  --== HELP.TXT ==--   A non-graphics text version of HELP-I05.SKS
                       See on-line within SKI_IN and SKI_PLUS.
+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
|---== HELP.SKS ==--- |                                                       |
+=====================+                                                       |
|                  for  SKI_INput  v 5.6                                      |
|                                         October, 1995                       |
|                                                                             |
|      HELP - INDEX   ...   ...   pages 2 - 6               Getting started:  |
|           - Command structure   page  7                   see "READ.ME*" &  |
|           - SKI-System Files    page  8               on-line INTROduction  |
|           - SUMMARY             pages 9, 10                                 |
|           - Text    ...   ...   pages 11 - 33                               |
|                                                                     [PgDn]  |
+=============================================================================+
 
+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p. 1  GENERAL ==--- |                                                       |
+=====================+     SKI-System Commands:                              |
|   - <Enter> key to move into the program; <Esc> key to back out, or to MM   |
|                                                                             |
|   - MAIN MENU (MM) items via Arrow keys, etc; see bottom line definitions   |
|                                                                             |
|   - INPUT NAMES Page (MM:EDIT:E); & bottom line, context specific options   |
|                                                                             |
|   - EDIT Mode (MM:EDIT:E:<F2>);  most functions via Number Pad/Arrow Keys   |
|                                                                             |
|     :*: eg :E: = Main Menu option;  <*> eg <Del> = a key (stroke)   [PgDn]  |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+----------------Page-#---------------------------------#
| p. 2  INDEX  (p1/5) |                    14  Changing NAMs - via 'File:A'   |
+=====================+                    15  Classification; shows in NAMs  |
|   11  Alphabetic prompt; 3 letters        -  Code-## = SKI-##; SKI-Numbers  |
|12,13  Alpha-menu; from Alpha-prompt   18,29  Comma Delimited fields; CSV    |
|12,13  Arrow/menu selection; see Trace     7  Command Structure of SKI_INput |
|13,21  Arrows/ Number Pad keys            18  Common Names; as 'Other Info.' |
|   31  BACKUP; of SKI-files - 'File:B'    30  Communications; format options |
|   20  BOUNCEBACK; return menu system     24  COPY 'Other Info.'; via Buffer |
|   28  Box; a Print format              8,29  CRD/CSV-files;export SKI-files |
|24-26  BUFFER; for 'Other Info.' field     7  CREATE (MM);  new file formats |
|   29  Carriage Return Delimited; see CRD 29  CSV; Comma separated variables |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+----------------Page-#---------------------------------#
| p. 3  INDEX  (p2/5) |                     - <Esc>; Escape, eg to MM.        |
+=====================+                    29  EXPORT SKI-Files; Print/Create |
|   31  DELETE SKI-System file;'File:D' 12,17  Family menus; Family level; -/ |
|   31  DELETE a Record; Edit:E:<F2><Del>  31  File-handling features         |
|   32  DELETE a Record; Edit <F2><Del>     8  FORM.SKS; Printable Order Form |
|    7  DIRECTORY; lists files; 'File:I'    - <Fn>: Function Key              |
|21,22  DISPLAY current SKI-file; toggles  17  Genus Menus; to Genus level    |
|   31  DUPLICATE Records; Edit<F2><F5/F6> 28  Hierarchical; a Print format   |
|21-26  EDIT: a Record; O/I; O/I Buffer    21 <Home> Key; '7' in Number Pad   |
|    - <Enter>=<Return>=<R>; cf <E>=letter  -  INTRODUCTION; via 'MM:Help/I'  |
|   24  ERASE; delete 'Other Info.' <F8>   18  Info; 'Other Information', O/I |
+=============================================================================+





