The Ultimedia System/IBM_ACD_101.ISO/_um1/execu.hlp

OS/2 Help File | 1992-08-20 | 14KB | 351 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Overview ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The Exec-U-Shell editor allows you to create electronic presentations by
combining text with graphic backgrounds. Start the Exec-U-Shell editor by
selecting Create Presentation from the main menu.

 Initially the editor will consist of a background graphic with a menu bar at
the top of the window. At this point, you may start creating a new presentation
by Adding Text to this initial screen. Or, you may use the File menu option to
Open an existing presentation.

 Select Help Index from the Help pull-down menu for information on adding text,
changing the backgrounds, adding additional screens and more.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Adding Text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 To add text to the screen, first position the mouse pointer where you want the
text to be placed and then click the left mouse button. This will cause a box
to appear that is the height of the current text font and one space wide. The
blinking cursor indicates that you are in the text entry mode.

 Use the keyboard to begin typing letters. The normal editing keys such as
backspace, delete, insert, home, end, and the left and right arrow keys are
available to help you enter your text. When you have completed typing a line of
text, click the left mouse button outside the text box, or press the return
key.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Editing Text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 To edit an existing line of text, place the mouse pointer over the line and
press the left mouse button. A box will appear around the selected line. Then
press the left mouse button again with the pointer over the part of the line
where you wish to begin editing the line. You will now get a flashing text
entry pointer. Use the normal editing keys such as backspace, delete, insert,
home, end, and the left and right arrow keys to change the text.

 Select Changing the text font , Changing the text color , and Moving text
from the Help Index for information on these topics.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Deleting Text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 To delete a line of text, highlight the line by placing the mouse pointer over
the text and pressing the left mouse button once. There will be no flashing
text entry pointer at this point. Press the Delete key on the keyboard to
delete the line.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Navigation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 A presentation usually consists of multiple screens. To determine how many
screens a presentation has, choose the Screen Goto... menu item. This will
bring up a dialog box that contains a listbox. The listbox itself contains an
entry for every screen. The current screen will be highlighted.

 To jump directly to any screen, select a screen from the Goto listbox.

 To move to the next screen, select the Screen Next menu item or press the PgDn
key.

 To move to the previous screen, select the Screen Previous menu item or press
the PgUp key.

 See Screen Insert..., Screen Delete..., and Screen Move... for information on
these topics.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Moving Text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 To move a line of text, select the line you wish to move by positioning the
pointer over the line and pressing either mouse button. A box will appear
around the selected line.  Position the pointer in the box and click the right
mouse button.  The pointer will change to a four-way arrow.  At this point you
are able to move the text line by dragging it to a new location. Release the
right mouse button to fix the line of text in its new position.  When you are
satisfied with the new position click outside the box.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Help Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Use the choices on the Help pull-down to display:

Help index
     Displays the index of help menu.

General Help
     Displays overview information about Exec-U-Shell editor.

Help for keys
     Displays a list of key usage.

Using Help
     Provides detailed information on the kinds of help available and how to
     use help.

Product info
     Displays information about the Exec-U-Shell editor.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Use this choice to get general help for the program. General help provides
general information about the Exec-U-Shell editor.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Extended ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Use this choice to obtain information on how to use the Help facility.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1. Key Assigments ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The list of keys is arranged in groups.

ACCELERATOR KEYS

HELP KEYS

   F1
        Get help

   Esc
        Previous Help Panel, or End help if only one panel

   Alt+F4
        End help

   F3
        Return to Exec-U-Shell menu

  SYSTEM KEYS

   Alt+Esc
        Switch to the next program, including full-screen programs

   Ctrl+Esc
        Switch to the Task List

  WINDOW KEYS

   Underlined letter
        Move among the choices on the action bar and invoke pull-down menus or
        execute the function chosen


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Use this choice to display the help index.

 The help index lists the help information titles that are available.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This dialog displays information about the Exec-U-shell editor, such as
version number and copyright notice.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. File Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Use the choices on the File pull-down to open and save presentations.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. File New ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This menu item will clear the existing presentation. The default background
graphics will remain.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. File Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This menu item will display the File Open... dialog box. Use this dialog box
to select an existing presentation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. File Add ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This menu item will display the File Add... dialog box. Use the dialog to
append a presentation to the currently loaded presentation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. File Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This menu item will save the current presentation using the current file name.
If a presentation is being saved for the first time, the Save As... dialog will
be invoked.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. File Save as ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This menu item will display the File Save as... dialog box. Use the dialog to
save the current presentation under a new name.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. File Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This menu item will return you to the Exec-U-Shell Main Menu screen.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Edit Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Use the choices on the Edit pull-down menu to change the current screen text
or background.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Edit Background ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This menu item opens up a pull-down menu of graphics that represent the base
background graphics. Selecting one of these base backgrounds opens up a
pull-down menu of the different variations of that base background. Select the
variation that is desired. The current background graphic will be changed to
your new choice.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. Edit Text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This menu item will display a pull-down menu of options for modifying either a
single line of text, if one is selected, or the current text settings if no
text fields are selected.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Changing the text font ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 New text added to a screen will appear as defined by the current font
settings.  To change these current font settings, first ensure that no lines of
text are selected. Then bring up the font dialog box by selecting Font... from
the Edit Text pull-down menu. The currently defined font will appear in the
sample window of the dialog box.  Change the font name to select a different
type face.  Change the font style to make the font bold or italicized.  Press
OK to accept your font selection.

