═══ 1. Help Editor Functions ═══

 The Help Editor is used to make creation of IPF files easier. It will help to 
insert the tags that are needed to create a valid IPF. The file that is created 
in the Help Editor can then be compiled into either a document or a help file. 
The follow are examples of how to compile an IPF file. 

Example

IPFC /inf example.ipf
IPFC example.ipf

 For further examples see your system documentation. 


═══ 2. File Pulldown ═══

 This pulldown is used to manipulate files in the Help Editor. The following is 
a list of items in the File pulldown. 

 o New 
 o Open 
 o Save 
 o Save As 
 o Exit 


═══ 2.1. New Item ═══

 This item sets up the initial tags that are needed to create a valid IPF file. 
This Item can also be invoked by pressing Ctrl+N 


═══ 2.2. Open item ═══

 This item is used to open an IPF file that has already been created. This Item 
can also be invoked by pressing Ctrl+O Note:  Files can be brought in that have 
been edited in another text editor. 


═══ 2.3. Save item ═══

 This item is used to save changes that have been edited in the Help 
Editor.This Item can also be invoked by pressing Ctrl+S 


═══ 2.4. Save As item ═══

 This item is used to save an edited file to a different name than it was 
originally read in as. This Item can also be invoked by pressing Ctrl+A 


═══ 2.5. Exit item ═══

This item is used to exit the Help Editor. It can also be invoked by pressing 
F3 


═══ 3. Edit Pulldown ═══

 This pulldown is used to aid in the process of editing a file in the Help 
Editor. 

 o Undo 
 o Cut 
 o Copy 
 o Paste 
 o Clear 
 o Select All 


═══ 3.1. Undo item ═══

 This item is used to undo typing that was done in the file. Once text is 
undone pressing undo again will restore what has been undone. This item can 
also be invoked by pressing Alt+Backspace 


═══ 3.2. Cut item ═══

 This item is used to cut marked text into the system clipboard. This item can 
also be invoked by pressing Shift+Delete 


═══ 3.3. Copy item ═══

 This item is used to copy marked text into the system clipboard. This item can 
be invoked by pressing Ctrl+Insert 


═══ 3.4. Paste item ═══

 This item is used to take text from the clipboard and put it into the Help 
Editor at the current cursor position. This item can be invoked by pressing 
Shift+Insert 


═══ 3.5. Clear item ═══

 This item is used to delete marked text from the Help Editor. This item can be 
invoked by pressing Delete 


═══ 3.6. Select All item ═══

 This item is used to select all the text that is in the Help Editor. This item 
can be invoked by pressing Ctrl+E 


═══ 4. Options Pulldown ═══

 This item contains all of the options that can be set in the Help Editor. 


═══ 4.1. Wordwrap item ═══

 This option is used to force the wrapping of lines in the editor. 

Warning

This option should be used with extreme caution because files
saved that contain wordwrapped text may not compile in the IPFC.


═══ 5. IPF Pulldown ═══

 This pulldown contains all the options that will add in the flags for the IPF 
file format. 

 o Highlight Phrases 
 o Comments 
 o Heading 
 o Links 
 o Example 


═══ 5.1. Hightlight Phrases item ═══

 This item contains a cascading menu that has all of the valid IPF highlight 
phrases. These phrases are used to emphasize text in the IPF file. Each of the 
items in this menu has its own associated keystroke sequence to invoke it. 


═══ 5.2. Comment item ═══

 This item is used to add comments to the IPF file. It can be invoked by 
pressing Ctrl+M 


═══ 5.3. Heading item ═══

 This item is used to create headings in the IPF file. It pulls up a dialog box 
that asks for the information needed to insert the header item. It can be 
invoked by pressing Ctrl+H 


═══ 5.4. Link item ═══

 This item inserts the tags needed to create a hypertext link in the IPF file. 
It brings up a dialog box that lists all the possible resources that can be 
linked to in the IPF file. This item can be invoked by pressing Ctrl+K 


═══ 5.5. Example item ═══

 This item is used to insert the tags that are needed to create an example in 
the IPF file. It can be invoked by pressing Ctrl+X