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MAIN MENU OPTION 2, Version or Portion
Main Menu option 2 allows you to select a version or portion of the
Constitution for review. When you purchase the program, you have a
selection consisting of a complete version, and 3 portions. Later, if you
analyze another file using Main Menu option 10, your selection is increased
to include each version you analyze. The following materials explain what
appears on the screen and how to use Main Menu option 2.
Description of the Screen
When you select Main Menu option 2, the top three lines of the screen
contain titles that show the relative positions of information provided for
each version or portion available for selection. The titles are:
[File Name] [Comments]
[ Source Path ]
[ Output Path ]
The fourth line of the screen is blank. The fifth, sixth and seventh
lines are highlighted (reverse video for color monitors, underscored for
monochrome). The highlighted lines contain information entered during the
analysis dialogue (see file MM10.DOC) for the default version.
Below the highlighted lines are displayed (in unhighlighted format
separated by a blank line) the information entered during analysis
dialogue for the other provided portions.
If you have used Main Menu option 10 to analyze other versions or portions,
the information that you entered during the analysis dialogue can be
displayed by scrolling with the HOME, END, PG UP, PG DN, or up arrow and
down arrow keys.
Information for each available version or portion is displayed on three
lines followed by a blank line. The information appears in the same
relative position as indicated by the titles on the top three lines of the
screen. The information referred to by each title is as follows:
[File Name]
Twelve characters maximum consisting of a valid DOS file name (8 characters
maximum), a period (if used), and a 3 character (maximum) extension, if
used. File name is entered during analysis dialogue.
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[Comments]
Beginning in column 20 of the line on which the file name is displayed, 60
(maximum) characters of comments entered during the analysis dialogue.
[ Source Path ]
Beginning in column 1 of the line below that on which the file name and
comments are displayed, eighty characters (maximum) of information defining
drive and path on which source file was stored during execution of Main Menu
option 10. Can be a memory jogger if you use your imagination. Information
is entered during analysis dialogue.
[ Output Path ]
Beginning in column 1 of the line below that on which the location of source
file is displayed, eighty characters (maximum) of information defining drive
and path on which output files were stored during execution of Main Menu
option 10. Can be a memory jogger if you use your imagination. Information
is entered during analysis dialogue.
Selecting a Version or Portion
To select a version or portion of the Constitution for review, proceed as
follows:
1) Select item 2 from the Main Menu.
A slight delay occurs while information is read from disk. If
operating from diskette, you may be prompted to insert the program
diskette. If so, place the working copy of your program diskette in the
drive that you installed to. If you put it in another drive, the prompt
is repeated.
2) When the selections appear on the screen, scroll through the available
items using the HOME, END, PG UP, PG DN, and up arrow or down arrow keys
until the desired version or portion is highlighted.
3) If working from diskette, insert the index diskette. This refers to
the diskette on which the output files are stored. Place that diskette in
the drive specified in the location of output files information area of
the highlighted selection.
4) Press ENTER.
A delay occurs while files are read. This delay may be as long as 5
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minutes depending on the size of the selected version and the kind of
computer you have. A prompt appears at the bottom of the screen advising
which file is being read. This prompt should be updated at least every 90
seconds. When all files are read, you are returned to the Main Menu.
If you put the index diskette in the wrong drive, inserted the wrong
index diskette, or if you failed to insert the index diskette, you are
prompted to insert it. Information related to the selected version or
portion is displayed along with the prompt. Insert the index diskette in
the appropriate drive and press ENTER. In some cases you may be returned
to the Main Menu anyway. If so, repeat Main Menu option 2.
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