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MENU BAR HELP
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Use PAGE and ARROW keyboard keys to move about in
the help file.  PRESS ESCAPE to leave Help.


MENU BARS are displayed at the bottom of the
screen (line 25).  Each selection on a menu bar
takes you to the task to be done or completely
does the task for you.  The Menu Bar is also shown
in each area's Overview.

The key description for all Menu Bars follows:


940EZ
-------------------------------------------------
Prints payroll form specified...


941
-------------------------------------------------
Prints payroll form specified...


1096
-------------------------------------------------
Prints payroll form specified...


1099
-------------------------------------------------
Prints payroll form specified...


ALL EMPLOYEES PER QUARTER (ALL EMPLYS/QTR)
-------------------------------------------------
Selecting this option on the Payroll Reports menu
bar allows you to print, view, or file "All
Employees per quarter" detail payroll data for the
time interval you specify...


AN EMPLOYEE (AN EMPLY)
-------------------------------------------------
Selecting this option on the Payroll Reports menu
bar allows you to print, view, or file "An
Employee's" detail payroll data for the time
interval you specify...


ARROW (up and down)
--------------------------------------------------
Used to move the cursor up and down the display
screen.  See Browse and View on how to use...


BROWSE
--------------------------------------------------
Selected from View mode.  Display up to 20 records
at a time in a table format.

Use the Up and Down arrow keys to move back and
forth among records; use Left and Right keys to
move between fields.

Select commands on menu bar by typing the first
letter of the command, or by using the Space Bar
to position the highlight over a command, and
pressing Enter or use the mouse.

The status line at the bottom of the screen
indicates the current record and modes...


CHANGE
--------------------------------------------------
You can update the current record.  Once you have
finished editing the record, press F10 (Save) to
save the changes, or Esc to cancel the changes.

You can edit records using both the form (in View
mode) and the browse table (in Browse mode).
Select the appropriate mode then select Change...


CHECK
-------------------------------------------------
Check will print out a check for you based on a
standard size and the current expense record
itself...


CLIENT
-------------------------------------------------
From Income or Expense database will take you back
to the client record you came from.

From Invoice database Client will take you to the
Client database but not to any specific record...


CREATE (FORM LETTER)
--------------------------------------------------
Create or edit a form letter template, using LBS's 
built-in editor. Your form letter can use any
fields from the current database or set...


CREATE (ENVELOPE/MAIL LABEL)
--------------------------------------------------
Create or edit a mailing label, using the
information stored in the current database or set. 
LBS allows you to store up to 26 mail label
designs for each database or set.

Your labels can use any fields in the current
database. If they are based upon a set, the labels
can use fields from any database in the set. 
Design labels by placing fields and text messages
exactly where you want them to print on the label. 
Your labels can include system fields and
calculated fields.

LBS automatically suppresses blank address lines
on labels, and provides a variety of alignment
options that make designing professional looking
labels easy.

You can design labels to fit a variety of label
sizes.

LBS provides the dimensions for several common
sizes...


CREATE (INVOICE LABEL)
--------------------------------------------------
Create or edit an invoice shipping label...


CURRENT (ENVELOPE/MAIL LABEL)
--------------------------------------------------
Predefined label functions are used to print the
current records address, envelope or mailing
label...


CURRENT (FORM LETTER)
--------------------------------------------------
Print a form letter that was previously created
for the current database or set. 

If your letters use any prompted fields, LBS will
pause at the appropriate point in each letter and
prompt for input. Enter the necessary information
and press Enter. LBS will continue printing the
letters.

If you have made any syntax or logic errors in
your letter design, LBS will encounter the error
when it prints the letters, and will abort
printing. You must correct the error before you
can print the letters.

Edit the letter with Create option...


CURRENT (INVOICE)
-------------------------------------------------
Display, print, or file current (invoice displayed
on screen) invoice...


CURRENT (INVOICE LABEL)
-------------------------------------------------
Print current (invoice displayed on screen)
invoice ship to label.


DEFAULT
--------------------------------------------------
You do have some control over the engine program
(Alpha Four) and how it will do some functions. 
LBS suggests you accept the default options as is. 
Some examples of parameters you can set and
suggestions are as follows:

- Should LBS beep when you make an error?  Suggest
yes, it should beep.

- Should LBS automatically perform calculations
when you enter data in a field or only when you
save a record?  Suggest when you enter data.

