Using This Screen

    You may use the up-arrow, down-arrow, pgup, pgdn keys to view
    the help text screens.  If you have a mouse you may also use
    the scroll bar at the right of the screen by clicking on the
    top and bottom arrows.

On-Line Help

    If you press the F1 function key in any of the PPI main 
    screens, you will call the on-line help system.  Designed
    to place a manual in your program, each help screen allows
    you to select a topic relative to the screen your in while
    the associated text is displayed in the lower box.

    If you select the 'Sections' button you will have access
    to the entire help system.

Navigating Screens and Menus

  Using a Mouse...

    A click on any menu item (Main Menu) will cause the associated
    menu box to appear. (Print is the only item that has a pull-
    down menu, all others execute directly).

    A click on another menu item will cause it's sub-menu to dis-
    play.

    A click on a pull-down item (Print) will cause that item to
    execute.

    A click on a screen prompt will cause that item to be selected,
    the field just left will be completed.

    A click on a screen button will cause that button to be 
    selected.  A double click will cause the function to execute.

    A click on a check box will cause that item to be toggled from
    off to on or vice versa.

  Using the Keyboard

    The right and left arrow keys can be used to select a menu item,
    the <Enter> will cause it to execute or to display a sub-menu.

    The up and down arrow keys can be used to select an item from a
    sub-menu, the <Enter> will cause it to execute.

    Menu shortcut keys are shown in the sub-menus, if you use a short-
    cut combination you will select and execute that item.

    The highlighted character in each menu item can be used with the
    <Alt> key (Alt+P for Print) to select the menu item.

    A click on a list box item (tables) will cause that item to be
    selected.  A double click will execute that item.

    Tab and Shift+Tab will move you forward and back through screen
    fields.  Both Tab and Shift+Tab will complete the field currently
    highlighted.

    The arrow keys (left, right, up down) will cause new buttons to 
    be selected.

    The up-arrow and down-arrow keys can be used to scroll through
    list box (table entries).

    Enter and space-bar execute a button when selected.

    Space-bar toggles a check box when high-lighted.

    Pressing <Esc> on a high-lighted field restores it original 
    value.  <Esc> also automatically executes the 'cancel'.

    Enter automatically executes the 'OK' unless another button
    is selected (high-lighted).