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THE CALCULATOR
The calculator is used in the same way
as a hand held calculator.
The Num Lock status is set to on which
allows you use of the numeric key pad.
Use the Scroll Lock key followed by
the Arrow keys to move the calculator
around the screen.
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FUNCTION KEYS
The function keys are as follows:
MC Clear memory
MR Recall memory
M- Subtract from memory
M+ Add to memory
CE Clear entry
AC Clear all
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STORING VALUES ON KEYS
You can store the results of
calculations performed on the
calculator on any key. This is useful
if you want to use a calcluated value
in the Spreadsheet for example.
To program a key press the letter P
and you will see the Program indicator
key displayed. The next key you press
will store the value displayed on the
calculator.
You can recall a value stored in a key
at any time by just pressing the key.
You can exit from the calculator by
pressing the Esc key.
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DIARY AND CALENDAR
The diary key brings the calendar on
the screen which allows you to select
the diary day you require. The
calendar will show todays date and you
can move today's pointer by using the
Arrow keys or the Pg Up and Pg Dn
keys.
Having selected the day for the diary
press Return.
You can exit from the diary by
pressing the Esc key and Esc again
removes the calendar from the screen.
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DIARY TEXT
The selected day will now appear on
the screen.
You can type in up to 26 lines of
details for any day. Each day is
divided into two diary pages, one for
the morning and one for the afternoon.
Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to move
to the time slot then type in the
details and press Return. Use the
Backspace key if you make a mistake
when typing new entries.
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The diary also has a note line which
can contain special information for
the day of up to 36 characters.
To move to the first page press the
Home key and to move the first entry
on the second page press the End key.
You can move forwards or backwards a
day by using the Pg Dn or Pg Up keys.
To move forward a month it is easier
to use the Esc key to display the
calendar and use the Pg Up key to move
forward on the calendar.
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DUPLICATING ENTRIES
Type in the entry and press Return
then use the Dup key for the number of
time periods required for that entry.
The diary will show these duplicated
entries by a series of asterisks '*'.
Use this facility for meetings or
events that span more than one time
slot.
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HIGHLIGHTING ENTRIES
You can highlight special events which
will appear on your desktop as
reminders for the day they are
entered.
Use the Highlight key at the beginning
of the line before typing. Existing
entries can be highlighted when the
cursor is positioned at the beginning
of the line. Press the Highlight key
a second time to make the entry into
an ordinary diary item.
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REPEATING ENTRIES
There is a repeat facility to
duplicate entries that happen weekly,
fortnightly or monthly. Press the Cmd
key and select the Repeat option by
using the Arrow key and pressing
Return, or by pressing R.
You will be asked to choose one of the
following:
W for weekly
F for fortnightly
M for monthly
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You will then be asked for the number
of times to be repeated:
Weekly Range 1 through 52
Fornightly Range 1 through 26
Monthly Range 1 through 12
After pressing Return the system
automatically creates these entries on
the correct days but will not
overwrite any existing entries.
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PRINTING
Press the Cmd key to select the Print
option. You can print the entire
diary or a range of dates. For a
range you must enter a start date and
an end date.
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CHOOSING A NEW DIARY
You can save and retrieve diaries on
disk. To select a new diary to work
on, press the Cmd key and select the
Name option by pressing N or using the
Arrow keys and Return.
You will be asked for the diary name.
Use up to 8 alpha numeric characters.
If the name does not exist a new one
is created.
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DELETE A DIARY
You can delete an entire diary or a
range of dates. It is useful to
delete past dates periodically because
this keeps the size of the diary to a
minimum which helps processing speed.
If you select a range, you can delete
days in the diary or if you select All
you can delete the entire diary.
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THE NOTEPAD
The notepad is a full-screen text
editor which provides most of the
facilities of a word processing
system.
You can exit from the notepad by
pressing the Esc key.
SELECTING AND SAVING NOTEPADS
The File key can be used to save
notepads or to select another notepad
to work on. Select the File key and
enter the notepad file name of up to 8
alpha numeric characters, if the file
does not exist a new file will be
created.
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CHANGING THE NOTEPAD SIZE
The size of the notepad can be changed
by using the Expand and Contract keys.
After pressing the Expand or Contract
key the Arrow keys move the borders of
the notepad window. Press the Expand
or Contract keys again to return the
Arrow keys to their normal use.
TABS
Tab positions are automatically set at
the beginning of each word on the
previous line. Use the Tab key to
move the cursor to each tab position.
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IMPORTING DATA
You can import data from the screen
into the notepad. For example from
the diary.
First press the Import key and the
notepad is removed from the screen.
Then use the Arrow keys to position
the cursor where you want to mark the
beginning of the block to be imported
and press Ctrl K B. Now use the Arrow
keys to position the cursor at the end
of the block and press Ctrl K K.
The notepad will now re-appear and
position the cursor where the imported
data is required and press Ctrl K C.
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SEARCH AND REPLACE
When you search and replace, you will
be asked for the find and/or replace
string and then asked for the options.
These are one or a combination of the
following:
B Search and replace backwards
from the cursor position.
G Global search and replace,
regardless of the cursor
position.
n n = any number. Search and
replace the nth occurence of the
string from the cursor position.
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N Replaces without giving the
prompt at each occurence to
replace Y/N.
U Ignore upper or lower case.
W Whole words only.
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SPECIAL KEYS
Many of the commands use the Ctrl key together with one or
two letters.
The key assignments that follow are the default settings
but these can be changed by using the QT configure program
to assign new values to the commands.
The default commands are:
CURSOR MOVEMENT COMMAND
Character left Ctrl S or Left Arrow
Character right Ctrl D or Right Arrow
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CURSOR MOVEMENT COMMAND
Word left Ctrl A
Word right Ctrl F
Line up Ctrl E or Up Arrow
Line down Ctrl X or Down Arrow
Scroll up Ctrl W
Scroll down Ctrl Z
Page up Ctrl R or PgUp key
Page down Ctrl C or PgDn key
To left of line Ctrl Q S
To right of line Ctrl Q D
To top of page Ctrl Q E
To bottom of page Ctrl Q X
To top of file Ctrl Q R or Home key
To bottom of file Ctrl Q C or End key
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CURSOR MOVEMENT COMMAND
To end of file with time and
date stamp Ctrl Q O
To beginning of block Ctrl Q B
To end of block Ctrl Q K
To last cursor position Ctrl Q P
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INSERT AND DELETE COMMAND
Insert mode on/off Ctrl V
Insert line Ctrl N
Delete line Ctrl Y
Delete to end of line Ctrl Q Y
Delete right word Ctrl T
Delete character under cursor Ctrl G or Del
Delete left character Ctrl H or Backspace key
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BLOCK COMMANDS COMMAND
Mark block beginning Ctrl K B
Mark block end Ctrl K K
Mark single word Ctrl K T
Hide/display block Ctrl K H
Copy block Ctrl K C
Move block Ctrl K V
Delete block Ctrl K Y
Read block from file Ctrl K R
Write block to file Ctrl K W
Sort block Ctrl K S
Print block Ctrl K P
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EDITING COMMANDS COMMAND
Save note file Ctrl K D
Indented left margin Ctrl Q I
Repeat last find Ctrl L
Control character prefix Ctrl P
Find Ctrl Q F
Find and replace Ctrl Q A
Restore line Ctrl Q L
Time and date stamp Ctrl Q T
Graphics on/off Ctrl Q G
Repeat last entry on
the status line Left Arrow
Print notepad Ctrl K P
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