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#H0 7 " " "Thank you for your purchase of DiscPassage CD-ROM products. " " " "DiscPassage allows you to quickly locate words and phrases in " "documents stored on CD-ROM (Compact Disc, Read Only Memory). " "Many discs also store images and several will have audio " "features available. " " " "DiscPassage has four major functions: " " " " * Search - helps you search the database for specific " " words, authors, subjects, or titles to identify" " related documents. " " * Browse - helps you review lists of words, authors, " " subjects, or titles, then select corresponding " " documents. " " * Contents- lists the table of contents contained in the " " database and helps you select a document. " " " " * Database- identifies information available on the CD and " " helps you select a database. " " " " " " " "When a major function menu appears on the screen, make a " "selection by: " " " " * Moving the highlight sideways using the left and right " " arrow keys, or moving the highlight up and down using the" " up and down arrows, then selecting the hightlighted " " choice with the enter key. " " " "The keyboard has several special keys: " " " " * ENTER - Executes the current selection or words you typed. " " * ESC - Escape leaves the current menu or document and " " returns to the previous menu. " " * HOME - Goes to the beginning of the document or top of the" " menu. " " " " * END - Goes to the end of the document or bottom of the " " menu. " " * PgUp - Page Up scrolls up one page in the document or one " " menu screen. " " * PgDn - Page Down scrolls down one page in the document or " " one menu screen. " " * F2 - Clears all word fields in the search/browse " " template and restarts your search. " " * F3 - Jump directly to next matching document or image " " (In search/browse context). " " * F7 - Prints the document or table currently displayed. " " * F8 - Copies the text file to floppy or hard disk. " " * F9 - Pops up a menu allowing selection of figures, audio" " and tables included in the document. " " * F10 - Execute - displays titles or searches through " " documents to find the next occurrence of a word. " #H1 3 "Make a selection from the SEARCH menu by: " " " " * Moving the highlight up or down with the arrow keys " " " " * Selecting the highlighted choice with the ENTER key " " " "The Search function helps you find a document by searching the" "data base using four separate criteria: " " * WORD- searches the full text of documents for combin- " " ations of words. This can include anything in " " the title, abstract, references or captions. " " Every word is indexed with the exception of " " numbers and single characters. Sometimes common" " words such as 'the' are omitted. " " * AUTHOR- searches for documents with combinations of " " authors. Data bases with a single author do not" " offer this feature. " " * SUBJECT- searches the subject index of documents for " " combinations of key words. Data bases dealing " " with a single subject do not offer this feature." " * TITLE- searches the titles of documents for combin- " " ations of words. " #H2 2 "Make a selection by: " " * Moving the highlight up or down using the arrow keys. " " " " * Selecting the highlighted choice with the ENTER key. " " " "The Browse function helps you find a document by scrolling " "through lists of words or names with the number of documents " "that contain them: " " * WORD - lists all of the words from a to z (except those" " common words such as "the" that may have been " " excluded) found in the documents in a data base " " * AUTHOR - lists the authors of documents, last name first " " * SUBJECT- lists the subjects of documents. Subjects are " " determined from key words or phrases supplied " " by the original publisher. " " * TITLES - lists the words found in the titles of documents" #H3 1 "The contents function helps you find a document by scrolling " "through the table of contents, listing documents in the order " "they were originally published. " #H4 1 "This menu show the available data bases on the CD-ROM disc you" "are now playing. Make a selection in the data base menu by: " " " " * Moving the highlight up or down using the ARROW KEYS and " " then selecting with the ENTER key " " " "The data base you selected will appear at the top line of the " "screen. Move to Search, Browse, or Contents with arrow keys. " #H5 1 "The Change/Quit functions give you options to change CD-ROM " "discs or to quit the program. Use the arrow keys to highlight" "the choice you desire, then select it with the enter key. " " " "To change a disc, select Change from the menu, then remove the" "CD-ROM disc in the player, replace it with another DiscPassage" "title (this will only work on DiscPassage products), and press" "ENTER. " #H6 12 "The search template allows you to enter up to seven words or " "phrases, one on each line. The escape key (ESC) will return " "you to the previous menu. To search: " " " " * Type your search word or name (upper or lower case " " letters are OK) on the first blank line where the cursor " " is blinking and then press the ENTER key. DiscPassage " " will then search for the term