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****************************** Main Menu Help ********************************
The following diagram illustrates the major functions of this menu:
F2 Create Form
Computer |
Memory v
Disk +--------+ _________
+-------+ | | F3 Edit Form / \
| | F5 Load Form | Memory | <---------------> <FORM EDITOR>
| form | ---------------> | Copy | \_________/
| files | | of a | _________
| | F6 Save/Update | Form | F4 Execute Form / \
| | <--------------- | | ----------------> < FORM EXEC >
+-------+ | | \_________/
+--------+ |
v
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Functions:
ESC - Exit to DOS: Terminates the Form Master program. Two consecutive
pushes of this key are required. If the current form has been
edited but not saved, you are reminded of this after the first push
of ESC. If you push ESC once by accident, press any other key to
cancel and resume with the program.
F1 - Help: Displays on-screen help.
F2 - Create Form: Starts the form editor with a blank screen so a new
form can be built. Before the editor is started, a pop-up menu
appears showing all the form control parameters (described below)
such as the number of rows, columns, etc. Modify them as needed and
then press F2 again to start editing.
Note: Use F3 instead to continue editing an existing form.
F3 - Edit Form: Starts the form editor with the current form, one that
has been previously loaded using F5 or F7, or created using F2.
Before the editor is started, a pop-up menu appears showing all the
form control parameters (described below) such as the number of
rows, columns, etc. Modify them as needed, then press F3 again to
begin editing.
F4 - Execute Form: Executes the current form you have created or loaded
from disk. Executing a form allows you to fill in fields on the
form and/or print the form.
F5 - Load Form from Disk: Retrieves a form from disk and places it in
memory so it may be edited (F3 and F9), executed (F4), or exported
(F8). The form must have been previously saved on disk (F6).
After pressing F5, a pop-up menu appears prompting you to enter the
name of a form. A form name such as "INVOICE" can be entered on the
first line. It is not necessary to enter the form name extension,
".FRM". On the second input line, you can specify where the form
resides - a different drive or directory. Leave the second line
blank to use the current directory. Press F5 again to load the
form.
Alternately, you can press F10 after pressing F5 once to see a
directory list of forms. Selection of the form is made with the
arrow keys and pressing enter. If the second line of the pop-up
menu is blank, the current directory is used. Otherwise, the
directory specified is used.
F6 - Save/Update Form to Disk: Writes the currently loaded (or created)
form to a disk file. A pop-up menu appears prompting you to enter
the name of the form. Enter the name on the first input line. It
is not necessary to include the form name extension, ".FRM". The
second input line can be used to specify a different drive or
directory other than the current one to place the file.
Be sure to use F6 to save your editing work, even if you just
changed the default number of copies to print and did not change the
form contents.
F7 - Import Form from Edit File: Reads a file and places it in memory in
a form format. A pop-up menu appears prompting you to enter a file
name. Importing means you can create a form using your favorite
editor or word processor (some restrictions apply) and use it with
this program.
F8 - Export Form to Edit File: Writes the current form in memory to an
edit file. A pop-up menu appears prompting you to enter a file name
F9 - Advanced Form Features: This allows you to add or edit the current
advanced features defined for the form. Advanced features provide
the capability to re-define function keys, to define fields with
word wrap, justification, look-up tables, and math operations.
F10 - Temporarily Go To DOS: Starts a DOS shell and you will receive a
DOS prompt. This does not terminate Form Master, it remains in
memory. Use this to perform DOS functions such as DIR, TYPE, etc.,
or to even run another program. To return to Form Master, enter
"EXIT" at a DOS prompt.
Form Control Parameters:
Form control parameters appear on a pop-up menu when you press F2 to create a
form or F3 to edit a form. These parameters determine the size of the form,
the type of fields that text can be entered into when executing, the form
number, and form printing controls. Modify them as required for your form.
The current values are displayed in inverse video fields in the pop-up menu.
Simply type over any values that are to be modified. The cursor shows where
you are typing. You can move from one value to the next using the "Enter",
"Tab", and "Backtab" keys. "Home" moves you to the first value and "End" to
the last. To begin editing, press F2 or F3 a second time.
While in the editor, pressing "ESC" re-displays this pop-up menu. You can
return to the main menu by pressing "ESC" a second time, or you can change a
control parameter such as the number of rows, then press F3 to resume editing.
To change only the form sequence number of a form, load the form and press F3
to display the pop-up menu. Tab to the "Form Number" field and enter a new
value. Press "ESC" to return to the main menu. Don't forget to save your
work by using F6 to update the form on disk.
Following is a description of each of the menu control fields.
Number Of Rows The number of lines in the form. Functions F2,
F3, F4, F6, and F8 use this to limit the number
of lines in the form. If you need more lines
while editing, press "ESC" to display this pop-up
menu, increase this number, then press F3 to
resume editing. The number or rows may vary from
1 to 132 (2 pages).
Number Of Columns The number of columns is used ONLY BY THE FORM
EXECUTOR (F4) to limit the number of columns
printed. This number may vary from 20 to 133.
Input Fields Attributes THESE FOUR FIELDS ARE USED TO SPECIFY THE
ATTRIBUTES OF FIELDS WHERE THE FORM EXECUTOR
ALLOWS TEXT TO BE ENTERED. See the Form Editor
for more information.
Form Number The sequence number of the form. This number can
be automatically entered onto your form by the
form executor. It is incremented each time you
print the form. It can help you keep track of
the number of times you have filled in and
printed a form. The example invoice form uses
the form number as the invoice number which is
filled in automatically each time the form is
executed.
Line Feeds After Printing The number of blank lines to add to the end of
your form after it has been printed. This is
used (1) to align the paper in your printer to
the next form if you have continuous forms, or
(2) to eject the form you have just printed from
your printer.
Number Of Copies To Print This is the default number of copies to print
when the form executor prints a form. You can
override this default at print time.
Pre-printed Form Specifies if non-input portions of your form are
to be printed. For printing on blank pages,
enter "N" here. For printing on pre-printed
forms, enter "Y" so only the input fields (what
has been typed) are printed.