User`s manual
Selecting a File
You need to select a file with the input device before you can work with it.
To select a
file, you need to be in icon mode.
To select afile:
Simply point to the file icon and click. The file icon will become
highlighted (i.e., white lettering on a black background).
To deselect afile:
Click anywhere outside the file icon.
Opening
a
File
You can open documents from within an application, or you can use the
deskTop
to
open the file (as long
as
a copy of the application is on that
disk). Remember that you need
to
be
in icon mode
to
open a file.
To open afilefrom the deskTop, use one of the following methods:
Double-click on the file icon.
Click once on the file icon so that it is highlighted, then select
open
from the
file
menu.
The types of files you can open from the
deskTop
are
application programs,
documents you have created, or desk accessories. You can open
BASIC
or
Assembly Language programs and their
data
files. If you attempt to open
another file type, such
as
a font file, a dialog box will inform you that the
file cannot be opened from the
deskTop.
File Info and Write Protect Status
The
info
option in the
file
menu displays certain information about the
selected file icon on the currently open disk. It also enables you
to
enter a
brief note regarding the purpose of a file and to determine whether a file can
be
deleted by changing its write protect status.
To select info:
1:
Click on the file icon you need so that it is highlghted.
2:
Select
info
from the
file
menu.
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