+=====================+----------------Page-#---------------------------------#
| p. 4  INDEX  (p3/5) |                 27-33  Main Menu = MM; see page 7.    |
+=====================+                    24  Mark/Unmark; to DELete Records |
|   11  Initial 3 letters; prompt Menus 12-15  Menu Input; Names from NAMs    |
| 7,11 'INPUT NAMES' page; via 'Edit:E'    12  Menu-#; 1-digit; select option |
|   23 <Ins>/<0> key; in Number Pad         7  Menus of program functions     |
| 7, 8  INTRO-file; Introduces SKI_IN      33  MERGE SKI-files; 'MM:File:M'   |
|   22  JUMP/JUMP SIZE; to Move in 'Edit'   7  MM; Main Menu; via <Esc><Esc>  |
|11,16  Keyboard Input; via <Esc> or <E>   22  MOVE within a SKI-file; 'Edit' |
|   28  Label; total (boxed) Print format  14  NAM; Names input/look-up file  |
|   17  Latin/scientific/taxonomic names    -  NAM;NAMs=NAMes-file;NAMe-files |
|   20  LOCATE; in NAMeTree; <F4><F5>      15  NAMeTree; on-line NAM via <F4> |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+----------------Page-#---------------------------------#
| p. 5  INDEX  (p4/5) |                    11  Prompts; to enter Menu Systems |
+=====================+                     7  QUIT; <Q> or <Esc><Esc><Esc>...|
| 7,11  Name Input; Add/Edit names 'Edit:E' - <R>; 'Return' or 'Enter' key    |
|31,32  Notes re SKI-files etc          22,26  Record-#; line no. in SKI-file |
|   17  ORDER Name; SKI-ORDER; 3-digit-#   11  Records; items in a SKI-file   |
|18,24  O/I = 'Other Info' in a SKI-file   31  RENAME a SKI-file; via 'File:R'|
|18,24 'Other Info' field of a Record   27,32  RESTRUCTURE a SKI-file 'Edit:R'|
|   26  PASTE from Buffer; <F7> or <F2><F7> - <Return> Key = <Enter> = <R>    |
|13,22 <PgUp> <PgDn>; Number Pad keys      11  SKI-#; SKI-## = SKI-number(s)  |
|   18  Posn-#; Position counter O/I field 11  SKI-checklist = a SKI-file     |
|28,32  Print a SKI-file: characters/lines 22  SKI-file line Number = Record# |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+----------------Page-#---------------------------------#
| p. 6  INDEX  (p5/5) |                    28  Straight; two print formats    |
+=====================+                  9,10  Summary of HELP file           |
|   27  SKI-format; SKI-sequenced file  24-26  SWITCH; edit the Edit BUFFER   |
|    -  SKI-INput; this data input Pgm     17  Taxonomic/Latin/ScientificNames|
|    -  SKI-No.; 3/5/7/9-digit Code-#   16,17  Temporary name in Records; '*' |
|11,17  SKI-ORDER-#; a 3-digit SKI-#       29  TXT-file; SKI-file/Text format |
|   27  SKI-sequ.-Restructured SKI-file 12,13  TRACE; arrow in Menu system    |
|    8  SKIS; the total SKI-System         15  View NAMeTree; via <F4>        |
|   33  SKI_PLUS; High level SKI-Pgm    23,29  Wordprocessor; in 'Edit', etc  |
|    8  SKS-files; INTRO. HELP. FORM.SKS   16 '*' Temporary taxonomic name    |
|   29  Spreadsheet/Text format: CSV-file   - <n>; a keyboard key, named 'n'  |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p. 7    MAIN MENU   |                                                       |
+=====================+   PULL-DOWN MENU COMMANDS in SKI_INput                |
|                                                                             |
| FILE              EDIT             PRINT           CREATE    HELP (*)       |
|   Open SKI-file...  Edit SKI-file... Abbreviated...  CSV...    Defaults...  |
|   Load NAM-file...  Restructure...   Hierarchical..  TXT...    About...     |
|   New  SKI-file     Buffer           Taxonomic(x2).  CRD...    Status...    |
|   Backup... /Merge...                No Numbers...             Introduction.|
|   Delete... /Rename...               Box & Label...            Order FORM...|
|   Directory...                       Text (view other)...                   |
|   Quit              (*) This suite is additional to the current HELP-file.  |
+=============================================================================+





+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p. 8  SYSTEM FILES  |       ---==  HELP  ==---                              |
