Information Please Run-Time On-Screen Help Menu
@1,Files Menu Options                                                          
@2,  Help, Open Textbase, Print Textbase
@3,  Choose Options, Go To Dos, Quit
@4,View Menu Options
@5,  Choose Record by Number
@6,  Choose Record by Keyword Search
@9,  Choose Record by Searching Entire Record
##1 ~FILESMENU
               USING THE INFORMATION PLEASE FILES MENU

The File menu allows you to use and manipulate Information Please files and 
also contains some options that deal with program setup and operation. The 
Files menu options are: 

       Help
       Open a Textbase
       Print or Output a Textbase
       About Information Please
       Choose Program Options
       Go to DOS, Return with Exit
       Quit, Exit Information Please

To choose one of these options, you may use the mouse or up and down arrow 
keys to highlight the desired option and then press the Enter key. 
Optionally, you can press the first letter of the option. For example, to 
choose the "About Information Please" option, press the A key. Following is a 
brief description of each of these options. 

##2
                        OPTIONS ON THE FILE MENU

The HELP OPTION displays a series of help screens that summarize the contents 
of the manual. When Help is chosen, a menu of items will appear. You can then 
choose a topic to examine or return to the main menu. 

The OPEN Textbase option allows you to choose which Information Please
Textbase on disk you will be using. A list of the available Textbases will be 
displayed on the screen from which you can choose one to open. 

The PRINT Textbase option allows you to print the contents of the Textbase to
a printer or to a file. The About PC-Textbase option gives copyright 
information about the program. 

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The CHOOSE PROGRAM OPTIONS item allows you to choose the disk drive and path
to use for Information Please and to indicate what kind of monitor you are
using. If no path is specified, Information Please will use information in
the current default directory on your disk. You may choose from monitor types
Color, LCD or Monochrome. The color option refers to CGA, EGA, PGA, VGA or
other monitor types that display color. The LCD option displays only black
and white. The Monochrome option displays black, white and bright white.

The GO TO DOS option allows you to temporarily return to the DOS prompt. You
may enter DOS commands or run another program. When you type EXIT at the DOS
prompt, Information Please will resume.

The QUIT, Exit Information Please ends the Information Please program and 
returns you to the DOS prompt (or to your menu program).

##4 ~VIEWMENU
                        THE INFORMATION PLEASE VIEW MENU

The View menu is where you search and view the information in the Information
Please Textbase. You may choose to view a record by number, by searching for
a keyword in the keyword list, by searching for one or more words in the
record description or by looking at a list of the keywords. The items on the
View Menu are:

       Number Choice
       Keyword Choice
       In-Text Search
       View Keyword List

You must have a currently open Textbase to choose one of these options.
Choose an option by highlighting the option and pressing the Enter key, or
press the first letter of the option.

These menu options are described below . . .
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                                 NUMBER CHOICE

When you choose the Number Choice option, you will be asked to enter the
number of the record to view. This record will then be displayed on the
screen. You may use the F9 key to view the previous record, the F10 key to
view the next record. Deleted records will not be displayed. Press the F2 key
if you wish to edit this record. Press the Esc key to end the viewing.

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                                KEYWORD CHOICE

When you choose the Keyword Choice option, you will see another menu giving
you the following options:

       Single Keyword Search
       AND - Multiple AND Search
       OR - Multiple OR Search
       Quit

A single keyword search allows you to enter a single keyword (such as DISK).
Information Please will then display the first record that matches the
search. You may use the F9 key to view the previous matching record, the F10
key to view the next matching record. Deleted records will not be displayed.
Press the F2 key if you wish to edit this record. Press the Esc key to end
the viewing.

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                            KEYWORD CHOICE continued

A Multiple AND search allows you to specify 2 to 10 words to match. For
example, you might want to match on the words DISK and BOOT. The match
criteria means that the keyword must contain BOTH the word DISK and the word
BOOT. You will be prompted to enter a list of match words with the AND sign
(&) between each word. In this case you would enter

     DISK&BOOT

Information Please will display the first record that matches the search
criteria. You may use the F9 key to view the previous matching record, the
F10 key to view the next matching record. Deleted records will not be
displayed. Press the F2 key if you wish to edit this record. Press the Esc
key to end the viewing. continued...

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                            KEYWORD CHOICE continued

A Multiple OR search allows you to specify 2 to 10 words to match. For
example, you might want to match on the words DISK or BOOT. The match
criteria means that the keyword must contain EITHER the word DISK or the word
BOOT. You will be prompted to enter a list of match words with a ~ (tilde)
between each word. In this case you would enter

     DISK~BOOT

Information Please will display the first record that matches the search
criteria. You may use the F9 key to view the previous matching record, the
F10 key to view the next matching record. Deleted records will not be
displayed. Press the F2 key if you wish to edit this record. Press the Esc
key to end the viewing.


##9
                   IN-TEXT SEARCH - Search an Entire Record

An In-text search searches the contents of the record, not just the keyword
list. This search tends to be slower than a keyword search.

When you choose the In-Text Search option, you are give the same options as
in the Keyword search - a single keyword search, multiple AND matches and
multiple OR matches.

                               VIEW KEYWORD LIST

The View Keyword List option displays a list of the keyword descriptions of
all of the entries in the currently opened Textbase. If there are more
entries than the screen can display, you may press the down arrow key of PgDn
to view additional keyword lists. To move back up the list, press the up
arrow key or PgUp. To view the contents of a record, highlight the keyword
list and press the Enter key.  Press the Esc key to end the View Keyword List
option.

