Help files for Astro


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.1
System Level Help.

        ESC...........Backs Out of Any Screen or Function.
                      (Screen Not Recorded As Complete)
        F1............Help.
        F10...........Exits A Screen. Screen is Recorded as Being
               Completed, or ENTER on Last Field.
        NUM-LOCK......Select Between Numbers & Arrow Cursor Keys.
        ENTER.........Accept Menu Choice.
        INSERT........Toggle Keyboard From Insert to Replace Mode.
        LEFT/RIGHT ARROW......Move Left or Right in Field.
        HOME..................First Character in Field.
        END...................Last Character in Field.
        DELETE................Delete Character at Cursor.
        BACKSPACE.............Delete Last Character.
        SHIFT-PRINT SCREEN....Print Out Screen to Printer.
        ENTER, TAB, DOWN......Next Field on Screen.
        SHIFT-TAB, UP.........Previous Field on Screen.
        CONTROL-PAGE UP.......First Field on Screen.
        CONTROL-PAGE DOWN.....Last Field on Screen.

        @138[SYSTEM WIDE MOUSE HELP]

.2
Key Assignments For This Field.

   To Change a Selection. First Press Space, a Screen will be Displayed
        With a Selection of Choices. Use Cursor Keys or First Letter
        to Select. Use Enter Key to Make Your choice.
   Before or After Selection Has Been Made...
        ENTER, TAB, DOWN.....Next Field on Screen.
        SHIFT-TAB, UP........Previous Field on Screen.
        ESC..................Backs Out of Any Screen or Function.
           (Screen Not Recorded As Complete)
        F1...................Help.
        F10..................Exits A Screen. Screen is Recorded
           as Being Completed, or ENTER on Last Field.
   With a Mouse and Mouse Cursor on the Field, Press the Left Mouse
        Button To Make a Selection. Move the Mouse Cursor to the
        Choice and Click the Left Mouse Button Twice to Select it.

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Key Assignments For This Field.

          SPACE............Toggle Choice.
          Y or y...........Select Yes.
          N or n...........Select No.
          ENTER, TAB, DOWN.....Next Field on Screen.
          SHIFT-TAB, UP........Previous Field on Screen.
          ESC..................Backs Out of Any Screen or Function.
             (Screen Not Recorded As Complete)
          F1...................Help.
          F10..................Exits A Screen. Screen is Recorded
             as Being Completed, or ENTER on Last Field.
          With a Mouse Press Left Mouse Button with Mouse Cursor
             in this field toggles Choice Yes or No.

          @1[SYSTEM LEVEL HELP]     @138[SYSTEM WIDE MOUSE HELP]

.4
Key Assignments For This Field.

       This field Accepts Numbers, Only.
       0-9 or -......Enter a Number.
       INSERT........Toggle Keyboard From Insert to Replace Mode.
       LEFT/RIGHT ARROW.......Move Left or Right in Field.
       HOME...................First Character in Field.
       END....................Last Character in Field.
       DELETE.................Delete Character at Cursor.
       BACKSPACE..............Delete Last Character.
       ENTER, TAB, DOWN.......Next Field on Screen.
       SHIFT-TAB, UP..........Previous Field on Screen.
       CONTROL-PAGE UP........First Field on Screen.
       CONTROL-PAGE DOWN......Last Field on Screen.
       ESC....................Backs Out of Any Screen or Function.
          (Screen Not Recorded As Complete)
       F1.....................Help.
       F10....................Exits A Screen. Screen is Recorded
          as Being Completed, or ENTER on Last Field.

       @1[SYSTEM LEVEL HELP]        @138[SYSTEM WIDE MOUSE HELP]

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Key Assignments For This Field.

        This field Accepts Any Letter, Number or Punctuation.
        INSERT.......Toggle Keyboard From Insert to Replace Mode.
        LEFT/RIGHT ARROW.......Move Left or Right in Field.
        HOME...................First Character in Field.
        END....................Last Character in Field.
        DELETE.................Delete Character at Cursor.
        BACKSPACE..............Delete Last Character.
        ENTER, TAB, DOWN.......Next Field on Screen.
        SHIFT-TAB, UP..........Previous Field on Screen.
        CONTROL-PAGE UP........First Field on Screen.
        CONTROL-PAGE DOWN......Last Field on Screen.
        ESC..................Backs Out of Any Screen or Function.
           (Screen Not Recorded As Complete)
        F1...................Help.
        F10..................Exits A Screen. Screen is Recorded
           as Being Completed, or ENTER on Last Field.

        @1[SYSTEM LEVEL HELP]       @138[SYSTEM WIDE MOUSE HELP]

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Key Assignments For This Field.

        This field Accepts Any Letter, Number or Punctuation.
        You Can Scroll This Field Left or Right by Using the
        LEFT or RIGHT at the End of This Field.
        INSERT.......Toggle Keyboard From Insert to Replace Mode.
        LEFT/RIGHT ARROW.......Move Left or Right in Field.
        HOME...................First Character in Field.
        END....................Last Character in Field.
        DELETE.................Delete Character at Cursor.
        BACKSPACE..............Delete Last Character.
        ENTER, TAB, DOWN.......Next Field on Screen.
        SHIFT-TAB, UP..........Previous Field on Screen.
        CONTROL-PAGE UP........First Field on Screen.
        CONTROL-PAGE DOWN......Last Field on Screen.
        ESC....................Backs Out of Any Screen or Function.
           (Screen Not Recorded As Complete)
        F1.....................Help.
        F10....................Exits A Screen. Screen is Recorded
           as Being Completed, or ENTER on Last Field.

        @1[LEVEL HELP]       @138[SYSTEM WIDE MOUSE HELP [SYSTEM]

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Key Assignments For This Screen.

        You Can Also Enter the First Letter of a Choice.
        Either A Cap or Lower Case Letter Will Do.
        LEFT/RIGHT ARROW..........Move Left or Right a Field.
        HOME......................First Field on Screen.
        END.......................Last Field on Screen.
        ENTER.....................Accept Menu Choice.
        UP/DOWN...................Up or Down A Choice.
        CONTROL-PAGE UP...........First Field on Screen.
        CONTROL-PAGE DOWN.........Last Field on Screen.
           If On A Multi-Page Popup Menu...
        PAGE-UP...................Scroll Up A Page.
        PAGE-DOWN.................Scroll Down A Page.
        ESC.......................Cancel. Leave Screen.
        F1........................Help.
        You Can Also Select a Choice by Pressing the Key
        Corresponding to the First Character in its Name.

    @1[SYSTEM LEVEL HELP]      @138[SYSTEM WIDE MOUSE HELP]

    @139[MOUSE HELP FOR SCROLLING AND PAGING]

.8
MS-DOS/PC-DOS Conventions.

       PRN:............Standard Printer. Either LPT1: or Other
          Device Setup With MODE Command.
       AUX:............Standard Auxililary. Either COM1: or Other
          Device Setup With MODE Command.
       LPT1:-LPT4:.....Parallel Printers.
       COM1:-COM4:.....Communications Ports
       A: & B:.........First & Second Floppy Disk.
       C: & D:.........Either Ram Disk or First and Second Hard Disk
       Path............DISK:\FIRST\SECOND\LAST. A Path Made Up of
          Disk Letter Followed by a ':', Followed by a '\',
          and Other Directories Separated by '\'.
       File Name.......FILENAME.EXT. An 8 Character File Name,
          Followed by a '.' Followed by a 3 Character
          Extension. Combine with a Path for a Full File Name.
       NO Punctuation is Allowed in a File or Path Except as
          Noted Above.

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File Name to Output.

   Enter the File Name that you want the converted file saved To. Either
   enter a basic file name 12 characters wide or less including a 3
   character extension and '.', or a full file name consisting of a Path
   and a File Name, separated by a '\'.  You may also select a Device
   for output. If you choose to output to a Device, leave off the trailing
   ':'.  If you enter just a simple File Name, the file will
   be saved to the User directory.

   For Example--A Complete File Name:     C:\wp\file.txt
                A File in User directory: file.txt

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.10
Text Width For Output.

