The help facility of the TCN Program includes all the options presented on the Help menu.
Major features are:
1) EASY QT
2) Quick Tutor (QT)
3) Topical (context sensitive) help
4) a Glossary
5) Menu Option Help
6) Button Help
EASY QT is an automatic tutorial offered to the user when the TCN program is started the first time after installation. You can access it later using the EASY QT option of the Evaluation menu. EASY QT guides you through your evaluation of the TCN Program. If you exit EASY QT before reviewing all of it, your place is saved. EASY QT text can be printed. Either the TCN/Info button or the CTRL+A key combination toggles display of EASY QT text.
QUICK TUTOR lets you manually access specific information about the TCN program. You can skip around in EASY QT text using Quick Tutor. You can access information from Quick Tutor that is not available in EASY QT. You can print a hard copy of an outline to help you use Quick Tutor.
TOPICAL HELP consists of information related to each object that appears on the various screens of the TCN Program. You can press F1 anytime the TCN Program is operating. Information related to the most recently accessed object on the TCN Program screen is displayed. You can toggle display of help information using the either the TCN/Info button or the CTRL+A key combination.
GLOSSARY is a short list of terms defined as they relate to the TCN Program.
MENU OPTION HELP for each TCN program menu (Help, Evaluation, Notebook, Shareware, Options) is available from the Help menu. Scroll through the text that appears until you find information related to the pertinent option. Options are discussed in the order they appear on each menu.
BUTTON HELP Mouse users and keyboard users alike repeatedly press the TAB until the desired button is accessed. Watch the screen closely, you can tell. Then press F1.
GLOSSARY,5,2,70,24,2,0
UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION is THE(!) document that answers the following questions: Of what does government in the United States consist? Of what is it constituted? What is the extent of power of government at the Federal, State, and LOCAL level? What is the limit of powers at the Federal, State, and LOCAL level? What rights do individuals have in the United States? Do individuals have POWERS?
ACCESS is to gain entry or to enter a box on the screen so as to interact with the information in it or to activate the TCN Program function controlled by it. Topics are accessed in order to interact with the information contained under them.
CURRENT WORD determines what phrases are 1) affected by the indexing features or 2) displayed by the Previous and Next buttons. Current word can be in the key words box or the vocabulary list box unless the topic title line is accessed.
INTERACTIVE INDEXING FEATURE is the ability of the TCN Program to cross reference specific
occurrences of a word to a topic heading. Highlight the word or phrase of interest, press the right mouse button or ENTER.
INTERACTIVE SEARCH FEATURE is a capability of the TCN Program to find specific words in the vocabulary list. HINT: After you find a specific word, press F2. The phrases containing that word are displayed. A well chosen word results in a manageable number of displayed phrases.
KEY COMBINATION refers to two or more keys pressed at the same time. To type a key combination, press and hold the ALT, SHIFT, or CTRL key(s), then press the other key, then release both (or in some cases, all three) keys. Key combinations are denoted with one or more + signs.
KEY SEQUENCE refers to a series of keys typed one after another to actuate a menu option. Press and release the ALT key, then type each of the other letters in the sequence. Key sequences are denoted by listing the keys in the order they must be typed.
SELECT means to highlight. By highlighting a phase, word, or title, you make it possible to use the indexing features on it, make it the current word, or edit a title or access it.
SEMINAR is a unique set of information related to the Constitution. Each seminar consists of a series of topics. The topics in a seminar can be related or they can be thrown in potpourri.
TOPIC is a unique set of information related to the Constitution. Each topic has a separate heading, mandatory. To this heading, comments, lists of key words, and cross indices can be added.
What is a topic?,22,3,66,25,1,0
A topic is a small report about the Constitution.
Each topic has four parts: a title, a list of key words, a series of associated clauses in the Constitution, and comments.
The trial copy of the TCN program includes 225 topics that were prepared using the TCN program. These provided topics serve as examples of how the four parts of a topic can be used.
You can learn a lot about the Constitution by reviewing the provided topics.
You can address your own specific questions about the Constitution by creating new topics with the TCN program.
Indexing: General,22,3,66,23,1,0
To associate related phrases from the Constitution with your topic, you can use the INTERACTIVE SEARCH feature of the TCN program to look up appropriate key words. Then you can use the INTERACTIVE INDEXING feature of the TCN program to create cross references between relevant occurrences of those key words and the new topic heading.
See the other four subjects in this QT section for instructions about the four types of indexing.
For a step-by-step guided exercise, see the Clauses subject of the Topic Creation section of QT.
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Monitor,0,0,0,0,0,0
If you have a color monitor, click the Color button (or press the space bar).
If your monitor is not color, click the Mono button (or press the TAB key and then press the space bar).
HELLO!,14,2,50,15,1,0
Thank you for being interested in the United States Constitution.
The CONSTITUTION Notebook (TCN) Program can help you further your study of the Constitution.
Fact is . . .,14,1,66,21,1,0
. . . a decent understanding of the Constitution takes years to develop.
You have to study it repeatedly on your own and discuss it often with knowledgeable people who you trust.
Your possession of a computer and the TCN program does not change that.
It's that simple.
About the TCN Program,10,1,79,29,2,0
The CONSTITUTION Notebook for Windows
Trial Version 3.3
Copyright 1989 - 1996 by TCNbP Company
Shareware
The CONSTITUTION Notebook for Windows is NOT a public domain program. It is copyrighted by TCNbP Company. This software and accompanying documentation are protected by United States copyright law and also by international treaty provisions.
By virtue of the fact that you possess a copy of the TCN Program, TCNbP Company grants you a limited license to use and distribute it.
LIMITED LICENSE FOR USE
ANYONE can use the TCN program for the greater of 20 times or thirty days.
STUDENTS enrolled in:
public school,
private school,
parochial school,
college,
OR
any organized class or course of instruction
that revolves directly around the Constitution,
can use the TCN program up to one quarter or semester, not to exceed six months.
HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS can use the TCN program up to one school year, not to exceed twelve months.
Without incurring any obligation to TCNbP Company, you can use the TCN program for the trial period that applies to you. If you use the TCN program beyond the applicable trial period, you are obligated to register. Refer to the various options of the Shareware menu for further information.
LIMITED DISTRIBUTION LICENSE
ANYONE may distribute The CONSTITUTION Notebook Program, completely unaltered, without further permission.
ANYONE can charge a nominal fee for providing trial copies to individuals or organizations. $5.00 or less suggested price. $10.00 maximum allowed price.
Permission to distribute the The CONSTITUTION Notebook Program package is not transferable, assignable, saleable, or franchisable. Each vendor wishing to distribute the package must independently satisfy the terms of this limited distribution license.
Disk vendors, BBS operators, and CD-ROM producers, see License option of Shareware menu for further PERMISSIONS.
You may not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program except as provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license.
TCNbP Company may revoke any permissions granted here, by notifying you in writing.
All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to TCNbP Company.
EASY QT Access,22,3,66,16,1,0
You can access EASY QT at any time.
Click the EASY QT option of the Evaluation menu.
The sooner you review EASY QT, the better.
Contact Information,10,1,58,19,1,0
You can contact TCNbP Company using the following information:
Telephone: (318) 495 - 3484
USPS: TCNbP Company, P. O. Box 516, OLLA, LA 71465-0516
E-Mail Userid: TCNbP@aol.com (NOTE: If you are logged on to America On-Line, omit "@aol.com".)
ASP OMBUDSMAN,14,2,66,22,1,0
The TCN program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
Start-up Time,14,1,50,20,1,0
The TCN Program requires time to start.
On a 33 MHz 486 DX, it starts in approximately 10 seconds.
On the very earliest (and slowest) PC models, it requires up to 8 minutes and 30 seconds to start.
In this time, the TCN Program loads a data base that exhaustively cross indexes the occurrence of every word in the Constitution.
QT Coverage,22,3,66,22,1,0
QT allows you to access sections VII and VIII which are not included in EASY QT.
QT allows you to access all materials included in EASY QT, except the first dozen or so pages which are related specifically to EASY QT operation.
QT does not save your place or tell you what you have covered (or reviewed). You must keep track of that manually. You can use a hard copy of the outline with check marks by the reviewed QT subject titles.
QT Pages,22,3,66,16,1,0
The pages that are displayed when QT subjects are selected are just like the pages displayed during EASY QT.
If you have completed EASY QT, you will be able to use QT pages.
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Introduction to QT Information,22,3,66,16,1,0
QT information tells you how to use Quick Tutor (QT).
QT tells you how to use the TCN program.
The TCN program can help you study the Constitution.
QT OUTLINE,22,0,66,30,2,0
NOTE: Titles preceded by Roman numerals are section titles. Indented titles (except those preceded by asterisks) are subject titles. All subject titles are available for selection. Titles preceded by an asterisk are for reference only.
QT Info
Introduction
QT Outline
Using QT
*General
*Arrangement
*Selecting QT Subject
*Reviewing QT Subject
*Exiting
QT Coverage
QT Pages
QT Fast Track
I TCN Information
Introduction
Story
Concepts
Challenges
Evaluation
Registration
*What is Registration?
*Benefits of Registration
*How do I Register?
II Screens Tour
General
* Browse
* Notebook
* Seminars Menu
* Topics Menu
* Dedication
* Registration
* Quick Tutor
Browse
Notebook
III Browsing
General
Constitution
Vocabulary List
Phrases
IV Interactive Search Feature
Information
Exercise
V Reviewing Provided Commentary
What is a Topic?
Steps of Individual Topic Review
Topic Print
Topic Export
Reviewing All Topics
VI Topic Creation Exercise
Topic Creation
Give it a title
Access New Topic
Edit new topic
Index Exercise
Add Comments
Other
Summary
VII Miscellaneous
Seminars
*What is a Seminar?
*Current Seminar
*Selecting Seminar
*Exercise
*Creating Seminar
Topic Deletion
Screen Splitting Information
*General
*Self-Citation
*External Citation
*Reviewing Subsequent Self-Citations
Screen Splitting Demonstration
*Self-Citation
*External Citation
Text Info Line
Phrases Info Line
Current Word
VIII Interactive Indexing Feature
General
Add One
Add All
Delete One
Delete All
IX Continuing . . .
More Challenges
Yet Another . . . .
TCN Evaluation
Study of Constitution
TCN Program, Etc.
TCNbP Company Contact Information
Startup time
Fact is . . .
ASP Ombudsman
Notices
Browse Readme.doc
Browse Setup.doc
Using the TCN/Info Button,0,0,0,0,0,0
While it displays specific parts of the TCN program, QT also presents information related to what is displayed.
The QT information appears on top of the TCN program.
After reading QT information, you can use the TCN button to remove the QT information. This gives you a clear view of the part of the TCN program being described in the QT information.
When you click the TCN button, QT information disappears and the TCN button is replaced by the Info button.
After you have viewed the TCN program, click the Info button to continue using QT. QT information reappears. You can switch back and forth between the TCN program and a specific page of QT information as many times as you want to. When you have understood that QT information, you can continue to the next page of QT information.
The TCN button is located at the right hand side of your screen toward the top. Try it now.
QT Fast Track,10,0,78,29,1,0
EASY QT is the fastest way to learn about the TCN program.
The "EASY QT" option of the Evaluation menu Automatically takes you straight thru the basic QT subjects. All you have to do is keep clicking the + + + >> (forward) button. If you take a break, your place is saved. The next time you click EASY QT, status information is given about your current place in EASY QT. You have the option to resume where you left off or to start over.
After you have gone completely through EASY QT at least once, you can print the outline and skip around in QT subjects for specific information that you want to review. Also, you can access QT subjects not covered by EASY QT.
For those who would like to explore the TCN program on their own before going through EASY QT, access help on help. Use topical help, menu help, and button help to get what you can about the TCN program.
When you have got as much out of that as you think you can, access EASY QT and use it to thoroughly study the TCN program.
Using QT: General,22,0,66,30,1,0
The steps of using QT are as follow:
1) Review all of EASY QT. Click the "Easy QT" option of the Evaluation menu.
2) Access QT. Click the "Quick Tutor" option of the Evaluation menu.
3) Review QT Outline and print a hard copy if desired
4) Select information. Refer to outline and next QT page.
5) Review QT information
6) Select and review next information
7) Continue until desired QT information is reviewed.
8) Repeat specific sections as desired.
Arrangement of QT Subjects,22,0,66,29,1,0
Information about using the TCN program is presented in QT subjects.
QT subjects are arranged in sections.
Sections titles are presented in a cascade fashion. The intended order of use is from bottom left to top right.
When you click a section title, subject titles are presented in a vertical stack. The intended order of use is from top to bottom.
When you click a QT subject title button, one or more related QT pages are presented.
NOTE: Outline headings are the actual titles of QT subjects. Subject buttons appear in the same order as subjects appear in the outline; however, some button titles may be slightly different or abbreviated.
Selecting a QT Subject,22,3,66,23,1,0
You can access a specific QT subject by clicking on the related section and subject title.
To select QT sections in the intended order of use, start at the bottom left section entitled "I TCN Information" and work your way up and to the right toward "IX Continuing . . .".
When you click on a section, it expands into a series of subject buttons. To select QT subjects in the intended order of use, start at the top button and work your way down.
You can skip around in section titles or subject titles if you want to.
Reviewing QT Subjects,2,0,92,30,1,0
After you select a QT section, and click a subject title button, a page of QT information appears.
First you should browse the information presented on that page.
If desired, you can click the Print button to make a hard copy of that QT page.
After browsing that QT information, you can view the related part of the TCN program using the TCN/Info buttons as desired. (See using TCN/Info buttons.)
Click the + + + >> (forward) button. Usually, more than one QT page is provided under each outline title. When you click the forward button, the next QT page is presented. Following the last page, the QT section is displayed when you click the forward button.
NOTE: You can use the right arrow key or the ENTER key to move forward. If it is visible, you can click the << - - - (back) button or press the left arrow or back space key to view the prior QT page.
