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r¿üçIntroduction to dBASE III PLUS -
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rââ┘  Database  
rÅâ∙-
rÉâ┘ 
ræâ┘ the same type of information about many items
r┐â┘ æ 
rçäÅ   
rêàÅ  
rèà° A Record 
ròàÅis
rÿàÅall the information about one item of a database
rêåÅ   
rÖåç 
rêçÅ  
rèç° A Field 
röçÅis
rùçÅa unit of information within each record
rçêÅ ä 
rÖêç 
rêëÅ  
rèë° A Structure 
rùëç 
rÿëÅis
r¢ëÅthe configuration for a database
r╝ëÅfile
râî┘   The dBASE III PLUS Assistant « 
rìÄçTASK
r⌐ÄçKEYSTROKES
r╗ÄÅ 
r¢ÅÅ ç 
rúÅÅ   
r⌐ÅÅ å 
rçÉÅ   
rèÉç 
rîÉ° change menus 
rÜÉÅ ç 
ríÉç 
rúÉç  
rÑÉÅ 
r⌐ÉÅpress 
r»Éçleft
r│ÉÅ & 
r╢Éçright arrow
r┴ÉÅ keys
r╚ÉÅor
rëæÅ 
rúæç 
rëÆÅ 
ríÆç 
rúÆç  
rÑÆÅ 
r⌐ÆÅtype inital letter of menu heading
rëôÅ 
rúôç 
rêöÅ  
rèöç 
rîö° move within a menu 
ráöÅ 
ríöç 
rúöç  
rÑöÅ 
r⌐öÅpress 
r»öçup
r▒öÅ & 
r┤öçdown arrow 
r┐öÅkeys
rëòÅ  
rìòÅ ô 
rúòç 
rêûÅ  
rèûç 
rîû° select highlighted item 
rÑûÅ 
r⌐ûÅpress 
r»ûçEnter
r┤ûÅ key  
rçùÅ 
rëùº 
rèùÅ 
rìùÅ ô 
rúùç 
rêÿÅ  
rèÿç 
rîÿ° turn help on 
rÜÿÅ ç 
ríÿç 
rúÿç  
rÑÿÅ 
r⌐ÿÅpress 
r»ÿçF1
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r╔üçsheet 2
rââ┘  CREATE   
rÄâ∙-
rÅâ┘   a Database file » 
rçàçTASK
rúàçKEYSTROKES
rëåÅ   
râçç 
ràçÅ 
råç° start dBASE III PLUS 
r£çÅ 
r¥çç   
ráçÅ 
rúçÅtype 
r¿ççdbase
r¡çÅ at system prompt
r┐çÅ  
r┴ççA>dbase
r╔çÅ  
rëêº 
réëç 
ràëç 
råë° open Create Menu 
rÿëç ë 
rúëÅpress  
r¬ëçC
r½ëÅ  or  
r▒ëçright arrow
r╝ëÅ key
rëèº 
rüïç 
ràïÅ 
råï° select Database file 
r£ïç à 
rúïÅhighlight  
r«ïé Database file 
r╜ïÅ  and press
r╚ïç Enter
rëîº 
ràìÅ 
råì° save structure 
rûìç ï 
rúìÅpress 
r⌐ìçCtrl-End 
r▓ìÅ Ä 
råÅ° correct typing errors 
rƒÅç 
ráÅÅ   use  
r¿ÅçIns
r½ÅÅ,
r¼Åç  Del
r▒ÅÅ,
r▓Åç  left
r╕ÅÅ and 
r╜Åçright arrow
r╚ÅÅ keys
rçɺ 
råæ° move to next field 
rÜæç 
r¢æÅ  
rƒæÅ 
ráæç  
róæÅ use 
rºæçup
r⌐æÅ and 
r«æçdown arrow
r╕æÅ keys
rëƺ 
råô° open memo 
ræôç 
rÆôÅ  
rûôÅ ì press
r¿ôç Ctrl-PgDn ì 
råò° save memo 
ræòç  
rôòÅ É press
r¿òç Ctrl-PgUp
râùÅ 
rçùç 
ràÿÅ  Open the 
rÉÿçRetrieve Menu 
r₧ÿÅto list your file to the printer or screen.