+=====================+                                                       |
|   SKI_IN.EXE is the executable program = SKI_INput; for data capture.       |
|       * .SKI-files; user-created taxonomic checklists; View/Edit via SKI_IN |
|       * .NAM-files - a library of look-up data files; input names for Menus |
|    HELP .SKS - this file.  The *.SKS files are seen from within SKI_IN.     |
|    INTRO.SKS - information about the SKI-System; View/Print via MM 'Help:I' |
|    FORM .SKS - a printable blank Order Form with shopping list and info.    |
|       * .TXT /*.CRD /*.CSV - Export versions of SKI-files; via MM 'Create'. |
|       * .PRT - information to print. READ.MEs are other Print (Text) files. |
|       * .TREe-files - SKI-files printing in branched format.[SKI_PLUS only] |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p. 9  SUMMARY (p1/2)|       ---==  HELP  ==---           <Num Lock> may     |
+=====================+                                    be "on" or "off".  |
| p.11  To INPUT a species name, key in 3 initial letters (any Case) of any   |
|         name associated with it and which may be in the current NAMes-file. |
|12,13  MENUS offer selections of names from ORDER to species & Common Names. |
|   14  NAMe-files (-.NAM) service MENUS with names; select via 'MM/File:M'.  |
|   15  NAMeTrees <F4> of NAMe-files; contain Classification and Menu Items.  |
|   16  KEYBOARD INPUT <Esc>/<E>; key in Latin & Common Names.(Cf MENU Input) |
|   17  Formats = 'ORDER' 'Family-ae-/' 'Genus' 'species'.  'O/I'= free text. |
|18,19  OTHER INFO, O/I  Four lines of text per SKI-file record. Can Edit it. |
|   20  BOUNCEBACK <1/2/3/4> returns a recently used taxonomic Menu.  Contd./ |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.10  SUMMARY (p2/2)|       ---==  HELP  ==---                              |
+=====================+                                                       |
|   20  LOCATE <F4><F5> ex'Input Names'; shows latest SKI-record in NAMeTree. |
|   21  DISPLAY <F3>; view latest SKI-file records; toggles, 2 formats+blank. |
|22,23  EDIT & MOVE <F2>;  follow the NUMBER PAD symbols to tour through the  |
|        SKI-files; enter into individual records for Editing or adding text. |
|24,25  PASTE <F7> + COPY/ERASE: Move 'Other Info' between records & Buffer.  |
|   26  SWITCH, <F9>, lets you edit text in the Edit Buffer; then deploy it.  |
|   27  RESTRUCTURE, 'Edit/R', sorts and renumbers hierarchical SKI-files.    |
|   28  PRINT via 'MM/Print'; see current SKI-file in 6 formats x 3 media.    |
|29-30  EXPORT and COMMUNICATIONS format options; 31-33 File-handling/Notes.  |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.11  NAMES INPUT   |       ---==  HELP  ==---        ALPHAbetic Prompt     |
+=====================+                                 SKI-#/SKI-ORDER-#     |
|  To add a Record to a SKI-file, first enter 3 initial letters (any Case)    |
|    of any name associated with it & likely to be in the current NAM. These  |
|    prompts can be taxonomic or a Common Name. Otherwise key in the 3-digit  |
|    SKI-# as the PROMPT. [Cf: 3-letter NAMES need <F10> for Keyboard entry.] |
|  Eg, using SHORT NAM (1A-3--02.NAM), you can enter "Red Fox" using these 7  |
|    menu prompts (=9 options!).  (*) = best; these make full use of 'TRACE'. |
|         Genus/sp. level:  RED(*)     FOX(*)    VUL(*)(Vulpes/vulpes)        |
|         Fam/Genus level:  CAN (Canidae/Canis)  DOG (Dog Family)             |
|             ORDER level:  CAR (CARNIVORA)      772 (the SKI-ORDER-#).       |
+=============================================================================+





+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.12  MENUS         |       ---==  HELP  ==---       ALPHA-Menus; TRACE     |
+=====================+                                   TAXONOMIC Menus     |
| Keying in 3 initial letters calls up an ALPHA-Menu - a list of names with   |
|   the same initial letters. These names appear with single-digit Menu-##.   |
|   Also present are 3-digit SKI-##, in sequence, to help you discriminate.   |