NOTE: If you press the ESC key while a QT page is displayed, you are returned to the subject titles.
Exiting QT,22,3,66,25,1,0
You can exit from any level of QT information by pressing the ESC key.
After you review the last QT page for a QT subject, you are returned to the QT subject titles list.
If you press the ESC key while a QT page is displayed you are returned to the QT subject titles list.
If you press the ESC key while a QT subject titles list is displayed, you are returned to the QT screen.
If you press the ESC key while the QT screen is displayed, you are returned to the previously displayed TCN program screen.
Quick Tutor Help Information,22,3,66,22,1,0
Click buttons in the "QT Information" box for information about using Quick Tutor.
Click buttons in the "TCN Etc." box for information about the TCN program not specifically related to its operation.
For information specifically related to the operation of the TCN program, click a section title (numbered 1 - 9 in Roman numerals) and then click a subject heading from among those that appear. Further information about using this information is presented in the "QT Information" box mentioned in the first paragraph.
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EASY QT,22,3,66,18,1,0
You have accessed EASY QT.
The next six pages tell you about EASY QT.
You will be advised when the subject is changed.
Click the + + + >> (forward) button to continue.
"Easy QT Buttons, Keys, Etc.",18,2,75,27,2,0
Easy QT contains approximately 20 pages of printed information presented in 86 segments called pages.
You can take breaks. Easy QT automatically saves your place. The next two Easy QT pages tell you how to do take breaks and resume.
If information on an Easy QT page refers to a specific feature of the TCN program, the related feature is automatically displayed. Easy QT has a feature that allows you to get a clear view of the TCN program with a single mouse click. This feature uses the TCN and the Info buttons. They are discussed a couple of pages after this one.
You can use the scroll keys (PG UP, PG DN) to see the rest of the material on this Easy QT page. You can also use the associated scroll bar. Note the "Scroll for more text" prompt below this text box.
You can print this Easy QT page. To do so (not a bad idea), click the Print button or use the ALT + P key combination.
You can print ANY page of QT information; however, you can use nearly all QT pages by simply reading them on your monitor. About six Easy QT pages include a recommendation that you print them.
If nothing happens when you try to print a page, or if the last page is not ejected from your printer, use your printer's manual form feed feature.
If you get a "Check Printer" message after using the manual form feed, reset your printer.
You can click the + + + >> (forward) button or press the space bar, the Enter key, or the right arrow key to move to the NEXT Easy Qt page.
You can click the << -- -- -- (reverse) button or press the backspace key or the left arrow key to move to the PREVIOUS Easy QT page.
You can click the maximize button in the upper right corner to expand an Easy QT page to its maximum size. Click the restore button (in the same place) to restore the Easy QT page to its original size.
If an Easy QT page is not maximized, you can move it around on your screen. Grab the title bar and drag the Easy QT page.
Where Am I?,19,3,72,19,1,0
You can monitor your progress in Easy QT by clicking the "Easy QT" option of the Evaluation menu.
A message box appears that tells you the number of the current page.
Click Yes to continue.
Try it now.
Taking Breaks and Resuming EASY QT,22,3,66,23,1,0
EASY QT consists of 86 pages. Some of these pages are break pages. They advise you that this is a good place for a break.
To take a break from EASY QT, press the ESC key while a page of EASY QT information is displayed. Your place is saved. You can break on any page, not just break pages.
To resume EASY QT, click the EASY QT option of the Evaluation menu.
A message box appears. You are advised as to where you are in EASY QT. Click Yes to resume or click No to start over.
Viewing TCN Screens During EASY QT,22,1,66,28,1,0
NOTE: Read all of this page before doing anything.
To view the TCN screen during EASY QT, click the TCN button. The TCN button appears at the right hand side of your screen near the top.
When you click the TCN button, QT information disappears and the TCN button is replaced with the Info button.
You have a clear view of the TCN screen. View it as desired.
To see QT information again, click the Info button.
You can hide and display a page of QT information as many times as you want to before moving to the next page.
Try this now.
TCN Button Not Visible,30,3,66,26,1,0
Immediately above the upper left corner of this text box, the word "Hide" appears.
In some cases, the TCN button is covered up by an EASY QT page. When this happens, you can click the word "Hide" to get a clear view of the TCN screen. The Info button will bring the EASY QT page back.
Try this now.
The CTRL + A key combination does the same thing. Press and hold the CTRL key and then type an A. The Easy QT page disappears. Repeat and the Easy QT page re-appears.
Try this now.
At each step . . .,22,3,66,23,1,0
As each page of EASY QT information is presented, you should first read the text. Use the scroll keys if needed to see all the text.
If needed, print out the QT page.
Click the TCN button to see the related TCN screen.
Closely view the part of the TCN screen being described or perform any exercise given.
When you feel you understand what is presented on the page, go to the next page.
Subject Change,0,0,0,0,1,0
The description of EASY QT is now concluded.
The next few pages introduce the TCN program and discuss basic study of the Constitution.
You can skim this material lightly for now. Later you can access it using the QT option of the Evaluation menu.
Introduction,10,1,78,28,1,0
What EXACTLY is written in the United States Constitution?
And what does it mean?
Any sound attempt to interpret the Constitution must answer these two questions, especially the first.
The CONSTITUTION Notebook Program can help you answer these questions for yourself.
Its INTERACTIVE SEARCH feature can help you answer the first question.
Its 100 + pages of provided commentary can help you with the second question.
With its Notebook features (including the INTERACTIVE INDEXING and comments box), you can make and save your own notes to help you remember what you learn about the Constitution.
How It All Got Started,14,1,66,21,2,0
The following text describes the events that immediately preceded the earliest efforts toward producing the TCN Program.
On July 3, 1989, CSPAN carried live coverage of the events surrounding publication of that year's rulings by the supreme Court.
Highly controversial and emotional issues were addressed, and the Court's decisions made individuals on both sides of more than one issue very unhappy. Shouting each other down at times, individuals with opposing views made irreconcilably conflicting statements about rights on the steps of the supreme Court building.
An attempt was made to manually index every occurrence of the word "rights" in the Constitution. During that attempt, synonyms for the word right were discovered. Upon that discovery, the need for a better method to find and compile lists of phrases and words related to a topic became apparent.
On July 5, 1989, code writing for the earliest version of the TCN Program began. Over the next 6 years, that code was improved and combined with other materials until it became the package now in your possession.
Concepts of the Constitution and of the TCN Program,14,1,50,28,2,0
If government is a restraining force in society and the Constitution proposes a form of self-government, then
the ultimate source of that restraint,
the ultimate source of self-government,
is each and every individual Citizen - WE THE PEOPLE
The Constitution explicitly states activities that are to be constrained by force.
To avoid becoming subject to this force, an individual need only avoid engaging in those activities.
It is a duty for each Citizen to know what activities the Constitution requires to be constrained by force.
Beyond knowledge and the exercise of self-restraint regarding these activities, the duty of each Citizen extends to their informed oversight of other Citizens, who by virtue of holding Public Office, are charged with the application of constraint by force.
Each Citizen has a vested self-interest in how Public officials apply constraint by force. Each Citizen has a legitimate concern to see that when an individual's activities merit it, Public officials apply the proper constraint by force. Also, each Citizen has a legitimate interest to see that when an individual's activities are wholly within Constitutional bounds, Public officials apply NO constraint by force.
The duty to know and observe Constitutional constraints (regarding both self/individual behavior and application of force by Public officials) is a great duty.
The privilege of living in a society thusly ordered is a great opportunity and in all of human history, a rare one, (perhaps the only one so far) for all members of a society to pursue happiness in an atmosphere of personal Liberty and safety.
TCNbP Company considers the preceding text to express a central concept of the Constitution.
The concept of the TCN program is to provide you with program features and information to help you decide for yourself and to your own satisfaction what the Constitution means.
Constitution Challenge 1 of 2,14,1,66,15,1,0
Are supreme Court justices appointed for life?
This question became relevant in a series of events that took place in the late 1980's and early 1990's.
Constitution Challenge 2 of 2,14,1,66,17,1,0
The Constitution insists upon, or at least allows for, forcible restraint of 6 categories of actions.
What are they?
This issue is always relevant.
Scoring Your Challenge Response,14,1,66,22,1,0
If you cannot answer these challenges, you will probably learn something about the Constitution just from reviewing the provided commentary.
Even if you can answer these challenges, the search and indexing capabilities of the TCN program may help you investigate other specific questions that you have about the Constitution.
Either way, you probably know someone else who could benefit from the TCN program. It IS shareware. Feel free to make copies and share the TCN program.
Answers to the Constitution Challenges,14,1,66,19,1,0
Within the provided commentary, 4 of the six activities that can be forcibly restrained under the Constitution are mentioned. Be on the look out for them as you review the provided commentary.
In the "Continuing . . ." section of QT, information is provided which, using the TCN program, steers you to the answer for the challenge about the terms of supreme Court justices. See "More Challenges".
Evaluation,13,2,71,25,1,0
Evaluation is the process of determining whether the TCN program is useful to you.
To evaluate the TCN program, you should review EASY QT and review the provided commentary. You already know how to review EASY QT. You will be told more about reviewing the provided commentary in later EASY QT pages.
You have a limited time to evaluate the TCN program. To see how long you are allowed to evaluate the TCN program, see the "About" option of the Help menu. You can click this menu option now if you want to.
Upon satisfactory evaluation of the TCN program, you should register. See the next page.
What is Registration?,22,3,66,17,1,0
Registration is the process by which you receive a permanent license to continue using the TCN program.
Registration is also the process by which the AUTHOR of the TCN program gets payed for his efforts. Any fee you paid to acquire this trial copy went to the distributor.
Benefits of Registration,22,3,66,13,1,0
You receive additional materials related to study of the Constitution when you register the TCN program.
How do I register?,22,3,66,19,1,0
You can register using an interactive registration form or by printing out a hard copy of a blank form. Send the completed form along with your payment to TCNbP Company.
The various benefits and associated fees are described on the interactive registration form. You can access that form by clicking the "Registration" option of the Shareware menu. Save that for later.
Subject Change,22,3,66,17,1,0
The general introduction to the TCN program is now concluded.
Specific technical information about the TCN program is presented beginning with the next page.
SLOW DOWN!
Screens Tour,0,0,0,0,1,0
The upcoming pages introduce each of the major screens of the TCN program.
Each screen is named and its basic use is described.
Following this brief tour of all the screens, detailed tours of the two most important ones are given.
Browse Screen,22,3,66,23,1,0
The Browse Screen appears when the TCN program is started (except when it is first installed).
You can manually browse the text of the Constitution, Constitution phrases, or the vocabulary list of the Constitution while the Browse Screen is visible.
The INTERACTIVE SEARCH feature of the TCN program is active.
Click the TCN button now to see the Browse Screen of the TCN program.
Notebook Screen,22,3,66,25,1,0
You use the Notebook Screen to review provided commentary, over 100 pages of which is included with the trial version of the TCN program.
The Notebook Screen can also be used to create new commentary, print commentary, edit commentary, or save commentary in a text file that can be accessed by common word processors.
The INTERACTIVE SEARCH feature and the INTERACTIVE INDEXING feature of the TCN program are both active on the Notebook Screen.
Click the TCN button now to see the Notebook Screen.
Seminar Titles Menu,22,9,66,17,1,0
You use the Seminar Titles Menu to identify the current seminar, access another seminar, or create a new seminar.
You can also edit the title of a seminar.
Click the TCN button now to see the Seminar Titles Menu.
Topic Titles Menu,22,9,66,17,1,0
You use the Topic Titles Menu to identify the current topic, access another topic, create a new topic, or to delete an existing topic.
You can also edit the title of a topic.
Click the TCN button now to see the Topic Titles Menu.
Dedication Screen,22,3,66,23,1,0
The Dedication Screen appears when the TCN program is started the first time after installation.
The text of this dedication is intended to help you understand the Constitution better.
Click the "Dedication" option of the Help menu at any time to see the Dedication Screen.
When you move forward from this page in EASY QT, the Dedication Screen is displayed. Click any key to see the next EASY QT page.
Registration Screens,15,1,66,27,1,0
What was all that?!!!
The screens that just flashed in front of you are the TCN Registration Screens.
You use these screens to provide your address, diskette size, and desired registration benefits. You can also type in up to 5,000 words of comments.
When you are making your decision regarding registration of the TCN program, click the "Registration" option of the Shareware menu and view these screens, Detailed descriptions of fees and benefits are available along with exhaustive context-sensitive help about registration.
Save that exercise for later.
QT Screen,12,6,66,22,1,0
You use the QT screen AFTER you have completed EASY QT.
QT allows you to skip around in EASY QT pages. You can access materials not presented in EASY QT.
An outline can be printed to help you use QT.
NOTE: For programmer's convenience, the QT screen is not operational during EASY QT.
Click the TCN button to see QT now.
Subject Change,22,3,66,17,1,0
The brief tour of TCN program screens is now concluded.
A detailed tour of the following TCN screens ensues:
Browse Screen
Notebook Screen
Browse Screen Detailed Tour,22,3,66,23,1,0
Ensuing EASY QT pages discuss the following features of the Browse Screen:
Constitution Text
Text Info Line
Vocabulary List
Previous and Next buttons
Phrases F2 button
Phrases Info line
Search Key Words box
Menu Bar
Copyright Notice
Browse Screen Constitution Text,22,3,66,21,1,0
The text of the United States Constitution is the most prominent feature on the Browse Screen.
Excruciating care has been exercised to ensure the accuracy of this text.
You can manually browse through the text of the Constitution using the standard scroll keys or the associated scroll bar.
Click the TCN button and try this now.
NOTE : The INTERACTIVE SEARCH of the TCN program (which will be covered later in EASY QT) can be used on the Browse Screen to perform rapid searches through the text of the Constitution.
