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Contents

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Overview

Features

Glossary of Terms

Commands

Edit:	Find, Select, Copy and Gather text within a document
File:	Open, Close Databases; Print, Retrieve Files
Search:	Search current database
View:	View document content, profile or linked images
Image:	Zoom, Rotate, Enhance or Invert a scanned image
Options:	Set various options and preferences
Window:	Arrange or select open windows

Keyboard Help

Toolbar Help

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File
File Menu Commands

Open Database:	Open an existing database
Close Database:	Close the current database
Save Document As:	Save highlighted document to another location
Print:	Print search results or document
Printer Setup:	Setup printer
Exit:	Close database and exit


Edit
Edit Menu Commands

Find:	Find a word or phrase within the displayed document
Copy:	Copy selection to Clipboard
Gather:	Start a copy of Notepad and append selection
Select All:	Select all text in the document


Srearch
Search Menu Commands

Query:	Build full text or profile query
Saved Queries:	Execute a saved query
Table of Contents:	Browse table of contents
Keywords:	List keywords and key-phrases
Index:	List indexed words
Sessions:	Display sessions
Scope:	Include or exclude sessions from search scope


View
View Menu Commands

Profile:	View profile of the selected document
Content:	View content of the selected document
Both Profile & Content:	View both document profile and content
Linked Image:	View linked images
First Document:	View first document on the search results list
Next Document:	View next document on the search results list
Previous Document:	View previous document on the search results list
Last Document:	View last document on the search results list
Go to...:	View the document on a specific line
First Hit:	Highlight first search word
Next Hit:	Highlight next search word
Previous Hit:	Highlight previous search word
Last Hit:	Highlight last search word
Tool Bar:	Show or hide tool bar
Status Bar:	Show or hide status bar


Image
Image Menu Commands

First Page:	Display first page
Next Page:	Display next page
Previous Page:	Display previous page
Last Page:	Display last page
Go to...:	Display specific page
Zoom In:	Enlarge image
Zoom Out:	Reduce image
Full Page:	Fit entire image to screen
Top Half:	Fit width of image to screen and display top half
Bottom Half:	Fit width of image to screen and display bottom half
Rotate Left:	Rotate image left
Rotate Right:	Rotate image right
Enhance Image:	Enable or disable scale-to-gray enhancement
Invert Image:	Invert image pixels
Scroll Bars:	Show or hide image scroll bars


Options
Options Menu Commands

Fonts / Content:	Select default font for the viewer
Fonts / Profile:	Select font for profile display
Fonts / Search Results:	Select font for profile display
Fonts / Printer:	Select printer font
Colors:	Customize colors
Save Settings Now:	Save options and window positions
Restore Settings:	Save options and window positions
Disable Forms Overlay:	Save options and window positions


Window
Window Menu Commands

Tile

Arranges open windows side by side so that all of them are visible.

Cascade

Arranges open windows so that the title bar of each window is visible.

Arrange Icons

Arranges into rows all windows that have been iconized.

Close All

Close all open or iconized windows.  All windows are also automatically closed whenever you initiate a new search or open a new database.


Tile

Arranges open windows so that the title bar of each window is visible.


Cascade

Arranges open windows so that the title bar of each window is visible.


Arrange Icons

Arranges into rows all windows that have been iconized.


Close All

Close all open or iconized windows.  All windows are also automatically closed whenever you initiate a new search or open a new database.


Keyboard
Keyboard Help

 From the main menus:

Ctrl S	Save document to another location.
Ctrl P	Print search results list, blocked text or document.
F3	View Document Profile.
F4	View Document Content.
F5	View Both Document Profile and Document Content.
F6	View attached images.

 While browsing list of documents:

Ctrl Home	Select the first document on the list.
Ctrl PgDn	Select the next document on the list.
Ctrl PgUp	Select the previous document on the list.
Ctrl End	Select the last document on the list.
Ctrl G	Goto a specific document.

 While viewing content of a text or spreadsheet document:

F	Find and highlight the first occurrence of a search word.
N  or  +	Find the next occurrence of a search word.
P  or  -	Find the previous occurrence of a search word.
L	Find the last occurrence of a search word.

 While viewing a scanned image.

