========================================================================= Webford 3.0 [Shareware] Release Notes README.TXT NOTICE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 1996-1999 Interplanetary Software. All rights reserved. ========================================================================= WHAT IS WEBFORD? ================ Webford is a powerful yet user-friendly software package that makes it easy for anybody to create and edit pages for the World Wide Web. It functions in a very similar manner to a ordinary word processing package, except that it enables users to easily format documents with HyperText Markup Language (HTML) tags. Webford provides easy access to a vast array of HTML tags. It includes useful features such as wizards, syntax-highlighting, image previews and JavaScript functions, and enables you to create Web pages based on your own HTML templates. Webford is compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0. WHAT'S NEW? =========== The following features are all new in Webford 3.0: * Support for long filenames. * No document size limit. * Drag-and-drop. * Syntax highlighting. * Font Collections. * Redesigned table dialog box. * Quick Table dialog box. * Full support for frames. * A Frames wizard. * Improved Web page wizard. * A greater number of options in preferences. * Support for JavaScript events. * Image previews. * Word Wrap option. * Tab size option. * Use of tabs to improve code readability. * Improved Text Appearance dialog box. * Smart Fields. * Improved reference guides facility. * Improved browser testing facilities. * Customisable Office 97-style toolbars and menus. * Support for a larger number of tags and attributes. * Improved help facilities. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS =================== To be able to use Webford you will require the following: * PC with 486DX/66 MHz or higher processor. (Pentium or higher processor recommended.) * 8 MB or more of RAM. (16MB or more recommended.) * Microsoft Windows 95 or higher or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or higher. * A mouse. If you would like to be able to test Web pages you will also require access to Web browser software such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer. INSTALLING WEBFORD ================== To install Webford, unzip the .ZIP file using software such as PKUNZIP or WinZip and run SETUP.EXE. REGISTERING WEBFORD =================== This is not free software. You may use the unregistered version of Webford for evaluation purposes only for a maximum period of 30 days, and after that you must either pay the registration fee or uninstall Webford. If the version you are using is unregistered, the word "(Unregistered)" will be displayed in Webford's title bar. You can register your copy of Webford by credit card via a secure Web page. For the latest details on how to register, visit Webford's home page at: http://interplanetary.hypermart.net/webford In order to register, you will need to provide your credit card details, your e-mail address and the name of the company or individual that you want the software to be registered to. After your payment has been processed, you will be sent an e-mail message containing a license code and confirmation of the name that the software is registered to. These can then be used to license your copy of Webford as follows: * Click Help on the menu bar to open the Help menu. * Click Register Webford to display the Webford Registration dialog box. * Enter the license code you have been given into the License Code box. This must be entered correctly. * Enter the name that the software is registered to into the Registered To Name box. This must be entered exactly as it appears in the e-mail message. * Click the OK button. If the license code and name were entered correctly, your copy of Webford will now be licensed for use on your workstation and the word "(Unregistered)" will no longer be shown in the title bar. A single license entitles you to use the registered version of Webford on one workstation only. If you want to use the registered version of Webford on more than one workstation, a license must be purchased for each of those workstations. If more than five licenses are purchased, you will be sent a "license file" via e-mail that removes the need to manually enter the license details on multiple workstations. WHY SHOULD I REGISTER? ====================== * Webford is not free software. Webford is "shareware", which means that you may use the unregistered version of the software for free for a limited period only (30 days) in order to evaluate it. After that, you must pay for the software if you want to continue using it. If you do not want to continue using it, you must uninstall it. * The registration fee you pay will help to fund the ongoing development of Webford. * After registering, you will be entitled to download and install minor upgrades and service packs for Webford without having to pay any additional fees. * Registration will entitle you to free technical support via e-mail. * The unregistered version has a document size limit of 9k. The registered version has no document size limit. Webford is copyright © 1996-1999 Interplanetary Software. All rights reserved.