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⌡Welcome to the Personal Test Development Toolkit. The ≡ menu is accessed by pressing Alt-Space.  All the other menus are accessed by pressing Alt-G, where G is the first letter of the menu.  For example, the "File" menu is pulled down by Alt-F. )
Press ESC to put this help screen away. 
Other General Help Areas: 
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 Status Line       Dialog Boxes     Help
%åÿ&ƒ▒┬' File viewer ▄
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òA file viewer views the contents of a text file. You can use the arrow keys to move about in the file. A file is loaded via the File│Open menu item. a
  Up         Move up one line
  Down       Move down one line
  Right      Move right one column
  Left       Move left one column
  PgUp       Move one page up
  PgDn       Move one page down
  Home       View right most column of the file
  End        View left most column of the file
  Ctrl-PgUp  View top of file
  Ctrl-PgDn  View bottom of file.
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File viewers can be resized and moved using the Windows menu. ƒ	' Help  ▄
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There are actually two separate help systems in the Personal Test Development Toolkit.  One is active only while in the editor.  The other is active at all other times. 
The editor help pops up when you press F1.  There you are given a "bouncing bar" menu of help items.  Move the highlight bar with the arrow keys.  When the highlight bar is on the item you wish to view, press the Enter (or Return) key.  The Esc key closes the help window. Å
The main help system displays in a special kind of dialog box.  It has the familiar "close icon" in the upper left corner (see Dialog Boxes). &
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You will also notice an arrow in the upper right corner.  This is the "zoom icon".  By placing the mouse cursor over it and clicking the left mouse button, the help screen will "zoom" to fill the entire screen.  Clicking the mouse on it a second time restores the help screen to its original size. When using the keyboard, the key combination of Alt-Z (pressing and holding the Alt key, then pressing the "Z" key) does the same. u
The main help screen also has two "scroll bars".  One is on the right side, the other on the bottom.  The indicators will move as you move through the text.  These show your progression through the text.  Keyboard users use the arrow and page up/down keys to move through the text.  Mouse users click the left mouse button while positioning the cursor on the scroll bars. s
To close the main help screen, press the Esc key or click the mouse on the "close icon" in the upper left corner. O'" Dialog Boxes  ▄
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There are several dialog boxes used in the Personal Test Development Toolkit.  They all share two common characteristics:  They can be moved and they require some action on the user's part. K
There are two components in all dialog boxes:  a close icon and a button. ∩
The close icon is the small square in the upper left corner of the box.  As its name implies, clicking the mouse while the cursor is on the close icon, closes the dialog box and continues the program.  Pressing the Esc key does the same. A
There is always at least one button you can push.  "OK", "Cancel", "Yes", and "No" are some of the more common ones.  To "push" a button, you can place the mouse cursor on one and press the left mouse button.  With the keyboard, you press the TAB key until the button you want is highlighted, then press the Enter (or Return) key.  On some dialog boxes, such as the Answer Box, you can merely press the key that relates to the choice you want. For example, if you are taking a test and the answer box comes up, you can press "A" to select answer "A", "B" for answer "B", etc. :

There are two components that are in some dialog boxes: 
Radio Buttons:  These are groups of like objects that are preceeded with ()'s. They are used much like the buttons on a radio - only one can be selected at a time.  To select an object, place the cursor key on the () that has the period in it, press the left mouse button, move the cursor up or down to the selection you want, then release the mouse button.  To do this with the keyboard, press the TAB key until the group you want is highlighted, then use the up and down arrow keys to position the period into the proper (). E
Input Line:  This is where you can type information in on one line.  The maximum size of an input line is 128 characters.  It is used when entering or editing a reference, using the "GoTo" option in the Editing function, and when using the "Search" option in the Editing function.  Just type in the appropriate information, then position the mouse cursor on the appropriate button, and press the left mouse button.  When using the keyboard, type in the appropriate information, then press the TAB key until the button you want is highlighted, and press the Enter (or Return) key. ¼'1
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To move a dialog box with the keyboard, press the F10 key.  The lines around the dialog box will go from double lines to single lines.  Use the arrow keys to place the dialog box where you want it, then hit the Enter (or Return) key to continue the program. ╟
To move a dialog box with the mouse, position the mouse cursor on the top of the dialog box.  Be careful not to place it on the box character toward the upper left corner as this is the "close icon" and will remove the dialog box from the screen.  Once the cursor is positioned, press the left mouse button and drag (move) the box while keeping the left mouse button down.  When you are satisfied with its position, simply release the left mouse button. '6 Menu ▄
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  File      Test    Editor    Options
%/'$ Editor (Alt-E) ▄
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∞The Editor menu has three selections:  Edit allows you to edit tests you have already produced, Append:Append allows you to add questions to existing files, and Remove will permanently erase test questions you have marked for deletion. 	L╞'* Editor|Remove (F6)▄
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This option allows you to physically remove all the questions you marked for deletion while in the Edit.  These questions will not be recoverable. If you wish to "un-delete" any questions before removing the others, then you can do that in the Edit selection.  Note:  This selection removes tests from only the currently selected test data base. 	Å'& Editor|Edit (F4)▄
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ÆThe Edit selection allows you to edit the question, the answer, and the reference. It also allows you to mark and un-mark questions for deletion. '
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áThe question and choices are displayed in the question display window.  The control dialog box in in the bottom of the work area and has the following buttons: ü
 -  Text:       Press this button to bring up the question editor.  You may
                then edit the question and choices.
