Category : Communication (modem) tools and utilities
Archive   : TAPDO541.ZIP
Filename : TAPDOC.3

===========================================================================
3 - Quick Start
===========================================================================

Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Starting TAPCIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Introductory Membership Sign-on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
CompuServe Default Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Adding a Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Interactive Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Command Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
General Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Setup Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Creating Outbox Actions ( ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Starting the Autopilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Inbox Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Other Main Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Interactive Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Editor Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Editing Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Cursor Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Block Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Other Editor Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Input Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14





























TAPCIS(tm) Documentation Copyright (c) 1991, Support Group, Inc.
800-USA-GROUP, 301-387-4500

===========================================================================
Quick Start
===========================================================================

****> Read the following steps carefully. They are meant to get you set
up and working with TAPCIS quickly. New users may wish to skip
directly to Section 4 (Setup) for a more hand-held introduction to
TAPCIS. If you know TAPCIS already, these instructions should be
all you need to refresh your memory; refer to them in the future
when you add a forum, change sections, etc.


------------------------------------
Installation

* See Installation on page 4-5 for more information.

1. Create a directory to hold the TAPCIS program and files. In this
documentation we'll use the drive and path of C:\TAP. You can use any
other drive and directory you choose, but you must create it before
TAPCIS can use it.

2. The program and files are stored in compressed form on the
distribution disks. The file TAP.EXE contains all of them. To install
the program from a disk in drive A:, use the command: A:TAP C:\TAP

All the files will be extracted and placed in the directory you specify.
If you received a documentation disk (for the shareware version), that
can be installed in a similar way by typing: A:TAPDOC C:\TAP

3. TAPCIS expects to find its parameter file, PARAMS.CIS, in the default
directory where TAPCIS is started. If one is not found there, a new
one is created.

4. TAPCIS supports two other directories. A storage directory is where
all messages, catalogs, and other working files are created. A
download directory is for files downloaded by TAPCIS' automatic mode.
You specify these directories on the

arameters screen. These
directories must be created outside of the program before they can be
used. We recommend that new users consider creating a directory for
downloads (e.g., C:\TAP\DL) but not a storage path unless you need to
store messages on a different drive to have enough space.

5. You can delete any unneeded files, but do not delete the TAPCIS.EXE
program, the TAPCIS.HLP help file, the PARAMS.CIS file, nor the
PARAMS.SCR script file for setting the online defaults (command P>). Other script files (with a file extension of .SCR) are used for
login scripts for alternative networks or for online actions. The
USERID.CIS file (address book) and RATES.CIS (online charges hourly
rates) are not required but are recommended.

The XFER.LOG file can grow quite large if you are logging transfers. It
must be deleted from DOS. The optional ONLINE.LOG (command line and
configuration option /LOG) can be set to overwrite or append with each
session.




TAPCIS Quick Start 3-1

------------------------------------
Starting TAPCIS

* See Running TAPCIS on page 4-6 for more information.

1. From DOS go to the directory where you installed TAPCIS (usually using
the command: CD C:\TAP).

2. Type the command TAPCIS and press . A list of start up options
begins on page B-1 or they can be listed by typing TAPCIS ? from DOS.
Callers outside the U.S. should read about the start up options in
more detail. (Start Up Options begins on page B-1.)

3. If the program asks for your name, it is creating a new PARAMS.CIS
file. If you are an unregistered user and wish to register, you should
wait until you have the program up and running with CompuServe Mail
before choosing the "1. Yes, I want to order the program right now,
Risk Free!" option. Each time you start the program it will give you a
chance to register. Registered users should follow the instructions on
recording their registration number found in section 1 of this manual.
Upgrading users can re-use their PARAMS.CIS file from a previous
registered version of TAPCIS.


------------------------------------
Parameters

* See Parameters Setup on page 4-9 for more information.

1. Press

at the main menu to go to the parameters screen.

2. Check the COM port to make sure it matches the port assigned to your
modem.

3. The modem initialization string is critical. The default setting will
work with a properly configured modem, but most modems do not come
from the factory properly configured. Unless you are sure your modem
is set to properly track Carrier Detect and Data Terminal Ready
(&C1&D2), please read the details in the Parameters Setup section on
page 4-9.

