




                                 POINT & SHOOT 1.2


                              Copyright (C) 1987,1988
                                All Rights Reserved

                         Applied Micro Systems Technology
                                  Kurt H. Diesch
                   Member, Association of Shareware Professionals

                             Revised: January 20, 1988



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          designed  for  IBM  Personal  Computers  and   100%   compatibles. 
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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                -----------------

          INTRODUCTION   ....................................    1

          INSTALLATION   ....................................    2

          REQUIRED FILES   ..................................    3

          GENERAL OVERVIEW   ................................    4

          MAIN MENU COMMANDS   ..............................    6
             Add   ..........................................    6
             Change   .......................................    7
             Delete   .......................................    7
             Exchange   .....................................    7
             File   .........................................    7
             Move   .........................................    8
             Setup  .........................................    8
             Tree   .........................................    8

          FILE COMMANDS   ...................................    9
             Attributes   ...................................    9
             Block   ........................................    9
             Copy   .........................................   10
             Delete   .......................................   10
             Edit   .........................................   10
             Filter   .......................................   10
             Global   .......................................   10
             Hex   ..........................................   11
             Move   .........................................   11
             Newfile   ......................................   11
             Options   ......................................   11
             Print   ........................................   12
             Rename   .......................................   12
             Sort   .........................................   12
             Tree   .........................................   12
             View   .........................................   12
             Xecute   ......................................    12

          SETUP   ...........................................   13

          TREE COMMANDS   ...................................   14
             Collect   ......................................   14
             Delete   .......................................   14
             File   .........................................   14
             Goto   .........................................   14
             Hide   .........................................   14
             Make   .........................................   14
             Origin   .......................................   15
             Print   ........................................   15
             Target   .......................................   15
             Unhide   .......................................   15

          HARD DISK ORGANIZATION TIPS   .....................   16

          REGISTRATION FORM   ...............................   17



                                   INTRODUCTION
                                   ------------

          Point  & Shoot addresses two of the most important needs  of  hard
          disk   computer  users;   program  execution  and   file/directory
          management.   Point & Shoot is not the only program of  its  kind,
          but one quick look at the program will prove its appeal.  Required
          keystrokes  are minimized while the program remains feature  rich. 
          Even power users will find Point & Shoot to be a useful tool (I am
          one and I do!).

          Point & Shoot currently supports the following functions:

               o  Up to 30 menu entries, each of which may contain a submenu 
                  of up to 10 additional programs each.

               o  Pop-up calculator, disk statistics, help screens, and DOS 
                  access.

               o  Configuration options including program colors and an
                  hourly chime.

               o  File operations including:  Attribute, Block operations on
                  groups of files, Copy, Delete, Edit (up to 64K), Filter, 
                  Global search with optional delete, Hex/ascii editor, 
                  Move, Newfile, Optional drives and duplicate file checks, 
                  Print text file including double-columns on HP LaserJets,
                  or file listing, Rename, Sort, and View.

               o  Sorted directory tree display with directory operations
                  that include:  Hide/Unhide, Make/Delete, Goto, Print with
                  optional filenames, and Rename.

               o  Bonus programs include screen blankers for CGA, MDA, and 
                  EGA monitors, a text editor for files up to 64K, and a 
                  program to print double-column text on HP LaserJets.

          I am more than willing to enhance the program to meet the needs of
          you,  the user.   I have many enhancements to the program in mind,
          including  a  file  archiver  and  an  Undelete  command.    Other
          suggestions  are  welcome.   As you are well aware,  part  of  the
          reward  for  writing well-received software is monetary.   If  you
          like Point & Shoot, I would appreciate a $15 payment to support my
          programming habit.  If you would like to receive notices of future
          upgrades, the first upgrade free, and support, a payment of $35 is
          requested.   Please use the registration form in this manual  when
          sending registering your copy of the program.