   Enter the width of the Text File. The width can be between
   40 and 160 characters in width.

   @4[KEYS AVAILABLE FOR THIS FIELD]    @1[SYSTEM LEVEL HELP]

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Open New or Append File.

   Select whether this output will be Appended, or added to the end of
   an already existing contents of this file by choosing APPEND, or
   whether the already existing contents of this file will be erased when
   this file is written, by selecting OPEN.  If the file does not already
   Exist, then this does not matter.

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.12
Print File Name.

   NOTE: Leave this Field BLANK To Send To Standard Printer.

   Enter the File Name that you want the converted file saved to. either
   enter a basic file name 12 characters wide or less including a 3
   character extension and '.', or a Full File Name consisting of a Path
   and a File Name, separated by a '\'.  You may also select a Device
   for output.  If you choose to output to a Device, leave off the trailing
   ':'. If you enter just a simple File Name, the file will be saved to
   the User directory. If you wish to output to the Standard Printer,
   leave this field blank and ignore the Open/Append field, below.

   For Example--A Complete File Name:     C:\wp\file.txt
                A File in User directory: file.txt
                Second Printer Port:      LPT2

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Left Margin.

   Enter the left margin from the left edge of the page for this
   printout.  This can range from 0 to 20.

   @4[KEYS AVAILABLE FOR THIS FIELD]    @1[SYSTEM LEVEL HELP]

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.14
Enter Name of Person for Chart.

   This is the Name of the person who's Chart is being created. This
   will appear in the Header and on all reports. It will also be used to
   find the person's birth in the Birth Data Base system. Press F2 or
   ALT-P to call up a printout of all names existing in the Birth Data
   Base at this time. Some recently added names may not show if the
   "Make Popups" utility hasn't been used recently. If you select from
   this option, The Birth Data Base will automatically read the data
   associated with this name at this time for you. You can also press F4
   or ALT-L to call the Birth Data Base menu at any time in this screen.
   Use F4 or ALT-L to save and edit births for re use at any time.
   Note to Replace a birth on file, the birth must already exist and
   must have been read from the database before editing it.

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.15
Date Of Interest.

  Enter the date of interest into these fields. The date must be a
  legal fate, and Must be between 1910 and 1999.

  @4[KEYS AVAILABLE FOR THIS FIELD]    @1[SYSTEM LEVEL HELP]

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.16
Time Of Interest.

  Enter the time of interest into these fields. The time should be based
  on a 12 Hour Clock. For times between Midnight and 1:00 A.M., either enter
  12 hours & 30 minutes AM on the day just beginning, where the time you
  wanted to enter was 12:30. Also for times between Noon and 1:00 PM enter
  12 hours & 30 minutes PM, if you wanted 12:30.  This should Be In Standard
  Time. Do not subtract or add for daylight time, or adjust to GMT, etc.

  @4[KEYS AVAILABLE FOR THIS FIELD]    @1[SYSTEM LEVEL HELP]

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.17
AM or PM.

    Select whether you want AM or PM.

    @2[KEYS AVAILABLE FOR THIS FIELD]   @1[SYSTEM LEVEL HELP]

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.18
Geographic Location.

  Enter the Country, State and Location of interest. Press F2 or ALT-P
  to call up the countries, states and locations in the Location Data Base
  system. Note that recently added entries may not show up if the "Make
  Popups" utility has not been used. If this Country Has No States, entering
  "General" is being used as basic form.  If you are in the Location field,
  and you used the F2 or ALT-P for the location, that location's data will
  be loaded. If you enter a location that is in the Location Data Base,
  but is not on the Popups yet, press F3 or ALT-B for the Location Data
  Base menu, and you can get that record. Use the F3 or ALT-B option to
  save frequently used locations as well. Note that if you wish to edit
  a location's data, you must read it using either the Popup or just by
  getting its data onto the screen before editing.  Otherwise use the
  add function.  Though having the exact location helps, if you are
  within 30 miles or so of the location with a Popup entry, the
  information will be fine.

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.19
Longitude & Latitude, Degrees & Minutes.

  Enter The longitude and Latitude of the location of interest. You can
  find this information on a good map or in an atlas. Longitude varies
  from 0 to 180 degrees, and minutes ranges from 0 to 59 minutes. Latitude
  varies from 0 to 90 degrees, and minutes from 0 to 59.  Zero degrees
  longitude is taken to be Greenwich England, and the International Date
  Line.  Zero degrees latitude is the equator.

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.20
East/West Longitude & North/South Latitude.

    Select from these two options for each.

    @2[KEYS AVAILABLE FOR THIS FIELD]     @1[SYSTEM LEVEL HELP]

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.21
Selecting Time Zone.

  Select One of the Common Time Zones Available, or Choose "Other" to
  enter Custom GMT information. If you have not chosen "Other" ASTRO will
  set the GMT Offset field using this field and the Special Code field
  as a guide. Set this and Special Code to "Other" to Override them and
  directly enter the information you wish.

  @2[KEYS AVAILABLE FOR THIS FIELD]     @1[SYSTEM LEVEL HELP]

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.22
Selecting A Special Time Adjustment Code.

  Select on of the Common Special Time Adjustments for the day of interest.
  Refer to An Almanac, Birth Certificate for valid information on this
  topic, since it varies in so many places from standard. You can also
  choose "Other" if you do not find the code that you want. If you have
  chosen other in the above field and you choose other you can directly
  override this setting.


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.23
Setting Adjustment to GMT.

  If you load a location in from disk and do not reset the Special Code,
  you will never have to change this. If you have set the Time Zone and
  Special Code fields to the "Other" option, manually enter the GMT offset.
  Otherwise, ASTRO will calculate this value using the Time Zone and Special
  Code field. This varies from -12 hours and 59 minutes to +12 hours and 59
  minutes.  If you have a weird location with conflicting time standards,
  try to get time in GMT which is standard, and set this to 00:00. You can
  press enter here to leave this screen, press F3 or ALT-B To save or
  replace the Birth, F4 or ALT-L to save or replace the location.
     The numbers which you enter into this field is clock time. this is the
  values that you will see in a time zone map. In Some Location references,
  they list various Time Adjustments which may be like 6:48:20 for a city in
  Texas. Don't Enter This time ASTRO makes this calculation. For Example
  California is In the Pacific Time Zone. You would enter 8:00 during
  Standard times and 7:00 in Daylight Savings Time.

  @4[KEYS AVAILABLE FOR THIS FIELD]     @1[SYSTEM LEVEL HELP]

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.24
Get Birth Function.

  This Function reads a Birth Record based on what is in the name
  field on the Birth Data Screen.

  @7[KEYS AVAILABLE FOR THIS FIELD]     @1[SYSTEM LEVEL HELP]

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.25
Add New Birth Function.

  This Function will Save the contents of the Birth Data Screen to the
  Birth Data Base, though its name will not appear in the Popup list
  till you run the "Make Popups" option.

  @7[KEYS AVAILABLE FOR THIS FIELD]     @1[SYSTEM LEVEL HELP]

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.26
Replace Birth Function.

  This Function will Replace the contents of the Record corresponding to
  this one in the Birth Data Base with the contents of the Birth Data
  Screen.  Note: this record must have been read with the Get Birth or F2
  or ALT-P function, before editing it.

  @7[KEYS AVAILABLE FOR THIS FIELD]     @1[SYSTEM LEVEL HELP]

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.27
Delete Birth Function.

  This Function Will Erase the Entry in the Index File Pointing to the
  Record in the Birth Data Base. The Name field indicates the record to
  be deleted. You should plan to add a new record to the Birth Data Base
  in this session, as it will occupy the same space that the one you deleted
  did. Otherwise its space will be wasted.

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.28
Return To Birth Data Screen.

  This Function Returns you to the Birth Data Screen

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.29
Get Location Function.

  This Function reads a Location Record based on what is in the Country,
  State and Location fields the Birth Data Screen.

  @7[KEYS AVAILABLE FOR THIS FIELD]     @1[SYSTEM LEVEL HELP]

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.30
Add New Location Function.

