TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Table of Contents ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 1

Foreword  ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 2

Capabilities Summary  ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 3

Getting Started ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 4
	Installation  ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 4
	Manual Installation ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 4
	Automated Installation  ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 4

Starting First ADE Edit ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 4

Keyboard and Mouse Conventions  ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 5
	Keyboard Hotkeys and Conventions  ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 5
	Mouse Conventions ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 5

First ADE Edit's Pieces and Parts ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 6-7
	The Menu Bar  ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 6
	The Desktop ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 6-7
	The Status Line ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 7

Navigating First ADE Edit ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 7

Registering First ADE Edit  ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 7

First ADE Edit's Menu Items ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 8-12
	The File Menu ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 8-9
	The Edit Menu ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 9-10
	The Search Menu ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 10
	The Options Menu  ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 10-11
	The Window Menu ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 11
	The Help Menu ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 12

Cursor Movements Commands ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 13

Insert and Delete Commands  ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 13

Block Commands  ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 13

Search Commands ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 13

Misc. Editing Commands  ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 13

Registration Form ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù ù 14

						First ADE SoftWear
						Box 107
						Frankfort, Ohio 45628
						U.S.A.

						allen.evans@sol.pfalz.de

FOREWARD
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        First The Legal Stuff
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        Use of a trademark or service mark in this file should not be
        regarded as affecting its validity.  Unless otherwise specified, all
	instances of Edit, Word, and Works refer to First ADE SoftWear
	products.

	I decided to write my own word processor/text editor in late 1993.  A
computational program I use daily produces files averaging 50,000 to 200,000
bytes (i.e., characters) in size.  These files can exceed 500,000 bytes and,
on occasion, grow to 2 or 3 megabytes (2,000,000 to 3,000,000 characters).
Creating and proofing a document so large requires creating and proofing
numerous subunits and then using the

	"COPY file1 + file2 + file3 + file4 enddoc.txt"

technique to produce the end product.  This is cumbersome, time consuming,
and error prone.

	Making matters worse, high-end word processors capable of handling
these large files have the bad habit of corrupting the formatting.
Microsoft's Edit, which is otherwise perfect, dies after approximately
128,000 bytes, and Edlin, which handles large files surprisingly well by
swapping pages into and out of memory, just isn't friendly enough.

	So, necessity being the mother of invention, First ADE Edit (c) was
born.  Version 1.0 , a 64kB editor, is more complete than Microsoft's Edit
included in MSDOS version 5/6.xx.  First ADE Edit version 1.0 can't read 3
megabyte files (yet) but it can open multiple files at once (approximately
seven 50,000 byte files at a time) and write out to 256 columns.  If
requested, First ADE Edit can be produced to write out to 1024 or more
columns.

CAPABILITIES SUMMARY
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	See the table below for a comprehensive list of First ADE Edit's
abilities verses the competition.

Options                                    First ADE Edit  ³    MS Edit
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Read files larger than 1 megabyte                 No       ³      No
                                                           ³
Work with numerous files at once                 Yes       ³      No
                                                           ³
Ability to Zoom, Size, Tile, and Cascade windows Yes       ³      No
                                                           ³
Max number of columns                            256       ³     256
                                                           ³
Print                                        Yes - limited ³     Yes
                                                           ³
Ability to shell to DOS                          Yes       ³      No
                                                           ³
Undo command to remove mistakes                  Yes       ³      No
                                                           ³
Editable Clipboard - make changes to items                 ³
   before pasting into your document             Yes       ³      No
                                                           ³
Search ability, once or multiple times           Yes       ³     Yes
                                                           ³
Search and Replace                               Yes       ³     Yes
                                                           ³
Tools such as: (courtesy Borland, Inc.)                    ³
   ASCII Table                                   Yes       ³      No
   Four Function Calculator                      Yes       ³      No
   Monthly Calendar (1776 'til 3000, at least)   Yes       ³      No
   Sliding Block Puzzle (just for fun)           Yes       ³      No
   Clock                                         Yes       ³      No
                                                           ³
Working Hot Keys on status line                  Yes       ³      No
                                                           ³
Multi-lingual editions (all in one program)      Yes       ³      No
   (Deutsch, English, Francais)                            ³
                                                           ³
Works on ANY computer with ANY version of DOS    Yes       ³      No


	Several major and a few minor improvements are planned to Edit.
Toggle-able word wrap and F1 Help are planned for the near term.

