Flash Write

Version 1.1 Documentation Designed by: Andrew Welch New features in version 1.1: • FlashWrite is now much more compatible with MultiFinder. • FlashWrite now has Find and Find Again commands to allow you to search through you notes. • FlashWrite now allows you to print out your notes. Documentation Introduction FlashWrite is an INIT which you put in your System Folder that provides a powerful yet easy to use text editor at your fingertips. No matter where you are, just hit a key combination and FlashWrite pops up on your screen, ready to use. FlashWrite is more than that though, in fact it is quite a bit different than any program you are used to, so I'll list a few key features: • It is an INIT that you put in your System Folder that you invoke by typing a key, so there is no digging through the Apple menu to find your favorite text editor DA to take down some quick notes. In fact, that's something FlashWrite is great for: storing tidbits of information quickly. Hit a key and no matter where you are, FlashWrite instantly opens and you can jot down some notes. Then hit another key and FlashWrite goes away, and you're back where you were before, and FlashWrite remembers what you typed, no hassles. • You can use also use FlashWrite for lists of things to do, phone numbers, important dates, the list goes on and on and the key to it all is that FlashWrite uses a easy to use, no hassles interface. • You can also use FlashWrite in it's "Clipboard" mode to edit text on the Clipboard or prepare a text file to be saved or sent to a telecommunications system. • FlashWrite allows you to import and export text, so you can read text files instantly, make changes to them, and save them back to disk. • FlashWrite will even open in dialog boxes and other situations where you can't open a Desk Accessory. • FlashWrite has an intuitive "less is more" interface, which turns your computer into more of the appliance that it should be. • FlashWrite is fully through the Control Panel DA; you can change a number of features, such as whether to use SmartQuotes, the key which invokes FlashWrite, and the creator of text files FlashWrite writes. • FlashWrite has 10 different "Note Pad" style pages for storing information. • FlashWrite allows you to search through the text you have entered, and print out your notes so that you can take them with you. To start using FlashWrite, put it in your System Folder and Restart the computer. Next hold down the Command key , Shift Key, and hit Delete (Backspace on older Macs). In a few seconds, FlashWrite will pop up on your screen with a little greeting that I typed in it. You'll notice that FlashWrite automatically remembers the size and location of it's window, the text you last had typed into it, and all the other settings such as fon…