B Q*• ¼æ äN=‰HÑï·†6"f$=%‚)\-ß0æ0°1´243a56USING THE MENUS €To remove the menus from the screen, press or mouse €. To bring the menus back, press any key. To access any €of the pull-down menus, move the cursor to your selection with €the arrow keys and press , bar or mouse . €Typing the first letter of any heading will also work. To activate any of the pull-down menu choices, move the cursor to €your selection and press , bar or mouse . €You may do the same by typing the number to the left of each €choice. WORLD MAP €This option serves two purposes. The first is to bring up the €world map display with all of the active parameter settings €(colors, borders, etc.). The second is to clear the current €world map display. SELECT CONTINENT/REGION €This option brings up a submenu from which you may select a €continent or region. SELECT GROUP €This option accesses a submenu from which you may select one or €more international country groups or organizations. To view the names of the individual countries in a group, move €the cursor to the Select Country option and press , € bar or mouse . All of the members in the group €will be highlighted on the country submenu. ACTIVE COUNTRY €This option calls up your last country selection. If you are €using the program for the first time and have never selected a €country, the USA will be the active country. POINT AND SHOOT €This option allows you to identify any country you choose by €moving the cursor over it, using either a mouse or the keyboard €arrows. As the center of the cursor passes into a new country, €the country's name will appear in the upper portion of the €screen. To highlight any particular country using either colors €or hatch patterns, simply move the cursor over that country and €press , bar or mouse . The last country you €choose will become your active country. If you want to highlight €more than one country, you can change the colors or hatch €patterns by moving the cursor to the palette on the upper €right-hand corner of the screen. Simply move the cursor over the €new color or hatch pattern of your choice and press , € bar or mouse . SELECT COUNTRY €This option accesses a submenu from which you may select any of €the 177 countries. To leave the submenu, press Esc or mouse € or place the cursor over ESCAPE and press , € bar or mouse . The submenu offers several modes of selection. If you prefer €keyboard entry, you may select this option and another screen €will prompt you for your choice. PC Globe is smart enough to €understand the first few letters of any country name. If two or €more countries have the same first few letters, the program will €list them. You may then place the cursor over your selection and €press , bar or mouse . An easier selection process is simply to place the cursor over €the country name of your choice and press , bar or €mouse . SELECT CITY €This option lets you select from a submenu of over 1,200 €different cities. To page through the entire list, press PgUp, €PgDn or place the cursor over NEXT PAGE or PREV PAGE and press €, bar or mouse . To jump to the very end of €the list, hold down the Ctrl key and press the End key. To jump €back to the beginning of the list, hold down the Ctrl key and €press the Home key. The city submenu offers several modes of selection. If you €prefer keyboard entry, you may choose this option and another €screen will prompt you for your choice. An alternative selection €system is simply to place the cursor over a listed city and press €, bar or mouse . The city submenu also offers the choice of ONE, MANY, ALL or €CLEAR. The ONE option lets you pick one city at a time. The €MANY option allows you to select as many cities as you like €before viewing them. As soon as you have finished making your €selections, place the cursor over DONE and press , €bar or mouse . The ALL option displays all of the cities €on the given map in the active color. CHANGE ACTIVE COLOR (PATTERN) €PC Globe lets you select your own colors or hatch patterns. €Change Active Color (Pattern) is a command found on the World and €Region menus. This option allows you to determine the color (or €hatch pattern) of your next fill selection (continent, region, €country or city). The active color (or pattern) is displayed in €the bottom portion of the screen. ACTIVE CONTINENT/REGION €This option calls up the region of your active country. If you €are using the program for the first time and have never selected €a continent or region, North America will be the active €continent. BASE MAP €This option displays a basic outline map of the active country €with its major bodies of water. MAJOR CITIES €This option brings up a map of the active country with numbered €dots showing the locations of up to 11 major cities. City €Number 1 is the country's capital. The other cities are ranked €in descending order by population. ELEVATIONS €This option accesses a topographical map of the active country. FEATURES €This option calls up a map of the active country with up to 8 €major geographical features, including bodies of water, €mountains, islands, deserts, plateaus, plains, forests, etc. FEATURES LEGEND €This option presents a legend for all the feature symbols used on €the Features Map (mountains, deserts, rivers, etc.). DATA FOR ACTIVE STATE €This option brings up all of the database screens for the active €country in sequence. If you have never used the program before, €all of the database screens for the USA will be shown in €sequence. To advance to the next screen, press , €bar, mouse , down arrow, right arrow or PgDn. To go back €to an earlier database screen, press up arrow, left arrow or €PgUp. Note that you can use the mouse only to go forward in the €database screens. To exit the sequence, press Esc or mouse €. POINT AND SHOOT €You can use the Point and Shoot feature to choose your active €country. As soon as you have made your choice, the database €screens for the selected country will appear in sequence. SELECT COUNTRY €This option displays a submenu from which you may choose your €active country. As soon as you have made your choice, the €database screens for the selected country will appear in €sequence. DATABASE SELECTION €The Database Selection submenu also offers the choice of ONE, €MANY, ALL or CLEAR. The ONE option lets you view one Database €option at a time. The MANY option allows you to select as many €options as you like before viewing them. As soon as you have €finished making your selections, place the cursor