.                   CUMBERLAND STORY - Version 1.2                    
                             USER MANUAL                              
                                                                      
              Copyright 1993 Cumberland Family Software               
                         All rights reserved                          
                                                                      
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                Copyright Haruyasu Yoshizaki, 1988-91                 
                                                                      
.                     CUMBERLAND FAMILY SOFTWARE                      
                             Ira J. Lund                              
                        385 Idaho Springs Road                        
                        Clarksville, TN 37043                         
                                                                      
               For Technical Support call 615 647-4012                
                                                                      
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.TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                    
(same as Detailed Reference Section of printed manual)                
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       Chapter 5. The Help System .................... 60             
       Chapter 6. The Main Screen .................... 89             
       Chapter 7. The Word Processor ................ 120             
                                                                      
       Chapter 8. F2-File Menu .......................... 155         
          A. Define Book ............................ 164             
          B. Define Contents ........................ 169             
          C. Select Book ............................ 258             
          D. Printer Configuration .................. 266             
               i. General Information ............ 268                
              ii. Printer Definition ............. 285                
          E. Exit to DOS ............................ 310             
       Chapter 9. F3-Edit Menu .......................... 318         
          (Cut and paste features)                                    
       Chapter 10. F4-Topic Menu ........................ 355         
          A. Select Topic ........................... 357             
          B. Prior and Next Topic ................... 362             
       Chapter 11. F5-Print Menu ........................ 371         
          A. General Information .................... 373             
          B. Title Page ............................. 391             
          C. Table of Contents ...................... 397             
          D. Current Topic .......................... 404             
          E. Choose Chapters ........................ 409             
       Chapter 12. F6-Spell Check Menu .................. 420         
          A. How it works ........................... 422             
          B. Proof Word ............................. 445             
          C. Proof Entry ............................ 453             
          D. Misspelled Words ....................... 463             
          E. Edit User Dictionary ................... 493             
       Chapter 13. F7-Utilities Menu .................... 523         
          A. Text Search ............................ 525             
          B. Cumberland Diary Import ................ 558             
          C. ASCII Import ........................... 572             
       Chapter 14. Backup and Restore Utilities ......... 598         
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   Appendix A: Trouble Shooting ............................ 633      
   Appendix B: Error Messages .............................. 702      
                                                                      
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.CHAPTER 5. THE HELP SYSTEM                                           
                                                                      
Only the Detailed Reference section is contained in the Help Screens. 
The Help System works by opening a screen into the on-disk manual     
called MANUAL.TXT. The Help System is context sensitive. It opens the 
text file to the location explaining the option you are currently     
using.  There are also three help options to help you find the        
information and help you need.                                        
                                                                      
1. F2-INDEX. This option opens a pop-up window with a list of indexed 
   topics. The topics are entered alphabetically and you can quickly  
   find what you are interested in by beginning to type the name of   
   the topic. As the letters you type appear at the top of the        
   window, the list will automatically scroll to the nearest          
   alphabetical location in the list. You may also page-up and page-  
   down. Use the arrow keys to select your topic and press the enter  
   key to select it. The on-line Manual-Help System will immediately  
   open to the appropriate location.                                  
                                                                      
2. F3-LINE. This option allows you to enter the line number in the    
   help text file which you wish to quickly go to.                    
                                                                      
3. F4-SEARCH. You may press F4 and enter any word.  The Help System   
   will search the manual for the word entered, beginning at the      
   current location.  If the word is found it will display the page   
   with the word highlighted.  If the word is not found the small     
   search screen will go away and no change will take place.          
                                                                      
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.CHAPTER 6. THE MAIN SCREEN                                           
                                                                      
The most prominent feature of the main screen is the word processor   
which is described in the next chapter.  In the upper left corner of  
the screen will appear your book title and your name.  Immediately    
above the word processor are two lines. The top line contains the     
currently active book name, the currently active chapter and          
currently active topic.  The second line contains the topic memory    
jogger. This short statement or question is to help you remember      
ideas, and events to write in your book under each topic.  In the     
lower left is shown the current line number the cursor is on in the   
text screen and whether you are in insert or overwrite mode.          
                                                                      
