ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º GETTING STARTED: THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ Each SoftwareVAULT Collection contains thousands of programs and resources of every size and variety. To help you find your way through this sea of software, we have included the SoftwareVAULT Librarian program. The SoftwareVAULT Librarian is a program that: (1) Lets you sort through the thousands of programs and resources the SoftwareVAULT collections. (2) Helps you find programs that interest you. (3) Helps you to transfer these files and programs to your hard drive so that you can use them. Please note that to use SoftwareVAULT files you MUST transfer them to your hard drive! The files on the CD are compressed and must be "UNZIPPED" to your hard drive so they can be accessed. (Don't worry, the Librarian does this automatically for you. We "ZIP" our files up so that we can include more software on each SoftwareVAULT collection, giving you more value for your dollar.) ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º TUTORIAL: HOW TO USE THE FILES ON THIS DISC º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ You can use any of the thousands of programs and resources on a SoftwareVAULT Collection with just a few easy steps... Step 1: Use one of the "GROUP" buttons to narrow your search to a specific group of areas, press the button that you are most interested in and you will be presented with a list of "AREAS". These "AREAS" are a special collection of files covering a specific subject. Select the "AREA" that interestes you most and press the "ENTER" key. This will give you a long list of files, each followed by a one sentence description of what that file does. Once you find one that looks interesting, you will have several options. Step 2: a. Press "ENTER" to examine the contents of the "ZIP" file of view the "GIF" file (picture). b. Press the "F6" function key to view a long description of the file. Not all files have a long description, so don't be surprised if it's the same as the one-sentence description. c. Press the "F10" function key to copy the file or unzip the file to your hard drive. Unless you're a veteran SoftwareVAULT user, "examine the file contents" and "copying the file to your hard disk" might be confusing. THE OPTION YOU ALMOST ALWAYS NEED TO SELECT IS "UNZIP TO HARD DRIVE". Selecting "Unzip to hard drive" will decompress the file and will transfer it to your computer. Step 3: Select the drive and name a directory in which to put your file. Once you've chosen to unzip the file to your hard disk, a directory selection menu will appear on your screen. Choose the directory you would like to hold the file. IT'S USUALLY A GOOD IDEA TO CREATE A NEW DIRECTORY FOR A ZIP FILE. Don't worry. The SoftwareVAULT Librarian can do this automatically. Simply make up a new directory name and type it in the directory box. The Librarian will ask you if you want to "create the directory", and when it does, answer "Yes". Step 4: Use your file. Exit the Librarian and go to the directory you created to hold your file. You will discover that your one ZIP file has probably decompressed into a collection of smaller files. To start the program, look for the file with an ".EXE" on the end of it's name. This is the main executable for the program. Running it should start the program! Executable files may also have a ".COM" extension or a ".BAT" extension. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º HELP WITH MENU ITEMS º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ 1) FILE 1. a) Change CD-ROM Select "Change CD-ROM" to use other SoftwareVAULT Collections. When you select "Change CD-ROM" be sure to place disc you would like to use in your CD-ROM drive. Note: In order to change to a specific CD-ROM disc, you must have specified that you would like to install that disc during the installation procedure. Also, make sure that the correct data path and drive have been specified. If you are running directly from the CD-ROM, this option will be disabled. 1. b) Exit Select "Exit" to exit the SoftwareVAULT Librarian. 1. c) Export Files Listing Saves a partial or complete list of the files with their one line descriptions to a variety of file formats. Select the file format and the category listings you wish to have saved. 1. d) Print Files Listing/Printer Setup Prints a files listing and configures your printer for printing. For the appropriate configuration, check your system and your printer instructions. 1. e) DOS Shell Allows you to exit the Librarian temporarily to use DOS. Type "Exit" at the DOS prompt to return to the Librarian. 2) CONTENTS "Contents" allows you to explore SoftwareVAULT in two different ways with either "Group Browser" or "Category Browser". It also contains "Hottest Hits Info" and "Statistics". 2. b) Group Browser Brings up an array of buttons. Each button highlights a certain topic of software. Click on a button to explore the categories contained in that group. Clicking on a specific category will bring up a complete list of all the programs and resources contained in that category. See the Tutorial section of this help file to see how to use these programs. 2. c) Browse-Copy Files If you don't want to use the group buttons, you can explore the entire database. Clicking on a specific category will bring up a complete list of all the programs and resources contained in the complete database. See the Tutorial section of this help file to see how to use these programs. 2. d) Hottest Hits Each SoftwareVAULT collection contains an assortment of the very best shareware programs on the market today. "Hottest Hits" Info contains complete reviews of these outstanding programs. 2. e) Statistics "Statistics" provides a statistical breakdown on the makeup of this SoftwareVAULT Collection. 3) SEARCH The SoftwareVAULT Librarian allows you to hunt for files that interest you in two different ways: 3. a) Find Filename Allows you to find files based on their title. Type a title into the "Find a File" box and click on the "OK" button. The Librarian will assemble a list of the files with titles similar to the one you specified. See the Tutorial section of this help file to see how to use these programs. 3. b) Find Text Allows you to run a keyword search to find files on certain subjects. Type a keyword into the "Find Text" box. The Librarian will sort through the descriptions of all the files on the disc and will assemble a list of files with subjects related to your keyword. See the Tutorial section of this help file to see how to use these programs. 4) TEXT The text files contain information on how the SoftwareVAULT collections are assembled and how you can register shareware programs requiring registration. 5) ALL CD's Selecting "All CD's" allows you call up a master file list for other SoftwareVAULT collections. You can either view a master list for all the SoftwareVAULT collections or you can view lists for specific collections. The viewer used to examine these files can search the list for keywords as well as print them out. 6) HELP Selecting help opens this help file. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º GIF PICTURE VIEWER º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ The Software Librarian allows you to view GIFS (digitized pictures found in Category #16 of most collections) directly off the SoftwareVAULT disc. Select "Examine file contents" from the "File Operations" box to view a GIF picture. Note: Loading a GIF picture for viewing takes a few moments. See the "Tutorial" section of this help file for more details on using the File Operations box. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º BBS COMPATIBILITY & SUPPORT º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ The SoftwareVAULT CD-ROM collections support a wide variety of BBS formats. These formats include: PC Board GAP Spitfire TBBS Wildcat In addition to these specific formats, the SoftwareVAULT collections also will support any BBS that requires a "FILES.BBS" file in each directory. 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