Bookshelf 95 for Windows 95: Contents of Readme.txt

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Bookshelf 95 for Windows, 1995 edition
• Microsoft Works version 4.0 for Windows 95 & Bookshelf 95

SUMMARY

The following is a copy of the text of the README file that ships with Microsoft Bookshelf 95 for Windows 95. This file is on the dual-platform CD- ROM that contains both 16-bit and 32-bit Bookshelf 95. The file is also in the Microsoft Works version 4.0 for Windows 95 & Bookshelf 95 CD-ROM in the Books95 folder.

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MICROSOFT(r) BOOKSHELF(r) '95 README

Thank you for purchasing Microsoft Bookshelf '95. This README file contains information that was not included in Bookshelf's online Help. These notes, instructions, and tips will help you get the most out of Bookshelf '95 and your system.

To read this file on screen, use the Page Down and Page Up keys. You can also print the file by opening it in any Windows word processing program and choosing the Print command from the File menu.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Sending Suggestions, Content Enhancements, and Errors
• Where to Find Help
• Removing Bookshelf '94
• General Usage Notes
• Improving the Speed of Your Computer
• Hardware-Specific Notes
• Bookshelf '95 Display
• Integration of Bookshelf '95 with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel
• Using QuickShelf '95 with Microsoft Office for Windows 95
• Notes on QuickShelf in Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups
• Notes on Address Builder
• Notes on the Spelling Feature
• Running on Microsoft Windows NT

SENDING SUGGESTIONS, CONTENT ENCHANCEMENT, AND ERRORS

If you have suggestions for features you would like to see in future editions of Microsoft Bookshelf, please contact our Wish line at:

• (206) 936-WISH
• Internet: mswish@microsoft.com

   Bookshelf Program Manager
   Consumer Division
   Microsoft Corporation
   One Microsoft Way
   Redmond, WA 98052-6399

WHERE TO FIND HELP

For detailed information on usage, please see the online Help in Bookshelf '95. The Troubleshooting section in Help covers a variety of topics such as improving performance and resolving audio difficulties.

REMOVING BOOKSHELF '94

Bookshelf '95 Setup does not automatically remove Bookshelf '94 from your computer. To remove Bookshelf '94, re-run Setup for Bookshelf '94 and choose "Remove All." (This removes only the Bookshelf-specific files. Shared files, such as DLL's and DRV's, installed in the Windows System directory are not removed.)

You may also need to do the following:

• If you have moved the Bookshelf '94 and/or QuickShelf icon into a different Program Group since installing the application, Setup will not be able to detect the new location of the icon and delete it from Program Manager. After running Remove All from Setup, delete the icon(s) from Program Manager.
• The BOOKS94 directory (or whatever directory was identified as the destination directory during setup) will not be removed. If this directory is not being used for other files, use File Manager or the Explorer to delete the directory.

GENERAL USAGE NOTES

• When copying 256-color images, be aware that unless you copy to a program that can handle 256 colors, such images will appear in 16 colors.
• Pictures copied from Bookshelf using the Copy to Word command will include the caption, but pictures copied using the Copy Picture command will not.
• The Pronunciation Key pop up included in the Bookshelf Dictionary can be copied to the Clipboard by pressing CTRL+C.
• Under Windows 95, it is important to not remove the Bookshelf '95 disc immediately after inserting it. Please wait for the Microsoft Bookshelf '95 box to appear and choose Cancel. Once the box has closed, it is safe to remove the disc.

IMPROVING THE SPEED OF YOUR COMPUTER

See the topic "Improving Performance" in the Troubleshooting section of Bookshelf's online Help.

HARDWARE-SPECIFIC NOTES

Cirrus Logic Driver

Cirrus Logic video drivers, v1.32, are incompatible with Video for Windows 1.1. As a result, you may experience difficulties playing animations and/or videos. To correct this problem, upgrade to v1.43 of the Cirrus Logic driver.

To update your Cirrus Logic video drivers, contact Cirrus Logic technical support at:

   Cirrus Logic
   3100 W. Warren Ave.
   Fremont, CA 94538
   (510) 623-8300

Cardinal Technologies VGA ET4000AX

You may experience problems running Bookshelf on Cardinal VGA ET4000AX video boards when the board is set to a resolution of 800x600 pixels and running in more than 256 color mode. To avoid these problems, do not run Bookshelf in these modes.

