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!!@ -- Help INDEX -- % !I!@~Introduction ~Help on Help ~Color Manager ~Command Prompt Basics ~Commands ~Dialog Boxes ~Directories ~Drives ~Files ~File Manager Basics ~Graphics Mode ~Groups ~Menus ~Mouse Techniques ~Programs ~Program Manager Basics ~Startup Command % !I1!@ Introduction Welcome to the MS-DOS 5.0 Shell! Use the Page Down and Page Up keys to scroll through the information in this Introduction. The Shell program makes it possible to run MS-DOS programs and use common Disk Operating System (DOS) commands by making selections from menus. It has two parts: - Program Manager - File Manager Program Manager is used to list the programs you work with on your system. It provides a quick way to start and group those programs. File Manager lists the drives, directories, and files on your system. It provides an easy way to issue common MS-DOS commands and work with files and directories. The Shell provides context-sensitive help for all menus, commands, dialog box options, areas of the screen, and messages. To obtin help on an item while you are working, highlight the item and press the F1 key. The Index that comes with help contains additional help information, including instructions on using Program Manager and File Manager, and help on using the help system. Choose Index from the Help menu or press the F11 (or Shift+F1) key from any help dialog box to display a list of help index topics. Press the Esc key once to remove this help screen. % !I2!@ Help on Help The Shell help system provides both context- senstive help about the topic you are working on and an index of additional help topics. - To get help about a menu, command, or dialog box option: highlight the item and press the F1 key. This displays a dialog box of information on that item. - To get help about an area of the screen: move to that area with the Tab key and press F1. - To get help about a message displayed on your screen: press F1; or use Tab to move to the Help button and press Enter; or double click the Help button. - To get help about an entire dialog box: use the Tab key to move to the Help button and press Enter. - To move between pages of help text in a help screen: press the Page Up and Page Down keys or click the arrows to the right of the dialog box. - To view a complete index of help topics: choose Index from the Help menu. - To view the help index from a help dialog box: press F11 (or Shift+F1); or press Tab to move the highlight to the Index button and press Enter; or double-lick the Index button. - To view a topic in the help index: use the arrow keys to highlight the topic and press Enter; or double-click the topic. - To view a list of key assignments for the DOS 5.0 Shell: choose Keys from the Help menu. - To view a list of key assignments from a help dialog box: press Tab to move the highlight to the Keys button and press Enter; or double-click the Keys button. - To cancel a help screen when you are finished: press the Esc key; or press Tab to move the highlight to the Esc button and press Enter; or double-click he Esc button. % !I3!@ Color Manager Basics Color Manager provides a way to change the colors or screen mode used to display the Shell screens. Choose Color Manager from the Program Manager list to display the Color Manager dialog box. - To choose another color selection or screen mode: use the Tab and Shift+Tab keys to highlight the Next and Previous buttons and press Eter to choose a button; or click the Next and Previous buttons. When you have the color selection and screen mode you want, choose OK or press Enter to return to the Program Manager. % !I4!@ Command Prompt Basics The command prompt is for entering MS-DOS commands directly without using the Shell. You temporarily leave the Shell and display the MS-DOS command prompt by presing Shift+F9 or choosing Command Prompt from the Program Manager list. To return to the Shell after entering MS-DOS commands, type EXIT at the command prompt. This starts your Shell session again. When you exit the Shell with the Exit command in the Program menu, you also return to the command prompt. This, however, terminates your Shell session. To start another session and display the Sell, type DOSSHELL at the command prompt. % !I5!@ Commands You can choose MS-DOS commands from the Shell by activating the appropriate menu (Alt or F10), positioning the cursor on the desired command (use the arrow keys), and pressing the <enter> key. Some of the commands are followed by three dots (eg Copy...). This indicates that the command will require further interactions with the user before it is executed. Commands which are not followed by three dots begin immediately when they are selected. Some commands require that you highlight the item you want to work with before you execute the command. For example, to rename a file in File Manager, you highlight the file before you choose the Rename command from the File menu. - To move to the menus in File Manager or Program Manager: press the F10 or Alt key. - To choose a command from a menu using the keyboard: use the arrow keys to display the menus and highlight commands, and press Enter to choose the highlighted command - To choose a command from a menu using a mouse: click the menu name and then click the command name. For information on filling in dialog boxes displayed by commands, see "Dialog Boxes" in the help index. For more information on menus, see "Menus" in the help index. % !I6!@ Dialog Boxes Dialog boxes are used for specifying and displaying additional information for a command or operation. Most commands that have dots after them on the menu (like Copy...) display dialog boxes. For example, when you choose the Copy... command, you see a dialog box where you enter the name of the location you want to copy to. Use the following techniques to move around in a dialog box, enter information, and select options. - To move between areas of a dialog box: use the Tab and Shift+Tab keys; or click on the area. - To enter information into a dialog box: move to the area where you want to enter information and type it in. You can use the backspace key to delete characters and the arrow keys to move around within the entry. You can use the Ins and Del keys to add or remove information in an entry. - To select a multiple choice option: move to the option, use the arrow keys to highlight the choice you want, and press the Spacebar; or click the choice you want. - To turn an option on or off: move to the option and press Spacebar; or click the option. An X next to the option indicates that it is on. Most dialog boxes have three options at the bottom: OK, Cancel, and Help. OK carries out the command with the options you specified and hides the dialog box. Cancel terminates the command and hides the dialog box. Help displays help on the dialog box. - To choose one these buttons: use Tab to move to the option and press Enter; or double- click the button. % !I7!@ Directories Directories are designated areas of the disk drive used for storing files. Directories can also contain other directories called "subdirectories." You make and delete directories in the File Manager with the File Create Directory... command. File Manager displays a list of directories in the current drive in the "Directory Tree" area of the screen. A plus sign next to the directory name means it contains subdirectories. The files in the directory you highlight are listed in the area to the right of the directory tree. - To view the directories on a different drive: move to the drive area with the Tab key (or by pressing control+drive letter; for example, control+c to move to drive c) highlight the drive letter you want, and press the Spacebar; Alternately, you can click on the drive letter. - To force the MS-DOS shell to re-read a drive, select the drive letter and press the <enter> key. This is useful whenever the contents of the drive have changed without the knowledge of the MS-DOS shell (swapping of floppy disks is an example of when this could happen). - To highlight a directory: move to the directory tree with the Tab key, move the pointer to the directory name with the arrow keys, and press the Spacebar; or click the directory name. - To display the subdirectories in a directory: move the pointer to the director name with the arrow keys and press the Plus key (+); or click the plus sign to the left of the direcory name; or choose Expand Branch or Expand All from the Tree menu. - To hide the subdirectories of a directory in the tree: move the pointer to the directory name with the arrow keys and press the minus key (-); or click the minus sign to the left of the directory name; or highlight the directory name and choose Collapse Branch from the Tree menu. - To display all the subdirectories in the tree: choose Expand All from the Tree menu (or press control+*). - To display all the subdirectories in the current branch, select Expand Branch from the Tree menu (or press *). - To view a list of files for more than one directory: choose the Dual File List command from the View menu; the Single File List command returns to a single list. If your system is displayed in Graphics Mode, small pictures of file folders (or "icons") appear next to the directory name in the tree indicating that these are directories. For more informatio, see "Graphics Mode" in the help index. % !I8!