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                              ^TABLE OF CONTENTS^
   ^A^  Quick Reference                ^M^  Page Breaks
   ^B^  Using Menus                    ^N^  Printing
   ^C^  Windows                        ^O^  Search and Replace, and
   ^D^  Cursor Movement and                 Regular Expressions
        Position Marking             ^P^  Filename extensions
   ^E^  Block Operations               ^Q^  Installation and Setup
   ^F^  Deleting Text                  ^R^  DOS Shell
   ^G^  Time and Date Stamping         ^S^  Running DOS from Multi-Edit
   ^H^  Format Lines                   ^T^  Document mode features
   ^I^  Brace/Begin/End Matching       ^U^  Print Formatter
   ^J^  Indenting styles.              ^V^  Template editing.
   ^K^  Undo                           ^W^  Compile within editor.
   ^L^  Loading, Saving and            ^X^  Keystroke Macros
        Backing up Files             ^Y^  Macros

                  ^1^  Condensed display mode
                  ^2^  Line drawing
                  ^3^  Calculator
                  ^4^  ASCII table
A
                           ^QUICK REFERENCE - PAGE 1^
   ^<F1>^      Help                 ^<ShftF1>^  Next window
   ^<F2>^      Menu                 ^<ShftF2>^  Stamp date/time
   ^<F3>^      Save file            ^<ShftF3>^  Load file
   ^<F4>^      Indent               ^<ShftF4>^  Undent
   ^<F5>^      Mark position        ^<ShftF5>^  Goto mark
   ^<F6>^      Search               ^<ShftF6>^  Search/Replace
   ^<F7>^      Mark line block      ^<ShftF7>^  Mark column block
   ^<F8>^      Run Macro            ^<ShftF8>^  Delete line
   ^<F9>^      Copy Block           ^<ShftF9>^  Inter-Window Copy Block
   ^<F10>^     Move Block           ^<ShftF10>^ Inter-Window Move Block

   ^<CtrlF1>^  Last window           ^<AltF1>^  Dos Shell
   ^<CtrlF2>^  Find compil error     ^<AltF2>^  Calculator
   ^<CtrlF3>^  Save block            ^<AltF3>^  Run DOS
   ^<CtrlF4>^  Reformat paragraph    ^<AltF4>^  Condensed
   ^<CtrlF5>^  Zoom window           ^<AltF5>^  ASCII Table
   ^<CtrlF6>^  Goto line             ^<AltF6>^  Match brace or statement
   ^<CtrlF7>^  UNDO                  ^<AltF7>^  Indent Block
   ^<CtrlF8>^  Compile               ^<AltF8>^  Undent Block
   ^<CtrlF9>^  Block off             ^<AltF9>^  Expand template
   ^<CtrlF10>^ Delete block          ^<AltF10>^ Record keystrokes
                           ^QUICK REFERENCE - PAGE 2^
   ^<LEFT>^  Cursor Left       ^<CtrlLEFT>^  Word Back
   ^<RIGHT>^ Cursor Right      ^<CtrlRIGHT>^ Word Forward
   ^<UP>^    Cursor Up
   ^<DOWN>^  Cursor Down
   ^<PgUp>^  Screen Up         ^<CtrlPgUp>^  Last Page Marker
   ^<PgDn>^  Screen Down       ^<CtrlPgDn>^  Next Page Marker
   ^<HOME>^  To Left Margin    ^<CtrlHOME>^  To Start of File
   ^<END>^   To End of Line    ^<CtrlEND>^   To End of File

   ^<CtrlU>^   Scroll window up     ^<CtrlT>^   Top of window
   ^<CtrlD>^   Scroll window down.  ^<CtrlB>^   Bottom of window

   ^<DEL>^               Delete character under cursor
   ^<BS>^ (backspace)    Delete character before cursor
   ^<ShftDEL>^           Delete Word after cursor
   ^<CtrlBS>^            Delete Word before cursor
   ^<AltD>^              Delete from cursor to end of line
   ^<ShftF8>^            Delete line
   ^<AltI>^              Indent block
   ^<AltU>^              Undent block
   ^<CtrlENTER>^         Undo
B
                                 ^USING MENUS^

   Most operations may be accessed via the menu system.  The main menu is
   assigned by default to the ^<F2>^ key.

   Menu selections may be made as follows:

   A. Use the ^LEFT and RIGHT or UP and DOWN Arrow^ keys, or the ^mouse^ to
      move the selection bar to the desired menu item.  Then hit ^ENTER^ or
      the ^left mouse button^ to select that item.

   B. Simply pressed the highlighted capital letter of the selection.

   Use the ^<ESC>^ key or the ^right mouse button^ to exit a menu without
   making a selection.

   Hitting ^<F1>^ will bring up help on the highlighted item.
C WN
                                   ^WINDOWS^
   Multiple Windows may be opened and used to edit different files or
   linked together to edit different sections of the same file.

   To create a new window select ^Window^ from the main menu (^<F2>^).
   The ^Window^ menu then gives you the following options:

   ^Create^      Creates a new full screen window.  The windows is single
               letter name will always appear in its lower left corner.

