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Contents

 ED-FILE  is a text editor that you can use to edit small
text files, such as your CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
You can use it mainly to create and update your DATA files.
The editor can handle files up to 30K in size -- over
1,500 real drawings for a lotto-6 game . . .
You'll never need that many REAL drawings in a file.
 To learn more about creating and updating data files,
select <File Menu Commands> from Search... in the window
Help: Contents. Press simultaneously <ALT> S.
 To resize or close a window, press simultaneously <CTRL>
and one of the following function keys:
        <CTRL> F4  -> close window
        <CTRL> F5  -> restore window size
        <CTRL> F7  -> move window
        <CTRL> F8  -> change window size
        <CTRL> F10 -> maximize window (full screen).
If you have problems with windows, press <ESC> and you'll return to
the starting window of the editor.

 Procedures 
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 Using Help
 Adding the Time and Date to Documents
 Deleting Text
 Finding Text
 Formatting Text

 Commands
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 File Menu Commands
 Edit Menu Commands
 Search Menu Commands

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Adding the Time and Date to Documents

 To add the time and date to a document:

 1.  Open the document.
 2.  Move the insertion point to where you want the time and
     date to appear.  
         Or 
     Select the text you want the time and date to replace.
 3.  From the Edit menu, choose Time/Date.

 See: Edit Menu Commands

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Deleting Text
 
 Use the BACKSPACE or DEL key, or the Delete command, when
 you want to delete text from the current editor document
 but you have text on the Clipboard that you want to keep.

 To delete one character at a time:
    Press BACKSPACE to delete the character to the left of
    the insertion point.
         Or  
    Press DEL to delete the character to the right of the
    insertion point.

 To delete more than one character
 1.  Select the text you want to delete.
 2.  Press BACKSPACE or DEL.
         Or 
     Choose Delete from the Edit menu.
     To place the text onto the Clipboard, choose Cut from
     the Edit menu.

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Finding Text
 
 You can start a search for specific text at any point in a
 editor document.

 To find specific characters or words:

 1.  Move the insertion point to where you want the search
     to begin.
 2.  From the Search menu, choose Find.
 3.  Type the characters or words you want to find.
 4.  Choose the Find Next button.
 5.  To find the next occurrence of the text, choose
     Find Next from the Search menu or press F3.

 See: Search Menu Commands

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Formatting Text

 To format text, do the following.
 To do this
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 End a line           Press ENTER.
 Indent a line        Press TAB.
 Insert a tab         Press TAB.
 Insert a blank line  Move the insertion point to the
                      beginning or end of a line, and
                      then press ENTER.

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File Menu Commands

 Create
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 Opens a new document -> Creates your DATA file.
 When you choose Create, you can save changes to
 the document you have been working on.
  To create a data file:
        - get a list of drawings and make sure you
        have it up to the date
        - the most recent (the latest) drawing will
        be the FIRST line in the data file
        - the preceding drawing will be line #2
        - and so on to the last (oldest) drawing in
        your list; the oldest drawing will be the
        last line in the data file.
 To create a data file for the 3-digit lottery game:
        - type exactly 3 digits on each line and separate
        the digits by commas or blank spaces
        - if the latest 3-digit number was 123, the 1st line
        in the data file is:
        1,2,3 or -
        1 2 3 (notice the blank spaces)
        - if the preceding drawing was 539, line #2 will be:
        5,3,9 or -
        5 3 9
        - a data file for the 3-digit game looks like this:
1,2,3
5,3,9
0,0,4
4,7,7
etc.
 To create a data file for the 4-digit lottery game:
        - type exactly 4 digits on each line and separate
        the digits by commas or blank spaces
         - if the latest 4-digit number was 1234, the 1st line
        in the data file is:
        1,2,3,4 or -
        1 2 3 4 (notice the blank spaces)
        - if the preceding drawing was 5369, line #2 will be:
        5,3,6,9 or -
        5 3 6 9
        - a data file for the 4-digit game looks like this:
1,2,3,4
5,3,6,9
0,0,4,7
4,7,7,8
etc.
 To create a data file for the lotto-6 game:
        - type exactly 6 numbers on each line and separate
        the numbers by commas or blank spaces
         - if the latest lotto-6 drawing was 1-5-13-28-33-49
         the 1st line in the data file is:
         1,5,13,28,33,49 or-
         1 5 13 28 33 49 (notice the blank spaces)
        - if the preceding drawing was 6-22-28-33-44-45
         line #2 will be:
         6,22,28,33,44,45 or-
         6 22 28 33 44 45
        - a data file for the lotto-6 game looks like this:
1,5,13,28,33,49
6,22,28,33,44,45
17,19,27,37,47,49
etc.
         - DO NOT type any bonus numbers in the data file; just
         disregard the bonus numbers, if your lottery draws one
         or more bonuses
         - type EXACTLY 6 numbers per line

