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Information about “VMS VOCABULARY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM”
Create customized learning games for your children or students to help
them improve their vocabularies, sharpen their spelling and learn new
subjects. A variety of educational games can be created suitable to any
age level from six year olds to adult and covering almost any topic.
The EDITOR allows you to compile facts and word lists you want used in
the five different games.
WORD SEARCH makes printed word search puzzles and anagram puzzles. TEST
PRINTER makes printed match-the-word-to-its-definition puzzles. A
sample included is STATES which challenges students to match the states
of the United States with their associated capitals, mottos, state
flowers and state birds. Similarly the program could be used to learn
other subjects, such as: presidents/important acts; foreign vocabulary
words/English words; metric units of measure/English units; dates in
history/important events; famous writings/their authors, etc.
The other three customizable games are played on the computer. QUIZZER
tests players on words and their definitions. FORTUNE provides a
``Wheel of Fortune'' game format where players compete to identify a
word by guessing the letters of its definition. SPELLER quizzes
students on the spelling of words and includes the games FLASH and
ANAGRAMS.
FILE1379.TXT
Disk No: 1379
Program Title: VOCABULARY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
PC-SIG version 1
Create customized learning games for your children or students to help
them improve their vocabularies, sharpen their spelling and learn new
subjects. A variety of educational games can be created suitable to any
age level from 6 year olds to adult and covering almost any topic.
The EDITOR allows you to compile facts and word lists you want used in
the five different games.
WORD SEARCH makes printed word search puzzles and anagram puzzles. TEST
PRINTER makes printed match-the-word-to-its-definition puzzles. A
sample included is STATES which challenges students to match the states
of the United States with their associated Capitals, mottos, state
flowers and state birds. Similarly the program could be used to learn
other subjects, such as: Presidents/important acts; foreign vocabulary
words/English words; Metric units of measure/English units; dates in
history/important events; famous writings/their authors, etc.
The other three customizeable games are played on the computer. QUIZZER
tests players on words and their definitions. FORTUNE provides a "Wheel
of Fortune" game format where players compete to identify a word by
guessing the letters of its definition. SPELLER quizzes students on the
spelling of words and includes the games FLASH and ANAGRAMS.
Synopsis: Create your own learning games and puzzles for improving
vocabulary, spelling and learning new subjects.
Usage: Education/ Vocabulary/Spelling/Games/Teaching Aids.
Special Requirements: None.
How to Start: Type GO (press enter).
Suggested Registration: $20.00
File Descriptions:
CAPITALS VMS Word file with Capital data.
COMPUTER VMS Word file with computer related info.
FORTUNE CHN Module for the FORTUNE game.
PSEARCH CHN Module for word search.
PTEST CHN Module for printer test option.
QUIZZER CHN Module for QUIZZER game.
README DOC User's manual for VMS.
SCI1 VMS Word file with science topic 1.
SCI2 VMS Word file with science topic 2.
SCI3 VMS Word file with science topic 3.
SCI4 VMS Word file with science topic 4.
SCI5 VMS Word file with science topic 5.
SCI6 VMS Word file with science topic 6.
SCI7 VMS Word file with science topic 7.
SCI8 VMS Word file with science topic 8.
SCREEN COM Runs the screen formats.
SCREENV MS Data file.
SCRN1 DAT Data file for the screen format.
SCRN2 DAT Data file for the screen format.
SOCST1 VMS Social studies word file 1.
SOCST2 VMS Social studies word file 2.
SOCST3 VMS Social studies word file 3.
SOCST4 VMS Social studies word file 4.
SPELL CHN Module for SPELL game.
SPELL1 VMS Word/definition file for the spellings.
STATES VMS Word file with weather related info.
TITLE COM Command file to run the title.
VMS Bat Batch file to run VMS.s for text strings.
VMS CHN Main program.
VMS PRN Printer file for VMS.
VMSEDIT CHN Module for VMS EDITOR.
VMSGO CHN Module to run Main program.
VMSGO COM Subprogram file.
VTEMP DIR Backup file.
WEATHER VMS Word file.
WITWICS VMS Word file.
WIUSAICS VMS Word file.
PC-SIG
1030D E Duane Avenue
Sunnyvale CA 94086
(408) 730-9291
(c) Copyright 1989 PC-SIG, Inc.