	Edit will remain an ASCII-only text editor.  The next task at hand
is Word.  Word will be a superset of Edit, with text formatting capabilities,
e.g., left/center/right justification, headers and footers, underline, bold,
single and double spaced text, etc.

	If Edit and Word prove successful Works will follow.  Works will
contain a word processor, database, spreadsheet, and maybe graphics and
communications.  In short, it will be a complete integrated environment.
I plan to include similar features as those currently found in other "Works"
programs.  Works may debut in 1996 - plenty of things will keep me busy 'til
then.

GETTING STARTED
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   Installation
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   Installation can be accomplished manually or with the included program,
   INSTALL.BAT.

   Manual Installation
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   Decide where to store Edit, perhaps in C:\EDIT.
   Ä> For example, to create C:\EDIT type: MD C:\EDIT and copy the
      contents to that directory.

   Ä> Or copy the diskette's contents to an existing directory of your
      choice, like C:\DOS.

   Update your PATH, if necessary.  PATH, found in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file,
   enables your computer to execute First ADE Edit easily.

   Automated Installation
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   Decide where to store Edit.  Like the above example, perhaps in C:\EDIT.
   To install Edit type: INSTALL C:\EDIT.
   Ä> The program will create the directory, copy Edit into it, and,
      optionally, update your path, which the computer searches to find Edit.

   Ä> The install file makes a grand attempt to update the PATH.  In case
      things don't work, which they may not if you load Microsoft Windows or
      a DOS Shell from the AUTOEXEC.BAT, you can update the PATH yourself.
      With First ADE's Edit (of course) add a semi-colon and the new
      directory name (e.g., C:\EDIT) to the end of the PATH statement.

      For example: PATH=C:\;C:\DOS;C:\WINDOWS;C:\Edit
                                             ^^^^^^^^
                                             CHARACTERS ADDED

   After Edit is installed per the instructions, simply type: FAE
   (First ADE Edit) anywhere in the computer to enjoy your new text editor.


STARTING First ADE Edit
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	DOS is not case sensitive.  To DOS "edit" looks the same as "EDIT";
the same applies to "c:\windows\win.ini" and "C:\WINDOWS\WIN.INI".  Typing
any combination of these upper and lower case characters will obtain the
desired results.  Edit is started by typing the command FAE plus any
command-line parameters.  

   Ä> An example would be: FAE autoexec.bat config.sys.

	Files from anywhere on the computer can be started by adding the
file's complete path.  For example, if you are in the C:\UTILITY directory
and the PATH contained the directory where Edit is located then:

   Ä> FAE c:\windows\win.ini c:\windows\system\sys.ini c:\ndos.ini

would start Edit and open those three files.  The last file, in this case
C:\NDOS.INI, is left on top to show how many files Edit was able to load.

KEYBOARD AND MOUSE CONVENTIONS
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   Keyboard Hotkeys and Conventions
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   Ä> AltÄ1, means to press and hold down the Alt key and then press the 1
      key.  After doing this a window with that number, if it exists, will
      be brought to the front.

   Ä> AltÄF, is similar to the AltÄ1 explained above.  AltÄletter
      combinations in Edit act on menus.  Typing AltÄF in the English menu
      system opens the File menu, typing N would then open a blank screen to
      start a new document.  The same command can be written as: AltÄF, N.

   Ä> F2, and AltÄ, Ctrl-, and ShiftÄ variations of the function keys (often
      called Hotkeys), perform actions on a global basis in Edit.  These
      options are listed in the Menus beside other commands.  Pressing F2
      will immediately start the File Open dialog.  AltÄF2 will save the
      current document, etc.  See the menu to find out which function
      keys/Hotkeys are assigned to which actions.

      The function keys/Hotkeys in Edit are more logically arranged than any
      other word processor I've yet seen.  Per computer standards, F1, and
      its variations, are assigned to the Help function.  Also, the Hotkeys
      are arranged alphabetically on each Menu.  The "Bare" F-key is used
      always first, and then Alt-, Ctrl-, and finally Shift-.  Except for the
      Options Menu, each menu is assigned its own function key, they are
      overviewed below:

                    Associated Function Key
	Menu     ³  or Hot Key
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        File     ³  F2
        Edit     ³  F3
        Search   ³  F4
        Format*  ³  F5
        Options**³  F6
        Window   ³  F7
        Help     ³  F1

      * Menu not implemented in Edit, function key is reserved for upcoming
      release of Word.
      ** Function key not applicable to types of commands available, function
      key is reserved to maintain consistency.

