                                   FUNCTION KEYS

    Those functions which seemed to be most common or could be logically
    grouped together were implemented with the Function Keys.


                                  HELP - F1

    First is the HELP key, F1.  By pressing F1, you will be presented with
    a menu of PC-TYPE+ functional categories from which you can select the
    category of interest.  These HELP screens are for quick reference if
    you know the capability exists but can't remember how to make it work.
    Once you have pressed F1, you select your category by pressing the
    lettered keys "a" through "n".  Pressing F1 will always return you to
    the menu and pressing Esc will always return you to your text area.
    Press F1 and then press, "a", "b", ... and finally the Esc key.
    (F7 and F8 are also HELP functions of a kind.)

                              Press the PgDn Key

                       FILE TOGGLE - Shift F1 and Ctrl F1

    If you are editing more than one file at a time, holding down the
    Shift key and pressing F1 or holding down the Ctrl key and pressing F1
    will toggle you back and forth between the active files.  If you had 4
    files active, Shift F1 would bring you first to File 2, then to File
    3, File 4, and then back to File 1.  Ctrl F1 would bring you from File
    1 to File 4, to File 3, etc.

                       PRINT Key - F3 and Shift F3

    F3 is reserved for Printer related items.  F3 will bring up a menu of
    Print Marker options which set flags for sending Escape codes to your
    printer.  Press F3 and the Esc.  (See the help file "BOLD_ETC").  Now
    press Shift F3 and then Esc.  The panel you just saw was for
    controlling the actual printing operations.  (See the help file
    "PRINTING").

                              Press the PgDn Key

                    LINE CONTROL FUNCTIONS - F2 F5 and F6

            F2 - INSERT   new line below current line
            F5 - DELETE   current line
            F6 - ERASE    current line from cursor to right

    F2 will insert a new line beneath the line the cursor is currently on
    and move the cursor to the beginning of that new line.  Move the
    cursor to the asterisk to the right and press F2.  (*)
    Now you should be on the new line.  Press F5.  Obviously, F5 deletes
    the line you are on.  Now move the cursor to the asterisk on the line
    below and press F6.  (*) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    F6 Erases everything on the line under and to the right of the cursor.

    To erase everything to the left of the cursor, the easiest way is to
    press Ctrl~ and then F5.  (*) Try that at the asterisk to the left.
    (You can easily create this as a keystroke MACRO.)

                              Press the PgDn Key

                        SPECIAL FUNCTIONS - F7 and F8

    Press F7 and then press Esc.  Through F7 you can perform all the
    features inside PC-TYPE+ which require marking text areas, e.g.,
    copying, moving areas, sorting, summing, etc., or any of the graphics
    related functions.  When you press F7, if you then press F1, F2 or F3
    you will be presented with another small menu with a new list of
    options.

    In these menus, if the second column contains a keystroke definition,
    then either that keystroke or the corresponding function key will
    perform the indicated function.  This keystroke could also have been
    used directly without calling up the small menus.

    Press F8 and then press Esc.  F8 contains those functions which do not
    really pertain to changing your text, but more to PC-TYPE+'s
    functionality.  They were conveniently grouped together here under F8.

                              Press the PgDn Key

                                QUITTING - F4

    If you have used these HELP files before, you are already familiar
    with F4 which will rapidly get you out of the file you are editing
    without saving that file to disk.  If you have modified the file,
    PC-TYPE+ will prompt you first with an "Are You Sure?" message so that
    you cannot accidentally press F4 and lose all of your hard work.

    If you didn't make any changes to the file, you will be returned
    immediately to DOS when you press the QUIT key, F4.

    If the file you are currently editing is the only active file in
    PC-TYPE+, when you QUIT you will return to DOS.  If there are more
    than one file in PC-TYPE+, when you quit, you will return to the
    adjacent active file.

    When you quit with F4, the file on disk will not have been changed.

                              Press the PgDn Key

                SAVING FILES to DISK - F9 - Shift F9 - Ctrl F9

    When you save a file to disk with F9, ShF9, or CtrlF9 you will be
    given the opportunity to change the name and/or path of where you want
    the current file to be placed.  Subdirectories are supported.  F9 will
    save the file where you want it and remove the file from active
    status.  If it is the only file you are editing, you will then be
    returned to DOS.  If there are other files active, you will be
    returned to the adjacent active file.

    Shift F9 operates like F9 except after saving the file, you will be
    returned to the same file where you left it before saving it.

    Ctrl F9 works like Shift F9 except that you must first mark an area.
    Then only the marked area will be saved and you will be returned to
    your editing session.  (See HELP file SAVE_FIL for a more detailed
    discussion.

                              Press the PgDn Key

                                  Ctrl Break

    While Ctrl Break is not a Function key, it is discussed here because
    it performs a similar function to F4.  Ctrl Break will return you to
    DOS regardless of how many files are currently active.

    Before returning you to DOS however, you will first be prompted with
    the message "Are you sure?" to ensure you do not accidentally lose all
    of your editing work.

    This is convenient if you want to get out in a hurry.  Ctrl Break will
    work in almost every function within PC-TYPE+.


    When you quit with Ctrl Break, the file(s) on disk will not have been
    changed.


                              Press the PgDn Key

                  PERFORM the Command Line Instruction - F10

    F10 is a very special keystroke.  While you are in the text area, by
    pressing F10, the instruction on the Command Line will be performed
    and your cursor will remain IN THE TEXT AREA unless a diagnostic
    message is displayed - then the cursor will go to the Command Line.

    While this doesn't sound all that impressive, besides being
    occassionally convenient, it is the cornerstone for performing many
    types of Keystroke Macros.

    Move the cursor to the asterisk (*).  Then press Esc, go to the
    Command Line and type /aaa.  Then press Esc to return to the asterisk
    and finally press F10.  The cursor should now be on the aaa above.
    Press F10 again.  You can see how this feature can provide interesting
    possibilities for finding a string and then continuing with whatever
    elements you want in your Macro.  (See help file MACROS).

                     Press F4 to Return to the HELP Menu
