Copyright: Copyright (c) 1998-1999, Fanix Software


Contents

Welcome to AutoCorrect Plus version 1.6.

Help topics for AutoCorrect Plus are listed below.  Use the scroll bar to see entries not currently visible in the Help window.

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Basics

Program Description

System Requirements

Working

Installation

Uninstallation

Using the Program

Correcting Common Errors

Replacing Boilerplate Text

Typing Extended Characters

Customizing the Program

Supports

FAQ's

Copyright/License/Warranty

Evaluation License

Register AutoCorrect Plus

Order Form

Contact Address


Program Description

AutoCorrect Plus is a keyboard utility that helps users fix typing mistakes on the fly and improve their typing in almost all Windows 95/98/NT applications.

Use AutoCorrect Plus to:

Correct typographical errors on the fly.  AutoCorrect Plus provides a mechanism for automatically correcting typographical or misspelling errors as a user types, without having to run SpellCheck.  AutoCorrect Plus corrects common errors such as TWo INitial CAps, lowercasing of days of the week (monday, etc), first letter capitalization of sentences, and accidental cAPS LOCK being held down.  This feature includes a default list of common typing errors and a dialog interface that allows a user to add personal typing or spelling errors and their corresponding automatic corrections.

Replace boilerplate text with a text shortcut for fast typing.  A user can assign frequently used phrases, paragraphs, e-mail addresses... for short abbreviations (text shortcuts) and then whenever he/she wants to type the original text, he/she just types in the assigned shortcut and AutoCorrect Plus immediately replaces it with the complete, expanded text.  The replaced text can be as long as 4096 characters, and even can contain control characters such as <ENTER> or <TAB>.

Type extended characters which are not available directly on US keyboards such as ©, ®, À, Ç... AutoCorrect Plus substituted complex Alt key combinations with simpler, more intuitive and easy-to-remember shortcuts, for example A`` for À, C,, for Ç, (c) for © or O^^ for Ô... Of course, a user can change these preset shortcuts to whatever he/she wants or is familiar with.

Other features include:

•	Fast downloading because of its small size.  It is a very simple and easy-to-use utility.

•	Smoothly working with almost all Windows 95/98/NT applications.  Thus AutoCorrect Plus provides users a consistent error correcting and text replacing mode regardless of what application they work with, not only in large word processors but also in simple text editors, e-mail or diary applications.

•	Adding, removing or modifying assignments easily.  The entries can be imported from a tab-separated 2-column ASCII text file.

•	Hotkey for temporarily turning on/off its activity.

•	Hotkey for undoing unwanted replacements.


System Requirements

The 32-bit version of AutoCorrect Plus requires Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT.  It will not run under Windows 3.1 or 3.11.


Installation

If you received version 1.6 of AutoCorrect Plus on a floppy disk or a CD-ROM, follow the instructions on the disk label for installation.

If you received this version of AutoCorrect Plus through a self-extracting ZIP file (for example, ACPLUS16.EXE), you may install it by:

1.	Selecting "Run" from the Taskbar Start menu;

2.	Typing the full name of the file (for example, C:\DNLOAD\ACPLUS16.EXE);

3.	Pressing the ENTER key, and following the prompts.

If you received this version of AutoCorrect Plus through a normal ZIP file (for example,  ACPLUS16.ZIP), you may install it by:

1.	Extract it to a directory of your choice using PKUNZIP, WINZIP or other ZIP program.

2.	Run SETUP.EXE file for complete Typing the installation.

This will install the files and create a program group called AutoCorrect Plus.


Uninstallation

You can uninstall AutoCorrect Plus manually by following these instructions:

1.	Using the Windows File Manager, Explorer, or some other utility, delete the AutoCorrect Plus folder and all of the files it contains.

2.	Delete AutoCorrect Plus"s icons and program group.  Select Settings->Task Bar from the Start menu, click the Start Menu Programs tab, click Remove, select AutoCorrect Plus, then push the Remove button.


