Help for View
(C)Copyright IBM Corp. 1993
Copyright 1993 Central Point Software, Inc.
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System Control menu
PZThe System Control menu appears when you
press Alt+SPACE or click the program window
close box. Some programs have an extended
 Version...
version of this menu with options for
manipulating application windows.
 Close   Alt+F4 
Choosing Version displays a window containing copyright
information specific to the current program. To return to the
program window, choose OK, click the Version window close box or
press ESC.
Choosing Close displays a dialog box which asks you to confirm
that you want to exit the program. Double-click the program
window close box to bypass the System Control menu and exit the
program.
Choosing Commands
Help Topics
 About View
 Function Keys
 Supported Viewers
 Viewing a File
 Using Help
 Basic Skills
 Index
Index
 A - C 
Arrow Keys
Browse mode
Changing viewers
 D - F 
Database fields
Database files
Exiting View
File information
Function keys
 G - I 
Graphics files
Help function keys
Help on help
Horizontal menu bar
 M - O 
Message Bar
 P - R 
Record mode
Repeating a search
 S - U 
Scroll bars
Searching for text
Special keys in help
Spreadsheet files
Using Help
 V - Z 
Video modes
View window
Viewers supported
Viewing a file
Word processing files
About View
PZView allows you to display files generated by many popular
applications--without starting the application or even knowing which
application created the file.
For example, in any text editor or word processor, a spreadsheet file
would be unrecognizable. However, View automatically selects the
correct viewer and displays spreadsheet files approximately as they
would appear in a spreadsheet program. Of course, View is not a
spreadsheet program, so you can't use it to make changes to your file,
but you can view your work without having to start the spreadsheet
program.
The viewer is available from within UNDELETE and CPBACKUP.
Types of files that can be viewed include word processing files;
spreadsheet files; database files; graphics files, such as those
created in PC Paintbrush; binary files, which may contain executable
code; and files created by archiving applications.
Supported Viewers
Viewing a File
Supported Viewers
PZThe following file types can be displayed in their native format:
 Database Viewers
 Archives and Other Viewers
 Microsoft Works  2.0
 SEA archive catalog
" Binary
" PAK archive catalog
" ZIP archive catalog
" ZOO archive catalog
 Spreadsheet Viewers
 Word Processor Viewers
 Lotus 1-2-3 1A, 2.0, 3.0
 ASCII
 Lotus Symphony  1-2
 Microsoft Windows Write
 Microsoft Works
 Microsoft Word 5.0
 Microsoft Excel 2.0-4.0
 Microsoft Works W.P.
 Mosaic Twin
 Text
 Quattro  2.0
 WordPerfect 4.2-5.1
 Quattro Pro
Viewing a File
Viewer List window
Close View dialog box
PZTo exit View:
  Press F3, press ESC, or click the close box.
When you exit view, you return to the program you opened View from.
The View window
Viewing a File
To select a file to view:
  Using the arrow keys, highlight the file that you want to view
 and press ENTER to select it, or use the mouse to double-click
 the file that you want to view.
 The View window appears with the type of viewer identified in
 the title bar of the window. View attempts to use the correct
 viewer for the file you want to view. If View does not recognize
 the file, it uses the Binary viewer.
The View window
The View window
PZThe View window is divided into three areas:
  If you loaded View from another program, the Horizontal Menu Bar
 at the top of the window displays menu commands for that
 program.
  The main area displays the contents of the current file. To
 scroll text, use the arrow keys or (if you have a mouse) use
 the scroll bars along the right and bottom edge.
  The Message Bar at the bottom of the window lists commands
 that you can execute with function keys or by clicking the
 command. Available function keys change depending on the viewer
 you are using.
To exit the View window and return to the program you opened View from,
press ESC or F3, or click the close box in the upper-left corner.
Viewing a File
Help Topics
Scroll Bars
PZThe View window contains two scroll bars: a vertical one at the right
and a horizontal one at the bottom. A scroll box in each bar indicates
the current position of the window in relation to the overall file. For
example, if the window shows the last part of a long file, the scroll
box will be at the bottom of the vertical scroll bar.
