README.TXT ========== Welcome to Steve Dossick's RabbitHelp, the best-selling Windows Add-On Help System in the world. RabbitHelp's innovative RabbitSteps and easy approach can help you make quick work of your daily computing tasks. Thanks to you, Steve Dossick's RabbitHelp is # 1. The RabbitHelp Add-On Help System for Windows programs is used by thousands of individuals, corporations, educational institutions and government agencies in over 90 countries worldwide. We're making Steve Dossick's RabbitHelp avaiable under the Webster's Lexxicon No-Nonsense Availability Policy. See the file AVAIL.TXT for more information on it. This edition of Steve Dossick's RabbitHelp will help you with WordPerfect (R) 6.0 for Windows. (TM) Other editions of Steve Dossick's RabbitHelp include help with Microsoft Word 6.0 Windows, and other Windows applications. SECTION -1- FLOPPY DISK BASED INSTALLATION Insert the RabbitHelp disk into your floppy disk drive. From the Windows Program Manager, click on File and select Run. At the prompt, type A:\SETUP (or B:\SETUP), and press ENTER. When the installation is complete, click on the RabbitHelp icon, and you're ready to go! Just run WordPerfect version 6.0 for Windows as you normally would. RabbitHelp is now "plugged in" to WordPerfect's main menu, and is launched automatically -- with a single mouse click. SECTION -2- INSTALLATION FROM DOWNLOADED ZIP FILE 1. Included in this ZIP file is a program to automatically install Steve Dossick's RabbitHelp onto your hard disk. You'll need approximately 2mb of free disk space to complete the installation. 2. From the Windows Program Manager, click the File menu and select Run. You'll be asked for the name of the program to run. Enter the name of the directory in which you downloaded this ZIP file followed by SETUP.EXE. For example, if you downloaded the file to a directory called "C:\DOWNLOAD", you'd type "C:\DOWNLOAD\SETUP.EXE" (without the quotes). 3. When the installation is complete, new icons for RabbitHelp will appear on your Windows desktop. Click on the RabbitHelp icon, and you're ready to go! 4. Run WordPerfect version 6.0 for Windows as you normally would. RabbitHelp is now "plugged in" to WordPerfect's main menu, and is launched with a single mouse click. 5. Each time you start Windows, Steve Dossick's RabbitHelp will be loaded -- automatically -- waiting for you to start WordPerfect. 6. Copy RABPERF.ZIP to a 3.5" or 5 1/4" diskette. This is your backup copy in case you need to reinstall RabbitHelp software for Windows. 7. Finally, delete RABPERF.ZIP from the download directory. SECTION -3- HOW TO GET THE LATEST VERSIONS OF RABBITHELP. A) You may download the RabbitHelp version you need from: - Internet: Webster's Lexxicon's designated FTP site on the Internet. FTP to ftp.netcom.com:/pub/websters. - Software Creations BBS - "Home Of The Authors" 2400-16.8k V.32/V.42bis US Robotics: (508) 368-7139 2400-28.8k V.32/V42bis Hayes 28800: (508) 365-9352 - Webster's Automated Online Service BBS (718)897-6902, protocol 8N1. - CompuServe: WINUSER Forum, Library 3 WUGNET Forum, Library 13. Below are steps to download a RabbitHelp file from the Webster's Lexxicon Automated Online Service BBS: B) For proper display, your communication software should provide ANSI terminal support. Most packages provide VT-100 terminal emulation, which is fine for the Webster's Lexxicon Automated Online Service BBS. C) If you're using a Windows based package, select a screen font (such as: Terminal) that includes extended ASCII characters. D) Once connected, you'll be prompted to enter your first and last name, and a password if you are a registered user. If you haven't registered with us, you can logon as a guest, by entering: First Name: Guest Second Name: Guest Password: Guest The menu-driven system guides you through the various product and file areas. You'll always receive a list of options when you are prompted to make any choice. E) THE MAIN MENU The Main Menu shows the products whose files you can access. F) DOWNLOADING FILES Once you know the name of the file you want to download, type "D" for download at the File menu. When prompted, type the full name of the file or files. (If you do not know the protocol or download keys to press, refer to your telecommunications manual.) G) WORKING WITH DOWNLOADED FILES Most of the files on Webster's Automated Online Service BBS are stored and transferred in an archived (compressed) format and need to be unarchived before they can be used. If you don't have the unarchiving utility PKUNZIP v.204G or newer, download PKZ204G.EXE from your favorite local BBS and execute it. You'll receive PKUNZIP and PKZIP utilities. To unarchive the RabbitHelp file, type PKUNZIP and then the name of the archived file. For example: PKUNZIP RABPERF.ZIP or RABWORD.ZIP. SECTION -4- SUPPORT Support is available only to registered users of Steve Dossick's RabbitHelp. See the accompanying file, LICENSE.TXT, for more information on your license for the use of this software. As always, your comments and suggestions are welcome! Please send them via Internet email to info@websters.com or by US Mail to the following address: Webster's Lexxicon Publishing Corp. Consumer Products Support Division P.O. Box 751034 Forest Hills, NY 11375 Copyright 1994 Webster's Lexxicon Publishing Corp. All Rights Reserved.