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.Main Menu Help, page 1                                                           .
                               Welcome to ...                                     .
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               Magic Gradebook Manager, Shareware Version 3.05!                 .
               (c) Copyright 1988,1989,1990 by Charles F. Monroe                  .
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  Magic Gradebook Manager enables you to easily record grades for every         .
  student in every class you have and print detailed reports in seconds!          .
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  For each class file you create, you may enter up to 99 students and           .
  record as many grades as you wish under each of 4 different activities        .
  (tests, quizes, etc.) for both nine weeks of a semester, limited only           .
  by your computer's memory.  (256K is enough for most of us.)                    .
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.Main Menu Help, page 2                                                           .
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                            What is Shareware?                                    .
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  A Shareware program may be copied and given away free of charge, but          .
  if you use the program, you must pay a nominal Shareware Fee.  You pay      .
  only if you actually use the program!  Please see the pages at the end          .
  of this help for details.                                                       .
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  Shareware marketing depends upon the honesty and integrity of each              .
  user.  It is a wonderful way to insure that good quality, affordable            .
  software is available to all who need it.                                       .
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            Help on how to use Magic Gradebook Manager follows ...              .
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.Main Menu Help, page 3                                                           .
  This program is menu-driven using a bar menu across the top of the              .
  screen──which is the Main Menu──and pull-down menus elsewhere.                .
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  To activate any item on any menu, use the arrow keys to highlight the           .
  item and press the Enter ─┘ key.                                               .
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  If you don't press a key for the number of minutes set by Time Out,           .
  a built-in screen blanker will blank the screen and display your                .
  computer's date and time until you do press a key, at which time                .
  your screen will return.                                                        .
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  Four pull-down menus──File, Report, Setup, and Calendar──have their             .
  own special help just like this one.  And you can get help while                .
  editing or setting up activities just by pressing the F1 key.                   .
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.Main Menu Help, page 4                                                           .
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  Not all menu items are available at all times, depending on their               .
  function.  Those not available are displayed dimly (or without an               .
  arrowhead, if you're using black and white).  For example, you can't            .
  edit until you have loaded a file using the File Menu.  So the item             .
  named Edit on the Main Menu will become available only after loading            .
  a file.  So will the items named Report, Setup, and Calendar.                   .
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  Your usual starting procedure will be to highlight File on the Main           .
  Menu and press Enter ─┘.  Then the File Menu will drop down into               .
  view.  If you don't know what to do there, highlight Help, press              .
  Enter ─┘, and read the information that appears.  Once you have                .
  loaded a file, or created a new one, you're ready to begin.  It's               .
  easy to navigate using Magic Gradebook Manager!                               .
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.Main Menu Help, page 5                                                           .
  Here's a summary of the items on the Main Menu, with Hot Keys that            .
  get you there from anywhere ... fast! ...                                       .
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  File ...         Displays the File Menu.                      Alt F           .
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  Edit ...         Allows you to type and edit names, dates, scores,              .
                   and assignment descriptions.                 Alt E           .
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  Report ...       Displays the Report Menu.  From there you can compile          .
                   grade averages in seconds, and then view or print              .
                   reports.                                     Alt R           .
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  Setup ...        Displays the Setup Menu.  From there you can fully             .
                   customize your gradebook just the way you want it.             .
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.Main Menu Help, page 6                                                           .
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  Calendar ...     Displays the Calendar Menu.  Set up a school calendar          .
                   for any year up to 9999 A.D. in just minutes!                  .
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  Title ...        Displays the official title window with the copyright          .
                   notice.                                                        .
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  B/W or Color ... Allows you to switch between color and black and               .
                   white on color monitors.  (If your computer uses a             .
                   monochrome adapter, this item will not appear.)                .
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.Main Menu Help, page 7                                                           .
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  Help ...         Displays a menu which allows viewing help for the              .
                   Main Menu, or printing documentation.  Print Help            .
                   prints the entire help file.  Print README.DOC does          .
                   just that.                                                     .
