DECUServe
User Guide

Contents

Part 1
Part 1	Getting Started with DECUServe
Chapter 1
1	Introduction
1.1	Purpose of This Guide
1.2	Flowchart for New Users
Chapter 2
2	Getting Ready
2.1	Terminal Equipment
2.2	PCs and Macintoshes
2.3	Modems & Communication Equipment
2.4	Do you have your USERNAME and PASSWORD?
Chapter 3
3	Connecting to DECUServe
3.1	Telephone Network Dialin
3.2	Connecting via INTERNET
3.2.1	Internet Terminal Emulation
3.2.2	Other Internet Services
3.3	DECUServe POPs
Chapter 4
4	Logging On
4.1	Username & Password
4.2	What to Expect
4.3	System Announcements
4.4	First-Time Options
4.4.1	Setting Up Your Environment
4.4.2	Setting Your Personal Name
4.4.3	Setting Your Preferred Editor
4.4.4	Customizing Your Notebook
4.5	Diskspace and Disk Quota
Chapter 5
5	Using Standard VAX Notes
5.1	VAX Notes Concepts
5.2	Conference Structure
5.3	Your Personal Notebook
5.4	Invoking VAX Notes
5.5	Entering Commands
5.6	Getting Help
5.7	Opening a Conference
5.8	Getting a Directory of Notes
5.9	Reading Notes
5.10	Writing Notes
5.10.1	Adding a REPLY to a Discussion
5.10.2	Adding a Topic Note
5.11	Deleting a Note
5.12	Ending a VAX Notes Session
Chapter 6
6	Using OneKey VAX Notes
6.1	Overview
6.2	Setup / How to Access OneKey
6.3	The ENTER Key Function
6.4	What the ENTER Key Does
6.5	Exiting OneKey
6.6	Skipping Notes Without Reading Them
6.7	Backing Up
6.8	Getting Help on OneKey
Part 2
Part 2	The DECUServe Cookbook
Chapter 7
7	The DECUServe Cookbook
7.1	About the Master Chefs
7.2	Introduction
7.3	VAX Notes and VMS
7.3.1	Keyboard and Keypad Functions
7.3.2	VAX Notes Conferences
7.3.3	Your VAX Notes Notebook
7.4	Accessing the System
7.4.1	The First Login
7.4.2	Subsequent Logins
7.4.3	New User Environment Setup
7.5	Procedure Summary For Using VAX NOTES
7.6	More Details On Using Vax Notes
7.6.1	The Background Update Process
7.6.2	Starting VAX Notes
7.6.3	Reading A Conference
7.7	Additional VAX Notes Commands And Keys
7.7.1	Moving to a Different Discussion
7.7.2	Moving Within a Discussion
7.7.3	Jumping Around Within a Conference
7.7.4	Navigating Your Notebook
7.7.5	OneKey VAX Notes Extensions
7.8	Adding Your Own Replies Or Topics
7.9	Deleting or Modifying a Note
7.10	Telling Notes to Pretend You Have Read a Note (SET SEEN)
7.11	Note Ranges
7.12	SEARCH
7.13	DIRECTORY
7.14	Notebook Management
7.15	VAX Notes HELP
7.16	Title Search Facility
7.16.1	Narrowing the Scope of a Search
7.17	Sending Mail To Conference Moderators
7.18	Sending Mail To The Customer Service Representative
7.19	Sending Mail to the DECUServe Executive Committee
7.20	Notes on the Callable EDT Editor
Part 3
Part 3	DECUServe Reference Manual
Chapter 8
8	OneKey Reference Manual
8.1	Quick Reference
8.2	How to Enable OneKey
8.3	Modes
8.4	The ENTER Key
8.5	Exiting OneKey
8.6	Information Keys
8.7	Directory
8.8	Search
8.8.1	OneKey Title Search
8.8.2	Special Notes On OneKey Title Search
8.8.3	OneKey Text Search
8.9	Printing
8.10	Marking Notes
8.11	Update & Refresh
8.11.1	Update
8.11.2	Refresh
8.12	Editor Mode Extensions
8.13	Conference Presentation Order
8.14	132-Column Mode
8.15	Customizing OneKey