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- Question and Answer
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- How do you move around on the screen?
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- Move from one command to the next with the mouse, the Tab
- key, the arrow keys, or by typing the highlighted letter
- of each command. Back out one command level by pressing
- the ESCape key or F10.
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- Is there any Help in the program?
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- Yes, hold the Alt key down for a list of Hotkeys. These
- will get you to Notepad, Save, Quit, and TagList with one
- key stroke. In Description, Hardware or Notepad you can
- press the F1 key to display a list of editor commands for
- manipulating text. Also, the message box on the bottom of
- the screen has commands for the specific screen you are
- on.
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- Do the messages on the bottom of the screen have to display?
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- The message box is controlled by the Help Level selection
- under MiscStuff. You can turn it ON/OFF at will. When
- the Help Level is turned off, the Date and Time will
- display in the message box.
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- How do I use File Finder?
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- File Finder allows you to bring text files into Notepad,
- Description and Hardware. In the File Finder window
- enter *.* to display a list of files in the directory you
- are logged on with. If you want a different directory,
- have the highlighted bar on the '..' at the top of the
- file list and press enter. This will move up one
- directory level. You can then select another directory
- or select a file. If you know the directory string to a
- text file, you can enter it is the File Finder window and
- CatMan will go right to it.
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- How do I print a listing.
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- To print a listing by file name follow these steps: from
- Listings, select Export in the Export windows, select any
- of the options, Program Name, File Name, Label Name, or
- Search List enter the file name for the report
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- CatMan displays all the file names as it writes them to
- the text file. When completed, a message appears on
- screen, press any key to clear the message. You may now
- send that file to your printer. If you select the
- SearchList option, you must have run a SearchList first
- or an error message appears indicating the Search List is
- empty.
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- How do I enter a file without Bulk Load?
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- Under Files on the top menu bar, select New. Press 'f'
- to enter the File Name section, 'h' to enter the Hardware
- section, and 'd' the Description. When completed, press
- 's' to Save the information. The only required items are
- the file name and package name fields.
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- What is the Package Name?
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- When you walk into a store and ask the clerk for a
- software package, you ask for Word, or Windows, or
- CatMan-DO!. That is the Package Name. It is used to
- identify your files. When using the Bulk Load options,
- CatMan enters the file name for the package name. When
- entering files individually, you can choose what to enter
- for package name.
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- How do I use Automatic Mode in Bulk Load?
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- Choose a drive to read with Select Drive (A: or B:).
- Place a diskette in the selected drive, select Automatic
- mode, and enter the label name when requested. CatMan
- loads the database with information for all the files on
- the diskette. Using Automatic Bulk Load, CatMan keeps
- track of the last 10 label names entered. You are asked
- in you want to duplicate the label name.
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- What is the fastest way to enter files?
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- Automatic Mode under Bulk Load is the quickest method to
- enter files. For instructions, see the question on how to
- use Automatic Bulk Load.
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- How do I use Manual Mode in Bulk Load?
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- There are four steps for Manual Mode, the same four items
- on the Manual Mode menu. First, Grab All Files reads all
- the files on the diskette in the selected drive. Second,
- Pick & Choose allows you to review the list of files
- found on the diskette and mark which files you want in
- the database (Yes/No) using the insert and delete keys.
- Third, Edit Label Name allows you to enter the label you
- want in the database for the selected files. The label
- name can not be blank. Fourth, Load Database completes
- the process.
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- How do I change information once it is entered?
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- Change information to a file under Files on the main
- menu, Alter, Alterations. You can not change File Name
- for items that have been bulk loaded. The Time Stamp is
- not alterable for any entry.
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- What is the difference between File Name, Package Name and Label?
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- File Name is the name you see when you do a directory of
- the diskette. Package Name is the name you would use to
- buy the software in the store. Label is what is on the
- diskette label, either your own label or a pre-printed
- label. Bulk Load Automatic Mode enters the file name in
- the Package Name since it can not determine the software
- name.
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