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▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ U.S. Constitution and Great Documents Version 3.0 for DOS ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ User's Guide - Shareware version Copyright (C) 1992-93 Production Software All Rights Reserved ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── DISCLAIMER ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Software Disclaimer - License - DIL │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ This Software is provided "AS IS," there are no warranties, expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchant ability and fitness for a particular purpose, and all such warranties are expressly and specifically disclaimed. Neither Production Software nor anyone else who has been involved in the creation, production, or delivery of this software shall be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages arising out of the use or inability to use such software even if Production Software has been advised of the possibility of such damages of claims. Any reproduction of this software other then specified below, without the written consent of the author is forbidden and prohibited by law. Once you register this software only one computer or user is licensed to this program per license. If you are going to use this on a network you must purchase a network license. You are allowed to make copies of this program for a backup for your own personal use but not to give to others. If you wish to have the complete program documentation for this program them you must purchase a copy of the manual for $5.00 (plus any applicable tax). ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── TABLE OF CONTENTS ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Documentation Outline and Table of Contents │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Program Unique Search term Topic Press Alt-S then Enter Software Disclaimer-License................................... DIL Getting Started............................................... GTS Start-up Toggles.............................................. SUT Keyboard Template............................................. KBT Program Legend (Menu and Text)................................ LND Program Description........................................... POD Revision of program........................................... ROP New features of version 3.0................................... FET System Requirements........................................... RQM Distribution.................................................. DTB What do you get as a registered user?......................... RUS U.S. Constitution Version 3.0 (Main Screen)................... MAS Text Window (Editor and Viewer)............................... TWV Editing the data files for your usage......................... EDF Adding other documents to your program........................ AOD Upper menu choices............................................ UMC Lower menu choices............................................ LMC Editing the U.S. Constitution configuration file.............. ECF Technical Support (Help document)............................. TSP ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── GETTING STARTED ┌───────────────────────┐ │ Getting Started - GTS │ └───────────────────────┘ This option covers the steps that are required to get the program up and running on a stand alone PC or a Network. To in the U.S. Constitution simply type the following commands. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── FLOPPY AND HARDDISK SETUP WARNING - If you install this program over a older version of the U.S. Constitution the file CASE.DAT will be overwritten. This will cause you to loose any cases that you have added to this document to be lost. Add the following to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file SET USCONS=path Where path is the DRIVE:\DIRECTORY Do not use the \ at the end of the path string. For example if the program documents are located in the USCONS directory off of the C Drive then type: SET USCONS=C:\USCONS 1) Place the diskette into the drive that you choose to use. 2) Log to the selected drive (A:) or (B:) then press (Enter). 3) Once at the A:\> or B:\> prompt type (USCONS) then press (Enter). ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NETWORK SETUP Add the following to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file SET USCONS=path Where path is the DRIVE:\DIRECTORY Do not use the \ at the end of the path string. For example if the program documents are located in the USCONS directory on the G Drive then type: SET USCONS=G:\USCONS Make sure that all of the users on this software have access to change the following files: USCONS.CNT <- Keeps track of the times that the program is used CASE.DAT <- Landmark court cases. LIBRARY.DAT <- Reference and Library file. To run the program type G:\USCONS\USCONS then <Enter> ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── START-UP TOGGLES ┌────────────────────────┐ │ Start-up Toggles - SUT │ └────────────────────────┘ The U.S. Constitution has several start-up options to allow better compatibility for all systems. Type USCONS /Toggle to activate the toggle. USCONS Without any toggles will start the program in normal color mode used with VGA and CGA. USCONS /? Display the start-up toggles and Information. USCONS /M Mono-Graphics mode. USCONS /B Black and White video mode. Only one toggle can be issued at one time. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── KEYBOARD TEMPLATE ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Keyboard Template - KBT │ └─────────────────────────┘ Context sensitive Help F1 To Find text (Locate text) ALT-S Save the Current file F2 Repeat search for next occurrence ALT-N Open a saved file F3 To Exit the program to DOS ALT-X Constitution (Complete) F4 Reference Library ALT-L Amendments (Complete) F5 Program manual Shift-F1 Menu (Top) F10 Zoom the current window Ctrl-F4 Size window Ctrl-F5 Cut selected text Shift-Del Close window Alt-F3 Copy selected text Shift-Ins Screen Saver F9 Paste selected text Ctrl-Ins Print... Alt-P Shell to DOS Alt-D Ctrl-Page Up goes to top of the document Ctrl-Page Down goes to bottom of the document ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── DOCUMENTATION LEGEND ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Program Legend (Menu and Text) - LND │ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ * this symbol means that this option can be changed,│ │ edited, and saved changes will remain permanent. │ │ This is required to run a search. │ │ │ │ [ ] this symbol means that the definition or │ │ additional information to this word found in the │ │ brace is found in the dictionary under the │ │ Reference menu selection. │ │ │ │ ( ) this symbol means that this is what you are │ │ instructed to type exactly as seen in the braces. │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── PROGRAM DESCRIPTION ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ Program Description - POD │ └───────────────────────────┘ The U.S. Constitution is used to help anyone that is interested in learning more about the U.S. Constitution and other great documents. Also, great for students, teachers, lawyers, and others that are interested in having the Constitution and other great documents at a moments notice. The best part of this program is the fact that this you can have easy and quick reference to almost any part of the Constitution or other important legal documents. You can either view them on the screen or go straight to the printer. The print screen and other keyboard functions work inside of the program. This program offers sound the internal speaker of your computer will be adequate. This program is the upgraded version for U.S. Constitution version 1.x and 2.0 for DOS. Use the file that is titled FILE_ID.DIZ for network and BBS descriptions. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── REVISION OF PROGRAM ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ Revision of program - ROP │ └───────────────────────────┘ Version Date and changes 1.0 January 1, 1991 First beta release (never released public) 1.1 March 3, 1991 First public release (worked on color monitors only) 1.1b April 22, 1991 Second public release upgrade. Corrected several problems in the display options and program 2.0 May 19, 1993 Program was totally re-written from bottom up. Third public release. Many new features and options. Built in mouse support and multiple monitor support Built in text editor to edit and save custom information Landmark (History) court cases Monroe Doctrine, Mayflower Compact, Magna Carta, Emancipation Proclamation, Declaration of Independence The United States Flag (Information and flag) Pop-up outlines on the Constitution and Amendments 2.01 October 1, 1993 Upgrade to (Version 2.0) the documents were fixed for several errors there was no change in the main program. Enhanced help screen with ability to search for topic easier. Correction to Presidents file and other documents. 3.0 November 10, 1993 New revision into beta. Corrected several bugs in the main program. Added Fundamental Orders of Connecticut documents and enhanced many of the program features. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NEW FEATURES ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ New features for version 3.0 - FET │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ Enhanced and added details in all of the documents in the reference area. Context sensitive help and on-line help. Special section on the history on the U.S. Constitution. State Constitution menu option. Enhanced U.S. Constitution and New State flag option. Added Fundamental Orders of Connecticut text to the program. Added the Articles of Confederation text to the program. Reference Library to keep important fact and notes. Fixed the DOS 6.20's Doublespace and Stacker problems. Configured the program to use environmental tables for Network. The DOS Command feature has been enhanced for safety and features. Customizeable menu and ability to add documents to menu. Ability to convert into many word processing formats without re-formatting. Re-assigned some of the short-cut keys for easier use. Increased the memory for the use on more open windows at one time. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ System Requirements - RQM │ └───────────────────────────┘ United Stated Constitution should run on a IBM PC, XT, AT, or 100% compatible with a 8088-86, 286, 386, or 486 processor 550k bytes free drive space, 640k of base RAM memory, and DOS 3.3 to DOS 6.2 A mouse is recommended but is not required. The U.S. Constitution Version 3.0 will support most monitors including CGA, EGA, VGA, SVGA, or monochrome. And 550,000 of free drive space or greater is also required. