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Q & A's HELP Response File
This file contains all of Q & A's responses to help requests. You may
NOT modify it in any way (it has been indexed!).
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%New User
Help For New Users
Q&A is a study aid that presents questions from a database and verifies
and scores your answers. The size of the database is restricted only by
the amount of memory available. A typical limit would be 3000 questions
and their answers. You must create a database before Q&A can be used.
The name of your database is given to Q&A using the /FS command.
Q&A provides context-sensitive help using the F1 key. Use it anytime.
For help on entering commands, press the '/' key followed by F1 (help).
*END*
%Menu System
Using Q&A Menus
The topmost window of the Q&A screen is the menu window. It is used to
select among the various options provided by Q&A. Each item in the menu
window will expand to an option list when selected.
Commands may be specified via letter sequences or by ALT-shifted letter
sequences. The letter sequence for any command is the same whether ALT is
used or not. For example, to load a database, the "File / Select Database"
sequence is used, specified by either
/FS <return> or
ALT-F ALT-S
If the ALT sequence is used, the <return> is not needed.
The left and right cursor keys move between options in the menu window;
similarly, the up and down cursor keys are used to select among items in
a sublist (or you may press the first letter of the option).
For help on any command or option, select that option and press F1.
*END*
%Answering
Answering a Question
To answer a question presented by Q&A, simply type your answer when asked
for your response. Press RETURN to submit your answer. You may edit your
answer is you wish BEFORE you submit it by using the cursor keys, INS,
DEL, and Ctrl-shifted cursor keys.
Q&A will compare you answer to the those given in the database, and will
update your score. If you answer incorrectly, Q&A will display the correct
answer. The next question will then be presented.
*END*
%File Operations
File Operations
Use this option group to load a database file, select the database file
directory, or to exit Q&A.
*END*
%Select Database
Loading a Database File
The File/Select Database option will display a list of all files in the
currently-selected directory. Selecting a file will load the index for
that database into memory and display the first question. The new database
will replace any that is already in memory. If no index is found, Q&A will
create one first.
The displayed directory is that specified by the "File/Directory" option,
which defaults to the directory that you started Q&A from.
*END*
%File Selection
Selecting a File
To select a file, use the UP and DOWN cursor keys to move through the
list, or PGUP and PGDN to move by page, or HOME and END to move to the
top or bottom of the list, respectively. You may also locate the first
file whose filename begins with any character by pressing that character.
Pressing that character repeatedly steps through all files beginning with
that character.
Once selected, the file is loaded for use by Q&A.
*END*
%Path Selection
Path Selection
Enter the directory name to be used by the "File/Select Database" option.
Cursor Movement Editing
───────────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────
Cursor right Move cursor right │ Control-End Clear buffer
Cursor left Move cursor left │ Backspace Backspace
Home Start of line │ Insert Toggle insert mode
End End of line │ Delete Delete character
Tab Tab right │ Return Accept
Shift-Tab Tab left │ Escape Cancel
*END*
%Set Directory
Database File Directory
Use this command to select the directory from which database files will
be loaded. The contents of this directory will be displayed by the
"File/Select Database" option.
*END*
%Exit to DOS
Exit Q&A
Select this option to return to the operating system level.
*END*
%Mode Selection
Mode Selection
The Mode Selection menu allows you to select the method used to obtain
the next question from the database.
*END*
%Sequential
Sequential Order
Select sequential to tell Q&A that you wish to read questions from the
database in the same order as they appear in the database. When the last
question has been presented, Q&A will start over at the first question.
You may force Q&A to start over by selecting "Mode/Clear".
You may change modes as you wish.
*END*
%Random
Random Order
Use this option to tell Q&A that you wish to read questions in random
order. In this mode, the database has no "end". To set the scoring back
to zero, use "Mode/Clear".
You may change modes as you wish.
*END*
%Clear
Clear Scoring
Use this option to reset the scoring back to zero and to cause sequential
access to start at the beginning of the database.
*END*
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