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╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Welcome to NUTSHELL PLUS II Version 2.0. Runtime Version ║ ║ To use a Nutshell file: ║ ║ 1. Type the name of your file. The name must be a ║ ║ DOS filename. ║ ║ 2. Press the ──┘ key. ║ ║ Important keys throughout NUTSHELL PLUS II: ║ ║ F1 is the "HELP" key. F1 always provides ║ ║ information about the available options. ║ ║ ║ ║ F2 is the "MENU" key. To select from the menu: ║ ║ 1. Press the F2 key. ║ ║ 2. Type the first letter of a menu option. ║ ║ 3. Press the ──┘ key. ║ ║ ║ ║ Esc is the "CANCEL" key. Esc always ends the ║ ║ current activity. ║ ║ To view a list of existing files, press F2, then press ║ ║ the ──┘ key to select the SHOW FILES option. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ You have just selected a file. ║ ║ ║ ║ All commands in NUTSHELL PLUS II are selected from menus.║ ║ To select from a menu: ║ ║ 1. Press the F2 key to move the cursor to the menu. ║ ║ 2. Type the first letter of the option you want. ║ ║ 3. When the cursor is next to the option you want, ║ ║ press the ──┘ key to select it. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To select the ADD option: ║ ║ 1. Press the F2 key to move the cursor to the menu. ║ ║ 2. Type "A" to move the cursor to the ADD option. ║ ║ 3. When the cursor is next to ADD, press the ──┘ ║ ║ key to select that option. This will display the ║ ║ ADD screen. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ You have selected a file. ║ ║ ║ ║ The next step is to ADD some records to the file. ║ ║ ║ ║ To Add records: ║ ║ 1. Press the F2 key to move the cursor to the menu. ║ ║ 2. Type "A" to move the cursor to the Add option. ║ ║ 3. When the cursor is next to Add, press the ──┘ key ║ ║ to select that option. This will display the ║ ║ Add screen. ║ ║ ║ ║ On the Add screen you can type data into the fields ║ ║ already created. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Fields cannot be created using the Runtime Version. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ The Browse screen is the main screen of NUTSHELL PLUS II.║ ║ ║ ║ From here you can select: ║ ║ FIND to select certain records from the file ║ ║ ADD to add records to the file ║ ║ MODIFY to modify the data in records ║ ║ REMOVE to remove records from the file ║ ║ SORT to change the order of the records ║ ║ OUTPUT to print records or copy them to a file ║ ║ LAYOUT to choose the display of fields and text ║ ║ VERSION Displays version that created this file. ║ ║ ZOOM to open and use a lookup file ║ ║ Useful keys: ║ ║ F2 moves the cursor to the menu ║ ║ ──┘ selects an option from the menu ║ ║ PgUp, PgDn turns the page to previous or next records ║ ║ Ctrl-PgUp displays the first record in the file ║ ║ Ctrl-PgDn displays the last record in the file ║ ║ Esc closes the file ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ The records you can now view are only those records that ║ ║ match the pattern on the Find screen. ║ ║ ║ ║ FIND to select other or all records from the file ║ ║ ADD to add records to the file ║ ║ MODIFY to modify the data in records ║ ║ REMOVE to remove records from the file ║ ║ SORT to change the order of the records ║ ║ OUTPUT to print records or copy them to a file ║ ║ LAYOUT to select the display of fields and text ║ ║ VERSION Displays version that created this file. ║ ║ ZOOM to open and use a lookup file ║ ║ Useful keys: ║ ║ PgUp, PgDn turns the page to previous or next records ║ ║ Ctrl-PgUp displays the first found record in the file ║ ║ Ctrl-PgDn displays the last found record in the file ║ ║ Esc closes the file ║ ║ F2 moves the cursor to the menu ║ ║ ──┘ selects an option from the menu ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ To FIND records in the file: ║ ║ 1. Type the data you want the found records to match. ║ ║ 2. Press F10 to view the records that match the data. ║ ║ Select: ║ ║ SHOW INDEX to view a list of all the data that has been ║ ║ typed in a field ║ ║ FIND ALL to browse all of the records in the file ║ ║ CLEAR to clear the current Find criteria ║ ║ ALSO FIND to also find records matching other criteria ║ ║ in addition to the first set of criteria ║ ║ INVALID to browse the records which do not match ║ ║ RECORDS the current validation settings. ║ ║ Useful keys: ║ ║ F10 or + finds records matching the criteria ║ ║ Esc cancels the Find option, returns to Browse ║ ║ ──│ moves the cursor to the next field ║ ║ │── moves the cursor to the previous field ║ ║ Home, End moves to the beginning or end of a data line ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ By selecting ALSO FIND, you have specified more than one ║ ║ set of criteria for the found records to match. ║ ║ NUTSHELL Runtime will now find all records that match ║ ║ either the first pattern or any other Also Find patterns.