Drag-and-Drop Support in Version 1.0 of Freelance for Windows (89214)

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In Windows 3.1, you can open or embed a document by dragging a file from a directory in File Manager and placing the file on a minimized application, or by dragging the file into the window of an active application. This process is known as dragging and dropping.

For drag-and-drop functionality to work, the application being used in conjunction with File Manager must directly support dynamic data exchange (DDE) messaging.

For more information about drag-and-drop functionality, refer to pages 58-59 of the "Microsoft Windows User's Guide."

Registering Freelance for Windows for Drag-and-Drop Application Use

1. Run the Registration Editor (REGEDIT.EXE), which is located in the WINDOWS directory.
2. From the Edit menu, choose Add File Type.
3. In the Identifier box, type FLW.
4. In the File Type text box, type FLW Presentation.
5. In the Action text box, type open.
6. In the Command text box, type <drive><path>\FLW.EXE %1.
7. To save this entry in the REG.DAT database, choose the OK button.

Registering Freelance for Windows for Drag-and-Drop Printing

1. Run the Registration Editor (REGEDIT.EXE), which is located in the WINDOWS directory.
2. From the Edit menu, choose Add File Type.
3. Clear the Uses DDE check box.
4. In the Identifier box, type LFW.
5. In the File Type box, type LFW Presentation.
6. In the Action box, type print.
7. In the Command box, type <drive><path>\LFW.EXE /p %1.
8. To save this entry in the REG.DAT database, choose the OK button.
9. In File Manager, make sure to associate LFW document files with [drive][path]\LFW.EXE. (To do this, choose Associate from the File menu.)

To print a Freelance for Windows document using drag-and-drop functionality, use the following steps:

1. Open Print Manager and minimize it.
2. Open File Manager and locate the file that needs to be printed.
3. Drag and drop the file from File Manager onto the minimized Print Manager icon.