 The Fingerer/32 Help Index

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Commands

File menu

Edit menu

Action menu

Options menu

Help menu

Distribution and Licensing Information


File menu commands

The File menu offers the following commands:

Print	Prints the current document.
Print Preview	Displays the document on the screen as it would appear printed.
Print Setup	Selects a printer and printer connection.
Save As Text	Saves the current document as a plain text file.
Exit	Exits The Fingerer/32.


Edit menu commands

The Edit menu offers the following commands:

Copy	Copies data from the document to the clipboard.
Delete	Deletes selected data.
Select All	Selects the entire document.
Find	Finds the specified text in the document.
Remove Entry	Removes the selected entry from the list.
Clear History	Removes all entries in every list.
Clear Window	Clears the document window.


Action menu commands

The Action menu offers the following commands to help you perform your queries:

Finger	Performs a Finger query.
Whois	Performs a Whois query.
Ph	Performs a Ph query.
DNS Lookup	Performs a DNS Lookup on a machine.
Ping	ICMP Pings a host.
Cancel Action	Cancels any pending query.
WinSock Info	Displays winsock.dll version and information.


Options menu commands

The Options menu offers the following commands:

Restore Toolbars	Restores all toolbars to default locations.
Toolbar	Shows or hides the toolbar.
Input Bar	Shows or hides the input bar.
Cancel Button	Shows or hides the cancel button.
Status Bar	Shows or hides the status bar.
Preferences	Configure preferred settings for The Fingerer/32.
Font	Changes the default document font.


Help menu commands

The Help menu offers the following commands, which provide you assistance with this application:

Index	Offers you an index to topics on which you can get help.
Using Help	Provides general instructions on using help.
About	Displays the version number of this application.


File Save As Text command
Save As Text command (File menu)

Use this command to save and name the active document.  The Fingerer/32 displays the Save As Text  dialog box so you can name your document.


File Save As Text dialog box

The following options allow you to specify the name and location of the file you're about to save:

File Name

Type a new filename to save a document with a different name.  A filename can contain up to eight characters and an extension of up to three characters.  The Fingerer/32 adds the extension you specify in the Save File As Type box.

NOTE: The Fingerer/32 for Windows 95 and Windows NT supports long filenames, in which you can use most characters, including spaces, periods, and semicolons. If you use spaces or semicolons in a filename, you must enclose the filename in double quotation marks (" ").

Save as type

The Fingerer/32 saves all documents as text files and automatically appends the .TXT extention to the file name (if you havent already provided an extention).

Drives

Select the drive in which you want to store the document.

Directories

Select the directory in which you want to store the document.

Network...

Choose this button to connect to a network location, assigning it a new drive letter.


File Exit command
Exit command (File menu)

Use this command to end your The Fingerer/32 session.  You can also use the Close command on the application Control menu.  The Fingerer/32 prompts you to save documents with unsaved changes.

Shortcuts

Mouse:	Double-click the application's Control menu button.

Keys:	ALT+F4


Copy command (Edit menu)

Use this command to copy selected document data onto the clipboard.  This command is unavailable if there is no data currently selected.

Copying data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.

Shortcuts

Keys:	CTRL+C

NOTE: To copy text from a combo box (ie. Query) use the CTRL+INS key combination.  (SHIFT+INS Pastes).


Delete command (Edit menu)

Use this command to delete the currently selected text.  NOTE: the main document text is read-only, so the delete command does not apply here.

Shortcuts

Keys:	DEL


Select All command (Edit menu)

Use this command to select the entire document into the clipboard.


Remove Entry command (Edit menu)

Use this command to remove the selected query or server from its list.


Clear Window command (Edit menu)

Use this command to completely clear the document window.


Clear History command (Edit menu)

Use this command to completely erase the query and server list history.


Finger command (Action menu)

Use this command to perform a finger query.  If no query is specified, The Fingerer/32 will attempt to finger the given machine.


Whois command (Action menu)

Use this command to perform a whois query.


Ph command (Action menu)

Use this command to perform a CCSO Ph query.  The query will be interpreted as specified in the Ph Query Type box.


DNS Lookup command (Action menu)

Use this command to perform a Domain Name Server Lookup on a machine. You must first select (or highlight) the name or IP address of the machine you wish to look up.


Ping command (Action menu)

Use this command to ICMP Ping a machine to see if it is alive or not.  You must first select (or highlight) the name or IP address of the machine you wish to ping.


Cancel Action command (Action menu)

Use this command to cancel a query that is still pending.


WinSock Info command (Action menu)

Use this command to display information about your machines implementation of WinSock.


View Toolbar command
Toolbar command (Options menu)

Use this command to display and hide the MainToolbar, which includes buttons for some of the most common commands in The Fingerer/32 (such as Finger).  A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Toolbar is displayed.