The following keys can be used in most entry screens when data is     
entered. (See next chapter for keys used in the word processor.)      
                                                                      
   Right arrow/                                                       
    left arrow: moving one character at a time                        
       End key: Jump to last character in field                       
      Home key: Jump to first character in field                      
   Control-End: Erase from present position to end                    
        Insert: Toggles between insert and over-write modes.          
                (In insert mode cursor is larger,                     
                in overwrite mode cursor is smaller.)                 
     Enter-key: Causes the program to accept the entry and to prompt  
                for the next field. No entry will be accepted unless  
                the enter-key has been pressed.                       
      Up arrow/                                                       
    Down arrow: Moves the cursor to the next or prior field.          
                                                                      
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.CHAPTER 7. THE WORD PROCESSOR                                        
                                                                      
The word processor consists of 16 lines at the bottom of the screen.  
The appropriate method of writing is to type continuously without     
carriage returns at the end of lines. The computer will automatically 
wrap a word down to the next line if it will not fit on the current   
line. Carriage returns (enter key or return key) are entered at the   
end of paragraphs only. You may enter more than one carriage return   
to put spaces between paragraphs.                                     
                                                                      
The following keys are used during use of the word processor.         
    All alpha-numeric and typable symbols.                            
    Left and Right Arrow keys - Moves one character to the left or    
                                right, as appropriate.                
    Up and Down Arrow keys    - Moves up or down one line.            
    Home key                  - Moves to the first character in the   
                                current line.                         
    End key                   - Moves to the last character in the    
                                current line.                         
    Ctrl-Home (hold Ctrl and press Home Key)                          
                              - Moves to the first line and character 
                                of the current entry.                 
    Ctrl-End  (hold Ctrl and press End Key)                           
                              - Moves to the last line and character  
                                of the current topic.                 
    PgUp and PgDn keys        - Moves up or down 16 lines.            
    Backspace key <--         - Deletes the letter behind the current 
                                cursor location.                      
    Del key                   - Deletes the letter at the current     
                                cursor location.                      
                                                                      
The word processor in CUMBERLAND STORY also contains a cut-and-paste  
feature which is explained in the chapter explaining F3-Edit.         
                                                                      
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.CHAPTER 8. F2-FILE MENU                                              
                                                                      
The six function keys, F2 through F7, are pull down menus. Once one   
menu is pulled-down, you can rotate between the menus using the right 
and left arrow keys. Notice that some menu items have short-cut keys  
shown to the right of the menu item, usually control keys.  These     
items can be accessed with the appropriate key without accessing the  
pull-down menu.                                                       
                                                                      
.A. DEFINE BOOK                                                       
The Define Book Editor is the access to the author name, address and  
book title.  All of this information is printed on the Title Page.    
The author name and Book Title are also displayed on the main screen. 
                                                                      
.B. DEFINE CONTENTS                                                   
This option will bring up a list of the currently defined chapters.   
After a book has been created there will be one chapter shown, the    
Introduction with one topic called [introduction]. The [introduction] 
topic heading is not printed. Neither the Introduction chapter or     
[introduction] topic can be deleted.                                  
                                                                      
ADDING CHAPTERS                                                       
There are two ways to add chapters to your book.                      
                                                                      
1) Pressing F3 will bring up a list of pre-defined chapter headings,  
   which you may choose from. These are suggested chapters only and   
   appear in the approximate order of a person's life.  You may use   
   all or some of these chapters.  You may use them in a different    
   order than is presented. You may also intermix these chapters with 
   user-defined chapters.                                             
                                                                      
2) Pressing F4 will cause a small window to appear, prompting you to  
   type in your own chapter heading.  You may enter any chapter       
   heading you desire.                                                
                                                                      
When adding chapters, the new chapter will always be inserted into    
the existing chapter list immediately after the current cursor        
location. See the chapter on Book Suggestions for ideas on using      
these two options to create personal and ancestral stories.           
                                                                      
