::HELP
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; the line above must be the first line in the file
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; the following line is the Help menu main title
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:T My Help Display, Version 1.0
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; the following three lines set the colors for the main menu
; and the subject and description boxes
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:C 1 0f ; sets main menu to bright white on black
:C 2 f0 ; sets subject box to black on bright white
:C 3 87 ; sets description box to dk gray on lt gray
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; you can insert a character counter like the following to
; help you keep lines for the description box to the 52-
; character maximum
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; 10 20 30 40 50
;1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012
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; the following lines list the subject box entry ; and the
; description box entry; the subject name is limited to 13
; characters and the description box is 52 characters
; maximum
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:PSubject Name
The words “Subject Name” will appear in the
left-hand subject name box on the displayed Help
menu and this explanation, whose first line is
indented three characters, will appear in the
right-hand subject description box.
If more than one page is required to complete
the description, the program will automatically
adjust for additional pages.
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; the following lines are additional entries in the Help file
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:PEntry No. 2
Entry number 2 will display next on the Help
display.
:PEntry No. 3
Entry number 3 will display next on the Help
display.
:PEtc.
Etc.
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; the end-of-file command depends on your word
; processor or editor; no particular command is
; necessary
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Creating Help Displays
I-4 Creating Help Displays