The Fingerer/32s toolbars are dockable - this means you can tear them off and dock them in various configurations around the applications frame.  You can also float them by pulling them away from The Fingerer/32s window frame.

See Toolbar for help on using the The Fingerer/32s toolbars.


View Input Bar command
Input Bar command (Options menu)

Use this command to display and hide the Input Bar, which is the part of The Fingerer/32s interface that allows you to formulate queries.  A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Input Bar is displayed.

The Fingerer/32s toolbars are dockable - this means you can tear them off and dock them in various configurations around the applications frame.  You can also float them by pulling them away from The Fingerer/32s window frame.

See Toolbar for help on using the The Fingerer/32s toolbars.


Query Input (Input Bar)

This is where you enter your query.  For instance, if you wanted to finger the user goober, you would type goober in this box.


View Cancel Button command
Cancel Button command (Options menu)

Use this command to display and hide the animated Cancel Button.  A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Cancel Button is displayed.

The Fingerer/32s toolbars are dockable - this means you can tear them off and dock them in various configurations around the applications frame.  You can also float them by pulling them away from The Fingerer/32s window frame.

See Toolbar for help on using the The Fingerer/32s toolbars.


View Restore Toolbars command
Restore Toolbars command (Options menu)

Use this command to display all toolbars in a default configuration.

The Fingerer/32s toolbars are dockable - this means you can tear them off and dock them in various configurations around the applications frame.  You can also float them by pulling them away from The Fingerer/32s window frame.

See Toolbar for help on using the The Fingerer/32s toolbars.


View Preferences command
Preferences command (Options menu)

Use this command to display a dialog box that will let you configure some aspects of The Fingerer/32s behavior.


Options Save Options command
Save Options command (Options menu)

Use this command to save your current application options and preferences.


View Font command
Font command (Options menu)

Use this command to display a dialog box that will let you choose the font that the Fingerer/32 uses.


Toolbar

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View Status Bar Command
Status Bar command (Options menu)

Use this command to display and hide the Status Bar, which describes the action to be executed by the selected menu item or depressed toolbar button, and keyboard latch state. A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Status Bar is displayed.

See Status Bar for help on using the status bar.


Status Bar

The status bar is displayed at the bottom of the The Fingerer/32 window.  To display or hide the status bar, use the Status Bar command in the Options menu.

The left area of the status bar describes actions of menu items as you use the arrow keys to navigate through menus.  This area similarly shows messages that describe the actions of toolbar buttons as you depress them, before releasing them.  If after viewing the description of the toolbar button command you wish not to execute the command, then release the mouse button while the pointer is off the toolbar button.

The right areas of the status bar indicate which of the following keys are latched down:

Indicator	Description

CAP	The Caps Lock key is latched down.

NUM	The Num Lock key is latched down.

SCRL	The Scroll Lock key is latched down.


Index command (Help menu)

Use this command to display the opening screen of Help.  From the opening screen, you can jump to step-by-step instructions for using The Fingerer/32 and various types of reference information.

Once you open Help, you can click the Contents button whenever you want to return to the opening screen.


Using Help command (Help menu)

Use this command for instructions about using Help.


About command (Help menu)

Use this command to display the copyright notice and version number of your copy of The Fingerer/32.


Help Using Help Command
Context Help command

Use the Context Help command to obtain help on some portion of The Fingerer/32.  When you choose the Toolbar's Context Help button, the mouse pointer will change to an arrow and question mark.  Then click somewhere in the The Fingerer/32 window, such as another Toolbar button.  The Help topic will be shown for the item you clicked.

Shortcut

Keys:	SHIFT+F1


Title Bar

The title bar is located along the top of a window.  It contains the name of the application and document.

To move the window, drag the title bar.  Note: You can also move dialog boxes by dragging their title bars.

A title bar may contain the following elements:

Application Control-menu button

Document Control-menu button

Maximize button

Minimize button

Name of the application

Name of the document

Restore button


Scroll bars

Displayed at the right and bottom edges of the document window.  The scroll boxes inside the scroll bars indicate your vertical and horizontal location in the document.  You can use the mouse to scroll to other parts of the document.


Size command (System menu)

Use this command to display a four-headed arrow so you can size the active window with the arrow keys.

After the pointer changes to the four-headed arrow:

1.	Press one of the DIRECTION keys (left, right, up, or down arrow key) to move the pointer to the border you want to move.

2.	Press a DIRECTION key to move the border.

3.	Press ENTER when the window is the size you want.

Note:  This command is unavailable if you maximize the window.

Shortcut

Mouse:	Drag the size bars at the corners or edges of the window.


