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#H0 7
" "
"Thank you for your purchase of DiscPassage CD-ROM products. "
" "
"DiscPassage allows you to quickly locate words and phrases in "
"documents stored on CD-ROM (Compact Disc, Read Only Memory). "
"Many discs also store images and several will have audio "
"features available. "
" "
"DiscPassage has four major functions: "
" "
" * Search - helps you search the database for specific "
" words, authors, subjects, or titles to identify"
" related documents. "
" * Browse - helps you review lists of words, authors, "
" subjects, or titles, then select corresponding "
" documents. "
" * Contents- lists the table of contents contained in the "
" database and helps you select a document. "
" "
" * Database- identifies information available on the CD and "
" helps you select a database. "
" "
" "
" "
"When a major function menu appears on the screen, make a "
"selection by: "
" "
" * Moving the highlight sideways using the left and right "
" arrow keys, or moving the highlight up and down using the"
" up and down arrows, then selecting the hightlighted "
" choice with the enter key. "
" "
"The keyboard has several special keys: "
" "
" * ENTER - Executes the current selection or words you typed. "
" * ESC - Escape leaves the current menu or document and "
" returns to the previous menu. "
" * HOME - Goes to the beginning of the document or top of the"
" menu. "
" "
" * END - Goes to the end of the document or bottom of the "
" menu. "
" * PgUp - Page Up scrolls up one page in the document or one "
" menu screen. "
" * PgDn - Page Down scrolls down one page in the document or "
" one menu screen. "
" * F2 - Clears all word fields in the search/browse "
" template and restarts your search. "
" * F3 - Jump directly to next matching document or image "
" (In search/browse context). "
" * F7 - Prints the document or table currently displayed. "
" * F8 - Copies the text file to floppy or hard disk. "
" * F9 - Pops up a menu allowing selection of figures, audio"
" and tables included in the document. "
" * F10 - Execute - displays titles or searches through "
" documents to find the next occurrence of a word. "
#H1 3
"Make a selection from the SEARCH menu by: "
" "
" * Moving the highlight up or down with the arrow keys "
" "
" * Selecting the highlighted choice with the ENTER key "
" "
"The Search function helps you find a document by searching the"
"data base using four separate criteria: "
" * WORD- searches the full text of documents for combin- "
" ations of words. This can include anything in "
" the title, abstract, references or captions. "
" Every word is indexed with the exception of "
" numbers and single characters. Sometimes common"
" words such as 'the' are omitted. "
" * AUTHOR- searches for documents with combinations of "
" authors. Data bases with a single author do not"
" offer this feature. "
" * SUBJECT- searches the subject index of documents for "
" combinations of key words. Data bases dealing "
" with a single subject do not offer this feature."
" * TITLE- searches the titles of documents for combin- "
" ations of words. "
#H2 2
"Make a selection by: "
" * Moving the highlight up or down using the arrow keys. "
" "
" * Selecting the highlighted choice with the ENTER key. "
" "
"The Browse function helps you find a document by scrolling "
"through lists of words or names with the number of documents "
"that contain them: "
" * WORD - lists all of the words from a to z (except those"
" common words such as "the" that may have been "
" excluded) found in the documents in a data base "
" * AUTHOR - lists the authors of documents, last name first "
" * SUBJECT- lists the subjects of documents. Subjects are "
" determined from key words or phrases supplied "
" by the original publisher. "
" * TITLES - lists the words found in the titles of documents"
#H3 1
"The contents function helps you find a document by scrolling "
"through the table of contents, listing documents in the order "
"they were originally published. "
#H4 1
"This menu show the available data bases on the CD-ROM disc you"
"are now playing. Make a selection in the data base menu by: "
" "
" * Moving the highlight up or down using the ARROW KEYS and "
" then selecting with the ENTER key "
" "
"The data base you selected will appear at the top line of the "
"screen. Move to Search, Browse, or Contents with arrow keys. "
#H5 1
"The Change/Quit functions give you options to change CD-ROM "
"discs or to quit the program. Use the arrow keys to highlight"
"the choice you desire, then select it with the enter key. "
" "
"To change a disc, select Change from the menu, then remove the"
"CD-ROM disc in the player, replace it with another DiscPassage"
"title (this will only work on DiscPassage products), and press"
"ENTER. "
#H6 12
"The search template allows you to enter up to seven words or "
"phrases, one on each line. The escape key (ESC) will return "
"you to the previous menu. To search: "
" "
" * Type your search word or name (upper or lower case "
" letters are OK) on the first blank line where the cursor "
" is blinking and then press the ENTER key. DiscPassage "
" will then search for the term and return with the number "
" of documents on the disc containing that word or name in "
" the column labeled 'Documents Found'. If you entered a "
" term that found no occurrences in the database, you may "
" backspace to erase that term and re-enter a different "
" term on the same line. Press ENTER to search again. "
" "
" "
" "
" * You may edit your search by moving the cursor through the"
" search fields with the ARROW KEYS. When the cursor is in"
" the field to be changed, use the BACKSPACE key to erase "
" parts or all of the search term, or type in new letters. "
" "
" * Wildcard searches are convenient for searching for a "
" number of words with different suffixes and common roots."