DELETING CHAPTERS                                                     
Pressing the Del-Key will bring up a screen warning you of the number 
of topics and lines of text associated with the selected chapter.     
These topics and text will be deleted from your book if you answer    
"Y"es.                                                                
                                                                      
MOVING CHAPTERS                                                       
Pressing F5 at the chapter you wish to move will bring up a screen    
prompting for the new location of the chapter.  Simply enter in the   
desired chapter number of the new location.  When the enter-key is    
pressed the selected chapter will be moved to it's new location.      
                                                                      
ADDING TOPICS                                                         
From the Edit Table of Contents Screen, pressing enter at any chapter 
location will bring up a list of the currently defined topics         
associated with the chapter selected. You may add to this list in     
three different ways:                                                 
                                                                      
1) Pressing F3 will bring up a list of the pre-defined topics         
   associated with the selected pre-defined chapter.  If the selected 
   chapter is user defined, this option will not work.  You may       
   choose any or all of the suggested topics.  If you choose a pre-   
   defined topic, there is a memory-jogger line associated with each  
   topic which will be displayed on the main screen while editing     
   that topic.  You may intermix pre-defined topics with user-defined 
   topics in any chapter.                                             
                                                                      
2) Pressing F6 will bring up a list of ALL pre-defined topics for all 
   pre-defined chapters, including some topics not associated with    
   pre-defined chapters.  The first group of topics which have very   
   similar headings to the chapter headings are not associated with   
   any chapter.  As described in the Book Suggestions section on      
   Ancestry Story Books, these are useful when you define each        
   chapter as the life of one individual.  Then these topics become a 
   brief outline of a person's life within that chapter.              
                                                                      
3) Pressing F4 will cause a small window to appear prompting you to   
   type in your own topic heading.  You may enter any topic heading   
   you desire.                                                        
                                                                      
When adding topics, the new topic will always be inserted into the    
existing topic list immediately after the current cursor location.    
See the chapter on Book Suggestions for ideas on using these three    
topic options to create personal and ancestral stories.               
                                                                      
DELETING TOPICS                                                       
Pressing the Del-Key will bring up a screen warning you of the lines  
of text associated with the selected topic.  This text will be        
deleted from your book if you answer "Y"es.                           
                                                                      
MOVING TOPICS                                                         
Pressing F5 at the topic you wish to move will bring up a screen      
prompting for the new location of the topic.  Simply enter in the     
desired chapter number of the new location.  When the enter-key is    
pressed the selected topic will be moved to it's new location.        
Topics can be rearranged within a chapter, but cannot be moved to     
another chapter.                                                      
                                                                      
To move a topic to another chapter you must define a topic within the 
new chapter and use the Mark and Insert Text options to move the text 
from the old topic to the new.  Once the text has been moved, then    
the old topic can be deleted from the F2-File/Define Contents option. 
                                                                      
.C. SELECT BOOK                                                       
This option shows a screen with a list of currently defined books.    
Simply point and press enter to select the book to work on.  You may  
create a new book using the F2-Add Book option.  You may also delete  
a book. Point to the book to be deleted and press the Del-key.  You   
will be asked to confirm the deletion before it is deleted.  BE       
CAREFUL! Once a book has been deleted, it is gone forever.            
                                                                      
.D. PRINTER CONFIGURATION                                             
                                                                      
.i. General Information                                               
                                                                      
In this option you will configure a group of 3 options which only     
need be set once, no matter how many databases you set up.  To set    
any option, simply point to it and press the enter key. Each option   
will be described below.                                              
                                                                      
You set the printer port and the printer country code by simply       
selecting from the options presented.  If you do not know what your   
printer port is, it is probably LPT1.                                 
                                                                      
In order for the printer country codes to work properly, the          
appropriate country code for your printer must be set in the printer  
definition as explained below. Almost all of the pre-configured       
printers sent with the program already have properly set country      
codes.                                                                
                                                                      
.ii. Printer Definition                                               
                                                                      
You may simply select one of the pre-programmed printers from the     
selection list included with the program. If your printer is not in   
the included list, you might try using an Epson printer if you have a 
dot matrix printer or an HP Laserjet if you have a laser printer, as  
these two are the industry standards and many other printer           
manufacturers will make their printer codes compatible with these two 
printers.                                                             
                                                                      