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README.DOC
The Ultimate Vocabulary Database
VMS is a VOCABULARY DATABASE program that is designed
to help teachers, parents and students to learn vocabulary and
spelling words. It may also be used to learn any related set of
words or ideas. For example, the file STATES on the VMS disk is a
listing of the States of the United States with their associated
Capitals, mottos, state flowers and state birds. Similarly the
program could also be used to learn any other related items,
Presidents / years in office, foreign vocabulary words / English
words, Metric units of measure / English units, Dates in history /
important events, famous sayings / their authors, etc.
VMS is composed of an EDITOR, two printer output
modules, WORDSEARCH and TEST PRINTER, and three game modules,
QUIZZER, FORTUNE and SPELL. This program is being used and revised
continually and more modules will be added in the near future.
VMS is distributed under the SHAREWARE concept. This
simply means that I have given you the right to use this software,
evaluate it and share it with your friends. All that I ask in
return is that you register the program with me by sending a check
for $20.00 to:
David G. Bodnar
26 Ralston Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15216
In return I will send you the latest version of the
program, a disk containing many more VMS word lists, a complete
printed manual, and a list of other educational computer programs
that I have written. I will also act as a clearing house for other
VMS word lists that you and other users of the program create. In
return for your disk of files and $2.00 to cover shipping and
handling, I will send you one or more disks of files that I have
received from others.
Registering the program will also give you the
opportunity to have impact on the growth of the program. I will be
happy to consider ideas for revisions to the program including new
VMS modules that you feel would be useful to you and others.
Please be very specific in describing your ideas. Include sketches
of screens, samples of what menus would look like, etc.
VOCABULARY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
(c) 1988 D. Bodnar
Table of Contents
REFERENCE SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Title Page MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
EDITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
l/s/k LOAD/SAVE/KILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
b BEGIN NEW FILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
using the SCREEN EDITOR . . . . . . . . . . . 2
e EDIT WORDS/DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
f FIND WORD or PHRASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
a APPEND WORDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
o ORDER ALPHABETICALLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
d DELETE WORD(S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
c CHANGE CASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
n NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
m MOVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
x EXCHANGE DISKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
= FIND DUPLICATE WORDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
z DOS CALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
u SOUND ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
v VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
q QUIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
WORD SEARCHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
l LOAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
b BUILD WORD SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
d DEVICE = SCREEN/PRINTER/DISK . . . . . . . . . 5
f FORMAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
a ANAGRAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
TEST PRINTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
t PRINT TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
p PRINT WORD/DEFINITION LIST . . . . . . . . . . 7
f FORMAT FOR PRINTOUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
QUIZZER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
d SET DIFFICULTY LEVEL (NOW 8 WORDS) . . . . . . 8
t TIME - NOW 20 SECONDS . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
n NORMAL/SCRAMBLED DEFINITIONS - NOW
NORMAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
w WORDS OR NUMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
b BEGIN QUIZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
c BEGIN CODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
FORTUNE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
p PLAYERS = 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
e ENTER PLAYER NAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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t TIME - NOW 20 SECONDS . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
b BEGIN QUIZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
SPELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
d SET DIFFICULTY LEVEL (NOW = 20) . . . . . . . 11
f BEGIN FLASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
b BEGIN ANAGRAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
TUTORIAL SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Starting VMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Entering a new word list . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Saving a word list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Loading a word list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Editing a word list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Moving to another section of VMS . . . . . . . . 14
Printing a word list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Printing a test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Printing a word search . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ADVANCED FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
x EXCHANGE DISKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
z DOS CALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
d DEVICE = DISK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
f FORMAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
VOCABULARY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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REFERENCE SECTION
Getting Started: Boot the computer. When the A> prompt is on the
screen insert the VMS disk. Type VMS and press ENTER or RETURN.
