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#HELP_SCREEN_01625 #HELP_SCREEN_02557 #HELP_SCREEN_03153 #HELP_SCREEN_05454 #HELP_SCREEN_06909 #HELP_SCREEN_08021 #HELP_SCREEN_09342 #HELP_SCREEN_09819 #HELP_SCREEN_10957 #HELP_SCREEN_12424 #HELP_SCREEN_13095 #HELP_SCREEN_14558 #HELP_SCREEN_15344 #HELP_SCREEN_16057 #HELP_SCREEN_16647 #HELP_SCREEN_17091 #HELP_SCREEN_17453 #HELP_SCREEN_18000 #HELP_SCREEN_18559 #HELP_SCREEN_18968 #HELP_SCREEN_19845 #HELP_SCREEN_20916 #HELP_SCREEN_21919 #HELP_SCREEN_22614 #HELP_SCREEN_22985 #HELP_SCREEN_23799 #HELP_SCREEN_24203 #HELP_SCREEN_24865 #HELP_SCREEN_25639 #HELP_SCREEN_26042 #HELP_SCREEN_26691 #HELP_SCREEN_28782 #HELP_SCREEN_30843 #HELP_SCREEN_33042 #HELP_SCREEN_33497 #HELP_SCREEN_35771 #HELP_SCREEN_36303 #HELP_SCREEN_37261 #HELP_SCREEN_38917 #HELP_SCREEN_39981 #HELP_SCREEN_42029 #HELP_SCREEN_42804 #HELP_SCREEN_43078 #HELP_SCREEN_43913 #HELP_SCREEN_44875 #HELP_SCREEN_45813 #HELP_SCREEN_46697 #HELP_SCREEN_47503 #HELP_SCREEN_47793 #HELP_SCREEN_49168 #HELP_SCREEN_50211 #HELP_SCREEN_51516 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #HELP_SCREEN_00000 #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (0) Using Help TextWare provides three types of on-line help to provide answers to questions which may arise. Also, the bottom help line provides a list of important keys and functions. The first type of help is the context-sensitive help, available at any time by pressing F1 or clicking on the F1 Help section of the bottom help line. This displays a summary of keys available and specific help for the area or dialog box that was in use when the help was invoked. The second type of help is the on-line TextWare Users Manual. This CardFile is an on-line copy of the documentation which was included with the software. Use this help to search and display detailed explanations about TextWare's features. The last type of help is the custom help. This help is provided by the system administrator or publisher and contains information on the specific CardFiles that you are using. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (1) Select CardFiles to Open The CardFile List box displays a list of CardFiles to open. To open a CardFile, place the cursor on the desired CardFile and press Enter. To open more than one CardFile, use F5 to mark CardFiles or use Shift+F5 to mark all CardFiles. To open CardFiles in another directory, type Alt+P or use the Tab key to move to the "Path to additional CardFiles" box. Enter the path and press Enter. All CardFiles located in the specified directory will display. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (2) Examining CardFiles Once a CardFile or CardFiles have been opened, the first Card of the active CardFile is displayed. The active CardFile is the first CardFile selected from the Open CardFiles text box. All selected CardFiles will be opened together to form one "giant" CardFile, appended in the order they were selected. To cycle among active CardFiles, use Ctrl+PgDn and Ctrl+PgUp. To move directly to an open CardFile, choose Go to CardFile from the Search menu and select the desired CardFile. To examine text in the active CardFile, use the up and down arrow keys to move the cursor a line at a time. To move the cursor a screen at a time, use the PgUp and PgDn keys. Users with a mouse will see buttons at the far right of the menu bar. From this "Button Bar," click on the arrow keys to scroll through the text a line at a time or click on the up and down triangles to move through the text a screen at a time. To perform a search, press the Space Bar, select Enter from the Search menu or use the mouse to click on "Space Enter search" in the bottom help line. This will display the Search dialog box. Refer to the Search dialog box help for more information on entering a search. While scrolling through the text, words may appear in a different color or reverse video. These are Links. There are several types of Links available. The types are word Links, image Links, program Links and Sticky Notes. To determine the Link type, move the cursor to the Link word with the arrow keys or click on the word with the mouse. The bottom help text will now change to reflect the Link type. To perform the Link, press Enter again. You will need to block text for output and to create Bookmarks and Links. To block using the keyboard, move the cursor to the position you want the block to begin, and hold down the Shift key as you use the arrow keys to extend the block across the desired area. For mouse users, click on the beginning of the text, then hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse pointer to where you want the block to end. To cancel the block, press any letter or press the left mouse button again. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (3) Search Dialog Box Use the Enter Search Criteria box to look for specific words or phrases or to perform Boolean, phrase or proximity searches. TextWare uses wildcards to locate derivations of a word. There are two types of wildcards available. The asterisk (*) represents a whole word or one or more characters, while the question mark (?) represents a single character. After entering the search criteria, press the Enter key. If the search is successful, TextWare displays the "Hit List." Press the Space Bar to access the Enter a Search dialog box again. Upon returning to this dialog box, the Enter Search Criteria box displays the last successful search. Press the left or right arrow keys to maintain the search and insert text before or after the previous search criteria. Pressing any other key will delete search and allow the user to enter a new search. Searches may also be executed directly from the Word Wheel. To use the keyboard, use Tab to move to the Word Wheel box or press Alt+W. Use the up and down arrow or PgUp and PgDn to move through the wheel. Also, typing any word will scroll the Word Wheel to the nearest match. When the desired word is highlighted, press the Enter key to select the word. The cursor will then remain in the Word Wheel. Press Alt+O or click on OK with the mouse. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (4) Hit List Help Executing a search displays the "Hit List" box. This box is divided into two boxes. The Hit List is a list of brief descriptions (called Short Displays) for each Card that matches the search criteria. Each Card in the CardFile has a descriptive "Short Display" to help the user narrow the search to a specific Card. The query box displays the search criteria - the phrase, boolean or proximity search that generated the Hit List. To select a Card, select the desired Card's Short Display with the mouse and double-click to view the Card, or use the arrow keys to highlight the Short Display for the desired Card and press Enter. This displays the Card with all search criteria highlighted. To remove the Hit List display, press the Escape key or click on the close box in the upper left corner. Press the Space Bar to enter a new search or F9 to display the Search Dictionary or choose these options from the Search menu or by clicking on the item in the help line. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (5) Search Dictionary Help The Search Dictionary contains a list of searches saved from current or previous retrieval sessions. Boolean, phrase and proximity searches may all be saved to the Search Dictionary. The Dictionary Search dialog box contains two boxes with three command buttons. Use Tab and Shift+Tab to move between the "Search Descriptions" list box and the command buttons, or select the search and the command buttons directly with the mouse. The Search Descriptions list box contains a descriptive name of each search in the dictionary. Keyboard users: use the up and down arrows to scroll through the saved searches. Press Enter to execute the search. Mouse users: simply click on any of the desired searches and then click on OK to perform the search. Upon highlighting a search description, the actual search that will be executed is displayed in the Search Criteria box. Pressing Enter causes all items in the search criteria to be searched. To delete a search, use the up and down arrows to move the cursor to the search to be deleted, then click on Delete or hold down Alt and press D. The search will be deleted and the Search Dictionary box will closed. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (6) Close CardFile Help The "Select CardFiles to Close" dialog box displays a list of all open CardFiles. To close a CardFile, place the cursor on the desired CardFile and press Enter. To close more than one CardFile, use F5 to mark CardFiles to be closed and press Enter. To close all open CardFiles, use Shift+F5 to mark all open CardFiles and then press Enter. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (7) Print Help Users may output Card text to a printer or a text file (specified in printer setup). Select the option from the Print From dialog box by pressing Alt plus the highlighted letter. When the desired option is selected, use Tab to move to the command button box or press Alt+O to select OK. The following options are available: Blocked Text To print blocked text, use the mouse or the keyboard to select the desired text and then choose Blocked Text from the Print Options box. Click on OK or press Alt+O to start the printing. This function allows you to print multiple Cards. Current Card This option will print the Card which contains the cursor. Hit List This option will print out the short displays for each Card that meets the current search criteria. Hit List Cards This option will print the Cards which meet the search criteria. Unique Word List This will print out all words that appear on the Word Wheel. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (8) Printer Setup Help This option sets the print options used to output data. TextWare supports HP LaserJet and Epson printers. There is also a generic driver for outputting data to a text file. If the user specifies a text file that already exists, you will be prompted to append or overwrite the existing text file. Below are the options for this dialog box: In the "Printer Types" box, select either HP, Epson or Generic. In the "Print Devices" box, select the port (LPT or COM) or choose Disk File to print to a text file. If you select LPT or COM, enter the port number in the field that appears at the bottom of the dialog box. In the "Print Size" box, select normal or compressed. In the "Lines per Inch" box, select six or eight. If HP is selected, in the "Orientation" box select portrait or landscape. Check Legal Size if you are printing on legal sized paper. If Epson is selected, in the "Quality" box, select letter or draft. Printers may be controlled by entering escape codes. To enter additional escape codes, create a text file which contains the code. Enter the name of the text file in the "Setup File" field. To reset the printer, create a text file which contains the printer reset command. Enter the name of the reset text file in the "Reset File" field. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (9) Change Short Display Help The Short Display is a 68-character description designed to help narrow the search to a specific Card. The Short Display may be changed whenever a Card is added or edited, or it may be changed by selecting Short Display from the edit menu. The "Change Short Display" dialog box will then be displayed. This dialog box contains one text box with two command buttons. The cursor will be active in the Enter the Short Display text box. Enter the new Short Display and press Enter or select OK with the mouse, or press Alt+O. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (10) Save a Search Help The Search Dictionary contains a list of searches saved from current or previous retrieval sessions. Boolean, phrase and proximity searches may all be saved to the search dictionary. After selecting "Save" from the search menu, the "Save a Search" dialog box is displayed. This box contains two boxes with two command buttons. Use Tab and Shift+Tab to move between the "Enter the Save Search Description" box and the command buttons. In the upper-right corner of the dialog box are two command buttons, OK and Cancel. When a search has been selected from the Search Descriptions list box, press Enter or click on OK to execute the requested search. To cancel the dialog box, press Escape, click on the close box, click on Cancel or hold down Alt and press C to select the "Cancel" button and then press Enter. Or use Tab and Shift+Tab to move the cursor to the OK command button. Use the up and down arrows to move between OK or Cancel and press Enter. Either way, this will remove the dialog box without saving a search. In the "Enter the Save Search Description" box, enter the 32-character description for the search criteria displayed in the Save Search Criteria box. Press Enter or Alt+O or select OK with the mouse to save the search. The search will not be included in the search dictionary. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (11) Search by Files Help This option is only available with CardFiles created in the native format. When the option is selected, a list of a filenames will be displayed in the File List box. Use F5 to select the file or files to which you wish to narrow the search. Press Enter or select Alt+O to close the dialog box. Press the Space Bar to execute a search on the selected files. To again search the entire CardFile, select Files from the search menu and press F5 to remove a single mark, or press Shift+F5 to unmark multiple files. Press Enter or select Alt+O to close the dialog box. The entire CardFile (or multiple CardFiles, if open) will now be searched. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (12) Search by Group When the option is selected, a list of all Group names will be displayed in the Group List box. Use F5 to select the Group or Groups to which you wish to narrow the search. Press Enter or select Alt+O to close the dialog box. Press the Space Bar to execute a search on the selected group. To again search the entire CardFile, select Groups from the search menu and press F5 to remove a single mark, or press Shift+F5 to unmark multiple files. Press Enter or select Alt+O to close the dialog box. The entire CardFile (or multiple CardFiles, if open) will now be searched. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (13) Search by Template Searching with a template requires that data have been enter into the CardFile via a template. In the displayed template, enter the data to be searched in the specified fields. You may put data in all fields or in selected fields. Once the search is complete, press Escape to execute the search. The user will then be prompted to "Perform the Template Search?" Press Enter or click on OK to execute the search. The Hit List will then be displayed. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (14) Search for Bookmarks A Bookmark is a special type of Link that marks a selection of text for instant access. Bookmarks do not appear highlighted unless you specifically search for them. To search for a Bookmark, move the cursor to the desired Bookmark and press Enter. The cursor will be placed in the CardFile on the Bookmark. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (15) Go to CardFile The Go to a CardFile box displays a list of all open CardFiles. To move to an open CardFile, place the cursor on the desired CardFile's name and press Enter. The cursor will now be placed in the first Card of the selected CardFile. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (16) Go to Group The Go to a Group box displays a list of all Groups contained in open CardFiles. To move directly to a Group, place the cursor on the desired Group name and press Enter or select the Group with the mouse and click on OK. The Hit List for all Cards contained in the group will now be displayed. Choose the desired Card from the Hit List and use the + and - keys to move between the Cards which belong to the Group. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (17) Go to File The Go to a File box displays a list of all files contained in open external CardFiles. To move directly to a file, place the cursor on the desired file's name and press Enter or select the file with the mouse and click on OK. The Hit List for all Cards created with the specified file will now be displayed. Choose the desired Card from the Hit List and use the + and - keys to move between the Cards which belong to the file. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (18) Go to Card This function allows the user to move directly to a specified Card. The Go to a Card dialog box contains the Enter the Card Number text box and two command buttons. In the text box, enter the Card number and press Enter or click on OK. The cursor will now be in the specified Card. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (19) Word Link (First time) The Link Word(s) to Word(s) dialog box has two text boxes and two command buttons. The blocked text will be displayed in the From Word(s) text box. Press Enter or select OK to create the word Link or select Cancel to cancel and close the dialog box. Then move to the word or phrase to be linked and block the word or phrase. Select Word from the Link menu. Second time The From Word(s) text box contains the word from which to create the Link, while the To Word(s) text box contains the word to be linked. To link another word, select Continue. Block the word or phrase to be linked. Continue blocking and linking words. When the Link is complete, select OK. The word Links will now be displayed in a different color. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (20) Image Link The Link Word(s) to Image dialog box is now displayed. This box consists of three text boxes, one list box and three command buttons. In the "Image Name" text box, enter the name and extension of the image. If the image does not exist, the message "The image does not exist" will be displayed when you try to display it. In the Viewer Options text box, enter any parameter the viewer program may need to display images. In the Path to Image File text box, enter the path to the image. If the images are in the TextWare directory, you may leave this field blank. From the Image Viewer list box, select a viewer program. If you choose Custom, be sure to enter the name of the custom viewer program in the Viewer Options text box. When all options are correctly configured, select Preview to display the image. Be sure the image is displayed correctly, because image links may not be edited (only deleted and created again). Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (21) Program Link The Link Word(s) to Program dialog box is now displayed. This box consists of two text boxes, one option box and three command buttons. In the "Program Name" text box, enter the name and extension of the program to be run. In the Program Arguments text box, enter any parameters or arguments the program may need. With some programs (such as audio links), you may not wish to select the Clear the Display option, choosing to run the program in the background instead. The default is to clear the screen when a program is run. If this option is not selected, the items displayed on the screen will remain and the program will be executed in the background. When all options are correctly configured, select execute to start the program. Be sure the program is configured correctly because program Links may not be edited (only deleted and created again). Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (22) Sticky Note Link A Sticky Note is a hypertext link that displays a short text file. Sticky Notes may be added and deleted on-the-fly. The designated text editor will be displayed. Enter the text to be displayed in the Sticky Note. The Sticky Note may not be more than 16 lines long. Also, each line may not exceed 68 characters and must end with a carriage return. When the text has been entered, save the file and close the text editor. The user will then be prompted to "Link Sticky Note to Blocked Text?" Press Enter or select OK to complete the Sticky Note Link. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (23) Create a Bookmark To create a Bookmark, enter the description of the Bookmark and press Enter or select OK. The Bookmark description may be any combination of letters and numbers, up to 32 characters. This description will now appear in the Bookmark list. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (24) Create a group A Group is a set a Cards related in a way determined by the user. Cards may also be appended to an existing Group. The Create a Group dialog box contains one text box, a list box and two command buttons. In the Group description text box, enter the name of the new Group or, if you wish to append a Card, the name of an existing Group. From the Get Cards From list box, choose the method of grouping Cards. Users may block text and create a Group, add the current Card to a new or existing Group, or make all of the Cards on the Hit List a Group. When the dialog box is complete, select OK. The new Group will now be available for users to narrow the search to this Group. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (25) Delete a Group When the Delete a Group option is selected, a list of all Group names will be displayed in the Group List box. Use F5 to select the Group or Groups that you wish to delete. Press Enter or select Alt+O to delete the Group and close the dialog box. The Group is now deleted. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (26) Synonyms When synonym searching is enabled, TextWare finds all the words designated as synonyms in the specified synonym file. When the specify synonym file dialog box is displayed, enter the name of the synonym file to use in the Enter Synonym Name text box. When the box is complete, press Enter or select OK to close the dialog box and enable the synonym searching. When a user enters a search, all synonyms will be found. To disable synonym searching, select Synonym from the Options menu. The check mark will no longer be displayed. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (27) Order of Results This option allows the user to display an image first and then the associated Card text. This is important for applications where the images are more important than the text. The Order of Search Results dialog box contains a list box and two command buttons. In the Display First List box, move the cursor to the option to display first. When the option is highlighted, press Enter or select OK to set the order of search results and close the dialog box. With Image First set, when the user selects a Card from the hit list, the first image link on the Card will be executed. The user will then press Escape to view the Card text. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (28) Display Type TextWare program will attempt to detect the display type for your computer. If images do not display correctly, this option allows the user to specify which display type to use. From the Display Type list box, move the cursor to the correct display type and press Enter. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (29) ASCII Editor TextWare may use any external editor to make changes to existing CardFiles. This allows you to use an existing, familiar editor rather than learning a new program. TextWare uses the MS-DOS editor as the default. The Specify Text Editor box contains one text box. In the Path to Text Editor text box, enter the path and name of the text editor to use. Press Enter or select OK to complete the change. Once the change has been made, whenever a user adds or changes a Card, the specified editor will be started. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (30) Create a New CardFile Specify particular files or file patterns to include or exclude, using wildcard characters where necessary. (For example, you may select *.* as the include pattern, then enter specific exclusions.) When the list of files is complete, choose OK to continue. To select a specific file, enter the name of the file in the Include box or press Alt+F or the Tab key to move the cursor to the File List box. Once the cursor is in the File List box, press Enter to select files to be indexed and press Del to exclude files. If you accidentally select the wrong file to include or exclude, move the cursor to the file and press the Del key. Once all files and patterns are selected, you may select the Sub-dirs button. This button will index subdirectories one layer deep and find those files which match the specified pattern. To select files from another directory, choose Continue and repeat the selection process. To select the file options, select Options. This will display a dialog box with a list of options for creating the CardFile. When you are finished with all selections, choose OK. Append Files to an Existing CardFile To append files to an existing CardFile, include and exclude files as if you were creating a new CardFile. Be sure to select the options for the specified files or patterns. In the CardFile Options dialog box, enter the name of an existing CardFile. Be sure to use the same options that were selected when the original CardFile was created. Select OK when finished. From the File menu, select Update. Enter the path and name of the existing CardFile in the Path of CardFile to Update box. Press the Tab key to move to the Update Options box and press the down arrow to select Append to the CardFile. Press the Tab key until OK is highlighted and then press Enter or press Alt+O. The files will now be appended to the existing CardFile. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare User Manual for more information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (31) Options for CardFile The first option is the type of storage. TextWare will convert ASCII text files and most popular word processor files to its internal format. You also have the option of leaving WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS, Word 5.5 for DOS, and ASCII files in their original format. The next option is the Card delimiter. This option determines how the text will be broken into Cards. You may choose to divide Cards by File, by Page, or by Paragraph simply by selecting the check box next to one of those options. In addition, you may specify a number of lines or a unique character string. If you check the Number of Lines box, a small dialog box will pop up and ask for the number of lines. Enter a number. If you enter 60, for example, each Card in the CardFile will be 60 lines long. A line is any string of characters followed by a carriage return and line feed. If you check the Unique String box, a larger dialog box appears, asking for details about the character string. This option allows you to use an alphanumeric character string that already exists or that you have placed in your text file(s). If you enter that string here, Cards will be divided on each occurrence of the string. The string must be in the left margin of the text file, and cannot exceed 30 alphanumeric characters. Specify whether you have placed the string at the beginning or the end of the Card by choosing the appropriate check box. Also, if you want the indexer to delete the string after indexing, choose the Remove String option from Card box. The final option is the File Type. Select Auto Detect if you are unsure of the file types or have several types of files that you are indexing. If all of the files are of one type, say WordPerfect 5.1, select the specific file type. Selecting the word processor type is slightly faster. When finished, press OK to continue. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (32) CardFile Options In the CardFile Options dialog box, specify a path and name for your CardFile. Do not enter a file extension as part of the name. Type a description in the Description field. This is the text that will appear in the list of available CardFiles when you select Open (for searching). Then choose how you want the Short Display to look. You may accept the default setting, which is using the first 68 characters of the Card (Beginning of Text option), or you may choose to add the filename (File and Text option) along with the first part of the Card's text. If you choose to use a stopword file, enter its name in the Stopwords field. The file must already exist. You may use the TEXTWARE.STP default stopword file or one of your own. If you wish to add to the existing list of embedded characters, type them into the Embedded field. Embedded characters are indexed only if they appear between two letters or numbers. If you wish to add to the existing list of letters, enter them into the Letters field. These are special characters that you choose to index as letters. If your CardFile will include foreign language characters, make sure the Foreign Characters check box is enabled to index these characters. You should also enter your translation characters into the Translation field. This allows you to enter standard US- English characters in search expressions and still find words that contain the foreign character equivalents. If you wish to exclude numbers from the CardFile index, de-select the Index Numbers check box. If you wish to compress the CardFile, select the Compress CardFile check box. If you wish to enable autodetection of images, select the Auto-Detect Images check box. Another box will be displayed which prompts you for the image extension and viewer to use. If you wish to reformat the text so that users need not scroll to the right to view all text, select the Reformat Text check box. When all the options you want are selected, choose OK. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare manual for additional information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (33) Build Selecting Build creates the CardFile. In the Path of CardFile to Build, enter the path and name of the CardFile without any extension. If the Command File has been deleted or does not exist, select the Rebuild the Command File option. When finished, select OK with the Mouse or press Enter. The CardFile will now be created. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare User Manual for more information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (34) Update Sometimes it becomes necessary to make updates to a CardFile. If you have made changes to any external files that make up the CardFile, or if you need to add files to the CardFile, you must use the update option. In the Path of CardFile to Update text box, enter the full path and name of the CardFile that needs to be updated. Then select one of the following options: Update the CardFile - Internal: looks for a batch update file (cardfile.BCH) and implements the changes if it exists External: checks the date and time stamp on external files for changes, and updates the CardFile if they have been modified Re-build the CardFile - Deletes the existing CardFile and completely re-indexes the data using the existing CardFile Definition File and CardFile Command File Append to the CardFile - Adds new files that you have specified by editing the CardFile Command File, and indexes the new files Re-build the Command File - Deletes a CardFile's Command File and regenerates it using the existing CardFile Definition File Use the Re-build the CardFile option if the CardFile data becomes corrupt, or if, after making changes or deletions "on the fly," you wish to restore the CardFile to the original data as defined in the existing CardFile Command File. Use the Re-build the Command File option if the data becomes obsolete (you have added files to the directory that fit the "include" file pattern, for example). This function creates a new CardFile Command File using the inclusion and exclusion settings in the CardFile Definition File. After rebuilding the CardFile Command File, you must rebuild the CardFile. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare User Manual for more information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (35) Delete TextWare allows you to delete CardFiles from within the program. You must have sufficient privileges to delete, however. Obviously, be very careful with this option. In the Path to CardFile text box, enter the path and name of the CardFile to delete. Select OK. The CardFile will be deleted. Deleting a CardFile will not delete the CardFile's definition file (.CFD) or the command file (.CMD). This allows you to easily re-index the CardFile in the future if you wish. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (36) Stopwords To create or edit a stopword file, enter the name of the stopword file with an .STP extension. This will start the specified editor. Type the words you wish to be stopwords, separated by a space. When you have finished entering words, save the file and exit the editor. You may give the file any name you wish, as long as you designate the .STP extension. Note: Each line in a stopword file may not exceed 126 bytes. That means you may not enter more than 126 characters on each line, including spaces. Also, all stopwords are loaded into memory, so a very large stopword file may slow performance somewhat, and is not advisable. After exiting the editor, you will return to the dialog box. Select OK to complete the process. You may now specify your custom stopword file when creating the index. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare User Manual for more information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (37) Synonyms Synonyms are defined in text files. To create a synonym file, or to edit an existing one, you must be in TextWare's indexing module. Close all CardFiles and select Index from the File menu. Select Synonyms from the Edit menu. Type the path, followed by the synonym file's name. If you don't specify a path, the default path will be the directory where the TextWare files are installed. Note: You may use any filename you wish, but do not specify the SYN extension. The file will be saved with the filename you specify here, and then, when you select OK, TextWare will convert the file to its own format (not text), and give that file the SYN extension. If you wish to edit the TextWare synonym file, enter TEXTWARE in the text box. Select Edit by clicking with the mouse or pressing Alt+E. Your designated text editor will open. You may now enter your synonym words. Type the words that will be considered equivalent on the same line, separated by a space. See the example below: HOLIDAY VACATION BREAK MANAGER SUPERVISOR Note: Each line in a synonym file may not exceed 126 bytes. That means you may not enter more than 126 characters on each line, including spaces. All text in the synonym file must be uppercase characters. Save the file and exit the editor. You will return to the previous dialog box. After exiting the editor, you will return to the dialog box. Select OK to complete the process. You may now specify your synonym file when searching. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare User Manual for more information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (38) External File Paths You may modify external files in a CardFile using the application which created them and save them in a new location. (See Updating CardFiles.) You may also move the external files to another directory. In the latter instance, you must notify TextWare of the new directory path. To set the paths for external files, you must have sufficient privileges. You must have closed all CardFiles and entered the indexing module by selecting Index from the File menu. Select External File Paths from the Edit menu. The Change External File Paths dialog box will appear. Enter the current path and the name of the CardFile whose external file paths you wish to change. Move to the Change From field (use the mouse, the Tab key, or press Alt+F). Enter the existing or old path (where the external files are or have been). Move to the Change To field. Enter the new path and press Enter or choose OK. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare User Manual for more information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (39) CardFile Options The CardFile options enable certain restrictions to be placed on a CardFile, such as not allowing users to print or edit the CardFile. The options also include special capabilities you can give the CardFile, such as batch updating. The options you can set through the CardFile options are as follows: o No Printing o No Editing o No Linking o Batch Update o CardFile Drive ID The three restrictive options are self-explanatory. Set these options if you do not want to allow users (no matter what their privileges) to print Cards, edit Cards or create Links. The other two options require a little explaining: When the Batch Update option is set, the implementation of all changes made to a CardFile are postponed until you manually perform an update (rather than being completed "on the fly"). See Update for more information. The CardFile Drive ID option is for the specific situation in which customers run TextWare on a hard disk (local or network), but also need to access CardFiles on a CD-ROM. If such a user tries to access a Link in the CardFile on the CD-ROM, TextWare will look to the hard disk for the Link information (image, etc.), and the Link will not be found. This problem can be avoided if the CD-ROM publisher sets the CardFile Drive ID option prior to indexing the CardFile. If the publisher does this, then all Links on the CD-ROM CardFile will be found. This is not a problem for CD-ROM users who do not load full-function TextWare from their hard disks. To set the options, enter the path and the name of the CardFile whose options you wish to set. Select as many of the options as you wish. Use the mouse, the Tab key or the Alt key in combination with the highlighted letters. For example, to select No Linking, press Alt+L. When the selections are set the way you want them, select OK. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare User Manual for more information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (40) CardFile Startup You may set up a startup item for each CardFile. The startup item executes each time a user opens the CardFile. A startup item may be an image, a text file, or even audio or a video clip. Enter the path and name of the CardFile to which you wish to add a startup item. Move to the next field by pressing Tab or using the mouse. Enter the name of the file you wish to execute whenever the CardFile opens. If the item is a text file, simply enter the name of the file with a .SUP extension. Otherwise, the item must be an executable file. If the item is an image file in PCX format, you may use TextWare's PCX viewer. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare User Manual for more information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (41) CardFile Description A Description can be assigned to a CardFile that is displayed in the 'Open a CardFile' dialog box that is more informative then a filename. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare User Manual for more information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (42) CardFile Definition The CardFile Definition File contains the options set during the indexing process, such as the list of file patterns to include and exclude, embedded characters and letters and the stopword file. TextWare uses the CardFile Definition File to build the CardFile Command File. To view or edit the CardFile Definition File, type the path and the name of the CardFile whose CardFile Definition File you wish to view or edit (no file extension is necessary). TextWare starts your designated text editor and opens the CardFile Definition File. You may make any changes you need. However, you must maintain the existing, structured format. You must also save the file as ASCII text. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare User Manual for more information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (43) Command File Editing the command file is particularly useful if you are indexing documents whose names contain a number, such as chap1.doc, chap2.doc, and on through chap11.doc. If the specified pattern is chap*.doc, then the default order of indexing would be chap1.doc, chap10.doc, chap11.doc, chap2.doc, chap3.doc, and so on. Editing the command file allows you to change that sequence and put the files in the order you prefer. To edit a command file, enter the path and name of the command file (no extension). This will start the specified ASCII text editor and display the command file. The command file is an ASCII text file that contains TextWare's special markup language. You must maintain the file's existing, structured format. For information about the markup language, see the Markup Language topic. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare User Manual for more information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (44) Group Description If you select File Name and Text and are copying the files to TextWare's internal format, the DOS file names become group names. Users of TextWare 3.0 may have used Edit the Command File, before indexing, to change a document name from the default DOS file name to a more meaningful document name. TextWare 4.0 allows users to change this name after indexing at any time by selecting Group Description. Enter the name and path of the CardFile that you wish to change. Use Tab or Alt+F to move to the Change Description From text box. In this box, enter the name of the group you wish to change. This name must be entered exactly. It is case sensitive. Press Tab or Alt+T to move to the Change Description To text box. Enter the new name for the group. The message "Changing Short Displays" will momentarily appear. The group name will now be changed. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (45) Indexer TextWare 4.0 ships with two indexers-a 16-bit indexer for use on 286-based computers, and a 32-bit indexer for use on 386- and 486-based computers. You must select the correct indexer for your computer. TextWare's default indexer is the 16-bit indexer. A 386 or 486 computer can run either indexer. However, the 32-bit indexer will execute faster, and will take advantage of the additional performance and memory capacity of 386 or greater computers. It can use up to 32 MB of expanded or extended RAM for indexing. Choose either 32 BIT or 16 BIT by moving the highlight bar or clicking on the desired choice. Press Enter (OK) to finalize the selection. The indexer you choose will automatically be used for updating CardFiles. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare User Manual for more information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (46) Create Template The design for the template is completely free form. Move to the desired locations using the arrow keys. Be sure to type a description for each field. Use the underline key to define the position and length of each field. You may enter any characters you wish to appear with the entered text, such as dashes, parentheses or slashes. The Insert key toggles between insert and typeover mode. To save the template, press Esc. The Template Name dialog box appears. Enter a descriptive name for the template and select OK. The template definition will be saved and you will return to the indexing menus. You may now enter text using the template. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare User Manual for more information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (47) Delete Template To delete a template, move the highlight bar to the template you wish to delete and press Enter. The template will be deleted and you will return to the menu. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare User Manual for more information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (48) CardFile Security TextWare 4.0 allows you to place password restrictions on CardFiles. You may create up to three passwords, each allowing access to different capabilities. The security categories are as follows: o Print (the right to print selected Cards) o Edit (the right to change, delete and add Cards) o Link (the right to create and delete Groups and Links) Each of these rights may be granted independently. To set a password, type the path (if necessary) and the name of the CardFile in the specified box. Note: The first password you create must have all rights, and is to be used for administrative purposes. You can then use the other two passwords to restrict access to the CardFile. Enter a password in the Password field. Select the functions you will allow a user of this password to perform. Select OK to accept the settings. To set another password, repeat the steps above. You will be asked for a password when you try to save the second and third passwords. This is because the CardFile is already protected by the first password. You must enter the administrative password (the first one, which provides all rights) in order to place additional passwords. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare User Manual for more information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (49) Add File Type TextWare lets you convert more than 40 popular word processing and spreadsheet file formats to its internal format. A basic set of file conversion programs are included and listed in the File Types list box, which you see when creating a CardFile Definition File. However, you may need to add other file type conversion programs to the software at some point. You may acquire additional conversion files by calling TextWare Technical Support. To Add a File Type, enter the description for the conversion program. This is the text that will appear in the File Type list. Move to the next text field (mouse click, Tab or Alt+N) and enter the path and filename of the conversion program in the Conversion Program field. This file will be an executable file similar to W4W07F.EXE. Select OK. The file type will be added to the list. Up to six additional file types may be added. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare User Manual for more information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (50) Generate the Command File The command file contains information that the TextWare indexing program uses to create the CardFile, including a complete list of all files to be indexed. The command file includes a list of the actual files to be indexed, in the order in which they will be indexed. To change the order in which the files will be indexed, as well as their resulting sequence in the CardFile, you must edit this file. To change the command file, choose Command File from the Edit menu. This will start the specified ASCII text editor and display the command file. Editing the command file is particularly useful if you are indexing documents whose names contain a number, such as chap1.doc, chap2.doc, and on through chap11.doc. If the specified pattern is chap*.doc, then the default order of indexing would be chap1.doc, chap10.doc, chap11.doc, chap2.doc, chap3.doc, and so on. Editing the command file allows you to change that sequence and put the files in the order you prefer. The command file is an ASCII text file that contains TextWare's special markup language. You must maintain the file's existing, structured format. Refer to the on-line or printed TextWare User Manual for more information. #END_OF_HELP_SCREEN (??)