               dbLite On-Line Help                     
                                                       
         On-Line Help Navigating Keys                  
 (To read / review On-Line Help use these keys)        
                                                       
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 [Esc]  - Return to dbLite Menu Mode                   
                                                       
              dbLite Menu Mode                         
                                                       
dbLite sessions begin in Menu Mode.  When not showing  
On-Line Help, dbLite has two operating modes, Menu     
and Edit.  Menu mode is designed to allow users to     
work with files and records by utilizing pick boxes    
of multiple selections.  If you exit On-Line Help      
with the [Esc] key you will be placed back in Menu     
Mode and will have use of the "Main Menu".  To switch  
back and forth between Menu Mode and Edit Mode also    
press [Esc].  Continuously pressing [Esc] "toggles"    
use between the two modes of operation.  Edit mode     
allows editing of fields in records and memos and      
allows editing of notes.  So, to create or delete      
files and records, use Menu Mode.  To move among       
records, editing fields and notes, use Edit Mode.      
                                                       
Note: To use On-Line Help, always return to the Main   
      Menu before pressing [F1]                        
                                                       
           How to Make Menu Selections                 
                                                       
Menu selections are made by moving the highlighted     
bar up and down the menu box with the Up and Down      
Arrow keys. When the proper line is highlighted in     
the box, press [Enter].                                
                                                       
               Menu Mode Menu Tree                     
                                                       
Main Menu                                              
     │                                                 
     File Menu                                         
     │    Open An Existing File                        
     │    │ Save Current File with Changes             
     │    │ Do Not Save / Ignore Changes               
     │    │ Save File With New File Name               
     │    New File Creation                            
     │    │ Save Current File with Changes             
     │    │ Do Not Save / Ignore Changes               
     │    │ Save File With New File Name               
     │    Name A Default Data File                     
     │    Delete A File                                
     │    Change Drive \ Directory                     
     │    DownLoad Font to LaserJet                    
     │    Save File and Continue                       
     Print Menu                                        
     │    │Print Selection Box                         
     Append Record                                     
     │                                                 
     Delete Record                                     
     │                                                 
     Insert Record                                     
     │                                                 
     Record Sort                                       
     │    │Sort Selection Requestor                    
     Search Menu                                       
     │    Text Search                                  
     │    First Record                                 
     │    Last Record                                  
     │    Find Record #                                
     Capture Menu                                      
     │                                                 
     Quit Menu                                         
     │    Save Current File with Changes               
     │    Do Not Save / Ignore Changes                 
     │    Save File With New File Name                 
                                                       
                                                       
In menu mode, the cursor is in either the main menu or 
a submenu, and you can tell dbLite what to do with the 
data file on the screen (print it, save it, etc.).     
                                                       
In edit mode, the cursor is in the text of a record,   
and you can type information into that record of that  
data file.                                             
                                                       
While in the main menu, press Escape to go to edit     
mode, or F1 to see a list of shortcut keys which allow 
you to perform with one keystroke various tasks listed 
in the menus.                                          
                                                       
While in edit mode, press Escape to go to the main     
menu, or F1 to see a summary list of editing keys.     
                                                       
                  Using Menus                          
                                                       
dbLite is controlled by various menus.   Loading       
files, printing, searching, quitting and other         
commands are all accomplished by a menu system.  When  
dbLite starts, you are immediately placed into the     
Main Menu.  When in any menu, you can select the       
option of your choice in three ways:                   
                                                       
1.   Press the first letter of the option, which will  
     highlight the option, then press Enter.           
                                                       
2.   Use the up and down cursor arrows to highlight    
     the option, then press Enter.                     
                                                       
3.   If you have a mouse, point to the option, and     
     click the left button.                            
                                                       
                   [File Menu]                         
                                                       
dbLite will save your records in a file on disk so that
you can use them again, and will retrieve a file of    
records for you.  The File menu provides the following 
options:                                               
                                                       
1.   To use a file already on disk, select "Load An    
Existing File," then highlight the file you want to    
use (if you don't see the one you want, press Page Up  
or Page Down) and press Enter.                         
                                                       
2.   To begin a new, empty file, select "Create A New  
File."  You will be asked for a name for the new file. 
This name can be up to eight characters.  dbLite will  
automatically add the filename extension .DBL.  Type   
in the name, press Enter, and dbLite will give you a   
blank file to work with.  Before executing either of   
the two options above, dbLite will ask what you want   
to do with the file already displayed.  For            
information about the menu it displays, see the Quit   
Menu section.                                          
                                                       
3.   To write your changes to disk and continue        
working with the same file, select "Save File And      
Continue."  You will NOT be prompted for confirmation. 
Also, dbLite will NOT keep the old version of your     
file on disk as a backup, so select this option only   
if you're sure you are happy with the file as you have 
changed it.  As a shortcut, while in menu mode, you    
can instead press F7 to save your file and continue.   
Again, there will be no confirmation step and no       
backup.                                                
                                                       
4.   To change which file is automatically retrieved   
when you start dbLite, select "Change Default File."   
                                                       
5.   To wipe out a file from disk, select "Delete A    
File," then highlight the file to delete (if you don't 
see the one you want, press Page Up or Page Down) and  
press Enter.  You cannot delete the file you are       
currently editing.                                     
                                                       
6.   To work with files in another directory, select   
"Change Drive\Directory," then type the full path name 
of the directory and press Enter.                      
                                                       
