  I-View(Author) Application Help Index

Commands

File menu

Options menu

Navigate menu

Window menu

Help menu


File menu commands

The File menu offers the following commands:

Open	Open a HTML file from local disk.
Reload	Reload the current HTML file.
Setup Homepage	Setup your own home page.
Setup Hot List File	Setup current hot list file.
Edit HTML Source	Edit the current HTML file source.
Edit Configuration File	Edit the I-View configuration file.
Edit Hot List File	Edit the current hot list file.
Save As HTML	Save the current HTML file with images to disk.
Save As ASCII	Save the current HTML file as a plain text file to disk.
Print	Prints the current HTML document.
Print Preview	Displays the current HTML file as it would appear when printed.
Print Setup	Selects a printer and printer connection.
Exit	Exit I-View


Navigate menu commands

The Navigate menu offers the following commands:

Home	Go back to home page.
Previous	Go to previous HTML page.
Next	Go to next HTML page.
Hot List	Open the hot list.


Options menu commands

The Options menu offers the following commands:

Toolbar	Shows or hides the toolbar.
Status Bar	Shows or hides the status bar.
Font	Setup text fonts for I-View Browser.
Save Settings On Exit	Save settings on exit I-View.


Window menu commands

The Window menu offers the following commands, which enable you to arrange I-View Browser windows:

Cascade	Arranges Browser windows in an overlapped fashion.
Tile	Arranges Browser windows in non-overlapped tiles.
Window 1, 2, ...	Goes to specified window.


Help menu commands

The Help menu offers the following commands, which provide you assistance with I-View:

Index	Offers you an index to topics on which you can get help.
Using Help	Provides general instructions on using help.
About	Displays the version number of I-View.


File Exit command
Exit command (File menu)

Use this command to end your I-View session.


View Toolbar command
Toolbar command (Options menu)

Use this command to display and hide the Toolbar, which includes buttons for some of the most common commands in I-View, such as Navigate Home Page.

See Toolbar for help on using the toolbar.


Toolbar

The toolbar is displayed across the top of the application window, below the menu bar.  The toolbar provides quick mouse access to many tools used in I-View,

To hide or display the Toolbar, choose Toolbar from the Options menu.


View Status Bar Command
Status Bar command (Options menu)

Use this command to display and hide the Status Bar, which describes the action to be executed by the selected menu item or depressed toolbar button, and keyboard latch state. A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Status Bar is displayed.

See Status Bar for help on using the status bar.


Status Bar

The status bar is displayed at the bottom of the I-View window.  To display or hide the status bar, use the Status Bar command in the View menu.

The left area of the status bar describes actions of menu items as you use the arrow keys to navigate through menus.  This area similarly shows messages that describe the actions of toolbar buttons as you depress them, before releasing them.  If after viewing the description of the toolbar button command you wish not to execute the command, then release the mouse button while the pointer is off the toolbar button.

The right areas of the status bar indicate which of the following keys are latched down:

Indicator	Description

CAP	The Caps Lock key is latched down.

NUM	The Num Lock key is latched down.

SCRL	The Scroll Lock key is latched down.


Cascade command (Window menu)

Use this command to arrange Browser and Terminal windows in an overlapped fashion.


Tile command (Window menu)

Use this command to arrange Browser and Terminal windows in a non-overlapped fashion.


1, 2, ... command (Window menu)

I-View displays Browser windows at the bottom of the Window menu.  A check mark appears in front of the document name of the active window.  Choose a document from this list to make its window active.


Index command (Help menu)

Use this command to display the opening screen of Help.  From the opening screen, you can jump to step-by-step instructions for using I-View and various types of reference information.

Once you open Help, you can click the Contents button whenever you want to return to the opening screen.


Using Help command (Help menu)

Use this command for instructions about using Help.


About command (Help menu)

Use this command to display the copyright notice and version number of your copy of I-View.


Maximize command (System menu)

Use this command to enlarge the active window to fill the available space.

Shortcut

Mouse:	Click the maximize icon [image] on the title bar; or double-click the title bar.

Keys:	CTRL+F10 enlarges a document window.


Next Window command (document Control menu)

Use this command to switch to the next open document window.  I-View determines which window is next according to the order in which you opened the windows.

Shortcut

Keys:	CTRL+F6


Previous Window command (document Control menu)

Use this command to switch to the previous open document window.  I-View determines which window is previous according to the order in which you opened the windows.

Shortcut

Keys:	SHIFT+CTRL+F6


Close command (Control menus)

Use this command to close the active window or dialog box.

Double-clicking a Control-menu box is the same as choosing the Close command.

Note:  If you have multiple windows open for a single document, the Close command on the document Control menu closes only one window at a time.  You can close all windows at once with the Close command on the File menu.

Shortcuts

Keys: 	CTRL+F4 closes a document window

ALT+F4 closes the <<YourType>> window or dialog box


Restore command (Control menu)

Use this command to return the active window to its size and position before you chose the Maximize or Minimize command.


Switch to command (application Control menu)

Use this command to display a list of all open applications.  Use this "Task List" to switch to or close an application on the list.

Shortcut

Keys:	CTRL+ESC

Dialog Box Options

When you choose the Switch To command, you will be presented with a dialog box with the following options:

Task List

Select the application you want to switch to or close.

Switch To

Makes the selected application active.

End Task

Closes the selected application.