For more information or for updated video drivers, contact Cardinal Technologies technical support at:

   Cardinal Technologies
   1827 Freedom Rd.
   Lancaster, PA 17601
   (717) 293-3124

Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16/16ASP

Compressed audio clips may fail to play if you are using a Sound Blaster 16 or Sound Blaster 16 ASP sound card. For example, you may not be able to play any sounds in the Dictionary, but animations in the Encyclopedia may play correctly. This problem occurs because some computers are unable to use the 16-bit DMA (direct memory access) channel on the Sound Blaster cards.

To correct this problem, switch the HDMA channel to use DMA or 8-bit DMA. You must change this setting in the following two places:

1. The Drivers dialog box in the Windows Control Panel.

2. The SBCONFIG.EXE configuration program included with the Sound Blaster cards.

1. Choose the Drivers icon in the Windows Control Panel.

2. Select the Sound Blaster 16 Wave/Midi driver and choose Setup.

3. Under the HDMA setting, set the selection to DMA.

4. Choose OK. Choose Do Not Restart Now.

5. Exit Windows.

6. At the MS-DOS prompt, switch to the SB16 directory and run SBCONFIG.EXE.

7. Follow the instructions provided by this configuration program. It assists you in selecting and testing the following variables:

      Variable            Select
      ========           ========
   
      Base I/O port      Autoscan
      MidiPort address   Autoscan
      DMA interrupt      Current
      8-bit DMA          Current
      16-bit DMA         Use 8-bit DMA
   
      After you have finished making these selections, the SBCONFIG
      program will restart your computer.
   
   

8. Restart Windows.

For more information about Sound Blaster cards and about this problem, contact Creative Labs technical support at (405) 742-6622.

Sound Blaster is manufactured by Creative Technology Ltd., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum

Audio clips may sound "scratchy" (that is, distorted) when played from the Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum. To correct this problem, change the Media Vision driver DMA setting to 7.

To change the driver settings:

1. Choose the Drivers icon in the Windows Control Panel.

2. Select the Media Vision Wave/MIDI/Aux driver and choose Setup.

3. Under the DMA setting, set the selection to 7.

4. Choose OK. Choose Restart Now.

You may also experience problems playing interface sounds on this sound board. To turn off interface sounds in Bookshelf:

1. From the Tools menu, choose Options.

2. Clear the Interface Sounds box.

3. Choose OK.

For more information, call Media Vision, Inc. technical support at 1- 800-638-2807 or (510) 770-9905. On CompuServe, Media Vision can be reached by typing GO MEDIAVISION at any prompt.

Turtle Beach Monte Carlo

When using the Turtle Beach Monte Carlo sound card, sounds may play correctly the first time then fail on subsequent attempts. To correct this problem, run the Monte Carlo driver utility and change the setup to use the Standard drivers and not the V-synth driver. Audio clips should now play correctly.

For additional information about using the Monte Carlo or Turtle Beach drivers, consult the documentation from the hardware provider. The Turtle Beach driver products included here are manufactured by Turtle Beach, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability. For more information, contact Turtle Beach technical support at (510) 624-6200. (NOTE: This phone number was updated on 2/5/96.)

Roland Rap-10

When using the Roland Rap-10 sound card you may experience problems playing compressed audio. To correct this problem, make sure that you are using Roland Toolworks software version 3.7 or later.

The Roland driver products included here are manufactured by Roland, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability. For more information, contact Roland technical support at (213) 685- 5141.

Reveal MM Pro 16

Audio pronunciations may fail to play if you are using a Reveal MM Pro 16 sound card. To avoid this problem, disable 16-bit audio by setting the Reveal MM Pro 16 16-bit DMA channel to None, as follows:

1. From the Main group in Program Manager, run Control Panel and double-click the Drivers icon.

2. Select the MMPRO16 Wave/Midi/Aux driver and choose the Setup button.

3. Set 16-bit DMA channel to None.

Aztech Labs (AZI)

You may experience problems playing compressed wave audio when using any of the following Aztech Labs (AZI) sound cards:

• Multimedia Pro
• NX Pro 16
• Sound Galaxy Basic 16
• Sound Galaxy Pro 16

1. Add a D=64 parameter at the end of the Device=EMM386 line in the CONFIG.SYS file. For example, if your EMM386.EXE file is in the DOS directory on drive C, you would use the following line:

         Device=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE D=64.
   