  This Function will Save the contents of the Birth Data Screen to the
  Location Data Base, though its name will not appear in the Popup list till
  you run the "Make Popups" function on the utilities menu.

  @7[KEYS AVAILABLE FOR THIS FIELD]     @1[SYSTEM LEVEL HELP]

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.31
Replace Location Function.

  This Function will Replace the contents of the Record corresponding to
  this one in the Location Data Base with the contents of the Birth Data
  Screen.  Note: this record must have been read with the Get Location or
  F2 or ALT-P function, before editing it.

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.32
Delete Location Function.

  This Function Will Erase the Entry in the Index File Pointing to the
  Record in the Location Data Base. The Country, State, and Location fields
  indicate the record to be deleted. You should plan to add a new record to
  the Location Data Base in this session, as it will occupy the same space
  that the one you deleted did.  Otherwise its space will be wasted.

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.33
Person's Name.

  Use this field to mark the files for this project with the name of the
  person you are doing. This entry will appear in the top of the header
  for all printed out pages. You will also use this field to select files
  from the List of Files available to view or print.

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.34
File Comments.

  Use this fields to mark the files for this project with a comment.
  This will appear in the header for all printed out pages. You will also
  see this field as you select files from the list of files available to
  view or print.

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.35
OK to Kill this file?

  You have Selected this file to Erase. If you select Yes, this file
  will be forever erased, and you will probably not be able to
  recover it.

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.36
Select A File.

  Select a File to View, Convert, Print or Delete with this screen.
  Use the Arrow Keys and press ENTER to Select, ESC to escape
  this screen.

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.37
Popup Screen.

  Use this Screen to select an entry to use. Use the Arrow keys, or
  the first character of the entry you wish, and press ENTER to select,
  ESC to escape this screen.

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  @1[SYSTEM HELP]     @139[HELP FOR MOUSE HELP IN SCROLLING FIELDS]

.38
Tropical or Sidereal Zodiac.

  This Field selects the type of chart to create. Most astrologers in the
  U.S. use the Tropical Zodiac, where in Europe there is some popularity for
  the Sidereal Zodiac. The Sidereal Zodiac option corrects the chart for a
  slight yearly shift that occurs called "Precession". Currently you would
  subtract about 24 degrees from all positions to convert from Tropical to
  Sidereal.  Don't Set this to Sidereal unless You really Need it. It is
  rarely Used except by advanced astrologers.

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House Procedure.

  This Field selects the type of House Procedure to use for finding house
  cusps. This is a highly controversial area of interest.
     Most U.S.  Astrologers use the Placidus Method, but the Placidus method
  tends to fail at high latitudes.
     The Koch method is preferred by some, and some consider it highly
  superior, especially for transits and mundane astrology etc. The Equal
  House system is the most simple system but lacks the scientific and
  mathematical basis of fact that the others have.
     The M-House method is similar to the Equal House system with the
  exception that the Midheaven or Medium Coeli (MC) is on a house cusp and
  the ascendant is not. In most house cusp systems the Ascendant is the
  first house cusp and the Midheaven is the ninth house cusp. These will be
  appropriate for High Latitudes.
     The Companus and Regiomontanus Methods are other methods used by
  advanced astrologers.

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Main Options.

  These fields allow you to select whether you want to use several main
  options. Most of these options are selected when you choose a basic option
  from the main menu. You can use these to setup a custom default setup for
  the future.

   Find Houses.....Do You wish to determine and show house cusps.  A
      beginner might not. Others probably will.
   Find Aspects....Do You wish to determine and show aspects.
      A Beginner may not and may find them to difficult to understand
      and grasp. But others will want them.
   Summary at End of Report...Do you want to see a report summarizing
      total number of various qualities in your chart.  This is Normally
      done but you can switch it off.
   Print Text In Report....This is pretty self explanatory. Some People
      who do their own delineations may not wish to see information, and may
      wish to do it for themselves, but most users will want it.

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Other Options.

    These are a few options which you can also turn on or off.

    Find Extended Aspects...Do you wish to find aspects to your house
       cusps as well as to your other planets and main angles.  Note that
       no text is available for aspects to house cusps. If you select this
       option ASTRO will also find aspects such as "Semi-Sextile", and
       "Semi-Square". Note that there is no text for these aspects. These
       aspects are rather weak aspects and shouldn't have too much impact
       on your chart.
    Miscellaneous Calculations...Do you want ASTRO to calculate a few
       miscellaneous options. The beginner may find these hard to
       understand or follow, but others may demand this.
    Vertex & East Point..........This is a calculation that can be useful
       for astrologers, but its value is not entirely known at this time.
       This is not used but it can be.

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Midpoint Options.

  These fields can select various midpoint functions that can be use by
  this program. Midpoints basically are the points that are in between
  two angles, or planets and the relations between them and their aspects.
  They are basically used by advanced astrologers. This Requires the
  Deluxe program to be effective.
  Basic Midpoints.......This option will allow you to generate midpoints
     for only the basic most important midpoints between the moon's nodes
     and between the Midheaven and ascendant etc.
  One Half Midpoints....This option is like Full Midpoints but only prints
     the first half of a midpoint not the midpoint directly across.
  Full Midpoints........This option allows full midpoints. This option
     makes a very long printout and takes up memory and can be confusing
     and hard to follow. One Half Midpoints Minimizes this.
  Midpoints with Aspects...This option adds aspects between the midpoints.
     This can be added to both options above and can generate a lot of
     information when used with the Full one.

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Generate Graphics Data?

  This option selects whether the system should generate graphics data
  when doing a chart. This is normally turned on, but you can turn it
  off if you do not have a graphics screen or do not use it to conserve
  disk space.

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Delete File List and Files in it?

  While you are working a file is kept keeping a list of all the files
  generated while you have been working, effectively keeping all those
  files alive. Normally when you quit the program those files are erased,
  but you can save them for a future session. Note if you are using a
  floppy system this can tie up a lot of floppy space.

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Progression Data.

  Years, Months and Days to Progress.
     Enter the Number of Years, Months  and Days to Progress an
     astrological chart.  Years can range from 0 - 99, months can range
     from 0 - 12 and Days can range from 0 - 31. Note this is an offset
     from the birth date, not the date to progress.

  Progression System To Use.
     Select The Progression System to Use. This can be either Secondary,
     Tertiary, or Minor. Secondary is the More common used. The Secondary
     system progresses a chart 1 day for every year of life. The Tertiary
     system progresses a chart 1 Solar day for each Lunar Month (Each Lunar
     Month is approximately 27 days) of life. The Minor system progresses a
     chart 1 Lunar Month for every Solar Year of Life.

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Is Birth Time known?

  If the birth time is known within one hour, it can be adjusted by using
  trial and error and other methods. If the birth time is not known, then
  the will be arrived at by using the method below. Parts of the chart
  which are dependent on exact birth time will not be calculated. If the
  birth time is not known, then birth "Rectification" must be done.

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Rectification Method

  This is the method to use for birth rectification. This Option selects the
  method used to find the ascendant and house cusps where no accurate birth
  time is known.
     The "Flat Chart" method assumes that your rising sign is 0 degrees, 0
  minutes Aries and sets your cusps based on that. The "Solar Chart" method
  assumes that your rising sign is exactly the same as you sun sign, and
  sets your cusps from that.
     Also available are several other methods which are not automated by
  this program.
     The "Sunrise" method assumes that many people are born at sunrise or
  thereabouts. If you choose to use this method, then you will have to enter
  the sunrise time below. Consult a Farmers Almanac or the like for sunrise
  time for a given time of year.

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Time Of Interest

     Enter the time of interest into these fields. The time should be based
  on a 12 Hour Clock. For times between Midnight and 1:00 A.M., either enter
  00 hours & 30 minutes AM on the day just beginning, or enter 12 hours & 30
  minutes pm on the day previous to the day entered, where the time you
  wanted to enter was 12:30. Also for times between Noon and 1:00 PM enter
  00 hours & 30 minutes PM or 12 hours & 30 minutes AM, if you wanted 12:30.
  This should Be In Standard Time. Do not subtract or add
  for daylight time, or adjust to GMT, etc.
     If you chose the "Solar Chart" or the "Flat Chart" method, you should
  enter 12:00 AM.
     Note: This is different from Older versions of ASTRO.