 If you want to change the font of an existing line of text, select the line of
text before selecting Font... from the Edit Text pull-down menu. The changes
made will only affect the selected line of text.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Changing the text color ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 New text added to a screen will appear as defined by the current font color.
To change the current font color, first ensure that no lines of text are
selected. Then bring up the color dialog box by selecting Color... from the
Edit Text pull-down menu. There are several ways to change the color settings.

 You can click on any part of the Hue/Saturation circle to select a color. Then
select the brightness of the color by pointing to a position on the value bar.
The currently selected color will be displayed on the color patch. You may also
choose your color by directly changing the Red, Green and Blue spin buttons or
the Hue, Saturation, and Value spin buttons in the HSV mode.

 Match Mode will allow you to match an existing color. Selecting Match Mode
will change your cursor to a cross-hair pointer. Position the pointer over a
pixel anywhere on the desktop and click the left mouse button. The current font
color will change to match the color of the pixel under the cross-hair pointer.

 Press OK to accept the color settings or Cancel to nullify your changes.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Clear Current Screen ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This option removes all text lines from the current screen.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. Screen Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Use the choices on the Screen pull-down menu to navigate between, move,
insert, delete, name, and change timings of screens.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. Move to next Screen ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This menu option will advance the presentation to the next screen. If the
current screen is the last screen of the presentation, a new screen will be
created with the same background as the current screen and you will be
positioned on the new screen.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. Move to previous Screen ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This menu option will back the presentation to the previous screen. If the
current screen is the first screen of the presentation, then the Screen
Previous menu item will be disabled and a beep will sound when the PgUp key is
pressed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 28. Goto any Screen ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This menu item will bring up a dialog box containing a listbox of all the
screen names in the current presentation. The current location within the
presentation is indicated by the highlighted screen name. Choose which screen
you would like to go to by either single clicking on a screen name and pressing
the OK button or double clicking a screen name. If the presentation contains
only one screen this menu item will be disabled.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 29. Insert a Screen ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This menu item will bring up a dialog box containing a listbox of all the
screen names in the current presentation.  The current location is indicated by
the highlighted screen name.  Choose the position of the new screen in the
presentation by selecting the screen with which you would like to insert a new
screen before or select After Last Screen to insert a new screen at the end of
the presentation.  The current location in the presentation will not change.
Use the Screen Goto menu item to change your position within the presentation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 30. Delete a Screen ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This menu item will bring up a dialog box containing a listbox of all the
screen names in the current presentation. The current location is indicated by
the highlighted screen name. Choose which screen you would like to delete by
either single clicking on a screen name and pressing the OK button or double
clicking a screen name. The current screen will change if the current screen is
being deleted. If the presentation contains only one screen this menu item will
be disabled.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31. Move a Screen ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This menu item will bring up a dialog box containing a listbox of all the
screen names in the current presentation. The current location is indicated by
the highlighted screen name.

 Choose which screen you would like to move by either single clicking on a
screen name and pressing the OK button or double clicking a screen name. The
screen chosen will be lifted from the list. At this point pressing Cancel will
abort the screen move operation.

 Choose a new position for the screen by selecting the screen that you want to
place the lifted screen before. If you wish to move the screen to the end of
the presentation choose After Last Screen.  If the presentation contains only
one screen this menu item will be disabled.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 32. Change the Screen name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This menu item will bring up a dialog box containing an entry field with the
current screen's name. Edit the screen name by using the normal text keys.
Choose OK to accept the new name or Cancel to reject the new screen name.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 33. Change the Screens timing ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This menu item will bring up a dialog box containing a listbox with the
different timing options for a screen. The current timing setting will be
highlighted. Change the setting you would like by either single clicking on the
setting and pressing the OK button or double clicking the setting. The settings
will affect the pace of the presentation when running the presentation from the
Run Presentation menu option on the Exec-U-Shell Main Menu.