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- <>@2{ZX FILES INSTRUCTIONS
- @3
- }By Andy Gibson (Author of DMC)
- @4
-
- ZX files has many options, it is
- used by mouse and/or keyboard.
-
- The Index contains a full list of all
- the Articles available. You will
- also notice that the Index has a
- number of pages that can be flipped
- through.
-
-
- (This can be checked by looking at the
- top right of the screen when you have
- selected @3INDEX @4from the panel).
-
-
- @3LOADING @1- @5 Loading an Article
- from the Index is as easy as clicking
- on it with the mouse button.
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- If an Article can be loaded, it will
- be hi-lighted when the pointer is over
- it. (You can choose to press
- @1<Return> @5instead of pressing the
- mouse keys!
-
- When an Article has loaded, you can
- check to see how many pages it has by
- looking at the top right of the
- screen.
-
- @1
- eg. Page 1 of 4
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- @6
- Over the next few pages we shall run
- through all the buttons on the panel.
-
-
- @3INDEX @1- @4This displays the index. It
- can be selected from the control panel
- or by pressing @1<ESC>@4. Obviously you
- will only need to use this option when
- you have an Article or IFF loaded.
-
-
-
- @3NEXT @1- @5This option will display either
- the next Index Page or Article Page
- depending on which one being displayed
- on the screen. It can be selected
- via the control panel or by pressing
- the @1<Right Cursor Key>@5.
-
-
- @3PREV @1- @4This option will display either
- the previous Index Page or Article
- Page depending on which one is being
- displayed on the screen. It can be
- selected via the control panel or by
- pressing the @1<Left Cursor Key>@4.
-
-
- @3FIRST @1-@5This option will display either
- the first Index Page or Article Page
- depending on which one is being
- displayed on the screen. It can be
- selected via the control panel or by
- pressing the @1<Up Cursor Key>@5.
-
-
- @3LAST @1- @4This option will display either
- the last Index Page or Article Page
- depending on which one is being
- displayed on the screen. It can be
- selected via the control panel or by
- pressing the @1<Down Cursor Key>@4.
-
-
- @3GOTO @1- @5This option will display any
- Index Page or Article Page depending
- on which one is being displayed on the
- screen. It can be selected via the
- control panel or by pressing the
- @1<SPACE BAR>@5. Then just type in the
- page you want to jump to and press
- @1<Return>@5.
- @3PRINT @1-@4This will only become available
- when an article has loaded. It can
- be selected from the panel or by
- pressing @1<shift & P>@4.
-
- @3ABOUT @1- @5This will bring up a small
- message box with some information
- about ZX Files. It can be selected via
- the control panel or by pressing @1<A>@5.
-
- @3HELP @1- @4Will Display a quick help
- screen. It can be selected via the
- control panel or from the keyboard by
- pressing @1<HELP>@4.
-
- @3COLOURS @1- @5The coloured text shown on
- articles can now be toggled on/off.
- This can be selected via the control
- panel or from the keyboard by pressing
- @1<C>@5. Try it just now.
-
- @3MUSIC@1- @4This option toggles the music
- On or Off. It can be selected via
- the control panel or pressing @1<M>@4.
- @3SECRET @1- @5This option will let you type
- in a password to access some secret
- messages ! You need to know the
- correct password before gaining entry
- to the messages ! It can be
- selected via the Index only and you
- will be prompted to enter the
- password. As usual this can be
- selected via the control panel or by
- pressing @1<S>@5.
-
- @3CLI @1- @4This will let you go to
- either CLI or WBench, depending in
- where you loaded ZX Files from. All CPU
- time will be returned to the Amiga and
- to get back to ZX Files from CLI or WBench
- you need to press @1<Left Amiga and A>@4.
- This option can be selected via the
- control panel or by pressing the above
- mentioned keys.
-
- @3QUIT @1- @5This will let you Quit ZX Files!
- It can be selected via the control
- panel or by presing @1<Shift & Esc>@5.
- @3NB @1- @4IFF pictures do NOT have a
- selection of pages ! Therefore the
- NEXT, PREV, FIRST, LAST & GOTO options
- wont work when an IFF picture is being
- displayed on the screen. You cannot
- print pictures from ZX Files !
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