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- "BROWSE FUNCTION HELP"
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- "The BROWSE function provides graphic display of the records in the"
- "file. When the file is loaded the BROWSE screen details the first nine"
- "records. The user can change the screen to see whatever contiguous"
- "nine-record screen he wishes to display."
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- "The current datafile is listed in the first line of the dialog box"
- "with the number of records now active in the file or group and your"
- "current position in the display. To see the next nine records press"
- "PgDn. To see the last screen press End. To return to the first screen"
- "press Home. The up/down arrow keys move the flasher up or down by one"
- "record. Pressing return displays the record whose number is flashing."
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- "If the dialog box says GROUP IS: some of the records in the file have"
- "been rejected, and you are working with a group comprised of the rec-"
- "ords that have passed the tests made on them during the execution of"
- "the select records by alpha and numeric comparison functions. Records"
- "may also be rejected due to errors during calculations."
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- "Once a record has been rejected it is ignored by the program. If you"
- "total a data in the file the rejected records will not be added into"
- "it. If you make a printout the rejected records will not appear in it."
- "F11 restores all records to the current group."
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- "Twenty-two functions are accessible through the F-keys. Pressing ESC"
- "from the BROWSE screen displays the function key assignments. To get"
- "F11, press Alt + F1. If your keyboard has F11 & F12 ignore them."
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- "F17 (Alt + F7) re-assigns the primary display segment, and F18 assigns"
- "the secondary display on the blank line beneath it. To move large dis-"
- "tances in the display press F16, then enter the desired position."
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- "Each F-key based function has its' own help screen. To see it, press"
- "the key, then the H key. To dump the screen to the printer press Shift"
- " + PrtSc. Be certain to reset the printer to a fresh page after dump."
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