
               ON DISK MONTHLY #69 CONTENTS


                          PROGRAMS

FAMILY TREE 3.0 - Geneology made easy and exciting!
PCX GGRAPHICS - PCX Graphics for many uses!
IRA INVESTOR - Plan an IRA investment strategy today!
NUCLEON - Meltdown is imminent and you're the only hope!
SIGNS - Test your road sign knowledge!
SUPER CROSSWORD - Solve three crosswords if you can!
WORD-UP! - Build your vocabulary while you have fun!

                        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.


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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 B, type "B:" and press
  Enter (return). Finally, 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 diplays in hi resolution two-color (black and
one other color) graphics mode. CGA users may press the
space bar to change the "background" color while running the
menu.
  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" to force a
different mode:
* For some LCD or monochrome monitors, type "GO /M"
* For some CGA and 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.
* For some EGA monitors, type "Go /E"

TURNING OFF MARKETPLACE ADS
  You may elect to turn off the Marketplace ads (you'll see
one every time you exit a program) by typing "GO /NOAD" when
you boot each issue of ON DISK MONTHLY.

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:
* COPY TO ANOTHER DRIVE (copies issue to a another drive) -
  you'll be prompted to enter the drive and path (directory)
* COPY SINGLE PROGRAM (copies single program or text file) -
  press this button, then choose program name on the left.
  If you only have a single drive system you will not be able
  to copy files.
* PROGRAM INFORMATION (shows sizes of all files and number
  of files per program) - select button, choose program name,
  then press ENTER.
* BACKUP ISSUE (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).

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