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  Exit ...         Exits to DOS.  Always end the program using this item.         .
                   That way, if your data has not been saved to disk,             .
                   you'll get a warning and a last opportunity to save it.        .
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            Note:  You can exit quickly from anywhere in the program              .
                   by pressing Alt X.                                           .
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.Main Menu Help, page 8                                                           .
  When you run Magic Gradebook Manager from DOS, you may place any or           .
  all of the following parameters on the command line like this:                  .
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    A>GRADEBK -C -E -EGA                                                          .
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  The possible parameters are:                                                    .
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    -BW      Forces program start-up in black-and-white.                          .
    -C       Forces program start-up in color (ignored by Monochromes).           .
    -E       Sets "expert" mode.  Skips start-up screens.                         .
    -EGA     Use with EGA's and VGA's to speed up screen output by                .
               omitting snow checking.                                            .
    -B:      Let's you choose a data drive (use any valid drive letter).          .
    -NOSPOOL Disables print spooling even if DOS spooler is present.              .
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.Main Menu Help, page 9                                                           .
  Here are seven reasons why Magic Gradebook Manager  is  likely  to  be      .
  the best little gradebook program you've ever found ...                       .
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     1   It's AFFORDABLE.                                                       .
     2   It attempts to be user friendly, and has help screens to               .
         explain what's going on wherever you are in the program.                 .
     3   The Edit Grid allows the easiest possible full-screen editing          .
         of your gradebook.                                                       .
     4   The pop-up windows give you a sense of where you've been and           .
         where you're going at all times.                                         .
     5   If you have a suggestion for improvement, you can write to the         .
         programmer at the address on the last page of this help.                 .
     6   Upgrades and enhanced versions will be forthcoming.                    .
     7   Registered Users receive Upgrade notices and discounts.              .
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.Main Menu Help, page 10                                                          .
                             Shareware Fees                                     .
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  Individual Registered User        $20                                           .
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  School Building Site Licenses     $65 per building plus                         .
                                    $2  per teacher using the program             .
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                                    The school and each listed teacher            .
                                    become Registered Users.                      .
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  All Registered Users receive user-support, free notification of future        .
  upgrades, and drastic discounts on those upgrades!                              .
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  Please see next page for remittance information ...                             .
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.Main Menu Help, page 11                                                          .
  Dear user,                                                                    .
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  You'll be glad you decided to use Magic Gradebook Manager!  If you have       .
  any suggestions for improvement, please let me know.                            .
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  Please remit Shareware Fees by check or money order payable to:               .
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                           Charles F. Monroe                                      .
                           351 Ft. Worth Ave., Apt. #203                        .
                           Norfolk, VA  23505                                   .
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  Sincerely,                                                                    .
  Charles F. Monroe                                                               .
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.Setup Help, page 1                                                               .
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  The Setup Menu lists all the options you need to fully customize              .
  each Magic Gradebook Manager file.                                            .
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  To access any item, simply highlight it and press Enter ─┘, just as            .
  you did to view this help.                                                      .
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  An explanation of each item's function follows ...                              .
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.Setup Help, page 2                                                               .
                              Activities                                        .
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  Use Activities to setup your grading activities for the entire                .
  semester.   For each nine weeks marking period, you may type in up            .
  to 4 activities, select any of 3 grading methods for each, and              .
  specify the percentage weight of each.  You may also customize the            .
  relative percentage weights of both nine weeks and the final exam.            .
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  Activities are grading devices such as TESTS, QUIZES, etc., that you          .
  type underneath the column headed "Activity".                                   .
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  Press F1 from the Activity Setup window to get help on how to set up        .
  your activities.                                                                .
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.Setup Help, page 3                                                               .
                            Plus/Minus Option                                   .
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  Whenever you select LETTERS as a grading method for an activity, Magic      .
