WhizNotes(TM) A Hypertext Organizer & Help Authoring System for Windows Copyright (C) 1992-1996, Sanjay Kanade All rights Reserved. Version 3.0 Shareware Evaluation Copy BEFORE YOU PROCEED Please read the "DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY" and "LICENSE AGREEMENT" in the accompanying text file "LICENSE.DOC". If you do not agree to the terms and conditions mentioned there in, please do not use WhizNotes and destroy all the accompanying files from your disk. CATALOG DESCRIPTION Now supports Win95 long file names and jumps across folders! Are you still looking for the ideal note taking program? WhizNotes is a unique hypertext organizer that lets you organize your notes into folders and allows creation of hypertext links between them with simple drag & drop operations. It's an excellent writing & research tool, and a free-format PIM. WhizNotes is also an easy to use Help Authoring System! If you have the help compiler installed, just a click can turn your notes into Windows Help files! Use WhizNotes to create your own hypertext reference notes; to organize your tasks; to study any subject; to keep a journal; to author a help file, or simply to reorganize your thoughts. Runs on both Win3.1 and Win95. KEYWORDS: WHIZNOTES WIN95 HYPERTEXT PIM ORGANIZER WINHELP NOTES PROGRAMMING DOCUMENT HELP INTRODUCTION: Are you still looking for the ideal note-taking program? A program that allows you to take random notes and also helps you organize the vast amount of random information that you collect every day. A program where you can find your notes on any subject easily, a program that allows you to keep large bodies of text, related or unrelated, grouped into folders of your choice. Well, look no more. You have arrived! WhizNotes can do all that for you. What's more, WhizNotes even lets you link your notes by hypertext links by a simple drag and drop. The advantage of hypertext is that you can jump from note to note by double-clicking on these links. In WhizNotes' hypertext scheme, any note which is not already open is opened for you and if the note is contained in another folder, even that folder is opened for you. AND THAT IS NOT ALL! WhizNotes is also a Help authoring system. Turn your notes into "WINDOWS hypertext help" easily and effortlessly. Combine this with the ability to give long names to the notes and the folders, and you will be delighted with how much you can accomplish with WhizNotes. Start using WhizNotes and say goodbye to your journals, logs and diaries. No restrictions. You can enter free-format text in your notes and search for it in free-format as well. To get a quick demo of help generation, open and compile the Sample WZN folder SAMPLHLP.WZN. Also see "Introduction" and other introductory topics in online help. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: WhizNotes can run on Windows 3.1, Windows 95, or later. For authoring Windows Help files with WhizNotes, you'll need to additionally install Microsoft help compiler 3.1, or later. For more details on compilers, please see the online help topic "Setting up the Help Compilation environment." INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Run the Setup program provided with WhizNotes by double-clicking on SETUP.EXE in the Explorer or File Manager. 2. Enter your name and other information as desired then push "Proceed with Installation". 3. Follow the prompts till the "Installation Complete" message appears. Setup will add a WhizNotes group and icon in the program manager. By default, WhizNotes will be installed in the directory C:\WHIZNOTS, but Setup allows you to change it. RUNNING THE PROGRAM: On Windows 95: You can always run the program from Start menu: "Start-Programs-WhizNotes-WhizNotes". On Windows 3.1: You can always start the program from the Program Manager's program group "WhizNotes" which is created for you. STARTUP TIPS AND TRICKS: Also see Help Topic "Startup tips and tricks" for more useful information on how to create shortcuts for the program and its document files. TECHNICAL SUPPORT QUESTIONS: If you have any questions, please direct them to the author. Don't call Pik A Program, Inc. unless you want to inquire on prices. It's recommended that you first access the following web page for the latest support information: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/skanade If you can't find an answer to your question on the web page, please send an electronic mail message to the author at: Compuserve: Sanjay Kanade 71303,20 Internet: 71303.20@compuserve.com LIST OF FILES (in shareware package) Please see file VENDINFO.DIZ. MEMBER, 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 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY THIS SOFTWARE (including instructions for its use) IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE EXPRESSLY AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMED. THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION REMAINS WITH YOU. 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