! VideoFile Help File, Perseus Systems, Inc.  Copyright (c) 1991

@1¥Main Menu£

The ûMain Menuò lists VideoFile's main activities.  To select an activity form the Main Menu press the first letter of the choice, or use one of the navigation keys: (ûHomeò, ûEndò, ûPgUpò, ûPgDnò, ûò, ûò) and press û─┘ò).
 
¥Edit Records£
Select ûEdit Recordsò to add, modify, delete, find or print a video record.

¥Displays£
Select ûDisplaysò to select Title List, Title Detail, Director List, Actor List, Actor, Director, Type, Rating, Year, Color, or Format.
 
Displays is used to view and/or print the contents of your VideoFile database.  You can display your records in either of two modes: ûListò or ûDetailò.  The List mode presents a list of titles or names only.  The Detail mode presents one record at a time which contains all record information.  Both List and Detail displays are sent to your monitor.  You can print a display by pressing ûF4ò.

¥System Info£
Select ûSystem Infoò to display information about the amount of memory available, the number of records, actors, and directors entered, and the size of certain VideoFile database files.

¥Modify Settings£
Select ûModify Settingsò to select New Record Defaults, Printer Settings, Screen Colors, Monitor Speed, File Activities, or Other Settings.

¥About£
Select ûAboutò to display the VideoFile About Notice.

¥Leave£
Select ûLeaveò to exit from VideoFile.  Note: Always use ûLeaveò to exit from VideoFile to ensure that VideoFile is exited properly.▌
@4¥Edit Menu - Edit Records£

¥Save Record£
Select ûSave Recordò to save the record.

¥Restore Record£
Select ûRestore Recordò to undo any changes you made to the current record.

¥New Record£
Select ûNew Recordò to get a new/default record.  (Press ûAlt-Gò and select ûData Entry Formsò to get more information on the default record.)

¥Delete Record£
Select ûDelete Recordò to delete the current record.▌
@7¥Edit Menu£

¥Save Record£
Select ûSave Recordò to save the record.

¥Restore Record£
Select ûRestore Recordò to undo any changes you made to the current record.

¥New Record£
Select ûNew Recordò to get a ûnew/default record.▌
@13¥Edit Records ─ General Help£

The Edit Records screen enables you to add, modify, or delete VideoFile records.  In addition, you may use the ûF3ò-Search key to locate a record(s) for viewing, modifying or deleting, or use the ûF4ò-Print key to print the current record.

¥Key Functions

¥General Keys£
  Key               Action
  ───               ───────────────────
  Esc               return to Main Menu
  F1                Help Menu
  F2                Edit Menu
  F3                Search Menu
  F4                Print Record
  
¥Record Navigation£
  Key               Action: Move to ...
  ─────────         ────────────────
                   next field
                   previous field
  Home              first field
  End               last field
  PgDn              next record
  PgUp              previous record
  Ctrl-Home         first record
  Ctrl-End          last record

¥Searching a Record£
  Key               Action
  ─────             ──────────────────────────
  Alt-S             define search word
  Alt-F             search forward
  Alt-B             search backward
  Alt-W             show search word

¥Editing Text Fields£
  Key               Action
  ──────────────    ──────────────────
  CtrlBackspace     erase field value
  CtrlLeftArrow     move to beginning of field
  CtrlRightArrow    move to end of field
  Ins               toggle insert/typeover mode

¥Editing the Record£
  Key               Action
  ───────           ────────────────────────
  Ctrl─┘           save record
  Alt-R             restore (changed) record
  Alt-N             new/default record
  Alt-D             delete record▌
@16¥Modify Settings Menu£

¥New Record Defaults£
Select ûNew Record Defaultsò to change default record's field values: ûType 1 & 2ò, ûRatingò, ûYearò, ûColorò, and ûFormatò.

¥Printer Settings£
Select ûPrinter Settingsò to change the default settings which affect the way a display will be printed.

