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- General Help
- (C)Copyright IBM Corp. 1993
- Copyright 1992 Central Point Software, Inc.
- GENERAL HELP
- ADVICE
- Index
- Topics
- GoBack
- Print
- Manuals
- FZPSPT
- No Help Available
- Sorry, help is not available for this topic. Please press
- ESC to exit this screen or press F4 to view a list of help
- topics for this program.
- Index
- : Topics
- System Control menu
- PZThe System Control menu appears when you
- press Alt+SPACE or click the program window
- close box. Some programs have an extended
- Version...
- version of this menu with options for
- manipulating application windows.
- Close Alt+F4
- Choosing Version displays a window containing copyright
- information specific to the current program. To return to the
- program window, choose OK, click the Version window close box or
- press ESC.
- Choosing Close displays a dialog box which asks you to confirm
- that you want to exit the program. Double-click the program
- window close box to bypass the System Control menu and exit the
- program.
- 2 Choosing Commands
- Help Topics
- Return to Previous Topic
- Using Help
- Basic Skills
- Using Command-Line Options
- Index
- Press F2 from within the help system for programs
- to see an index to help topics for that program.
- Help Topics
- Using Help
- PZGetting
- You can get help from anywhere
- 1 Help
- within a program by pressing
- F1 or choosing the Help menu
- Topics
- command from the horizontal
- Index
- menu bar.
- Keyboard
- Commands
- The help text that appears
- depends on what you were doing
- About...
- when you asked for help. If
- you were in a menu, help gives
- you information about the
- highlighted menu command. If
- you were in a dialog box, help
- tells you about the available
- options.
- Scrolling
- If a help page contains more text than can fit in the
- window at once, use the PGUP and PGDN keys (or UP and
- DOWN arrow keys) to scroll text in the window. If you
- have a mouse, you can use the scroll bar at the right.
- A horizontal line indicates the end of the help topic.
- Links
- From within most help windows, you can access other
- help topics by choosing links. A link is a word or
- phrase that takes you to text that provides more
- information about the chosen link. To choose a link,
- use the TAB or cursor keys to move the highlighter
- among links (END takes you to the last and HOME takes
- you to the first), then press ENTER. If you have a
- mouse, just point and click a link to choose it.
- Choosing a link displays the help window associated
- with that word or phrase on your screen. From there,
- you can choose another link, press F5 to return to the
- previously viewed window, or press F3 to exit from the
- help system and return to the application.
- Related
- Links located at the bottom left of some help windows
- Topics
- take you to a related topic of the current help. For
- example, the related topic in this window is "Special
- Keys in Help." Choose this link to display a list of
- available function keys for this help system.
- General
- Links located at the bottom right of some help windows
- Topics
- take you to a more general topic of the current help.
- Special Keys in Help
- Special Keys in Help
- Function Keys
- F1
- Help explains how to use
- Print prints the currently
- the help system.
- displayed help window.
- F2
- Index displays the index
- Prev displays the previous
- entries for this help
- window in help (not
- system.
- necessarily the previously
- + displayed window).
- F3
- Exit quits the help system
- Next displays the next
- and returns to the
- window in help.
- application.
- F4
- Topics displays the help
- Manuals Displays a list of
- system's "top menu," which
- other help systems you can
- lists general help topics
- see.
- you can go to.
- F5
- GoBack displays the
- previously displayed
- screen.
- Other Keys
- ENTER
- Chooses the
- Highlights the link above
- highlighted link.
- the current one.
- PGUP
- Scrolls the current
- DOWN
- Highlights the link below
- help window up.
- the current one.
- PGDN
- Scrolls the current
- HOME
- Highlights the first link
- help window down.
- in the window.
- TAB
- Highlights the next
- END
- Highlights the last link
- link.
- in the window.
- Using Help
- Sample Link
- PZThis is a sample window that illustrates how you can use links to move
- quickly through the help system. Choose a linked word or phrase to go
- directly to another window that provides more information about the
- current topic.
- To return to the help window you were just viewing, choose the linked
- word "return." In this case, you can also choose the general topic
- (located at the bottom right of this window), "Using Help," to return
- to the previously viewed help window.
- Using Help
- Basic Skills
- Choosing Commands
- Using Dialog Boxes
- Working with Windows
- Using Command-Line Options
- Choosing Commands
- PZYou can choose commands using either pull-down menus or the message bar
- that appears at the bottom of the screen.
- To choose a menu command using the keyboard:
- 1. Press ALT and the highlighted letter of a menu.
- You can also press F10 in most programs to activate the
- horizontal menu bar, then use the arrow keys to select a menu
- and press ENTER.
- 2. Press the highlighted letter of a command from the menu.
- You can also use the arrow keys to select a command and press
- ENTER. If the command displays a submenu, choose a command in
- the same way.
- To choose a menu command using the mouse:
- Point to the menu command on the horizontal menu bar (Edit, for
- example), then press and hold the left mouse button, drag the
- pointer to the command you want on the displayed menu, and
- release the button.
- If you change your mind and don't want to make a menu selection,
- drag the pointer outside the menu and release.
- To choose a command from the message bar:
- Press the function key associated with the command (F1, for
- example).
- Use the mouse to click the command.
- System Control menu
- Basic Skills
- Using Help
- Using Dialog Boxes
- PZA dialog box allows you to enter information that a program needs
- before continuing. For example, if you choose Backup Method from the
- Options menu in PCBACKUP, a dialog box appears that lets you select
- various backup methods (Full, Incremential, etc.).
- There are six types of dialog box options:
- Option Button
- Lets you select one of several listed
- options by pressing the option's
- highlighted letter or clicking the option
- with the mouse. Selecting any one option
- turns off all other options in the same
- group.
