****************************  MsCode HELP FILE *******************************
   The purpose for MsCode is to teach the code and help the user to improve
   their speed at receiving (hearing) the code. Whenever the words "send" or
   "sending" are referred to in the MsCode text, it means "sound out the dits
   and dahs through the computer's speaker". Even though many of you can port
   the speaker's signals to drive a transmitter, it is beyond the scope of 
   this program.
   
   MsCode does not give instruction on FCC rules, licensing and regulations
   and is not intended for that purpose.  
----------------------------- How to use MsCode ------------------------------   
   Beginners should start out by studying the "Morse Code Table". You can view 
   and print a copy of the "Table" by pressing function key F11 from most of
   the MsCode screens. 
   
   The lessons and word tests are graduated, starting with easy characters 
   like "dit" for "E" and moving up to more difficult ones like punctuation 
   marks and longer words in the word lists.

   You can run the lessons in any order and and set your own pace.You can use 
   the "HEAR WHAT YOU TYPE" part of the "PRACTICE" section to sound out what 
   you type.That is a good place to experiment and find out what settings you 
   prefer for the SPACE MULTIPLIER, WPM and TONE. 

----------------------------- How MsCode works ------------------------------   
   
   From the main menu, select LESSONS, PRACTICE or WORD TESTS.
   
   If you selected LESSONS or WORD TESTS, press function key F6 to go from 
   one page of the lists to the next.If you selected PRACTICE, then select 1
   for "HEAR WHAT YOU TYPE" or select 2 for "TYPE WHAT YOU HEAR".

   If you selected a lesson from the "LESSONS" list, then you will be shown
   the lessons program screen with the statement "Your test characters are:"
   and the test characters will be shown.

   The program will then ask you "How many characters at a time?". You can
   enter a number 1 through 9. The program will sound out that many characters
   and then wait for you to enter them from the keyboard. You do not have to
   wait for all characters to be sounded to start typing.In the beginning,
   concentrate on accuracy.Once you have learned the code, you can always 
   erase the scores and start with a clean slate.Then you can work to increase 
   your speed.

   If you wish to have the characters displayed as they are sounded out, you
   can press function key F5 to toggle the DISPLAY(on/off). A good time to
   toggle the DISPLAY(on/off) is when it asks "How many characters at a time?"
   before the program starts sending. 
   
   When you are running a lesson, the program will automatically display your
   score after 100 test characters have been sent.You can press function key
   F1 any time after the first five test characters have been sent to see a
   test score. The test score evaluation displays the lesson number, date/
   time, percent correct, time per character, WPM and what characters were
   missed. It will also tell you what your average score is for that lesson  
   number and what the average score is for all lessons.

   The test score evaluation also tells you if you have a new high score
   for that lesson or a new high score for all lessons.

--------------------------- TYPE WHAT YOU HEAR -------------------------------   
    The "TYPE WHAT YOU HEAR" part of the PRACTICE section is similar to the
    LESSONS. The difference is that you enter a group of characters that you 
    wish to practice on. The program then randomly selects characters from
    that group and sounds out the dits and dahs for them. You will be asked
    "How many characters at a time?" just like in the LESSONS.
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   You can change the DISPLAY(on/off),SPACE MULTIPLIER,WPM,TONE and NUMBER 
   OF CHARACTERS SENT AT A TIME to suit your own needs. 

   DISPLAY(on/off):
         Pressing function key F5 from a lesson or word test screen will
         toggle the display so that characters being sounded through the
         computer's speaker can be seen. Your score is reduced by 50% for 
         being able to see the test characters being sounded.
   
   SPACE MULTIPLIER: 
         Pressing function key F4 allows you to change the spacing between 
         characters by a factor of "X" (enter a number higher than 3 up to 50 
         to increase the space between characters).
         This option allows you to hear the dits and dahs as they will sound 
         at the higher speeds while giving you more time between characters. 
         For those of you that are familiar with slowing down a code practice
         disk and hearing the dits sound like dahs, this feature should be a
         welcome relief.
         WPM will only be correct when this feature is set to 3 since the 
         normal spacing between characters is the length of about 3 dits.  
   
   WPM (words per minute):
         Pressing function key F9 allows you to change WPM. Enter a value 
         from 4 to 50 to change the speed at which characters are sent. 
         WPM is only correct if the SPACE MULTIPLIER is set to a value of 3.
       
   TONE (changes the tone):
         Pressing function key F10 allows you to change the tone of the dits
         and dahs being sounded out through the computer's speaker. You can
         enter any value between 400 and 20000. I prefer a tone at 1100 Hertz.
   
   CHANGE NUMBER OF CHARACTERS SENT AT A TIME:      
         Pressing function key F8 allows you to enter a number from 1 to 9
         for the number of characters that you want sent at a time (used by 
         the LESSONS screens and also the PRACTICE screen for "TYPE WHAT YOU 
         HEAR"). The program randomly sounds out that number of characters 
         selected from the test list.
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   FUNCTION KEYS: 
          (depending on menu in use, keys are shown at the bottom of screens).    
   F1. END PRACTICE LESSON AND SAVE SCORE (otherwise ends at 100th test chtr).
   F2. Display all test scores.
   F3. Erase all test scores.
   F4. Change spacing between characters by a factor of "X". 
   F5. Turn Display on and off (allows you to see the characters being sent).
   F6. View next page of lessons or word lists. 
   F7. Change PRACTICE CHARACTERS (allows you to enter practice characters).
   F8. Change NUMBER OF CHARACTERS SENT AT A TIME.
   F9. Change WPM (changes the speed at which characters are sent). 
  F10. Change TONE (changes the tone of the sound of the dits and dahs).
  F11. VIEW MORSE CODE TABLE (International Morse Code list) You can also 
       use a text Editor to add your own characters to the TABLE and your own 
       comments to the text.I have added the formula for length of dits,dahs,
       spacing between characters and words).
  F12. Pressing function key F12 returns you to the MAIN SCREEN. 