Move command (Control menu)

Use this command to display a four-headed arrow so you can move the active window or dialog box with the arrow keys.

Note:  This command is unavailable if you maximize the window.

Shortcut

Keys:	CTRL+F7


System Minimize Command
Minimize command (application Control menu)

Use this command to reduce the The Fingerer/32 window to an icon.

Shortcut

Mouse:	Click the minimize icon [image] on the title bar.

Keys:	ALT+F9


Maximize command (System menu)

Use this command to enlarge the active window to fill the available space.

Shortcut

Mouse:	Click the maximize icon [image] on the title bar; or double-click the title bar.

Keys:	CTRL+F10 enlarges a document window.


Close command (Control menus)

Use this command to close the active window or dialog box.

Double-clicking a Control-menu box is the same as choosing the Close command.

Note:  If you have multiple windows open for a single document, the Close command on the document Control menu closes only one window at a time.  You can close all windows at once with the Close command on the File menu.

Shortcuts

Keys: 	CTRL+F4 closes a document window

ALT+F4 closes the a window or dialog box


Restore command (Control menu)

Use this command to return the active window to its size and position before you chose the Maximize or Minimize command.


Switch to command (application Control menu)

Use this command to display a list of all open applications.  Use this "Task List" to switch to or close an application on the list.

Shortcut

Keys:	CTRL+ESC

Dialog Box Options

When you choose the Switch To command, you will be presented with a dialog box with the following options:

Task List

Select the application you want to switch to or close.

Switch To

Makes the selected application active.

End Task

Closes the selected application.

Cancel

Closes the Task List box.

Cascade

Arranges open applications so they overlap and you can see each title bar.  This option does not affect applications reduced to icons.

Tile

Arranges open applications into windows that do not overlap.  This option does not affect applications reduced to icons.

Arrange Icons

Arranges the icons of all minimized applications across the bottom of the screen.


Choose Font Dialog
Choose Font dialog box

Allows you to choose the default font for The Fingerer/32.


Edit Find Command
Find command (Edit menu)

Use this command to bring up a window that will allow you to perform text searches on the document.


Find Dialog
Find dialog box

Allows you to perfor text searches on the document.


No Help Available

No help is available for this area of the window.


No Help Available

No help is available for this message box.


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File Print command
Print command (File menu)

Use this command to print a document.   This command presents a Print dialog box, where you may specify the range of pages to be printed, the number of copies, the destination printer, and other printer setup options.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+P


Print dialog box

The following options allow you to specify how the document should be printed:

Printer

This is the active printer and printer connection.  Choose the Setup option to change the printer and printer connection.

Setup

Displays a Print Setup dialog box, so  you can select a printer and printer connection.

Print Range

Specify the pages you want to print:

All	Prints the entire document.
Selection	Prints the currently selected text.
Pages	Prints the range of pages you specify in the From and To boxes.
Copies

Specify the number of copies you want to print for the above page range.

Collate Copies

Prints copies in page number order, instead of separated multiple copies of each page.

Print Quality

Select the quality of the printing.  Generally, lower quality printing takes less time to produce.


Print Progress Dialog

The Printing dialog box is shown during the time that The Fingerer/32 is sending output to the printer.  The page number indicates the progress of the printing.

To abort printing, choose Cancel.


File Print Preview command
Print Preview command (File menu)

Use this command to display the active document as it would appear when printed.  When you choose this command, the main window will be replaced with a print preview window in which one or two pages will be displayed in their printed format.  The print preview toolbar offers you options to view either one or two pages at a time; move back and forth through the document; zoom in and out of pages; and initiate a print job.


Print Preview toolbar

The print preview toolbar offers you the following options:

Print

Bring up the print dialog box, to start a print job.

Next Page

Preview the next printed page.

Prev Page

Preview the previous printed page.

One Page / Two Page

Preview one or two printed pages at a time.

Zoom In

Take a closer look at the printed page.

Zoom Out

Take a larger look at the printed page.

Close

Return from print preview to the editing window.


File Print Setup command
Print Setup command (File menu)

Use this command to select a printer and a printer connection.  This command presents a Print Setup dialog box, where you specify the printer and its connection.


Print Setup dialog box

The following options allow you to select the destination printer and its connection.

Printer

Select the printer you want to use.  Choose the Default Printer; or choose the Specific Printer option and select one of the current installed printers shown in the box.  You install printers and configure ports using the Windows Control Panel.

Orientation

Choose Portrait or Landscape.

Paper Size

Select the size of paper that the document is to be printed on.

Paper Source

Some printers offer multiple trays for different paper sources.  Specify the tray here.

Options

Displays a dialog box where you can make additional choices about printing, specific to the type of printer you have selected.

Network...

Choose this button to connect to a network location, assigning it a new drive letter.