          Point & Shoot requires the following hardware and software: 

               o  IBM or 100% compatible computer with 320K minimum memory

               o  A hard disk with  MS-DOS version 2.0 or greater

               o  Color/graphics, monochrome, EGA or VGA display adaptor

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                                   INSTALLATION
                                   ------------



          Installation of this program is as simple as operating the program
          itself.  Follow these installation instructions carefully.  If any
          problems are encountered, first check your computer.  If you still
          have  problems,  enlist  the aid of someone who  is  perhaps  more
          knowledgeable  with  computers than yourself (if you know  such  a
          person).   A third,  but slower alternative, is to drop me a  line
          and  I will try to give you some assistance (note that  registered
          users will receive highest priority!).


          To install on a hard disk:


               1)  Place the Point & Shoot disk in floppy drive A:

               2)  From the root directory of your hard disk, type:

                           A:INSTALL

               3)  Add "P&S" to the PATH command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
                   If you don't have a PATH command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT 
                   file, then make the following the first line in your
                   AUTOEXEC.BAT file:

                           PATH \P&S

               4)  Add the line "PS" (not "PAS") as the last line of 
                   your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

               5)  Reboot your computer (Ctrl-Alt-Del).  Point & Shoot 
                   should appear on your screen.



          To  print  the  documentation,  type the following  from  the  DOS
          prompt:   


                    COPY  PASDOC.TXT  PRN:

          If you have an HP Laser printer, you may optionally use the DCLJP
          program contained on this disk to print the documentation in
          double column format.


          To restart Point & Shoot from any directory, type:  PS





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                                 REQUIRED FILES
                                 --------------


          To run the program, several files must be available.  Following is
          a list of the Point & Shoot program and data files.


               PAS.EXE        The Point & Shoot Program
               PASCPROG.BAT   Temporary batch file created by Point & Shoot
               PASDEFS.DAT    Point & Shoot program defaults
               PASDOC.TXT     Point & Shoot documentation (this file)
               PASE.EXE       Point & Shoot text file editor
               PASHELP.TXT    Point & Shoot help file
               PASMENU.DAT    Menu configuration file
               PASTREE.DAT    File to store tree display
               PS.BAT         Batch file to start Point & Shoot


          In addition, several other files are included on the Point & Shoot
          disk.

               ASB.COM        Screen blanker for CGA and MDA monitors
               ASBE.COM       Screen blanker for EGA monitors
               ASBDOC.TXT     Documentation for screen blankers
               CHANGES.TXT    Revision history for Point & Shoot
               DCLJP.EXE      Double column print program for HP Lasers
               FILES.TXT      Description of the files on the disk
               INSTALL.BAT    Point & Shoot installation program
               PASEDOC.TXT    Documentation for the Point & Shoot editor
               READ.ME        Last minute changes to the program

























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                                 GENERAL OVERVIEW
                                 ----------------

          When  Point  & Shoot is run (by typing PS from the DOS  prompt  or
          from your AUTOEXEC.BAT file), the main program screen will appear. 
          The  top line of the screen displays the name and version  of  the
          program  a  copyright notice and the current date and  time.   The
          center  portion of the screen displays the current menu title  and
          user  defined  menu entries.   The bottom section  of  the  screen
          displays the command menus with an explanatory line.

          At any time during the operation of the program, you may press the
          [Alt-C] key combination to activate an on-screen calculator.   The
          [Esc]  key will return you to the program at the point from  which
          you started the calculator.  Another "always available" command is
          the [Alt-S] command which displays the current space statistics of
          your  disk drives and other program option settings.   Again,  the
          [Esc]  key  will return you to the point at which  the  statistics
          screen  was  activated.   [Alt-P] displays  a  detailed  copyright
          notice  and  [Alt-H]  displays help  information.   When  you  use
          [Alt-H],  the first screen to appear is a quick index for the help
          system.   You may jump to a section of the help file  by  pressing
          the appropriate hilited letter.  You may always return to the help
          index by pressing [Home].  Finally,  [Alt-D] provides quick access
          to  the  DOS  prompt.   The current directory  will  be  whichever
          directory  was  currently in use by the File portion  of  Point  &
          Shoot.   From  the  DOS prompt,  you may enter  any  DOS  command. 
          [F1-F10] will recall the last 10 commands entered.   [Esc] returns
          to Point & Shoot.