   Ä> AltÄX, (eXit) is a global command which will exit from Edit, prompting
      you to save documents, if necessary.
      

   Mouse Conventions
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   Ä> Clicking with the mouse is accomplished by positioning the mouse cursor
      over an item and pressing the left mouse button once.

   Ä> Dragging with the mouse is accomplished by positioning the mouse cursor
      over an object; pressing and holding the left mouse button down, moving
      the mouse to the new position; and releasing the left mouse button.

First ADE Edit's PIECES AND PARTS
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	Edit's screen has more operationally active surfaces than you might
initially realize.

   Three areas are most obvious.
   The Menu Bar
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      The Menu Bar sits at the top of the screen.  It holds the Menu Items
      which access Edit's many options.

      You select the Menu Items by clicking on them with a mouse or using
      the AltÄletter combination described above.


   The Desktop
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      The Desktop occupies the middle of the screen.  The windows holding the
      documents occupy this space.  Numerous surfaces are available here.  If
      selectable, the surfaces here are available only with a mouse.
      However, the same effects are possible with the keyboard.

      (LEGEND: Button Name; Menu Combination; Hotkey)
      [Square] Close Window Button; AltÄF, C; Ctrl-F2
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      Pressing this button closes the window.  If the document has been
      modified you are prompted to save it.

      Title
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      You can not modify the Title unless you save the document with a
      different name.  A new document's Title states "Untitled."  To move a
      document's window, click on the title and drag the window to its new
      position.

      Window Number; AltÄW, N; F7
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      The Window Number is the number used with the AltÄnumber combination
      described above.

      [Double Arrow] Zoom Button; AltÄW, Z; AltÄF7
      ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
      This button toggles between a maximized and reduced window size.  Each
      window in Edit starts maximized, you must resize the window before this
      button is active, because the maximized and reduced size are initially
      equal.

      Vertical and Horizontal Scroll Bars; Page Up, Page Down, Home, End
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      The Scroll Bars move you quickly through the document and show your
      position in the document relative to the entire document.  Clicking and
      dragging the button found between the two arrows will speed you through
      the entire document.  The same overall actions are possible with the
      four keyboard keys listed above.

      Modification Indicator (Snowflake)
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      This symbol, found in the lower left corner, indicates if a document
      has been modified in any way since being opened.  Saving the document
      removes the Snowflake symbol.

      X:Y Position Indicator
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      The current cursor position is reflected in these two coordinates.  The
      origin is the document's uppermost top left corner.

      ÄÙ Sizing Handle; AltÄW, S; CtrlÄF7
      ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
      Clicking on and dragging this symbol will resize the window in two
      dimensions.  After resizing a window, Zooming it by any method becomes
      possible.


   The Status Line
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      The Status Line sits at the bottom of the screen.  It holds the Status
      Line Items listing a few of Edit's options and provides Hints to Menu
      Line Items.

      You select the Status Line Items by clicking on them with a mouse, or
      using the Hotkey combinations listed.


NAVIGATING IN First ADE Edit
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	From the example in "Starting First ADE Edit" above, you can switch
to WIN.INI by typing AltÄ1.  This brings the first window opened to the front
of the screen.  SYS.INI is accessed by typing AltÄ2, and NDOS.INI is brought 
back to the front by typing AltÄ3.  Repeatedly pressing F7 accomplishes the
task, too.  Window Menu options allow you to resize and move the windows to
have multiple documents visible simultaneously.  If two or more windows are
visible you can also click on the one you want to make it the active window.


REGISTERING First ADE Edit
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	First ADE Edit is being distributed as Shareware.  It is not a free
program.  If you use Edit for more than 30 days, you should register it by
sending $5, or an equivalent amount of your local currency, to register the
product.  A good indicator if you should register a program is this rule of
thumb:  If you need to accomplish a task and you immediately think of
Shareware product, then you should register that product.

	$5 isn't expensive.  Edit is priced to encourage registration.
The money goes to purchase manuals and advanced compilers, increasing my
abilities to produce better software.  You'll be placed on the mailing list
informing registered users of upcoming releases.  Also, I'm curious to know
how widely Edit is distributed.