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Distribution of this program - DTB │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ Feel free to distribute this program on a free basis. Distribution includes BBS's, making copies for friends to preview, and any other way of spreading this program around. Providing that you distribute all of the files that came with the original version of the program. Please delete the file called USCONS.CFG this file contains the password for the registered user. The file USCONS.DIZ gives a description of the program to give for a Sysop of a BBS. Please include all files if you use compression then call the file USCON3.[zip,arj,arc] or whatever compression you are using. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── WHAT YOU GET AS A REGISTERED USER? ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ What do you get as a registered user? - RUS │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This program is a shareware program. Shareware is user supported software. Shareware is software that enables you to use before you buy, allowing you to make a fail safe investment in you software selection. Shareware is good for thirty (30) days after you first use the program for the first time. Shareware allows the user to download from the comfort of their own computer usually not having to leave your house. As the programmer of this software program, I am offering this program for a small fee of $5.00 (plus any tax) per copy to help cover some of the programming cost. This registration fee is very nominal for the cost of other programs of comparable value. Please register this program. (1) Information on other programs from Production Software. (2) Supporting the Shareware concept and Production Software. (3) The password to change Un-Registered Version to Registered Version and prevent the program from beeping upon start and exit. First Screen - Un-Registered Version to you Name or Company Screen Saver - Un-Registered Version to Registered Version Closing Screen - The Address and beep will disappear About - The about screen will also display registered version (4) Information on upgrades, troubleshooting, technical support, and Beta Testing. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── MAIN SCREEN ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ U.S. Constitution Version 3.0 (Main Screen) - MAS │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ File Edit Constitution Amendments Reference Window Help ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ ║▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ ║▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ ║▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ ║▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ ║▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ ║▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ ║▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ F1 Help F2 Save Alt-F3 Close F4 Constitution F5 Amendments Menu Selection To select the program menu choose one of the following methods Using the Mouse - Click once on the area that you wish to select at the top of screen. ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ File Edit Constitution Amendments Reference Window Help │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Using the Keyboard - Press the F10 key then arrow key to selected menu choice then press enter. ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ File Edit Constitution Amendments Reference Window Help │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Press the ALT-F key for File menu Press the ALT-E key for Edit menu Press the ALT-C key for Constitution menu Press the ALT-A key for Amendments menu Press the ALT-R key for Reference menu Press the ALT-W key for Window menu Press the ALT-H key for Help menu The area that you select must have a red letter. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── TEXT WINDOW ┌───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Text Window (Editor and Viewer) - TWV │ └───────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────── This will close the current │ window or type [Alt+F3]. │ ┌──── The current directory │ │ and filename │ │ that is open. ╔═[ ]════════════════ C:\USCONS\FILENAME════════════════[ ]═══╗ ║_ ║ ║└──── the cursor Minimize or Maximize ───┘ ║ ║ (Press the Insert key for typeover) ║ ║ ║ ║ ┌─── Current position of the cursor ║ ║ │ ║ ║ ║ ╚═*══1:1══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ └────── This symbol will appear if the text has been edited and the changes have not yet been saved. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── EDITING THE DATA FILES ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Editing the data files for usage - EDF │ └────────────────────────────────────────┘ You can edit the data files for your own personal use. You might want to do this so that you can make notes for yourself in certain parts of the program. To edit a data file press F3 you will see a box that you can enter the filename inside of. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ADDING DOCUMENTS TO THE PROGRAM ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Adding other documents to your program - AOD │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ You can add other documents to your program. The first step is that the document needs to be in ASCII format or DOS text format. This feature can be useful if you have many documents that you want to have quick access to without having to leave the program. If the file is saved in Word Perfect format then you can use the Word Perfect command called CONVERT.EXE to convert from Word Perfect to ASCII. Refer to Word Perfect documentation for the use of this feature. 