4. You should not change the O>nline and F>ail report unless you find
later that they are not working for you.

5. Enter your local access telephone numbers and correct baud rates. Make
sure the access numbers and baud rates match your modem speed. If you
are not using a CompuServe node, be sure to read about login scripts.

6. Enter your user ID, password, and name. Make sure your user ID and
password are entered precisely with no extra spaces.









3-2 Quick Start TAPCIS

------------------------------------
Introductory Membership Sign-on

* See Introductory Membership Sign-on on page 4-17 for more information.
You may skip this section if you already have a permanent CompuServe
user ID.

1. Enter Introductory user ID and password in the parameters screen.

2. Press nteractive to go online. Follow the CompuServe prompts to
create a new account.

3. Write down the permanent user ID and temporary password supplied
during the sign-on. After they are supplied, go ahead and login again
to make sure you have them written down properly. After logging off
and returning to the main menu, press

and enter the new user ID
and password in the parameters screen.

4. Watch for your permanent password which should arrive in the mail in a
few weeks. On the date the password changes, enter the new password in
the parameters screen.


------------------------------------
CompuServe Default Parameters

* For more information see Getting TAPCIS to Work with CompuServe on
page 4-19.

* Proper setting of CompuServe online parameters (the ones stored in the
GO DEFAULT pages) is vital to the proper automatic operation of
TAPCIS. If you ever have a problem, you may wish to re-set these
parameters again. The PARAMS.SCR file is needed for this procedure to
work. Make sure you have it stored in the directory from which you
started TAPCIS.

1. Set the CompuServe default parameters by pressing from the
main menu. TAPCIS should logon and run through a script that sets all
the parameters. If you notice any problems, run this procedure again.
This procedure is very sensitive to line noise which can cause the
script to lose its place. During the setup of CompuServe Mail, if you
have already used electronic mail, you will see an error from
CompuServe; you can ignore it.

2. Do this at each baud rate you intend to use on CompuServe. Different
defaults are stored for each baud rate, so when you upgrade from one
modem speed to another, be sure to use again. This procedure
also sets the name attached to each of your Mail messages.


------------------------------------
Adding a Forum

* For more information see Forums: Messages starting on page 6-1.





TAPCIS Quick Start 3-3

1. Go to the forums screen by pressing orums from the main menu, then
press to deselect all active forums and CompuServe
Mail.

2. Press and enter the exact forum page name as listed in the
list of forums that begins on page E-1. If you do not enter the proper
name, TAPCIS will halt when it tries to join the forum. Be sure not to
enter any "owning pages" that are not actual forums but the top menu
of a series of forums (e.g., NOVELL, ZIFFNET, BORLAND). Several forums
can be added at one time. Most forums use the default CIS: gateway. To
accept it, just press . The PC Magazine Utilities Forum
(UTILFORU) is an example of a forum that requires a separate Gateway
(ZNT:).

3. If you know the section numbers you want to monitor, enter those
numbers separated by spaces. If you don't know the numbers, press
(you can edit the active section list later using the Edit> option on the forum screen). See also Changing Forum Options/
Sections starting on page 6-13.

4. Select whether you want to read all messages in the selected sections
(an "R", or Read thread forum), scan the subjects of the message
threads for selection offline (a "Q", or Quick scan headers forum), or
just read messages directed to your user ID (an "M", or read Marked
forum). See sections starting on pages 6-5, 6-10, and 6-12.

5. Repeat steps 2-4 for any additional forums you want to add.

6. Press the letter assigned to the forum(s) you just added (so that an
asterisk appears next to it). Press to return to the main
menu.

7. Press to join the forum(s). TAPCIS will connect with
CompuServe, go to the forum(s), join the forum(s), set parameters, and
grab a list of section and library names. Then TAPCIS will logoff.
After completion you can activate other forums and Mail and use the
ew command to read or scan messages in the added forum(s).


------------------------------------
Messages


* See also sections Reading Messages on page 6-14 and Writing Forum
Messages on page 6-21.

1. Press the orums command and select the forums you would like to
visit. A selected forum has an * next to the name. To select a forum
press the letter adjacent to its name on the screen. To select all the
forums you have defined press .

2. Press to return to the main menu. You should now have
CompuServe Mail and your forums listed around the box at the bottom of
the screen.