+	Zoom into the image.  The image is enlarged.
-	Zoom out of the image.  The image is made smaller.
Ins	Use "scale to gray" to enhance the quality of the image .
Del	Cancel effect of "scale to gray" and return to "draft mode".
N	Invert all pixels and produce a negative image.
P	Display Positive image.
1	Upright image.
2	Rotate upright image right by 90 degrees.
3	Display image upside down.
4	Rotate upright image left by 90 degrees.
L	Rotate left relative to current orientation.
R	Rotate right relative to current orientation.
F	Scale Full image to fit within the window.
T	Show Top half of the image.  Scale width to fit the window.
B	Show Bottom half of the image.  Scale width to fit the window.
W	Scale Width of the image to fit the window.
H	Scale Height of the image to fit the window.
U	Move Up by 1/3 of the window height.  Keep scale & margins.
D	Move Down by 1/3 of the window height.  Keep scale & margins.
Home	Re-display from top left hand corner of the image.
PgUp	Display previous image in the image file.
PgDn	Display next image in the image file.


Open Database
Open Database Command

A database must first be opened (and initialized) before it can be searched.

The program scans your disk for one or more databases.  A valid database database is recognized from a file named CONTROL.n , where n is a number allocated by the system to uniquely identify each database.  A list of detected databases is displayed . Position the highlight on the database title that you wish to open and double click the mouse button.

You may use the drive and directory windows to look for a databases in other locations.

Once a database is opened, its title is permanently displayed on the status line.

If you run the Search engine from a writable medium (e.g. hard disk), the location of the last opened database is remembered.  The same database is automatically opened when you next run the search engine from the same location.


Close Database
Close Database Command

This command will close the current database.  The current database is also automatically closed when you open another database or exit from the program.


SaveAs
Save Document As Command

This command is only available when you are browsing a list of documents produced as a result of a search operation.  It allows you to navigate your hard disk and select a location where the currently selected document will be saved to.  The file name will default to the original DOS name of the document before it was added to the database.  You may, however, save the document under any name.

A document retrieved from a database will be in its original file format (word-processing, spreadsheet, or image).


Print
Print Command

Displays a dialog box so you can print Search Results, selected text from displayed documents, entire documents or reports formatted using Print Styles.

Print Styles provide a way to specify how the results of a search are to be formatted.  Styles are defined via a simple language that allows each site to tailor their printed output according to their needs.

When printing the results of a search, you will be presented with a list of currently defined styles.  From this list, select the method by which the search results are to be formatted.

The default style is named "Search Results" and is always defined.  This style will produce a simple listing of document titles as in the search results window.


Printer
Printer Setup Command

Displays a dialog box so that you can select a printer and a printer connection. You can only select from the list of installed printers. You install printers and configure ports through the Windows Control Panel.

Printer Setup is also available from the Print command.

For more information, choose the Help button from the Printer Setup dialog box.


Exit
Exit Command

This command closes the current database and exits from the program.


Find
Find Command

Use this command to search for specified text in the displayed document.

Enter the text that you wish to search for and select Next to search forward or Previous to search backwards in the document.  If the text is found in the document, it will be highlighted.

Find is only available when viewing a text document.


Copy
Copy Command

Use this command to copy selected text from the active document to the Windows clipboard.  This text replaces the previous contents of the Clipboard.

Copy is not available if you have not selected any text within a displayed document.


Gather
Gather Command

This command starts a copy of the Windows Notepad application and appends selected text from the displayed document to it.  You may continue to append text to the same Notepad document from any number of text documents.

Gather is not available if you have not selected any text within a displayed document.


SelectAll
Select All Command

Use this command to select the entire document for purposes of Copying or Gathering.


Query
Query Command

The program provides a multitude of fast and effective methods to retrieve documents and profiles.  You may simultaneously search for any combination of words in the contents of the documents or in any number of profile fields.

To start searching for information, you begin by formulating a query.  The query box allows you to enter search criteria for each searchable field.  Search criteria support full Boolean logic with wild cards, parentheses and intelligent suffix expansion.

If the database was built with only profiles indexed, the option to search contents will be absent.

To search for phrases in the Keywords field of the profile, enclose phrases in double quotes.

If you search on more than one field, an implied AND will be used between fields.