| Selecting a name from the ALPHA-Menu engages TRACE - arrows highlight the   |
|   pathway through the menus to the chosen name.  The ALPHA-selection leads  |
|   to new TAXONOMIC Menus, usually with 1 or 2 hierarchies of subsidiary     |
|   names.  Menus of Family, Genus, species and Common Names appear in turn.  |
| The number of selectable names in each menu is shown, top left as 'n = xx'. |
|   Use this info, when TRACE is not in use, to be aware of all menu items.   |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.13 MENU SELECTION |       ---==  HELP  ==---      <PgUp>; <PgDn>; TRACE   |
+=====================+                                 NUMBER PAD; ARROWS    |
|    Several options are available to help you move through the Menus.        |
|  The <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys of the NUMBER PAD let you advance or go back    |
|    by a page at a time (10 lines of Taxonomic Menu); see also 'Jump'[Edit]. |
|  The <Up/8> and <Down/2> Arrow Keys move the Menus one line per keystroke.  |
|  Additionally, the <Enter> key advances the Menus from one selectable item  |
|    to the next, ie from one Menu-# to the next. NB: with this feature some  |
|    names may be by-passed, eg some species names in long Genus Menus.       |
|  The arrows which TRACE selected ALPHA-Menu names are usually specific, but |
|    initial selection of a group name may mean watching for alternatives.    |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.14  NAMe-FILES    |       ---==  HELP  ==---            CHANGING NAMs     |
+=====================+                                                       |
|  Menu names, like 'Red Fox' and 'Canidae', come from NAMe-files (or NAMs).  |
|  A NAMes-file is currently loaded; SKI_IN needs at least one and you may    |
|    have use for several.    Family-level NAMs can give wide taxonomic       |
|    cover,  eg all Plant Families are contained in just one or two NAMs      |
|    (depending on added detail). On the other hand, species-level NAMs give  |
|    more detailed assistance - but only for several hundred species.         |
|  NAMs are interchangeable.  Exit by <Esc> to Main Menu and choose 'Edit:A'; |
|    see the Menu of available NAMe-files and select one by its Menu-#.       |
|  Any number of NAMs can contribute to any one SKI-checklist.  Powerful!     |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.15   NAMeTREES    |       ---==  HELP  ==---           CLASSIFICATION     |
+=====================+                                      MENU ITEMS       |
|  NAMeTrees display the taxonomic contents of NAMe-files in a standard,      |
|    structured way.  See them via Input Names 'Edit:E:<F4>'; exit by <Esc>.  |
|  Most NAMeTrees contain a leading section of 'CLASSIFICATION';  this        |
|    defines the Menu contents.   Names from these Classification sections    |
|    are not available to the MENU system.   A few NAMs consist entirely of   |
|    Classification; these may be helpful, but SKIS does not depend on them.  |
|  'MENU ITEMS' may be to Family, Genus or species levels and are seen as     |
|    the second and main part of typical NAMeTrees; they show most of the     |
|    available Menu names, but additional names may appear in the ALPHA-Menu. |
+=============================================================================+





+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.16 KEYBOARD INPUT |       ---==  HELP  ==---           Use of "* * *"     |
+=====================+                                                       |
|  If a name you want to enter is not available from the Menus, either change |
|    to a more relevant NAMes-file or change to KEYBOARD INPUT via <Esc>/<E>. |
|    This happens automatically if the NAMes-file runs out of MENU options as |
|    in Family level NAMs.  Then just key in the name you want.               |
|  Again, if you have a Common Name, but don't know taxonomic names for it,   |
|    enter ORDER and '*' instead; the names can be edited in later.   For     |
|    coding purposes '*' is incremented as for a full name. You did see it!   |
