IBM Aptiva Multimedia Exploration CD/Aptiva DEMO CD.iso/dos63/cps.hlp

Central Point Help | 1993-12-31 | 15KB | 355 lines

General Help
(C)Copyright IBM Corp. 1993
Copyright 1992 Central Point Software, Inc.
GENERAL HELP
Index
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 ESC to exit this screen or press F4 to view a list of help
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Index
: Topics
System Control menu
PZThe System Control menu appears when you
press Alt+SPACE or click the program window
close box. Some programs have an extended
 Version...
version of this menu with options for
manipulating application windows.
 Close   Alt+F4
Choosing Version displays a window containing copyright
information specific to the current program. To return to the
program window, choose OK, click the Version window close box or
press ESC.
Choosing Close displays a dialog box which asks you to confirm
that you want to exit the program. Double-click the program
window close box to bypass the System Control menu and exit the
program.
Choosing Commands
Help Topics
 Return to Previous Topic
 Using Help
 Basic Skills
 Using Command-Line Options
Index
 Press F2 from within the help system for programs
 to see an index to help topics for that program.
Help Topics
Using Help
PZGetting
 You can get help from anywhere
1 Help
 within a program by pressing
 F1 or choosing the Help menu
 Topics
 command from the horizontal
 Index
 menu bar.
 Keyboard
 Commands
 The help text that appears
 depends on what you were doing
 About...
 when you asked for help. If
 you were in a menu, help gives
 you information about the
 highlighted menu command. If
 you were in a dialog box, help
 tells you about the available
 options.
Scrolling
 If a help page contains more text than can fit in the
 window at once, use the PGUP and PGDN keys (or UP and
 DOWN arrow keys) to scroll text in the window. If you
 have a mouse, you can use the scroll bar at the right.
 A horizontal line indicates the end of the help topic.
Links
 From within most help windows, you can access other
 help topics by choosing links. A link is a word or
 phrase that takes you to text that provides more
 information about the chosen link. To choose a link,
 use the TAB or cursor keys to move the highlighter
 among links (END takes you to the last and HOME takes
 you to the first), then press ENTER. If you have a
 mouse, just point and click a link to choose it.
 Choosing a link displays the help window associated
 with that word or phrase on your screen. From there,
 you can choose another link, press F5 to return to the
 previously viewed window, or press F3 to exit from the
 help system and return to the application.
Related
 Links located at the bottom left of some help windows
Topics
     take you to a related topic of the current help. For
 example, the related topic in this window is "Special
 Keys in Help." Choose this link to display a list of
 available function keys for this help system.
General
 Links located at the bottom right of some help windows
Topics
     take you to a more general topic of the current help.
Special Keys in Help
Special Keys in Help
 Function Keys
  F1
 Help explains how to use
 Print prints the currently
 the help system.
 displayed help window.
  F2
 Index displays the index
 Prev displays the previous
 entries for this help
 window in help (not
 system.
 necessarily the previously
+ displayed window).
  F3
 Exit quits the help system
 Next displays the next
 and returns to the
 window in help.
 application.
  F4
 Topics displays the help
 Manuals Displays a list of
 system's "top menu," which
 other help systems you can
 lists general help topics
 see.
 you can go to.
  F5
 GoBack displays the
 previously displayed
 screen.
 Other Keys
   ENTER
 Chooses the
  Highlights the link above
 highlighted link.
  the current one.
   PGUP
  Scrolls the current
 DOWN
 Highlights the link below
  help window up.
 the current one.
   PGDN
  Scrolls the current
 HOME
 Highlights the first link
  help window down.
 in the window.
   TAB
   Highlights the next
 END
 Highlights the last link
   link.
 in the window.
Using Help
Sample Link
PZThis is a sample window that illustrates how you can use links to move
quickly through the help system. Choose a linked word or phrase to go
directly to another window that provides more information about the
current topic.
To return to the help window you were just viewing, choose the
linked word "return." In this case, you can also choose the general
topic (located at the bottom right of this window), "Using Help," to
return to the previously viewed help window.
Using Help
Basic Skills
 Choosing Commands
 Using Dialog Boxes
 Working with Windows
 Using Command-Line Options
Choosing Commands
PZYou can choose commands using either pull-down menus or the message bar
that appears at the bottom of the screen.
To choose a menu command using the keyboard:
   1. Press ALT and the highlighted letter of a menu.
 You can also press F10 in most programs to activate the
 horizontal menu bar, then use the arrow keys to select a menu
 and press ENTER.
   2. Press the highlighted letter of a command from the menu.
 You can also use the arrow keys to select a command and press
 ENTER. If the command displays a submenu, choose a command in
 the same way.
To choose a menu command using the mouse:
  Point to the menu command on the horizontal menu bar (Edit, for
 example), then press and hold the left mouse button, drag the
 pointer to the command you want on the displayed menu, and
 release the button.
 If you change your mind and don't want to make a menu selection,
 drag the pointer outside the menu and release.
To choose a command from the message bar:
  Press the function key associated with the command (F1, for
 example).
  Use the mouse to click the command.
System Control menu
Basic Skills
Using Help
Using Dialog Boxes
PZA dialog box allows you to enter information that a program needs
before continuing. For example, if you choose Backup Method from the
Options menu in PCBACKUP, a dialog box appears that lets you select
various backup methods (Full, Incremential, etc.).
There are six types of dialog box options:
 Option Button
 Lets you select one of several listed
 options by pressing the option's
 highlighted letter or clicking the option
 with the mouse. Selecting any one option
 turns off all other options in the same
 group.