Enter a search word in an edit box which you think might be in the document.  Operators such as AND, OR and NOT can be used to add other words.

Wild cards such as * or ? can also be used.  * replaces the remainder of a word (e.g.  Com*) and ? replaces one character (e.g. Sm?th).  Both of these wild card characters are

helpful in conducting searches where exact wording or spelling is unknown.

Examples:

Search Criteria                           Search Results

Comput*	Computers
	Computing
	COMPUTER
L?nd?	Linda
	Lindy
	Lynda
Robert AND Kennedy	Robert Kennedy
Computer OR PC	Computer Installation
	PC Week

If no operator is included between any two words, the AND operator is assumed.  For example, the search criteria JOHN GIBBONS is the same as typing JOHN AND GIBBONS.

Intelligent suffix analysis will also retrieve close derivatives of search criteria.  For example, if you entered "Computing", your search may also find "compute" and "computed".  This option is only available in databases that were built with the suffix truncation enabled.

The search words are not case-sensitive, so if you entered Computer, your search would also find computer, COMPUTER as well as Computer.

Once you have formulated the search, choose the Search button.  The program will search all fields simultaneously and produce a list of qualifying documents restricted to the Sessions specified in the Search Scope.

The progress of the search will be displayed in a Search Status window.  You may use this information to refine the search criteria until the desired number of documents is retrieved.

You may save your current query by choosing the Save button from the query screen.  You will be prompted to enter a descriptive title for the saved query.


Queries
Saved Queries Command

This command will only be available if you have saved prior search queries to a file.  A list of saved queries will be displayed.  Select the query you wish to execute and choose the Run button to execute it.

You may also Delete or Rename the selected query.


TOC
Table of Contents Command

The information stored in the database can be viewed in multiple formats.  You may browse the information based on the Table of Contents, Keywords, Sessions or the Index.  Some of these options may be absent from the menus.  For example, if keywords were never used in building the database, the Keywords command will be absent.  Similarly, if the database has only one session, the Sessions command will not be available.

Table of Contents is a multi-level nested structure which allows hierarchical grouping of related files and documents.  The number of  documents within each folder or sub-folder (if any) is displayed to the right of the folder title.  To view the list of documents within a folder, place the selection bar on the folder and press Enter or double-click the left mouse button.


Keywords
Keywords Command

Keywords are used to classify documents in accordance with a pre-established list of words and phrases.  Each document can be assigned multiple keywords.

To search for a particular word or phrase, simply start typing it.  The selection bar will move to the keyword that most closely matches your request.

To display the list of documents Press <Enter> to display a list of Keywords used.

Next to each Keyword is the number of documents attached to it.  To display the list of documents, place the selection bar on the Keyword and press Enter or double-click the mouse button.


Index
Index Command

Index refers to the list of every word found in the text of documents, excluding stop words.  Stop words are common or noise words (e.g. are, will, you, your, that, what, if, why) which are ignored in the indexing process.

Next to each word is the number of documents where the indexed word is present.

To search for a particular word start typing it.

Position the selection bar on a word and press Enter or double-click the mouse button to display the list of documents that contain the indexed word.


Sessions
Sessions Command

This command will be available if the database was built in multiple sessions.  Sessions can be used to further partition the database.

For example, if the database refers to archived data, each Session may cover a separate archiving period (fiscal year, quarter, week etc.).

The number of documents added during each Session is displayed to the right of the Session title.  Place the selection bar on the Session you wish to browse and press Enter or double-click the mouse button.


Scope
Search Scope Command

This option will only be available if the database was built in multiple sessions.

You may restrict any search to a sub-set of available sessions.  All documents added during sessions not in the Search Scope will be filtered out from search results.

Select any number of sessions and choose the OK button to save the scope.  If you don't select a specific set of sessions, the scope will default to include all available sessions.

When searching a database that spans multiple CD-ROMs, session files may reside on additional CD-ROMs.  If the program cannot access these files, it will prompt you to load a specific CD-ROM.


View_Profile
View Profile Command

View profile of the highlighted or displayed document.  The content of the document will  not be displayed.

A check mark appears next to the command name when only the profile is displayed.


View_Content
View Content Command

View content of the highlighted document.  The profile of the document will  not be displayed.