¥Screen Colors£
Select ûScreen Colorsò to display VideoFile in 1 of 3 different color layouts.

¥Monitor Speed£
Select ûMonitor Speedò to regulate the speed at which VideoFile writes to the display. ûû

¥File Activities£
Select ûFile Activitiesò to delete all VideoFile names and records.

¥Other Settings£
Select ûOther Settingsò to control general settings such as sound effects, confirmations, alerts, and automatic field activation.▌
@19¥Monitor Speed Menu£

You can regulate the speed at which VideoFile writes to the display.  

¥Slow£
Select ûSlowò if "snow" appears on the display.

¥Fast£
Select ûFastò if no "snow" appears on the display.▌
@22¥Screen Colors Menu£

You can select a color layout that you prefer best.  

¥Monochrome£
Select ûMonochromeò for single color monitors or for monitors that can display shades of gray.

¥A. Color Layout 1£
¥B. Color Layout 2£
Select either ûA. Color Layout 1ò or ûB. Color Layout 2ò for color monitors.▌
@25¥New Record Defaults£

This feature enables you to establish "default" values for new record entries.  When you press ûCtrl─┘ò to save a newly entered record or when you press ûAlt-Nò to request a new/default record, VideoFile presents you with a "default" record.  This record contains default (already filled in) values which represent the most common field values you intend to enter. By establishing your own default record you will facilitate the process of adding new records since many of the field values already will be entered for you.

¥Type 1 and 2£
Press the ûSpace Barò to activate the Type List.  The Type List contains 17 predefined types or categories from which you can select up to 2 types to establish as default value.  The Type Field is used to identify the video's genre.

¥Rating£
Press the ûSpace Barò to activate the Rating List.  The Rating List contains 7 predefined ratings from which you can select one rating to establish as the default value.

¥Year£
Press the ûSpace Barò to toggle between the century-year choices: "19" or "20".

¥Color£
Press the ûSpace Barò to toggle between the color choices: "C" (Color) or "B/W" (Black & White).  

¥Format£
Press the ûSpace Barò to toggle between the format choices: "VHS", "8MM", "DISC" (LaserDisc), or "BETA".▌
@28¥File Activities Menu£

¥Delete All Records£
Select ûDelete All Recordsò to delete the entire contents of the VideoFile database.  The VideoFile database consists of artist and director names and records.▌
@31¥Other Settings Menu£

To change any of the following settings press û─┘ò to toggle between ¥ON£ and ¥OFF£.

¥Sound Effects£
Select ûSound Effectsò to toggle between ûONò and ûOFFò settings.  When ON VideoFile will broadcast sound effects when performing certain procedures.

¥Confirmations£
Select ûConfirmationsò to toggle between ûONò and ûOFFò settings. When ON VideoFile will allow you to confirm the performance of certain procedures.  

Example: You are in ûEdit Recordsò, you change the record and press ûEscò (return to the Main Menu).

Confirmations ûONò
You must confirm to save or not save the changes before returning to the Main Menu.

Confirmations ûOFFò
VideoFile attempts to save the changes and return to the Main Menu.

¥Alerts£
Select ûAlertsò to toggle between ûONò and ûOFFò settings.  When ON VideoFile will notify or alert you to some of your actions.

For example, if you enter a ûRunTimeò which exceeds two hours or 120 minutes, VideoFile will present you with the total hours and minutes of your entry.  The assumption, in this case, is that very few videos exceed two hours running time, therefore your entry is most likely a mistake.

¥Auto Field Activation£
Select ûAuto Field Activationò to toggle between ûONò and ûOFFò settings.  When ON VideoFile will automatically present the Cast, Director, and Type list when entering a new record.  This obviates the need to press ûSpaceò to activate these lists.▌
@34¥Printer Settings£

¥Print Port£
Select ûPrinter Portò to choose the port the printer is attached to.  Press the ûSpace Barò and select LPT1, LPT2, or LPT3.

