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- %OP%VS4.1283 (06-Apr-92), Colton Software, R4000 2029 4983 8986
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- %CO:A,5,72%%C%%H2%Demo PipeDream getting going file
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- This file contains instructions to help you get going with the demo
- version of PipeDream 4.
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- %C%%H2%How to read this file
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- Read this file before you start playing with PipeDream. You can scroll
- through the document by using the up and down arrow keys, the Page Up
- and Page Down keys or clicking in the scroll bar on the right hand side
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- %C%%H2%Once PipeDream is loaded
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- PipeDream is loaded when the blue 4 icon is visible on the icon bar at
- the bottom of your screen. To start a new window click the left button
- of the mouse on the PipeDream icon.
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- Pressing the middle, or Menu button, of the mouse whilst the blue
- pointer arrow is over a PipeDream window will give you the top-level
- PipeDream menu.
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- Pressing the Menu button on the PipeDream icon gives you a further list
- of options with which you may experiment. One of these is New
- Document. This provides you with a list of Templates which you can use
- to create new documents. For example if you want to create a
- spreadsheet you may find it easiest to start from the Numbers template.
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- %C%%H2%Help
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- A short help file is available by pressing the F1 key. This will help
- you to get started.
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- %C%%H2%Once you have a new window
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- When you have a new window, you can start typing. To type text, as you
- would in a letter, just type away. To enter a number into the
- spreadsheet, press the F2 key, and type in your expression. When you
- press RETURN, the result of the calculation will be displayed in the
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- Use the left button of the mouse to position the caret in a slot.
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- %C%%H2%PipeDream commands
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- PipeDream has three ways of accepting commands:
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- %C%%H2%Long and Short Menus
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- When you start PipeDream, the short menus are switched on. This makes
- the menus clearer and more readable. To access the complete range of
- PipeDream commands, select long menus by clicking the left button of
- the mouse on the "Short Menus" option. This is in the Choices menu
- which comes from the PipeDream icon on the icon bar.
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- On the long menus, the function key equivalents of the commands are
- also shown, for those commands which have them. In PipeDream 4 the
- short menus are configurable so if you prefer to have a different set
- of commands on the short menus, you can do this.
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- %C%%H2%Fonts
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- PipeDream 4 can use either the system font, which this document is
- using, or the RISC OS proportional fonts. To select a font, use the
- Font command (Ctrl-PFG) on the Print menu. If the font selector shows
- only system font then that is the only font that RISC OS has available
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- We strongly recommend that you do not try to use the old "bitmap" font
- manager with PipeDream 4. If you want to use fonts we recommend that
- you use the newer "outline" fonts and the font manager version 2.42 or
- later. This is especially true for using PipeDream 4's charts which
- can use system font but which is happier using Homerton font. Version
- 2.44 is provided on this demonstration disc and will start up
- automatically when you start PipeDream, if this or a later version is
- not already running in the computer.
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- If you do not have some outline fonts your Acorn dealer should be able
- to advise on the best ways to acquire them. The official Acorn way to
- do it is to purchase the Acorn fonts disc. There are also other
- companies who supply fonts.
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- The only fonts which are used in the examples are Trinity and Homerton.
- If these fonts are not available the display of the examples will be
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- %C%%H2%Facilities not available
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- The demonstration version of PipeDream 4 has the spelling checker, file
- saving, printing and searching disabled. Charts are overlaid with a
- banner saying 'PipeDream 4 Demonstration version' and cannot be saved,
- either to disc or back into the document from which they were made.
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- PipeDream 4 has a two-way LOTUS 123 to PipeDream converter program, a
- PipeDream to Impression converter and a Z88 filing system enabling easy
- transfer to the Z88 and back again. None of these are available on the
- demonstration disk. The release copy of PipeDream 4 also includes many
- data files which are not supplied on the demonstration disc.
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- %C%%H2%The PipeDream pack
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- The PipeDream pack includes:
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- %C%%H2%A final note
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- When using the demonstration version of PipeDream, please remember that
- you don't have the PipeDream Tutorial and Reference guides available.
- There is obviously no space here to explain the finer features and
- facilities in PipeDream - you will only get the full benefit by working
- with the manual, but the demonstration should give you some idea of
- PipeDream's capabilities.
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- If you have further questions on PipeDream 4 please call the PipeDream
- Hotline on 0223 311881.
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- Using the function keys. A function key card is supplied with the
- real version of PipeDream. The initial function key layout is:
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- %H4%Note:%H4% Users of earlier versions of PipeDream can install the old
- function key layout by copying !PipeDream.Cmdfiles.PD3keys to
- !PipeDream.key
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- Using CTRL key sequences. Alongside the commands in the menus you
- will see a sequence of letters: you can give the command without
- using the menu system by holding down the CTRL key, and, whilst it
- is held down, pressing the letters shown. Delete word, for
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- PipeDream 4 Tutorial %H4%92pp
- PipeDream 4 Reference guide %H4%294pp
- Function key strip
- PipeDream Program disk with 93000 word spelling dictionary
- PipeDream Examples disc with data files, custom functions
- and utilities
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- Help
- Edit Formula
- Save
- Search
- Repeat Command
- Next Match
- Insert Row
- Delete Row
- Paste
- Delete Word
- Delete to End of Slot
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