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Exit Options

The Exit Options pop-up is displayed after you press <F3> to confirm
that you wish to leave the program.

To exit, press <ENTER> with the cursor positioned on "Exit." To
continue editing your test, use the down arrow key to position the
cursor on "Resume" and press <ENTER>.









Save Options

The Save Options pop-up is displayed anytime you press <ESC> after
making updates to your test. After selecting an option, the panel or
pop-up immediately before the current one will be re-displayed.

To save your updates, press <ENTER> with the cursor positioned on
"Save Changes." To cancel your updates, use the down arrow key to
position the cursor on 'Do Not Save Changes' and press <ENTER>.

WARNING! Selecting "Do Not Save Changes" will cause you to lose all
updates made since the last time you saved the test.





Exit / Save Options

The Exit / Save Options pop-up is displayed after your press <F3> when
you have made updates to your test to confirm that you wish to leave
the program.

To save your updates, press <ENTER> with the cursor positioned on
"Save Then Exit." To cancel your updates, use the arrow keys to move
the cursor to "Quit Without Saving" and press <ENTER>. To continue
editing your test, use the arrow keys to move the cursor to "Resume"
and press <ENTER>.

WARNING! Selecting "Quit Without Saving" will cause you to lose all
updates made since the last time you saved the test.



Select Test

The Select Test panel is where you enter the DOS path (see below for
examples) and name of the test you wish to edit. If the name you enter
is not found, you will be asked if you wish to create a new test. The
default DOS path will always be the disk/directory where the Test
Writer software is stored.

To select a test or create a new test, type the DOS path where the
test is stored and press <ENTER>. Then type the test name (8
characters maximum) and press <ENTER>. To see a list of all tests
found in the current path, press <F4> from the "test name" field.

DOS Path examples:  B:\
                    C:\testwrit
                    D:\testdata

Select Test - Names

The names pop-up is displayed when you press <F4> from the "test name"
field of the Select Test panel. All tests (or files with an extension
of *.idx) will be displayed in this pop-up.

To select one of the tests listed, use the arrow keys to position the
cursor on the test you wish to select and press <ENTER>. The selected
test name will be placed in the "test name" field. Then press <ENTER>
again to edit the selected test.

Special keys: <HOME> - move cursor to the top of the pop-up
              <END>  - move cursor to the bottom of the pop-up
              <CNTL><PAGE-UP> - move cursor to the top of the list
              <CNTL><PAGE-DOWN> - move cursor to the bottom of the
                                  list

New Test

If you enter a test name that doesn't exist in the current DOS path,
the New Test pop-up will be displayed to confirm that you wish to
create a new test.

To create a new test, press <Y>. If you are trying to edit an existing
test, press <N> to return to the "Select Test" panel. Verify that the
"path" field is pointing to the right disk/directory and use the <F4>
key to help find the test you wish to edit.

If you selected "Y", you will be prompted for the title of your new
test.




Test Title

The Test Title panel is displayed if you are creating a new test or if
you selected "Title" from the Test Section action bar.

The title you enter will be displayed on the top of the test section
panel along with the 8 character test name you entered in the "Select
Test" panel. The title will also be printed on the top of your printed
test (you may delete the title when you print).  The test title may be
up to 30 characters in size.

To enter a title, type the desired text and press <ENTER>.





Test Section Panel

This screen is divided into two parts. The top part is the "action
bar". This is the line of commands shown on the top of the screen
immediately below the title. For more information on the action bar,
exit this help screen, use the <F10> (action) key to move the cursor
to the action bar and press <F1> again.  The bottom part of the screen
is the Test Section box. Each section of the test (True/False, Essay,
etc.) is displayed in this box.  You may have up to 98 different
sections in each test. Each section may contain up to 150 questions,
depending on available memory.

If this is a new test, press <F10> to move to the action bar and
select "Add" to add a new section. A list of test types will be
displayed. If this is an existing test, use the arrow keys to position
the cursor on the desired section before pressing <F10>.

Test Section Action Bar

The "action bar" is a list of commands which you may use on each test
section. You move the cursor to and from the action bar using the
<F10> key.  Action Bar commands:

- Add: Add a new section to the test. A pull-down with section types
       will be displayed. Select the desired type and press <ENTER>.
- Change: Make changes to an existing section.
- Delete: Delete an entire section.
- Move: Allows you to change the order in which the sections will be
        printed.
- Print: Print the test. The Print Options pop-up will be displayed.
- Get: Get an entire section from another test.
- Title: Change the title of this test.
- Instructions: Allows you to customize the instruction headers that
                will print at the beginning of each section.
Section Type Pull-down

The Section Type Pull-down is displayed when you select "Add" from the
Test Section action bar. A list of question types is displayed.