over DONE and €press , bar or mouse . The ALL option €displays all of the options in sequence. To select a different country or a group of countries, return to €the database submenu and place the cursor over SELECT COUNTRIES €and press , bar or mouse . The country €submenu will appear. You may select one country or as many €countries as you wish. After you have made your country €selections, place the cursor over DONE and press , €bar or mouse . The program will return to the database €submenu. If you select more than one country, your database €choice will be displayed for all of your selections in sequence. €To advance to the next screen, press , bar, mouse €, down arrow, right arrow or PgDn. To go back to an €earlier database screen, press up arrow, left arrow or PgUp. COUNTRY COMPARISONS €In this submenu, you have the choice of displaying the top ten or €the bottom ten countries in each of the categories, the top ten €or the bottom ten plus the active country, or up to eleven of €your own country selections. To activate one of these choices, €place the cursor over TOP 10, TOP 10 + ACTIVE COUNTRY, €BOTTOM 10, BOTTOM 10 + ACTIVE COUNTRY, SELECT COUNTRIES or POINT €AND SHOOT. Press , bar or mouse . If you choose SELECT COUNTRIES, the country submenu will appear. €From this, you may select up to eleven countries. When you have €finished your selections, place the cursor over DONE and press €, bar or mouse . If you choose POINT AND €SHOOT, you can select your own countries for comparison with the €mouse or cursor keys. After you have made your selections, press €Esc or mouse . When using the Country Comparisons submenu, you again have the €choice of ONE, MANY, ALL or CLEAR. MAP DISPLAY OF DATA €This option brings up a submenu similar to the Country €Comparisons submenu. The difference here is that the statistical €items are displayed on either the world map or on the maps of the €various continents and regions rather than in barcharts. In this €submenu you have a choice between displaying the information in 5 €RANGES or 9 RANGES. Selecting five colors activates five €different ranges of values. Selecting nine colors activates nine €different ranges of values. For the selections on the Map Display of Data submenu, you also €have the choice of ONE, MANY, ALL or CLEAR. CHANGE PARAMETERS €This option brings up a submenu which offers a series of €toggles. To toggle to your preference, place the cursor over the €option of your choice and press , bar or mouse €. CITY DISTANCES/BEARINGS €This selection provides two options: Select City or User-Defined €City/Point. The Select City option applies to all cities €contained in PC Globe's database. To select your city of origin, €place the cursor over Change City of Origin and press , € bar or mouse . The city submenu will be €displayed. You may use the same procedure to select your city of €destination. To display your selections on the map, place the €cursor over Display on World Map and press , bar €or mouse . The User-Defined City/Point option allows you to enter the names €and latitude-longitude points for locations not included in PC €Globe's database. Place the cursor over Change Point of Origin €and press , bar or mouse . You may then €type in the name of any location in the world. Now enter the €latitude of the location and press . Now enter the €longitude and press . To display your selections on the €map, place the cursor over Display on World Map and press €, bar or mouse . TIME ZONES €This option shows you the local time in the major cities of 177 €different countries. To view the local time in the cities of a €specific country, place the cursor on SELECT COUNTRY and press €, bar or mouse . The calculation of times around the world is based on your local €time and time zone. To adjust your local time, place the cursor €over Change Local Time and press , bar or mouse €. Type in your local time from 0:00 to 23:59 and press €. To indicate your local time, place the cursor over Change Local €Reference--Select City or Change Local Reference--User-Defined €City and press , bar or mouse . The Select €City option allows you to select a city with the same time zone €as your own. This will serve as your local reference. The €User-Defined City option allows you to type in your own time zone €and the name of whatever city you would like to designate as your €local reference. CURRENCY CONVERSION €This utility allows you to convert any amount of one currency to €another automatically. To change the amount of base currency on display, place the €cursor over Change Amount of Base Currency and press , € bar or mouse . Type in any number and press €. To change the base currency, place the cursor over Change Base €Currency and press , bar or mouse . You may €then make your selection from the country submenu. To change the €base currency exchange rate in relation to the US dollar, place €the cursor over Change Base Currency Exchange Rate/$US and press €, bar or mouse . Type in your new exchange €rate and press . Be sure to use the same numerical format €as the examples on display. To change the target currency and €exchange rate or the conversion factor, follow the same €procedure. A €n/a FILE IMPORT/EXPORT €This option accesses several advanced functions which allow you to €generate reports, export data, save screens, recall screens, view €ASCII files and interface with other programs. CHANGE COLORS €PC Globe gives the user considerable flexibility in altering the €colors of maps, bodies of water, text, etc. To access a list of €color changes you can make, place the cursor over Change Colors €and press , bar or mouse . PRINT SCREEN €When you select this option, the current screen will be printed €out with the program's built-in printer drivers. QUIT €To exit the program, select Quit. You then have the choice €between Save Parameters/Exit or Exit. If you select the first €option the following parameters will be saved: - Your active country (the country that you selected last) €- Your active color (pattern) selections €- Your last database menu selections €- Your last utilities selections. If you select Exit , the parameters from your previous €session (if any) will be restored. The parameters from your €current session, however, will be erased. Your computer will €return to DOS. POINT AND SHOOT €You can use the Point and Shoot feature to choose your active €country. As soon as you have made your choice, the map for the €selected country will be displayed.