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Power File Template

for Word for Windows 6.0

Installation

Macros in this template:

File Browser

Config Editor

PIM

Launch Manager

View Master

Floppy Catalog

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File Browser Macro

Tagging files:

Double-click on the files you want to tag.

Click the appropriate command button.

Opening files:

Select or tag the file(s) to open.

Click the Open/Exec button.

If the file(s) have doc, rtf, or dot extensions, they will automatically be opened onto your Word desktop. Other files will be opened along with the associated EXE file.

Multi-Media Support:

If your system supports multi-media you can use ww6Filebrowser to play WAV, VOC, MID, and AVI files.

Copying/moving files:

Highlight the file to copy or double-click to tag multiple files.

select the destination drive and/or directory from the destination drive and directory listboxes.

Click the copy or the move button.

Deleting Files:

To delete a file(s), select the file(s) to delete and click the delete button.

Making Directories:

Click the Make Dir button.

Type the name of the new directory and press OK.

Removing Directories:

Select the directory to remove from the source directory list.

Click the Kill Dir button.

You don't need to remove the files from the directory before you delete it. (Use Caution)

Printing files:

Select the file to print.

Click the Print button.

Zipping files:

Select the file(s) you want to zip or type a wild card combination in the File Spec textbox.

Click the zip button.

Type a name for the new zip file and click OK.

Unzipping files:

Select the file that you want to unzip.

Click the unzip button.

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Configuration Editor Macro

To edit a configuration file:

Start the macro.

Select the file that you want to edit.

Select the line that you want to change.

Make the desired changes in the Command to Edit text box.

Click the appropriate button.

Commands:

REM:

The REM command causes the computer to treat that line as a remark, in other words the computer will skip over the lines that are remarked.

Select the line that you want to REM and Click the REM button.

UNREM:

Select the line that you want to Unremark.

Click the UNREM button.

Change Line:

Select the line that you want to change.

Make the desired changes in the Command to Edit dialog box.

Click the Change Line button.

Add Line:

Select the line where you want the new line to be added.

Over type the existing command in the Command to edit text box.

Click the Add Line button.

The new line will take the place of the currently selected line pushing it and the rest of the lines down.

Delete Line:

Select the line to delete.

Click the Delete button.

Jump between sections:

Select the section that you want to jump to in the Sections combo box.

You will jump to that section in the file.

Other commands:

Exit Word

Exit Windows

Restart Windows

Print:

Hint:

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P.I.M. Macro

Adding phone numbers and addresses to the phone list:

Start the PIM macro.

Select either the personal or business phone book.

Click on the top list box.

Click the new button.

Type the information in the edit dialog box.

Click the New button.

Important:

When adding phone numbers to the phone list, make sure to use the proper syntax.  Example:  (206) 348-5501. If the number is long distance, check the Long Distance check box.

Editing list entries:

Select the entry that you want to edit.

Click the Edit button.

Type the new information.

Click the Change button.

Deleting entries:

Select the entry to delete.

Click the Delete button.

Other commands:

Dialer

Envelope

Insert

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Launch Manager Macro

Adding a program to the launch list:

Start the macro.

Select the desired list, usually the User Applications list.

Click the New Item button.

Fill in the information in the Edit dialog box or click the browse button.

If you use the browse button the macro will search all directories on the current disk for EXE files.

Select a file from the list and click the OK button.

Type a name for the list entry and  and click the OK button.

Editing an Entry:

Select the entry to edit.

Click the Edit button.

Type in the new information or click the browse button.

Click the OK button when you are finished.

Deleting an entry:

Select the entry to delete.

Click the Delete button.

Launching programs:

Select the program to launch from the list.

Type any parameters, if necessary, into the Parameters text box.

Click the launch button.

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View Master Macro

Showing and hiding toolbars:

Select the desired toolbar from the list.

Click the Show or the Hide button.

The show or hide commands also apply to:

The vertical ruler

The horizontal ruler

The vertical scroll bar

The horizontal scroll bar

Arranging Windows:

Select either the Cascade, Tile Vertically, or Tile horizontally radio buttons.

Click the  Arrange button.

Zoom:

Select the amount of zoom from the drop-down list box or click one of the button options.

Show hidden text:   Check or uncheck the appropriate checkbox.

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Floppy Catalog Macro

Cataloging a floppy disk:

Put the disk you want to catalog into a floppy disk drive.

Choose the disk drive that your disk is in from the drives drop down list box.

Type a name corresponding to name on the disk label in the Disk Name textbox.

Click the add record button.

Deleting a record:

Select a record (disk name) from the floppy disks list box.

Click the Delete Record button.

Listing the files on a disk:

Select a disk name from the Floppy Disks list box.

Click the List Files button.

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Installation Macro

To install this template:

Open PwrFile1.doc on you Winword desktop.

Read the documentation.

Double-Click the Install Macros button.

Choose the macro(s) to install.

Click the Install Macro button to copy the selected macro to your global template, the All Macros button to copy all of the macros to your global template, or  the Install As Global Template button to copy Pwrfile1.doc to your startup directory.

The installation macro will automatically create a Power menu and add all of the macros to the menu.

The Inihelp.ini file will automatically be copied to your Windows directory.

Your normal.dot template will automatically be saved.

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Glossary

D

Dialer

E

Envelope

Envelope:

Exit Windows

Exit Word

H

Hint:

I

Insert

P

Print:

R

Restart Windows

S

Show hidden text:

T

The horizontal ruler

The horizontal scroll bar

The vertical ruler

The vertical scroll bar

Z

Zipping files:


Dialer

Dials the currently selected phone number.


Envelope:

Creates a addressed envelope at the top of the current document.


Insert

Inserts names, addresses, and other information into the currently active document at the current cursor location.


Exit Word

This command is necessary after you edit your Winword6.ini file.


Exit Windows

Exits Windows and returns you to the DOS prompt.


Restart Windows

This command is necessary after editing your Windows ini files.


Print:

This command prints the currently active configuration file.


Hint:

Gives context sensitive help on the currently selected configuration command.


Envelope

Creates an addressed envelope at the top of the current document.


The vertical ruler

Shows you where you are in your document.


The horizontal ruler

Shows where you are at in your document horizontally, lets you set and adjust tab stops visually, and alows you to visually have control over the indents.


The vertical scroll bar

Alows you to scroll up or down in your document.


The horizontal scroll bar

Allows you to scroll right or left in your document.


Show hidden text:

Show or hide field codes, book marks, tabs, paragraph marks, optional hyphens, spaces, hidden text, boundaries, or all hidden text.


Zipping files:

To use the zip or the unzip option of this macro you need to have pkunzip.exe and pkzip.exe and they need to be located in a directory in your DOS path statement. Example the DOS directory, Windows directory, or the root directory of your boot drive.