Title Page MENU: Once the program has begun a title page menu will
be displayed. The following is a brief description of the menu
choices.
e EDITOR - used to enter, change or delete words and/or
definitions and to modify word lists
w WORD SEARCH - used to create and print word search puzzles
and anagram printouts
t TEST PRINTER - used to print matching tests and
word / definition lists
q QUIZZER - quizzes students on words and their definitions -
also includes a challenging CODE game
f FORTUNE - quizzes students on words and their definitions
using a "WHEEL OF FORTUNE" game format
s SPELLER - quizzes students on the spelling of words -
includes the games FLASH and ANAGRAMS
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_____EDITOR_____
The VMS EDITOR is used to enter and modify word and definition
lists. The following is a description of each EDITOR MENU option.
l/s/k LOAD/SAVE/KILL
l - loads a word list from disk - select a list by number
s - saves a word list to disk - notes may be left with the
list -
Press ENTER after entering notes.
File names may be up to 8 characters in length - no
extension is allowed
k - kills (removes) a file from disk
b BEGIN NEW FILE
Type each word - press ENTER when done. See the notes
that follow this section on using the SCREEN EDITOR.
Type a definition and press ENTER. Do not be concerned if
a word in the definition is split at the end of one screen
line. DO NOT add spaces as you type a definition so that
a word that would be split is forced to the next line.
The program will automatically correct for this when the
definition is displayed or printed.
Press W if you need to edit the word or D if you need to
edit the definition.
Once the word and definition are correct press N to enter
the next word, P to edit the previous word or F1 to return
to the main menu.
**** using the SCREEN EDITOR
Words and definitions are entered and edited using the
program's screen editor. It is similar to using a
wordprocessor. Type the word using the arrow keys to move
around and make corrections. Use the INSERT key to add spaces
between words or letters. Use the DELETE key to remove
characters. Use PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN to move one word to the
LEFT or RIGHT. Use HOME or END to move to the BEGINNING or
END of a line. Use CONTROL END to ERASE a line.
Note that these commands are printed at the bottom of the
screen as you enter words and definitions.
DO NOT FORGET to save a word list once it has been created or
modified.
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e EDIT WORDS/DEFINITIONS
Press E from the main menu.
Select the first word to edit by number.
Edit the word or definition by pressing W or D. Move to the
previous word with P or the next word with N.
Return to the main menu with F1.
Note that pressing N while the last word is being displayed
allows you to enter a new word and definition.
f FIND WORD or PHRASE
Press F from the main menu.
Search for a word, letter or phrase in a word or definition.
This is an easy way to search the entire list for a word that
you had noticed was misspelled. Press F1 to return to the
menu.
a APPEND WORDS
You may append (add) words to the list that is already in
memory by loading them from disk or by typing them from the
keyboard. You may combine files to create large lists for a
test or semester review.
o ORDER ALPHABETICALLY
Places words in alphabetical order.
d DELETE WORD(S)
Select word or words to delete by number or range of numbers.
Type 7 to delete word 7. Type 7-15 to delete words 7 through
15. Confirm with Y.
c CHANGE CASE
ALL CAPS places each word and/or definition in all capital
letters.
ALL LOWER CASE places each word and/or definition in all lower
case letters.
SENTENCE FORMAT places all letters of the definition in lower
case except the first letter of the definition. A period is
placed at the end of each definition.
n NOTES
Allows you to leave notes with a file when it is saved.
m MOVE
Move to another section of VMS, such as QUIZZER, WORD SEARCH
or FORTUNE
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x EXCHANGE DISKS
Please refer to the ADVANCED FEATURES section of the manual.
= FIND DUPLICATE WORDS
Searches the list that is in memory and prints any words
entries that are identical. This function is most often used
when two or more lists are appended and you wish to find if
there are any words that are in more than one list. Once
duplicates are found you may use the delete function to delete
one of the duplicates.
z DOS CALL
Please refer to the ADVANCED FEATURES section of the manual.
u SOUND ON/OFF
Press once to disable sound, press again to enable sound
prompts and error messages.
v VIEW
Displays the words and definitions as they are saved in the
computer's memory.
q QUIT
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____WORD SEARCHER_____
This program allows you to create and print a word search
puzzle or an anagram printout. The following is a description of
each of the menu options that are new in this section of VMS.
l LOAD
Allows you to load a file from disk.
b BUILD WORD SEARCH
Once a file has been loaded press B and choose the number of
words to be included in the word search puzzle. If you choose
less than the total number of words on the list you may remove
the extra words manually or have the computer remove them for
you.
The horizontal and vertical dimensions are normally 30 X 30.
Change this by pressing H or V to change the horizontal or
vertical respectively. Press ENTER when done.
