Introduction

Notebook is a text editor with very similar capabilities to the "Notepad" program that ships with "Windows". It does have six major enhancements, however, and several minor ones.

1. Notebook will open very large files.

2. Notebook offers full font and color selection, and will save your settings.

3. Notebook features a toolbar, complete with help balloons.

4. Notebook supports drag and drop text editing. Selected text can be moved by holding the left mouse button down on the selection, and dragging it to its new location.

5. Notebook supports overtype mode, as well as insert mode. Pressing the insert key will enable this feature. The caption at the left side of the status bar will indicate which editing mode the program is currently in.

6. Notebook will allow you to both print and save to a file selected text only, if desired. Simply select the text with the cursor before invoking the print or save as command, and only the selected text will be considered.

Menu Commands

Registration

CT Software Home Page


Menu Commands

File Menu Commands

Edit Menu Commands

Search Menu Commands

Options Menu Commands


File Menu

New

Opens a new document. When you choose New, you can save changes to the  document you have been working on.

Open

Opens a file. When you choose Open, you can save changes to the  document you have been working on.

Insert

Adds a file to the current document. This is much like the Edit/Paste command; the difference being that Insert allows you to paste a file instead of the clipboard contents. Insert will paste the file at the insertion point or replace selected text.

Save

Saves changes to the document you have been working on. When you choose Save, the document remains open so you  can continue working on it.

Save As

Saves a new or existing document. You can name a new  document or save an existing document under a new name.  The original document remains unchanged. If any text is selected before calling Save As, only the selected text will be saved, so be careful not to accidently overwrite the file. When you choose Save As, the document remains open so  you can continue working on it.

Print

If no text is selected,  prints one copy of the document.  If the file is very large,  it can take a while for Notebook to format the text for printing, so be patient. If you select some of the text with the cursor, only the selected text will be printed.

Print Setup

Selects a printer and sets printing options. The available options depend on the type of printer selected.

Page Setup

Sets the margins, and adds headers and footers to the printed document. If you do not care for the default settings, you can change and save them if you like - the settings can always be restored by clicking on the DEFAULT button. If you wish to eliminate any of the margins you must enter 0 in the appropriate field - you must not simply leave the field blank. The default header is the filename of the file you are printing, and the default footer is the page number.

Exit

Closes the document you have been working on and quits  Notebook. You can save the file before quitting.


Edit Menu

Undo

Undoes your last editing or formatting action, including cut  and paste actions. If an action cannot be undone, Undo  appears dimmed on the Edit menu.

Redo

Will redo your last undo operation. If an action cannot be redone, Redo appears dimmed on the Edit menu.

Delete

Deletes selected text from a document, but does not place  the text onto the Clipboard. Use Delete when you want to delete text from the current  Notepad document but you have text on the Clipboard that  you want to keep.

Cut

Deletes text from a document and places it onto the  Clipboard, replacing the previous Clipboard contents.

Copy

Copies text from a document onto the Clipboard, leaving the  original intact and replacing the previous Clipboard contents.

Paste

Pastes a copy of the Clipboard contents at the insertion point  or replaces selected text in a document.

Clipboard Append

Similar to the Copy command, except that the contents of the clipboard are not replaced, they are added to or appended. Use Clipboard Append when you want to copy selected text to the Clipboard, but do not want to lose the current Clipboard contents.

Clean

This is a specialty function for those of you that receive data via forms posted from the Web. It will filter out the extraneous characters, rendering the text much more readable than before.

Select All

Selects all the text in a document at once. You can copy the selected text onto the Clipboard, delete it,  or perform other editing actions.

Clear All

Clears all the text in the document at once.

Time/Date

This function will bring up a dialog that will allow you to choose from several different time/date formats, and add the current time and/or date to a document. You can choose one of the formats as the default, which will eliminate the need for choosing the preferred format each time you use the function.


Search Menu

Find

Searches for characters or words in a document. You can match upper and lower case letters and search forward or backward from the insertion point.

Find Next

Repeats the last search without opening the Find dialog box.

Replace

Replaces characters or words in a document. You can match upper and lower case letters and replace either one instance or all instances of the item you want replaced.

Replace Next

Repeats the last replace operation without opening the Replace dialog box.

Go To Line

Brings up a dialog box which allow you to enter a line number for the currently loaded file. The cursor will immediately jump to the designated line number upon executing the appropriate command.

Word Count

Returns the number of words in the current document. This can be an extremely time consuming function if the document is large, so be patient.

Character Count

Returns the total number of characters in the current document (including spaces).


Options Menu

Toolbar Visible

If the Toolbar Visible menu item is checked, clicking on it will uncheck it, making the toolbar disappear. If it is unchecked, clicking on it will make it reappear.

Toolbar Help Balloons

If this menu item is checked, help balloons will appear when the mouse is parked over any of the toolbar buttons, indicating the function of the button. If unchecked, the help balloons are disabled.

Status Bar

If the Status Bar menu item is checked, clicking on it will uncheck it, making the status bar disappear. If it is unchecked, clicking on it will make it reappear.

Fonts

Allows you to select all font characteristics for both your display and your printer. The settings selected including font name, size, style and color will be saved upon exiting the program.

Color

Allows you to choose the background color . The color setting will be saved upon exiting the program. To change the text color, choose the Fonts menu item.

Color Print

Enabling this menu item will result in a document printed with text the same color as the text color on your display. Do not enable this feature if you do not have a color printer, as it may result in inferior print quality.

Tab Set

This will set the tab and save your settings.

Word Wrap

Wraps text in a document. The Word Wrap setting (checked or unchecked) will be saved upon exiting the program.

File Extensions

This will allow you to select up to 6 file extensions to use as filters for the File Open dialog. They will appear in the dialog in the order you put them, so your first choice will be the default.


Regisration
Registration

CT Software

759 Galleon Lane  -  Elk Grove, IL 60007

USA

1-800-617-7740

This program is shareware, and, as such, may be used freely for a period of 30 days. If, after the 30 day evaluation period expires, you find this nifty little utility useful, and plan to continue using it, you are required to register the program.

By supporting the shareware concept you are helping to ensure its continuation, which, I think you'll agree, will benefit us all.

If you wish to register the program, we do accept VISA, MASTER CARD, and AMERICAN EXPRESS. Our toll-free registration number is 1-800-617-7740. The cost of registration is $12.00. If you would like a copy of the program on diskette, there is an additional $2.00 shipping and handling charge.

If you prefer mail, please send a check in the amount of $12.00 to the above address. Be sure to include your name, address, e-mail address, and the exact name of the program, so that we can immediately send you the registration information. If you would like a copy of the program on diskette, there is an additional $2.00 shipping and handling charge.

If you are a CompuServe subscriber, the program can be registered on-line. Go SWREG - the SWREG# is 6592. Upon receipt, a registration number will be e-mailed immediately.

CompuServe:  75264,3237

America On-Line:  RON2222

Internet:  RON2222@aol.com


HomePage
CT Software Web Site

Please feel free to visit our WEB site, from which you can download software, and access complete product descriptions of the very latest versions of all of the shareware offered by CT Software, in addition to offering links to other excellent shareware sources. The CT Software Home Page URL is:

"http://members.aol.com/ron2222".