Browse Screen Text Info Line,22,9,67,20,2,0
Immediately above the text of the Constitution is the text info line. The text info line is encaptioned "Text of the United States Constitution" when the Browse Screen first appears. When you access the Constitution text, the text info line is updated to show you where you are in the Constitution.
Scroll through a portion of the Constitution and observe the Text Info Line each time you scroll to a new position.
Context-sensitive help is available for the text info line. To access it, click on the text info line and then press the F1 key.
You can do this now or later. If you do it now, you are returned to this EASY QT page when you click the Ok button or press the ESC key.
Browse Screen Vocabulary List,20,6,68,18,1,0
A Vocabulary List appears to the left of the Constitution text on the Browse Screen.
You can manually browse through the Vocabulary List using the standard scroll keys or the associated scroll bar.
Try accessing the context-sensitive help for the Vocabulary List now.
Vocabulary List Exercise,0,0,0,0,1,0
Scroll through the vocabulary list and pick out a word. Click on the word. Observe the text of the Constitution and the Text Info Line.
Note the line of text highlighted in blue and which word on that line is highlighted in red.
Repeat this exercise for a couple of more words if you care to.
Browse Screen Previous and Next Buttons,22,3,66,22,1,0
NOTE: To begin this exercise, click on the Vocabulary List, and go to the top of it. (You can press the Home key.)
Click on the Arabic numeral "1" in the Vocabulary list.
The Previous button and the Next button appear below the text of the Constitution.
NOTE: If the word you select in the Vocabulary List occurs only once in the text of the Constitution, the Previous and Next buttons are not displayed.
What the Previous and Next Buttons Do,9,0,76,26,1,0
The Previous and Next buttons move you among occurrences of the word selected in the Vocabulary list.
Clicking the Next button moves you forward to the next occurrence of the selected word.
Clicking the Previous button moves you backward to the prior occurrence of the selected word.
Wrapping is active. That is, if you click Next while the last occurrence is displayed, you are returned to the first occurrence. If you click Previous while the first occurrence is displayed, you are moved to the last occurrence.
Click on each of them a few times. Observe the display of the Constitution text, the associated scroll bar, and the Text Info Line.
Browse Screen Phrases F2 Button,22,3,66,19,1,0
The Phrases F2 button appears below the text of the Constitution.
With Arabic numeral "1" selected in the Vocabulary List, click the Phrases F2 button.
Observe your display. The Phrases F2 button is replaced with the Text F3 button and the text of the Constitution is replaced with the phrases display.
Phrases Display,22,9,66,20,1,0
Each occurrence of the word selected in the Vocabulary List is displayed on a separate line in the phrases display.
On each line, the selected word (or key word) is highlighted. It is red on color monitors.
On all lines except one, the other text is black. On one line, the other text is highlighted in blue on color monitors. On that line, the key word is highlighted in bright red.
Phrases Info Line,19,7,66,21,2,0
The Phrases Info Line appears above the phrases display box, and below the Text Info Line.
The Constitution contains 16 occurrences of the Arabic numeral "1". You can tell this with a glance at the Qty: field of the Phrases Info Line.
Information about the other fields of the Phrases Info Line is available under the associated context-sensitive help. You can access this information now or later.
Coordination of Phrases and Text,2,2,66,26,2,0
Observe the highlighted line on the Phrases display. Then click the Text F3 button. Mentally compare the line of Constitution text highlighted in blue to the phrase that was highlighted in blue.
Click the Previous or Next button a few times to highlight a different line of Constitution text. Observe that line and then click the Phrases F2 button. Mentally compare the highlighted phrase to the line of Constitution text that was highlighted.
Also, compare the reference displayed in the text info line and the phrases info line as you scroll back and forth.
Repeat this exercise until you understand how the display of phrases and text are coordinated.
This coordination is helpful when you need to find a remembered phrase as you will see in the upcoming INTERACTIVE SEARCH exercise.
Browse Screen Search Key Words Box,1,5,68,20,1,0
The Search Key Words box appears below the Vocabulary List.
When the TCN program first starts, the words "Search Key Word" appear in the box. After you use the box, other words may appear there or it might be blank.
You use the Search Key Word box to type in a single word from a phrase you are hunting in the Constitution. Words in the Vocabulary List that match or most closely match what you type appear.
Searching for a Phrase,13,3,72,23,1,0
Assume the following question has arisen:
Does the Constitution require that the Congress assemble or do they meet just because they want to?
To answer this question, click on the Search Key Word box and type in the word "assemble". Observe Vocabulary List and text of Constitution.
Press the space bar and watch display of the Constitution.
NOTE: You could have clicked on the word "assemble" in the Vocabulary List to produce the same effect as pressing the space bar.
Phrase Analysis,17,3,71,24,1,0
With "assemble" selected as the key word, click the Phases F2 button.
When the phrases display appears, scan the 5 phrases containing the key word "assemble".
Three of these phrases also contain the word "Congress". The two other phrases do not.
You can click on a phrase that appears promising and click on the Text F3 button to review the full associated text.
Then you can click the Phrases F2 button again and select another phrase to be viewed using the Text F3 button.
Using Previous and Next during Search,22,3,66,22,1,0
You can use the Phrases F2, Text F3, Previous, and Next buttons in any order desired during a search.
You might just as well have scanned the full text of all five phrases using the Previous and Next buttons before clicking the Phrases F2 button. One reason to use the Phrases F2 button first is to see how many phrases contain the key word. If there are many (say 20 or more), you might find what you are looking for faster by scanning phrases.
The choice is yours when searching.
A Note About the Example,22,3,66,15,1,0
One might typically expect to find a single phrase when searching through the Constitution to answer a question. As the example using the key word "assemble" illustrates, such is not always the case.
Pop Quiz,22,3,66,21,1,0
How many times does the word "Congress" appear in the Constitution?
If you know how to find the answer to this question, you are doing a good job reviewing EASY QT.
Otherwise, plan to review EASY QT.
In either case, you may as well continue to the next EASY QT page.
Browse Screen Menu Bar,22,3,66,23,1,0
The Menu Bar displayed at the top of the Browse Screen is the same one that appears with the Notebook Screen, the Seminar Titles Menu Screen, and the Topic Titles Menu Screen.
Information about each option of each menu is available. Click the "Menu" option of the Help menu and then click the appropriate side car menu option. Save this for later.
The Registration screens, the Help screens, and the Quick Tutor Screen have other menu bars.
The Dedication screen has no menu bar.
Copyright Notice,25,5,66,20,1,0
The copyright notice displayed above this EASY QT page on the Browse Screen is a legal requirement.
Notice use of the term "Shareware" (as opposed to the phrase "All Rights Reserved"). This is your assurance that the TCN program is indeed shareware.
Later, you can view the information presented under the various options of the Shareware menu for more information.
Browse Screen Summary,16,3,72,26,1,0
You have now seen each feature of the Browse Screen and have exercised the active ones.
This is a good time to summarize the Browse Screen.
You can manually browse the text of the Constitution on the Browse Screen.
You can manually browse the Vocabulary List on the Browse Screen.
You can manually browse Constitutional phrases on the Browse Screen.
You can use the INTERACTIVE SEARCH feature of the TCN program on the Browse screen. The INTERACTIVE SEARCH feature can speed your access to key words and phrases.
Subject Change,22,3,66,16,1,0
The detailed tour of the Browse Screen is now concluded.
The next EASY QT page is related to the Notebook Screen.
This is a good place for a break if you are thinking about one.
Notebook Screen: Some Familiar Features,22,2,70,27,1,0
The Notebook Screen has some features in common with the Browse Screen. Starting at the top, they are:
the Menu Bar,
text of Constitution,
Vocabulary List,
Search Key Word box,
Phrases F2 button, and
the Previous and Next buttons.
The Vocabulary List and Constitution text are in smaller boxes here to accommodate the additional features of the Notebook Screen.
While they are in the same place and look the same, there are some slight differences in the way that the Phrases F2 button, and the Previous and Next buttons operate on the Notebook Screen.
Notebook Screen: The Topic Title Field,19,5,66,24,1,0
The Topic Title field (above this EASY QT page) is unique to the Notebook Screen.
When you select a topic for review on the Notebook Screen, the title of that topic is displayed in the Topic Title field.
By observing the content of the Topic Title field when reviewing topics, you can get some idea about the material you are reviewing.
When creating a topic, you provide a title for this field. Type in a title that will help you or other reviewers understand your comments.
Notebook Screen: Key Words Box,20,1,66,25,1,0
The Key Words box (to the left of this EASY QT page, above the Vocabulary List box) is used to display key words used to index Constitutional phrases related to the selected topic.
As it so happens, the topic selected for display during this EASY QT page is a topic about rights. All the words in the Key Words box are synonyms for the word rights that appear in the Constitution.
You can select individual words in this box to review specific phrases that contain only the selected word. While doing this, you can delete individual phrases, or you can delete all phrases that contain the selected key word.
Actually, the phrases are not literally deleted. The cross reference of that phrase to the current topic is what is deleted.
More information about all this is covered in EASY QT in the section where you are shown how to create a topic. Other information is available in a Quick Tutor section called "Indexing". Save that for later. It'll be there when you get there. There are a few other things that you should know about first.
Notebook Screen: Comments Box,15,0,70,16,2,0
The Comments Box (below this EASY QT page) is another feature that is unique to the Notebook Screen.
It can hold up to 5,000 words of comments under a single topic.
A few of the topics included with the trial version of the TCN program are pretty long. Be prepared to spend a little time on those.
When you create a new topic, rest assured that you will have plenty of room to say what is on your mind.
Working in the Comments Box,22,3,69,20,1,0
When reviewing comments, you can scroll using the associated scroll bar or the standard scroll keys.
The Delete and Backspace keys are active.
You can cut and paste within the same comments box or even between comments in separate topics. Drag the mouse or use Shift + scroll keys to select text. Use Ctrl + Insert to copy or Shift + Delete to cut. Click appropriate position and use Shift + Insert to paste.
Accessing the Comments Box,22,3,66,13,1,0
To access the Comments Box, click on it or repeatedly press the TAB key until you see the cursor flashing in it.
Notebook Screen: Topic + Button,25,4,66,23,1,0
The Topic + button, also unique to the Notebook Screen, is located at the lower right hand side of the Notebook Screen.
It is used to access the next topic with a single mouse click. This is a good alternative to the manual process which requires 5 mouse clicks. The trial version of the TCN program includes 225 topics. During evaluation, you should look at all these topics. The Topic + button is also convenient after you have completed evaluation, so it is always displayed on the Notebook Screen.
NOTE: The 5 click manual topic access is useful when you want to skip around. That will be covered later.
Printing a Topic,22,3,66,20,1,0
You can print ANY topic when it is displayed. Just press the F7 key.
The content of the topic is printed in the following order:
Topic Title
Key Words
Associated Phrases
Comments
Exporting a Topic,23,3,66,23,1,0
When you export a topic, its contents are added to the end of a file named TCNTOPIC.DOC
You can export any topic when it is displayed. Just press the F5 function key.
You can access TCNTOPIC.DOC with your word processor to embellish the appearance for print out. Or you can include your topic in other documents.
You should periodically rename or delete TCNTOPIC.DOC to prevent it from becoming too large.
What was that about something different?,11,3,77,26,1,0
Operation of the Phrases F2 button and the Previous and Next buttons on the Notebook Screen is very similar, but not exactly the same, as their operation on the Browse Screen.
The difference stems from the Topic Title field and the Key Words box. On the Browse Screen, key words can be selected only in the Vocabulary List. On the Notebook Screen, specific key words can be accessed from the key words box, and the entire set of key words is referenced by the Topic Title field.
Therefore, you can see different sets of phrases when you use the Phrases F2 button or the Previous and Next buttons, depending on what you clicked last: Vocabulary List, Key Words box, or the Topic Title field.
The next EASY QT page demonstrates this difference using the "Word Pairs" topic.
Key Word or Current Word Exercise,22,3,66,24,2,0
You might consider printing a hard copy of this EASY QT page.
The Word Pairs topic has automatically been accessed for you.
Click the Topic Titles field.
Click the Phrase F2 button.
Observe the Qty: field of the Phrases Info Line.
Click the word "Duties" (initial capital letter) in the Key Words box. Observe the Qty: field of the Phrases Info Line.
Click the word "Duties" (also initial capital letter) in the Vocabulary List. Observe the Qty: field of the Phrases Info Line.
Why are there 7 phrases with Duties displayed from the Vocabulary List and only 5 from the Key Words box?
Note the 3rd and 7th phrases displayed from the Vocabulary List. Then click on Duties in the Key Words box. These phrases do not appear there. Why not? Well, look at the topic title. They are not there because they are not related to the current topic. The 3rd and 7th phrases contain the word "Duties", alright, but no synonym.
Why now?!!!,22,3,66,21,1,0
Why is this being brought up now?
You are being prepared here for reviewing topics as part of evaluation. So, it is well and good that you be aware of what happens to the operation of the Phrases F2 button and the Previous and Next buttons as you click on these other parts of the Notebook Screen.
Actually, this aspect of the TCN program is more important when you are creating topics or editing them. More will be said later.
Steps of Reviewing a Topic,22,3,66,24,1,0
NOTE: This is a good EASY QT page to print out.
1) Note topic title
2) Browse the comments
3) Click the Topic Title field and scan the associated phrases in the Constitution. You can use the Previous and Next buttons or click the Phases F2 button.
If you do that much with each of the topics included with the trial version of the TCN program, yours will be a thorough review of the provided rights commentary.
Browse/Notebook Menu Options,22,3,66,25,1,0
Now is a good time to mention the "Browse" option of the Notebook menu. After the Notebook Screen is displayed, the top option of the Notebook menu is "Browse". To see the Browse Screen, click the "Browse" option of the Notebook menu. The Browse Screen appears and the "Browse" option is replaced with the "Notebook" option. To see the Notebook Screen again, click the "Notebook" option of the Notebook menu.
If you access the Notebook Screen using the "Notebook" option of the Notebook menu when the TCN program is first started, the first provided topic is displayed.
