Setting up a Trademaster Icon

This Data Sheet describes how to set up a desktop icon from which to run Trademaster. The instructions should work with any version of Windows from 95 onwards, including Windows NT, 2000 and XP. For Windows NT, 2000 and XP you will need appropriate privileges to do this.

Creating an Icon

Run Windows Explorer. Select My Computer, click on the drive where Trademaster is installed. This will be Local Drive [C:] in most cases but it may be a network drive. The folders in the selected drive will appear in the right hand pane. Double click on the folder where Trademaster is installed. This is "TM2" in almost all cases. The files in that folder will now appear in the right hand panel.

If the files in the right pane appear in several columns, select View|List from the menu bar at the top of the windows and the files should display one to a line.

Locate the file named "TM" or TM.EXE (depending on whether Windows is set to display filename extensions), with "Application" to the right under "Type". Right click on the file and select Create Shortcut on the pop-up menu.

A file "Shortcut to TM" will appear at the end of the file list. You will need to scroll down the file list to see it. Left-click on it and without letting go of the mouse button, drag it onto the desktop. You can now close Windows Explorer.

Right click on the icon and select Properties. On the General Tab, you can alter the name that appears under the icon.

Setting the Display

On the Screen tab, you can elect to run Trademaster full-screen or in a window. Ensure "Restore settings on Startup" is checked. On the Font tab, you can select the font size, which will determine the size of display. Ensure "Both Font Types" is selected, and then select "10 x 18". This usually provides the optimum display, but you may wish to experiment with other options.

Difficulties have been encountered in getting a satisfactory display when running under Windows XP, which will not set the full-screen display font size properly. There is no explanation for this in Windows documentation or on the Microsoft website.