*I  Main Menu Ö  File Menu á  File Open... ž  File Close K  File New... x  File Save ]  File Save As...   Quit © Slide Menu › Slide New é Slide Delete v Slide Select £ Slide First Õ  Control Menu º  Control Select ¨  Control New {  Control Delete â  Control Position }  Control Link O  Settings Menu k,  Set Colors D-  Help on Help v.  Using Menus ?1  File Overwrite 16  Normal Color 7  Bold Color ˆ7  Window Color ý7  Highlight Foreground †8  Highlight Background (9  Error Color ¹9  Unselectable Color C: Not Enough Memory Õ: ! No Graphics Mode /< " Can't Open File 8= # Shareware > $ Help Key Not Found ®C % Save Settings D & File Selection AE ' Slide View ÝF ( File Test ÕG ) File Not Found ŒI * Reporting Problems MK + No Timer Allowed ÃM , Edit Compiled File cO - Confirm Quit ÝP . Specify External ^R / Specify Delay áS 0 New File Name úT 1 Delete Linked Slide îU 2 Confirm Save ‚W b Utilities §X c Print Registration Xa d Start HyperSlide ua d Start HyperSlide ÿÿÿÿ HyperSlide Help File Source Document *B 1,Main Menu Main Menu This software is distributed as Shareware. You may use this software for a period of 30 days without further obligation. If you decide to keep your copy of this program and continue its use, you must register your copy by sending a fee of $50 to the author at the address below. John Intorcio 335 Washington Street, Suite 178 Woburn, MA 01801 Please help make ShareWare work! Read and abide by the license agreement. ^Print Registration^ See Also: ^File Menu^ ^Slide Menu^ ^Control Menu^ ^Settings Menu^ ^Help on Help^ ^Using Menus^ ^Quit^ ^Utilities^ *E *B 2,File Menu File Menu The file menu is used for accessing HyperSlide files. HyperSlide presentations are stored in files with the extension .HSL. Using the file menu, HyperSlide files can be Opened, Closed, Saved, or Created. You can also test a presentation from this menu. See Also: ^File Open...^ ^File Close^ ^File New...^ ^File Save^ ^File Save As...^ ^File Test^ ^Main Menu^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 3,File Open... File Open... Use this menu item to open an existing HyperSlide file. This item is not available if a HyperSlide file is already open. To make this item available, you'll need to close the currently open file using the ^File Close^ option. This item is for opening existing HyperSlide files. To create a New HyperSlide file, use the ^File New^ selection. See Also: ^File Menu^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 4,File Close File Close Use this menu item to close the currently open HyperSlide file. If changes have been since the file was last saved, a prompt will appear asking if the changes should be saved before the file is closed. See Also: ^File Menu^ ^Save Changes?^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 5,File New... File New... Use this menu selection to create a new HyperSlide file. You may not open an existing HyperSlide file using this option - for that, see the ^File Open...^ option. After selecting this option, you'll be prompt for a name for the new HyperSlide presentation. If a file already exists with the name that is entered, you'll be asked if you would like to overwrite the existing file. See Also: ^File Menu^ ^File Overwrite^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 6,File Save File Save Use this selection to save any changes you've made to the current presentation file. The file on disk is updated and you'll remain in the editor. Remember that the Presentation Designer always saves files as non-Compiled files. You'll need to rerun the Presentation Compiler if you wish to make a Compiled Presentation See Also: ^File Menu^ ^File Save As...^ ^Using Menus^ ^Utilities^ *E *B 7,File Save As... File Save As... This option allows you to save the current file under a different name. You'll be prompted for a new name for the file. The old file remains intact. The net effect is the same as if you had quit the program, copied the old file to the new file, and then restarted the program. The old file is unchanged. See Also: ^File Menu^ ^File Save^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 8,Quit Quit Use this option to leave the program. If you have made any changes to your current presentation, you'll be asked if those should be saved before quitting the program. See Also: ^File Menu^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 9,Slide Menu Slide Menu The Slide Menu has options that have to do with the various frames within your presentation. You may add new slides, delete slides, or select a slide to be the current target. See Also: ^Slide New^ ^Slide Delete^ ^Slide Select^ ^Slide First^ ^Main Menu^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 10,Slide New Slide New Use this selection to add a new slide to your presentation. See Also: ^Slide Menu^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 11,Slide Delete Slide Delete Use this selection to remove a slide from your presentation. After this item is chosen, HyperSlide scans the presentation to see if any controls on other slides reference the slide which you are trying to delete, if so, you are informed. Deleting a slide which is referenced by others is not advisable. Doing so leaves you with a presentation file that will produce a run-time error. You CAN delete the slide but you must delete the link immediately thereafter. See Also: ^Slide Menu^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 12,Slide Select Slide Select Use this selection to designate the "Current" slide - that is the slide on which operations will take place. You'll be presented with a list of the slides currently in the presentation and allowed to select one of them. See Also: ^Slide