You can swap back and forth between the Notebook Screen and the Browse Screen as often as you need to.
'Ready for a change?,22,3,66,21,1,0
You have now reviewed enough of EASY QT to review the provided commentary.
After the Notebook Screen summary, the next EASY QT page tells you how to use the "Topic Review" option of the Evaluation menu.
When you know how to do that, you can swap back and forth between EASY QT and Topic Review as you continue to evaluate the TCN program.
Notebook Screen Summary,9,3,79,26,1,0
The Constitution text box, the Vocabulary List box, and the Search Key Word box on the Notebook Screen work exactly like the corresponding features of the Browse Screen.
Operation of the Phrases F2 button and the Previous and Next buttons on the Notebook Screen is similar to those features of the Browse Screen except as they are affected when the Key Words box or Topic Title field are clicked.
The Topic Title field and the Key Words box are used during topic review and topic creation.
The Topic + button is used during topic review.
Aspects of topic creation and editing will be covered later. You now know enough to review topics as part of your evaluation of the TCN program.
Topic Review,22,3,66,25,2,0
To review all topics as part of your TCN program evaluation, click the "Topic Review" option of the Evaluation menu.
When you click the "Topic Review" option of the Evaluation menu for the first time, the first provided topic is automatically selected and displayed on the Notebook Screen.
When you have reviewed that topic, click the Topic + button to access the next topic. Continue reviewing topics and clicking the Topic + button until you are ready for a break.
When you click the "Topic Review" option of the Evaluation menu after reviewing some topics, you are advised of your progress in topic review by a prompt to the effect: Now accessing topic ### of 225. Do you wish to continue? Click Yes to Continue or click No to start over at topic number 1 of 225.
If you click Yes, the "Topic Review" option of the Evaluation menu automatically accesses the last topic you reviewed using the "Topic Review" option and the Topic + button.
NOTE: It is important to use the Topic + button. The Topic + button is what saves your place to be used by the resume feature of the Topic Review option. If you access a topic manually, it is NOT saved. The last topic to be accessed by the Topic + button is what gets saved.
Also, it is important to click the "Topic Review" option. This is what activates the save place feature. If you manually access a topic and then start pressing the Topic + button, that's ok. However, your place will not be saved if you do not click the "Topic Review" option.
If you click the EASY QT option of the Evaluation menu, or when you exit the TCN program, your place is saved and the place saving feature is disabled until you click "Topic Review" again.
You are automatically notified when you have reviewed the last topic.
Subject Change,22,3,66,16,1,0
The detailed tour of the Notebook Screen is now concluded.
The next EASY QT page tells you about topic creation.
Now is a good time for a break if you are ready for one.
Why Create a Topic?,22,3,66,24,2,0
If an issue arises that involves Constitutional interpretation, you can create a topic to collect your thoughts about it.
You can use the INTERACTIVE SEARCH feature of the TCN program to find related clauses in the Constitution.
You can use the INTERACTIVE INDEXING feature of the TCN program to associate those related clauses with your topic.
You can type your comments in the comments box.
The TCN program saves your work. When you access the topic later, your comments and the associated clauses you found are available for review. This capability of the TCN program is the reason that the word "Notebook" was placed in the program title.
You can edit your topic by altering your comments or by adding or deleting clause associations (indexes). You can print your topic, or you can save it in a file to be embellished by your word processor.
EASY QT presents the basic steps of topic creation on the next few pages.
Additional information about topic creation is available in the "Topic Creation"section of QT.
Create a New Topic Heading,19,4,70,25,2,0
Click the "Topic" option of the Notebook menu. The Topic Titles Menu Screen should appear.
Press the F8 key. The new topic is now created.
Notice the blank line that appears at the end of the list of topic titles. This blank line at the end of the topic menu is a new topic heading.
NOTE: For simplicity, the "Sample Topics" seminar has been automatically accessed for you. See "Selecting Seminars" under Seminars subject of Miscellaneous section of Quick Tutor for more information. When you access QT for the first time, look for the Outline button. Click it and print a hard copy of the outline. You'll be glad you did. Save all that for later.
Give It a Title,22,3,66,17,1,0
The new heading does not have a title yet. Click on it and type "Antonyms for the Word Rights".
Ordinarily you would have to think of a title. Use a title that will be helpful to you at least, as well as to others who may review your comments.
Access the New Topic,19,3,67,21,1,0
Since the title is typed in, now is a good time to access the new topic. Mouse users click and then double click on the new topic title. Keyboard users press ENTER.
The Topic Titles menu disappears and the Notebook Screen takes its place. The Key Words box and the Comments box are empty.
You are now ready edit the new topic heading you have created. Proceed to the next EASY QT page.
Editing the New Topic,22,3,66,19,1,0
Editing the new topic means:
adding indexes to related phrases, and
adding comments.
These are separate steps and you can perform them in any order. Also you can jump back and forth between them.
Associating Your Topic to Related Clauses,22,3,66,22,2,0
To associate related phrases from the Constitution with your topic, you can use the INTERACTIVE SEARCH feature of the TCN program to look up appropriate key words. Then you can use the INTERACTIVE INDEXING feature of the TCN program to create cross references between relevant occurrences of those key words and the new topic heading.
NOTE: This is a good page to print.
Click the Search Key Words box to access it.
Power seems to be a good antonym for the word "rights". Type power in the Search Key Words box and press the space bar.
Look at the vocabulary list. The words power, Power, powers, and Powers appear there.
Access the vocabulary list box. Mouse users click on it.
Highlight the word "power". Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users use the up arrow or down arrow keys as required.
Now, "power" is the key word. In response, the text of the Constitution is scrolled to the first occurrence of the word "power".
To index all occurrences of the word "power" under the current topic, mouse users press the right mouse button. Keyboard users press the ENTER key.
The word "power" appears in the Key Words box and the Phrases F2, Previous and Next buttons are displayed.
To index the other antonyms, Power, powers, Powers, highlight each one in turn to make it the current word, and then press the right mouse button or the ENTER key.
Click the Search Key Word box, type "authority" and press the space bar.
Access the vocabulary list. Highlight authority to make it the current word. Press the right mouse button or the ENTER key to index all occurrences of the word authority under the current topic.
Repeat these steps for Authority (initial cap).
Access the next EASY QT page to continue.
Isn't that a lot of work . . .,12,2,76,25,1,0
. . . just to get six words listed in the Key Words box? Well, it would be, BUT, that's not all that happened. To see the full results of your efforts, access the Topic Title line. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users press the TAB key until its highlighting changes and the flashing cursor appears in it.
Then press the F2 key. Each phrase that appears contains one of the six keywords highlighted in red or brown on color screens. They appear here because you indexed them as part of this exercise.
You can press the F3 key and step through these phrases in text by operating the Previous and Next buttons. Mouse users click on them. Keyboard users type the ALT + P or the ALT + N key combinations. Each time you operate one of these buttons, the text of the Constitution is scrolled to another occurrence of one of the key words and the text information line is updated.
Adding Some Comments,14,4,66,22,1,0
To add your own comments, access the comments box. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users press the TAB key repeatedly until the flashing cursor appears in it. Then type the first thing that comes to mind, like "Power and authority appear to be antonyms to rights in the context of the Constitution."
You can type up to 5,000 words in the comments box under one topic.
You can edit comments in any box at any time. This includes comments created by you or provided by TCNbP Company.
How Many Topics Can I Create,22,3,66,14,1,0
Each Seminar can accommodate a maximum of 700 Topic titles. That should be enough for you to complete your evaluation of the TCN program.
Saving your Work,14,4,69,15,1,0
The TCN Program saves your work automatically as required for its operation. If you want to save more often, access the "Save" option of the Notebook menu. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard operators press and release the ALT key - then type the letters b v .
Summary,14,1,66,26,2,0
If you have a specific issue related to the Constitution that you would like to investigate, you can use the TCN program to help you.
First, create a topic and give it a title to help you remember what aspect of the Constitution you are studying.
Access the topic and add cross references to related phrases in the Constitution. You can use the INTERACTIVE SEARCH and the INTERACTIVE INDEXING features of the TCN program to accomplish this.
Use of the INTERACTIVE SEARCH feature has been thoroughly discussed.
Use of the INTERACTIVE INDEXING feature is off to a good start. You have now exercised the Indexing All occurrences of a key word aspect of that feature. You can also index specific occurrences of a key word, delete specific occurrences of a key word, or delete all occurrences of a key word. These aspects of the INTERACTIVE INDEXING feature of the TCN program are discussed under the Indexing section of Quick Tutor.
Add your comments. Use of the comments box has been thoroughly discussed.
Click the "Save" option of the Notebook Menu if you want to update your hard drive more often than the TCN program does automatically.
The TCN program lets you add plenty of topics to evaluate it.
Subject Change,12,1,76,27,1,0
The discussion of topic creation is now concluded.
At this point, the major features of the TCN Program have been described to you and you have been guided through the exercise of its major capabilities.
However, your evaluation of the TCN Program is not complete, and neither is your study of the United States Constitution.
Subsequent EASY QT pages provide general guidelines for continuing your evaluation of the TCN Program and your study of the Constitution.
This concludes the part of EASY QT which contains explicit technical information, descriptive text, and guided exercises related to operation of the TCN program.
Access the next EASY QT page now.
What do I do now?,16,1,71,25,2,0
NOTE: This is a good EASY QT page to print.
Subsequent EASY QT pages are of a general, non-technical nature. Information on these pages covers Continuing Your Constitutional study and completing your evaluation of the TCN program. This information is also available under the "Continuing . . ." section of Quick Tutor. You can manually access that information there if you prefer.
Further technical information regarding specific operational aspects of the TCN program is available under the Quick Tutor option of the Help menu. Some of this information covers aspects of the TCN program not addressed in EASY QT. However, you should be familiar enough with the TCN program at this time to use QT to find that information.
All information covered in EASY QT can be accessed manually using Quick Tutor.
As has been previously noted, QT includes an outline that you can print out. TCNbP Company highly recommends that you do so and refer to it often.
This is a good place to take a break if you are ready for one.
Continuing Your Evaluation of the TCN Program,14,1,66,26,1,0
To complete your evaluation of the TCN Program, perform the following steps:
1. Finish reviewing the provided commentary.
2. Review any materials of interest in Quick Tutor
3. Try completing the three exercises (one easy, others not so easy) presented on separate pages which follow.
4. Make your decision regarding registration. This is the final step of evaluation. Only two decisions are possible. If you decide to register, send a completed registration form along with your payment to TCNbP Company, Box 516, OLLA, LA 71465. If you decide not to register, delete the trial version from your hard drive.
A Timely Exercise,14,1,50,21,2,0
During a recent event, the issue addressed in this exercise became relevant. The question arose, "Are supreme court justices appointed for life?" What does the Constitution have to say on this matter?
Aha! You have the TCN Program. It has an interactive search feature. But to use it, you have to know what words to look for. However, the vocabulary list provides a source of exact search words. BUT (!!!), those lists are almost 1400 words long!
You could search the entire list of words for promising search key words. And if you have absolutely no idea about what is in the Constitution, that's exactly what you will have to do. BUT(!!!), if you have absolutely no idea about what is in the Constitution, how likely does it appear that you will be able to spot pertinent search key words or recognize the relevant text?
To illustrate the intended point, consider the following question:
Is the issue of the length of terms for supreme Court justices even addressed in the Constitution? Yes or No.
If you answered yes, in what Article of the Constitution would you expect to find the answer? Is it in the original document? . . . the Bill of Rights, maybe? . . . or in amendments 11 - 27?
Enough. Happily, in this case, TCNbP company will provide you with relevant search words and leading questions. The key words are:
Behaviour,
Impeachment
Impeachments.
The questions are:
"Does the Constitution explicitly state that supreme Court justices are appointed for life?"
"Does the Constitution explicitly exempt supreme Court justices from impeachment?"
By now, you should be able to use the key words to find and index the relevant phrases. And you should be able to use the comment editor to type in the preceding questions and your answers to them.
And this is what the TCN Program was designed to do.
What the TCN Program cannot do is ask the question. To ask the question, you must have some idea about what is written in the Constitution. Having the TCN Program is no substitute for that awareness. Acquiring that awareness is your responsibility.
Another Timely Exercise,14,1,50,20,2,0
The events that led to the development of the TCN Program were described on the "How It All Got Started . . ." page of Easy QT. Review that material later if you care to. You can access it using the "Story" option of the Quick Tutor Section I TCN Information.
One of the highly charged issues addressed by the supreme Court that year was that of abortion. "Pro-life" and "pro-choice" advocates made contradictory statements about rights to each other. It was those exchanges which led to the writing of the TCN Program. A topic titled "Synonyms for the Word Rights in the Constitution" lists some of the phrases in the Constitution related to that issue.
TCNbP Company has compiled a more complete list of phrases in the Constitution that relate directly to this issue. Can you identify any such phrases? Try to find them with the TCN Program. When you do, compile them and comment on them in the comments box according to your convictions.
If you register at the extended level, you will receive the findings of TCNbP Company on this issue.
Exercise Three,14,1,66,16,1,0
The Constitution provides for forcible restraint of six types of actions. In the "Summary" topic of the Preamble seminar, four of these types of actions are listed. Can you identify the other two? TCNbP Company includes its findings on this topic as part of extended registration benefits.
Continuing Your Study of the Constitution,14,1,50,21,2,0
The evaluation exercises demonstrated the strengths of the TCN Program.
Limitations of the TCN Program were also mentioned. Some of these limitations were limitations not only of the TCN Program, but limitations also of any computer program (and any computer for that matter).
The TCN Program cannot ask a question.
The TCN Program cannot become concerned about its rights and neither can the computer it runs on.
The computer it runs on cannot experience happiness, so why would it ever pursue it?
But the individual who operates the computer CAN experience happiness.
And that person is probably actively involved in the pursuit of happiness every waking moment.
And that person must be concerned with the legitimate limits of activity involved in that pursuit.
