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IF YOU HAVE LESS THAN 3 MEGABYTES OF RAM...
With less than 3 megabytes of RAM, you will probably
need to run Windows in Enhanced Mode in order to use
the Micro Cookbook.

You can find out which "mode" Windows is running in
by looking at the bottom section of the
HELP - ABOUT PROGRAM MANAGER window.  If Windows is
running in Standard mode, force it into Enhanced
mode by starting Windows with the command WIN /3
(instead of just WIN) then run the Micro Cookbook.

Please refer to your Windows User Guide if you
need more information about running Windows in
386 Enhanced Mode.


OTHER SYSTEM CONSIDERATIONS:
Your new and improved Micro Cookbook now has more
features than ever!  These additional features
demand more space on your hard drive, so if
Micro Cookbook seems to take up more room than
you anticipated, rest assured that you receive
something in return.

The Micro Cookbook now requires a little over 6 megabytes
of disk space.   However, to insure that you have enough available
disk space to store your own recipes, menus and shopping lists, after
installing the Micro Cookbook, we require 7 megabytes of available
disk space for installation.


USING ONLINE HELP TO SUPPLEMENT YOUR USER GUIDE
In some instances, the examples shown in the User Guide
may not match exactly what you see on-screen. We
apologize for any inconvenience this might cause you.
To make up for discrepancies, we have fully updated
Online Help available.  Just press F1 while you're
in a window where you need help, and a help topics screen
will appear.  Scroll down the list to see available
topics and click on the one you want to view.

If you want to see an explanation of the screen you
are currently viewing, select SEARCH from the Main Menu
and in the text box that appears, type the name of the
window you are in, for example, Recipe View Window.
Your cursor will go to that topic. Double-click on it,
or press ENTER to view that topic.  For more hints
on using Windows Online Help effectively, see your
Windows User Guide.

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HELPFUL KEYSTROKES TO KNOW:

- ALT+F4 = closes the active window

- ALT + letter underlined in a Main Menu topic = will
activate that command
   For example:  Press ALT + F (File) + P (Print)
   to print an item.

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CHANGES TO YOUR USER GUIDE
We've made some changes you should know about.
Before you call our Product Support staff about
inaccuracies in the User Guide, check your Online
Help (see above for how to do that) for more current,
or complete, information.

NEW FEATURES!!!
-We've added several new features that are not mentioned
in your User's Guide.  Please check your Online Help for
information about Importing/Exporting Micro Cookbook 4.0
Recipes and Changing Recipe View Fonts.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
-System Requirements include an EGA or VGA monitor
or higher resolution

UPDATED COOKBOOKS
- Company's Coming Cookbook is now entitled
FRIENDLY FARE FOR ALL OCCASIONS

ADDITION TO THE NEW/EDIT INGREDIENT WINDOW
- We've included a feature in the New/Edit Ingredient
window that allows you to choose how you want ingredients 
to pluralize.   

PRINTING WITH FONTS
- If you choose to print a recipe, menu, or shopping list
with a non-True Type, non-fixed-pitch font (such as
CG Times), you may experience minor cosmetic problems
printing nutrition information with your recipe, menu,
or shopping list.

COOKBOOKS WINDOW
- In Cookbooks window (the window that appears when
you first start Micro Cookbook), the button for
Viewing a cookbook's recipes is now called RECIPES.
The User Guide refers to it as "View". 

RECIPE FINDER
- On page 29, the User Guide states that in Recipe Finder
you can search for recipes by Name.  This is incorrect.
While you can search for recipes in Recipe Finder by
category, course, cooking method, etc. NAME SEARCHES
are performed through the BookRack.

- On pages 32-34, pictures of the Recipe Finder show
a RECIPE NAME SEARCH field.  This field was removed
from Recipe Finder before Version 4.0 was finalized.

ADDING INGREDIENTS TO YOUR RECIPE
- On pages 38 and 49, the NOTE states "You must TAB
past the ingredient field in order to add the ingredient
to your recipe."  While this is true in the DOS version
of Micro Cookbook 4.0, it is not for the Windows version.

INCLUDING EMBEDDED RECIPES IN A RECIPE
Sometimes a recipe will include another (embedded) recipe
in it (for example, pumpkin pie includes a recipe for
PIE CRUST).  To "embed" a recipe in one you are working
on:

      - In the ADDING INGREDIENTS/RECIPES TO RECIPE
      window, check the CHECK HERE TO ADD OTHER
      RECIPES TO THIS RECIPE checkbox.

      - Then type the quantity number, check the
      FUZZY SEARCH box, and tab to the ingredient
      text field.  Type the name or part of the name
      of the recipe you want to add and press ENTER.

MOVING A RECIPE BETWEEN COOKBOOKS
- On pages 18 and 54 of your User Guide, the instructions
for moving a recipe tell you to copy the recipe, then use
the RECIPE-DELETE command.  While this will in fact move
your recipe, it may be confusing, since the SELECT RECIPE
FOR DELETE window will show both the original recipe and
its copy -- and you'll have to guess which is the original
recipe you want to delete.  A quicker and safer way of
moving recipes is:

1.   After you copy your recipe(s), close the Copy
Selected Recipes window.
2.   Then open the cookbook where your original recipe
is located.  Choose the Delete button and answer Yes at the prompt.
3.   Your original recipe is now deleted, that is, you
have moved it to another location.

IMPORTING 3.X RECIPES
- On pages 55 and 113 of your User Guide, it states
that if you do not specify the destination cookbook
when you import recipes, your recipes will import
to the AMERICA'S FAMOUS NAME FOODS cookbook.
This is not entirely correct.  If you do not specify
the destination cookbook when you import recipes,
your recipes will import to the first cookbook that
appears at the top of your cookbooks list.

- On pages 54 and 114 of your User Guide, it states
that in order to import Micro Cookbook 3.x recipes,
they must contain ingredients and a number of servings.
This is no longer accurate.  You can import ANY MICRO
COOKBOOK 3.x RECIPES, regardless of their content.

ADVANCED SCALING
On pages 70 and 74, the User Guide states that you
can change the measurement used by Advanced Scaling
to OUNCES.  This is incorrect.  You can change the
serving amount to ounces in the Nutrition Edit window,
but not in Advanced Scaling.  See the Conversion Chart
in Help under APPENDIXES - REFERENCE CHARTS - APPROXIMATE
EQUIVALENTS for gram equivalents of popular measurements.

SHOPPING LISTS
- In addition to the other items listed on page 98,
you can include Menus in shopping lists.


TROUBLESHOOTING

RUNNING MSD (page 117 of the User Guide)
If MSD does not run you will have to change the
directory you are in to your Windows directory first.

AFTER DARK AND QUICKEN BILLMINDER(page 118 of the User Guide)
If your system has After Dark screen savers or
Quicken Billminder, Micro Cookbook may have some
difficulties.  Try disabling them and running
Micro Cookbook.  Some users experience problems
running the Micro Cookbook with certain versions of
these memory resident programs.

PEST CONTROL
 -- or --
What to Do if you Encounter a Bug
in Micro Cookbook 4.0...

In our quest to bring you the best recipe management 
software on the market, we have tested and re-tested
Micro Cookbook 4.0 on a wide variety of computer systems.
However we may have overlooked a bug or two.

If you encounter a bug in Micro Cookbook, please don't
hesitate to let us know!  All of us want you to have
the best Program possible, so drop us a note at:

			Pinpoint Publishing
			P.O. Box 7329
			Santa Rosa, CA  95407

Or give us a call at:	(707) 523-0467 (9-5 Pacific Time)
Our fax number is:	(707) 523-0469