7.   To use a downloadable font with a laser printer,  
change if necessary to the directory where the font    
files (which carry an .FNT extension) reside (use the  
File menu's "Change Drive\Directory" option to do      
this).  Select "Download Font to LaserJet," then       
highlight the font to use and press Enter.  It will    
take dbLite several seconds to transmit the font to    
the printer; you must wait until dbLite is finished    
before resuming work.  To monitor the transmittal      
process, watch the box at the lower left of the        
screen.                                                
                                                       
                [Print Menu]                           
                                                       
You can print labels on Hewlett-Packard compatible     
laser printers, or on Epson-compatible dot-matrix      
printers.                                              
                                                       
Note: Generally INK JET PRINTERS will work with the    
same forms and commands that Laser Printers use. The   
HP DeskJet and compatibles emulate a laser printer     
well enough to allow you to just use the laser printer 
commands in dbLite without problem.  The one           
exception is the downloading of fonts which probably   
won't work right.  If you have 256K memory installed   
in your ink jet you could try it but again, generally  
this will not be compatible.                           
                                                       
To print labels:                                       
                                                       
1.   Select the Print menu, highlight the type of      
printing you want to do, and press Enter.  The Print   
menu is unlike other menus in that you cannot press    
the first letter of the option you want to move the    
cursor to that option.  You must use the up and down   
cursor arrows to highlight the option.                 
                                                       
2.   If you have previously used the font downloading  
option (available only with laser printers), dbLite    
will ask whether you want to use the downloaded font   
or the default font.  The default will usually be a    
12-character-per-inch font, similar to elite type; but 
you may wish to experiment to see what your printer's  
default font is.  Type "Y" or "N" and press Enter.     
                                                       
3.   dbLite will prompt you to make sure that the      
labels are positioned in the printer and that the      
printer is on-line.  Do so and then press Enter.       
                                                       
4.   dbLite will send the information to the printer.  
If there is a problem with the printer being off-line, 
out of paper, etc., dbLite will beep and prompt you to 
fix the problem.  While dbLite is sending the          
information to the printer, you will not be able to do 
other work in dbLite.                                  
                                                       
5.   Once the "Please wait, printing in progress" box  
disappears, you can resume work.  Usually, this will   
be before the printer is finished printing.            
                                                       
                                                       
          Laser Printer Label Stock                    
                                                       
dbLite has been tested with the following laser        
printer label stock:                                   
                                                       
Avery #5160 _    100 sheets: 8 1/2" x 11" _    3000    
labels: 1" x 2 5/8" (30 per page)                      
                                                       
Maco #M-5351 _    100 sheets: 8 1/2" x 11" _    3300   
labels: 1" x 2 3/4" (33 per page but only 27 print)    
                                                       
Most other label brands emulate one of these           
standards.                                             
                                                       
We do not recommend that you run copier labels through 
your laser printer, though many people do so to save   
money (since copier labels cost much less than laser   
printer labels).  The ideal setup is to have both a    
laser printer and a copier, print your labels on the   
laser printer on plain paper, and then use the copier  
to copy them to label stock.  The only real damage     
that you can do to your laser printer involves running 
label stock through a printer with some labels         
missing.  The backing paper on the stock will adhere   
to the laser drum and cause "ghosting" on subsequent   
prints.  Make sure you only use full page label stock  
with no labels missing, or you take a chance on        
harming your laser drum.                               
                                                       
You can print labels on "Laser Printer Label Stock" or 
on "Copying Machine Label Stock."  Which you should    
choose depends on the type of labels you use.  In      
either case, dbLite prints labels 3-across on 8        
1/2-by-11 label sheets, and assumes that each label is 
1 by 2 5/6 inches.                                     
                                                       
_    "Laser Printer Label Stock" prints 30 labels per  
page, 10 rows of 3, with a 1/2-inch margin on the top  
and bottom.                                            
                                                       
_    "Copying Machine Label Stock" prints 27 labels    
per page, 9 rows of 3, with a one-inch margin on the   
top and bottom.                                        
                                                       
Please note that dbLite defaults to a 12-characters    
per-inch font to print labels.  With this font, only 29
characters will fit on any one laser printer or copier 
label.  Thus full 35-character lines are not supported 
for laser printer and copier   label stock; the last 6 
characters are truncated.  If  you want to use laser   
printer or copier label stock,   plan your labels in   
advance to use no more than 29 of  the 35 characters   
dbLite allows you on each line. (You can get around    
this limitation by using downloadable fonts.  See the  
"Downloadable Fonts" section for details.)             
                                                       
                                                       
         Dot-Matrix Printer Label Stock                
                                                       
dbLite has been tested with the following dot-matrix   
printer label stock:                                   
                                                       
Avery #4145 _    3 1/2" x 15/16" _                     
1000 labels (1 across)                                 
                                                       
For dot-matrix printers, dbLite prints on              
continuous-feed, 1-across labels only, but does print  
all 35 characters.  Downloadable fonts are not         
available for dot-matrix printers.                     
                                                       
             Types of Printing                         
                                                       
There are some differences in the printing options     
available on laser printers vs. those available on     
dot-matrix printers.  dbLite will generate the         
following printouts:                                   
                                                       
1.   To print all records in the file being displayed, 
select "All Labels."  (See note below.)                
                                                       
2.   To print the record the cursor is on, select      
"This Label." With copier or laser printer labels, an  
entire page of copies of the same label will be        
printed.  With dot matrix printers, only a single copy 
of the label will be printed.  (See note below.)       
                                                       