Menu^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 13,Slide First Slide First Use this selection to designate the "First" slide in a presentation - that is, the slide to be displayed when the presentation is first started. See Also: ^Slide Menu^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 14,Control Menu Control Menu The items on this menu pertain to Control elements on slides. See Also: ^Control Select^ ^Control New^ ^Control Delete^ ^Control Position^ ^Control Link^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 15,Control Select Control Select Use this item to select a control to work with. A control must be selected before its position or linking may be changed. See Also: ^Control Menu^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 16,Control New Control New Use this item to add a new control to the current slide. You must select a slide before this selection becomes available. Once chosen, you'll be asked to specify the type of control to be created and then additional information based on that choice. See Also: ^Control Menu^ ^Control Link^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 17,Control Delete Control Delete Use this selection to remove a control from the current slide. See Also: ^Control Menu^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 18,Control Position Control Position Use this selection to revise the location of a control on a slide. Note that "timed" controls do not have a position. See Also: ^Control Menu^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 19,Control Link Control Link This selection from the menu allows the selection of an action to be performed when a control is chosen. Several types of controls are available: Link to Another Slide... When this type of control is chosen, a slide to link to is chosen and then a position for the control. When the user clicks the mouse button in the control area the screen is cleared and the chosen slide is displayed on the screen and it's controls are made active. This is referred to as a "Jump" control. Overlay Another Slide... When this type of control is chosen, a slide to link to is chosen and then a position for the control. When the user clicks the mouse button in the control area the chosen slide is displayed on the screen, overlaying the current slide, and it's controls are made active. This is referred to as an "Overlay" control. *P Link to Previous Slide... When this type of control is chosen, a position for the control is specified. When the user clicks the mouse button in the control area the screen is cleared and the previously displayed slide is again displayed on the screen and it's controls are made active. Link to an External Program... When this type of control is chosen, a DOS command string is entered and then a position for the control. When the user clicks the mouse in the control area, the specified DOS command string is executed and operation returns to the same slide. Link to an External Program and Pause... This control is similar to the above. When this type of control is chosen, a DOS command string is entered and then a position for the control. When the user clicks the mouse in the control area, the specified DOS command string is executed, the program pauses until the user strikes a key, and operation returns to the same slide. *P Link to DOS Shell This control is similar to the above. When this type of control is chosen, a position for the control is specified. When the user clicks the mouse in the control area, a DOS child process is spawned and the user is at the command prompt. The user may return to HyperSlide by typing "EXIT" but until that time is free to execute any DOS commands. Timed Link... When this type of control is chosen, a time delay is specified and then a slide to link to. When a slide is displayed which contains this type of control, after the delay period has passed, the specified slide is displayed and its controls are made active. Timed Overlay... This control is essentially the same as the above. When this type of control is chosen, a time delay is specified and then a slide to link to. When a slide is displayed which contains this type of control, after the delay period has passed, the specified slide is overlaid and its controls are made active. *P Link to Program Exit When this type of control is chosen, a position for the control is specified. When the user clicks the mouse button in the control area, HyperSlide terminates. See Also: ^Control Menu^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 20,Settings Menu Settings Menu Use this menu to specify program options and to update the .EXE fail to retain the selected options permanently. See Also: ^Set Colors^ ^Save Settings^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 21,Set Colors Set Colors Use this option to adjust the colors of the screen display. See Also: ^Normal Color^ ^Bold Color^ ^Window Color^ ^Highlight Foreground^ ^Highlight Background^ ^Error Color^ ^Unselectable Color^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 22,Help on Help Help on Help The help system displays context sensitive help whenever the F1 key is struck - both in text and graphics modes. The Esc key is used to exit the help system and return to the program. You may see "PgUp", "PgDn" or "PgUp/PgDn" in the lower right corner of the screen. These indicate that there is additional information regarding the selected topic that can be accessed by pushing one of these keys. Some help topics are cross referenced to other topics. You can see the help on the other topics by using the arrow keys to move the highlighted cursor to the selection you're interested in and pushing the return