|  The following, as a temporary record, may well be better than no record:-  |
|       "777.1.1.1  CHIROPTERA,  *,  *,  *, 11cm Bat, Observations...."       |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.17  CONVENTIONS   |       ---==  HELP  ==---            Latin Names       |
+=====================+                                     A-ae; B-ae ...    |
|  -SKI-ORDER Names  (loosely referred to as "ORDERS")  consist entirely of   |
|    capital letters.   (Most "ORDERS" are recognised as such in most texts,  |
|    and more than 99% are recorded at Order level by at least one expert.)   |
|  -Family Names end in "ae".   In the rare instance where one does not, add  |
|    a "/" to the formal name; enter twice. Names may be up to 30 characters. |
|  -Genus Names start with a capital letter; if one ends in "ae", use "ae\".  |
|  -species names are composed solely of lower case characters.  Always!      |
|    A temporary, structured way to record un-named specimens can be devised, |
|    eg 'A-ae, A-us' etc, for groups of species so that O/I can be appended.  |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.18 OTHER INFO 1/2 |       ---==  HELP  ==---                 O/I field    |
+=====================+                                                       |
|  Each record ends with a prompt for 'Other Info.'  A Common Name may be     |
|    entered automatically; this is easily accepted, deleted or replaced.     |
|    You may enter up to 247 characters (4 lines) of text in the O/I field -  |
|    eg Common Names, date, locality, field notes, coded Info. - anything     |
|    you wish in any sequence - but plan a specific format for any project.   |
|  The 'Posn-#'(position counter) shown left, lets you keep to defined fields |
|    eg positions 1 - 22 are best reserved for Common Names so that SKI-files |
|    will convert to NAM-files without editing. The counter is also useful to |
|    arrange Comma Delimited (CSV) fields & standardise other export formats. |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.19  O/I FIELD 2/2 |       ---==  HELP  ==---                              |
+=====================+                                                       |
|  The 'Other Info.' field of any SKI-file can be Edited in SKI_IN using      |
|    EDIT <F2> or SWITCH <F9>.  Use the Number Pad keys to move between       |
|    and within the records.                                                  |
|  The Edit Buffer can capture the text from the O/I field of any record      |
|    and duplicate it in any other records. See pages 24-26 for Editing       |
|    details.                                                                 |
|  When keying in new records, the full 'Other Info.' field shows in one of   |
|    the 'Display' formats; find it by toggling <F3>.   The full field can    |
|    also be seen and printed using the 'Label' Print format.                 |
+=============================================================================+





+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.20  BOUNCEBACK    |       ---==  HELP  ==---         LOCATE <F4><F5>      |
+=====================+                                                       |
|  Entries to a SKI-list are likely to contain runs of related taxa, so, as   |
|    one entry is completed, you can either enter another 3-letter prompt     |
|    and go through the full run of menus - or you can use 'BOUNCEBACK'.      |
|  BOUNCEBACK lets you return to a recent screen menu for automatic entry.    |
|    Type & Enter:- '1'  for the ORDER Menu;  '2'  for the Family  Menu;      |
|              or   '3'  for the Genus Menu;  '4'  for the species Menu.      |
|    Alternatively, just key in and enter one name after another.             |
|  At any time you can LOCATE, via <F4><F5>, the NAMeTree occurrence of the   |
|    most recent record in the current SKI-file and see its classification.   |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.21  DISPLAY       |       ---==  HELP  ==---                EDIT          |