3.   To print the current record onto an envelope,     
select "Envelope."  This option positions the          
information in a manner appropriate for an envelope.   
(See note below.)                                      
                                                       
4.   To print a listing of information in the file     
including record numbers but not in label format,      
select "Listing."  This will print a report on regular 
8 1/2-by-11 paper and is useful for referencing your   
file.                                                  
                                                       
5.   The "Deposit" option, available for laser         
printers only, is useful for stamping "For Deposit     
Only" and your bank account number on the backs of     
checks.  You can use the label provided in the         
DEPOSIT.DBL file supplied with dbLite, or design your  
own label for this purpose.  "Deposit" will position   
the printing in a manner appropriate for the back of a 
check. Note: The laser printer must feed from a center 
manual feed slot.                                      
                                                       
6.   To print a quick-reference list of selected       
information in your file, select "2x4 List."  This     
prints a list on regular 8 1/2-by-11 paper which       
contains only the 1st and 5th lines of each record;    
the printed report is one row per record, with the 1st 
line of the record on the left and the 5th line on the 
right.  This is useful for printing directories or     
indexes such as a phone list.  Of course, if you       
anticipate using this feature, you should plan your    
file when new so that the information you will want    
indexed is on the 1st and 5th lines of each record.    
                                                       
Note:  When printing labels or envelopes, you can      
choose to print either all five lines or just the first
three. This allows you to use lines 4 and 5 for        
information you don't want printed. This feature was   
installed at the request of a user who stored phone    
numbers in fields four and five and didn't want them   
on his mailing labels.                                 
                                                       
To print a note, press Escape while the note window is 
open; this will print not only the current note but    
also the current record and any attached memo, on a    
regular 8 1/2-by-11 page.                              
                                                       
                                                       
7.  The Address Book Option prints two Day-Runner      
standard style pages face up each sheet of laser paper.
It will print both records and memos together.  You can
print on a Dot Matix printer in a similar style for    
smaller  books using the same menu choice and pressing 
"D" (Shift D if in lower case) when asked to hit any   
key to continue just prior to printing.  If your dot   
matrix printer is not set for 17.5 characters per inch 
by the program, manually set it prior to printing.     
                                                       
Downloadable Fonts                                     
                                                       
Included with dbLite is a selection of fonts that you  
can use to give printed labels a more attractive       
appearance.  To use downloadable fonts:                
                                                       
1.   You must be using a laser printer.  dbLite's      
downloadable fonts do not work with dot-matrix         
printers.                                              
                                                       
2.   You must download the font to the printer.  The   
command for this purpose is on the File menu.  See the 
section on File menu options for more information.     
                                                       
3.   When you request a printout, dbLite will ask      
whether you want to use the font you downloaded.       
                                                       
              [Append Record]                          
                                                       
To add a record to the end of the file from menu mode: 
                                                       
1.   From the main menu, select "Append Record."       
                                                       
2.   dbLite adds a blank record to the end of the      
file, places the cursor at that record, and returns    
you to Edit mode for data entry.                       
                                                       
To append a record directly from edit mode:            
                                                       
1.   Press Ctrl-End to move to the last record.        
                                                       
2.   Press Page Down to add a new blank record after   
the last record.  dbLite places you into that new      
record for data entry.                                 
                                                       
                [Delete Record]                        
                                                       
To delete a record:                                    
                                                       
1.   Make sure the cursor is on the record you wish to 
delete.                                                
                                                       
2.   If you are in edit mode, press Escape to go into  
menu mode.                                             
                                                       
Once in menu mode, you can delete the record the       
cursor is on in two ways:                              
                                                       
1.   From the main menu, select "Delete Record."       
                                                       
2.   dbLite prompts you for confirmation.  Press "Y"   
and Enter to execute the deletion or "N" and Enter to  
abort the deletion.                                    
                                                       
Or....                                                 
                                                       
1.   Press F9, and dbLite will delete the record       
WITHOUT asking for confirmation.                       
                                                       
dbLite has no "undo" option.  Once you delete a label, 
it is gone. Therefore, you may want to save your file  
before making deletions.                               
                                                       
               [Insert Record]                         
                                                       
To insert a record into the file from edit mode:       
                                                       
1.   Place the cursor on the record number you want    
the new record to become.  For example, if the         
inserted record should be #27, place the cursor in     
current record #27.                                    
                                                       
2.   Press Escape to go into Menu mode.                
                                                       
3.   From the main menu, select "Insert Record."       
                                                       
dbLite will add a blank record, and you can enter      
information there.  You also may want to insert blanks 
for print formatting purposes.                         
                                                       
                [Record Sort]                          
                                                       
dbLite will sort the records in your file by any line  
you choose.                                            
                                                       
1.   From the main menu, select "Record Sort."         
                                                       
2.   dbLite asks, "Which line shall we sort on?"       
                                                       
3.   To sort on one of the five lines of each record,  
type a number from 1 to 5 and press Enter.  To sort on 
one of the four lines of the memo window, type a       
number from 6 to 9 and press Enter.                    
                                                       
4.   During the sort, dbLite will display its progress 
on screen.                                             
                                                       
You can sort as many times as you wish.  You can save  
and rename each sorted file.                           
                                                       
