═════════════════════ Navigating around FAST ACCESS ════════════════════

To access the commands at the bottom of the screen, just press the first
letter of that command.

After you've added programs with the Add command, use the cursor keys,
including <Home> and <End>, to move the highlight around FAST ACCESS.

Pressing <Enter> will run the highlighted program.

At any time FAST ACCESS asks you a question, you can always use the
<Esc> key to exit/backout of that item.

════════════════════════════ Using a Mouse ═════════════════════════════

To execute any command just click the left button on the command word.

To highlight a program name just click the left button once on the
program name.

To execute a program double-click the left button on the program name.
The double-click must be fairly rapid (2 clicks within 0.5 second).

To change an option in the Setup Configuration window, simply click the
left button on any highlighted item.

To escape out of a command, click the right mouse button (it's the same
as pressing the <Esc> key).

Any item that is highlighted in a different color, such as () or (─┘)
symbols, etc., can usually be clicked on with the left mouse button.

To see the version number of FAST ACCESS click the (≡) symbol on the
left side of the command line (in both the main program window and the
Setup Configuration window).

═══════════════════════════════ Commands ═══════════════════════════════

Add
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  Add a program to FAST ACCESS and a batch file to disk. When you need
  to Add a program to FAST ACCESS, this is the command you will use.
  FAST ACCESS will guide you through the steps, and help is available at
  each question by pressing the <F1> function key. The last question
  will ask you if you want to password protect the program. It gives
  you the option of using the same password that locks you out of FAST
  ACCESS, or a unique password of it's own. For this function to be
  active, the Password option in the Setup Configuration must be
  enabled.

Delete
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  Delete the highlighted program from FAST ACCESS and erase the
  program's batch file from disk. FAST ACCESS will ask you to verify
  these steps, since it can erase the batch file for the program.

Move
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  Move the highlighted program to a new location on screen. This
  command will only work if the Sorting method option in the Setup
  Configuration is set to Custom.

  NOTE: If the Global cursor access option in Setup is ON, you cannot
        use the mouse to move programs.

View
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  View highlighted program's information (including if the program has
  been password protected) and show the program's batch file on the
  screen. If you press the <F2> function key, FAST ACCESS loads a file 
  called FASYS.LST which contains a list of files that you can view.

  NOTE: See the Edit command below for more info.

Edit
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  Edit the highlighted program's batch file using the file editor
  specified in the Misc window (a command in the Setup window). If no 
  editor is specified, then FAST ACCESS will use it's own file editor, 
  FAEDITOR.EXE. You can Edit the batch file indicated, or edit the 
  batch filename to any valid ASCII text filename that you wish to work 
  on. If you press the <F2> function key, FAST ACCESS loads a file 
  called FASYS.LST which contains a list of files that you can edit with 
  any text editor. The default list is:

            CONFIG.SYS
            AUTOEXEC.BAT
            WIN.INI       (if you have Microsoft Windows installed)
            SYSTEM.INI    (if you have Microsoft Windows installed)
            FA.INI
            FA.LOG
            FASYS.LST

  NOTE: See Editor explanation in Misc help for more info.

Revise
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  Revise the highlighted program's name or change the batch file name.
  If you selected Program revision, you will be asked if you want to
  password protect the program. It gives you the option of using the
  same password that locks you out of FAST ACCESS, or a unique password
  of it's own. For this function to be active, the Password option in
  Setup must be enabled.

Fileman
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  Will run the file manager you specified in the Misc window (a command 
  in the Setup window). If no file manager is specified, nothing will 
  happen when you use this command. If you do not have a file manager, 
  GET ONE! XTree's XTreeGold is the fastest and most powerful file 
  manager currently on the market.

  The top four file manager's are:
         
            Program name                 Filename
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            XTree's XTreeGold            (XTGOLD.COM)
            Central Point's PCTools      (PCSHELL.EXE)
            Microsoft's DOS 5.x shell    (DOSSHELL.COM)
            Symantec's Norton Commander  (NC.COM)
             
   NOTE: See File Manager explanation in Misc help for more info.

Info
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  Reports computer system information.