          Most  of  the program functions are executed through the  list  of
          commands shown in the bottom area of the screen.   The [space]  or 
          [BackSpace]  keys  may be used to highlight the  desired  command. 
          The one line description of the command shown on the last line  of
          the  screen  will  change appropriately.  To execute  any  of  the
          functions,  press  the first letter of the command.   The  command
          corresponding to the selected letter will be immediately executed

          Some commands will move to another command list.   The name of the
          current  command list is always shown on the upper left corner  of
          the command list box.   You may move to a previous command list by
          pressing the [Esc] key.  Each command list also has a QUIT command
          which will move to the previous command list.

          Occasionally,  you  will  be presented with  a  vertical  list  of
          choices  for  some program function options.   Select  from  these
          lists  by  pressing the up or down arrow keys and  press  [return]
          when the desired option is highlighted.   If the first letters  of
          the  options  are  shown in bold characters,  you  may  press  the
          corresponding  letter  to make a selection.   You  may  optionally
          press the [Esc] key to abort the selection process.   In  general,
          the [Esc] key serves to abort any operation or selection.

          To  quit  the program and return to the  operating  system,  press
          [Esc] or select QUIT from the Main Menu command list.

                                      - 4 -



          At  many points in the program, you will be entering  or  changing
          information  on the screen.   The procedure is generally the  same
          and  is outlined here.   Differences that occur in this  procedure
          are   covered   in  the  appropriate  detail  sections   of   this
          documentation.

          When  entering  or updating data screens (in  menu  operations  or
          setup),  a flashing "*" will appear on the data screen to indicate
          where your information is to be entered.   A cursor will also show
          the  current position within a data field.   (Data fields are  the
          highlighted  areas of the screen).   Some or all of the  following
          commands will be available for data entry:

               [left/right arrow]:  Moves the cursor within the current
                                    field.  If the cursor is at the first
                                    position within a field, then the
                                    previous field will be selected.  If the
                                    cursor is at the last position within a
                                    field, then the next field will be 
                                    selected.

               [ctrl-left/right]:   Moves the cursor to the first position
                                    or last character of the field.

               [up/down arrow]:     Select the previous or next data field 
                                    for editing.

               [F3]:                Same as left or down arrow for previous 
                                    field.

               [F4]:                Same as right or down arrow for next 
                                    field

               [Enter/return]:      Same as right or down arrow for next 
                                    field.

               [Esc]:               Aborts changes made to the data screen
                                    completes enter/update action.

               [F10]:               Accepts changes made to the data screen 
                                    completes enter/update action.














                                      - 5 -


                               MAIN MENU COMMANDS
                               ------------------

          Most  of  the Main Menu commands are used to manipulate  the  user
          defined  program  menus.   User  menus  consist  of  menu  titles,
          commands that you wish to execute,  and the subdirectory path from
          which to execute the command.   The menus entries are created  and
          modified with the ADD and CHANGE commands described below.   Up to
          30 menu entries may be defined for Point & Shoot.   Each of  these
          menu entries may contain up to 10 more submenu entries.  Following
          is a description of each of the Main Menu commands.


          ADD

          Used to add new menu entries into Point & Shoot.   When you select
          ADD, a hilite bar will appear in the center portion of the screen. 
          Use  the arrow keys to select a position for your new  menu  entry
          (don't worry,  you can move it later).   When the desired position
          is  hilited,  press [return].   The MENU DETAIL data  screen  will
          appear.  The following data fields are available:

               MENU ENTRY TITLE:    This is the name (up to 20 characters)
                                    that will appear on the main screen.
                                    The first menu title line defines the
                                    main entry.  The remaining 10 lines are 
                                    for submenu entry definition.  You must 
                                    enter a title in the first line, but the
                                    rest may be blank.  If you choose to 
                                    enter submenu titles, it is best to use
                                    a different starting letter for each
                                    title so that you may select them by
                                    using the letter only.

