Quick Guide to Edgar
These instructions assume that you have loaded Edgar following the instructions provided in the download materials. They assume that you are running Windows95.
- From Windows95, find the icon "MS-DOS Prompt", and double-click on that icon. (you might need to use the "Find" tool in the bottom left-hand corner of your monitor!)
- Type: "cd ../duxbury". Don't type the quotes. Make sure you have a SPACE between the "cd" (which means "change directory") and the two dots.
- type "edgar xxxxxx.brf", where "xxxxxx" is not a very pornographic store, but the name you want to use to save your file. For example, "rrgS6.brf" for Robert R. Gotwals Session 6 BRaille File.
- You should now have a screen of blank 6-dot cells. If you do not, type "Alt-S" (hold down the "Alt" key with your left hand, hit the "S" key with your right).
- use the "f-d-s-j-k-l" keys for the "1-2-3-4-5-6" keys, respectively. If this is your first file, try typing one key at a time, then try two at a time, etc., until you get the sense of what it is doing!
- To save your file, simply exit from the program. Use "Alt-x" to save and exit. You can also use "Alt-w" to save your work without quitting the program.
- the most useful keystrokes to know are the "help" keystrokes, "Alt-h". Doing this provides you with a menu of options for you to try. Most of them you will not need.