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               Full Text Searching Software for Online Systems
       Copyright (c) 1993, Application Programming & Development, Inc.
                                (301)449-1400
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Welcome to Cheetah!, the premier full text searching software for
online systems and bulletin boards.

Screen Refreshes and System Navigation

Intuitive color schemes and system "hot keys" are used to enhance Cheetah's
ease of use and speed.  Because extensive screen refreshes and manipulation
rapidly diminish modem response, Cheetah does not employ "screen wipes".
System menus and output are "scrolled" off the screen to optimize modem
performance.

To speed user navigation, Cheetah utilizes "Hot Keys".  If a Cheetah function
is activated by a single character (a letter or single digit number) the
system does not require the <ENTER> key be pressed.  If data input may be
multi-character (for example:  the number "99" or the word "APDI") the
<ENTER> key must follow the user's entry.

                       Entering the Cheetah System

After opening Cheetah's door in the BBS, its opening menu will
display (shown below).


Cheetah's opening menu makes available the following options:

[O] Open a Card File          Allows user to select which Card File to
                              search.  Cheetah supports up to 50 Card Files,
                              but only one Card File may be open at a time.

[S] Search Card File          This feature does not become active until a
                              Card File has been selected.  The active Card
                              File is displayed across the bottom of the
                              screen (ie: Database: None)

[D] Download Marked Files     Download all files marked by the user.  This
                              feature is inactive on arrival into Cheetah but
                              becomes enabled after files have been marked
                              for download.

[H] Online Help               Cheetah's online help.  Online help provides
                              the user with navigation instructions,
                              operational guidelines and "helpful hints" for
                              operating within Cheetah.  Cheetah's help may
                              be customized by the system operator.

[Q] Quit to BBS               Return user from the Cheetah door to the BBS.

[G] Goodbye                   Logs user off the BBS.


Opening A Card File

     [O]            Open a Card File allows the user to specify on which text
                    database to conduct searches.

     [#] Number     Allows user to select the number associated with the Card
                    File to search.

     [S] Stop       Stop and return to main menu.

To perform a search, you must select @0E@[@0F@S@0E@]earch@0B@, which will bring you
to another menu, giving you additional search options: @0F@S@0B@earch, @0F@N@0B@arrow
your search, @0F@B@0B@oolean, @0F@P@0B@hrase, and pro@0F@X@0B@imity searching, @0F@V@0B@iew your
search history, and additional help.  These items are described in more
detail in the help file associated with the search menu.