And that person must be concerned with the possibility of undue interference with legitimate activities involved in that pursuit.
And out of these concerns arise the questions about rights.
And out of these concerns arise questions about the legitimate limits of government powers and the proper exercise thereof.
The TCN Program can help you find what the Constitution has to say regarding such questions.
If you find segments of the Constitution related to such questions, the TCN Program can help you organize what you find and store it for future reference along with your comments about what you did or did not find.
But it is up to you to ask the question.
And it is up to you to decide whether the policies, procedures and activities of officials are in keeping with the Constitution.
And it is important for every Citizen to ask these questions and make their judgments.
The Constitution contains a guarantee to provide a Republican form of government to every state. With the active participation of the private Citizenry, this guarantee IS fulfilled. Without it, that guarantee CANNOT be fulfilled.
And what has been said here concerning the Constitution's guarantee of a Republican form of government is also true of every guarantee the Constitution contains.
For the guarantee to be fulfilled, the Citizenry must participate.
To participate, to ask relevant questions and make reasonable judgments, each Citizen must know at least what is written in the Constitution.
Whether or not you continue to use the TCN Program, please continue your study of the Constitution.
Thank you for trying The CONSTITUTION Notebook Program.
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What is a Seminar?,20,3,68,23,1,0
A seminar consists of one or more topics. (See "What is a topic?")
In a series of topics, an aspect of the Constitution can be thoroughly discussed. Discussion, seminar. Seminar, discussion. Hence the term seminar.
The trial version of the TCN program includes eight seminars. They serve as good examples of how to use a seminar. The topics in the first seminar are potpourri, just thrown in. In the second and third seminars, each topic is related to a specific part of the Constitution. In the other five seminars, topics are arranged in the order of the paragraphs from various rights documents.
Current Seminar,22,3,66,14,1,0
To identify the current seminar, click the "Seminars" option of the Notebook menu. The title of the current seminar is highlighted in blue letters. The other seminar titles are in black letters.
Selecting a Seminar,22,3,66,19,1,0
To select a seminar, click on it, and then double click on it.
The seminar titles menu is replaced by the Notebook Screen. The first topic of the seminar you selected is accessed.
You can use the Topic Titles Menu (click "Topic" option of Notebook menu) or the Topic + button to access other topics in that seminar.
Editing a Seminar Title,22,3,66,20,1,0
Access the Seminar Titles menu by clicking the "Seminar" option of the Notebook menu.
Click on the title you want to change.
Type in the desired changes.
The edited title is saved automatically when you exit the Seminar Titles menu.
Exercise,8,0,81,30,1,0
NOTE: This is a good page to print.
The following exercise is provided to clarify the relationship between seminars and topics.
1. Click the "Seminar" option of the Notebook menu. Mentally note the seminar titles and the current seminar.
2. Click the "Topic" option of the Notebook menu. Mentally note the topic titles that appear. Especially, observe the first few titles and whether all titles are visible.
3. Click the "Seminar" option of the Notebook menu again. Notice that the same seminar titles appear. Click, and then doubleclick, on a seminar title other than the one that is now highlighted.
4. Click the "Topic" option of the Notebook menu again. Compare the topic titles to those mentally noted earlier.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for a couple more different seminar titles.
Creating a Seminar,22,3,66,19,1,0
With the Seminar Titles menu accessed, press the F8 function key.
A blank title appears at the end of the current list of titles.
Type a title on the line.
The seminar is created and can be accessed at any time.
Topic Deletion,22,3,66,20,1,0
To delete a topic, access it in the usual manner.
Click on the Topic Title field.
Press the F4 key.
A prompt appears to doublecheck your delete command. Click yes and the topic is deleted. Click No if you do not want to delete the topic.
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What is Screen Splitting?,22,3,66,20,1,0
Screen splitting is active on the Notebook Screen.
You can split the text of comments or the text of the Constitution into two boxes.
The F9 key splits and unsplits either box.
You can split and unsplit the boxes in any order. Both boxes can be split at the same time.
When is Screen Splitting Useful?,22,3,66,22,1,0
Screen splitting is useful in three cases:
1. When you want to compare one part of the Constitution to another.
2. When lengthy comments in a topic refer to themselves.
3. When comments in one topic refer to another topic.
The next three screens tell you how to use Screen Splitting in these cases.
Comparing Two Parts of the Constitution,22,3,66,24,2,0
The following information tells you how to use screen splitting to compare two parts of the Constitution.
With the Notebook Screen accessed (If necessary, click the "Notebook" option of the Notebook menu. This is not a typo.), click on the text of the Constitution.
Press the F9 function key.
Two copies of the Constitution appear on your screen. The copy with the scroll bar is active. The text information line refers to the active copy. If you select a key word, the active copy of the Constitution is updated. Also, if you use the Previous and Next buttons, only the active copy is scrolled. The other copy (the inactive copy) remains the same as it did when you first split it, or when you last accessed it.
To make the inactive copy active, click on it.
To compare two parts of the Constitution, locate the first part in one copy. Use the same methods you would if the screen had not been split. Then make the other copy active and locate the second part of the Constitution in it. View the two parts to your satisfaction.
To unsplit the Constitution text, click on it and press the F9 function key again.
Self-Citing Topics,22,3,66,23,2,0
The comments box can hold approximately 5,000 words of text.
In some cases, it is desirable to refer to, or to cite, earlier or later portions of comments under the same topic. When this is done, it is desirable to be able to see the cited portion of the comments at the same time you are viewing the portion of text where the citation occurs.
You can accomplish this by splitting the comments box.
Simply click on the comments box and press the F9 function key. Two copies of the comments appear on your screen. The side with the scroll bar is the active side. To make the other side active, click on it (or use the Shift + F9 key combination).
Scroll to the citation in one copy of the comments. Make the other copy active and scroll to the cited text in it. You can view both sections at the same time.
You should be aware of the self-citing aspect of screen splitting when reviewing provided commentary.
You should also keep it in mind when creating comments. Citations are a good way to condense your text. This makes your comments easier for you to write. Plus, it makes your comments easier to review, both for you and for others.
An automated demonstration of this situation of screen splitting is available in Quick Tutor. Click the "Splitting, Demonstration" subject of the Miscellaneous section.
To unsplit the comments box, click on one or the other copies and press the F9 function key.
External Citations,18,1,66,27,2,0
Sometimes, the text of one topic will refer to, or cite, another topic.
This is considered an external citation.
The cited topic can be in any seminar. It can be in the same seminar as the topic that contains the external citation, or it can be in a different seminar than the topic that cites it.
To see both topics at the same time, split the comments box. Click on the comments box and press the F9 function key.
Scroll to the citation in one copy of the comments box. Then make the other side active.
Access the topic mentioned in the citation.
NOTE: If the cited topic is in a different seminar, you will have to access the other seminar first. If so, click the "Seminar" option of the Notebook menu. The first topic of the selected seminar will appear in the second copy of the comments box.
When you are in the right seminar, click the "Topic" option of the Notebook menu. Select the cited topic. The cited topic will appear in the second comments box. Scroll to the cited portion of those comments.
You can view the cited text and the citation at the same time, even if they are in different topics.
You can swap back and forth between the two topics as often as you like. Just click on the inactive copy of the comments box or use the Shift + F9 key combination. Observe the Topic Title field and the contents of the key words box as you do this.
To unsplit the comments box, first click on the side that contains the topic you want to view and then press the F9 function key.
While one copy of the comments box is displayed, you can use the Shift + F9 key combination to swap topics.
You should be aware of the external citations aspect of screen splitting when reviewing provided commentary.
You should also keep it in mind when creating comments. Citations are a good way to condense your text. This makes your comments easier for you to write. Plus, it makes your comments easier to review, both for you and for others.
An automated demonstration of this situation of screen splitting is available in Quick Tutor. Click the "Splitting, Demo" subject of the Miscellaneous section.
Reviewing the first self-citation is simple. Select a topic, click the comments box, press the F9 key and scroll.
Reviewing a self-citation after screen splitting has been used previously is not as simple.
NOTE: Previously refers to since the TCN program was most recently started.
Sometimes, after reviewing a self-citation you may want to review a subsequent self-citation. Or after using screen splitting to view two topics, you may want to view a self-citation.
To accomplish this, simply access the desired topic in one copy of the comments box. Then make the other comments box active and select the same topic again.
If the topic you are interested in viewing is in a different seminar than what is displayed in a side, you will have to access the proper seminar first.
When the same topic is displayed in both comments boxes, you can scroll to the portions related to the citation.
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Screen Splitting Demonstration,22,3,66,17,1,0
The next two pages of QT information are accompanied by an automatic demonstration of screen splitting.
First, a self-citation is presented.
The second QT page presents an external citation.
Self-Citation Demonstration,22,0,66,29,2,0
A topic that contains a self-citation (actually several of them) has been automatically accessed and is now presented on the Notebook Screen using screen splitting.
The topic is contained in the seminar "The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution"
It is topic 33 in that seminar.
The comments text opens with a very long sentence from the Declaration of Independence.
The sentence is broken into 6 sections denoted by lower case letters in brackets.
The part of the sentence denoted as [a] appears in the left hand copy of the comments box.
In the right hand copy of the comments box, comments related to that part of the sentence appear.
In this case, the cited text precedes the citation.
Screen splitting allows you to view the citation and the cited text at the same time.
With the screen split, scroll through the cited text on the left and the related comments on the right for [a] thru [e].
If this aspect of screen splitting is handy when reviewing topics, keep in mind, it is just as handy when creating topics.
External Citation Demonstration,22,0,66,30,2,0
A topic that contains an external citation has been automatically accessed and is now presented on the Notebook Screen using screen splitting.
One topic, displayed on the right, is contained in the seminar "The Tenth Amendment and State's Rights"
It is the last topic in that seminar.
The other topic, displayed on the left, is contained in the seminar "The French Bill of Rights and the United States Constitution".
It begins with the text from Article 4 of the French Bill of Rights, from whence the topic title is derived.
The topic on the right cites the topic on the left. You can view the cited text and the citation at the same time.
Optional Exercise: While these topics are accessed, you can pull down the seminars menu and note the current seminar. Then click the Cancel button. Then pull down the topics menu and observe the current topic. Click the cancel button and observe the content of the Topic Title field on the Notebook Screen. Click on the inactive comments box and observe the Topic Title field. Then review the seminars menu and the topics menu again.
As it so happens, these two topics are in separate seminars. External references can also cite topics in the same seminar.
If this aspect of screen splitting is handy when reviewing topics, keep in mind, it is just as handy when creating topics.
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Indexing All Occurrences of a Word,21,1,50,20,2,0
To index all occurrences of a word,
1) Access the vocabulary list box. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users press the TAB key.
2) Highlight the word. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users use the up arrow or down arrow keys as required.
3) Make it the current word. Mouse users double click on it. Keyboard users press the space bar. In response, the text of the Constitution is scrolled to the first occurrence of the word.
To index all occurrences of the word under the current topic, mouse users press the right mouse button. Keyboard users press the ENTER key.
The word appears in the Key Words box. The Phrases F2, Previous and Next buttons are displayed. All occurrences of the word are cross referenced under the current topic.
Indexing Specific Occurrence,14,3,66,25,2,0
To index a specific occurrence of a word,
NOTE: This capability is useful when you find a single phase you want to index under a topic title. Choose an appropriate key word in the phrase and proceed as follows:
1) access the vocabulary list,
2) highlight the word to make it the current word. The display of Constitution text or phrases is updated to show the new current word. Then,
3) if text is displayed, press F2 to display phrases.
4) Highlight the desired occurrence of the word in the phrase display.
5) To index the phrase, mouse users press the right mouse button. Keyboard operators press the ENTER key.
If the word is not already a key word, it is added to the key words box. The highlighted phrase is indexed under the current topic.
Deleting All Occurrences,14,3,66,26,2,0
To delete all indices of a key word under a topic,
1) access the Key Words box,
2) highlight the key word you want to delete. The highlighted word becomes the current word. The display of Constitution text or phrases is updated to show the new current word.
3) Press the DELETE key. A prompt appears to doublecheck the delete operation.
To delete, operate the Yes button. The key word is removed from the Key Words box and references to all phrases indexed using that word are deleted from the current topic.
To cancel the delete command, operate the No button (default). Key word and phrases are not deleted.
Deleting Specific Occurrence,14,3,66,25,2,0
To delete the reference to a specific phrase under a topic,
1) access the Key Words box, and then
2) highlight the key word used to index the phrase you want to delete. The highlighted word becomes the current word. The display of Constitution text or phrases is updated to show the new current word. Then,
3) if text is displayed, press F2 to display phrases.
4) Highlight the desired occurrence of the word in the phrase display.
5) To delete the phrase, press the DELETE key. A prompt appears to doublecheck the delete operation.
To delete, operate the Yes button. The phrase index is removed from the current topic.
To cancel the delete command, operate the No button (default). The phrase is not deleted.
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Text Information Line,22,6,50,20,2,0
The line immediately above the Constitution text box is the text information line. Information at the end of this line tells you what part of the Constitution is displayed.
If a line of Constitution text is highlighted, the article, section, and paragraph number of that line is given.
If no line of the Constitution text is highlighted, the article, section, and paragraph number of the top displayed line is given. If the top line in the Constitution text box is blank, the reference given is that of the paragraph that precedes the blank line.
"Art" is the abbreviation for "Article". "Amd" is the abbreviation for "Amendment". "Sec" is the abbreviation for "Section". The number to the right of the decimal is the paragraph number. Paragraph numbers are always included, even if a Section consists of only one paragraph.
Phrases Information Line,19,7,59,22,2,0
When the phrases box is displayed, the Phrases Information line appears immediately above it. This line provides information about the status of the phrase display.
The phrases information line is one line below the text information line.
The information presented on this line is as follows:
Top: # Cur: # Qty: ## Ref: Art # Sec #.#
The number following "Top:" tells you which phrase appears at the top of the box.
