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ShareSpell v1.4
Text File Spelling Checker
(C) Copyright 1989, Acropolis Software
Acropolis Software
4620 Hazel Ave.
Fair Oaks, CA 95628
THE LEGAL STUFF
ShareSpell is provided on an "as is" basis without warranty of
any kind expressed or implied. In no event will Acropolis
Software be liable to you for any damages, including any lost
profits, lost savings or other incidental or consequential
damages arising out of the use of or inability to use the
program, even if Acropolis Software has been advised of the
possibility of such damages, or for any claim by any other party.
ShareSpell is copyrighted by Acropolis Software. You are
encouraged to give copies to your friends and upload it to
bulletin boards, however sale of the program for profit by
anyone except Acropolis Software is strictly prohibited. With
the exception of a small fee for duplication. That fee does not
register you as a user of ShareSpell. If you like ShareSpell
and find it useful you are asked to register as a users with
Acropolis Software. (See "REGISTRATION" at the bottom of this
document for information on how to register).
INDEX
Introduction ...................................... 1
File list ...................................... 1
How to use to ShareSpell ...................................... 2
Quick Reference ...................................... 4
Registration ....................................... 5
Page 1
INTRODUCTION
ShareSpell version 1.4 is a "stand-alone" spelling checker. With it
you can check the spelling of text files that you have written. It
is completely interactive. It will display the text of the file as
you and it go through the file checking for spelling errors. At
each word that it thinks is misspelled, you'll be given the option
of replacing the word from a list of suggested correct spellings,
manually correcting the word, adding the word to the dictionary, or
ignoring the word for the rest of the document. Currently ShareSpell
has 51,500+ words, more words are being added all the time and you have
the option of adding words that you use all the time such as your
name and words specific to your area of writing.
ShareSpell is a shareware product. It is not "freeware" or public
domain. If you use ShareSpell you are expected to pay for it just
like any other program. There are several advantages to registering
your copy of ShareSpell. In return for the $20 you will receive the
latest version of the program and the newest dictionary on either
a 5 1/4" or 3 1/2" disk (whichever you prefer). It will get you a
latest dictionary and the knowledge that you are helping to support
quality software at reasonable prices.
FILE LIST
ShareSpell comes with the following files:
SS.EXE The ShareSpell Program.
SS.DIC The dictionary containing all the words.
SS.DOC This manual.
SS14.NEW New features / bug fixes.
It you give copies of this program away you MUST include all four
files in their original form. Distribution with one or more of
the files missing or altered in anyway is strictly prohibited.
Page 2
HOW TO USE SHARESPELL
First you have to install ShareSpell to use it. Installation is
simple. You can create a directory and place both SS.EXE and SS.DIC
in it. The next thing you will probably want to do is to all the
ShareSpell directory to your PATH= command in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
With the ShareSpell directory in the PATH statement you can use
ShareSpell from any subdirectory and will to run and find the
dictionary file. If you do not include the ShareSpell directory in
the PATH= command you will have to change to the ShareSpell directory
before checking the spelling in a document. If you are installing
ShareSpell on a hard drive one option is to place it in the
subdirectory that contains all of your extra DOS commands. Most people
call it one of the following: DOS, MSDOS, BIN, COMMANDS and so on.
The DOS subdirectory is usually already included in the PATH= command
so you will not have to alter it.
If you do not have a hard drive and are running ShareSpell from floppy
disks you should place the ShareSpell disk in one of you drives and
make that your current drive and start running ShareSpell.
To use ShareSpell all you need is a file that you created with your
word processor or text editor that you want to check and of course
the ShareSpell program and dictionary. Type SS than press the
<RETURN> key. ShareSpell will start up and display it's opening
screen. Press any key and you will be asked for the name of the
file to check. Type in the name and press the <RETURN> key. If
the file could not be found you will be ask to specify a different
name. If you decide not to check a document just press the <ESC> key
and you will be exited from ShareSpell.
After you tell ShareSpell the name of the file you want it to check,
it will load in the dictionary and start displaying the file as it
checks the spelling.
