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PIXCAT HLP

PIXCAT is Copyright 1988,1990 by Richard A. Sharon

This file contains all the help text used in the PixCat 
program.

*B 1,Help Overview
  
  For  your  convenience,  PixCat  is  based on a system  of
  menus.   You can press your  [Arrow]  keys to "point to" a
  menu item.  PixCat uses a "Menu Bar" to highlight the menu
  item you are  currently  "pointing to".   Pressing [Enter]
  invokes the highlighted menu item.  More on menus later.
  
  PixCat also includes a context sensitive help system.  You
  are displaying a help window right now.

       Press [F1] at any time for context-sensitive help.

  Press  your  [PgDn]  key  for  more information.  On  some
  keyboards, this is labelled [Page Down].

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  ──PgDn──  on the bottom border of a help screen means that
  more help window "pages" follow.   You can display them by 
  pressing  [PgDn].  On some keyboards, that key is labelled 
  [Page Down].  For example,  you pressed  [PgDn]  to get to 
  this screen.

  ──PgUp──  on the bottom border of a help screen means that 
  there are previous  "pages".  Pressing  [PgUp],  sometimes 
  labelled [Page Up], would redisplay those pages.  Pressing
  [PgUp]  would  take you back  to the help screen displayed
  prior to this one. 

  ──PgUp/PgDn──  means there are both previous and following 
  help pages. 
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  In addition to pressing [F1] to invoke help, you can also:
  
            Press [Esc] to exit any help screen.
  
           Press [Alt-X] at any time to exit PixCat. 
  
  Highlighted  portions  of a  help window,  resembling menu 
  bars, indicate related help topics usually prefaced by the 
  heading  "Also See:".   You can use your  [arrow]  keys to 
  point to one of these topics then press [Enter] to display
  it.  For example:

  Also See: ^Menu Keys^   ^Editing Keys^   ^Help Index^
            ^Mouse Support^
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*B 2,Help Index
                  
                          Help Index
                          ----------

  ^Help Overview^                     ^Form Feed^
  ^Configuration^                     ^Line Feed^
     ^Change Colors^                  ^Menu Keys^
     ^Select Printer^                 ^Mouse Support^
     ^Select Printer Port^            ^New Dir^       
     ^Specify Directories^            ^OS Shell^      
     ^Save Configuration^             ^Print Graphics^
  ^Editing Keys^
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*B 3,Menu Keys
  
                         Menu Commands
                         -------------

           Arrow Keys - move the selection bar
           Home       - jump to first menu item
           End        - jump to last menu item
           [Enter]    - selects menu item under bar
           [Esc]      - backup 1 menu
                                       
        You may also select a menu item by pressing its 
            highlighted letter or by using a mouse.

  Also See:  ^Mouse Support^  ^Help Index^
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*B 4,Print Graphics

                        Print Graphics
                        --------------

  This  prints  a  catalog  of  all pictures  in  a graphics
  library for the selected product.  Pictures are printed in
  a  matrix  approximately  seven  pictures  wide  by  eight
  pictures deep depending on the printer selected.

  All libraries will be listed for the specified product and
  directory.  Simply  point to the desired library and press
  Enter (details follow on the next page).   After printing,
  the  library list  will be redisplayed  with the selection
  bar pointing to the library just printed.
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  Use:
        Arrow Keys  - move the selection bar
        A-Z         - to jump to the next library beginning
                      with that letter
        Home        - move to the top of the list
        End         - move to the bottom of the list
        PgUp / PgDn - move to additional pages of list
        Enter       - to print the highlighted library
        Esc         - to pause printing or return to menu

  You can also select "(New Dir)" to change directory

  Also See:  ^Mouse Support^  ^New Dir^  ^Help Index^
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*B 5,New Dir
                                                 
                    Select A New Directory
                    ----------------------

  When you display  a library  selection  screen, it may not
  contain  the libraries  you expected.   This can happen if
  you specified an incorrect  DOS directory.   This function
  lets you  change directory  to one that  does  contain the
  libraries you are interested in.

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  Enter a valid DOS directory path.  Generally, these are of 
  the form:   

              d:\dirctry\subdir\subdir\...\
              ┬─ ───┬─── ───┬── ──┬─── ─┬─
  disk drive──┘     └───────┴─────┴─────┴──── directories

  or blank for current directory.
    
