International Financial Statistics/International Financial Statistics.ISO/disk1/_dw_.eng

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; CD Answer System Help                                            jdk,sf,km
; <<CDA>> Feb 5 1991;2.03

=32701 Help: HOW TO USE HELP

This is the help system for CD Answer.
The help messages are generally just one screenfull, but may be
longer. If so, small arrows will appear on the right border
indicating this.

Only a few keys are used:
  \4\x18\0, \4\x19\0  scrolls the help screen up or down a line
  \4PgUp\0, \4PgDn\0  scrolls the help screen up or down a page
  \4ESC\0         returns first to your original help screen.
              If pressed again, you will be returned to the
              point where you first pressed \4F1\0.
=7303 Help: COPYRIGHT MESSAGE

Press \4Esc\0 to return to the operating system.
Any other key will start the application.
=7301 Help: SELECT APPLICATION

Select the desired application from the list using the \4\x18\0 and \4\x19\0
keys and press \4\x11─┘\0.

=4000 Help: INPUT LINE

\:Function:\0 User-defined text for output.


Here you may enter text for output with each document.

       \5 ESC \0 or \5 ─┘ \0  The documents will be output
                       without a text line.

       \5 CTRL \0-\5 BREAK \0  Cancels the output function and
                       returns to the display.

You will find a more detailed description in the user handbook.

=7303 Help: COPYRIGHT SCREEN

The copyrights for the CD-ROM data and for the retrieval software
are as described on the screen.

Press any key to enter the application.

=2450 Help: SEARCH MENU

You are entering search criteria.

Commands are available by either pressing the Function (F1..F7) key
corresponding to the desired action, or by pressing \4TAB\0 and using
the \4\x1A\0 and \4\x1B\0 keys to highlight a command. The command is then
executed by pressing \4\x11─┘\0.

The commands here are:

\4 Help \0        This help text.
\4 Browse \0      List all the indexed words and fields.
\4 Display \0     Go to the Display menu, and show the currently
              found documents.
\4 Connection \0  Change the logical relations between the
              search criteria fields.
\4 Storage \0     Save, Load or Clear then search criteria.
\4 Setup \0       Alter program parameters and defaults.
\4 Quit \0        Leave the program.
=600 Help: BROWSE MENU

The Browse command shows all terms indexed for a search field.
Some fields have two index lists:

\4 Words   \0  Every word is indexed.
\4 Entries \0  All the text in the field or parts of it
           is indexed.
=200 Help: BROWSE

You are viewing all the terms in the index for this search field.
You may use any of the normal movement keys (\4\x18\0, \4PgUp\0, \4End\0, etc.).

To search for a particular term, simply start typing it. You may
use \4\x1B\0 (backspace) to correct any typing errors. To clear the
highlight, press \4Del\0.

To bring the highlighted term into the search field, press \4\x11─┘\0.
=2420 Help: DISPLAY MENU

The found documents are displayed.

Select a function by using the \4\x1B\0 or \4\x1A\0 keys and press
\4\x11─┘\0 or by entering the first letter of the function.

The functions are:

\4 Help \0       This help text.
\4 Full/List \0  Switch between List and Full document displays.
\4 Format \0     Select display/list format and display fields.
\4 Sort \0       Sort the found documents (only available in list)
\4 Output \0     Print, export or save the found documents.
\4 Jump \0       Move to a particular document in the found documents.
\4 Image \0      Display image(s) associated with data record.
\4 Done \0       Return to the search screen.
=1930 Help: DISPLAY FIELDS

Here you can select the data fields you want displayed.

Use the \4\x18\0, \4\x19\0, \4PgUp\0, \4PgDn\0, \4Home\0 and \4End\0 keys
to move the cursor up or down in the list of fields.

Press the spacebar to enter or remove a check-mark indicating that
you want to display the field in which the cursor is placed.

Press \4Ins\0 to select all fields.
Press \4Del\0 to deselect all fields.

Confirm the selection of the fields by pressing \4\x11─┘\0.
Press \4Esc\0 to leave without saving any changes.
=1940 Help: OUTPUT FIELDS

Here you can select the data fields you want included in the
output or printed report.

Use the \4\x18\0, \4\x19\0, \4PgUp\0, \4PgDn\0, \4Home\0 and \4End\0 keys
to move the cursor up or down in the list of fields.

