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Welcome to PC-FASTYPE Version 3.01. PC-FASTYPE is designed for intermediate and
advanced PC typists who want to improve their accuracy and speed on the
computer keyboard of their choice, and for beginners who want to learn how to
touch-type on the IBM family of microcomputers and compatibles.

                  How to use the HELP Facility in PC-FASTYPE
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     Read the line in color on the bottom of the screen.  These commands tell
you how to page through the HELP screens.  The HELP Facility for each menu
consists of four screen pages.  The page number is shown in the upper right
corner of the screen.  Some clone PCs don't have the screen paging feature; if
your system lacks screen paging, then use the BASIC program supplied with
PC-FASTYPE to print out the HELP files on your printer. The User's Guide
explains how.

        - press the PgDn Key to advance to the NEXT screen page
        - press the PgUp Key to go back to the PREVIOUS screen page
        - press the ESC Key to exit HELP and re-display the menu
        - press the HOME Key for page 1 or the END Key for page 4

                Now press the PgDn Key to go to screen page 2.
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The MAIN Menu is used to help you access the other primary menus in PC-FASTYPE.
There are five menus for you to choose drills, exercises, keyboard helpers, and
features, all controlled by the function keys on your keyboard.

   ***  NO SELECTIONS CAN BE MADE FROM ANY HELP FACILITY IN PC-FASTYPE  ***

You have to press the <ESC>ape Key to get out of the HELP Facility and return
to the menu you came from in order for the function keys to become operable.

When any menu is displayed, pressing the F1 function key calls up the HELP
Facility for that menu.  You're here because you pressed the F1 function key
while the MAIN menu was displayed on the screen.  Additionally, the F9 function
key will always cause the MAIN Menu to be displayed,  and pressing F10 will
always begin a new drill or exercise; F10 must ALWAYS BE PRESSED FIRST to
start typing practice.  The rest of the Main Menu selections follow:

[ F2 ] - Display the BEGINNER DRILLS Menu - (Learning the keyboard)
       Press this function key if you want to display and select drills from
the Beginners Menu.  The Beginners Menu lets you select the letters, symbols,
numbers, and Capital letters, or combinations of them that you want to learn
how to type.
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[ F3 ] - Display the INTERMEDIATE EXERCISES Menu - (Typing word groups)
       This menu has intermediate typist selections of word groups to practice
typing.  These selections consist of three letter and four letter word groups
and short phrases.

[ F4 ] - Display the ADVANCED EXERCISES Menu - (Typing sentences)
       This menu is for intermediate and advanced typists. You can select
various exercises containing sentences, and paragraphs that test your
skills at typing all of the letters and characters on the keyboard.

[ F5 ] - Display the KEYBOARD HELPERS Menu
       This menu lets you select and set up some keyboard helpers to assist you
with your typing such as outlining the home keys, selecting the hidden key
option, sounding the speaker when you make a keystroke error, etc.  Most of
these options can be "toggled" on or off by pressing the function keys.

[ F6 ] - Select Beginning Typist Skill Level
       Pressing this key will select the beginning typist level.  That is, the
prompting rhythm for you to type characters will be rather slow. This skill
level stays in effect for all drills and exercises until you change it with F7
or F8 (next page).
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[ F7 ] - Select Intermediate Typist Skill Level
       This is a nice, easy prompting rhythm for the intermediate typist;
probably good for beginners too.  This is the default skill level automatically
selected when you started PC-FASTYPE.

[ F8 ] - Select Advanced Typist Skill Level, 60 WPM and up
       This is for speed demons. You may want to turn off the sound (QUIET
Mode - Menu 5) as things get pretty noisy.  When typing predefined lessons,
try to stay ahead of the delayed prompt.

[ F9 ] - Exit to DOS
       When you get tired of typing practice,  you can press this key to exit
PC-FASTYPE and return to the DOS Operating System.

[ F10 ] - START a Drill or Exercise
        Display the Screen Keyboard and begin any previously selected
drill or exercise.  If nothing was selected, you will be drilled on the HOME
keys only, which is the default selection.

   ** YOU MUST ALWAYS PRESS F10 FIRST TO BEGIN A DRILL OR EXERCISE **

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