I use the FIND command all the time to get to where I want in the manual.
Another useful resource is the new-listowners web page:

http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/1.8d/qs/qs.html

On 15 Oct 2001, at 19:53, Jane-Kerin Moffat wrote:

> I suggest using FIND on the  ** ON-LINE MANUAL**  .   One can go
> crazy looking for instructions in the  downloadable manuals and
> appendices (check out their dates!) only to find the info one needs
> was added in later revisions.
>
> What wouldn't I give for a comprehensive  L-SOFT FOR DUMMIES   :>)
> and new editions thereof with every new version of the software.  As
> a volunteer, I own several small listservs hosted by a major
> not-for-profit environmental organization.  I find the manual
> daunting -- and incredibly time consuming --  when trying to find
> info on a new (to me) procedure or on resolving a problem.  Equally
> serious, it is an unfailing deterrent to recruiting volunteer
> co-owners who could stand in for me or take over the list when I step
> down.


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