2. Change the DMABufferSize setting in the [386enh] section of the SYSTEM.INI file to "DMABufferSize=064" (without the quotation marks). If the line does not exist, add it.

3. Do the following:

   a) Note the driver listed in the Wave= line in the [drivers]

         section of the SYSTEM.INI file.
   

   b) Find the section by that name in the SYSTEM.INI file.

         For example, if Wave=mm16.drv, find the [mm16.drv] section.
   

   c) Add a "SingleModeDMA=True" line (without the quotation marks)

         to this section.
   

   d) If the driver in the Control Panel for the particular AZI

         card has separate 8-bit and 16-bit DMA settings, try setting
         the 16-bit to None.
   

The Aztech products discussed here are manufactured by Aztech, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 1200C/PS

You may experience problems printing to HP DeskJet 1200C/PS using the Postscript driver under Windows 95. To print to this printer from Bookshelf, switch to the HP DeskJet 1200C (MS) driver instead.

1. From the Start menu, drag across the Settings option and choose Printers.

2. In the Printers window, right-click on the DeskJet 1200C.

3. From the context menu, choose Properties.

4. In the Properties dialog, switch to the Details tab.

5. Choose the New Driver button.

6. Choose Yes in the Printers message box.

7. In the Manufacturers list, choose HP.

8. In the Models list, choose HP DeskJet 1200C (MS).

9. Choose OK.

10. In the Properties dialog, choose OK.

   Hewlett-Packard Co.
   5301 Stevens Creek Blvd., P.O. Box 58059, MS 51LSJ
   Santa Clara, CA 95052-8059
   800-858-8867

BOOKSHELF '95 DISPLAY

Requirements

Microsoft Bookshelf '95 requires a 256-color display to run. If your computer's display is less than 256 colors, you need to install a 256 color driver, or obtain one from your video card's manufacturer.

A set of generic 256 color drivers (which support most non-accelerated Super VGA adapters) has been included on the Microsoft Bookshelf '95 disc (see the README.TXT supplied with the drivers for more information on supported video adapters). The file (SVGA.EXE) is located in the D:\AAMSSTP\VIDEO directory (assuming D:\ is the drive letter of your CD-ROM).

Note: Video adapters based on the S3 chip set will not work with the generic 256 color driver (SVGA.EXE). In this case you will find specific S3 drivers (also located in the D:\AAMSSTP\VIDEO directory) for these video adapters. The driver you select depends on the specific S3 chip set your video adapter uses. For more information on the version of the S3 chip set your video card uses, see the user's manual included with your video card. Once you have determined the version of the S3 chip set your video card supports, use the following table to determine which file to copy to your hard disk.

   Chip set     Copy file
   =======      =========

   801/805      S3-801.EXE
   924          S3-924.EXE
   928          S3-928.EXE

Once the file has been copied to the hard disk you will need to "extract" the video driver by either typing the name of the file and pressing the Enter key from the MS-DOS prompt (i.e., SVGA <Enter>) or by double-clicking on the file (SVGA.EXE) in the File Manager.

Once the files are extracted, complete the installation of the video driver by opening the DISPLAY.TXT file located in the directory where the expanded video driver resides. Find the section entitled "Installing a Display Driver" and follow the steps.

For further information on installing a different display driver, choose Contents from the Help menu in the Windows Setup application or consult your Windows documentation.

Display Problems

In some situations, Bookshelf '95 may encounter video display problems when using high-resolution video drivers from various video card manufacturers. The problems include:

• Images and illustrations appearing grainy or having "glitches."
• Videos displaying garbled images or causing General Protection Faults.

Font Display Problems

Bookshelf '95 uses TrueType fonts for its display. If you receive a message stating that one of the fonts is unavailable, make sure that TrueType fonts are enabled on your computer.

1. From the Windows Control Panel, select Fonts and then click the TrueType button.

2. In the TrueType dialog box, make sure the Enable TrueType Fonts check box is selected (an X appears in the check box when it is selected).

3. If the Enable TrueType Fonts check box is selected, then go back to the Fonts dialog box and click the Help button for more information on adding fonts.

