Copyright: Copyright © 1995 Gamma Software


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Introduction

If this window contains more text than can be displayed in the window, use the scroll bar at the right or the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through this text.

The browse buttons on the tool bar, above, move you forward [image] and backward [image] in this tutorial.  When you have finished a page, press the forward (>>) browse button.  To return to a previous page, use the backward (<<) browse button.  Remember, if there is a scroll bar at the right, you need to scroll to the bottom of the page to see all of the text.

This tutorial assumes you have a mouse or equivalent pointing device.  If you do not, see the keyboard section.

Click on the browse button [image] in the tool bar above (or press the > key) to continue.


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Introduction

These tutorials assume you are familiar with Windows.  If you are not familiar with Windows, you should go through the Windows Tutorial.  It is located in the Main group in Program Manager.  Also see the Getting Started section in your Windows manual.  If you are not familiar with this help facility, choose the How To Use Help command from the Help menu above.

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Introduction

When you choose these tutorials from GammaCAD, this help window is sized so it takes up the right portion of the screen and GammaCAD is sized so it takes up the left portion.  This is to allow easy switching between the two.  You can then perform the operations described in this tutorial, in GammaCAD, while the tutorial text is still visible.

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Keyboard

All of the mouse operations described in this tutorial have a keyboard equivalent.  Within this tutorial use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through each page.  Use the > key to move to the next page and the < key to move to the previous page.

While GammaCAD is active, choose commands from the pull down menu by pressing the Alt key and the underlined key on the menu.  For example, Alt+F selects the file menu.  Use the up and down arrow keys to choose a command and press Enter or press the key corresponding to the underlined character for the command.  Some commands have an accelerator key.  If the command has an accelerator, it is listed to the right of the command on the menu.  You can use these commands to bypass the menu.  For example, pressing Ctrl+S will save the file directly from the drawing editor.  You don't need to pull down the File menu first.

GammaCAD must be the active program in order for it to process keyboard input.  This means you will have to switch to GammaCAD to enter any commands described in this tutorial.  Then switch to back to the tutorial to move to the next page.  The Alt+Tab keys can be used to switch from one to the other.

Press the Back button or press the B key to exit this section and return to the tutorial..


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Introduction

This tutorial is designed to teach you how to use the GammaCAD program by demonstrating how to use some of its main features.  It does not cover every aspect of the program.  Go through each topic listed on the Tutorials menu, in order.  The last tutorial explains how to get additional help with the program.

You can use the Bookmark feature to mark your place in the current tutorial.

This ends this tutorial.