Nisus Software, Inc. 107 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach CA 92075
Phone: (619) 481-1477 FAX: (619) 481-6154
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This package contains three disks: Nisus® 3.4 Limited Flag; Dictionary/Thesaurus; and Other Files Limited Flag. The disks you have received have been checked for viruses. This Read Me is written in TeachText®. You must quit TeachText before installing Nisus (choose Quit from the File menu).
TO INSTALL NISUS:
1. Double-click the “Nisus® Installer.”
The following text includes more information about Nisus products and the installed files. To print this file choose Print from the File menu.
Nisus® Installer places Nisus®, Modules and Associated Files in the location you choose and places new Claris filters in the active System Folder (in the Claris Folder). NOTE: If a Claris Folder already exists, the installer will only add filters to it, it will not replace the entire folder. The installer will, however, replace any filters that are identical to and older than those being installed.
WHAT IS INSTALLED:
Nisus® 3.4
Nisus Folder
Dictionary Files:
Nisus U.S. Dictionary
Nisus U.S. Hyphenation
Nisus U.S. Thesaurus
Nisus User Dictionary
Modules:
Nisus Inline Input
Nisus Mail Merge & Menu Keys
Nisus Programming Dialect
Nisus Spelling Code
Nisus English Balloon Help (if you are using System 7.0 or later)
Other Files:
Macros
Stationary Documents
Tutorial Files
Example Documents
System Folder:
Claris:
Claris Filters
Aldus:
Aldus Filters:
Nisus 3 Import.flt (PageMaker Filter)
WHAT IS NOT INSTALLED:
Nisus® Language ScriptExchange application (Other Files disk)
Microsoft Word 5.1 preferences (Other Files disk)
See notes below for more information.
INSTALLATION NOTES:
1. The suggested memory size is 1024k for Nisus. You may wish to allocate less or more memory to Nisus (if you are working with small or large documents or doing desktop publishing). To change the memory allocation, Get Info… under the Finder and increase the memory size.
2. Nisus Macros: contain macro files which add functionality to Nisus. See the Nisus Manual and Nisus Menu Reference (p.19) for descriptions of the macro files. Double-click any macro file and choose Edit Macro for detailed comments.
3. Stationery Documents folder: contains “ready-made” files for formatting envelopes, legal documents, etc. See Stationery Files (p. 65) in the Nisus Manual to see details.
4. PageMaker Filter: used to import Nisus files into PageMaker (version 4.0) files. If you do not have PageMaker, you may remove this from your System Folder.
5. Tutorial: contains all tutorial files described in the Nisus® Manual.
6. Example Documents: contains sample files.
7. Nisus® Language ScriptExchange: contains an application for switching the primary Language Script in your System to allow your Macintosh to display menus, dialogs and file names in alternate language scripts.
8. Microsoft Word 5.1 preferences: contains menu key assignments equivalent to Microsoft Word 5.1. To use them, simply copy the file “Nisus Preferences 3.0” to your Preferences folder in your System Folder (for System 7) or directly in your System Folder (for System 6).
LANGUAGE SUPPORT
Powerful, practical and now multilingual, Nisus 3.4 offers advanced language features in over 18 languages including: Japanese, Hebrew, Arabic, Russian and most European languages. Foreign menus and dictionaries are also available from Nisus Software for truly fluent word processing. Some languages require System additions (e.g. fonts, control panels, extensions, etc.) that may be purchased from Nisus Software or Apple Computer. Some versions are hardware copy protected. Contact Nisus for more information.
Nisus supports a number of different dictionaries. The following are available directly from Nisus Software:
American English Dictionary and Thesaurus
British English Dictionary and Thesaurus
German Dictionary
German Thesaurus
Finnish Dictionary
French Dictionary
Italian Dictionary
Spanish Dictionary
Technical dictionaries (legal and medical) are also available in American and British English. Please call for pricing information.
You may find the most recent information about Nisus on these electronic forums:
CompuServe®: 75300,1243
America Online: Nisus Software forum
AppleLink®: Third Parties/H-O/Nisus Software
CompuServe®: Go MACAVEN and find the Nisus Software forum
Paragon Concepts was founded in 1984 to develop and publish high quality Macintosh software, including the award winning Nisus word processor. In 1992 Paragon Concepts became Nisus Software, Inc., reflecting worldwide recognition of the Nisus name.