When ShareSpell finds a word that it does not like it will stop and
search the dictionary to find a list of word that it thinks you might
have wanted to use instead of the current word. On the lower right
hand side of the screen it will display the list of suggested correctly
spelled words. To the left of that you will see the list of available
commands and just above that you will see the word that it does not
like. After the list is displayed you can use the following keys to
make changes to the word. Before the list of suggestions is display
you can also use any of these commands and ShareSpell will quit the
search for suggestions and display the list of alternate words that
is have found so far.
At this point you can use the up and down arrow keys to move through
the list of suggested spellings. Use them to select the one that you
wish to replace it with. Pressing the <RETURN> key will replace the
currently misspelled word with the highlighted word. The empty word
at the top is a special location; If the highlight bar is on it when
you press the <RETURN> key, the current word will be skipped and not
replaced in addition is will also skip all other occurences of that
word.
Page 3
One of your other options is to manually correct the word. When you
press either the left or right arrow you will see the cursor move over
to the suspected word window. Now you can use the arrow keys to move
around in the word and the <DEL> and <BACKSPACE> key to correct the
spelling manually. Once you press <RETURN> the corrected word will
replace the misspelling in the text. If you decide that you do not
want to manually correct the word use the up or down arrow to move
back to the suggestion list. Alternately you can press any of the
other command keys to perform that command instead of the manual
correction.
Pressing the <F8> key will cause ShareSpell to add that word to its
dictionary. From that point on that word will not be flagged as
misspelled. Be warned the addition is permanent and the word cannot
be removed from the dictionary.
To quit ShareSpell just press the <F10> key. If you have made any
changes to the document it will save if you want to save those changes
before quitting ShareSpell. If you answer Yes the updated file will be
written to disk in place of the old version. If you answer No the file
will remain as it was before you started ShareSpell.
Page 4
QUICK REFERENCE
Starting ShareSpell:
At the DOS Prompt type one or the following:
SS or SS filename
Starting ShareSpell without a file name will make it prompt you
for the name of the file to spell check. Otherwise it will spell
check the file you specify. If the file does not exist you will
be told so and asked for a new file name. Pressing the <ESC> key
will exit you immediately from ShareSpell.
ShareSpell will scan through the file until it finds a word that it
thinks is misspelled. It will than give you a list of possible
correct spellings. At that point you can press one of the following
keys:
<RETURN>
To accept the word as is and continue and ignore it in the rest
of the document.
<ESC>
To ignore the word in the document. This is useful for words such
as proper names that you know are spelled correctly, but do not
want to add to the dictionary.
<F8>
To add the current word to the dictionary. Good words to add are
things such as your name or other proper nouns that you use often.
<UP ARROW>
<DOWN ARROW>
To select one of the alternative spellings. When the word you want
to replace the misspelled word with is highlighted press the
<RETURN> key and it will be replaced.
<LEFT ARROW>
<RIGHT ARROW>
To manually correct the current word. After you press one of the
arrow keys you can use the <DEL>, <BACKSPACE>, and arrow keys to
edit the misspelling. When you have it corrected press the <RETURN>
key to replace it in the document. Otherwise pressing the up or
down arrow will bring you back to the list of suggestions.
<F10>
Quit ShareSpell. If you have made any changes ShareSpell will ask
if you want to save the changes made so far.
Use the selected keys until you have corrected all of the document and
ShareSpell ends or until you end ShareSpell with the <F10> key.
Page 5
REGISTRATION
I hate to do this, but I have put a lot of work into creating and
refining ShareSpell. And as the name implies it is a shareware product.
I have spent a lot of time trying to make ShareSpell a good bug free
program. As the old saying goes time is money. If you use ShareSpell,
I ask you to send $20 to Acropolis Software to register your copy in
return you will receive a disk containing the latest version of both
the program and the dictionary. When you register your copy of
ShareSpell, please use the order form below. If you do not use the form,
please specify that you are registering ShareSpell and indicate your
preferred disk format.
_____________________________________________________________________
Registation / Order Form
Name : __________________________
Company : __________________________
Address : __________________________
__________________________
City/State : __________________________
Zip Code : __________________________
(Optional)
Phone : __________________________
Basic ShareSpell registration: $20 ___
Disk Format: 5 1/4" ___ 3 1/2" ___
The product being registered is ShareSpell v1.4.
You will receive the latest version.
Send check, money order, or cash to:
Acropolis Software
4620 Hazel Ave.
Fair Oaks, CA
95628
______________________________________________________________________