Contents

1   About PipeDream 4

• What is PipeDream 4?
• What Can PipeDream 4 Do?

2   About this Guide

3   Conventions

• Using the Mouse
• The Pointer and the Caret
• Keys

4   Installation

5   The PipeDream Document Window

• Columns
• Help

6   Commands

• Menus
• Dialogue Boxes
• The Icon Menu
• Short Menus and Long Menus
• Keys

7   Word Processing

• Typing the Letter
• Checking your Spelling
• Saving your Letter
• Loading and Editing the Letter
• Printing the Letter

8   Spreadsheets

• Building the Spreadsheet
• Alignment
• Totals
• Recalculating Your Spreadsheet
• Leading Characters
• Column Widths

9   Databases

• Loading the Example Database
• Fixing Rows
• Sorting the Database
• Searching for Records
• Selecting Records
• Entering Records
• Deleting Records
• Column Widths
• Database Functions

10   Combined Documents

• Fonts
• Building the Spreadsheet
• Producing the Chart
• Making Changes to Your Data
• Setting a Font for the Chart
• Adding a Picture to Your Document
• Printing the Document

11   Glossary

This Getting Started Guide was written by Colton Software.

© 1991–2022 Colton Software

Additional credits

Stuart Swales — converting the printed manual to HTML, updating to reflect current behaviour.