	If you want an updated edition of the Edit direct from me, the price
is $15.  The price covers software registration, the diskette and mailer, and
postage.  You receive an authentic First ADE Edit program diskette (sans nag
screen), a bound copy of this User's Manual, AND a FREE major software
update, when available.

First ADE Edit's MENU ITEMS
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	On the Menu Bar are six options: File, Edit, Search, Options,
Window, and Help.  See "Keyboard and Mouse Conventions" on page 5 for details
on accessing these Menus.


   File
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      The File Menu contains the following items:

      Open, F2
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      This option starts a dialog allowing you to open an existing file 64kB
      (65,535 chracters), or smaller, for editing.

      New
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      This option immediately opens a blank screen for entering data.  The
      data can be saved, before or when exiting, or abandoned and lost.

      Save, Alt-F2
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      If a new file is saved for the first time, a dialog starts allowing you
      to name it.  The name must conform to DOS 8.3 standards.  Read your DOS
      manual for the details.  The file can be saved into another directory
      or onto another disk by typing the entire disk and/or path name.  If
      the file has been saved at least once,selecting Save saves the original
      file with a .FAE extension, and writes the changed file over the
      original file.

      Save As
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      This option saves the file with a new name.  It can be saved into
      another directory or onto another disk by typing the entire disk and/or
      path name.  If the file has never been saved, it is written to disk now.

      Close, Ctrl-F2
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      This option closes the current file.  If the file was modified in any
      way, the Modification Indicator (Snowflake) is displayed by the
      X:Y Position Indicator, and an Information Box will ask if you want to
      save the changes.  You can answer YES, to save the changes; NO, to
      abandon the changes; or CANCEL, to cancel the Close process and not
      close the file.

      Print, Shift-F2
      ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
      This option starts a dialog similar to the Open dialog.  You are
      prompted to select a file saved on disk.  The file is then copied to
      the printer.  To print a modified file, save the file and then print
      it.  To preview changes save the file with a temporary extension,
      like .TMP, and then print the temporary file.  The temporary file can
      be deleted later.

      Change Directory
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      The Change Directory Dialog changes where First ADE Edit automatically
      looks for files.  The directory can either be typed into the space
      provided, or, the cursor arrows can be used to navigate the Directory
      Tree representation.  Pressing enter on one of the directories or
      double clicking with the mouse shows the directories under it.
      Navigation can continue until the proper directory is found.  At the
      top of the list is Drives.  All available drives are listed here.
      Selecting one of the drives allows navigation to on that drive.

      DOS Shell
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      This option allows "Dropping to DOS" so that DOS commmands can be
      executed.  The amount of memory available is reduced by the amount used
      by First ADE Edit.  Most programs will be able to run in the space
      available, but some extremely large programs may not.  To return to
      First ADE Edit type EXIT.  Do not type FAE -- type EXIT.

      Exit
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      This option quits First ADE Edit.  If the file was modified in any way,
      the Modification Indicator (Snowflake) is displayed by the X:Y Position
      Indicator, and an Information Box will ask if you want to save the
      changes.  You can answer YES, to save the changes; NO, to abandon the
      changes; or CANCEL, to cancel the Exit process and not Exit First ADE
      Edit.


   Edit
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      The Edit Menu contains the following items:

      Undo, F3
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      This option undoes a deletion or insertion.  For example, if you delete
      a sentence with the Delete key, and then immediately realize it was the
      wrong sentence, this command will save you.  It is most useful when
      using the Backspace or Delete keys.  However, the Undo command only
      undoes the VERY LAST action.  If you delete an entire paragraph with the
      delete key you can undo the deletion, but if you then type just one
      character, your chance to undo the deletions is lost.

      Copy, Alt-F3
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      To use Copy you must first select the text you wish to copy, using the
      keyboard or mouse, see "Keyboard and Mouse Conventions" on page 5, and
      before selecting Copy.  The text is copied into memory.  Move the
      cursor to where the text is to be inserted and then select Paste.  The
      text can be copied to the same window or another open window.  The
      copied text is inserted immediately and all text after the insertion
      point is moved over/down.