A check mark appears next to the command name when only the content is displayed.


View_Both
View Both Profile & Content Command

Simultaneously displays both profile and content of highlighted document.

A check mark appears next to the command name when both the profile and content are displayed.


View_Image
View Linked Image Command

Display, in a separate window, any image document that is linked to the highlighted document.


Doc_First
First Document Command

Go to the first document on a search results list and display its profile, content or both.


Doc_Next
Next Document Command

Go to the next document on a search results list and display its profile, content or both.


Doc_Previous
Previous Document Command

Go to the previous document on a search results list and display its profile, content or both.


Doc_Last
Last Document Command

Go to the last document on a search results list and display its profile, content or both.


Doc_Goto
Go to Command

Displays a dialog box to enter the document number to display.

Enter the appropriate number of the document in the search results list and choose the OK button to display the document.


Hit_First
First Hit Command

Highlight the first occurrence of a search word within the document.

This command is only available while viewing a document found using full-text query.


Hit_Next
Next Hit Command

Highlight the next occurrence of a search word within the document.

This command is only available while viewing a document found using full-text query.


Hit_Previous
Previous Hit Command

Highlight the previous occurrence of a search word within the document.

This command is only available while viewing a document found using full-text query.


Hit_Last
Last Hit Command

Highlight the last occurrence of a search word within the document.

This command is only available while viewing a document found using full-text query.


ToolBar
Tool Bar Command

Use this command to display and hide the Toolbar, which includes buttons for some of the most commonly used commands.

A check mark appears next to the command name when the Toolbar is displayed.


StatusBar
Status Bar Command

Use this command to display and hide the Status Bar.

The following are displayed on the Status Bar:

1	The title of the current open database.

2	One line help on all menu commands and toolbar buttons.

3	Line or page information about displayed documents.

A check mark appears next to the command name when the Status Bar is displayed.


Page_First
First Page Command

Displays page one of the current image document.

The number of pages in the document is displayed on the status line.


Page_Next
Next Page Command

Displays the next page in the current image document.

The current page and the number of pages in the document are displayed on the status line.


Page_Previous
Previous Page Command

Displays the previous page in the current image document.

The current page and the number of pages in the document are displayed on the status line.


Page_Last
Last Page Command

Displays the last page in the current image document.

The current page and the number of pages in the document are displayed on the status line.


Page_Goto
Go to Command

Displays a dialog box to enter the page number of the image to display.  Enter the page number between 1 and the number of pages in the image document and choose the OK button to display the page.

The current page and the number of pages in the document are displayed on the status line.


Zoom_In
Zoom In Command

Zoom into the image.  The image is enlarged.

To enlarge a specific region of the image:

1	Move the mouse to one corner of the region.

2	Press and hold the left button.

3	Drag the mouse to the opposite corner of the region.

4	Release the mouse.


Zoom_Out
Zoom Out Command

Zoom out of the image.  The image is made smaller.


Full_Page
Full Page Command

Scale the Full image to fit the current window.


Top_Half
Top Half Command

Show top half of the image.  Scale width of the image to fit the current window.


Bottom_Half
Bottom Half Command

Show bottom half of the image.  Scale width of the image to fit the current window.


Rotate_Left
Rotate Left Command

Rotates the current image left by 90 degrees.


Rotate_Right
Rotate Right Command

Rotates the current image right by 90 degrees.


Enhance
Enhance Command

This command is used to enable or disable "Scale to Gray" image enhancement.  Enhanced scanned images are easier to read and compensate for lower resolution monitors.  They are also slower to display.

A check mark beside the command means that Scale to Gray is in effect.


Invert
Invert Command

Use this command to invert all pixels and produce a negative image.

A check mark beside the command means that the image is displayed in inverted mode.


ScrollBars
Scroll Bars Command

Use this command to display or hide scroll bars while viewing an image.

A check mark beside the command means that scroll bars are displayed.


Fonts_Profile
Fonts / Profile Command

You can use the Fonts/Profile command to change the font style and size used in displaying document profiles.

To change profile font:

1	From the Options menu, choose Fonts / Profile.

2	In the Font box, type or select a font name.

3	In the Font Style box, type or select a style for the text.

4	In the Size box, type or select a font size.

5	Choose the OK button.

Your selection will be remembered by the program.


