DESCRIPTION This program contains a TrueType Type 1 font image for helping to prepare documents containing chemical formulae and symbols. As a bonus, atomic weights are available through two key macro recall. A freeware macro program called COMPOSE, from Digital Equipment Corporation, is enclosed along with a template to make the use of this font easier. If you have ever tried to enter a series of equations, only to find that you need several fonts to supply the required symbols and characters, and then spend an eternity highlighting, superscripting, subscripting and composing unique characters you will understand the reason I designed this chemistry font. This font file contains a full set of alphabetic, punctuation and numeric characters - so it can fulfill your prose requirements. It also contains upper and lower case Greek, superscripted and subscripted numbers and with many of the commonly needed symbols used in chemistry. This macro library makes looking up atomic weights on a periodic table and manually transcribing or cutting and pasting from electronic handbook a thing of the past. REGISTRATION A great deal of time and effort went into the creation and preparation of this program and your registration will be greatly appreciated. Your registration fee will entitle you to software support (via telephone at your expense or electronic mail). For registered users, I am willing to customize the font file for individual use by adding or replacing characters. If you haven't already done so, please take a moment to mail $20 US funds to me, along with your comments and suggestions, at: J. Eric Slone 5500 Holmes Run Parkway, No. 501 Alexandria, Virginia 22304-2851 You may contact me (support is only given to paid, registered, users): Compuserve: 73757,2776 Internet: eslone@mason1.gmu.edu Telephone: (703) 461-7078 Fax: (703) 751-6639 Please keep your telephone calls restricted to 11am to 11pm eastern time. INSTALLATION I assume that you have a "working" knowledge of Windows. Copy the COMPOSE program files into a directory of your choice and add the program COMPOSE.EXE to the LOAD= line in your WIN.INI file. 1. From "Program Manager" click on the "Accessories Group". 2. Double click on the "Control Panel" icon. 3. In Control Panel window choose Fonts icon. 4. Choose Add. 5. In Add Fonts dialog box select the drive and directory where the Chemistry fonts are located. 6. Use "Select All" button. 7. Make sure that the box "Copy Fonts to Windows Directory" is checked. 8. Choose "OK". BASIC INSTRUCTIONS 1. Select "Chemistry Font" from your font list. 2. You must follow the instructions carefully as the characters are case sensitive. 3. You can type in text as with any other font. 4. The keystrokes have been made as sensible as possible, with some limitations. 5. The abbreviation for the Right Control button is . The button is used to activate the "Compose" program. 6. Do NOT hold down when using other keys. You will see the "Compose" program button activated in the lower right of the screen which indicates that you may type in the commands. You must re-activate "Compose" each time you need the special keystroke. EXAMPLES: To type HYDROXIDE: OH- To type peroxide: H2O2 To type a superscripted number: 148 with more than one digit : 2536 NOTE: followed by a number will result in a SUBSCRIPT followed by and a number will result in a SUPERSCRIPT GREEK LETTERS: Greek Letters correspond to the Roman equivalent letter plus a "g" EXAMPLES: To type "PI" (uppercase): PG To type "pi" (lowercase): pg ATOMIC WEIGHT: To type the atomic weight of an element type then the element symbol. 1. Single letter elements must be capitalized and followed by a space. Example: Carbon C result: 12.011 2. Two-letter elements must have a capital letter followed by a lower case letter. Example: Sodium Na result: 22.89877 The only elements that require more than two keystrokes are numbers 104 to 107. Element 104 = Unq Element 105= Unp Element 106= Unh Element 107= Uns VIEWING THE FULL CHARACTER SET: Type