1. Make sure that the document is in the same directory as the USCONS.EXE file. 2. Rename the file from what it was called to have a .CUS extension. Use DOS's REN command to do this. Type REN OLDFILE.EXT NEWFILE.CUS where OLDFILE.EXT is the old data file name that you want to rename. You can leave the file with the same name, just change the extension to CUS. 3. Once the file has been renamed then start the program, type USCONS. Once the program has started press F3 then type the name of the document. See the file called SAMPLE.CUS for a example. You can also use the mouse to select [File] then [Open file...F3] then click once on the file and select Open. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ADDING DOCUMENTS TO MENU CHOICES You can add documents to the menu in the U.S. Constitution version 3.0 or greater. The file that contains the menu choices is called USCONS.CFG and must be located in the same directory as the USCONS.EXE file. Layout of the configuration file. User or Company Name <- Name displayed on startup Register code <- Password for registered users Custom document name 1 <- Document title number one Custom document path 1 <- Location and name of file Custom document name 2 <- Document title number two Custom document path 2 <- Location and name of file Constitution name 1 <- Extra constitution name one Constitution path 1 <- Location and name of file Constitution name 2 <- Extra constitution name two Constitution path 2 <- Location and name of file Constitution name 3 <- Extra constitution name three Constitution path 3 <- Location and name of file Constitution name 4 <- Extra constitution name four Constitution path 4 <- Location and name of file Custom documents will appear in the Reference menu choice. And the Constitutions will appear on the Constitution menu choice. Use the ~ ~ around the letter that you want to be hot keyed. This letter will be red. To edit a document press F3 then type USCONS.CFG then press Enter Example of adding a menu choice called Texas Constitution to the Constitution menu and Employee manual to the Reference menu choice. ╔═[ ]═══════════ C:\USCONS\USCONS.CFG ══════════════╗ ║Production Software ║ ║Password ║ ║~E~mployee Manual ║ ║C:\USCONS\EMPLOYEE.TXT ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║~T~exas Constitution ║ ║C:\USCONS\TEXAS.DAT ║ ║ ║ ╚═══1:1═════════════════════════════════════════════╝ If the documents are to large then they might need to be broken into two different documents. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── UPPER MENU CHOICES ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ Upper menu choices - UMC │ └──────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ File Edit Constitution Amendments Reference Window Help │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ └─────── Menu Choice [File] Shortcut Key [Alt+F] File ┌────────────────────────┐ │ Open File... F3 │ <───────────────┐ │ New │ │ │ Save... F2 │ │ │ Save as... │ │ ├────────────────────────┤ │ │ Print... Alt-P │ │ │ Printer Setup... │ │ ├────────────────────────┤ │ │ Shell to DOS Alt-D │ │ Dialog Box │ DOS Command │ │ Open File... ├────────────────────────┤ │ │ Exit Alt-X │ │ └────────────────────────┘ ╔═[ ]══ Open a custom file ═══╗ ║ Name ║ ┌────────> ║ ┌──────────────────┐ ┌─────┐║ │ ║ └──────────────────┘ │Open │║ Enter the name of the file to ║ Files─────────────┐ └─────┘║ ║ │..\ │ ┌──────┐║ ║ │ │ │Cancel│║ ║ │ │ └──────┘║ ║ └─────────────────┘ ║ The directory and filename ───> ║ C:\USCONS\*.CUS ║ Date of directory and file ───> ║.. Directory December 12,90 ║ ╚═════════════════════════════╝ [Open File...] Shortcut Key [F3] This option will allow you to open, edit, or view any ASCII text file the current directory. This feature will automatically list all of the files with the *.CUS extension. The CUS extension represents a custom file. This feature of the program is useful in the organization and document management. You can cut data from the other program documents or to keep personal information filed by certain file names. Also this option is accessible by pressing the F3 key or use the mouse to click on Lower Menu choice F3 Open. If you are looking for a file in a long list of files you can press the first letter of the file that you are looking for and the cursor will jump to that letter in the file list. For example if you want to open a file that is called SAMPLE.CUS the press the S key and this will display the first file that starts with the letter S. [New] Shortcut Key [None] This will create a new template for word processing. This will have a untitled filename until the file is saved by pressing the F2 key or using the mouse to select the lower-menu choice F2 Save. You can use the features at the top of the screen to search, Shell to DOS, or any of the other options while inside of this part of the application. You can also open the other documents such as the Constitution at the same time. The files will be saved in a ASCII text format that can be converted into many other word processor formats. [Save...] Shortcut Key [F2] This option will allow the user to save a file that is currently be processed or edited. Remember - any time that you see the program message across the screen that warns you that any changes saved will be permanent, use with caution. Files saved for the first time will automatically be saved with the filename.cus extension unless named otherwise. [Save as...] Shortcut Key [None] Saves a file that has already been named with a different file name. This will automatically give the file a (Custom *.CUS) extension unless otherwise stated. [Print...] Shortcut Key [Alt-P] This option will allow the user to print the current document that is on the screen. The