Fonts_Content
Fonts / Content Command

You can use the Fonts/Content command to change the font name, style and size used in displaying text documents (ASCII, Word-processing or Spreadsheet).

To display ASCII tables and tabbed text, you must use a fixed pitch font.

To change document content font:

1	From the Options menu, choose Fonts / Content.

2	In the Font box, type or select a font name.

3	In the Font Style box, type or select a style for the text.

4	In the Size box, type or select a font size.

5	Choose the OK button.

Your selection will be remembered by the program.


Fonts_List
Fonts / Search Results Command

You can use the Fonts/Search Results command to change the font style and size used in displaying search result lists.

To change search results font:

1	From the Options menu, choose Fonts / Search Results.

2	In the Font box, type or select a font name.

3	In the Font Style box, type or select a style for the text.

4	In the Size box, type or select a font size.

5	Choose the OK button.

Your selection will be remembered by the program.


Fonts_Printer
Fonts / Printer Command

You can use the Fonts/Printer command to change the name, style or size of the font used in printing search results, profiles or documents.

Only fixed pitch fonts supported by your current printer will be displayed.

To change the printer font:

1	From the Options menu, choose Fonts / Printer.

2	In the Font box, type or select a font name.

3	In the Font Style box, type or select a style for the text.

4	In the Size box, type or select a font size.

5	Choose the OK button.

The printer font can also be changed from Print command under Open menu.


Colors

You may configure the colors used in displaying document profiles and highlighted text found within document contents.

To change colors:

1	From the Options menu, choose Colors.

2	In the Color Element box select which color you wish to change.

3	Select either Background or Foreground attribute to modify.

4	Click on the color you wish to select.

5	Repeat steps 2-4 any number of times.

6	Choose the OK button to save the colors.

The selected colors will be remembered by the program.


SaveSettings
Save Settings Now

The program will save the arrangement (sizes and positions) of all windows to a disk file called CONFIG.ALW which is located in same directory as the executable.  The settings cannot be saved if the search engine was started from CD-ROM.


Restore Settings

All displayed windows will be re-sized and moved according to the latest saved settings in CONFIG.ALW.


DisableOverlay
Disable Forms Overly

Setting this option will prevent display of graphical templates on overlaid ASCII files.  You may use this option to "turn-off" overlays so that data can be searched (using the Find option), cut and pasted as regular ASCII document.  You may need to re-display the current document for this option to take effect.


Overview

This program is a complete CD-ROM recording and retrieval system.  It provides for the fully automatic transfer of files to a CD-ROM, plus comprehensive search and retrieval capabilities.  It supports a wide variety of word processing formats, spreadsheets, ASCII text, graphics, images and other electronic file types.

The user can choose which files will be copied to the CD and organizes the documents into a Database structure analogous to a filing cabinet.  A Profile Card is created for each file.  A Profile Card is similar to an electronic index card that contains information which helps in both locating and searching the file.  The Profiles are fully configurable by the user.  The program creates a Glossary of all the words within the documents, a Keyword list of descriptive terms that helps in locating documents (especially those of a non-textual type), and a fully configurable hierarchy of folders and sub-folders.  It allows users to set up the indexing criteria according to their own specific needs, automatically ships the files to the CD and then provides search and retrieval of all files on the CD.  Search capabilities include simultaneous full text and profile searches, query-by-example, intelligent suffix and wild card expansion, and full Boolean logic.


Features

Some of the features are:

Intelligent Full Text Search - Powerful search and retrieval capabilities to allow instant access to information stored anywhere on the CD-ROM.  Compressed inverted indices, query optimization, intelligent suffix and wild card expansion, dynamic feedback, intermediate search results, search refinement, undo functions, full search history maintenance, search scope management and auxiliary filters result in a highly effective search engine.  The information managed by the system becomes both DOS directory structure and application independent.

Total Configurability -  The system is fully configurable and can be customized to fit your unique requirements.

