═════════════════════ Navigating around FAST ACCESS ════════════════════

To access the commands at the bottom of the screen, just press the first
letter of that command.

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.

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 ═════════════════════════════

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 must be fairly rapid (2 clicks within 0.5 second).

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 ═══════════════════════════════

Add
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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,
  FA.INI and FA.LOG) by pressing the <F2> function key.

  NOTE: If Microsoft Windows is on your computer, WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI 
        will also show up when pressing the <F2> function key.

Edit
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  Edit the highlighted program's batch file using the file editor
  specified in the Misc window (a command 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, CONFIG.SYS and 
  FA.INI), press the <F2> function key and select the system file to edit.
         
  NOTE: If Microsoft Windows is on your computer, WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI 
        will also show up when pressing the <F2> function key.

  NOTE: See Editor explanation in Misc help for more info.

Revise
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  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
  Setup must be enabled.

Fileman
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  Will run the file manager you specified in the Misc window (a command 
  in the Setup window).  If no file manager is specified, 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.

  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 File Manager explanation in Misc help for more info.

Info
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  Reports your computer system information (CPU, coprocessor, video
  adapter/monitor, ports, drive letter range, memory and disk stats).

  If you have Microsoft Windows or Quarterdeck's Manifest on your
  computer, FAST ACCESS will give you the option of a Full or Partial
  check on your system.  The Full option will use either Microsoft's
  Diagnostics program (MSD.EXE, located in the \WINDOWS directory), or
  Quarterdeck's Manifest program (MFT.EXE, located in either the \QEMM
  or \QRAM directories).  These programs provide very detailed informa-
  tion on your entire system.  If you have a slow computer, this
  test may take about 30 seconds to finish.  After you've run one of
  these programs, an additional command (Recall) will be on the Info
  window.  Selecting Recall will simply recall the information from the
  last MSD.EXE or MFT.EXE execution.

  NOTE: Sometimes Microsoft's MSD.EXE will crash/hang your computer
        (MFT has not been a problem).  If this occurs, in the FA.INI 
        file, there is a command:
            DisableMSD=0            
        Change this with any file editor to read: 
            DisableMSD=1
        MSD will no longer be allowed as an option on the Info command.
         
        See the Help on the Setup Configuration under Commands - Misc.

  If you select Partial or don't have MSD.EXE or MFT.EXE, 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, Partial will
  report the Extended Memory Specification (XMS) version, XMM version,
  and if the High Memory Area (HMA) exists.
             
Setup
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  Setup window for FAST ACCESS configuration options.

Help
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  This window.

OS
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  Provides a DOS prompt in the FAST ACCESS environment.  If you need to
  access DOS for something, you can use this command. FAST ACCESS will
  remember the last 9 commands that you used.  You can access these
  commands by pressing the  keys.

Quit
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  Quits FAST ACCESS.  FAST ACCESS will check and see that nothing has
  changed before letting you Quit the program.

  NOTE: You MUST ALWAYS 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 ══════════════════

F1 = HELP - Same as pressing <H> on the command line.
 
F2 = HISTORY WINDOW - Pops up the History window which will display 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), or clicking the
     right mouse button anywhere on the screen. With the History window
     displayed, clicking the right mouse button will clear the window.
     Pressing the Delete key will delete the highlighted history item.
 
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.

     NOTE: If you have specified a hard disk parking program in the
           Setup window, the hard disk will be parked when using this
           function key.
         
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.

F9 = COMPILE ".BAT" FILES - If your using PC Magazine's BAT2EXEC.COM
     program and you've set the Compile option in the Setup Config
     window then <F9> will compile the highlighted batch file.

     NOTE: BAT2EXEC.COM must be located in the directory that FAST
           ACCESS is in.

     NOTE: If your using J.P. Software's 4DOS or Norton Utilities NDOS, 
           you cannot compile your batch files.  The Compile option is
           not available in the Setup window (See Setup Help for more
           info).

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