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              Right Hand Man II Main Program Help

   Online Help is available anywhere in Right Hand Man II by
pressing <F1>.  This Help facility is subdivided into 4 sections:

   I.   Right Hand Man II Modules
   II.  Right Hand Man II User Interface
   III. Right Hand Man II Function Keys
   IV.  Right Hand Man II Resident Editor

You can scroll through Help using the <Up> and <Down> Arrow keys,
<PgUp> and <PgDn> and <Home> and <End>.


I. MODULES:

   Right Hand Man II is a powerful E-Mail and Scheduling
package for your LAN with a host of other modules to increase
the connectivity and productivity of your network.  Right Hand
Man II's modules include:

Electronic Mail:  A full-featured E-Mail system that allows you
to send messages to any combination of users and groups on the
network, as well as to remote users via an MHS host or gateway.

Phone Message Center:  Allows you to take phone messages and
forward them to the appropriate user.

Chat:  Real-time communication between users on a network.  Can
accommodate up to five users in a single conversation.

Group Scheduler:   The Group Scheduler lets you schedule group
appointments for users and resources on your network.  RHM sends
an E-Mail message to persons scheduled to attend the group
appointment to notify them of the meeting.

Personal Scheduler:  A calendar program that keeps track of your
appointments.  You can set an alarm for an appointment and even
have Right Hand Man pop up on your screen automatically as a
reminder.

To-Do List:  Helps organize your time by assigning priority
status and due dates for your list of tasks.  You can have RHM
sound an alarm to notify you of due and overdue tasks.

Database:  A database program that allows you to pop-up and
access dBASE and compatible databases on your network.

Cardex:  A proprietary database that allows you to store up to
12,000 index cards quickly and easily with built in search and
autodialing.

Notepad:  Company-wide notes can be viewed, edited, searched, or
printed by all the users on your network.  Or you can define
your own for quick and easy reference.

File Manager:  Displays the files in any directory. Lets you
copy, delete, rename, change attributes, or move files without
exiting to DOS.

Print Queue Manager:  Handles lists (queues) of print jobs
created by Novell.  You can assign print queues to different
printers. You can capture printer output to a file. You can hold,
delete, or rush a job. You can even set a specific time when a
print job will be sent to the printer.

Calculator:  Will perform the operations of a standard
mathematical calculator, as well as the functions of a business,
scientific, and programming calculator.

Macro Keys:  Lets you create and edit macros that you can use in
any program.

Modem Communications:  Provided you have a modem, this module
allows you to send files to other computers and receive files via
your telephone line.  It also takes advantage of interrupt 14
modem pooling software.

User/Group Maintenance:  Allows the Network Supervisor to create
and maintain the list of RHM users, groups, and resources on the
network.


II. USER INTERFACE:

  Right Hand Man II has a Common User Access (CUA) menu-driven
interface, an interface specification used by many of today's
application programs.  Following are some of the basics of the
CUA interface, the general operation of the main program menu
and the program modules.

Title Bar:  The title bar, located at the top of the screen,
displays the current user, current module, and current date.

Action Bar: The action bar is the second line from the top of
the screen which displays the main menu of the modules.

To control the action bar:

Press F10 or the Alt key. You can then select a menu item by
either pressing the appropriate activation key, or by highlighting
the option using the Arrow keys, then pressing Enter to select.
Or use the Alt, activation key combination. For example, you can
press Alt-D to select the Desktop option from the action bar.

Menu Items: When the action bar has been activated, an activation
key letter will be highlighted in each menu option.  Simply press
the activation key to select the option. You can also select a
menu item by highlighting the option using the Arrow keys, then
pressing Enter to select.

Menu choices on the action bar and subsidiary pull-down menus
that are not available during the current operation will appear
darkened. All other options can still be selected.

To return control back to the current module window, press <ESC>.

Message Bar: The message bar is the second to the bottom line of
the screen. It displays a brief explanation of the command or
option that is currently highlighted.