If you find that you must add a printer of your own, simply press the 
insert key.  You will see a new printer added with the same name as   
the printer you were pointing at - with a small "z" after the name.   
Point at this new printer and press F3. Under this new screen you can 
change the name of the printer and add all of the appropriate setup   
strings. You might wish to view some of the included printer setup    
strings to get an idea of how to enter the codes. You must enter      
ASCII codes in arrow brackets, such as <15>.  You may enter several   
ASCII codes in one set of arrow brackets if there are commas between  
them, such as <27,23>. You may also enter combinations of ASCII codes 
and printable characters, such as <27>@. When you are finished press  
escape to get back to the printer selection screen. If you changed    
the name of the printer, it may be in a different location now as the 
program will automatically put it in it's alphabetical order.         
                                                                      
.E. EXIT to DOS                                                       
This option will bring up a window asking confirmation before exiting 
the program.  This option also has a short cut key, Control-X.        
Without invoking the F2-File menu you may press the X key while       
holding down the control key. This will also bring up the window      
confirming exiting of the program.                                    
                                                                      
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.CHAPTER 9.  F3-EDIT MENU                                             
                                                                      
The word processor in CUMBERLAND STORY contains a                     
cut-and-paste feature which can be accessed by the F3-Edit menu or by 
using the shown short-cut keys. These keys are described below.       
                                                                      
Ctrl-M: This initiates the mark-text mode. The current character will 
         be highlighted. You may then use the four arrow keys, pgup,  
         pgdn, home, end, and ctrl-end keys to locate the cursor to   
         the end of the text to be marked.  The beginning of the      
         marked text must come before the ending.  If you page up or  
         arrow up in front of the beginning mark, the cut mode will   
         be exited and you will be back in the regular word processor 
         mode.                                                        
Esc-key: Exits the mark-text mode.                                    
Del-key: Deletes the highlighted text and copies it to the paste      
         buffer.  The paste buffer can contain 600 lines, just as     
         much as the topic can contain.  The contents of the paste    
         buffer will be erased when the next Ctrl-M (Mark Text) is    
         executed.                                                    
Ctrl-C: Copies the highlighted text to the paste buffer without       
         deleting the highlighted text.                               
Ctrl-I: Inserts text from the paste buffer into the current cursor    
         position.                                                    
                                                                      
Only those options currently available will be shown on the F3-Edit   
menu. Until a delete or copy text has been issued, there will be no   
text in the paste buffer, therefore the Insert Text Option will be    
unavailable. Delete and Copy Text options are only available when     
text is highlighted.                                                  
                                                                      
Text may be cut (deleted or copied) from any topic in the book and    
pasted into the same or another topic.  Be certain that pasted text   
and current text do not exceed the 600 lines capacity or text may be  
lost at the end of the topic.                                         
                                                                      
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.CHAPTER 10.  F4-TOPIC MENU                                           
                                                                      
.A. SELECT TOPIC                                                      
This option will cause a list of chapters and topics for the current  
book to appear. Using the arrow keys you may select any topic, press  
enter and immediately call up that topic as the current one.          
                                                                      
.B. PRIOR AND NEXT TOPIC                                              
These option causes the currently edited topic to change to the prior 
or next topic in the book. If the current topic is the INTRODUCTION   
topic, no change takes place when selecting the prior topic. If the   
         current topic is the last topic in the book, no change takes 
place when selecting the next topic. These options have short-cut     
keys, Control-P for prior topic and Control-N for next topic.         
                                                                      
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.CHAPTER 11.  F5-PRINT MENU                                           
                                                                      
.A. GENERAL INFORMATION                                               
                                                                      
All of the print outs are formatted for 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper.  All  
reports have been formatted to print in 10 characters per inch and 6  
lines per inch.  These reports can be aborted early by pressing "S"   
as shown while the report is being printed. Be patient, the report    
will stop printing at a convenient line, eject a page and return      
control of the computer back to you. If you shut off the printer you  
will get a red error screen.  If you select abort at this point the   
program will quit and you will be dropped down to DOS.  The graceful  
way to stop printing is to press "S" and wait for the printer to stop 
itself.                                                               
                                                                      