3. Press ew to tell TAPCIS to go online and download your messages or
headers.


3-4 Quick Start TAPCIS

4. When TAPCIS finishes automatically downloading and logging off you
should see an next to the forum number if you have messages to
read or an <^> indicator if you have headers that need to be marked.

5. Press the number of the forum with messages to read and the messages
will appear on your screen. You can reply to any message by pressing
eply. See also Message Replying and Handling starting on page 6-17.

6. Press ark followed by the forum number that shows a <^> indicator,
and TAPCIS will present you with a list of sorted threads. Press
ead to mark the headers you want to read, or press space to skip
reading a thread. When you're done press to return to the
main menu.

7. Now tell TAPCIS that you want to go online and get the messages you
have selected by pressing nline.

8. To write a new message press rite from the main menu and follow the
prompts and menus that appear in the highlighted bars.

9. To send your message press nline or press ew to send your
message and download new messages. TAPCIS will always perform any
pending actions (sending messages, downloading files, etc.) with both
the nline command and the ew command.


------------------------------------
Libraries


* For more information see Forum: Libraries on page 7-1.

1. The ibrary command lets you search a series of forum libraries to
create a catalog. You can limit the search by the age of the files in
days, keywords, partial names including wildcards, or by the library
numbers.

2. Once you tell TAPCIS to create the catalog, go nline to do the
search. The results are saved in a file that you can search using the
atalog command. Files can be marked for downloading in the catalog
for the next time TAPCIS goes online.

3. If you know the exact name of a file, you can answer "Yes" to the
search by name prompt and have TAPCIS download the file when it is
found.


------------------------------------
Interactive Mode


* For more information see Interactive Mode on page 8-1.

1. The nteractive command will log you on to CompuServe and allow you
to explore areas not automated by TAPCIS (such as the Official Airline
Guide, Executive News Service, IQuest database searching, the IBM File
Finder, Novell Downloads, etc.). When you press you are asked to


TAPCIS Quick Start 3-5

select a forum. You'd select a forum number if you wanted to manually
upload a file there or participate in a conference. Pressing
will log on and not go to a specific forum. Once you are in "Terminal
Mode" indicated by a bar at the top of the screen, type GO CIS to get
to the top CompuServe menu. You can use to review text that
has scrolled off the display. You can use to save what comes
from CompuServe to a separate file. Type "OFF" to logoff CompuServe.




















































3-6 Quick Start TAPCIS

===========================================================================
Command Reference
===========================================================================

This command reference is not meant as a complete guide to all TAPCIS
commands. It is here only as an introduction and complete listing of the
commands that are discussed in more detail throughout the rest of this
manual. You can often use Help to get more information about the
commands available to you in each part of the program.


------------------------------------
General Commands

F1 Cancel or abort
F3 Help! (Context sensitive)
F7 Exit

Ctrl-F1 Shell to DOS
Sh-F1 Execute a DOS command


------------------------------------
Setup Commands

Parameters: COM port, modem settings, telephone numbers, user ID,
password, disk pathnames, logging and outbox options, color
settings, and full name.

Set CompuServe Default Parameters: Goes online, logs into
CompuServe, sets your terminal and login options, and configures
CompuServe Mail. Should be done before joining forums and after
setting the

arameters screen information.

Forums: Add, Delete, Move (change order), Select/Deselect active
forums, Edit forum options, Sections to monitor, and type of
forum (Q forum for getting message headers for offline selection,
R forum for reading all or specific sections, or M forum to just
look for new messages just to your user ID).

Join Forums: Every forum you want to use with TAPCIS must be
joined using the command from the main menu (even if
joined previously with another program). This command logs onto
CompuServe, visits each forum, sets the forum options properly,
sets your name (the first time the forum is joined), and creates
the section (forum.SEC) file of message and library names. You
can use this command for one or more new forum or to get updated
section lists when forums change their section names and
organization.

Switch forum and parameters files: This command can be used from
the main menu, the Forums menu, or the Parameters screen. You can
use it to create a copy of your current PARAMS.CIS file with a
new file extension (up to 21 different parameter files). Use this
to be able to define more than 20 forums or to switch between
active forum sets, switch user IDs, change to a "travelling" set



TAPCIS Quick Start 3-7

of parameters, or even to support your use of the program on two
machines with different modem and drive configurations.