If you have a mouse, drag the scroll box on either bar to the position
corresponding to the portion of the file you want to view, then release
the button. For example, if you want to scroll to the middle of a file,
move the scroll box to the middle of the vertical scroll bar.
You can also scroll the file one line at a time by clicking the arrow
buttons at the ends of the vertical scroll bar, or you can move right
or left using the horizontal scroll bar.
Arrow Keys
The View window
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Arrow Keys (Binary, Text, and W.P.)
PZTo scroll the file shown in the View window, you can use any of the
following arrow keys:
 Scrolls up one line.
 Scrolls down one
 line.
 Scrolls right one
 Scrolls left one
 column.
 column.
 Ctrl-
 Scrolls right ten
	 Ctrl-
 Scrolls left ten
 characters.
 characters.
  PGUP 
  Scrolls up one
 PGDN 
  Scrolls down one
  screen.
  screen.
  HOME 
  Moves to the
 END 
   Moves to the end of
  beginning of the
   the line or file.
 line or file.
Arrow Keys (Spreadsheets)
Arrow Keys (Databases)
The View window
Scroll Bars
Arrow Keys (Spreadsheets)
PZTo scroll the file shown in the View window, you can use any of the
following arrow keys:
 Scrolls up one cell.
 Scrolls down one
 cell.
 Scrolls right one
 Scrolls left one
 column or cell.
 column or cell.
  PGUP 
  Scrolls up one
 PGDN 
  Scrolls down one
  screen.
  screen.
 Ctrl-
 Scrolls right one
	 Ctrl-
 Scrolls left one
 screen.
 screen.
  HOME 
  Moves to the
 END 
   Moves to the end of
  beginning of the row
   the row or
 or spreadsheet.
 spreadsheet.
Arrow Keys (Databases)
Scroll Bars
Arrow Keys
The View window
Arrow Keys (Databases)
PZTo scroll the file shown in the View window, you can use any of the
following arrow keys:
 Scrolls up one
 Scrolls down one
 record or field.
 record or field.
 Scrolls right one
 Scrolls left one
 field or record.
 field or record.
 Ctrl-
 (Record mode)
 Ctrl-
 (Record mode)
 Scrolls right ten
 Scrolls left ten
 characters.
 characters.
 (Browse mode)
 (Browse mode)
 Scrolls right one
 Scrolls left one
 screen.
 screen.
  PGUP 
  Scrolls up one
 PGDN 
  Scrolls down one
  screen.
  screen.
  HOME 
  Moves to the
 END 
   Moves to the end of
  beginning of the
   the database or
 database or record.
 record.
Arrow Keys (Spreadsheets)
Scroll Bars
Arrow Keys
The View window
Function Keys
PZWhen the View window is active, special View function keys are
available on the message bar, depending on which viewer you are using.
For some viewers, pressing SHIFT displays an additional set of
functions.
 View Function Keys
   Info Displays information about the file in the View
   window.
 Cells/Fields SHIFT-F2 (database and spreadsheets only)
 Displays the name, type, and length of each field or cell in
 the file.
   Exit Closes the View window.
 Modes SHIFT-F3 (PCX viewer only) Displays a list of video
 modes for PCX files.
 All/Hex/ASCII SHIFT-F3 (Binary viewer only) Selects a view:
 ASCII for printable characters, All for all characters, or Hex
 for hexadecimal numbers and a narrow column showing the text
 equivalent.
 Wrap SHIFT-F3 (text viewer only) Wraps text to fit in current
 window size. If text is wrapped, this unwraps it.
 Sheet SHIFT-F3 (1-2-3 Release 3 viewer only) Lets you view and
 select from a list of worksheets.
 Info SHIFT-F3 (R:Base viewer only) Displays more detailed file
 information.
   Text/ASCII SHIFT-F4 (Text and ASCII viewer) Switches between
   these two modes.
 Tables SHIFT-F4 (R:BASE viewer only) Lets you view and
 select from a list of tables.
   Go To Lets you specify a line and column, record and
   field, or row and cell to go to in the current file.
   Viewer Displays a list of available viewers you can select
   from to view the current file.
   Search Lets you search for text or numbers within the
   current file.
 Again SHIFT-F7 Searches for the next occurrence of the
 search text.
