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  1.  
  2.     This file is a special BLACK MAGIC Hypertext document.  To read me
  3.  
  4. obtain MAGREAD.ARC from a local bulletin board, free of charge, or
  5. send $7 to: 
  6.  
  7.     NTERGAID
  8.     2490 BLACK ROCK TPK SUITE 337
  9.     FAIRFIELD, CT 06840
  10.  
  11. to receive, a disk copy of MAGREAD.ARC.
  12. You'll also get some of the latest documents written with BLACK MAGIC.
  13.  
  14.             Thank You
  15.             NTERGAID, Inc.
  16.                LLN/OGuide To Help File//MM<F1>////////////////<Esc>///////////////
  17. <Alt> <F1>////////// <Ctrl> <F2>///////// <Ctrl> <F4>///////// <Ctrl> F////////////#<Ctrl> P////////////'<Ctrl> E////////////)<Ctrl> O////////////-
  18. <Shift> <F1> ///////2 <Alt> <F10>/////////3<F10>///////////////5   LinksToLinks           LinksToLinks                                                    
  19.               
  20.                              BlackMagicHelpFile 
  21.                               (C)NTERGAID-1988 
  22.  
  23.  
  24. CommandsforNavigatingaHypertext 
  25. <F1>ActivateLink 
  26. <Esc>               ReturnfromLink
  27. <Alt><F1>          CollapseDocument 
  28. <Ctrl><F2>         MapDocument
  29.  
  30. UtilityCommands
  31. <F4>               HideLinks 
  32. <Ctrl>F            FindText 
  33. <Ctrl>P                PrintText 
  34. <Ctrl>E            
  35. ExportText 
  36. <Ctrl>O             FindTextOptions
  37. <Shift><F1>         BlackMagic'sHelpSystem
  39. OtherCommands 
  40. <Alt><F10>         
  41. Exit
  42. <F10>               Menu
  43.  HelpFileInstructions: 
  44.  
  45. Thisfile,HELP.MAG,isintendedasagenericguidetotheuseand 
  46. operationofBlackMagicnecessaryforreadingdocuments.Thisdocument 
  47. maybefile-linkedtoanyyourdocumentsinordertoprovideahelpsystem 
  48. forthereadingofhypertextdocuments.
  49.  
  50. NTERGAIDfreelylicensestoallwhochoose,therighttolinkthis 
  51. document,HELP.MAG,intoalloftheirdocumentsinordertoprovidea 
  52. integralhelpsystematnoextraeffort.Theonlyrestrictionthatwe 
  53. placeontheuseofthisdocumentisthatitnotbealteredexceptforthe 
  54. deletingthisnotewindow. 
  55.  
  56.  The<F1>commandisusedto 
  57. activatealink. 
  58.  
  59. Toactivatealink,putthe 
  60. cursorbetweenthelink 
  61. symbolsandpress<F1>. 
  62.  
  63. Note:
  64. Ifpressing<F1>onalink 
  65. causesBlackMagicto 
  66. displaya"OpenFile:XXX" 
  67. message,donotbealarmed, 
  68. BlackMagicissimply 
  69. accessinganotherdocument 
  70. throughaFileLink. The<Esc>commandisusedto 
  71. returnfromalink. 
  72.  
  73. Toreturnfromalink, 
  74. simplypress<Esc>.
  75.  
  76. Note:
  77. Ifpressing<Esc>causes
  78. BlackMagictodisplaya
  79. "OpenFile:XXX"message,do
  80. notbealarmed,BlackMagic
  81. issimplyaccessinganother
  82. documentthroughaFileLink. Thecollapsecommandisused 
  83. toreturntoadocument's 
  84. beginning. 
  85.  
  86. Tocollapseadocument, 
  87. simplypress<Alt><F1>.
  88. Thiswillcollapsea 
  89. documenttothebeginning. 
  90.  
  91. Note:
  92. Onalongdocument,the 
  93. collapseprocessisnot 
  94. instantaneous. 