Press the spacebar to enter or remove a check-mark indicating that
you want to display the field in which the cursor is placed.

Press \4Ins\0 to select all fields.
Press \4Del\0 to deselect all fields.

Confirm the selection of the fields by pressing \4\x11─┘\0.
Press \4Esc\0 to leave without saving any changes.
=1950 Help: EXPORT FIELDS

Here you can select the data fields you want exported.

Use the \4\x18\0, \4\x19\0, \4PgUp\0, \4PgDn\0, \4Home\0 and \4End\0 keys
to move the cursor up or down in the list of fields.

Press the spacebar to enter or remove a check-mark indicating that
you want to display the field in which the cursor is placed.

In fixed field export formats (dBASE, Fixed Field) and column-
oriented formats (Lotus, DIF), you may change the column width
by typing a new width when the cursor is on the desired line.

Press \4Ins\0 to select all fields.
Press \4Del\0 to deselect all fields.

Confirm the selection of the fields by pressing \4\x11─┘\0.
Press \4Esc\0 to leave without saving any changes.
=300 Help: DOCUMENT NUMBER

\: Document... \0 Enter a document number (in the current found set) and
              press \4\x11─┘\0. Press \4Esc\0 to return without
              jumping.
=305 Help: PAGE NUMBER

\: Image Page... \0 Enter an image page number (from the current document) and
                press \4\x11─┘\0. Press \4Esc\0 to return without
                jumping.
=5000 Help: JUMP

Select \:Document...\0 or \:Image Page...\0 using the arrow keys and press \4\x11─┘\0
After selection, an entry window will appear:

\: Document... \0 Enter a document number (in the current found set) and
              press \4\x11─┘\0. Press \4Esc\0 to return without
              jumping.
\: Image Page... \0 Enter an image page number (from the current document) and
                press \4\x11─┘\0. Press \4Esc\0 to return without
                jumping.

Additional jump menu choices may appear for certain records.
=1850 Help: CONNECTION

Using the "Connection" function lets you change the logical
relations between search fields in the search menu.

Press the spacebar to toggle the logical relation of the
current search field to the remaining search fields. The
normal movement keys (\4\x18\0, \4PgDn\0, etc.) move between
the fields.

The logical connectors are:

       \4 AND \0    \4 OR \0    \4 WITHOUT\0

The default logical connector is \4AND\0 if the Connection
function is not used.

Press \4\x11─┘\0 to confirm the logical connector displayed and
return to the Search Menu.
=2430 Help: STORAGE

Select a function from the storage menu by entering the first
letter of the function or use the \4\x18\0 and \4\x19\0 keys to move
the selection bar to the desired function and press \4\x11─┘\0.

The functions are:

\4 Load \0       Load a previously saved search from a file.
\4 Save \0       Save the current search in a file.

\4 Clear \0      Clear the current search from the screen.
=2440 Help: SETUP

Select a function from this menu by using the \4\x18\0 and \4\x19\0 keys.
Press the spacebar to alter the chosen function.

The functions are:

\4 Language \0      Select the user language from a list of those available.
\4 Search format \0 Select the search format you wish to search with from
                the list of available Search formats.

\4 Screen Colors \0 Alter colors used for menus, windows, etc.
\4 Search Mode \0   Search only for \4exact\0 term as entered or use \4extended\0
                  search to locate all components of entered term.

Any changes made in this menu will be remembered next time
the program is used.
=2410 Help: OUTPUT

Select the desired function from the menu by moving the cursor to the
desired function and pressing \4\x11─┘\0.

\4Print... \0         Send output to printer
\4Print One...\0      Prints the current record or image page according to
                  the settings in the rest of the output menu.  You can
                  invoke this command using the keychord \4Alt-P\0.
\4To file... \0       Send output to a file

\4Output Type\0       Select output format, e.g. text, database, etc.
\4Text Format\0       For text formats, select which mask to be used
\4Output Fields... \0 Choose which fields will be printed/exported
\4Details... \0       Change output details

\4Load settings... \0 Load previously saved output menu settings
\4Save settings... \0 Save current output menu settings
=1200 Help: SELECT FILE TO LOAD

The current disk and directory are displayed at the top of the screen.
Select the name of the file that you wish to load from the list.