Using the Program

Using AutoCorrect Plus is simple.

Starting the program

The program is run normally by selecting Programs->AutoCorrect Plus->AutoCorrect Plus 1.6 from the Start menu.

Right after launching there is a dialog box called Welcome dialog box appearing on the screen. If you are using the evaluation version of AutoCorrect Plus, you will see some buttons on the dialog box.  Select the "Enter Registration Code..." button if you want to register your copy or select the "I Agree" button to close this Welcome dialog and begin trying AutoCorrect Plus.  You have 30-day period of trying the software before registering it.

User Interface

After disappearing of the Welcome dialog box, AutoCorrect Plus is displayed as a small icon in the system tray of your task bar.  This icon may have two shapes corresponding to two states of the program: active state and inactive state.  The program has affect only in the active state.  You can easily turn on/off between two states either:

•	By clicking the left mouse button on the icon, or

•	By pressing the SHIFT+SHIFT hotkey combination on the keyboard (press one SHIFT key, and press the other SHIFT key, and then release both).

The Menu

Right clicking of the mouse on the program icon will activate the application menu.  The menu commands include the "Exit" to exit the program and the "Settings…" to customize all preset replacements.

Working

In its working process, the program keeps trace on all characters you are typing in from the keyboard.  If it finds the character sequence is an entry in its database, it will replace the sequence by a predefined text for that entry.  You can undo the replacement by pressing the CAPS LOCK key twice (press CAPS LOCK key, release it, and then press it again, and release it).

There are three entry categories of replacement using in AutoCorrect Plus differencing by the way they are stored in the database and the way they are checked on the fly for replacing as below:

Name of category	How the entries are stored	How the entries are checked on the fly
Correcting Common Errors	Case insensitive	After pressing a space or other punctuation marks
Replacing Boilerplate Text	Case sensitive	After pressing a space or other punctuation marks
Typing Extended Characters	Case sensitive	After each character typed in


Correcting Common Errors

AutoCorrect Plus provides a mechanism for automatically correcting typographical or misspelling errors as you type, without having to run SpellCheck.  AutoCorrect Plus corrects common errors such as TWo INitial CAps, lowercasing of days of the week (monday, etc), first letter capitalization of sentences, and accidental cAPS LOCK being held down.

The following table describes what happens when you use Correcting Common Errors feature of AutoCorrect Plus. To customize these options, right click the program icon to activate the menu and choose "Settings..." command.

When you type		AutoCorrect Plus does this
Two capital letters at the beginning of a word		Changes the second capital letter to a lowercase letter.
A lowercase letter at the beginning of a sentence		Capitalizes the first letter of the first word in the sentence.
A lowercase letter at the beginning of the name of a day		Capitalizes the first letter in the name of the day.
With the CAPS LOCK key accidentally turned on		Reverses the case of the letters that were capitalized incorrectly and then turns off the CAPS LOCK key.

If you select the Replace text as you type check box in the Setting Dialog Box, AutoCorrect Plus can also automatically correct mistakes or insert text. For example:

•	Common word pairs that are spelled correctly but are grammatically incorrect when used together are automatically flagged and corrected by AutoCorrect Plus. For example, your a becomes you're a and their are becomes there are.

•	Common multiple word spelling errors can be tracked and replaced making it even easier for the user to focus on content instead of the typing. For example, int he becomes in the, byt he becomes by the.

•	Multiple words can be stored in the replace column of the AutoCorrect Plus dialog box. For example "Hello John" could be an AutoCorrect Plus entry that would be replaced with "Dear Sir John."

•	Common error entries can be treated case-insensitively. This feature helps reduce a large number of entry descriptions.

Note:

•	Whenever you type an AutoCorrect Plus name (for example, usualy) followed by a space or other punctuation marks, AutoCorrect Plus will replace it with the correction (for example, usually).

•	All items in this category will be treated case insensitively.

•	You can undo the replacement by pressing CAPS LOCK twice.

Other features of AutoCorrect Plus include Replacing Boilerplate Text and  Typing Extended Characters.