All reports can be printed to the printer or to an ASCII text file    
(ASCII export). Simply press F8 to send the report to a printer or F7 
to send it to an ASCII file. An ASCII file can be imported by many    
popular word-processors.                                              
                                                                      
.B. TITLE PAGE                                                        
You may print the Title Page using this selection. The title page     
will show all of the information entered in the F2-File/Define Book   
option,  including: Book Title, Author name, address and Year of      
printing.                                                             
                                                                      
.C. TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                 
When selecting this option, you will be prompted to enter the         
beginning page number of each chapter. These page numbers will be     
shown on the Table of Contents. It would be better to print this      
option last, after the book has been printed, so that the page        
numbers of each chapter may be entered.                               
                                                                      
.D. CURRENT TOPIC                                                     
This option will print the current topic displayed on the screen.     
You may enter in the beginning page number. Page numbers will not be  
printed on the Introduction pages.                                    
                                                                      
.E. CHOOSE CHAPTERS                                                   
You may choose to print one or more chapters, or the entire book from 
this option. The first screen will prompt you to select the first     
chapter to be printed. The second screen will prompt you for the last 
chapter to be printed. The third screen will prompt for the beginning 
page number of all the selected chapters.  Page numbers will not be   
printed on the Introduction pages.  The beginning page number entered 
will begin on Chapter 1 if the Introduction chapter was selected as   
the first chapter.                                                    
                                                                      
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.CHAPTER 12.  F6-SPELLCHECK MENU                                      
                                                                      
.A. HOW IT WORKS                                                      
                                                                      
To use a spell checker, you must understand it's capabilities and     
it's limitations. The Spell Check dictionary consists of the          
following four data files:                                            
                                                                      
CUMLAND1.DIC - This is the dictionary containing over 60,000 words    
               used by the spell checker.                             
CUMLAND2.DIC - This is the lookup index for finding similar words to  
               a misspelled word.                                     
CUMLAND3.DIC - This is the dictionary for user entered words.         
CUMLAND3.K01 - Key file #1 for user entered words.                    
CUMLAND3.K02 - Key file #2 for user entered words.                    
CUMLAND4.DIC - This file contains numeric information used by the     
               program to help lookup words in the dictionary.        
                                                                      
When the spell checker checks a word, all it does is simply look up   
the word in the dictionary. If the word is not found, it is assumed   
to be spelled incorrectly. Remember, that the spell checker cannot    
tell if you used the wrong word. If you typed "your" when you meant   
"you're", the spell check will still think that you have spelled the  
word correctly.                                                       
                                                                      
.B. PROOF WORD                                                        
                                                                      
When selecting this option, the word at the current cursor location   
will be checked. (This option has a short-cut key, Ctrl-W.) If the    
word is spelled correctly you will immediately be returned to your    
location in the word processor.  When the word has been misspelled it 
will be handled as explained under Misspelled Words below.            
                                                                      
.C. PROOF TOPIC                                                       
                                                                      
This option will check all words in the current topic beginning with  
the line at which the cursor is located. (This option has a short-cut 
key, Ctrl-T). The screen mode will change and each word will be       
highlighted as it is checked.  If the highlighted word is correct,    
the next word will be checked and so on.  When a misspelled word is   
encountered it will be handled as explained under Misspelled Words    
below.                                                                
                                                                      
.D. MISSPELLED WORDS                                                  
                                                                      
If the word is not found in either the spell check dictionary or the  
user dictionary a screen with a menu containing four options will be  
presented.                                                            
                                                                      
1. Suggested words - This option will list several words similar to   
      the spelling of the misspelled word. It may not always list the 
      word you were looking for or it may not even find any suggested 
      spellings. Generally, if you have typed the first letter and    
      next few consonants correctly, it will list several words with  
      the word you are probably looking for.                          
                                                                      
