MONTANA RIVERS INFORMATION SYSTEM 

 Rivers Report 



1.3 USING THE SYSTEM 



1.3.1 Starting the Rivers Report Software 



If you have a menu program on your computer, starting the Rivers 

 Report is simply a matter of making the appropriate menu selection. If you 

 do not have a menu program, from the DOS prompt change to the directory 

 containing RPRIVERS.EXE. Next, type RPRIVERS and press Enter. 



Several screens with introductory information will be displayed while the 

 Rivers Report sets itself up. When the Rivers Report is ready you will see 

 a message at the bottom of the screen 'Press enter when ready.' Press 

 any key and the opening screen will appear shortly (Figure 1). 



Figure 1. Opening Screen 



1.3.2 Opening Screen 



The opening screen presents you with a menu from which you can make 

 selections and design data retrievals. To make selections you can: 



1. use the arrow keys to move down to the desired menu item and press 

 Enter, or 



2. simply type the first letter of the menu item, this will position the 

 highlight bar on the item, then press Enter. 



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