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    CHAPTER 1:  GETTING STARTED

    Chapter 1 covers everything you need to know in order to get HyperPAD
    running so you can begin working with it. The major topics presented
    here include:

        0  What types of hardware HyperPAD is compatible with

        0  What items your HyperPAD package should contain

        0  Making backup copies of your HyperPAD disks

        0  Installing HyperPAD (if your system has a hard disk)

        0  Starting HyperPAD

        0  Setting HyperPAD up so it will work properly on your system

        0  Checking a file called the README.DOC for the latest information
           about HyperPAD

        0  Ending a HyperPAD session

        0  Getting technical support



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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN

    Before you install HyperPAD, please review the two checklists below,
    just to make sure that your system is compatible with HyperPAD and that
    your HyperPAD package is complete.


    SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

    The following are the system requirements for using HyperPAD:

        0  Personal computer:   IBM PC, PC-XT, PC-AT, IBM PS/2, Compaq, or
           100% compatible system

        0  Drives:   Two 5.25", 360K floppy drives; or at least one 3.5",
           720K floppy drive; or a hard disk and at least one floppy drive
           (hard disk recommended)

        0  Memory:   448K of available memory

        0  Display and display adapters:   Any color or monochrome display
           or adapter

        0  Operating system:   DOS 2.0 or later

        0  Mouse (optional): Microsoft Mouse or 100% compatible

        0  Printer (optional): HP LaserJet series, IBM Graphics Printer, IBM
           Proprinter, IBM Color Printer, Toshiba P351, Epson FX/MX/LQ,
           Okidata 92/93, Okidata 192/193, Panasonic KX-P4450, Canon LPB-8,
           NEC Pinwriter P6/P7, DEC LA-50, or any printer capable of
           emulating one of the preceding printers

           Note: If you don't have one of the printers listed above,
           HyperPAD also offers the following generic printer options:
           Generic Line Printer, which uses the standard IBM character set
           and works with any printer, and Extended Generic, which uses the
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    WHAT'S IN YOUR PACKAGE

    The following items should be included in your HyperPAD package:

        0  HyperPAD User's Guide

        0  PADtalk Reference Guide

        0  Quick Reference Guide

        0  Registration Card

        0  The following disks:

    5.25" version of HyperPAD:            3.5" version of HyperPAD
    -----------------------------------------------------------------
    Program Disk 1                        Program Disk 1 & 2
    Program Disk 2                        Pad & Utility Disk
    Pad Disk                              Help & Tutorial Disk
    Utility Disk
    Tutorial Disk
    Help Disk

    If you're missing any of these items, please call Brightbill-Roberts at
    (315) 474-3400.


    REGISTERING YOUR SOFTWARE

    By registering your copy of HyperPAD, you become eligible for free
    technical support and your name gets added to our mailing list so you'll
    receive information on improvements and program updates. Therefore,
    please take a moment to fill out and return the Registration Card, which
    can be found in the HyperPAD disk pack.



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    BACKING UP YOUR HYPERPAD DISKS

    In your HyperPAD package, you found the disks you need to run the
    program. In order to safeguard the original disks against accidental
    modification or damage, we recommend that you make a working copy of
    each of these disks before you begin using HyperPAD. Then put the
    originals away in a safe place and use the working copies to perform any
    operations that require HyperPAD disks. (Your software license agreement
    authorizes you to make backup copies of the HyperPAD disks for this
    purpose.)

    In order to carry out the following procedures for making backup copies,
    you'll need a blank disk for each of the HyperPAD disks you want to
    copy, and you'll need to know how to use the Diskcopy command. (See your
    DOS manual if you need information on the Diskcopy command.)

    To back up your HyperPAD disks--dual floppy disk system:

    1.  Insert the first HyperPAD disk you want to copy (the source disk) in
    drive A.

    2.  Insert the blank disk (the target disk) in drive B.

    3.  At the A prompt, type:

    DISKCOPY A: B:
    and press ENTER.

    Follow the on-screen instructions until you've copied all of your
    HyperPAD disks.


    To back up your HyperPAD disks--single floppy disk system:

    1.  Put the first HyperPAD disk you want to copy in drive A.

    2.  At the A prompt, type:

    DISKCOPY A: A:
    and press ENTER.

    Follow the on-screen instructions until you've copied all of your
    HyperPAD disks.