  Refer to your DOS manual for details. 


  Also see:  ^Editing Keys^  ^Mouse Support^  ^Help Index^
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*B 6,Specify Directories
  
                                                 
                      Specify Directories
                      -------------------

  This  function  is used to  specify directories  that  the 
  various graphics libraries reside in.

  When you display  a library  selection  screen, it may not
  contain  the libraries  you expected.   This can happen if
  you specified an incorrect  DOS  directory.  This function
  lets  you  change  directory  to one that does contain the
  libraries you are interested in. 
                                    

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  Enter valid  DOS directory paths  for each of the types of
  libraries.  Generally, these are of the form:

              d:\dirctry\subdir\subdir\...\
              ┬─ ───┬─── ───┬── ──┬─── ─┬─
  disk drive──┘     └───────┴─────┴─────┴──── directories 

  or blank for current directory.
    

  Refer to your DOS manual for details. 

  Also See: ^Configuration^  ^Editing Keys^  ^Help Index^
            ^Mouse Support^
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*B 7,Configuration


                         Configuration
                         -------------

  Configuration  lets you change  screen colors, select what 
  type of printer you will be using, and specify directories
  containing your graphics libraries.

  Also See: ^Change Colors^         ^Select Printer^
            ^Specify Directories^   ^Select Printer Port^
            ^Save Configuration^    ^Help Index^
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*B 8,Change Colors

                        Changing Colors 
                        ---------------

  This function  lets you  change  screen  colors.  A sample
  window  will be displayed  showing you  the result of your
  color selections.  

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  To change colors, use:
                       
        Arrow Keys  - to select the color to be changed
                      (Menu, Help; background, foreground)
        Home        - move to the top of the list
        End         - move to the bottom of the list
        Space Bar   - change the highlighted color
        F10         - to implement the changes
        Esc         - to restore the original colors
                      
  Also See: ^Configuration^  ^Mouse Support^  ^Help Index^
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*B 9,Select Printer

                       Selecting Printer
                       -----------------

  This function lets you tell PixCat what  brand  of printer
  you are using.  This is critical,  PixCat can't accurately
  print graphics unless you specify what type of printer you
  have. If your printer is not listed,  experiment by trying
  some  of  the  other  listed settings.  For many printers,
  the  Epson or IBM  settings will work.  If your printer is
  not listed but  you find a selection that works -or- if no
  selection works with  your  printer,  please notify us. It
  is  our intent  to  make  PixCat  compatible  with as many
  printers as possible. 

*P


  To select a printer, use:
                       
        Arrow Keys  - to move the selection bar to point to 
                      a printer specification
        Home        - move to the top of the list
        End         - move to the bottom of the list
        Enter       - select the highlighted printer
        Esc         - to restore the original printer
  
  
  Also See: ^Configuration^  ^Select Printer Port^
            ^Mouse Support^  ^Help Index^
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*B 10,Editing Keys


                  Cursor Movement
                  ---------------

          Arrow keys      - cursor movement
          Ctrl-LeftArrow  - word left
          Ctrl-RightArrow - word right
          Home            - beginning of field
          End             - end of line/field
          Ctrl-Home       - beginning of first field
          Ctrl-End        - end of last field
          Tab             - next field
          Shift-Tab       - previous field
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                Inserting and Deleting
                ----------------------

          Ins             - toggle insert mode
          Del             - delete character at cursor
          BackSpace       - delete character left
          Ctrl-BackSpace  - delete word left
          Ctrl-T          - delete word right
          Ctrl-U          - delete to end of field
          Ctrl-Y          - delete to end of form
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                 Other Editing Keys
                 ------------------

          Enter           - process current field
          Ctrl-Enter      - process all fields
          Ctrl-R          - restore field
          Esc             - abort data entry

  Also see:  ^Mouse Support^  ^Help Index^  
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*B 11,OS Shell



                           OS Shell
                           --------

  This will allow you to exit to DOS.  When you are finished 
  in DOS, type 'EXIT' to return to PixCat.  File COMMAND.COM 
  must be available for this to work.

  Also see:  ^Help Index^
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*B 12,Quit



                             Quit
                             ----

      This selection allows you to exit PixCat.

