Epson LT-286 - Manual (Page 103)

Using the Epson HELP Utility
The Epson HELP utility provides on-line information on MS-DOS
commands and programs. You can use HELP in either of two ways:
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You can type
HELP
at the command prompt and press Enter to
display the HELP menu
l
You can bypass the menu by typing HELP plus the name of the
command you want information about.
The HELP utility requires the two files HELP.COM and
HELP.TXT. These files are located on the Operating 2 diskette.
To run HELP from the hard disk, you must be logged onto the
directory that contains these two files. If you copy HELP.COM
to another directory on your hard disk or diskette, you must also
copy HELP.TXT to the same directory.
To use the HELP menu, follow these steps:
1. Type
HELP
at the MS-DOS command prompt and press Enter.
2. The screen displays a menu of MS-DOS commands. Use the
cursor keys to highlight the command you want information
about, then press Enter.
3. If there is more than one page of information about the
command you selected, you see the prompt PgUp at the top of
the screen. Press the PgUp key to display the rest of the text.
4. To return to the HELP menu, press
E
SC
.
Press
E
SC
again to
exit the HELP utility. The last command selected in HELP is
displayed at the command prompt for easy reference.
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