6.0    MORE ON USAGE

6.1    More command details

6.1.1  Main screen -

       ADD        Click this or type A to Add a new record.
                  Records are added empty, and must then be
                  Modded.

       DEL        Deletes current record.  Needs confirmation.
                  Doesn't physically remove it from database,
                  just flags it.  "Deleted" records are re-used
                  by subsequent Adds, which take the first free
                  slot.  (To remove these slots, run BBTrim.)

       MOD        Modify (edit) contents of the current record.
                  (Covered, along with the editor itself, in the
                  previous section, Section 5.9)

       LIST       Switches from the Main screen to the List
                  display (assuming there is a List to display).
                  (Esc from the Main screen does the same thing)

       GET        Retrieval.  (Covered in Section 5.5)

       SEARCH     Retrieval.  (Covered in Section 5.5)

       <<         These buttons (or the left/right arrow keys)
       >>         step sequentially through the current List of
                  records, back or forward.  They wrap, first
                  item to last and vice versa respectively.

       JOIN       Links one record logically to another,
                  and vice versa.  (Covered in Section 5.6)

       BREAK      Breaks a Join.   (Covered in Section 5.6)

       PASTE      If you've Copied up an item on the List screen
                  (to the Paste Buffer), then you can Paste.
                  Paste replaces the CURRENT RECORD's contents
                  (either entirely, or just those fields you have
                  turned on by checking them in the Paste Buffer)
                  Accessed via 'Buffer' on the List screen.

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                  'Copy up'/'Paste' is a great labour-saver.
                  If you have lots of similar records to enter,
                  set up a template of the unchanging part,
                  Copy it, activate those Buffer fields you want
                  pasted (all, by default), then cycle through
                  Add, Paste, Mod, until done.
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       EXEC       Runs a program directly from the record.
                  (Covered in Section 7.1)

       FILE       Multi-purpose.  Allows you to:

                  - switch to a new database
                  - make a backup copy of the current one
                    (zip-compressed if you have PKZip/PKUnZip)
                  - create Full or Item (List) listings of
                    databases to a file or to printer
                  - erase the current database

                  (Covered in Sections 7.3 thru 7.6)

       EXIT       Quit BlueBook.

6.1.2  List screen -

       SORT       Sorts Lists temporarily, and physical database
                  files permanently.    (Covered in Section 8.1)

       SELECT     Allows you to select and operate on GROUPS of
                  records from the current List.  Possible
                  operations are:  Include, eXclude, Redate,
                  Delete, Export, Trans[fer records], and
                  [bulk] Paste.         (Covered in Section 8.2)

       INCLUDE    Drops all records from the List that are NOT
                  currently selected.   (Covered in Section 8.2)

       EXCLUDE    Drops all currently selected records from the
                  List.                 (Covered in Section 8.2)

       REDATE     Changes the date of all selected records.
                                        (Covered in Section 8.2)

       DELETE     A bulk "Del", on all selected records.
                  Drops them from the DATABASE, not just the
                  List.                 (Covered in Section 8.2)

       EXPORT     Outputs data from seLected records in comma-
                  delimited format.     (Covered in Section 8.3)

       TRANS      Transfers seLected records to another database.
                  (8 commands in 1.)    (Covered in Section 8.4)

       PASTE      A bulk "Paste", on all selected records
                  (not just the current record, as on the Main
                  screen).              (Covered in Section 8.5)

       BUFFER     Accesses Paste Buffer (Covered in Section 8.5)

       COPY UP    Loads Paste Buffer    (Covered in Section 8.5)

       PICKLISTS  Compile keyword lists (Covered in Section 8.6)

       FIND RECS  This gives access to the exact same Get and
                  Search commands as are available on the Main
                  screen.  Also Replace: locates and/or replaces
                  any text string.      (Covered in Section 5.5)

       GO..       A navigation command.  Click, or type G, and
                  enter an item number on/from the List (NOT an
                  absolute record number).  You will be taken to
                  the appropriate page, position and entry.

       MAIN       Switch to the Main screen (Esc does the same).

       PgUp/PgDn  These are the buttons to the left of GO & MAIN.
       buttons    Use them or the corresponding keys to turn
                  "pages" in the List.

       Slider     The vertical bar to the right of the actual
                  Listed items.  Represents the entire List
                  graphically; used for moving quickly to an
                  approximate position in the List, which can
                  then be fine-tuned using the PgUp/PgDn buttons,
                  or Go..

                  Just click where you want the slider knob to
                  be.  The knob, and the List position (shown
                  at top centre screen), will adjust accordingly.

                  To move to the start of a List, click ABOVE the
                  slider and close to it (same as Home key).

                  To move to the end of a List, click BELOW the
                  slider and close to it (same as End key).

                  Useful for large databases and Lists.  Not so
                  important for small ones.