   ^Delete^      Deletes the currently active window.

   ^Erase^       Erases the file contained in the current window from memory
               (not disk).

   ^Modify^      Allows the cursor keys (or mouse) to be used to change the
               size and position of the current window.

   ^Link^        Allows the current window to view and edit the same file
               that is being viewed by another window.  A menu of window
               names will be displayed.  Select the window that is editing
               the file you wish to Link to and then press Return.

   ^Unlink^      If the current window is Linked to another window it will be
               made independent again.

   ^V-Split^     Automatically splits the current window vertically into two
               windows.

   ^H-Split^     Automatically  splits the current window horizontally into
               two windows.

   ^Zoom^        Toggles the window dimensions between taking up the entire
               available screen area and its defined shape and size.  Also
               available with Ctrl F5.
D CU
                               ^CURSOR MOVEMENT^
   The cursor may be moved to any position within a window, regardless of
   whether or not it is beyond the end of a line or the end of the file.

      ^<LEFT>^  Cursor Left       ^<CtrlLEFT>^  Word Back
      ^<RIGHT>^ Cursor Right      ^<CtrlRIGHT>^ Word Forward
      ^<UP>^    Cursor Up
      ^<DOWN>^  Cursor Down
      ^<PgUp>^  Screen Up         ^<CtrlPgUp>^  Last Page Marker
      ^<PgDn>^  Screen Down       ^<CtrlPgDn>^  Next Page Marker
      ^<HOME>^  To Left Margin    ^<CtrlHOME>^  To Start of File
      ^<END>^   To End of Line    ^<CtrlEND>^   To End of File

                            ^POSITION MARKING^
   ^MARK POSITION       <F5>^ or  ^MENU, Edit, Cursor, Mark^
   ^RETURN TO MARK      <ShftF5>^ or  ^MENU, Edit, Cursor, Return^
   Each time MARK POSITION is invoked the current cursor position is placed
   onto the top of the Position Marker Stack.  The Position Marker Stack
   stores up to 10 positions.  After 10 the oldest position (number 1) will
   be lost.  RETURN TO MARK will return the cursor to the most recently
   marked position, removing that mark from the list.
E BL
                              ^BLOCK OPERATIONS^

   Blocks of text within a file may be marked by line or column.
   To mark a block of lines:

      Move the cursor to the first or last line of the desired block.
      Select   ^Edit^,  ^Block^,  ^Line-mark^  from the main menu, or simply
      hit the  ^<F7>^  key.  This turns block marking on (notice that the
      line you are on is now highlighted).  Move your cursor to last line
      of the block (or first, depending on where you started) and select
      ^End-block^ from the  ^Block^  menu, or hit  ^<F7>^ again (notice that the
      highlighting followed your cursor).  The block of lines is now marked
      and you may perform Copy, Move, Deletion, etc.  operations on it.

   To mark a rectangular block of text starting and ending at any column:

      Select  ^columNar-mark^  from the  ^Block^  menu, or hit  ^<ShftF7>^.
      You may now highlight a rectangular section of text.  Select
      ^Block-end^,   or hit  ^<F7>^  or  ^<ShftF7>^  to end the block.

   The following operations may be performed on blocks from the  ^Block^
   menu or keys where specified.
                           ^BLOCK OPERATIONS - PAGE 2^
   ^Line-mark     <F7>^       Turns on block highlighting for lines.
   ^columNar-mark <ShftF7>^   Turns on block highlighting for columnar blocks.
   ^Copy          <F9>^       Copies the currently marked block to the current
                              cursor position.  NOTE that columnar blocks
                              are Insert/Overwrite sensitive.
   ^Move          <F10>^      Moves the currently marked block from it's
                              current position to the current cursor
                              position.  NOTE that columnar blocks are
                              Insert/Overwrite sensitive.
   ^Delete        <CtrlF10>^  Deletes the currently marked block.
   ^Off           <CtrlF9>^   Turns the highlighted block off.
   ^Window^                   Pops up the ^Inter-Window^ menu.
      ^Copy       <ShftF9>^   Copies a block from another window into the
                              current window at the current cursor position.
      ^Move       <ShftF10>^  Moves a block from another window into the
                              current window at the current cursor position.
   ^Indent <AltF7> or <AltI>^ Indents the marked block one tab stop.  (Line
                              blocks only)
   ^Undent <AltF8> or <AltU>^ Undents the marked block one tab stop.  (Line
                              blocks only)
F DL
                              ^DELETING TEXT^

   Delete character under cursor            ^<DEL>^
   Delete character before cursor           ^<BS>^ (backspace)
   Delete Word after cursor                 ^<ShftDEL>^
   Delete Word before cursor                ^<CtrlBS>^
   Delete from cursor to end of line        ^<AltD>^
   Delete line                              ^<ShftF8>^

