WinMate Tandy 3200  (250-1633)     Using WinMate       Faxback Doc. # 3199

USING WINMATE

From the main desktop, you can move to other desktops, and from these
you can open applications.  You move from one screen to another and
perform other operations by clicking or double-clicking your mouse on
any of several controls.

Doors:             Located in the middle of the main desktop.  Double-
                   clicking on these takes you to the various desktops.
                   Each desktop contains a category of WinMate
                   applications.  For instance, In Play contains two
                   games, Solitaire and Minesweeper.

Task Bar           Located along the right edge of each desktop or
                   application screen.  This bar presents icons you can
                   click on to choose common tasks quickly.

Navigation bar:    Located at the bottom of each desktop or application
                   screen.  This bar provides the following features:

   -Finish icon:   Exits the current application.

   -Clue area:     Presents brief information.  Pressing <Shift+F1> and
                   then moving the cursor around the screen gives you
                   information about the different screen elements.

   -Identify icon: Changes the current WinMate user.

   -Pause icon:    Switches to another application without closing the
                   current application.

  Menu bar:        Located near the top of each desktop or application
                   screen.  This bar displays the names of menus from
                   which you can select commands.

Opening Doors

The WinMate applications are organized into categories.  You can select
among the categories by using your mouse to double-click on a door in
the main desktop.

Once you have double-clicked on a door, a new desktop displays icons
that represent applications you can use.  To start any applications,
double-click on its icon.

For example, if you double-click on the In Play door, you see this
second desktop:

To return to the main desktop, click on the Home icon.

Using the Menus

Each WinMate screen has a menu bar.  The menu bar provides commands that
apply to applications and views.  For example, here is the menu bar from
the main desktop:

  File      View           Help

To open a menu on this menu bar, position the mouse pointer over one
of the menu names, and click.  The menu opens.  Here is what the File
menu looks like:

Install...

Run...
Run Program Manager
Check Desktop as Shell
Exit Windows

What you see is a list of commands.  These commands help you complete
specific tasks.

Some menu commands may be shadowed.  A shadowed command cannot be used
right now.

To select a command from the menu, point to the command you want to select
and click.  The command is then performed.

If you need help, use the Help menu that appears on the menu bar in many
applications.

If you want to close a menu without selecting a command, click anywhere
outside the menu box.

Using Dialog Boxes

Sometimes when you select a command, some additional information is 
needed before the command can be executed.  When more information is
needed, a dialog box appears on the screen.  A dialog box enables you to
provide the application additional information.

Here is an example of a dialog box.  This dialog box appears when you
choose the Run command from the File menu shown earlier.

Some boxes, like this one, have edit fields where you type information.
By pointing to the box and clicking, you can move the cursor to the field
so you can begin typing.

Sometimes the dialog box includes buttons that gives you additional
choices or information.

Sometimes you will see this arrow icon:down arrow.  Clicking on this icon
displays a box of selections from which you can choose.  To choose a
selection, point to it and click.

You will also see check boxes in dialog boxes.  These boxes are next to
options that you can choose.  When you click on a check box, a check (or
x) appears.  This indicates that the option is on.  To turn off (or
unselect) one of these options, click on it again, and the mark
disappears.

If there are more selections in a box than you can see at one time, you
will see a scroll bar with these arrow icons:
Down arrow up arrow.  Clicking on one of these arrows lets you scroll
through the additional selections in the box so you can choose one.

When you finish adding information to a dialog box, click on OK or Close.
The application then performs the command you selected from the menu.

If you want to exit a dialog box without performing the command you
selected, click on Cancel.

If you have questions about a dialog box, click on Help to get additional
information.

USING the Task Bar

Each WinMate screen has a task bar along the right side.  This bar
contains icons on which you can click to choose the most common menu tasks
quickly.  Some of the icons you will commonly see include the following.

Design:

Click on this icon to display screen.  You can activate the design screen
in any desktop.  You use the screen to customize the design of a desktop.

Home:

Click on this icon to go to your home desktop.  By default, the main
desktop is home.  You can reset the default by going to a different
desktop (such as In Play) selecting Home View from the View menu, and
clicking on Set.

Exit:

Click on this icon to exit from the design screen and return to the Main
desktop.

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