- Should the help prompts on line 24 be displayed? 
Suggest yes, it should be displayed.

- What are the default currency name and symbol,
numeric format, and date separator?

- Should LBS immediately write each update to
disk?

If you don't you may lose data so suggest yes,
write each update to disk.

- What method should LBS use when comparing string
values: Exact, Case-sensitive or Case-insensitive. 
Suggest Case-sensitive.

Know why you are changing default values before
doing so...


DELETE
--------------------------------------------------
Press ALT-D or select from menu bar Delete to mark
the current record for deletion.  LBS does not
actually remove the marked record from the
database. Instead, the "DEL" flag is displayed on
the status line (and a diamond appears in front of
the record in the browse table).

Undelete a deleted record with the Undelete record
option.

+- Note --------------------------------------+
| To permanently remove deleted records, you  |
| must pack the database, see menu selection  |
| Pack.  It is highly suggested that the      |
| Client database NOT be packed.  If it is    |
| packed, make sure the next customer number  |
| entered, after packing, is correct.         |
+---------------------------------------------+


DETAIL REPORT
-------------------------------------------------
Allows you to print, view, or file a detail report
for a time interval you specify.


DJT-1
-------------------------------------------------
Prints payroll Minnesota State form.


EACH EMPLOYEE BY QUARTER (EA EMPLY BY QTR)
-------------------------------------------------
Selecting this option on the Payroll Reports menu
bar allows you to print, view, or file "Each
Employee by Quarter" detail payroll data for the
time interval you specify.


EIC
-------------------------------------------------
Allows federal EIC tax tables to be changed.


EMPLOYEE
--------------------------------------------------
Go to the Employee information and history
database to create or change employee information
used in payroll.


ENTER
--------------------------------------------------
You can add new records to the current database.
Once you have finished entering the record, press
F10 (Save) to save it, or Esc to cancel.

You can enter records using both the form (in View
mode) and the browse table (in Browse mode)...


ERASE (ENVELOPE/MAIL LABEL)
--------------------------------------------------
Erase a mail label design belonging to the client
database.

+- Warning ----------------------+
| Once a label design has been   |
| erased, it cannot be recovered.|
+--------------------------------+


ERASE (FORM LETTER)
--------------------------------------------------
Erase a form letter belonging to the current
database or set.

+- Warning ----------------------+
| Once a letter has been erased, |
| it cannot be recovered.        |
+--------------------------------+


ERASE (INVOICE LABEL)
--------------------------------------------------
Erase an invoice label belonging to the current
database or set.

+- Warning -----------------------+
| Once a invoice label has been   |
| erased, it cannot be recovered. |
+---------------------------------+


EXPENSE
--------------------------------------------------
Switches to the expense (accounts payable)
database displaying the records associated with
the the current client record.

You may edit expense records while in view or
browse mode.

Go back to the client record you left with the
Menu option.


EXPENSE TYPE (EXPTYPE)
--------------------------------------------------
You have sixteen (16) buckets or categories you
can assign an expense type to.  Remember that the
program only looks at the expense type number to
do data operations.  The program then inserts the
name you have assigned to that number.


FEDERAL
-------------------------------------------------
Allows federal tax tables to be changed.


FIND
--------------------------------------------------
Locate a specific record in the database. The
search is based upon the primary index. For
example, if CUSNO is the primary index, you can
search for a particular customer number.

When prompted, enter the index key value (i.e.,
the customer number) to search for (no quotes),
and press Enter. LBS finds the first record with
the closest matching index key.

Find is normally case-insensitive.  It can be set
as case sensitive with exact length, case
sensitive, or case-insensitive from the Menu Bar
3, Setup, Default, Pattern Matching.

Press F2 to use another index in the search.

See Locate to search or locate information in any
field.


FORM LETTER
--------------------------------------------------
Select the Form letter menu bar option to create,
edit, or erase a form letter.

Form letters can print calculated values based
upon other fields in the same record,
conditionally print paragraphs, and include
external files. You can also insert pauses for
user input while the letters are printing.


FORMS
--------------------------------------------------
Many federal forms can be printed using this
selection.  See forms menus.


FULL
--------------------------------------------------
Display, print, or file full (total inventory).


GLOBAL
--------------------------------------------------
Update the value in one or more fields, or
delete/undelete all (or a sub-set) of the records
in the current database.  When updating a field,
you can use either a constant value (such as
"C.O.D." or 36.7) or an expression (such as TOTAL
*  NUMBER).