                 [Search Menu]                         
                                                       
dbLite will search through your file to find and       
highlight any word, partial word, or text you specify  
(also called a search string).  Use the following      
steps:                                                 
                                                       
1.   From the main menu, select the Search menu; from  
the Search menu, select Text Search.  Or....while in   
menu mode, simply press F3.                            
                                                       
2.   Type in the text you want dbLite to search for    
and press Enter.  dbLite is not case-sensitive for     
searches.                                              
                                                       
3.   dbLite will look for your search string, starting 
with the next record.  It will continue to the end of  
your file, then go to the top of the file and work     
back down to the starting location.                    
                                                       
4.   When dbLite finds your search string, it will     
stop.  If it cannot find your search string, it will   
beep and display an error message.                     
                                                       
5.   To search for the next occurrence of the same     
string at this time -- or to repeat your search for    
the last string specified at any time during your      
dbLite session -- press F3 while in menu mode.         
                                                       
6.   To search for a different string, you must first  
specify the new search string.  To do so, go to menu   
mode and repeat the steps above.                       
                                                       
Note: A short cut for changing searched for text is the
left arrow key while in menu mode.                     
                                                       
On-Line Help note                                      
F3 - Searches in On-Line help are different. Searches  
     only start from current location to end and do    
     not continue again at beginning and each F3 must  
     be followed by ENTER to continue a repetitous     
     search.                                           
                                                       
You can also use Search menu options to quickly move   
the cursor to the first record of your file, the last  
record, or any record you specify.  (If in edit mode,  
you can also press Ctrl-Home to move to the first      
record, or Ctrl-End to move to the last record.)       
                                                       
The search feature allows you to use dbLite as a quick 
electronic file system.  For example, to find a phone  
number in your ADDRESS.DBL file:                       
                                                       
1.   Start dbLite.                                     
                                                       
2.   Load ADDRESS.DBL (or better yet, use the "Change  
Default File" option on the File menu to have          
ADDRESS.DBL load automatically when you start dbLite). 
                                                       
3.   Press F3 to bring up the search string box, type  
the person's name, and press Enter.                    
                                                       
4.   dbLite finds the appropriate record, and you see  
the phone number.                                      
                                                       
5.   Press F10 to quit dbLite.                         
                                                       
You can do this without ever leaving menu mode.        
                                                       
Capture Menu                                           
                                                       
The capture feature allows you to                      
                                                       
_    Select records to move from one file to another;  
and                                                    
                                                       
_    Build one unique file from all or part of many    
others.                                                
                                                       
The capture menu allows you to "capture" a selected    
record to a file called CAPTURE.DBL.  This file is a   
special clipboard used to move records among files.    
It is saved as a file and retained between dbLite      
sessions.                                              
                                                       
Therefore, BEFORE beginning a capture operation, it is 
wise to delete CAPTURE.DBL (using the File menu), so   
as to clear out any debris from previous uses of the   
file that you do not want as a part of your current    
work.                                                  
                                                       
To add records to a file from one or more other files, 
follow these steps:                                    
                                                       
1.   Load each file that includes records to be        
brought in.                                            
                                                       
2.   Locate each record you want brought in, and       
capture it to the capture file.                        
                                                       
3.   Load the file that you wish to add records to.    
                                                       
4.   From the Capture menu, select "Append Captured    
Labels to This File."                                  
                                                       
If you want to build a new and unique file of records  
from various other files:                              
                                                       
1.   Load each file that includes records that you     
want as part of the new file.                          
                                                       
2.   Locate each record you want in the new file, and  
capture it to the capture file.                        
                                                       
3.   From the Capture menu, select "Rename Capture     
File," and enter a new file name of up to eight        
characters.                                            
                                                       
To simply combine two files of records:                
                                                       
1.   For this operation, you will need the capture     
file.  If you want to keep what's currently in the     
capture file, load it, then save it under a name other 
than CAPTURE.DBL.                                      
                                                       
2.   Delete the CAPTURE.DBL file.                      
                                                       
3.   Load one of the files to be combined.             
                                                       
4.   Use the File menu to save this file under the     
name CAPTURE.DBL.  You now have to copies of this      
file, one with the original name and one named         
CAPTURE.DBL.                                           
                                                       
5.   Use the File menu to delete this file as it is    
originally named.  Now you are down to one copy of the 
file, saved as CAPTURE.DBL.                            
                                                       
6.   Load the other of the two files you wish to       
combine.                                               
                                                       
7.   From the Capture menu, select "Append Captured    
Labels to This File."  You now have the combined file. 
(Since dbLite can only store 1201 labels per file, it  
will stop appending labels once the 1201 limit is      
reached.)                                              
                                                       
While in menu mode, you can press F4 to append the     
current record to the capture file.  This is a real    
time-saver when used together with the Search feature. 
As explained in the Search menu section, you can use   
F3 to find the record you want to capture.  Then press 
F4 to capture it.  Press F3 again to find the next     
record containing your search text, then press F4 to   
capture that record, and so on.                        
                                                       
                 [Quit Menu]                           
                                                       
To exit dbLite, select the Quit menu.  You will then   
see another menu of three options.  Select the one you 
want:                                                  
                                                       
1.   If you DO NOT want to save your work, select "Do  
Not Save/Ignore Changes."                              
                                                       
2.   If you DO want to save your work, and if you want 
the file you have just finished revising to replace    
the previous version of the file on the disk, select   
"Save Current File With Changes."                      
                                                       