  Gradebook Manager checks the Plus/Minus Option to see if it is ON.  If    .
  it is ON, you will be allowed to place pluses (+) and minuses (-)         .
  after letter grades.                                                            .
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  Use this option to turn the Plus/Minus Option ON or OFF.  If you            .
  attempt to turn it OFF after recording any letter grades with a plus        .
  or minus, you will be asked if you wish to remove the pluses and              .
  minuses before turning it OFF.                                                  .
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  Whenever you see LETTERS/± in the lower right corner of the screen,           .
  you know that the Plus/Minus Option is ON.                                  .
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.Setup Help, page 4                                                               .
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                             Grading Scale                                      .
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  This item displays the minimum average percentages for each letter              .
  grade and allows you to change them.                                            .
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  To change the preset values, type your new values next to the old               .
  ones, pressing Enter ─┘ after each new value.                                  .
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  These are the values Magic Gradebook  Manager will use to convert             .
  PERCENTS and POINTS to letter grades when compiling grade averages.             .
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.Setup Help, page 5                                                               .
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                           Letter Grade Values                                  .
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  This item allows you to adjust the numerical equivalents of letter              .
  grades by typing in the minimum value of each.                                  .
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  When letter grades are averaged, any average greater than or equal to           .
  the minimum value but less than the next higher minimum value would             .
  receive that letter grade.                                                      .
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  Note that to assign a letter grade a value for computing, the minimum           .
  value is not used.  Instead, the average of the minimum values of               .
  the letter grade and the one just above it is used.                             .
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.Setup Help, page 6                                                               .
                                Class Name                                      .
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  This item allows you to record the name of the class or course.                 .
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  Examples  would  be  "10Y ENGLISH" or "BASIC ALG"──anything that you            .
  can fit into 11 spaces.                                                         .
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                                  Period                                        .
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  This item allows you to record the period in which your class meets.            .
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  Simply type the period number and press Enter ─┘.                              .
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.Activity Setup Help, page 1                                                      .
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  To start a new activity ...                                                   .
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      Highlight the dashed line --------- and  type  the  name  you           .
      want to give the activity (TESTS, QUIZES, etc.).                            .
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  To delete an activity ...                                                     .
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      Highlight it, space over its name, and press  Enter ─┘.   If           .
      grades would be lost, you'll be warned first.                               .
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  To change an activity's name ...                                              .
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      Highlight the old name and type the new name.                             .
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.Activity Setup Help, page 2                                                      .
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  To change a Grading Method ...                                                .
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      Highlight the old method and press Enter ─┘.   Keep pressing             .
      Enter ─┘ until you get what you  want──either  PERCENTS,                 .
      LETTERS, or POINTS.  If changing methods would erase data,              .
      you'll be warned first.                                                     .
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  To change the Percent of Grade of an activity ...                             .
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      Highlight the old percent of grade and retype it.                         .
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.Activity Setup Help, page 3                                                      .
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  To change the Grading Method of the Final Exam ...                            .
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      Use the same procedure as you would to change any other grading             .
      method.  Just press Enter ─┘ until you get what you want.                  .
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  Percentage Weight values on the right of the Activity Setup window          .
  represent the averages of the Nine Week marking periods and the                 .
  Final Exam.                                                                     .
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  The values you type for them will be used to compile semester grades.           .
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.File Menu Help, page 1                                                           .
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  The following pages provide assistance in using the File Menu.                .
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  Note that you must load a file before you can begin using the program.          .
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  To load a data file...                                                          .
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    Highlight Load on the File Menu and press Enter ─┘.  A window will         .
    appear displaying the files on your disk in the current directory.            .
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    Then use the arrow keys to highlight the name of the file you wish            .
    to load and press Enter ─┘ again.  You will then be asked to type            .
    the file's password, unless it is the same as a previously loaded             .
    file.                                                                         .
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.File Menu Help, page 2                                                           .
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  To create a new data file...                                                    .
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    Highlight Load on the File Menu and press Enter ─┘.  A window will         .
    appear displaying any files already there.  With the words                    .
