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FUNCTION KEYS
F1 Help.
The TCN program features help-on-help, help at the Main Menu, and context
sensitive help. At the Main Menu, press F1 to get help-on-help. Or type
the number of a Main Menu option and press F1 to get help related to that
Main Menu option. At other times, press F1 to get context sensitive help.
When help is displayed, you can browse or print related information by
pressing F3 and then F7.
NOTE: F2 - F6 have special mnemonics for Main Menu option 14. These
mnemonics are self explaining. They are not described in this file.
F2 Function Key.
The F2 function key has the mnemonic "INTRO" at the Main Menu. At other
times it has the mnemonic "CONC".
"INTRO" is an abbreviation for introduction. When "F2 INTRO" is
displayed, press F2 to view an introduction to the TCN program.
"CONC" is an abbreviation for concordance which is a compilation of
phrases that contain a common word. When you press F2, a list of phrases
is displayed. A reference is displayed for each phrase at the left of the
screen. (For more information about this reference, see MM13.DOC.) One
word is highlighted in each phrase. If you are working from a vocabulary
list, the same word is highlighted in all the displayed phrases. If you
are working from a synonym or subject cross reference list, a different
word may be highlighted in each phrase. One phrase is highlighted. The
PG UP, PG DN, HOME, END, up arrow, down arrow keys can be used to
highlight a desired phrase. When working in synonym and subject cross-
reference lists, you can operate on the highlighted phrase with the ENTER
key or the F4 key. If you press F3, the text of the Constitution is
displayed with the highlighted phrase on the 4th line of the screen.
(exception is when phrase within 4 lines of top of file or within 14 lines
of end of file).
F3 Function Key.
The F3 key has the mnemonic "EVAL" at the Main Menu. At other times, it
has the word "Text" associated with it.
"EVAL" is an abbreviation for evaluation. When "F3 EVAL" is displayed,
press F3 to print out evaluation instructions for the TCN program. Have
14 sheets of paper in your printer. TCNbP Company strongly recommends
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that all users take advantage of these materials to evaluate the TCN
program.
If you press F3 while a vocabulary list is displayed, the text of the
Constitution is displayed with the first occurrence of the highlighted
word on the fourth line of the screen (with exceptions noted previously).
If the selected word occurs more than once, you can use the right and left
arrow keys to move among the occurrences. The left arrow key will not
move you from the first occurrence to the last occurrence. The right
arrow key will not move you from the last occurrence to the first
occurrence. The PG UP, PG DN, HOME, and END keys are active while text is
displayed using F3.
F4 DEL.
DEL is a mnemonic for delete. However, F4 is not used to delete
characters. F4 is used to delete seminars, subject headings, or cross
references. You always get a double check prompt when you press F4. Type
an N to exit without deleting anything. What gets deleted depends on what
is highlighted on the screen. Take your time. One keystroke can delete
hours of work if a subject heading, synonym list heading, or a seminar
title is highlighted.
F5 Xport.
This key allows you to export some of the reports generated using this
program. You can use exported files with your own word processing or
spreadsheet software applications. You are prompted for a file name.
Type in the drive specifier, path, file name and extension. If you don't
know what this means, refer to the manuals that came with your computer or
other software. To avoid erasing files generated automatically by this
program, do not use .lex or .lxx as the extension. As an added measure,
set aside a separate diskette or directory specifically for the purpose of
holding files created using the F5 key. Content and format of the file is
the same as what you get when you press the F7 key with a given field
highlighted.
F6 Find.
If you are in an alphabetically sorted vocabulary list, this key will get
you within a few keystrokes of a specific word. You can type the whole
word if desired, but the first 3 or 4 letters of the word will get you
close. As a rule, don't use all caps. Also, capitalizing or not
capitalizing the first letter makes a big difference in some lists. F6 is
active when an alphabetical vocabulary list is selected (Main Menu option
13, secondary menu options 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7) and Main Menu options 4, 5,
6, 11, or 13 are in use. To escape from F6 without performing a search,
press ENTER without typing anything.
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F7 Print.
Use this key to produce hard copy printout of vocabulary lists, word
concordances, synonym and subject cross references or profiles. If F7
doesn't print something, press the F10 key to turn off display of function
key mnemonics and use the screen print function of your computer. F7 will
not produce hard copy of Constitutional text. Use your word processor to
do that with the provided Constitutional text files.
F8 New.
Use this key to add a new seminar title or subject heading. You must
select option 3 or 4 from the Main Menu for this key to be active.
F9
Not used.
F10 TGKEY.
Turns display of function key mnemonics on or off with repeated presses.
Default mode is keys displayed. Press F10 to turn off display. When
desired, press F10 again to turn display of mnemonics back on. Useful for
screen prints if you do not want to have the function key mnemonics
included in your output.
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