Use the \4\x18\0 , \4\x19\0, \4\x1A\0, and \4\x1B\0 keys to move the cursor to the
filename in the directory list.

Press \4\x11─┘\0 to confirm your selection.

To erase a file, select the file name and press the \4Ctrl\0-\4Backspace\0
keys simultaneously.

To create a new directory, press \4Ctrl\0-\4\x11─┘\0, type in the new
name, and press \4\x11─┘\0 again.
=1300 Help: SELECT FILE TO SAVE

The current disk and directory are displayed at the top of the screen.
Type in the file name under which you wish to save and press \4\x11─┘\0.

You can overwrite an existing file name by selecting the file name from
the directory listing using the \4\x18\0, \4\x19\0, \4\x1A\0 and \4\x1B\0 keys.
Confirm the selected file name with \4\x11─┘\0.

To erase a file, place the cursor on the file name and press the
\4Ctrl\0-\4Backspace\0 keys simultaneously.

To create a new directory, press \4Ctrl\0-\4\x11─┘\0, type in the new
directory name, and confirm with \4\x11─┘\0.
=1600 Help: CREATE DIRECTORY

To create a new subdirectory, enter the name of the new directory
into the window and press \4\x11─┘\0.

The new subdirectory name will immediately be seen in the file
selection menu.
=1250 Help: SELECT FILE

The current disk and directory are displayed at the top of the screen.
Select the name of the file that you wish to load from the list.

Use the \4\x18\0 , \4\x19\0, \4\x1A\0, and \4\x1B\0 keys to move the cursor to the
filename in the directory list, or enter a new name in the entry
area above.

Press \4\x11─┘\0 to confirm your selection.

To erase a file, select the file name and press the \4Ctrl\0-\4Backspace\0
keys simultaneously.

To create a new directory, press \4Ctrl\0-\4\x11─┘\0, type in the new
name, and press \4\x11─┘\0 again.
=6455 Help: FORMAT
Select an option from the menu using the space bar to toggle or, while
viewing the screen, use one of the following commands to alter the display.

The options are:

   \4Display format\0    Select the format for the document display.
   \4Display fields\0    Select the fields you wish to have displayed.
   \4List format\0       Select the format for the short listing of
                     documents found.
   \4Default Size\0      Press the spacebar to toggle between three choices
                     that change the size and scale of the image on the
                     screen. \41:1\0 puts the image up in its original
                     size.  \4Full Page\0 scales the image to fit on the
                     screen in its entirety.  \41-D Fit\0 scales the image
                     so that the smallest dimension of the image is
                     expanded to take up the entire width or depth of
                     the screen.  This does not ensure that the entire
                     image will show on the screen.  When an image is on
                     the screen, you can toggle the \4Default Size\0
                     command using the keychord \4Alt-S\0.
   \4Zoom\0              Use \4Zoom\0 to zoom in on your image.  When you
                     select \4Zoom\0 a box appears enabling you to choose
                     the area you want to zoom.  Size the zoom box using
                     the \4Ins\0 key to shrink the box and the \4Del\0 key
                     to enlarge the box.  Position the box using the movement
                     keys.  Press \4\x11\xd9\0 when you have selected the area.
                     When an image is on the screen, you can use \4Alt-Z\0 to
                     invoke \4Zoom\0.


\2Notes:\0 \4\x1A  Display format\0 is only an option when viewing the full
       documents.
       \4\x1A  List format\0 is only an option when viewing the short list
       of documents found.
       \4\x1A  Default Size\0 and \4Zoom\0 are only an option when viewing an
       image (ie. after \:F7:Image\0 has been invoked.)

=6451 Help: DISPLAY FORMAT

Select the name of the Display format in which you wish to have
the data displayed.

   Use \4\x18\0 and \4\x19\0 to move the cursor in the list.
   Press \4\x11─┘\0 to select the highlighted display format.
=6452 Help: LIST FORMAT

Select the name of the List format in which you wish to have
the data displayed.

   Use \4\x18\0 and \4\x19\0 to move the cursor in the list.
   Press \4\x11─┘\0 to select the highlighted list format.
=2412 Help: DETAILS
This menu allows control over printing/exporting functions.
Available functions are:

 \4 First Document \0     Specifies the first document number in the set
                      of documents found that will be printed/exported.
 \4 Last Document \0      Specifies the last document number in the set
                      of documents found that will be printed/exported.