Replacing Boilerplate Text

AutoCorrect Plus can speed up the typing of commonly used phrases or boilerplate text with ease.  Simply name the shortcut, type in the text, and you are ready to use it with AutoCorrect Plus.  If you want to type this text, you just have to type in the assigned shortcut and AutoCorrect Plus immediately replaces it with the complete, expanded text.

The replaced text can be as long as 4096 characters, and even can contain control characters such as <ENTER> or <TAB>.

You can easily add, remove or edit such settings through Setting Dialog Box.

Note:

•	Whenever you type an AutoCorrect Plus shortcut followed by a space or other punctuation marks, AutoCorrect Plus will replace it with the full, expanded text.

•	All items in this category will be treated case sensitively.

•	You can undo the replacement by pressing CAPS LOCK twice.

Other features of AutoCorrect Plus include Correcting Common Errors and Typing Extended Characters.


Typing Extended Characters

Typing extended characters is not available directly on US keyboards.  In order to get such a character, you have to remember and type a complex Alt key combination.  For example, you have to type Alt+0+1+6+9 to get ©, type Alt+0+1+9+2 to À and type Alt+0+1+9+9 to Ç…

Now with AutoCorrect Plus you are no longer required to remember and type them.  AutoCorrect Plus substituted the complex combinations with simpler, more intuitive and easy-to-remember shortcuts.  For example, you just type (c) to get ©, type A`` to À and type C,, for Ç… The complete list of such shortcuts is described below.  To change them, right click the program icon to activate the menu and choose "Settings..." command.

You type	To get
%%	‰
S<<	Š
(OE)	Œ
(tm)	™
s<<	š
(oe)	œ
Y::	Ÿ
(!)	¡
L--	£
Y==	¥
(c)	©
(r)	®
+--	±
(u)	µ
(1/4)	¼
(1/2)	½
(3/4)	¾
(?)	¿
A``	À
A''	Á
A^^	Â
A~~	Ã
A::	Ä
A**	Å
(AE)	Æ
C,,	Ç
E``	È
E''	É
E^^	Ê
E::	Ë
I``	Ì
I''	Í
I^^	Î
I::	Ï
D--	Ð
N~~	Ñ
O``	Ò
O''	Ó
O^^	Ô
O~~	Õ
O::	Ö
O--	Ø
U``	Ù
U''	Ú
U^^	Û
U::	Ü
Y''	Ý
(P)	Þ
(B)	ß
a``	à
a''	á
a^^	â
a~~	ã
a::	ä
a**	å
(ae)	æ
c,,	ç
e``	è
e''	é
e^^	ê
e::	ë
i``	ì
i''	í
i^^	î
i::	ï
d--	ð
n~~	ñ
o``	ò
o''	ó
o^^	ô
o~~	õ
o::	ö
:--	÷
o--	ø
u``	ù
u''	ú
u^^	û
u::	ü
y''	ý
(p)	þ
y::	ÿ
Note:

•	Unlike the Correcting Common Errors and Replacing Boilerplate Text categories, items in this category will be checked for replacing as you type.  The program does not wait until a space or other punctuation mark is typed.

•	All items in this category will be treated case sensitively.

•	You can undo the replacement by pressing CAPS LOCK twice.

Other features of AutoCorrect Plus include Correcting Common Errors and Replacing Boilerplate Text.


Customizing the Program

All settings for three categories Correcting Common Errors, Replacing Boilerplate Text and Typing Extended Characters can be maintained in the Setting Dialog Box.

You can activate this dialog box by right clicking the mouse on the program icon and selecting the "Settings..." command.

The dialog has three tabs corresponding to three categories above.  Choose a tab you want to edit, and click OK button to close the dialog box when you are finished.

Add an entry to correct a typing error

1.	Click the Correct Common Errors tab.

2.	In the Replace box, type a word or phrase that you often mistype or misspell  for example, type usualy.

3.	In the With box, type the correct spelling of the word  for example, type usually.

4.	Click Add.

Note:

•	The Replace and With box can contains as much as 64 characters, and can contain multiple words.