      Also see:  ^Help Index^
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*B 13,Save Configuration

                     Saving Configuration
                     --------------------

  PixCat will "remember" your configuration settings for you
  if  you  "save"  them  using  this  option.  Configuration
  settings  that  are saved  include screen colors,  printer
  selection,  and directories the various graphics libraries
  reside in. 

  When exiting PixCat,  if you changed any of these settings
  but  neglected to  save them,  PixCat will ask whether you
  want them saved.  If you say no, all configuration changes
  since the list save will be lost.

  Also See: ^Configuration^  ^Mouse Support^  ^Help Index^
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*B 14,Form Feed

                           Form Feed
                           ---------


  This  selection sends  a form feed  to your printer.  This
  will advance your printer to top of the next page.

  This  is  especially  useful  if  you  just  (prematurely) 
  "stopped"  printing  a  graphics  library  and  want  your 
  printer ready to start a new page.           

      Also see:  ^Line Feed^  ^Help Index^
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*B 15,Line Feed
                   
                           Line Feed
                           ---------


  This  selection sends  a line feed  to your printer.  This
  advances your printer to the start of the next line.

      Also see:  ^Form Feed^  ^Help Index^
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*B 16,Mouse Support
                   
                         Mouse Support
                         -------------

  PixCat  also supports  a mouse  if one is  detected.   For
  menus  you can use  the mouse and mouse cursor to point to
  a  menu selection  then press  left mouse button to invoke
  it.  On other screens, the mouse works as follows:

        Mouse movement - same as using the arrow keys.
        Left Button    - same as pressing [Enter].
        Right Button   - same as pressing [Esc].
       
  Also see:  ^Help Index^
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*B 23,Date



          Date
          ----

          Enter today's date in MM/DD/YY format.


          Also see:  ^Editing Keys^
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*B 24,First Name



      First Name
      ----------

      Enter your first name.


      Also see:  ^Initial^   ^Last Name^   ^Editing Keys^
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*B 25,Initial



      Initial
      -------

      Enter your middle initial, or leave blank if you
      don't have one.


      Also see:  ^First Name^   ^Last Name^   ^Editing Keys^
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*B 26,Last Name



      Last Name
      ---------

      Enter your last name.


      Also see:  ^First Name^   ^Initial^   ^Editing Keys^
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*B 27,City



          City
          ----

          Enter the name of the city in which you currently
          live.


          Also see:  ^State^   ^Zip Code^   ^Editing Keys^
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*B 28,State



          State
          -----

          Enter the 2-letter abbreviation for your state.


          Also see:  ^City^   ^Zip Code^   ^Editing Keys^
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*B 29,Zip Code



          Zip Code
          --------

          Enter your 5 or 9-digit Zip code.


          Also see:  ^City^   ^State^   ^Editing Keys^
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*B 30,Amount



          Amount
          ------

          Enter amount of invoice in dollars and cents.


          Also see:  ^Numeric Fields^   ^Editing Keys^
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*B 31,Numeric Fields


                     Numeric Fields
                     --------------

      Editing  numeric fields is  different than normal
      text fields.  Digits before the decimal point are
      right  justified  and  space filled. Digits after
      the  decimal  point are  left justified  and zero
      filled.  Pressing [Enter] will  process the whole
      numeric field and pressing the decimal point will
      process only the digits before the decimal point.


      Also see:  ^Editing Keys^
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*B 32,Select Printer Port
  
                      Select Printer Port
                      -------------------

  This function lets you tell PixCat which printer port your 
  printer is attached to.  In most cases, that will be 
  "LPT1".  

  If you have more than one printer port (e.g. "LPT1" and 
  "LPT2"), you can use this selection to switch between the 
  two.  If you do switch to a different printer, don't 
  forget to (re)select the right printer setting from the 
  "Select Printer" option.  An example follows on the next 
  screen.
*P
  
  For example, if you are configured to use your Epson Dot 
  Matrix printer on LPT1 and you want to switch to your 
  OKIDATA printer on LPT2, you will need to select both the 
  printer port ("LPT2") and the printer type (OKIDATA).  If 
  you decide to switch back, you will need to (re)select 
  printer port ("LPT1") and the appropriate Epson setting. 

  Also See: ^Configuration^  ^Select Printer^
            ^Mouse Support^  ^Help Index^
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