                              MenuEase HELP


        MenuEase (C) 1988,1989,1990,1991 is a program designed to help the
user easily access application programs present on your hard disk.  The
MenuEase help manual is available at any point within the program by
pressing the <F1> key.  As you change activities (ie. the editor from the
maintenance sections) the appropriate help file will loaded each time you
press <F1>.


                                  FEATURES

        * Save yourself valuable time by remembering complex command
          sequences for programs and utilities. Set up the sequence
          once and forget it! Present each command sequence as a
          menu item text string that you define.
        * Save up to 26 command sequences per menu.
        * Each menu has a title that you set.
        * Instant DOS access with password protection
        * Adjust the colors for the menu display
        * Set passwords for the command sequence to keep prying eyes
          out.
        * Usage log system logs user, project, menu selection, date,
          and time used.
        * Separate menu systems, log on passwords, and password
          privilege levels for each user.
        * Complete password system with privilege levels for menu items,
          submenus, DOS access, menu editor, and configuration.
        * Semi-automate your application with a keyboard text string,
          eliminating the constant use of commands and/or menus
          within the program.

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                              (714) 687-2421




                                CONVENTIONS

All typed strings enclosed in double quotes (i.e. ") are strings to be
typed in at the keyboard.  They can be file names or any other string.
All main keys of the keyboard are within less/greater than signs (i.e. <>).
See the definitions/examples listed below:


<ENTER>, <RETURN> or <CR>.
Some people refer to this key as the command execute key or return key.
Used to signal the computer to read text entered by the user or selection of
an option.


<ESC> ESCAPE KEY.
Typing this key normally exits you from whatever you
were doing and places you in a previous part of the program (i.e. exits
editor and puts you in the maintenance section of the program.)  Typing the
<ESC> key several times will exit you from the program.


<F1 - F10> FUNCTION KEYS
These are the function keys to the left (or top) of your keyboard.  The
function sometimes changes when in different sections of the program; look
at the bottom two status lines to confirm their use.

<F1> HELP KEY.
Can be typed at any place within the program (which you already know since
your reading this).


<HOME>,<END>,<CURSOR_RIGHT>,<CURSOR_LEFT> MOVEMENT.
Keys are used to enhance cursor movement during keyboard input. These are
used in editing SYS/DOS commands (<F4>) and other points in the program.

       <HOME> is used to place the cursor at the beginning of the field.
       <END>  is used to place the cursor at the end of the field.
       <CURSOR_RIGHT> advances the cursor to the right.
       <CURSOR_LEFT>  advances the cursor to the left.
       <INSERT> toggles between insert and over-strike; insert = block
                cursor, over-strike = underline cursor.



                        ENTERING/EDITING MENU ITEMS

Since each user has different programs on their hard disk it will be
necessary to customize each installation.  You enter the EDIT mode from
the main menu by typing the <ESC> key (usually just to the left or right
of the main section of your keyboard).  The screen will clear and you will
enter the maintenance section of the program.  Type the <F2> key and you'll
enter the editor.

        To recap:  Type <ESC>    Enter maintenance section
                   Type <F2>     Enter editor




                       MenuEase SYSTEM COMMAND HELP

The <F4> system command function allows you to access dos commands directly
from MenuEase.    If you would want to copy a file named "myfile.dat" to
the a: drive, type <F4> and type "copy myfile.dat a:" <ENTER>.  The command
will execute as if it were typed from the dos prompt.

          See your dos manual for further details of dos commands.


Dos commands will be directly incorporated into future revisions of
MenuEase.


                       CUSTOMIZING ON-LINE HELP FILES

MenuEase allows you to customize the help files to your needs.  The files
that are referenced are listed below.  On the right side of the '=' (equals
sign) are the file  names that are referenced.

      main user menu   = qm_show.hlp (the file your looking at now)
      maintenance      = qm_main.hlp
      editor           = qm_editi.hlp
      editor exit      = qm_edtex.hlp (@ Save Edits? yes/no requester)
      dos/sys commands = qm_sysc.hlp
      jam keyboard     = qm_jam.hlp
      menu title       = qm_title.hlp
      configuration    = qm_cnfg.hlp
      registration     = qm_rgstr.hlp


Each file can be up to 300 lines(approximately 15 screens).  All other pages
will discarded.  You can use a simple wordstar type editor that produces
ASCII text. All characters outside the normal ASCII bounds will be displayed
as IBM graphic characters.    Set the following for your word processor:

      margins delta = 76 characters max.
      left margin   = 0

The help display routine will 'center' the text within a 76 character
window; all extra text will not be shown for the line.