To select a type, use the arrow keys to position the cursor on the
desired type and press <ENTER>.

Types (all lines except matching are 60 characters wide):
- Essay: Large "essay" type questions. Up to 16 lines may be entered.
- Multiple Choice: Up to 6 lines for the question and up to 3 lines
  for each of 5 possible answers may be entered.
- Matching: A side-by-side, match question 1 with answer A type
  question. Up to 10, 30 character wide lines may be entered.
- True/False: Up to 8 lines may be entered.
- Identification: A small "essay" or short answer. Up to 4 lines may
  be entered.
Delete - Section

The Delete pop-up is displayed to confirm that you wish to delete an
entire test section.

To confirm the deletion, press <Y>. To cancel the deletion, press <N>.

WARNING! Once you have press <Y>, the selected selection CAN NOT be
recovered. The "Quit without Saving" option off the Exit pop-up WILL
NOT cancel a deletion.







Move - Section

The Move command is used to change the order in which your test
sections will be printed.

To use the Move command (starting from the action bar):

1. Press <F10>. Position the cursor on the section you wish to move.
2. Press <F10> to go to the action bar. Then select the Move command.
3. The cursor will now be back in the test section box. Use the arrow
   keys to position the cursor BELOW where you wish to move the
   section and press <ENTER>. The section will be placed above where
   the cursor is located.

NOTE: To put a section on the bottom of the list, you must move the
section to the second from the bottom position and them move the
bottom most section above it.
Output Options

This pop-up is displayed when you select the Print option from the
Test Section action bar. You may start printing from anywhere in the
box by pressing <F9>. Fields:

- Title, Teacher...: Header information for page one of the test.
- Standard Heading: Puts student information blanks in header.
- Page length: The number of lines on your paper.
- Print Test...: Determines what information to print.
- Print to disk...: Determines the output destination.
- Setup codes: Printer setup codes. Format is 000 000 (decimal only).
- File name: The disk file used if you select "D" in "Print to disk."
- Answer space (Identification & Essay): The number of lines that will
  be printed after each question (0 - 99 lines are permitted).

For a detailed explanation of each field, see the user's guide.
ERROR: Invalid print file name and/or path.

The DOS path and/or the file name you entered in the "File name" field
of the Output Options pop-up is invalid. The normal default for this
field is the disk and path where the test data is stored.

To correct the problem, go back into the Output Options pop-up and
enter a valid path/file name. Then try printing again.

Valid examples:

c:\test1.txt (for users with a hard disk only)
a:\test1.doc
c:\testdata\test1.txt (you must have already setup directory
                       "testdata" on your C: drive)


ERROR: Setup codes must be numeric and between 1 and 256.

The printer setup codes you entered in the "Setup codes" field of the
Output Options pop-up are invalid. The codes must between 1 and 256
and in the format 000 000 000. You can not use letters or symbols.

To correct the problem, go back into the Output Options pop-up and
enter valid setup codes.  Then try printing again.

For further information on valid printer setup codes, see your printer
manual.






ERROR: Setup code format: 000 000 ... (between 1 and 256).

The printer setup codes you entered in the "Setup codes" field of the
Output Options pop-up are invalid. The codes must between 1 and 256
and in the format 000 000 000. You can not use letters or symbols.

To correct the problem, go back into the Output Options pop-up and
enter valid setup codes.  Then try printing again.

For further information on valid printer setup codes, see your printer
manual.






Change Test Instructions

The Change Test Instructions pop-up is displayed by selecting
"Instructions" from the Test Section action bar. This pop-up allows
you to customize the instructions that will be printed at the
beginning of each test section. If you wish to use the default, you
do not need to use this command.

To change the instruction text, type the desire test instructions in
the field associated with each section type. To move to the next
field, press the <F9> key.

NOTE: To save changes made in this pop-up, you MUST use the <F9> key
to "accept" the text in each field, even if you don't wish to make
changes to the text.  Pressing <ESC> will cancel ALL changes made.


Available Memory

This informational pop-up window is displayed by pressing <F2> from
either the Question Display panel or from an individual question
field. It displays information on the number of questions currently in
this section and the minimum amount of space available for additional
questions

The line "There is enough memory for at least XX more" indicates that
you can add at least XX more questions to this section (up to 150
total). This IS NOT a maximum amount. Depending on the amount of
memory in your computer, you should be able to add the full 150
questions.

If you run out of memory or try to add more than 150 questions, the
program will display an error message.