•	All entries in this tab are treated case insensitively.

•	Whenever you type an entry name (for example, usualy) followed by a space or other punctuation, AutoCorrect Plus will replace it with the correction (for example, usually).

Add an entry to replace commonly used text

1.	Click the Replace Boilerplate Text tab.

2.	In the Replace box, type a text shortcut that you can remember easily  for example, type .us.

3.	In the With box, type the whole, complete text that you use frequently  for example, type Yours sincerely,.

4.	Click Add.

Note:

•	The Replace box can contain as much as 64 characters, and can contain multiple words.

•	The With box can contains as much as 4096 characters, and can contain <ENTER> or <TAB> characters.

•	All entries in this tab are treated case sensitively.

•	Whenever you type an entry shortcut (for example, .us) followed by a space or other punctuation, AutoCorrect Plus will replace it with the whole text (for example, Yours sincerely,).

Add an entry to type extended characters

1.	Click the Type Extended Characters tab.

2.	In the Replace box, type a text shortcut that you can remember easily  for example, type (c).

3.	In the With box, type the extended character you want  for example, type ©.

4.	Click Add.

Note:

•	All entries in this tab are treated case sensitively.

•	Whenever you type an entry shortcut (for example, (c)) AutoCorrect Plus will replace it with the extended character (for example, ©).

Import entries from a text file

1.	Click Import…

2.	Select a text file that contains all entries you want to import to AutoCorrect Plus and click Open.

3.	Click OK.

Note:  All entries in the importing file must be in tab-separated 2-column text format.  See IMPORT.TXT for sampling.

Change the content of an entry

1.	Click the entry in the list under the With box.

2.	Type the new entry inn the With box.

3.	Click Replace.

Note:  For fast locating an entry in the list, simply type the first letter of the entry name.

Delete an entry

1.	In the list under the Replace box, click the entry you want to remove.

2.	Click Delete.

Note:  For fast locating an entry in the list, simply type the first letter of the entry name.


FAQ's

AutoCorrect Plus isn't automatically inserting my text.

•	To turn on AutoCorrect Plus, right click the program icon and choose "Settings..." command, and then make sure the Replace text as you type check box in selected.

•	Make sure the program is in active state.  If not, left click the program icon, or press SHIFT+SHIFT key combination (press left SHIFT, then right SHIFT, and then release both).

•	When you type an AutoCorrect Plus name, make sure to precede it with a space and follow it with another space or a punctuation mark.

How do I get AutoCorrect Plus to stop automatically inserting text?

•	To turn off AutoCorrect Plus temporarily, left click the program icon, or press SHIFT+SHIFT key combination.

•	To turn off AutoCorrect Plus text replacement feature, right click the program icon and choose "Settings..." command, and then make sure the Replace text as you type check box in cleared.

•	If you no longer want AutoCorrect Plus to automatically insert an entry, delete the entry.


Copyright/License/Warranty

AutoCorrect Plus 1.6

Copyright © 1998-1999 by Fanix Software.

All rights reserved.

This license applies to the registered version of AutoCorrect Plus.  If you are using an evaluation version of AutoCorrect Plus, see the section titled Evaluation License.

License Agreement

You should carefully read the following terms and conditions before using this software.  Unless you have a different license agreement signed by Fanix Software your use of this software indicates your acceptance of this license agreement and warranty.

Registered Version

One registered copy of AutoCorrect Plus may either be used by a single person who uses the software personally on one or more computers, or installed on a single workstation used non-simultaneously by multiple people, but not both.

Copyright Protection

The licensed software is protected by the copyright laws of the United States.

Disclaimer of Warranty

THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.  In particular, there is no warranty for the optional virus scanning feature (AutoCorrect Plus does not scan for viruses, it simply runs external programs that claim to perform this function).  Because of the various hardware and software environments into which AutoCorrect Plus may be put, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED.