Function Key Bar: The function key bar at the bottom of the
screen displays the function keys that are available from the
current screen.

Dialog Box: A dialog box is a window which requires an input of
information before you can continue an operation. When entering
information in the fields of a dialog box, move the cursor
between fields by using the Tab key to move right or down; use
Shift-Tab to move left or up.

Speed Key Selection: When selecting from most lists within RHM
you can use the Arrow keys, PgUp or PgDn, Home or End, or you can
enter the first letter of the item in the list.

Desktop Menu: The Desktop menu is available from the main menu
of every module. The Desktop menu allows you to have multiple
modules on the screen, either different modules or multiples
of the same module. Once you've loaded the additional modules,
you can toggle through them using F2 (Switch).

Windows: When using RHM, there can be several windows or "boxes"
displayed on the screen at once: dialog boxes, editing windows,
message windows, etc. At any given time, the current active
window will be emphasized with a "double-line" border.

The position of several of these windows can be changed by using
the Window option that is located in the main menu of each
module.


III. FUNCTION KEYS:

F1 (Help)
          You can use F1 for Help from within anywhere in Right
     Hand Man II.   The help window can be scrolled through by
     using the <Up> or <Down> Arrow keys and the <PgUp> or <PgDn>
     keys.

          When you select Help from the Menu Bar, Main Program
     Help gives you this file, About Right Hand Man II displays
     important license information, including program version
     number, serial number, and number of users for which the
     program is licensed.

F2 (Switch)
          When you have several modules on screen at the same
     time (see Desktop Menu), the F2 key lets you toggle through
     the array by bringing the bottom module to the top.

F4 (Save Position)
          In modules that display lists of items, the F4 key
     allows you to save the highlighted screen position of a
     particular item in the list. For example, if the notepad you
     refer to most in the Notepad module is "NEW," highlight the
     notepad and save that position by pressing F4. This way,
     whenever you activate the Notepad module, "NEW" would be
     highlighted.

F5 (Configure)
          Right Hand Man allows you to set up the configuration
     of the main program and each of the modules. Some modules
     permit extensive configuration which effects the operation
     of the module; others only allow you to change the display
     colors for the module window.

F6 (Change User)
          There may be occasions when you have to access another
     user's module.  This can be done by using the F6 key to
     change to their username.  If another user has a password,
     you will be required to know it before you can F6 to their
     username.

F7 (Import/Display Toggle)
          F7 from anywhere within Right Hand Man II will allow
     you to view your background screen. Any key will return you
     to Right Hand Man.  From used within the resident editor,
     F7 will allow you to import your background application text
     screen into an Email, Phone Message or Notepad.

F8-F9 (See Resident Editor section below)

F10 (Menu):
          This key activates the action bar, allowing you to
     choose an option from the main menu of the current module.
     When you access the menu using F10, the default menu option
     is automatically highlighted.


IV. RESIDENT EDITOR:

          The Resident Editor is Right Hand Man's word processor
     that operates from within many of Right Hand Man's modules.
          The Resident Editor has a pull-down menu called Edit
     which is available from the menu in modules where editing
     commands are available. You may also execute these editing
     commands by pressing the accelerator key equivalents
     (displayed on the menu for reference).


     Basic Editing Keys:

          <Ins>          The Ins key toggles Insert mode on and
                         off.

          <Del>          Deletes a single character at the
                         cursor.

          <Backspace>    Deletes a single character left of the
                         cursor.

          <Ctrl-Left>    Moves the cursor one word to the left.

          <Ctrl-Right>   Moves the cursor one word to the right.

          <Home>         Moves the cursor to the beginning of a
                         line.

          <End>          Moves the cursor to the end of a line.

          <PgUp>         Moves the cursor up one page.

          <PgDn>         Moves the cursor down one page.

          <Ctrl-Home>    Moves the cursor to the beginning of the
                         file.

          <Ctrl-End>     Moves the cursor to the end of the file.