Flexible Architecture -  The program supports a totally flexible architecture.  The term database refers to data (i.e. files or documents) which is grouped together and organized for rapid search and retrieval.  A single CD may hold multiple databases, or a database may span multiple CD's.  Databases can be organized into an environment similar to a filing cabinet containing Folders and Sub-Folders.  Each folder can hold up to 256 Sub-Folders and unlimited documents.

Full Text Batch Indexer - A new patent pending indexing engine has been introduced to provide faster access to documents on a CD and reduce storage overhead.  The Indexer is highly optimized for a network environment.  Documents are batch indexed in parallel and indices compressed using proprietary compression algorithms before databases are updated.  The result is vastly improved indexing throughput and reduced network traffic.  Full Boolean operations can be performed on indices while still in compressed form.  Intelligent suffix truncation, radix compression of glossary, dynamic pointer size and incremental index updates are used to reduce disk overhead and increase full-text search and indexing speeds.


Glossary of Terms

AND - A Boolean connector used in search criteria.  When AND is used between search words, only documents containing all words are retrieved.

Archive - The process of selecting and moving files and documents from on-line storage (hard disks and file servers) to off-line storage (tape or optical drives).  Montage/Build is an excellent system to store archived information onto CD-ROMs with built-in search and retrieval capability.

Aspect Ratio - The relationship of width to height.  When an image is displayed on different monitors or printed in different sizes, the aspect ratio must be kept the same.  Otherwise, the image will look "stretched" either vertically or horizontally.

Batch Profile - A method of creating Profile Cards for a group of documents.  One Profile Card is created and then replicated for each document.  This allows you to quickly import many documents and directories into a database.

Boolean Logic - A method to search for textual data.  Search words are combined using Boolean connectors And, Or, Not.

CCITT - A French acronym for the International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee.  CCITT issues standards for facsimiles.

CD (Compact Disk) - A standard medium for storage of digital data (including voice and video) in machine-readable form, accessible with a laser-based reader.

CD-I (Compact Disk Interactive) - A technical specification, jointly developed by Philips and Sony, for simultaneous and interactive presentation of video, audio, text and data in a self-contained multimedia system.  Also known as the Green Book standard.

CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory) - A version of the Compact Disk standard intended to store large amounts of digital data for personal computers.  Also known as the Yellow Book standard.  A CD-ROM appears to the user as a read-only logical disk drive.  Over 600 Megabytes of data can be stored on a single CD-ROM.

CGM (Computer Graphics Metafile) - An ANSI standard (X3.1221986) developed to organize the content of structured graphics files.

Clipboard - A temporary cache of data in memory or disk file where data is held while it's being copied from one place to another.

COM (Computer Output to Microform) - The process of converting text and digital data to images on microfiche or microfilm.  The data is often in the form of a blocked report created on a Mainframe computer.

DAD (Digital Audio Disk) - Same as a Compact Disk (CD).

DASD (Direct Access Storage Device) - Any on-line data storage device.  A CD-ROM player that can be addressed is a DASD.

DAT (Digital Audio Tape) - A technology that records noise-free digital data on magnetic tape.  A DAT cassette can hold 2 gigabytes or more when adapted for data storage.

Database - An organized collection of similar information grouped together for rapid retrieval.  This database is optimized for CD-ROM and other optical media.  A CD-ROM may contain one or more databases.  A single database can also span multiple CD-ROMs.

DataGrabber - An optional software module that works within the build system to automate the process of data extraction from COM or print files.  An ideal solution for converting Microfilm, Microfiche or print files to CD-ROM based databases.

Dithering - Simulating gray tones by altering the size, arrangement or shape of background dots.

Document - Any end-product that is created in an application and can be stored as a file.

Document Profile - A fully configurable electronic "index card" attached to every document added to a database.  Certain fields must be filled in by the user; other fields are filled in automatically by the program.

DPI (Dots Per Inch) - A measurement of output device (printers or monitors) resolution and quality.

Full-text Search - To locate documents stored in a system by searching for text that appears in them, rather than by searching for them by file name or other indexing technique.

Glossary - The listing of all significant words and/or numbers contained in the test of indexed documents.

Group 4 Facsimile - A standard for encoding and compression of images on facsimile machines.  Group 4 uses a two dimensional run-length encoding for compression of monochrome images.

Indexing - The process of building data structures for a database that contain the location of every word or other data item.  Indexes allow the computer software to locate items rapidly without searching through the entire body of data.

