Basics

There are some basic commands in TACT, which work in all of the programs:

Enter/Return	Execute the current operation
F1	Obtain context - sensitive help
F6	Display credits (except in usebase, where the command is CTRL-F1)
F9	Same as Enter/Return, except in usebase
F10	Exit
Esc	Often same as F10
UpArrow, DnArrow	Select the next or previous field
LeftArrow, RightArrow	Move within the current item, if it is a field that allows entry of information such as a filename;  change the option if it is a toggle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Following are the filename extensions commonly used for ASCII and Textual database files

.GIX	A group index file, created and modified within Usebase
.LST	A file listing input files (Makebase, Buildbat). A file of output saved from Usebase displays, or a file of distinct word forms (Preproc)
.MKS	A file of Editorial Conventions (Makebase, Buildbat)
.QUE	A query file (Usebase, Collgen, Anagrams)
.TDB	A textual database, output of Makebase or Mergebas(e).
.TMP	Temporary files created during batch compilation of a large textual database.

 

 

 

 

 

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