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r¿üçIntroduction to dBASE III PLUS - sheet 1
rüâÅ  
rââ┘  Database  
rÅâ∙∙
rÉâ┘  the same type of information about many items æ 
rüàÅ ë 
rèà° A Record 
röàÅ is all the information about one item of a database
rüçÅ ë 
rèç° A Field 
rôçÅ is a unit of information within each record
rüëÅ ë 
rèë° A Structure 
rùëÅ is the configuration for a database
r╝ëÅfile
rüîÅ  
râî┘   The dBASE III PLUS Assistant « 
rìÄçTASK
rªÄçKEYSTROKES
rüÉÅ ë 
rîÉ° change menus 
rÜÉÅ ê 
rúÉç  
rÑÉÅ   press  
r»Éç
r░ÉÅ  and  
r╖Éç
r╕ÉÅ ä or î 
rüÆÅ ë 
rîÆÅ û 
rúÆç  
rÑÆÅ   type inital letter of menu heading
rüöÅ ë 
rîö° move within a menu 
ráöÅ  
rúöç  
rÑöÅ   press  
r»öç
r░öÅ  and  
r╖öç
r╕öÅ Ä 
rüûÅ ë 
rîû° select highlighted item 
rÑûÅ   press 
r«ûç──┘
r▓ûÅ à 
rüÿÅ ë 
rîÿ° turn help on 
rÜÿÅ ê 
rúÿç  
rÑÿÅ   press 
r«ÿçF1
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r╔üçsheet 2
rââ┘  CREATE   
rÄâ∙-
rÅâ┘   a Database file » 
rçàçTASK
róàçKEYSTROKES
rëåÅ   
rüçÅ 
ràçÅ 
råç° start dBASE III PLUS 
r£çÅ å type 
rºççdbase
r¼çÅ at system prompt
r╛çÅ  
r└ççA>dbase
r╚çÅ  
rëêº 
réëÅ 
ràëç 
råë° open Create Menu 
rÿëÅ è press  
r⌐ëçC
r¬ëÅ  or  
r░ëç æ 
rëèº 
ràïÅ 
råï° select Database file 
r£ïÅ å highlight  
r¡ïé Database file 
r╝ïÅ  and press
r╟ïç  ──┘  
rëîº 
räìÅ  
råì° save structure 
rûìÅ î press 
r¿ìçCtrl-End 
r▒ìÅ Ä 
rüÄÅ  
räÄÅ æ 
råÅ° correct typing errors 
r₧ÅÅ ä use  
rºÅçIns
r¬ÅÅ,
r½Åç  Del
r░ÅÅ,
r▒Åç     
r╖ÅÅand 
r╗Åç  É 
rçɺ 
råæ° move to next field 
rÜæÅ   
r₧æÅ ä use 
rªæç  
r⌐æÅ and 
r«æç  Å 
rëƺ 
råô° open memo 
ræôÅ É 
róôÅpress
rºôç Ctrl-PgDn î 
råò° save memo 
ræòÅ æ press
rºòç Ctrl-PgUp
rêùç 
råÿÅ Use the 
rÅÿçRetrieve Menu
r£ÿÅ to list your file to the printer or screen.
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r╦ôτ│
r╗öτ│
r╝öÅ 
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r╔üçsheet 3
réâÅ 
rââ┘   Open the Set Up Menu ú 
r╜â┘ 
r╛â┘ Æ 
rüäÅ Æ 
råàç 
rëàÅselect
rÅàç 
rÉàé Database file 
rüêÅ 
râê┘   Open the Update Menu to change the contents of your file.
r┐ê┘ 
r└ê┘ 
r┴ê┘ Å 
râèç 
råèç Menu Option
rûèçTASK
r▒èÅ 
r▓èçKEYSTROKES
rüîÅ å 
rçîçAPPEND/
rÉîÅ   
rôîç 
ròî° see previous record 
r¬îÅ à 
r▒îÅ press 
r╕îçPgUp
r╝îÅ à 
rçìçEDIT ä 
rêÄç 
rìÄÅ 
rÅÄÅ 
rôÄç 
ròÄ° see next record 
rªÄÅ ë 
r▒ÄÅ press 
r╕ÄçPgDn
rçÅç ç 
rÄÅÅ 
rüÉÅ è 
rÅÉÅ 
rôÉç 
ròÉ° save 
r¢ÉÅ ö 
r▒ÉÅ press 
r╕ÉçCtrl-End
rüôÅ ä 
rçôçBROWSE  
rÉôÅ à 
ròô° scroll through records 
r¡ôÅ à press
r╕ôçPgUp 
r╜ôÅand
r└ôç PgDn
ræòÅ ä 
ròò° pan 
rÜòÅ ä 
r¡òç 
r«òÅ 
r▓òÅpress 
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râûÅ  
r╡ûÅor
r╕ûçCtrl- 
rüÿÅ  
rèÿç 
rÆÿÅ   
ròÿ° save 
r¢ÿÅ ä 
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r╔üçsheet 4
râé┘  Modify Menu  
rÆé∙∙
rôé┘   to change structure of database file æ 
r˂٠ 
r͂٠  
rëâÅ   
rëäÅ 
rèä° move to next field 
r₧äç 
rƒäÅ Æ 
r▒äç 
r▓äÅpress 
r╕äç   
r╝äÅand
r┐äç   Ä 
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┘  Organize Menu  
röï∙∙
ròï┘  to rearrange order of records £ 
rüìÅ 
ràìÅ 
råìé SORT 
rîìÅ on specified field to new filename ì 
rëź 
râÉ┘  Update Menu  
rÆÉ∙∙
rôÉ┘  
ròÉ┘to change the contents of your file
r╕É┘ ä 
r╝É┘  
r╛É┘ Æ 
rëæº 
rüÆÅ à 
råÆé BROWSE 
rÄÆÅ   
ræÆ° mark record   - Delete 
r⌐Æç -   
rüôç 
rÉôÅ 
r¼ôç>
r»ôÅhighlight record and press 
r╩ôçCtrl-U
rüöç è 
rïöÅ å 
ræö° recall record - Recall 
r¬öç- 
réûÅ 
räûÅ 
råûé PACK 
rîûÅ compresses a file and permanently removes marked records.
ràÿÅ 
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 
rºêÅ ä open Create Menu and select 
r╟êé Format 
ràè° list fields for new format 
r½èÅselect 
r▓èé Load Fields 
r┐èÅ from Set Up Menu
ràî° mark fields for new format 
ríîÅ   
rºîÅ ä highlight field and press 
r┼îç ──┘
r╩îÅ ç 
ràÄ° transfer to Blackboard 
r₧ÄÅ å 
rºÄÅ ä press 
r▒ÄçF10
ràÉ° insert blank line 
rÿÉÅ î 
r¿ÉÅ   press 
r▒ÉçIns
r┤ÉÅ key then  
r┐Éç──┘
r├ÉÅ ä 
ràÆ° return to menus 
rûÆÅ Ä 
r¿ÆÅ   press 
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ràö° mark beginning and end of line 
r¿öÅ   press 
r▒öç ──┘
r╢öÅ ä 
ràû° save new format 
rûûÅ   
rÖûç ï 
r¿ûç   
r½ûÅopen Exit Menu and select 
r┼ûé Save 
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