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The F1 key opens the Options / Help Menu. In this menu you can
select the following features:
Database - Opens the Database selection menu. Press
ENTER to select, ESC to close the menu
without selecting.
Text Search - Opens the search window and prompts for
a keyword to search for. By pressing
either ENTER or F2 the search routine will
be activated.
Find Next - Searches for the next match that was
defined in the manual search routine
or by the auto-lookup routine when
popped-up the display window.
Leave Image - Lets you leave an image of the display
window on the screen and returns you to
your work. The image is cleared from the
screen when the program you are using
repaints the screen (usually an ENTER key
press will cause a screen repaint.)
Auto-Lookup - Toggles the auto-lookup routine ON/OFF.
when ON the auto-lookup routine will read
the word at the cursor in your program
when you pop-up Expert Help. Once read,
the search routine is invoked and all
SHORT entries in the entire database are
searched for a match to the search word.
If a match is found, the highlite bar
will be positioned over the SHORT entry.
If no match was found, Expert Help will
sound a beep and display a Not Found
message in the lower right corner of the
screen. Also if the screen is in half-screen
mode and the Auto-Lookup feature is turned
ON the window will position itself away
from the search word (when popped-up).
Cut and Paste - Activates the Cut and Paste Routine. The
Cut and Paste feature lets you paste text
into your program (usually an editor or
word processor). Once you have activated
the Cut and Paste routine, use the cursor
pad (arrow keys, etc.) to highlite a block
of text. When finished press ENTER, Expert
Help will pop-down and the text block will
be written into you editor.
Cut and Print - Activates the Cut and Print Routine. The
Cut and Print feature lets you highlite a
block of text and send it to your printer.
Once you have activated the Cut and Print
routine, use the cursor pad (arrow keys,
etc.) to highlite a block of text. When
finished press ENTER, a window will pop-up
displaying information about your printer,
the number of lines selected, and the
current state of the print job. When finish-
ed, you are given the option of Ejecting
the Page or pressing ESC to Exit.
Full Screen - Toggles the Display Window to either Full
Screen or Half Screen mode. In Half Screen
mode you are able to move the window up and
down using the Shift Up/Dn Arrow Keys. Also
if the screen is in half-screen mode and the
Auto-Lookup feature is turned ON the window
will position itself away from the search
word (when popped-up).
Set Colors - Opens the Color Selection Window. In this
window you can set the display colors of
the Display Window. To make your changes
permanent, use the Save Options feature.
Set Hot-Key - Opens the Hot Key selection window. In
this window you can change the Hot Key that
pops up the Display Window. To make your
changes permanent, use the Save Options
feature.
Uninstall - Unloads Expert Help from Memory.
Save Options - Saves all settings to disk in the EH.INI file.
Settings include, color, hot key, default database,
auto-lookup and full/half screen status.
See Also:
How to Order Expert Help
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