Macros: You can create 20 macros for the TAPCIS editor and 20
more for use in the interactive terminal mode. You must create
these macros from the main menu by pressing . Macros
cannot include control codes or TAPCIS commands other than
(represented in a macro by the vertical bar <|>).


------------------------------------
Creating Outbox Actions ( )

These are commands that create actions for TAPCIS to perform online. The
actions are stored in files in your computer until you go online with one
of the autopilot commands.

Write a message. Mail messages must be addressed to specific
accounts and are confidential. Forum messages can be addressed to
All, Sysop, *SYSOP (a "public" message that can only be read by
the forum administrators), or other name. Forum messages are
public in general (some forums do support private forum messages
although those are discouraged). Remember, though, that unless
you address a forum message to a specific user ID there is no
guarantee that the right person will read it.

Library search and catalog creation based on the filename,
keyword, or age. Most of the time you use the command to
create a catalog (viewed with the command). You can also tell
the ibrary command that you want to search for a file of a
specific name in a certain library of the forum and have the file
downloaded if found.

Additional (advanced) online commands you want TAPCIS to perform
in a forum. These include reading new messages to you in a
specific forum (R), new messages addressed to All (L), all
messages old and new addressed to you (T), all messages old and
new addressed by you (B), deleting private messages to or from
you if they have been read (Z), and the flexible ser command.
For some examples on user commands, press at the main menu
and then press Help, or see the examples beginning on page
6-28.


------------------------------------
Starting the Autopilot

The TAPCIS autopilot will call CompuServe, log in, and perform the actions
you have set up in the outbox (above) along with any actions that are part

of the autopilot command. You should not need to do anything with the
keyboard from the time you press these commands until TAPCIS logs off
CompuServe.

Get new messages and headers. By far the most commonly used
TAPCIS command, pressing at the main menu is used to visit
each of the active forums and get either new messages (for Mail
and R Forums), quick scanned headers (Q Forums), or messages to


3-8 Quick Start TAPCIS

your user ID that you have not read yet (M Forums). It will also
perform in the same pass any pending actions in the Outbox. For
example, if you wrote replies the day before and have selected
some files to download, and you want to get new messages at the
same time, use .

Works exactly the same way does but also runs a special
script called FRONTEND.SCR that (usually) saves things like stock
quotes, news, and weather as a Mail message for you to read after
TAPCIS logs off CompuServe. See page 9-3 for more details.

Go online and do only the pending outbox actions. Use this if you
don't want to get any new messages but want to send your written
messages and replies, perform any library searches and downloads,
etc. If you press and don't have anything pending, TAPCIS
will not connect to CompuServe.

Does the same things as the command but also picks up any
messages sent to you specifically in Mail and other forums. Like
it will not connect to CompuServe if there are no pending
actions.

The ead Waiting (also ) command does all the pending
outbox actions that does, and reads messages to your user ID.
Pressing will always call CompuServe and visit all active
forums. We use instead of ew during the day when we want
to check for messages to us but don't have time to read all new
messages.


------------------------------------
Inbox Processing

The "inbox" commands refer to those commands that take information captured
by the autopilot and let you work with it offline while the meter is not
running. Many of these commands also create actions in the outbox for
TAPCIS to perform online. The difference is that most of these commands
come after an autopilot session with ew.

<1>-<8> After a session with ew, the forums with new messages to read
will have an exclamation point after their number. For example,
if there is new CompuServe Mail, you'd see 1! in the forums box
at the bottom of the main menu. To read that mail, press <1>.
Forums are 1-8 and then Shift-F2 though Shift-F8 for forums 9
through 15. Use to advance from one message to the next.
Up and down arrow as well as page up, page down, and the numeric
keypad + and - work, too. There are many other commands
available. See the section on Reading Messages for a full
description. Don't forget that help is as close as the key.

The commands below can be used to reply to the current message.
This is one of the real powers of TAPCIS. It lets you become
involved with the forums with ease and at minimal cost.

Reply to the message being read, sending a response to the
sender of the message under the same subject.



TAPCIS Quick Start 3-9

Use the sender of the message for the reply but prompt for a
new subject for the message.

Send a message under a new subject to the person in the To:
field.

Send a reply but prompt for a new forum (e.g., MAIL)

Writes a new message in the forum unrelated to the current
message.

