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- Scraps Tutorial
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- Introduction
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- This is the TUTORIAL MANUAL from Scraps - The Freeform Personal
- Information Manager.
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- Follow the instructions in this manual to go on a brief tour of
- the Scraps system. This will show you how to use the basic
- functions and some of the uses to which Scraps can be put.
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- To learn more about Scraps consult the Scraps manual and the
- built in Help system.
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- Both KEYBOARD and MOUSE operations are listed.
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- Using this manual
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- Things in double quotation marks are things you should type "like
- this". Type the words as shown, do not type the quotation marks.
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- Special keys are marked with square brackets []. If you see
- "hello" [Enter] then you know to type the word hello and press
- the key marked Enter.
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- [F10] means the key marked F10. [Alt-A] means hold down the Alt
- key and press the `A' key.
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- Before you start
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- Before starting this tutorial you must have installed Scraps.
- This tutorial presumes you have installed Scraps using the
- supplied INSTALL program and that it is located in the default
- directory C:\SCRAPS.
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- Starting Scraps
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- First start Scraps by changing to the SCRAPS directory and typing
- "SCRAPS" [Enter].
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- Scraps will start and show the version number and copyright
- statement.
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- KEYBOARD: [Enter] to continue.
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- MOUSE: Click on OK to continue.
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- The screen
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- This is the main Scraps screen.
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- Across the top is the MENU BAR giving the names of the different
- menus available in Scraps. Across the bottom is the BASE BAR
- which lists common commands, it changes to show different
- commands in different circumstances.
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- At the top right hand corner is the time of day CLOCK. Just
- under the clock is the GROUP INDICATOR which currently says
- `New'.
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- The middle portion is the SCRAPS EDITOR. This is where Scraps
- are entered, viewed and edited.
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- Entering a scrap
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- Let's start by entering a Scrap.
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- The word `New' in the group indicator shows that this is the new
- record where you can type new information.
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- Type "My address is " and then fill in your name and address.
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- You can use the normal PC editing keys such as the arrow keys,
- Insert, Delete and Backspace to edit your work as you go.
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- You can enter more than a screen-full if you want, long lines
- will wrap around and the text will scroll as it would in a word
- processor.
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- Now you need to save this new scrap into the data file. The Save
- scrap command is on the Scrap menu. Activate the Scrap menu and
- select the Save scrap option.
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- KEYBOARD: [Alt-S] [Enter]
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- MOUSE: Click on the word `Scrap' at the top of the screen.
- Click again on the option when the menu appears. If the menu
- doesn't appear right away or you hear a `thud' then click again.
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- As this is a new scrap a dialogue box appears asking if you want
- a reminder associated with this scrap. In this case we don't so
- we'll continue without entering any date.
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- KEYBOARD: [Enter] [Enter]
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- MOUSE: Double click on the OK button.
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- The scrap is now saved and you can now enter a new scrap.
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- Let's try importing some data from another file.
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- Type "My PC autoexec.bat file is:" [Enter] [Enter].
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- Activate the Edit menu and select the Import command.
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- KEYBOARD: [Alt-E] "I"
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- MOUSE: Click on the word `Edit' at the top of the screen. Click
- again on the Import option when the menu appears.
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- A dialogue box has appeared.
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- Clear the file name field by pressing the [Del] key until the
- field is clear.
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- Type "C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT".
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- Activate the command.
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- KEYBOARD: [Enter] [Enter]
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- MOUSE: Click twice on the OK button.
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- Your PC's autoexec.bat file has now been imported into the
- current scrap just as though you had typed it.
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- Now save this scrap. Activate the Scrap menu and select the
- option.
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- KEYBOARD: [Alt-S] [Enter]
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- MOUSE: Click on the word `Scrap' at the top of the screen.
- Click again on the option when the menu appears.
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- Leave the reminder date dialogue box blank.
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- KEYBOARD: [Enter] [Enter]
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- MOUSE: Double click on the OK button.
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- The scrap is now saved.
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- This time let's make a scrap with a reminder date.
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- Type "Happy Christmas!".
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- Now save this new scrap into the data file. Activate the Scrap
- menu and select the option.
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- KEYBOARD: [Alt-S] [Enter]
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- MOUSE: Click on the word `Scrap' at the top of the screen.
- Click again on the option when the menu appears.
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- The dialogue box appears asking if you want a reminder associated
- with this scrap.
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- Type "12/24". (Or if you are using European dating enter 24/12)
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- KEYBOARD: [Enter]
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- MOUSE: Click once on the OK box.
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- As you can see Scraps automatically fills in the year and 00:00
- for the time of day. Now finish saving the scrap.
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- KEYBOARD: [Enter]
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- MOUSE: Click on the OK button.
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- Scraps are totally freeform, they are just pieces of text. If
- you want to use set formats for your data then that is okay, you
- can do so. But if your information is totally random, or
- contains many variations, then Scraps can handle that too.
