Editors

	One of the tools that you will probably use quite a lot on
this system is the editor.  You will probably use an editor, most
often, to type in messages to be sent to others.  As you become more
advanced, you will use editors for other things.  For instance, the
people who keep this machine running use editors to edit programs that
run on this machine.  In fact, these help files were created using an
editor on this machine.
	Editors can be very simple, or very complex.  The three main
editors that are provided on this system are pico, joe, and emacs.
Pico is fairly easy to use.  It provides a list of keys on the bottom
of the screen, and is not at all complex.  If you use the "Pine" mail
reader, you may notice that the default message editor is very much
like Pico.  Joe is also quite simple.  It has good on-screen help.  If
you use Wordstar on a PC, you'll find Joe to be quite familiar.
	Emacs is slightly more difficult to use, but is VERY powerful,
and is used by many experienced users.  Emacs is available on nearly
any Unix system, and is probably the most popular editor for Unix.  If
you're interested in Emacs, go ahead and run it, then hit Esc, the
question mark, and the letter "t".  This will start the Emacs
tutorial, which will guide you through many of the basic functions of
Emacs editing.  If you need help at any point, just hit Esc, then the
question mark (this starts the help system), then "a" for apropos,
which will let you enter a string to search for.  Emacs will then give
you a list of commands that match your string.  Keep an eye on the
bottom line of the screen, as this is where Emacs displays informative
messages.

Viewers

	The two viewers, or "pagers", on this system are "more" and
"less".  They are both very similar, and which one you use is really a
matter of preference.  Advanced users will find a few functions in
less that are lacking in more (a little backwards, considering the
names, don't you think?).
	In either case, simply type "more file" or "less file" to view
a file.  Both viewers will give you a prompt after each page of
information.  At this prompt, hit the return key to display the next
line, or the space bar to display the next page.  Also at this prompt,
hit "h" to display information on the available functions in the
pager.

