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1992-11-11
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#H0 7
" "
"Thank you for your purchase of DiscPassage CD-ROM products. "
" "
"DiscPassage allows you to quickly locate words and phrases in "
"documents stored on CD-ROM (Compact Disc, Read Only Memory). "
"Many discs also store images and several will have audio "
"features available. "
" "
"DiscPassage has four major functions: "
" "
" * Search - helps you search the database for specific "
" words, authors, subjects, or titles to identify"
" related documents. "
" * Browse - helps you review lists of words, authors, "
" subjects, or titles, then select corresponding "
" documents. "
" * Contents- lists the table of contents contained in the "
" database and helps you select a document. "
" "
" * Database- identifies information available on the CD and "
" helps you select a database. "
" "
" "
" "
"When a major function menu appears on the screen, make a "
"selection by: "
" "
" * Moving the highlight sideways using the left and right "
" arrow keys, or moving the highlight up and down using the"
" up and down arrows, then selecting the hightlighted "
" choice with the enter key. "
" "
"The keyboard has several special keys: "
" "
" * ENTER - Executes the current selection or words you typed. "
" * ESC - Escape leaves the current menu or document and "
" returns to the previous menu. "
" * HOME - Goes to the beginning of the document or top of the"
" menu. "
" "
" * END - Goes to the end of the document or bottom of the "
" menu. "
" * PgUp - Page Up scrolls up one page in the document or one "
" menu screen. "
" * PgDn - Page Down scrolls down one page in the document or "
" one menu screen. "
" * F2 - Clears all word fields in the search/browse "
" template and restarts your search. "
" * F3 - Jump directly to next matching document or image "
" (In search/browse context). "
" * F7 - Prints the document or table currently displayed. "
" * F8 - Copies the text file to floppy or hard disk. "
" * F9 - Pops up a menu allowing selection of figures, audio"
" and tables included in the document. "
" * F10 - Execute - displays titles or searches through "
" documents to find the next occurrence of a word. "
#H1 3
"Make a selection from the SEARCH menu by: "
" "
" * Moving the highlight up or down with the arrow keys "
" "
" * Selecting the highlighted choice with the ENTER key "
" "
"The Search function helps you find a document by searching the"
"data base using four separate criteria: "
" * WORD- searches the full text of documents for combin- "
" ations of words. This can include anything in "
" the title, abstract, references or captions. "
" Every word is indexed with the exception of "
" numbers and single characters. Sometimes common"
" words such as 'the' are omitted. "
" * AUTHOR- searches for documents with combinations of "
" authors. Data bases with a single author do not"
" offer this feature. "
" * SUBJECT- searches the subject index of documents for "
" combinations of key words. Data bases dealing "
" with a single subject do not offer this feature."
" * TITLE- searches the titles of documents for combin- "
" ations of words. "
#H2 2
"Make a selection by: "
" * Moving the highlight up or down using the arrow keys. "
" "
" * Selecting the highlighted choice with the ENTER key. "
" "
"The Browse function helps you find a document by scrolling "
"through lists of words or names with the number of documents "
"that contain them: "
" * WORD - lists all of the words from a to z (except those"
" common words such as "the" that may have been "
" excluded) found in the documents in a data base "
" * AUTHOR - lists the authors of documents, last name first "
" * SUBJECT- lists the subjects of documents. Subjects are "
" determined from key words or phrases supplied "
" by the original publisher. "
" * TITLES - lists the words found in the titles of documents"
#H3 1
"The contents function helps you find a document by scrolling "
"through the table of contents, listing documents in the order "
"they were originally published. "
#H4 1
"This menu show the available data bases on the CD-ROM disc you"
"are now playing. Make a selection in the data base menu by: "
" "
" * Moving the highlight up or down using the ARROW KEYS and "
" then selecting with the ENTER key "
" "
"The data base you selected will appear at the top line of the "
"screen. Move to Search, Browse, or Contents with arrow keys. "
#H5 1
"The Change/Quit functions give you options to change CD-ROM "
"discs or to quit the program. Use the arrow keys to highlight"
"the choice you desire, then select it with the enter key. "
" "
"To change a disc, select Change from the menu, then remove the"
"CD-ROM disc in the player, replace it with another DiscPassage"
"title (this will only work on DiscPassage products), and press"
"ENTER. "
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"The search template allows you to enter up to seven words or "
"phrases, one on each line. The escape key (ESC) will return "
"you to the previous menu. To search: "
" "
" * Type your search word or name (upper or lower case "
" letters are OK) on the first blank line where the cursor "
" is blinking and then press the ENTER key. DiscPassage "
" will then search for the term and return with the number "
" of documents on the disc con