 Update
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 Opens a text file for editing.
 Use this feature to Update your DATA files.
 When you choose Update, you can save changes to the document
 you have been working on.  The file can be an ED-FILE type of
 files or any file saved as text-only (ASCII) from another
 application. Maximum size: 30K.
 To update a data file:
        - make sure you have the drawings up to the date
        - choose Update from the File menu
        - enter the file name in dialog box:
                 ex.: your file for the 3-digit game is
                named DATA-3 and it is located in Drive B:
                 type in the dialog box: B:\DATA-3

        - the cursor should be at the leftmost corner (line #1,
        column #1)
        - make sure insert mode is on (it is toggled by pressing
        the key <INSERT> on your keypad); insert is the default
        - press <ENTER> to insert a blank line
        - press the <UP> arrow key to move the cursor back to its
        leftmost upper position (line 1, column 1)
        - type the most recent (latest) drawing you have and press
        <ENTER>
        - continue to type the preceding drawings (from the latest to
        the oldest) until you finish the updating
        - you can see in the first line below the updated bloc the drawing
        that used to be the line #1 before the updating session
        - make sure you don't leave a blank line between the updated
        bloc and the former line #1; if such a blank line occurs, move
        the cursor to it (press the <UP> or <DOWN> arrow keys), then
        press <HOME> on your keypad; the cursor will be at the beginning
        of the line; press <DELETE> on the keypad and the blank line
        will disappear.
      Ŀ
       *** Nota bene! ED-FILE and other editors may inadvertently        
       insert a blank line at the end of files. Such a line may lead to  
       erroneous winning reports and other errors. You may need to solve 
       this problem only once. As soon as you created the data file --   
       and before saving it -- press simultaneously <CTRL> <END> to go   
       to end-of-file. If the cursor IS at the beginning of a blank      
       line, press the <UP> arrow. The cursor will move one line up.     
       Press <END> to go to the end of the line. Press <DELETE>. Now,    
       you can save the file . . . Please check from time to time your   
       data files for unwanted blank lines. ***                          
      
 Save
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 Saves changes to the document you have been working on.
 When you choose Save, the document remains open so you
 can continue working on it.

 Save As
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 Saves a new or existing document.  You can name a new
 document or save an existing document under a new name.
 The original document remains unchanged.  When you choose
 Save As, the document remains open so you can continue
 working on it.

 Print
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 Prints the document.

 Exit
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 Closes the document you have been working on and quits
 the editor.  You can save the file before quitting.

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Edit Menu Commands

 Cut
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 Deletes text from a document and places it onto the
 Clipboard, replacing the previous Clipboard contents.

 Copy
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 Copies text from a document onto the Clipboard,
 leaving the original intact and replacing the previous
 Clipboard contents.
 
 Paste
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 Pastes a copy of the Clipboard contents at the insertion
 point or replaces selected text in a document.

 Delete
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 Deletes selected text from a document, but does not place
 the text onto the Clipboard.  Use Delete when you want to
 delete text from the current ED-FILE document but you have
 text on the Clipboard that you want to keep.

 See: Deleting Text   Finding Text   Formatting Text

 Select All
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 Selects all the text in a document at once.
 You can copy the selected text onto the Clipboard, delete
 it, or perform other editing actions.

 Time/Date
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 Adds the current time and date to a document.

 See: Adding the Time and Date to Documents

 Word Wrap
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 Wraps text in a document.

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Search Menu Commands

 Find
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 Searches forward from the insertion point for characters
 or words in a document.

 Find Next
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 Repeats the last search without opening the Find dialog box.

 See: Finding Text

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Using Help

 Selecting a Help link
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 With a mouse - click on phrases outlined by two triangles.
 
 With the keyboard - Press TAB or Shift-TAB to select a link.
    Press ENTER to jump to that topic.

 
 Scrolling the Help window
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 With a mouse - click on the horizontal or vertical scroll bars.

 With the keyboard - press the cursor navigation keys.

 
 Closing the Help window
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 With a mouse - double click on the window's control box.
 
 With the keyboard - press Ctrl-F4.

 
 Command Buttons
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 Use a mouse to click a button or press the letter mentioned
 below.

 Contents - displays a table of contents for the application's
   Help.  Press C to select Contents.

 Search -  opens a dialog box that lists all available Help
   topics.  Select a topic from the list box and press ENTER.
   Press S to select Search.

 Back - jumps to the last Help topic viewed.
   Press B to select Back.

 History - lists the last 20 Help topics viewed.  Jump to any
   of these topics by selecting from the list box and pressing
   ENTER.
   Press T to select History.

 Copy - Copies the contents of the current Help topic into
   an edit area.  Select the text you want copied to the
   Clipboard and choose Copy.  Choosing Copy without selecting
   any text in the edit area copies the entire Help topic to
   the Clipboard.
   Press P to select Copy.


