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This file contains a basic tutorial on Frames, a
Computer-Aided Instruction (CAI) program by timothy weber. It
will teach you all you need to know about using Frames to
look at Frames documents, and you can also look at the Frames
document itself (TUTORIAL.FRA) for examples of how to create
your own Frames documents.
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The first thing you need to know is that a "frame" is one
screenful of text. You can move up and down from frame to
frame by using the PgUp and PgDn keys. Press the PgDn key now
to get to the first frame.
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Good. Now try pressing the PgUp key to return to the frame
we just left, and then come back here.
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Note that these screens contain no highlighted text. That's
why you can move around from frame to frame just by pressing
the PgUp and PgDn keys. Highlighted text indicates a blank
that you must complete before continuing. To see an example
of this, go to the next frame.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE BLANKS
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The first type of blank we'll look at is a multiple choice
blank. Here's an example:
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The name of this program is (Bob Dylan/Ralph/*Frames).
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Use the Left Arrow key and the Right Arrow key to
highlight your choice. Then, press Enter to see the right
answer. Finally, press PgDn to go to the next frame.
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FILL-IN BLANKS
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The other type of blank is a fill-in blank. To complete a
fill-in blank, you simply type in it. If you make a mistake,
you can correct it with the Backspace key or the Home key
(try them). When you're finished, press Enter to see the
right answer, then PgDn to go to the next frame.
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What's your first name? _your name here_
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PROGRESSING THROUGH THE FRAMES
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Note that you can only use PgUp and PgDn to see all the
frames you have completed so far. You can't continue on to
another frame until you have completed all the blanks on the
last frame, and pressed Enter to see the right answers.
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Also, once you have seen the right answers, the answers you
have given are fixed, and you can't change them anymore.
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You can change your answers in a frame (*before/after) you
have pressed Enter on that frame.
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FRAMES WITH MORE THAN ONE BLANK
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Frames can have more than one blank. The blank you're
working on is highlighted differently from the other blanks.
Now, for example, you're completing this blank:
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Frames can have more than one _blank_.
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When you've finished filling in that blank, you can press the
Tab key to get to this blank:
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And to move backwards, hold the Shift key down and press the
(skeleton/*tab) key.
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As usual, press the Enter key to see the correct answers,
then PgDn to go on.
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USING ENTER MOST OF THE TIME
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The Enter key actually does different things depending on
where you are. You can use it to finish a field and go to
the next one, to finish the last field and show the answers,
and to go to the next frame after you've seen the answers.
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Therefore, you can work your way through a file by pressing
Enter after completing each _blank_, and then pressing Enter
twice after the last blank: once to see the correct
_answers_, and once to go to the next _frame_.
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GETTING TO THE MENU
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You used the menu at the top of the screen before when you
loaded this tutorial. To get to the menu, press the Escape
key. Then, you can use the Up, Down, Left, and Right keys to
move around in the menu, and the Enter key to make a
selection.
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If you can't remember how to get to the menu, look up to the
left of the menu bar at the top of the screen; it says "Esc".
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To get to the menu, press the _Escape_ key. When the menu
choice you want is highlighted, press the _Enter_ key.
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GETTING TO INDIVIDUAL MENUS QUICKLY
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If you are in the menu and you don't want to make a
selection, press Escape again to put the menu away.
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To get quickly to any individual menu, like File or Util,
hold down Control and press the first letter of the menu
name. That is, a short cut to the File menu is to press
Control-(H/*F/U).
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GETTING TO MENU CHOICES QUICKLY
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If a menu choice has a letter in parentheses next to it, you
can choose that menu choice by pressing Control and that
letter. For instance, a short cut to "Load (L)" is
Control-(*L/S/P/Q).
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MENU CHOICES: LOADING OTHER FILES
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To load other files, choose "Load" and type the correct file
name. I can find the file if it's in the current directory.
To see a _list_ of what files I can find, choose "List" from
the Util menu.
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MENU CHOICES: SAVING YOUR ANSWERS
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If you choose "Save" from the file menu, I'll _save_ your
answers on disk. I'll ask you your name first, and I'll save
it with your answers so I can find them again later.
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When you want to see your answers again (or finish a file you
hadn't finished before), choose "Restore" from the File menu,
and I'll load the ones with your _name_ on them.
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PRINTING YOUR ANSWERS
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If you want to keep a printed record of your answers, choose
"Print" from the Util menu. It works the same way "Save"
does, only it prints your answers on _paper/the printer_ instead of
saving them in a _file_.
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This is the end of this tutorial. If you can't remember what
key does what, or what each menu choice does, you can get a
summary by pressing Control-H.