   Unzoom/Zoom Unzoom shrinks the View window to a smaller size.
   Zoom returns it to its previous size.
   Graph (.PCX viewer only) Switches between graphic display and
   information about the image size and resolution.
 Prev Views the previous file (in the File List window) to the
 one being viewed.
 Record SHIFT-F9 (database viewers only) Switches between
 record and browse mode.
 F10 
  Next Views the next file (if any) in the group of files being
  viewed.
Basic Skills
The View window
File Information dialog box
Viewer/File Info
  Viewer: Text
File Name: AUTOEXEC.BAT
  Length: 5248 bytes
 Date: April 1st, 1993
 Time: 11:46am
 Number of lines: 179
  Maximum line length: 100
The File Information dialog box contains information about the file in
the View window.
When showing information about a database file, the last two lines
change to "number of records" and "number of fields".
When showing information about a spreadsheet file, the last two lines
change to "number of rows" and "number of columns". Press F3 or click
the close box to exit the dialog box and return to the View window.
The View window
Function Keys
Fields window
PZPressing SHIFT-F2 when viewing a database file produces the Fields
window, which lists the name, type, and length of each field in the
current file. Selecting one of the fields in the window closes it and
moves the cursor to that field in the file.
Fields
 NAME
   TYPE
 LENGTH
USER_ID
 Character
USER_NAME
 Character
USER_PATH
 Character
The View window
Function Keys
R:BASE Table List
PZThe R:BASE Table List contains the table name, the number of rows and
columns in the table and the table type. The currently selected table
is highlighted.
There are three table types:
 Defined by the user.
System
 Generated by the application and are used internally by
 R:BASE. System tables can be viewed while in the R:BASE
 viewer but not from within R:BASE.
 A collection of data from various tables. View tables
 cannot be selected.
The View window
Function Keys
Video Mode window
PZDepending on the type of
Available Video Modes
monitor you have, the
Video Mode window displays a
 VGA 320x200x256
list of available video modes.
  Video7 640x400x256
The default mode (which has a
  Video7 640x480x256
check mark to the side)
  Video7 800x600x256
usually provides the best
display for the current .PCX
file. The first number
represents the number of
horizontal pixels displayed.
The second number
represents the number of vertical pixels displayed, and the third
number, colors available.
The View window
Function Keys
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Going to a Line Number dialog box
PZGo To displays a dialog box that allows you to specify the line and
column, record and field, or row and cell you want to go to in the
currently viewed file.
Go To
 You are on line 1, column 1 of
 AUTOEXEC.BAT, which is 17 lines long 
 and 52 columns wide. Enter the line  
 and column numbers to which you want 
 to go:
 line
 column
   Cancel 
The View window
Function Keys
Viewer List window
PZThe Viewer List window displays a   
Viewers
list of available viewers similar   
 Binary
to this picture. When you select a  
 Text
viewer from this list, the file
 ASCII
you were viewing is displayed in
 SEA Archive Catalog
the new viewer's format, if
 LZH Archive Catalog
possible.
 PAK Archive Catalog
 ZIP Archive Catalog
 ZOO Archive Catalog
The View window
Supported Viewers
Function Keys
Searching for Text dialog box
PZThe Search command allows you to search the current file for specific
characters. If the search text is found, press SHIFT-F7 to search for
the next occurrence. The following options control how View searches
for the text entered in the text box.
]  Case-sensitive
Select the Case-sensitive option to find files that contain text with
the same capitalization as that entered in the text box. For example,
if you type "DATABASE," it will not find files containing "Database",
"database" or "DataBase".
]  Whole Word
Select the Whole Word option to find text only if it is one or more
complete words. For example, if you type "Data", View will find only
"Data" not "Database".
Enter the text you want to find, then choose OK. View searches through
the displayed file for the specified text string and stops at the first
instance it finds.
Function Keys
Record/Browse Mode
PZThe Record/Browse command (SHIFT-F9) is available in Database viewers
to switch between record and browse mode. In browse mode (the default),
multiple records are displayed with field names positioned
horizontally.
In record mode, one record is displayed at a time with the field names
positioned vertically. Press CTRL with the right or left arrow key to
move to the next or previous record.
The View window
Function Keys