- Checkbox
- Lets you toggle an independent option on or
- off by pressing the option's highlighted
- letter or clicking it.
- files
- Text Box
- Lets you enter text, such as a file name.
- Type the text and press TAB to move to the
- next option or ENTER to continue.
- [-A-] Scrolling List
- Lets you select an item from a list by
- [-B-]
- highlighting it and pressing ENTER or
- [-C-]
- clicking it.
- Command Button
- Carries out an action and closes the dialog
- box. Press TAB or SHIFT-TAB to cycle
- through the buttons, then press the
- highlighted letter of the button or press
- ENTER to choose the highlighted button.
- CANCEL terminates the command while OK goes
- to the next step of the command.
- Arrow Buttons
- You can click the up or down arrow to
- automatically increase or decrease the
- adjacent value by one. For example, you
- might adjust an alarm time using the arrow
- buttons.
- To leave a dialog box, choose a button--usually OK or the name of the
- action.
- To leave a dialog box and cancel the command, choose the Cancel button,
- press ESC, or use the mouse to click the close box in the top-left
- corner.
- Basic Skills
- Using Help
- Working with Windows
- PZOpening
- Each time you choose an application, a new window
- Windows
- opens, allowing you to work with that application.
- When you first choose some applications, the window
- does not fill the whole screen. However, if the window
- contains a Maximize/Restore arrow in the upper-right
- corner, you can increase the size of the window.
- The Active
- In applications that have more than one window, the
- Window
- active window is indicated by a highlighted title bar
- that contains a close box and a Maximize/Restore
- (Zoom) arrow (if it can be resized). All other windows
- have title bars that are dimmed and do not have close
- boxes or Maximize/Restore arrows. You can have more
- than one window open at once, but you can work in only
- one window at a time--the active window. Press TAB or
- SHIFT-TAB to activate windows or click in the window
- you want to activate.
- Scrolling
- Some windows also have scroll bars along the right
- Windows
- and/or bottom edge, with a small box indicating the
- position of the window in relation to the entire file.
- Drag this box with the mouse to scroll the window, or
- click the location in the bar that represents where
- you want to scroll. Click the arrow keys above and
- below the bar to scroll the window one line at a time.
- If you don't have a mouse, you can use PGUP and PGDN
- or the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll a window.
- NOTE:
- If you are using a CGA, EGA, or monochrome display, the
- characters used for the close box, Maximize/Restore arrow
- and scroll bar look different from those shown in the
- documentation. The expanded character set used for these
- objects appears only on VGA monitors. However, they work
- the same.
- 9 Basic Skills
- Using Help
- Using Command-Line Options
- PZYou can use these command-line parameters to control the way programs
- appear on the screen. Just type them after the program name, either in
- your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, another batch file, or at the DOS prompt, along
- with any other parameters you are using. Be sure to separate multiple
- parameters with a space. For example:
- PCBACKUP /BW /LE
- You can see additional command-line parameters used by a program by
- typing /? after the program name at the DOS prompt.
- Video Parameters:
- Sets the screen display to 25 lines, the normal setting. This
- is the only valid screen size for CPBACKUP.
- Sets the screen display to 28 lines.
- Sets the screen display to 43 lines. This parameter is for
- EGA adapters, but can be used on some VGA adapters that
- emulate the EGA display.
- Sets the screen display to 50 lines. This parameter is for
- VGA adapters only.
- Sets the screen display to 60 lines. This parameter is for
- Video 7 adapters only.
- Uses the system's BIOS to manipulate fonts, instead of
- writing directly to the screen or other port. Try using this
- parameter if the characters displayed on your screen do not
- look like they should.
- Allows a graphic mouse in Windows and graphic fonts with
- DESQview or UltraVision. Normally, graphic fonts are
- automatically turned off with these programs.
- Starts the program in black-and-white mode. This results in a
- better screen display when using a color card with a non-
- color monitor.
- Disables screen "snow" suppression on CGA monitors. Normally,
- video "snow" is suppressed on CGA monitors to sharpen your
- video display. This may slow scrolling on some monitors. If
- you have a CGA monitor and don't mind minor flickering on
- your screen, use the /FF parameter to speed the display.
- Overrides the default selection for monitor color type. If
- you have a monochrome monitor, using this parameter changes
- the monitor type to Color. If you have a color monitor, this
- parameter is ignored.
- Used on computers with LCD displays (usually laptops) to set
- the colors.
- /MONO
- Selects the default monochrome color set. This parameter has
- an effect similar to /BW. If you have an IBM monochrome
- monitor, and using /BW does not improve your screen display,
- try /MONO.
- Disables the use of alternate fonts.
- Mouse Parameters:
- Exchanges the left and right mouse button functions for left-
- handed mouse users.
- Disables the graphics mouse character. When this option is
- selected, the mouse will be a solid box instead of an arrow.
- You might want to use this parameter if your mouse is running
- too slowly and you want to speed it up.
- Disables the mouse, but does not affect keyboard functions.
- This parameter does not affect the mouse in your underlying
- program. Use /IM if you have an old mouse driver or have
- problems with a mouse-supported application after hotkeying
- out of a memory-resident program.
- NOTE: If you have problems with the mouse after entering a
- program, it is due most likely to an old driver. You can use
- the /IM parameter, but we recommend that you ask your mouse
- manufacturer for an upgrade.
- Provides optimal mouse performance and corrects problems that
- can occur with your mouse when you are using a PS/2. You can
- also use this parameter if your mouse does not work after you
- have been using Windows 3.0.
- Basic Skills
- Using Help
-