   In addition, blocks may be deleted (see ^BLOCK OPERATIONS^);
G DT
                           ^TIME AND DATE STAMPING^
   ^MENU, Edit, Time/date-stamp^  or  ^<ShftF2>^
   Inserts the Date and Time into the file at the current cursor position in
   the format:  mm/dd/yy hh:mmam (or pm)
H FR
                                ^FORMAT LINES^

   Selecting ^edit-Formatline^ from the ^Document^ menu will cause the
   current file's format line to be displayed in the first line of the
   current window.  You may now edit the format line as follows:

      ^<TAB>^     inserts (or overwrites) a tab stop into the format line.
      ^<DEL>^     deletes the character under the cursor.
      ^<BS>^      deletes the character before the cursor.
      ^<END>^     moves the cursor to the end of the format line.
      ^<HOME>^    moves the cursor to the beginning of the format line.
      ^R^ or ^r^    sets the right margin.
      ^<ENTER>^   exits format-line-edit and saves the changes.
      ^<ESC>^     exits format-line-edit without saving your changes.

      Any other text may be entered into the format line, for example, to
      embed the format line in a comment (for source code).
      NOTE that the cursor will not leave the format line.

   A file's format line, if it is not the default format line (in other word
   it has been modified), is saved with the file as the first line of the
   file.  The code ^@ME.FORMAT^ is imbedded in the line.  Whenever Multi-Edit
   loads a file it checks the first line for that code.  If found then that
   line is used as the format line.  NOTE that this can be used in source
   code by putting comment characters at the beginning and end of the format
   line when you edit it.

   Setting ^Save-formatline^ to ^Off^ from the ^Document^ menu will prevent
   the format line from being saved with the file.  Remember, however, that
   each time the format line is edited the save condition is reset to ^ON^.
J ID
                           ^INDENTING STYLES^
   There are three type of indenting in Multi-Edit:  Manual indenting,
   auto-indenting, and smart auto-indenting.  Manual indenting is always
   available.  Auto-indenting and smart auto-indenting are selected from the
   ^DOCUMENT^ menu.  See also ^Filename extensions^.


   ^MANUAL INDENT^
   ^<F4>^ Tabs the cursor to the next tab marker set in the format line and
   then set the left margin at that position.  When carriage return is
   pressed the cursor will return to the new left margin instead of column 1.


   ^MANUAL UNDENT^
   ^<ShftF4>^ Tabs the Cursor back to the previous tab marker set in the
   format line and then sets the left margin at that position.


   See ^BLOCK OPERATIONS^ for information on indenting and undenting blocks
   of text.


   ^AUTO-INDENT^
   When ^<ENTER>^ is pressed while editing a file, the cursor will be left at
   the indent level of the previous line.  Auto-indent may be selected or
   turned via ^MENU, Document, Indent-style^.

   ^SMART AUTO-INDENT^
   Smart auto-indenting is language specific.  When ^<ENTER>^ is pressed
   while editing a file, the first word of the current line is checked for
   key words in the specified language and the new line is indented
   appropriately.  Smart auto-indent may be selected or turned via ^MENU,
   Document, Indent-style^.

L FL
                              ^EDIT NEW FILE^
   ^MENU, File, Edit-new-file^
   Prompts for a file name, creates a fullscreen window, and then loads the
   file into the new window.  NOTE that when you are entering the file name
   you may hit the ^<F2>^ key to bring up the ^DOS SHELL^ and select a file
   to load from there (by highlighting a file and hitting ^<ENTER>^).

                              ^LOADING A FILE^
   ^<ShftF3>^  or  ^MENU, File, Load^
   Prompts for a file name and then loads that file into the current window.

   You may also specify files to be loaded from the command line when
   invoking Multi-Edit.  For example:  ^C>ME WHATZIT.C WOW.ASM WHEREIS.PAS^
   If more than one file is specified, then windows will be created for each
   additional file.

                              ^SAVING A FILE^
   ^<F3>^  or  ^MENU, File, Save^
   Prompts for a file name, (uses current file name by default), and then
   saves the file to disk.  If BACKUPS (see Installation and Setup) are on
   then a backup of the file (if it already exists) is made the first time
   the file is saved.  The backup file will have the extension ^.BAK^.

                       ^SAVING A MARKED BLOCK OF TEXT^
   ^<CtrlF3>^  or  ^MENU, File, Block-save^
   Prompts for a file name, and then saves the currently marked block to
   disk.

                           ^CHANGING A FILE NAME^
   ^MENU, File, Name^
   The name of the current file may be changed with this function.  Note that
   no file saving takes place, and the name of the file is not changed on
   disk.  This is essentially used to create a new file from an existing file.

                             ^AUTOMATIC BACKUPS^

   Multi-Edit normally creates a backup of a file (as it existed when it was
   loaded) when the user first  ^SAVE^'s an edited version of the file.  This
   backup is done ONLY on that first save, to maintain a copy of the original
   file without any of the subsequent editing steps.  The filename used for
   the backup is the same as the original, but with a ".BAK" extension.

