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Third Party Menu Programs
DocumentID: 633535
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 3:03:18 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

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Solutions: The following table contains basic information on some third party menu programs.

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| Menu Name | File | Exit | Shell Out |Re-enter | Description |
| | Name | Menu | | after | |
| | | | | Shell | |
|===========+=========+========+============+==========+==============|
| AutoMenu | AUTOMENU| User | User must |If setup |Shows |
| | .COM | must | define a | right, |available |
| | | define | command |auto will |memory in the |
| | | an exit| prompt for | work. |bottom right |
| | | to DOS | DOS |Otherwise |hand corner. |
| | | | | must |Only 8 |
| | | | | enter |entries on |
| | | | |automenu |the screen at |
| | | | | |a time. |
|-----------+---------+--------+------------+----------+--------------|
| Batch | there is| N/A | N/A | N/A |Will usually |
| Files | a file | | | |show |
| | for each| | | |selections |
| | entry on| | | |above with a |
| | the menu| | | |DOS prompt |
| | | | | |below to |
| | | | | |enter |
| | | | | |selection |
| | | | | |selection |
| | | | | |from. |
| | | | | | |
|-----------+---------+--------+------------+----------+--------------|
| DeskMate | DESK.EXE| Esc,* | F10, | On L |When you |
| (Tandy) | or | | Taskswitch | Series |first come |
| Note: L | DESKMATE| | , type | Tandy |into DeskMate |
| Series | .EXE | | Command,* |Computers |it will |
| Tandy | | | | - Press |always have |
| Computers | | | | F12 |DeskMate on |
| have this | | | |Others - |the top, in |
| in ROM. | | | | desk or |the middle. |
| | | | |deskmate | |
|-----------+---------+--------+------------+----------+--------------|
| DesqView | DV.EXE | Alt,q,*| Alt,o,DOS | Alt,c,* |Desqview at |
| | | | | |top of |
| | | | | |screen. |
|-----------+---------+--------+------------+----------+--------------|
| Direct | MENU.BAT| F10 may| N/A | N/A |Direct Access |
| Access | | require| | |at the top. |
| | | passwor| | | |
| | | d! | | | |
|-----------+---------+--------+------------+----------+--------------|
| | | | | | |
| DOS 4.01 | DOSSHELL| F10,x,*| Shift-F9 | exit |Has File |
| SHELL | .EXE | | | |System or |
| | | | | |Start |
| | | | | |Programs |
| | | | | |across the |
| | | | | |top. |
|-----------+---------+--------+------------+----------+--------------|
| | | | | | |
| DOS 5.0 | DOSSHELL| Alt-F4 | Shift-F9 | exit | |
| SHELL | .EXE | | | | |
| | | | | | |
|-----------+---------+--------+------------+----------+--------------|
|HD Menu by | X.BAT | F3 | N/A | N/A |Unknown at |
| Jim Haas, | | | | |this time. |
| Inc. | | | | | |
|-----------+---------+--------+------------+----------+--------------|
| Le Menu | LE MENU| Esc | F1, | Go (Or |Across the |
| | (Yes you| (Passwo| |user name |top center it |
| | need the| rd may | | on a |says Le Menu |
| | space!)| be | | network |Main Course |
| | | require| | system) | |
| | | d.) | | | |
|-----------+---------+--------+------------+----------+--------------|
| Magellan | MG.COM | F10,y | Highlight | exit |Has Lotus |
| 2.0 | | | command.co | |Magellan in |
| | | | m, press | |upper left |
| | | | F7,* | |corner. |
|-----------+---------+--------+------------+----------+--------------|
| MenuWorks | MENU.EXE| Esc | F7 | NA |Has MenuWorks |
| By PC | | (till | (this is | |across the |