current document is the document that is highlighted and on-top. [Printer Setup] Shortcut Key [None] This option will allow the user to configure the printer to print a document to several different ports or filenames. [Shell to DOS] Shortcut Key [Alt-D] Allows the user to shell to DOS and run other programs in the background. This option keeps the U.S. Constitution in memory until the user types (EXIT) followed by the (Enter) key. We recommend that you save all unsaved files and close unused windows before running this feature. [DOS Command] Shortcut Key [None] File ┌────────────────────────┐ │ Open File... F3 │ │ New │ │ Save... F2 │ │ Save as... │ ├────────────────────────┤ │ Print... Alt-P │ │ Printer Setup... │ ├────────────────────────┤ │ Shell to DOS Alt-D │ │ DOS Command │ <─────┐ ├────────────────────────┤ │ │ Exit Alt-X │ │ └────────────────────────┘ │ [DOS Command] Shortcut Key [None] U.S. Constitution 3.0 (DOS version 5) <─── The version of Enter command (Press <─ Enter to quit): current operating C:\USCONS\>_ system. Allow the user to run a DOS command form the program then return immediately to the menu. To exit the DOS Command prompt type (EXIT) or just press the (Enter) key until you return to the menu. You can run internal and external DOS commands, Batch files, *.EXE, or *.COM files. Printing from the DOS Command menu choice This is the command that you can use to print other documents on the printer. To print a document type the following commands: (COPY filename.extension LPT1:). Make sure that you select the proper port PRN:, LPT1, LPT2, COM1, ect. Refer to your DOS manual for additional information on this feature. [Exit] Shortcut Key [Alt-X] This feature will allow the user to exit or leave the U.S. Constitution program and return to DOS or operating system. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── EDIT MENU CHOICE ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ File Edit Constitution Amendments Reference Window Help │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ └─────── Menu Choice [Edit] Shortcut Key [Alt+E] Edit ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ Undo last command * │ ├────────────────────────────┤ │ Cut * Shift-Del │ │ Copy * Shift-Ins │ │ Paste * Ctrl-Ins │ │ Clipboard Viewer │ ├────────────────────────────┤ │ Find text * Alt-S │ │ Next occurrence * Alt-N │ └────────────────────────────┘ [Undo last command *] Shortcut Key [None] This feature will allow you to undelete your last command issued. If you delete something then this will restore the changed or erased data to the screen. [Cut *] Shortcut Key [Shift-Del] Cut selected data from screen this can be used to paste to other screen. The selected area will removed and placed onto the clipboard and into the memory. To restore a accident removal. 1) Try the Undo last command under the Edit menu selection. 2) Use the Paste command Ctrl-Ins to restore the text that was removed. [Copy *] Shortcut Key [Shift-Ins] Copy selected data from screen this can be used to paste to other screen. The selected area will removed and placed onto the clipboard and into the memory. [Paste *] Shortcut Key [Ctrl-Ins] This feature will allow to move information from the memory to where the cursor is located on the screen. If this menu option is highlighted then you can view the data on the clipboard. Make sure that the cursor is in the location on the screen where you want to drop the file. [Clipboard / Notepad] Shortcut Key [None] This option will allow you to cut, copy, or view the information that was pasted from other documents into the memory of the computer. The clipboard can not be saved or printed. This can also be used to keep temporary notes by the user. This will be erased each time the program is started. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── SEARCHING FOR TEXT [Find Text *] Shortcut Key [Alt-S] ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ Find text * Alt-S │ <────────┐ │ Next occurrence * Alt-N │ │ └─────────────────────────────┘ ╔═[ ]══════ Find Text═════════╗ ║ Enter Text to locate ║ Type the text to find in ────> ║ ┌─────────────────────────┐ ║ the current boxed area. ║ └─────────────────────────┘ ║ Select if you want case ─────> ║ [ ] Case sensitive search ║ sensitive searching. ┌────> ║ [ ] Whole words only search ║ │ ║ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ ║ Select if you want a ─┘ ║ │ Ok │ │ Cancel │ ║ whole word search only. ║ └─────────┘ └─────────┘ ║ ╚═════════════════════════════╝ This option will allow the user to locate key words or parts of a word inside of selected documents. The selected document are indicated by the use of a [*] next to the menu choice. To use the search feature the menu choice must have a [*] beside the selection. [The Case sensitive search] - This is used for a word that has a capital and lowercase word where needed, (example: America instead of america). [Whole words only search] - This is used for finding whole words instead of just a string of words, (example: Men instead of stopping on A|men|dments). Select cancel to abort search. [Next occurrence * Alt-N] Shortcut Key [Alt-N] * This option is used with the [Find Text] option. You can select this choice or by pressing the Alt-N key. This will go through the document highlighting the found text. [*] are the files or options that allow you to search, change, or add to the original document and saved changes will be final. [See Legend] ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── CONSTITUTION MENU CHOICE ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ File Edit