****************************** Main Menu Help ********************************

The following diagram illustrates the major functions of this menu:

                                                         F2 Create Form
                              Computer                         |
                               Memory                          v
     Disk                    +--------+                     _________
  +-------+                  |        |  F3 Edit Form      /         \
  |       |  F5 Load Form    | Memory | <---------------> <FORM EDITOR>
  | form  | ---------------> |  Copy  |                    \_________/
  | files |                  |  of a  |                     _________
  |       |  F6 Save/Update  |  Form  |  F4 Execute Form   /         \
  |       | <--------------- |        | ----------------> < FORM EXEC >
  +-------+                  |        |                    \_________/
                             +--------+                         |
                                                                v
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Functions:

ESC - Return to DOS:   Terminates the  Form Master program.   Two  consecutive
      pushes of this key are  required.  If you have  a current form that  has
      been edited but not saved, you will be reminded of this after the  first
      push of ESC.  If you push ESC once by accident, hit any other key except
      ESC to cancel and resume with the program.

      ESC is also used to cancel any function key operation.  For instance, if
      you type F2 by accident, press ESC to cancel.

F1  - Help:  Displays on-screen help.

F2  - Create Form:  Starts the form editor with  a blank screen so a new  form
      can be built.  Before the editor  is started, a pop-up menu will  appear
      showing all the  form control  parameters such  as the  number of  rows,
      columns, etc.   These are described  later.  Modify  them as needed  and
      then press F2 again to get started  editing.  Help specific to the  form
      editor is available by pressing F1.

      NOTE:  Use F3 instead of this key if you have already created a form and
      you want to do more editing.

F3  - Edit Form:  Starts the form editor with  the current form in memory.   A
      form must have been previously loaded  using F5 or F7, or created  using
      F2.  Before the editor is started, a pop-up menu will appear showing all
      the form control parameters  such as the number  of rows, columns,  etc.
      These are described later.  Modify  them as needed, then press F3  again
      to begin  editing. Help  specific to  the form  editor is  available  by
      pressing F1.

F4  - Execute Form:  Executes the current form you have created or loaded from
      disk.  Executing a form allows you to fill in fields on the form  and/or
      print the form.   In addition,  fields on  the form may  be loaded  from
      disk, or saved to disk.  Help specific to the form executor is available
      by pressing F1.

F5  - Load Form from Disk:  Retrieves a form from disk and places it in memory
      so it may be  edited (F3), executed  (F4), or exported  (F8).  The  form
      must have been previously saved on disk (F6).

      Pressing F5, a pop-up menu will  appear prompting you to enter the  name
      of a form.   You can enter the  name of a form  on the first input  line
      such as  'INVOICE'.    It  is  not necessary  to  enter  the  form  name
      extension, '.FRM'.  You can specify where the form resides - a different
      drive  or   directory  on   the  second   input  line   (e.g.  'A:'   or
      'D:\BUSINESS').  Leave  the second  line blank if  you want  to use  the
      current directory.  Then press F5 again to load the form.

      Alternately, you can  press F10 after  the first F5  to see a  directory
      list of forms.  Selection  of the form is made  with the arrow keys  and
      pressing enter.  If  the second line  of the pop-up  menu is blank,  the
      current directory is used.  Otherwise, the directory specified is used.

F6  - Save/Update Form to Disk:  Writes the currently loaded (or created) form
      to a disk file.   A pop-up menu will appear  prompting you to enter  the
      name of the form.   Type the name  on the first input  line.  It is  not
      necessary to enter the  form name extension, '.FRM'.   The second  input
      line can be used  to specify a different  drive or directory other  than
      the current one to place the file.  Press F6 a second time.  Form Master
      will let you know if  this form already exists  on disk.  Therefore  you
      will be either creating a new file or replacing an old one.  Press F6  a
      third time to complete the operation.

      Be sure to use  F6 if you want  to save your editing  work, even if  you
      just changed the number of copies to  print and did not change the  form
      content.

