CLIPREAD.ME - installation instructions and an
overview of Clip Edit


Please Note: CLIPEDIT.LIC contains license information for
Clip Edit.  You should read CLIPEDIT.LIC before installing
or using Clip Edit.



This file is divided into 4 sections:
1) Clip Edit hardware/software requirements
2) Clip Edit support
3) A description of what Clip Edit can do
4) Installation instructions
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1) Clip Edit hardware/software requirements

Clip Edit runs on OS/2 under Presentation Manager.
OS/2 Version 1.2 or later is required, although 1.3
is recommended. Clip Edit should run under OS/2 2.0, but
we have not tested it yet against the early 2.0 code.

If you have enough memory to run OS/2, you have enough
to run Clip Edit
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2) Clip Edit support

Support for Clip Edit is available though the mail
by writing to us at the following address:

Solaris Precision Software
203 South Blvd.
Gunnison, CO 81230
USA

On-line support is available via CompuServe at 70304,126.
Send us your questions, comments or concerns, and we'll try
to respond as soon as possible.

If you would really like to see a third avenue for support,
let us know.
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3) A description of what Clip Edit can do

The following text is a small excerpt from Clip Edit's
on-line help.  The best way to find out what Clip Edit
can do for you is to try it, and browse through the help.


 Clip Edit lets you control the clipboard
 like no other program does. Need to get
 a text file into the clipboard so you can
 paste it into a Lotus 123/G
 spreadsheet?  Try Load File into
 Clipboard.

 Want to save a bitmap image to a file
 of a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet? Try
 Save Selected Format As.

 How about printing the clipboard? Clip
 Edit lets you Print the selected format to
 your default printer.

 Here's a real life example of what Clip
 Edit can do:

 Let's say you are using Microsoft Excel
 and Microsoft Word (OS/2 versions).
 Your spreadsheet has some data that
 you want to insert into your document
 via the clipboard. If you copy the Excel
 data and paste it into Word, Word
 decides to paste the metafile format,
 so you get a picture of the area of the
 spreadsheet. That's is great if you want
 the metafile.  But what if you're printer
 doesn't print metafiles? Or what if you
 wanted the text from the spreadsheet
 instead of the picture?

 That's where Clip Edit comes in.  Just
 select the format you want to keep, and
 use the Clear Others option. Try pasting
 into Word now, and you'll see that Word
 gladly accepts the text or the bitmap.

 Even better, try doing a Clear Others on
 the private type Rich Text Format, and
 paste it into Word.  You'll see that you
 get the text and the column formatting.
 So you've just now given Microsoft
 Excel and Microsoft Word a synergism
 that not even Microsoft had allowed you.
 (if that's not enough to motivate you to
 sending in your $20, we don't know
 what is).

 There are many more examples like this
 in the world of OS/2 applications and
 tools. If you have one that is especially
 good, let us know.

 A less obvious benefit is that since Clip
 Edit can read and write both the old
 (PM 1.1) and new (PM 1.2+) bitmap
 formats, you should be able to solve
 any compatibility problems related to
 this format change.  For example, let's
 say you have a new (PM 1.2+) bitmap
 that you want to use with IBM's Image
 Support program, which, the last time
 we saw it, only reads the old format.
 You can either do a Load file into
 clipboard and then paste it into Image
 Support, or you can Load it and then
 Save it in the PM 1.2+ format. The latter
 turns Clip Edit into a bitmap converter!

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4) Installation instructions

Clip Edit is easy to install.  There are only two files needed:

 CLIPEDIT.EXE is the executable file. It can be started like
 most other OS/2 .EXE files.  You can run it from an OS/2 command
 line if CLIPEDIT.EXE is in your path or the current directory.
 The best option is probably to put it in an OS/2 group.  If you
 don't know how to do this, there are "cookbook" instructions
 for a complete installation below.

 CLIPEDIT.HLP is the file containing help for Clip Edit.  This file
 needs to be in either the current directory, or a directory
 that is specified in your HELP environment variable (HELP path).


"Cookbook" installation instructions

1) Unpack CLIPEDIT.ZIP using PKUNZIP.  This will yield 4
files, CLIPEDIT.EXE, CLIPEDIT.HLP, CLIPEDIT.LIC, and
CLIPREAD.ME (this file).  Since you are reading this, you
have probably already accomplished this step.

2) Move the 4 files to the directory where you want to keep
Clip Edit.

3) Optionally, move or copy the CLIPEDIT.HLP file to a directory
that is in your HELP path, like C:\OS2\HELP.

4) Select the group that you want to put Clip Edit in, like
GROUP - MAIN.  Use the Program pull down, and select NEW.  This
will bring up a dialog box. In the Program Title entry field, type
"Clipboard Editor" (no quotes).  In the Path and File name
entry field, type the path name followed by the file name, for
example "D:\CLIPEDIT\CLIPEDIT.EXE" (no quotes).  No parameters
are necessary, so just skip the Parameters entry field. If you
placed CLIPEDIT.HLP in your HELP path, you can skip the Working
Directory field or put in any path that you want. If you didn't,
enter the path where CLIPEDIT.HLP is, so that you get the on-line
help. In the Program type pull down, use the pull down to select
Presentation Manager. The Clip Edit program should appear at
the bottom of the Group. The Clip Edit icon will also appear
if you have the View pull down option set to Icon.

5) To execute Clip Edit, double click on the Clip Edit icon.

