June 15, 1994

It's Legal Canada for Windows README File

This file contains special instructions and program updates that
may have occurred since the User's Guide was printed. The topics
included in this README file are listed in the Topics section below.


TOPICS

It's Legal Canada Data Files
   Opening Files
   Temporary Files
   Rebuilding Files
   File Sharing
Automatic Article Numbering in It's Legal Canada's Documents
Searching for Text in a Document
Using Both the U.S. and Canadian Versions of It's Legal
Deleting Document Files from Your Hard Disk

NOTE: You can later access this README file by changing to the
directory where the program is located, typing TYPE README.TXT,
and pressing ENTER. You can also open the README file using the
Windows Notepad.

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IT'S LEGAL CANADA DATA FILES
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Please note the following when working with files in It's Legal Canada.

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OPENING FILES
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It's Legal Canada will allow you to try to open any file on any online
disk drive. Although the suggested file extension is ".LGL", you can
choose any extension that's permitted by DOS. Before being loaded into
a document window, the selected file is scanned to see if it is an
It's Legal Canada data file. This scanning can detect if an It's Legal
Canada file was improperly closed but could be rebuilt (see below).

If the file can be opened without problems, the file will be loaded
into a document window. If the selected file is not an It's Legal
Canada data file, a dialog will appear explaining this, and you will
be returned to the File Open dialog. If the selected file is damaged
but can be rebuilt, you will be asked if you wish to rebuild this file
(see below).

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TEMPORARY FILES
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In order to allow the user to undo certain changes to their files, It's
Legal Canada keeps two files open for each document window: The main
file, whose name is displayed in the title bar of the window, receives
all the data typed in by the user. The "shadow" or backup file, whose
name is of the form "LGLnnn.$$$" holds the previous version of screens
in the file. "nnn" is a number from "0" on up, numbered in the order
that the files were created on your data disk.

These .$$$ files should not be deleted while It's Legal Canada is
running--it could lead to serious problems with open documents. Once
you have quit It's Legal Canada, you may delete any .$$$ files you
feel you don't need.

In the normal course of events, the temporary .$$$ files are deleted
when all changes have been written to the main file, and the main file
has been closed. Under some error conditions, such as power outage or
other hardware failure, the .$$$ files would not be deleted. If you
are unable to rebuild the data file you were working on at the time of
the failure, you may be able to rebuild the .$$$ file that was created
as an automatic backup to your original file (see below).

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REBUILDING FILES
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If you choose to open a damaged file, and there is enough information
in the file for It's Legal Canada to try to reconstruct the data in
the file, It's Legal Canada will ask you if you wish to rebuild the
damaged file. If you answer "Yes" to this dialog, It's Legal Canada
will read as much data as possible out of the original, damaged file
and write it out to a new file in the current directory (usually the
one containing the It's Legal Canada program). The original, damaged
file is never changed by the rebuild process. The new file will be
named "REBLDnnn.LGL" (files are numbered like temporary files, see
above).

You can then use the File Open dialog to select this newly rebuilt
file and load it into a document window. Once you have opened a
rebuilt file, you should save this file to a different name, then use
the Verify function to check this document from beginning to end.

Once you have successfully rebuilt, saved and verified a file,
the "REBLDnnn.LGL" file may be deleted.

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FILE SHARING
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It's Legal Canada for Windows and It's Legal Canada (for DOS) were
designed to be single-user programs. These programs may not operate
correctly if their files are used by another program while It's Legal
Canada for Windows or It's Legal Canada (for DOS) is active.

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AUTOMATIC ARTICLE NUMBERING IN IT'S LEGAL CANADA'S DOCUMENTS
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As with any legal document, the documents you create with It's
Legal Canada will contain many numbered paragraphs, called Articles
(such as Article I, Article II, etc.). These Articles appear in
printed documents and on screen when you're using a document's
template. Some Articles span more than one section and may be
rather lengthy, depending on the optional information you choose
to include.

Because you can return to previous sections in a document at any
time and include/exclude optional information, the on screen
Article numbers may not EXACTLY match your final printed document.
Do not be concerned if these on screen Article numbers differ
slightly from your printed document. When It's Legal Canada arranges
the document for printing, the program reviews all the required and
optional information you've elected to include and will number the
Articles accordingly.

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SEARCHING FOR TEXT IN A DOCUMENT
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When using the It's Legal Canada search feature, note that the program
does not search any text you've entered into the Safekeeping section
of a document. However, you can initiate a search from the Safekeeping
section.

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USING BOTH THE U.S. AND CANADIAN VERSIONS OF IT'S LEGAL
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If you own both the U.S. and Canadian versions of It's Legal,
do NOT install both versions to the same directory. Many of
the program files for these two versions use the same name,
but contain different information. Be sure to install these
versions to SEPARATE directories on your hard drive to avoid
problems and file conflicts.

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DELETING DOCUMENT FILES FROM YOUR HARD DISK
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The It's Legal Canada setup program copies a number of files to
your hard disk during the installation procedure. Many of these
files store the original legal documents that you use when you
create your own documents from within the It's Legal Canada program.
If you do not need all the documents included with the program,
you can delete the ones you do not need to free up space on your
hard disk. However, you will probably not need to delete the
original documents because the It's Legal Canada program requires
very little hard disk space.

All of the documents included with the program (except the Schedule)
contain two document files: an interview file and a template file.
Therefore, in order to delete the entire document, you'll need to
delete both files.

  NOTE: Do NOT delete documents while you are running the It's Legal
  Canada program.

(If later you find you need a document that you've deleted from
your hard disk, simply rerun the It's Legal Canada setup program
to reinstall the original documents.)

To delete documents from your hard disk,

  1. Exit It's Legal Canada by choosing Exit from the File menu.

  2. Open the Windows File Manager (or go to the DOS prompt) and switch
     to the directory where you installed It's Legal Canada for Windows
     (the default is C:\ILWCAN1).

  3. Using the list of documents below, delete the appropriate
     files from your hard disk (using the DOS DEL command or
     the Windows File Manager). The name of each document is
     listed for reference along with the two files you'll need
     to delete to completely remove the document from your hard
     disk. For assistance with deleting files, consult your DOS
     or Windows manual.


FILE NAME      DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION
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CBSALE.OVL     Bill of Sale
CBSALEIV.OVL   Bill of Sale Interview
CESTPL.OVL     Estate Planning Worksheet
CESTPLIV.OVL   Estate Planning Worksheet Interview
CEXHIB.OVL     Schedule
CGENPO.OVL     General Power Of Attorney (Long)
CGENPOIV.OVL   General Power Of Attorney (Long) Interview
CGPOSH.OVL     General Power Of Attorney (Short)
CGPOSHIV.OVL   General Power Of Attorney (Short) Interview
CPNOTE.OVL     Promissory Note
CPNOTEIV.OVL   Promissory Note Interview
CPURCH.OVL     Purchase/Sale Agreement
CPURCHIV.OVL   Purchase/Sale Agreement Interview
CRECIT.OVL     General Receipt
CRECITIV.OVL   General Receipt Interview
CREVPO.OVL     Revocation of Power of Attorney
CREVPOIV.OVL   Revocation of Power of Attorney Interview
CSPLPO.OVL     Special Power of Attorney (Real Estate)
CSPLPOIV.OVL   Special Power of Attorney (Real Estate) Interview
CSPLSH.OVL     Special Power of Attorney (Shares)
CSPLSHIV.OVL   Special Power of Attorney (Shares) Interview
CSWILL.OVL     Simple Will
CSWILLIV.OVL   Simple Will Interview