Forward a full copy of this message to someone via
CompuServe Mail or another forum. You are prompted for the
addressee and subject.

Message import. While replying to a message you can
import the entire message you are replying to by pressing
this key.

While composing a reply to a message you can switch back and
forth between the original message and your reply. This can
be used with the block and copy commands to copy specific
lines of the original message into your reply.

Although not a message writing command, the Address Book
command is an important one to use while reading messages.
When you press you are given the option of saving the
address of the to or from fields, or both, along with a
comment and a user name in parenthesis. See the address book
section on page 5-5 for more details.

Mark headers from a Q Forum. First the headers must be captured
by the TAPCIS autopilot using the ew command. The forums with
headers that need marking show with a caret (^) status mark next
to the forum number. You mark the headers, choosing the threads
you want TAPCIS to retrieve from the forum the next time it goes
nline. Only the threads you mark will be retrieved and placed
in your message file for reading offline. You'll get the best
results if you minimize the time between the ew session,
marking the headers, and going nline to get them.

Catalog of available files. After a catalog is created by the
ibrary search command, you use the catalog command to search
it. Forums that have catalogs you have not looked at will be
marked with an upward pointing triangle ( ). When you find a file
you want to download, you press . This creates an action in
the outbox to download the file the next time you go nline.


------------------------------------
Other Main Menu Commands

View a file of saved messages. When reading messages you can save
a message using to the forum.SAV file. Or, you can use the
Save key to put the message in another file (e.g., 2DO). If
you've selected (from the parameters screen) to save your outbox
messages (messages you write), they are also put in the .SAV


3-10 Quick Start TAPCIS

file. To view a forum.SAV file, press iew then the forum
number. To view an individual message file, press iew ile
then type the filename.

Edit a file. This is usually used to edit one of the pending
action files like the forum.SND file. You should exercise extreme
caution when editing these files to make sure you do not change
the special commands TAPCIS uses. If you need help editing one of
these files, it is best to ask on the TAPCIS forum for guidance.
Pressing dit will bring up a list of the files that
you can edit by their file extensions. See the list of files
created by TAPCIS for a description.

You can also use the dit ile command to edit files like
CONFIG.SYS or scripts. If the file can fit in the available
memory, you can use dit ile to look at files captured by
scripts as well. Any ASCII file can be edited as long as it fits
in memory. You will be told if it will not fit in which case
you'd need to use an external editor.

Kill a file. If you specify a then you're prompted for
one of the forum specific files. If you press instead of a
forum number, you can type in the full pathname of a file to be
erased. There is no confirmation, so be careful!

<$> This main menu command runs the external accounting module for
TAPCIS stored in STATS.EXE which must be found in the current
directory. For the accounting module to work, you must have
turned on time logging on the parameters screen. If you do not
have sufficient free RAM to run STATS from within TAPCIS, you can
run it from DOS.

TAPCIS keeps the indicators for pending actions in the parameters
file. If you make changes to the files TAPCIS uses from DOS or
you switch parameter files using , the indicators may not
show the true status of the program. Using will refresh
all the indicators except the exclamation mark (used to show if
there are unread messages). TAPCIS will only remove the ! mark if
the message file is missing.

<*> Send a formfeed to the printer by pressing the asterisk on the
main menu.

TAPCIS Simple Terminal. This is a direct method of communicating
with your modem to change factory settings or to verify that the
program is talking to the modem properly. For example, if you
press from the main menu, you should be able to type modem
commands like ATZ and get a Hayes compatible modem to
respond OK. If that does not work, you may need to change COM:
port settings on the parameters screen. Results can be captured
to the ONLINE.LOG file if the correct parameter (/LOG=ALL) has
been set.







TAPCIS Quick Start 3-11

------------------------------------
Interactive Commands

From the main menu, pressing will log you in to CompuServe
and leave you in the interactive terminal mode. If you specified
a forum number after you pressed then you'll be left in that
forum.

The key is used most places in TAPCIS as an alternative to
Abort. There is one notable exception. After issuing an
autopilot command, TAPCIS will tell you that you can press
at anytime to stay online after the autopilot actions are
complete. You'll see a message "Remaining Online" at the top of
the screen. The key is a toggle; if you press again,
you won't stay online.

