HelpPC Quick Reference Utility
Please support HelpPC by sending (US, outside US) to: David Jurgens 1550 Alton Darby Creek Road Columbus, OH 43228 CompuServe 71270,2422 Keys used for navigating through HelpPC Esc Exit current screen or HelpPC End Moves text or menu to the last line/item Home Moves text or menu to the first line/item PgUp Moves text or menu to page top or previous page PgDn Moves text or menu to page bottom or next page F1 Switches from menu to prompting mode and vice versa Alt-P Write current topic to printer Alt-W Write topic to file HelpPC.DAT in the current directory Alt-X Exit HelpPC and without clearing current screen TAB Go to next subtopic link BackTab Go to previous subtopic link Enter Jump to highlighted subtopic link Using HelpPC HelpPC has two modes of operation. The first is the Prompted Mode where you specify the topic on the command line and HelpPC prompts you for topics until you exit. The second is the Menu Mode which as its name implies is menu driven. To use the Menu Mode just omit the topic from the command line. You may switch between Menu mode and Prompted Mode with the F1 key. Examples of Command Line Usage For information about: Use the following topics: Installation: HelpPC install Creating help files: HelpPC HelpPC format Interrupts: HelpPC int # example: HelpPC int 13 Interrupt subfunction: HelpPC int #,func example: HelpPC int 21,4E C function usage: HelpPC function examples: HelpPC open HelpPC is... HelpPC str... Other topics: HelpPC interrupt table examples: HelpPC BIOS Data Area (or BDA) HelpPC ANSI codes HelpPC bibliography All topics are case insensitive Trademarks of Vendors Mentioned in HelpPC Databases ∙ Compaq is a registered trademark of Compaq Computer Corporation ∙ CompuServe is a registered trademark of CompuServe Incorporated ∙ DESQview is a trademark of Quarterdeck Office Systems ∙ Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation ∙ HP is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company ∙ IBM, PC/AT, PC-DOS, PC/XT and PS/2 are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation ∙ Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation ∙ LIM and EMS are trademarks of Lotus, Intel and Microsoft Corporations ∙ Maxtor is a trademark of Maxtor Corporation ∙ Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation ∙ NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Electronics Incorported ∙ Tandy is a registered trademark of Tandy Corporation ∙ Turbo C is a registered trademark of Borland International Inc. ∙ Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. - see INSTALL HELPPC FORMAT