  95.  
  96. If pressing <F1> on a link 
  97. causes Black Magic to 
  98. display a "Open File: XXX" 
  99. message, do not be alarmed, 
  100. Black Magic is simply 
  101. accessing another document 
  102. through a File Link. 
  103.  
  104.  Pressing<Ctrl><F2>causes 
  105. BlackMagictodisplaythe 
  106. documentasagraphic.When 
  107. themapisdisplayed,itmay 
  108. beusedfornavigatinga 
  109. documentbypressingthe 
  110. arrowkeystoscrollitand 
  111. <F1>toaccessthecurrent 
  112. link. 
  113.  
  114. Note:
  115. Mappinganydocument, 
  116. particularlyalongone,is 
  117. notaninstantaneousprocess. Pressing<F4>causesBlack 
  118. Magictohidealllinkson 
  119. screen.Thisallowsyouto 
  120. concentrateonthe 
  121. informationathandwithout 
  122. beingdistractedbythe 
  123. prescenceoflinks. 
  124.  
  125. Note: 
  126. Inpreviousversionsof 
  127. BlackMagic,thiswasused 
  128. bypressing<Alt>H <Ctrl>Fisusedtofind 
  129. specifiedtextwithina 
  130. document.Tosearchout 
  131. text,press<Ctrl>Fand 
  132. enterthetexttosearch 
  133. for.Thenpress<Enter>, 
  134. thiswillstartthesearch 
  135. process.
  136.  
  137. Note: 
  138. Toadjusthowthesearch 
  139. operationhappens,press 
  140. <Ctrl>Otoaccessthe 
  141. searchoptions. 
  142.  
  143. Ifdocumentsarefilelinked 
  144. together,searchingfortext 
  145. willnotsearchthelinked 
  146. documents. Pressing<Ctrl>Pwillprint 
  147. thecurrenttextstream.
  148. Thecurrenttextstreamis 
  149. simplythattextthatcanbe 
  150. reachedbyscrolling-not 
  151. byaccessinglinks. <Ctrl>Eisusedtoexport 
  152. thecontentsofthecurrent 
  153. windowtoatextfile.This 
  154. isusefulforexcerpting 
  155. materialfromahypertext 
  156. document.Toexportthe 
  157. currentwindow,press:
  158. <Ctrl> E,enterthefilename 
  159. toexporttoandpress 
  160. <Enter>. 
  161.  
  162. Note:
  163. Ifyoudon'twanttoexport 
  164. theentirewindow,simply 
  165. marktheblockoftextthat 
  166. youwishtoexportandpress 
  167. <Ctrl>Eandproceedas 
  168. above.<Ctrl>Oisusedtomodify 
  169. howtheFindfunction 
  170. operates.Toaccessthe 
  171. FindTextOptions,press 
  172. <Ctrl>O.Adialogboxwill 
  173. appearonscreenwiththe 
  174. optionsdisplayed.To 
  175. modifytheoptions,moveto 
  176. theoptionthatyouwishto 
  177. changewiththeUpandDown 
  178. arrows.Theoptioncanthen 
  179. bechangedwiththeRight 
  180. andLeftarrows.Afteryou 
  181. aredonechangingthe 
  182. options,press<Esc>to 
  183. removethedialogboxfrom 
  184. thescreen. 
  185.  
  186. TheoptionsforFindingthat
  187. canbe changedare:Search 
  188. AllLinks,WholeWord,and 
  189. IgnoreCaseToaccessBlackMagic's 
  190. internalhelpsystem,press 
  191. <Shift><F1>. 
  192.  
  193.  ToexitfromBlackMagic, 
  194. press<Alt><F10>.Ifyour 
  195. documentisnotsaved,Black 
  196. Magicwillpromptyoufor
  197. whetherornottosave 
  198. changes.Theusualanswer 
  199. forthispromptisYes. ToaccessBlackMagic's 
  200. Menu,press<F10>.