Commands
The File menu offers the following commands:
New Creates a new document.
Open Opens an existing document.
Save Saves an opened document using the same file name.
Save As Saves an opened document to a specified file name.
Print Prints a document.
Print Preview Displays the document on the screen as it would appear printed.
Print Setup Selects a printer and printer connection.
Send... Sends the active document through electronic mail.
Exit Exits Mark's Adding Machine.
The Edit menu offers the following commands:
Undo Removes the last line in the tape box.
Copy to Copies data from the document to the clipboard for pasting
Clipboard into a spreadsheet program. Be sure to use cell A1 as the
(SS Format) insertion point.
Copy to Copies data from the document to the clipboard for pasting
Clipboard into a word processor such as Word or Works or a text editor,
(TXT Format) such as Notepad. Set the font to a fixed width font, such as
Courier to line up the decimals correctly.
Edit Tape Brings up a dialog to edit the currently selected tape box line.
Box Entry
The View menu offers the following commands:
StatusBar Shows or hides the status bar.
Recalculate Causes the tape box to be re-calculated and re-formatted.
Now
Always on Ensures that MAM is always the top most window.
Top
Middle Keys Shows or hides the middle key area in order to make more room
for the tape box, which is enlarged when the middle keys are
hidden.
Swap Main Swaps Main and Memory LED's. Swapping these makes it easier
and Memory to see the Main LED when the window is resized to a smaller
LED's than normal size in order to make more screen room available
for other applications.
The Settings menu offers the following commands:
Auto Append Enables/Disables the auto append comments feature in the
Comments Add/Edit Comment dialog box.
Auto Decimal Automatically sets the decimal format to 2 places from the right.
Mode When in this mode, the decimal need not be entered manually. It
will automatically be inserted for you.
Immediate Read Reads back each line as it is being added to the tape box.
Mode
Prompt To Save Enables/Disables the prompt to save modified files on exit. If
On Exit unchecked, the program will not prompt you to save your work when you
exit even if you have modified your file since the last save. Uncheck
at your own risk!
Multiple Enables/Disables 2 column printing. In the Multiple Column Printing
Column Mode, the font used is much smaller, allowing for over 4 times as
Printing many tape lines per sheet as the normal mode. Saves paper, but is
not as easy to read because of the smaller print.
Multi Column Sets the multi column font point size. Available settings are 4, 5,
Font Point 6, and 7. The higher the point size, the larger and easier to read
Size the printed tape boxes. However, the smaller the point size, the
more information can be squeezed onto each printed page. The default
for this setting is 6.
Give Pos/Neg Enables/Disables the Items, Pos, and Neg counts on Total and Subtotal
Counts lines. If checked, MAM generates a comment to the Total and Subtotal
lines.
Show Clear All Enables/Disables the warning message that appears when pressing the CA
Warning (Clear All) button. If you decide to uncheck this item, you run the
risk of losing all of your tape box contents if you ever accidentally
hit the CA button or one of its shortcuts. Uncheck this option at
your own risk!
European Mode Swaps the comma (,) and dot (.) separators for convenience of
international users.
ReMap Keypad Remaps the numeric keypad so that the buttons better mimic the locations
found on real adding machines. The remapping is as follows:
Enter = plus, Plus = minus, Minus = total
Auto Comment Appends the current running subtotal as a comment to the end of each tape
Current box line. Be advised that this will overwrite any existing comments. So,
Subtotal this feature should not be used if you plan to add your own comments unless
you will be doing so after turning the feature off.
Print Negative Prints and Print Previews all lines containing negative values in red. Note
Values in Red that this feature requires that you have a color printer installed. Note also
that the onscreen tape box will not display negative values in red. The red
fonts will only be used in printing and print previewing operations.
Auto Copy This puts the current running subtotal in the clipboard. It also puts the
Current Total current running subtotal as a part of the window title. Be advised that this
To Clipboard feature will cause MAM to be regularly overwriting any and all existing
clipboard contents, even when no new information has been keyed into MAM.
The Macros menu offers the following commands:
Start Puts the application into macro recording mode. Press a macro
Recording key to begin recording a macro for that key, or just about any
other key to cancel.
Stop Ends a macro recording session. Choose this menu item when you
Recording are finished recording your macro or press the same macro button
that you pressed to begin the macro recording session.
Edit Macros Brings up the macro editor dialog with which you may edit any
and/or all of the macros with easy, intuitive mouse clicks,
double clicks, and drags and drops.
Clear All Choose this option to clear all of the macro keys.
Macros
Import Macro Imports a macro (*.mcr) file from disk.
File
Export Macro Exports a macro (*.mcr) file to disk.
File
The Links menu offers links to the following Internet websites:
MAM Website Check the MAM website for updates, upgrades, bug reports, etc.
Java4Free Features free webtools for webmasters to use on their own sites.
NFLPicker Features a freeplay java applet that handicaps NFL games against
the Las Vegas point spread. (For entertainment purposes only.)
PowerballPicker Features a freeplay java applet that ranks the "hot" and "cold"
numbers that have been drawn (or not drawn) in the Powerball
lotto game.
WinKeySim Another freeware program from me. It adds keyboard macro
functionality to other Windows programs. Just click the mouse
and WinKeySim simulates keystrokes into practically any Windows
program for you. Great for logins, addresses, bookmarks, etc.
In addition to the above, I have included a few sponsored links. If you like
the program, you can help support it by patronizing my sponsors.
The Speech menu offers the following commands:
About Brings up a simple dialog box listing copyright information for the
currently installed Text-To-Speech Engine. If this option is unavailable
you might need to download and install a Text-To-Speech Engine.
General Brings up the General dialog box if implemented by the currently installed
Text-To-Speech Engine. Some speech engines will provide access to advanced
configuration options here, such as speed, pitch, etc.
Lexicon Brings up the Lexicon dialog box if implemented by the currently installed
Text-To-Speech Engine. Some speech engines will provide the ability to
modify the way certain words are pronounced.
Translate Brings up the Translate dialog box if implemented by the currently installed
Text-To-Speech Engine.
Read Tape Causes the currently installed Text-To-Speech Engine to begin reading
the contents of the tape box. Shortcut: F8. Note that this option
is not available if the tape box is empty or if there is no compatible
Text-To-Speech Engine installed.
Pause Reading Pauses the reading of the tape box contents. Use the Resume Reading
item to resume reading from the position the reading was paused at.
Resume Reading Resumes the reading of the tape box from the position it was at when
the Pause Reading command was selected.
Stop Reading Stops the reading of the tape, if it is currently being read. The
Tape shortcut for this command is: F4.
Read Clipboard Brings up a dialog box with an edit box control into which the text
on the system clipboard is pasted. You may also type text into the
edit control and have the Speech Engine read the text to you.
Download A Opens the Microsoft Agent page on the Internet in the user's default
Speech Engine browser. (Requires a properly installed and configured browser and
Internet connection.) Go to the downloads section of the website
and download one of the Lernout Speech Engines. You might also need
to download and install the SPCHAPI runtime binaries and possibly
the MS Agent core components.
Select Speech Brings up a dialog box wherein you can select from the installed
Engine Mode speech engines and voices supported by them. You may also set the
reading speed in words per minute.
The Help menu offers the following commands:
Register Brings up a dialog box for entering passcodes you received
when you registered this copy of Mark's Adding Machine.
Help Topics Brings up this help documentation.
About Displays version number, copyright information, and has a
button linking to the MAM website (requires a properly
installed and configured web browser and Internet connection).
Also displays Username and Passcode information.