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    INSTALLING HYPERPAD

    If you have a dual (5.25" or 3.5") floppy disk system without a hard
    disk, no installation is required. Go to the next section in this
    chapter, Starting HyperPAD.

    If your computer has a hard disk, HyperPAD's Install program allows you
    to install HyperPAD in a directory there using your working copies. Just
    follow the instructions below.


    To install HyperPAD--hard disk system:

    1.  Put the Utility Disk in the A drive.

    2.  To go to the A drive, type:

    A:
    and press ENTER.

    3.  Type:

    INSTALL
    and press ENTER.


    By default, HyperPAD makes a directory called HPAD2 on the C drive and
    copies the HyperPAD files to that directory. If you want to install
    HyperPAD on any other drive or assign another directory name, simply use
    the BACKSPACE key to delete C:\HPAD2 and type in the desired drive and
    directory.

    Please note that your license agreement permits use of HyperPAD on a
    single system, so if you plan to install HyperPAD on a network file
    server, you will need a separate license agreement for each HyperPAD
    user.

    Follow the on-screen instructions, and when the system prompts you,
    insert the next disk. When HyperPAD is installed, the program returns
    you to the DOS prompt and you are ready to start HyperPAD.

    To abort the installation procedure at any time, hold down the CTRL key
    and press the BREAK key (CTRL+BREAK).



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    STARTING HYPERPAD

    Regardless of whether or not you had to install HyperPAD, you must know
    how to start the program before you can begin working with it. How you
    start HyperPAD depends on your system's configuration, so select the
    appropriate procedure from the group below.

    If you plan to use a mouse, make sure the mouse software is active
    before you start HyperPAD. (See your mouse manual if you need
    information on activating the mouse software.)


    To start HyperPAD--dual 5.25" floppy disk system with no hard disk:

    1.  Boot (turn on) your system with DOS.

    2.  Insert your working copy of Program Disk 1 in the A Drive.

    3.  Insert your working copy of Program Disk 2 in the B drive.

    4.  At the A prompt, type:

    HPAD
    and press ENTER.

    HyperPAD starts, and you are now ready to run the Setup pad.

    Note: You should not, under any circumstances, remove Program Disk 1
    while you are working in HyperPAD. However, if you are prompted to do so
    by HyperPAD, you can remove Program Disk 2 and replace it with your
    working copy of the Pad Disk in order to use the applications, or pads,
    that come with HyperPAD.


    To start HyperPAD--3.5" disk system with no hard disk:

    1.  Boot (turn on) your system with DOS.

    2.  Insert your working copy of Program Disk 1 & 2 in the A drive.

    3.  At the A prompt, type:

    HPAD
    and press ENTER.

    HyperPAD starts, and you are now ready to run the Setup pad.

    Note: If you are using a single disk drive system, do not remove Program
    Disk 1 & 2 from the disk drive while running HyperPAD.



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    To start HyperPAD--hard disk system:

    1.  Boot (turn on) your system with DOS.

    2.  If necessary, switch to the drive that contains HyperPAD. For
    example, if HyperPAD is on drive C, type:

    C:
    and press ENTER.

    3.  Switch to the HyperPAD directory. For example, if HyperPAD is in the
    HPAD2 directory, type:

    CD\HPAD2
    and press ENTER.

    4.  Type:

    HPAD
    and press ENTER.

    HyperPAD starts, and you are now ready to run the Setup pad.


    You probably noticed that each of the above start-up procedures ended by
    telling you that you're now ready to run HyperPAD's Setup pad. The Setup
    pad loads automatically the first time you run HyperPAD, and you should
    complete Setup before you start working with HyperPAD in order to
    configure your new program for use on your system. It doesn't take long.
    Just follow the directions in the next section.



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    SETTING UP HYPERPAD

    The first time that you load HyperPAD, the opening screen in HyperPAD's
    Setup pad appears.
    
 Ŀ
                                                                        
  **** The Printed Documentation has a picture or screen shot here **** 
                                                                        
 
    
    Besides welcoming you to HyperPAD, the Setup pad lets HyperPAD perform
    the following functions:

        0  Scan your computer's hard disk for programs that HyperPAD
           recognizes. (You will then be able to launch these programs
           easily from within HyperPAD.)