2. Word Okay - continue.. This option allows you to recognize a       
      special word which you know is correct (such as names) but do   
      not want to add to the user dictionary. This option will simply 
      skip the checked word.                                          
                                                                      
3. Add to Dictionary - If you know you have spelled the word          
      correctly and want to add it to the user dictionary, then       
      select this option. Any use in the future of this word will not 
      result in a misspelling notification.  Words greater than 15    
      characters in length are not included in the spell check        
      dictionary. Words up to and including 20 characters in length   
      can be added to the user dictionary.                            
                                                                      
4. Type a correction - This option allows you to re-enter a           
      misspelled word. The re-entered word will then be checked for   
      correct spelling.                                               
                                                                      
.E. EDIT USER DICTIONARY                                              
                                                                      
This option allows you to view and edit the words which you add to    
the dictionary. You may actually perform three functions:             
                                                                      
1) Delete a word from your dictionary by pressing the delete key.     
   The program does not prompt you a second time. Pressing the delete 
   key will cause the word to immediately be removed from the         
   dictionary.                                                        
                                                                      
2) Add a new word to the dictionary by pressing the insert key. You   
   will then see a prompt where you enter the new word. It is         
   possible to add a word to the user dictionary that already exists  
   in the main dictionary. This will not affect the operation of the  
   program.  It is also possible to enter two words as a single word  
   such as "no one", but it does no good to do this since the spell-  
   checker checks one word at a time and will never look up the       
   double word.  Hyphenated words are treated the same as a double    
   word.  For example, "double-word" will cause the spell checker to  
   look up two words: double and word, rather than one word. Words    
   with apostrophes will be treated as a single word: "our's".        
                                                                      
3) Edit an existing word by pressing enter on the word the highlight  
   bar is pointing to.  You may correct the spelling of a misspelled  
   word in the user dictionary with this option.                      
                                                                      
All corrections, additions and deletions are automatically saved as   
you work on them.                                                     
                                                                      
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.CHAPTER 13.  F7-UTILITIES                                            
                                                                      
.A. TEXT SEARCH                                                       
                                                                      
This option allows you to search through text within your book for a  
word or phrase. (This option has a short-cut key, Ctrl-S.)  The       
search will always begin on the line on which the cursor is currently 
located. It will search to the end of the text of the current topic.  
The search is "case insensitive" which means that regardless of       
whether you enter the search word (or phrase) in lower or upper case  
it will find text printed in either lower or upper case which matches 
the search word.  The "case" of the search word and entry text is     
irrelevant during the search.                                         
                                                                      
You may specify three options for the search: Current Topic Only,     
Forward Search or Reverse Search.  If you specify "Current Topic      
Only", the search will stop at the end of the current topic if the    
search word is not found.  If the search word is found, you will be   
returned to the wordprocessor mode with the cursor pointing to the    
beginning of the found word.                                          
                                                                      
If you select "Forward Search", the search will load and search the   
next topic if the word is not found in the current entry. This search 
will continue to the end of the book if the word is not found. If the 
search word is not found you will be returned to the book in which    
the search was started. If the search was successful in finding the   
search word, the search will stop at the appropriate entry and the    
cursor will point to the beginning of the found word or phrase.       
                                                                      
If you select "Reverse Search", the search still searches in the      
current topic from the cursor line to the end of the current topic,   
then (if the search word is not found) it loads the PREVIOUS topic    
and searches from top to bottom.  The search will continue until it   
comes to the beginning of the book.                                   
                                                                      
.B. CUMBERLAND DIARY IMPORT                                           
                                                                      
This option will first request the drive and directory containing     
your CUMBERLAND DIARY program. (You might not have it installed in    
the same directory as CUMBERLAND STORY.)  It will then give you a     
selection of DIARIES similar to that encountered upon entering the    
CUMBERLAND DIARY program.  If the Diary you select is password        
protected you will be prompted for the password.  You may now select  
the particular Diary Entry you wish to import.  The entire diary      
entry will be imported into the paste buffer.  To include the text    
into CUMBERLAND STORY go to the appropriate topic and text location   
and use the Ctrl-I (F3-Edit/Insert Text) command to paste the diary   
entry into your book.                                                 
                                                                      