Type a number from 0 to 8 for the number of lines of heading.
You will be typing the heading in the same SCREEN EDITOR that
you used when entering words and definitions. Note that you
have several other options. You may press CONTROL C to center
a line, CONTROL R to move a line flush right or CONTROL L to
move a line flush left. You may also automatically enter a
name line by pressing CONTROL N.
If the computer has a difficult time placing all of the words,
press S to start over with the same size puzzle and word list
or Q to quit and return to the main menu.
A graphic display will show the relative placement of words as
the computer creates the word search. If you wish to have a
better balance of horizontal or diagonal placements you may
press S to have the computer start over and recreate the word
search.
Note that the word search that is created is printed on the
screen, not on the printer. In order to print on the printer
you must use the following command to change the device from
screen to printer.
d DEVICE = SCREEN/PRINTER/DISK
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Press D from the main menu to change the output device from
screen to printer to disk file. If printer is selected the
word search puzzle will be printed on the printer.
Please refer to the ADVANCED FEATURES section of the manual
for a discussion of using DEVICE= DISK.
f FORMAT
Please refer to the ADVANCED FEATURES section of the manual.
a ANAGRAMS
Anagrams are created by scrambling the letters of a word. For
example, TPOCMERU is an anagram for COMPUTER. This part of
the program creates and prints anagrams for the word list that
is loaded into the computer's memory.
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_____TEST PRINTER_____
TEST PRINTER allows you to print word and definition lists as
well as matching tests. The following is a description of each
menu option that is new to this section of VMS.
t PRINT TEST
Once a word list has been loaded press T to print a test.
Select the number of words to be included and press ENTER.
If you select less than the total number you may remove the
extra words manually or have the computer remove them.
p PRINT WORD/DEFINITION LIST
Follow the screen directions to create lists of words or words
and definitions for study or reference.
f FORMAT FOR PRINTOUT
Please refer to the ADVANCED FEATURES section of the manual.
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_____QUIZZER_____
This section of the program quizzes students on the words and
their definitions. It also includes a challenging CODE game.
d SET DIFFICULTY LEVEL (NOW 8 WORDS)
The quiz may contain 4, 8, 12, or 16 words in the word list.
The more words, the more difficult the quiz.
Press D to change levels.
t TIME - NOW 20 SECONDS
To change the amount of time allowed for each answer press T.
n NORMAL/SCRAMBLED DEFINITIONS - NOW NORMAL
Press N to change the definitions so that the words in the
definition are in a random order. Press N again to change it
back to normal.
Note that students should not choose the scrambled option
until they become familiar with a list of vocabulary words.
w WORDS OR NUMBERS
You may answer the QUIZZER questions by either typing a number
for the correct word or by spelling out the correct word.
Press W to change the method of giving answers from WORDS to
NUMBERS or from NUMBERS to WORDS.
b BEGIN QUIZ
A definition will be chosen at random and between 4 and 16
words will be displayed, depending on the difficulty level.
Press the Number or Letter to the left of the word that you
think matches the definition. If you have chosen WORDS rather
than NUMBERS you must type, and correctly spell, the correct
word.
c BEGIN CODE
Code uses a simple substitution code to encode a randomly
chosen word and definition. For example, all Cs may be
changed to Ls and all Es to Js.
To decode the entry type the letter that is used in the code
and then the letter that you think it represents. To change
Ls to Cs, press L then C. Press ENTER. If you are correct
the change will be made and the correct letters will be
highlighted. If you are incorrect points will be deducted
from the score. You will also lose a point whenever the time
display in the upper left hand corner reaches 0.
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The alphabet display at the top shows the correct
substitutions that you have made.
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_____FORTUNE_____
Fortune is a challenging and fun way for students to review
their vocabulary once they have become familiar with it. It uses a
"WHEEL OF FORTUNE" game format.
p PLAYERS = 1
Press P to change the number of players. Up to 4 students may
compete at one time.
e ENTER PLAYER NAMES
Press E to enter each player's name.
t TIME - NOW 20 SECONDS
Press T to change the time allowed between entering guesses.
Time may range from 5 to 60 seconds.
b BEGIN QUIZ
Note that if you attempt to begin before entering names that
the program will require you to enter names before beginning.