3.   If you DO want to save your work, but you want to 
retain the old version of your file on disk as well as 
the version you have just finished revising, you must  
enter a new file name for the newly revised version.   
Select "Save File With New File Name."  You will then  
be prompted for a new file name, which can be up to    
eight characters.  dbLite will automatically add the   
filename extension .DBL.                               
                                                       
Once you have made your selection and press Enter, you 
will return to the operating system.  If you change    
your mind and decide you do not want to exit, press    
Escape to abort the exit process.                      
                                                       
As an alternative, while in menu mode, you can press   
F10 to quit dbLite immediately.  However, you will not 
have an opportunity to save your changes, so if you    
have made changes you want to save, be sure to save    
them before pressing F10.  dbLite will not ask you to  
confirm an F10 quit.                                   
                                                       
              How To Use Edit Mode                     
                                                       
To get into Edit mode from the main menu, press        
Escape.  The cursor will be put into the record shown  
and you can edit the information there.  Although you  
can see more than one record at a time, the cursor     
will always stay in the current record (the record     
designated by the small left and right arrows).  To    
get a feel for the way dbLite works, press Escape      
several times, and watch the cursor switch from the    
current record to highlighting a menu option.  In edit 
mode, the menus disappear, and your cursor is placed   
into the current record edit window.  In menu mode, a  
menu reappears, and the cursor is placed in that menu  
for you to make a selection.  Edit mode allows you to  
move from record to record using the Page Up and Page  
Down keys.  In edit mode, you can create records,      
change records, and review records.                    
                                                       
To edit existing records, press Escape to switch into  
edit mode. Then press Page Up or Page Down to find the 
record you wish to edit by placing it into the current 
record edit window (the one with the arrows) and make  
the changes.                                           
                                                       
Editing Keys                                           
                                                       
While in edit mode, press these keys to move in the    
ways indicated:                                        
                                                       
Ins(ert)                Toggles overtype/insert mode   
Up Arrow                Previous line                  
Down Arrow              Next line                      
Enter                   Start of next line             
Page Up                 Previous record                
Page Down               Next record                    
Home                    Start of text on line          
End                     End of text on line            
Ctrl-Home               First record                   
Ctrl-End                Last record                    
Tab                     5-space tab                    
Shift-Tab               5-space reverse tab            
Alt-Del                 Delete line and move remaining 
                        lines up                       
Alt-Ins                 Insert line and move remaining 
                        lines down                     
Ctrl-Y                  Delete line and hold its place 
                        in record                      
Alt-K                   Erase to end of line           
Alt-U                   Undo current record's editing  
                        session changes                
                                                       
Use the Ctrl and Alt keys like the shift -- hold the   
key (either Ctrl or Alt) and tap the other key.        
                                                       
Pressing F1 while in edit mode will show a list of the 
most- commonly-used editing keys.                      
                                                       
<see COMMAND AND EDIT KEY SUMMARY  for a complete list 
 of all editing key combinations>                      
                                                       
                Editing Records                        
                                                       
While in Edit mode, type in the information you want   
on each line. Note that dbLite does not have a         
"wordwrap" feature.  Even though dbLite has text       
editing features, it is a database.  Each line of text 
is a field in a record.  Each box contains an          
individual record and each line in the box is a field. 
Use the up and down arrows to move between lines, or   
Enter to move to the next line (or, if you are already 
on the last line, to the next record).                 
                                                       
The normal edit mode in dbLite is overtype -- that is, 
everything you type will replace what is already       
there.  To insert text in the middle of a line, press  
the Insert key; the cursor will grow, you will be in   
insert mode, and the text you type will push existing  
text on the line to the right.  (You can also press    
Tab while in insert mode to insert 5 spaces at once.)  
Press Insert again to return to overtype mode.         
                                                       
Note, however, that each line is limited to 35         
characters.  dbLite will beep when you type in the     
35th character on a line as a warning that the line is 
full.  However, if you type information into the       
middle of the line, existing text can "fall off the    
edge," and there is no way to retrieve it.             
                                                       
If you will use a laser printer to print labels, you   
should limit lines to 29 characters.  Printing in the  
3-across label format used by copier labels and laser  
printer labels will truncate the rightmost edge,       
cutting off the last 6 characters.  The information    
box on the right side of the screen shows where on the 
35-character line you are typing and when you have     
gone beyond character 29. (You can get around this     
limitation by using downloaded fonts.  See the         
"Downloadable Fonts" section for details.)             
                                                       
While in edit mode, you can press F1 for a summary of  
file-movement keys, or Escape for the main menu.       
                                                       
                Using Memos                            
                                                       
Each dbLite record includes a memo window.  This       
window, which includes 4 lines holding up to 20        
characters each, is handy for keeping information      
related to a record that you do not want printed with  
the record.                                            
                                                       
To open the memo window for editing, press Alt-W or    
F11 while in edit mode.  This moves the cursor to the  
memo window, and allows you to make changes to the     
text in the window.  You can use any of the dbLite     
editing keys in the memo window except Alt-Insert,     
Alt-Delete, and Alt-=.  To close the memo window and   
return to the current window, press Escape, Alt-W, or  
F11.                                                   
                                                       
You can also open the memo window for viewing only by  
pressing Alt-V.  When you open the memo window this    
way, you cannot edit memos; on the other hand, you can 
in this manner keep the memo window open for viewing   
while moving from one record to another.               
                                                       