 Checkbox
 Lets you toggle an independent option on or
 off by pressing the option's highlighted
 letter or clicking it.
 files
 Text Box
 Lets you enter text, such as a file name.
 Type the text and press TAB to move to the
 next option or ENTER to continue.
[-A-] Scrolling List
 Lets you select an item from a list by
[-B-]
 highlighting it and pressing ENTER or
[-C-]
 clicking it.
 Command Button
 Carries out an action and closes the dialog
 box. Press TAB or SHIFT-TAB to cycle
 through the buttons, then press the
 highlighted letter of the button or press
 ENTER to choose the highlighted button.
 CANCEL terminates the command while OK goes
 to the next step of the command.
  Arrow Buttons
 You can click the up or down arrow to
 automatically increase or decrease the
 adjacent value by one. For example, you
 might adjust an alarm time using the arrow
 buttons.
To leave a dialog box, choose a button--usually OK or the name of the
action.
To leave a dialog box and cancel the command, choose the Cancel button,
press ESC, or use the mouse to click the close box in the top-left
corner.
Basic Skills
Using Help
Working with Windows
PZOpening
 Each time you choose an application, a new window
Windows
 opens, allowing you to work with that application.
 When you first choose some applications, the window
 does not fill the whole screen. However, if the window
 contains a Maximize/Restore arrow in the upper-right
 corner, you can increase the size of the window.
The Active
 In applications that have more than one window, the
Window
     active window is indicated by a highlighted title bar
 that contains a close box and a Maximize/Restore
 (Zoom) arrow (if it can be resized). All other windows
 have title bars that are dimmed and do not have close
 boxes or Maximize/Restore arrows. You can have more
 than one window open at once, but you can work in only
 one window at a time--the active window. Press TAB or
 SHIFT-TAB to activate windows or click in the window
 you want to activate.
Scrolling
 Some windows also have scroll bars along the right
Windows
 and/or bottom edge, with a small box indicating the
 position of the window in relation to the entire file.
 Drag this box with the mouse to scroll the window, or
 click the location in the bar that represents where
 you want to scroll. Click the arrow keys above and
 below the bar to scroll the window one line at a time.
 If you don't have a mouse, you can use PGUP and PGDN
 or the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll a window.
NOTE:
 If you are using a CGA, EGA, or monochrome display, the
 characters used for the close box, Maximize/Restore arrow
 and scroll bar look different from those shown in the
 documentation. The expanded character set used for these
 objects appears only on VGA monitors. However, they work
 the same.
Basic Skills
Using Help
Using Command-Line Options
PZYou can use these command-line parameters to control the way programs
appear on the screen. Just type them after the program name, either in
your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, another batch file, or at the DOS prompt, along
with any other parameters you are using. Be sure to separate multiple
parameters with a space. For example:
 CPBACKUP /BW /LE
You can see additional command-line parameters used by a program by
typing /? after the program name at the DOS prompt.
Video Parameters:
 Sets the screen display to 25 lines, the normal setting. This
 is the only valid screen size for CPBACKUP.
 Sets the screen display to 28 lines.
 Sets the screen display to 43 lines. This parameter is for
 EGA adapters, but can be used on some VGA adapters that
 emulate the EGA display.
 Sets the screen display to 50 lines. This parameter is for
 VGA adapters only.
 Sets the screen display to 60 lines. This parameter is for
 Video 7 adapters only.
 Uses the system's BIOS to manipulate fonts, instead of
 writing directly to the screen or other port. Try using this
 parameter if the characters displayed on your screen do not
 look like they should.
 Allows a graphic mouse in Windows and graphic fonts with
 DESQview or UltraVision. Normally, graphic fonts are
 automatically turned off with these programs..
 Starts the program in black-and-white mode. This results in a
 better screen display when using a color card with a non-
 color monitor.
 Disables screen "snow" suppression on CGA monitors. Normally,
 video "snow" is suppressed on CGA monitors to sharpen your
 video display. This may slow scrolling on some monitors. If
 you have a CGA monitor and don't mind minor flickering on
 your screen, use the /FF parameter to speed the display.
 Overrides the default selection for monitor color type. If
 you have a monochrome monitor, using this parameter changes
 the monitor type to Color. If you have a color monitor, this
 parameter is ignored.
 Used on computers with LCD displays (usually laptops) to set
 the colors.
/MONO
 Selects the default monochrome color set. This parameter has
 an effect similar to /BW. If you have an IBM monochrome
 monitor, and using /BW does not improve your screen display,
 try /MONO.
 Disables the use of alternate fonts.
Mouse Parameters:
 Exchanges the left and right mouse button functions for left-
 handed mouse users.
 Disables the graphics mouse character. When this option is
 selected, the mouse will be a solid box instead of an arrow.
 You might want to use this parameter if your mouse is running
 too slowly and you want to speed it up.
 Disables the mouse, but does not affect keyboard functions.
 This parameter does not affect the mouse in your underlying
 program. Use /IM if you have an old mouse driver or have
 problems with a mouse-supported application after hotkeying
 out of a memory-resident program.
 NOTE: If you have problems with the mouse after entering a
 program, it is due most likely to an old driver. You can use
 the /IM parameter, but we recommend that you ask your mouse
 manufacturer for an upgrade.
 Provides optimal mouse performance and corrects problems that
 can occur with your mouse when you are using a PS/2. You can
 also use this parameter if your mouse does not work after you
 have been using Windows 3.0.
Basic Skills
Using Help