               COMMAND TO EXECUTE:  The command you enter here will be
                                    executed when you select this menu entry
                                    on the main screen.  If you leave the
                                    first command blank and define some of
                                    the submenu commands, the submenu will
                                    will be invoked when you select the
                                    corresponding menu entry.  Several
                                    commands (up to 50 characters) may be
                                    entered on one line by separating each
                                    command with the vertical bar |.  A }
                                    symbol forces prompting for parameters.
                                    If you place the carat symbol ^ in the
                                    command string, Point & Shoot will
                                    not resume after command execution.


                                    IMPORTANT

               If you specify a batch file as the command to execute, the 
               last line of that batch file must be  "PS"  so that Point & 
               Shoot will resume after the command is complete.

                                      - 6 -


               CURRENT MENU PATH:   As you move through each of the menu
                                    title or command fields, the path for
                                    the current menu line will appear in
                                    this field.  With Point & Shoot, you
                                    have the option of specifying different
                                    paths for each command in the menu 
                                    entry.  If you do not specify any paths,
                                    the root directory will be used.  If
                                    you do not specify a path for a submenu
                                    entry, the path specified for the main
                                    entry will be used.  The [F7] key will
                                    display a graphic directory tree from
                                    which you may select the appropriate
                                    path.

          Two  additional commands are used during the ADD  function.   [F5]
          allows you to delete one of the menu entry lines,  and [F6] allows
          you  to switch two lines.   When you have finished  entering  your
          menu entry,  [F10] will save the entry and return to the main menu
          screen.  [Esc] will abort all changes.


          CHANGE

          Used  to  change the specifications for an  existing  menu  entry. 
          When  you select CHANGE,  a hilite will appear on the  first  menu
          entry.   Use the arrow keys and [return] to select the menu  entry
          you wish to change.  The MENU DETAIL data screen will then appear. 
          Editing of this screen is the same as for the ADD command.

           
          DELETE

          Used to delete an existing menu entry.  When you select DELETE,  a
          hilite  will appear on the first menu entry.   Use the arrow  keys
          and  [return] to select the menu entry you wish to delete.   [Esc]
          will abort the process.


          EXCHANGE

          Used  to  exchange  two existing menu entries.   When  you  select
          EXCHANGE,  a hilite will appear on the first menu entry.   Use the
          arrow  keys  and [return] to select the first menu entry  for  the
          exchange operation.  A flashing arrow will mark your spot.   Next,
          use  the arrow keys and [return] to select the second  menu  entry
          for the exchange.  [Esc] will abort the process.


          FILE

          Moves to the FILE COMMANDS described later.




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          MOVE

          Used to move an existing menu entry to a new location.   When  you
          select  MOVE,  a hilite will appear on the first menu entry.   Use
          the arrow keys and [return] to select the menu entry that you wish
          to move.   A flashing arrow will mark your spot.   Next,  use  the
          arrow  keys and [return] to select the new location for  the  menu
          entry.  [Esc] will abort the process.



          SETUP

          Moves to the program setup data screen described later.


          TREE

          Moves to the TREE COMMANDS described later.






































                                      - 8 -


                                  FILE COMMANDS
                                  -------------

          IMPORTANT:  YOU SHOULD ALWAYS SELECT ORIGIN AND TARGET DIRECTORIES
          BEFORE  USING FILE COMMANDS!!!   IF YOU CHANGE FLOPPY  DISKS,  YOU
          MUST  USE  THE ORIGIN OR TARGET COMMAND IN THE  TREE  COMMANDS  TO
          RE-LOG THE DISK, OTHERWISE THE FILE DISPLAY WILL BE INCORRECT.

          The file commands in Point & Shoot provide a comprehensive set  of
          functions  for file manipulation.   When you select FILE from  the
          main menu,  a dual display screen will appear.   The left half  of
          the  screen  displays a list of files and the right  half  of  the
          screen displays the subdirectories on your hard disk.  If no files
          are found, a NO FILES FOUND message will be displayed.

