GRAMMAR SLAMMER 2.0--Slam your Grammar Agony with The Program that answers the questions the Grammar Checkers can't GRAMMAR SLAMMER answers those questions that the Grammar Checkers can't! GRAMMAR SLAMMER helps you in your writing and grammar the simplest way known to Windows® Word Processor users. Grammar Checkers are helpful, but they are limited. They miss things and often ask you questions you can't answer. ("Do you want a comma here?"--"How should I know?" you reply.) Disk-based grammar books can help, but they are cumbersome to use. GRAMMAR SLAMMER, on the other hand, supplements the Grammar Checker by providing answers in a format that you already know how to use--the Windows Help File! One click on a Word Processor Macro or the GRAMMAR SLAMMER toolbar and it pops up, ready to go! No office or computer which depends on word processors should be without it! You can also use GRAMMAR SLAMMER as an English grammar tutorial. With networked classes or computer projectors, it can be your class notes. Installing GRAMMAR SLAMMER 2.0 Please note that GRAMMAR SLAMMER 2.0 is for Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4 or 5. If you have a Windows 3.x system, please use version 1.1 of Grammar Slammer. That can be found as file GRMSLM11.ZIP. Simply run SETUP.EXE, and GRAMMAR SLAMMER will set itself up in any Windows version 95 or higher. You can run SETUP.EXE by choosing the "File|Run" Menu option in the Program Manager and entering SETUP.EXE. (In Windows 95 the "Start|Run" option on the taskbar does the same thing). You may also run SETUP.EXE by double-clicking on the SETUP.EXE name from Windows Explorer in Windows 95. Using GRAMMAR SLAMMER GRAMMAR SLAMMER is easy to use. Start it as you would any Windows program by clicking or double-clicking (depending on your Windows setup) on its icon or by double clicking on the program name in the Windows Explorer. You can also start it by highlighting the program name in the Windows Explorer in Windows 95. Grammar Slammer 2.0, Copyright ©1996-99, James Bair, All rights reserved.  Page 2 All you see is a little toolbar with three buttons or icons. This toolbar stays on top of any word processor or program which is running in Windows. When you need some grammar information, click on the left button with the "G" and GRAMMAR SLAMMER will appear. When you are done using GRAMMAR SLAMMER, click on the "Close" button at the top of the Help file, and you will return to your program, with the Grammar Slammer toolbar ready for you to use again when you need to. Click on the middle button with the universal "Stop Circle" and the program will close. Click on the right button with the Question Mark and a Windows menu will appear giving you some choices to position the toolbar where you want it, ask for help, turn the pop-up help boxes off and on, and get additional information. You can also get this menu by clicking on the right mouse button. If you do a lot of word processing, or if you like the convenience of the GRAMMAR SLAMMER toolbar, install GRAMMAR SLAMMER in the "STARTUP" Window. This will cause GRAMMAR SLAMMER to load each time you go into Windows. If you do not have a "STARTUP" window, consult your Windows Operating System Manual on how to create one. Demo or evaluation copies of GRAMMAR SLAMMER to go with the macro systems of the four major Windows words processors are available from CompuServe support forums of Word for Windows, Ami and Word Pro for Windows, and Wordperfect for Windows. They may be available from other specialized FTP sites, bulletin boards, and shareware sources. They are always available from our internet download site. See URL at end. For more details and information on running GRAMMAR SLAMMER, click on the question mark button and then "Toolbar Help" on the menu that pops up. GRAMMAR SLAMMER is copyright ©1996-99 by James Bair, English Plus, 11 Bartholomew Ave., Ansonia CT 06401 USA, All rights reserved. It is not Public Domain, though it may normally be distributed without charge for a trial period of 30 days. This demo edition of GRAMMAR SLAMMER may be distributed freely without charge as long as all files are kept together and are unaltered. That includes the GRAMSLAM.EXE file, this GRAMSLAM.TXT file, the GRAMSLAM.HLP file, and GRAMSLAM.CNT file. Bona fide shareware dealers may charge a nominal fee for the copying of files. Any commercial distribution without permission of the author is prohibited. That includes any retail point-of- purchase sale of shareware or public domain software except at bona fide computer stores where the shareware or evaluation copy concept is clearly understood. (Permission is normally granted, please just ask.) See the VENDOR.TXT or BBSINFO.TXT file for more details. To continue using this program after the thirty day trial period, you must register with the author. You will get the latest version with all Windows macros for linking the program to Word, Word Perfect, Ami Pro, or Word Pro for $25. Master Card and Visa Accepted. CompuServe ID 70730,3001. Grammar Slammer, Copyright ©1996-99, James Bair, All rights reserved.  