Welcome To GrabIt Pro 4.1(tm) Windows NT Edition Intel X86 and Pentium Processor From Software Excellence By Design Inc. ----------------------------------- Version 4.1 March 9th 1994 Installation Instructions and Help ---------------------------------- The GrabIt Pro program files are in compressed format. You must run the GPSETUP program to expand them before the program can be used. The setup program will create a Program Manager group and add the program files and other important files to the group. Step 1 Running The GPSETUP Program ---------------------------- After extracting the GrabIt Pro ZIP file to either a directory on your hard drive or to a floppy drive. Start Windows and make sure that the Windows Program Manager is running. You MUST run GPSETUP.EXE from the Windows Program Manager. 1. From the Program Manager File Menu choose Run... 2. Enter the location of the GPSETUP Program. If the files were on your A: drive then you would enter: A:\GPSETUP and press Enter or Click on the OK button. 3. The GrabIt Pro setup dialog will be displayed. 4. The edit field will display a suggested directory. 5. Press OK to accept the default directory or enter new destination directory and press Enter or Click on the OK button. 6. The setup program will create the directory for you and display the file installation progress. 7. When it has finished expanding and copying the files it will create a new Program Manager Group and add the program files to the group. ============================================================== Important Information On Version 4.1 ============================================================== *********************************** Important Note - First Time Startup ************************************ The FIRST TIME you start GrabIt Pro it writes its configuration information to disk and then EXITS to save it. This is the only time it will do this. Many of you called to ask what happened to the program after the first two Shareware information screens were displayed. The answer is that the program ended! Nothing is wrong with the program and all you have to do is re-start it. We opted for this route versus making you hit an OK button just to tell you that you will need to re-start the program. The Users Manual ---------------- The MANUAL.WRI file is the program user's manual. It has been carefully written and typeset in Windows Write format using Times New Roman 10 Point Font and formatted for a laser printer. All of the directions are written in an easy to follow 1 2 3 step format. Please take the time to read the manual before calling for technical support. Version 4.1 Upgrade Information ------------------------------- If you are a registered user of GrabIt Pro version 4.0, version 4.1 is a $5.00 upgrade IF you download it from our BBS. If you want us to mail you a disk then it is a $10.00 upgrade. You will HAVE to CALL US at 602-375-9928 to get a new registration number for ver 4.1 Make sure that you have your current registration number ready when you call. You CAN'T get your new registration number without it! New Features In Version 4.1 ------------------------------------------------ * Capture Directly To The Printer - Yes Print Screen For Windows! You can capture either the windows desktop, or a selected window capture directly to the printer. At the same time the capture is also places into a child window so that you can save it to disk or re-print it if necessary. This option is available in the registered version only. If you need this functionality and can't wait for the mail, registering by phone will get you a registration number that will activate all of GrabIt Pro's functionality immediately. * Image Scaling Options You can now specify exactly how large or small to print an image on the currently selected paper in your printer. In addition you can select the beat fit to page option which will do the calculations necessary for the best possible quality printout The third option lets you tell the printer to stretch the image to fill the page completely with the image. This option is available in the registered version only. If you need this functionality and can't wait for the mail, registering by phone will get you a registration number that will activate all of GrabIt Pro's functionality immediately. * Drag and Drop Client Now you can drag bitmap and rle files from file manager and drop them on GrabIt Pro to open them. GrabIt Pro makes a wonderful graphics clipboard when you are working with a large number of images. Open them in GrabIt Pro child windows and copy them to other sources as needed. * Right Mouse Button Menu Now you can access the most often used functions by just clicking the right mouse button on any GrabIt Pro child window. You have the option of Opening a file, Saving a file, Copy or Paste, and Print all at the click of the right mouse button. Remember To Use The System Menu ------------------------------- Remember that when GrabIt Pro is minimized ALL of the capture commands are available from the system menu. Just click once on the GrabIt Pro icon at the bottom of your desktop to display the system menu. This allows you to capture images without having the GrabIt Pro window in your way. When you are done with a capture session restore GrabIt Pro to its normal size window by double clicking on it. All of your captures will be ready to view with each capture in its own child window. The register.txt file has complete registration information if you have any questions and the register.frm file is our software order form. New Detailed Documentation and Help ----------------------------------- The documentation is now typeset in windows write format and gives a complete description of each command available from the GrabIt Pro Menus. The help file has been expanded and makes it extremely easy to find and get help on any command you have a question about. --------------------------------------------------- Any questions or bug reports should be directed to: --------------------------------------------------- Software Excellence By Design Inc. 14801 North 12th Street Phoenix, AZ 85022 USA (602) 375-9928 Voice (602) 375-9928 Fax End of readme.txt