    --new file-- still highlighted, press Enter ─┘, type your file             .
    name, and press Enter ─┘ again.                                              .
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    You will then be asked if you want to create a new file by the new            .
    name.  Press Y for yes.  Then enter a password for the new file.            .
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    Then proceed to the Calendar and Setup menus before Editing.                  .
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.File Menu Help, page 3                                                           .
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  To save your data to disk...                                                    .
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    Highlight Save on the File Menu and press Enter ─┘.  Your data             .
    will be instantly saved to disk under the current file name.                  .
    Look for the drive light to come on when this happens.                        .
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    You can also save your data while editing by pressing Alt Q.                .
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    Note:  As an assistance to you, Magic Gradebook Manager displays            .
           an asterisk after the word File in the lower lefthand corner         .
           of the screen any time you have made changes to your data              .
           that need to be saved.                                                 .
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.File Menu Help, page 4                                                           .
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  To change disk drives...                                                        .
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    Highlight Change Drives on the File Menu and press Enter ─┘.  The          .
    current drive letter will be displayed and you will be asked to               .
    type the new drive letter.  Do so and press Enter ─┘.                        .
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  To change directories...                                                        .
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    Highlight Load on the File Menu and press Enter ─┘.  Then use the          .
    arrow keys to highlight a directory name (these end with \) and             .
    press Enter ─┘.  Remember that ..\ means the parent directory.             .
    Normally, you will not need to change directories unless you are              .
    using a hard disk.                                                            .
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.File Menu Help, page 5                                                           .
  To change the file mask...                                                      .
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    Highlight Change File Mask on the File Menu and press Enter ─┘.            .
    Then type the new file mask and press Enter ─┘ again.  Your new              .
    mask will be saved to disk and used everytime you run Magic                 .
    Gradebook Manager.                                                          .
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    What in the world is a file mask?  It is a symbolic filter that               .
    keeps unneeded file names from being displayed when you load a                .
    data file.  It looks just like a file name, except that it contains           .
    the symbols ? and *.  ? represents any character and * represents     .
    any group of characters.  The mask *.*, for example, will display           .
    all files, and the mask *.SM1 will display only those files ending          .
    with .SM1.                                                                  .
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.File Menu Help, page 6                                                           .
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  Using Copy to...                                                                .
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    This feature allows you to make a copy of any Magic Gradebook               .
    Manager data file.  The new copy will contain all the data of               .
    your current file except dates and scores.  You'll find it great              .
    for saving time in setting up calendars and activities.                       .
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    Highlight Copy to ... on the File Menu and press Enter ─┘.  Then           .
    type the name of the file which is to be a copy of your current               .
    file and press Enter ─┘ again.                                               .
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    Note that the new file will have the same password as the previous            .
    one.                                                                          .
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.File Menu Help, page 7                                                           .
  To clear your data...                                                           .
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    Highlight Clear on the File Menu and press Enter ─┘.  If your data         .
    has not been saved to disk, you will get a warning first.                     .
    Otherwise, clearing is instantaneous.                                         .
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    Note:  (1)  Clearing your data erases it──along with any changes              .
                you have made since the last save──from the computer's            .
                memory and from the screen, but NOT FROM THE DISK.                .
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           (2)  Use this feature when you don't want unauthorized                 .
                persons looking at your data.                                     .
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           (3)  It's a good idea to save your data before you clear it.           .
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.File Menu Help, page 8                                                           .
  To change a file's password...                                                  .
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    Highlight Change Password on the File Menu and press Enter ─┘.             .
    Then type the current password and the new password of your choice,           .
    pressing Enter ─┘ after each.                                                .
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    Note:  (1) When you type the current password, it is not displayed            .
               on the screen.                                                     .
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           (2) The new password is not saved to disk until you save               .
               your current data.                                                 .
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           (3) Forget your password?  See accompanying documentation.             .