¥Lines/Page£
Select ûLines/Pageò to specify the maximum number of printable lines per page.  Enter a value from 20 to 66.

¥Indent£
Select ûIndentò to define the left margin.  Enter a value from 0 to 5.

¥Page Pause£
Select ûPage Pauseò to specify whether VideoFile will pause before printing each new page. Select ûY (yes) for a printer which is set up to print only a single sheet at a time.  Press the ûSpace Barò and toggle between either ûYò(es) or ûNò(o).

¥Last Page Feed£
Select ûLast Page Feedò to specify whether VideoFile will move to the top of the next page after the print job is complete.  Press the ûSpace Barò and toggle between either ûYò(es) or ûNò(o).▌
@37¥Delete All Records - Confirmation£

¥W   A  R  N  I  N  G  !£

You are about to completely destroy the VideoFile database.  The VideoFile database consists of all records and artists.

To terminate this request:
■ press ûEscò  or
■ select ûAbort This Procedureò

To proceed:
■ select ûDelete All Recordsòû▌
@43¥Data Entry Forms - General Help£

VideoFile uses data entry forms to obtain information from you.  When you select ûEdit Recordsò from the Main Menu the screen that appears is an example of a data entry form.

A data entry form can contain three different types of fields; each field type utilizes a different method for obtaining data:

■ ¥Text Field£
A text field enables you to type a value into the field.  Some text fields accept letters and numbers and others accept only numbers.  By default VideoFile is in typeover mode when you enter a value in a text field.

ûTypeover Modeò
Replaces existing characters.

ûIns Modeò
Characters are inserted at the location of the cursor.  Existing characters are pushed to the right to make room for new ones.

■ ¥List Field£
A List Field enables you to enter a value into a field by making a selection from a list.  To make a selection highlight your choice and press û─┘ò.  For additional help on making a list selection press ûAlt-Gò and select ûMenu/List.ò 

■ ¥Toggle Field£
A Toggle Field enables you to enter a value into a field by pressing the ûSpace Barò one or more times to display a new value.

The method you must use to enter a value into a field is always presented to you on the last line of the display. For example, if you were in the Rating field the message on the last line of the display would say: û<Space Bar> to select Ratingò.

¥Key Functions

¥General Keys£
  Key               Action
  ───               ───────────────────
  Esc               leave data entry form
  F1                Help Menu
  F2                Edit Menu
  
¥Record Navigation£
  Key               Action: Move to ...
  ─────────         ────────────────
                   next field
                   previous field
  Home              first field
  End               last field

¥Editing Text Fields£
  Key               Action
  ──────────────    ──────────────────
  CtrlBackspace     erase field value
  CtrlLeftArrow     move to beginning of field
  CtrlRightArrow    move to end of field
  Ins               toggle insert/typeover mode

¥Editing the Record£
  Key               Action
  ───────           ────────────────────────
  Ctrl─┘           save record
  Alt-R             restore (changed) record
  Alt-N             new/default record▌
@46¥Title Field£

The Title Field can accept up to 31 characters.  All characters are converted to uppercase.  If a title starts with either the words "THE" or "A" VideoFile will automatically move "THE" or "A" to the end of the title preceded by a comma and space.  For example you enter: ûTHE THIN MANò and press û─┘ò, VideoFile will re-display the title as: ûTHIN MAN, THEò.▌

@49¥Cast Field£

Press the ûSpace Barò to activate the Cast Field and to display the Actor and the Cast List.  

¥Actor List£
The ûActor Listò is used to ûaddò, ûmodifyò, and to ûdeleteò actors and to ûassignò a cast of up to 10 actors to the current record. 

¥Cast List£
The ûCast Listò contains, if any, the cast--a list of actors you assigned to the current record.  The Cast List is used to ûviewò the full cast and to ûunassignò cast members.