          <Esc>          Exit with option to save. As opposed to
                         <CTRL-X> below.

     Resident Editor editing commands:

     <Ctrl-A>  Autodial. This command will automatically dial a
               phone number that appears at the cursor. Ctrl-A
               lets you dial from within RHM.

     <Ctrl-B>  Reformat paragraph.  This command will reformat
               a paragraph in the edit mode.

     <Ctrl-D>  Deletes the line where the cursor is located.

     <Ctrl-F>  Imports an ASCII text file into the document being
               edited.

     <Ctrl-G>  Graphics mode toggle.  When activated, typed
               characters are translated into their graphics
               symbol equivalent.

     <Ctrl-I>  Inserts a line where the cursor is located.

     <Ctrl-K>  Deletes to end of line

     <Ctrl-L>  Loop. This command loops (repeats) keystrokes the
               number of times you specify. For example, Ctrl-L,
               immediately followed by the number 20, immediately
               followed by Ctrl-D would delete 20 lines.

     <Ctrl-N>  Next search or replace. See <Ctrl-S> and <Ctrl-R>.

     <Ctrl-P>  This command allows you to print the contents of
               a window. When used in conjunction with F8
               (Block), you can print out a portion of text from
               a window.

     <Ctrl-S>  Searches for a string of text. When you press
               <Ctrl-S>, a window appears and RHM asks for the
               string to search for. Press <Ctrl-N> (Next) to
               find the next occurrence of your search string.

     <Ctrl-R>  This command lets you replace a string of text
               with another string.  When you press <Ctrl-R>, a
               window appears and RHM asks for the string to
               search for. Press <Ctrl-N> (Next) to replace the
               next occurrence of your search string.

     <Ctrl-T>
               Date/Time stamp. This command places a date/time
               stamp into the file you are editing.

     <Ctrl-W>
               Word wrap toggle. When using word wrap, a word
               will "wrap" to the next line when that word is
               approaching the end of the current window.

     <Ctrl-X>
               Exit without saving.  <Ctrl-X> aborts all changes
               and exits without saving.  As opposed to <Esc>
               above.


     Importing/Exporting:

          The following keys allow you to move information
     between different modules or to and from your application.
     You can "cut" a block of information from your application
     screen and "paste" it anywhere in RHM or into another
     application program.

     F7 (Import/Display Toggle)

          When used from within the RHM Resident Editor this key
     lets you "cut" a block of text from your application screen
     and "paste" it in any location you want.

     Select Import (F7). The module you selected is temporarily
     removed and the material on your foreground screen appears
     once again. Move the cursor to the upper-left corner of the
     text you wish to import and press F7 again. Move the cursor
     down and across the screen until the desired text is
     highlighted. Select Import (F7) once again.  With this last
     keystroke the highlighted text is imported into the module
     you selected.

          When used from outside the Resident Editor, RHM will
     momentarily disappear from the screen, allowing you to see
     the text-bases application that is in the background.  RHM
     will reappear when you hit any key.


     F8 (Block)

     This key lets you highlight a portion of a file to be sent
     to the export buffer to be exported to another module or
     application. Using the Arrow keys, position the cursor at
     the beginning of the text portion you wish to export. Select
     Block (F8). Using the Arrow keys, move the cursor to the
     end of the text portion you wish to export. As you move
     down, lines in the selected block are highlighted. The block
     of text you just highlighted is now ready to be exported.
     See Export (F9).

     F9 (Export)

     This key allows you to export text (or, together with F8,
     a block of text) from most modules to the export buffer.
     The contents of the export buffer can then be retrieved at
     the location of your choice by pressing Ctrl-E. Make sure
     that the Insert mode is on in the module or program where
     you will retrieve the text. If it isn't on, text at the
     cursor will be overwritten.



     Technical Support:  If you have any questions about using
     Right Hand Man II, you may call Futurus Technical Support
     between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. CST. [phone]