Constitution Amendments Reference Window Help │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ └─── Menu Choice [Constitution] Shortcut Key [Alt+C] Constitution ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │ Complete Constitution * F4 │ ├───────────────────────────────┤ │ Preamble (Summary) │ │ Article I (Congress) │ │ Article II (Executive) │ │ Article III (Judiciary) │ │ Article IV (States) │ │ Article V (Amending) │ │ Article VI (Supremacy) │ │ Article VII (Ratify) │ ├───────────────────────────────┤ │ Constitutional Outline │ ├───────────────────────────────┤ │ U.S. Constitution History │ │ Landmark Clauses & Amendments │ └───────────────────────────────┘ [Complete Constitution * ] Shortcut Key [F4] This option you can view the complete U.S. Constitution. You can use the [ALT-S] key to search the whole document. Changes that are save will be permanent and remain saved for future use. [Preamble (Summary)] Introduction to the U.S. Constitution [Article I (Congress)] Article One of the U.S. Constitution [Article II (Executive)] Article Two of the U.S. Constitution [Article III (Judiciary)] Article Three of the U.S. Constitution [Article IV (States)] Article Four of the U.S. Constitution [Article V (Amending)] Article Five of the U.S. Constitution [Article VI (Supremacy)] Article Six of the U.S. Constitution [Article VII (Ratify)] Article Seven of the U.S. Constitution [Constitutional Outline] Shortcut Key [None] This option will allow the user to view the outline of the Constitution. This will give definitions of the different parts of the Constitution. [Landmark Clauses & Amendments] Shortcut Key [None] This will show the highlights of the history Amendments and Clauses. [*] are the files or options that allow you to search, change, or add to the original document and saved changes will be final. [See Legend] ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDMENT MENU CHOICE ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ File Edit Constitution Amendments Reference Window Help │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ └─────── Menu Choice [Amendments] Shortcut Key [Alt+A] Amendments ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ All Amendments (1-26) * F5 │ ├──────────────────────────────┤ │ Bill of Rights (1-10) │ │ Amendments (1-6) │ │ Amendments (7-12) │ │ Amendments (13-19) │ │ Amendments (20-26) │ ├──────────────────────────────┤ │ Amendment Outline │ ├──────────────────────────────┤ │ Quiz on Amendments │ └──────────────────────────────┘ [All Amendments (1-26)] Shortcut Key [F5] * This option shows all of the Amendments to the constitution. You can use the ALT-S key to search the whole document. Changes that are save will be permanent and remain saved for future use. [Bill of Rights (1-10)] <- Amendments One through ten [Amendments (1-6)] <- Amendments One to six [Amendments (7-12)] <- Amendments Seven to twelve [Amendments (13-19)] <- Amendments Three to nineteen [Amendments (20-26)] <- Amendments Twenty to twenty-six [Amendment Outline] Shortcut Key [None] This option will allow the user to view the outline of all the Amendments. This will give definitions of the different parts of the Constitutional amendments. [Quiz on Amendments] Shortcut Key [None] This is quiz that will test your knowledge on the Constitutional Amendments. This consist of 10 Questions (Multiple Choice). To return to the program all that you do is type 'Q' then '<Enter>'this will return you to the main menu of the program. [*] are the files or options that allow you to search, change, or add to the original document and saved changes will be final. [See Legend] ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── REFERENCE MENU CHOICE ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ File Edit Constitution Amendments Reference Window Help │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ Menu Choice [Reference] ──────┘ Shortcut Key [Alt+R] Reference ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ Magna Carta * │ │ Mayflower Compact * │ │ Fundamental Orders of ... * │ │ Articles of Confederation * │ │ Declaration of Independence * │ │ Monroe Doctrine * │ │ Other Great Documents... * │ ├─────────────────────────────────┤ │ Document Timeline │ ├─────────────────────────────────┤ │ Add court case... │ │ History court cases * │ ├─────────────────────────────────┤ │ Presidents of United States │ │ Outline of U.S. Government │ │ The United States Flag │ ├─────────────────────────────────┤ │ Reference Library * Alt-L │ └─────────────────────────────────┘ [Magna Carta *] [Mayflower Compact *] [Fundamental Orders of Connecticut *] [Articles of Confederation *] [Declaration of Independence *] [Monroe Doctrine *] These are different documents that relate to the constitution or other legal documents. [Document Timeline] Shortcut Key [None] This option will allow the user to view the timeline of all the documents. This will give the different times for the documents. [Add court case...] Shortcut Key [None] This option will allow the user to add a new court case to the History court case database. [History court cases] Shortcut Key [None] Listing of landmark constitutional court cases and the results. If you wish to edit or add cases to this file then press F3 then type CASE.DAT this will open the case data file for editing. You can add state, federal or any other data that you prefer. Once you are done then press F2 this will save the file this will also take more paper to print then what will be displayed on the printer menu. [Presidents of United States] Shortcut Key [None] This is a listing of the