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- ∫ Help With The Main MENU ∫
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- To INSTALL TestPRO onto a hard drive .. PRESS U for UTILITIES.
- To CHECK your system for ERRORS ....... PRESS U for UTILITIES.
- To EDIT or PRINT a TEST ............... PRESS U for UTILITIES.
- To CREATE A NEW TEST .................. PRESS C for CREATE TEST.
- To VIEW A DISK'S DIRECTORY ............ PRESS D for DOS FUNCTIONS.
- To ERASE A TEST/FILE .................. PRESS D for DOS FUNCTIONS.
- To FORMAT A DISK ...................... PRESS D for DOS FUNCTIONS.
- To SET UP A TEST BANK AREA ............ PRESS S for SETUP.
- To CHANGE TO MONOCHROME/COLOR ......... PRESS S for SETUP.
- To TURN SOUND ON/OFF .................. PRESS S for SETUP.
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- You may also use the LEFT and RIGHT ARROW KEYS to HIGHLIGHT
- the area of your choice and press ENTER or the DOWN ARROW.
- PRESS ESCape form the MAIN MENU to exit TestPRO.
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- To EDIT a TEST ........................ PRESS E for EDIT TEST.
- (This is used to revise/update an old test)
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- To PRINT a TEST ....................... PRESS P for PRINT TEST.
- (This is used to get a hard copy of your test on the printer)
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- To INSTALL TestPRO onto a hard drive .. PRESS R for RUN INSTALL.
- (This is used to install TestPRO on your hard drive)
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- To CHECK your system for ERRORS ....... PRESS R for RUN INSTALL.
- (This is used if you frequently receive errors from TestPRO)
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- You may also use the UP and DOWN ARROW KEYS to HIGHLIGHT
- the area of your choice and press ENTER.
- PRESS ESCape from the UTILITIES menu to return to the MAIN MENU.
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- ∫ Help With The DOS FUNCTIONS MENU ∫
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- To VIEW a DISK DIRECTORY .............. PRESS D for EDIT TEST.
- (This is used to list files/tests on a disk)
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- To ERASE a TEST ....................... PRESS P for PRINT TEST.
- (This is used to erase a file/test from a disk)
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- To FORMAT a DISK ...................... PRESS F for FORMAT DISK.
- (This is used to INITIALIZE or FORMAT a new disk)
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- To EXECUTE A DOS COMMAND............... PRESS G for GOTO DOS.
- (This is used for ISSUING DOS COMMANDS from TestPRO)
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- You may also use the UP and DOWN ARROW KEYS to HIGHLIGHT
- the area of your choice and press ENTER.
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- PRESS ESCape from the DOS FUNCTIONS menu to return to the MAIN MENU.
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- ∫ Help With QUESTION TYPES ∫
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- For a TRUE/FALSE type question ........ PRESS T for TRUE/FALSE.
- This is the standard (A) True (B) False question.
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- For a MULTIPLE CHOICE type question ... PRESS M for MULTIPLE CHOICE.
- This is the standard "multiple guess" question.
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- For an ESSAY type question ............ PRESS E for ESSAY.
- This is the standard English type question.
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- For a FILL IN THE BLANKS type question. PRESS F for FILL IN THE BLANKS.
- This is the standard Fill In the Blanks question.
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- ∫ Help With QUESTION TYPES (continued) ∫
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- For a CUSTOM QUESTION ................. PRESS C for CUSTOM QUESTION.
- This is designed for a freeform question.
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- To GET a question FROM a SAVED TEST ... PRESS G for GET FROM TEST.
- This is for building a test from old test questions.
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- You may also use the UP and DOWN ARROW KEYS to HIGHLIGHT
- the area of your choice and press ENTER.
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- ∫ Help With ANSWER KEY ? (Y/N) ∫
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- The automatic answer key is used for creating an accompanying
- answer key simultaneously while creating the test.
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- Press Y for Yes or N for No.
