Read This First Note: An expanded version of this file in Word Pro format is placed in your default document directory during installation. Lotus suggests that you view and print the complete version once installation is complete. This file contains the following updated and new information about Lotus® Word Pro(TM) 96 Edition for Windows 3.1: * Checking your package * System requirements * Installing Word Pro The README.LWP file which is installed into your default document directory when you install Word Pro contains additional information on the following topics: * Last Minute Additions to the Documentation * Obtaining Additional Program Files * What’s new in Word Pro * Word Pro Tips and Tricks Lotus suggests that you review and print the README.LWP file once you have completed installation. Checking your package Before you install Word Pro, take time now to check the disks and documentation in your Word Pro for Windows package. If your package is not complete, refer to "Missing or Defective Components" in the Lotus Customer Support Guide. Disks If your Word Pro package is a retail package, it should contain one set of 3.5" high-density disks. If your Word Pro package is a Node Edition, it does not contain any disks. If your computer requires a CD-ROM, Lotus will provide you with a CD-ROM version at no charge. For information, refer to "Media Exchange" in the Lotus Customer Support Guide. Documentation Your Word Pro package should contain this documentation: * Exploring Lotus Word Pro * Lotus Customer Support Guide * Lotus Warranty Registration Card * Lotus Software Agreements System requirements This section describes the hardware, system software, memory, and disk space requirements for using Word Pro on a stand-alone computer or on a network. Hardware Word Pro requires the following hardware: * An 80486 or higher computer certified for use with Microsoft® Windows Version 3.1 * A VGA or super VGA graphics card compatible with Microsoft Windows Version 3.1 * A Microsoft Windows-compatible mouse, recommended but not required * One 1.44MB 3.5" disk drive System software You must have Microsoft Windows Version 3.1 or higher and DOS Version 3.1 or higher installed on your computer to use Word Pro. Memory Word Pro requires a minimum of 8MB of RAM. Disk space Word Pro requires a minimum of 15MB of available hard disk space. Depending upon the options you choose to install, you may need up to 35MB of available hard disk space. You will also need at least an additional 10MB for the temporary files Word Pro creates. Installing Word Pro The Install program transfers the Word Pro application files to your hard disk or to the network server. All stand-alone and network installation information is available online: You can access the information by choosing the Help command button or by pressing F1 in the dialog boxes. You can print any Help topic by choosing File/Print Topic when the topic is displayed in the Help window. You can close the Help window and return to the dialog box by choosing File/Exit or pressing ESC. Tip: If you display the Installation Help Contents topic, you can view a list of all the Help topics. You can then choose the topics you want to display and print. You can read or print all the online information before you actually install Word Pro. Start the installation, choose the Help command button the first time it appears, display and print the desired Help topics, and then exit the Help window. You can now proceed with the installation or exit the Install program by choosing the Exit Install command button. Deciding on the type of installation The complete installation of Word Pro with all features, text, and graphic filters, and online help requires 35MB of disk space. Since most users do not need all features, Word Pro offers several options for installation. All Features - Automatic Install This option installs all features needed to run Word Pro. Minimum Features - Automatic Install This option installs the minimum feature set necessary to run Word Pro. It is designed for users with minimum disk space. The following Word Pro components are not installed using this option: Lotus dialog editor Drawing Charting Equation editor The Lotus Expert Online help Database filters Graphic filters Spreadsheet filters Most word processing filters Grammar checking Thesaurus Customize Features - Manual Install This option lets you choose the specific Word Pro functions and filters you would like to install. You can also use this option after you install Word Pro for the first time to add more features. An explanation of each feature is displayed in the installation dialog box when you select it. To install over a prior release of Word Pro If you previously installed a Beta or Visionary release of Word Pro, Lotus suggests that you delete the contents of your existing \WORDPRO directory before installing this version. IMPORTANT: Before deleting the contents of the \WORDPRO directory, make sure you have made any backup copies of documents you wish to keep. If you created custom SmartFill lists or custom SmartCorrect word lists in a Beta or Visionary release, you may wish to combine the lists you created with the default lists provided with WordPro. The lists provided with Word Pro have changed from those in prerelease versions. SmartFill lists are stored in the file LTSFILLS.INI in your LOTUSAPP directory. SmartCorrect lists are stored in the file LTSCORRT.INI in your LOTUSAPP directory. If the installation program finds these files in the LOTUSAPP directory, it renames them to LTSFILLS.BAK and LTSCORRT.BAK, respectively, and copies in the default versions. Once installation is complete, you can manually combine the files you created with those that Lotus provides. To install over a prior release of Ami Pro By default, Word Pro installs into a \WORDPRO directory. It will not overwrite any Ami Pro program files. To make editing of your existing Ami Pro files easier, Lotus suggests that you use Windows File Manager or DOS to copy all the style sheets in your \AMIPRO\STYLES directory to the \WORDPRO\SMASTERS directory once you complete the installation. You may also wish to copy the contents of your \AMIPRO\DRAWSYM directory to your \WORDPRO\DRAWSYM directory if you want to use the clip art provided with Ami Pro in Word Pro. To start the installation The instructions assume that you are starting the Install program from drive A. If you start from another drive, substitute the letter of that drive. To install on a network, log in as the network supervisor before you begin. 1. Insert Install Disk 1 in drive A. 2. Start Windows and open the Program Manager. 3. Choose File/Run. 4. Type A:INSTALL and choose OK. 5. Specify the desired options in the dialog boxes: Whether you want to install Word Pro on a stand-alone computer or a file server The type of installation you want to perform--All features - Automatic install, Minimum features - Automatic install, or Customize features - Manual install The drive and directory where you want to install Word Pro Tip: For information about the types of installation, choose the Help command button in the Install Choices dialog box. Using SHARE.EXE with Windows 3.1 If you are using Windows 3.1, Lotus recommends that you modify your AUTOXEC.BAT file to install SHARE.EXE when you start your computer. The SHARE.EXE command provides support for file locking on networks, and for using OLE 2. The installation program does not automatically install SHARE.EXE. To modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT file 1. From Windows Program Manager choose File - Run, type notepad c:\autoexec.bat, and choose OK. 2. Look at the file, and determine if there is a line in the file which loads SHARE.EXE. It will probably look something like "C:\DOS\SHARE.EXE" 3. If you do not have a line which already loads SHARE.EXE, add the following line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file: C:\DOS\SHARE /L:500 /F:5100 The line should be added after your PATH statement, but before any command which loads Windows. If DOS is in a location other than C:\DOS, modify the path to point to the location where SHARE is located on your computer. 4. If you already has a line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file which loads share, make sure that it has a /L and a /F parameter as part of the statement. If the numbers following the parameters are greater than or equal to those in the line above, you do not need to do anything. If they are smaller, or if they do not exist, modify the line to reflect the above values. 5. Choose File - Exit, then choose Yes to save your changes. 6. Exit Windows, then restart your computer to begin using SHARE.EXE. To install on a network Complete information about installing Word Pro on a network is available in both the READNET.TXT file located on Install Disk 1 and in the Installation Help. Log in as the network supervisor, choose Install Word Pro as server, and specify the network drive and directory where you want to install Word Pro. You should also specify the number of Word Pro licenses. When the network server installation is complete, you should use the INSTALL.EXE file (located in the Word Pro directory) to automate the process of setting up user nodes. Simply run the INSTALL.EXE program from each workstation.