   Automatic backups may be disabled (see ^Installation and Setup^).
M PG
                              ^PAGE BREAKS^

   Multi-Edit has a page break facility which allows any text file to be
   broken up and easily paged through just as a full word processor allows
   you to move between pages.  NOTE that this facility is used by but NOT
   dependent on the document mode feature of Multi-Edit.

   A Page break is, by default, a form-feed character (ASCII 12), however it
   may be changed to any string (up to 20 characters long) from the
   ^Installation and Setup^ menu.  Please NOTE that Multi-Edit is sensitive
   to the case of any alpha characters used in the page break string.

   ^INSERT PAGE BREAK^   ^MENU, Edit, Page-break^
         Creates a new line above the current line, that contains the page
         break string.
   ^NEXT PAGE BREAK^     ^<CtrlPGDN>^  or  ^MENU, Edit, Cursor, Next-page^
         Moves the cursor to the line after the next page break.
   ^LAST PAGE BREAK^     ^<CtrlPGUP>^  or  ^MENU, Edit, Cursor, Last-page^
         Moves the cursor to the line after the previous page break.

N PR
                       ^PRINTING AND PRINTER CONTROL^
   ^MENU, Print^

   The following operations may be performed from the ^Print^ menu:
   (PLEASE NOTE that all printer output is sent to the PRN device.
    The system default is LPT1.)

   ^print File^   prints the file in the current window.
   ^print Block^  prints the currently marked block.
   ^pItch^        sets 10, 12 or 17 (compressed) pitch for supported printers.
   ^Line spacing^ sets 6 or 8 lines per inch on supported printers.
   ^Quality^      sets Draft, Near Letter Quality for supported printers.
   ^Margin^       sets up a left margin.
   ^printer Type^ sets the printer type.  Multi-Edit uses as many generic
                    codes as possible,  so most printers from the listed
                    manufacturers (and compatibles) should be supported.

   ^NOTE^ that you can also print a saved file in the background via the DOS
   shell (see ^DOS SHELL^).
O SR
                           ^SEARCH AND REPLACE^

   ^SEARCH^               ^<F6>^  or  ^MENU, Edit, Search, Search^
   ^SEARCH AND REPLACE^   ^<ShftF6>^ or ^MENU, Edit, Search, search-and-Replace^

   Searches file for the inputed string (or expression), from the current
   cursor position unless Global search is specified.  If ^SEARCH AND^
   ^REPLACE^ is invoked then the found string may be selectively replaced with
   the second inputted string (or expression).

   Multi-Edit has a complete regular expression implementation.  See
   following page for an explanation of regular expressions.

                             ^SEARCH OPTIONS^

   The following search options (or switches) are available:

      ^G^      Global search (search entire file_.
      ^I^      Ignore case of alpha characters.
      ^N^      No prompts (do not prompt for next search and/or replace).
      ^B^      Backwards search.
      ^X^      eXpressions OFF (turn regular expressions off).
                           ^REGULAR EXPRESSIONS^
      ^*^      match 0..n occurances of the previous character or
                  expression.
      ^?^      match any character.
      ^[]^     match class of characters.  Example:   ^[a-zA-Z0-9_]^
      ^[~]^    match any character except the enclosed class.
      ^%^      match beginning of line.
      ^$^      match end of line.
      ^@^      match (or replace) next character literally.
      ^{}^     encloses a group of 1 or more expressions.  Max # of groups = 10
      ^|^      match previous OR next expression.
               Example:  ^{BEGIN}|{END}^ would match either "BEGIN" or "END";
               NOTE that a character is counted as an expression, therefore
               ^BEGIN|END^ would match either "BEGINND" or "BEGIEND".

                      ^REPLACE STRING EXPRESSIONS^
      ^&^      Insert the original found text.
      ^#n^     Insert text matched by group number 'n',  n = 0 through 9.
               Example:  Search = ^{POS(}{?*,}{?*,}^  Replace = ^#0#2#1^
                 would swap the parameters for the function POS(str1,str2);

P FE
                            ^FILENAME EXTENSIONS^
   ^MENU, Install, Filename extensions^
   Upon loading a file, Multi-Edit checks a list of filename extensions for
   the extension of the file being loaded.  If found then Multi-Edit sets up
   a format line and settings for indent style, document mode, wordwrap and
   language and compiler types.  You may add extensions to this list, delete
   extensions from it, and modify the settings for each extension from the
   ^Filename extensions^ selection in the ^Install^ menu.

Q IN
                           ^INSTALLATION AND SETUP^
   ^MENU, Install^
   The ^Installation and Setup^ menu allows you to change many different
   settings such as screen colors, backups, key mappings, etc..  You may
   optionally save these settings, making them the startup defaults

   ^Edit Settings^
     ^Backups^         Toggles automatic backups on or off.
     ^Page Break^      Prompts for the page break string (see ^PAGE BREAKS^)
     ^Truncate Spaces^ Toggles 'extra spaces at the end of a line' truncating.
     ^Autosave^        Prompts for the number of seconds to remain idle
                       before saving files.  Inputting 0 turns autosave off.
                       (see ^AUTOSAVE^).
     ^Format Line^     Brings up a window in which you may edit the default
                       format line (see ^FORMAT LINES^).
     ^Insert Mode^     Toggles the default Insert/Overwrite mode.
     ^tab Expansion^   Sets the number of spaces to expand tab characters
                       (ASCII 9) to upon loading of a file.  Setting to zero
                       turns tab expansion off.

