The following suggests a few routes of "how-to" information you might like to follow while developing a current or new publication. This route is likely to change from time to time as I discover easier and faster ways to accomplish some things. So if you prefer to work on your own, just click any of the links on the side panel or on the top menu.

To follow a route, click one of the links below that describe your status and experience with NeoBook DOS Pro and/or programming in general:

For the Not Knowledgeable NeoBook DOS Pro Author: (This route is likely to change from time to time as I discover easier and faster ways to accomplish some things. So if you prefer to work on your own, just click any of the links on the side panel or on the top menu.)

1. Read "Choosing To Program With NeoBook DOS Pro" which addresses NeoBook's capacity to serve as a viable development environment.

2. Download a trial copy of NeoBook DOS Pro, or visit the NeoSoft Corporation Website for a complete description of the NeoBook DOS Pro (NeoBASIC™ Cut & Paste Programming is NOT an affiliate of NeoSoft Corporation). While you're at the NeoSoft website, ask the sales team about their 3-Package Deal: A reduced price for the purchase of NeoBook DOS Pro, NeoPaint, AND NeoShow!!

   NOTE: Although some of the information on this website can be applied to publications built with the basic version of NeoBook DOS ($45.00 registration fee), most of it is applicable to the professional version of NeoBook DOS only ($79.00 registration fee).

3. Read the User Guide that comes with the NeoBook DOS Pro application and familiarize yourself with the basic action commands used to build a publication. Broad Horizon students click here to read the User Guide.

4. View the example publications that demonstrate what can be built with NDP and some of the techniques spread throughout the website.

5. Sign up for the NeoBASIC™ Newsletter and the NeoBook Mailing List if you haven't done so already.

6. Learn more about NeoBASIC™ Cut & Paste Programming and the role it plays in relationship to NeoSoft Corporation from the NeoBASIC™ Frequently Asked Questions Document.

For the Beginning NeoBook DOS Pro Author: (This route is likely to change from time to time as I discover easier and faster ways to accomplish some things. So if you prefer to work on your own, just click any of the links on the side panel or on the top menu.)

1. Familiarize yourself with the NeoBASIC™ Cut & Paste Programming Website (what it offers and how it can help).

2. Download any extra video, sound, or mouse drivers you may need.

3. Get acquainted with some Programming Basics and begin to apply them to publication development projects.

4. Visually develop your publications using a set of pre-programmed GUI templates. An online demonstration illustrates how easy the iGui Templates make programming with NeoBook DOS Pro.

5. Download a collection of complimentary sounds, videos, and graphics.

For the Intermediate NeoBook DOS Pro Author: (This route is likely to change from time to time as I discover easier and faster ways to accomplish some things. So if you prefer to work on your own, just click any of the links on the side panel or on the top menu.)

1. Begin to develop consistent publications according to " The Basics of NeoBASIC™."

2. Learn how to use external DOS commands and DOS batch files with NeoBook DOS Pro.

3. Use the iCode Commander Expander to allow publications to:

   • Use Database Functions
   • Use Date and Time Routines
   • Manipulate Directories and Files
   • Handle Errors
   • Get Input and Produce Output
   • Perform Math
   • Manipulate Strings
   • Take Advantage of Variables
   
   

4. Apply some inventive programming tricks and work-arounds to NDP publications.

5. Download NeoBASIC's™ NeoScripts - publication source code demonstrating some of the tricks and work-arounds from the link above.

6. Download a collection of complimentary sounds, graphics, videos, and additional add-ons.

For the Advanced NeoBook DOS Pro Author: (This route is likely to change from time to time as I discover easier and faster ways to accomplish some things. So if you prefer to work on your own, just click any of the links on the side panel or on the top menu.)

1. Use the Publication Idea Generator to spark new ideas. (This is a work-in-progress and requires a Javascript enabled browser.)

2. Follow a set of professional development guidelines while creating a new or current NDP publication (based on NASA's "Recommended Approach To Software Development").

3. Expand your current knowledge with newsgroups.

4. Download a collection of complimentary sounds, graphics, videos, and additional add-ons.

5. Try your hand at developing an adventure game with NeoBook DOS Pro using the advice from the online tutorial, "Computer Adventures, The Secret Art."

6. Request custom code if you can't find a solution to your problems here on the website.

7. Write documentation (help files) online! Simply fill in the following form, press the submit button, and retrieve your documents through NeoBASIC's Cut & Paste page!

8. Promote and upload your publication(s) using a list of personally compiled business resources and files. I created this list of references to assist my own publishing endeavors, however, made it available to the NeoBook authoring public.

9. Join the NeoBook community and visit other NeoBook sites or sites relevant to NeoBook publication development.