<HTML><H1>Microhelp</H1>

Microhelp is a simple hypertext help system.  You can click on the parts of
the text highlighted in blue to get help on a particular topic.  This file
contains help on:

1. <a href="#menu">Microhelps menu</a>
2. <a href="#licence">Copyright &amp; Licence conditions</a>
3. <a href="#whattodo">What to do if you want to write Microhelp for your own applications</a>

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<a name="menu"><H1>Menu Options</H1></a>

  <a href="#back">Back</a>
  <a href="#export">Export  As Text</a>
           <a href="#exporthtml">As HTML</a>
  <a href="#newview">New View</a>
  <a href="#contents">Contents</a>
  <a href="#index">Index</a>
  Info
  <a href="#quit">Quit</a>
  

<a name="back">Back</a>     - takes you back to the previous page.  You can
	   also do this by clicking with adjust on the close icon of
	   the window.

<a name="export">Export</a>   - Drops the current page into your editor.  You must have either
           Zap, Edit or StrongEd loaded for this to work.  Choose 'As Text'
           if you want to print, save or search the file.
           
<a name="exporthtml">Export</a> as- This is used for debugging your help pages as you write them.
HTML
    
<a name="newview">New View</a> - This opens a new view on the current page, starting a separate
           version of Microhelp to do so.  You can iconise help windows
           (shift-close) to leave bookmarks on your backdrop.

<a name="contents">Contents</a> - Loads the contents page if there is one.         

<a name="index">Index</a>    - Loads the index page if one exists.

<a name="quit">Quit</a>     - To quit Microhelp just close the window.  You dont really need to
           use the Quit option on the menu.

<a name="licence">Licence and Copyright</a>
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This package is copyright Andy Southgate 1995, but there are no restrictions
on its distribution.  You may use this application and code as you wish, and
it may be freely distributed with any software.

<a name="whattodo">Writing your own help pages</a>
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If youd like to write your own Microhelp pages you will find the relevant
help pages in Gamesuite, which is available from hensa, stuttgart and most
PD libraries.  Be sure to ask for release 3.

Andy Southgate.
as142@cam.ac.uk
7th August 1995.
