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- QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
-
-
- 'SAVE THE PLANET' FEATURES
-
- - Up To Date Information
- - The Greenhouse Effect
- - Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
- - Global Deforestation
- - The Population Explosion
-
- - "Global Roulette"
- - Global Warming Simulator Game
-
- - Environmental Resources
- - Recycling & Energy Saving Ideas
- - Legislation & Voting Records
-
- - "Write to Washington"
- - Word Processor for Quick Letters
-
- (c) 1992 Roger & Kathy Cox, All rights reserved
- Save the Planet Software
- P.O. Box 45, Pitkin, CO 81241
-
-
- PROGRAM ORGANIZATION
-
- 'Save the Planet' actually consists of two
- programs, STP and MORESTP, included on this
- software disk. The following guide should help
- you to select which program to run:
-
- Type STP for up-to-date information on global
- environmental issues, including global warming
- and ozone depletion. Environmental action
- resources, recycling and energy saving ideas,
- voting records, and the 'Write to Washington'
- word processor are also located inside STP.
-
- Type MORESTP to access the 'Save the Planet'
- bibliography of over 330 entries, the lists of
- nearly 200 environmental organizations, and to
- find out about 'Green BBS' networks - electronic
- bulletin boards for environmentalists.
-
-
- PROGRAM NAVIGATION
-
- 'Save the Planet' is menu driven, and very easy
- to operate. Just select the menu item desired
- using the cursor keys, then press <enter> to
- make your selection. You may quit at any time
- and return to the previous menu by pressing the
- <esc> key OR the <spacebar> key. Pressing
- the <esc> key several times will allow you to
- exit the program, back to the DOS prompt.
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
-
- 'Save the Planet' requires a PC compatible
- machine with 512K RAM, DOS 2.0 or higher, and
- a CGA, EGA, VGA, or Hercules graphics card.
- EGA and VGA systems with color monitors will
- display this program in color.
-
- INSTALLING 'SAVE THE PLANET'
-
- To install this software on your hard disk, just
- follow these simple steps. You can substitute
- other drive letters for the ones shown here. In
- this example we are installing the software from
- a program floppy disk in the A: drive, and
- putting the files onto a hard disk on the C: drive.
- type C: (make C: the default drive)
- type MD \STP (create a new STP subdirectory)
- type CD \STP (make \STP the default directory)
- type COPY A:*.* C: (copy all files to hard disk)
-
- If you always plan to run the 'Save the Planet'
- software from a floppy disk drive, make a backup
- working copy of your original 'Save the Planet'
- diskette using the DISKCOPY command. See
- your DOS manual for more information about
- copying disks.
-
-
- STARTING 'SAVE THE PLANET'
-
- You can run 'Save the Planet' simply by
- selecting the appropriate drive containing the
- STP program, and then typing STP.
-
- The following example shows how to run STP
- when the program disk is inserted in the A drive:
- (Press the <enter> key after each command.)
- type A: (make A: the default drive)
- type STP (start the STP program)
- Any word processor files created by STP will
- now be written on the floppy disk in the A: drive,
- so be sure the floppy is not write protected if
- you will be using STP's word processor.
-
- The following example shows how to run STP if
- you have installed the program on your C: hard
- disk and placed it in a subdirectory called STP.
- type C: (make C: the default drive)
- type CD \STP (make \stp the default directory)
- type STP (run the stp.exe program)
-
- You may also run the STP program without
- changing your default drive. For example, if you
- want to run from a disk placed in the B: drive
- you could simply type B:STP to start the
- program. In this case, any word processor files
- will be written to the existing default drive.
-
- PRINTING FROM 'SAVE THE PLANET'
-
- You may print out any of the text articles
- displayed in the STP program by simply
- pressing the F1 function key anytime while
- viewing text in the text window. Text will be sent
- to the printer on the LPT1 parallel port.
-
- NEED HELP?
-
- HELP Screens are provided, selectable from the
- Primary and Write to Washington menus.
-
-
- A BUILT-IN WORD PROCESSOR FOR
- QUICK LETTERS TO WASHINGTON
-
- Do you need to write a letter or two to your
- Senators or Congressperson, but never seem to
- have the time to do it? Have you put it off
- because you aren't sure how to spell the
- politician's name, or you can't find the correct
- address? Maybe you are not even sure who is
- the Representative for your district. Save the
- Planet's built-in word processor will help you cut
- your letter writing time in half, because it takes
- care of all these details, and more. All you have
- to do is write the body of your letter, and STP
- takes care of the rest!
-
- Letter writing with STP's "Write to Washington"
- word processor is fast and easy. You enter your
- name and address one time, the data is then
- saved for future letters. From then on, it's a
- simple 3 step process: 1. Select a politician to
- write from a menu, 2. Write the body of your
- letter, and 3. Print it out.
-
-
- A WORD PROCESSOR FOR LETTERS
-
- You write only the letter body. The following
- parts of your letter are generated and
- automatically merged with your letter body:
-
- Your name
- Your street or box number
- Your city, state, and zip
- Today's date
-
- Congressperson x
- Their Washington address
-
- Dear Congressperson x:
-
- ************** letter body ***************
- ************** letter body ***************
- ************** letter body ***************
- ************** letter body ***************
- ************** letter body ***************
-
- Sincerely,
-
- Your name
-
- (the letter body is limited to 23 lines)
-
-
-
- USE THESE EDITING KEYS
-
- <enter> to end a paragraph
- <del> deletes a character at the cursor
- < <-- > backspace over last character
- <ins> select insert or typeover mode
- <ctrl><end> delete text to end of line
- <home> puts cursor at top of screen
- <end> puts cursor at bottom of screen
- cursor arrow keys move the cursor
-
- <esc> Use the <esc> key to EXIT the
- editor mode. Your text is
- automatically saved in a file.
-
-
- WORD PROCESSOR FILES
-
- Save the Planet's word processor uses a
- number of files that will reside in the default
- directory. Normally you don't need to know the
- names of these files, but here they are:
-
- YOUR.ADD is a 3 line text file containing your
- name and address. This information is printed
- at the top as a letterhead, and your name will
- appear at the bottom of the letter. The two-
- character state postal abbreviation will be used
- by STP to locate the congressional delegates for
- your state, make sure your state code is correct!
-
- LASTLTR.BOD is the text file where the body of
- your letter is saved, each time you exit the editor
- function, with the <esc> key. Once a body file
- has been created, it may be re-used to quickly
- send the same letter to other legislators, or it
- may be retrieved so you can make modifications.
- STP also keeps the two previous versions of
- your letter body in the body files named
- BACKUP.BOD and BACKUP2.BOD.
-
- LETTER.TXT is a standard ASCII text file that
- contains the entire letter, if you choose a text file
- output option.
-
- EXAMPLE.STP is a sample address file list,
- provided to you as an example of the correct
- format for these files. Custom files are handy if
- you write many letters to the same person, or if
- your Congressman changes before you get an
- update version of STP. For more about custom
- address files, print out the HELP article.
-
- WORD PROCESSOR HINT
-
- Want to see the delegation for California, but
- you don't want to write a letter? Select the
- 'Letter to Other Senators & Reps', type CA,
- browse the menu, then quit with <esc>.