Page 3 CompuServe members may purchase this via GO SWREG (look up English Plus). Correspondence concerning the program should be sent to software@englishplus.com. Non-commercial correspondence to the author may be sent to bair_ab72@post.harvard.edu. Click on "Order Form" on the pop-up menu for more information. You may also get LANGUAGE VANQUISH which includes GRAMMAR SLAMMER plus SPELLING SLAMMER, a list of tricky words usually overlooked by spell checkers. This is $39 and can also be ordered via CompuServe GO SWREG as well as our other means. SETUP problems (rare, but do happen): 1) SETUP does nothing. This usually happens on machines which are configured for a language other than English. If this happens, you may manually copy the files to the selected directory. We recommend making a directory (folder) named C:\GRAMSLAM and then copying the necessary files into it. The files needed are GRAMSLAM.EXE, GRAMSLAM.TXT, GRAMSLAM.HLP, EPOB.ICO, ORDER.HLP, ORDER.HTM and GRAMSLAM.CNT. No other files are needed in any other directory, so a manual uninstall is easy, just remove the directory. Please note that the installation program may create a file with the suffix .LOG. Keep this file so that the uninstall program will work should you need to uninstall. When the program runs, files named GRAMSLAM.GID and GRAMSLAM.FTS are also created. 2) If you cannot get the GRAMSLAM.HLP file to work for you, try going into the Windows Explorer, and double-click on the GRAMSLAM.HLP file. If this does not successfully call up the Grammar Slammer help file, then either your WINHELP.EXE program is not working, not present, or in the wrong directory (it should be in your \WINDOWS directory), or your machine for some reason is not compatible. Version History: 1.0 Initial offering 1.1 Additional grammar info, Info on Language Vanquish, compressed file size 2.0 Using complete Windows 95 32-bit features. No extra runtime files needed. Grammar Slammer, Copyright ©1996, James Bair, All rights reserved.  Uninstalling GRAMMAR SLAMMER Should you ever need to remove GRAMMAR SLAMMER from your system, the following is a complete list of the files you must delete: GRAMSLAM.EXE, GRAMSLAM.TXT, GRAMSLAM.HLP, EPOB.ICO, README.TXT, and GRAMSLAM.CNT. If you installed using the SETUP program, then there will also be a GRAMSLAM.LOG and an UN.EXE program. In addition, the help file created a program called GRAMSLAM.GID, and possibly GRAMSLAM.FTS. These are all in the same directory, so normally all you have to do is delete the contents of the directory. There may be file in your WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder called GRAMSLAM.GRP. This may be deleted if you are uninstalling everything. That file is normally deleted when you remove icons from the taskbar in the "Start|Settings|Taskbar" sequence. If you use the "Uninstall" icon, these will all be deleted automatically and any information in the Windows registry will also be deleted. If you delete manually, you may want to do a search of the Windows registry and delete the Grammar Slammer references. Sometimes during the uninstall you may see an MS-DOS icon in the task tray. If you click on the icon or right click and then click on "Restore," this will complete the uninstall. If you click to "Close" the icon, the uninstall may leave some files in the installation directory. You may also need to delete miscellaneous text files that may have come with the program such as this VENDOR.TXT, BBSINFO.TXT, FILE_ID.DIZ, VENDINFO.DIZ, SETUP.EXE, and GRAMSLAM.DOZ. These are not installed by SETUP, but sometimes people leave them on their hard drives after installing the program files. "This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at P.O. Box 4543, Huntsville, AL 35815 USA, or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70671,1340 (or e-mail omb@asp-shareware.org)." Windows and Word for Windows are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. Word Perfect is a registered trademark of Novell Applications Group. Ami Pro and Word Pro are registered trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation. Use of their names and macro systems does not imply endorsement or review by any of these corporate entities. Grammar Slammer, Copyright ©1996-99, James Bair, All rights reserved.  ***************************************************************** ORDER FORM Grammar Slammer English Plus 11 Bartholomew Ave. Ansonia CT 06401 USA Name_________________________________________________________ Address______________________________________________________ City_______________State/Province_____________Zip____________ Country______________________________________________________ Name of Windows Word Processor(s) used_______________________ Where did you find out about Grammar Slammer?________________ Please send me the complete, latest Grammar Slammer 2.0 on ___3.5" ____5.25" Windows diskettes. Number Price Total _____ Grammar Slammer $25.00 _____ _____ Language Vanquish $39.00 _____ (includes Spelling) _______ Shipping _____ _______ Total Enclosed _____ Circle operating system: Windows 3.1 NT 95 98 NT5 Check or money order in U.S. funds on U.S. bank only, please. Canada or Mexico orders add $3.00 shipping. Other non-U.S.A. countries add $5.00. CompuServe users may register GO SWREG. Contact author for reasonable site license terms. MasterCard or Visa orders accepted. MasterCard/Visa Card Number__________________________________ Expiration Date____________ Authorized Signature_____________ Thank you for your order! We can be reached at sales@englishplus.com or at our web site at http://englishplus.com. The Registered Version of this program can be purchased and received immediately on the Internet at Albert's Ambry. Registration at Albert's also eliminates shipping and handling costs. Please go to: http://www.alberts.com Click on the "Buy It" Hotlink to obtain this software. Search for Item 250. You may also call toll-free 888-WWW-SOFT to order within the USA. ©Copyright 1996-99, James Bair, English Plus, All rights reserved.