You can also change the case of character fields,
for example, converting the first letter of every
word to uppercase... 


HELP
--------------------------------------------------
On the Menu Bar for the area you are in, LBS
supplies two types of help.

The first type of help is the Overview found on
the first menu bar of all areas.  The Overview is
a high level discussion of the way this section
should be used in your business.  It will also
include information pertinent to the area you are
in.

The second type of help is labelled Help.  Help
provides information on all menu bar selections. 
You are now reading the Menu Bar Help description.

Occasionally, you maybe asked questions you need
additional help with.  The F1 keyboard key may
provide some help.  The F1 Help is provided by the
engine creators (Alpha Four) and may be of some
help...


INCOME
--------------------------------------------------
Switches to the income (accounts receivable)
database displaying the records associated with
the current record in the Client database.

You may edit income records while in view or
browse mode.

Go back to the client record you left with the
menu option.


INCOME/ZIP
--------------------------------------------------
Provides a report on income by ZIP code, period of
time, and job type.  You can select either to see
a ZIP code or NOT to see a ZIP code and thus see
all the other ZIP codes.  You may see the report
on the screen or print it.  Note that a customer
is only counted once to get the average even if
that customer is in the report more than once. 
You may either manually remove income records from
the report and manually recalculate using paper
and pencil or mark for deletion those records you
don't want to be in the report.  Remember that
marking a record for deletion does not delete it
until you pack the database.  You will lose any
record marked for deletion if you do pack the
database.  Any record deleted is not recoverable
if you would forget.  Hint: If you just want to
see the average sale per customer summation at the
end of the report (and not the detail records) you
can put it to screen then do a screen print to
print out the information on the screen.  

Bob Stevenson requested this report (some may have
taken his business course).


INDEX
--------------------------------------------------
Select a previously defined index as the new
primary index.

Indexes control the order in which records are
retrieved and displayed. For example, if you
select the ZIPCODE index, LBS displays records in
zip code order.

When you select Index, LBS displays a list of
available indexes. Select one by highlighting it
and pressing Enter...


INVOICE
--------------------------------------------------
Takes you to the Invoice database.  Thus, you
don't have to go to the Main Menu first.


JOB TYPE (JOBTYPE)
------------------------------------------------
You have sixteen (16) buckets or categories you
can assign a job type to.  Remember that the
program only looks at the job type number to do
data operations.  The program then inserts the
name you have assigned to that number.


LABEL
--------------------------------------------------
Takes you to the Label Menu Bar for more selection
options.


LOCATE
--------------------------------------------------
Locate a record by searching in any field in the
database (even memo fields).

When prompted, enter the phrase you are looking
for (no quotes), and press Enter.  LBS displays a
list of the fields in the current database. 
Select which field to search by highlighting it
and pressing Enter.

LBS locates the first record containing the search
string in the selected field.  Select "Next
locate" to continue the search, or "Exit locate"
to end it.

The search is case-insensitive...


MAIN
--------------------------------------------------
Return to the LBS Main Menu. If you want to
completely exit LBS, select the Quit command from
the Main Menu.

+- WARNING --------------------------------+
| NEVER shut off your computer until you   |
| have properly exited from LOWER Business |
| Solutions Program.                       |
| Doing so may result in loss of data.     |
+------------------------------------------+


MAIL LABEL
--------------------------------------------------
Selects the Mail Label Menu Bar for further
selection.  Mail label provides you with the
options to print current address mail label or
envelope or many of either.  You can also create
new label or envelope formats.


MANY (ENVELOPE/MAIL LABEL)
--------------------------------------------------
Prints a selected envelope or mail label for
selected or specified clients.


MANY (FORM LETTER)
--------------------------------------------------
Prints a form letter for selected or specified
clients.


MANY (INVOICE)
--------------------------------------------------
Display, print, or file any combination of
invoices you specify.


MANY (INVOICE LABEL)
--------------------------------------------------
Print specified invoice ship to labels.


MEMO
--------------------------------------------------
Press ALT-M or select from Menu Bar Memo to edit a
memo field.  Selecting this option invokes the
memo-field editor, which is like a word processor.
Type and edit your memo as needed, then press F10
(Save) to save it.

In the client application you will see the first
six lines of the memo field before selecting Memo. 
You can also double click the mouse to open the
memo field...