The game screen consists of a list of 8 words, the current
SCORE, and a timer that counts down and deducts 1 point for
each time period that passes. Each star displayed on the
screen represents a letter in the definition that matches one
of the 8 words.
One of the player's names is highlighted and his score is
displayed in parenthesis after the name.
To begin press a letter. If the letter is in the definition,
all occurrences of the letter will be displayed. If a
consonant is chosen and found one point will be deducted. A
vowel costs 3 points and selecting a letter that is not found
deducts 5 points from the score.
Once you think you know which word matches the definition,
press the number to the word's left. If you are correct you
will be awarded the points that you have left.
Pressing ESC at any time will end the game and display the
final score.
The game is over when one player reaches 100 points or when
all of the definitions have been displayed.
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_____SPELL_____
SPELL quizzes students on the spelling of words by flashing
them briefly on the screen and asking the student to spell the word
or by creating anagrams from the words and challenging students to
correctly spell the word that was used for the anagrams.
d SET DIFFICULTY LEVEL (NOW = 20)
Press D to select the difficulty level for FLASH and ANAGRAMS.
Press the LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW to change the amount of
time that the words will be displayed. You may see a sample
of the time that you have selected for FLASH by pressing S.
The time for ANAGRAMS is in seconds. Press ENTER when done.
f BEGIN FLASH
Press ANY KEY to flash a word. The spelling must be exact for
it to be accepted as correct.
Press ESC to end and have errors displayed.
b BEGIN ANAGRAMS
A selected word will be displayed 12 times as a series of
anagrams. Once you know the word type it and press ENTER.
Press ESC to end early.
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TUTORIAL SECTION
This section of the manual is designed to walk a first time
user through the first parts of the program. Use it along with the
REFERENCE SECTION to get the most out of the program.
Starting VMS:
Boot the computer and get the A> prompt on the screen. Insert
the VMS disk into the disk drive and type VMS. Press ENTER and
the program will read information from the disk and display the
first menu.
The menu allows you to choose one of the following programs:
EDIT, WORD SEARCH, TEST PRINTER, QUIZZER, FORTUNE or SPELLER. To
choose a program press the first letter of its name. We will start
with the EDIT program so press E, the first letter of EDIT.
Entering a new word list:
When the edit program loads you will see the main edit menu.
Like the first menu you saw there is a list of options and again
you will choose an option by pressing the first letter of its name.
Press B so that we can begin entering a new word list.
You will see the word/definition entry screen appear. It
shows you that you are currently editing ENTRY 1 OF 1. Type the
first word, let's use COMPUTER. You may type the word in all caps
or in lower case. It doesn't matter as long as you are consistent.
If you change your mind later the program can change the case of
words and definitions for you. If you make an error use the arrow
keys to move to the error and type over it. Notice the keys that
are listed at the bottom of the screen. If you need to delete a
letter or space, press the DELETE key. If you need to add a space
between letters press INSERT.
Once the word has been typed to your satisfaction press ENTER.
Now type the definition for COMPUTER. Use this: A MACHINE THAT
ALLOWS MAN TO EXPAND HIS CAPABILITIES BY ENABLING HIM TO WORK WITH
AND MANIPULATE LARGE AMOUNTS OF INFORMATION. When you come to the
end of the first line the word WITH may be broken between the first
and second lines. Don't be concerned about it, just keep on typing
as though there is only one long line. The computer will
automatically format definitions so that words will not be broken
between lines when they are displayed or printed.
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Once the definition has been typed make any necessary
corrections and press ENTER. If you discover an error after
pressing ENTER you may edit the word by pressing the W key or the
definition by pressing D. To enter the next word press N, for
NEXT. Type the second word, KEYBOARD. Press ENTER when done and
type a definition, use A DEVICE FOR ENTERING INFORMATION INTO THE
COMPUTER.
After you are done with the second word try entering the
following words with your own definitions: MONITOR, ENTER KEY,
DISK, DISK DRIVE, MOUSE, PRINTER, ESCAPE KEY, FUNCTION KEY.
After the last word and definition have been entered press the
F1 key to return to the main menu.
If you have typed all of the words listed above you will see
WORDS= 10 displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Saving a word list:
Now we need to save the list of words on the disk. Press S
for SAVE. You will be given an opportunity to add any notes to the
list of words that you have just typed. Type the following: A
SAMPLE LIST OF WORDS TYPED ON (TODAY'S DATE). Again you may use
the keys listed at the bottom of the screen to make corrections.
