PROGRAMMING IN BASIC. PART 3
QUICKBASIC MENUS AND COMMANDS
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Getting Around in QuickBasic
Chapter 10.- This chapter introduces the QuickBasic programming environment and illustrates many of its features. Includes the Basic information you will need to begin using the QuickBasic program development environment.

The File Menu
Chapter 11.- From the File menu you can create new files, load existing files, modify files, or remove files. You also use the File menu to print files and exit from QuickBasic.

Using the Editor
Chapter 12.- This chapter describes how to enter and edit program text using QuickBasic editing commands. Before beginning this chapter, you should be familiar with the chapter 10, "Getting around in QuickBasic".

The Edit Menu
Chapter 13.- The Edit menu controls the functions used to build and manipulate your program code (text). Use the Edit menu to cut, copy, and paste text, to undo your last edit, and to create Sub and Function procedures.

The View Menu
Chapter 14.- The View menu gives the available options for viewing program components. You also use the View menu to move Sub and Function procedures, modules, include files, and document files in and out of the View window for viewing and editing.

The Search Menu
Chapter 15.- The Search menu lets you find specific text--"target" text, anywhere in a program, and replaces it with new text. The Search menu has several uses, particularly in long or complex programs.

The Run Menu
Chapter 16.- The Run menu contains commands that let you control program execution within QuickBasic, compile stand-alone programs with the BC compiler, and create Quick libraries. You also use the Run menu to define main program modules.

Debugging Concepts and Procedures
Chapter 17.- QuickBasic can help you track down errors that result from flaws in the logic of a program. See Chapter 18, "The Debug Menu", for more information on debugging.

The Debug Menu
Chapter 18.- The Debug menu controls features that speed program debugging. The features let you watch variables as they change, trace the execution, stop the program at specified locations or on specified conditions, and alter the restart location of a suspended program.

The Calls Menu (Full Menus Only)
Chapter 19.- The Calls menu is an advanced feature that shows all of the procedure calls that led to the current execution location.

The Options Menu
Chapter 20.- Controls some of special features, including those that customize the screen, set default search paths, determine the function for the right mouse button, toggle syntax checking off and on, and switch between Full Menus and Easy Menus.

The Help Menu
Chapter 21.- Choosing commands on the Help menu is one way to access QuickBasic's on-line help.