@ Drives Drives refer to the hard disks, floppy disks, ram disks, network drives, CD-ROM drives, logical drives, etc., that are part of your system. Each drive is designated by a drive letter. You can view a list of the directories (the "Directory Tree") for different drives on your system by selecting the drive in File Manager. - To view the contents of a different drive: move to the drive area with the Tab key, highlight the drive letter with the arrow keys, and press the Spacebar or click the drive name. Alternately, you can move to the drive letter by pressing control+drive letter (for example, to move to drive C, press control+c). - To force the MS-DOS shell to re-read a drive, select the drive letter and press the <enter> key. This is useful whenever the contents of the drive have changed without the knowledge of the MS-DOS shell (swapping of floppy disks is an example of when this could happen). - To view the directories for more than one drive at a time: choose the Dual File Lists command from the View menu; the Single File Lists command returns to a single file list. - To view the contents of a floppy drive after switching disks: double-click the drive letter (or move to the drive letter and press enter). If your system is running in graphics mode, small pictures (or "icons") appear next to each drive letters indicating what type of drive it is. For more information, see "Graphics Mode" in the help index. % !I9!@ Files Files store information and programs in MS-DOS. Files are stored in directories which, in turn, are stored on drives. In File Manager, you can list the files stored in different directories on different dives. You can work with the files you highlight. - To highlight a file in the list: move to the list with the Tab key and use the arrow keys to highlight the file name; or click the file name. You move the cursor to the next file which begins with a specific letter by pressing that letter. - To highlight more than one file in the list: highlight the first file and press Shift+F8, then highlight the next file and press Ctrl+Spacebar; or highlight the first file, then hold down the Ctrl key and click the second file name. - To highlight a range of consecutive files in a list with the keyboard: highlight the first file and hold down the Shift key while moving to the last file with the arrow keys. to highlight a range of consecutive files in a list with the mouse: click the first file and hold down the Shift key while you click on the last file. Alternately, you can hold down the Shift key while you drag from the selectin from the first file to the last file. - To highlight all the files in the list: choose the Select all command from the File menu; the Unselect all command insures that no files are highlighted. - To choose a file command (eg rename, copy, delete, ect): highlight the file(s) you want to work with and choose the appropriate command from the File menu. - To display files for a different directory: move to the directory tree with the Tab key, move the pointer to the directory name with the arrow keys, and press Spacebar; or click the directory name. - To display two lists of files: choose the Dual File List command from the View menu; the Single File List command returns to a single file list. - To display all the files on the current drive: choose the System File List command from the View menu; the Single File List command restores the list of the highlighted directory. Each file has an extension which helps identify the type of file it is. For example, MS Word files have a .DOC extension. You can associate files that use a particular extension with a specific program using the Associate command on the File menu. When you open a file associated with that program, MS-DOS automatically starts the program and display the contents of that file. For more information on drives and directories, see "Drives" and "Directories" in the help index. % !I:!@ File Manager Basics File Manager provides a convenient way to display and work with several drives, directories, and files. The File Manager screen displays a list of directories ( a " Directory Tree") for the contained in the highlighted drive. You can view a different directory tree by choosing a different drive. You can view a different file list by choosing a different directory Use the menus at the top of the File Manager screen to choose MS-DOS commands. Press the F10 or Alt key to move to and from the menus. Use the arrow keys to display different menus and highlight commands. Press Enter to choose a highlighted command. - To move between different areas of the File Manager screen: press the Tab and Shift+Tab keys. - To select a drive: use the arrow keys to highlight the drive letter and then press the Spacebar; or click the drive letter. Alternately, you can press control+drive letter. - To highlight a directory: use the arrow keys to move the pointer to the directory name and press the enter key; or click the directory name. You can move to the next directory which begins with a specific letter by pressing the letter. - To view additional pages of directory or file information: use the Page Up and Page Down keys; or click the arrows to the right of the list. - To highlight a file in the file list: use the arrow keys to highlight the file name; or click the file name. - To view more than one directory tree and file list: choose Dual File List from the View menu; the Single File List command returns to a single file list. - To view both the program manager and the file manager at the same time, select the Program Manager command in the View menu of File Manager. If your system is running in graphics mode, small pictures (or "icons") are displayed next to the drive, directory, and file names to indicate the type of drive, directory, or file. For mor information, see "Graphics Mode" in the help index. For more information on working with drives, directories, and files, see "Drives," "Directories," and "Files" in the help index. % !I;!@ Graphics Mode There are two basic modes in which the shell can be displayed: Text Mode - This mode uses only text characters. It is useful for monitors which don't support graphics. You may also find that the shell is faster when run in text mode. Graphics mode - In graphics mode, the shell utilizes graphics to display small pictures (or "icons") next to listed items to indicate the type of item. For example, icons in the File Manager file list distinguish data files from program files. You can use graphics mode only if your system has a graphics monitor. You choose graphic mode with the Color Manager in the Program Manager. You'll know you are in graphics mode when the icons are displayed on the screen. Be aware that graphics mode may make your system run a little slower. % *I<!