Cancel

Closes the Task List box.

Cascade

Arranges open applications so they overlap and you can see each title bar.  This option does not affect applications reduced to icons.

Tile

Arranges open applications into windows that do not overlap.  This option does not affect applications reduced to icons.

Arrange Icons

Arranges the icons of all minimized applications across the bottom of the screen.


View Ruler Command
Ruler command (View menu)

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Choose Font Dialog
Choose Font dialog box

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Choose Color Dialog
Choose Color dialog box

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makehm IDR_HIDR_,0x2000 resource.h

If the IDR_ symbol for one of your document types is, for example, IDR_CHARTTYPE, then the help context i.d. generated by MAKEHM will be HIDR_CHARTTYPE.

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No Help Available

No help is available for this area of the window.


No Help Available

No help is available for this message box.

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File Print command
Print command (File menu)

Use this command to print a document.   This command presents a Print dialog box, where you may specify the range of pages to be printed, the number of copies, the destination printer, and other printer setup options.


Print dialog box

The following options allow you to specify how the document should be printed:

Printer

This is the active printer and printer connection.  Choose the Setup option to change the printer and printer connection.

Setup

Displays a Print Setup dialog box, so you can select a printer and printer connection.

Print Range

Specify the pages you want to print:

All	Prints the entire document.
Selection	Prints the currently selected text.
Pages	Prints the range of pages you specify in the From and To boxes.
Copies

Specify the number of copies you want to print for the above page range.

Collate Copies

Prints copies in page number order, instead of separated multiple copies of each page.

Print Quality

Select the quality of the printing.  Generally, lower quality printing takes less time to produce.


Print Progress Dialog

The Printing dialog box is shown during the time that I-Comm is sending output to the printer.  The page number indicates the progress of the printing.

To abort printing, choose Cancel.


File Print Preview command
Print Preview command (File menu)

Use this command to display the active document as it would appear when printed.  When you choose this command, the main window will be replaced with a print preview window in which one or two pages will be displayed in their printed format.  The print preview toolbar offers you options to view either one or two pages at a time; move back and forth through the document; zoom in and out of pages; and initiate a print job.


Print Preview toolbar

The print preview toolbar offers you the following options:

Print

Bring up the print dialog box, to start a print job.

Next Page

Preview the next printed page.

Prev Page

Preview the previous printed page.

One Page / Two Page

Preview one or two printed pages at a time.

Zoom In

Take a closer look at the printed page.

Zoom Out

Take a larger look at the printed page.

Close

Return from print preview to the editing window.


File Print Setup command
Print Setup command (File menu)

Use this command to select a printer and a printer connection.  This command presents a Print Setup dialog box, where you specify the printer and its connection.


Print Setup dialog box

The following options allow you to select the destination printer and its connection.

Printer

Select the printer you want to use.  Choose the Default Printer; or choose the Specific Printer option and select one of the current installed printers shown in the box.  You install printers and configure ports using the Windows Control Panel.

Orientation

Choose Portrait or Landscape.

Paper Size

Select the size of paper that the document is to be printed on.

Paper Source

Some printers offer multiple trays for different paper sources.  Specify the tray here.

Options

Displays a dialog box where you can make additional choices about printing, specific to the type of printer you have selected.

Network...

Choose this button to connect to a network location, assigning it a new drive letter.


File Page Setup Command
Page Setup command (File menu)

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File Open command
Open command (File menu)

Use this command to open a HTML file on local disk.This command presents a file selection dialog, where you may specify the file you want to open.


File View HTML command
View HTML source command (File menu)

Use this command to view the current HTML file source.


File Reload command
Reload command (File menu)

Use this command to reload the current HTML file.


Setup Hot List File command
Setup Hot List File command (File menu)

Use this command to select current hot list file. This command presents a file selection dialog, where you may specify the hot list file you want to use.


Save As HTML command
Save As HTML command (File menu)

Use this command to save the current HTML with inline images to disk. This command presents a file selection dialog, where you may specify the directory and file name you want to save to.  The saved files can be viewed later using I-View or other WEB browser.


Save As ASCII command
Save As ASCII command (File menu)

Use this command to save the current HTML file in plain text format to disk. This command presents a file selection dialog, where you may specify the directory and file name you want to save to.


Setup Homepage command
Setup Homepage command (File menu)

Use this command to setup your own homepage. This command presents a file selection dialog, where you may specify the file you want to use as homepage.


File Edit Hot List command
Edit Hot List File command (File menu)

Use this command to edit the current hot list file. I-View hot list file is in plaintext format.  The first item of each line is HTTP address, the remaining text on each line is the title of current hot list.  You can change the title text.


File Edit Configure command
Edit Configure File command (File menu)

Use this command to edit I-View configuration file "i-view.ini".


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Browser Font command
Font command (Options menu)

Use this command to change I-View Browser font.   This command presents a font selection dialog, where you may specify fonts you want to use for I-View Browser.


Save Settings On Exit command
Save Settings On Exit command (Options menu)

Use this command to enable or disable setting save on exit I-View.


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Home Page command
Home Page command (Navigate menu)

Use this command to go back the home page.


Previous command
Previous command (Navigate menu)

Use this command to goto the previous HTML page.


Next command
Next command (Navigate menu)

Use this command to goto the next HTML page.


Hot List command
Hot List command (Navigate menu)

Use this command to open the hot list.


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