README.TXT for NoteTab Pro 5.0 (Trial version)
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Welcome to NoteTab Pro! A leading-edge, award-winning text and HTML editor.

If you are reading this file from your new NoteTab program, open the file Readme.otl to quickly discover some of its most original features. If you are not familiar with technical terms, you will find help by viewing the Glossary.otl file that can be accessed from the Help menu. See the WhatsNew.txt file for information on the most recent changes made to the program. Tip: put the cursor on any of these file names and hit the F7 function key to open it immediately.


Contents
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 1. Introduction
 2. Installation
 3. Trial Limitations
 4. Ordering Information
 5. Upgrade Policy
 6. Help Files
 7. Technical Support
 8. Distribution License
 9. Legal
10. Feedback


1. Introduction
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NoteTab Pro is a leading-edge text editor and HTML coding tool, and an ideal Notepad replacement. Winner of top Shareware industry awards since 1998, this elegant application does it all: you can handle multiple large files with a simple tabbed interface, use a spell-checker and thesaurus, format text, use multiple undo, and bookmark documents. You can build templates, use powerful system-wide searches, and do global multi-line replacements.

Its Clipbook feature lets you create and organize clips, which can range from text macros to complete mini-applications, using a simple scripting language with enough features to satisfy any power user; a bunch of handy clip libraries is included. 

Web authors will love the HTML clip library, just one of a load of features that make NoteTab a great code-based HTML editor. Other gems include text-to-HTML conversion, tag stripping, and tools for adding links and color codes.

There's a lot more to NoteTab Pro -- and it's a great value at US$29.95.


2. Installation
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Do not install this trial version over a registered copy of NoteTab; once the trial version times out you will not be able to run the program again until you reinstall your registered copy. NoteTab does not use registration keys to unlock trial versions.

If you have an earlier trial or beta version of NoteTab Pro on your computer, uninstall it before installing this trial copy.

To install NoteTab Pro Trial, just extract the Setup.exe file from the .zip package and execute it.

How to Uninstall
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You can uninstall NoteTab by using the Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs dialog box or the Uninstall NoteTab icon in the Start menu. Note that this will delete your program settings if they are stored under the NoteTab program folder.

IMPORTANT: If NoteTab was installed with Administrative privileges, you should then also uninstall NoteTab under these conditions. Otherwise, NoteTab might not be completely removed from your system.


3. Trial Limitations
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This NoteTab trial version will run for 30 days starting from the moment you first execute the program. Make sure that your system clock is set to the correct date before you run NoteTab. Altering the system clock during the evaluation period may reduce the days you can use NoteTab or even end the trial.

* 30-days trial period.
* No spell-checker and thesaurus feature.
* Startup time less fast than full version.
* Will not run under Windows Vista and Wine.


4. Ordering Information
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You can easily order the commercial versions of NoteTab from the following link:
     http://www.notetab.com/order.php
Site licenses are available and purchase orders are accepted from approved companies and organizations (see Web page or Help file for more details).

To enquire about sales, please write to <sales@fookes.com>.


5. Upgrade Policy
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Minor updates and maintenance releases are free for users of the corresponding major version. In other words, if you purchased NoteTab Pro v5.0, all updates up to v5.99 inclusive are available for free. Major upgrades (version 6.*, 7.*, etc.) are available to registered users of previous versions at a 50% discount. However, the upgrade is free for those who purchased the corresponding version of NoteTab 30 days prior to the release of a major upgrade.


6. Help Files
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NoteTab supports two different kinds of Help documents, HTML Help and the older WinHelp. Because HTML Help is appreciated a lot more than WinHelp, NoteTab is now distributed over the Internet with only HTML Help. However, some rare systems (Windows 95 and NT4) are not configured to display HTML Help. If that is your case, you can download the WinHelp versions of the NoteTab documentation from the following Web page:

http://www.notetab.com/winhelp.htm


7. Technical Support
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Free technical support is available to registered users of NoteTab Pro and NoteTab Standard. If you have a problem installing or running your registered copy of NoteTab, you can ask for help by writing to <support@fookes.com>. If you have problems ordering or getting your registered copy of NoteTab, please write to <sales@fookes.com>. We provide a free mailing list to help you with all non-customer support issues (see below).

If you have questions about using NoteTab or would like to learn some time-saving tricks from other users, then please join the NoteTab mailing list (even if it is just for one question). It is free for everyone (registered and non-registered users). You will find more information about this list on the following web page:

   http://www.notetab.com/support.php

You will also find useful information, links, and other NoteTab-related resources (Clipbook libraries, patches, dictionaries, answers to common questions, etc.) by visiting our NoteTab web site:

   http://www.notetab.com/


8. Distribution License
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Provided that you verify that you are distributing the most recent trial version of NoteTab Pro, you are hereby licensed to make as many copies of the NoteTab Pro Trial package as you wish; give exact copies of the original NoteTab Pro Trial package to anyone; and distribute the NoteTab Pro Trial package in its unmodified form via electronic means (Internet, BBS's, Shareware distribution libraries, CD-ROMs, etc.). You may charge a distribution fee for the package, but you must not represent in any way that you are selling the software itself.

Please read the file License.txt for more details.


9. Legal
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Fookes Software accepts no responsibility for damages resulting from its use and makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, including but not limited to, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This software is provided "AS IS", and you, its user, assume all risks when using it.

The program and accompanying files are copyright material. No part of this material may be distributed with other software packages without the express permission from the author.

Before using this software, please read the license agreement that is displayed by the installation program or the copy in the Help file.


10. Feedback
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Bug reports, criticism, and comments are very welcome. You can send suggestions to the NoteTab mailing list, or you can write directly to us by sending your e-mail to <feedback@fookes.com>.


Hope you enjoy using NoteTab!
--Eric G.V. Fookes

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