The number following "Cur:" tells you the number of the current phrase. The current phrase is highlighted. On color screens, it is blue with a bright red key word.
The number following "Qty:" tells you how many phrases are accessed in the phrases box.
The text following "Ref:" tells you where the current phase occurs in the Constitution by article, section, and paragraph number. "Art" is the abbreviation for "Article". "Amd" is the abbreviation for "Amendment". "Sec" is the abbreviation for "Section". The number to the right of the decimal is the paragraph number. Paragraph numbers are always included, even if a Section consists of only one paragraph.
"Ref:" helps orient you in the Constitution. "Top:", "Cur:", and "Qty:" help orient you to the current phrase. They are more useful when the number of phrases accessed is more than can be displayed in one box.
Edit Title F10,45,0,34,25,1,0
Below and toward the left of the large title box is a button labeled Edit Title F10. To change the title of a topic, press F10 or click on this button. The current title is reverse highlighted and a cursor appears under the first letter.
The INSERT, DELETE, and BACK SPACE keys are active. HOME, END, left arrow, and right arrow keys move the cursor within the selected title. You can also locate the cursor by clicking the mouse. You can select text in the title using the mouse, or by using the SHIFT key in combination with any of the cursor movement keys.
When you are through editing a title, you can click on another title (Keyboard users use the SHIFT + up arrow or SHIFT + down arrow key combination) and edit it. When you have edited all the titles you need to edit, press F10 or click the Edit Title F10 button again. The reverse highlighting is removed.
While the reverse highlighting is displayed, you cannot select a topic for review by double clicking or by pressing ENTER.
Cancel,18,0,44,15,1,0
Below the middle of the large title box is a button labeled Cancel. You can exit the Topics Menu screen without changing the selected topic and without saving edits to titles by clicking on this button or by pressing the ESC key.
Add Title F8,22,3,66,16,1,0
Below and to the right of the large title box is a button labeled Add Title F8. To add a new title, click this button or press F8. At the end of the current title list, a blank line appears. Type in the new title. When finished typing the new title, you can select the new title for review as you would any other, or you can add additional titles.
Constitution Text,1,10,68,19,2,0
The text of the Constitution is presented in this box. The text that appears on the browse screen is identical to the text presented on the notebook screen. The box is made smaller on the notebook screen to accommodate the comments box which appears below it.
Excruciating care has been exercised to ensure the fidelity of this text.
The Constitution text box on the notebook screen can be split into two parts. The F9 key splits and unsplits it.
If a line is highlighted in this box, the reference given in the text information line is the reference of the highlighted line. Otherwise, the reference given is the reference of the top line in the box. If the top line is blank, the reference given is for the paragraph that precedes the blank line.
If a line is highlighted, you are viewing a reference to a current word in the Vocabulary List box, the Key Words box, or to the current topic. You can move among these references using the Previous and Next buttons.
If you access the phrase display, one of the displayed phrases will be highlighted. The highlighted phrase is the most recently accessed phrase in the Constitution text box (1st phrase is default). You can select a different current phrase by highlighting it. When you return to the Constitution text display, that phrase will appear highlighted on the screen.
Comments Text,1,0,50,16,2,0
The large box at the lower right hand side of the notebook screen is the comments box. The content of the comments box can be provided by TCNbP Company or typed in by you. A maximum of 32,000 bytes (approximately 5,000 words) can be typed in a box.
The comments box can be split into two parts. The F9 key splits and unsplits it.
You can select text for delete, copy, cut, or paste in this box. Drag the mouse or use SHIFT + scroll key combinations. CTRL+INSERT copies. SHIFT+DELETE cuts. SHIFT+INSERT pastes.
Key Words Box,21,3,50,20,2,0
At the upper left hand corner of the notebook screen is a smaller box labeled Key Words. The term "key words" conveys that each word appearing in the box is used as the key to index a phrase under the selected topic. The content of the key words box is derived from the vocabulary list which appears below it.
You can scroll through this box using the scroll bar or scroll keys.
You can make a word in this box the current word by accessing the box, highlighting the word, and then double clicking on it or pressing the space bar.
When a word in the Key Words box is the current word, you can
1) review phrases indexed under the current topic using that word. Access Constitutional text and use the Previous and Next keys to review text. Or access Constitutional phrases and scroll through the display of phrases.
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2) delete it and all references to phrases made using it under the current topic by pressing the delete key. Or press F2 and delete the highlighted phrase if you want to delete the reference to a specific phrase under the current topic. Delete commands are double checked.
If the Key Words box is empty, you cannot access it.
Search Key Word Box,20,4,77,25,1,0
The Search Key Word box appears below the vocabulary list box.
When the TCN Program starts, the words "Search Key Word" appear in the box. You can access the box anytime it is displayed by pressing the F6 key. The content of the box is reverse highlighted. Begin typing your search word to erase the previous contents of the box.
As you type each letter, the Vocabulary list box is updated to display the first word that matches the content of the Search Key Word box.
Each time you access the Search Key Word box, the Vocabulary List box is updated to show the current word. If you scroll the current word off the screen in the Vocabulary List box, access the Search Key Word box to display the current word in the Vocabulary List box.
Vocabulary List Box,21,3,50,20,2,0
On the left hand side of the screen is a box that contains every word, name, Arabic numeral, Roman numeral, abbreviation, and punctuation mark that appears in the text of the Constitution as presented in the TCN Program.
On the browse screen, this box is labeled Vocabulary List. On the notebook screen it is not labeled. It appears below the Key Words box.
You can scroll through this box using the scroll bar or scroll keys.
You can make a word in this box the current word by accessing the box and then highlighting the word.
When a word in the Vocabulary List box is the current word, you can
1) review phrases in the Constitution which contain the current word. Access Constitutional text and use the Previous and Next keys to review text. Or access Constitutional phrases and scroll through the display of phrases.
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2) index phrases in the Constitution which contain it under the current topic. Press the right mouse button or the ENTER key to index all occurrences of the word in the Constitution under the current topic. Or press F2 and index the highlighted phrase if you want to cross reference a specific phrase under the current topic. Use the right mouse button or the ENTER key.
Topic +,29,2,66,25,1,0
To the right of the Next button is a button labeled Topic +.
In the trial version of the TCN Program, some 225 topics are included in 8 seminars. The Topic + button allows you to review all these topics without popping up the Topics Menu 225 times.
To advance to the next topic, simply operate the Topic + button. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users type the ALT + T key combination.
When you operate the Topic + button, the next topic appears on the notebook screen. When you reach the end of a seminar, Topic + automatically advances to the next seminar. You are advised when you have reviewed all available topics.
Topic Title Line,25,8,66,22,2,0
Above the Key Words box and the Constitution box is a highlighted line labeled TOPIC TITLE:. The title of the current topic is displayed on this line.
When the topic title line is accessed, you can
1) edit the title,
2) review all phrases indexed under the topic. Use Previous and Next buttons or access the phase display.
3) delete the topic. Press F4 and respond Yes to the double check prompt. All comments, key words, references to indexed phrases, and the title are deleted.
Previous and Next Buttons,14,2,50,24,1,0
The Previous and Next buttons, when displayed, move you among the current indices. If you access a title or key word with no related indices, these buttons disappear.
If a word in the Vocabulary List is the current word, the current indices all occurrences of that word in the Constitution.
If a word in the Key Words box is the current word, the current indices include all occurrence of that word which are indexed under the current topic.
If you click on the Topic Title line, the current indices include all occurrences of all key words indexed under the current topic.
Phrases F2 and Text F3 Buttons,5,10,50,16,1,0
The Phrases F2 or Text F3 button appear to the right of the Search Key Words box when displayed. If you access a title or a key word with no phrases indexed, these buttons are not displayed. Press F2 to display phrases, or press F3 to display text of the Constitution.
Constitution Phrases,1,10,50,15,2,0
Phrases derived from the text of the Constitution are presented in this box.
A highlighted word appears in each phrase. On color monitors, it is red. The highlighted word is the key word used to index that phrase under the current topic.
The reference given in the phrases information line is the reference of the current line. If the current line is among those displayed, it is highlighted. On color monitors it will appear in blue letters with the key word in bright red.
You can select a different current phrase. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users use the SHIFT + up arrow, or the SHIFT + down arrow key combination.
When you return to the Constitution text display, the current phrase will appear highlighted on the screen.
You must access this screen to add or delete cross references to specific occurrences of a word.
To add, you must make a word in the Vocabulary List the current word. Then, access this screen, highlight the desired phrase and use the right mouse key or ENTER key to add the index.
To delete, you must make a word in the Key Words box the current word. Then, access this screen, highlight the desired phrase and use the delete key to delete a specific index. Delete commands are doublechecked.
Topic Titles Menu,14,2,50,20,2,0
Displayed on this screen is a list of topic titles.
You can scroll through this list using the scroll bar or the scroll keys.
If the topic title of interest does not appear, try accessing a different seminar. Use the Seminars option of the Notebook menu to accomplish this.
You can select a title by clicking on it or using the SHIFT + up arrow or the SHIFT + down arrow key combination.
When a title is accessed you can
1) Edit it.
2) Delete it by pressing F4. When you do, your delete command is doublechecked. If you respond Yes to the doublecheck prompt, the title, all key words, phrase indices and comments related to the selected topic are deleted.
3) Access its associated topic information by double clicking on it or pressing the ENTER key. The notebook screen appears with the selected topic displayed.
Also on this screen, you can add a topic title by pressing the F8 key. TAB to the ADD TITLE F8 button and press F1 for more information.
Access the Glossary option of the Help menu for a definition of Topic.
Seminar Titles Menu,14,2,50,23,2,0
Displayed on this screen is a list of seminar titles.
You can scroll through this list using the scroll bar or the scroll keys.
You can select a title by clicking on it or using the SHIFT + up arrow or the SHIFT + down arrow key combination.
When a title is accessed you can
1) Edit it.
2) Access its associated topics by double clicking on it or pressing the ENTER key. The notebook screen appears with the first topic in the accessed seminar displayed.
Also on this screen, you can add a seminar title by pressing the F8 key. TAB to the ADD TITLE F8 button and press F1 for more information.
Access the Glossary option of the Help menu for a definition of Seminar.
TCN/Info Buttons,14,1,71,28,1,0
The TCN button or the Info button is visible while help information or tutorial instructions are accessed.
To see the TCN screen while such material is accessed, click the TCN button. The TCN button is replaced by the Info button and the TCN screen is displayed in the foreground. The help or tutorial information cannot be seen.
After viewing the TCN screen, click the Info button to get the information screen back.
You can toggle between the TCN screen and the information screens as many times as you need to.
The CTRL + A key combination is the keyboard equivalent to clicking either of these buttons.
NOTE: The TCN button is actually just a dummy button. You can click anywhere on the TCN screen to display the TCN screen in the foreground.
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Help Menu Information,14,1,50,14,1,0
Each option on the help menu displays information. If an option looks promising to you, click on it and review the displayed information to see if it is useful to you.
Evaluation Menu Options,10,1,79,28,1,0
Each option of the Evaluation pull down menu is discussed in a separate paragraph below.
EASY QT Click this option to access EASY QT. EASY QT explains its use to you and automatically presents the most essential aspects of TCN program operation. If you have used EASY QT before, but have not finished it, you are offered the choice to resume where you left off or to start over at the beginning.
QUICK TUTOR Click this option to access on-screen documentation of the TCN program. All subjects covered in EASY QT are available. Some subjects not covered by EASY QT are also available. When you access Quick Tutor the first time, be sure to review the QT Info section and print the outline.
TOPIC REVIEW Click this option to review provided commentary. Use the Topic + button to access the next topic in the order of appearance. Your place is saved. If you click topic review again, you are told how far along you are. You have the choice to resume where you left off or to start over.
Notebook Menu options,30,0,66,30,2,0
Each option of the Notebook pull down menu is discussed in a separate paragraph below.
BROWSE Accesses the browse screen at any time.
NOTEBOOK Accesses the notebook screen at any time. Notebook screen appears as it last did. If you access this option when the TCN Program is first started, the notebook screen appears with the first topic of the first seminar displayed.
FIND F6 Press F6 to access the Search Key Word box.
SEMINAR Accesses the Seminar Titles menu.
TOPIC Accesses the Topics Titles menu.
PRINT F7 Press F7 to print a topic.
EXPORT F5 Press F5 to export a topic to the file TCNTOPIC.DOC. See the Topic Export subject of the Reviewing Provided Commentary section of Quick Tutor to access further information. Print the related screen if desired.
SPLIT F9 Press F9 to split or unsplit either the Constitution Text box or the comments box on the notebook screen. See Splitting Info and Splitting Demo in the Miscellaneous section of QT.
ACCESS OTHER SHIFT+F9 Use the SHIFT + F9 key combination to access the other topic after the notebook screen has been split. This can be used by keyboard users to move from the right topic to the left topic. SHIFT + TAB does not work in this case. This option is useful both to mouse users and keyboard users when the notebook screen is unsplit after two topics are accessed. You can use it to access the other option without resplitting the screen.
ADD TITLE F8 Press F8 to add a title to a titles menu.
DELETE TITLE F4 Press F4 to delete a title from the Topic Titles menu.
SAVE Stores all updated key words, indices, comments, topic titles, seminar titles, display options and tutorial place on disk.
QUIT CTRL+F4 Use the CTRL + F4 key combination to exit the TCN Program. All updated information is automatically saved.
Shareware Menu Information,14,1,50,19,2,0
Except for the "Registration" option, each Shareware menu option displays information. If an option looks promising to you, click on it and review the displayed information to see if it is useful to you.
Click on the "Registration" option just to check it out OR to actually register. There is plenty of help information on the registration screens and you can access them and escape from them as many times as you wish.
Option Menu Information,14,1,50,29,1,0
Display Use the Display option of the Options menu to select one of the two screen color sets available with the TCN program.