Press ENTER when you are done.
Now you must give the list of words a name. The name must be
eight or less characters in length and should contain only letters
and or numbers. Type SAMPLE for the file name and press ENTER.
Loading a word list:
To load in a longer list press L for LOAD, from the main menu.
An alphabetized list of the files that are stored on the disk will
be displayed. One of them should have the name COMPUTER. Type the
number to its left and press ENTER. The file will be loaded and
you will be returned to the main menu. WORDS= 26 should be
displayed at the bottom of the screen and the list name, COMPUTER,
should be displayed at the top of the screen.
Editing a word list:
To examine and then edit the words and definitions used in the
program press E for EDIT from the main menu. All of the words that
have been loaded will be displayed on the screen. Type 1, for word
1, and press enter. You will find yourself back on the screen that
you used to enter words. You should see the first word, its
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definition and ENTRY 1 OF 26. You may now press W to edit the
word, D to edit the definition or N to look at the next word.
Press N several times and you will move forward through the
list of words. Press P and you will move backward to the previous
word. Notice that you will be given an opportunity to type word 27
if you move to the end of the word list and continue to press N.
Press F1 to return to the main menu.
Moving to another section of VMS:
Press M from the main menu to move to the other programs that
make up VMS. Press T to move to the TEST section. This program
will allow us to print a list of the words that we loaded into VMS.
Printing a word list:
You should now see the main menu of the test part of VMS.
WORDS= 26 should still be displayed at the bottom of the screen and
COMPUTER at the top. If not, use L to load in the COMPUTER list of
words.
Press P, for PRINT WORD/DEFINITION LIST, from the main menu.
Press D in order to print a list of words and definitions and then
press 1 to have the program skip one line between words. When
asked for then number of lines for the heading use 4.
You may now type a four line heading for the word list. Type
COMPUTER WORD LIST on the first line. Before pressing ENTER or the
down arrow to move to line 2, press and hold the CONTROL key and
press C. The first line of the heading will move to the center of
the screen. Similarly you can move lines to the right or left with
CONTROL R and CONTROL L.
Move to the second line and type the date. Press ENTER three
more times to leave the other lines of the heading blank. As soon
as you enter the last line of the title you will see the word and
definition list fly past on the screen. This is because the output
device is set for screen on the main menu. When you return to the
main menu notice that the third menu option says DEVICE = SCREEN.
Press D once and DEVICE = PRINTER will be displayed. Repeat the
above steps and the list will be printed on your printer rather
than on the screen.
Printing a test:
To print a test made up of the COMPUTER word list, press T
from the main menu. You will be asked "HOW MANY OF THE 26 WORDS DO
YOU WISH TO INCLUDE IN THE PRINTOUT?" Type 15 and press ENTER.
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Press C to allow the computer to select the words to be removed.
When the WORDS RETAINED are displayed you may press R to have the
computer RESELECT another set of 15 words or you may press ENTER to
continue creating the test.
Again you will be given an opportunity to type a heading for
the test. Once the heading is done the test will be printed on the
printer or screen, depending on which device you have selected.
Printing a word search:
From the main menu press M to move and press W to move to the
word search section of VMS.
Press B to begin building the word search. Just as under the
test printing section you must decide how many words to include.
Press ENTER to use all 26 words. Next you will be given an
opportunity to change the size of the rectangle that makes up the
word search. It is normally set at 30 X 30. Press H five times
and V ten times to change it to 35 X 40. Press ENTER when you are
done.
After you have entered a heading the computer will begin
creating the puzzle. Since the rectangle we have chosen is very
large and we are only using 26 words the computer will be done
quickly. If, however, we were using a smaller rectangle or more
words it is possible to give the computer a difficult or impossible
task. For this reason you may press S to have the computer start
over or Q to quit.
If you have left DEVICE = SCREEN on the main menu the search
will be printed on the screen otherwise it will print on the
printer. You may also print a key.
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ADVANCED FEATURES
The advanced features section is included in the complete
printed manual that is available only to those who have registered
VMS with the author by sending $20.00 to :
David G. Bodnar
26 Ralston Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15216
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Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #1379
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Directory of A:\
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