  USDL HELP

  Navigational  Conventions:  There  are  many  modules  in USDL, and
  several  levels of  help as  well. Navigation  through the  modules
  follows some simple conventions:

  <escape>
  will  exit any  help module  or back  up one  level within the main
  program. From the main menu, it will exit the program.

  <tab>
  will move to the next available input field in modules that require
  input.

  <enter>
  will  select the  highlighted item  at the  main selection  list or
  initiate processing  in modules that generate  output based on user
  input.

  <F1>
  will call context sensitive help from anywhere in the program.

  <Ctrl-M>
  stands for "more", and will open  a reference file for the selected
  subject from within the input portion of selected modules.


  You  can  navigate  the  scrolling  list  of  reference material in
  several ways. You can use your  mouse to activate the scroll bar at
  the right  of the box,  then double-click on  the item you  want to
  activate. You can scroll with page and arrow keys, pressing <enter>
  on the  desired item. You  can also press  the first letter  of the
  item  you desire.  Each time  you press  the letter,  the list will
  progess  to  the  next  item  that  begins  with that letter. Press
  <enter> when you reach the desired item.


  Main Menu: You can activate the  main menu at any time (except when
  help  files are  showing) by  pressing <Alt-M>  or clicking  on the
  "Menu" bar  with your mouse. The  menu contains a number  of items,
  depending upon the module you happen to be using at the time:

  <More Details>
  Also  accessible  with  the  "hot  key"  <Ctrl-M>,  More Details (a
  detailed description)  are available whenever  you are in  a module
  that requires user input. You can also fine More Details at the top
  of  the main  menu when  they are  available. Read  the information
  presented, print  it if you like,  and press <escape> to  return to
  the module from which you invoked the More Details command.

  <RapidPrint>
  Also  accessible with  the "hot  key" <Ctrl-P>,  RapidPrint is  the
  command used to send the  currently displayed report to the printer
  immediately. From  within an interactive module,  this will consist
  of a formatted report just as it appears on the screen. From within
  a textual  information screen,  the RapidPrint  command will  print
  only  marked  text  (if  any  is  marked).  If  no  text is marked,
  RapidPrint will print the entire text file.

  <Help>
  Help is  invoked with the <F1>  key, or by choosing  it at the main
  menu.  Occasionally,  when  changing  modules  quickly and invoking
  help, the  program may become  confused about which  help module to
  display (receive a corrupted stack). This  is not a problem. If the
  help file displayed does not appear to correspond to the module you
  are  in, simply  press <escape>  until  you  are back  at the  main
  selection screen. The help stack will  be reset, and you may return
  to the  module you wanted  help on, using  keystrokes entered at  a
  more reasonable speed.

  <ùPrinter>
  The Printer selection on the menu  is a simple toggle. When Printer
  appears with  a 'ù' before it,  the printer is ON,  and any reports
  displayed by the program will automatically print. When the Printer
  selection appears without the 'ù' before it, the printer is OFF

  <Disk File Output>
  This selection, also invoked by  pressing <Ctrl-D>, will invoke the
  file output dialog.  This dialog permits the user  to select a file
  for appending program output, and to  toggle that output on or off.
  The file dialog  has it's own help module to  assist you with using
  it.

  <Display Options>
  The Display Options selection will open a dialog for use in setting
  your  preferences  for  the  appearance  of  the program interface.
  Although it  does not permit  global control of  program colors, it
  may be used to modify several options.

  <About USDL>
  The about option will display an "about box" containing information
  about program  version, contact information for  the publisher, and
  the name of the registered user.

  <Exit Program>
  Also  available by  pressing <Ctrl-X>,  this option  will exit  the
  program without prompting.


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