Fonts Use the Fonts option of the Options menu to select the fonts used for each of the following:
Constitution text
Commentary text
Help text
You can select a separate font for each of these. Sample text is displayed in the selected font.
NOTE: Some calculations are involved in selection of the Constitution text fonts. You can sample the fonts in the Comments box or Helps box to save time.
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DELETE NOT ALLOWED,14,1,71,20,1,0
The screen is split and the same topic is displayed in both sides.
To delete this topic,
1) Select a different topic in either side.
2) Select this topic again.
3) Press F4. Delete will proceed normally.
Improper Unzip Procedure,7,1,58,21,0,0
The TCN Program is not properly unzipped.
Be sure to specify the -d (unzip directories) option.
Try to unzip the TCN Program again. If this message reappears, contact your distributor. If you cannot get the TCN Program to unzip after that, send $10.00 to TCNbP Company, Box 516, OLLA, LA 71465. A properly zipped package will be sent to you.
SEMINAR IS FULL,14,3,50,20,2,0
PRINT YOUR COMMENTS OR EXPORT THEM.
The F7 key prints your comments. The F5 key exports them to the file TNCTOPIC.DOC.
The TCN Program cannot save all of your comments in this seminar. The last part of your comments under this topic will not be available in this seminar the next time you try to access the topic or the next time you start the TCN Program.
All of your comments are available now. That is why you should PRINT them or EXPORT them NOW. By doing so, you are assured of a permanent record of your current train of thought.
Try splitting the screen, access a different seminar, and create a new topic in that seminar. Then copy and paste these comments into the new topic in the other seminar.
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Registration,14,1,66,16,1,0
Registration is the process by which you obtain a license to use the TCN Program beyond the trial period.
To register, you must send a completed registration form along with payment to TCNbP Company, Box 516, OLLA, LA 71465.
Benefits of Registration,14,1,50,21,1,0
By registering at the BASIC LEVEL, you receive
a perpetual license to use the TCN Program,
30 minutes of phone support
notices of updates
a list of Constitutional study resources
a bonus disk
By registering at the EXTENDED LEVEL, you receive all the above plus additional software.
Registration Form and Fees,10,1,66,26,1,0
You can register the TCN Program
1) by completing an automatic interactive on-screen form, or
2) by printing out a blank hard copy of a registration form and completing it manually. (Click "Blank Hard Copy" button.)
The fee for registration varies from $10.00 to $35.00 depending on the options you select.
The fee is automatically calculated as you indicate your selections on the interactive registration screens.
The registration form is automatically checked for required information and printed on your printer.
Effectivity of Benefits,7,5,69,13,1,0
Fees and benefits posted with Windows Trial Version 3.3 of the TCN Program will be honored through December 31, 1996.
Registration Help,10,1,70,24,2,0
The help facility for the registration screen includes:
context sensitive help, (? question mark buttons)
help-on-help,
manual access of notices,
and manually accessible information for keyboard users.
In addition to topical help, the terms "level" and "category" are defined in a glossary.
CONTEXT SENSITIVE HELP is provided for every individual registration option and every item of registration information. In some cases all items in a box are discussed in one help screen. In other cases, each item in a box is discussed in a separate help screen. To get context sensitive help for any item, click on its associated ? (question mark) button.
HELP-ON-HELP is actually this help screen. To access it, use the SHIFT + F1 key combination.
NOTICES consists of this series of screens which are presented automatically each time you access the registration feature of the TCN Program. You can manually access the notices by using the Notices option of the registration screen help menu. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users press and release the ALT key, then type the letters h n.
KEYBOARD information tells how to operate the registration screens using your keyboard instead of a mouse. Keyboard operators can access this information when other notices are NOT displayed. Press and release the ALT key, then type the letters h k.
LEVEL & CATEGORY help menu options. If you press F1 while the category or level box is accessed, the text that appears describes the specific combination of combination and level that is currently selected. The terms "basic", "extended", "individual", "instructor", and "department" are discussed individually under registration help menu Glossary option. Access this information if you need clarification of terms.
How to use the Registration Screens,14,1,66,27,1,0
In 25 words or less . . .
Click the ? buttons to find out what information is required or what benefit is represented by various items on the screen.
Indicate your selection by clicking the associated items or type required information, as appropriate.
Click the >> button to go to the next screen or the << button to go to a previous screen.
When finished, click the Print button to have your interactive form checked automatically and printed.
Or click the Blank Hard Copy button to print a blank form and complete it manually.
Effectivity of Benefits,7,5,69,13,1,0
Fees and benefits posted with Windows Trial Version 3.3 of the TCN Program will be honored through December 31, 1996.
Disclaimers,13,1,73,26,1,0
No part of the provided commentary is to be construed as legal advice.
If you have a legal problem or question, SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE.
TCNbP Company assumes no liability for any consequences, direct or otherwise, resulting from your use of the TCN Program.
Any views expressed in the provided commentary are those of TCNbP Company and are not necessarily held by any distributor.
TCNbP Company makes no claims regarding the suitability of the TCN Program for any particular purpose.
TCNbP Company warrants only those trial copies that it distributes. All other warranty is between you and your distributor.
Trademark Notice,10,6,58,13,1,0
TCNbP is a trademark of The CONSTITUTION Notebook Program Company.
Perpetual License,14,1,66,16,1,0
You receive a perpetual license to use the trial version of the TCN Program when you register at any level and category.
If you register at the extended level, you receive a perpetual license to use the registered benefits software.
Constitution Seminars,14,1,50,20,2,0
You get two seminars related to the Constitution.
In each topic, one seminar (uncommented) presents a paragraph of the Constitution followed by a line of asterisks in the comments box. You can type your comments after the asterisks. You can index related phrases as with any other topic.
In each topic, the other seminar (commented) presents a paragraph of the Constitution followed by a line of asterisks in the comments box. Following the line of asterisks, TCNbP Company provides commentary on that paragraph of the Constitution. Some topics have phrases indexed. You can edit any topic in this seminar as you see fit.
The volume of the provided commentary is approximately double the volume of the Constitution and all 27 amendments. Every paragraph is commented except the signature paragraphs. Most paragraphs have a paragraph or two of comments. In the Bill of Rights, commentary is much heavier. The text of the comments on Amendment IV is three printed pages.
You can install either seminar as many times as you want to on your computer. Most people will install the commented seminar once. The uncommented seminar can be installed once to allow you to respond to TCNbP Company's commentary. The split screen feature of the notebook is very handy for this. You can install the uncommented seminar again to approach the Constitution from an angle that suits you.
Answers to Trial Program Exercises,14,1,66,28,1,0
You get a seminar in which TCNbP Company provides its answers to the exercises presented during Easy QT and QT in the trial copy.
The trial exercises were:
1) Are supreme Court justices appointed for life?
2) What phrases in the Constitution are directly related to the issue of abortion?
3) For what six kinds of activities does the Constitution provide or allow forcible restraint?
In addition you get a series of axiomatic statements related to Constitutional interpretation.
Bonus Disks,14,1,66,15,1,0
Bonus disks contain shareware programs or files that are germane to study of the Constitution. On the screen where the titles of the Bonus disks are displayed, click on a title and press F1 for a description of that bonus disk.
Default,14,1,50,20,2,0
The default version of the extended benefits package includes
1) the perpetual license associated with the category you select,
2) upgraded TCN Program documentation and software with one seminar.
The default seminar includes:
a) TCNbP Company's answers to the exercises presented in the trial copy tutorials. One of these topics lists phrases in the Constitution that are related directly to the issue of abortion. Access the Continuing TCN Program Evaluation option of the Help menu to review these exercises.
2) Another topic containing axiomatic statements related to lay (personal, individual, non-professional) analysis of the Constitution.
Audio Proof Tapes,14,0,66,30,1,0
The audio proof tapes (two 60 minute audio cassettes provided on an "as is" basis) contain a verbatim oral reading of the United States Constitution with capitalization, punctuation, and unusual spellings enunciated.
HEARING the Constitution read aloud is a totally different experience than reading it silently. That is reason enough for TCNbP Company to make this product available to you and to recommend it highly. In addition to this basis for recommending the tapes to you is the situation that led to the creation of the proof tapes.
Following the discovery of minor (and even major) discrepancies among various published renditions of the United States Constitution, the proof tapes were recorded in order to compare the TCN Program's Constitutional text with a photogenic copy of the original obtained from the National Archives. You can use these tapes to help verify the fidelity of the particular copy of the Constitution you use as a reference.
Uncommented Seminars,14,0,72,26,1,0
You get 5 seminars. One of the following rights documents is contained in each seminar:
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
French Bill of Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Each topic heading in these seminars contains one paragraph of text from the associated rights document followed by a line of asterisks. You can add your own commentary and phrase cross indices. After you install an uncommented seminar, you can use the split screen option to display TCNbP Company's commentary on the same topic. Applaud or criticize TCNbP Company's comments according to your convictions.
GLOSSARY of Registration Terms,22,2,58,22,2,0
BASIC, as a level of registration, entitles the registrant to one bonus disk and to perpetual use of the TCN Program TRIAL version.
CATEGORY, as it relates to registration, pertains to the registrant. It is the registrant who is empowered by the license.
DEPARTMENT, as a registration category, is an organizational subdivision. A department can be a local chapter of a Fraternity, Sorority, or other social organization. A department can be a single congregation of a religious group. In a for-profit organization, a department is typically a group of 20 or less individuals with a dozen or fewer computers among them.
EXTENDED, as a level of registration, entitles registrant to all benefits of BASIC level registration plus . . . You get additional software, documentation and commentary produced by TCNbP Company. You have an option to purchase additional materials. REGISTRANT (and registrant only) is licensed to perpetual use of extended benefits. Registrant receives up to 3 bonus disks.
INDIVIDUAL, as a registration category, is any registrant who does not or cannot claim to be an instructor, or a department.
INSTRUCTOR, as a registration category, refers to any registrant who typically leads organized courses of instruction related to or involving the United States Constitution. If you register as an instructor, you receive written permission to notify students in your class that trial versions of the TCN Program are available for their use. Instructor's license is permission only; there are no additional fees or obligations. Your use of the TCN Program in your class is appreciated.
LEVEL, as it relates to registration, pertains to amount of licensed materials that the registrant is eligible to obtain from TCNbP Company.
INDIVIDUAL BASIC,22,2,66,16,1,0
You have selected the individual basic registration option.
For $10.00 you receive a perpetual license to use the trial copy of the TCN Program. This license is stated on an original hand signed letter with your name at the top and is non-transferable.
INSTRUCTOR BASIC,22,2,58,22,1,0
You have selected the instructor basic registration option.
For $10.00 you receive a perpetual license to use the trial copy of the TCN Program.
You receive written permission to notify students in your class that trial versions of the TCN Program are available for their use. Your use of the TCN Program in course work is appreciated.
This license is stated on an original hand signed letter with your name at the top and is non-transferable.
DEPARTMENT BASIC,22,2,58,22,1,0
You have selected the department basic registration option.
This option is for use by organizations which, by virtue of having paid the registration fee, desire to have a license that is independent of changes in personnel.
For the $10.00 fee, the license permits perpetual use of the TCN Program TRIAL version installed on computers OWNED or operated EXCLUSIVELY by the department identified on the registration form. Any person authorized to operate those computers is licensed to use the TCN Program on them.
INDIVIDUAL EXTENDED,22,2,58,22,2,0
You have selected the individual extended registration option.
You have several options at this level. Your registration fee depends on the options you select.
Your registration fee appears in the box at the lower right hand side of the screen.
For this fee, you receive a perpetual license to use all the materials you order. This license includes use of the trial copy of the TCN Program. You can install the registered software on any computer that you OWN or FREQUENTLY use. This license is stated on an original hand signed letter with your name at the top and is non-transferable.
INSTRUCTOR EXTENDED,22,2,58,23,2,0
You have selected the instructor extended registration option.
You have several options at this level. Your registration fee depends on the options you select.
Your registration fee appears in the box at the lower right hand side of the screen.
For this fee, you receive a perpetual license to use all the materials you order. You can install the registered software on any computer that you OWN or FREQUENTLY use.
This license includes perpetual use of the TRIAL copy of the TCN Program.
You receive written permission to notify students in your class that trial versions of the TCN Program are available for their use. Your use of the TCN Program in course work is appreciated.
This license is stated on an original hand signed letter with your name at the top and is non-transferable.
DEPARTMENT EXTENDED,22,2,58,23,2,0
You have selected the department extended registration option.
This option is for use by organizations which, by virtue of having paid the registration fee, desire to have a license that is independent of changes in personnel.
Several options exist at this level. Registration fees depend on the options selected.
The amount of the registration fee appears in the box at the lower right hand side of the screen.
For this fee, the department receives a perpetual license to use all the materials ordered. This license includes use of the trial copy of the TCN Program. The registered software can be installed on any computer that the department OWNS or uses EXCLUSIVELY. Any person authorized to operate those computers is licensed to use the TCN Program registered software on them.
This license is stated on an original hand signed letter with the department name at the top and is non-transferable.
Registrant Contact Information,14,1,50,20,1,0
Identify the registrant and provide a complete valid mailing address on this screen.
The Name, City, State, and Zip Code field must contain something before the registration form will print. Also, you must type something on at least one of the other 3 lines.
Your registration benefits package will be mailed to the address provided on this screen.
Floppy Drive Size,14,0,66,14,1,0
Indicate the size of floppy drive(s) available on your machine. If you have both size drives, click the provided option. Benefits are sent on 360K or 720K format diskettes.
Optional Information Screens,14,1,66,13,1,0
Please provide requested information. Click provided options or type information in space provided.
<< >> Buttons,1,12,66,14,1,0
>> displays next while << displays previous registration information screen. Cycle through all screens as many times as you want to.
Print Button,1,11,66,15,1,0
Checks required information for completeness and prints registration form. If you are advised of incomplete information, use help information related to each registration screen to assist you in completing form.