        0  Modify one of your DOS files so that HyperPAD runs automatically
           every time you start your computer, which would save you the
           trouble of performing the start-up procedure described earlier in
           the chapter. (Since this is an optional feature, HyperPAD lets
           you skip this portion of Setup if you don't want your system to
           work this way.)

        0  Configure the applications, or pads, that come with HyperPAD so
           they will work on your computer. (You must run Setup in order to
           use many of the features of these pads.)



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        0  Create a specially formatted list, called a tree list, that shows
           you a treelike representation of the directories on each of your
           computer's local drives. (As you'll see later on, the tree list
           is a handy reference tool that can be used to perform a number of
           HyperPAD functions that you would otherwise have to perform by
           running a DOS command.)


    ABORTING SETUP

    Although we recommend that you complete Setup now, you could come back
    and run it later. If you decide not to complete Setup at this time,
    here's how to exit from the welcome screen (shown at the start of this
    section): By default, Continue, in the middle of the screen, is
    highlighted. Since you're not going to continue, press the TAB key until
    you highlight Abort, in the lower right corner of the screen, and then
    press ENTER. Aborting Setup sends you to the Home pad, HyperPAD's
    control center. From there, you can either begin using HyperPAD or end
    the current HyperPAD session. (See the Exiting from HyperPAD section
    later in this chapter for instructions on how to end a HyperPAD
    session.)

    Until you complete Setup, the Setup pad automatically loads and the
    welcome screen appears each time you boot your system and start
    HyperPAD. Once you've completed Setup, the Home pad appears whenever you
    boot your system and start HyperPAD.


    RUNNING SETUP

    If you do want to run Setup now, just press ENTER to tell HyperPAD to
    proceed. To get more information at any point while running the Setup
    pad, press the F1 key to access HyperPAD's on-line Help system. When
    you're done, press the ESC key to exit from the Help system and return
    to where you left off in Setup.

    During Setup, you're presented with on-screen information and sometimes
    told to press ENTER to continue the Setup process after you've finished
    reading. The only real decision you have to make is whether or not you'd
    like to modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT file (discussed below). HyperPAD
    automatically performs the rest of the Setup functions for you--i.e.,
    scanning your hard disk for programs, configuring the pads, and creating
    a tree list.



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    MODIFYING THE AUTOEXEC.BAT FILE: 

    During Setup, you're asked whether you want to modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT
    file (one of your DOS files), which would make HyperPAD run
    automatically every time you turn on your computer. Selecting this
    option allows you to use HyperPAD as a shell that's always available
    when you turn on your PC and substitutes the intuitive procedures you'll
    learn throughout Part 1 of the User's Guide for the complexities of
    working with DOS commands.

    If you'd like to take advantage of this feature, Modify AUTOEXEC.BAT is
    already highlighted, so when you reach this point in Setup, all you have
    to do is press ENTER. HyperPAD then adds some commands to your
    AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Before modifying this file, however, HyperPAD makes a
    backup of the existing AUTOEXEC.BAT file called AUTOEXEC.OLD.

    If you don't want HyperPAD to run automatically when you
    boot your system, TAB to highlight Skip and press ENTER.


    GOING TO THE HOME PAD:

    When Setup is finished, a screen appears showing you the options
    available from the Home pad. To go to the Home pad--which, as mentioned
    above, serves as HyperPAD's control center--press ENTER.

    Although you could start using HyperPAD now that you've reached the Home
    pad, please take a few moments first to follow the instructions in the
    next section. They tell you how to check for late-breaking news about
    HyperPAD that could be important to you.



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    REVIEWING THE README.DOC

    HyperPAD's Utility Disk includes a file called README.DOC, with last-
    minute updates and changes that we were unable to include in your
    manuals. Follow the procedure below to display the README.DOC; then look
    this file over to see whether it contains information you should be
    aware of in order to use the HyperPAD features that you're interested
    in.


    To review the README.DOC:

    1.  Boot your system with DOS.

    Note: If you modified your AUTOEXEC.BAT file during Setup so that
    HyperPAD now runs automatically when you boot your system, see Exiting
    from HyperPAD later in this chapter for instructions on returning to the
    DOS prompt.

    2.  Put the Utility Disk in the A drive.

    3.  To go to the A drive, type:

    A:
    and press ENTER.