" There are two wildcard characters, the '?' and the '*'. "
" The question mark used in a word means that any character"
" can occupy that position. For example, 'appl?' would "
" return the documents for both 'apple' and 'apply'. The "
" asterisk (*) means that any character can occupy that "
" position or any other remaining position in the word. "
" For example, 'appl*' would return documents for 'apple' "
" and 'apply', as well as, 'apples', 'applesause', and "
" 'applejack', and any other word that starts with 'appl'. "
" Be careful not to use vague wildcards like 'a*' because "
" you will find a huge number of words and the search will "
" take a long time to complete. Wildcard phrases such as "
" 'jo* appl*' are not supported at this time. "
" "
" * Phrases may be entered with spaces between the words on "
" a single search line, such as 'three pipe problem'. "
" "
" * Use the F2 key to clear all search fields and restart "
" your search without leaving the screen. "
" "
" * Enter up to 7 search terms. The cumulative matches for "
" all search terms are displayed under the column labeled "
" "Combined Matches". Refine your search using the AND, OR"
" NOT, or OFF operators to make it more specific or broad. "
" "
" * View the document titles by pressing F10 (or return) "
" when your search is complete. Try to narrow the search "
" to 25 documents. It is always easier to let the computer"
" do the work. If only a single match is found, it will "
" be called up directly. "
" ***************** SEARCH STRATEGIES ******************* "
" "
"People who do on-line searching for a living have several "
"suggestions to make searching faster and more effective: "
" "
" * Decide what you want to search for. Be specific. If you"
" want to know about plastics, what types of plastics? "
" Let the computer do your sorting for you! "
" * Think of the title of your ideal article. An example is "
" 'Horse Racing in Europe - Why Arabians are Faster.' Now, "
" strip out the key words that will be used to make up the "
" search; HORSE, RACING, EUROPE, ARABIAN. Try to limit "
" yourself to three or four words at a time. Pay close "
" attention to the number of matches you receive with each "
" additional word, modifying your search, if necessary. "
" "
" * Decide what type of search you would like to do: word, "
" author, subject, or title. Keep in mind that there are "
" limitations to each way you are searching. A word found "
" with the title search may be more relevant than one found"
" in the body of the text with the word search. "
" "
" * The word search is extremely broad and you will find "
" matches anywhere in the text, including references. Word"
" searching is extremely powerful because you will turn up "
" 'the dust between the pages'. As an example, a company "
" had a photograph taken from a satellite of a remote "
" island. They needed to know the geologic composition of "
" the cliffs that were in the photo. Rather than send a "
" geologist to the island, they did a search of geologic "
" textbooks, but the island was so remote, they couldn't "
" locate any information on it. A full-text word search, "
" however, located an ornithology text book that mentioned "
" the island. A section of the text contained a brief "
" description of the cliffs where the birds nested. "
#H7 2
"Make a selection by: "
" * Moving the highlight up or down using the ARROW keys, "
" PgUp or PgDn keys, or the HOME or END keys. "
" - or - "
" * Typing a series of letters: A - Z, the cursor will jump "
" to each successive letter in the list. "
" "
" * Select that item with the ENTER key "
" "
"The titles of the documents will then be displayed. "
" "
" * Use the F2 key to clear all search fields and restart "
" your search without leaving the screen. "
#H8 1
"The contents function helps you find a document by scrolling "
"through the table of contents, listing documents in the order "
"they were originally published. Make a selection by: "
" "
" * Moving the highlight up or down using the ARROW KEYS and "
" then pressing the ENTER key to select the top level "
" contents. "
#H9 1
"Select a database by moving the highlight bar with the arrow "
"keys, then pressing the ENTER key. The selected database will"
"appear on the top line of the screen. You may now move with "
"the left or right arrow keys to continue searching, browsing, "
"and other DiscPassage functions. "
#H10 1
"Highlight a title by using the cursor keys, then select with "
"the ENTER key (or F10). There may be a slight delay as "
"additional titles are read from the disc - this is normal. "
#H11 4
"You can scroll through the text by using the cursor keys: "
" "
" * Moving up or down one line using the ARROW KEYS. "
" * Moving up or down one page using the PgUp or PgDn keys. "
" * Moving to the beginning using HOME. "
" * Moving to the end of the document using the END key. "
" "
" "
"The escape (ESC) key returns you to the previous screen. "
"All the search terms you selected are highlighted in context. "
"You may search forward through the document for other search "
"terms in context by pressing the F10 key (or right arrow key)."