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AM or PM

  Select whether you want AM or PM. If you chose the "Solar Chart" or
  "Flat Chart" method, you should enter AM.

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Number of Transits To Do

     Enter the Number of Transit Charts to calculate. ASTRO can calculate
  one or up to 125 Transit Charts in one Session, depending on available
  memory.  This is highly dependent on the range of planets that you choose
  to sample, and the number of aspects involved. Also a factor is the
  approximate 64k file limitation on viewing files. No more than say
  30 is more realistic and can cover a month doing a transit for each
  day of the month

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Planet Range, Starting and Ending Planets.

     With this option you can select the range of planets to do transits
  for.  This allows you to do transits for the planets you are the most
  interested in. Note that the ending planet must be higher than the
  starting planet.  Higher means one that falls later in the below list
  of "Planets".
     The "Planets" you can select are: Ascendant, Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus,
  Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

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Months, and Days Apart.

     This option allows you to select the spacing between the transits that
  are done. Usually months will be zero and you will just use one or two day
  increments. Though if you are primarily interested in the planets Saturn,
  Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, you will want the ability to use months of
  separation for a starting point and then adjust from there.  You can enter
  anywhere from 0 day to 30 days, and 0 months through 12 months apart,
  though you will probably never need it.

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Available Colors

      Available color choices available for Color Screens are:
      Black, Blue, Cyan, Green, Red, Magenta, Brown. Foreground
      colors can Blink, and can also be High Intensity. Note
      High Intensity Brown is Yellow.

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Background Color Choice

     These options allow you to select the General Background Color for
  a specific color setup which you can make. You can select any of the
  available color choices. Users of Monochrome Monitors should not change
  the colors setup.

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Foreground Color Choice

     These options allow you to select the Foreground Color Choice for a
  specific color setup which you can make. You can select any of the
  available color choices. Users of Monochrome Monitors should not change
  the colors setup.

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Select Bright Foreground Color?

     These options allow you to select whether the Foreground Color Choice
  is to be in High Intensity. You can choose Yes or No. Users of Monochrome
  Monitors should not change this Selection.

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Select Blink Choice

     These options allow you to select whether the Foreground Color Blinks.
  Generally this Option is only used for Error Colors, but it can be used
  for Current Fields etc. You can choose Yes or No. Users of Monochrome
  Monitors should not change this Selection.

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Key Assignments For This Field.

        This field Accepts Any Letter A - E
        INSERT.......Toggle Keyboard From Insert to Replace Mode.
        ENTER, TAB, DOWN.......Next Field on Screen.
        SHIFT-TAB, UP..........Previous Field on Screen.
        CONTROL-PAGE UP........First Field on Screen.
        CONTROL-PAGE DOWN......Last Field on Screen.
        ESC....................Backs Out of Any Screen or Function.  (Screen
           Not Recorded As Complete)
        F1...................Help.
        F10..................Exits A Screen. Screen is Recorded as
           Being Completed, or ENTER on Last Field.

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Disk Drive Choices

     This option allows you to enter any logical or physical drive
  letter that you normally use between A: - E:

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Path For Drive

     This option allows you to enter the path for the particular area
  being used. You can set it to any valid path name. Note that the path
  should begin with the drive letter followed by a colon ':', followed
  by a backslash '\', followed by your path selection.

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Is Drive Swapped?

     This option determines whether the disk (usually a floppy) is swapped
  to access the files in this area. Usually with 360K floppies, the answer
  is always yes. Usually with 720K floppies, the program directory is not
  swapped, but the data, help, and user areas are. Using 1.2M or 1.44M
  floppies, the answer is generally no. If you are using a hard drive of
  any type the answer is always no.

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Do Fast Screen Writes?

     If you choose yes with this option, the program will try to use the
  fastest way available to print out to the screen. This will generally be
  ok, but if you have problems, you can set this to No for "Bios Compati-
  bility".  If you choose No, then all screen writing will be done through
  the bios.  This will significantly slow down ASTRO and should be selected
  only if necessary. You can also select this option when starting up ASTRO
  by using the /BIOS option when starting up the program.

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Number of Lines Per Page.

     This option allows you to choose the number of text lines, including
  the header information which will be printed on each page when printing
  out a report. If you are using 11" paper and do not choose to change the
  printer spacing, you should not have to change this option. Your selection
  can range between 30 - 99.

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Printer Control String.

  This option allows you to enter a custom printer control string to setup
  your printer for output. This can be any valid printer string Enter non-
  typeable ascii codes by entering the decimal value for that code in '<'
  and '>' type brackets.  An ascii value can range between 0 and 255.  Note
  the ascii value for the ESC character is 27.  This choice scrolls allowing
  you to enter a 75 character long setup string.  Note each code you enter
  in '<' and '>' becomes one character long when translated.

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Astro Helper.

     Use this screen to select astrology help topics to view or to print.
  If you selected the View Astro-Helper File Function, text about the topic
  you select will be displayed on the screen. If you selected the Print
  Astro-Helper File Function, the topic you select will be printed out to
  the printer or file you select.

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EPSON Printer Codes

     Here are some of the more useful printer codes, n indicates a number.
Note that You don't require codes for margin or width because that is done
within Astro, by your control.


NLQ Mode <27>x<1>      Compressed Mode <15>      Elite Pitch <27>M
Pica Pitch <27> P      Master Select <27>!<n>    1/8" Spacing <27>0
7/72" Spacing <27>1    1/6" Spacing <27>2        n/216" Spac. <27>3<n>
n/72" Sp. <27>A<n>     Form Feed <12>            Page Len Lines <27>C<n>
Prop. Mode <27><1>     NLQ <27>x<1>              Page Len Inches Daft Mode
                                                              <27>C<0><n>

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IBM Pro-Printer Codes

   Here are some of the more useful printer codes, n indicates a number Note
that You don't require codes for margin or width because that is done within
Astro, by your control.

Compressed Mode <15>    1/8" Spacing <27>0       7/72" Spacing <27>1
n/216" Spac. <27>3<n>   n/72" Sp. <27>A<n>       Execute Spacing <27>2
Form Feed <12>          Page Len Lines <27>C<n>  Page Len Inches
                                                   <27>C<0><n>

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Enter/Edit Data

     Use these functions to enter and to edit data. Info screens refers
  to birth date and location. Transits Data is data for number of transits
  and period between charts and planets involved. Rectification is a
  method used to do a chart where the exact birth time is not known.

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Birth Info

     Use this screen to enter your or a friends birth information into
  ASTRO for analysis. Here you enter birth time, and date as well as place.
  You can use F2 to select information in a popup list that is stored in a
  database in this program. You can also use F3 to access a birth database.
  The birth database is used to store frequently used birth dates like
  yours in the system for quick access. F4 is used to access a location
  database of 200 locations which you can use and add to, including all
  important data.
     When You are finished press F10 to exit with a completed screen
  or press ENTER on the last field in the screen. If you press ESC you
  will also leave the screen but the data will be recorded as incomplete
  and you will have to call up this screen again and press F10 to
  complete it.

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Compatibility Info Screen

     Use this screen to enter your or a friends birth information into
  ASTRO for compatibility analysis. Enter the First person's birth
  information into the Birth Info screen then enter his or her partner's
  information into this screen. Here you enter birth time, and date as
  well as place.  You can use F2 to select information in a popup list
  that is stored in a database in this program. You can also use F3 to
  access a birth database.  The birth database is used to store frequently
  used birth dates like yours in the system for quick access. F4 is used
  to access a location database of 200 locations which you can use and add
  to, including all important data.
     When You are finished press F10 to exit with a completed screen or
  press ENTER on the last field in the screen.  If you press ESC you will
  also leave the screen but the data will be recorded as incomplete and
  you will have to call up this screen again and press
  F10 to complete it.