 \4 Output Field Names \0 Specifies whether the field names will be exported
                      along with the data fields.

 \4 Print Search w/doc \0 When "Yes", each report will have search printed
                      before documents.

 \4 Print image(s) \0     Yes (text+images) -- Prints text and images.
                      No (text only) -- Prints text only.
                      Yes (images only) -- Prints images only.

 \4 Page length \0        Specifies the printable lines per page. Set to zero (0)
                      for continuous paper (e.g. labels).
 \4 Page eject \0         Specifies when the printer should advance the
                      paper to a new page:
                            \4 every doc \0      after each document
                            \4 end of page \0    when no lines left on page
                            \4 if doc crosses \0 if doc will not fit
                            \4 never \0          continuous form printing

Select the desired function using the \4\x18\0 and \4\x19\0 keys and press \4\x11─┘\0.

\2NOTES:\0  \4\x1A\0  The \4First Document\0 and \4Last Document\0 selections allow
           you to specify a range within the set of documents found
           that will be printed or exported.
=2411 Help: OUTPUT TYPE

Select the desired \4Output type\0 from the menu using the \4\x18\0 and \4\x19\0
keys and press \4\x11─┘\0.

The available output types are:

   \4 Formatted Text \0      Output as formatted text (as it appears on
                         the screen).
   \4 WordStar Text \0       Output as a WordStar WP file.
   \4 Comma Delimited \0     Output as a comma separated field text file.
   \4 Semicolon Delimited \0 Output as a semicolon separated field text file.
   \4 dBASE III(+) \0        Output as a dBASE III or III+.
   \4 Lotus \0               Output as a Lotus file.
   \4 DIF \0                 Output as a DIF (Data Interchange Format) file.
   \4 Fixed Field \0         Output as fixed length fields.
=6450 Help: TEXT FORMAT

Select the name of the text format for printing or exporting the data.

Select the text format with the \4\x18\0 and \4\x19\0 keys and press \4\x11─┘\0.
See the user's manual for desriptions of the available text formats.
=0550 Help: LANGUAGE

Select the desired user's language from the menu.

All screen messages will then be displayed in the chosen user language.
Data will be displayed according to language conventions (decimals,
date formats, etc.)
=6454 Help: SEARCH FORMAT

Select the name of the search format with which you wish to search the
database.

Place the cursor on the desired search format with the \4\x18\0 and \4\x19\0 keys
and press \4\x11─┘\0.
=0500 Help: DISCARD QUERY?

The search criteria you have entered into the search screen will be
lost. Select \4Yes\0 to continue (search criteria will be lost) or
select \4No\0 to return to the search screen.

\7Warning:\0 You may wish to save your search criteria before continuing.
=2413 Help: FIRST/LAST DOCUMENT

Type the numbers of the first and last documents to be
printed or exported. Confirm with \4\x11─┘\0.

For the first document, \4---\0 signifies document number 1.
For the last document , \4---\0 signifies the last document.

The default is therefore to print/export all documents found.
=2567 Help: PAGE LENGTH

Enter the printed lines per page. After this many lines have been
printed, a form feed will be issued; therefore this number should be
at least 1 less than the printable lines per page.

Enter 0 (ZERO) here to suppress form feeds, e.g. for printing labels.

Confirm your entry with \4\x11─┘\0.
=5630 Help: BAD SEARCH MASK

There is a technical problem with the search format -
no documents can be searched.
=5631 Help: BAD DISPLAY MASK

There is a technical problem with the display - no documents
can be displayed- try \4F2\0 (List Format).
=5632 Help: BAD LIST MASK

There is a technical problem with the list - no documents
can be displayed- try \4F2\0 (Full Format).
=1000 Help: DISPLAY

You are viewing a full document.

Available keys are:
  \4\x1B\0      move to next document
  \4\x1A\0      move to previous document
  \4Ctrl-PgDn\0 move to next highlighted term in this document
  \4Ctrl-PgUp\0 move to previous highlighted term in this document
  Other movement keys move around in current document

  \4Tab\0,
  \4\x1A|\0   Activate menu (also \4Fn\0 keys)
  \4\x11─┘\0  change to a List display (if available)
  \4Esc\0  return to the Search screen.
=2000 Help: LIST DISPLAY

You are viewing a a List of documents.