Note:  A short cut for always seeing your memos is to  
move the main menu with the righ arrow key while in    
menu mode.  If you rely on your memos, you will want to
keep the window open in your sessions by using the     
right arrow key as soon as you start your session.     
Remember, you must see the main menu on the screen to  
use this key.                                          
                                                       
You can sort on any of the four memo lines by          
specifying 6, 7, 8, or 9 as the sort line when         
performing a record sort.  Thus, if you wish to keep a 
file sorted on information that you don't want printed 
on a label, you can do so by entering that information 
in the memo window of each record.  Be sure to enter   
it on the same one of the four lines, and at the       
beginning of the line.                                 
                                                       
Memos are printed along with records using the         
"Address Book" Print.  Even though address book is     
listed under Laser Printers, Dot Matrix Printers will  
also print the address book, just hit an upper case "D"
when the program tells you to hit any key to print.    
                                                       
               Using Notes                             
                                                       
You can store up to 1617 characters of information     
with each record, in the form of a note.               
                                                       
To attach a note to the current record, press Alt+N    
(note) or F5 while in edit mode.  This opens the note  
window, and you can type your information.  Press F5   
or Alt+N again to close the note window.               
                                                       
To print the current note (with its associated record  
and memo fields), press Escape while in the note       
window, and specify the action of your choice. If you  
have downloaded a font to your laser printer, you can  
choose to print using that font.                       
                                                       
You do not need to save notes separately.  When you    
open the note window, dbLite automatically creates a   
note file, with the same name as the currently edited  
file, and an extension of .DBN.  When you close the    
note window, the note is saved to disk automatically.  
All notes attached to a .DBL file are saved in the     
same .DBN file. Up to 247 records per .DBL file can    
have a note attached.                                  
                                                       
If a record has a note attached, dbLite will show an N 
character at the lower right of the information box on 
the right side of the screen.                          
                                                       
You may view note files using a file-viewing utility.  
You should not, however, attempt to edit note files    
with a word processor.  If you do, you could destroy   
dbLite's ability to relate records to their            
corresponding notes.                                   
                                                       
Even if you sort records into a different order, the   
corresponding notes will still relate to the           
information with which they were associated when you   
created them.                                          
                                                       
You may create a template for your notes if you have   
recurring information which you would like to appear   
in each note.  The same keystroke combination which    
buffers a record for a normal record also holds        
(buffers) the information contained in a note.  You    
will see an epsilon character under your note when you 
press Alt-B (buffer note).  To output the note to      
another note you will use the Alt-O keystroke          
combination when you are in the new note to which you  
wish to output the information contained in the        
buffer.  Buffering of notes will have no effect on     
buffering of records.  That is you can Alt-B a record  
and Alt-O it from record content to record content and 
additionally Alt-B and Alt-O a note independently.     
The two buffers are independent and can be used as     
such.                                                  
                                                       
          Copying Lines and Records                    
                                                       
dbLite has a two "clipboards":  a one-line clipboard   
and a full- record clipboard.  This keeps you from     
having to type in the same information (boilerplate    
text, standard boxes, etc.) over and over.             
                                                       
To use the one-line clipboard:                         
                                                       
1.   Type in the line once, then press Alt-L.  This is 
short for mark Line.                                   
                                                       
2.   Then, whenever you would like to use that line    
again, press Alt-C.  This Copies the line to wherever  
the cursor is.                                         
                                                       
If you want to put a different line on the clipboard,  
repeat the "marking" process using Alt-L.  The new     
line will replace the old one on the clipboard.        
                                                       
To use the full-record clipboard:                      
                                                       
1.   Position the cursor anywhere in the record you    
wish to copy, and press Alt-B.                         
                                                       
2.   The contents of the record are now displayed in   
the dbLite ad box for reference.                       
                                                       
3.   Move the cursor into the record where you want    
this information copied to.                            
                                                       
4.   To make the copy, press Alt-O.  Note that the     
contents of the ad box will replace the previous       
contents (if any) of the record.                       
                                                       
You can also use the full-record copy procedure to     
completely erase the contents of a record without      
deleting it, by using the Alt-O output buffer prior to 
filling the buffer with text or by filling it with a   
blank record in anticipation of using the blanking     
feature.  To try it load a file with records and       
before using Alt-B to fill the buffer just press Alt-O 
and your current record will be blanked.               
                                                       
Neither clipboard is saved when you exit dbLite.       
                                                       
                                                       
                 MATH FEATURES                         
                                                       
                Calculator Math                        
                                                       
You can solve calculator-style math problems from      
within dbLite. To use this feature from edit mode:     
                                                       
1.   On any line, type the math problem you would like 
to solve. This can be as simple as 2 + 2 or as complex 
as (((2347/8^2)*16*9)-23)+64000.                       
                                                       
You will be limited to the 35 character line.          
                                                       
You can use the following symbols:                     
                                                       
( ) Parentheses                                        
 +  Addition                                           
 -  Subtraction                                        
 *, x, X Multiplication                                
 /  Division \  integer division (whole numbers)       
 ^  Raising to a power.                                
                                                       
You cannot use letters or commas or anything other     
than numbers and the symbols shown above.              
                                                       
2.   Once the line is typed, press Alt-=.  This will   
evaluate your formula and show the answer (or error    
message) in our ad box at the lower left of the        
screen.                                                
                                                       