| Dynamics | | at Dos | only for | |top. |
| | | prompt)| one | | |
| | | | command.) | | |
|-----------+---------+--------+------------+----------+--------------|
| MetaMenu |START.BAT| Choose | NA | NA |Title screen |
| | | the DOS| | |has METAMENU |
| | | entry. | | |on it. |
|-----------+---------+--------+------------+----------+--------------|
|The Norton | NC.EXE | F10,* | You are | NA |Has a partial |
| Commander | | | still | |window to the |
| 2.0 | | | actually | |right that |
| | | | at a DOS | |displays the |
| | | | prompt. | |files in the |
| | | | | |current dir. |
|-----------+---------+--------+------------+----------+--------------|
| Novell | menu | Esc,y | NA | NA |Has Novell on |
| Menu | {menunam| Note: | | |the top. |
| | e.mnu} | some | | | |
| | Note: | systems| | | |
| | You must| are set| | | |
| | specify| that if| | | |
| | a menu | you are| | | |
| | name for| logged | | | |
| |this to w| out! | | | |
|-----------+---------+--------+------------+----------+------------- |
|PathMinder | PM.EXE | Exit to| NA | NA |Under menu on |
| | | Dos on | | |the top has |
| | | Menu | | |Pathminder |
| | | across | | |and version. |
| | | top | | | |
|-----------+---------+--------+------------+----------+------------- |
| PC Index | PCINDEX.| Ecs,y | U |Q to exit |Bottom right |
|4.0 by ESP | EXE | Or | (This | the |corner has |
| Software | | Alt,q | takes you |utilities |the prompt of |
| | | | to the | menu. |c:\esp if |
| | | | utilities. | |installed in |
| | | | ) | |the default |
| | | | Note: Most | |directory. |
| | | | DOS | | |
| | | | commands | | |
| | | | can be | | |
| | | | done here. | | |
|-----------+---------+--------+------------+----------+------------- |
| PC Menu | PCM.EXE| End,y | F10,y | exit |Has PC Menu |
| 2.1 | | | | |across the |
| By R.S.I. | | | | |top. |
| PCShell | PCSHELL | F3,x | May have a | Has the |Has PCShell |
| 6.0 | .EXE | | DOS prompt | message |V6 in upper |
| PCTools | | | at the | "strike |lefthand |
| | | | bottom. | any |corner. |
| | | | If not | key..." | |
| | | | press | | |
| | | | F10,o,c,c | | |
| | | | and it | | |
| | | | will put | | |
| | | | one. | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
|-----------+---------+--------+------------+----------+--------------|
| PowerMenu | MENU.COM| Esc,y | F4 | exit |PowerMenu is |
| By | | | | |written at |
| BrownBag | | | | |the top of |
| Software | | | | |the screen. |
|-----------+---------+--------+------------+----------+--------------|
|PS/1 Built | SHELLSTB| Go to | NA | NA |This menu is |
| in Menu | .EXE1 | Your | | |found only on |
| | | Softwar| | |the PS/1 |
| | | e, then| | |computers. |
| | | choose | | | |
| | | DOS | | | |
| | | Prompt | | | |
|-----------+---------+--------+------------+----------+--------------|
| QDOS II | QD2.EXE| F10,F10| NA | NA |QDOS in upper |
| | | | | |left corner |
|-----------+---------+--------+------------+----------+--------------|
| Windows | WIN.EXE| Alt- | Go to Main | exit |Program |
| 3.0 | | F4,* | window | |Manager |
| | | | group, | |across the |
| | | | click on | |top of the |
| | | | DOS Prompt | |main window. |
|-----------+---------+--------+------------+----------+--------------|
|X-Tree Pro |XTREE.EXE| Alt,q,y| Alt,x | Esc |Has Up/Down |
| Gold | | | | |arrows scroll |
| | | | | |in the left |
| | | | | |bottom corner |
| | | | | |and *ok F1 |
| | | | | |help ESC |
| | | | | |cancel in the |
| | | | | |bottom right |
| | | | | |corner. |
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