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Transits Info

     Use this screen for entering a starting point for Transits analysis.
  Bear in mind that you do not need to enter the information as accurately
  as if you were entering birth information. Here you enter time, and date
  as well as place.  You can use F2 to select information in a popup list
  that is stored in a database in this program.  F4 is used to access a
  location database of 200 locations which you can use and add to, including
  all important data.
     When You are finished press F10 to exit with a completed screen or
  press ENTER on the last field in the screen.  If you press ESC you will
  also leave the screen but the data will be recorded as incomplete and you
  will have to call up this screen again and press F10 to complete it.

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Transits Data

     Use this screen to enter the data for doing transits analysis. The
  data entered on this screen is the number of transit charts you wish to
  calculate, the range of planets you wish to test and the dates between.
     When You are finished press F10 to exit with a completed screen or
  press ENTER on the last field in the screen. If you press ESC you will
  also leave the screen but the data will be recorded as incomplete and you
  will have to call up this screen again and press F10 to complete it.

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Enter Progression Information

     Use this screen to enter Progression information for ASTRO. This
  screen will ask you the number of years and months you wish to progress.
  Normally progressions are only done for a period of years but for Astro
  to do a progression for years and months is relatively easy.
     When You are finished press F10 to exit with a completed screen or
  press ENTER on the last field in the screen.  If you press ESC you will
  also leave the screen but the data will be recorded as incomplete and
  you will have to call up this screen again and press F10 to complete it.

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Birth Rectification

     Use this screen if you do not accurately know the birth time for the
  person involved. If you do not know the birth time you can calculate a
  chart using a number of methods.
     When You are finished press F10 to exit with a completed screen or
  press ENTER on the last field in the screen.  If you press ESC you will
  also leave the screen but the data will be recorded as incomplete and you
  will have to call up this screen again and press F10 to complete it.

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Compatibility Birth Rectification

     Use this screen if you do not accurately know the birth time for the
  partner of the person involved. If you do not know the birth time you can
  calculate a chart using a number of methods.
     When You are finished press F10 to exit with a completed screen or
  press ENTER on the last field in the screen.  If you press ESC you will
  also leave the screen but the data will be recorded as incomplete and you
  will have to call up this screen again and press F10 to complete it.

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Compile Charts

      Use these functions to compile an astrological chart.


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Compile Default Birth Chart

     This function will compile a chart based on what you have defined in
  the Options/Birth Options screen.

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Planets Only

     This function will compile a chart with just the planet information.
  Several other items are shown in this function such as text and the
  summary which can be turned off if you wish with the Options/Birth
  Options screen.
     You need to have completed the birth and, if necessary the birth
  rectification screen before selecting this option.
     When this function starts you will be asked information to put on the
  header of the printout and to make it easier to retrieve this printout.
  All the printouts which you do in this session are kept on disk till
  you quit, unless you kill them.

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Planets and Houses

     This function will compile a chart with just the planet and House
  information for the planets.  Several other items are shown in this
  function such as text and the summary which can be turned off if you wish
  with the Options/Birth Options screen.
     You need to have completed the birth and, if necessary the birth
  rectification screen before selecting this option.
     When this function starts you will be asked information to put on the
  header of the printout and to make it easier to retrieve this printout.
  All the printouts which you do in this session are kept on disk till
  you quit, unless you kill them.

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Planets, Houses and Aspects

     This function will compile a chart with just the planet, House and
  aspect information for the planets.  Several other items are shown in this
  function such as text and the summary which can be turned off if you wish
  with the Options/Birth Options screen.
     You need to have completed the birth and, if necessary the birth
  rectification screen before selecting this option.
     When this function starts you will be asked information to put on the
  header of the printout and to make it easier to retrieve this printout.
  All the printouts which you do in this session are kept on disk till
  you quit, unless you kill them.

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Complete Chart

     This function will compile a chart with just the planet, House, aspect
  and other information for the planets.  Several other items are shown in
  this function such as text and the summary which can be turned off if you
  wish with the Options/Birth Options screen.
     You need to have completed the birth and, if necessary the birth
  rectification screen before selecting this option.
     When this function starts you will be asked information to put on the
  header of the printout and to make it easier to retrieve this printout.
  All the printouts which you do in this session are kept on disk till
  you quit, unless you kill them.

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Complete Chart With Basic Midpoints

     This function will compile a chart with just the planet, House, aspect
  and other information for the planets. This function also does basic
  midpoint calculations for midpoints between the moon's nodes and the
  ascendant and the Midheaven. Several other items are shown in this
  function such as text and the summary which can be turned off if you wish
  with the Options/Birth Options screen.
     You need to have completed the birth and, if necessary the birth
  rectification screen before selecting this option.
     When this function starts you will be asked information to put on the
  header of the printout and to make it easier to retrieve this printout.
  All the printouts which you do in this session are kept on disk till
  you quit, unless you kill them.

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Complete Chart With Basic Midpoints

     This function will compile a chart with just the planet, House,
  aspect and other information for the planets. This function also does
  Full midpoint calculations for midpoints between all planets and angles.
  Several other items are shown in this function such as text and the
  summary which can be turned off if you wish with the Options/Birth
  Options screen.
     You need to have completed the birth and, if necessary the birth
  rectification screen before selecting this option.
     When this function starts you will be asked information to put on the
  header of the printout and to make it easier to retrieve this printout.
  All the printouts which you do in this session are kept on disk till
  you quit, unless you kill them.

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Compile Compatibility Chart

     Use this function to compile a compatibility chart based on two
  people's birth information and compare them. Several other items are shown
  in this function such as text and the summary which can be turned off if
  you wish with the Options/Compatibility Options screen.
     You need to have completed the birth and Compatibility screens, and if
  necessary the birth and compatibility rectification screens before
  selecting this option.
     When this function starts you will be asked information to put on the
  header of the printout and to make it easier to retrieve this printout.
  All the printouts which you do in this session are kept on disk till
  you quit, unless you kill them.

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Compile Transits Charts

     Use this function to compile transits charts based on a person's birth
  date and a second date and some other information. This function compiles
  a number of charts for a period in time. Several other items are shown in
  this function such as text and the summary which can be turned off if you
  wish with the Options/Transits Options screen.
     You need to have completed the Birth, Transits Info screens, and
  Transits Data screens and if necessary the birth rectification screen
  before selecting this option.
     When this function starts you will be asked information to put on the
  header of the printout and to make it easier to retrieve this printout.
  All the printouts which you do in this session are kept on disk till you
  quit, unless you kill them.

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Compile Progression Chart

     Use this function to compile a Progression chart. This uses a birth
  date and adds a day for every year to the birth date and compiles a second
  chart and compares them. Several other items are shown in this function
  such as text and the summary which can be turned off if you wish with the
  Options/Progressions Options screen.
     You need to have completed the Birth screen, and Progression Data
  screens and if necessary the birth rectification screen before selecting
  this option.
     When this function starts you will be asked information to put on the
  header of the printout and to make it easier to retrieve this printout.
  All the printouts which you do in this session are kept on disk till you
  quit, unless you kill them.

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View Astro file

          ESC or Left Mouse Button...Exit and Return to Menu.
          PAGEDOWN...................Scroll Down One Page.
          PAGEUP.....................Scroll Up One Page.
          DOWN.......................Scroll Down One Line.
          UP.........................Scroll Up One Line.
          CTL-PAGEDOWN...............Show Last Page.
          CTL-PAGEUP.................Show First Page.

          Press Mouse Left Button Down on a "Scroll Light" Arrow to
              PAGEDOWN or PAGEUP
          Press Mouse Left Button Down and Move Mouse Up or down
              to Scroll Up or Scroll Down

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View/Print Files

    These functions allow you to view Astro files, convert to ascii
    text, printout, and view a graphics cartwheel display. You can also
    selectively delete files in the file list which you don't need, and
    edit the file information in this list.

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View Astro File

     Use this function to view an Astro Output File that was created by
     compiling a horoscope. This function allows you to select a file
     and view it by scrolling through the file like you would with a
     word processor.

