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 Welcome to TeeChart-Office !
 For Windows and Linux.

 www.Steema.com

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Note: Pre-Release Software.
Some features might be missing, 
incomplete and may containg bugs.

.Introduction
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TeeChart-Office is a free charting and plotting tool
intended for both the end-user and the developer.

Behind the scenes, TeeChartOffice uses the awarded,
mature technology of TeeChart Pro runtime components.

The main purpose of TeeChart-Office is to easily
create Charts, link them to heterogenous sources of data,
modify and change the chart appearance, export Charts
to native format, image files and printer, share created
charts with other users and configure the many properties
it offers.


.Ordering
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TeeChartOffice is FREE !


.Technology
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Developed 100% in Object Pascal under Borland Delphi (Windows) 
and Borland Kylix (Linux).

Supports both Borland's VCL and CLX component frameworks.


.Download
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Updated versions can be found at Steema.com web site.

.License
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See below appendix 1 for Disclaimer license details.

TeeChart Office is free and freely redistributable,
provided you do not alter its contents or charge for it.


.Source Code
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Source code for TeeChartOffice is free and licensed under
GPL dual style. 
That means, TeeChartOffice sources are free if the 
applications created with them are also free.

Sources will be available at SourceForge.net in the near
future.

Please visit:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/teechart

Note: TeeChartOffice requires TeeChart Pro runtime 
components. Full Source code of TeeChart Pro runtime
is available but not free. 


.Installation
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No installation required. 
TeeChartOffice executable is ready to run.

The first time TeeChartOffice executes, it registers
itself into Windows Registry the *.tee file extension.

.Requirements
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For Microsoft Windows:

Windows versions 95, 98, Me, NT or 2000.
For PNG graphics format exporting, the LPNG.DLL library is included.

For Linux:

TeeChartOffice runs in RedHat, SuSe, Mandrake.
A library (libQtIntf) to interface with Qt libraries is included.


.Special not about PNG graphics format
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Included you can find the free redistributable
LPNG.DLL library.
This library is necessary only when exporting Charts
to PNG (Portable Network Graphic) graphic format.
You can copy it to your Windows System folder, or
leave it in the same folder where you installed
TeeChart Office. If you remove this library, TeeChart
Office will still work except you will not be able
to save Charts to PNG format files.

The PNG library is copyright FreeSoftware.com

Visit http://www.libpng.org for more information.


.Support
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Your questions, suggestions, bug reports, comments, wishes
and even complains are very welcome !
Please contact us by email at TeeChartOffice@steema.com or
through our support page:

http://www.steema.com/support/TeeChartOffice


.Copyright
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TeeChartOffice is Copyright 2001 by David Berneda. 
All Rights Reserved.

TeeChart Pro is Copyright 1995-2001 by David Berneda.
All Rights Reserved.


.Trademarks
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Delphi and Kylix are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Borland Corporation, USA.

Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of 
Microsoft Corporation, USA.

TeeChart, TeeChart Pro and TeeChartOffice are trademarks
of Steema Software, SL, Barcelona, Spain.

All other brands and product names are trademarks or 
registered trademarks of their respective owners.


.Disclaimer
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This is pre-release software.
Some features might be missing, incomplete and may containg bugs.

The Author cannot and does not guarantee that any functions contained 
in the Software will meet your requirements, or that its operations 
will be error free.  The entire risk as to the Software performance 
or quality, or both, is solely with the user and not the Author.  
You assume responsibility for the selection of the component to 
achieve your intended results, and for the installation, use, and 
results obtained from the Software. 

The Author makes no warranty, either implied or expressed, including 
with-out limitation any warranty with respect to this Software 
documented here, its quality, performance, or fitness for a 
particular purpose. In no event shall the Author be liable to you 
for damages, whether direct or indirect, incidental, special, or 
consequential arising out the use of or any defect in the Software,  
even if the Author has been advised of the possibility of such 
damages, or for any claim by any other party. 

All other warranties of any kind, either express or implied, 
including but not limited to the implied warranties of 
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are expressly 
excluded. 

THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY. 
THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, 
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF 
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND 
NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. 
THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM 
IS WITH YOU. 
SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL 
NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. 

IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO 
IN WRITING WILL LICENSOR, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY 
AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO 
YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR 
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO 
USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR 
DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR 
THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY 
OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN 
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. 

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