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 -  Answer:     The current answer is displayed on the top border of the control
                dialog.  Press the Answer button and you will be presented the
                same answer dialog box you had in the Append mode.  Press the
                button corresponding to the answer you wish to change to.
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 -  Reference:  Pressing this button allows you to change the reference for
                the question.
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 -  Delete:     Pressing this button will mark the current question for
                deletion.  The word DELETE will show on the top border of
                the control dialog.  If the question is already marked for
                deletion, then pressing this button will un-mark it.
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                (Questions marked for deletion are permanently removed from
                 the file by the Editor|Remove selection item.)
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 -  GoTo:       Pressing this button allows you to enter a question number
                you wish to go to.  If the number you enter is out of range,
                then you will stay at the current question.  The current
                question number is displayed on the top border of the control
                dialog.
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 -  Search:     Pressing the Search button enables you to search for a
                question based on a text string.  The search is
                case-insensitive. Once the string is found, you are returned
                to the control dialog and the new question is displayed.
                If you wish to search on the same string again, press the
                Search button once more.  The text you entered does not
                disappear.  The search starts with the question following
                the one currently displayed.
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                For example, you are looking for a particular question that
                you know contains the phrase "What is the difference".  You
                press the Search button and enter the phrase.  TDT finds
                the first instance of the phrase and returns you to the
                control dialog.  You find that this is not the question you
                wanted so you press the Search button again and continue
                the search until you either find the one you want or there
                are no more matches.
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 -  Previous:   Pressing this button simply changes the currently displayed
                question to the one before it.  If it is already on question
                #1, then no action is taken.

 -  Next:       The opposite of Previous (clever, huh?).  It will change the
                currently displayed question to the next one.  It if is
                already on the last question in the test data base, then no
                action is taken.
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 -  Quit:       Pressing this button takes you out of the Edit mode and back
                to the main menu.
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'( GoTo Dialog Help ▄
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Type in the record number you wish to go to, then: D
-  For mouse users:  Click the left button when cursor is on 'OK'. b
-  For keyboard users:  Press the TAB key to highlight 'OK' and press the Enter (or Return) key. '2 Reference Dialog Help ▄
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Type in the reference you want, then: D
-  For mouse users:  Click the left button when cursor is on 'OK'. b
-  For keyboard users:  Press the TAB key to highlight 'OK' and press the Enter (or Return) key. ┬
The reference is limited to 128 characters.  You can use the arrow keys to move the cursor.  The backspace key will move the cursor one character to the left and it will delete that character. ', Search Dialog Help ▄
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Type in the phrase you wish to find, then: D
-  For mouse users:  Click the left button when cursor is on 'OK'. b
-  For keyboard users:  Press the TAB key to highlight 'OK' and press the Enter (or Return) key. 
