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APPENDIX 3: USING THE CAP UTILITY

The HyperPAD CAP program is a screen capture utility for developing
computer based training or demonstration programs and other
applications. With the CAP utility, you can import character based
screen images into HyperPAD.

You can capture images from nearly any DOS program that runs in
character mode, such as Lotus 1-2-3, WordPerfect, dBASE IV and Microsoft
Word. You can capture text of three resolutions: 80 by 25, 80 by 43, and
80 by 50.


LOADING CAP

Before you start the applications program containing the screens you
want to capture, you have to load CAP into your computer's memory.


To load CAP into memory:

1. Change to the directory containing your HyperPAD program.

2. Type:

cap

Where is the name of the file in which you'd like to store
your images. If the file you name already exists, CAP adds captured
images to the end of that file

For example:

cap c:\hpad2\pics

cap screens

3. Press ENTER.

CAP displays a message that tells you that it has been loaded into
memory. CAP is loaded into memory like any other DOS program but unlike
many others, it returns you immediately to the DOS prompt.



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CAPTURING A SCREEN

After you've loaded CAP into memory, the next step is to load a program
and bring up the screen you want to capture. The trigger (hot keys) for
taking a picture of a screen is both shift keys (SHIFT+SHIFT).

With the screen that you want to capture displayed, hold down both SHIFT
keys together until you hear a tone.

If HyperPAD can capture the image, it writes to your disk and produces a
short tone. If CAP is unable to capture the image on your screen, it
produces a longer variable tone. This occurs if you attempt to capture
from a graphics mode program, such as Windows 3.0.


A NOTE TO MICROSOFT WORD USERS

Microsoft Word versions 4.0 and higher give you the option of switching
from graphics mode to character mode. ALT+F9 is the keystroke you press
to toggle from one to the other. If you hear the HyperPAD error signal
when you press SHIFT+SHIFT, press ALT+F9 and try again.


SAVING SCREENS IN DIFFERENT FILES

Once CAP is in memory, you are free to change to a different file for
storing your images.

1. At the DOS prompt, type:

cap

is the name of a different file to receive the next
captured image.

2. Press ENTER.



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IMPORTING CAPTURED SCREENS INTO HYPERPAD

Once you've created a CAP file, it remains on disk, waiting for you to
use the Import command from the HyperPAD File menu.


To import captured images:

1. Load HyperPAD.

2. Select the Import command from the File menu.

3. Select the Show Partner (.GX2) option from the dialog box.

4. Select the filename to be imported.

5. Select <>.

HyperPAD creates a new page on the current background for every image
you captured.


ABOUT 43-LINE EGA AND 50-LINE VGA SCREENS

Many DOS programs now support the capability of Enhanced Graphics
Adapter (EGA) and Video Graphics Array (VGA) cards to display more than
twenty five rows on a single character mode screen. You can capture
these screens with CAP, then import them into HyperPAD with the Import
command.

When importing, you must make sure the pad uses the sample screen mode
as the captured images. HyperPAD skips importing any captured images
that do not match the size of the current page. (If you have the
appropriate hardware, you can create pads in these modes by selecting
either the 43 Lines option of the 50 Lines option from the New command
on the File menu.


REMOVING CAPTURE FROM MEMORY

You can remove the capture program from memory by typing the following
command at the DOS prompt:

CAP /r

Make sure the CAP program was the last program loaded, or you will be
unable to remove it from memory.



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CHANGING THE TRIGGER KEYS

You can change the trigger keys used to capture an images using the
following command:

cap /k

Capture responds by displaying a message instructing you to press the
new key combination.