The Vocabulator (c) is a program which helps you overcome one of
the biggest problems in learning a new language -- the fact that
you have difficulty in learning pronunciation and structure
because you do not know enough VOCABULARY.

The Vocabulator (c) helps you overcome this problem by giving
you a "flip card" display of common words and phrases.

The Vocabulator (c) uses Industry Standard Menu Selection
and Navigation standards.
The Cursor (arrow) keys will move you around the screens
to edit and view data.
<F1> will invoke relevant help screens.
<Esc> will abort the current operation, and return you to the
previous higher level of the program.

The various Vocabulator (c) options are selected by a "Menu"
of options. You select the option by moving the highlight to
the option you wish to execute, and then press <Enter>.
A quick method of making this selection is also provided -
simply press the first letter of the menu option you wish to
execute, and the option will execute directly.

The various Vocabulator (c) options are described in more
detail below.

THE PROMPTING ROUTINES:

    The Vocabulator can prompt with YOUR LANGUAGE WORD, where you
    want to translate into the foreign language, or with the
    FOREIGN LANGUAGE WORD when you want to translate back into
    your own language.

    You can speed up, or slow down the prompt speed as your
    proficiency in the language improves. You do this by pressing
    the up and down arrow keys while in the prompting routines.

    As you begin to learn more words, you will find that some well
    known words continue to prompt, which tends to waste time,
    and make you feel frustrated. Press <Enter> when such a word
    is displayed in the prompting routines, and the word will be
    removed until you decide to restore it.

    This "hiding" routine is also useful when you have just
    started with the language - you may well find that there are
    so many words that they are not repeated often enough for
    you to learn them quickly. All you then do is press enter
    when the more difficult words are displayed, until you have
    a small enough list of words which you can learn quickly.
    When you have learnt these words well, reinstate the other
    words in order to learn them.

    During prompting, you may often find that you are confused,
    and wish to think about, or look at previous or similar words.
    To do this, press <Space> in the prompting routines, which
    will halt the prompting process. You can then look at the
    previous few words which are still displayed on screen, or
    browse through your vocabulary database by pressing <F1>.

ADD/EDIT WORDS ROUTINE

    The Vocabulator (c) is supplied with databases of about 500
    words for a number of common languages. This list has been
    recommended to us as THE MOST USEFUL list for a beginner in
    a language. If you develop your knowledge beyond the scope
    of this list, this routine allows you to add, edit, or
    delete words as you wish.

    You can even generate your own new language database by
    means of this routine as follows:

          Exit to DOS, and log to the Vocabulator Directory
          Type  COPY  BLANK.MAS  <Name of your language>.VOC
          Type  COPY  BLANK.ORD  <Name of your language>.ORD
          Reenter the Vocabulator (c), select your new
          language, and build up a database of the words you
          want to learn.

REINSTATE HIDDEN WORDS

    If you have hidden words in the prompt routine, and now
    want them to be returned to the prompting list, execute
    this option to restore them

PRINT WORDS

    If you want a hard copy of your Vocabulary database, use
    this routine to print the words out.

    You can choose to print out the database alphabetically
    in either your language, or the foreign language.

CORRECT CORRUPTED FILES

    In the unlikely event that you find that your data seems
    to be corrupted, and words seem to be missing, or
    duplicated, use this option to attempt to correct these
    problems. NOTE: These problems should normally only
    happen after a power failure while you are editing words.

BACKUP DATA

    If you have made modifications to any of your language
    libraries, you will want to make regular backups to floppy
    disks. To do this, make sure you have a formatted disk
    in drive A:, and then execute this option, which will copy
    your selected Language Library to the floppy disk.