@ Groups Groups are names you give to a collection of programs and groups so you can locate them again later. The programs in a group do not have to work together or be stored in the same directory. You group programs together in Program Manager. The list you see when you start the Program Manager is called the "main group." The titles for groups you add in Program Manager appear in the main group list. - To display the contents of a group: highlight the group name in the Program Manager list with the arrow keys and press Enter; or double-click the group name. - Groups are arranged in a hierarchy. When you are displaying the contents of a group, you can display the contents of the next highest group by pressing escape. The main group is at the highest level (eg escape will not take you out of the main group). - To add a group to the the group which is currently being displayed, choose New from the File menu and then select Program Item in the dialog box which appears. A group is empty until you add programs to it. Groups may be nested several levels. - To change, delete, or reorder groups in a list: highlight the group name and choose the appropriate command from the File menu. - To add a program to a group: display the contents of the group, choose New from the File menu, and choose Program Item from the dialog box which appears. For more information on programs, see "Programs" in the help index. % !I=!@ Menus The Shell screens have menus at the top for choosing commands. Program Manager menus contain commands for creating, displaying and grouping program names. File Manager menus contain common MS-DOS commands like copy, delete, rename, etc. Menu commands with dots after them (for example, Copy ...) typically display a dialog box for specifying options. Many commands require that you highlight the item you want to work with before you choose a command. For example, many File menu commandsrequire that you highlight a file before you choose a command. - To open a menu and display its commands: press the F10 or Alt key to move to the menus and use the arrow keys to display the menu commands; or click the menu name. - To choose a command from a menu: use the arrow keys to highlight the command and press Enter; or press the menu accelerator key for the command (the menu accelerator key is underlined in graphics mode; In character mode it is displayed in a different color). You can also select the menu command by clicking on the command name. Some of the menus have Hot Keys which can be used to perform the function without using the menu. For example, both the file manager and the program manager support the del key as a hot key for the File Delete function. Menu commands which support hot keys have the hot key displayed to the right of the menu command name on the menu. For more information, see "Commands" and " Dialog Boxes" in the help index. % !I>!@ Mouse Techniques A mouse has a corresponding pointer on the screen. When you move the mouse across your desk, the pointer moves. You highlight an item with the mouse by moving the pointer to that item and pressing the left mouse button once lightly This is called "clicking." For example, to highlight a file in File Manager, you click the fle name. You can choose a command from a menu, a button in a dialog box, or run a program in a list, by clicking twice in quick succession on the item with the left mouse button. This is called "double-clicking." For example, you double-click a program name to run it from the Program Manager list. You can highlight a range of information by moving the pointer to the beginning of the range, holding down the left mouse button, moving the pointer to the end of the range, and releasing the mouse button. This is called "dragging." For example, to highlight a passage of the text within an area of a dialog box, you point to the beginning of the text and drag to the end of the text. - To choose a command from a menu with a mouse: click the menu name to display its commands and then click on the command name. Alternately, you can click the menu name and then drag the selection down to the - To start a program with the mouse: double- click the program name in the Program Manager list; or double-click the program name in the File Manager file list. - To highlight an item on the screen or an option in a dialog box with the mouse: click the item. - To highlight a contiguous range of files in a list: point to the first file and hold down the Shift key while dragging to the last file. - To scroll through the items in a list: click the arrows to the right of the list in the area called the "scroll bar;" for long lists, rag the light colored box up and down in the scroll bar. - To display the contents of a group: double- click the group name in the Program Manager list. - To get help on a command: click the menu to display its commands, position the pointer on the command, hold down the left mouse button, and press the F1 key. % !I?!@ Program Manager Basics Program Manager provides a convenient way to list and group MS-DOS programs so they're easy to locate and start. The list displayed on the screen when you start Program Manager (called the "main group") shows the program and group titles (for example, File Manager is a program). Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the items in the main group. Use the arrow keys or mouse to highlight items. Programs and Groups can be distinguished by the icon to the left of the program or group name. In character mode, Programs have "--" to the left of the name and Groups have "[]" to the left of the name. In graphis mode, groups have a File Folder icon to the left of the name and programs have a spreadsheet like icon. The menu at the top of the Program Manager screen provides commands for working with programs and groups. You can add, remove, and modify groups and programs in the list with commands on the File menu. Press the F10 or Alt key to move to and from the menus. Use the arrow keys to open a menu and to highlight a menu command, and press Enter to choose a highlighted co - To start a program: highlight the program name with the arrow keys and press Enter; or highlight the program name and choose Open from the File menu; or double-click the program name. - To display the contents of a group: highlight the group name with the arrow keys and press Enter; or double-click the group name. A group can contain other groups. Groups are arranged hierarchically. When you select a group and press the enter key, you move down one level in the hierarchy. To move up one level, press the escape key. The "Main" group is at the highest level in the hierarchy. For more information on working with programs and groups, see "Programs" and "Groups" in the help index. For information on choosing commands from a menu or using a mouse, see " Menus," "Commands," nd "Mouse Techniques" in the help index. % !I@!@ Programs A program is a collection of instructions that performs a given function. You can add MS-DOS programs to the Program anager so you can start them quickly. You can also group programs together to make them easier to locate. - To add a program to the Program Manager list: choose New from the File menu. - To change, delete, or copy a program: highlight the program in the list and choose the appropriate command from the File menu. - To start a program already added to the list: highlight the program name with the arrow keys and press Enter; or highlight the program name and choose Open from the Program menu; or double-click the program name. - To start a program from File Manager: highlight the program file name and press Enter; highlight the program file name and choose Open from the File menu; double-click on the program file name. Programs are distinguished from groups in the list by the icon to the left of the program or group name. You can also associate programs with files that use a particular extension using the Associate commnd on the File menu in File Manager. After creating an association, you can start the program automatically when you open an associated file in File Manager. For example, if you associate the extension ".doc" with the program WORD.EXE, then double clicking on the file "NAMES.DOC" will cause Word.exe to be invoked with the file Names.doc. For information on grouping programs together in Program Manager, see "Groups" in the help index. % !!@ -- Text for Help Keyboard command Menu % !K!