   ^Colors^            Allows you to change the screen colors.

   ^Key Mapping^       Brings up the ^KEY ASSIGNMENT^ menu.  Allows you to
                       remap the keyboard.

   ^Video Mode^        Toggles the video mode from 80x25 to an alternate
                       mode, depending on the video adapter in use.
                           ^CGA and IBM Monochrome^   80x25
                           ^EGA^                      80x25 and ^80x43^
                           ^Sigma Color 400^          80x25 and ^80x50^

   ^Mouse^             Enables or disables the mouse.  It is sometimes
                       necessary to disable the mouse for programs like
                       MS Windows and DesqView.

   ^Logo screen^       Toggling this setting to ^OFF^ will prevent the
                       startup logo screen from coming up when you invoke
                       Multi-Edit.

   ^eXplosions^        If you are not particularly fond of Multi-Edits
                       "exploding" windows, you can turn them off.

   ^Filename extensions^ Allows you to add, delete and modify the setups for
                       specific filename extensions.  See ^Filename
                       extensions^ for more info.

   ^Printer type^      Sets the printer type you are using.

   ^Restore^           Toggles restore on and off.  If restore is on, then
                       whenever the editor is exited the status of the
                       editor, including all files loaded and the window
                       sizes, etc., will be saved in a file called STATUS.ME.
                       This file is specific to the current directory.  When
                       the editor is restarted, and no files are loaded from
                       the command line, then the previous status of the
                       editor is restored.

   ^lArge compile^     Sometimes a compiler can simply eat up to much memory.
                       When ^Large compile^ is on, Multi-Edit will use the
                       ^Restore^ macro to save the status of the editor, then
                       attempt to free up as much room as possible to run the
                       compiler.  When done the status of the editor will be
                       restored.
R DO
                                   ^DOS SHELL^

   ^MENU, File, Dos-shell^  or  ^<AltF1>^
   The DOS Shell is used to perform DOS file commands from within the editor
   (such as file copying, renaming, directory listings, etc.).  Please NOTE
   that the ^DOS SHELL^ functions are invoked from the function keys, not a
   menu.  The following functions are included:

   ^Mark/Unmark file  <SPACEBAR>^
   Marks or Unmarks a file in the directory.  The marked file will be
   indicated by a '' character.

   ^Help              <F1>^
   Brings up this Help screen

   ^Change Directory  <F2>^
   Changes the working or default subdirectory

   ^Delete File       <F3>^
   Deletes the file highlighted in the directory display


   ^Copy File         <F4>^
   Copies the file highlighted in the directory display (or you may type in a
   filename) to a destination that you will be prompted for.


   ^Rename File       <F5>^
   Renames the highlighted file;  you will be prompted for the new filename.


   ^Get Directory     <F6>^
   Prompts for a path, then displays a directory listing.  Works just like
   DOS's DIR command.


   ^Run DOS Command   <F7>^
   You can execute any DOS command or program (including internal commands)
   with this function.  It uses the standard DOS "COMMAND.COM" command
   interpreter, so the command syntax is exactly as specified in your DOS
   User's Guide.




   ^Print a file      <F8>^
   This function will allow you to print a file using the DOS background
   print spooler, PRINT.COM.  After specifying the file to be printed, you
   may immediately continue other work within Multi-Edit, or actually exit
   the editor without disturbing the PRINT operation.

   PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
      A.  PRINT.COM program must either be in the current subdirectory or
            there must be a path to where the program resides.
      B.  PRINT.COM will NOT accept a path as part of the filename to print
            for DOS versions prior to DOS 3.0.
      C.  PRINT.COM should already be resident for optimal use of memory.



   ^Load a file       <F9>^
   Loads the selected file into the editor.  If the DOS shell is being used
   from a prompt (see ^Loading and Saving files^) this key selects the file.




   ^Delete marked Files <ShftF3>^
   Deletes all files currently marked.  Prompts for verification first.

   ^Copy marked Files   <ShftF4>^
   Copies all files currently marked to the prompted destination.
S RD
                         ^RUNNING DOS FROM MULTI-EDIT^
   ^MENU, Support, Dos^  or  ^AltF3^
   Allocates all available memory, and runs a copy of COMMAND.COM.
K UN
                                    ^UNDO^
   ^MENU, Undo^  or  ^<CtrlF7>^
   Undo can, quite simply, undo what you've done.  Any editing operation,
   excluding file saving and loading, can be undone.  This includes block
   operations, text insertions and deletions, major cursor movements, search
   and replaces, etc..
Y MA
                               ^MACROS^

   ^MENU, Macro, Run-a-macro^  or  ^<F8>^
   Executes a macro.  Multi-Edit first checks to see if the macro has been
   loaded.  If it hasn't then it checks the current directory for a .MAC file
   with the inputted name.  If not found then it checks the Multi-Edit
   directory.