          The FILE and TREE commands work in concert.   The file list  shown
          is  always for the directory (or floppy disk) marked on  the  tree
          with an "O"  denoting Origin.  File commands generally operate  on
          the currently hilited file.  Some commands like Copy will also use
          the directory (or floppy disk) marked with a "T" for Target.   You
          may  move between the FILE and TREE sides of the screen  with  the
          right  and left arrow keys.   Additional commands  available  with
          FILE that are not shown on the menu are:

               [return]:  Tags/untags the currently hilited file for use 
                          with the BLOCK command.

               [+ or -]:  Tags/untags all files for use with BLOCK command.

               [^PgDn]:   Tags current file and moves cursor down.

               [up/down arrow], [PgUp], [PgDn], [Home], [End]:  Moves the
                          hilite bar throughout the file display.


          ATTRIBUTES

          Used  to  change the attributes or date of the  currently  hilited
          file.  Choices include Read-only, Hidden, System, and Archive.   A
          pop-up  list  will appear from which you may examine  the  current
          attribute settings or change to new attributes.   [Esc] will leave
          the attributes unchanged.

          BLOCK

          Used  to  perform a Copy,  Delete, Move or Rename operation  on  a
          group of files.   When you select BLOCK, a new menu will appear on
          the bottom of the screen.   The command options will be  displayed
          along with the number of tagged files and the total size in  bytes
          of  the  tagged files.   When you have tagged the  desired  files,
          press the appropriate command letter and the operation will begin. 
          Files will be untagged after each operation is completed.   If all
          files  are  Deleted or Moved,  then execution  will  automatically
          return to the FILE COMMANDS menu, otherwise,  you must press [Esc]
          or [right arrow] when you are finished with the BLOCK commands.

                                      - 9 -


          COPY

          Used to copy the currently hilited file from the ORIGIN  directory
          to the TARGET directory.  If the ORIGIN and TARGET directories are
          the  same,  then you will be prompted for a new  file  name.   The
          result  is  a file duplication in the ORIGIN  directory.   If  the
          selected  file exists in the TARGET directory and DUP CHECKS  (see
          OPTIONS) is on,  then you will be asked if it is ok to replace the
          existing file.   If DUP CHECKS is off, then the existing file will
          be erased without asking.


          DELETE

          Used to delete the currently hilited file.    You will be asked if
          it is ok to delete the file before the deletion takes place.


          EDIT

          When you select EDIT, the external text file editor "PASE.EXE"
          will be automatically executed and will load your file.  You may
          edit other files while in the editor.  Complete documentation for
          the editor can be found in the file "PASEDOC.TXT" on the
          distribution disk.


          FILTER

          Used  to  filter  the file search in the  ORIGIN  directory.   The
          default is  "*.*"  which will find all files.  File filter strings
          are  the  same as used in DOS (see your DOS manual  for  details). 
          When  you select FILTER,  the cursor will jump to the top  of  the
          screen  where  FILTER appears.   You may then edit the  string  to
          match the files of interest.


          GLOBAL

          Used  to  search  your entire hard disk  for  files  matching  the
          current  file filter.   After you have used the FILTER command  to
          select  the  appropriate files,  use GLOBAL to search  the  entire
          disk.  When a matching file(s) is found, you will be given several
          options:

               D)elete:    Deletes the currently hilited file.  If the 
                           deleted file was the only file left in the 
                           current list, the global search will continue.
                           YOU WILL NOT BE PROMPTED BEFORE THE DELETION!!!

               N)ext Dir:  Skips the current directory and continues with
                           the global search.

               [Esc]:      Stops the global search and stays in the current
                           directory.

                                      - 10 -

          All of the file list commands (arrows, [PgUp], [PgDn],  [Home] and
          [End]  will operate when global search has paused in a  directory. 
          A  current count of files found and deleted will be  displayed  in
          the  bottom portion of the screen.   The ORIGIN directory will  be
          hilited on the directory tree as the global search proceeds.


