README.TXT

                    introducing the latest version of                             

			   ThingsToDo

			  Shareware from
			 The Manager, Inc.
			  Copyright, 1992

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WARNING!! As noted below, you cannot run ThingsToDo without the 
file "VBRUN200.DLL" which you must download separately.  It 
should be available in the library where you found "TTDW14.EXE".
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NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 1.4 

Based on the suggestions of registered users, the following 
enhancements have been  included in Version 1.4 of ThingsToDo: 

1.	More Customization: Version 1.4 will allow you to 
	lock in your preferences for:

    a.	The View which will be displayed when you 
	first start up ThingsToDo;
    b.	The type face and type size which will be used 
	for the following elements of a printed View: the 
	ThingsToDo title, the View title, column headings, the 
	item, and notes;
    c.	The ability to select, on a view-by-view basis,
	 the order in which items will appear on the screen and 
	on the printouts;
    d.	The ability to detect and use the format for the entry 
	and display of dates which you selected in the Windows 
	Control Panel so that you can use "day/month/year" 
	format, if desired;

2.	The ability to delete an item, without marking it as 
	completed.  This allows you to get rid of some items while 
	keeping an accessible archive of others.

3.	The ability, at the time of printing, to suppress all notes;

4.	The ability to indent lines in your notes;

5. 	The removal of the 2,000 item limit;

6.	The ability to bring up the DatePicker by double-
	clicking on the date field when entering or editing an item;

7.	The ability to more quickly enter items of the same 
	type by offering the type of the most recently entered item as 
	the default type for the item you are about to enter;

8.	The ability to access all views by using Hot Keys;

9.	The addition of three more customizable task types; and

11.	The ability to print a particular item and its 
	associated note from the item data entry window.



INSTALLATION

Once you have downloaded TTDW14.EXE and completed the self-extraction, 
it is very easy to get ThingsToDo up and running.   Just follow
these steps:

1.      Use File Manager to find the  "Setup.Exe" file which was created 
	when you triggered the self-extraction.  Double-click on the 
	filename and it will create a "\Windows\Things" subdirectory
	and copy to it all of the needed ThingsToDo files except 
	"VBRUN200.DLL".  (You may, of course, start the Setup routine 
	by using the Program Manager's Run option.  Remember to 
	include the path of the directory where the extracted files 
	were placed.)

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2.      IMPORTANT: You must also place in this directory the file 
        "VBRUN200.DLL" which must be downloaded separately
        from the on-line library.
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3.      You may then start ThingsToDo in any of the customary
        ways: 
	 double-click the "Things.Exe" filename on the File Manager,
	 place the command "C:\Windows\Things\Things.exe" on the
		      "Load" or "Run" lines of your WIN.INI file,
         use the "FILE/RUN" option of Program Manager,  or 
	 find the new icon on your desktop and double-click it.

4.      For further instructions, print out and review the 
	  "Things.Wri" file using Write.  



REGISTRATION

ThingsToDo is a "shareware program" and is provided to you for 
evaluation at no charge.  Feel free to share it with your friends,
but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system.
The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal 
computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet 
to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new 
products.  If you find this program useful and find that you are 
using ThingsToDo and continue to use ThingsToDo after a reasonable
trial period, you must make a registration payment of  $35.00 to 
The Manager, Inc.  You are encouraged to pass a copy of  ThingsToDo 
along to your friends for evaluation.

The full terms under which ThingsToDo is offered and a description 
of our support policies are contained in the manual.

When you register, I will send you a printed, illustrated, indexed 
manual as well as a copy of ThingsToDo which does not display 
the annoying registration notice at startup.  I will also answer 
your questions, keep you informed about updates, and take your 
comments into account as we plan new updates. I welcome 
your comments, questions and suggestions.

You may register by printing out the INVOICE.DOC file included 
with ThingsToDo, filling in the form and mailing it with your
check or money order to me  ( David Merk) at

                                    The Manager, Inc.
                                     P.O. Box 1822
                                   Waterville, ME 04903

If you need support, you can contact me by calling
                                     (207) 872-4544

I tend to be there evenings and weekends, but you 
may always leave a message on the answering machine.  
I'll call you back.

You may also contact me via CompuServe.  My UserID 
is 76177,1321.

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