               ON DISK MONTHLY #68 CONTENTS

                        DEPARTMENTS
Behind the Scenes - the whole Softdisk Publishing crew.
Contents & User Guide - everything you need to know.
Editor's Corner - notes by an On Disk Monthly staff member.
Just for Fun - a monthly chuckle.
Mailbag - letters from people just like you.
Marketplace - special offers you don't want to miss.
Update News - featuring ODM Indexer/Librarian.

                          PROGRAMS

BRAIN TEASER - You may not be a genius, but you'll still
enjoy taking this challenging visual, verbal and
mathematical quiz. Dust off your gray matter and put on your
thinking cap--you're gonna need all the help you can muster
for Brain Teaser!

CLIP ART - If you have an ARTistic bent, you'll love our PCX
and Print Shop graphics! Use the PCX travel-oriented clip
art to dress up your newsletters, announcements, stationery,
etc.! And, let the Print Shop animal alphabet speak for you
on all your correspondence!

LOAN ACCELERATOR - Pay off your loans early and save money
at the same time! Loan Accelerator will show you how easy it
can be done and will allow you to create a payoff schedule
that you and your family can live with. You don't have to be
wealthy to accelerate your loans!

LOTTO LUCK - An advanced lottery simulation program that
helps you understand how a lottery works, Lotto Luck is fun
to "play" at the same time!

ADDRESS BOOK - Tired of having to get up from your computer
to find that phone number you need? With Address Book
installed, that number is at your fingertips. This handy
program packs a powerful punch--you really can be more
productive and better organized at home or at work when you
use Address Book.

Softdisk's SQUARE ONE - Square One is a game, a puzzle, a
maze...a combination of all three. But most of all, Square
One is FUN! Get set for tongue-curling mental gymnastics as
you try to beat the computer to Square One.

WORD-UP! - Another monthly feature, Word-Up is a fun game
that also expands your mind. Whether you learn new words or
just refresh your memory when you Word-up, you'll enjoy the
challenge this vocabulary game provides.


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                ON DISK MONTHLY USER GUIDE

GETTING STARTED
* Hard Disk System - Boot MS-DOS from the hard disk. Insert
  On Disk Monthly in Drive A, then type "A:" and press Enter
  (return). Finally, type "GO" and press Enter (return).
* Two Floppy Drive Systems only - Boot MS-DOS on Drive A,
  insert On Disk Monthly in Drive A, and disk two in drive
  B.  Type "GO" and press Enter (return).
* One Drive System only - Boot MS-DOS, then remove your
  MS-DOS disk and insert On Disk Monthly. Type "GO" and
  press ENTER (return).

IMPROVING THE DISPLAY ON SOME MONITORS
  On Disk Monthly senses the display adapter installed in
your computer and adjusts its display accordingly. The
On Disk Monthly menu system utilizes graphics. For this
reason, the CGA menu displays in high resolution two-color
(black & white) graphics mode. CGA users may press the space
bar to set the "background" color to the color of their
choice.
  On some monitors, such as MCGA and LCD displays, the
display may not be acceptable. If this applies to you, use
the following start command(s) instead of "GO":
* For some LCD or monochrome monitors, type "GO /M"
* For some MCGA monitors, type "GO /C"
  Note for MCGA customers: On Disk Monthly is displayed in
  EGA mode. Since MCGA cards cannot support this resolution,
  MCGA users will view On Disk Monthly in CGA mode.

MOVING AROUND ON THE MAIN SCREEN
  You may select and run programs or other items with the
keyboard or mouse. Both will "behave" like they do in our
other programs and in most commercial software. Use your
mouse, tab or arrow keys to select Program Icons,
Departments, Copy/Info or Help--all on the left side of the
screen. Double click on a Program Icon (or press Enter while
it is selected) to run a program. Use the up/down arrow keys
or mouse to select an item in the Departments or Copy/Info
pick list. A program or other item is selected when the text
is highlighted. A pointer also appears when a program is
selected.

COPYING ON DISK MONTHLY
  To copy individual programs or the complete issue, select
the Copy/Info button and choose from the following
options:
* Hard Drive Installation (copies entire issue to HD)
* Copy Single Program (copies single program or text file)
* Program Information (shows sizes of all files and number
  of files per program)
* Backup Info (tells you the best way to backup your disk(s)
  to another floppy or set of floppies)
* Exit Control Panel (exits the Copy/Info options)

MAIN SCREEN OPTIONS
A. Programs - Each program is visually represented by a
   small icon on the left side of the main screen. When an
   icon is selected (with the mouse, tab or arrow keys), a
   description of the program and its features will appear on the
   right side of the main screen. Click on the icon a second
   time or press Enter while it is selected, to run the
   program. Mouse users may double-click on an unselected
   icon to run a program.

B. Departments - The list of Departments will appear on
   the right side of the main screen when you select the
   Departments button on the bottom left side of the main
   screen. Use the mouse or up/down arrow keys and Enter to
   access the Departments listed there.

C. Copy/Info - A list of Copy/Info choices will appear on
   the right side of the main screen when you select the
   Copy/Info button on the bottom left side of the main
   screen. Use the mouse or up/down arrow keys and Enter to
   choose any of the choices listed there.

D. F1: Help - A brief Help file will appear when you select
   the Help button on the bottom left side of the main
   screen with the mouse or keyboard equivalent (F1). This
   file contains more extensive menu system help. Our
   programs contain their own help files--files that are
   typically printable (using a button, F-key command or
   your computer's Print Screen capabilities).