¥Cast Window£
The ûCast Windowò, located between the Title and Director fields, contains, if any, up to 4 members of the current record's cast.  The Cast Window is used to ûviewò a part or all of the cast.  If there are more than 4 cast members then the ûò symbol will appear in the lower left corner of the Cast Window.

To display the complete cast expand the Cast Window by pressing the ûTabò key.  If the Cast Window is expanded press the ûEscò key to minimize it.▌
@52¥Actor List£

You are active in the Actor List.  The Actor List contains all of the actors you have defined and is not associated with any particular record.  The Actor List is used to ûaddò, ûmodifyò and to ûdeleteò actors and to assign a cast of up to 10 actors to the current record.

¥Adding a Name to the Actor List£
Select the first choice û<< NEW ACTOR >>ò or press ûInsò and then enter the new name.  Remember, when you ûaddò a name to the Actor List you are adding the name to the Actor List not assigning it to the Cast List. 

¥Modifying a Name in the Actor List£
Highlight the name to be changed, press the ûSpace Barò and enter your changes.  The modifications you make will be updated in the Actor List.  If the name you are changing is currently part of any Cast List then VideoFile will update that name in the Cast List as well.

¥Deleting a Name in the Actor List£
Highlight the name to be deleted, press ûDelò, read the warning message, and then press ûAlt-Dò to confirm the deletion.

ûNote:ò
If the name you want to delete is assigned to one or more record then VideoFile will warn you of this condition before deleting the name.  If you proceed with the deletion VideoFile will remove the name from each record the name is assigned to!

¥Assigning a Name to the Cast List£
Highlight the name to be assigned, and press û─┘ò.  You may assign up to 10 names to the Cast List.

¥Unassigning a Name from the Cast List£
Press ûTabò to activate the Cast List.  Highlight the name to be unassigned and press ûDelò.

¥Activating the Cast List£
Press ûTabò.▌
@55¥Cast List£

You are active in the Cast List.  The Cast List contains, if any, the cast--a list of actors you assigned to the current record.  The Cast List is used to ûviewò the full cast and to ûunassignò cast members. 

¥Unassigning a Name from the Cast List£
Highlight the name to be unassigned and press ûDelò or ûEnterò.

¥Returning to the Actor List£
Press ûEscò or ûTabò.▌
@58¥Director List£

You are active in the Director List.  The Director List contains all of the directors you have defined and is not associated with any particular record.  The Director List is used to ûaddò, ûmodifyò and to ûdeleteò directors and to ûassignò one director to the current record.

¥Adding a Name to the Director List£
Select the first choice û<< NEW DIRECTOR >>ò or press ûInsò and then enter the new name.  Remember, when you ûaddò a name to the Director List you are adding the name to the Director List not assigning it to the record.  

¥Modifying a Name in the Director List£
Highlight the name to be changed, press the ûSpace Barò and enter your changes.  The modifications you make will be updated in the Director List.

¥Deleting a Name in the Director List£
Highlight the name to be deleted, press ûDelò, read the warning message, and then press ûAlt-Dò to confirm the deletion.

ûNote:ò
If the name you want to delete is assigned to one or more records then VideoFile will warn you of this condition before deleting the name.  If you proceed with the deletion VideoFile will remove the name from each record the name is assigned to and replace the name with << No/Unknown Director >>.

¥Assigning a Director to the Record£
Highlight the name to be assigned, and press û─┘ò.▌
@61¥Edit Name£

¥First Name£
Enter up to 10 characters.

¥Last Name£
Enter up to 15 characters.

