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                       WELCOME TO HANDY WRITING 1.0           
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                 Copyright (c) Christophe Bouscaut, 1995      
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             8 alle de la Rigale - 33170 Gradignan - FRANCE  
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     What is Handy Writing ?
     

     Handy writing is a fast and easy-to-use utility that generates
     self-displaying ASCII text documents, with several advanced
     options that allow the user to define the displaying colors of 
     each line of the text, add a pop-up table of contents with
     instant positionning throughout the text.
     Handy writing can also run programs from within the viewer.


     Why should I use Handy Writing ?
     

     If you are a writer, a shareware author, a lecturer or anyone
     that may issue books or manuals on electronic support, then you
     should consider using Handy Writing, for many reasons.
     First, Handy Writing is easy to use. Just type 'HANDY' at the
     DOS prompt and read the information displayed. Knowing how to
     use this utility only takes a few minutes. Actually, anyone
     who knows how to use a text editor and copy files from one
     directory to another, can easily create interactive and fancy
     documents with Handy Writing.
     Another advantage is that the reader of your manual will also
     use it intuitively. If he wants to read a specific chapter
     of the text, he only has to press 'M' and the pop-up table of
     contents that you have defined shows, then Handy Writing positions 
     the text so that the top of the screen displays the begining of 
     the selected chapter.
     Your manual can also have an attractive look for you can choose
     the color display of each line of your text.
     And lastly, you can enable the reader to run programs while reading
     your text, for exemple:

         *** Press ENTER now to print an order form ***
     or
         *** Press ENTER now to install my software ***
     or
              *** Press ENTER now to view a demo ***
     etc.

     
     Installing Handy Writing
     

     No specific installation process is necessary. Just copy all
     files of the distribution disk to a new directory of your
     hard disk. Then type 'HANDY' and Handy Writing analyses and
     displays the information contained in HANDY.DAT file.
     However, you do not need a hard disk to use Handy Writing.


     Shareware
     

     Handy Writing is shareware. You are given a trial copy for
     evaluation purposes. After the 30-day trial period, if you
     continue using Handy Writing, you are required to purchase
     a registered copy.
     Paying the registration fee is the only way for shareware
     authors to get a benefit from their activity, in which a
     high amount of time is devoted.



     Description of files
     

     Distribution of Handy Writing requires inclusion of ALL the
     following files, unaltered in any way.

            HANDY.EXE     main executable file
            HANDY.DAT     file read and displayed by HANDY.EXE
            HANDY.DOC     copy of HANDY.DAT file, to allow you to erase
                          previous HANDY.DAT and replace it by yours.
            LINCENSE.DOC  information on license and registration
            ORDER.FRM     order form, to be printed or copied
            FILE_ID.DIZ   short description for file lists
            README.       this information file
            VENDOR.DOC    information for shareware vendors
            PRN_SYM.BAT   batch file that prints SYMBOLS.TXT
            SEEMEM.BAT    batch file that executes the 'MEM' command
            ORDER.BAT     batch file that prints ORDER.FRM
            SCREEN.COM    displays a screenshot exemple         
            SYMBOLS.TXT   summary of symbols to be used in HANDY.DAT