Bookshelf '95 uses and installs the following TrueType fonts:

• Arial (TrueType)
• Arial Bold (TrueType)
• Arial Bold Italic (TrueType)
• Arial Italic (TrueType)
• Bookshelf Symbol 1 (TrueType)
• Bookshelf Symbol 2 (TrueType)
• Bookshelf Symbol 3 (TrueType)
• Symbol (TrueType)

INTEGRATION WITH MICROSOFT WORD AND MICROSOFT EXCEL

Bookshelf '95 offers several features which make working with Microsoft Word easier. Under Windows 95, Bookshelf also adds these features to Microsoft Excel 7.0.

INSTALLING BOOKSHELF '95 AND MICROSOFT WORD OR MICROSOFT EXCEL 7.0

If you install Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel 7.0 or Office '95 after you install Bookshelf '95, you will need to uninstall Bookshelf and then install it again in order to enable the integration features.

To uninstall Bookshelf

1. Exit Bookshelf '95, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel if they are running.

2. From the Start menu, drag across Settings and choose Control Panel.

3. Choose Add/Remove Programs.

4. Choose the Install/Uninstall tab.

5. Select Microsoft Bookshelf '95 from the list.

6. Choose Add/Remove.

7. In the Microsoft Bookshelf '95 Setup box, choose Remove All.

8. Choose Yes when prompted.

1. Insert the Bookshelf '95 disc.

2. Under Windows 95, choose Full Install.

   Under Windows NT:

         a) Switch to Program Manager.
   

         b) From the File menu choose Run.
   

         c) Type x:\setup (where x: is the drive letter of your CD-ROM
            drive).
         d) Follow the Setup prompts. Choose Full Install.
   
   

DEFINE MENU SUPPORT IN MICROSOFT EXCEL 7.0

You can define any word in Microsoft Excel 7.0 with just a click by following the procedure below.

The following directions assume your hard disk drive is drive C; that Bookshelf '95 is installed in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Reference \Bookshelf 95; and that Microsoft Excel 7.0 is installed in C:\Msoffice\Excel.

1. Make sure you are not running Microsoft Excel 7.0 or Bookshelf '95.

2. Copy C:\Program Files\Microsoft Reference\Bookshelf 95\bshdef.xla to C:\Msoffice\Excel\XLStart.

Note: This may slow Microsoft Excel's startup time a little.

MANUAL INTEGRATION OF BOOKSHELF '95 WITH WORD FOR WINDOWS 6.0

Under Windows 3.1, Bookshelf-Word integration adds the following features to Bookshelf '95 and Word for Windows 6.0:

• The Bookshelf Daily command and the Define command on the Word View menu.
• The Copy to Word command on the Bookshelf Edit menu.

If Word for Windows 6.0 is installed on your computer at the time you install Bookshelf '95, the Bookshelf-Word integration should occur automatically. If for some reason the automatic integration fails, you can integrate the two applications manually.

The following directions assume your hard disk drive is drive C; that Bookshelf '95 is installed in C:\BOOKS95; that Windows is installed in C:\WINDOWS; that Word for Windows 6.0 is installed in C:\WINWORD; and that your CD-ROM drive is drive X.

To manually integrate Bookshelf with Word for Windows 6.0:

1. Copy X:\WORD\BSH.WLL to C:\WINWORD\STARTUP.

2. Use Notepad or any other text editor to add the following entry to the [Bookshelf] section of the WIN.INI file:

   [Bookshelf] Integration=2 BSWordHelp=X:\BOOKS\BSHELF95.HLP

3. Use Notepad or any other text editor to add the following entry to the BSHELF95.INI:

   [Word] WordPath=C:\WINWORD\WINWORD.EXE

   [WordOTD] TipContext=0x8327 TipMVB=wordtips.m11 HelpFile=C:\WINWORD\WINWORD.HLP

Note: You must be running Word for Windows 6.0a or later. Please contact Microsoft Product Support Services (PSS) for this update. See the liner notes in your Bookshelf '95 CD-ROM case for details on how to contact PSS.

USING QUICKSHELF '95 WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE FOR WINDOWS 95

QuickShelf is configured to work with the Office Shortcut Bar provided in Microsoft Office for Windows 95. You can also combine the functionality for QuickShelf and Office Shortcut Bar into one bar.

