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     The following screens contain the latest information on
     PowerMenu Version 4.0; anything you read here will supercede
     the PowerManual.  You can print this file if you'd like by
     entering the DOS command:

               COPY A:\INFO.PM PRN



                ЏЏЏ  New Version!!!  ЎЎЎ

     Version 4.0 of PowerMenu contains the following new features:

     ј  User's Name Displayed (registered versions only!)
          Your name (or your company's) -- up to 35 characters --
          will now display in the Title Box on the main PowerMenu
          screen in the space labeled "Licensed To:"  The first time
          that you run MINSTALL.EXE, you will see this message:

            You are the licensed owner of this copy of PowerMenu!
            Please enter your name:

         Consider the name you want displayed and type carefully.
         You will not be able to change it later.

     ј  Installs from Any Floppy Drive
          The PowerMenu Installation program, MINSTALL.EXE now
          executes correctly from either Drive A: or Drive B:.
          Please refer to Chapter 1 of the PowerMenu Manual for
          instructions on using MINSTALL.

     ј  Three Date Formats
          Now PowerMenu can display your computer's system date in
          one of three formats --

          њ American --  MM/DD/YY
          њ European --  DD/MM/YY
          њ Asian    --  YY/MM/DD

     ј  File Locator
          Now you can search any drive or directory for a file and
          find its full pathname, even if you don't exactly remember
          the name of the file!  Select [F]ile Locator from the [F2]
          Utilities menu and then type as much of the path and filename
          as you can recall, using the DOS wildcard characters ([?]
          and[*]) to fill in the blanks.

     ј  Higher ASCII Entry
          You can now use your computer's [Alt] key with the number pad
          keys to enter nearly all of the 256 ASCII symbols into your
          "company name," passwords and menu items.  Use of special
          symbols and foreign characters is not available in the Disk
          Manager program.

     ј  Graphic Directory Tree
          With the new Graphic Tree Display option you can see the
          heirarchical structure of your hard disk in PowerMenu's
          Disk Manager.  You can turn this feature on or off in the
          PowerOptions window (accessed with [F3]) or in the [D]irectory
          menu within DiskMan.

     ј  FastRead in Disk Manager
          PowerMenu's DiskMan uses some shortcuts in getting all the
          information needed to display the directories and files on
          your disk drive.  Network and other nonstandard types of
          drives require a little more work for the same result.
          PowerMenu will attempt to compensate for any problems it may
          encounter by switching modes, if it can.  If you experience
          errors when DiskMan reads a new drive, [Esc] out and call the
          PowerOptions window with [F3].  Then change the Disable  Disk
          FastRead selection to "Yes" and retry.

     ј  Faster File Marking
          In PowerMenu's DiskMan you can use the [F]ile menu to Erase,
          Rename, Copy, Move, and toggle the Read Only (Protection) and
          Hidden status of the currently highlighted file.  To perform
          these operations on several files at once, you should "mark"
          them before using the menu.  When you hit [Spacebar] to mark
          the file under the highlighting bar, PowerMenu will now skip
          to the next file on the list.  In this way, consecutive file
          marking can proceed without using the [Down] arrow key.

     ј  Move Files across Drives
          You can now move files selected in DiskMan from one disk drive
          to another instead of only to another directory on the same
          drive.  This makes PowerMenu truly useful for archiving unused
          files onto floppy disks.

     ј  Using DOS in DiskMan
          You can pop up a DOS command line while you are in Diskman. 
          From here you can enter one or several commands to your
          computer's operating system (See Chapter 5 in the PowerManual).
          The commands you enter will be issued from the directory con-
          taining the highlighted bar, as indicated by the DOS prompt.
          You can now enter up to 255 characters on the d[O]s line.
        WARNING --
          If you tell DOS to alter files or directories on the current
          drive, then when you return to DiskMan the disk information
          displayed will not be updated.  To force an update, you can
          read the disk again by selecting [C]hange drive from the menu
          and choose the drive you are on as the drive to change to.

     ј  Hidden File Display
          In the DiskMan the [Alt-H] key toggles display of "Hidden"
          and Protected (Read Only) files.  Now the information window
          at the bottom of the screen shows the status of this toggle.
          When Hidden and Protected files have been made visible, you
          will see the legend "-Prot-" in the bottom right corner of
          this window.



               ЏЏЏ  Other Items of Interest  ЎЎЎ

    I.  Multiple Disk Drives
          PowerMenu can run any program, even if it is on another drive.
          You must include the DRIVE LETTER as part of the directory
          in the Edit Window Directory field.

          If you want to run a program in the \WS directory on the E:
          drive, the Edit Window Directory field would be:

            Directory--- E:\WS
                          - A drive letter in the directory field
                             will cause PowerMenu to switch to that
                             drive before running the program, then
                             automatically return to the original
                             drive.

          This allows you to run any file on any disk drive.

   II.  RAM Disk Support
          You can dramatically increase PowerMenu's speed by putting the
          files MENU.COM, MENU.OVL, MENU.DBF, MENU.NDX, MENU.CNF and
          DISKMAN.OVL on a RAM disk.  Your DOS manual will tell you how
          to set up a RAM disk using VDISK.SYS.

          We recommend you have at least 512 Kb of system RAM so you
          can set up a RAM disk of 160 Kb and still have room for
          your applications.

          Remember to put the DRIVE LETTER in the Directory field, as
          you will be running programs on a different drive.

  III.  Deleting, Packing, and Reindexing Submenus
          There are programs in your \MENU directory that allow you to
          manipulate your menu data file, MENU.DBF.  If you want to
          list or delete submenus, use the program SUBMENU.EXE:

               SUBMENU -L                   lists all submenus
               SUBMENU -D <submenu name>    deletes a submenu

          The only reason you should delete a submenu is if you
          are trying to save disk space.

          The submenu is not physically deleted until you pack and
          reindex the file.  This is done by entering:

               REINDEX

   IV.  Automatic Installation
          When you install PowerMenu with the MINSTALL command,
          it will search your hard disk for the most popular programs
          and create a custom, instantly useable menu system!

    V.  User-defined Help Screens
          You can modify the file called HELP.MEN which contains keywords
          to help text which YOU write.  Whenever the user hits a
          [Shift-Function Key], the corresponding help text will be
          displayed.  To see the sample HELP.MEN file type [?] at
          Powermenu's main menu screen.

   VI.  Resident Text Editor
          In the Disk Man you can use your favorite text editor or word
          processor to [E]dit a text file currently under the highlighted
          bar.  The editing program you choose must be able to accept
          the path and filename of the file to edit as a command line
          parameter.  Use the [F3] PowerOptions window to enter the path
          and the command name of your editor.  You must include the
          .COM, .EXE (or .BAT) file extension.



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