EasyOffice version 1.0

written and (c) 1997-98 by Marcus Schiesser, Heimatstr. 8, D-63571 Gelnhausen, Germany. All rights reserved.


EasyOffice is a complete, programmable office application with word processing, database and spreadsheet.

Registration

The license for this program is only 45-days valid. After this period you have to register EasyOffice. If you register you will also come onto my mailling list and receive free minor updates. The registration fee is $25.
If you would like to register EasyOffice, you can do the registration online on the Internet at http://www.shareit.com/programs/101221.htm. Alternatively, you can go to http://www.shareit.com and enter the program number there: 101221. If you do not have access to the Internet, click here to find out how to register via phone, fax or postal mail.

Software license

Before using this software, you have to read the software license carefully please.

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Bugs

ok, ok, there are bugs. I know that, you know that, everybody knows that. But the fact is I don't know the bugs of this program , so please send me an email with detailed bug description if you find one in EasyOffice.

Installation

EasyOffice is installed by executing the "Setup.exe" program. If an error occurs concerning the NMORENU.DLL, do not care about it - It's normal.


Usage

EasyOffice has an integrated environment. All applications are launched in one place. Mainly everything is done by clicking with the left mouse button. There are so far three applications. Functions, that are not easily seen are described below:


All applications

Directories

You could open/close/rename/create/delete directories by clicking on a directory icon in the tree view at the left border. There you could also save the actual file, so far you clicked on the right directory. Text files must be saved in the "Textfiles" directory and so on...

Files

After having opened a directory you could see the files that are stored in the directory. You could open/rename/delete a file by clicking on it with the left mouse button.

Templates

Templates are created by saving a actual file in an applications template directory. A template of that document is then created, if you load it again from the template directory.

Multiple users

For every user, that uses EasyOffice, you have to start the user.reg script and change the personal folder by pressing the "Preferences" button.

Adding ActiveX

To add an ActiveX control press the "Preferences" button, choose the "OLE" tab, add a new object name to the list view, choose the objects CLSID and an icon that should represent it.

Programming EasyOffice

You could program EasyOffice by creating an ActiveX control that starts inside EasyOffice (see adding ActiveX). The control could retrieve information from EasyOffice via the registry.
EasyOffice's registry is (CURRENT_USER\Software\Marcus Schiesser\EasyOffice). If you want to add some functions with this way and have problems contact the author (that's me) via email. Please make suggestions, which information should be placed inside the registry.


Word processing

word formatting

a word is formatted by just have a click on the left mouse button. A popup-menu appears, and you could choose the kind of format you want to change.
You can hide the setup menu by clicking on the "Hide menu" item in the menu bar, or by pressing the ESC-key.

paragraph formatting

as word formatting, but this time click on the paragraph symbol at the end of a paragraph instead on the word.

text area formatting

to format a text area, have click on the left mouse button, mark the area by moving the mouse button and then release the mouse button.

cursor positioning

press the right mouse button to position the text cursor, or press the left mouse button and choose "Hide Menu"

graphics movement

you could move a graphic by pressing the left ALT-key, clicking on it with the left mouse button and moving the mouse

change zooming

by standard you have a 100% view of your document, click on the 100% symbol in the word applications status bar to change this.


Database application

Creating a database

use the database wizard to create a database. The database wizard creates databases only with one column, to insert more columns, press the "Insert Column" button at the left border.

Add a record

press the "+" button to create a new record, then fill the columns of the new record and press the "checked" button, if you want to save the record, the "x" button if you do not want so save changes.

Make a link with the word processing

Click on the column name, choose the "Copy link to the Clipboard" section. Activate the word application, press the "Insert..." button and then choose the "From Clipboard" menu item.

Spreadsheet application

Changing cells

press the F2 key

Inserting formulas

click on the cell you want to fill with an formula and choose the "Formula wizard..."


(c)1997-98 by Marcus Schiesser, Heimatstr. 8, D-63571 Gelnhausen, Germany
The home page: http://www-ti.informatik.uni-tuebingen.de/~schiesse