@ Enter - Carries out a command or operation. Esc - Cancels the current command or operation. F1 - Shows help information about what you are currently working on. F2 - Copies programs and reorders groups within the Program Manager when you use the Program Copy and Group Reorder commands. Alt-F4 and F3 - Exits from File Manager screen to Program Manager screen, and from Program Manager screen to the MS-DOS command prompt. F9 - When used with the View command in File Manager, F9 switches the display of a file's contents between ASCII and hexadecimal format. Shift+F9 - Saves the shell status and brings up the MS-DOS prompt. At the MS-DOS prompt, enter exit to return to the shell. F10 or Alt - Moves the highlight to and from the menu at the top of the screen. F11 and shift+F1 - Displays an index of help topics from any help screen. F11 is only active in help screens. Page Down - Scrolls to the next page of information; shown on most keyboards as (PgDn). Page Up - Scrolls to the previous page of information; shown on most keyboards as (PgUp). Tab - Moves the highlight forward to the different areas of the File Manager screen, and moves the cursor from one area to the next in a dialog box. Shift+Tab - Moves the highlight backward to the different areas of File Manager screen, and moves the cursor from one area to the previous area in a dialog box. Up and Down - Scrolls up and down the arrow keys items in a list. Control+drive - In File Manager, moves the letter cursor to drive letter, and displays the directories on the drive (eqivalent to moving to the drive letter and pressing the spacebar. % !!@ Password Dialog Box Help. % !PD!@ You must enter the password before you can use this program or group. % !!@ -- New Program Dialog Box % !PD3S!@ In this dialog box you type the information you want to associate with the program you are adding. You must type a program title and a command (or several commands) that tells MS-DOS how to start the program. If you want, you can also type the following information: - a startup directory that contains files the program will use while it is running. - help information about the program. - a password to limit access to the program. You can also select the Pause After Exit option if you do not want to return directly to the Shell after you exit the program. For more information about an area in this dialog box, move the cursor to the area and press F1. % !!@ -- New Group Dialog Box % !PDBR!@ In this dialog box you enter the information you want to associate with the new group you are creating. You must enter a group title. If you want, you can also enter the following information: - help information about the group. - a password to limit access to the group. The following text describes how to use the fields in this dialog box. In the Title box, type a title for the new group. A title is required. It can contain up to 40 characters, including blank spaces. Although you can type any title you want, it is a good idea to type a title that will help you remember what programs the group has. ------------------ Help Text -------------------- In the Help Text box you can type any help text you want to associate with this group. The user of the group can read this help text by highlighting the program title and pressing F1 or choosing Help from the Help menu. You may want to include startup instructions, key definitions, or other information about the group in the help text. The help text can contain up to 480 characters, including blank spaces. If you do not want to include help text, leave this area blank. ------------------ Password --------------------- If you wish, you can type a password for this group in the password box. The password can contain up to eight characters, including lank spaces. If you do not want to include a password, leave the area blank. A password protects a group by limiting the number of people who can access it. If you add a password, write it down and keep t in a safe place. You will need the password every time you want to use the group. - To get help about an entire dialog box: use the Tab key to move to the Help button and press Enter. - To move between pages of help text in a help screen: press the Page Up and Page Down keys or click the arrows to the right of the dialog box. - To view a complete index of help topics: choose Index from the Help menu. - To view the help index from a help dialog box: press F11 (or Shift+F1); or press Tab to move the highlight to the Index button and press Enter; or double-click the ndex button. - To view a topic in the help index: use the arrow keys to highlight the topic and press Enter; or double-click the topic. - To view a list of key assignments for the DOS 5.0 Shell: choose Keys from the Help menu. - To view a list of key assignments from a help dialog box: press Tab to move the highlight to the Keys button and press Enter; or double- click the Keys button. - To cancel a help screen when you are finished: press the Esc key; or press Tab to move the highlight to the Esc button and press Enter; or double-click he Esc button. % ! !@ Help is not available for this topic. Try the index of help topics for more information. % !!@ ------- Progman General Help Text -------- % !PN!@ Program Manager provides a convenient way to list and group MS-DOS programs so they're easy to locate and start. The list displayed on the screen when you start Program Manager (called the "main group") shows the program and group titles (for example, File Manager is a program). Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the items in the main group. Use the arrow keys or mouse to highlight items. Programs are distinguished from groups by by the icon to the left of the program or group item. The menu at the top of the Program Manager screen provides commands for working with programs and groups. You can add and remove groups from the list with commands on the Group menu. You can add or remove programs from the list, or add and remove programs from a group, with commands on the Program menu. Press the F10 or Alt key to move to and from the menus. Use the arrow keys to open a menu and to highlight a menu command, and press Enter to choose a highlighted command. - To start a program: highlight the program name with the arrow keys and press Enter; or highlight the program name and choose Open from the File menu; or double-click the program name. - To display the contents of a group: highlight the group name with the arrow keys and press Enter; or double-click the group name. A group can contain other groups. For more information on working with programs and groups, see "Programs" and "Groups" in the help. For information on choosing commands from a menu or using a mouse, see "Menus", "Commands", and "Mouse Techniques" in the help index. % !!@ --------- ProgMan File Menu Help --------- % !!@ File Menu Help % !PMñ@ Use the commands in the File menu to add, change, delete, copy, and move programs and groups. In addition, you can exit the shell, or execute a program from this menu. % !!@ -- New Menu Help % !PMA!@ Choose the New command to add a new program or group to the current group (the current group is the list of programs and groups currently displayed in the program manager). After a program has been added to the group, it can be executed by selecting the program from the program list and double-clicking, or pressing the <enter> key. % !!@ -- Open Menu Help % !PMB!@ Choose the Open command to start the highlighted program. You can also start a program by highlighting it with the arrow keys and pressing Enter, or by double-clicking it. To highlight a different program, use the arrow keys to move the highlight For more information about programs, see " Programs" in the help index. % !!@ -- Copy Menu Help % !PMC!@ Choose the Copy Program command to copy the highlighted program from one group to another. Highlight the program you want to copy before you choose the command. You can copy the same program to as many groups as you want. After you choose the Copy command, Open the group you want to copy the program to, and press F2 or double-click the program name. To move to a different group, move the highlight to the group title and press Enter or double- click the group title. To return to the previous group level, press Esc. The title of the program you copied appears as the last item in the destination group. You may need to scroll the group items using the cursor movement keys or the scroll bar to see the copied program. Press escape to cancel the copy process and return to the command prompt. % !!