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- If you choose not to simultaneously create the key, you may
- later create a key if you choose so with the Make Key function
- (Press M for Make Key).
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- PRESS ESCape from the ANSWER KEY prompt to return to the MAIN MENU.
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- ∫ Help With HOW MANY QUESTIONS ? ∫
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- How many questions would you like to appear on your test?
- You may have a range of questions from 1-255 per test.
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- If you assign a general number now, you may exit while creating
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- PRESS ESCape from the QUESTION prompt to return to the MAIN MENU.
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- ∫ Help With NAME OF NEW TEST ? ∫
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- To name your test, type a name that you will remember so that
- later you can identify it for printing and editing.
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- In naming your test, you MAY USE A through Z and 0 through 9.
- you MAY NOT USE any special characters such as * or ?.
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- Lower case characters will be converted to upper case characters.
- You name may be anywhere from 1 to 8 characters in length.
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- PRESS ESCape from the NAME prompt to return to the MAIN MENU.
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- ∫ Help With SETUP ? ∫
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- The setup section is designed for the user to custom configure
- TestPRO to load and save tests from specific areas, and also
- to turn the sound on or off.
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- * The Path *
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- This is used to tell TestPRO where to load from and save tests
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- This is automatically written when TestPRO is installed to the
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- To change the path from the current one, type the drive and path
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- CORRECT FORMAT IS : (examples)
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- A:
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- If you make a mistake or enter an incorrect format, TestPRO will
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- * SOUND OPTION *
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- TestPRO is equipped with all sorts of sound to inform you of when
- you have made a mistake, when an action has successfully occurred,
- and other sorts of sounds.
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- If you choose to disable the sounds, simply answer N for NO
- when the cursor is on the Sound Option prompt.
- If you would like all of the sounds active, simply answer Y for YES.
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- Press ENTER to confirm your change.
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- * Save This Data (Y/N) ? *
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- If you would like these changes saved to your setup file so that
- the new changes will be the default the next time you run
- TestPRO, answer Y for YES for the (Save This Data) prompt.
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- If you would like the changes that you have made only to be
- temporary (until you run setup again or exit TestPRO), answer
- N for NO for the (Save This Data) prompt.
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- PRESS ESCape from the SETUP menu to return to the MAIN MENU.
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- ∫ Help With SELECTING A FILE ∫
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- Use the UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT ARROW KEYS to move the highlight
- bar around the selections (if there are more than 1).
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- When you have the highlight bar on the selection of your choice,
- PRESS ENTER to confirm selection.
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- PRESS ESCape from the FILE SELECT MENU to go back to the
- previous menu.
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- ∫ Help With FORMATTING A DISK ∫
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- This utility will allow you to format a new disk so that
- it may be used to save information on.
- This utility is also used for erasing and 'freshening' an old
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- Simply type the letter of the drive with the disk that you wish
- to format and press ENTER.
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- To confirm your choice, press Y for YES.
- To abort, press N for NO or ESC to escape.
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- PRESS ESCape at any time to return to the MAIN MENU.
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- Help with possible problems :
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- * If TestPRO cannot find COMMAND.COM, YOU MUST define COMSPEC
- in your configuration file to utilize 'FORMAT DISK'.
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- * If TestPRO cannot find FORMAT.COM, YOU MUST update your path
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- This utility is designed for issuing DOS commands and taking
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- Simply type your DOS command as if you were in DOS.
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- You may run other programs (Depending on Memory Available).
- You may change to other drives.
- TestPRO will return you to the original drive when you type exit.
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- * If TestPRO cannot find COMMAND.COM, YOU MUST define COMSPEC
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- ∫ Help With the TestPRO INSTALLATION MENU ∫
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- To install TestPRO onto a hard drive .... PRESS I for INSTALL.
- This is used so that you do not have to run TestPRO
- from a floppy diskette. Also you may want to install TestPRO
- so that you can save many tests in a special area.
