This report contains instructions for the use of GENERAL, a tutorial type teaching logic developed for the PLATO system. The logic of GENERAL is first introduced and diagrammed for the user. Then lesson planning for program authors is discussed in terms of format rules, branching pages, challenge pages, and information retrieval pages. Control keys and procedures for student mode are provided followed by an explanation of author mode. Suggestions for the answer master and input of parameters for lessons are given followed by directions for authoring using GENAUTH, GENERAL, and CONSTNT. The appendix contains a list of special effects on GENERAL, a list of judgers, and an example of an INVSTAN subroutine. (CH)