@ -- Delete Menu Help % !PMD!@ Choose the Delete command to delete a program from a group, or to delete a group. Delete displays a dialog box where you can confirm or cancel the deletion. Delete removes the selected program or group from the current group (so it will no longer be displayed when this group is displayed) but does not delete any files from the computer system. % !!@ -- Properties Menu Help % !PME!@ Choose the Properties command to change the information associated with the selected program or group. Properties displays a dialog box that shows the information that was entered in the New Program or New Group dialog box when the program or group was first added to the Program Manager. You can change any or all of this information. For more information about programs or groups, see " Programs" or "Groups" in the help index. % !!@ -- Reorder Menu Help % !PMF!@ Choose the Reorder command to move the highlighted program or group title to a different place within the currently displayed group. After you choose the command, move the highlight to the new location and press the F2 key. To cancel the rearrange process and return to the program manager screen press the exscape key. To move a program or group to a different group, choose the copy command from the File menu. % !!@ -- File Run Menu Help % !PMH!@ Choose the File Run command to start any application. This command is useful for running applications which are not already set up in the program list. The File Run command is different from the File Open command in that it allows you to specify an application name and arguments for the application. To use run: 1 Choose Run from the file menu 2 Type the exact application filename. If the application is not in the current directory, you must precede the filename with its complete path. 3 Type any arguments for the application after the the application name (for example, to open a document, you would type the name of you word processor in step 2, and the name of the document in step 3). 4 Choose OK % !!@ Run Dialog Box Help % !PDAQ!@ Enter an application filename to start your application. Type the exact application filename. If the application is not in the current directory, you must precede the filename with its complete path Type any arguments for the application after the the application name (for example, to open a document, you would type the name of you word processor followed by the name of the document). Choose OK. See the DOS Users Guide for more information about DOS commands. % !!@ -- Exit Menu Help % !PMJ!@ Choose the Exit command to end your DOS Shell session. % !!@ -- New Program or Group Dialog Box % !PDSS!@ In this Dialog Box, you must choose whether you wish to create a new program, or a new group. Use the mouse (or the up/down arrows) to select either program or group. Then press OK to bring up the appropriate create group or create program dialog. If you decide you do not wish to create a group, select cancel. % !!@ -- Help on Help % !PDZS!@ The Shell help system provides both context- senstive help about the topic you are working on and an index of additional help topics. - To get help about a menu, command, or dialog box option: highlight the item and press the F1 key. This displays a dialog box of information on that item. - To get help about an area of the screen: move to that area with the Tab key and press F1. - To get help about a message displayed on your screen: press F1; or use Tab to move to the Help button and press Enter; or double click the Help button. % !!@ -- Delete Dialog Box % !PDHQ!@ Choose 1 to delete the highlighted program or group. Choose 2 (or press Esc) to cancel the deletion and return to the Program Manager screen. % !!@ -- Program Properties Dialog Box % !PD3R!@ In this dialog box you change the information associated with the highlighted program. You can change any or all of the information displayed in the dialog box. The dialog box must contain a program title and a command (or several commands) that tells MS- DOS how to start the program. If you want, you can also add or change the following information: - a startup directory that contains the files the program will use while it is running. - help information about the program. - a password to limit access to the program. You can also change the pause after exit option. When this option is selected, you do not to return directly to the Shell after you exit the program. The following text describes the the options which can be set for each program. ------------------ Help Text -------------------- Type new help text over the old text. The help information can contain up to 480 characters, including blank spaces. If you do not want to use help text, delete the old text or leave the Help Text box empty. The user of the program can read this help text by highlighting the program title and pressing F1 or choosing Help from the Help menu. You may want to include startup instructions, key definitions, or other information about the program. ------------------ Password --------------------- Type a new password for the program over the old one. The password can contain up to eight characters, including blank spaces. If you do not want to use a password, delete the old password, or leave the Password box empty. A password protects a program by limiting the number of people who can access it. After you change the password, write it down and keep it in a safe place. You will need this password every time you want to access the program. ---------------- Program Title ------------------ Type a new title over the old title. The title can contain up to 40 characters, including blank spaces. Although you can type any title you want, it is a good idea to type a title that will help you remember what the program does. --------------- Program Commands ---------------- Type the new command over the existing command. It can contain up to 500 characters, including blank spaces. A startup command tells MS-DOS which program to start and where it is located. You use the following format for entering a startup command: d:\Path\Program Startup Command d: is the letter of the drive where the program is stored. \Path\ is the directory path to the directory where the program is stored. Program Startup Command is the command that starts the program. For example, enter this program startup command for the program file MYPROG.EXE in the PROGRAMS directory on drive C: c:\programs\myprog.exe You can create more complicated program startup commands, including calls to batch files and replaceable parameters. For more information, see the "MS-DOS 5.0 User's Guide. ----------- Program Startup Directory ------------ You can specify which directory to make the current directory before the program is started. Type the path to the directory in the Startup directory box. A startup directory is useful if you keep the data files for a program in one directory. By specifying this directory inthe Startup directory box, you can have easy access to the data files each time you use the pogram. ----------- Program Startup Directory ------------ Select Pause After Exit if you do not want to return directly to the Shell after you exit the program. If you select this option, when you leave the program MS-DOS displays a prompt telling you to press any key to return to the Shell. If you do not select this option, you return immediately to the shell when you leave the program. This option is useful if you want to read any text that your program displays after it finishes running before you return to the shell. % !!@ -- Group Properties Dialog Box Help % !PDBQ!