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                                     HELP

                 The resident file-viewer by Clockwork Software.


    This little file viewer was asked for by one of our customers, and seems
    a handy enough tool.  Designed to replace the TYPE command but to be
    memory resident and much more flexible.





                                                                [press PgDn]

  ┌────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  │ INSTALLING │                                                            │
  ├────────────┘                                                            │
  │                                                                         │
  │ Type :-  VIEW                                                           │
  │    at the DOS prompt to install the program in memory.                  │
  │    VIEW occupies only about 13.5k of RAM.                               │
  │                                                                         │
  │ Type :-  VIEW REMOVE                                                    │
  │    at the DOS prompt to remove VIEW and release the memory.             │
  │                                                                         │
  │ Note that other resident programs (TSRs) installed above VIEW may lock  │
  │ it into place, so you might have to remove them first.                  │
  │                                                                         │
  │ If you use crummy TSRs which aren't self-removing, install Clockwork's  │
  │ XTRA program.  XTRA's REMOVE command strips out all residents.          │
  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘


                                                                [press PgDn]
  ┌─────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  │ ACTION KEYS │                                                           │
  ├─────────────┘                                                           │
  │                                                                         │
  │ VIEW is supplied with Alt + V as the ACTION KEYS.  Press both KEYS      │
  │ together to call and to dismiss the program.                            │
  │                                                                         │
  │ The ACTION KEYS can be changed by pressing "A" for Action, and saved    │
  │ as defaults for future occasions provided VIEW.COM is in the current    │
  │ directory.                                                              │
  │                                                                         │
  │ If you forget what the ACTION KEYS are, attempting to re-install the    │
  │ program will display your current settings.                             │
  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘





                                                                [press PgDn]
  ┌─────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  │ VIEWING │                                                               │
  ├─────────┘                                                               │
  │                                                                         │
  │  Load a file for viewing by pressing F3.  You may select an ambiguous   │
  │  file specification (using ???s and *s) and select any drive or path.   │
  │                                                                         │
  │  You can drive around your file using a combination of:                 │
  │   , , PgUp, PgDn, Home and End.                                       │
  │                                                                         │
  │  Press F1 or ? to see the help file (this one). It replaces any         │
  │  other file you may have been viewing at the time.                      │
  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘





                                                                [press PgDn]
  ┌─────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  │ TOGGLE SWITCHES │                                                       │
  ├─────────────────┘                                                       │
  │ There are three switches which control the way the file is displayed:-  │
  │                                                                         │
  │  HEX-MODE:                                                              │
  │      File data can be viewed in ASCII or HEX mode to choice, the H key  │
  │      toggles between modes while maintaining roughly the same position  │
  │      in the file.                                                       │
  │                                                                         │
  │  WRAP:                                                                  │
  │      In ASCII display mode you may select whether lines longer than     │
  │      80 characters are displayed on one line (with right-end lost),     │
  │      or wrapped onto subsequent lines.                                  │
  │                                                                         │
  │  GRAPHICS:                                                              │
  │      You may select whether characters above ASCII(128) are folded or   │
  │      shown as IBM graphics.  CRLFs are also displayed, and TAB          │
  │      characters expanded or not according to the Graphics mode.         │
  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                                                                [press PgDn]
  ┌─────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  │ COLOURS │                                                               │
  ├─────────┘                                                               │
  │ There is a choice of 4 colour schemes, Mono, 1, 2 and 3. Your chosen    │
  │ colours are also saved when you save the ACTION KEYS to VIEW.COM.       │
  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

    (c) Clockwork Software 1989
        Bidbury House, HAVANT, Hants. PO9 3JG
        0705-483217