Good data processing procedure dictates that any program be thoroughly tested with non-critical data before relying on it.  The user must assume the entire risk of using the program.  ANY LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.


Evaluation License

AutoCorrect Plus 1.6

Copyright © 1998-1999 by Fanix Software.

All rights reserved.

This license applies to the evaluation version of AutoCorrect Plus.  If you have purchased a license for the registered version of AutoCorrect Plus, see the section Copyright/License/Warranty.

License Agreement

You should carefully read the following terms and conditions before using this software.  Unless you have a different license agreement signed by Fanix Software your use of this software indicates your acceptance of this license agreement and warranty.

Evaluation and Registration

This is not free software.  Subject to the terms below, you are hereby licensed to use this software for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 30 days.  If you use this software after the 30-day evaluation period a registration fee of $19 is required, as described in the AutoCorrect Plus Order Form.

Unregistered use of AutoCorrect Plus after the 30-day evaluation period is in violation of U.S. and international copyright laws.

Copyright Protection

The licensed software is protected by the copyright laws of the United States.

Disclaimer of Warranty

THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.  In particular, there is no warranty for the optional virus scanning feature (AutoCorrect Plus does not scan for viruses, it simply runs external programs that claim to perform this function).  Because of the various hardware and software environments into which AutoCorrect Plus may be put, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED.

Good data processing procedure dictates that any program be thoroughly tested with non-critical data before relying on it.  The user must assume the entire risk of using the program.  ANY LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.

Distribution of Evaluation Version

Provided that you verify that you are distributing the evaluation version (select About from the AutoCorrect Plus menu to check) you are hereby licensed to make as many copies of the evaluation version of this software and documentation as you wish; give exact copies of the original evaluation version to anyone; and distribute the evaluation version of the software and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means.  There is no charge for any of the above.

You are specifically prohibited from charging, or requesting donations, for any such copies, however made; and from distributing the software and/or documentation with other products (commercial or otherwise) without prior written permission.


Register Win-AutoCorrect

If you paid the AutoCorrect Plus registration fee:

If you paid the AutoCorrect Plus registration fee and received a registration number from Fanix Software or an authorized reseller, please enter your name and registration number exactly as they appeared on the instructions you received when you registered AutoCorrect Plus.  You cannot substitute a different spelling for your name or use a different name.  If entered correctly, your name will appear in the About dialog box, and the registration reminder dialog box will no longer be displayed when you start AutoCorrect Plus.  Please save this information for possible use with future upgrades, or in case you re-install AutoCorrect Plus.

Note: if your name is spelled incorrectly in the instructions, please write to the address in the About dialog box with the correct spelling, and you will receive a new registration number.

If you have not yet paid the AutoCorrect Plus registration fee:

If you downloaded an evaluation version of AutoCorrect Plus, or if you received this version of AutoCorrect Plus on a disk or CD with a book or with other hardware or software, and you have not paid the AutoCorrect Plus registration fee, you are licensed to use AutoCorrect Plus for evaluation purposes only, subject to the Evaluation License.

For information on purchasing a license to use AutoCorrect Plus for non-evaluation purposes, see the section Ordering Information.


Order Form

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All orders are subject to the AutoCorrect Plus License Agreement.

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Immediate online delivery of registered copies of AutoCorrect Plus is available for credit card orders placed via the Internet using the Order link on the AutoCorrect Plus home page: http://www.fanix.com/acplus.

Ordering by Check

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You can place secure credit card orders on the Internet using the Order link on the AutoCorrect Plus home page at http://www.fanix.com/acplus.  For information on credit card ordering by fax, or e-mail, click here: Credit Card Ordering.

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A site license for AutoCorrect Plus entitles an organization to receive one copy of the distribution package and duplicate the software as necessary for use within the organization on the specified number of computers. See the table below for site license pricing. For higher quantity pricing, please send e-mail to acplus@fanix.com.

Pricing

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Prices guaranteed through December 1999.


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