.C. ASCII IMPORT                                                      
                                                                      
This option allows you to enter a file name (or directory,            
sub-directory and file name) of an ASCII file to be imported into     
Cumberland Story. When a file is imported it will be loaded to the    
paste buffer. You then go to the entry and location where you want to 
insert the text and use "F3-Insert Text" or Ctrl-I to paste the       
imported text into the story.                                         
                                                                      
Because the paste buffer is as large as the maximum size of a book    
topic (600 lines) the ASCII text file must not be larger than this    
size. If you have a large file to import which you want entered into  
several topics, you must create separate files for each topic, then   
import and paste each one separately.                                 
                                                                      
The import utility will import text with any margin size up to about  
200 characters per line. Because ASCII text does not contain end of   
paragraph markers or other formatting features, when the text is      
imported the utility attempts to determine the margins and paragraph  
endings as best as possible. However, you may find that you may need  
to do some slight editing to indent and/or locate paragraphs as       
appropriate.                                                          
                                                                      
[To export to an ASCII file, see F5-Print/ e. Printer Setup.]         
                                                                      
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.CHAPTER 14.  BACKUP AND RESTORE UTILITIES                            
                                                                      
Backing up your data is very important. You can loose months worth of 
work in a split second, if the power goes out, or the files get       
messed up. Keeping a regular backup of your database should be        
followed religiously. Then if you loose some data, it will not be a   
total loss of the entire database. You will be able to restore the    
data to the state it was in at the last time you did a backup.        
                                                                      
Provided with the registered version of Cumberland Story is a copy of 
Haruyasu Yoshizaki's LHA compression utility and two batch files:     
BACK.BAT and REST.BAT.  LHA compresses data, which can take up a      
fraction of the space it normally would take.                         
                                                                      
By entering the "BACK" command from DOS, in the Cumberland Story      
directory you can backup the database you desire and compress it at   
the same time onto a disk in drive a or b or another directory on     
your hard drive.  To use the backup command enter BACK, followed by a 
space, the name of the database, another space and the drive to       
backup to.                                                            
                                                                      
              Example:  BACK SAMPLE1 A:                               
                                                                      
The restore (REST) works almost the same but the parameters are       
entered in reverse order. For example, to restore the SAMPLE1         
database from drive A enter the following command:                    
                                                                      
              Example: REST A: SAMPLE1                                
                                                                      
When restoring a corrupt file, the LHA utility will notify you that   
there is a file already existing with the name of the one you are     
restoring. Answer "Y"es to all of these questions to restore your     
entire database.                                                      
                                                                      
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.  APPENDIX A: TROUBLE SHOOTING                                       
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"It doesn't work" may sum up your feelings about a problem, but these 
words are useless if you need help from a consultant or programmer.   
You can minimize frustration and save time by learning to provide     
specific details that will lead to a solution.                        
                                                                      
Remember that nearly 80 percent of computer problems are caused by    
user errors. Before running any software, read the instructions.  You 
don't have to read every word just to get started. You can find the   
sections of the manual that tell you how to begin, and those that     
apply to the task you are trying to perform.  With large manuals,     
there is usually a table of contents and an index. Skim these to      
familiarize yourself with the topics that are discussed.  Then you'll 
know where to look when you have a question.  With shorter manuals,   
such as those that come with most shareware products, go ahead and    
read the whole thing.  It's embarrassing to mail a long letter or     
make a long distance phone call, only to find that everything you     
needed to know was on page 2.                                         
                                                                      
Before assuming a program "doesn't work", check a few simple items.   
Is the computer plugged in and turned on? Are all necessary devices   
(such as the monitor and printer) connected properly and turned on?   
Did you spell the command correctly when you typed it? Are you logged 
onto the right disk drive and directory? Is it possible that the      
program has system requirements that you don't meet, such as a hard   
disk, or a certain amount of memory? If memory seems to be the        
problem, do you have "memory resident" programs (also called TSRs or  
"pop-up" utilities) which can be removed from memory? Try running the 
program on a different computer.                                      
                                                                      