   ^MENU, Macro, Load-a-macro-file^
   Loads a macro file from disk.  If no path name is specified then
   Multi-Edit first checks the current directory, then the Multi-Edit
   directory.

   ^MENU, Macro, Unload-a-macro^
   Erases a macro from memory.
X KM
                              ^KEYSTROKE MACROS^
   ^RECORD KEYSTROKES      <AltF10>^
   Sequences of keystrokes may be recorded and played back from both ^Text^
   ^Edit^ mode and the ^DOS SHELL^.  To start recording keystroke simply hit
   the ^<AltF10>^ key, and go on editing (or working in the ^DOS SHELL^).  When
   you have type in the desired keystroke sequence, hit ^<AltF10>^ again.  You
   will then be asked to type the key that you wish to assign the keystroke
   macro to (or hit ^<ESC>^ to discard the new macro).
   NOTE that you cannot start or stop the recording of keystrokes from a menu
   or prompt.
1 CN
                             ^CONDENSED DISPLAY^
   ^MENU, Support, coNdense^  or  ^<AltF4>^
   Condenses the current file by displaying only the lines that start at or
   before the cutoff column (defaults to column 1, but is user definable).
   Use the ^<UP>, <DOWN>, <PgUp> and <PgDn>^ keys to move quickly through a
   file.  Hit ^<ENTER>^ to exit condensed mode and move the cursor to the
   selected line, or ^<ESC>^ to exit and return the cursor to it's original
   location.

   Condensed display is very useful for editing large source code files
   (particularly for a structured language), as it allows you to easily
   locate and move to different functions, procedures, etc..
4 AS
                                 ^ASCII TABLE^
   ^MENU, Support, Ascii-table^  or  ^<AltA>^
   Displays a three page ASCII table, which includes character, decimal and
   hex columns.  The ASCII table displays the entire IBM extended character
   set.  Use the ^<UP> and <DOWN>^ keys to move between the pages.
   Hit ^<ESC>^ to exit.
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                                ^SUPPORT MENU^
   The support menu accesses the following:

   ^Calculator^      The programmers calculator (see ^Calculator^).
   ^ASCII Table^     The extended ASCII Table (see ^ASCII Table^).
   ^coNdense^        Condensed display (see ^CONDENSED DISPLAY^).
   ^run-Dos^         Runs DOS from editor (see ^RUNNING DOS FROM MULTI-EDIT^).
   ^Line-draw^       Line drawing mode (see ^LINE DRAWING^).
   ^coMpile^         Compiles a program (see ^COMPILE WITHIN EDITOR^)
   ^Match^           Brace/BEGIN/END matching (see ^BRACE/BEGIN/END MATCHING^).

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                                 ^EDIT MENU^
   The edit menu is used to access most functions that directly affect text,
   or the cursor (with the exception of Documentation features and Undo).
   The following is available:

   ^Block^          Brings up the ^BLOCK MENU^ (see ^BLOCK OPERATIONS^).
   ^Search^         Brings up the ^SEARCH MENU^ (see ^SEARCH AND REPLACE^).
   ^Format-line^    Brings up the ^FORMAT LINE MENU^ (see ^FORMAT LINES^).
   ^Cursor^         Brings up the ^CURSOR MENU^ (see ^CURSOR MOVEMENT AND^
                    ^POSITION MARKING^).
   ^Delete^         Brings up the ^DELETE MENU^ (see ^DELETING TEXT^).
   ^Time/Date-Stamp^  see ^TIME AND DATE STAMPING^.
   ^Page-break^     see ^PAGE BREAKS^.
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                            ^DOCUMENT MODE FEATURES^

   ^<MENU>, Document^
   Multi-Edit supports both a normal text editing mode and a document editing
   mode.  In document mode Multi-Edit keeps track of and displays the current
   page number. The line number displayed in the upper left corner of the
   window counts the number of lines from the top of the page instead of the
   top of the file.  Multi-Edits wordwrap and formatting features are
   available in both modes.

   ^Wordwrap^
      When wordwrap is on a line will be wrapped when the inserting of text
      causes the line to exceed the current right margin.  NOTE that wordwrap
      assumes one simple rule:  ^A paragraph must end with a blank line or a
      page break line.^

   ^Indent-style^
      Selects the current indenting mode.  See ^INDENTING STYLES^.

   ^right Margin^
      Sets the current right margin for wordwrap.

   ^Reformat^
      Reformats from the line the cursor is at to the end of the paragraph.

   ^Justify^
      Right justifies from the current line to the end of the paragraph.

   ^Unjustify^
      Removes extra spacing (inserted for justification) from the current
      line to the end of the paragraph.

   ^edit-Formatline^
      Enters formatline edit mode.  See ^FORMAT LINES^.

   ^Save-formatline^
      If ^ON^ then the current formatline will be saved with the file.
      See ^FORMAT LINES^.

