

                    Using 1st Word Plus under RISC OS


     This directory contains the components necessary to make existing
     copies of the Acornsoft 1st Word Plus package (SKB68) operate
     from the RISC OS Desktop.

  1. Floppy disc users

     Create a new, RISC OS 1st Word Plus word processing disc and a new
     1st Word Plus utilities disc by carrying out the steps below:

     a. Format two new floppy discs. 

        Use one disc to make a backup copy of your current 1st Word
        Plus word processing disc and the other to make a backup of
        your 1st Word Plus Utilities disc. (You should use your
        original 1st Word Plus issue disc if you do not wish to 
        copy any of your current 1st Word Plus files.)

        Name the word-processing disc New1wp and the utilities disc
        New1wpUtil.

     b. Copy the !Boot file, the !1stWord+ application and the
        !1stMail application from the Support disc to the root 
        directory of disc New1wp. 

     c. Copy the !1stDmerge and !1stInstal directories from the 
        Support disc to the root directory of disc New1wpUtil.

     To use any of 1st Word Plus, 1stMail, 1stDMerge or 1stInstall, 
     insert the appropriate disc into drive 0 or 1, click on the 
     corresponding floppy disc icon and, when the directory viewer
     appears, double click on the required icon.

     In the specific case of 1st Word Plus, you may auto-boot the 
     disc provided that it is loaded in drive 0. 

     As under Arthur 1.2, you may also type one of:

     1stWord+ 
     1stMail
     1stDMerge
     1stInstall

     at the Supervisor prompt (*).

     
  2. Hard disc users

     a. If you have not already installed 1st Word Plus on your hard
        disc, do so now, using the HDInstall utility provided on your
        1st Word Plus Utilities disc.

        The utility will create directory $.1wp on the hard disc and,
        if they do not exist already, directories $.Library and
        $.Resources. 

     b. Copy the !1stWord+, !1stMail, !1stDMerge and !1stInstal 
        applications from the Support Disc to the desired position in
        your hard disc directory structure. 

     To use any of 1st Word Plus, 1stMail, 1stDMerge or 1stInstall,
     simply open the directory viewer containing the application(s)
     and double click on the required icon.

     As under Arthur 1.2, you may also type one of:

     1stWord+ 
     1stMail
     1stDMerge
     1stInstall

     at the Supervisor prompt (*).
