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THE QUOTEWRIGHT
Introduction
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If you're a frequent speaker, teacher, writer or just a
person who enjoys a good quotation, The Quotewright is for
you. Sure, you can buy a book a of quotations at your local
book store, but it won't necessarily contain all of your
favorite quotes and you won't be able to organize them any
way you want. Enter your favorite quotations in The
Quotewright today. Tomorrow, The Quotewright will be your
best friend.
The Quotewright Main Screen
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The Quotewright main screen consists of:
* The quote display box status bar (across the top of the
box), which shows the current "author" and "topic"
* The quotation display box across the top portion of the
screen
* The "Select Author" pick list at bottom left
* The "Select Topic" pick list at bottom right
* The "Previous" and "Next" buttons between pick lists
* The number of quotations display ("# being viewed" of
"total number by the selected author on the selected
topic")
* The mousable slide bar at bottom center
* The row of buttons across the very bottom of the screen.
Viewing Quotations
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You may view all quotations in the file, all of the
quotations by a selected author, all of the quotations by a
selected topic, or all of the quotes by a selected author
on a selected topic--all by different arrangements of the
highlights in "Select Author" and "Select Topic." For
example, if you want to view all of The Quotewrights
quotations, position the pick list highlights on ALL and
ALL. Similarly, you may select Thoreau and ALL to view all
of Thoreau's quotations or ALL and BEAUTY to view all the
quotations about beauty that are currently in The
Quotewright's file.
You may use the mouse pointer and left mouse button combo
to select any author and any topic. Simply click on your
selections (highlight them) and the first of "x" number of
quotes will appear on the screen in the box across the top.
Click the "Next" button to view the next quotation or
"Previous" to view the former quotation. You may also use
the slide bar (hold mouse button and drag) to quickly move
from the first quotation to the very last one. You may also
use the mouse to select any of the features listed across
the bottom.
You also may easily operate The Quotewright from the
keyboard by pressing a function key or ALT plus the
highlighted letter on any button or menu.
Alt-A -- Allows you to select an AUTHOR.
Alt-T -- Allows you to select a TOPIC.
N or the right arrow key -- Displays the NEXT quote (if
there is one for that author and subject).
P or the left arrow key -- Displays the PREVIOUS quote.
Printing Quotations
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You may print the "Current Quote Only" (the one on the
computer screen in the background), "All Quotes Selected"
(all quotes by the current author on the current topic), or
"Entire Quote File" (the entire "database" of quotations).
Press F5 on the main screen for a list of these options.
Once you've selected what you want to print with the mouse
or up/down arrow keys, click the Print button...or press
Alt-P. Alt-C cancels printing. If your printer is not ready
(on line) when you select "Print," The Quotewright will
give you an error message. Your choices are to Cancel
(Alt-C) or to Retry (Alt-R) after readying your printer.
Adding Quotations
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To add quotations to The Quotewright, press F2 (or click
the Add button) on the main screen. An "add screen" will
appear. A blinking cursor marks the area where you will
type in your quotation(s).
STEP 1 - Select the author of the quote from the author
pick list (Alt-A), or add a new author to the pick list
(Alt-U).
STEP 2 - Select the topic of the quote from the Topic pick
list (Alt-T), or add a new topic to the pick list (Alt-P).
STEP 3 - After making sure that the correct author and
topic are highlighted in the two pick lists, type in your
quote. Be sure to use punctuation and capitalization where
appropriate.
STEP 4 - Click "OK" or press Alt-O to approve the addition,
and "Cancel" (Alt-C) to abort the operation.
Editing Quotations
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If you wish to edit (correct or replace) a quotation,
select the quotation (make it visible) on the main screen,
then press Edit (F3). The "edit screen"--already
containing the quotation you were just viewing on the main
screen--will appear. Use the keyboard keys to edit the
quotation. Click the OK button (Alt-O) to save your changes
or Cancel (Alt-C) to abort the operation.
Deleting Quotations
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If you wish to delete a quotation, select the quotation
(make it visible) on the main screen, then press Delete
(F4). You will be asked if you are sure you want to delete
the quotation displayed in the background (behind the
"delete dialog box"). Your choices are YES (Alt-Y), NO
(Alt-N) or CANCEL (Alt-C). NO and CANCEL will have the same
effect--the quotation will not be deleted.
When a quotation is deleted leaving an author or topic
without further associated quotations, you will be
prompted as to whether or not that author or topic should
be deleted. Additionally, any author or topic with no
associated quotations will be automatically deleted from
The Quotewright upon exit time, but they can also be
deleted from within the delete menu. Keep in mind that
deletions for authors and topics work only when there are
no associated quotations. Any attempt to delete an
author or topic while it still has an associated
quotation will be refused by the program.
Keyboard Hotkeys
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F1 - HELP....Pulls up this help text.
F2 - ADD.....Allows you to add quotations.
F3 - EDIT....Allows you to edit a selected quotation.
F4 - DELETE..Allows you to delete a selected quotation.
F5 - PRINT...Allows you to print a single quotation, a
group of selected quotations or the entire
quotation file.
F9 - ABOUT...Pulls up version and credit information.
ESC EXIT....Exits The Quotewright.
Alt-A........Select Author
Alt-C........Cancel
Alt-E........Exit (About screen only)
Alt-N........No
Alt-O........OK
Alt-P........Add Topic (Add screen only)
Alt-P........Print (Print screen only)
Alt-R........Retry (Print screen only)
Alt-S........Search for Topic (Main screen only)
Alt-T........Select Topic
Alt-U........Add Author (Add screen only)
Alt-W........Warranty (About screen only)
Command Line Options
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The following command line options are available from the
DOS prompt. Type:
QW /?........to access a list of command line options.
QW /VER......to access program version number and credits.
QW /NOMOUSE..to run program without mouse support.
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