Common Questions and Answers for New Users


	 Q: How do I ADD a record?

	 A: Choose VIEW. Press 'L' or click LAST for the LAST record.
	    Click or press UP arrow. Click EDIT or press 'E' to edit.
	    The record you add is logically at the end of the current
	    file. You choose "L" (LAST) to see the last record, and
	    UP Arrow to get to LAST + 1. As soon as you enter your
	    data, the LAST record is now the number of the one you
	    entered, and adding another will be at LAST + 1 again.


	 Q: How do I Change or Edit the fields?

	 A: In the MAIN Menu, choose UTILITIES. Choose EDIT COLLECTION
	    TYPE. If you wish to change an EXISTING set of fields,
	    press the letter key that corresponds. If you wish to CREATE
	    a new set, choose an unused letter.


	 Q: It takes too long to LOAD a large file. Can it be shortened?

	 A: Collect! makes an automatic backup of your data under a
	    separate file name when loading. You can disable this
	    feature and get faster LOADing. In the MAIN menu, choose
	    UTILITIES. Choose AUTO SAVE TOGGLE. Press ENTER or click
	    the text to turn the AutoSave off. Subsequent LOADs will
	    now take 1/2 the time, but the automatic backups will not
	    be made.


	 Q: Can text searching be mixed case?

	 A: Sure. Collect! will find "TexT" and "tExT" and "TEXT" just
	    the same. However, do not insert spaces or control characters
	    into search text, as it tends to confuse things. The best
	    idea is to search for a consecutive string of characters,
	    such as "couch" or such.


	 Q: Why Common Spelling Files?

	 A: Well... Let's assume you collect dinosaur bones. To make sure
	    that searches ALWAYS work, it's easier to pick STENONYCHOSAURUS
	    from a list rather than to type it in each time. Subsequent
	    searches would be in error if the above name got misspelled
	    in any of the records. This is especially true if more than
	    one person is adding data to Collect!