ûNote:ò  The first letter is converted to uppercase and all subsequent letters appear in lower case.▌
@64¥Delete Name£

You're active in either the Actor or Director list and you pressed the ûDelò key.  You have requested VideoFile to delete the highlighted artist's name.  You must press ûAlt-Dò to confirm the request and have VideoFile permanently delete the name.  If the artist is assigned to one or more records then VideoFile will warn you of these assignment(s) and give you the opportunity to cancel the request.▌
@67¥Delete Name - Artist Assignments Exist£

The name you have chosen to delete is currently assigned to one or more records.  If you delete this name you will be unassign this name from each record that it is assigned to.  If this is the case then you probably should not proceed with the deletion.  
Note: VideoFile ûrequiresò that a director be assigned to each record.  Therefore, if you delete a director who is assigned to one or more records VideoFile will automatically assign << No/Unknown Director >> to each record affected by the deletion.  You can assign << No/Unknown Director >> to those records that do not have a definitive director.▌
@70¥Director Field£

Press the ûSpace Barò to activate the Director Field and to display the Director List.  The Director List contains all the defined directors.  You may assign one director to the current record.  For example, if you want to assign Alfred Hitchcock as the director, highlight Hitchcock, Alfred and press û─┘ò.  Alfred Hitchcock's name will then be the director on your current record.▌
@73¥Rating Field£

Press the ûSpace Barò to activate the Rating Field and to display the Rating List.  The Rating List contains 7 predefined ratings from which you can select one rating to assign to the current record.▌
@76¥Type Field£

Press the ûSpace Barò to activate the Type Field and to display the Type List.  The Type List contains 17 predefined types or categories from which you can select up to 2 types to assign to the current record.  Use the Type Field to categorize the video.  For example, if you were defining a record for "THE WIZARD OF OZ" you could associate both "Musical" and "Classic" types with this record.▌
@79¥Year£ / ¥RunTime£ / ¥Color£ / ¥Format£

¥Year£
Enter the year of the video.  "19" or "20" is already entered for you so all you need to do is enter the last two digits of the year.

¥RunTime£
Enter the video's running time in minutes.  If the video were 2 hours in length, you would enter "120".

¥Color£
Press the ûSpace Barò to toggle between the color choices: "C" (Color) or "B/W" (Black & White).  

¥Format£
Press the ûSpace Barò to toggle among the format choices: "VHS", "8MM", "DISC" (LaserDisc), or "BETA".▌
@82¥Type List£

You are active in the Type List.  The Type List contains 17 predefined types or categories from which you can select up to 2 types to assign to the current record.  The Type Field is used to categorize the movie.▌
@85¥Rating List£

You are active in the Rating List.  The Rating List contains 7 predefined ratings from which you can select one rating to assign to the current record.▌
@88¥Search Menu£

While in the Edit Records Screen you can search for a particular record or series of records.  This feature enables you to quickly find a record for viewing, editing, deleting, or printing.

¥Search (Alt-S)£
Select ûSearchò to define a search word and to find a record(s) based on that word.  The word (criterion) used to find the record is based on the field you are in when you initiate the request.  For example, if you are in the Director's field and you select Search the search word will be the director's name you select.

¥Forward Record£
Select ûForward Recordò to access the next record that matches the search word.  A search word must be defined for you to use Forward Record.

¥Backward Record£
Select ûBackward Recordò to access the previous record that matches the search word.  A search word must be defined for you to use Backward Record.

¥Word£
Select ûWordò to see what the currently defined search word is.▌
@91¥Define Search Word & Find Record£

The Search Word you define is:

■ based on the field you were in when you initiated this request 

■ will become the default search word 

■ will be the criterion used to find a record that exactly or partially matches the search word.  

■ will also be used for subsequent calls to
ûForward Record (Alt-F)ò and ûBackward Record (Alt-B)ò.  

