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- STAR MENU
- Version 2.0
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- QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
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- Main Menu
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- EXIT - exit to DOS
- F1 - function key 1 = CONFIG (configure Star Menu video, colors, drivers, main
- passwords, etc.)
- F2 - function key 2 = SETUP (set up Top and Sub - Groups with programs, boot
- files, commands, etc.)
- F3 - function key 3 = INFO (information on Star Menu, how to register & Beyond
- Software RFQ forms)
- F4 - function key 4 = TOP MENU (move to top menu or group, useful when several
- levels down in sub-groups)
- keys - the keys: display at the bottom of the screen will always show the
- active keys for a given screen; when in the Star Menu main screen, the
- up and down arrow keys (cursor movement keys), page up and page down
- keys, keyboard keys A thru O (hotkeys), and the mouse (if present with
- driver) are all active and can be used to select a program or command
- to execute, or a sub-group to go to. NOTE: the Scroll Lock key found on
- some keyboards should not be lit to ensure proper operation of the keys
- within Star Menu.
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- CONFIG Menu
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- Video - select video mode, monochrome, color CGA, EGA or VGA etc.
- Color - select foreground and background colors used by Star Menu
- Color / Background - configure background colors
- Color / Foreground - configure foreground colors
- Color / Done - return to Config menu
- pRt - select printer type
- Mouse - toggle mouse on / off
- Fdrv - select default floppy drive
- dAte - view and/or modify computer date
- timE - view and/or modify computer time
- Ss - set screen saver timeout (0 to 99 minutes, where 0=no screen saver used)
- Passwd - enter main Star Menu password, used with screen saver and main system
- options
- Top - create, load, and change title of top group or menu
- Top / Create - create new top group
- Top / Load - load existing group to be used as top group
- Top / Title - change the title (group name) for the default (loaded) group
- Top / Done - return to Config menu
- Reboot - select reboot option for boot files; manual reboot using CTRL+ALT+DEL
- (or hard RESET) or automatic reboot option using an external program
- (such as public domain reboot.exe etc.) NOTE: this reboot option is
- offered since many ram resident virus checking programs get very upset
- with software which tries to reboot the computer; if using a ram-
- resident virus checker use the manual reboot option. Also, some hard
- disk caching programs must empty their caches/buffers before allowing
- a reboot; use the manual reboot option if using these programs as well.
- Done - return to Star Menu main screen
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- SETUP Menu
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- Add - add new program (file with .EXE, .COM or .BAT extension), add new group,
- or add new multi-line command [adds to end of menu item list
- automatically]
- Add / Pgm - add new program (file with .EXE, .COM or .BAT extension)
- Add / Group - add new group (e.g. Utilities, DOS Commands, Games, Applications
- etc.)
- Add / Multi-cmd - add multi-line command (DOS batch file)
- Add / Done - return to Setup menu
- deleTe - delete menu item (use menu item number to left of description)
- Edit - edit group menu item(s), edit multi-line commands, copy multi-line
- commands, select internal or external editor
- Edit / edit-Grp - edit "loaded" group menu item(s)
- Edit / edit-Cmd - edit multi-line command (DOS batch file)
- Edit / coPy - copy multi-line command
- Edit / Editor - select editor type
- Edit / Editor / Internal - select internal Star Menu line editor to be used
- when editing & creating multi-line commands
- Edit / Editor / External - select external text editor or word processor to be
- used when editing & creating multi-line commands
- Edit / Editor / Done - return to Edit menu
- Edit / Done - return to Setup menu
- Insert - insert new program (file with .EXE, .COM or .BAT extension), insert
- new group, or insert new multi-line command [insert at menu item number
- specified]
- Insert / Pgm - add new program (file with .EXE, .COM or .BAT extension)
- Insert / Group - add new group (e.g. Utilities, DOS Commands, Games,
- Applications etc.)
- Insert / Multi-cmd - add multi-line command (DOS batch file)
- Insert / Done - return to Setup menu
- Create - create new group(s) or multi-line command(s)
- Create / Group - create new group(s)
- Create / Multi-cmd - create new multi-line command(s)
- Create / Done - return to Setup menu
- Load - load new group [F4 automatically loads Top group, as specified in Config]
- View - view multi-line command(s)
- Mouse - toggle mouse on/off (if mouse & driver present)
- Done - return to Star Menu main screen
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