Blank Hard Copy,15,9,66,17,1,0
Click the Blank Hard Copy button to print a blank hard copy of the registration form. You can complete that form using a pen or pencil if you prefer that over using the interactive screens.
Use the help information provided with the interactive screens to guide you.
Cancel Button,1,11,66,15,1,0
Resumes operation of TCN Program's normal functions. If complete registration information is found and it has not been printed, you are advised. Registration information is not retained by the TCN Program.
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Registration Instructions for Keyboard Users,14,1,50,21,2,0
Keyboard users use the ALT + O key combination to move from screen to screen in the registration area of the TCN Program. (Press and hold the ALT key, type the letter O and release both keys.)
Use the ALT + P key combination to print the registration form.
Use the ESC key to return to the notebook screens of the TCN Program.
Options are enclosed in boxes. Repeatedly press the TAB key to access a box.
If options in a box appear with a circle to the left, use the up arrow, down arrow, left arrow, or right arrow key to move among them. A heavy "dot" appears in the circle to indicate which option is selected. The dot moves as you press the arrow keys. Only one such option can be selected in a box.
If an option is enclosed in [brackets], you can move among them using the TAB key or the arrow keys as above. Press the space bar to toggle selection. A capital letter "X" appears between two brackets to indicate when an option is selected. Multiple options with brackets can be selected in a box.
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Shareware,14,1,50,20,2,0
Shareware is a marketing approach for software.
This package, which contains the TCN Program, is marketed using the shareware concept.
The TCN Program can be freely copied and distributed, unaltered, by anyone. A nominal fee can be charged for the service of making a copy and sending it to a user.
Any user with a copy of a shareware program is granted a temporary license to use the program for the purposes of evaluating its usefulness for the user's purposes.
When the temporary license expires, the user must register with the author to receive a license to continue using the program. Otherwise, the user must cease use of the program to avoid being in violation of applicable copyright statutes.
Copyright,14,1,50,20,1,0
NOTE: The basis for copyright law is explicitly stated in the Constitution. Use the search key word "Authors" to find the related section.
This package, which contains the TCN Program, is copyrighted 1989-1996 by TCNbP Company.
TCNbP Company reserves all rights except those pertaining to limited use and distribution explicitly granted in this package.
License,14,1,50,20,2,0
By virtue of the fact that you possess a copy of the TCN Program, TCNbP Company grants you a limited license to use and distribute it.
Your license for USE of the TCN Program trial version is a TEMPORARY license. Click the "About" option of the Help Menu for more information.
Your license to DISTRIBUTE copies of the TCN Program trial version is a PERMANENT license. Terms of distribution are as follow:
ANYONE may distribute unmodified copies of this TCN Program trial version package, completely unaltered, without further permission.
ANYONE can charge a nominal fee for providing trial copies to individuals or organizations. $5.00 or less suggested price. $10.00 maximum allowed price.
ANYONE can distribute the TCN Program trial version with the file VENDINFO.DIZ removed. See README.DOC for valid file sets.
BBS operators can remove VBRUN300.DL_. See README.DOC for related technical information.
BBS operators can add a promotional file to the zipped archive containing the TCN program posted on their board. However, please do not rename or alter the content of the README.DOC or SETUP.DOC files distributed by TCNbP Company.
BBS Sysops and Other Distributors of the TCN program are allowed to re-compress the archive of the TCN program distribution file set. Do NOT recompress any of the individual files in the distribution file set.
CD-ROM producers can use their canned launcher or install program to launch or to install the TCN program. Refer to the commands in the file TCNSTALL.BAT for technical guidance. For verification of proper TCN program launch, install, or un-install, optionally (this is NOT a requirement) send a copy of your CD-ROM to TCNbP Company, PO Box 516, OLLA, LA 71465.
NOTE: The $10.00 price limit stated previously does not apply to copies of CD-ROMs that contain the TCN program.
NOTE: The TCN Program alters files during the normal course of its operation. Therefore, it cannot be run straight off a CD-ROM - its files MUST be transferred to a hard drive.
Disk vendors can add a promotional file to the root directory of disks they sell containing the TCN program. However, please do not rename or alter the content of the README.DOC or SETUP.DOC files distributed by TCNbP Company.
For the convenience of those who routinely use the related automatic license processing software, the attached VENDINFO data record is incorporated by reference as part of this distribution license. Any distribution satisfying all distribution requirements in that data record is hereby authorized.
NOTE: All distribution license restrictions and permissions are stated within the TCN program under the License option of the Shareware menu (THIS option). These provisions are identical to those contained in the file VENDINFO.DIZ. If VENDINFO.DIZ is missing, or if you are not equipped to use it, refer to the preceding displayed material to guide you in your decision to distribute the TCN program.
TCNbP Company may revoke any permissions granted here, by notifying you in writing.
All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to TCNbP Company.
4,Introduction,Self-Citation,External Citation,One Fine Point
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Font Selection,14,1,50,22,2,0
You can select a separate desired font for each of the following:
Constitution text
Commentary text
Help text
This selection is made using the sidecar menu for the "Fonts" option of the Options menu.
Your selection is indicated at the top of the fonts select form. If the indicated selection is not what you intended, click the Cancel button or press the ESC key.
Otherwise, you can select Type Size and Type Style using the option buttons in the frames so labeled.
The current font for the selected text option is displayed in the Type Size and Type Style boxes. A heavy black dot in the circle to the left of a size or style option indicates the selected font option. The text in the Sample frame is displayed using the selected font options.
To select a different font option, click on another Type Style or Type Size option button. It will get the black dot. Each time you click a button in one of these boxes, the text in the Sample frame is updated to use the selected font options.
When you are satisfied with your selection, click Ok. Or click Cancel or press the ESC key to retain current settings.
One Last Challenge,7,0,85,30,1,0
Which is the more important word in the Constitution - President or Congress?
You could devote a seminar to this question.
You could have a topic to which all occurrences of Congress are associated.
You could have another topic to which all occurrences of the word President are associated.
A third topic could list superseded clauses containing the word Congress.
A fourh topic could list superseded clauses containing the word President.
A fifth topic could contain a summary of your findings.
If you have carefully reviewed EASY QT and sections VII and VIII of Quick Tutor, you should be able to use the features of the TCN program to address this challenge. The features of the TCN program are of considerable help. Nonetheless, you will have to engage your imagination and do some thinking on your own to form a clear conclusion.
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Keyboard Equivalents,14,1,50,21,2,0
The following information is a summary of keyboard equivalents for operation of the TCN Program's GUI using a keyboard instead of a mouse:
BUTTONS
One method to operate a button with the keyboard involves repeatedly pressing the TAB key until a button is accessed. Then press the space bar.
Another method works with buttons that contain a highlighted letter in the caption. Press and hold the ALT key. Type the letter that is highlighted in the button's caption. Release both keys.
If part of the button's caption is a function key mnemonic, press the function key.
If a button has the caption Cancel, press the ESC key to escape.
PULL DOWN MENU OPTIONS
To access a pull down menu with the keyboard, press and release the ALT key. Then type the letter that is highlighted in the menu's title. Then type the letter that is highlighted in the desired option. If a sidecar menu appears, type the letter that is highlighted in the desired option displayed in it.
SELECTING TITLES OR PHRASES
If seminar titles, topic titles, or phrases from Constitutional text or displayed, use the SHIFT + up arrow or the SHIFT + down arrow key combination to highlight a different phrase or title.
SCROLLING
Use the PG UP, PG DN, HOME, END, up arrow, or down arrow keys to scroll. Be sure the appropriate box or scroll bar is accessed. CTRL + HOME or CTRL + END key combinations work in some cases.
SELECTING TEXT, DELETING, CUTTING & PASTING
To select text in a comments box, press and hold the SHIFT key while using the other scroll keys. SHIFT + HOME selects to beginning of current line - SHIFT + END to the end of the current line. Use SHIFT + CTRL + HOME to select text all the way to the beginning of the comments - SHIFT + CTRL + END to select text all the way to the end of the comments. Selecting with the other key combinations is intuitively obvious.
Selected text appears in reverse highlighting.
To delete selected text, press the DELETE key.
To cut selected text, use the SHIFT + DELETE key combination.
To copy selected text, use the CTRL + INSERT key combination.
To paste text that has been copied or cut, use the SHIFT + INSERT key combination. Locate cursor in desired position first.
CURRENT WORD
To make a word current in the Vocabulary List, access the Search Key Word box or the Vocabulary List box. Scroll or use the search feature to highlight the desired word. When the desired word is highlighted, press the space bar.
To make a word current in the Key Words box, access the Key Words box, scroll to highlight the desired word, and then press the space bar.
ADDING AN INDEX OR INDICES
To index all occurrences of a word under the accessed topic, highlight the desired word in the Vocabulary List box and press the ENTER key.
To index a specific occurrence of a word under the accessed topic, highlight the desired word in the Vocabulary List box, press F2, highlight the desired phrase and then press ENTER.
DELETING AN INDEX OR INDICES
To delete all occurrences of a word under the accessed topic, access the Key Words box and scroll to highlight the desired word. Then press the DELETE key.
To delete a specific occurrence of a word under the accessed topic, highlight the desired word in the Key Words box, press F2, highlight the desired occurrence and press the DELETE key.
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Trial Copy of TCN Program DOS Version,14,1,50,20,2,0
The TCN Program is available for DOS. DOS Version 3.3 is slated for release in late March, 1996. It is very much like the Windows version of the TCN Program.
DOS Version 1.22 is a menu driven version of the TCN Program. It is for much older slower computers without a mouse or hard drive. It can be operated from floppies, or it will install itself on a hard drive if you would rather use it that way. For Constitution enthusiasts with clunky computers, this is the way to go. It is available on 2 720 K disks or 4 360 K disks. Has 100 + pages of commentary, limited context sensitive help and a 14-page tutorial that you can print out. Sorry, no technical support or registration benefits are available for version 1.22.
Version 3.3 or later is the default. Specify 1.22 if you want it for someone else. To receive both, add $2.00 to your registration fee.
Constitutional Common Law Library Disk,10,1,74,16,1,0
Contains a shareware program called the Constitutional Common Law Library. This program includes the Bill of Rights from each of the 50 states.
Other shareware on this disk is related to Constitutional Study, was prepared by TCNbP Company, or is durned interesting.
ASCII Files of Rights Documents,14,1,66,16,1,0
Each of the six rights documents presented in the trial copy of the TCN Program is included. The ASCII (or Text format as it is called in Windows) files can be used by nearly all common word processors. A handy resource if you want to excerpt for reference without having to do the actual typing.
Level,14,1,66,17,1,0
Level (as opposed to category) refers to the amount of benefits you want to receive when registering.
At the BASIC level, you receive basic benefits. At the EXTENDED level you receive additional benefits, plus you can obtain some optional materials.
Category,14,1,66,21,2,0
Category (as opposed to level) refers to whom any non-shareware registered benefits will be licensed.
If you register as an INDIVIDUAL, only you are licensed by the registration to use any non-shareware benefits.
If you register as a DEPARTMENT, all individuals in the registered department are authorized to use any non-shareware registered materials.
If you register as an INSTRUCTOR, you receive an individual license with an added written clause authorizing you to notify students in your class that both DOS and Windows trial versions of the TCN Program are available on a shareware basis. (Although trial versions of the TCN program are self-licensing in this regard, some individuals have asked for such written permission.)
Fees Due,14,1,66,16,1,0
Applicable fees due for selected registration options are automatically calculated and displayed in this box.
This amount is used to generate a form letter from you to TCNbP Company.
Name,14,1,66,20,1,0
You MUST type something in the name field in order for the TCN program to accept your form.
The name should be the name of the individual registering if the individual category is selected.
If department category is selected, the name of the individual currently in charge of the department or organization should be typed here. Use the next line for the department name.
Address Fields (3),14,1,66,18,1,0
You MUST type something on at least one of these 3 lines.
Use the first line for the name of a department or organization if the department category is selected.
Otherwise, use the 3 lines as desired to indicate street, suite, or PO Box.
City,14,1,66,15,1,0
You MUST type something in this field.
Type your city name in this field. Don't worry if the city name is too long for the box - it will still print out in its entirety.
State,14,1,66,15,1,0
You MUST type something in this field.
Most people use the two letter state abbreviation. You can use the full name of the state if desired. It will print out in its entirety.
Zip Code,12,1,71,15,1,0
You MUST type something in this field.
If desired, you can type the words Postal Code or words to that effect in front of the standard zip code. What you type will print out in its entirety.
Zip Code Extension,14,1,66,15,1,0
Use of this field is optional.
Type the 4-digit zip code extension that goes with your other address information.
Comments,14,1,66,21,2,0
Use of the comments box is optional. You do not have to provide any comments.
If you want to you can provide additional contact information in the comments box, such as telephone numbers or an E-mail address.
You can also comment on the TCN program itself in this area. Of special interest to TCNbP Company are any remarks you have regarding the following:
1. Technical difficulties with the TCN Program (crashes, hang ups)
2. Provided commentary topics that you especially liked, did not like, or did not understand.
3. Would you prefer a version of the TCN Program that operates under DOS as opposed to Windows?
4. Topics you'd like TCNbP Company to address in registered materials.
5. Mouse users, did the attention devoted to keyboard users distract you in the helps or tutorials?
6. Keyboard users, was sufficient attention given to your needs in the helps and tutorials?
7. Your opinion of the tutorials - enough, too much, understandable, etc?
Registration Category and Level,14,1,50,24,2,0
Indicate your selection of registration category and level on this screen.
When you have indicated both selections,
1) a brief description of your registration benefits is automatically displayed,
2) the registration fee is automatically updated and displayed in the box at the lower right hand corner.
Make another selection to compare benefits and fees.
If you indicate the extended level, you have the option of purchasing two additional items when registering. To see a description of these items, access one, press the space bar, and then press F1. Repeat for each item.
An X in the brackets [ ] to the left of each item in the Extended Options box indicates that it is selected. The registration fee is automatically updated each time you change the selections.