║ ║ Select: ║ ║ SHOW INDEX to view a list of all the data that has been ║ ║ typed in a field ║ ║ FIND ALL to browse all of the records in the file ║ ║ CLEAR to clear the current Find criteria ║ ║ ALSO FIND to also find records matching other criteria ║ ║ in addition to the first set of criteria ║ ║ INVALID to browse the records which do not match ║ ║ RECORDS the current validation settings. ║ ║ Useful keys: ║ ║ F10 or + finds records matching the criteria ║ ║ Esc cancels the Find option, returns to Browse ║ ║ ──│ moves the cursor to the next field ║ ║ │── moves the cursor to the previous field ║ ║ ║ ╚═════════════════ ═════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ To ADD records, type the data into the fields. Use the ║ ║ ──│ (Tab) key to move to the next field. After typing ║ ║ the data, press F10 to add the record to the file. ║ ║ SHOW INDEX to view a list of all the data that has ║ ║ been typed in a field ║ ║ IMPORT to add data from another file into your ║ ║ FROM FILE NUTSHELL PLUS II data file ║ ║ DITTO to copy a field from the previous record ║ ║ VALIDATION to view the validation criteria ║ ║ PRESET to preset data into following records ║ ║ ZOOM to open and use a lookup file ║ ║ Useful keys: ║ ║ Esc stops adding, and returns to the Browse screen ║ ║ F10 or + adds the record, then creates a new record ║ ║ ──┘ starts a new line in a multi-line field ║ ║ F2 moves the cursor to the menu ║ ║ ──│ moves the cursor to the next field ║ ║ │── moves the cursor to the previous field ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ To MODIFY the displayed record, just type the new data. ║ ║ Select: ║ ║ SHOW INDEX to view a list of all the data that has been ║ ║ typed in a field ║ ║ DITTO to copy a value from the record last changed ║ ║ VALIDATION to view the current validation criteria ║ ║ UNDO to undo the changes typed in a field ║ ║ ZOOM to open and use a lookup file ║ ║ Useful keys: ║ ║ F10 or Esc returns to the Browse screen ║ ║ ──│ moves the cursor to the next field ║ ║ │── moves the cursor to the previous field ║ ║ Home, End moves to the beginning or end of a data line ║ ║ ──┘ starts a new line in a multi-line field ║ ║ PgUp, PgDn turns the page to previous or next records ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the Browse screen, press Esc after ║ ║ returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ From this screen you can REMOVE either one record or ║ ║ multiple records from the file. These deletions ║ ║ are permanent. Remove records only when you are sure ║ ║ you no longer want them. ║ ║ ║ ║ Select: ║ ║ ONE RECORD to remove the one record you are now ║ ║ viewing. ║ ║ ║ ║ ALL (found) to remove all of the records you were ║ ║ RECORDS just browsing. If you were browsing ║ ║ the FOUND records, this will remove ║ ║ all of the FOUND records. If you ║ ║ were browsing ALL records, every ║ ║ record in the file will be removed. ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the Browse screen without removing any ║ ║ records, press Esc after returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ The SORT option changes the order in which records are ║ ║ displayed and printed. The list on the screen shows ║ ║ the current sort order. ║ ║ ║ ║ Select: ║ ║ START SORTING to sort records in the order specified ║ ║ NEW ORDER to erase the current order and specify ║ ║ a new sort order ║ ║ MODIFY ORDER to change the order of sorting ║ ║ UNSORT to return records to the original order ║ ║ ║ ║ Note: accented characters are now supported in ║ ║ Nutshell Plus II for non English type ║ ║ languages. The umlaut characters are ║ ║ supported for the German language. ║ ║ ü is sorted as ue and â as a. ║ ║ To return to the Browse screen without sorting, press ║ ║ Esc after returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ From the OUTPUT screen you can choose a layout to use ║ ║ for output, then select the type of output you want. ║ ║ ║ ║ To choose a layout for printing or exporting: ║ ║ 1. Press the PgUp or PgDn keys to display the layout. ║ ║ 2. Select either PRINT RECORDS or EXPORT RECORDS. ║ ║ ║ ║ Select: ║ ║ PRINT RECORDS to print the records on a printer, or ║ ║ copy the report to a file. ║ ║ EXPORT RECORDS to create a new file in one of the ║ ║ following formats: ║ ║ ■ Nutshell ■ ASCII (comma delimited) ║ ║ ■ dBASE II ■ DIF ║ ║ ■ Merge (for some word processors) ║ ║ ■ dBASE III/IV ║ ║ ■ FileMaker ║ ║ To return to the Browse screen without printing or ║ ║ exporting, press the Esc key. ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ From the LAYOUT screen you can select the way your data ║ ║ is displayed and printed from existing LAYOUTS. To ║ ║ create new LAYOUTs or to change the way data is ║ ║ displayed on an LAYOUT you must have: ║ ║ ║ ║ NUTSHELL PLUS II VERSION II Professional Version ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ PgUp, PgDn turns the page to previous or next layouts ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the Browse screen, press Esc after ║ ║ returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ To choose DEFINE you must have NUTSHELL PLUS II Pro. ║ ║ The Runtime Version does not allow you to add ║ ║ or delete fields or to create or delete ║ ║ LINKS. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the Browse screen, press the Esc key after ║ ║ returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ To DEFINE fields, you must have NUTSHELL PLUS II Pro. ║ ║ You cannot DEFINE fields with the ║ ║ ║ ║ Runtime Version ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Note new field type, TIME is supported in the ║ ║ ║ ║ Runtime Version ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ The data you type into fields must be one of six types: ║ ║ ║ ║ TEXT, NUMBER, DATE, CALCULATION, ║ ║ SUMMARY, or TIME. ║ ║ TEXT hold anything that you can type ║ ║ NUMBER hold numbers, which can be used in ║ ║ Calculations or Summaries ║ ║ DATE hold dates in the format mm/dd/yyyy, ║ ║ (e.g. 2/14/1987) or in the format ║ ║ mm/dd/yy (e.g. 7/30/87) ║ ║ CALCULATION hold numbers or dates that are ║ ║ calculated from values in other fields ║ ║ within the same record. ║ ║ SUMMARY hold numbers that are TOTALS, AVERAGES, ║ ║ or COUNTS of data in another field, ║ ║ across a group of records ║ ║ TIME hold times in the format hh:mm:ss(a)(m) ║ ║ (e.g. 1:30:00pm or 13:30:00) ║ ║ To cancel, press Esc after returning from Help. ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ This is a Calculation field. You can now type a formula ║ ║ in the space provided. The formula can include field ║ ║ names, numbers, +, -, *, /, ^, and parentheses. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ SELECT FIELD to view a list of fields already defined. ║ ║ To copy a field into the formula, ║ ║ select the field from the list. ║ ║ ROUND RESULT to round the calculated values to a ║ ║ specified number of decimal places. ║ ║ Example formulas: ║ ║ Subtotal * Tax ║ ║ Price * (1 - (Discount / 100)) ║ ║ Miles / Gallons ║ ║ Date called + 14 ║ ║ Finish Time - Start Time ║ ║ ║ ║ To cancel, press Esc after returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ This is a Summary field. You can now specify what type ║ ║ of Summary this field will be. ║ ║ Select: ║ ║ TOTAL to have the field contain the sum of all the ║ ║ values in a number or calculation field ║ ║ AVERAGE to have the field contain the average of all ║ ║ the values in a number or calculation field ║ ║ COUNT to have the field count the number of records ║ ║ that contain a value in the text, number, ║ ║ date, or calculation field you specify ║ ║ ║ ║ Next, move the cursor to the field you would like to ║ ║ summarize, then press ──┘. ║ ║ ║ ║ To turn a summary field into a Sub-summary, use the ║ ║ Partition option on the Layout screen. ║ ║ ║ ║ To cancel, press Esc after returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ From here you can specify what values you want to allow ║ ║ in a field. ║ ║ LIST to specify a list of allowable field values ║ ║ RANGE to specify smallest and largest values ║ ║ UNIQUE to prevent duplicate field values ║ ║ MUST ENTER to require that a field must contain data ║ ║ NONE to turn off all validation settings ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the Define screen, press the Esc key after ║ ║ returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ From this screen you can view a directory of the files ║ ║ on your disk. ║ ║ ║ ║ Select: ║ ║ DRIVE to change the current disk drive ║ ║ EXTENSION to change the current file extension ║ ║ PATH to change the current path name ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To select a file from the list, position the cursor ║ ║ next to it and press the ──┘ key. ║ ║ ║ ║ To view all the files on a disk, set the extension ║ ║ to an asterisk (*). ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the previous screen without selecting a ║ ║ file, press the Esc key after returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ From this screen you can view a list of the directories ║ ║ on your disk. The list displays: ║ ║ ║ ║ ■ the root (the topmost directory) ║ ║ ■ the parent (the directory above the current one) ║ ║ ■ the directories below the current directory ║ ║ ║ ║ To choose from the list of directories: ║ ║ 1. Move the cursor to the directory you want. ║ ║ 2. Press the ──┘ key. ║ ║ 3. When the path displayed is the one you want, press ║ ║ the Esc key to stop choosing directories. ║ ║ 4. Press the Esc key again to view a list of the ║ ║ files in the current directory. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the list of files in the current directory, ║ ║ press the Esc key twice after returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ The list in the bottom half of the screen is an index of ║ ║ all of the words, numbers, dates, or times that are in ║ ║ the field where the cursor was last positioned. This ║ ║ index is useful for checking the spelling of an item, or ║ ║ for ensuring the validity of the data in a field. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To copy a word from the index into the current field: ║ ║ 1. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the ║ ║ desired word. ║ ║ 2. Press ──┘. The word you selected will be typed ║ ║ into the field where the cursor was last ║ ║ positioned. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the top half of the screen without copying ║ ║ anything, press Esc after returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Selecting VALIDATION shows the validation criteria for ║ ║ the field the cursor was in. The validation criteria ║ ║ tell NUTSHELL PLUS II what values you want to allow in ║ ║ the field. ║ ║ ║ ║ To change the validation criteria, select VALIDATE from ║ ║ the Define screen. ║ ║ ║ ║ To copy an item from the list of valid field values, ║ ║ move the cursor next to the item, then press ──┘. ║ ║ ║ ║ Note: Nutshell Plus II now allows an item of 60 ║ ║ characters to be copied from the validation ║ ║ list. Also accented characters used in non ║ ║ English languages are now supported. ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to typing data without copying from the list, ║ ║ press the Esc key after returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚════════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ The value in this field does not match the validation ║ ║ criteria that are defined for this field. ║ ║ ║ ║ You can either: ║ ║ ■ Change the data to match the validation criteria, or ║ ║ ■ Keep the invalid data by overriding the validation ║ ║ ║ ║ To keep the invalid data in this field, select OVERRIDE. ║ ║ NUTSHELL PLUS II will mark the data as invalid. You can ║ ║ then find all the records with invalid data by selecting ║ ║ INVALID RECORDS from the Find screen. ║ ║ Select: ║ ║ SHOW INDEX to view a list of all the data that has been ║ ║ typed in a field ║ ║ DITTO to copy a value from the record last changed ║ ║ VALIDATION to view the current validation criteria ║ ║ ZOOM to open and use a lookup file ║ ║ OVERRIDE to keep the invalid data in the field ║ ║ ║ ╚════════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Using Import From File you can add data from DOS files ║ ║ directly into NUTSHELL PLUS II. The fields on the Layout║ ║ must be in the same order as they are in the source file.