The search is case-insensitive and starts at the question immediately following the currently displayed question.  If the question that appears is not the one you want, and you wish to search again, then just press the 'OK' button.  You do not have to re-type in the search phrase. ', Answer Dialog Help ▄
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Press the button that corresponds to the answer you wish to select. '* Editor|Append (F5)▄
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▌The Append area will be where you'll spend most of your time during test development.  Here you will add any new questions, answers, and references. If you need to change them, you can do that through the Edit selection. 	°' ≡│System ▄
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\The System menu appears on the far left of the menu bar and is represented by the ≡ symbol. (
When you pull down the ≡ menu, you see 
  About
  Ordering
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}When you choose the About command from the ≡ (System) menu, a dialog box appears, showing copyright and version information. G
To close the box, press Esc, Space, or Enter, or click the OK button. ' ≡│Ordering ▄
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sWhen you choose the Ordering command from the ≡ (System) menu, a dialog box appears, showing ordering information. G
To close the box, press Esc, Space, or Enter, or click the OK button. '" File  (Alt-F) ▄
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_The File menu offers choices for opening files, changing directories, and exiting the program. $
 Open          Change Dir    FExit
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á'& File│Open  (F2) ▄
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äThe Open command displays the Open a File dialog box. In this dialog box you select the text file you want browse in a file viewer. &
The Open a File dialog box contains: ╗
 ■ an input box with a history list
 ■ a list box to browse the directory
 ■ the standard Cancel button
 ■ Open action button
 ■ an information panel that describes the
   selected file
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jFile│Change Dir brings up the Change Directory dialog box, in which you can change the current directory. #I'& File│Exit ▄     (Alt-X)
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*The Exit command terminates this program. ' Test   ▄
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The Test menu contains one selection, Go.  This is the test administration portion of the Personal Test Development Toolkit. <'" Test│Go  (F3) ▄
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╩Choose this command to start the administration of the test. The order and many other factors concerning the format in which the test is given is determined by the Testing, Printer, and Colors Options. ╟╨▌'& Options (Alt-O) ▄
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XThis menu contains selections for three types of Options: Testing, Printer, and Colors. ajw'
0 Options|Printer  (F8)▄
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There are five Option settings in the Printer Options: q
  - Pause After Each Printed Page? :  Choose "Yes" if you do not have
    continuous feed or machine fed paper.
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  - Eject After Each Printer Page? :  Choose "Yes" if you want the
    program to eject each page.
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  - Use Print Spooler? : Choose "Yes" or "No".

    -- The print spooler significantly speeds up the printing.  It is a
       section of memory set aside to buffer the characters sent to the
       printer.  This allows you to continue with your questions.  There
       are two important things to note about the print spooler:
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       1.  If you quit the program and the printer is still running, you
           will be presented with a screen that will tell you the spooler
           is not empty.  It will also tell you how many characters there
           are left to print.  If you wish to abort printing, press the Esc
           key.  If you wish it to finish printing, then do nothing.  It
           will finish printing on its own.
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       2.  If you want to change "Use Print Spooler?" from "Yes" to "No" or
           vice versa, we highly recommend that you SAVE the dialog box
           settings by pressing the "SAVE" button, exit the program and
           return to DOS, then re-start the program.  The print spooler
           is an interrupt-service routine (ISR).  As such, there may be
           some incompatibility with some terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR)
           routines and other device drivers.  By re-starting with the new
           settings, the spooler does not try to claim memory used by other
           devices.
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  -  Margin : Enter the left hand margin you wish to print at.  For example,
              if you find the printing needs to be moved 3 characters to the
              right, then enter 3 here.
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  -  Lines  : Enter the number of lines per page here.  It will normally be
              66.
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There are four Options settings in the Testing Options: ⌠
  - Question Sequence:  This will govern the order in which questions are
    presented to you during test administration from the Go menu
    selection.  You may choose to have questions administered sequentially
    (in order), or randomly.
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  - Review Missed Questions:  This will govern if questions you missed during
    the administration of the test will be presented to you again for review.

    -  () Always.  You will always be presented the missed questions.
    -  () User Selected.  You will be asked at the end of the test if you
          want them to be presented.
    -  () Never.  You will not be asked, nor will you be presented, the
          missed questions.

  - Print Missed Questions:  This will govern if the questions you missed
    will be sent to the printer as you answer them.  The question, along
    with the correct answer, your wrong answer, and the reference will be
    sent to the printer designated as LPT1.
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    -  The radio button options are the same as for Review Missed Questions,
       above.
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  - Print Scores:  This will govern whether or not your final score is sent
    to the printer designated as LPT1.
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    -  The radio button options are the same as for Review Missed Questions,
       above.
