Using Help TextWare provides two types of on-line help to provide answers to questions which may arise. Also, the bottom help line provides a list of important keys and functions. The first type of help is the context-sensitive help. The second type of help is the on-line TextWare Users Manual. This CardFile is an on-line copy of the documentation. Use this help to search and display detailed explanations about TextWare's features. Select CardFiles to Open The CardFile List box displays a list of CardFiles to open. CardFiles have a .TWC extension. To open a CardFile, click on the desired CardFile and click on Open or double-click on the desired CardFile. To find a CardFile in another folder, click on the pop-up menu and select the desired folder. Examining CardFiles Once a CardFile has been opened, the first Card in the CardFile is displayed. To examine text in the active CardFile, click on the scroll arrow pointing up or down or drag the scroll box up to down. Keyboard users may use the up and down arrow keys to move the cursor a line at a time. To move the cursor a screen at a time, use the PgUp and PgDn keys. To move to the beginning of each Card, use Tab and Ctrl+Tab. To perform a search, press the Space Bar, select Enter from the Search menu or use the mouse to click on "Space Enter search" in the bottom help line. This will display the Search dialog box. Refer to the Search dialog box help for more information on entering a search. While scrolling through the text, words may appear in a different color or reverse video. These are Links. There are several types of Links available. The types are word Links, image Links, Audio Links, Video Links, and Sticky Notes. To determine the Link type, click on the word with the mouse. The bottom help text will now change to reflect the Link type. To perform the Link, double- click on the link or press Enter. Refer to the on-line TextWare manual for additional information. Search Dialog Box Use the Enter Search Criteria dialog box to look for specific words or phrases or to perform Boolean, phrase or proximity searches. TextWare uses wildcards to locate derivations of a word. There are two types of wildcards available. The asterisk (*) represents a whole word or one or more characters, while the question mark (?) represents a single character. After entering the search criteria, press the Enter key. If the search is successful, TextWare displays the "Hit List." Press the Space Bar to access the Enter a Search dialog box again. Upon returning to this dialog box, the Enter Search Criteria box displays the last successful search. Use the mouse to select words from the Word Wheel, or to position the cursor in the search text. You may also press the left or right arrow keys to maintain the search and insert text before or after the previous search criteria. Pressing any other key will delete search and allow the user to enter a new search. Refer to the on-line TextWare manual for additional information. Hit List Help Executing a search displays the "Hit List" window. The Hit List is a list of brief descriptions (called Short Displays) for each Card that matches the search criteria. Each Card in the CardFile has a descriptive "Short Display" to help the user narrow the search to a specific Card. At the top of the Hit List window, the number of hits is displayed along with the search criteria. The lower left corner displays the number of groups included in the search. If the entire CardFile was searched, the groups indicator displays "all." To select a Card, double-click on the desired Cards Short Display. This displays the Card with all search criteria highlighted. To remove the Hit List display, click on the close box in the upper left corner of the window. Press the Space Bar to enter a new search or COMMAND "D" to display the Search Dictionary or choose these options from the Search menu. Refer to the on-line TextWare manual for additional information. Search Dictionary Help The Search Dictionary contains a list of searches saved from previous retrieval sessions. Boolean, phrase and proximity searches may all be saved in the Search Dictionary. Select the search amd click on OK to execute the search. The Search Descriptions list box contains a descriptive name of each search in the dictionary. Keyboard users: use the up and down arrows to scroll through the saved searches. Press Enter to execute the search. Mouse users: Double click on any of the desired searches or click on the description and then click on OK to perform the search. Upon highlighting a search description, the actual search that will be executed is displayed in the Search Criteria box. Refer to the on-line TextWare manual for additional information. Print Help Users may output Card text to a printer or a text file (specified in printer setup). Select the option from the Print From dialog box by pressing Alt plus the highlighted letter. When the desired option is selected, press OK. The following options are available: Blocked Text To print blocked text, use the mouse or the keyboard to select the desired text and then choose Blocked Text from the Print Options box. Click on OK to start the printing. This function allows you to print multiple Cards. Card by Number This option will print the Card by number The default is the current card. Refer to the on-line TextWare manual for additional information. Search by Group When the option is selected, a list of all Group names will be displayed in the Group List box. Refer to the on-line TextWare manual for additional information. Search for Bookmarks A Bookmark is a special type of Link that marks a selection of text for instant access. Bookmarks do not appear highlighted unless you specifically search for them. To search for a Bookmark, move the cursor to the desired Bookmark and press Enter. The cursor will be placed in the CardFile on the Bookmark. Refer to the on-line TextWare manual for additional information. Go to Group The Go to a Group box displays a list of all Groups contained in open CardFiles. To move directly to a Group, place the cursor on the desired Group name and press Enter or select the Group with the mouse and click on OK. The Hit List for all Cards contained in the group will now be displayed. Choose the desired Card from the Hit List and use the + and - keys to move between the Cards which belong to the Group. Refer to the on-line TextWare manual for additional information. Go to Card This function allows the user to move directly to a specified Card. The Go to a Card dialog box contains the Enter the Card Number text box and two command buttons. In the text box, enter the Card number and press Enter or click on OK. The cursor will now be in the specified Card. Refer to the on-line TextWare manual for additional information. Synonyms When synonym searching is enabled, TextWare finds all the words designated as synonyms in the default "TEXTWARE.SYN" synonym file. When the box is complete, press Enter or select OK to close the dialog box and enable the synonym searching. When a user enters a search, all synonyms will be found. To disable synonym searching, select Synonym from the Options menu. The check mark will no longer be displayed. Refer to the on-line TextWare manual for additional information. Order of Results This option allows the user to display an image first and then the associated Card text. This is important for applications where the images are more important than the text. The Order of Search Results dialog box contains a list box and two command buttons. In the Display First List box, move the cursor to the option to display first. When the option is highlighted, press Enter or select OK to set the order of search results and close the dialog box. With Image First set, when the user selects a Card from the hit list, the first image link on the Card will be executed. The user will then press Escape to view the Card text. Refer to the on-line TextWare manual for additional information.