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- ──────────────────── Navigating around FAST ACCESS ───────────────────
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- After you've added programs with the Add command, use the cursor keys,
- including <Home> and <End>, to move the highlight around FAST ACCESS.
-
- Pressing <Enter> will run the highlighted program.
-
- To access the commands at the bottom of the screen, just press the
- first letter of that command.
-
- At any time FAST ACCESS asks you a question, you can always use the
- <Esc> key to exit/backout of that item.
-
- ─────────────────────────── Using a Mouse ────────────────────────────
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- To execute any command just click the left button on the command word.
-
- To highlight a program name just click the left button once on the
- program name.
-
- To execute a program double-click the left button on the program name.
- The double-click has to be fairly rapid for execution to occur.
-
- To change an option in the Setup Configuration window, simply click
- the left button on any highlighted item.
-
- To escape out of a command, click the right mouse button (it's the
- same as pressing the <Esc> key).
-
- Any item that is highlighted in a different color, such as () or
- (─┘) symbols, etc., can usually be clicked on with the left mouse
- button.
-
- To see the version number of FAST ACCESS click the (≡) symbol on the
- left side of the command line (in both the main program window and the
- Setup Configuration window).
-
- ────────────────────────────── Commands ──────────────────────────────
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- Add - Add a program to FAST ACCESS and a batch file to disk. When
- you need to Add a program to FAST ACCESS, this is the command
- you will use. FAST ACCESS will guide you through the steps,
- and help is available at each question by pressing the <F1>
- function key. The last question will ask you if you want to
- password protect the program. It gives you the option of
- using the same password that locks you out of FAST ACCESS, or
- a unique password of it's own. For this function to be
- active, the Password option in the Setup Configuration must
- be enabled.
-
- Delete - Delete the highlighted program from FAST ACCESS and erase the
- program's batch file from disk. FAST ACCESS will ask you to
- verify these steps, since it can erase the batch file for the
- program.
-
- Move - Move the highlighted program to a new location on screen.
- This command will only work if the Sorting method option in
- the Setup Configuration is set to Custom.
-
- NOTE: If the Global cursor access option in Setup is ON, you
- cannot use the mouse to move programs.
-
- View - View highlighted program's information (including if the
- program has been password protected) and show the program's
- batch file on the screen. You can also view your system
- files (AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS and FA.LOG) by pressing the
- <F2> function key.
-
- Edit - Edit the highlighted program's batch file using the file
- editor specified in the Setup window. If no editor is
- specified, then FAST ACCESS will use it's own file editor,
- FAEDITOR.EXE. You can Edit the batch file indicated, or edit
- the batch filename to any valid ASCII text file that you wish
- to work on. If you want to edit your system files
- (AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS), press the <F2> function key
- and select the system file to edit.
-
- NOTE: See Editor explanation in Setup help for more
- information.
-
- Revise - Revise the highlighted program's name or change the batch
- file name. If you selected Program revision, you will be
- asked if you want to password protect the program. It gives
- you the option of using the same password that locks you out
- of FAST ACCESS, or a unique password of it's own. For this
- function to be active, the Password option in the Setup
- Configuration must be enabled.
-
- FileMan- Will run the file manager you specified in the Setup window.
- If no file manager is specified in the Setup window, nothing
- will happen when you use this command. If you do not have a
- file manager, GET ONE !! XTree's XTreeGold is the fastest
- and most powerful file manager currently on the market today.
-
- The top four file manager's are:
-
- Program name Filename
- --------------------------- --------------
- XTree's XTreeGold (XTGOLD.COM)
- Central Point's PCTools (PCSHELL.EXE)
- Microsoft's DOS 5.x shell (DOSSHELL.COM)
- Symantec's Norton Commander (NC.COM)
-
- NOTE: See Manager explanation in Setup help for more
- information.
-
- Info - Reports your computer system information (CPU, coprocessor,
- video adapter/monitor, ports, drive letter range, memory and
- disk stats).
-
- FAST ACCESS will execute DOS's CHKDSK.COM or CHKDSK.EXE for
- the disk stats. This program must be accessable through the
- [PATH=] statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If CHKDSK can't
- be found, you will still get some basic information about the
- drive you selected.
-
- If your using an Extended Memory Manager (XMM), like
- Microsoft's HIMEM.SYS, or an Expanded Memory Manager, like
- Quarterdeck's QEMM386.SYS, Info will report the Extended
- Memory Specification (XMS) version, XMM version, and if the
- High Memory Area (HMA) exists.
-
- Setup - Setup window for FAST ACCESS configuration options.
-
- Help - This window.
-
- OS - Exits to the DOS prompt without leaving FAST ACCESS. If you
- need to access DOS for something, you can use this command.
- It saves you from having to Quit FAST ACCESS to get to DOS.
-
- Quit - Quits FAST ACCESS. FAST ACCESS will check and see that
- nothing has changed before letting you Quit the program.
-
- NOTE: You MUST ALLWAYS quit out of FAST ACCESS before turning
- your computer off. If you do not do this, certain
- options, like password protection, may not be active
- when you start FAST ACCESS up again.
-
- ────────────────── Function Keys used by FAST ACCESS ─────────────────
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- F1 - HELP - Same as pressing <H> on the command line.
-
- F2 - HISTORY WINDOW - Pops up the History window which will dis-
- play the last 9 programs that were executed. Provides a
- quick way to execute your most recently used programs (that
- way you don't have to cursor all over the screen to execute
- them if you have a lot of programs listed). You can call up
- the History window with the mouse by clicking the left mouse
- button anywhere on rows 5 or 6 (the top two rows the mouse is
- able to move to). Clicking the right mouse button will clear
- the History window.
-
- F3 - ENABLE PASSWORD - A short-cut key to enable the Password
- option. It saves a few key strokes.
-
- F4 - DISABLE PASSWORD - A short-cut key to quickly disable the
- Password option. It saves a few key strokes.
-
- F5 - REDRAW MAIN SCREEN - If for some reason you get some garbage
- on your FAST ACCESS screen, whether it's from a TSR program
- or whatever, the <F5> key will redraw the main FAST ACCESS
- screen.
-
- F6 - VERSION NUMBER - Pops up the FAST ACCESS version, tech
- support number and registration information window.
-
- F7 - BLANK SCREEN - Will manually blank the screen for you. If you
- don't want to wait for the blank screen time to blank the
- screen for you, you can press <F7> to do it.
-
- F8 - SAVE CHANGES - Saves any changes that were made to FAST
- ACCESS. If no changes were made and you press <F8>, nothing
- will happen. FAST ACCESS knows when you've changed something,
- and will remind you of it if you forget. Whenever FAST
- ACCESS updates it's FA.SET file, you will see "UPDATE" at the
- bottom of the screen for a few seconds.
-
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