Memory Full - Add

This error pop-up is displayed if you attempt to add more questions
than available memory will permit.

If you get this message, you must save this section and create a new
section to continue adding questions.  You may see how many questions
you have in the section by pressing <F2> after clearing this error
message.

If you feel that your computer should have enough memory to allow for
more questions, exit the program (after saving) and free up additional
memory. File management programs or TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident)
programs can decrease the number of questions you may have in each
section.


Test Full

This error pop-up is displayed if you attempt to add more than 98
sections to a test. 98 sections is the maximum number of sections you
may have in any one test.

If you have more questions to add, try putting the remaining questions
into existing sections, or start a new test.









Memory Full - Load

This error pop-up is displayed if there is not enough memory for the
program to load the selected test section from disk.

Obviously the program CAN handle a section of this size because you
were able to create it. There are several things you can try:

- Re-boot your computer (<CNTL><ALT><DEL>) and try again. Sometimes
  memory can be lost during long sessions. If this works, your section
  must be close to the maximum memory size of your computer. You
  should use the "Get" command to split this section up into two or
  more sections.

- Be sure that there are no file management or TSR (Terminate and Stay
  Resident) programs using available memory. If there are, remove them
  and try again.
Question Display panel

This screen is divided into two parts. The top part is the "action
bar". This is the line of commands shown on the top of the screen
immediately below the title. For more information on the action bar,
exit this help screen, use the <F10> (action) key to move the cursor
to the action bar and press <F1> again.  The bottom part of the screen
is the Question Display box. Each question in this section will be
displayed in this box. You may have up to 150 questions per section.

Special keys: <HOME> - move cursor to the top question in the box
              <END>  - move cursor to the bottom question in the box
              <CNTL><PAGE-UP> - move cursor to the first question
              <CNTL><PAGE-DOWN> - move cursor to the last question
              <F7> & <F8> - Move the screen one page forward or
                            backward
              <F2> - Number of questions in the section
WARNING! - Disk Full

This error pop-up is displayed if there is not enough space on the
specified disk to save the current test section.

If you are using a hard drive, try saving the test to an empty
diskette, exit the program, and clear some additional space on your
hard drive. Then copy ALL files found on the diskette back to your
test data sub-directory.

If you don't have a hard drive, you must put a clean disk in the OTHER
disk drive and specify it in the new path. (for example, if the path
currently is B:\, put a new diskette in your A: drive and type "A:\"
as the new path. DO NOT REMOVE THE DISK WHICH CURRENTLY CONTAINS THE
TEST DATA.  The program will copy all files for this test from the
full diskette to the new diskette.

Question Display action bar

The "action bar" is a list of commands you may use on individual
questions. To move to and from the action bar, use the <F10> (action)
key. You may cancel any updates to the section by pressing <ESC> and
selecting "Do not save changes." Action bar commands:

- Add: Adds a new question to the section. You will stay in "Add" mode
  until you press <ESC>.
- Change: Change an existing question.
- Delete: Delete an existing question.
- Move: Change the order in which a question will print.
- Scramble: Randomly reorders the questions in this section.
- Get: Allows you to get one or more questions from a section on a
  different test.
- Title: Change the title for this section.
- Save: Save the current section to disk. (You can also press <ESC>).
Select Test - Get section

The Select Test pop-up can be displayed by selecting "Get" from the
Test Section action bar.

Enter the path and name of the test you wish to copy a section from.
If you are unsure of the test name, press <F4> from the "Test Name"
field to see all tests in the current path.

When you press <ENTER> from the "Test Name" field, the list of
sections for that test will be displayed.

To get one or more questions from a section without getting the whole
section, use the "Get" command on the Question Display action bar.



Select a Section - Get section

This pop-up is displayed after you enter the path and test name in the
Select Test pop-up.

Use the arrow keys to position the cursor on the section you wish to
copy. Press <ENTER> to copy the section. To cancel, press <ESC>.

To get one or more questions from a section without getting the whole
section, use the "Get" command on the Question Display action bar.







Move - Question

This command allows you to change the order in which questions will
print within the section.

To use the Move command (starting from the action bar):

1. Press <F10>. Position the cursor on the question you wish to move.
2. Press <F10> to go to the action bar. Then select the Move command.
3. The cursor will now be back in the test question box. Use the arrow
   keys to position the cursor BELOW where you wish to move the
   question and press <ENTER>. The question will be placed above where
   the cursor is located.

NOTE: To put a question on the bottom of the list, you must move the
question to the second from the bottom position and them move the
bottom most question above it.
Section Title

The Section Title pop-up is displayed when you select the "Title"
command from the Question Display action bar.