          HEX

          Used to edit any file in Hex/Ascii mode.  When you select HEX, the
          first  256 bytes of the currently hilited file will be  read  into
          memory  and  the HEX screen will appear.   The left  side  of  the
          screen  displays the file in Hex code and the right side  displays
          the Ascii equivalent.  Commands included in HEX are:

               [F1]:         Rereads the current 256 bytes from disk

               [F2]:         Saves the current 256 bytes to disk

               [F3]:         Jumps to the Hex side of the screen

               [F4]:         Jumps to the Ascii side of the screen

               [F10], [Esc]  Quits the Hex/Ascii editing session

          The [PgUp], [PgDn], [Home] and [End]] keys work as expected.


          MOVE

          Used to move the currently hilited file from the ORIGIN  directory
          to  the  TARGET directory.   If the selected file  exists  in  the
          TARGET directory and DUP CHECKS (see OPTIONS) is on, then you will
          be asked if it is ok to replace the existing file.   If DUP CHECKS
          is off, then the existing file will be erased without asking.   If
          you  think  you  have lost a file after using  move,  check  which
          directory is set as TARGET, then look there for your file.


          NEWFILE

          Used  to create a new empty file.   When you select  NEWFILE,  you
          will be prompted for a file name.  If the name you select is  that
          of an existing file, the operation will abort. 


          OPTIONS

          Used  to  select certain options for FILE commands  including  the
          floppy drives used on your system and whether you want the program
          to prompt you on duplicate files during COPY and MOVE operations.






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          PRINT

          Used to print the text files the file list.  If printing the  file
          list, you may select an expanded list including filename, size and
          date, or a filename only list.  Print Text File prints the file as
          is.   HP Laser 2 Column prints the file in a double column  format
          on HP LaserJet printers.   80 characters per line and 60 lines per
          page are used.  Use a word processor to format text files  if they
          do not appear as desired.


          RENAME

          Used to change the name of the currently hilited file.   When  you
          select  RENAME,  the  cursor jumps to the name  of  the  currently
          hilited file.  You may then enter a new name for the file.


          SORT

          Used to set the file list sort to Date, Extension, Name and Size.


          TREE

          Jumps to the TREE commands (same as right-arrow)


          VIEW

          Used to view the currently hilited file. VIEW commands include: 

              [F1]:  Toggles filtering of characters of Ascii 128 or higher.
                     These characters are shown as their lower Ascii values. 

              [F2]:  Toggles the display of printable characters only.


          XECUTE

          Executes the currently hilited file in memory (.COM or .EXE only). 
          DO NOT EXECUTE MEMORY RESIDENT PROGRAMS!!!













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                                      SETUP
                                      -----


          The SETUP command is used to establish the configuration for Point
          &  Shoot.   In  SETUP,  you can select program  colors  and  other
          defaults.


          DATA FIELDS


               BEEPER ON?:    If "Y", the computer's beeper will sound
                              on errors and other places within the
                              program.  Set this to "N" if the sound
                              drives you crazy.

               CHIME?:        If "Y", the computer's beeper will sound
                              when the time reaches the hour mark.

               EDITOR BAKS?:  If "Y", when you edit a file with the
                              Point & Shoot Editor (via the File Edit 
                              command, the editor will make backups (.BAK 
                              files) if you save a file while editing.  
                              Otherwise, no backups will be made.

               MENU NAME:     This name will appear on the main program
                              screen and is stricly for aesthetic purposes.

               BOLD TEXT:     The color (from a list) in which all
                              bold text will appear.  Bold text is
                              used in all areas that demand the user's
                              attention.























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                                 TREE COMMANDS
                                 -------------

          IMPORTANT:  YOU SHOULD ALWAYS SELECT ORIGIN AND TARGET DIRECTORIES
          BEFORE  USING FILE COMMANDS!!!   IF YOU CHANGE FLOPPY  DISKS,  YOU
          MUST  USE  THE ORIGIN OR TARGET COMMAND IN THE  TREE  COMMANDS  TO
          RE-LOG THE DISK, OTHERWISE THE FILE DISPLAY WILL BE INCORRECT.