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Print Astro File

    Use this function to print out an Astro Output file. The file can
    be printed to Disk (for later printing) or printed out to any logical
    device, but the function defaults to the PRN: Device. Using this
    function, you select a file and then you can select how the file is
    printed. You can set the left margin, text width, destination, and
    whether the file is opened or appended to an already existing one.

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Convert Astro File To Ascii Text

   Use this function to convert a file to an ascii text file for word
   processing or telecommunications. Though you could do this with a file
   from the printout function, this will not print out any unprintable
   characters to the file, making it easy to edit. Using this function,
   you select a file and then you can select how the file is printed. You
   can set the text width, destination, and whether the file is opened or
   appended to an already existing one.

   You can convert a file to a number of word processing formats including:
   WordStar 3.x, WordStar 4.x and up, WordPerfect 4.x, WordPerfect 5.x,
   Microsoft Word "Rich Text" (RFT) format, XYWrite, and Ascii. Most of
   these can preserve formatting information for editing.

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View Graphics Cartwheel

      Use this function to print out a graphics data file as a graphic
   cartwheel type display. In order to use this function you need either
   a CGA, EGA, or Hercules graphic board with an appropriate monitor.
      Your fonts should be located in the same directory and physical disk
   in the case of floppies as the disk that contains your .TXT and the
   corresponding .NDX files used by ASTRO.
      When you are in the graphics portion of the program, you can get a
   menu by pressing any key. From this menu, select an option either by
   pressing the selection's number key or pressing the character that is
   in parentheses at the end. You can exit the graphics by pressing ESC.
      You can configure the graphics from the options menu, using the
   Graphics Setup function. You can also configure options for what is
   displayed on the graphics screen using the Setup Graphics Options
   function.  These options correspond to the options that you change with
   the menu in the graphics function.
      The Mouse doesn't work in graphics.

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Kill File in File List

    Use this function to delete a file from the file list. A file list
    is created whenever you start Astro and a record of every file
    created when you compile a horoscope chart. This file and the files
    it contains can be saved when you quit. You may wish to delete files,
    if you do not have much room on your disk, etc. Unless you do not
    tell Astro Not To the file list is entirely erased along with its
    contents when this program end.

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Options.

    These functions allow you to customize Astro. You can use these
    functions to customize screen colors, disk directories etc as well as
    certain options when you compile charts, as well as options for the
    graphics operations of the program.

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Setup.

    This function allows you to customize screen colors and disk
    directories.  You can also tell Astro whether to use Fast Direct
    Video or to use slower Bios screen routines which may be needed with
    some computers.

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Birth Options.

    This function allows you to customize options used when compiling
    Birth charts. The options set on this screen are directly used when
    compiling the default chart. These allow you to use certain features
    in ASTRO which some users may not wish to use, but you might want,
    or to turn of other options which you do not feel are valid.

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Compatibility Options.

    This function allows you to customize options used when compiling
    Compatibility charts. These allow you to use certain features in
    ASTRO which some users may not wish to use, but you might want, or
    to turn of other options which you do not feel are valid.

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Transits Options.

     This function allows you to customize options used when compiling
     Transits charts. These allow you to use certain features in ASTRO
     which some users may not wish to use, but you might want, or to
     turn of other options which you do not feel are valid.

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Progressions Options.

    This function allows you to customize options used when compiling
    Progressions charts. These allow you to use certain features in
    ASTRO which some users may not wish to use, but you might want, or
    to turn of other options which you do not feel are valid.

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Utilities.

    These functions are basically utilities for your use which you
    may find useful.

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View Astro-Helper File.

    This function is an "astrology learning aide". It attempts to teach
    the beginning astrologer something about astrology. This option allows
    you to select which topic you wish to view and to view it and scroll
    through that topic like you would on a word processor.

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Print Astro-Helper File.

   This function is an "astrology learning aide". It attempts to teach
   the beginning astrologer something about astrology. This option allows
   you to select which topic you wish to view and to print it out that
   topic to a printer or other device.

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Dos Shell.

    This function allows the user to "Shell To Dos" to do typical
    system type functions, etc. Once you are through just type "Exit"
    and press the ENTER key.


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Re-Index Databases.

    This Function allows you to Re-Index the databases that Astro
    uses.  Normally this is not needed but if one of the database
    indexes (files ending in .NDX) become corrupted or accidentally
    erased, they may need to be re-indexed.

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Make Popups.

    Use this function to make or update the popup files used by
    the database to show you the names and locations on file. If
    you add names or locations to these files, they will have
    to be updated.

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Sort File Listing.

    This function allows you to sort alphabetically the file list.
    If you keep files around for several different sessions and delete
    files you may need to use this utility to reorganize your files.

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Print file Listing.

  This function prints out the file listing so you can see what a
  file's real name is and other information on file.

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Print Header on First Page.

     If you answer Yes, then a header will be printed on the first
     page of this report. If you answer No then no header will
     be printed.

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Compile Default Numeric Birth Chart.

     This function compiles a chart which contains just the astrological
  facts and positions without any interpretation or text. The information in
  this chart is presented, in a more compact notation which astrologers use
  to note planetary positions and signs.
     This function will compile a chart based on what you have defined in
  the Options/Birth Options for the Numeric Report.

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Numeric Chart Options.

  This function allows you to customize options used when compiling Birth
  charts, and Producing a Numeric chart. The options set on this screen are
  directly used when compiling the default Numeric chart. These allow you to
  use certain features in ASTRO which some users may not wish to use, but
  you might want, or to turn of other options which you do not feel are
  valid.  This screen also has several options such as "Text" which
  are not valid in this context since the Numeric chart Produces No Text.

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Printer Setup.

         This function allows you to customize Printer for printing
         out text charts.


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Printing Device.

  NOTE: Leave this Field BLANK To Use Standard Printer.

  Enter the device commonly used for printing in this field. If you are
  using the standard system printer device PRN: leave this field blank and
  this will be assumed. If you wish to use your second printer LPT2:, you
  can enter this here. This becomes your default printer. In this field do
  no enter the trailing ':' that follows the device name. Do Not enter
  a Disk Name here as this is for printing devices only. If you save your
  printouts to disk before printing, just leave this field blank.

  For Example--Second Printer Port: LPT2

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Print Head on Page 1.

  Prints headers at the top of each page this is printed out, identifying
  the file that was printed, normally though unless you
  select it ASTRO doesn't print the header on page one.

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ASCII Conversion Replacement Strings.

  When ASTRO converts a file to ASCII text, ASTRO converts the indications
  in the file for Bold, Underscore, End of Bold, and End of Underscore to
  these strings. You can change these if you wish. If you don't want any
  bold for example, just leave these fields blank. Anything you enter into
  these fields must be typeable on the keyboard. You may not enter printer
  string as you do with the printer file setup, as they will not be
  converted by ASTRO, as they are for printers. If your word processor does
  have printer codes and formatting conventions, you can use these.

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Printer Conversion Replacement Strings.

  When ASTRO prints a file out on your printer or file, ASTRO converts the
  indications in the file for Bold, Underscore, End of Bold, and End of
  Underscore to these strings.  You can change these if you wish. If you
  don't want any bold for example, just leave these fields blank.  These
  fields allow you to enter a custom printer control strings to control your
  printer's output. These fields default to standard IBM Proprinter and
  Epson standard codes. This can be any valid printer string Enter non-
  typeable ascii codes by entering the decimal value for that code in '<'
  and '>' type brackets.  An ascii value can range between 0 and 255.  Note
  the ascii value for the ESC character is 27. Note each code you enter in
  '<' and '>' becomes one character long when translated,
  i.e. <27> becomes chr(27) or the escape character.

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Text Width For Printer.

    Enter the width of the Printed Output. The width can be between
    40 and 160 characters in width.

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Edit File List Entry.

    Use this function to Edit an entry in the file list, that you had
    compiled earlier, and perhaps you now want to put a more exact
    comment onto it.

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Scan For Files Not in List.