To change the section title, type the new text and press <ENTER>.

NOTE: The section title is for display purposes only. It is not
printed on the test.








Select Test - Get question

The Select Test pop-up can be displayed by selecting "Get" from the
Question Display action bar.

Enter the path and name of the test you wish to copy questions from.
If you are unsure of the test name, press <F4> from the "Test Name"
field to see all tests in the current path.

When you press <ENTER> from the "Test Name" field, the list of
sections for that test will be displayed.

If you wish to copy an entire section, select the "Get" command from
the Test Section action bar.



Select a Section - Get question

This pop-up is displayed after you enter the path and test name in the
Select Test pop-up.

Use the arrow keys to position the cursor on the section you wish to
copy questions from. Press <ENTER> to display the section. You must
select a section of the same type as the current section. If you
don't, an error message will be displayed.

If you wish to copy an entire section, select the "Get" command from
the Test Section action bar.





Select a Question

The Select a Question pop-up is displayed after you select a section
from the Select a Section pop-up. This window is used to indicate
which questions you wish to copy into the current section.

To select questions:

- Use the arrow keys to position the cursor on each question you wish
  to copy.
- Use the <SPACE-BAR> to mark each question.
- When you have marked all the questions you wish to copy, press
  <ENTER>. To return without copying any questions, press <ESC>.




True/False Question

This pop-up is displayed by selecting "Add" or "Change" from a
True/False section. You may enter/change up to 8 lines per question.
To set the correct answer to the question, press <F5>. To accept the
changes and return to the main panel (change mode) or add another
question (add mode), press <F9>. To cancel changes or end add mode,
press <ESC>.

Special keys: <HOME> - Move to beginning of the current line
              <END>  - Move to the end of the current line
              <INSERT> - Toggle between "replace" mode and "insert"
                          mode (see upper right corner of screen)
              <TAB> - Next question (same as <F9>)
              <ESC> - Cancel changes or end add mode
              <F5>  - Set correct answer for use with answer key

True/False Question - Right Answer

The Right Answer pop-up is displayed by pressing <F5> from the
True/False question pop-up.

Enter the correct answer you wish to have printed on the answer key
("T" or "F"). The default is "False."










Multiple Choice Question

This pop-up is displayed by selecting "Add" or "Change" from a
Multiple Choice section. You may enter/change up to 6 lines per
question.  To enter up to five answer selections for the question,
press <F5>.  To accept the changes and return to the main panel
(change mode) or add another question (add mode), press <F9>. To
cancel changes or end add mode, press <ESC>. In add mode, the
"Answers" pop-up will automatically be displayed by pressing <F9>.

Special keys: <HOME> - Move to beginning of the current line
              <END>  - Move to the end of the current line
              <INSERT> - Toggle between "replace" mode and "insert"
                          mode (see upper right corner of screen)
              <TAB> - Next question (same as <F9>)
              <ESC> - Cancel changes or end add mode
              <F5>  - Set correct answer for use with answer key
Multiple Choice Answer

This pop-up is displayed by pressing <F5> from the Multiple Choice
Question pop-up. Enter the text for each answer and press <F9> to move
to the next answer or if you are on the last answer, to return to the
question pop-up. Answers left blank will not be printed on the test.
If you don't use all five answers, you MUST use <F9> to return to the
question pop-up.

Special keys: <HOME> - Move to beginning of the current line
              <END>  - Move to the end of the current line
              <INSERT> - Toggle between "replace" mode and "insert"
                          mode (see upper right corner of screen)
              <TAB> - Next answer (same as <F9>)
              <SHIFT><TAB> - Go backward one field.
              <ESC> - Cancel changes
              <F6>  - Set correct answer for use with answer key
Right Answer - Multiple Choice

This pop-up is displayed by pressing the <F6> key from the Multiple
Choice Answer pop-up. Enter the correct letter ("A" through "F") that
you wish to print out on the answer key. The default answer is "A."
After entering the correct letter, press <ENTER> or <F9> to return to
the Multiple Choice answer pop-up.










Matching Question

The Matching Question pop-up is displayed by selecting "Add" or
"Change" from the action bar of a matching section. Each matching
question has a question (the left field) and an answer (the right
field).  Enter each field and press <F9> to continue. The answers will
be scrambled automatically when you print the test. The questions will
remain in the order displayed on the screen.