ε'0 Options│Colors  (F9) ▄
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dThe Colors item brings up the Colors dialog box, where you can customize the colors of the display. $O
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╧The Open a File dialog box contains an input box, a file list, a file information panel, the standard button Cancel, one other action button (Open), plus a history list that's attached to the Name inputbox. y	!▓ ╙
'o ┌─ Name ──────────────────────────┐
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 └─────────────────────────────────┘
ÿThe Name input box is where you enter the name of the file to load, or the file-name mask to use as a filter for the Files list box (for example, *.*). '╝ ┌ Files ──────────────────────────┐
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 │  PFE1.TST      │  PFE9.TST      │
 │  PFE2.TST      │  PFE10,TST     │
 │  PFE3.TST      │  PFE11.TST     │
 │  PFE4.TST      │  PFE12.TST     │
 │  PFE5.TST      │  ..            │
 │  PFE6.TST      │  \MOREXAMP     │
 │  PFE7.TST      │  \TOURS        │
 │  PFE8.TST      │  \ANSWERS.DIR  │
 │  ▒▒▒■▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒   │
 └─────────────────────────────────┘
¼The Files list box lists the names of files in the current directory that match the file-name mask in the Name input box, plus the parent directory and all subdirectories. ╣
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 │ C:\PFE\*.TST                             │
 │ PFE1.TST        52  Jul 14,1990  12:00pm │
 └──────────────────────────────────────────┘
fThe File information panel shows the path name, file name, date, time, and size of the selected file. =
None of the items on this information panel are selectable. '* ┌──────────┐
 │ [ Open ] │
 └──────────┘
WThe Open button opens a new Viewer window and places the selected file in that window. '0 ┌────────────┐
 │ [ Cancel ] │
 └────────────┘
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If you choose Cancel, nothing changes and no action occurs, and the dialog box is put away. M
(Esc always cancels a dialog box, even if a Cancel button does not appear.) '* ┌──────────┐
 │ [ Open ] │
 └──────────┘
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In the Open a File dialog box, if you choose the Open button TVDEMO opens a new file viewer and places the selected file in that window. |'V Help on the Change Directory dialog box ▄
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ÆThe Change Directory dialog box consists of an input box, a list box, the standard OK and Help buttons, and two other buttons (Chdir and Revert). |
 ┌ Directory Name ─────────────────────┐
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 └─────────────────────────────────────┘
QThe Directory Name input box is where you type in the path of the new directory. ≈
 ┌ Directory Tree ─────────────────────┐
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 │   └─┬C:\                            │
 │     └─┬TDT                          │
 │       └──FILES                      │
 └─────────────────────────────────────┘
oThe Directory Tree list box enables you to navigate directories by using the selecting bar and pressing Enter. ÿ
If you're using the keyboard, press Enter to make the selected directory be the current directory, then choose OK or press Esc to exit the dialog box. +
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 └──────────┘
bThe Chdir button changes the current directory once you've selected or typed in a directory name. +
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 │ [Revert] │
 └──────────┘
iThe Revert button goes back to the previous directory, as long as you haven't yet exited the dialog box. 'B Help on the Colors dialog box ▄
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îThe Colors dialog box consists of two list boxes, a text display area, the standard OK, Cancel, and Help buttons, and one of the following: ½
 ■ On color and black-and-white systems, it
   also contains two color palettes.
 ■ On monochrome systems, it contains a set
   of radio buttons instead of the palettes.
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This dialog box is where you can change the colors of different parts of this program. Γ
 ┌─ Group ─────────────┐
 │   Desktop          │
 │   Menus            ■│
 │   Dialogs          ▒│
 │   Questions        ▒│
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 └─────────────────────┘
fThe Group list box contains the names of the different regions of the program that you can customize. L
 ┌─ Item ──────────────┐
 │   Color            │
 │                    ■│
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When you select a group from the Group list, the Item list box displays the names of the different views in that region. ò
 ┌ Foreground ┐   ┌ Background ┐
 │ ░▒▓░▒▓░▒▓░ │   │ ▓░▒▓░▒▓░▒▓ │
 │ ▓░▒▓░▒▓░▒▓ │   │ ░▒▓░▒▓░▒▓░ │
 │ ▒▓░▒▓░▒▓░▒ │   └────────────┘
 └────────────┘
gOn color and black-and-white systems, you use the Foreground and Background palettes to modify colors. ¥
 ┌ Colors ──────────────┐
 │  (∙) Mono low        │
 │  ( ) Mono high       │
 │  ( ) Mono underscore │
 │  ( ) Mono inverse    │
 └──────────────────────┘
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On monochrome systems, you use the Colors set of radio buttons systems to modify the character attributes. Q
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 │ Text Text Text │
 │ Text Text Text │
 └────────────────┘
hOn all systems, the display text (above the Help button) shows the current color or attribute settings. a
Changes do not take effect on the desktop until you close the Colors dialog box by choosing OK. 'Å
The main display consists of the menu items along the top row at the left.  The current system time is displayed on the top row at the right. ù
The bottom row is called the status line.  It contains some of the shortcut key assignments on the left and the available system memory on the right. k
The area between the top and bottoms rows is called the Desktop.  It is where all the "work" takes place. #&«'í
The status line is the bottom line of the screen.  It contains some of the shortcut key assignments at the left, and the current available memory at the right. 
The shortcut keys shown are: +
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