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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The actions that the product performs when you select a tool, select a menu item, or press a function key are defined by the action string associated with that object.  2, record 1, English, - action%20string

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

C'est l'activation d'un ensemble de règles de production.  1, record 1, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20d%27action

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A keyboard key or key combination that causes a specified action to occur regardless of what else the computer is currently doing. The term is most widely used in relation to terminate and stay resident (TSR) programs in the MS-DOS environment.  9, record 2, English, - access%20key

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... the most important information is made most easily accessible, usually by use of a single key press that is advertised at the bottom of the screen. If it becomes cumbersome to show all information-accessing keys, then a single key press to a menu is appropriate.  5, record 2, English, - access%20key

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Example of a keyboard shortcut : ALT+F+S opens the File menu and calls the Save function.  10, record 2, English, - access%20key

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Touche ou combinaison de touches sur le clavier d'un ordinateur qui a été programmée pour provoquer un changement immédiat de l'environnement d'exploitation, telle que l'exécution d'un programme en mode fenêtre (pop-up program).  6, record 2, French, - touche%20directe

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF

[...] commande pouvant être saisie rapidement au clavier, par exemple en appuyant sur une touche de fonction ou en entrant une combinaison de touches.  7, record 2, French, - touche%20directe

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raccourcis clavier : pluriel.  8, record 2, French, - touche%20directe

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Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A function found in many programs that displays tips and instructions on how to use the program by selecting a button on the screen or in a menu or by pressing a function key.  4, record 3, English, - help

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Fonctionnalité de nombreux programmes qui affiche des conseils ou des instructions sur leur emploi, lorsque l'utilisateur le demande, par un bouton à l'écran, un élément de menu ou une touche de fonction.  3, record 3, French, - aide

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Una o varias imágenes visualizadas que describen cómo usar la programática de aplicaciones o cómo ejecutar una operación del sistema.  1, record 3, Spanish, - ayuda

Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Most computer keyboards include an [Escape key] in the top left corner. This key function is implemented in many applications programs as a "friendly break", i. e., a break or abort in the current function that interrupts but doesn’t quit the application and doesn’t quit the operating system. In many programs, the [Escape key] will allow a long, slow process to be exited without the user having to wait for a dialog box, menu, or cursor to return to active status.  3, record 4, English, - Escape%20key

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS

The Escape key on an English keyboard adopts different variations such as: ESC, esc, Esc, etc.  4, record 4, English, - Escape%20key

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS

[La touche Échappement] est utilisée à diverses fins par les programmes d'application et le système d'exploitation. Dans certaines applications, elle a pour effet de faire reculer l'utilisateur d'un niveau dans la hiérarchie des menus, ou simplement de quitter l'application. Dans d'autres, elle peut dérouler un menu, changer un mode de fonctionnement ou annuler une opération en cours.  3, record 4, French, - touche%20%C3%89chappement

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS

La touche Échappement sur un clavier français adopte quelques variantes, telles que : Échap., échap, Esc, etc.  4, record 4, French, - touche%20%C3%89chappement

Record 4,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 5,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The part of an interactive system responsible for providing the user with information about the workings of the program on request. Help can be obtained in a number of ways : by typing the word "help", by pressing a particular function key on the keyboard, or by using a mouse or other pointing device to select a "help" item from a menu.  3, record 5, English, - help%20system

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A help system supports the user in handling and mastering an information processing system. ... A comprehensive help system not only answers questions of users, but also "looks over their shoulders" and interrupts when appropriate.  2, record 5, English, - help%20system

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One of the problems with traditional assistance systems is that users have to often formulate their requests for help in terms of [Bstem commands and keywords which they may not remember or even know in the first place. ... An effective assistant must, therefore, have the capability to interpret user queries which are posed in natural language, so that users are not burdened wit the task of translating their requests in terms of system terminology.  2, record 5, English, - help%20system

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Textes d'aide pour un programme d'application, incorporés à un système permettant, par exemple, de se déplacer à travers les différents textes vers l'avant et vers l'arrière. Il dispose également d'un index des sujets traités ainsi que de références à d'autres sujets. Contrairement aux fichiers d'aide habituels, un système d'aide est généralement piloté par des options particulières de menus.  2, record 5, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20d%27aide

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Le système d'aide à l'utilisateur vise à réaliser une interface homme/machine intelligente qui assiste l'élève dans l'emploi du didacticiel. Son objectif principal est d'accélérer le temps d'apprentissage du logiciel. Un objectif secondaire du système d'aide est de réaliser un système sans manuel, c'est-à-dire un système où il n'est pas nécessaire d'avoir lu la documentation pour s'en servir.  3, record 5, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20d%27aide

Record 5,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Parte de un sistema interactivo, responsable de ofrecer al usario la información solicitada sobre cómo trabajar con un programa.  1, record 5, Spanish, - sistema%20de%20ayuda

Record 6,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT

MENU ORGANIZATION. Menus are organized in a tree-like structure. One or more menu choices are required to reach a function.  1, record 6, English, - menu%20organization

Record 6,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT

ORGANISATION DES MENUS. Les menus sont organisés en structures d'arbre inversé.  2, record 6, French, - cr%C3%A9ation%20de%20menus

Record 6,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 7,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT

A menu-driven system has menus displayed on the display screen of your terminal. To "drive" the system, you select a choice from a menu and this leads you to the function you want to perform.  2, record 7, English, - menu%2Ddriven%20system

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT

Menu-driven systems are advantageous in two ways: firstly, because input is via single key strokes, the system is less prone to user error; secondly, because only a limited range of characters are "allowed", the way in which the input is to be entered is unambiguous. This contributes toward making the system more user-friendly.  3, record 7, English, - menu%2Ddriven%20system

Record 7,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF

[...] système qui utilise des menus comme moyen interactif de traitement de données.  5, record 7, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20command%C3%A9%20par%20menus

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Un système orienté par menus. Un tel système affiche des menus sur l'écran de visualisation de votre terminal. Pour poursuivre le traitement, vous sélectionnez un choix dans un menu, ce qui vous amène vers la fonction que vous voulez effectuer.  3, record 7, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20command%C3%A9%20par%20menus

Record 7,  Textual support,  Spanish