@ In this dialog box you change the information associated with the highlighted group. You can change any or all of the information displayed n the dialog box. The dialog box must contain a group title. If you want, you can also enter or change the following information: - help information about the group. - a password to limit access to the group. The following text describes how to use each field in this dialog box. ------------------ Help Text -------------------- In the Help Text box, you can type new help text over the old text. The help information can contain up to 480 characters, including blank spaces. If you do not want to use help text, delete the old text or leave the Help Text box empty. The user of the group can read this help text by highlighting the group title and pressing F1 or coosing Help from the Help menu. You may want to include startup instructions, key definitions, o other information about the group in the Help text. ------------------ Password --------------------- In the Password box you can type the new password over the old one. The password can contai up to eight characters, including blank spaces. If you do not want to use a password, delte the old password, or leave the Password box empty. A password protects your programs and groups by limiting the number of people who can access them. Afer you change the password, write it down and keep it in a safe place. You will need this assword every time you want to access the group. ----------------- Group Title ------------------- Type a new title over the old title. The title can contain up to 40 characters, including blank spaces. Although you can type any title you want, it is a good idea to type a title that will help you remember what the program does. % !!@ -------- Progman Help Menu Help -------- % !PMª!@ Use the commands in the Help menu to display help information, an index of help topics, or information about the keys you can use with the MS-DOS Shell. % !!@ -- Help Help Menu % !PMK!@ Use the Help command to display help information about the program manager. The help command is equivalent to pressing F1 when in the program manager. % !!@ -- Help Index Menu % !PML!@ The Help Index command displays a list of items for which help text can be displayed. % !!@ -- Help Keyboard (press F1 from help-keyboard) % !PMM!@ The Help Keyboard command displays the keyboard assignments currently in use by the MS-DOS Shell. % !1N!@ MS-Dos 5.00 File Manager Help on this topic not yet available % !1M!@ File Menu Use the commands in this menu to perform actions on files and directories, or to exit the File Manager. To perform an action on one or more files or a directory, highlight the files or the directory before you choose the command. % !1MN!@ File Open (Start) Command Choose the Open (Start) command to open the highlighted file. You must highlight a file before you choose the command. You can open: - Program files that have filename extensions of .COM, .EXE or .BAT. When you open a program file, the program starts. - Non-program files that have been associated with a program with the Associate command on the File menu. When you open a non-program file, the associated program starts and the file opens within the program. If you try to open a non-program file that is not associated with a program, you see an empty screen with a "Bad command or file name" message. Press any key to return to the Shell, and try again using a program file or a file that is associated with a program. You can also start programs using Program Manager. For more information about starting programs with Program Manager, see "Programs" and "Program Manager Basics" in the Help Index. % !1MO!@ File Run Command Starts an application or opens a document To use run 1 Choose Run from the file menu 2 Type the exact application filename If the application is not in the current directory, you must precede the filename with its complete path 3 Type a space and the name of the document after the application name to open a document 4 Choose OK % !1DAQ!@ Run Dialog Box Enter an application filename to start your application. Type the exact application filename If the application is not in the current directory, you must precede the filename with its complete path Type a space and the name of the document after the application name to open a document Choose OK This dialog box prompts you to enter a DOS command. See the DOS Users Guide for more information about DOS commands. % !1MP!@ File Print Command Choose the File Print command to print the highlighted files. You must highlight the files you want to print before you choose the Print command. When you choose the Print command, the highlighted file or files are printed. You can print up to 10 files with one Print command. You must have a printer properly attached to your computer. You may also need to enter a PRINT command at the MS-DOS command line before the Shell will print files. If you frequently print more than 10 files, you can increase the size of the print queue so you can print up to 32 files at one time. Refer to the Print command in the MS-DOS User's Reference for more information. % !1MQ!@ File Associate Command Choose the Associate File command to associate a program file with one or more filename extensions. You must highlight a program file before you choose this command. Associate File displays a dialog box that allows you to specify the file extensions you want to associate with the program you highlighted. After you associate a program file with an extension, the program starts automatically when you use the Open command to open a file that has that extension. For example, if you associate the filename extension SCR with an editing program, when you open any file with an SCR extension the editing program starts and the SCR file opens within the editing program. % !1D5Q!@ Associate Dialog Box In this dialog box you type one or more file extensions that you want to associate with the program displayed in the File area of the dialog box. By associating file extensions with a program, you can start the program and open a data file within the program at the same time. Type the filename extensions you want to associate with the program file displayed in the File box. Each extension can contain up to three characters. Do not include periods with extensions, and leave a blank space between each extension. You cannot associate the extensions BAT, COM or EXE with a program file. For example, to associate all files with a DOC, TXT, or BAK extension with the highlighted program file, type: DOC TXT BAK You can associate a total of 20 extensions with one or more programs. For example: - 20 programs with 1 extension each - 1 program with 20 extensions - 5 programs with 4 extensions each % !!@ ***End Associate Dialog Box*** % !1MR!@ File Search Command Choose the Search command to search for one or more files in a directory or on a disk. Search For displays a dialog box that allows you to specify the file or files you want to search for. To search for a file: - Select the disk-drive - Select the directory you want to search - Choose Search from the File menu % !1DOQ!@ File Search Dialog Box The File Search dialog box will allow you specify what you are searching for. - Type the name of the file you are looking for in the Search For text box. Use DOS wildcard characters (* or ?) to search for a group of files with similar names or extensions - Select the Search Entire Disk check box to search the entire drive rather than just the selected directory - Choose OK The File Manager searches the current directory (or the entire drive if you so specified) and all branches of the directory tree beneath it. The files found are displayed in the Search Results window. To run found applications and documents: Select the filename or document. Then choose open from the file menu. You can select files in the Search Results window and use File menu commands to print, copy, or move them % !1DOS!@ Search Entire Disk Option Select Search Entire Disk if you want to search the entire disk for the file or files. Cancel this option if you only want to search the currently displayed directory for the file or files. Press the spacebar to select or cancel Search Entire Disk. % !1MS!@ File View Command The File View command will display the contents of the selected file. View can display both text and binary files with this command. To view a file: - Select the file you wish to view - Select View on the file menu % !1MU!