10/26/97

YourTraySpell Readme

Thank you for downloading and trying YourTraySpell. We hope you find it useful and have fun using it to spell check any text that you copy to the clipboard.

YourTraySpell is shareware and you can try it out for 30 days. After that, if you decide you will be using it, you must register it (see Help: Registering YourTraySpell).The tag (Please register Your Tray Spell), that is pasted along with the corrected words, is removed when you register.

The YourTraySpell install program will install all files into C:\Program Files\D C AL CODA\YourTraySpell, unless you choose another folder.

You can open and begin using YourTraySpell instantly (see the QuickStart instructions below).

Thanks again and you can contact us at:

kenhale@dcalcoda.com

Latest versions of YourTraySpell will always be available at:

http://www.dcalcoda.com/

Please read the included WhatsNew.txt for a History and to find out what is new in the current version.

We would love to hear from you if you use this application. We like to hear compliments and suggestions to make YourTraySpell even better. We also want to know of any problems you encounter.

Support can be obtained by writing to:

kenhale@dcalcoda.com

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Use, Copyright, Disclaimer, ETC. 

YourTraySpell is copyrighted and is protected by the law. By installing this application, you are indicating your agreement to abide by the copyright laws and this license.


YourTraySpell is Shareware. You may try it out for 30 days and if you decide to use it, you must pay for it.

And now the standard disclaimer. Neither Ken Hale nor anyone associated with D C AL CODA will be held responsible for any damage to your computer or life even if it seems that said damage was caused by the installation or use of Software.

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QuickStart:

Open YourTraySpell, copy something onto the clipboard (from any windows application), initiate a Spell Check from YourTraySpell's TrayIcon menu or a single left mouse click on the TrayIcon. YourTraySpell is self-configuring for the included American Dictionary and Thesaurus. There are more Available dictionaries.

Overview:

YourTraySpell spell checks the Windows Clipboard contents. This means that any text that is copied onto the Clipboard, from any program, can be spell checked.

An important YourTraySpell feature is the included Roget's 1911 Public Domain Thesaurus, containing over 1000 context topics and 30,000 words.

The basic method is, as you are working in a program like Notepad, Copy a word or the entire text, click the YourTraySpell icon, located in the System Tray, and go through the spell check process. When the spell check is complete, go back to the program and Paste the Clipboard contents into it, whether it is a single word or the entire text. If a single word, make sure that word is selected (highlighted) before you Paste. If a paragraph or the entire file, make sure that paragraph or the entire text is highlighted before you Paste.

Note: Often the text will remain highlighted (in the application in which you are working) and if you put the focus back on that program by clicking your mouse on the Titlebar, that will leave the text, chosen to spell check, highlighted and you can just Paste the corrected word or text back in your working program.

Also please note that not all words are or can be contained in the dictionaries that are available with YourTraySpell. Words like "internet", "download", "inflection" are not in the dictionaries. You will know that because "download" will not be found and "down load" will be suggested.

The best way to deal with this is to use the Add button on the Spell Check dialog, as you are performing a spell check. Of course, it will help if you are sure of the correct spelling. But, even then, you can use the Custom Dictionary Editor to really enter the correctly spelled word.

The Spell Check Steps:

1. Open YourTraySpell, leaving it run idle in the System Tray
2. Open another program, say Notepad
3. Type something into Notepad

4. Highlight a word or some text in Notepad
5. Copy that onto the Windows Clipboard, by using CTRL + C, or Edit Menu|Copy
6. Single left click on the YourTraySpell icon, in the Tray, or right click and choose Spell Check Clipboard
7. Perform the spell check, hitting the OK button when completed
8. Go back to Notepad, make sure the previously selected text is still selected, Paste the corrected text, using CTRL + V or the Edit Menu|Paste (Windows Trick: click Notepad'sTitlebar or Notepad's Taskbar button and you will see that the selected text remains highlighted, meaning that if you paste the corrected text, it will replace that text. Windows programs will usually "remember" what was highlighted , if you do not click the mouse around inside the program before wanting to Paste your corrected word or text back.)

That's all there is to it. It is actually more accessible and faster than explaining it.:-}

Starting YourTraySpell the first time:

The easiest way to use YourTraySpell the first time is to open the program and perform a Spell Check. Copy a word onto the clipboard and initiate a Spell Check, by single clicking the TrayIcon  or right click the TrayIcon and choose Spell Check Clipboard from the Popup Menu. YourTraySpell is shipped with the American dictionary and this will be configured as the Main Dictionary. If you wish another language dictionary. please visit the D C AL CODA web site:

http://www.dcalcoda.com/

and download the dictionary of your choice. The Available dictionaries., in addition to the American dictionary, are British, British1, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Spanish, Swedish.

Thank you,

Ken Hale
Coda Hale