If the program worked in the past, but doesn't now, can you think of  
anything that has changed since the last time you used it?  Have you  
moved the computer or made changes in any of the connecting cables?   
Is it possible there has been damage of some kind, or that files have 
been erased? Have you added any new memory-resident programs or       
device drivers which might cause a conflict?                          
                                                                      
If you see an error message on screen, copy it completely and         
exactly.  Don't try to remember it! If possible, make a print-screen  
of the message.  On most computers, you can do this by holding down   
the SHIFT key while you press the PRINT SCREEN key (sometimes         
abbreviated to PRT SC). The purpose of the error message is to convey 
specific information to the programmer so that the problem can be     
solved. Your consultant will need the exact wording of the message in 
order to interpret it correctly.                                      
                                                                      
Many error messages include an explanation that can help you solve    
the problem yourself. Some error messages are explained for you in    
the program manual.  When reporting a problem, be very specific.      
                                                                      
What were you trying to do?  How did you do it? What did you expect   
to happen? What actually happened?  Exactly what did you do just      
before the problem occurred? What did you do afterwards? What did you 
see on the screen? Have you had different or similar results in the   
past? Can you reproduce the problem and describe the circumstances    
under which it occurs? Is there a consistent pattern of some sort?    
                                                                      
I support my users, and am happy to answer your questions and help    
solve any difficulties you may have.  Please understand that there is 
a limit to the amount of help I can give you with software which I    
did not write. If you are having continuing difficulty with DOS       
commands, you probably need to study your DOS manual or contact       
MicroSoft for help. If you are baffled by your menu system, your best 
bet is to talk to the person who installed it, or to the author of    
the menu software.                                                    
                                                                      
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.APPENDIX B: ERROR MESSAGES                                           
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* "Abnormal Program Termination"                                      
   If you receive this error message when trying to start the program 
   it means that you do not have enough free memory. Use CHKDSK to    
   check your system's memory.                                        
                                                                      
* "Cannot Execute ...\CSTORY.EXE"                                     
   If you receive this error message when trying to start the program 
   it means that you do not have enough free memory.                  
                                                                      
* "Error on LPT1" or other printer port                               
   If you receive this message when trying to print a report it means 
   that your printer is turned off or it is off line. Correct the     
   problem and press "R" to retry. If you press "A" to abort, the     
   program will stop and you will be dropped back to the DOS prompt.  
   Pressing "F" (Fail) or "I" (Ignore) has no effect.                 
                                                                      
* "Insufficient Memory"                                               
   If you ever receive this error message at any time during program  
   execution then you do not have enough free memory.                 
                                                                      
* "Invalid Data File" or "Invalid Key File"                           
   If you ever receive one of these messages at any time during       
   program execution then your data files have become corrupt.  There 
   are only two solutions to this problem. 1) Restore a recent backup 
   of your data files. If you do this you will have lost all of the   
   work you have done since the backup was made. 2) You can copy all  
   data files onto a disk and mail to me with a $10 fee and I will    
   restore your data as best as I can. I cannot guarantee that I will 
   be able to recover all of your data.                               
                                                                      
   To avoid receiving these errors in the future, be very careful to  
   exit the program after each use.  Invariably the cause of corrupt  
   data is from turning off the computer or re-booting while the      
   program is running.                                                
                                                                      
* "Subscript out of Range"                                            
   I hope that you never see this error. If you do or if you see any  
   other error not specifically defined in this appendix then please  
   call me with specific information as to what you were doing to     
   obtain this error. In all likelihood the cause of this error is a  
   bug in the program.                                                
                                                                      
* "Too Many Open Files"                                               
   If you ever get this message it simply means that you need to      
   increase the number of files in the CONFIG.SYS file of your root   
   directory. Edit CONFIG.SYS and add the lines FILES=40 and          
   BUFFERS=20 as indicated in the installation section. You must re-  
   boot the computer for these changes to take effect.                
                                                                      
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