@ File Move Command Choose the File Move command to move the highlighted files to another drive or directory and erase them from their original location. You must highlight one or more files before you can use this command. Move File displays a dialog box where you can type the new location of the file or files you highlighted. % !1MV!@ File Copy Command Choose the File Copy command to make a copy of the highlighted files in another drive or directory. You must highlight one or more files before you can use this command. Copy File displays a dialog box where you can type the new location of the file or files you highlighted. % !1DFR!@ Move/Copy Dialog Box In this dialog box you type the new location of the highlighted file or files. You must include a drive letter for the new location. You can also include a new directory location. If you are copying or moving only one file, you can also specify a new filename for the file in its new location. For more information about an area in this dialog box, move the cursor to the area and press F1. % !1DFQ!@ File From Box This box displays the names of the files you highlighted before you chose the Copy or Move command. If there are several names, you can scroll through them using the arrow keys. You cannot change the information in this box. If you want to move a different file or files, press Esc, highlight the files you want to move, and choose the command again. % !1DFS!@ File To Box Type the pathname of the new location for the file or files listed in the From box. You can include a filename at the end of the pathname if you want to change the name of the file in the destination directory. You must specify a drive letter in the path. For example, to move a highlighted file to the SAMPLE directory on drive D, type this path: d:\sample\filename d: is the drive letter. sample is the directory location. filename is the new name of the file. For more information about pathnames, see the MS-DOS User's Guide. If you inadvertantly type a non-existent directory name in the location, the highlighted file or files will be moved into a file with that name. % !DMF!@ Confirm on Replace A file with this name already exists in the location you specified. Choose 1 to avoid replacing the file. Choose 2 to replace the contents of the file at the location with the contents of the file being moved. % !1MW!@ File Delete Command Choose the File Delete command to delete the highlighted file or files. If there are no files in the highlighted directory, the Delete command deletes the directory. Delete File displays a dialog box that allows you to delete the file or cancel the command. % !1DJS!@ File Delete Dialog Box This dialog box displays the names of the files you highlighted before you chose the Delete command. If there are several names, you can scroll through them by moving the cursor to the Delete box and using the arrow keys. You cannot change the information in this box. If you want to delete a different file or files, press Esc, highlight the files you want to delete, and choose the Delete command again. % !1DMD!@ Delete Confirmation Choose 1 to confirm deletion of the file or directory that is shown, or choose 2 to avoid deleting the file or directory. If you do not want this confirmation box to appear when you delete files, you can choose File Options from the Option menu and cancel the Confirm on Delete option. % !1MX!@ File Rename Command Choose the File Rename command to rename one or more highlighted files. If more than one file is highlighted, you rename the files one at a time. If no files are highlighted, you can rename the highlighted directory. Rename File displays a dialog box that allows you to specify the new name of the file or directory. % !1DRT!@ Rename File Dialog Box Type a new name for the file. The filename can contain up to eight characters. It can be followed by a period and an extension with up to three characters. If you highlighted more than one file, rename the first file, choose OK, rename the second file, and continue until all the files are renamed. A filename should help you remember the type of information the file contains. For example, ADDRLIST.TXT is a good name for a text file that contains an address list. You cannot use the following characters and device names in the filename or extension: " . / \ [ ] : * < > | + = ; , ? CON AUX COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 LPT1 PRN LPT2 LPT3 NUL CLOCK$ The following extensions are reserved for certain types of files: .EXE .COM .SYS .BAT .OBJ % !1MY!@ File Change Attribute Command Choose the Change Attribute command to change the attributes of the files you highlighted. You must highlight one or more files before you can use this command. Change Attribute displays a dialog box where you can specify the attributes of the file or files you highlighted. The available attributes are: "hidden," "system", "read-only," and "archive". % !1DEQ!@ Change Attribute Dialog Box Choose 1 to change the attributes of the highlighted files onefile at a time. Choose 2 to give the same attributes to all the highlighted files. In either case, when you choose OK you see a dialog box where you can specify the attributes for the individual file or group of files. % !1D4Q!@ Change Attribute Dialog Box Choose the desired attribute using the cursor keys. Press the space bar to either select or cancel the attribute. Hidden Attribute This attribute prevents a file from being displayed when you enter the DIR command from the MS-DOS command line. Files with the hidden attribute are displayed in the Shell file list. Read-only Attribute Select this attribute to prevent a file from being altered or deleted. Archive Attribute Help Select this attribute to flag a file for the BACKUP Command. When you enter the BACKUP command, all files that have the archive attribute are saved. This is useful for saving files for future reference or recovery purposes, in case the original file is lost or damaged System Attribute Help Select this attribute to make a file a system file. You cannot delete a system file, and it is not displayed when you enter the DIR command from the MS-DOS command line. In most circumstances you do not need to use the system attribute. % !1M[!@ File Create Directory Command Choose the Create Directory command to create a new directory beneath the highlighted directory. This new directory is a subdirectory of the highlighted directory. When you choose Create Directory, you see a dialog box where you can type the name of the directory you want to create. A directory is a storage area on a floppy or hard disk. It can contain files and other directories. For more information, see "Directories" in the help index. % !1DGT!@ Create New Directory Name Dialog Box Type a name for the new directory. When you choose OK, this directory will be created as a subdirectory of the directory listed in the Parent Name box. A directory name can have up to eight characters. It can be followed by a period and an extension with up to three characters. A directory name should help you remember the type of files the directory contains. For example, ADDRESS is a good name for a directory that contains address files. % !1M]!@ File Select All Command Choose the Select All command to highlight all the files in the currently displayed file list. % !1M^!@ File Deselect All Command Choose the Deselect All command to remove the highlight from any highlighted files. % !1M`!@ File Exit Command Choose the Exit File Manager command to move to the Shell's Program Manager. From Program Manager you can work with programs and groups and select the screen colors and display mode for the Shell. For more information about Program Manager, see "Program Manager Basics" in the help index. % !1M¿!@ Options Menu Use the commands on this menu to change display options, file options, and to show system information. % !1Ma!@ Display Options Command Choose the Display Options command to display a group of files or to display the file list in a different order. When you choose Display Options a dialog box appears where you can specify how you want the files displayed. % !1DLT!