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Program Manager Wrapper for NT is designed to be a wrapper around Program Manager instead of a replacement for Program Manager.  This approach gives the conveniences of a shell replacement, while guaranteeing complete compatibility with applications which require or assume Program Manager services.  This also guarantees that should you decide for some inconceivable reason to stop using Program Manager Wrapper for NT, Program Manager will reflect all the changes you have made to your system since installing it.

The idea behind Program Manager Wrapper for NT's is simple.  A menu is created for each group in Program Manager.  One of the groups can be specified as the "button" group (see  The Configuration Dialog for details).  Instead of becoming a menu entry, the button group is used to make a quick launch button bar.  Then Program Manager is hidden from view to keep the desktop uncluttered while giving you access to all your programs.

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For more information in a specific area, choose from the topics below:

The Configuration Dialog

Showing and Hiding Program Manager

The Launch Bar

Shut Down Options


Showing and Hiding Program Manager

When Program Manager Wrapper for NT is started, it will automatically hide Program Manager.  When Program Manager Wrapper for NT is ended, it will automatically show Program Manager.  However since item maintenance is done in Program Manager there will be times when you will to want show Program Manager. And once done with your changes you will probably want to hide Program Manager again.  Program Manager's visibility is toggled with the Show Program Manager entry on the Options Menu.  If checked, selecting this option will hide Program Manager.  If unchecked, selecting this option will show Program Manager.  The visibility of Program Manager can also be toggled by double clicking on the title bar.

Summary:	*	Toggle the visibility of Program Manager using "Options->Show Program" the menu.

*	Toggle the visibility of Program Manager by double clicking on the title bar.


The Launch Bar

The launch bar is a means of allowing you to quickly launch applications.  The Program Manager group used to specify which programs will appear on the launch bar is specified in the configuration dialog box (see the Configuration dialog).  You can add items to the launch bar by dropping them from File Manager.  Dropping an item on the launch bar not only adds it to the launch bar, but to the corresponding Program Manager group as well.  Finally the launch bar can be shown or hidden using the Options->Launch Bar menu item.

Summary:	*	Specify the Program Manager Group for the launch bar in the Configure Dialog Box.

*	The launch bar can be shown or hidden using the Options->Launch Bar menu item.

*	You can drag new items onto the launch bar.


Shut Down Options

If the Show Dialog Box with Options Exit Option was chosen, the following dialog box will appear when Program Manager Wrapper for NT is closed.  These are options are

*	Force Apps to close:	Force any running programs to end without asking you to wait if one does not respond to the request to end.

*	PM Wrap Only:	Exits Program Manager Wrapper for NT only.

*	Logoff:	Logs you off of the current session.

*	Shutdown:	Performs machine shutdown sequence.

*	Restart:	Performs machine shutdown then reboots.

Use the Configuration Dialog to make any one of these the default shutdown option.


Configuration Dialog
The Configuration Dialog

Click on an item below for help on that item...


Title
Sets the title for Program Manager Wrapper for NT 's window


The name of the group to use for the Launch bar items


Logs you off of the current session.


Exits Program Manager Wrapper for NT only


Performs machine shutdown sequence.


Displays a dialog box with the logoff options. See Shut Down Options.


Performs machine shutdown then reboots.


Force any running programs to end without asking you to wait if one does not respond to the request to end.


Pressing this button accepts and saves the current configuration settings.


Pressing this button ends the configuration dialog without saving any changes.


Press this button to toggle between showing and not showing the selected group on Program Manager Wrapper for NT 's menu.


A list of the current Program Manager groups.  A check by the name indicates the group will be a menu item.  To check or uncheck a group, double click its name or press the Show Group/Skip group on menu button.


When this box is checked, Program Manager will he hidden when Program Manager Wrapper for NT is started.  If this box is not checked, Program Manager will not be hidden.  Program Manager can be hidden or shown at any time using the Options-Show Program Manager menu item, or double clicking on Program Manager Wrapper for NT's title bar.


Pressing this button will move a group and it's subgroups up in the list of groups.  The menus Program Manager Wrapper for NT creates will be in the same order as is displayed in the Group list box.


Pressing this button will move a group and it's subgroups down in the list of groups.  The menus Program Manager Wrapper for NT creates will be in the same order as is displayed in the Group list box.


Pressing this button will move a group and it's subgroups to the left in the list of groups.  This causes the sub menus level of the group to be reduced.  If a group is at the leftmost position, it will appear on the Program Manager Wrapper for NT's main menu.


Pressing this button will move a group and it's subgroups right in the list of groups.  If a group is indented below another group, this means the indented group is a subgroup the of the outdented group.  Subgroups are represented in Program Manager Wrapper for NT as cascading menus.