key. See Also: ^Using Menus^ ^Main Menu^ *E *B 23,Using Menus Using Menus The menu interface may be operated either by a mouse or by the cursor keys. Some of the menu selections may be displayed in a different color if they are not available based on the current status of the program. For example, you can't "Select..." a Slide unless there is a file open. Likewise, you can't "Select..." a Control unless a slide has been selected first. When using the cursor keys, use the arrow keys to move to different selec- tions on the menu. The Home key will bring you to the first selection and the End key to the last. The PgUp and PgDn keys are also functional if a scrollable window is active. Use the Return key to make a selection or the Esc key to exit the menu. In general, use the Esc to cancel an action. When using a mouse, point to the desired selection and press the left button to choose it. The right button exits the menu. If arrows appear on the right border of the current window, these may be used to scroll to other selections. You can ignore the position of the bar cursor if you choose to use a mouse. Of course, the cursor keys are always active. You can only make selections on the currently active menu. See Also: ^Help on Help^ ^Main Menu^ *E *B 24,File Overwrite File Overwrite You are being asked for permission to overwrite an existing file on disk. If you grant permission, the file on disk will be overwritten and its current contents lost. *E *B 25,Normal Color Normal Color Use this selection to set the color of the Normal menu text. See Also: ^Set Colors^ *E *B 26,Bold Color Bold Color Use this selection to se the color for Bold text. See Also: ^Set Colors^ *E *B 27,Window Color Window Color Use this selection to set the color of the window graphics. See Also: ^Set Colors^ *E *B 28,Highlight Foreground Highlight Foreground Use this selection to set the color for the foreground of the highlight bar. See Also: ^Set Colors^ *E *B 29,Highlight Background Highlight Background Use this selection to set the background color of the highlight bar. See Also: ^Set Colors^ *E *B 30,Error Color Error Color Use this selection to set the color for text in error messages. See Also: ^Set Colors^ *E *B 31,Unselectable Color Unselectable Color Use this selection to set the color for unselectable menu options. See Also: ^Set Colors^ *E *B 32,Not Enough Memory Not Enough Memory This error occurs when not enough memory is available for HyperSlide to perform a particular operation. It may mean that a presentation has grown beyond HyperSlide's capabilities. Or... You may need to remove a memory resident program to make more room. See Also: ^Reporting Problems^ *E *B 33,No Graphics Mode No Graphics Mode This error occurs when HyperSlide can't find an appropriate graphics mode for the video controller card. Most often, this happens in systems that do not have a graphics display. See Also: ^Reporting Problems^ *E *B 34,Can't Open File Can't Open File This error occurs when HyperSlide is asked to open a file that doesn't exist or for some other reason cannot be opened. Check the file specification. See Also: ^Reporting Problems^ *E *B 35,Shareware This software is distributed as Shareware. You may use this software for a period of 30 days without further obligation. If you decide to keep your copy of this program and continue its use, you must register your copy! You may do so by choosing the option to print a registration form below and mailing it to the proper address. In return, you'll receive a disk with the latest version without this initial screen or the trailers on the presentations, you'll be eligible for telephone support, and you'll be placed on the mailing list to receive information about future updates. John Intorcio 335 Washington Street, Suite 178 Woburn, MA 01801 This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at P.O. Box 5786, Bellevue, WA 98006 or send a Compuserve message via easyplex to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. ^Print Registration^ ^Start HyperSlide^ *E *B 36,Help Key Not Found Help Key Not Found This is a programming error. See Also: ^Reporting Problems^ *E *B 37,Save Settings Save Settings Use this selection to update the .EXE file with the current options. HyperSlide does not use a configuration file. Instead, the actual .EXE file is modified with the new configuration information. See Also: ^Settings Menu^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 38,File Selection File Selection Use this menu to pick a file. File names that end with a slash are directory names. "..\" indicates the parent directory and can be chosen to move one level up the directory tree. ".\" indicates the current directory and can be picked to reread the current directory. Any other directory can be chosen to move to that sub directory. See Also: ^Using Menus^ *E *B 39,Slide View Slide View Use this selection to view the currently selected slide. The slide is displayed in a single color. Control areas on the current slide are shown and labeled as well. See Also: ^Slide Menu^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 40,File Test File Test Use this selection to test the functionality of a presentation file. The environment presented under test mode is identical to that presented by the presentation player with one execpetion: In the test mode, you can use the Esc key to exit a presentation. This prevents you from becoming "trapped" within an incomplete and un-exitable presentation. See Also: ^File Menu^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 41,File Not Found File Not Found For some reason, HyperSlide is unable to open the requested file. This is most likely