   ^format-Codes^
      Brings up a menu for insertion of codes used by the Print Formatter.

   ^Print-formatter^
      Invokes the Print Format macro.  See ^PRINT FORMATTER^.
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                               ^PRINT FORMATTER^

   ^<MENU>, Document, Print-formatter^
   The print formatter is a macro which formats text files for output to the
   printer via special character code sequences (see the following pages for a
   complete list of these codes).  Although these codes may be easily entered
   manually, we have provided a method of automating this process via
   ^<MENU>, Document, format-Codes^.

   The print formatter does not actually output to the printer, but instead
   creates a ^.PRT^ file in another window, which may be saved and printed in
   the background via the DOS print spooler (see ^DOS SHELL^).


   Some formatting codes generate printer specific output.  The printer type
   is selected from either the ^PRINT^ menu or the ^INSTALLATION AND SETUP^
   menu.


   The following pages list the format codes and information on headers and
   footers, table of contents generator, etc..

                              ^FORMATTING CODES^

      ^PAGINATION, HEADERS AND FOOTERS^
         ^Code     Default     Action^
         ^.pb^ n      n=+1      Page break (start page number n)
         ^.df^ str    Empty     Define footer
         ^.dh^ str    Empty     Define header
         ^.sf^                  Supress footer this page
         ^.sh^                  Supress header this page
         ^.hm^ n      n=2       Set header margin to n
         ^.fm^ n      n=64      Set footer margin to n


      ^LINE SPACING, MARGINS, AND CENTERING^
         ^Code     Default     Action^
         ^.ls^ n      n=1       Line spacing is n
         ^.pl^ n      n=66      Set page length to n
         ^.rm^ n      n=80      Set right margin to n
         ^.lm^ n      n=1       Set left margin to n
         ^.tm^ n      n=5       Set top margin to n
         ^.bm^ n      n=60      Set bottom margin to n
         ^.ce^                  Center this line


      ^PRINT ATTRIBUTES^
         ^Code     Default     Action^
         ^.ul^ n      n=1       1=Underline On, 0=Off (Printer specific)
         ^.em^ n      n=1       1=Emphasized On, 0=Off (Printer specific)
         ^.it^ n      n=1       1=Italic On, 0=Off (Printer specific)
         ^.dw^ n      n=1       1=Double Width On, 0=Off (Printer specific)



      ^MISCELLANEOUS^
         ^Code     Default     Action^
         ^.np^                  Comment, line will not be printed
         ^.ig^                  Ignore, line will not be decoded
         ^.fn^                  Inserts the current File name
         ^.ti^                  Inserts the current Time
         ^.da^                  Inserts the current Date
         ^.pa^                  Inserts the current Page number




   ^Notes on Headers and Footers^
      All characters to the right of a .dh or .df are considered to be part
      of the header or footer.  The following commands and variables can be
      used within header or footer definitions:  .ce, .in, .ul, .fn, .ti,
      .da, .pa.


   ^Comment and Ignored lines^
      A comment line (denoted by ^.np^) is not outputed to the .PRT file.
      Comment lines are useful for defining header and footers, setting
      margins, etc., without having the line printed as normal text.
      An Ignored line is outputed to the .PRT file, but it is not processed
      for formatting codes.  This is particularly useful if you need to print
      a formatting code literally.


   ^Form Feed Characters^
      Form feed characters (ASCII 12) will be interpreted the same as the .pb
      command, except there is no parameter expected.



                          ^TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERATOR^

   A table of contents generator is an integral part of the print formatter.
   It has the ability to generate a table of contents with up to 5 levels,
   and four different styles or formats.  It uses codes similar to the print
   formatter.

   ^.tc^ Define table of contents. At least 2 parameters are expected, up
       to 12 will be recognized.

       ^Parameter 1:^  the margin to which the page numbers will be right
            justified.
       ^Parameter 2:^  0 = precede page number with spaces, 1 = use periods.
       periods.
       The second and third will determine the amount of indenting for the
       first level, and the format or style of the first level respectively.
       Each subsequent pair of parameters will determine the indent and style
       of subsequent table levels (up to 5 levels).  Any missing parameters
       will default as follows:

               Right margin = 75
               Spaces will be used
               Style(for all levels) = 0
               Level 1 indent = 5
               Level 2 indent = 7
               Level 3 indent = 9
               Level 4 indent = 11
               Level 5 indent = 13

      The style parameter can be any integer from 0 to 3 and defines the
      following possible formats:

            0 = plain          Eg:  COMPILING A MACRO
            1 = numeric        Eg:  1. COMPILING A MACRO
            2 = alpha          Eg:  A. COMPILING A MACRO
            3 = roman numeral  Eg:  I. COMPILING A MACRO


   ^.te^ Designate a table entry.  One parameter is expected, which is the
       table level this entry.  Everything on this line beginning with the
       first word after the parameter will be considered part of the table
       entry.