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r╔üçsheet 3
réâÅ 
rââ┘   Open the Set Up Menu ╢ 
rüäÅ Æ 
råàç 
rëàÅselect
rÅàç 
rÉàé Database file 
rüêÅ 
râê┘   Open the Update Menu to change the contents of your file.
r┐ê┘ æ 
råèç Menu Option
rûèçTASK
r»èç   KEYSTROKES
rüïÅ   
ràïÅ   
rÉïÅ   
r╠ïÅ 
rüîÅ à 
rçîçAPPEND/
rÉîÅ  
rÆîç 
ròî° see previous record 
r¬îÅ à 
r▓îÅpress 
r╕îçPgUp
r╝îÅ ä 
råìç EDIT ä 
råÄç 
rÆÄç 
ròÄ° see next record 
rªÄÅ ë 
r▓ÄÅpress 
r╕ÄçPgDn
rîÅÅ  
rüÉÅ à 
rÆÉç 
ròÉ° save 
r¢ÉÅ ö 
r▓ÉÅpress 
r╕ÉçCtrl-End
rüÆÅ ä 
rÅÆÅ 
r║ÆÅ  
råôç BROWSE 
rÅôÅ   
rÆôç 
rôôÅ 
ròô° scroll through records 
r¡ôÅ à press
r╕ôçPgUp 
r╜ôÅand
r└ôç PgDn
rüòÅ ô 
ròò° pan 
rÜòÅ à 
r¡òÅ à press 
r╕òçCtrl-left arrow
rèûç 
rÄûÅ  
r»ûÅ à 
r┤ûç 
r╡ûÅor
r╕ûçCtrl-right arrow
rüÿÅ è 
rÆÿç 
rôÿÅ 
ròÿ° save 
r¢ÿÅ ù press
r╕ÿçCtrl-End
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r╔üçsheet 4
râé┘  Open the Modify Menu to change the structure of a database file.
r┼é┘ å 
r˂٠ 
r͂٠  
rëâÅ   
rëäÅ 
rèä° move to next field 
r₧äç 
rƒäÅ Æ 
r▒äç 
r▓äÅpress 
r╕äçup 
r╗äÅand
r╛äç down arrow
r╩äÅkeys
rëåÅ 
rèå° insert a field at cursor position 
r¡åç 
r«åÅ   
r▒åç 
r▓åÅpress 
r╕åçCtrl-N
r╛åÅ ä 
rëçº 
rëêÅ 
rèê° save 
rÉêç 
ræêÅ á 
r▒êç 
r▓êÅpress 
r╕êçCtrl-End
râï┘  Open the Organize Menu to rearrange the order of records.
r╛ï┘ Æ 
räìÅ  
råìé SORT 
rîìÅ on specified field to new filename. ì 
rëź 
râÉ┘  Open the Update Menu to change the contents of your file. Æ 
rëæº 
rüÆÅ à 
råÆé BROWSE 
rÄÆÅ   
ræÆ° mark record   - Delete 
r⌐Æç -   
r«ÆÅhighlight record and press Ctrl-U
rüôç 
r¼ôÅ 
r»ôÅ í 
rüöç å 
rçöÅ 
rêöç ä 
rîöÅ à 
ræö° unmark record - Recall 
r¬öç- 
r«öÅhighlight record and press Ctrl-U
rüûÅ  
råûé PACK 
rîûÅ compresses a file and permanently removes marked records. ï 
råÿé REPLACE 
rÅÿÅ replaces the contents of specified fields.
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r╔üÅsheet 5
ròéÅ 
rââ┘  Select Format to customize a data entry form.
r▓â┘ ₧ 
rååçTASK
r¼åçKEYSTROKES
ràê° create format 
röêÅ É 
r¿êÅ   open Create Menu and select 
r╟êé Format 
ràè° list fields for new format 
ríèÅ   
r¿èÅ   select 
r▓èé Load Fields 
r┐èÅ from Set Up Menu
ràî° mark fields for new format 
r½îÅhighlight field and press 
r┼îçEnter 
r╦îÅkey
ràÄ° transfer to Blackboard 
r¥ÄÅ ç 
r¿ÄÅ   press 
r▒ÄçF10
ràÉ° insert blank line 
rÿÉÅ î 
r¿ÉÅ   press 
r▒ÉçIns
r┤ÉÅ key then 
r╛ÉçEnter
r├ÉÅ key
ràÆ° return to menus 
rûÆÅ Ä 
r¿ÆÅ   press 
r▒ÆçF10
ràö° mark beginning and end of line 
r¿öÅ   press 
r▒öçEnter
r╢öÅ key
ràû° save new format 
rûûÅ   
rÖûç ï 
r¿ûç   
r½ûÅopen Exit Menu
r║ûÅand select 
r┼ûé Save 
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