ANT_DEMO.DOT Version 2.2 DEMONSTRATION VERSION of the ANT_HTML.DOT PROGRAM Word 6.0 To HTML PLUS HTML to Word 6.0 WYSIWYG Conversion Utility (or HTML To ASCII or to any other format available in WfW 6.0) for use in * WORD FOR WINDOWS * WORD FOR MACINTOSH * NT * WIN 95 * in International Versions of Word 6.0 or above ______________________________________________________________________ TWO NEW TOOLBARS AND MANY NEW FEATURES ARE INCLUDED IN VERSION 2.2 A description of the new Ant and it's features, as well as HTML Resources and information about email and creating transparent graphic backgrounds, is now available on the Web... http://telacommunications.com/ant The Ant templates are designed to work within Word 6.0 to facilitate the creation of hypertext documents. HTML codes can be inserted into any new or previously prepared Word document of any ASCII document. The templates also include: ~ The HTML to WYSIWYG utility (described below) ~ A feature which simplifies the creation of forms ~ A tool to convert "special characters" (e.g. cedillas, umlauts, etc.) ~ The means to create .DOC, .ASCII, RTF or other files from HTML files. ~ The means to make hard copies of HTML documents with the tags removed. After clicking the HTML to WYSIWYG Tool on the far right of the toolbar so that the document is properly coded, you can easily remove the codes, if you like, while maintaining the formatting. You may convert the file to ASCII text or to any other format listed in the "Save File As Type" options box. (Open Word and select File, Save [or File, SaveAs]. At the bottom of the dialog box, click on the File Save As Type "down arrow" to view the list.) By pasting the contents of any HTML document into a new Word 6.0 document based on the ANT-HTML template, you can easily and automatically convert the file into a What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get environment by clicking the HTML To WYSIWYG Tool. The program does not currently support nested lists, although non-nested lists of all varieties are supported. The template converts all HTML headings to the appropriate sizes, converts all styles, as well as bolds, italics, special characters, etc.. The template displays HTML tags as red, hidden text and displays URL entries as bright blue and underlined. Hard copies of HTML documents can be easily obtained with ANT_HTML. After clicking the HTML To WYSIWYG Tool, just choose the "Zap Macros In Entire Document" entry from the Ant Tools menu. A WYSIWYG document without HTML tags can then be printed. ______________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT THIS TEMPLATE... Unlike some other demonstration programs, the ANT_DEMO program is a working version of the complete program with a few exceptions. It's not timed to self-destruct or shut down after a predetermined number of days. Instead, the Ant demo permits you access to all the tools but frequently inserts harmless notes into the document along with the HTML tags. (Naturally, the complete programs do NOT insert any notes.) Since the ANT_DEMO.DOT template is for demonstration purposes only, it is hoped that you will enjoy evaluating the features and maintain a sense of humor while viewing some of the inserted notes. (One particular quote you may see in the HTML to WYSIWYG demo, though, is to be taken seriously. The Eskimo proverb, "Do not make Loon Soup", shall, I believe, forever remain sound advice. :-)) Where necessary, you can substitute the words, "ANT_DEMO" for the words, "ANT_HTML" when reading the tips in the Ant Instruction Guide. The only documentation difference in the full version is that the Ant Instruction Guide is provided in .DOC format (with Word's own hypertext links), as well as the HTML version. The Ant_Demo program only differs from the complete versions of the programs in a few ways. ANT_HTML contains... - the HTML to WYSIWYG utility - the Special Characters Tool - the Form Tool - the Zap Codes in Selection and the Zap Codes in Entire Document Tools - the Backgrounds and Colors Tool enters all the appropriate tags sans the actual six digit color code Demo versions of the HTML to WYSIWYG utility and the Form tool are provided in the demo. To see the conversion from HTML to .DOC, click the HTML to WYSIWYG tool (on the far right of the Ant Toolbar). The demo will open the ANTDEMO.HTM file, copy and paste it into your current document and WYSIWYG it. The main portion of the program is directed at creating and converting from .DOC to HTML. The HTML to WYSIWYG conversions, while handy, is not as complex an operation. The tool basically grabs whatever is between the HTML tags and assigns the appropriate styles to what's there. It's true that some individuals register for the program strictly to use this feature but I have found it to be unwise to release a public version that doesn't provide a few incentives to register. The other exceptions listed above are just quick and easy substitutions. The special characters tool merely converts all the standard ISO Latin 1 Entities. The list of the characters is available at: http://telacommunications.com/nutshell/isolatin.htm and the zap codes macros merely delete the angle brackets "<", ">") and whatever is between them in the selection. New tags added. Please note: tags (for the underlining of text supported by some HTML browsers) have been added to the complete version of the program. Installation of the tags is optional during the conversion to HTML. In the conversion from HTML to .DOC, text contained with tags is automatically