+=====================+                                                       |
|  The most recent SKI-file entries show when you move into the 'Input Name'  |
|    page. <F3> turns this DISPLAY On/Off and shows two alternative formats.  |
|  When a Menu Screen is called up, DISPLAY is lost but returns as the new    |
|    record is completed; a quick check shows if any Editing is needed.       |
|  EDIT <F2> brings to the screen the same SKI-file records as Display but    |
|    with additional features such as a bar to help in selection of records.  |
|  DISPLAY may be undesirable for floppy disk users  since it may slow down   |
|    input by an unacceptable amount; so, no need to keep it on routinely.    |
|    But hard disk users will probably wish to have it 'on' at all times.     |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.22   EDIT  (p1/5) |       ---==  HELP  ==---               MOVE; JUMP     |
+=====================+                                        NUMBER PAD     |
| Pressing <F2> gives you the freedom to MOVE within the SKI-file and lets    |
|   you EDIT any items in the file, except SKI-ORDER Names and SKI-Numbers.   |
| DISPLAY (toggle <F3>) shows the most recent 0, 3 or 12 SKI-file records.    |
|   The 3-record DISPLAY shows the full 'Other Info.' text.   The current     |
|   record is highlighted; a counter gives its SKI-file line no. = Record-#.  |
| To MOVE, follow the NUMBER PAD symbols as shown on screen.  First MOVE up   |
|   the file by one line at a time using the <Arrow/8> key, or use the JUMP   |
|   feature, via <PgUp/9>, to JUMP 2/10 lines at a time. To change JUMP SIZE, |
|   eg to 5 or 125, use <Right Arrow/6> & <R>; try <Home>/<End> keys. /Contd. |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.23   EDIT  (p2/5) |       ---==  HELP  ==---   EDIT A RECORD <F2>;  MOVE  |
+=====================+                                    WORDPROCESSOR      |
| To EDIT a record (ie one set of taxonomic names plus O/I) engage EDIT via   |
|   <F2> from the Input Names page; then MOVE into and within the record by   |
|   using the keys of the Number Pad.  Once the record is highlighted you can |
|   enter it using <Arrow Left/4>;  the Genus name is targeted first.         |
| The <Arrow Up/8> key moves control up, eg from Genus to Family. To go down  |
|   again to Other Info' use the <R>, <Arrow Down/2> or <Arrow Right/6> keys. |
| To alter any name [other than SKI-ORDER] or text, just key in the changes - |
|   Edit lets you perform all basic WORDPROCESSING functions.   To return to  |
|   the Input Names screen use <Esc><Esc> (or the <R><Ins/0> keys).   /Contd. |
+=============================================================================+





+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.24   EDIT  (p3/5) |       ---==  HELP  ==---  EDIT O/I; the EDIT BUFFER   |
+=====================+                           COPY O/I <F6>; ERASE <F8>   |
|  Having entered a new record and information into the O/I field, you can    |
|    Edit this info.  For an existing record, use Edit <F2> etc to reach it   |
|    plus <R> until the cursor is at the "]" mark (bottom-right of O/I field).|
|    Again press <Arrow Left/4> to enter the "Other Info" field. You can now  |
|    move with use of the <End>, <Home> & Arrow keys and add or modify text.  |
|  ERASE <F8> deletes the contents of the current "Other Info" field.         |
|  COPY <F6> enters the contents of the current "Other Info" field into the   |
|    EDIT BUFFER.  To empty the BUFFER, copy a blank O/I field to it, or      |
|    delete its contents by editing after using SWITCH <F9> (below).  /Contd. |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.25   EDIT  (p4/5) |       ---==  HELP  ==---           The EDIT BUFFER    |
+=====================+                                      SWITCH <F9>      |
|  Once in the blue O/I field, the EDIT BUFFER can take up text to be Edited  |
|    via SWITCH <F9>.  The edited contents of the BUFFER will PASTE via <F7>  |
|    into the 'Other Info.' field of any record, this is at the position of   |
|    the cursor, ie info can be moved between records & be added or inserted. |
