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        PC-FASTYPE - Quick HELP Facility -- Keyboard Helpers Menu

     The purpose of the Keyboard Helpers Menu is to let you select various
options that will affect the screen displayed keyboard and to 'toggle'
them ON or OFF.

     Each time you press a function key you will reverse the previous
setting of the option.  If it's ON you'll turn it OFF, if it was OFF
you'll turn it ON.

     Each helper selected keeps its setting throughout all the drills and
exercises you select to type.  They are not reset unless you change them,
or restart PC-FASTYPE.  You can set as many helpers as you want to.
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The KEYBOARD HELPERS Menu selections are described as follows:

** Begin Typing ---------------- F10 **
      Displays the Screen Keyboard and lets you begin typing any drill or
      exercise you selected.

** HELP! Facility --------------- F1 **
      Call up the Quick HELP Facility for PC-FASTYPE.

** Quiet Mode ------------------- F2 **
      When QUIET mode is turned ON (check-marked), all PC speaker sounds
      will be suppressed; when it is turned OFF (no checkmark), all
      speaker sounds will be available.

** Hidden Keys ------------------ F3 **
      When this feature is turned ON, all of the typeable letters and
      characters on the screen keyboard keycaps will disappear.  During
      drills, the character that you have to type will pop up on its
      displayed keycap. During exercises, the delayed prompt will cause
      the key to pop up after a short period of time has elapsed.
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** Outline HOME Keys ------------ F4 **
      When this feature is turned on, boxes will be drawn around the ASDF
      and JKL; "home" keys to aid you in correct placement of your
      fingers.  This feature is very desirable for use with the Hidden Key
      option.

** 'BEEP' Keystroke Errors ------ F5 **
      This option enables a sound to emitted from the speaker when you
      make a typing mistake.  You can turn this feature ON or OFF.
      Normally it's on.

** Align Finger Positions ------- F6 **
      This option draws vertical lines on the screen displayed keyboard to
      separate the keys that each finger will control during typing.
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** Word Wrap During Exercises --- F7 **
      If you want more practice using the ENTER key during exercises, you
      can turn Word Wrap OFF.  This will cause a  symbol to be placed at
      the end of each line for you to type - this symbol represents the
      ENTER KEY, and you must press it to move the cursor to the first
      character of the next line. With Word Wrap turned ON, which is the
      normal setting, the symbol will not appear, so you can type either
      the ENTER key for a carriage return, or simply press the space bar.
      Whichever character you type will be counted as one keystroke.

** Reset Keyboard Helpers ------- F8 **
      This feature RESETS all keyboard helpers that were previously set ON
      or OFF using the Keyboard Helpers Menu.  One exception, QUIET Mode
      will NOT be turned OFF if you earlier set it ON.
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** Change Drill Count ----------- F9 **
      This selection will display a pop-up dialog box that asks you to
      type in a new drill count.  It sets the number of characters that
      you will have to type during any drill selected from the Beginner
      Drills Menu.

** Return to Previous Menu ------ ^P **
      Display the previous menu which is the Advanced Exercises Menu.

** Display MAIN Menu ------------ ^N **
      This selection re-displays PC-FASTYPE's Main Menu.
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