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- Each scrap can be up to many thousands of words long. Only the
- RAM memory in your machine limits it. It is, however, probably
- best to keep each scrap reasonably short; about two thousand
- words maximum.
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- Finding scraps
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- Now let's try finding some scraps. There are several different
- ways of finding scraps, they are all on the Find menu. Activate
- the find menu and pick the first option.
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- KEYBOARD: [Alt-F] [Enter]
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- MOUSE: Click on Find and then on Find scrap by word.
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- Enter the word you want search for. In this case type "potato",
- you can use the arrow keys, backspace and delete keys to correct
- any typing mistakes.
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- Activate the command.
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- KEYBOARD: [Enter] [Enter]
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- MOUSE: Click twice on the OK button.
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- Scraps finds the only scrap in the database containing this word
- and displays it on the screen. Now continue.
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- KEYBOARD: [Enter]
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- MOUSE: Click on OK.
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- This is one of the example scraps, it is `protected' so that you
- cannot edit it.
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- Now try the Find command again, this time we'll specify a word
- that occurs in several of the example scraps.
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- KEYBOARD: [Alt-F] [Enter]
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- MOUSE: Click on Find and then on Find scrap by word.
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- Type "program".
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- KEYBOARD: [Enter] [Enter]
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- MOUSE: Click twice on the OK button.
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- There are several different scraps containing this word. The
- first one is shown on screen. All of them have been collected
- into a GROUP.
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- Look at the GROUP INDICATOR just under the clock at the top right
- of the screen. The first number shows that this is scraps number
- 1 of the group, the second number is the number of scraps that
- are in this group.
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- Now continue.
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- KEYBOARD: [Enter]
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- MOUSE: Click either button.
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- Groups
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- A group is a set of scraps. It may contain only one scrap or it
- may contain every scrap in the file.
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- We can see the different scraps in the group by paging backward
- and forward with the GREY PLUS and MINUS keys. Only the GREY
- keys on the far right of the keyboard can be used.
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- Try paging back and forth.
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- KEYBOARD: [+]/[-]
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- MOUSE: Click on the <+> and <-> buttons at the bottom of the
- screen. Or you may find it easier to use the keys.
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- There is another way to see a group of scraps.
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- Activate the Group menu.
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- KEYBOARD: [Alt-G]
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- MOUSE: Click on Group in the menu bar.
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- Select the List option;
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- KEYBOARD: "L"
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- MOUSE: Click on the option.
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- This is the list mode, in this mode each scrap is shown on one
- line. You can use the arrow keys or the mouse to select a scrap.
- Then press [Enter] or double click to view.
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- Now escape from this mode.
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- KEYBOARD: [Esc]
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- MOUSE: Click the right button.
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- Before we finish let's find one of the scraps you entered at the
- beginning of the tutorial.
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- Activate the Find menu and select the Find by word command. Type
- "AUTOEXEC.BAT" in the field. Activate the command.
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- There is the scrap you entered earlier.
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- Exiting scraps
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- Now we'll exit Scraps. The Exit command is on the Quit menu.
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- KEYBOARD: [Alt-Q] [Q] [Enter]
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- MOUSE: Click on Quit. Click on the Quit option. Click on OK.
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- Uses for Scraps
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- In these brief demonstrations you have seen how to enter scraps,
- find scraps and how to view those you find.
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- Scraps can be used in many different ways, as it is a totally
- freeform system it is up to you to decide how best you can use it
- to manage your information.
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- Here are a few suggestions but use your imagination and you'll
- see there are many other uses as well.
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- With Scraps you can use your PC to deal with all those countless
- bits of `random' information that collect on your desk. Notes,
- arrangements, suggestions, lists, proposals, reports, ideas and
- just about anything else you can write down.
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- Use Scraps to backup your brain. Enter all those important or
- interesting facts that you hear on TV or see in magazines and
- feel confident that you'll always be able to find them.
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- Let Scraps be your reminder. With the SAlarm and Scraps/R
- features you can be sure that it reminds you whenever you have an
- appointment or are due somewhere.
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- Keep track of things To Do with the built in ToDo List tool that
- allows attached scraps so you can have notes of unlimited length.
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- For anyone who does a lot of telephone work let Scraps be your
- telephone contact manager. A record for each person you contact
- can be on-screen seconds after they ring so you won't be at a
- loss to remember their details.
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- If you have to answer queries on the fly, be they technical
- support questions, price quotations or anything else, then let
- Scraps keep all the data you need at your finger tips.
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- Let Scraps help you brainstorm by showing associations between
- data. Pour all the thoughts, contact, specifications for a
- project into Scraps and see how it lets you review them, cross
- referencing and access them according to their content.
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- Use Scraps as an index to recipies, photographs, records or
- newspaper clippings. Enter just a synopsis of the item together
- with a serial number or file reference. Then use Scraps as a
- powerful index book to locate those items.
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