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- World Factbase Run-Time On-Screen Help Menu
- @1,Files Menu Options
- @2, Help, Open Textbase, Print Textbase
- @3, Choose Options, Go To Dos, Quit
- @4,View Menu Options
- @5, Choose Record by Number
- @6, Choose Record by Keyword Search
- @9, Choose Record by Searching Entire Record
- ##1 ~FILESMENU
- USING THE WORLD FACTBASE FILES MENU
-
- The File menu allows you to use and manipulate World Factbase files and
- also contains some options that deal with program setup and operation. The
- Files menu options are:
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- Help
- Open a Textbase
- Print or Output a Textbase
- About World Factbase
- Choose Program Options
- Go to DOS, Return with Exit
- Quit, Exit World Factbase
-
- To choose one of these options, you may use the mouse or up and down arrow
- keys to highlight the desired option and then press the Enter key.
- Optionally, you can press the first letter of the option. For example, to
- choose the "About World Factbase" option, press the A key. Following is a
- brief description of each of these options.
-
- ##2
- OPTIONS ON THE FILE MENU
-
- The HELP OPTION displays a series of help screens that summarize the contents
- of the manual. When Help is chosen, a menu of items will appear. You can then
- choose a topic to examine or return to the main menu.
-
- The OPEN Textbase option allows you to choose which World Factbase
- Textbase on disk you will be using. A list of the available Textbases will be
- displayed on the screen from which you can choose one to open.
-
- The PRINT Textbase option allows you to print the contents of the Textbase to
- a printer or to a file. The About PC-Textbase option gives copyright
- information about the program.
-
- ##3
-
- The CHOOSE PROGRAM OPTIONS item allows you to indicate what kind of monitor
- you are using. You may choose from monitor types Color, LCD or Monochrome.
- The color option refers to CGA, EGA, PGA, VGA or other monitor types that
- display color. The LCD option displays only black and white. The Monochrome
- option displays black, white and bright white.
-
- The GO TO DOS option allows you to temporarily return to the DOS prompt. You
- may enter DOS commands or run another program. When you type EXIT at the DOS
- prompt, World Factbase will resume.
-
- The QUIT, Exit World Factbase ends the World Factbase program and
- returns you to the DOS prompt (or to your menu program).
-
- ##4 ~VIEWMENU
- THE WORLD FACTBASE VIEW MENU
-
- The View menu is where you search and view the information in the World
- Factbase Textbase. You may choose to view a record by number, by searching for
- a keyword in the keyword list, by searching for one or more words in the
- record description or by looking at a list of the keywords. The items on the
- View Menu are:
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- Number Choice
- Keyword Choice
- In-Text Search
- View Keyword List
-
- You must have a currently open Textbase to choose one of these options.
- Choose an option by highlighting the option and pressing the Enter key, or
- press the first letter of the option.
-
- These menu options are described below . . .
- ##5
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- NUMBER CHOICE
-
- When you choose the Number Choice option, you will be asked to enter the
- number of the record to view. This record will then be displayed on the
- screen. You may use the F9 key to view the previous record, the F10 key to
- view the next record. Deleted records will not be displayed. Press the F2 key
- if you wish to edit this record. Press the Esc key to end the viewing.
-
- ##6
- KEYWORD CHOICE
-
- When you choose the Keyword Choice option, you will see another menu giving
- you the following options:
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- Single Keyword Search
- AND - Multiple AND Search
- OR - Multiple OR Search
- Quit
-
- A single keyword search allows you to enter a single keyword (such as
- PAKISTAN). World Factbase will then display the first record that matches
- the search. You may use the F9 key to view the previous matching record,
- the F10 key to view the next matching record. Deleted records will not be
- displayed. Press the F2 key if you wish to edit this record. Press the Esc
- key to end the viewing.
-
- continued...
- ##7
-
- KEYWORD CHOICE continued
-
- A Multiple AND search allows you to specify 2 to 10 words to match. For
- example, you might want to match on the words PAKISTAN and INDIA. The match
- criteria means that the keyword must contain BOTH the word PAKISTAN and the
- word INDIA. You will be prompted to enter a list of match words with the
- AND sign (&) between each word. In this case you would enter
-
- PAKISTAN&INDIA
-
- World Factbase will display the first record that matches the search
- criteria. You may use the F9 key to view the previous matching record, the
- F10 key to view the next matching record. Deleted records will not be
- displayed. Press the F2 key if you wish to edit this record. Press the Esc
- key to end the viewing. continued...
-
- ##8
-
- KEYWORD CHOICE continued
-
- A Multiple OR search allows you to specify 2 to 10 words to match. For
- example, you might want to match on the words PAKISTAN or INDIA. The match
- criteria means that the keyword must contain EITHER the word PAKISTAN or
- the word INDIA. You will be prompted to enter a list of match words with a
- ~ (tilde) between each word. In this case you would enter
-
- PAKISTAN~INDIA
-
- World Factbase will display the first record that matches the search
- criteria. You may use the F9 key to view the previous matching record, the
- F10 key to view the next matching record. Deleted records will not be
- displayed. Press the F2 key if you wish to edit this record. Press the Esc
- key to end the viewing.
-
-
- ##9
- IN-TEXT SEARCH
-
- An In-text search searches the contents of the record, not just the keyword
- list. This search tends to be slower than a keyword search.
-
- When you choose the In-Text Search option, you are give the same options as
- in the Keyword search - a single keyword search, multiple AND matches and
- multiple OR matches.
-
- VIEW KEYWORD LIST
-
- The View Keyword List option displays a list of the keyword descriptions of
- all of the entries in the currently opened Textbase. If there are more
- entries than the screen can display, you may press the down arrow key of PgDn
- to view additional keyword lists. To move back up the list, press the up
- arrow key or PgUp. To view the contents of a record, highlight the keyword
- list and press the Enter key. Press the Esc key to end the View Keyword List
- option.
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