      Cut, Ctrl-F3
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      Cut is similar to Copy, above, with one major difference.  After
      copying the text to memory, Cut removes the original text from the edit
      window.  The text can then be Pasted elsewhere or "abandoned" in
      memory.  This command can be reversed with the Undo command.

      Paste, Shift-F3
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      This command Pastes information Copied/Cut into memory to the insertion
      location, indicated by the cursor.  The pasted text is inserted
      immediately and all text after the insertion point is moved over/down.
      This command can be reversed with the Undo command.

      Show Clipboard
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      The Clipboard is the holding location for anything Copied/Cut to
      memory.  To examine the Clipboard's contents before Pasting, or to edit
      them before Pasting, select this command.  The Show Clipboard window
      can be treated like any window, but it has no window number.


   Search
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      The Search Menu contains the following items:

      Find, F4
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      Find locates a string of text in a document.  Type the text to search
      for and then choose Case Sensitive or Whole Words Only, as necessary.
         Case Sensitive searchs and finds only the matches with the exact
         upper and/or lower case characters you've specified.  It may be used
         in conjunction with Whole Words Only.
         Example: Find will not locate 'Edit' if you've specified 'edit'.

         Whole Words Only finds only whole words, not portions within words.
         It may be used in conjunction with Case Sensitive.
         Example: Find will not locate 'Edit', 'editors', 'with' or 'Nit-Wit'
         if you specified 'it'.

      Search & Replace, Alt-F4
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      The Search & Replace dialog not only finds text, like Find but also
      replaces text found with other text you supply.  The Search & Replace
      dialog has Case Sensitive and Whole Words Only options, like Find, and
      also offers Prompt on Replace and Replace All.
         Prompt on Replace asks before replacing text matching the search
         criteria.  This option is on by default.

         Replace All tells the program to search for all instances of the
         search string and replace them if found.  It is advisable to use
         Prompt on Replace when using Replace All, as many possible matches
         may exist.

      Search Again, Ctrl-F4
      ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
      Search Again is a quick way to search for the next occurance of the
      search string when using Find.


   Options
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      The Options Menu contains the following items:

      Language
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      Selecting Language allows you to change between three different menus
      systems, Deutsch, English, and Francais.  Selecting a language changes
      the Menu Bar and Menus and Status Line Hints to that language.  Try it,
      you can always go back to your favorite language.

      It is impossible to change "to" the current language, so it is always
      disabled.  Selecting another language, for example Deutsch from
      English, changes the menus to Deutsch, enables English and disables
      Deutsch.  The computer must be configured at start-up to use a
      particular language's keyboard.

      The First ADE Edit can not recognize/change keyboards simply by
      changing the program's language -- this must be done at start-up. See
      your DOS manual regarding KEYBOARD.SYS and KEYB.COM and enabling your
      computer to use various keyboard configurations.
         
      Tools
      ÄÄÄÄÄ
      -> ASCII Table, displays all 256 ASCII characters and the character's
         Decimal and Hex values.

      -> Calculator, four function calculator with percent, ñ function, and
         a scientific calculator-like number editing.

      -> Calendar, a monthly calendar which is good until at least the year
         3000.  

      -> Puzzle, the slide puzzles you knew and loved as a kid.


   Window
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      The Window Menu contains the following items:

      Next, F7
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      The Next options displays the next available edit window or tool, like
      the ASCII Table.  Pressing it repeatedly cycles throught the
      windows/tools.

      Zoom, Alt-F7
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      The Zoom option toggles between a maximized and reduced window size.
      Each window in Edit starts maximized.  You must resize the window
      before this button is active; the maximized and reduced size are
      initially equal.

      Size / Move, Ctrl-F7
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      This option will resize the window in two dimensions or move it without
      using a mouse.  After resizing a window, Zooming it by any method
      becomes possible.

      Tile
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      Selecting Tile displays each window in approximately equal "tiles" on
      the desktop.  This is an excellent way to get a grasp of which files
      are open, or to copy text between windows using the Copy/Paste options,
      described above.  A window can be selected by clicking on it with a
      mouse or by using the Alt-Number technique.

      Cascade
      ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
      Cascade displays the windows by "cascading" each successive window
      over the preceeding window.  Cascading shows the window's title, making
      it easy to determine which files are open.  A window can be selected by
      clicking on it with a mouse or by using the Alt-Number technique.