  If you have Quarterdeck's Manifest Program on your computer, FAST 
  ACCESS will give you the option of a Full or Chkdisk check on your 
  system. The Full option will use Quarterdeck's Manifest program 
  (MFT.EXE, located in either the \QEMM or \QRAM directories). This 
  program provides very detailed information on your entire system. If 
  you have a slow computer, this test may take over 30 seconds to 
  finish. After this program has run, an additional command (Recall) 
  will be on the Info window. Selecting Recall will simply recall the 
  information from the last Info-Full execution.

  If you select Chkdisk, FAST ACCESS will execute DOS's CHKDSK program 
  for the disk stats. This program must be accessable through the 
  [path=] statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If CHKDSK can't be found, 
  you will still get basic information about the drive you've selected.

  NOTE: If your computer hangs/locks up, the problem is due to the Info-
        Chkdisk command using Microsoft's MSD.EXE to get certain info.
        To have FAST ACCESS bypass using MSD.EXE, edit the FA.INI file
        with a text editor and change the DisableMSD=0 to DisableMSD=1.

  NOTE: MFT.EXE sometimes will crash when checking adapter ports (you 
        will know because the Info-Full command will get stuck on 
        Checking adapters). To disable this check, change the 
        MFTPortCheck=1 to MFTPortCheck=0 in the FA.INI file.
             
Setup
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  Setup window for FAST ACCESS configuration options.

Help
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  This window.

OS
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  Provides a DOS prompt in the FAST ACCESS environment. If you need to
  access DOS for something, you can use this command. FAST ACCESS will
  remember the last 9 commands that you used. You can access these
  commands by pressing the  keys.

Quit
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  Quits FAST ACCESS. FAST ACCESS will check and see that nothing has
  changed before letting you Quit the program.

  NOTE: You MUST ALWAYS quit out of FAST ACCESS before turning your
  computer off. If you do not do this, certain options, like password
  protection, may not be active when you start FAST ACCESS up again.

═══════════════════ Function Keys used by FAST ACCESS ══════════════════

F1 = HELP - Same as pressing <H> on the command line.
 
F2 = HISTORY WINDOW - Pops up the History window which will display the
     last 9 programs that were executed. Provides a quick way to
     execute your most recently used programs (that way you don't have
     to cursor all over the screen to execute them if you have a lot of
     programs listed). You can call up the History window with the
     mouse by clicking the left mouse button anywhere on rows 5 or 6
     (the top two rows the mouse is able to move to), or clicking the
     right mouse button anywhere on the screen. With the History window
     displayed, clicking the right mouse button will clear the window.
     Pressing the Delete key will delete the highlighted history item.
 
F3 = ENABLE PASSWORD - A short-cut key to enable the Password option.
     It saves a few key strokes.
 
F4 = DISABLE PASSWORD - A short-cut key to quickly disable the Password
     option. It saves a few key strokes.
 
F5 = REDRAW MAIN SCREEN - If for some reason you get some garbage on
     your FAST ACCESS screen, whether it's from a TSR program or
     whatever, the <F5> key will redraw the main FAST ACCESS screen.
 
F6 = VERSION NUMBER - Pops up the FAST ACCESS version, tech support
     number and registration information window.
 
F7 = BLANK SCREEN - Will manually blank the screen for you. If you don't
     want to wait for the blank screen time to blank the screen for you,
     you can press <F7> to do it.

     NOTE: If you have specified a hard disk parking program in the
           Setup window, the hard disk will be parked when using this
           function key.
         
F8 = SAVE CHANGES - Saves any changes that were made to FAST ACCESS. If
     no changes were made and you press <F8>, nothing will happen. FAST
     ACCESS knows when you've changed something and will remind you of
     it if you forget.

F9 = COMPILE ".BAT" FILES - If your using PC Magazine's BAT2EXEC.COM
     program and you've set the Compile option in the Setup Config
     window then <F9> will compile the highlighted batch file.

     NOTE: BAT2EXEC.COM must be located in the directory that FAST
           ACCESS is in.

     NOTE: If your using J.P. Software's 4DOS or Norton Utilities NDOS, 
           you cannot compile your batch files. The Compile option is
           not available in the Setup window (See Setup Help for more
           info).

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