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ADVENTURES On-Line Help System

Menus

Scroll Boxes

Buttons

Printing

Example Search


Menus

Easy Menu

Standard Menu

Menu Options


Easy Menu

   ADVENTURES offers two menu options:  Easy Menu and a Standard Menu.  The Easy Menu breaks out search options across the top of the screen for easy access.  To select Easy Menu, click on Options in the ADVENTURES Menu, and select Easy Menu.


Standard Menu

   ADVENTURES offers two menu options:  Easy Menu and a Standard Menu.  The Standard Menu offers a drop down menu configuration.  A click of the mouse on Search in the menu drops down a list of search options.  To use the  Standard Menu click on Options in the ADVENTURES Menu and click on Easy Menu to deselect the Easy Menu option.


Menu Options

File

Options

Search

Help


Menu Option File
File

Exit:   Click on File in the Adventures menu and click Exit to exit Adventures.


Menu Option Options
Options

Easy Menu

Mute Audio


Options Mute Audio
Mute Audio

The Mute Audio option turns off the audio in ADVENTURES.  To select, click on Options on the ADVENTURES menu and select Mute Audio.  To turn audio back on, click on the Mute Audio option again to deselect it.


Menu Search
Search

Main Category

Sub Category

State/Prov

Country

Custom


Search Main Category
Main Category

Purpose:   To search for an activity by Main Category.

Examples: Skiing, bicycling, fishing, mountaineering.

To use:  Click on Main Category in the Easy Menu, or if you are using the Standard Menu, click on Search and select Main Category from the drop down menu.   A list of main category options will be listed in the left-hand drop down scroll box below the ADVENTURES menu.  Click to select a category and a list of activities for this category will be displayed in the right-hand scroll box.


Search Sub Category
Sub Category

Purpose:   To search for an activity by Sub Category.

Examples: Heli-skiing, mountain biking, flyfishing, rock climbing.

To use:  If you are using the Standard Menu, click on Search and select Sub Category from the drop down menu.  A list of sub category options will be listed in the left-hand drop down scroll box below the ADVENTURES menu.  Click to select a sub category to search, and a list of  activities for the sub category will be listed in the right-hand scroll box.


Search State/Prov
State/Prov

Purpose:   To search for an activity by states in the United States, or by provinces in Canada.

Examples: California, Newfoundland, Utah.

To use:  Click on State/Prov in the Menu.  A list of states and provinces will be listed in the left-hand scroll box below the ADVENTURES menu.  Click to select a state or province to search.  An introduction to that state or province will be displayed,  and a list of all activities in that state or province will be listed in the right-hand scroll box.


Search Country
Country

Purpose:   To search for an activity by country.

Examples: France, Egypt, Zambia.

To use:  Click on Country in the Menu.  A list of countries will be listed  in the left-hand dropdown scroll box below the ADVENTURES menu.  Click to select a country to search.  An introduction screen will be displayed,  and a  list of all activities in that country  will be listed in the right-hand scroll box.


Search Custom
Custom Search

Purpose  :  To do a custom search.

Example custom search:  Search for all activities where children are allowed and the difficulty level is easy.

To do example search:   Click on Custom in the Menu. Click on the Difficulty Level scroll box and select  Easy. Click on the Children scroll box and select Children may participate.


Menu Help
Help

Purpose:  To get on-line help for ADVENTURES.

To use:  Click on Help on the ADVENTURES menu.


Scroll Boxes

Located below the ADVENTURES Menu are two drop down scroll boxes.  A click on a search option in the Menu displays all categories for that option in the left-hand scroll box (Search Category Scroll Box).  A selection from the Search Category Scroll Box triggers a list of all activities in that category in the right-hand scroll box (Search Results Scroll Box).  For example, to find all activities in the Main Category Skiing, click on Main Category in the Menu and a list of main categories is displayed in the Search Category Scroll Box.  Scroll through the list and click on Skiing.  An introductory screen for Skiing is presented.  To find all Skiing activities, scroll through the Search Results Scroll Box, then click on your activity selection to review the activity.


Buttons

Once you have selected an activity to review, detailed information for that activity is available at the click of a button.


Printing

ADVENTURES utilizes the Windows clipboard feature, which enables you to copy text information from ADVENTURES and transfer that information into other Windows applications.  To copy text to the clipboard, click on either the Clipboard button or the Copy Text button.

To transfer the clipboard information into Windows Write ( a Windows word processor), double click on the Write icon in your Windows Program Manager to open Write.  Select Edit ... Paste from the Write menu, and the text information is pasted into your Write document.  To print the text, select File ... Print from the Write menu.  For detailed instructions on the Write word processor, consult your Windows manuals.


Example Search

Search for Skiing activities

Click on Main Category from the ADVENTURES menu to select it, and scroll through the Search Category Scroll Box (left-hand scroll box) to find Skiing.  Click on Skiing to select it.  A screen with an introduction to Skiing will be presented.  Review the introduction if you like.

Click on the Search Results Scroll Box (right-hand scroll box) to drop down a list of Skiing activities, and select the Skiing adventure you wish to review.