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Using StoryHarp as a player only

You can start StoryHarp to play audioventures without editing them by using the /p command line argument.

To create a shortcut for StoryHarp as a player only in Windows 95/NT,

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Click the Windows Start button, then choose Settings, then Taskbar.

gif/storyharp00090000.gif Click the Start Menu Programs tab.

gif/storyharp00090000.gif Click Add.

gif/storyharp00090000.gif Click Browse and select StoryHarp.exe in the StoryHarp directory.

gif/storyharp00090000.gif In the command line edit box where the StoryHarp file name (with path) has just appeared, add
/p, separated from the program name by a space. For example:

C:\StoryHarp\StoryHarp.exe /p

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Click Next.

gif/storyharp00090000.gif Choose a folder to place the shortcut in, then click Next.

gif/storyharp00090000.gif Type a name for the shortcut. Make sure you give it a name that reminds you that you are using the StoryHarp player only.

gif/storyharp00090000.gif Click Finish.

gif/storyharp00090000.gif Close the Taskbar Properties window.

gif/storyharp00090000.gif Try out your shortcut.

To change an existing shortcut in Windows 95/NT,

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Click the Windows Start button, then choose Settings, then Taskbar.

gif/storyharp00090000.gif Click the Start Menu Programs tab.

gif/storyharp00090000.gif Click Advanced. The Windows Explorer will open to the area where the shortcuts are stored. Find the shortcut you want to change.

gif/storyharp00090000.gif Select the shortcut and choose Properties from the popup menu or from the Explorer File menu.

gif/storyharp00090000.gif In the Properties dialog, click the Shortcut tab.

gif/storyharp00090000.gif Change the text in the Target box.

gif/storyharp00090000.gif Click OK.

gif/storyharp00090000.gif Try out the shortcut.

To remove a shortcut in Windows 95/NT,

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Click the Windows Start button, then choose Settings, then Taskbar.

gif/storyharp00090000.gif Click the Start Menu Programs tab.

gif/storyharp00090000.gif Click Remove.

gif/storyharp00090000.gif Find the shortcut, then click Remove.

gif/storyharp00090000.gif Click Close to close the Remove window, then click Cancel to close the Taskbar Properties window.

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