Entering Data: Use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the
required field and just start typing. Any previous data will
in the field will be overwritten.
Exit: When you have finished, use Esc to exit. Sometimes the Enter
& up or down movement keys will also end the data entry.
Edit: Select the field to be edited and press Enter or Insert (the
latter moves cursor to the start of the text).
Lookup: Use Ctrl+PgUp/Dn to fetch timetables on file or move to
'Course code:' and press Insert.
Hint: Use the mark and copy function to duplicate entries that are
the same or similar.
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Course: The code (your choice) identifies and first week is
automatically read if on file.
Date: The beginning of the couse 'week' (can start on any day).
You can change the date to add a new week and you will be
given the coice of erasing the entries on the screen.
Times: If you don't like the default session times, change them
by selecting the Default Menu option by pressing F10 &
then D.
Entries: Move to cell and start typing the topic title. Use Esc to
exit when you have finished the session details.
Footnotes: The three footnote areas are printed side by side (size
50 by 6). The printed text will correspond to the way you arranged it with the screen editor. More.. Pg/Dn
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Copy: Move to the cell (or entry) and press F5 to mark.
Next move to new cell and press Shift+F8 to copy
the marked cell. You may repeat Shift+F8 to make
another copy.
You can use the 'Temporary' cells to move (or copy)
entries from one week to another. These cells are not
erased when a new week's details are read from file.
Swap: You may exchange cell content using F5 to mark and
F8 when positioned on the other cell to do the swap.
Menu: Use F10 to show a menu from which you can PRINT or
SAVE the current week.
Exit: Esc or a menu option exits from the timetable.
Session Details.
Topic: The text entered in this area will be printed with
the same layout in the timetable box.
Lecturer: For a list of lecturers, press Insert, select the
name ( you may type part of the name to move in the
list) and press Enter. Use Esc to ignore the list.
To add a new name permanently, press Insert while
the list is showing.
Footnote indicator: You can use this to add a reference to
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Defaults
This form allows you to change the session times and the main title. Other options will be added for courses which do not run on consecutive days.
The Network information can only be changed with CwArchitect.
Course Duration.
Enter the start and finish dates of the course. Dates can be entered in almost any form, eg:-
2/4/1992 or 2 Apr 92
If you wish to change the dates later, then you will have to use Paradox to edit the table TTCOURSE in the CAS directory.
Once you have completed the timetable, don't forget to save (F10 Enter).
Welcome to the Timetable Generator
This a new aid to creating a timetable quickly. It will enable you to copy or swap session details with only a few keystrokes. If you have any problems or suggestions, please contact me on 6368.
General Principles:
1. Use the arrow keys (or mouse) to move around the screen.
2. Press Enter (or left mouse button) to enter the highlighted field
and Esc (or right mouse button) to exit the field.
3. Once in a field, right & left arrows move within field. If a
field has more than one line, up & down arrows also move within
the field. For single line fields, up/down moves you to the
previous/next field.
4. Use F10 key to display the menu to save & print etc.
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