      Resolution
      ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
      This option toggles between 25 and 50 lines per screen resolution.


   Help
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      The Help Menu contains the following items:

      Getting Started
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      Is a quick intro to starting First ADE Edit and the types of files
      First ADE Edit is ideal for editing.

      Keyboard
      ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
      This screen lists the primary keys strokes used when operating
      First ADE Edit.  Many other keys are available, of course, but these
      are the most common.

      Mouse
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      The mouse can be used in several ways.  This screen quickly tells how
      to use the mouse to select Menu Items, blocks of text, and the destop's
      own quick-access menu.

      Help on Help
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      A Hint is available for every Menu Item, in each language.  Pressing,
      F1, when implemented, often offers more in-depth help.

      About
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      The First ADE Edit's important information is presented on this screen.
      It lists the program name, copyright, and version number, programmer's
      snail-mail and e-mail addresses, and registration information.

CURSOR MOVEMENT COMMANDS
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character left 			Left Arrow
character right			Right Arrow
word left			Ctrl-Left Arrow
word right			Ctrl-Right Arrow
line up				Up Arrow
line down			Down Arrow
page up				Page Up
page down			Page Down
beginning of line		Home
end of line			End
top of file			Ctrl-Page Up
bottom of file			Ctrl-Page Down


INSERT AND DELETE COMMANDS
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insert mode on/off		Ins
delete character left		Backspace
delete character at cursor	Del
delete word right		Ctrl-T
delete to end of line		Shift-End, Delete; or Ctrl-Q-Y
delete line			Home, Shift-End, Delete; or Ctrl-Y


BLOCK COMMANDS
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mark blocks
   character at a time		Shift-Left/Right Arrow; or Mouse w/ Left Button
   word at a time		Ctrl-Shift-Left/Right Arrow
   block commands #1/2		Ctrl-K-B to start selecting
   block commands #2/2		Ctrl-K-K to stop selecting
unindent block			Ctrl-K-U
write block to disk		Ctrl-K-T
copy block			Edit³Copy;     or Alt-F3;   or Ctrl-Ins
cut block			Edit³Cut;      or Ctrl-F3;  or Ctrl-Del
paste block			Edit³Paste;    or Shift-F3; or Shift-Ins
indent block			Tab; or Ctrl-K-I (selection not required)


SEARCH COMMANDS
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search				Search³Find,    or F4,      or Ctrl-Q-F
search and replace		Search³Replace, or Alt-F4,  or Ctrl-Q-A
repeat last search		Search³Again,   or Ctrl-F4, or Ctrl-L


MISC. EDITING COMMANDS
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access menu bar			Mouse;          or F10
access menu box			Alt-10
open a file			File³Open;      or F2
create a file			File³New
save a file			File³Save;      or Alt-F2
print a file			File³Print;     or Shift-F2
exit FIRST ADE Edit		File³Exit;      or Alt-X





NOTE: Word delimiteres are < > . ; , ( ) { } ^ ' ` + - * / $ # _ = | ~ ? " 
% &  : @ \ and all extended ASCII characters

First ADE Edit REGISTRATION FORM
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Name:____________________________________________

Address:_________________________________________

Address:_________________________________________

Address:_________________________________________

Address:_________________________________________

Internet Address:________________________________


Action:
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Partial Registration    __ $5.00 (or equivalent)
Ä> Registers your copy of First ADE Edit.  Also, places you on mailing
list announcing new versions.

Full Registration:      __ $15.00 (or equivalent)
Ä> Provides a copy of the current registered version of Edit via diskette
and a printed copy of the User's Manual, entitles you to a free major
software update when available, places you on the mailing list for other
'breaking' information.


Diskette Info:
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Diskette Size:		__ 5.25" __ 3.5"

Diskette Density:	__ LD    __ HD   __ Huh?


Misc. Information:
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Language Menu Preference:  __________________

(type VER at command line)
DOS Version:		_____       __ Huh?

Windows:		__ Y __ N   __ Huh?	Version: _____

(use CPU-NDP.COM utility provided)
CPU Type:		_____ (8088, 8086, 286, 386, 486, or 586)
FPU:			__ Y  __ N  __ Huh?

(try typing MEM at command line)
Extended Memory:	__ Y  __ N  __ Huh?	Amount: _____

Expanded Memory:	__ Y  __ N  __ Huh?	Amount: _____