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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
HOW TO USE THE KEYBOARD
{F1} Help! If you're not sure what to do, pressing {F1} will
give you whatever help is available for the screen you are
on. Press {ESCAPE} to exit the help screen.
{F2} Hypertext (see Hypertext instructions)
{F3} Save/print text (see printing/saving text instructions)
{F4} Bookmark (see bookmark instructions)
{F5} Any time the phrase {F5} = Begin Search appears at
the bottom of the screen, pressing {F5} will find and
display the titles which match your search criteria.
{F6} Split screen/reader's screen. Compare any two titles
and see them side by side on a split screen by selecting two
titles from the TITLES Screen with the space bar and
pressing {F6} or conveniently read a single text. (more in
the Split Screen instructions.)
{F7} {Sort} Switch back and forth between the AUTHORS Screen
and the TITLES Screen with the {F7} key.
{Line#s} Press {F7} from within a text and paragraph or line
numbers will appear.
{F8} From either the TITLES or AUTHORS Screen or from any
text, you may see a summary or description of the work you
are in or which is highlighted by pressing {F8}.
{F9} Any time you see {F9 Illus} at the bottom of any text
screen, pressing {F9} will show the illustration referred to
in the text.
{F10} Return to Main Menu from any Text Screen.
{ARROW KEYS} Move highlight bar, or scroll through text.
{ESCAPE} Back up. To move back one step or one screen, press
{ESCAPE}.
{HOME}, {END} Move to beginning or end of a list or work.
{PgUp}, {PgDn} Move up or down one screen, or to top or
bottom of a column of information.
{S} See a summary of your Search Criteria selections,
including the Authors, Words, and any other criteria.
{SPACE BAR} Mark/unmark selections.
{N} {P} Move to the next page of a work or the next
illustration in the illustration index by pressing {N} and
to the previous page by pressing {P}.
{+} {-} The {+} {-} keys can be used to scroll through the
text of any work, and also to go to the next or previous
occurrence of a word or phrase you have searched for.