"The shifted F10 key (or left arrow key) will search backwards "
"from the screen you are viewing. At this point, you may also:"
" "
" "
" * Jump directly to the next document or image matching your"
" search term by pressing the F3 key. Shift-F3 will jump "
" to the previous document. "
" * Print the document by pressing the F7 key. "
" * Copy the document to hard or floppy disk by pressing "
" the F8 key. "
" * Access tables, figures, and audio associated with the "
" document by pressing the F9 key. "
" "
"Once you have reached the end of a document, pressing F10 "
"again will advance you to the next document where the given "
"search term(s) were found. "
#H12 2
"If selections are available for this document, move the "
"highlighted bar with the up or down arrows, then select it "
"with the ENTER key. "
" "
"NOTE: It is recommended that you have a Super-VGA video board "
"to view images; standard VGA is also supported. For audio "
"selections, a CD-ROM audio jack is required to play audio. "
"Pressing the escape key (ESC) will return you to this menu "
"from a table, image, or audio. Pressing the escape key (ESC) "
"from this menu will return you to the document. "
#H13 2
"You may view or print the table, or you may return to the menu"
"by pressing the escape key (ESC). You may also: "
" "
" * Move around in the tables with the arrow keys. "
" * Move quickly with the PgUp or PgDn keys to move up or "
" down. "
" * Move quickly with the TAB/SHIFTED TAB keys to move from "
" left to right. "
" * Print the table by pressing the F7 key. The table will "
" print in 80 column sections. Use adhesive tape to piece "
" the table back together. "
#H14 1
"Please specify the DOS drive, path, and filename to copy this "
"file to. You may copy to either a hard disk or a floppy disk."
"The entire file will be copied. "
#H15 1
"Move the highlight bar to the choice you want to make, then "
"press the ENTER key to select. Choosing the Change CD-ROM "
"Disc option allows you to place a different DiscPassage disc "
"in your CD-ROM drive. Only DiscPassage products will work "
"with this function. The Change CD-ROM Drive option allows you"
"to change the drive letter that the software uses, if you "
"have multiple CD-ROM drives on your system. To leave the "
"program, choose the QUIT option. You will return to DOS. "
#H16 1
"To stop printing the document, press the escape key (ESC) "
"while you are printing. Printing will stop at the end of the "
"next page. Currently, the LPT1 port is the only place you may"
"print out a table or text document. To print an image, you "
"must have an optional video printer. They will not reproduce "
"on any other type of printer. "
#H17 2
"The function keys used by DiscPassage are: "
" "
" * F2 - Restart. Used in the search template to clear and "
" restart search. "
" * F3 - Jump. Jump directly to next document matching the "
" given search term(s). "
" * F7 - Print. Prints the document or table currently "
" displayed. "
" * F8 - Copy. Copies the text file to hard or floppy disk. "
" * F9 - Figures and Tables. Pops the figures and tables "
" menu selector that allow you to display figures "
" tables, and to play audio. "
" * F10 - Execute. Displays titles or searches through "
" a document to find the next occurrence of a word. "
" Advances to the next function. "
#H18 2
"Press the SPACE BAR to toggle between Boolean operators. "
"These operators make your search more or less specific by "
"combining multiple search lines. They work as follows: "
" "
" * AND - Narrows the search by finding only documents that "
" contain both the previous term and that on this line"
" * OR - Broadens the search by finding documents that "
" contain either or both search terms. "
" * NOT - Narrows the search by finding documents that contain"
" the previous search term, but NOT the next one. "
" * OFF - Turns off the search term on that line, so it is "
" ignored in the Combined Matches total. "
#H19 1
"This option allows you to change the disc in your CD-ROM drive"
"without leaving DiscPassage. It may take a minute for the "
"disc to be read by the drive, this is normal. Press ESCape to"
"leave this option and continue with the same disc. "
#H20 1
"This option allows you to change the drive letter that the "
"software uses as your CD-ROM drive. If there are multiple "
"CD-ROM drives on your system, the software automatically "
"detects this and uses the first one (alphabetically) by "
"default. Press ESCape to leave this option and continue with "
"the same drive. "
#HEND