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- To CHECK your SYSTEM FILES FOR ERRORS ... PRESS C for CHECK FILES.
- This is used to do a self test on the TestPRO system files.
- If you frequently see ERROR MESSAGES reported by TestPRO,
- you may want to CHECK the SYSTEM FILES.
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- You may also use the UP and DOWN ARROW KEYS to move the highlight
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- PRESS ESCape from the INSTALLATION MENU to return to the MAIN MENU.
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- Remember that you are only allowed 6 installations!
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- Choose the drive/path that you would like TestPRO installed onto.
- PRESS ENTER to default to C:\TESTPRO.
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- Insert your MASTER SYSTEM DISK in A: and PRESS ANY KEY.
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- PRESS ESCape at this point if you wish to abort.
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- TestPRO will attempt to install itself onto your hard drive.
- If any errors occur, you will be notified.
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- Why errors occur...
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- 1. Drive A: or B: door is open.
- 2. Diskette is not inserted into drive A: or B:.
- 3. Diskette in drive A: or B: has been damaged/corrupted.
- 4. TestPRO is not able to create the directory you specified.
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- Refer to your reference manual for a more in depth
- explanation of errors.
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- This will inform the user of any files that have either been
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- TestPRO will check for the MAIN PROGRAM, SETUP FILE, and HELP FILE.
- If a COMMAND LINE parameter has been issued, TestPRO will check
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- If any files are missing or corrupted, TestPRO will report so.
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- If you are missing or have damaged files, it is strongly suggested
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- The TestPRO Editor is designed for entering and editing test data.
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- Here is an explanation of the editor functions.
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- F1 Help Menu (EDITOR HELP).
- F2 SAVES QUESTION and enter next question!
- F3 Switches keyboard mode to Foreign Language Mode.
- (Use the chart to enter data. The key on the left
- will produce the letter on the right of that letter).
- F4 Toggles Full Screen/Single Line Mode.
- Single Line Mode : BackSpace/Delete affect ONLY the
- current line where the cursor appears.
- Full Screen Mode : BackSpace/Delete affect ENTIRE SCREEN!
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- F5 Clears out the ENTIRE window of data.
- F6 Changes to a different question type.
- *F7 Inserts a blank into text. (Fill In Blanks Question).
- *F8 Views a previous window. (Switch Windows)
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- Control-A Inserts "All Of The Above". (Multiple Choice Question)
- Control-B Inserts "None Of The Above". (Multiple Choice Question)
- Control-C Inserts "( ) and ( )". (Multiple Choice Question)
- Control-Y Erases the ENTIRE line of text where the cursor is.
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- Delete Pulls text after cursor back into cursor
- (erases 1 letter at a time).
- BackSpace Pulls text after cursor back 1 column and erases
- text preceding cursor (erases 1 letter at a time).
- Up Arrow Moves the cursor up 1 row.
- Down Arrow Moves the cursor down 1 row.
- Left Arrow Moves the cursor one character to the left.
- Right Arrow Moves the cursor one character to the right.
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- ∫ Help With SAVE THIS DATA ? ∫
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- Do you wish to save the data that you have entered for
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- Press Y if you would like to save the current data to disk.
- Press N if you do not want the data you entered saved to disk.
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- ∫ Help With QUIT (Y/N) ? ∫
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- Do you want to quit this section of the program?
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- Press Y if you wish to terminate the task which you are performing.
- Press N to resume the task you were performing.
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- Help is available for each topic at the bottom of the screen.
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- Use the UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS to move the cursor to the field
- that you wish to change.
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- Press ENTER to confirm a change in test configuration.
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- PRESS F2 to continue (SAVE TEST CONFIG and PRINT TEST).
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- Please enter the correct selection for the correct answer to the
- question answered.
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- This will be used later when a test is printed.
- The answer may also be edited later using the MAKE/EDIT KEY
- selection from the MAIN MENU.
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