|  Use the Edit Buffer to Edit two or more 'Other Info' records into one, eg  |
|    after 'Restructure', when duplicate taxonomic entries come together.     |
|  The SWITCH feature, via <F9>, is available for editing the Edit Buffer as  |
|    you enter the 'Other Info' field, either during routine entry of new     |
|    records, or after entering the Edit mode via <F2>:-              /Contd. |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.26   EDIT  (p5/5) |       ---==  HELP  ==---         SWITCH;  BUFFER      |
+=====================+                                     PASTE <F7>        |
|  1/ Using SWITCH <F9> in the 'Other Info' field of the 'Input Names' page   |
|     gives access by Arrow keys to all O/I fields in the SKI-file. Move into |
|     one using the <Arrow-left/4> key & edit it. <R> puts the edited text in |
|     the Buffer leaving the original O/I field unmodified.   Now use PASTE   |
|     <F7> to add the contents of the buffer to any record that is entered.   |
|  2/ In EDIT, you can first locate records using the record counter before   |
|     using SWITCH <F9> and editing an O/I field.  Again only the Buffer is   |
|     edited; again all Records can be reached to PASTE in the new O/I text.  |
|  The O/I field is automatically cut to 247 characters at any operation.     |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.27  RESTRUCTURE   |       ---==  HELP  ==---             via MM 'Edit'    |
+=====================+                                      SKI-sequence     |
| "RESTRUCTURE a SKI-file" via 'Edit/R'. This takes checklists in their Input |
|   order and changes the sequence of entries to "SKI-format".   This sorts   |
|   ORDERS into their SKI-# sequence & other ranks into alphabetic sequence.  |
| Use RESTRUCTURE after keying in, editing or merging files.  This act brings |
|   duplicate species records together for editing &/or deletion - see p.31.  |
| During RESTRUCTURE, newly sequenced names may be given new Family, Genus &  |
|   species SKI-numbers.  Note: ORDER Numbers are standard for all SKI-files. |
|   In Restructured files, SKI-numbers are predictable, readable & meaningful.|
|   Greater standardisation of SKI-## can be achieved using SKI_PLUS.         |
+=============================================================================+





+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.28  PRINTING      |       ---==  HELP  ==---            via MM 'Print'    |
+=====================+                                                       |
|          SKI-files PRINT either to Screen, Paper or Disk in 7 formats.      |
| REPORT - 1/ ABBREVIATED  - 1 line/record; 30 characters of Other Info (O/I).|
|        - 2/ HIERARCHICAL - Each taxon has a separate line.  Up to about 40  |
|                            characters of O/I. No repetition of ORDER & Fam. |
| TAXONOMIC - 3/ STRAIGHT  - with all taxonomic names on one line; no O/I.    |
|           - 4/ OPTIMIZED - the program makes optimal column widths; no O/I  |
|           - 5/ NO NUMBERS- taxonomic names only in straight format.         |
| LABEL  - 6/ BOX          - a four-line 'label' with 30 characters of O/I.   |
|        - 7/ FULL BOX     - all 'Other Information' in labels of 4-7 lines.  |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.29  EXPORTING     |       ---==  HELP  ==---           via MM 'Create'    |
+=====================+ SKI-files can be exported using the above 7 'Prints'. |
|  Also, SKI-Files convert to TEXT, DATABASE & SPREADSHEET files for Export.  |
|  These format conversions produce new files in your SKI/default directory.  |
|  The new files, -.TXT, -.CRD and -.CSV (TeXT; Carriage Return Delimited;    |
|    Comma Separated Variables) overwrite existing files with the same names. |
|  TXT-files (from SKI-files) can be taken up by Wordprocessor (WP) programs. |
|  CRD-files have 10 fields for capture by Database programs (O/I field = #6) |
|  CSV-files let you arrange 'Other Info.' into 'Comma Delimited' fields.     |
|  TXT, CRD & CSV copies of files are economical on space for storage, but do |
