01) How to see the list of all notes ?
- Left-click on the icon in the system tray and in the main panel, choose the list you want to see by clicking on the option button "Note" or "Event".

02) How to create a new normal note ?
There are 3 ways to do this :
- Double-click on the icon in the system tray (near the clock).
- Right-click on the icon in the system tray and in the context menu choose "New note".
- Do (01), choose the note list and click the "New" button.

03) How to create a new event note ?
There are 2 ways to do this :
- Right-click on the icon in the system tray and in the context menu choose "New event".
- Do (01), choose the event list and click the "New" button.

04) How to hide a note ?
- If the titlebar of the note is visible, click on the "X" of that note.
- If the titlebar is not visible, right-click on the note and in the context menu, choose "Hide".

05) How to display a hidden normal note ?
- Right-click on the icon in the system tray and in the context menu, choose the note to display.
- Do (01), choose the note list and click on the little square to the left of the note to display.

06) How to display a hidden event note ?
- Do (01), choose the event list and click on the little square to the left of the note to display.

07) How to display the last hidden note ?
- Middle-click on the icon in the system tray

08) How to set the properties of a note ?
- If the note is visible, with a titlebar, right-click on the titlebar.
- If the note is visible, right click on the text or image of the note, and in the context menu choose "Properties".
- If the note is not displayed, do (01), choose the list where is the note, select the note and click the button "Properties".

09) How to quickly change the properties of many notes ?
- Display all the notes you want to change (see 5,6,7).
  Display the properties of one of these notes (see 8). Don't close the properties panel and don't click the "ok" button.
  For each note, repeat this process : click on a note, set the properties.

10) How to move a note on the screen ?
- If the note have a titlebar, just drag and drop the note like any other window
- You can also press the CTRL key and in the same time left-click on the text of the note to drag the note anywhere.

11) How to set an image for a note ?
- Do (08). Click the "Browse" button in the "Image" frame and choose the image in your hard drive.
- Do (08). Type in the text box on the "Image" frame, the filename of the image file.
- Display the note, left-click the yellow square in the titlebar or right-click on the note and choose "Show image", then drag and drop an image file on the note.

12) Why sometimes it tells me that "the path is too long" ?
- Filename, including path, must not have more than 64 characters. 
  To avoid that, you can put the image in another directory (like C:\Images) or copy it to the PrestoNotes directory.

13) I just see text on the note. How to display the image ?
- Each note have 2 sides : one for the text and the other for the image.
  left-click the yellow square in the titlebar of the note or right-click on the note and choose "Show image" to change side.

14) The image is distorted. How to see it normaly ?
- Adjust the size of the note until the image is more readable.
- Double-click on the image to remove the "Stretch" effect. Now the image is full size.

15) The image is too big. How to see it entirely ?
- Double-click on the image to activate the "Stretch" effect. Now you can see all the image.

16) The note takes much place on the screen. What are the solutions ?
- Reduce the size of the note and display a scrollbar for the text (see 08)
- Double-click on the titlebar of the note or left-click the line in the titlebar to "Roll-up" the note
- Activate the "Auto-Dim" property to make the note transparent (see 08). Adjust the level of transparence in the setup panel (see 17).
  (note: the "Auto-Dim" needs Windows 2000 / XP or upper to work)
- Hide the note (see 04) and recall it when you need it (see 07).
- Remove the "Always on top" effect by left-clicking in the little green circle on the titlebar of the note.

17) How to set settings that affect all notes ?
- Left-click on the icon in the system tray and click the "Setup" button.

18) The note appears under other windows. How can I see it ?
- Do (08) and activate the "Always on top" setting.
- Left-click the little red circle on the titlebar of the note.

19) How to protect the text of a note from being accidentally changed ?
- Do (08) and activate the "Locked" setting.
- Right-click on the text of the note and in the context menu choose "Locked".
- Into the text to protect, press ALT-L

20) How to set default properties for new notes ?
- Do (08) and set the properties of a note. When it's done, right-click on the note and choose "Set as default" in the context menu.
  Now, each new note will have the same properties (position, color, font,...).

21) How to set an alarm for a note ?
- Do (08) and click the "Alarm" button. Set the date by clicking on the large button with a date on it. 
  Optionnaly choose an hour. Set the frequency and an action to perform when the alarm will set off.

22) I have set an alarm but on the event date, the computer was off and the alarm doesn't show. How to solve this ?
- Do (21) and set a prevention period. The alarm will set off the first time the computer is on, between the event date minus the prevention and the real event date.
  For example : Event date=07/07/2003, prevention=5 days. Alarm will set off between 02/07/2003 and 07/07/2003.

23) I don't see any text on the note, and I can't enter anything. What's wrong ?
- Your are probably on the image side of the note. Each note have 2 sides : one for the text and the other for the image.
  left-click the yellow square in the titlebar of the note or right-click on the note and choose "Show text" to change side.

24) I try to change the color of text in the "Choose font" Window, but the color doesn't change. What's wrong ?
- You can't change the text color in this window. 
  To change the color of the text, you must select the "Text" option in the properties panel and click on the "Color" button.

25) How can I create a new language file ?
- Go to the "Languages" folder of PrestoNotes. Open one of the file and translate the right part of the '=' sign in each line.
  Save the file with the name of the language you have created. Leave the extention of the file to .ini. 
  You can specify your pseudo and the version for witch the translation is done.
  When it's done, start PrestoNotes, go to the Setup panel, you will find your new language in the languages list.
  Check all elements of PrestoNotes (Buttons, checkboxes, menus,...) to be sure that your translation is correct and complete. 
  When all is ok, send the file to clafouti@chello.be and I will include it in the next version.

26) I want to backup my notes. What are the files to save ?
- To backup your notes, you must save the 2 files "PrestoNotes.dat" and "PrestoEvents.dat". You can also save the configuration file "PrestoNotes.ini" and if you use the send/receive feature, you can save your contacts file "NetAdresses.ini".

27) A computer on the network cannot receive notes. What can we do ?
Things you must check on the computer that don't receive notes :
- PrestoNotes must be running
- The "Enable send/receive notes..." must be enabled
- The firewall (if any) must permit the TCP traffic on port 6021
- Try to send any note to itself
Things you can try on a computer where you try to send a note :
- Try to change the address type (IP <---> name). 

28) I have a note with "Fixedsys" font. When I print it, the printed text is not aligned.
- Change to "Courrier new" font. Fixedsys is only a screen font.

29) I have a multi-user environment and I want PrestoNotes starts with any user.
- You must put a shortcut to Prestonotes.exe in 
  C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

30) I have a multi-user environment and I want each user have his own notes.
- Install PrestoNotes with admin rights in a folder.
- For each user : 
	- logon in Windows with this user, 
	- copy the folder to something like "C:\Program Files\PrestoNotes\UserXXX" (UserXXX is the name of the user)
	- Run PrestoNotes from the folder UserXXX