    4.  To display the README.DOC, type:

    TYPE README.DOC
    and press ENTER.

    5.  To halt the README.DOC's scrolling so you can read the file, press
    CTRL+S. Then press ENTER to continue.

    6.  To get a printout of the README.DOC, type:

    COPY README.DOC PRN:
    and press ENTER.

    The first time you scan through the README.DOC, you'll probably focus on
    material that you understand immediately or that seems directly relevant
    to the HyperPAD features you plan to use right away. However, as you
    become more familiar with HyperPAD and as you start exploring more of
    its features, you may want to review the README.DOC from time to time
    for material whose meaning or relevance you may not initially have
    understood. And if you run into trouble with some aspect of HyperPAD,
    it's a good idea to check the README.DOC for information that might shed
    some light on your problem before calling for technical support.



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    EXITING FROM HYPERPAD

    When you're done with a HyperPAD session, you just shut off your
    machine, right?

    Wrong! When you're finished using HyperPAD, you have to go through a
    very simple procedure known as exiting, which tells HyperPAD to save
    your data before it ends the current HyperPAD session. If you skip this
    step, you could lose some of your work.

    One way to exit is to press the ESC key. If you're somewhere in HyperPAD
    besides the Home pad, pressing ESC one or more times returns you to the
    Home pad, from which you can press ESC again to exit from HyperPAD. But
    there's a much faster way to exit from anywhere in HyperPAD without
    having to return to the Home pad. Just hold down the CTRL key and press
    Q (CTRL+Q).

    Regardless of which of these methods you use to exit, HyperPAD
    superimposes a rectangle (called a dialog box) on the screen displaying
    the question Are you sure you want to exit? <<Ok>> is already
    highlighted, so just press ENTER to confirm your intention to exit and
    return to DOS. If you started to exit accidentally, just TAB to
    highlight <Cancel> and press ENTER to tell HyperPAD to forget about
    exiting.

    If you don't want to bother returning to DOS, there's one more way to
    exit. When you reach the Home pad, press the TAB key until Shut Down is
    highlighted and press ENTER. HyperPAD presents a dialog box with the
    message You may now turn off your computer safely. In the lower right
    corner of this box, Cancel is highlighted, so if you don't want to exit,
    press ENTER to cancel the exiting process. If you do want to exit, just
    shut off your machine.



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    GETTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT

    If you have a question about HyperPAD and can't find the answer by
    checking the documentation, using the on-line Help system, accessing the
    relevant portion of the on-line Tutorial, or looking through the
    README.DOC, here are five ways to contact Brightbill-Roberts for
    technical support:

    1.  Call our Technical Support department at (315) 474-3400. If you call
    after regular business hours, leave a message for the Technical Support
    department and a representative will get back to you when we reopen.

    2.  Use our bulletin board system (BBS) by setting up your modem to dial
    (315) 472-1058 at 300, 1200, or 2400 baud; eight data bits; one stop;
    and no parity.

    3.  Contact us by fax at (315) 472-1732.

    4.  Contact us by MCI Mail (Brightbill-Roberts).

    5.  Contact us through CompuServe by typing GO PCVENC and then choosing
    Brightbill-Roberts from the Main Menu that appears or send mail to the
    Brightbill-Roberts CompuServe account at 75300,363.



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    CONCLUSION

    At this point, you've made backup copies of your HyperPAD disks and used
    them to install, start, and set up HyperPAD so that it runs on your
    system. You've checked the README.DOC to see whether it contains any
    last-minute information that concerns you. You've registered your copy
    of HyperPAD with Brightbill-Roberts and are aware of how to get
    technical support. And you know the procedure for ending a HyperPAD
    session.

    That's it. You're all set to begin learning HyperPAD!

    One way to learn HyperPAD, of course, would be to continue reading Part
    1 of the User's Guide. However, another effective learning strategy
    would be to take time out at this point to explore HyperPAD's
    interactive, on-line Tutorial. It's an excellent supplement to the
    User's Guide that can give you some practical experience in working with
    HyperPAD. To access the Tutorial, go to the Home pad, press TAB until
    Learn about HyperPAD is highlighted, then press ENTER. (If you need more
    information, see Chapter 5, The On-Line Tutorial.) When you're through
    with the Tutorial, you can return to the next chapter in the User's
    Guide.