MENU
--------------------------------------------------
Advances you from Menu Bar 1 to 2 to 3, and back
to Menu bar 1.  Menu also returns you to the Menu
Bar you came from when in nested menus like Mail
Label Menu Bar or Form Letter Menu Bar (you would
return to Menu Bar 2).


MISCELLANEOUS (MISC)
--------------------------------------------------
Selection takes you to MISC MENU BAR.


NETWORK
--------------------------------------------------
This command allows you to change the following
network file sharing parameters:

File Sharing Mode: Select Shared to allow other
network users to have simultaneous access to a
database or set. Select Exclusive to allow only
one user at a time to access a database. At
installation, single-user systems default to
Exclusive and multi-user systems to Shared.

Update Records Every: This prompt only appears if
Shared mode is selected. Specify the number of
seconds LBS should wait before updating your
screen when in View or Browse mode to reflect
changes other users may have made to the record(s)
you are viewing.


OTHER
--------------------------------------------------
Specify the inventory parts you want displayed,
printed, or filed based on your specification.


OVERVIEW
--------------------------------------------------
On first menu bar of most areas.  See Help option
above.


PACK
--------------------------------------------------
Condenses the database by physically removing all
records that are marked as deleted.

Use the Delete to mark individual records as
deleted or Global to mark a group of records.

+- WARNING ------------------------------------+
| Before packing a database, be sure to make a |
| back-up copy of it. This is an important     |
| precaution against losing data if the system |
| or power fails in anyway.  If you lose your  |
| data you must restore it using your backup   |
| procdures.                                   |
+----------------------------------------------+

Pack may destroy history marker of the last CUSNO
used.  When you enter a new CUSNO after doing a
PACK make sure it doesn't repeat an already used
CUSNO. This is easy to do by indexing on the CUSNO
and seeing the last CUSNO used. Enter the next
CUSNO to set the marker again...


PARTS
--------------------------------------------------
Takes you directly to the parts inventory
database.


PASSWORD
--------------------------------------------------
You can lock others out of both the payroll
database and the employee database by assigning a
password.  If you forget the password you are out
of luck.  Once the password is assigned it will
take effect upon reentering LBS.  You can change
the password at any time.


PAYROLL
--------------------------------------------------
Allows you to return to the payroll database
directly.


PAYSTUB
--------------------------------------------------
Allows you to print current employee's paystub,
the paystubs for a pay period end date, or other
criteria of employee, dates, etc. you may want to
print.


PHONE
--------------------------------------------------
Select, in the client database, Menu Bar Phone to
automatically dial a telephone number that is
displayed in the current record.

This option appears only when you have gone to
Setup to specify your options.

Phone displays all phone numbers from fields in
the current record.  If more than one number
displays, use Up and Down to highlight the number
you want to dial and then press Enter...


PROGRAM (PRGM)
--------------------------------------------------
Located on the SETUP MENU BAR to personalize the
program and supplies federal, state, and city
information used in the program to automatically
calculate results for you.  Should immediately be
filled in at start of using LBS applications.


PRINTER (PRTR)
--------------------------------------------------
Located on the SETUP MENU BAR to set Printer
configurations (also known as drivers) contain the
appropriate codes to enable and disable print
enhancements (such as bold, italics, underline
etc.).

Printer drivers also define page margins and sizes
and the method LBS should use to advance to the
next page.

Before you can use a printer configuration, you
must first install it with the Create/edit a
printer configuration command.

RANGE
--------------------------------------------------
Range controls how LBS retrieves and displays
records. Using the settings, you can define a
range that contains only records meeting certain
criteria.

In addition to the primary index, the range
settings let you specify:
 - Whether records are in ascending or descending
     order
 - Whether to show all, deleted, or not-deleted
     records
 - The first record and the last record in the
     range
 - Whether to include only records with unique
     keys
 - A filter expression stating more specific      
criteria

If you are working in LBS, and it appears records
may be missing, check to make sure you have the
correct index selected.

SCREEN
--------------------------------------------------
Select on the SETUP MENU BAR to adjust the screen
colors for the current database or make a
particular color setting the default setting for a
database or set that are not explicitly configured
with customized color settings.

The colors selected here are used for various
parts of the LBS menus and screens. On a VGA
monitor, LBS allows full control of the color
palette, allowing you to select from 64,000
different colors. You can not change screen colors
if you are using a monochrome video adapter card.