In terminal mode once online with CompuServe, you can use the
command to review the last 350 lines received by TAPCIS.
Use the arrow and page keys to review the buffer and then press
to return to terminal mode.

This command has two effects. If you are in the middle of file
transfer, pressing tells TAPCIS to logoff after the
transfer is complete. This lets you walk away from the computer
during a long transfer without worrying about coming back to
logoff. If you are not transferring a file, logs off
immediately.

If you need to hang up the phone, will do so. It works
best on Hayes compatible modems. Most of the time is a
better choice. If you are aborting an autopilot session, you must
press Cancel before using either or to hang
up.

In terminal mode the key lets you open an ASCII file on
disk to capture the information CompuServe sends. You are
prompted for a filename. Press again to turn off the
capture. This command appends to an existing file, so you can
open and close the same file without losing previously stored
information.

If you have a script (with the .SCR file extension), you can
press and enter the script filename with or without the
extension and TAPCIS will execute the script. If the file you
specify does not have a .SCR extension, TAPCIS will send the file
one line at a time to CompuServe. This is useful in a conference
to send pre-prepared text or to send a FEEDBACK or CONGRESSGRAM
message.

Toggles in and out of the TAPCIS conference mode where you have
six lines at the bottom of the screen that function as a type
ahead buffer (so you can type your messages without interruptions
from messages sent by other participants).

Execute a macro (created using from the main menu).




3-12 Quick Start TAPCIS

CompuServe recognizes several control codes that may be useful to
you in terminal mode. aborts the current CIS command in
most cases when (which is the preferred "abort") is not
recognized. pauses the output and restarts it.
tells CompuServe to stop sending you output from the
current command and start again at the next prompt.
erases the current input line.


------------------------------------
Editor Reference

The TAPCIS editor is very simple. You type and letters appear. Backspace
deletes the character last typed. When a word cannot fit on the line, it is
wrapped to the next line. Press only at the end of paragraphs.
Leave blank lines between paragraphs with an extra return (this is highly
recommended to make your messages more readable).

The arrow keys, backspace, and delete work as they do in most
editors.

Editing Commands

Ins Toggle insert/overwrite
Del Delete character at cursor
Bksp Destructive backspace
Ctrl-End Delete from cursor to end of line
Ctrl-Y Delete line
Ctrl-Bksp Delete word
Ctrl-T Delete from cursor to end of word and following space
Ctrl-F1 Shell to DOS
Ctrl-F3 Reformat from cursor to end of paragraph (also Ctrl-B). When you
edit paragraphs text is not automatically reformatted. You must
reformat automatically using this function.
Alt-F10 Transpose characters

Cursor Movement

The up and down arrow keys move a line at a time in the up or down
direction. You cannot move down beyond the end of the text you've entered.

The right and left arrow keys move by character. Holding the Ctrl key while
pressing either right or left arrow will move by word.

Home Beginning of line
End End of line
PgUp Up one screen
PgDn Down one screen
Ctrl-PgUp Top of message
Ctrl-PgDn End of message

Most of the original WordStar cursor movement commands are still active in
TAPCIS.






TAPCIS Quick Start 3-13

Block Commands

Ctrl-KB Mark start of BlocK (blocks always start at the first character
on a line and you can mark the start of the block from anywhere
on the line.

Ctrl-KK Mark the end of the BlocK (which will end at the last character
on the line where you mark the block end)

Ctrl-KY Yank (delete) the block

Ctrl-KC Copy the block to the line below the current cursor position

Ctrl-KV To move a block mark it, go to the line above its destination,
then <^KV>

Ctrl-KH To hide a block (un-mark)


Other Editor Commands

Alt-F1 Help on Editor keys and functions
F9 Import an ASCII file at cursor. You will be prompted for a
filename.
Sh-F9 Import original message in its entirety (while replying only)
F8 Toggle between original message and reply window (while replying
only)
F5/F6 Scroll the original message up and down by screen page (while
replying only)

Input Editing

Most input fields in TAPCIS can be edited using the Editor keys (arrows,
, , etc) and most prompts give you a default. If you type
any printable character before moving the cursor in an input field, TAPCIS
will erase the current contents. If at any time you wish to restore the
original contents of a prompt, press . You can cancel out of a
prompt, leaving its original contents intact by pressing .





















3-14 Quick Start TAPCIS