HelpPC Quick Reference Utility
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Keys used for navigating through HelpPC
Esc Exit current screen or HelpPC
End Moves text or menu to the last line/item
Home Moves text or menu to the first line/item
PgUp Moves text or menu to page top or previous page
PgDn Moves text or menu to page bottom or next page
F1 Switches from menu to prompting mode and vice versa
Alt-P Write current topic to printer
Alt-W Write topic to file HelpPC.DAT in the current directory
Alt-X Exit HelpPC and without clearing current screen
TAB Go to next subtopic link
BackTab Go to previous subtopic link
Enter Jump to highlighted subtopic link
Using HelpPC
HelpPC has two modes of operation. The first is the Prompted
Mode where you specify the topic on the command line and HelpPC
prompts you for topics until you exit. The second is the Menu
Mode which as its name implies is menu driven. To use the Menu
Mode just omit the topic from the command line. You may switch
between Menu mode and Prompted Mode with the F1 key.
Examples of Command Line Usage
For information about: Use the following topics:
Installation: HelpPC install
Creating help files: HelpPC HelpPC format
Interrupts: HelpPC int #
example: HelpPC int 13
Interrupt subfunction: HelpPC int #,func
example: HelpPC int 21,4E
C function usage: HelpPC function
examples: HelpPC open
HelpPC is...
HelpPC str...
Other topics: HelpPC interrupt table
examples: HelpPC BIOS Data Area (or BDA)
HelpPC ANSI codes
HelpPC bibliography
All topics are case insensitive
Trademarks of Vendors Mentioned in HelpPC Databases
/ Compaq is a registered trademark of Compaq Computer Corporation
/ CompuServe is a registered trademark of CompuServe Incorporated
/ DESQview is a trademark of Quarterdeck Office Systems
/ Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation
/ HP is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company
/ IBM, PC/AT, PC-DOS, PC/XT and PS/2 are trademarks of International
Business Machines Corporation
/ Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation
/ LIM and EMS are trademarks of Lotus, Intel and Microsoft Corporations
/ Maxtor is a trademark of Maxtor Corporation
/ Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
/ NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Electronics Incorported
/ Tandy is a registered trademark of Tandy Corporation
/ Turbo C is a registered trademark of Borland International Inc.
/ Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders.
- see INSTALL HELPPC FORMAT