    With this version of ASTRO, you can archive files from the list off
    to another floppy, or disk. To do this copy the file onto another
    disk and kill the file from the View-Print menu. When you need the
    file again, copy the file back to your User directory, and select
    this function. This will only work for files generated by ASTRO
    Version 2.25 or greater since ASTRO as of this version stores file
    information in each file, and the previous version did not.

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Graphics Setup.

     This screen will allow you to change the graphics configuration,
     and customize it to your needs. You can change graphics mode,
     screen colors and printer configurations. This screen will allow
     you to support printers other than Epson and IBM for a graphics
     printout, by allowing you to enter the
     specific printer codes for your printer.
        If a graphics setup file (ASTROGRA.DAT) has not been created
     already, you will see a message to the effect that one will be
     created. ASTRO does this if it can't find the setup data or the
     setup data is invalid.

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Graphics Mode.

   This field will allow you to select from any of the valid Graphics
   Modes that you have available for your hardware configuration.
   Press the space bar or the first letter of an adapter to select
   from the choices.  The first choice that is displayed is the
   highest resolution screen mode available and will probably be the
   one you want unless there is a problem with your graphics adapter,
   in which case you can try one of the other modes.


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Font Information.

Font Name. This field allows you to specify the name of a font
     name to be used. This is dependent on your printer type. When you set
     the printer type ASTRO will set this up. This can either be
     ASTROEP9.FON (9-pin), ASTRO24P.FON (24-pin), or ASTROHPL.FON (HP).

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Font File Name and Path. This is the font file's full file name and
     directory path locating where it can be found. This is usually
     the same place where the User and Data files are kept, but it can
     be changed.

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Printer Mode.

       This field will allow you to select one of the printing
       modes which your printer supports

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Printing Command Strings.

Graphics Initialization String. This field allows you to customize the
   string sent to the printer which sets up the graphics mode and line
   spacing. If you want to enter an ASCII value which can't be typed
   on the keyboard enter it as a number in between < and > such as the
   Escape char number 27 is represented by <27>. Generally speaking,
   on most dot matrix printers this string sets the line spacing to
   7/72" or 21/216" whatever the printers normal graphics line spacing
   will be.

Text Reset String. This field allows you to enter the code for
   resetting the printer to text mode and text line spacing.

Graphics Line Header String. This field allows you to enter the code
   which tells the printer that the next chunk of data coming is for
   graphics and for which graphics setup. Normally this code is set up

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Printing Command Strings (Continued).

   setting the graphics mode and telling it two ASCII codes following
   telling it how many data bytes are to follow with graphics data.
       ASTRO, for dot matrix printers, supports a screen mode
   independent way of expressing this.  In this field you will
   probably see <27>(a Letter)<%></> where (a Letter) is either 'L',
   'Y' or 'Z', or '*' (24 pin models) depending on the graphics hardware
   and printer mode. <%> represents the remainder when the Screen pixels
   vertically  (either 200, 348, 350, or 480) depending on screen mode is
   divided  by 256. </> represents the pixels vertically divided by 256.
   If your printer requires these to be in the opposite order, i.e.
   </><%>, ASTRO will deal with this, though these two parameters must
   be right next to each other in the string.


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Printing Command Strings (Continued).

    End of First Pass String. In order to get a real sharp crisp dark
    printout, you may want all the graphics image printed twice,
    similar to NLQ printing, which will make the printout a little
    sharper and definitely blacker. In that case this field holds the
    string which will tell the printer to go back to the left margin
    and go down it's smallest spacing increment. On an Epson/IBM
    printer this is 1/216", which also moves the print head back to
    the left margin.  You can also enter <27>$<0><0> which will give you
    no extra spacing between passes. The extra spacing allows the
    printing to fill in the space between the dots on the paper. You
    will also want to answer yes to "Print Two Passes" below. This
    only applies to dot matrix printers. On some Epson Compatibles,
    this may need to be <27>$<0><0><27>J<1>.

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Other Printer Information.

Printer Port.........If You have more than one printer you may need to
   set this field to your proper printer.

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Print Two Passes.....If you want to enhance print quality by using a
   second pass, answer yes to this. This unfortunately slows down the
   printing process by a factor of two. This Applies only to 9-pin black
   and white dot matrix printers.

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Information To Show.

   Show Sign Names. Answer Yes to this if you want to show the names
      for each sign in your graphics display. This is a default
      setting and you can easily change it from the display screen.

   Show House Cusp Degrees. Answer Yes if you want to show the house
      cusp degrees for each house cusp. This is also a default setting
      and you can easily change it from the display screen.

   Show House Cusp Numbers. Answer Yes if you want to show the house
      numbers for each house cusp. This should be off if House Cusp
      Degrees above is on, etc.  This is as well a default setting
      and you can easily change it from the display screen.

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CGA Parameters.

   These fields apply only to CGA color modes only (200 x 320 pixels
   4 colors). Use the Paltest program to arrive at these values.

   Palette Number. This field allows you to select a palette when
      displayed on a CGA medium resolution color screen (200 x 320
      pixels).  This allows you to change the colors that are
      displayed. There are basically four choices in the regular
      mode and two in the no color mode.

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   Background Color. This field allows you to set the background color
      for CGA color screens.

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EGA/VGA Palettes.

    These fields only apply to EGA and VGA modes. These fields allow you
    to specify the exact color valid for your adapter allowing you to
    customize the colors used. Use the Paltest program to arrive at these
    values.  When using an EGA mode the final values are rounded to the
    previous 21 multiple, i.e. 0, 21, 42, and 63. VGA modes have no such
    restriction.  These values are entered in their red, green and blue
    component parts.

    Background Color.......This is for the general background color
                           and is on color screens normally blue.

    Sign Color.............This is the Color which the sign divisions
                           are displayed in.

    Houses Color...........This is for the house division lines,
                           and is normally red.

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EGA/VGA Palettes (Continued).

    Planets Color..........This is the darker color for the planets.

    Circles Color..........This is the color used for the circles
                           themselves.

    Bright Signs Color.....This is the bright color for the signs

    Bright Houses..........This is the color that house numbers and
                           house data when displayed are printed in.

    Ascendant Color........This is the color that the Ascendant/
                           Descendant line is displayed in and the
                           data for the Ascendant is printed in.

    Bright Planets.........This is the color that the individual
                           planets and their data is displayed with.

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Printer Type.

    This Selects the type of printer that you are using. This can
    either be an Epson or IBM compatible dot matrix printer, or
    HP LaserJet, DeskJet or Compatible Printer. This field will
    also update the control strings below as well. This can also
    be Generic Printer. Generic Printer is used for other printers
    which you don't know control codes for. If You don't know the
    codes or don't understand how they work, use Generic.

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File Format.

    This Selects the type of conversion that is done for converting
    a file. This can be either ASCII, WordStar 3.x, WordStar 4.x,
    WordPerfect 4.x, WordPerfect 5.x, XYWrite or Microsoft Word
    (RTF Format). ASCII uses the ASCII conversion control strings.

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Setup For Printing.

     This function allows you setup your printer, ASCII and
     word processing conversions.

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Printer Setup Parameters (Only HP LaserJet, DeskJet and Comp).

 HP Printer Font. This is the font and size, either cartridge, internal or
    soft-font. Note the font and size you select must be in the printer at
    print time or the printer will default to it's default font usually
    Courier. This font should also have a bold version in this size and
    symbol set as well. This updates all the other fields in this group.

 Symbol Set To Use. Use this field to select the proper Symbol Set for the
    font you need to use. Note if you are using foreign language text, you
    must be using the PC-8 Symbol Set.

 Symbol Set Name. This field has the actual name used to specify the Symbol
    Set when the font is specified to the printer. When The Symbol set is
    changed this field is updated. Use this field to enter a symbol set type
    which is not in the list of symbol sets. Set the Symbol Set field to be
    "Other Specify -->"

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Use Itals or Underscore Text.

    This field selects whether to use Italics or to Underscore certain text.
    You must have an italic font to choose this option. This field Updates
    the control strings as well. Note: This field only applies to
    HP LaserJet, DeskJet and Compatibles.

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System Wide Mouse Help.

