                                  DESCRIPTION



This program contains a TrueType Type 1 font image for helping to prepare 
documents containing chemical formulae and symbols.  As a bonus, atomic 
weights are available through two key macro recall.  A freeware macro program 
called COMPOSE, from Digital Equipment Corporation, is enclosed along with a
template to make the use of this font easier.


If you have ever tried to enter a series of equations, only to find that you 
need several fonts to supply the required symbols and characters, and then 
spend an eternity highlighting, superscripting, subscripting and composing 
unique characters you will understand the reason I designed this chemistry 
font.  This font file contains a full set of alphabetic, punctuation and
numeric characters - so it can fulfill your prose requirements. It also 
contains upper and lower case Greek, superscripted and subscripted numbers 
and with many of the commonly needed symbols used in chemistry.  This macro 
library makes looking up atomic weights on a periodic table and manually 
transcribing or cutting and pasting from electronic handbook a thing of 
the past.


                                 REGISTRATION


A great deal of time and effort went into the creation and preparation of 
this program and your registration will be greatly appreciated.   Your 
registration fee will entitle you to software support (via telephone at 
your expense or electronic mail).  For registered users, I am willing to 
customize the font file for individual use by adding or replacing characters.  

If you haven't already done so, please take a moment to mail $20 US funds to 
me, along with your comments and suggestions, at:


			J. Eric Slone
			5500 Holmes Run Parkway, No. 501
			Alexandria, Virginia  22304-2851


You may contact me (support is only given to paid, registered, users):


			Compuserve:  	73757,2776
			Internet:  	eslone@mason1.gmu.edu
			Telephone:  	(703) 461-7078
			Fax:  		(703) 751-6639


Please keep your telephone calls restricted to 11am to 11pm eastern time.





                                 INSTALLATION


I assume that you have a "working" knowledge of Windows.  Copy the COMPOSE 
program files into a directory of your choice and add the program COMPOSE.EXE 
to the LOAD= line in your WIN.INI file.


1.  From  "Program Manager" click on the "Accessories Group".
2.  Double click on the "Control Panel" icon.
3.  In Control Panel window choose Fonts icon.
4.  Choose Add.
5.  In Add Fonts dialog box select the drive and directory where the Chemistry
    fonts are located.
6.  Use "Select All" button.
7.  Make sure that the box "Copy Fonts to Windows Directory" is checked.
8.  Choose "OK".



                              BASIC INSTRUCTIONS


1. 	Select "Chemistry Font" from your font list.
2.   	You must follow the instructions carefully as the characters are case
	sensitive.
3.   	You can type in text as with any other font.  
4.	The keystrokes have been made as sensible as possible, with some
        limitations.	
5.	The abbreviation for the Right Control button is <RC>.  The <RC> 		
	button is used to activate the "Compose" program.
6.	Do NOT hold down <RC> when using other keys.  You will see the
	"Compose" program button activated in the lower right of the screen
	which indicates that you may type in the commands.  You must 
        re-activate "Compose" each time you need the special keystroke.


EXAMPLES: To type HYDROXIDE:                     OH<RC>-
	  To type peroxide:                      H<RC>2O<RC>2
	  To type a superscripted number:        14<RC><Shift>8 
	       with more than one digit :        25<RC><Shift>3<RC><Shift>6

NOTE: 	  <RC> followed by a number will result in a SUBSCRIPT
	  <RC> followed by <Shift> and a number will result in a SUPERSCRIPT	


GREEK LETTERS:

Greek Letters correspond to the Roman equivalent letter plus a "g"

EXAMPLES: To type "PI" (uppercase):              <RC>PG  	
	  To type "pi" (lowercase):              <RC> pg





ATOMIC WEIGHT:


To type the atomic weight of an element type <RC> then the element symbol.


	1.      Single letter elements must be capitalized and followed
                by a space.

		Example: Carbon  <RC>C<space>   	 result: 12.011


 	2.      Two-letter elements must have a capital letter followed
    	        by a lower case letter.

		Example: Sodium <RC>Na			 result: 22.89877


The only elements that require more than two keystrokes are numbers 104 to 107.
 

		Element 104 = <RC>Unq		Element 105= <RC>Unp	
		Element 106= <RC>Unh  		Element 107= <RC>Uns



VIEWING THE FULL CHARACTER SET:

		Type <RC><space><space>

