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Helpsheet: Back Page (Right two columns)
'Article level': screen layout 'Article level': replying to an
A screen layout for the author
'Article level' has three The article that you read has
elements: an author and you may write
Header: Reports the directly to this person.
article's
attributes. 1. Press the <r> key.
Article body: Shows the text of 2. Wait for the program to start
the article. the text editor for you
Command menu: Reports the 3. Write your reply.
commands that may Note: Don't write in the
be used at this header.
level. 4. When finished, quit the editor.
Note: If the text editor is
'Article level': reading 'edt', <CONTROL> Z and
The following keystrokes help then 'exit'.
you flip the article's pages. 5. Look for a prompt.
6. Press the <s> key.
g Show the first page of the
article. 'Article level': saving an article as
G Show the last page of the a file
article. You may save the article that
b Show the previous page. you are currently reading into a
<SPACE> Show the next page. file on your account.
- Reread the previous
article. 1. Press the <s> key.
<RETURN> Read the next article. 2. Look for a prompt.
q Quit reading. 3. Press the <a> key.
4. Look for a prompt.
'Article level': searching 5. Enter the filename.
While reading, you may flip 6. Press the <n> key.
pages by searching for text on Note: For this last prompt,
other pages of the article. you may ask that a
certain kind of
1. Press a slash / . extraction be performed.
2. Look for the prompt.
3. Enter a word or string of Additional Topics
characters.
To read UPI news:
'Article level': mailing articles There are about 150 or so
You may mail the article that newsgroups that contain articles
you are currently reading to from UPI. These newsgroups all
another person. have the word "clari" in their
name.
1. Press the <m> key.
2. Look for a prompt. To read USA-Today:
3. Press the <a> key. There are about 20 or so
4. Look for a prompt. newsgroups that contain articles
5. Enter the e-mail address. from USA-Today. These
6. Look for a prompt. newsgroups all have the word
7. Press the <s> key. "usa-today" in their name.
'Article level': printing articles To read the Washington Post:
You may print the article that There is newsgroup with
you are currently reading. articles from the Washington
Post. The name of this
1. Press the <o> key. newsgroup is 'americast.wpost'.
2. Look for a prompt.
3. Press the <a> key. Other top-level newsgroups
Note: Where the article is destinations:
printed depends on what comp. Computer-related technical
printer is set under groups.
O)ptions. rec. Recreational-related
newsgroups.
sci. Science-related newsgroups.
soc. Newsgroups about societies,
cultures, and related
issues.
talk. Newsgroups about current
issues.
unl. Newsgroups about UNL.
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