Note:If a search word is defined and you request a new ûSearch (Alt-S)ò the old search word will be replaced by the new search word.  If you do not define a new search word, VideoFile will discard the old search word and consider that no search word is defined.▌
@94¥Get Ready To Print£

You have requested that VideoFile print a record(s) or a display.  Verify the following:

   ■ the printer is ûonò
   ■ the printer is ûonlineò
   ■ enough paper is ûloadedò
   ■ the paper is ûpositioned properlyò

To start printing press ûCtrl─┘ò, to cancel the print request press ûEscò.▌
@97¥Printer Problem!£

You have requested that VideoFile print a record(s) or a display.  Verify the following:

   ■ the printer is ûonò
   ■ the printer is ûonlineò
   ■ enough paper is ûloadedò
   ■ the paper is ûpositioned properlyò

To retry the print request press û─┘ò, to cancel the print request press ûEscò.▌
@98¥Esc Key Was Hit£

VideoFile was in the process of printing when you pressed the ûEscò key.  Your choices are:

¥Continue Printing£ or ¥Esc£ 
Select ûContinue Printingò or press ûEscò to continue printing.

¥Cancel Print Request£ 
Select ûCancel Print Requestò to terminate the print job.▌
@99¥Print... Menu£

VideoFile needs to know if you want to print only the displayed record or all records within the current category.  Your choices are:

¥the displayed record only£
Select ûthe displayed record onlyò to print only the currently displayed record.

¥all records within category£
Select ûall records within categoryò to print all the records that satisfy the display request you had made.▌
@100¥Leave£

You have requested VideoFile to ûleaveò Edit Records and return to the Main Menu.  Your choices are:

¥Leave£
Select ûLeaveò to return to the Main Menu.

¥Do Not Leave£ or ¥Esc£ 
Select ûDo Not Leaveò or press ûEscò to stay in Edit Records.▌
@103¥Leave Requested (Changed Record)£

You have requested VideoFile to ûleaveò Edit Records and return to the Main Menu without saving the changes that were made to the current record.

VideoFile needs to know what you intend to do with the current record.  Your choices are:

¥Do Not Leave£ 
Select ûDo Not Leaveò to return to the Edit Records screen.

¥Save Changes and Leave£
Select ûSave Changes and Leaveò to save the changes that were made and return to the Main Menu.

¥Cancel Changes and Leave£ 
Select ûCancel Changes and Leaveò to cancel the changes that were made and return to the Main Menu.▌
@106¥Save Record Requested£

You have requested VideoFile to ûsaveò the current record.  Your choices are:

¥Save Record£
If the record is a new record, VideoFile will first save the record and then present you with a new/default record so that you may enter another new record.  If the record already exists and has been changed, VideoFile will simply save the record.

¥Do Not Save Record£ or ¥Esc£ 
Select ûDo Not Save Recordò or press ûEscò to cancel this request and return to the record.

In this context if Confirmations is OFF then VideoFile will automatically attempt to save the record.

You may disable this confirmation process by setting ûConfirmationsò to OFF.  To set Confirmations: Main Menu / Modify Settings / Other Settings / Confirmations û─┘ò.▌
@109¥Restore Record Requested£

You have requested VideoFile to ûrestoreò the record to its original--unchanged state.  Your choices are:

¥Restore Record£ 
Select ûRestore Recordò to undo any changes you made to the current record.

¥Do Not Restore Record£ or ¥Esc£ 
Select ûDo Not Restore Recordò or press ûEscò to cancel this request and return to the record.

In this context if Confirmations is OFF then VideoFile will automatically restore the record.

You may disable this confirmation process by setting ûConfirmationsò to OFF.  To set Confirmations: Main Menu / Modify Settings / Other Settings / Confirmations û─┘ò.▌
@112¥New Record Requested£

You have requested VideoFile to present you with a ûnew/defaultò record.  Your choices are:

¥New Record£ 
Select ûNew Recordò to establish a new/default record.

¥No New Record£ or ¥Esc£ 
Select ûNo New Recordò or press ûEscò to cancel this request and return to the record.

If you select ûNew Recordò and the current record has changed, VideoFile will first ask you to either save or not save the current record before presenting you with a new/default record.
In this context if Confirmations is OFF then VideoFile will automatically attempt to establish a new/default record.