Indexing Characters - The character set used to recognize searchable words (e.g. A - Z, 0 - 9).

ISO - International Standards Organization.

ISO 9660 - An international standard that specifies the logical format of files and directories stored on a CD-ROM.  ISO 9660 replaces the older High Sierra proposal and is directly derived from it.  The standard strives to achieve a high level of portability and platform independence.

JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) - A proposed standard for compression of still images.

Keywords - A set of standard descriptive terms used on the Profile Card that can help to identify and locate documents, especially those containing very little text.

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) - An image compression scheme for full motion video.

Multimedia - Combining more than one media (text, data, audio, graphics and full-motion video) for dissemination of information.

NOT - A Boolean connector used in search criteria.  The query, CD-ROM NOT MULTIMEDIA, tells the program to retrieve all documents mentioning CD-ROM except for documents that also mention MULTIMEDIA.

OCR (Optical Character Recognition) - The process of converting a printed or rasterized text to machine readable characters using optical sensing and pattern recognition.

OR - A Boolean connector used in search criteria.  When OR is used between two search words in a query, it asks for the retrieval of all documents that mention either of the two words or both of them.

Parentheses - An element of a search criteria used to group search criteria together and alter their precedence.  For example, the query CAR AND (BOAT OR PLANE) is distinct from (CAR AND BOAT) OR PLANE.

Premastering - The process of formatting data and recording on a CD-ROM.  Data is organized into logical sectors, synchronization information is generated, an error detection and correction data block is calculated and added to the end of each sector.

Profile Search - A search method used to sort and retrieve documents via information contained in their Profile Cards.

Profile Template - A configurable dialog template which is used to prompt and search for profile data.  Each Database has one Profile Template, but the same Profile Template may be used by multiple Databases.

RAID (Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Discs) - A storage device that uses several optical discs working in tandem to increase throughput and provide redundant backup.

SCSI (Small Computer Standard Interface) - A standard parallel interface that connects peripherals to microcomputers.  As many as eight peripherals can be connected to a single SCSI bus.

Search Result - The list of documents found to match a query.

Seek Time - A measure of how quickly data can be read from a random sector on the CD-ROM.  The seek time may vary from 200ms to over 1 second.  The seek time of a magnetic disk is typically 1020ms.

Stop Word - A word that the program ignores while indexing documents.  Stop words normally include English prepositions, conjunctions,  articles and certain verbs.  OF, AND, IS, THE, WITH are typical stop words.

TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - A set of protocols to link dissimilar computers across networks.

Throughput - A volume of data that can be written to or read from a device in a fixed period.  Single speed CD-ROM readers have throughput of 150 kilobytes per second.  Double speed CD-ROM readers can support up to 300 KB/s.

TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) - A bit map file format for storing monochrome, color and gray scale images.

VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) A proposed standard to regulate super VGA monitors.

Virtual Folder - A logical structure imposed on a document set to provide a hierarchical classification scheme.  The database folder hierarchy can be modified at any time prior to recording on a CD-ROM.  The virtual folder hierarchy becomes the Table of Contents once the database is recorded on a CD-ROM.

Wild Cards - The program supports both single character (?) and multi-character (*) wild cards.  Wild cards are used in queries to search for variations of a term.

Word Stem - The basic word root after the suffix removal (e.g., the words "testing", "tested", and "tests" all share the word stem "test").

WORM (Write Once, Read Many) - An optical storage device with both write and read capabilities.


Toolbar

The toolbar allows faster access to frequently used commands.  Each icon represents a specific menu command.  Click the mouse button on a toolbar icon to activate the linked command.

While an icon is pressed, a one line explanation of the linked command is displayed on the status bar.

Click Icon...	To Activate Command...
	File / Open Database
	File / Print
	Search / Query
	Search / Saved Queries
	Search / Table of Contents
	Edit / Find
	View / Content
	View / Profile
	View / Linked Image
	View / First Document
	View / Next Document
	View / Previous Document
	View / Last Document
	Image / Next Page
	Image /Previous Page
	Image / Zoom In
	Image / Zoom Out
	Image / Full Page
	Image / Top Half
	Image / Bottom Half
	Help