@ Display Options Dialog Box In this dialog box you can modify the display of the files in the file list. You can display a specific group of files by changing the Filename box. To display a single file, type a filename and extension and choose OK. You can also use the ? and * wildcard characters to display a group of files. A ? in a filename or extension indicates that any character can occupy that position. An * in a filename or extension indicates that any character can occupy that position and all the following character positions in the filename or extension. To display all the files in the directory, type: *.*, or leave the Filename box empty. You can display the files in a different order by choosing one of the options in the Sort area. Sort by Name File Select this option to display files in alphabetical order. Sort by Extension Select this option to display files alphabetically by filename extension. The filename extension consists of a period followed by one to three characters. Sort by Date Select this option to display files by date. Files are listed starting with the most recent date. The file date shows when the file was created or most recently modified. Sort by Size Select this option to display files by size. Files are listed starting with the largest file. File size is the number of bytes that the file occupies on the hard or floppy disk where it is stored. DiskOrder Select this option to display files in the order in which they are stored on a hard or floppy disk. % !1Mb!@ File Options Command Choose the File Options command to select options that allow you to confirm file deletion or replacement and to select files from more than one directory at a time. When you choose File Options a dialog box appears where you can select or cancel file options. % !1DNV!@ File Options Dialog Box In this dialog box you select options that allow you to confirm file deletion or replacement and to select files from more than one directory at a time. For more information about an area in this dialog box, move the cursor to the area and press F1. % !1DNT!@ Confirm on Delete Select this option if you want to confirm the deletion of files when you use the Delete command. If this option is selected, File Manager displays a confirmation dialog box whenever you attempt to delete a file. If this option is not selected, File Manager does not display the confirmation dialog box when you delete a file. % !1DNU!@ Confirm on Replace Select this option if you want to confirm the replacement of files when you use the Move or Copy commands. If this option is selected, File Manager displays a confirmation dialog box whenever you attempt to move or copy a file to a directory that already contains a file of the same name. If this option is not selected, File Manager does not display the confirmation dialog box when you move or copy a file. % !1DNS!@ Select Across Directories Select this option if you want to highlight files from more than one directory at a time. If this option is selected, you can highlight and perform operations on files from several different directories. If this option is not selected, you can only highlight files from one directory at a time. NOTE: Be careful when the Select Across Directories option is selected. When you move to a different directory, the files you highlighted previously are still highlighted, unless you specifically cancel them or choose Deselect All from the File menu. % !1Mc!@ Show Information Choose the Show Information command to view a dialog box that shows information about the current drive and the highlighted directory and file. % !1DYV!@ Show Information Dialog Box The Show Information dialog box displays the status of the currently displayed drive and the selected directory and file. - File shows the name and attributes of the first file on the file list or the highlighted file. - Selected shows the letters of the drives that contain highlighted files, the number of highlighted files on each drive, and the combined size of all the highlighted files. - Directory shows the name of the currently highlighted directory, its size, and the number of files it contains. - Disk shows the name (volume label) of the disk in the currently displayed drive, its size, the amount of unused space, and the number of directories and files the disk contains. % !1M⌐!@ View Command Use the commands in this menu to display a single file list, two file lists, or a system file list of all the files on the current drive. You may also select a combined File Manager and Program Manager View from this menu. % !1Md!@ Single File List Choose the Single File List command to display a single directory tree and file list for the currently displayed drive. If you now have the multiple file list or program manager displayed, this command will return to a single file list. If you now have a system file list displayed, this command will display the contents of the directory where the currently highlighted file is located. % !1Me!@ Dual File List Choose the Dual File List command to display two sets of drive indicators, directory trees, and file lists. A multiple file list allows you to work with two directory trees and two file lists at once. Use the Tab key to move from one area of the screen to the next. You can change the drive and directory for either list and highlight files in both lists at once. % !1Mf!@ System File List Choose the System File List command to display a list of all the files on the currently displayed drive, along with information about the drive and its directories and files. The pathname in the upper left corner of the screen shows the directory location of the currently highlighted file. When you choose Single File List, File Manager displays the file list in this directory. The system file list displays the following information: - File shows the name and attributes of the highlighted file. - Selected shows the letters of the drives that contain highlighted files, the number of highlighted files on each drive, and the combined size of all the highlighted files. - Directory shows the name of the directory that contains the currently highlighted file, its size, and the number of files it contains. - Disk shows the name (volume label) of the disk in the currently highlighted drive, its size, the amount of unused space, and the number of directories and files the disk contains. % !1Mg!@ Program Manager Choose the Program Manager command to display a combined File Manager and Program Manager view. In this view you will be able to work with both the File Manager and the Program Manager at the same time. % !1M¬!@ Tree Menu Use the commands in this menu to display and hide subdirectories in the directory tree display. % !1Mi!@ Refresh Choose the refresh command if your screen becomes unreadable. Some applications which pop up cause the current view to be damaged. If this happens, choose refresh to redraw the current view. % !1Mj!@ Expand One Level Help Choose the Expand One Level command to display the next level of subdirectories under the highlighted directory in the directory tree. You can also display the next level of subdirectories under a directory by moving the highlight to the directory and pressing Enter, or by clicking the icon or set of brackets next to the directory name. For more information about directories, see "Directories" in the help index. % !1Mk!@ Expand Branch Choose the Expand Branch command to display all levels of subdirectories under the highlighted directory. For more information about directories, see "Directories" in the help index. % !1Ml!@ Expand All Choose the Expand All command to display all the subdirectories in the directory tree. For more information about directories, see "Directories" in the help index. % !1Mm!@ Collapse Branch Choose the Collapse Branch command to hide all the subdirectories under the highlighted directory in the directory tree display. You can also hide the subdirectories of a directory by moving the highlight to the directory and pressing Enter, or by clicking the minus sign next to the directory name. For more information about directories, see "Directories" in the help index. % !1M½!@ Help Menu Use the commands in this menu to display help information, an index of help topics, or information about the keys you can use with the Shell. % !1DI!@ Critical Error dialog box No help on this topic yet % !1DP!@ Out of Memory dialog box No help on this topic yet % !1DM!@ GetResponse, Error dialog No help on this topic yet %