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.File Menu Help, page 9                                                           .
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  To set the number of minutes before Time Out ...                                .
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    Highlight Time Out on the File Menu and press Enter ─┘.  Then              .
    type a number from 1 to 255 and press Enter ─┘.  Or press Esc not            .
    to change the number.                                                         .
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    The Time Out Number is the number of minutes Magic Gradebook                .
    Manager will wait before it blanks the screen and displays a                .
    date and time message.  The new number you type is also saved to              .
    disk and is used each time you run the program.                               .
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.File Menu Help, page 10                                                          .
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  To set the Auto Save Number ...                                                 .
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    Highlight Auto Save on the File Menu and press Enter ─┘.  Then             .
    type a number from 0 to 255 and press Enter ─┘.  Or press Esc not            .
    to change the number.                                                         .
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    The Auto Save Number is the number of minutes Magic Gradebook               .
    Manager will wait before it automatically saves any changes to your         .
    current file.  The new number you type is also saved to disk and is           .
    used each time you run the program.                                           .
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    Setting the Auto Save Number to 0 disables auto saving.                       .
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.Report Menu Help, page 1                                                         .
                      The Report Menu enables you to                            .
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             1   Compile grade averages using 4 different methods               .
             2   View the Class Summary and Half-Page Individual                .
                     Summaries on the screen                                      .
             3   Print any of 9 different gradebook Reports                     .
             4   Select an appropriate printer                                  .
             5   Setup Magic Gradebook Manager to print                         .
                     to your own custom printer                                   .
             6   Choose the reporting period and report date of                 .
                     your reports                                                 .
             7   Include or omit class rank on your reports                     .
             8   Place a heading on your printed report                         .
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.Report Menu Help, page 2                                                         .
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                        To Compile Grade Averages                               .
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  Highlight Compile Grade Averages and press Enter ─┘.  Then select            .
  one of the four compilation methods which are available.  All four              .
  methods work identically to compute Activity Averages:  percents,               .
  points, or letters (using their numerical values) are averaged as you           .
  have entered them.                                                              .
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  The Gradepoint Method converts all Activity Averages, including the           .
  Final Exam, to letter grades and uses their numerical values to                 .
  compute Nine Weeks and Semester grades.                                         .
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  However ...                                                                     .
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.Report Menu Help, page 3                                                         .
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  If you are using percents for all activities including the Final Exam,          .
  you will be allowed to select the Percent Method.  Then only percent          .
  values will be used throughout the compilation process and all letter           .
  grade averages will be based upon the resulting percent averages.               .
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  Both the Gradepoint Method and the Percent Method have a second                 .
  version (noted by a ± symbol) which keeps pluses and minuses on Nine        .
  Weeks and Exam letter grade averages.  OTHERWISE PLUSES AND MINUSES           .
  ARE STRIPPED.                                                                 .
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  This is especially important when compiling semester grades, as                 .
  significantly different results may be obtained.  The option is                 .
  provided to meet the needs of as many school systems as possible.               .
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.Report Menu Help, page 4                                                         .
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  If you have not turned the Plus/Minus Option ON (from the Setup Menu),      .
  the second versions of the Gradepoint and Percent Methods will not be           .
  available to you.                                                               .
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  When an activity uses points, Magic Gradebook Manager will pause and          .
  display the maximum points found for that activity (which is the              .
  sum of the highest points for each day), the highest individual score,        .
  and a custom value which would curve the class average to a grade of          .
  C.  You may change the custom value.  Then highlight the value you              .
  wish to use and press Enter ─┘.                                              .
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.Report Menu Help, page 5                                                         .
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                     To Select An Appropriate Printer                           .
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  Highlight Printer Setup and Select Another Printer, pressing Enter          .
  ─┘ after each. A list of printers will appear, the last of which is a          .
  custom printer whose name and printer codes you can change.                     .
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  Highlight the name of the printer you wish to select and press Enter            .
  ─┘.  It's just that easy.                                                      .