caused by the fact that the file does not exist but could also be caused by files which are locked or which hve particular attributes set. Also, remember that HyperSlide looks in the current directory for Slide files that are specified without a path name. See Also: ^Using Menus^ ^Reporting Problems^ *E *B 42,Reporting Problems Reporting Problems If you have problems working with HyperSlide or think that it should work differently, I'd like to hear from you. You can contact me on CompuServe by sending an EasyPlex message to user 73417,155. If you are a registered user, you can call me at the phone number found in the documentation. Or, you can write to me at: John Intorcio 335 Washington Street, Suite 178 Woburn, MA 01801 I'm working to make HyperSlide a better product and your input can help! See Also: ^Help on Help^ *E *B 43,No Timer Allowed No Timer Allowed Timed controls must be the only control on a given slide. Therefor, you may not add a timed control to a slide that already has other controls nor may you add other controls to a slide that has a timed control. Delete the other controls first using the Delete option from the control menu. See Also: ^Using Menus^ ^Reporting Problems^ ^Control Delete^ *E *B 44,Edit Compiled File Edit Compiled File The file that you are attempting to open is a Compiled HyperSlide presentation - It contains both control directives and images. If you edit nd save this file, it will be saved as a non-Compiled file. The images will then be lost if you do not have backup copies of the seperate files. See Also: ^Utilities^ ^File Save^ *E *B 45,Confirm Quit Confirm Quit You are being asked to confirm your intentions to exit the program. If you say "Y" you will exit. If you say "N" you will be returned to the main menu. If you attempt to quit the program after making changes to an .HSL file, you will first be prompted as to whether the changes should be saved. See Also: ^Using Menus^ ^Quit^ *E *B 46,Specify External Specify External You are being asked to specify an external command to be executed when this Control Area is activated. You may specify any valid DOS command. Bear in mind that the user may not have the same DOS PATH setup as the designer and may not have access to all the commands that the designer does. See Also: ^Control Link^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 47, Specify Delay Specify Delay You are being asked to specify a delay time, in seconds, for the timed control. You may specify fractional seconds - HyperSlide delays will be accurate to approximately 1/20th of a second. See Also: ^Control Link^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 48, New File Name New File Name You are being asked to specify a name for the new file. Specify a file name, without the extension, of no more than eight letters. See Also: ^File New...^ ^File Save As...^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 49,Delete Linked Slide Delete Linked Slide The slide that you are trying to delete has been specified a a target for Control areas specified in other slides. If you delete it now, those links will become invalid. If you do delete the slide and do not rectify the invalid links, abnormal exits will occur during the presentation. See Also: ^Slide Delete^ ^Control Delete^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 50,Confirm Save Confirm Save The Presentation Designer has detected that there are pending changes to the current file. You are being asked if these changes should be written to the disk, overwriting the current file. See Also: ^File Save^ ^File Save As...^ ^Using Menus^ *E *B 98,Utilities Utilities The HyperSlide system consist of more than just the Presentation Designer. The other programs which comprise the HyperSlide system include: The Presentation Engine This is the program that is used to drive you presentation once it is completed. It's started by specifying the name of the .HSL file on the command line. For example, to deliver a presentation called "Demo", you'd type the following on the command line: HYPERSLD DEMO *P The Presentation Compiler A presentation conists of controls and images. When you create a presentation, the controls are stored in an .HSL file while the images are stored in external files. You can use the Presentation Compiler to combine the images into the control file. To execute the compiler, specify a source and destination file on the command line. For example, to make a compiled .HSL file called "Dazzle" from an uncompiled file called "Razzle", type the following: HYPERCOM RAZZLE DAZZLE If you do not specify a name for the destination file, the source file will be overwritten. *P The Presentation Dump This utility is use to produce a listing of an .HSL file. To use it, specify the name of .HSL file on the command line. For example, to list the contents of an .HSL file called "Demo", type the following: HYPERDMP DEMO To place the listing into a file called DEMO.LIS, type the following: HYPERDMP DEMO > DEMO.LIS You can also send the listing directly to your printer by typing: HYPERDMP DEMO > PRN: *P The Self Propelled Presentation Utility Use this utility to make a self propelled presentation. This is an .EXE file which includes the Presentation Engine together with all control and image information. To run this utility, specify the name of the .HSL file on the command line together with a name for the .EXE file. For example, to make a self proelled presentation called "Demo" from an .HSL file calle "Source", type the following: HYPEREXE SOURCE DEMO If you do not sepcify a name for the .EXE file, it assumes the name of the .HSL file. *E *B 99,Print Registration *E *B 100,Start HyperSlide *E