    Press the Left Mouse Button on a field to move the selected field
         highlight to that field.
    Press the Right Mouse Button anywhere on the screen to Exit a screen
         and Escape. This works as though you had pressed "ESC".
    If the Mouse Cursor is over one of the Line Borders on the screen,
         press the Left Mouse Button to Exit the screen and record it
         as "Complete". This works as though you had pressed "F10".

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Scrolling Mouse Fields.

    In Any field of a Menu or Selection Screen in which you can Scroll,
         You can use the Mouse to move or scroll...
    If the screen has a "Scroll Light" arrow at the Top or Bottom of the
         screen, press the Left Mouse Button on the "Scroll Light" arrow.
         This has the same effect as pressing the appropriate PgUp or
         PgDn key on the keyboard.
    Moving the Mouse Cursor to a selection and pressing on it will
         select it.
    Pressing again on a selected field or choice will act as though you
         had pressed ENTER.
    If the Mouse Cursor is Not on an Active area of the screen, and you
         press down on the Left Mouse Button and move the mouse up or
         down will have the same effect as pressing the Up or Down
         arrow keys.

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Print Graphics Cartwheel

     Use this function to print out a graphics data file as a graphic
  cartwheel type display. In order to use this function you need either
  a CGA, EGA, or Hercules graphic board with an appropriate monitor.
     Your fonts should be located in the same directory and physical disk
  in the case of floppies as the disk that contains your .TXT and the
  corresponding .NDX files used by ASTRO.
     This function immediately prints the screen once the graphics display
  is drawn on the screen. You must control the display from the Graphics
  Options function, rather than the graphics menu.
     You can configure the graphics from the options menu, using the
  Graphics Setup function. You also can configure options for what is
  displayed on the graphics screen using the Graphics Options function.
  These options correspond to the options that you change with the menu in
  the graphics function.

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Enter/Edit Return Chart Data.

     Use this screen to Enter and Edit data for doing a return
     chart. A Return Chart shows dates and times when either the
     Sun or the Moon returns to the same place it was at when you
     were born.

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Enter/Edit Relocation Chart Data.

     Use this screen to Enter and Edit data for doing a Relocation
     chart. A Relocation chart shows the effect that moving from your
     birth place to another location has on your houses and how things
     fall in them.

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Save Data To Disk.

     This function allows you to name a file to save all the Data entered
     in these menus to. This allows you to save the data you have entered
     for a future time. If you don't enter a disk or directory, it will
     be saved to your User disk and Directory. If you save to a file
     ASTRODAT.DEF, this file will be read Every time ASTRO starts up.
     ASTRO saves the contents of the screens to the File ASTRODAT.HIS when
     you quit, and reloads it when you startup again. This is overridden
     by ASTRODAT.DEF which takes priority if it exists.

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Load Saved Data.

      This function allows you to name a previously saved file and
      load it into memory. This loads data into all the screens. If
      you don't specify a disk or directory, the file is read from
      your User Disk and Directory.

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Compile a Return Chart Report.

      This function produces a Return chart A Return chart shows dates
      and times when either the Sun or the Moon returns to the same
      place it was at when you were born. You need to fill in the
      Birth Info Screen, Birth Rectification Screen and the Return
      Data Screen.

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Compile a Relocation Chart Report.

    Use this function to compile a Relocation chart. A Relocation
    chart shows the effect that moving from your birth place to another
    location has on your houses and how things fall in them. You need
    to fill in the Birth Info Screen, Birth Rectification Screen and
    the Relocation Data Screen.

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Compile a Composite Chart Report.

    Use this function to compile a Composite Chart. A Composite Chart
    takes the locations from two charts and calculates midpoints between
    them.  These show the nature of the relationship.

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Relocation Chart Options

    This function allows you to customize options used when compiling
    a Relocation chart. These allow you to use certain features in ASTRO
    which some users may not wish to use, but you might want, or to turn
    of other options which you do not feel are valid.

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Composite Chart Options

    This function allows you to customize options used when compiling
    a Composite chart. These allow you to use certain features in ASTRO
    which some users may not wish to use, but you might want, or to turn
    of other options which you do not feel are valid.

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Word Processor Conversion Setup.

           Use this function to enter information about
           converting ASTRO files to ASCII or to other word
           processing formats.

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Setup Graphics Display.

           Use this function to Setup what is displayed on the
           graphics screen and how it is displayed. This will
           be the default that the graphics screen will use.
           If You choose Print Graphics Cartwheel from the
           main menu, this is how it will be printed.

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Merge Database Files.

           Use this function to Merge New database data into an
           existing location or birth database. This will allow you
           to upgrade to the Extended Database without losing data
           you have entered.

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Read File Into Birth Data.

           Use this function to scan through ASTRO text output files
           and put the original Info and Data information into their
           appropriate screens. This is useful if you forgot to add
           a name to the database and you want to use it again. This
           function puts the data back into the screens that they
           came from.


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Printer Type.

    This Selects the type of printer driver that you need to use to
    print the graphics. If You are having difficulty printing graphics
    and are using a 9-pin printer, you can use the "Epson 9 Pin--Bios
    driver" which will make use of the video board's bios to get the
    data from the screen. If you are using a color screen and you are
    using a color printer, you can select a color dot matrix printer.

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Enter A File Name.

      Enter A file Name Here. If You enter a file name without a
      drive or path attached to the name, a default drive and
      directory will be used.

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End Line With.

    This selects how line are ended on your printer. If Your printer
    Adds a Line Feed to every Carriage Return, this should be "Carriage
    Return Only". If Your printer does not this should be "Carriage
    Return + Line Feed". For Many Printers the default setting of "Line
    Feed Only" works as many printers add a carriage return to a single
    line feed. If your printouts come out jumbled try changing this field.

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Planet of Interest.

      Select whether to do a Solar or Lunar Return Chart.

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Starting Date and Ending Date.

      Enter The First Date that you wish to consider and the Last
      date when doing Solar and Lunar Returns. This Chart will
      consider all dates in between these two dates when the Moon
      or Sun returns to where it was when you were born.

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Progress Return Chart?

      A Return Chart can be Progressed as well.

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Progressed Return Data.

  Progression System To Use.
     Select The Progression System to Use. This can be either Secondary,
     Tertiary, or Minor. Secondary is the More common used. The Secondary
     system progresses a chart 1 day for every year of life. The Tertiary
     system progresses a chart 1 Solar day for each Lunar Month (Each Lunar
     Month is approximately 27 days) of life. The Minor system progresses a
     chart 1 Lunar Month for every Solar Year of Life.

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  Progression Offset.
     Enter the Number of Years, Months  and Days to Progress an
     astrological chart.  Years can range from 0 - 99, months can range
     from 0 - 12 and Days can range from 0 - 31. Note this is an offset
     from the birth date, not the date to progress.


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Rectification Method Continues.

     You can also use the "trial & Error" method. to use this method, enter
  the approximate time, and compile it and adjust it by decreasing
  increments.
     If You are using the Deluxe or Pro Version, you can use a new more
  powerful method of rectification. If you can by examining charts, and
  comparing and analyzing various things, determine the Ascendant, Med
  Coeli, Im Coeli, Descendant or any house cusp using any of the house cusp
  systems, ASTRO can calculate the birth time.

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Known Angle.

     Choose the angle which you can reasonably accurately
     determine the position of.

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Sign, Degrees, Minutes.

     Choose the sign which the angle is in.

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     Enter the Degrees and Minutes of the angle. The Degrees must
     be within 0 - 29, and the minutes must be within 0 - 59.

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Information To Show.

   Show Sign Lines. Answer Yes if you want the graphics display to
      draw lines to show the divisions of the signs. This is useful
      if you are not doing houses for this chart.

   Show Aspect Lines. Answer Yes if you want the aspect lines to be
      drawn on the screen when displaying a Natal, Relocation or
      Numeric Chart.

   Use Glyphs. Answer Yes to this if you want to display and print
      the traditional astrological Glyphs for the signs and planets.
      Otherwise ASTRO uses letter symbols such as PL for Pluto and
      ARI for Aries. This makes the display clearer and easier to
      read if you understand them.

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