fastmenu PLUS Edit Applications Module. ======================================:> Access to all options. Mouse support is not included in this module. 1)- Press the letter inside the parenthesis of the prompt you want to access. Option Reaction to option ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ESC=Exit............... Using this option will return you back to the applications menu. (A)dd.................. This option allows you to add new programs or applications to the applications list. Any application that can run in DOS can be started or executed with fastmenu, either through the applications menu or through the (S)tart option from the file list menu. Adding a new application. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Although an application can be run from a floppy through fastmenu, it is recommended that you install it to your hard drive. 1>- Choose option (A)dd from the edit applications menu prompt list. You will be presented with five questions to answer. 2>- The first question will be asking you for the Title or Name of the program that you want to run. This Title or Name can be anything you want it to be, and is only used as a reference. 3>- The second question will be asking you for the name or letter of the drive that your new program will be running from. Examples would be: A, B or C. 4>- The third question will be asking you for the name of the directory that this new program is in. Twenty characters are allowed here. If this new program is located in a subdirectory within a directory, always seperate directory entries with a backslash (\). NOTE ! If you are running this new program from a floppy and/or the program is in the root directory, just press at this prompt. A list of the current directories can be listed by pressing the ? key. 5>- The fourth question will be asking you for the name of the file that you normally have to type in to run the program (The executable file). Twenty characters are allowed here. You may also enter any command line switches needed. NOTE ! This file will normally have an extension name of either .EXE or .COM and sometimes may be .BAT. Also you do not need to include the file extension when entering this name. A list of the files from the chosen directory can be listed by pressing the ? key. 6>- The fifth question will be asking if you want to password protect this program. If you do not want password protection, just answer this question with a [ N ]. If you want password protection for this program, answer this question with a [ Y ]. 7>- After answering all five questions you will be asked if you have answered all questions OK. If you have made a mistake on any answer, you may go back at this time and change any answer. Just follow on-screen prompts to make your changes. 8>- At this time, if you chose to password protect this program, you will be given a place to enter the password that you want to use to access this program. You are allowed up to six characters or numbers in this password. After entering this password, you will be prompted to verify it's validity. CAUTION !!! Be sure to remember this password, it cannot be removed from a program listing unless you know the password. This password is totally scrambled before it is written to file and would be very hard to unscramble. (C)hange............... This option is used to change or edit an existing program or application that is already on the list. NOTE ! Before you can change an existing program, you will need to know it's number. You can find the program number by listing them to screen with option (L)ist from this menu. Changing a listing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1>- Choose option (C)hange from the edit applications menu prompt list. 2>- You will first be asked to enter the number of the program listing that you want to change. After entering this number, the program will be listed to screen. At this time you will be asked if this is the program that you want to change, if so just answer with a [ Y ] then follow on-screen prompts to make your changes. (D)elete............... This option is used to delete or remove an existing program or application that is already on the list. NOTE ! Before you can delete an existing program, you will need to know it's number. You can find the program number by listing them to screen with option (L)ist from this menu. Deleting a listing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1>- Choose option (D)elete from the edit applications menu prompt list. 2>- After choosing the (D)elete option you will be asked if you want to delete just one application from this page or delete the entire page of applications. To delete just one application just enter [ A ] at this prompt. If you choose to delete the entire page, you will be asked to verify this answer. 3>- If you chose to just delete one program from this page, you will be asked to enter the number of the program listing that you want to delete. After entering this number, the program will be listed to screen. At this time you will be asked if this is the program that you want to delete, if so just answer with a [ Y ] to delete or remove this program. Answering with a [ N ] will return you back to the edit applications menu. (L)ist................. This option will list to screen, all applications or programs that are on this page. NOTE ! If you have password protected any of these programs, there directories and run file names will not be listed to screen. (T)itle................ This option will allow you to change the Title or Name that is presently being used for this page. (H)elp................. This help file.