NetJumper Readme file

Thank you for trying NetJumper.  NetJumper is a browser assistant that lets you load lists of URLs and then surf them.


Contents:

1. System Requirements
2. Installation
3. Getting Started
4. Contacting NetJumper and Technical Support
5. User Guide


Register Your Copy Today!
It only costs $19.95 to register your NetJumper software You registration permits you to run both the Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator versions on your system together and at the same time.  NetJumper can only remain a cutting edge solution by users registering their  software today.  To Register send e-mail to licensing@netjumper.com or call (248) 353-5555, fax: (248) 353-0383.



1.	System Requirements
You will require a PC AT with appropriate Hardware configuration with Windows NT or Windows 95 . You will also need either Netscape Navigator (Version 3.0) or Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 3.0 or higher).
NetJumper also assumes an Internet connection.


2.	Installation
NetJumper is installed either form diskette or from your hard drive after downloading NetJumper form the web.

Once you have either inserted the disk containing NetJumper into your PC or after downloading it, you may either click on the setupie.exe or setupns.exe icon and the product will install.  Otherwise you may use Windows Explorer to locate the file and click on it.

Once clicked, the setup program will begin and you will be prompted for whether you agree to the license agreement, which drive you want the software installed and whether you wish to restart your machine after installation.

Please read the license agreement carefully as you will be bound by its terms and conditions.


Troubleshooting Installation
If you encounter any errors on installation, you will have to reinstall, please delete any NetJumper files or directories.  You must also run Regedit and delete the NetJumper key found in Current_User\software.  Inexperienced users should be VERY careful doing this.  Delete ONLY the NetJumper key; deleting ANY other key can cause IRREPARABLE damage to your software settings and may cost you hours of time and effort to correct. [You have been warned!]

3.	Getting Started

Start your browser and go to any web page.  Start NetJumper.  

Surfing Links Loaded from a Web Page:
Do a search.  Click NetJumper's load links from page/Linkgrabber button.  NetJumper will grey while it loads, once loaded, you're ready to go!  Click the view list button, all of the results from your search (as well as every other link form the search site page) are right there.  Select the link you want and you go to that page.  Once you have followed all the links form that page, select again or use the NetJumper controls to surf to the next page on the list.  Notice how you don't have to back up!

Surfing a list:
NetJumper ships with a default list, you may click the green FORWARD button and go to the first item on the default list.

4.	Contacting NetJumper and Technical Support
General:
NetJumper, Inc.
1 Towne Square
Suite 1690
Southfield, MI 48076
info@netjumper.com
Telephone: (248) 353-5555, Fax: (248) 353-0383
or go to the NetJumper home page:
http://www.netjumper.com


To register your product:	
licensing@netjumper.com
or go to the NetJumper home page:
http://www.netjumper.com

For Technical support:
support@netjumper.com


5.NetJumper User Guide


Welcome to the World of Web Surfing!!!. NetJumper provides advanced, yet simple, mechanism for you to surf around the Web. 

This guide tells you how to install and operate NetJumper. For further clarifications, feel free to contact Customer Support or
visit the NetJumper Site. 


System Requirements and Features

Overview

   1.System Requirements 
   2.Installation/Download Instructions 
   3.Features of NetJumper 
   4.A Guided Tour Of NetJumper 
   5.Know Your Copyrights 
   6.Customer Support 

System Requirements

You will require a PC AT with appropriate Hardware configuration with Windows NT or Windows 95 . You will also require the a Web browser, the product works best with version 3.0 or better. 

Installation/Download Instructions


Download the NJNSINST.EXE file into the desired directory. This is a self-extractable installation file. Run it from the
Program manager or the file manager. NetJumper is now installed. 

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Features of NetJumper

The NetJumper system provides the following features: 

     Senses the URLs being displayed in Netscape 
     Extracts links from the HTML page 
     Displays links in a window 
     Saves/retrieves list of links 
     Browses through the list of URLs using a timer mechanism as if it is a slide show. 
     Make lists of the URLs using ListBuilder. 
     NetJumper Publishing Technology. 

For more information on features click here.

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A Guided Tour Of NetJumper 

   1.Download NetJumper if it has not been downloaded. 
   2.Invoke Netscape Navigator 3.0, and go to the Yahoo Search site and start the search or you can go to the daily
     picks/top sites of the Web page on the Yahoo site. 
   3.You can now invoke NetJumper. There can be only one instance of NetJumper running on a system. Invoking
     NetJumper subsequently, brings the previous NetJumper window to the front. 
   4.Use the Load Page button to get the search results/ daily picks / top sites of the week from the browser onto
     NetJumper. 
   5.The listbox contains a list of URLs extracted from the page. 
   6.To go to a particular site click any of the links in the listbox. On clicking a particular link NetJumper takes you to that
     particular site. You can switch back to any of the choices on the NetJumper listbox even when you are surfing in
     another site. You can thus navigate between choice sites very easily. 
   7.The option buttons on the Toolbar enable easy navigation. 
   8.The Timer feature allows automatic playback of next/previous sites depending on the user defined time.You can set a
     time period for browsing at a particular site using the Start Timer option. 
   9.You can save the results or top ten sites in a .njf file which can be opened later to view the previously visited sites. 

For more information on all the toolbar options click here.

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List Builder

Lets you combine whole lists or parts of lists from one or more publishers and use these lists to review sites of particular
interest. It even works with bookmark files. 

ListBuilder provides two listboxes, Source & Target listboxes which display NJF files in the working directory & bookmark
file. The source Listview also displays the active file.

In the ListBuilder you can 

     Browse contents of existing files 
     Create new files 
     Cut links from one/more file/s to one/more file/s 
     Copy links from one/more file/s to one/more file/s 
     Delete links from one/more file/s 
     Add new links to one/more file/s 

Edited files can be saved using save/save as operation.

To Open a file in the Source Box 

Click on the Open File button and select file to be opened. You may select a .NJF file or .HTM file.

To Open a file in the Target Box 

Click on the Open File button and select file to be opened. You may select a .NJF file or .HTM file.

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To Create a new file in the Target Box 

Click on the Open File button and select file to be opened. You may select a .NJF file or .HTM file.

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To Cut links from one file to another 

Select links to be copied in the source box by clicking. Select target files in the Target box. Work with popupmenu on right
button click first doing a cut operation in the source box, then doing a paste operation in the Target box.

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To Copy links from one file to another 

Select links to be copied in the source box by clicking. Select target files in the Target box. Click on arrow
button.Alternatively, work with popupmenu on right button click first doing a copy operation in the source box, then doing a
paste operation in the Target box.

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To Delete links from one file 

Open file in Target box. Select links to be deleted in the Target box. Click on Delete button.Alternatively, work with
popup menu on right button click first doing a copy operation in the source box, then doing a paste operation in the Target box.

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To Add new links in a file. 

Fill in the details in the Internet Address/URL & Description boxes Select file/files in the target box. click the Add to Target
button.

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