Note, Microsoft Office Professional on CD-ROM already has QuickShelf and Office Shortcut Bar combined.

To combine QuickShelf and Office Shortcut Bar:

1. If the Office Shortcut bar is not running, from the Start menu, drag across the Programs item and choose Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar.

2. If QuickShelf is running, exit it by clicking on the small icon in the upper-left corner of QuickShelf and choosing Exit.

3. Right-click on any blank area on the Office Shortcut Bar and choose QuickShelf.

   There should be a check by QuickShelf now, and you should see the QuickShelf slide panel on the Office Shortcut Bar.

1. Right-click on any blank area of the Windows Taskbar and choose Properties.

2. Choose the Start Menu Programs tab.

3. In the Customize Start Menu box, choose Remove.

4. Double-click the Startup folder.

5. Choose QuickShelf '95 in the expanded Startup folder.

6. Choose Remove.

7. Choose Close.

8. Choose OK.

NOTES ON QUICKSHELF IN WINDOWS 3.1 and WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUPS

QuickShelf Keys and MS-DOS Use

QuickShelf keys allow you to look up selected text in Bookshelf from any Windows application. However, you cannot bring up Bookshelf using QuickShelf keys from an MS-DOS application or from the MS-DOS prompt. Additionally, selected text in an MS-DOS application will not be used to perform a QuickShelf lookup when using the QuickShelf buttons. Other Windows applications that do not copy text in the standard way also may not work with QuickShelf.

QuickShelf and the Clipboard

Clicking a QuickShelf button or using a QuickShelf key combination replaces the contents of the Clipboard.

Moving the QuickShelf Toolbar

Open the QuickShelf Customize menu by either right-clicking on the Toolbar or by left-clicking the down arrow button at the right end of the Toolbar, and then clicking Customize. Click the Customize View Tab, and then select either Regular buttons or Large buttons, and click OK. QuickShelf now has a title bar you can click in and then drag to a new location.

QuickShelf and the Automatic Spelling Feature

Searches performed with QuickShelf are not spell checked. In this case, keep Bookshelf open on your desktop as an icon; this way you will have quick access to it.

QuickShelf and Bookshelf '94

If you choose to keep Bookshelf '94 installed on your computer, you may find that trying to launch Bookshelf '95 from QuickShelf will result in Bookshelf '94 being started. To correct the problem, close Bookshelf '94 and launch Bookshelf '95 from the Program Manager. The next time QuickShelf is used, Bookshelf '95 will start.

NOTES ON ADDRESS BUILDER

In some instances the Address Builder may be unable to suggest a ZIP code based on a street address alone. In this case, try using a city name (spell it correctly) and/or a state name to narrow down ZIP code information.

NOTES ON THE SPELLING FEATURE

• The Automatic Spelling feature is unable to check multiple words.
• The Automatic Spelling feature functions in three places in Bookshelf: the Contents Tab, Find Tab, and Advanced Find dialog. When the Spelling dialog box comes up from the Contents Tab, it uses a custom dictionary that has only Table of Contents items. When the Spelling dialog box comes up from either the Find Tab or Advanced Find dialog, it uses the standard spelling dictionary.

RUNNING ON MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT

The following are known issues related to using Bookshelf with Windows NT. Where possible, solutions or work-arounds are provided.

Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE 32

If you experience problems when playing back audio with the Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE 32, verify that you are using the latest driver available for your hardware.

For more information about Sound Blaster cards, contact Creative Labs technical support at (405) 742-6622.

Sound Blaster is manufactured by Creative Technology Ltd., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

QuickShelf Find on Windows NT 3.5

When your machine is running Windows NT 3.5, you can experience problems when you select a word in 32-bit applications and use QuickShelf to perform a full-text search on the word in Bookshelf. Bookshelf will appear, but the search will not be performed because QuickShelf cannot move the text out of the application running in NT.

Keep Bookshelf open on your desktop as an icon, so you have easy access to it from other applications when you want to do a full-text search on a word.

QuickShelf Keys and Windows NT 3.5

When your machine is running Windows NT 3.5, you can experience problems when you use QuickShelf key combinations in 32-bit applications because QuickShelf cannot move text out of these NT applications.

In this case, keep Bookshelf open on your desktop as an icon; this way you will have quick access to it.