You may disable this confirmation process by setting ûConfirmationsò to OFF.  To set Confirmations: Main Menu / Modify Settings / Other Settings / Confirmations û─┘ò.▌
@115¥Record Is Changed£

You have requested VideoFile to ûleaveò the current record and move to another record without saving the changes that were made to the current record.  Your choices are:

¥Save Record£ 
Select ûSave Recordò to save the record.

¥Do Not Save Record£
Select ûDo Not Save Recordò to cancel the changes that were made.

¥Esc£ 
Select ûEscò to cancel the request.

In this context if Confirmations is OFF then VideoFile will automatically attempt to save the record and comply with your request.

You may disable this confirmation process by setting ûConfirmationsò to OFF.  To set Confirmations: Main Menu / Modify Settings / Other Settings / Confirmations û─┘ò.▌
@118¥Delete Record Requested£

You have requested VideoFile to ûdeleteò the current record.  You choices are:

¥Do Not Delete Record£ or ¥Esc£ 
Select ûDo Not Delete Recordò or press ûEscò to cancel this request. 

¥Delete Record£
Select ûDelete Recordò to permanently delete the record.

Note: When you delete a record only the record is deleted ûnotò the artist name(s) assigned to that record.▌
@121¥Displays Menu£

¥A. Titles£
Select ûTitlesò to display a list of all the record titles.

¥B. Title Detail£
Select ûTitle Detailò to display all the records, one full record at a time.

¥C. Director List£
Select ûDirector Listò to display a list of all the directors.

¥D. Actor List£
Select ûActor Listò to display a list of all the actors.

────── By ──────

¥E. Actor£
Select ûActorò to display records that contain a particular actor.

¥F. Director£
Select ûDirectorò to display records that contain a particular director.

¥G. Type£
Select ûTypeò to display records that contain a particular type, e.g., Comedy to display full records relating to this genre. 

¥H. Rating£
Select ûRatingò to display records that contain a particular rating.

¥I. Year£
Select ûYearò to display records that contain a particular year.

¥J. Color£
Select ûColorò to display records that contain a particular color.

¥K. Format£
Select ûFormatò to display records that contain a particular format.▌
@124¥Display List Menu£

¥Actor  Director  Type  Rating  Year  Color  Format£

You are active in the Actor, Director, Type, Rating, Year, Color, or Format list.  The value you select will become the criterion VideoFile uses to find record(s).

For example, if you're active in the Year List, and you select the year û1958ò, 1958 will be the criterion used to find all records with a year of 1958.▌
@127¥Select Display Type Menu£

You can display your records in either of two modes ûListò or ûDetailò.  

¥List£
The List mode presents a list of titles or names only.  
To print the display press ûF4ò.

¥Detail£
The Detail mode enables you to view one full record at a time.  To print the display press ûF4ò.▌
@133¥Display Detail£

You are currently viewing a record in Detail mode, which enables you to view one full record at a time.  If there is more than one record you may use the navigation keys: (ûò, ûò, ûHomeò, ûEndò) to display the rest of the titles.  To print the display press ûF4.▌ 
@136¥Display List£

You are currently viewing VideoFile data in List mode, which presents a list of titles or names only. If there are more titles or names than the window can display, you may use any one of the navigation keys: (ûHomeò, ûEndò, ûPgUpò, ûPgDnò, ûò, ûò) to display the rest of the titles or names.  To print the display press ûF4ò.▌
@167¥General Topic Help£▌
@170¥Menu/List Windows - General Help£

¥Menu£
A Menu is a window on your display which contains one or more selections for you to choose from.  A menu selection will either take you to another menu (submenu) or to an action such as ûEdit Recordsò.

¥List£
A List is a window on your display which contains one or more selections for you to choose from.  A List selection represents a value you've chosen to enter in a data entry form field. 