F7  - Import Form from Edit File:  Reads a  file and places it in memory in  a
      form format.  A pop-up menu will  appear prompting you  to enter a  file
      name. Press F7 a second time to load the file.  Importing means you  can
      create a  form  using  your  favorite editor  or  word  processor  (some
      restrictions apply) and use it with  this program.  If using Word  Star,
      be sure to create a non-document file.  The form generated will be black
      and white (normal  video) with  no special attributes  or special  print
      functions.  You  will not be  able to enter  information onto this  form
      with the form executor until you modify it with the form editor.  It  is
      suggested that after F7, edit the form (F3) and fill in the form control
      parameters appropriately, then save it (F6).

F8  - Export Form to Edit File:  Writes the current form in memory to an  edit
      file.  A pop-up  menu will appear  prompting you to  enter a file  name.
      Press F8 a  second time.   Form Master will  let you know  if this  file
      already exists on  disk.  Therefore  you will be  either creating a  new
      file or replacing an  old one.  Press  F8 a third  time to complete  the
      operation.  You should be  able to use your editor  on this file.   Note
      that attributes and  special print  function characters  are not  placed
      into your edit file.

F9  - Advanced Features:  This allows you to add or edit the current  advanced
      features defined for the  form.  Advanced features  allow you to  define
      fields  with  word  wrap,   justification,  look-up  tables,  and   math
      operations.

F10 - Temporarily Go To DOS:  Executes a DOS shell and you will receive a  DOS
      prompt.  A second  press of F10  is required.  Use  this to perform  DOS
      functions such as  DIR, TYPE,  COPY, etc.,  or to  even execute  another
      program.  To return to Form Master, enter EXIT at a DOS prompt.

Form Control Parameters:

Form control parameters  will appear on  a pop-up  menu when you  press F2  to
create a form or F3  to edit a form.   These parameters determine the size  of
the form, the type of fields that text can be entered into when executing, the
form number, and form  printing controls.  You  should modify them as  needed.
The current values are displayed in  inverse video fields in the pop-up  menu.
Simply type over any values that are to be modified.  To begin editing,  press
F2 or F3 a second time.

If you want to change only the form  sequence number of a form, load the  form
and press F3 to display the pop-up menu.   Tab to the 'Form Number' field  and
enter a new value.  Press 'ESC' to  return to the main menu.  Don't forget  to
save your work by using F6 to update the form on disk.

Following is a description of each of the menu control fields.

  Number Of Rows             The number of lines in  the form.  Functions  F2,
                             F3, F4, F6, and F8  use this to limit the  number
                             of lines in the form.  If you find you need  more
                             lines  while  you   are  editing,  press   'ESC',
                             increase this  number, then  press F3  to  resume
                             editing.  This  number may range from 1 to 132 (2
                             pages).

  Number Of Columns          The number of  columns is used  ONLY BY THE  FORM
                             EXECUTOR (F4)  to  limit the  number  of  columns
                             printed.  This number may range from 20 to 133.

  Input Fields Attributes    THESE  FOUR  FIELDS  ARE  USED  TO  SPECIFY   THE
                             ATTRIBUTES OF  FIELDS  WHERE  THE  FORM  EXECUTOR
                             ALLOWS TEXT TO BE ENTERED.   See the Form  Editor
                             for more information.

  Form Number                The sequence number of the form.  This number can
                             be automatically entered  onto your  form by  the
                             form executor.  It  is incremented each time  you
                             print the form.   It can help  you keep track  of
                             the number  of  times  you  have  filled  in  and
                             printed a form.   The example  invoice form  uses
                             the form number  as the invoice  number which  is
                             filled in  automatically each  time the  form  is
                             executed.

  Line Feeds After Printing  The number of blank  lines to add  to the end  of
                             your form after  it has  been printed.   This  is
                             used (1) to  align the paper  in your printer  to
                             the next form  if you have  continuous forms,  or
                             (2) to eject the form you have just printed  from
                             your printer.

  Number Of Copies To Print  This is  the default  number of  copies to  print
                             when you tell the form executor to print a  form.
                             You can override the default if you want at  that
                             time.

  Pre-printed Form           Specifies if non-input portions of your form  are
                             to be  printed.   If you  are printing  on  blank
                             pages, enter 'N'  here.  If  you are printing  on
                             pre-printed forms, enter  'Y' so  only the  input
                             fields (what you have typed) are printed.

