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              ARJ Version 2.30 Hypertext Documentation

 ARJ-Help is an electronic book (brand named Window Book (tm)) that
 allows the user to easily discover how to use ARJ. It can be run as
 a stand-alone program or as a TSR "popup" in the DOS operating system.
 It is very fast and has a rich set of features which include full-text
 search, hypertext links, a table of contents that can be reorganized to
 your needs, a complete index, and much more.

 This Window Book contains the complete documentation to ARJ version 2.30
 in an easy to use on-line hypertext help systems.

 Note: This Window Book is designed to work as a DOS application - you can
       order a dual-mode DOS and MS-Windows version that will run under
       BOTH DOS and MS-Windows if you register.

 To run ARJ-Help, at the DOS Prompt, type  ARJ-Help
            C>ARJ-Help

 To run ARJ-Help as a background-resident pop-up, with the Alt+Esc "hotkey"
 combination, add the /B parameter:
         C>ARJ-Help /B

 To run ARJ-Help as a background-resident pop-up, with your own private "hotkey"
 combination, add the /B and the /HK:? parameters:
         C>ARJ-Help /B /HK:?

 where ? can be a function key F1-F10 (yielding hotkey combinations
 Alt-F1 thru Alt+F10), or a letter A-Z (yielding hotkey combinations
 Ctrl+Shift+A thru Ctrl+Shift+Z), or a number 0-9 (yielding hotkey
 combinations Ctrl+Shift+0 thru Ctrl+Shift+9)

 Note all the information below is contained on-line inside your Window
 Book (press F1). We suggest you refer to it there.

 Using Your Window Book Under DOS Display
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 Options for DOS Display

 The complete activation syntax for running a Window Book is:

 [drv:][\path\]bookname [/b] [/hk:X] [/g]

 where:

 drv:      is a disk drive name (e.g., A:, B:, C:, D: etc.)

 \path\    is a directory name (e.g., \)

 /b        specifies that the Window Book should operate as a background
           resident popup (TSR).

 /hk:X     specifies the user-chosen hotkey combination. X
           can take the values 0 through 9, A
           through Z, and F1 through F10.

 /g        Normally, when there's a choice of multiple volumes,
           the program starts up by offering a volume selection menu. The
           user then decides which volume to read. The /g (for go!) option
           bypasses the volume selection menu on startup.


 How-To Guide for DOS Display

 Do Full Text Search: (1) Press F4. (2) Type in the first word you are
 looking for - then press enter. (3) review the list of topics that contain
 the word (or root of the word) you chose. (4) you can refine the search
 with additional logical operators by pressing the F4 key again and adding
 the appropriate restrictions.

 Note that:
   ■ You can combine successive searches, using logical operators.
   ■ You can type the beginning of a word, terminated by the wildcard
   symbol * , it will match all suffixes. For example: if you type th* you
   will match the this these those though thoughtfully thoroughfare etc...
   ■ A word must begin and end with a letter or a digit. (no +,@,# ect...)
   ■ Even though the Window Book can locate any word in any topic, the
   book's author can specify that certain topics be excluded (for example,
   helps, introduction, glossary, acknowledgement etc.). As a rule, the
   search only applies to the topics listed in the ALPHA-SORTED ToC.

 Make a hypertext jump: (1) The topic you're reading
 must have references (hypertext links) built into it. You can tell
 by the Turn references ON message at the right side of the
 menu line (at the top of the screen). (2) Press Ins (the keypad 0
 key). The message flips over to the left side. The references are
 ON. (3) If the information in the window has references in it, you'll
 see them highlighted. If there are no references in the window, use
 PgDn or PgUp to reach the section of information that does have references.
 (4) If the window shows several references, you can use the left/right
 arrow keys - - to select the one you want. (5) Press Enter.

 Do "QuickScroll" lookup: (1) Press ALT and, keeping it pressed, type
 the first letters of a title or a highlighted reference. (2) Whatever
 you type, is displayed in the menu line. (3) If such a title or reference
 exists, Window Book will select it (same as if you pressed the up/down
 arrows until you located the desired item).Note however that you can
 only type letters or digits;  If you release the Alt key and then
 press it again,   you're starting a new keyword.  Keyword lookup works
 in the ToC, in the INDEX, and when a topic's cross-references are
 ON.

 Change the form of the Table of Contents: (1) Press F2. (2)
 Press the keypad right arrow key, or left arrow key, once.(3) Select
 the view of the Table of Contents that you wish to use.

 Print an entire topic: (1) Press F6. (2) Press Enter.

 Copy an entire topic to a file: (1) Press F6. (2) Press the
 keypad down arrow key once. (3) Press Enter.

 Mark a text selection: (1) Press F5 for the first time. A line
 is highlighted. (2) Using the keypad up/down arrow keys position the
 highlighted line at the beginning of the desired selection. (3) Press
 F5 for the second time; this starts marking. (4) Using the keypad
 up/down arrow keys  move the highlighted text to the end of the desired
 selection. (5) Press F5 a third time; the selection is marked.  If
 you press F5 a fourth time, marking disappears.