Special keys: <HOME> - Move to beginning of the current line
              <END>  - Move to the end of the current line
              <INSERT> - Toggle between "replace" mode and "insert"
                          mode (see upper right corner of screen)
              <TAB> - Next answer (same as <F9>)
              <SHIFT><TAB> - Go backward one field.
              <ESC> - Cancel changes

Identification Question

This pop-up is displayed by selecting "Add" or "Change" from an
Identification section. Identification questions are short essay type
questions. You may enter/change up to 4 lines per question.  To type
an answer to the question, press <F5>.  To accept the changes and
return to the main panel (change mode) or add another question (add
mode), press <F9>. To cancel changes or end add mode, press <ESC>.

Special keys: <HOME> - Move to beginning of the current line
              <END>  - Move to the end of the current line
              <INSERT> - Toggle between "replace" mode and "insert"
                          mode (see upper right corner of screen)
              <TAB> - Next question (same as <F9>)
              <ESC> - Cancel changes or end add mode
              <F5>  - Enter an answer to the question (for key)

Identification Answer

The Identification Answer pop-up is displayed by pressing <F5> from
the Identification Question pop-up. You may enter up to 4 lines to be
printed on the answer key. Press <F9> to return to the question.

The amount of space left for the student's answer is determined when
you print the test. See the Output Options pop-up.

Special keys: <HOME> - Move to beginning of the current line
              <END>  - Move to the end of the current line
              <INSERT> - Toggle between "replace" mode and "insert"
                          mode (see upper right corner of screen)
              <TAB> - Return to question pop-up (same as <F9>)
              <ESC> - Cancel changes


Essay Question

This pop-up is displayed by selecting "Add" or "Change" from an
Essay section. You may enter/change up to 16 lines per question.  To
type an answer to the question, press <F5>.  To accept the changes and
return to the main panel (change mode) or add another question (add
mode), press <F9>. To cancel changes or end add mode, press <ESC>.

Special keys: <HOME> - Move to beginning of the current line
              <END>  - Move to the end of the current line
              <INSERT> - Toggle between "replace" mode and "insert"
                          mode (see upper right corner of screen)
              <TAB> - Next question (same as <F9>)
              <ESC> - Cancel changes or end add mode
              <F5>  - Enter an answer to the question (for key)


Essay Answer

The Essay Answer pop-up is displayed by pressing <F5> from the
Essay Question pop-up. You may enter up to 4 lines to be printed on
the answer key. Press <F9> to return to the question.

The amount of space left for the student's answer is determined when
you print the test. See the Output Options pop-up.

Special keys: <HOME> - Move to beginning of the current line
              <END>  - Move to the end of the current line
              <INSERT> - Toggle between "replace" mode and "insert"
                          mode (see upper right corner of screen)
              <TAB> - Return to question pop-up (same as <F9>)
              <ESC> - Cancel changes


ERROR: No test names found.

This error message is displayed when you press <F4> to display a
pop-up of available tests and there are no tests found in the current
DOS path.

Verify that the drive/path you have in the "path" field is where your
tests are located. Check that you have the correct diskette in the
drive (if you are storing your tests on diskette rather than a hard
drive).







Maximum Questions

This error pop-up is displayed if you attempt to add more than 150
questions in a section.

The maximum number of questions you may have in each section is 150.
If you need to add more questions, create a new section of the same
type. You may have up to 98 sections per test.









ERROR: You must select a section of the same type.

This error message is displayed if you attempt to use the "get"
command to get questions from a section with a different type of
questions then the current section.

You must choose a section of the same type as the one you are
currently editing. For example, if you are editing a True/False
section, you must choose a True/False section from the list when you
attempt to get questions from another test.

ERROR: Filename can not be blank

This error message is displayed if you press <ENTER> while the
"filename" field of the Select Test pop-up is blank.

To correct the problem, type in a valid DOS filename and press
<ENTER>.




ERROR: Invalid path.

This error message is displayed if you enter an incorrect DOS path
in the "path" field of the Select Test pop-up.

To correct the problem, enter a valid path and press <ENTER>.
Examples of valid DOS paths:

C:\
A:\
C:\testwrit  (you must have already created the sub-directory
              "testwrit" on your C: drive)
ERROR: Error sending test to printer.

This error message is displayed if the DOS print command is unable
to print the test. Test Writer writes your test to a file and then
uses the DOS print command to send the file to the printer.

Before trying to print again, verify that your printer is properly
hooked up and on-line. Be sure that the sub-directory containing
the PRINT command is in your path.

See your DOS manual for more information on PATH and the PRINT
command.
ERROR: Error writing to print file.

This error message is displayed if Test Writer is unable to create
the print work file. Test Writer creates your test in a file (even
if you are sending the test directly to a printer) and then uses
DOS print to send the file to your printer.

The most common cause of this error is lack of disk space. Clear
additional space on your disk and try printing again.