║ ║ Settings: ║ ║ IMPORT TYPE select the file format of the source ║ ║ IMPORT TYPE file from the following formats: ║ ║ ■ Nutshell ■ ASCII (comma delimited) ║ ║ ■ dBASE II ■ DIF ║ ║ ■ Merge (for some word processors) ║ ║ ■ dBase III/IV ║ ║ ■ FileMaker ║ ║ SOURCE FILE type the DOS filename of the source file ║ ║ ║ ║ When all settings are correct, select START IMPORTING ║ ║ to add records to your NUTSHELL PLUS II file. ║ ║ Note that you cannot import data into Calculation or ║ ║ Summary fields; NUTSHELL calculates these values for you.║ ║ To return to the Add screen without importing any data, ║ ║ press Esc after returning from Help. ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ From this screen you can print the records on a printer ║ ║ or copy the records to a DOS file. The records will be ║ ║ printed using the selected layout and its settings. ║ ║ ║ ║ To change a setting: ║ ║ 1. Press the ──┘ key to select a setting to change. ║ ║ 2. Choose from the list of available options, or type ║ ║ the desired value. Then press the ──┘ key. For ║ ║ more information about the setting, press F1. ║ ║ 3. Press the ──┘ key. ║ ║ Select: ║ ║ PRINT to print the records you were browsing ║ ║ RESUME PRINTING to print starting at a specific record ║ ║ ALIGN PAPER to print the layout without the data ║ ║ NUMBER COLUMNS to print a count of characters across ║ ║ the page to help measure the Label Width ║ ║ To return to the Output screen from the Print Records ║ ║ screen, press Esc after returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ You are now adjusting the printer settings. Select or ║ ║ type the new setting, then press the ──┘ key. ║ ║ DESTINATION Type LPT1: for a parallel printer, COM1: ║ ║ for a serial printer, or type a filename ║ ║ PRINTER MODEL Select the printer model you are using ║ ║ CHARACTER Select the characters per horizontal inch ║ ║ SPACING that you want your printer to print ║ ║ LINE SPACING Select the spacing between the lines ║ ║ PAPER LENGTH Type the number of lines that fit on your ║ ║ paper. Use 66 lines for 11 inch paper ║ ║ PAUSE BETWEEN Select YES for single sheet, or NO for ║ ║ PAGES continuous feed paper ║ ║ NUMBER OF Type the number of labels across the page ║ ║ LABELS for multi-column labels. Otherwise type 1 ║ ║ LABEL WIDTH Type the number of characters from the ║ ║ start of one label to the next ║ ║ DIVIDE BODY To print as much as will fit of a Body ║ ║ partition and continue on next page ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ From this screen you can specify which printer you will ║ ║ be using. ║ ║ ║ ║ To select your printer from the list, position the ║ ║ cursor next to your printer model, then press the ──┘ ║ ║ key. ║ ║ ║ ║ If your printer is not on this list, select OTHER as ║ ║ your printer model. Also select OTHER if you want no ║ ║ control codes to be sent to the specified destination. ║ ║ ║ ║ Nutshell Plus II now supports over 60 printers ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the Print Records screen without changing ║ ║ the printer model, press Esc after returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ From this screen you can create a new file containing ║ ║ the records you are currently browsing. ║ ║ Settings: ║ ║ EXPORT TYPE: select the file format of the new file ║ ║ from the following formats: ║ ║ ■ Nutshell ■ ASCII (comma delimited)║ ║ ■ dBASE II ■ DIF ║ ║ ■ Merge (for some word processors) ║ ║ ■ dBASE III/IV ║ ║ ■ FileMaker ║ ║ DESTINATION FILE: type a name for the new file ║ ║ Select: ║ ║ EXPORT to create a new file containing all the ║ ║ records being browsed. ║ ║ RESUME EXPORTING to create a new file containing all the ║ ║ records being browsed, starting with ║ ║ the record last browsed or exported. ║ ║ To return to the Output screen without exporting ║ ║ records, press Esc after returning from Help. ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ To MOVE fields or units of text: ║ ║ ║ ║ 1. Mark the elements you want to move. To mark the ║ ║ elements, move the cursor to the second corner of a ║ ║ rectangle and press ──┘. The fields or text with ║ ║ ANY part inside the rectangle will be marked. ║ ║ 2. Move the cursor to the place where you want the ║ ║ section to be moved, then press ──┘. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Note that it is not possible to overlay one element of ║ ║ the layout on top of another. If there is not enough ║ ║ room to move the marked section into the place you want, ║ ║ first make room by moving other sections. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the layout without moving anything, press ║ ║ Esc after returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ To INCLUDE a defined field on this layout: ║ ║ ║ ║ 1. Move the cursor to the field you want to include. ║ ║ 2. Press ──┘. The field will be included on the ║ ║ layout where the cursor was last positioned. ║ ║ ║ ║ To INCLUDE a field from a lookup file: ║ ║ 1. Select Lookup. ║ ║ 2. Select the link to identify the lookup file. ║ ║ 3. Continue as above. ║ ║ If there is not enough room for the entire field to fit ║ ║ on the layout in the place you indicate, the field will ║ ║ automatically be reshaped to fit. Note that a field ║ ║ cannot be included on top of any other fields or text. ║ ║ ║ ║ To add text to the layout, type directly on the screen. ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the layout without adding a field, press ║ ║ Esc after returning from Help. ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ To ERASE fields, text, or a group of fields and text: ║ ║ ║ ║ 1. Mark the elements you want to erase. To mark the ║ ║ elements, move the cursor to the second corner of a ║ ║ rectangle and press ──┘. The fields or text with ║ ║ ANY part inside the rectangle will be marked. ║ ║ 2. Press ──┘ to ERASE the marked elements. ║ ║ ║ ║ To delete only PART of some text, use the Del key. To ║ ║ change the size of a field, use the Reshape option. ║ ║ ║ ║ Note that Erasing a field from the layout does not ║ ║ delete the data from your file, it only removes it ║ ║ from view when using this layout. To view a field that ║ ║ has been Erased, select the Include option. ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the layout without Erasing anything, press ║ ║ Esc after returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ The RESHAPE option lets you change the length of a field,║ ║ reshaping the rectangle in which the data will appear. ║ ║ Text fields can be reshaped to be any number of lines. ║ ║ ║ ║ To Reshape a field: ║ ║ 1. Move the cursor to where you want the field to end. ║ ║ A field cannot overlap other text or fields. ║ ║ 2. Press ──┘. The field will be reshaped to end at ║ ║ the place you indicated. ║ ║ ║ ║ Select: ║ ║ HEIGHT VARIABLE to remove blank lines when printing ║ ║ WIDTH VARIABLE to remove blank characters when printing ║ ║ FIXED SIZE to use the displayed size when printing ║ ║ Note that only FIELDS can be reshaped. To reduce the ║ ║ amount of text that is displayed, use the Del key. ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the layout without Reshaping a field, press ║ ║ Esc after returning from Help. ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ To HIGHLIGHT fields and text: ║ ║ ║ ║ 1. Mark the elements you want to Highlight. To mark ║ ║ elements, move the cursor to the second corner of a ║ ║ rectangle and press ──┘. The fields or text with ║ ║ ANY part inside the rectangle will be marked. ║ ║ 2. Select the kind of Highlighting you want and ║ ║ press ──┘. The fields and text that were marked ║ ║ will appear with the kind of Highlighting you ║ ║ select. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the layout without Highlighting anything, ║ ║ press Esc after returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ To FORMAT the data that appear in this field: ║ ║ ║ ║ JUSTIFICATION to align data Left, Right, or Center ║ ║ ║ ║ CURRENCY SIGN to insert a leading currency symbol and║ ║ to display negative numbers in ║ ║ parentheses ║ ║ COMMAS to insert a comma every 3 digits ║ ║ ║ ║ NUMBER OF DIGITS to round a fractional value ║ ║ ║ ║ DATE STYLE to display a date in any of several ║ ║ styles ║ ║ ║ ║ TIME STYLE to display a time in any of several ║ ║ styles ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the Layout screen without changing the ║ ║ format, press Esc after returning from Help. ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ With PARTITIONS you can indicate which parts of the ║ ║ layout you want printed in certain parts of a report. ║ ║ ║ ║ Select: ║ ║ CREATE PARTITION to mark lines as the Header, Body, ║ ║ Sub-summary, Grand Summary, or Footer. ║ ║ DELETE PARTITION to remove a partition. Lines that are ║ ║ not marked as being in any partition ║ ║ are displayed, but are not printed. ║ ║ To CREATE a PARTITION: ║ ║ 1. Move the cursor to the first line you want to mark. ║ ║ 2. Select the Create Partition option. ║ ║ 3. Move the cursor to the last line, then press ──┘. ║ ║ To DELETE a PARTITION: ║ ║ 1. Move the cursor to the partition to be deleted. ║ ║ 2. Select the Delete Partition option. ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the layout without creating or deleting a ║ ║ partition, press Esc after returning from Help. ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ The lines you have marked can be any one of the ║ ║ following types of partitions: ║ ║ ║ ║ HEADER printed at the top of each page ║ ║ BODY printed once for each record ║ ║ SUB-SUMMARY printed once for each group of sorted ║ ║ records with the same data in the sort ║ ║ field ║ ║ GRAND SUMMARY printed before or after all records ║ ║ FOOTER printed at the bottom of each page ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Lines that are not marked as being in any partition will ║ ║ be displayed, but will not be printed. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the layout without creating a partition, ║ ║ press Esc after returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ The use of SUB-SUMMARIES is best described using an ║ ║ example: ║ ║ ║ ║ You have a file with fields called Total Sales and City. ║ ║ To summarize the total sales in each city: ║ ║ 1. Create a partition containing the summary field ║ ║ Total Sales. ║ ║ 2. Select the Sub-summary option. ║ ║ 3. To indicate that the Total Sales field should ║ ║ summarize the sales IN EACH CITY, select the City ║ ║ field from the list. ║ ║ 4. Now Sort the records by the City field. The data ║ ║ in the Total Sales field will now show a subtotal ║ ║ of all the sales in each City. ║ ║ Note that sub-summaries will be blank if the records are ║ ║ not sorted by the field indicated on the partition. ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the layout without creating a Sub-summary ║ ║ partition, press Esc after returning from Help. ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ There are three kinds of new layouts you can CREATE: ║ ║ ║ ║ Select: ║ ║ COPY OF THIS LAYOUT to create a new layout that is ║ ║ identical to the current layout ║ ║ STANDARD LAYOUT to create a new layout that shows ║ ║ all the fields in the order in ║ ║ which they were created ║ ║ EMPTY LAYOUT to create a new layout that has no ║ ║ fields or text at all ║ ║ ║ ║ After creating any layout, you can then change it any ║ ║ way you want. Use the PgUp and PgDn keys to turn the ║ ║ page to a different layout. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the current layout without creating a new ║ ║ one, press Esc after returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ To DELETE this layout, press ──┘ after returning from ║ ║ Help. ║ ║ ║ ║ Deleting a layout does not affect the data in the file, ║ ║ only the way it is displayed. ║ ║ ║ ║ If you have only one layout, it is not possible to ║ ║ delete it. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the layout without deleting anything, ║ ║ press Esc after returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ The disk is now full. To compress the file: ║ ║ 1. Press the ──┘ key. After the file is compressed, ║ ║ NUTSHELL PLUS II will resume the current operation. ║ ║ If there is still not enough room to complete the ║ ║ current operation, NUTSHELL PLUS II will compress the ║ ║ file again. If the file cannot be compressed any further,║ ║ the current operation cannot be completed. ║ ║ ║ ║ Do not Add, Modify, Sort, or Find records until you make ║ ║ more room. ║ ║ ║ ║ To make more room after the file has been compressed: ║ ║ 1. Remove any unneeded records, fields, or layouts. ║ ║ 2. Exit Nutshell Plus II and delete any unneeded files.║ ║ 3. Run NUTUTILS on the Utilites Disk, and select the ║ ║ Compress option to further compress the file. ║ ║ ║ ║ ALWAYS KEEP A BACKUP (SPARE) COPY OF ALL FILES THAT ARE ║ ║ IMPORTANT TO YOU. ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ The disk is full, and this file cannot be compressed to ║ ║ make enough room to complete the current operation. ║ ║ ║ ║ To cancel the current operation: ║ ║ 1. Press the Esc key. Nutshell Plus II will display ║ ║ the Browse screen with all records in an unsorted ║ ║ order. ║ ║ Do not Add, Modify, Sort, or Find records until you make ║ ║ more room. ║ ║ ║ ║ To make more room after the file has been compressed: ║ ║ 1. Remove any unneeded records, fields, or layouts. ║ ║ 2. Exit Nutshell Plus II and delete any unneeded files.║ ║ 3. Run the NUTUTILS program included on the Utilites ║ ║ Disk, and select the Compress option to further ║ ║ compress the file. ║ ║ ║ ║ ALWAYS KEEP A BACKUP (SPARE) COPY OF ALL FILES THAT ARE ║ ║ IMPORTANT TO YOU. ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ This file is damaged, but there is a good chance that ║ ║ the data can be recovered. ║ ║ ║ ║ Try method A or B to recover your data: ║ ║ A. If your backup (spare) copy of the file is the same ║ ║ as the damaged copy, use it and delete the original.║ ║ ║ ║ B. Use the DOS command CHKDSK to check for errors on ║ ║ the data disk. Refer to the DOS manual for details.║ ║ ║ ║ Run the program NUTUTILS.EXE included on the ║ ║ UTILITIES DISK. Select the RECOVER option, and ║ ║ follow the instructions on recovering damaged files ║ ║ in the NUTSHELL PLUS II manual. ║ ║ ║ ║ If you still have difficulties after following the ║ ║ recovery instructions, call the IRIS Software ║ ║ Product Customer Support Hotline at 1-617-341-1969. ║ ║ ALWAYS KEEP A BACKUP OF ALL FILES THAT ARE IMPORTANT. ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Welcome to NUTUTILS, the NUTSHELL PLUS II utilities ║ ║ program. ║ ║ NUTUTILS lets you select: ║ ║ COMPRESS to remove unused space from a NUTSHELL PLUS II ║ ║ file, reducing the size of the file. ║ ║ NOTE: use compress only when large number of records ║ ║ have been deleted from a file or disk is full as compress║ ║ can magnify or cause damage in a file!!! ║ ║ RECOVER to create a new NUTSHELL PLUS II file that ║ ║ contains as much data as can be salvaged ║ ║ from a damaged NUTSHELL PLUS II file. ║ ║ To Compress or Recover a NUTSHELL PLUS II file: ║ ║ 1. Type the name of your file. The name must be a ║ ║ DOS filename. ║ ║ 2. Press the ──┘ key. ║ ║ 3. Select the Compress or Recover option from the menu.║ ║ To view a list of existing files, press F2, then press ║ ║ the ──┘ key to select the SHOW FILES option. ║ ║ To exit NUTUTILS, press Esc after returning from Help. ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ From this screen you can select: ║ ║ ║ ║ COMPRESS to remove unused space from a NUTSHELL PLUS II ║ ║ file, reducing the size of the file. ║ ║ CAUTION: use only if large number of records have been ║ ║ deleted as compress can magnify or cause ║ ║ corruption in a NUTSHELL PLUS II file. ║ ║ RECOVER to create a new NUTSHELL PLUS II file that ║ ║ contains as much data as can be salvaged ║ ║ from a damaged NUTSHELL PLUS II file. ║ ║ To recover a damaged file: ║ ║ 1. Select the Recover option. ║ ║ 2. Type the name you want to call the Output File, ║ ║ then press ──┘ to start recovery. ║ ║ 3. If you still have difficulties with this new file, ║ ║ call the IRIS Software Products tm Customer Support ║ ║ Hotline at 617-341-1969 10:00am to 4:00pm EST ║ ║ To cancel compressing or recovering this file, press ║ ║ Esc after returning from Help. ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Here you can define Links between this file and other ║ ║ Lookup Files. You can use links to include fields from ║ ║ a lookup file on layouts, in sort orders, sub-summaries, ║ ║ or calculation formulas in this file. Or, use the link ║ ║ to ZOOM to open a lookup file. ║ ║ A link consists of the lookup file name and one or more ║ ║ Field Pairs consisting of a Match Field and a Trigger ║ ║ Field. The Match Field is a field in the lookup file ║ ║ that contains data that matches the contents of the ║ ║ Trigger Field. The Trigger Field is a field in the ║ ║ current file which contains data which triggers a lookup.