underlined. The Ant now also automatically converts Superscript and Subscript tags in the .DOC to HTML and the HTML to .DOC conversions. (The .DOC to HTML conversion is featured in the ANT_DEMO.DOT template. The HTML to .DOC conversion of the tags is available in the ANT_HTML.DOT template - the complete version of the program.) ______________________________________________________________________________ Note to reviewers or to anyone who is contemplating writing and asking for a free copy of the program. There are several reasons why the complete version of the Ant software is not distributed free of charge. Please understand that there's just not sufficient time to verify information sent to me. There are additional reasons, too, though. I realize that this policy will (and has) annoyed a few people. It seems especially to annoy large footwear corporation marketing supervisors, for some reason. At any rate, the Ant has been favorably compared to other higher priced conversion utilities and any review anyone encounters is assured to have been objective and unbiased one. Each of the reviewers or evaluators who use the program and each of the sites that display the Ant graphic have registered and paid for the complete version of the program. Regardless of how unconvential the policy, it does seem to me to be entirely reasonable and fair. Regardless of your goal, the demo is specifically designed to provide all the tools and features necessary to evaluate the program. If you have any questions about the program which are not answered in the documentation, please write and let me know. Thanks. ______________________________________________________________________________ NOTES The Instruction Guide for this program is offered in HTML format in the files called ANT.HTM, ANT2.HTM and ANT3.HTM. (In the complete version of the program, the Instruction Guide is included in .DOC file format with Word's own version of hypertext links.) Although the Instruction Guide contains many HTML tips and formatting suggestions, it is not intended as an instruction guide for HTML. If you are already familiar with HTML coding, the features will (I hope) seem "intuitive" and enable you to click on a tool and achieve the expected result. Basically, once the Ant template is installed... ... or it you wish to create an HTML file from an existing Word .DOC file. insert it into a new .DOC file based on the Ant template, use the Ant Tools to code your document and click on the Convert and Save Tool. ... or it you wish to create a .DOC file from an existing HTML file. just insert the HTML file (it will be ASCII text) into a new .DOC file based on the Ant template, then click on the HTML To WYSIWYG Tool. (You can then, if you wish, remove the HTML codes, convert to any other format available in Word and / or print a hard copy. [See top of this page for more.] ) That's about all there is to it. (Caveat in the paragraph below:) It is suggested that you take the time to read the Tips and Notes section of the ANT.HTM Instruction Guide. It contains a number of helpful hints about working with HTML and the template in the Word for Windows environment. ______________________________________________________________________________ To install the ANT: 1. Copy all the files into the same directory or folder. (You may name it whatever you like and it can be anywhere; just so it’s NOT within any of your Word directories or folders.) 2. Open Word 3. Open the ANT_INST.DOC file and double-click the red button. The End. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: You may see a message entitled "Warning" when you click the red button in the ANT_INST.DOC file. This message appears in some versions of Word when something is about to happen that affects your NORMAL.DOT template. The Ant program offers the option of automatically adding the "Attach Ant Template" button added to your Standard toolbar and copying the macro that runs the button from this .DOC file to your NORMAL.DOT file. This is the reason the warning message appears. Nothing harmful will happen. As previously mentioned, you have the option of installing them or not installing them after the red button is clicked. They will only be installed, if you choose "Yes" when asked during the installation procedure. If you choose "YES" , both the toolbar button and the Attach Ant Template macro can easily be deleted at any time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As mentioned above, you will be asked during the installation whether you would like to have a tool which attaches the Ant template to any document, automatically installed in the Standard toolbar in your Normal.Dot template. If you choose "YES", a tool with an "A" will be added to the Standard toolbar and will be readily available if and when you want to open and use the Ant template. (You can easily move the tool or delete it later, if you wish.) Just so you know, after double-clicking the red button, the Ant will automatically perform these tasks... ANT_DEMO.DOT and the ANTDEMO.HTM file will be copied to your Word Templates Directory/Folder. A file ANT_HTML.INI, recording the local information for your copy of the Ant, will be created in your Windows directory/Preferences folder. ______________________________________________________________________________ To "Uninstall" the Ant If you should ever wish to "uninstall" the Ant's files, here are the steps: 1. Delete the ANT_DEMO.DOT and the ANTDEMO.HTM files from your Word Template directory or folder. 