|    not reconvert to SKI-files in SKI_IN v 5.6.  [But see SKI-PLUS, p.33]    |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.30  COMMUNICATIONS|       ---==  HELP  ==---     via MM 'Create'/'Print'  |
+=====================+                                        E-mail         |
| -SKI-Files convert to TEXT, DATABASE & SPREADSHEET formats ready for Export |
|  via 'Create'(as above, p.29). These new files, with -.TXT, -.CRD and -.CSV |
|  extensions, have suitable formats for use in most data management programs.|
|  ALSO - SKI-files can be viewed on-screen in 7 different display formats;   |
|  the same formats print to paper & convert to 'wysiwyg'-.TXT files on disk. |
|  These are suitable for E-mail, editing into reports, archiving, etc, etc.  |
|                                                                             |
| -The new program, SKI_PLUS, has several new print options; see p.33 below.  |
| -The SKI-file is the only data file which can be accepted by SKI_IN v 5.6.  |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.31  FILE HANDLING |       ---==  HELP  ==---                    BACKUP    |
+=====================+                                                       |
| -A battery of automatic file-handling features, via 'MM/'File'', allows a   |
|     range of manipulations and transformations of SKI-files. They can be    |
|     Created, Deleted, Merged, Renamed and variously listed, etc.            |
| -Directly from the Main Menu, options can be selected to Edit, Print and    |
|     Restructure SKI-files.                                                  |
| -Export versions of SKI-files are made instantly via 'Create' and 'Print'.  |
| -BACKUP is for data management as well as data protection; consider storing |
|    SKI-files in their Input (Un-Restructured) sequence using BACKUP.        |
| -Use 'BACKUP' routinely - "File****.SKI" becomes "File**-A.SKI, **-B.SKI,...|
+=============================================================================+





+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.32     NOTES      |       ---==  HELP  ==---                              |
+=====================+                                                       |
| -MERGE should be followed by RESTRUCTURE ('Edit:R') to integrate the new    |
|    Records.  Those which are taxonomic duplicates can be Edited into one    |
|    Record;  any remaining or otherwise unwanted duplicate Records can be    |
|    Deleted during RESTRUCTURE if their O/I fields are identical or empty.   |
| -<F2><Del> marks/unmarks highlighted Records for deletion at RESTRUCTURE.   |
| -Pressing <Esc> a couple of times will return the MAIN MENU;  if you have   |
|   only partly entered a record, just to Family or Genus, this will be lost. |
| -At the PRINT Menu all formats print at 80 characters per line; in addition |
|    formats 3/ & 4/ (Taxonomic) print at 132 characters per line.            |
+=============================================================================+

+=====================+-------------------------------------------------------#
| p.33 SKI-PLUS v 5.6 |       ---==  HELP  ==---                              |
+=====================+                                                       |
|   The SKI_PLUS.EXE program, first released as v 5.6 (Oct.95), extends the   |
|      use of the SKI_INput program (which it contains).  Added features are: |
|                                                                             |
|   *  Make your own NAMes-files from your own SKI-files.   Self-reliance!    |
|   *  Import uncoded taxonomic files and make them into SKI-files.           |
|   *  Create 4-tier TREe-files from your SKI-checklists & any NAMes-files.   |
|   *  Update the taxonomy in taxonomic files using Master INDEX files.       |
|   *  Check/alter file delimiters for export versions of SKI-files.          |
|   *  Other Editing and Data Management features.                            |
+=============================================================================+

.../END of HELP file.