presidents of the United States. This list also includes the life-span, the political party, dates, and the term of office. [The United States Flag] Shortcut Key [None] This is the picture of the United States Flag and Information opened to the viewer. [Outline of U.S. Government] Shortcut Key [None] This is a flowchart of all of the governmental departments and branches. [Reference Library *] Shortcut Key [None] This option will allow the user to keep a library of information. This is useful if the user wants to keep some information for quick reference. You can press the Alt-L key to jump directly to this option. [*] are the files or options that allow you to search, change, or add to the original document and saved changes will be final. [See Legend] ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── WINDOW MENU CHOICE ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ File Edit Constitution Amendments Reference Window Help │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ Menu Choice [Window] ──────┘ Shortcut Key [Alt+W] Window ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ Zoom (in / out) Ctrl-F4 │ │ Size or move Ctrl-F5 │ ├──────────────────────────┤ │ Cascade windows │ │ Tile windows │ │ Close window Alt-F3 │ ├──────────────────────────┤ │ Screen Saver F9 │ └──────────────────────────┘ [Zoom (in or out)] Shortcut Key [Ctrl-F4] This will maximize or minimize the current window to fill the entire screen or just part of the screen. This option will be used after the window has been sized or moved. If the windows are being tiled or cascaded this option will allow you to view the entire screen. Minimized means that it is smaller then the entire screen. Maximized means that it is larger then the entire screen. The two options are opposites of each other. [Size or Move] Shortcut Key [Ctrl-F5] This option will allow you to change the size of the view window or move it to another location on the screen. [The Size command] This will change the size of the current window. With this option you can view the document side by side. To size the current window by use of the keyboard press the [Ctrl-F5] key then use the arrow keys in combination with the [Shift] key to size the window to the desired scale. When you are finished press the Enter key. [The Move command] This will move the current window to another location on the screen. To move the window by use of the keyboard press the [Ctrl-F5] key then use the arrow keys to move the window around the screen. When finished press the Enter key. Clicking here with the mouse and holding down the button will allow you to move the windows around the screen. Release the mouse button when you are finished. [Cascade windows] Shortcut Key [None] If you have more then one window open and you want to stack the windows on top of one another. First, open the windows that you wish to view or use. Then when the windows are open select Cascade under the Window selection screen. You can view as many windows as your systems base memory will allow. Click on the top menu bar to select the window that you wish to make active. [Example of two windows in cascade mode] Window number 1 is the current window and window 2 is the non-current selected window. ╔═[ ]═══════════ C:\USCONS\USCONS.CFG ══════════2═════╗ ║ ╔═[ ]══════════════════ C:\USCONS\USCONS.CFG═════1═════╗ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╚═╚═══1:1════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ [Tile windows] Shortcut Key [None] If you have more then one window open and you want to stack the windows on top of one another. First, open the windows that you wish to view or use. Then when the windows are open select Tile window under the Window selection screen. You can view as many windows as your systems base memory will allow. Click on the top menu bar to select the window that you wish to make active. [Example of two windows in Tile mode] Window number 1 is the current window and window 2 is the non-current selected window. ╔═[ ]════════════ C:\USCONS\USCONS.CFG ════════════1══╗ ║Document number 1 ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════2════╗ ║Document number 2 ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╚══1:1════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ [Close Windows] Shortcut Key [Alt-F3] This option will close the current window. You can use the mouse by clicking on the green box in the top left corner of the window that looks like this. [Screen Saver] Shortcut Key [F9] The screen saver will help prevent monitor burn-in from the screen pixels becoming burned with a certain image. Press any key to return to the program. You do not have to close the current window to run the screen saver. The screen saver will display Registered if you have registered the program or Un-Registered if you have not registered the program. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── HELP MENU CHOICE ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ File Edit Constitution Amendments Reference Window Help │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ Menu Choice [Help] ──────┘ Shortcut Key [Alt+H] Help ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ Help Contents F1 │ │ Program manual Shift-F1 │ ├─────────────────────────────────┤ │ Register Program │ │ Support Information │ ├─────────────────────────────────┤ │ About │ └─────────────────────────────────┘ [Help Contents] Shortcut Key [F1] This option will allow the user to use the context sensitive help screen. This is the main pop-up help screen for the program. Use the Tab key or the Mouse to move from field to field. Once you have the field selected that you want then press the <Enter> key. [Program manual] Shortcut Key [Shift-F1] This is the program manual that you are viewing right now. This contains information on how to use the program and its features. [Register Program] Shortcut Key [None] This option will allow you to register this copy of the program. This will remove all of the Un-Registered screens and allow you to display you name on the opening screen. [Support Information] Shortcut Key [None] Contains information on the address and the registration information for this program. [About] Shortcut Key [None] This will display the version and program name on the screen. Press OK to clear from the screen. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── LOWER MENU CHOICES ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ Lower menu choices - LMC │ └──────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ F1 Help F2 Save Alt-F3 Close F4 Constitution F5 Amendments │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ [F1 Help] - The help screen (Documentation) [F2 Save] - To save a current document [Alt-F3 Close] - Close a file that is open [F4 Constitution] - The complete listing of the U.S. Constitution [F5 Amendments] - The complete listing of U.S. Amendments [F10 Menu] - This option will bring the cursor up to the top menu You can use the mouse to select or just press the function key. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── PROGRAM INSTALLATION PROBLEMS ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │ Program Installation problems │ └───────────────────────────────┘ U.S. Constitution does not have any copy protection. If the Install program is unsuccessful then use this procedure to install the U.S. Constitution to the Hard drive C> if another drive replace C: with other drive letter. First, go to the root directory type (C:\) then (Enter). Next type (MD USCONS) then press (Enter) this will create the directory to store the program. Next put the program disk into drive A> or B> and then type (A:) or (B:) then (Enter). Then at the A> or the B> type (COPY *.* C:\USCONS), this will copy all files into the directory C:\USCONS. The next step is to go back to the C> drive to do this type (C:) then (Enter). Finally at the C:\USCONS prompt type (USCONS) this will load the program. If you experience any other problems feel free to contact Production Software at the address listed below. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── EDITING THE CONFIGURATION FILES ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Editing the U.S. Constitution configuration file - ECF │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ The name of the Configuration file for the U.S. Constitution is title as USCONS.CFG this file should be found in your program directory. The file consist of several lines they are as follows: User Name Access Password User name is either your company or personal name that will appear on the starting screen of the program. This will only display if you have a registered version of the program and have type in the correct access code. Access Password is the password that you get from production software that will allow the user to be a registered user and have their name display on the start-up and close screen. This can only be obtained with the complete registration of the product. To edit the USCONS.CFG go to File (Alt-F) then press (O) or with the Mouse then click on Open file... or type F3 the open a file then type USCONS.CFG then <Enter> to Save... the edited file press the F2 key. Sample Configuration file for USCONS.CFG in the file editor. ╔═[ ]═════════════════ C:\USCONS\USCONS.CFG ══════════════╗ ║User or Company Name ║ ║Register code ║ ║Custom document name 1 ║ ║Custom document path 1 ║ ║Custom document name 2 ║ ║Custom document path 2 ║ ║Constitution name 1 ║ ║Constitution path 1 ║ ║Constitution name 2 ║ ║Constitution path 2 ║ ║Constitution name 3 ║ ║Constitution path 3 ║ ║Constitution name 4 ║ ║Constitution path 4 ║ ║ ║ ╚═══1:1═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── TECHNICAL SUPPORT ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Technical Support (Help document) - TSP │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ For fast and accurate help, please have all of the following information ready when you contact Production Software. Written request can be sent to the address below. Make sure to include all of the information listed below, and send all inquires to the address listed below: Mailing Address E-MAIL Address ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Production Software │ │ P.O. Box 4643 or CompuServe 70742,2511 │ │ Bryan, TX 77805-4643 InterNet MATJUS@DELPHI.COM │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ - Your name, address, city, state, zip, and telephone (fax). - Program name and version number. - Version of DOS you are running, plus any TSR's. - Monitor, video cards, CPU, and the other setup information. - Printouts of your AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, and USCONS.CFG files. To print these you can go to the Menu [F10] then select [File] then select [DOS Command] then type: COPY C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT LPT1: COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS LPT1: COPY USCONS.CFG LPT1: - Any disk partitioning or cache software for the computer. - The exact problem you are having. Please be as specific as possible. Having a printout of the screen and problem (use the print screen) when possible. Revision date [12.20.1993]