3.   dbLite will put the cursor on the next line,      
ready for another math problem or any other dbLite     
operation.                                             
                                                       
Note: math also works in notes. Make it a clear line.  
      To see result, use Alt-[A] somewhere in note.    
                                                       
                   Calendar                            
                                                       
dbLite provides a perpetual calendar, which you can    
view by pressing F2 while in menu mode.  To see dates  
in the future, press Page Down; to see dates in the    
past, press Page Up; to exit the calendar, press any   
other key.                                             
                                                       
To "date-stamp" an entry, you can, from edit mode,     
insert today's date (obtained from your computer's     
internal clock) at the beginning of the current line   
by pressing Alt-D.  The date is placed at the cursor   
position, occupying the next 9 characters. Text        
already on the line is "moved over" to make room so    
make sure you have adequate space on the line as       
overflow text will be lost.                            
                                                       
      DBLITE COMMAND AND EDIT KEY SUMMARY              
                                                       
                                                       
[Esc]   The escape key toggles from Main Menu Mode to  
Edit Mode It further returns user from Memo Window to  
Edit Mode It will also exit most Menus back to the     
Main Menu                                              
                                                       
[F1]    Will show a HELP window from Main Menu Mode    
        or from Edit Mode                              
                                                       
[F2]    Used for drawing character in Edit Mode Opens  
        perpetual CALENDAR for viewing in Menu Mode    
                                                       
[F3]    From Main Menu Mode initiates/re-intitiates a  
SEARCH If no search string has been defined, will ask  
for an initial string Will then continue to search     
for intial string over and over (to re-define search   
string, use Main Menu / Search Menu / Text Search)     
(OR to re-define search string, use LeftArrow key in   
Main Menu Mode) Also used for drawing in Edit Mode     
                                                       
[F4]    In Main Menu Mode CAPTUREs the current record  
to the Capture File Also used for drawing in Edit      
Mode                                                   
                                                       
[F5]    Opens NOTE Window with Editor in Edit Mode     
                                                       
[F6]    Creates a DOS SHELL in Menu Mode Used for      
        drawing in Edit Mode                           
                                                       
[F7]    In Main Menu Mode use to SAVE current file     
and continue session Also used for drawing character   
in Edit Mode                                           
                                                       
[F8]    Use to draw special character in Edit Mode     
Switches between the 3 files, Address, Schedule and    
Things (for things to do) in Main Menu Mode / FILE     
CAROUSEL Note: Your editing work is automatically      
saved prior to the switch.                             
                                                       
[F9]    In Main Menu Mode quick DELETE current record  
(be careful here) Note: The use of Main Menu/Delete    
Record will prompt user if he or she is sure that      
they want to delete.  F9 is a quick key for those who  
do not want to deal with such prompts Also draws       
character in Edit Mode                                 
                                                       
[F10]   QUIT, abandoning current changes since last    
save Basically a quick way to depart dbLite without    
having to answer a lot of questions. Also used for     
drawing in Edit Mode                                   
                                                       
[Alt]+F1 - F10  Used for drawing special characters    
                in Edit Mode                           
                                                       
             Short-Cut Keys, Menu Mode                 
                                                       
[Right Arrow] in Main Menu Mode will move the menu back
and forth from the upper left hand corner of the       
screen to the lower right & back again each time it    
is pressed.  Quickly opens memo window for viewing.    
                                                       
[Left Arrow] in Main Menu Mode will open a requester   
box for input of text for quick search.  F3 will repeat
the search over and over but Left Arrow always asks    
for next text to search for.  Takes the place of using 
Search Menu.                                           
                                                       
             Edit Mode Key Summary                     
                                                       
[Ins]   Toggles insert mode on and off.  Default is    
off.  In insert mode cursor grows bigger.  Typing in   
default mode replaces text.  Typing in insert mode     
moves text over one character at a time.  Characters   
beyond 35th position are lost in insert mode.          
                                                       
[Right/Left Arrow] Moves one character to the          
right/left.  Will not move beyond 35 characters.       
                                                       
[Tab]   Tab stops are set at every 5 positions.  In    
overtype mode, which is the default the tab does not   
move the text, only the cursor.  In insert mode, the   
tab WILL MOVE TEXT over 5 positions and will drop      
positions 30-35. [Shift]+[Tab]   Moves the cursor      
back 5 positions                                       
                                                       
[Down Arrow] Moves one line down. Will also move from  
last line in one record to first line in next record.  
Maintains cursor position in current column Up Arrow   
Moves one line up. Will also move from first line in   
one record to last line in previous record. Maintains  
cursor position in current column.                     
                                                       
[Up Arrow] Same as above but up.                       
                                                       
[Enter] Moves one line down. Will also move from last  
line in one record to first line in next record.       
Returns cursor position to #1 column                   
                                                       
[Home]  Moves cursor to column 1 on same line.         
                                                       
Quick Combo Hint: To move the cursor to the first line,
column 1 from any position in a record, hit [Esc] twice
                                                       
[End]   Moves cursor to the far right current          
        text position.                                 
                                                       
[PgUp]  Moves record position to the previous record.  
[PgDn]  Moves record position to the next record.      
                                                       
[Ctrl]+[Home] Selects the first record.                
[Ctrl]+[End]  Selects the last record.                 
                                                       
{Note all references to "line" for editing keys also   
refer to a "field".  Each "line" in dbLite is          
synonymous with "field"}                               
                                                       