 Print or copy selected information: (1) Using F5, mark the
 selected text. (2) Press F6 for printing/copying.
 (3) Follow instructions shown in F6 menu. (4) Press F5 once more,
 to undo the marking.

 Import information into your word processor: (1) Copy the information
 into a file. (2) Import/Read the file into your word processor with
 your word processors import/read feature.

 See the foreground application while reading: When the Window
 Book is in the background, you can split the screen and see parts
 of the foreground application screen while reading the Window Book.
 (1) Press F7. The screen splits. Pressing F7 a second time inverses
 the split-screen. Pressing it a third time restores the full-screen
 display.

 One-key sequential reading: When the Toc or INDEX is visible
 in the background, you can get the next page of the current topic
 by pressing PgDn. Then, by pressing Shift-PgDn, you automatically
 read the next topic. This single key lets you read an entire Window
 Book sequentially, page by page, topic by topic, as if it were a regular
 paper book! (the keypad + and keypad - keys do the same as Shift-PgDn
 and Shift-PgUp; use the one you find most convenient).

 Dynamically Redefining Keys in DOS Display

 It has been observed that people generally feel more comfortable when
 able to leave their finger on the key it's on, rather than moving
 from key to key.

 The Window Book user interface has been designed to reduce the number
 of times your fingers must move from key to key by redefining the
 function of most keys after they are pressed so that pressing such
 a key a second time will produce another, normally complementary,
 action. We encourage you to experiment in pressing a key twice to
 see how the second time undoes or modifies the effect of the first
 time.

 Pressing F1 once brings up the HELP Menu. Pressing it again removes
 the menu.

 Pressing F2 or F3 once brings up the Table of Contents, or the INDEX.
 Pressing it again has the same effect as if Enter was pressed: the
 currently selected topic is displayed.

 Pressing F6 once brings up the Print/Export menu. Pressing it again
 removes the menu. Pressing Esc also removes the menu, as does selecting
 NONE of the above... and pressing Enter. Choose the method
 that you find most comfortable.

 Pressing F10 once brings up the Termination/Book Selection menu, which
 offers you the choice of selecting another Window Book for reading.
 Pressing F10 again closes the Window Book and returns you to DOS.
 Thus, to close the Window Book, just press F10 twice.

 Pressing F5 will activate the Marking Text function pressing F5  again
 will begin marking . Pressing F5 the third time will turn Marking
 off. Pressing F5 a fourth time will unmark any marked text.

 Pressing F7 will toggle split screen when you have your Window Book
 installed in the background.

 Pressing Enter takes you from ToC or INDEX to a selected topic, or
 from a cross-reference to a target topic. Pressing Enter again normally
 takes you back to where you came from. This lets you quickly preview
 where you might be going, then return to the original position.

 Concerning Your Monitor - for DOS Display

 Note: You only need to read this section if you are having trouble
 reading the Window Book.   Window Books automatically detect the type
 of video display you have. If you have a mono system, Window Book
 adapts itself to the mono display mode. Window Books automatically
 detects the presence of the color capability, and uses it. It automatically
 distinguishes between VGA, EGA and CGA, and adapts the display mode
 for optimum results. For your convenience (there being no single color
 display scheme that everybody prefers), you can choose between built-in
 color palettes in the F1 Help Menu.

 Window Books require a EGA or VGA monitor to display graphics.

 Choosing Among Color Palettes in DOS Display

 To change the colors while reading a Window Book: Press F1 and choose
 SELECT to change color palettes.

 You can pre-specify the colors for all Window Books by indicate the
 color palette of your choice by adding a SET line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT
 file: SET WBDISPLAY=X where X is one of the values: VGA, EGA, CGA,
 MONO or REVERSE.

 Using Window Books with Mono Graphics Video under DOS.

 This portion concerns you only if your computer has a GRAPHICS MONOCHROME
 monitor (a mono display connected to a graphics controller of type
 CGA, EGA or VGA). This is typical of laptops, portables and even some
 desktop PC's.

 A problem may arise with certain computers using a mono display but
 having a graphics controller mechanism. The Window Book is tricked
 into thinking that it is dealing with a color monitor, producing a
 washed-out and hard-to-read image. You fix this problem by pressing
 F1 and choosing VIDEO, then specifying the MONO option. The image
 should immediately clear up.

 To complicate matters further, a laptop computer's LCD paper-white
 display shows black as white, white as black, and may reverse dim
 and bright accentuation. For the best image, choose the REVERSE option
 (rather than MONO).

 You can set the proper display mode for your system by typing a SET
 command: SET WBDISPLAY=MONO For regular mono display or
 SET WBDISPLAY=REVERSE For paper-white LCD display

 You can permanently set the proper display mode for your system by
 adding a SET line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file: SET WBDISPLAY=MONO or
 SET WBDISPLAY=REVERSE

 If you have any questions, please feel free to call [phone].