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THE OPEN POLYTECHNIC OF NEW ZEALAND
He Wharekura-tini Kaihautu o Aotearoa
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version 1.1
Copyright TOPNZ 1990
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Welcome to READUTIL!
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You can browse through this file using:
PgDn, PgUp, End, Home and arrow keys, then
Esc to quit to DOS prompt.
You can use "Shift + Print Screen" to print a screen page.
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AN INTRODUCTION TO READUTIL
READUTIL was developed at
THE OPEN POLYTECHNIC OF NEW ZEALAND.
It can be used by writers to "self-test" text, and for
training writers in the techniques of clear writing.
It scans text files or selected paragraphs in text files to
give:
a "reading level" for the text sample,
an indication of "hard word percentage", and,
a print-out of passive expressions in the sample.
The longest sentence in a text can be marked.
The text can then be edited to improve the "readability".
The program can be re-run to check the improvements made.
Ease-of-use is an important feature.
The program may be run in "menu" mode or from the command-
line.
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THE READUTIL MANUAL
To view and browse through the RU Manual on your screen:
Type "RUMANUAL" at the DOS prompt (file RUMANUAL.COM).
To print a copy, use your wordprocessor with:
RUMANUAL.DOC - the Manual in Microsoft WORD format, or
RUMANUAL.TXT - the Manual in a plain text ASCII file.
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FILES
RU.EXE is the program file.
RUMANUAL.TXT and RUMANUAL.DOC contain the Manual describing
READUTIL. (.TXT is plain text, .DOC is Microsoft WORD).
RUWORD.TXT and RUASC.DOC are two more identical-text files,
with text selections for demonstrating READUTIL.
READ.BAT demonstrates READUTIL by testing text samples
from the file RUWORD.DOC:
Just put a disk with all READUTIL files in the A drive
and type "READ".
Print-out RUWORD.DOC or RUASC.TXT with your
wordprocessor to read the tested samples.
The file R.BAT is used for moving between WORD and READUTIL.
README.COM and RUMANUAL.COM are screen-browse files.
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Press Esc to return to DOS.
Reminder: Type "RUMANUAL" at the DOS prompt
to browse the READUTIL Manual.
GOOD WRITING!
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