To make a selection in either a Menu or a List, use the ûHomeò, ûEndò, ûPgUpò, ûPgDnò, ûò, ûò keys to highlight your selection, or you can press the first letter of the selection that you want to make.  (If more than one selection starts with that letter, continue pressing that letter until your selection is highlighted).  Once you have highlighted the selection, press û─┘ò to make the selection.▌
@176¥Printing - General Help£

VideoFile enables you to print lists and records to a standard printer.  

Via ûModify Settings / Printer Settingsò you can change the following aspects of printing: Printer Port, Lines/Page, Indent, Page Pause, and Last Page Feed.

¥Printer Advice£
Before you print you should verify the following:

   ■ the printer is ûonò
   ■ the printer is ûonlineò
   ■ enough paper is ûloadedò
   ■ the paper is ûpositioned properlyò

If a problem occurs while either at the beginning or during of a print job VideoFile will alert you to the problem and give you the opportunity to either retry or to cancel the print job.▌
@179¥Disk & Files - General Help£

VideoFile is designed to run optimally on a hard (fixed) drive, although VideoFile will run fine on a floppy drive system.  A hard drive is recommended because it provides much faster disk access and greater storage capacity.

It is strongly recommended that you perform regular back ups of your VideoFile database; the one way to insure the safety of your data and programs is to rigorously adhere to a regular program of backing up both data and programs.  To backup your VideoFile files you can use the DOS BACKUP command or you can use a commercially available program dedicated to back ups and restores.  

ûExample:ò
If your VideoFile files were located on the "c" drive in a directory named "vidfile", i.e., "c:\vidfile", you could back up the \vidfile directory to your "a" drive by issuing the following DOS BACKUP command at the "c" prompt:

ûBACKUP C:\VIDFILE\*.* A:ò

To restore the files that were backed up using the previous example you would issue the following DOS RESTORE command at the "c" prompt:

ûRESTORE A: C:\VIDFILE\*.*ò

Remember...remember to back up.▌
@183¥Leaving VideoFile - General Help£

Always use ûLeaveò (the last menu selection on the Main Menu) to exit from VideoFile to ensure that VideoFile is exited properly. 

When the computer is re-booted or when electrical power is cut off, the content of memory is instantly and permanently lost.  VideoFile retains certain pieces of data in memory and this data is therefore volatile.  When you select ûLeaveò VideoFile ensures the integrity of data by writing whatever data is contained in memory back to the disk.

ûW A R N I N G !ò

If you re-boot your computer with ûCtrl-Alt-Delò or shut the power off without first selecting ûLeaveò from the Main Menu, any files in use at the time may be permanently damaged.

It is essential that you exit from VideoFile only by selecting ûLeaveò from the Main Menu.▌
@150¥Install VideoFile On:£

VideoFile has presented to you a list of all the possible drive(s) on which you can install the VideoFile files.  The drive you select will become the "target" drive.  VideoFile will install all the files in a subdirectory called û\vidfileò.  The û\vidfileò directory will be created off what ever the current target-disk's default directory is.  For example, if you select ûc:ò as the target drive and the current default directory on the "c" drive is "c:\progs" then VideoFile will create a subdirectory within the û\progsò directory, ie., û\progs\vidfileò.▌
@153¥Esc Key Was Hit£

VideoFile was in the process of reading/writing VideoFile files when you pressed the ûEscò key.  Your choices are:

¥Continue Installation£ or ¥Esc£ 
Select Continue Installation or press ûEscò to continue the installation process.

¥Cancel Installation£ 
Select Cancel Installation to terminate the installation process.▌
@156¥Proceed With Caution!£

VideoFile has discovered that the current default directory of the target drive you selected is û\vidfileò.  This means that the directory that VideoFile creates already exists and more importantly, if you choose to continue the installation process, VideoFile will in all likelihood ûoverwriteò VideoFile files.▌

! VideoFile Help File, Perseus Systems, Inc.  Copyright (c) 1991