Available keys are:
  \4\x1A\0, \4\x1B\0, \4\x1A\0, \4\x1B\0  move document cursor
  \4Tab\0,
  \4\x1A|\0   Activate menu (also \4Fn\0 keys)
  \4\x11─┘\0  change to a full document display
  \4Esc\0  return to the Search screen.
=2422 Help: SORT
This menu allows the found set of documents to be sorted, after which
display, export, etc. will take place in the sorted order.

Available functions are:

\4 Sort by... \0  Select which index to sort documents by
\4 Sort Order \0  Specify ascending or descending order
\4 Details... \0  Enter submenu to control sorting process

\4 Sort... \0     Start sort

=2423 Help: SORT DETAILS
This menu specifies some of the more detailed options available
under the Sort command.

Available functions are:

\4 Unindexed Docs. \0  When the sort field does not occur in a found
                   document, should the document be discarded (omit) or
                   retained (keep) ?

\4 Mult. Indexed \0    When the sort field occurs more than once in some
                   or all of the documents, should the document(s) be
                   replicated (duplicate) for each index term or sorted
                   by only the first index term (first).
=8000 Help: COLOR SELECTION
Use the \4\x18\0 and \4\x19\0 keys to select the component of the
color to alter. Note that not all screens have the capability of
using all choices shown.

When on the line, the \4\x1A\0 and \4\x1B\0 keys will move the \2\x04\0 slide control
and the resulting color will be shown at the top of the window.

In this window, pressing \4Esc\0 will NOT save the changes.
To enter the altered color, press \4\x11─┘\0.
=7800 Help: COLOR CHOICES

This submenu allows selection of colors for various elements of the
retrieval software. Some choices may not be available, because they
are fixed for this application.

To alter a color setting, move the selection bar using the \4\x18\0 and \4\x19\0
keys and press the spacebar.

When finished, press \4Esc\0 to leave the menu.
=3000 Help: IMAGE DISPLAY
You are viewing a page of a document.

 Available keys are:
 \4 + \0, \4 - \0  Move to next or previous page/document
 \4Ins\0, \4Del\0  Zoom in or out

        1/3 page    1/10 page   whole page  edge of page
    ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  \x18 │    \4\x18\0           \4sh-\x18\0        \4PgUp\0        \4ctrl-PgUp\0      │
  \x19 │    \4\x19\0           \4sh-\x19\0        \4PgDn\0        \4ctrl-PgDn\0      │
  \x1A │    \4\x1A\0           \4sh-\x1A\0        \4ctrl-\x1A\0      \4ctrl-End\0       │
  \x1B │    \4\x1B\0           \4sh-\x1B\0        \4ctrl-\x1B\0      \4ctrl-Home\0      │
    └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

 \4Home\0   Move to top left corner  \4End\0    Move to bottom right corner
 \4Alt-1\0  Switch to '1:1' zoom     \4Alt-I\0  Switch to '1-D Fit' zoom
 \4Alt-F\0  Switch to 'Full Page'    \4Alt-Z\0  Enter 'Zoom Box' mode

 \4Tab\0, \4\x1A|\0  Activate menu (also \4Fn\0 keys)
 \4\x11─┘\0      Return to list or full display screen
 \4Esc\0      Return to the Search screen.
=3005 Help: ZOOM BOX
You are zooming into a page of a document.

 Available keys are:
 \4Ins\0    Shrink the zoom box (enlarge the image)
 \4Del\0    Enlarge the zoom box (shrink the image)

 You can move the zoom box on the current screen using the movement keys:

            1/3 page    1/10 page
        ┌───────────────────────────┐
      \x18 │    \4\x18\0           \4sh-\x18\0       │
      \x19 │    \4\x19\0           \4sh-\x19\0       │
      \x1A │    \4\x1A\0           \4sh-\x1A\0       │
      \x1B │    \4\x1B\0           \4sh-\x1B\0       │
        └───────────────────────────┘
  \4Home\0  Move to top left corner of page
  \4End\0   Move to bottom right corner of page

  \4\x11─┘\0   Zoom in to current box.
  \4Esc\0   Cancel Zoom.