multiple quotes from a document you are browsing - use it to jot down random thoughts - great for organizing non-linear information To Use ------ (1) Copy a piece of text you are interested in: - Use Edit | Copy if a menu is available. - In most other places: --> Highlight the text by dragging the cursor across it -or- by holding shift and using the arrow keys --> Then press Control-C (2) Run SCRAP in one of the following 3 ways: - Double click on it's icon -or- - Double click on the file SCRAP.EXE -or- - Press Control-Shift-S while Program Manager window has focus. TIPS: - If you can't see Pgm. Mgr. window, press Alt-TAB until you do. - Adjust Pgm. Mgr. to less than full screen to see what's behind it. (3) Scrap will activate & paste the text in a window. Type any additional text you wish. Then close (left corner double click) or minimize (right corner single click) the window. When you minimize the window, it will have a name derived from the first line of text. On minimizing, text is saved in the SCRAPS subdirectory of wherever SCRAP.EXE is kept, for example C:\WINDOWS\SCRAPS if you install to C:\WINDOWS. Text is saved again when you close the window. (4) To use any of the scraps: If the scrap icon is still on the desktop... - Restore the scrap window and copy the scrap wherever you want it. - Use mouse drags -or- shift/arrow keys to highlight text you want. - Use Ctrl-C to COPY highlighted text from scrap window. - Use Ctrl-V to PASTE text if there is no Edit|Paste menu. If the scrap window/icon has been closed... - Run scrap again. - Single click on the SYSTEM MENU BOX (upper left corner) ----------- | - | <- click here, system menu box |--- | - Select "Open", then select the scrap you want to open OTHER MENU OPTIONS... Note also on the system menu box (see above) these options: - "Delete" - deletes & clears the currently displayed scrap - "Close, no save" - quits without saving a scrap - "About..." - displays this file To PRINT a scrap... - Using File Manager, find the SCRAPS subdirectory. - Double click on one of the ".txt" files. - Notepad will come up with the scrap. Select File|Print (5) Every now and then, delete unneeded scraps from the SCRAPS folder (subdirectory of wherever you installed SCRAP). You can do this either of two ways: - Open the scrap & select Delete (see above) - Use File Manager or Explorer to delete multiple scraps DISCLAIMER ---------- I hope this software is useful to you. Let me know of any raving success stories you have, or any serious problems others should watch out for. It is provided as is without liability. Warranty is limited to a 30-day satisfaction guarantee (SASE & letter confirming deletion required). Other Software -> -------------- - Media Mail - Easily put VOICE, PICS, SLIDE-SHOWS in your E-Mail! - IZ-Win - Info-Zip zip/unzip + Windows interface - PenSwap - Easily switch between a Mouse and a Pen Tablet - MyChecks - Personal check writer for Quicken - TextFind - Find files based on content - Windows version of GREP - Scrap - Save text scraps to a desktop icon --- check to see what's available currently --- Info: http://www.nettap.com/~rlshuler REGISTRATION ------------ If you find Scrap useful, send $5 U.S. check or money order to the contact address below for 1-user license. Be sure to include your e-mail ID for fastest response. Delete software after 30 days if you decide not to register. Mix & match quantity pricing on all my $5 software is 3/$10, 5/$15. Credit allowed for previous orders. Write for site license info. Technical support is available both before & after you register. Please check the web site (above), and email me if your problem is not listed there. Contact: rlshuler@nettap.com RLShuler@aol.com R. Shuler - 5238 Appleblossom Ln. - Friendswood, TX 77546 Enjoy!