

                        Q & A's HELP Response File

  This  file  contains  all of Q & A's responses to help requests.  You may
  NOT modify it in any way (it has been indexed!).

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%New User
                              Help For New Users

   Q&A is a study aid that presents questions from a database and verifies
   and scores your answers. The size of the database is restricted only by
   the amount of memory available. A typical limit would be 3000 questions
   and their answers. You must create a database before Q&A can be used.
   The name of your database is given to Q&A using the /FS command.

   Q&A provides context-sensitive help using the F1 key. Use it anytime.

   For help on entering commands, press the '/' key followed by F1 (help).
*END*

%Menu System
                               Using Q&A Menus

   The topmost window of the Q&A screen is the menu window. It is used to
   select among the various options provided by Q&A. Each item in the menu 
   window will expand to an option list when selected.

   Commands may be specified via letter sequences or by ALT-shifted letter
   sequences. The letter sequence for any command is the same whether ALT is
   used or not. For example, to load a database, the "File / Select Database"
   sequence is used, specified by either

        /FS <return>     or
        ALT-F ALT-S

   If the ALT sequence is used, the <return> is not needed.

   The left and right cursor keys move between options in the menu window;
   similarly, the up and down cursor keys are used to select among items in
   a sublist (or you may press the first letter of the option).

   For help on any command or option, select that option and press F1.
*END*

%Answering
                             Answering a Question

   To answer a question presented by Q&A, simply type your answer when asked
   for your response. Press RETURN to submit your answer. You may edit your
   answer is you wish BEFORE you submit it by using the cursor keys, INS,
   DEL, and Ctrl-shifted cursor keys.

   Q&A will compare you answer to the those given in the database, and will
   update your score. If you answer incorrectly, Q&A will display the correct
   answer. The next question will then be presented.
*END*

%File Operations
                               File Operations

   Use this option group to load a database file, select the database file
   directory, or to exit Q&A.
*END*

%Select Database
                           Loading a Database File

   The File/Select Database option will display a list of all files in the
   currently-selected directory. Selecting a file will load the index for 
   that database into memory and display the first question. The new database 
   will replace any that is already in memory. If no index is found, Q&A will 
   create one first.

   The displayed directory is that specified by the "File/Directory" option,
   which defaults to the directory that you started Q&A from.
*END*

%File Selection
                               Selecting a File

   To select a file, use the UP and DOWN cursor keys to move through the
   list, or PGUP and PGDN to move by page, or HOME and END to move to the
   top or bottom of the list, respectively. You may also locate the first
   file whose filename begins with any character by pressing that character.
   Pressing that character repeatedly steps through all files beginning with
   that character.

   Once selected, the file is loaded for use by Q&A.
*END*

%Path Selection
                                Path Selection

   Enter the directory name to be used by the "File/Select Database" option. 

           Cursor Movement                         Editing
   ───────────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────
   Cursor right   Move cursor right   │  Control-End    Clear buffer
   Cursor left    Move cursor left    │  Backspace      Backspace
   Home           Start of line       │  Insert         Toggle insert mode
   End            End of line         │  Delete         Delete character
   Tab            Tab right           │  Return         Accept
   Shift-Tab      Tab left            │  Escape         Cancel
*END*

%Set Directory
                           Database File Directory

   Use this command to select the directory from which database files will
   be loaded. The contents of this directory will be displayed by the
   "File/Select Database" option.
*END*

%Exit to DOS
                                   Exit Q&A

   Select this option to return to the operating system level.
*END*

%Mode Selection
                                Mode Selection

   The Mode Selection menu allows you to select the method used to obtain
   the next question from the database.
*END*

%Sequential
                               Sequential Order

   Select sequential to tell Q&A that you wish to read questions from the
   database in the same order as they appear in the database. When the last
   question has been presented, Q&A will start over at the first question.

   You may force Q&A to start over by selecting "Mode/Clear".

   You may change modes as you wish.
*END*

%Random
                                 Random Order

   Use this option to tell Q&A that you wish to read questions in random
   order. In this mode, the database has no "end". To set the scoring back
   to zero, use "Mode/Clear".

   You may change modes as you wish.
*END*

%Clear
                                Clear Scoring

   Use this option to reset the scoring back to zero and to cause sequential
   access to start at the beginning of the database.
*END*

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