
                         Quick-Start Tips

1. To begin using the program, select the icon labeled "Site Blaster" 
from Program Manager or run the executable file "start.exe" in the File 
Manager directory, or your Windows shell program.

2. When you use the "Group Find" function [the `=' icon at the bottom],
you can collect all of the sites that match a certain topic into a 
sub-group that you can browse and edit apart from the rest of the sites. 
After you find the first site, press the Fast Forward button on the
bottom VCR controls and the entire database will be searched for matching
sites.  

To do this, you need to specify search criteria by selecting a field, 
then selecting "LIKE" (not the equal sign), then typing in a word or 
phrase in the "Value" box, and selecting the "Value" button, and finally 
clicking on the "Ok" button.  This sounds complicated, but visually it 
is very quick when you use the mouse to make selections.

IMPORTANT:  When you specify a word or phrase to search for, place an
asterisk (*) before and after the phrase.  If you search for "Doctor",
without using an asterisk, you will be shown a blank screen as nothing
was found exactly matching that word.  If you search for "*Doctor*"
instead, you will be shown the page "Doctor Fun" first.  The asterisks
act like wildcards that will find the search term anywhere in the
Description field. These asterisk wildcard symbols are not to be used
with the "Find First" function, only with "Group Find".

To recap, in order to search for a word or phrase, click on the field 
Description, click on "LIKE", enter a word, and click the "Value" 
button at the bottom, then click on "Ok". Please see the Help file 
"sbhelp.hlp" for more details.

One of the best uses of the program is to select the Table View when
using the Group Find, remembering to also choose the Fast-Forward
VCR button at the bottom.  All of the matching sites will be shown 
in the Table View at one time. 


4. The Find First command, the `?' icon on the bottom bar, will locate
the first occurrence or the first closest match in the database.  This 
will only work on indexed fields.  Initially you can look up the first 
occurrence of a word or phrase in the Description field, since it is 
already indexed. The other fields can be indexed also by using the 
"Indexes" item under the "File" menu item.

5. To display the image associated with a site select the Image Icon
at the bottom of the display, which is the one with the Tree picture
on it.  To make the picture go away, de-select the Image Icon.

6. Peruse the Help file "sbhelp.hlp" at your convenience for more detailed
instructions on the above and more. You can select the Help Icon 
[the `?' at the top right], or press F1, or use the Help Menu to reach
Help from within the program. 


Enjoy!

Wm Hogg M.D.
SoloTech Software

E-mail: wmhogg@execpc.com