       As an example, if the table definition looked line this:

            ^.ig.tc 65 1 15 0 20 1 23 2^

       and there were 3 table entries like this:

         .te 1 CARING FOR YOUR DOG
         .te 2 FEEDING
         .te 3 DRY FOOD

       the resulting table of contents would look something like
       this:

              CARING FOR YOUR DOG..............................1
                    1. FEEDING.................................2
                       A. DRY FOOD.............................3

3 CA
                                  ^CALCULATOR^
   ^MENU, Support, Calculator^  or  ^<AltF2>^
   The calculator is standard notation and supports Floating point decimal,
   HEX and BINARY formats.   The following operators and functions are
   supported:

   ^+^    Addition
   ^-^    Subtraction
   ^*^    Multiplication
   ^/^    Division.
   ^<F2>^ Full clear.
   ^<F3>^ Clear current entry only.
   ^<F4>^ Binary AND
   ^<F5>^ Binary OR
   ^<F6>^ Binary XOR
   ^<F7>^ Change BASE.  Switches between Decimal, Hex and Binary formats.
   ^<F8>^ Change Sign
   ^<F9>^ Memory functions.
       ^<ENTER>^  Load memory with current value.
       ^+^        Add current value to memory.
       ^R^        Recall memory value.


   In addition the cursor keys (when NUMLOCK is off) may be used to move the
   calculator window around the screen.
2 LD
                                 ^LINE DRAWING^
   ^MENU, Support, Line-draw^
   Allows you to 'draw' with the extended graphic characters.  To draw in
   ^Line-draw^:

   ^Arrow Keys^            move the cursor around the screen.
   ^Shifted Arrow Keys^    draw lines.
   ^<F2>^                  toggles between single, double and erase line mode.
   ^<ESC>^                 exits ^Line-draw^.
   ^<PgUp>^                move one window up.
   ^<PgDn>^                move one window down.
   ^<END>^                 move end of line
   ^<HOME>^                move to start of line


W CP
                             ^COMPILE WITHIN EDITOR^
   ^MENU, Support, coMpile^  or  ^<CtrlF8>^
   To compile within the editor you must have setup a compiler type and a
   compiler command for the extension of the file you wish to compile.  It is
   suggested that batch file or Make commands be used, and that you use
   a standardized naming scheme for your batch or make files.
   See ^Filename extensions^ for more information.

V TE
                                ^TEMPLATE EDITING^
   ^MENU, Support, Template^  or  ^<AltT>^  or ^<AltF9>^
   With template editing, you can type a single character, hit ^Template^ and
   an entire construct will be create (for the language you are programming
   in), based on that character.

   ^TEMPLATE EDITING IN C^
      ^i^   Builds an 'if () {' construct.
      ^w^   Builds a 'while () {' construct.
      ^f^   Builds a 'for () {' construct.
      ^{^   Builds matching braces.
      ^s^   Builds a 'switch () {' construct.
      ^d^   Builds a 'do { } while ();' construct.

   ^TEMPLATE EDITING IN PASCAL^
      Since pascal keywords are not case sensitive, the case of the templates
      will be determined by the case of the character you type.  NOTE that
      since 'FOR' and 'FUNCTION' both start with 'F' you will be prompted for
      the one to use, unless you type in the second character.

      ^B^   Builds a matching 'BEGIN/END' construct.
      ^I^   Builds an 'IF () THEN' construct.
      ^W^   Builds a 'WHILE () DO' construct.
      ^F^   Prompts for 'FOR-NEXT' or 'FUNCTION'.
      ^FU^  Builds a 'FUNCTION  () : ;' construct with matching 'BEGIN/END'.
      ^FO^  Builds a 'FOR  :=  TO  DO' construct.
      ^P^   Builds a 'PROCEDURE  ();' construct with matching 'BEGIN/END'.
      ^C^   Builds a 'CASE  OF' construct with matching 'END'.
      ^R^   Builds a 'REPEAT UNTIL ();' construct.

   ^TEMPLATE EDITING IN THE MULTI-EDIT MACRO LANGUAGE^
      ^$M^  Builds a '$MACRO  ; END_MACRO;' construct.
      ^I^   Builds an 'IF () THEN' construct with matching 'END;'.
      ^W^   Builds a 'WHILE () DO' construct with matching 'END;'.

   ^TEMPLATE EDITING IN BASIC^
      To be as compatable as possible with interpreted and compiled basic, the
      following convention is followed:  If the line the cursor is sitting on
      is numbered, then the construct created will include line numbers.
      Otherwise, the construct will have no line numbers.

      ^I^   Builds a 'IF THEN^ construct.
      ^F^   Builds a 'FOR NEXT^ construct.
      ^W^   Builds a 'WHILE WEND^ construct.
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                         ^BRACE/BEGIN/END MATCHING^
   ^MENU, Support, Match^  or  ^<AltF6>^
   Currently supports Pascal and C.
   ^For Pascal:^
      Matches BEGIN/END, CASE/END and parenthesis.

   ^For C:^
      Matches {} and parenthesis.

   Place cursor on item to match.  Hit ^MATCH^ and the cursor will be taken to
   the matching brace or statement.