║ ║ Select: ║ ║ CREATE to create a new link ║ ║ MODIFY to modify part of a link ║ ║ ADD FIELD PAIR to add additional match criteria ║ ║ DELETE to delete a field pair or a link ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the Define screen, press Esc after ║ ║ returning from Help. ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ To CREATE a Link between the current file and another ║ ║ file, you must: ║ ║ ║ ║ 1. Name the link by specifying the other Lookup File. ║ ║ The link name must be unique. To define more than ║ ║ one link to the same lookup file, type a number ║ ║ sign (#) followed by a unique number after the ║ ║ file name. For example: ORDERS.DB #2 ║ ║ ║ ║ 2. Identify the Match Field, the field in the Lookup ║ ║ File which contains data that you want to match ║ ║ with the contents of a field in the current file. ║ ║ ║ ║ 3. Identify the Trigger Field, the field in the ║ ║ current file which contains the data to equal ║ ║ the Match Field to trigger the lookup. ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the Link Files screen without creating a ║ ║ link, press Esc after returning from Help. ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ You MODIFY a link in the same way you first created the ║ ║ link: ║ ║ ║ ║ 1. Name the link by specifying the other Lookup File. ║ ║ The link name must be unique. To define more than ║ ║ one link to the same lookup file, type a number ║ ║ sign (#) followed by a unique number after the ║ ║ file name. For example: ORDERS.DB #2 ║ ║ ║ ║ 2. Identify the Match Field, the field in the Lookup ║ ║ File which contains data that you want to match ║ ║ with the contents of a field in the current file. ║ ║ ║ ║ 3. Identify the Trigger Field, the field in the ║ ║ current file which contains the data to equal ║ ║ the Match Field to trigger the lookup. ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the Link Files screen without modifying a ║ ║ link, press Esc after returning from Help. ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Use ADD FIELD PAIR to add additional match criteria ║ ║ to a Link. ║ ║ ║ ║ For example, to define a link to a name and address file ║ ║ which requires a match on both First Name AND Last Name ║ ║ fields, first CREATE a link using the First Name and ║ ║ then use ADD FIELD PAIR to add Last Name to the match ║ ║ criteria. ║ ║ To add a field pair: ║ ║ 1. Identify the Match Field, the field in the Lookup ║ ║ File which contains data that you want to match ║ ║ with the contents of a field in the current file. ║ ║ ║ ║ 2. Identify the Trigger Field, the field in the ║ ║ current file which contains the data to equal ║ ║ the Match Field to trigger the lookup. ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the Link Files screen without adding a ║ ║ field pair, press Esc after returning from Help. ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ From the main MACRO screen you can playback a macro. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ A Macro is a recording of keystrokes, menu selections, ║ ║ settings, and built-in functions which can later be ║ ║ played back by selecting the macro or by pressing an ║ ║ associated Ctrl-key or function key. ║ ║ ║ ║ To create, modify, delete macros you need: ║ ║ ║ ║ NUTSHELL PLUS II Version 2.0 Professional Version ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the previous screen, press Esc after ║ ║ returning from Help. ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ From this screen you can see the steps which have been ║ ║ recorded so far, and you can record additional steps. ║ ║ ║ ║ Select: ║ ║ KEYSTROKES to record keystrokes, while continuing ║ ║ normal operation of Nutshell Plus II ║ ║ MACRO FUNCTIONS to record one of the built-in functions ║ ║ for controlling later playback ║ ║ OTHER MACROS to playback another macro and record ║ ║ its name for later playback ║ ║ STOP RECORDING to stop recording ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the previous screen, press Esc after ║ ║ returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ You have interrupted playback of the current macro. ║ ║ The macro steps window indicates the step which was ║ ║ interrupted. You can resume playback or stop playback. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Select: ║ ║ STOP PLAYBACK to stop macro playback. If you are ║ ║ currently recording another macro, ║ ║ recording will continue. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To resume macro playback, press Esc after returning ║ ║ from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Macro playback is currently paused at the indicated ║ ║ Keystrokes by User step. Nutshell is waiting for you ║ ║ to type something. ║ ║ ║ ║ You can return to the previous screen and press F10 to ║ ║ resume playback. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Select: ║ ║ STOP PLAYBACK to stop macro playback entirely ║ ║ PLAY OTHER to playback another macro ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the previous screen, press Esc after ║ ║ returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ From this screen you can modify the recorded steps for ║ ║ the current macro. You can insert new steps or delete ║ ║ existing steps. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Select: ║ ║ INSERT to record new steps just before the selected ║ ║ step. You will have the same recording ║ ║ options as when you first created the macro. ║ ║ DELETE to delete the selected step. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the previous screen, press Esc after ║ ║ returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ From this screen you can playback another macro while ║ ║ you are recording another or while another is paused. ║ ║ You can also view the recorded steps of the selected ║ ║ macro before playing it back. ║ ║ ║ ║ You can playback a macro either by positioning the ║ ║ cursor and pressing ──┘ or by pressing its nickname ║ ║ key. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Select: ║ ║ VIEW to view the recorded steps of the selected macro ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the previous screen, press Esc after ║ ║ returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ From this screen you can record MACRO FUNCTIONS. ║ ║ Selecting a function records a macro step which directs ║ ║ Nutshell to perform an action during macro playback. ║ ║ REPEAT FOR Repeat a sequence of macro steps ║ ║ EACH PAGE that you select, for each record, ║ ║ layout, or find pattern page. ║ ║ MESSAGE TO USER Display a prompt that you specify. ║ ║ KEYSTROKES BY USER Pause macro playback to allow ║ ║ the user to enter keystrokes. ║ ║ COPY TO CLIPBOARD Copy field contents or layout ║ ║ elements to the temporary storage ║ ║ area called the Clipboard. ║ ║ PASTE FROM CLIPBOARD Paste Clipboard contents to a ║ ║ field or layout. ║ ║ DATE FROM SYSTEM Type out the system date. ║ ║ TIME FROM SYSTEM Type out the system time. ║ ║ BEEP Sound a beep. ║ ║ ESCAPE KEY Type out an escape symbol for ║ ║ imbedding printer codes on layout. ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ The macro is trying to perform an operation which is not ║ ║ valid on this screen. ║ ║ ║ ║ You can stop playback, or correct the error and ║ ║ continue. ║ ║ ║ ║ To Stop Playback: ║ ║ 1. Select STOP PLAYBACK. ║ ║ ║ ║ To correct the error and continue: ║ ║ 1. Return to the screen before the Macro Steps screen ║ ║ by pressing Esc after returning from Help. ║ ║ 2. Display the screen that is valid for the current ║ ║ macro step. ║ ║ 3. Press F10 to resume macro playback from that point. ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the previous screen, press Esc after ║ ║ returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ From the PRESET screen you can specify data values which ║ ║ will be filled into the current record and into all ║ ║ future Added records. ║ ║ SHOW INDEX to view a list of all the data that has been ║ ║ typed in a field ║ ║ CLEAR to remove all type values from PRESET screen ║ ║ DITTO to copy a value from the record last changed ║ ║ VALIDATION to view the current validation criteria ║ ║ UNDO to undo the changes typed in a field ║ ║ Useful keys: ║ ║ F10 or Esc returns to the Add screen ║ ║ ──│ moves the cursor to the next field ║ ║ │── moves the cursor to the previous field ║ ║ Home, End moves to the beginning or end of a data line ║ ║ ──┘ starts a new line in a multi-line field ║ ║ PgUp, PgDn turns the page to previous or next records ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the Add screen, press Esc after returning ║ ║ from Help. ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ From this screen you can modify the name, type or ║ ║ formula of the selected field. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Select: ║ ║ NAME to modify the name of the field ║ ║ TYPE to modify the type of the field ║ ║ FORMULA to modify the formula of a calculation or ║ ║ summary field ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the previous screen, press Esc after ║ ║ returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ From this screen you can modify the Sort order. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Select: ║ ║ ADD to add additional fields to the sort order ║ ║ MOVE to move a field to a different position ║ ║ REMOVE to eliminate a field from the sort order ║ ║ CHANGE to change a field from Ascending to ║ ║ DIRECTION Descending and vice versa ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the previous screen, press Esc after ║ ║ returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ On this screen you can add fields to the sort order. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ For an address file, with City and State fields: ║ ║ ║ ║ To sort the file by State: ║ ║ 1. Select the State field to be sorted first. ║ ║ 2. Select an ASCENDING () or DESCENDING () order. ║ ║ ║ ║ To sort by City within each State: ║ ║ 3. Select the City field to be sorted second. ║ ║ 4. Select an ASCENDING () or DESCENDING () order. ║ ║ 5. Press the Esc key to stop adding to the order. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To return without adding to the sort order, press ║ ║ Esc after returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ You have selected ZOOM, which opens a Lookup File. ║ ║ However, Nutshell does not know which Link to use to ║ ║ establish the connection to the Lookup File. ║ ║ ║ ║ The list in the bottom half of the screen is a list of ║ ║ the links that have been defined from this file. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To select a link: ║ ║ 1. Position the cursor. ║ ║ 2. Press ──┘. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ To return to the previous screen, press Esc after ║ ║ returning from Help. ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════ Press Esc to return from Help ══╝ VERSION 2.00 11/01/90 -- Nutshell Plus II RUNTIME (C) Copyright 1984-1989 Claris Corporation.