and return with the number " " of documents on the disc containing that word or name in " " the column labeled 'Documents Found'. If you entered a " " term that found no occurrences in the database, you may " " backspace to erase that term and re-enter a different " " term on the same line. Press ENTER to search again. " " " " " " " " * You may edit your search by moving the cursor through the" " search fields with the ARROW KEYS. When the cursor is in" " the field to be changed, use the BACKSPACE key to erase " " parts or all of the search term, or type in new letters. " " " " * Wildcard searches are convenient for searching for a " " number of words with different suffixes and common roots." " There are two wildcard characters, the '?' and the '*'. " " The question mark used in a word means that any character" " can occupy that position. For example, 'appl?' would " " return the documents for both 'apple' and 'apply'. The " " asterisk (*) means that any character can occupy that " " position or any other remaining position in the word. " " For example, 'appl*' would return documents for 'apple' " " and 'apply', as well as, 'apples', 'applesause', and " " 'applejack', and any other word that starts with 'appl'. " " Be careful not to use vague wildcards like 'a*' because " " you will find a huge number of words and the search will " " take a long time to complete. Wildcard phrases such as " " 'jo* appl*' are not supported at this time. " " " " * Phrases may be entered with spaces between the words on " " a single search line, such as 'three pipe problem'. " " " " * Use the F2 key to clear all search fields and restart " " your search without leaving the screen. " " " " * Enter up to 7 search terms. The cumulative matches for " " all search terms are displayed under the column labeled " " "Combined Matches". Refine your search using the AND, OR" " NOT, or OFF operators to make it more specific or broad. " " " " * View the document titles by pressing F10 (or return) " " when your search is complete. Try to narrow the search " " to 25 documents. It is always easier to let the computer" " do the work. If only a single match is found, it will " " be called up directly. " " ***************** SEARCH STRATEGIES ******************* " " " "People who do on-line searching for a living have several " "suggestions to make searching faster and more effective: " " " " * Decide what you want to search for. Be specific. If you" " want to know about plastics, what types of plastics? " " Let the computer do your sorting for you! " " * Think of the title of your ideal article. An example is " " 'Horse Racing in Europe - Why Arabians are Faster.' Now, " " strip out the key words that will be used to make up the " " search; HORSE, RACING, EUROPE, ARABIAN. Try to limit " " yourself to three or four words at a time. Pay close " " attention to the number of matches you receive with each " " additional word, modifying your search, if necessary. " " " " * Decide what type of search you would like to do: word, " " author, subject, or title. Keep in mind that there are " " limitations to each way you are searching. A word found " " with the title search may be more relevant than one found" " in the body of the text with the word search. " " " " * The word search is extremely broad and you will find " " matches anywhere in the text, including references. Word" " searching is extremely powerful because you will turn up " " 'the dust between the pages'. As an example, a company " " had a photograph taken from a satellite of a remote " " island. They needed to know the geologic composition of " " the cliffs that were in the photo. Rather than send a " " geologist to the island, they did a search of geologic " " textbooks, but the island was so remote, they couldn't " " locate any information on it. A full-text word search, " " however, located an ornithology text book that mentioned " " the island. A section of the text contained a brief " " description of the cliffs where the birds nested. " #H7 2 "Make a selection by: " " * Moving the highlight up or down using the ARROW keys, " " PgUp or PgDn keys, or the HOME or END keys. " " - or - " " * Typing a series of letters: A - Z, the cursor will jump " " to each successive letter in the list. " " " " * Select that item with the ENTER key " " " "The titles of the documents will then be displayed. " " " " * Use the F2 key to clear all search fields and restart " " your search without leaving the screen. " #H8 1 "The contents function helps you find a document by scrolling " "through the table of contents, listing documents in the order " "they were originally published. Make a selection by: " " " " * Moving the highlight up or down using the ARROW KEYS and " " then pressing the ENTER key to select the top level " " contents. " #H9 1 "Select a database by moving the highlight bar with the arrow " "keys, then pressing the ENTER key. The selected database will" "appear on the top line of the screen. You may now move with " "the left or right arrow keys to continue searching, browsing, " "and other DiscPassage functions. " #H10 1 "Highlight a title by using the cursor keys, then select with " "the ENTER key (or F10). There may be a slight delay as " "additional titles are read from the disc - this is normal. " #H11 4 "You can scroll through the text by using the cursor keys: " " " " * Moving up or down one line using the ARROW KEYS. " " * Moving up or down one page using the PgUp or PgDn keys. " " * Moving to the beginning using HOME. " " * Moving to the end of the document using the END key. " " " " " "The escape (ESC) key returns you to the previous screen. " "All the search terms you selected are highlighted in context. " "You may search forward through the document for other search " "terms in context by pressing the F10 key (or right arrow key)." "The shifted F10 key (or left arrow key) will search backwards " "from the screen you are viewing. At this point, you may also:" " " " " " * Jump directly to the next document or image matching your" " search term by pressing the F3 key. Shift-F3 will jump " " to the previous document. " " * Print the document by pressing the F7 key. " " * Copy the document to hard or floppy disk by pressing " " the F8 key. " " * Access tables, figures, and audio associated with the " " document by pressing the F9 key. " " " "Once you have reached the end of a document, pressing F10 " "again will advance you to the next document where the given " "search term(s) were found. " #H12 2 "If selections are available for this document, move the " "highlighted bar with the up or down arrows, then select it " "with the ENTER key. " " " "NOTE: It is recommended that you have a Super-VGA video board " "to view images; standard VGA is also supported. For audio " "selections, a CD-ROM audio jack is required to play audio. " "Pressing the escape key (ESC) will return you to this menu " "from a table, image, or audio. Pressing the escape key (ESC) " "from this menu will return you to the document. " #H13 2 "You may view or print the table, or you may return to the menu" "by pressing the escape key (ESC). You may also: " " " " * Move around in the tables with the arrow keys. " " * Move quickly with the PgUp or PgDn keys to move up or " " down. " " * Move quickly with the TAB/SHIFTED TAB keys to move from " " left to right. " " * Print the table by pressing the F7 key. The table will " " print in 80 column sections. Use adhesive tape to piece " " the table back together. " #H14 1 "Please specify the DOS drive, path, and filename to copy this " "file to. You may copy to either a hard disk or a floppy disk." "The entire file will be copied. " #H15 1 "Move the highlight bar to the choice you want to make, then " "press the ENTER key to select. Choosing the Change CD-ROM " "Disc option allows you to place a different DiscPassage disc " "in your CD-ROM drive. Only DiscPassage products will work " "with this function. The Change CD-ROM Drive option allows you" "to change the drive letter that the software uses, if you " "have multiple CD-ROM drives on your system. To leave the " "program, choose the QUIT option. You will return to DOS. " #H16 1 "To stop printing the document, press the escape key (ESC) " "while you are printing. Printing will stop at the end of the " "next page. Currently, the LPT1 port is the only place you may" "print out a table or text document. To print an image, you " "must have an optional video printer. They will not reproduce " "on any other type of printer. " #H17 2 "The function keys used by DiscPassage are: " " " " * F2 - Restart. Used in the search template to clear and " " restart search. " " * F3 - Jump. Jump directly to next document matching the " " given search term(s). " " * F7 - Print. Prints the document or table currently " " displayed. " " * F8 - Copy. Copies the text file to hard or floppy disk. " " * F9 - Figures and Tables. Pops the figures and tables " " menu selector that allow you to display figures " " tables, and to play audio. " " * F10 - Execute. Displays titles or searches through " " a document to find the next occurrence of a word. " " Advances to the next function. " #H18 2 "Press the SPACE BAR to toggle between Boolean operators. " "These operators make your search more or less specific by " "combining multiple search lines. They work as follows: " " " " * AND - Narrows the search by finding only documents that " " contain both the previous term and that on this line" " * OR - Broadens the search by finding documents that " " contain either or both search terms. " " * NOT - Narrows the search by finding documents that contain" " the previous search term, but NOT the next one. " " * OFF - Turns off the search term on that line, so it is " " ignored in the Combined Matches total. " #H19 1 "This option allows you to change the disc in your CD-ROM drive" "without leaving DiscPassage. It may take a minute for the " "disc to be read by the drive, this is normal. Press ESCape to" "leave this option and continue with the same disc. " #H20 1 "This option allows you to change the drive letter that the " "software uses as your CD-ROM drive. If there are multiple " "CD-ROM drives on your system, the software automatically " "detects this and uses the first one (alphabetically) by " "default. Press ESCape to leave this option and continue with " "the same drive. " #HEND