2. Delete the ANT_HTML.INI file from your Windows directory/Preferences folder 3. If you created a directory to hold the .gifs and other Ant files, delete it 4. If there is an "Attach Ant Template" tool on your standard toolbar: a.) In Word for Windows: Hold down the ALT key and drag the tool off the toolbar. In Word for Macintosh, from the Tools Menu, choose Customize and then select the Toolbars tab, then drag the tool from the Toolbar. b.) In the Tools Menu, choose Macro, then click on the "Attach Ant Template" entry and click the DELETE key. ____________________________________________________________________________ Note to users of non-English language versions of Word 6.0: The first time you make use of the Ant template, you will likely see a message asking "Save Changes to .DOT file?" (The .DOT file is the template itself.) Answer "YES" to this question so that the macros (the programming code) will be translated and saved in the appropriate language. If you answer "NO" to the question, the translation will be required each time you open any document based on the Ant template. ______________________________________________________________________________ Troubleshooting: If you have trouble installing, run the ToolsAvancedSettings command from the Tools/Macros/commands menu to make sure you have an entry for "USER-DOT-PATH" in your WINWORD6.INI (Windows) or WORD SETTINGS (6) file (Mac). ______________________________________________________________________________ More Notes : - The templates are not represented to be perfect. They are designed to make working with hypertext faster and easier. - The Ant Instruction Guide may be found in ANT.HTM. You may wish to create a directory for the guide and it's gifs. (There are many gif files depicting toolbar tools so, for faster loading, you can turn "Display Inline Images" off in your HTML browser if you wish.) - A .DOC version of the Instruction Guide (with hyperlinks, graphics and other Word formatting features) is included in the ANT_HTML package. The program is nominally priced shareware program. For individual registration: $39.00 or If you're currently registered - $15.00 (individual use). Multi-user, group and site licenses are available. Please send a brief message to jswift@freenet.fsu.edu for details. To register and obtain the complete version of the program: 1. Send your name, address, email address. 2. Send the registration fee (per copy) - Within the U.S.: via check, traveler's check, or money order - Outside the U.S.: via traveler's check, U.S. dollar draft, cash, or international money order. (Sorry, no plastic options are currently available.) 3. A personalized copy of the program will be delivered to you via your choice of: a.) A zip email file attachment Please specify your preference of one of the following: BinHex, MIME or UUEncoding Information about encoding can be found at: http://telacommunications.com/nutshell/email.htm or b.) Delivery via WWW browser. The .zip file will be installed on a server here. The URL will be emailed to you. You can then copy and paste the URL into your Web browser to download your copy of the Ant program. Delivery method 3b (described above) is usually the quickest and most reliable. Registration Notes: - If the program is sent to an address within the State of Texas, please add $3.00 per copy. - If the WWW browser delivery method is unsatisfactory and your email service does not permit zip file attachments, please send a disk and stamped, self-addressed disk mailer to the P.O. Box below. A copy of the program will be snail-mailed to you. (If you are using a Macintosh, please mention it so that the files can be sent uncompressed rather than zipped. The disk itself will be formatted on a PC.) - If you don't want the program delivered via email and you don't want to bother about sending a disk and stamped, self-addressed disk mailer, send an additional $10.00 (deliveries within the U.S.) - or $15.00 (deliveries outside the U.S.) and it shall be done for ye. -If you don't have an email address, please provide ANY email address or some reasonable, non-costly way to contact you just in case your registration arrives half-eaten. - ftp delivery is also available. Please send (typed for readability), the address of the ftp server, the directory path, and the login and password. The copyright notice can be found in the ANT.HTM Instruction Guide. PAPERWORK POLICY Email receipts and email invoices are sent on request. There's no need to send any paperwork other than the registration information and registration fee described above. If you or your organization has any need to have any paperwork signed and returned to you via snail mail, you may either provide a self-addressed and stamped envelope with the papers you send or you may add $5. to cover processing time and return postage. This policy helps keep the costs of the software down. If you prefer, you can think of it this way... The Ant is offered at a $5. discount (individual registrations $44. - $5. = $39., etc.) to all those who do not require processing and return of any snail mail paperwork. It actually does save an enormous amount of time when I don't have to read, sign, and return papers so I hope you'll understand. Thanks. ______________________________________________________________________________ Thanks to all of you who have sent friendly words, suggestions and questions. Your messages are much appreciated. Jill Swift Ant author P. O. Box 213 Montgomery, Texas 77356 jswift@freenet.fsu.edu October 5, 1995