REBUILD
--------------------------------------------------
Re-build the indexes that are attached to the
current database.  If you think you have lost some
records it is usually because the wrong index is
chosen or the indexes need to be rebuilt... 


REPORT
--------------------------------------------------
This selection in income and expense databases
allows you to print, view, or file detail and
summary reports.  Report supplies you with the
information you need to make good business
decisions.


SETUP
--------------------------------------------------
Setup personalizes LBS by your providing
parameters pertinent to your use and business.  Do
not change default parameters unless you know they
should be changed and why.

Set job types and expense types.

Create, edit, and erase printer configurations
(drivers).

Select the screen colors for use with LBS (color
monitors only).

Define default settings for LBS operations and
configuration, such as numeric formats, the
currency name and symbol, the separator used in
dates, recalculation mode, and so on.

Set network default options for network version
(file sharing mode and update intervals).

Set telephone dialer options.


SEARCH
--------------------------------------------------
Create a one-time search/sort list directly from
view or browse mode.

When the search/sort is run, the resulting
search/sort list becomes the active primary index. 
If you think you have lost records it is probably
because you haven't selected a normal index and
the search/sort list is still active...


SEARCH/REPLACE (SRCH/RPL)
--------------------------------------------------
Perform a global search-and-replace operation. For
example, you could search for all occurrences of
"Mrs" in the G_S (greetings and salutation) field
and change them to "Ms".

When prompted, enter the phrase to search for (no
quotes).  Then press Down and enter the
replacement phrase (no quotes).


Next, LBS displays a list of the fields in the
current database.  Select the fields to search by
highlighting them and pressing Enter. Finally,
choose whether you want to verify each replacement
or let LBS automatically replace all
occurrences...


STATE
--------------------------------------------------
Allows state tax tables to be changed.


STATE VARIANCE (STATE VAR)
--------------------------------------------------
Allows state tax tables to be changed.


STATISTICS (STATS)
--------------------------------------------------
Display field statistics for up to four fields (or
expressions involving fields) from the current
database or set.

For numeric fields, LBS displays the lowest and
highest value, the sum, and the average.

For character and date fields, LBS displays the
lowest and highest values.

LBS computes the statistics for all of the records
in the current range. LBS also displays the number
of records in the range.


STOCK LEVEL (STKLVL)
--------------------------------------------------
Display, print, or file parts that have fallen
below specified stock level.


SUMMARY REPORT
-------------------------------------------------
Allows you to print, view, or file a summary
report for a time interval you specify.  This is a
one page report summarizing your business.


TAX REPORT
--------------------------------------------------
Provides information on income needed to fill out
state sales tax reports.


TAX TABLES
--------------------------------------------------
Yearly, federal, EIC, and state tax tables must be
updated with the latest tax rates.

Yearly, you can purchase the latest update from
LBS for federal and EIC.  Some state updates will
be available or they can be created for you at
charge.  LBS will also supply to you, upon
request, the information you need to update the
tables yourself.  This information will be in the
form of formulae only.


TELEPHONE (TPHONE)
--------------------------------------------------
The telephone dialer command has two sub-commands:
Phone numbers and Global settings.

Select Phone numbers to specify which fields in
the current database contain phone numbers. You
can specify up to eight fields.

Select Global settings to specify the following
global telecommunications settings : local area
code, should "1" be dialed before the area code,
should a prefix be dialed, to which Com port is
the mode attached and should the modem use Tone or
Pulse to dial the number.


UNDELETE
--------------------------------------------------
Press ALT-U or select Menu Bar Undelete.  Undelete
removes the delete marker from a record, thus
"undeleting" that record.

+- Note ----------------------------+
| You cannot undelete records after |
| the database has been packed.     |
+-----------------------------------+

Undeleting a record is the opposite of deleting a
record...


VIEW
--------------------------------------------------
View maybe selected when in Browse mode.  View
displays individual records of the Client
database.

Use the Up and Down arrow keys to move back and
forth among the records in the database.

Select each View mode command by typing the first
letter of  the command, or by using Space Bar to
position the highlight  over the command, and
pressing Enter or use the mouse.

The status line at the bottom of the screen
indicates the current records and modes.. 


W2
--------------------------------------------------
Prints payroll form specified.


W3
--------------------------------------------------
Prints payroll form specified.


ZIP
--------------------------------------------------
Switches to the ZIP Code database displaying all
ZIP code records.

You may edit the ZIP code records while in view or
browse mode.






