WinMate 3200  (250-1633)    Change the Home Desktop     Faxback Doc. # 3201

Change the Home Desktop

1.  Display the desktop you want to select as the home desktop.

    The home desktop is the desktop that appears when you first access
    WinMate.

2.  Click on Home view from the View menu.

3.  Click on Set.

Change the Properties of the Selected Item

1.  Be sure the design screen is displayed.

    To display the design screen, click on Design from the View menu, or
    click on the Design icon.

2.  Select the item you want to change.

3.  Click on Properties from the Edit menu.

    A dialog box appears so that you can change the properties for the
    for the selected item.

    For more information, click on Help in the dialog box that appears.

Change to a Specific Desktop

1.  From the desktop, click on Change from the View menu.

    A Graphics Manager screen appears.

2.  Select the desired desktop view from the list on the left side of the
    screen.

3.  Click on Select from the File menu.

    Or

    Click on the Select icon.

Copy Information

1.  Be sure the design (or zoom) screen is displayed.

    To display the design screen, click on Design from the View menu, or
    click on the Design icon.

2.  Highlight or select the information you want to copy.

3.  Click on Copy from the Edit menu.

Create a New Desktop

1.  From the desktop, click on Create from the View menu.

    A Graphics Manager screen appears.

2.  From the list on the left side of the screen, select the desktop view
    you want to use as a basis for your new desktop view.

3.  Click on Select from the File menu.

    Or

   Click on the Select icon.

The new desktop appears.  Now you can add, delete, or change the view so
that it is customized to suit you.  When you exit the new desktop,
a message box prompts you to save the desktop.

Delete a Desktop Item

1.  Be sure the design screen is displayed.

    To display the design screen, click on Design from the View menu, or
    click on the Design icon.

2.  Choose Select from the Tools menu.

3.  Select the item on the desktop you want to delete.

4.  Click on Cut from the Edit menu.

Display a Monthly Calendar

1.  Be sure the design screen is displayed.

    To display the design screen, click on Design from the View menu, or
    click on the Design icon.

2.  Click on Month from the Add menu.

A monthly calendar appears on the design screen.  You can move and size
this item just as you would other desktop items.

Display the Design Screen

    From the desktop, click on the Design icon.

    Or

    From the desktop, click on Design from the View menu.

Draw Items on the Desktop

To draw lines on the desktop:

1.  Be sure the design (or zoom) screen is displayed.

    To display the design screen, click on Design from the View menu, or
    click on the Design icon.

2.  Click on Line from the Tools menu.

3.  Move the mouse cursor to the place where you want to begin drawing
    the line.

4.  Press the mouse button and drag the mouse to draw the line to the
    desired length, and then release the mouse button.

To draw a rectangle:

1.  Be sure the design (or zoom) screen is displayed.

    To display the design screen, click on Design from the View menu, or
    click on the Design icon.

2.  Click on Rectangle from the Tools menu.

3.  Move the mouse cursor to the place where you want to begin drawing a
    rectangle.

4.  Press the mouse button and drag the mouse to draw the rectangle to the
    desired size, and then release the mouse button.

To draw an ellipse:

1.  Be sure the design (or zoom) screen is displayed.

    To display the design screen, click on Design from the View menu, or
    click on the Design icon.

2.  Click on Ellipse from the Tools menu.

3.  Move the mouse cursor to the place where you want to begin drawing the
    ellipse.

4.  Press the mouse button and drag the mouse to draw the ellipse to the
    desired size, and then release the mouse button.

Exit Desktop

1.  From the desktop, click on Exit from the File menu.

    Or

    Click on the Finish icon.

    If you have changed any desktop information, the Desktop dialog box
    appears.  Continue with Step 2.

    If no changes have been made to the desktop, the message "Do you
    wish to exit Windows?" appears.

2.  Click on the appropriate button.

Go to the Home Desktop

1.  From the desktop, click on Home View from the View menu.

2.  Click on Go To.

    Or

    Click on the Go To Home icon.

Insert Information

To insert (paste) Clipboard information on the current desktop:

1.  Copy or cut the information you want to insert to the Clipboard.

2.  Be sure the design (or zoom) screen is displayed.

    To display the design screen, click on Design from the View menu, or
    click on the Design icon.

3.  Click on Paste from the Edit menu.

    The Clipboard information is inserted on the desktop view.

To insert (paste) Clipboard information on another desktop view:

1.  Use Change from the View menu (on the desktop) to display the desktop
    view where you want to place the information.

2.  Be sure the design (or zoom) screen is displayed.

    To display the design screen, click on Design from the View menu, or
    click on the Design icon.

3.  Click on Paste from the Edit menu.

The Clipboard information is inserted at the cursor location or replaces
the information you highlighted.

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