          The tree commands in Point & Shoot provide a comprehensive set  of
          functions  for  subdirectory manipulation.  When you  select  TREE
          from the main menu,  a dual display screen will appear.   The left
          half of the screen displays a list of files and the right half  of
          the screen displays the subdirectories on your hard disk.

          The FILE and TREE commands work in concert.   The file list  shown
          is  always for the directory (or floppy disk) marked on  the  tree
          with an "O"  denoting Origin.   You may move between the FILE  and
          TREE sides of the screen with the right and left arrow keys.   The
          [return]  key will select the currently hilited directory  as  the
          ORIGIN.


          COLLECT

          Used to reread the directory names from the hard disk.  Usually it
          is  not necessary to use this command.   However,  if you make  or
          remove a directory while in DOS,  the Point & Shoot will not  know
          that the directory structure has changed unless you use COLLECT.


          DELETE

          Deletes  the  currently hilited directory.   You  may  not  remove
          directories  that  have child directories or  those  that  contain
          files.  No prompting occurs before the directory is deleted.


          FILE

          Jumps to the FILE commands (same as left-arrow).


          GOTO

          Immediately  exits Point & Shoot and moves to the  directory  that
          was hilited.


          HIDE

          Hides  the  currently hilited directory.   The directory  will  be
          marked with an asterisk "*"  to show that it is hidden.   Point  &
          Shoot can find these hidden directories,  but they will be  hidden
          from the DOS DIR command.


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          MAKE

          Used  to  make  a new directory following  the  currently  hilited
          directory.  When you select MAKE, you will be prompted for the new
          directory  name.   Directory  names are the same  format  as  file
          names.   You may have to use SORT after this command to  show  the
          directories in correct sorted order.


          ORIGIN

          Selects  the  currently hilited directory as the ORIGIN  for  FILE
          commands.  [Enter] will serve the same purpose as ORIGIN.


          PRINT

          Used to print the directory tree, optionally with a list of  files
          after each directory.


          TARGET

          Selects  the  currently hilited directory as the TARGET  for  FILE
          commands.


          UNHIDE

          Unhides a previously hidden directory.


























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                          HARD DISK ORGANIZATION TIPS
                          ---------------------------


          Hard  disk systems can be complex because of the large  number  of
          files  they  can  contain.   Point & Shoot relieves  much  of  the
          complexity of these systems,  but some tips and suggestions are in
          order concerning additional disk organization.

          The DOS files (from your DOS system disk) should be transferred to
          a separate subdirectory and not stored in the root directory.  For
          example, you could use Point & Shoot to make a subdirectory called
          "SYSTEM"  and then transfer all DOS files (except AUTOEXEC.BAT and
          COMMAND.COM) to this subdirectory.  Next, use Point & Shoot's FILE
          EDIT  command  to  add  the following line  to  the  beginning  of
          AUTOEXEC.BAT:

                        PATH \SYSTEM;\P&S

          Now,  all DOS commands can be executed from anywhere on your disk. 
          Many other programs can be executed from any location on the  disk
          by  transferring the associated files to a  separate  subdirectory
          and  adding  that path to the PATH command in the  AUTOEXEC  file. 
          Each  additional path is separated by a semicolon.   DO NOT  issue
          separate  path  commands.   Finally,  take advantage of  the  TREE
          commands  found  in Point & Shoot to create a  logical,  organized
          directory tree on your hard disk.

          Programs that run on MS-DOS systems are always one of four  types;
          COM, EXE, .BAT or BASIC files.  Any of these types of programs can
          be executed from Point & Shoot.   If the file ends with ".COM"  or
          ".EXE",  then select this file as the command to execute  in  MENU
          commands.   You may also execute ".BAT" files, as long as the last
          line in these files is  PS.  To execute BASIC programs from  Point
          &  Shoot,  you  must copy the BASIC command  interpreter  (usually
          BASIC.EXE) into the appropriate subdirectory.  When you select the
          command to execute, use the following format:

                                 BASIC <filename>

















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