[Alt]+[Del] Deletes the current line and moves         
remaining lines up one position.                       
                                                       
[Ctrl]+Y Deletes contents of the current line but      
does not move remaining lines up one position.         
                                                       
[Alt]+K  Erases from current cursor position to the    
end of the current line                                
                                                       
[Alt]+[Ins] Inserts a blank line and moves current     
lines down one position. (Last line in a record is     
eliminated)                                            
                                                       
[Alt]+L Mark the contents of the current line for      
later copying. (show the line in the message box)      
                                                       
[Alt]+C Copy the contents of the Marked Line to the    
current line.                                          
                                                       
[Alt]+B Mark the contents of the current record for    
later copying into a data buffer (show the record in   
the message box)                                       
                                                       
[Alt]+N Opens/Closes the Note window with its editor   
(also F5)                                              
                                                       
[Alt]+B "Buffers" or copies current record into memory 
        for later use by key combo described below     
                                                       
[Alt]+O Copy the contents of the marked record from    
the data buffer into the current record ( output       
buffer )  This replaces any data which had been in     
the record.                                            
                                                       
[Alt]+O If no record current exists in the data        
buffer this command will clear the contents of the     
current record.  It simply pastes a blank record on    
top of any data which happens to be there.             
                                                       
[Alt]+M In Edit Mode opens a four line by twenty       
character Memo window. Also serves to close the same   
window if it is open, the contents of the window will  
be retained even though the window closes. [Esc] will  
also close the memo window (F11 is alternative         
option)                                                
                                                       
[Alt]+U Undoes changes made in current editing session 
(returns you to what you started with if you made a    
mistake in editing and want to take it back)           
                                                       
[Alt]+V In Edit Mode opens the memo window to allow    
viewing during editing and scrolling from main edit    
window.  Alt+V will also close the memo window and     
prevent viewing from normal editing sessions.          
                                                       
[Alt]+= Calculates the value of an expression which    
has been entered on the currently edited line.         
Displays that value in the message box. In note        
window only shows the result when you [Alt]+A          
somewhere else in the note.                            
                                                       
[Alt]+A Accumulates the contents of the evaluated      
expression into the cursor position of the currently   
edit line.  Shifts the rest of the line over to allow  
room.                                                  
                                                       
[Alt]+D Inserts Yr/Mo/Dy at cursor position in record  
                                                       
[Alt]+F Creates a file of the current record.  Useful  
to import an addresses to a word processor. Works in   
either Edit Mode or in Note Window.                    
                                                       
       NOTE WINDOW KeyBoard Combinations               
                                                       
[Esc]  Opens Note Window Menu                          
Use to Output print to laser or dot matrix printer     
Prints the record, the memo and the note as one page   
of text Close Memo Window (Automatically saves all     
editing changes) This selection is the same as         
pressing F5                                            
                                                       
[F5]        Close Memo Window (Automatically saves     
all editing changes)                                   
                                                       
Alt-[Ins]     Insert Line                              
                                                       
Alt-[Del]     Delete Line                              
                                                       
Ctrl-[Y]      Erase Line                               
                                                       
Alt-[K]       Erase to End of Line                     
                                                       
[PgDn]        Moves 50% down the page                  
                                                       
[PgUp]        Moves 50% up the page                    
                                                       
[Ins]         Toggles from over-write to inserted state
(cursor is little in over-write mode, gets big in      
inserted mode)                                         
                                                       
Non-Inserted State [Tab]       Moves cursor over 5     
places                                                 
                                                       
Shift-[Tab]   Moves cursor back 5 places               
                                                       
Inserted State [Tab] Moves contents of line over 5     
places                                                 
                                                       
Alt-[L]      Mark a line                               
                                                       
Alt-[C]      Copy the Marked line                      
                                                       
Ctrl-[Home]  Moves cursor to Upper Left Hand Corner of 
             screen                                    
                                                       
Ctrl-[End]   Moves cursor to Lower Right Hand Corner   
             of screen                                 
                                                       
[Home]       Moves cursor to beginning of line         
                                                       
[End]        Moves cursor to end of line               
                                                       
Alt-[B]      Buffers the current note to the note      
             buffer.                                   
                                                       
Alt-[O]      Outputs the note buffer into the note     
             window.                                   
                                                       
Alt-[F]      Creates a file of the note and writes to  
             disk.                                     
                                                       
Alt-[=]      Evaluate Expression (to see result from   
             Alt-= use Alt-A below)                    
                                                       
Alt-[A]      Paste Accumulation                        
             of Evaluation in next text position.      
                                                       
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      Chart of Drawing Characters in Edit Mode         
                                                       
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         [F3]                    Alt[F3]               
 [F2] ╔   ═   ╗ [F4]    Alt[F2] ┌   ─   ┐ Alt[F4]      
                                                       
 [F6] ║       ║ [F6]    Alt[F5] │       │ Alt[F5]      
                                                       
 [F7] ╚   ═   ╝ [F8]    Alt[F6] └   ─   ┘ Alt[F7]      
         [F3]                    Alt[F3]               
                                                       
            [F9] ░ [F10] ▒  Alt[F10] █                 
                                                       
 For a box with depth use:   Alt [F8] ╖   Alt[F9] ╘    
 on two corners with single lines on upper and left and
 double lines on lower and right with one single and   
 one double corner.                                    
                                                       
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