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. If your printer is not listed, read the next page ...                           .
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.Report Menu Help, page 6                                                         .
                  Setting up for printers not listed ...                        .
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  You can configure Magic Gradebook Manager to communicate with any             .
  printer.  Highlight Printer Setup and Setup Custom Printer, pressing        .
  Enter ─┘ after each.                                                           .
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  Doing so will cause the Custom Printer Setup window to appear.  From          .
  this window you can type in your own printer's name and its control           .
  codes which you will find in your printer manual.  From then on, the          .
  printer name you type will appear as the last printer in the printer            .
  list instead of Custom Printer and you can select it as described             .
  on the previous help page.                                                      .
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  Use the Printer Test to make sure you have entered the correct codes.         .
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.Report Menu Help, page 7                                                         .
                       Before printing a report ...                             .
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  Before printing a report, you will need to compile grade averages               .
  and verify that all items in the Report Status window are correct.            .
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  If any item needs changing, highlight the name of the item in the               .
  Report Menu and press Enter ─┘.                                                .
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  Notice that, depending on the reporting period you have selected,               .
  certain reports are not available for printing.  Only those reports             .
  which  are relevant to your selected reporting period will be                 .
  available.  If you are using a custom printer, reports requiring                .
  any control codes you have omitted will also not be available.                  .
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.Report Menu Help, page 8                                                         .
                              To Print a Report                                 .
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  First compile grades and verify that all items in the Report Status           .
  window are correct.                                                             .
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  Then highlight Print Reports and press Enter ─┘.                             .
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  Next, highlight the name of the report you wish to print and press              .
  Enter ─┘ again.  Keep selecting any options that may appear until              .
  Print Now? (Y/N) appears.  Then prepare your printer and press Y.             .
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  Note:  Any grades that you have entered into your gradebook that are            .
         dated after the report date will not be reflected in the               .
         printed report.                                                        .
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.Calendar Menu Help, page 1                                                       .
                                                                                  .
  In order for Magic Gradebook Manager to keep track of the dates in            .
  your gradebook, you must use the items on the Calendar Menu to set            .
  up a calendar.  In just a few short minutes, you can set up the entire          .
  semester.  The items are ...                                                    .
                                                                                  .
    View ...         Displays the current calendar.                               .
                                                                                  .
    Revise ...       Displays the current calendar, but allows to you to          .
                     revise marking periods and holidays.                         .
                                                                                  .
    New Calendar ... Asks you for the beginning year and month and then           .
                     instantly displays a new calendar for you to use to          .
                     set up marking periods and holidays.                         .
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.Calendar Menu Help, page 2                                                       .
  To revise or set up a new semester calendar ...                                 .
.                                                                                 .
  Highlight Revise or New Calendar and press Enter ─┘.  If you select        .
  New Calendar, type the year and month when asked, pressing Enter ─┘            .
  after each.  Then a six-month calendar will be displayed.                       .
.                                                                                 .
  The procedures for revising or setting up a new calendar are                    .
  identical.  All you have to do is indicate on which dates the marking           .
  periods begin and end.  Then indicate which days are holidays.                  .
  Simply use the arrow keys to move to the date which you wish to mark            .
  as the beginning or ending of a marking period or as a holiday.  Then           .
  press the appropriate key as indicated at the bottom of the screen.             .
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.Calendar Menu Help, page 3                                                       .
  On color monitors, the marking periods and holidays are color coded             .
  for your convenience.                                                           .
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  When you are finished making your changes, press F2 to keep your                .
  changes.  They won't actually be saved to disk until you save your            .
  current file.  Note that these changes will be saved only in your             .
  current data file.  Calendar setups are data file specific!                   .
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  If you decide not to keep your changes, press Esc.   The next time you          .
  view your calendar, you'll see that it has gone back to what it was             .
  before.                                                                         .
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  You may press the F1 key to view this help any time while working on            .
  your calendar.                                                                  .
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