Shareware Overload/ShartewareOverload.cdr/busi/bookkeep.zip/LESSON1

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                           SEE BEGINNING INTRODUCTION             Screen 1

This is a Read-only file which contains an introduction to SEE.  In  the  course
of  using  this  file,  you  will be changing it to learn how to use the editor.
When  you  exit  SEE,  your  changes will not be saved; if you come back to this
file, it will be just like it is now.  Don't be afraid  of  making  mistakes  in
this file: you can always start over.

First, the basics.  In the upper-left hand corner of  the  screen,  there  is  a
flashing box.  This is the cursor; it highlights the character SEE is looking at
right now.  The last line on the screen is the  status  line:  on  it,  you  see
"LESSON1",  which  is the name of the file you are editing.  Also, you see three
numbers.  The first is the number of the column you are on, the  second  is  the
number of the line you are on, and the last is the number of lines in this file.

There  are  a  few  keys  we'll talk about now.  On your keyboard are four arrow
keys,  a  key  labeled  Pg  Up and a key labeled Pg Dn.  The arrow keys move the
cursor, and the page keys move the entire page.  If you have a mouse, it  should
be working now: rolling the mouse will also move the  cursor.   Try  moving  the
cursor around using the arrow keys and the mouse.

To see the next page of the introduction, hit the key labeled Pg Dn once.

                           SEE BEGINNING INTRODUCTION             Screen 2

About mice: Mice feel a little unusual at first.  You will need about 10 minutes
practice  with  your  mouse before you feel comfortable with it.  Be careful not
to  touch  the  mouse  buttons;  we'll get to them later.  For now, just roll it
around.  In a surprisingly short time, you'll find it natural.

Now we'll try some basic editing.  Using either the arrow  keys  or  the  mouse,
move  the  cursor  so  that it is on the '@' below.  Now type a couple of words.
Remember, any changes you make to this file are going to be thrown away when you
exit,  so  don't worry about making mistakes.  Notice that as you type, the @ is
moved to the right to make room.  If you hit the key  labeled  Back  Space  (the
left pointing arrow above the enter key on some PC's), the character to the left
of the cursor will disappear and all the other characters on the line will  move
over  to  the  left.   Try  hitting  this  key a few times.  This key is used to
correct mistakes as you type.

                @

When you're done with this, hit the key labeled Pg Up; this will take you to the
previous  page.   Then hit Pg Dn to return to this page, and then Pg Dn again to
continue with the introduction.

                           SEE BEGINNING INTRODUCTION             Screen 3

Next,  we'll  try correcting some mistakes.  Below on the screen, there's a line
that says "This sentence has three mispelled  wrods  inn  it."  We're  going  to
correct these three mistakes.  First, "mispelled" needs another "s".   Move  the
cursor so that it is on the "s" in "mispelled".  Now type s.  Move the cursor so
that it is on the "r" in "wrods".  Near the arrow keys on your keyboard is a key
labeled "Del"; hit this key twice.  This deletes the "r" and the "o".  Now, type
"or".   Finally,  move the cursor to the second "n" in "inn", and hit the delete
key.  The sentence is now repaired.

                 This sentence has three mispelled wrods inn it.

The key at the upper far left of your keyboard labeled "F1" makes  lines  appear
and  disappear.   Hit  F1 now.  Notice that all the lines below the cursor moved
down one line, and a new blank line appeared ready  for  you  to  type  on.   To
remove this line, hold down the key labeled "CTRL" (near the letter "a" on  your
keyboard), and hit F1.  CTRL-F1 activates the SEE command which deletes lines.

Notice the "LESSON1" on the status line is now "*LESSON1".  This tells you  that
the document "LESSON1" has been modified.  Hit Pg Dn now.


                           SEE BEGINNING INTRODUCTION             Screen 4

The  last  thing you need to know to use SEE is how to get out.  If you want SEE
to save all your changes and exit, hold down the CTRL key and hit Z.  Of course,
this particular file is marked read-only on the disk, so when SEE tries to  save
your changes, it will fail.  Files must be explicitly set to  read-only  by  the
user: you need not worry about this accidentally happening to one of your files.

If you want to exit SEE without saving any changes, hit the ESCape key, type the
letter "a", then hold down the CTRL key and hit Z.  The "a" stands for "abort".

                Summary of SEE introductory commands:
        move cursor                         mouse or arrow keys
        move up a page                      Pg Up
        move down a page                    Pg Dn
        delete a character                  BACK SPACE or DELETE
        open up a line                      F1
        remove a line                       CTRL-F1
        Exit (save all changes)             CTRL-Z
        Exit (save no changes)              ESC a CTRL-Z

Hit Pg Dn now.

                           SEE BEGINNING INTRODUCTION             Screen 5

SEE  has  many  commands besides these; also the commands you now know have much
more  powerful  forms.   The  mouse buttons and the other function keys all have
more advanced functions attached to them.  If this is your first  time  using  a
computer to edit, you already know  enough  to  do  any  editing  task.   It  is
recommended  you  wait a day or two before learning more, and just practice what
you know now until you're comfortable with it.

If you have a mouse and it seems very touchy, the mouse's tail may be pulling on
the mouse.  Make sure your mouse's tail is laying loosely on your desk.

The  next  lesson is "Lesson2"; when you're ready to learn the material in that,
exit SEE and then type:

    a> SEE Lesson2

To exit SEE from Lesson1, you must abort.  This is  because  you  have  modified
this file, but SEE is unable to save it to disk.  To abort SEE, hit the ESC key,
type the letter "a", and then hit CTRL-Z.  When you hit the ESC  key,  SEE  will
display the word "Enter: " on the status line, and wait for you to type.

End of Lesson 1