═══ 1. About PmSpell ═══ PmSpell is a program designed to improve a students spelling, keyboarding and word recognition skills. This version of the program is public domain but I reserve the right to charge for future versions. Registering the software How do I start? ═══ 1.1. Registering the software ═══ PmSpell is one of two OS/2 education programs I am currently writing and using. PmMath being the other. I use both programs five times a week with my own two children. This helps the children and helps me pick up any bugs or design flaws. If you find this program useful please register by sending $20 Canadian to me at the following address. Please make all checks or money orders payable to "Brett Baudin". Brett Baudin 4303 103 Ave Edmonton, Alberta Canada T6A 0S4 Ph 403-492-7048 ═══ 1.2. How do I start? ═══ o Select the Options (word sizes) you want. o (Optional)Save the setup as a .prS file. o Select Start (first word will appear). o Press space bar to type in word. o If the word was entered correctly a new word will appear. o If word was incorrect the computer will beep and display the old word. o When you have had enough select Finish. o A window will display your stats. ═══ 2. File Menu ═══ The File menu contains commands that you use to create, open, and save student profiles. Profiles are simply a data file that keeps tract of the options you select for a student. The following commands appear in the File menu: New Creates a new student profile Open Opens an existing profile Save Saves any changes to current profile Save As Saves the current profile using a new name ═══ 3. New ═══ You can create a new student profile by using the New command. To create a new profile, do the following: o Select the File menu and choose the New command. The words "New Student" appears in the title bar of the new file. ═══ 4. Open ═══ You can open a profile that exists on any drive or in any directory by using the Open command. To open a profile, do the following: o Select the File menu and choose the Open command. A dialog box appears, showing you a list of files in the current directory. ═══ 5. Save ═══ You use the Save command to save changes you've made to your profile. To save changes to the current profile, do the following: o Select the File menu and choose the Save command. ═══ 6. Save As ═══ You use the Save As command to name and save a new profile. Follow these steps to save a new profile: 1. Select the File menu and choose the Save As command. A dialog box appears, prompting you for a new filename. ═══ Help for Open ═══ ═══ Help for Open ═══ 1. Select the down arrow to the right of the Drive list to display all the drives on your system. 2. Select a drive from the Drive list. 3. Select a directory from the Directory list. 4. Select a profile name from the File list or type in a profile name and select the Open pushbutton to display the file you want to edit. For specific help, select a topic below. ═══ List of Fields ═══ File name Type of file Drive File Directory Open pushbutton ═══ Help for File name ═══ ═══ Help for File name ═══ Type the name of the profile you want to open in the File name field and select the Open pushbutton. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ List of Fields ═══ File name Type of file Drive File Directory Open pushbutton General help ═══ Help for Type of file ═══ ═══ Help for Type of file ═══ Select the down arrow to the right of the Type of file field to display the available file types. The sample has set this field for all file types. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ Help for Drive ═══ ═══ Help for Drive ═══ The Drive list displays the drives on your system. Select the drive that contains the files you want to edit. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ Help for File ═══ ═══ Help for File ═══ The File list displays all the files in the directory you selected from the Directory list. Select the file you want to open. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ Help for Directory ═══ ═══ Help for Directory ═══ The Directory list displays the directories on the selected drive. Select a directory to display the list of files from that directory in the File list box. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ Help for Open ═══ ═══ Help for Open ═══ Select the Open pushbutton to display the file you want to edit. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ Help for Save ═══ Use Save to store the profile you are editing. Note: If you are editing a new profile, select the Save or Save as choices to display the Save as pop-up so that you can name the profile. A profile must have a title to be saved. ═══ Help for Save as ═══ Use Save as to name and save a new profile or to save an existing profile under a different name, in a different directory, or on a different disk. ═══ Help for Save as ═══ ═══ Help for Save as ═══ 1. Select the down arrow to the right of the Drive list to display all the drives on your system. 2. Select a drive from the Drive list. 3. Select a directory from the Directory list. 4. Type the name of the file you want to save in the File name field and select the Save pushbutton. For specific help, select a topic below. ═══ List of Fields ═══ File name Type of file Drive File Directory Save pushbutton ═══ Help for File name ═══ ═══ Help for File name ═══ Type the name of the profile you want to save in the File name field and select the Save pushbutton. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ List of Fields ═══ File name Type of file Drive File Directory Save pushbutton General help ═══ Help for Type of file ═══ ═══ Help for Type of file ═══ Select the down arrow to the right of the Type of file field to display the available file types. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ Help for Drive ═══ ═══ Help for Drive ═══ The Drive list displays the drives on your system. Select the drive that contains the files you want to save. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ Help for File ═══ ═══ Help for File ═══ The File list displays all the files in the directory you selected from the Directory list. Select the file you want to rename and save. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ Help for Directory ═══ ═══ Help for Directory ═══ The Directory list displays the directories on the selected drive. Select a directory to display the list of files from that directory in the File list box. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ Help for Save ═══ ═══ Help for Save ═══ Select the Save pushbutton to save the file to the drive and directory you selected and with the file name you specified. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ 7. Product information dialog ═══ PmSpell Version 2.20 "Shareware" Written by Brett Baudin Copyright Sector Consulting 4303 103 Ave Edmonton, Alberta Canada T6A 0S4 ═══ 8. OK ═══ The OK button closes the Product information dialog. ═══ 9. Words by Size ═══ Select the words sizes you wish to be picked at random. ═══ 10. Canada ═══ Canadian Provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Yukon, Northwest Territories. Canadian Capitals: Whitehorse, Yellowknife, Victoria, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec City, Fredericton, Halifax, Charlottetown, St. John's. Canadian Rivers/Lakes/Bays: North Saskatchewan River, Lake Winnipeg, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay, James Bay, Baffin Bay, Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, Lake Athabasca, Mackenzie River, Beaufort Sea. ═══ 11. Data and Time ═══ Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Weekdays: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. ═══ 12. Numbers ═══ Numbers 0 - 9: zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine Numbers 10 - 19: ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen Numbers 20 - 90: twenty, thirty, fourty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety ═══ 13. Colors ═══ Colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, gray, brown, white, black.