PROJECT MENU HELP
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Create New database      - Allows you to create a new database file.
                           See field names on the SYSTEM menu help file
                           for help with the field utility.


Load a database          - Loads a PowerBase compatible file. Erasing the
                           previous file from memory.


Load Amibase Pro II file - Will load an Amibase Professional II file.


Save database            - Saves a database in PowerBase format.
                           Files are fully compatible with older versions
                           of PowerBase.
                           Files are encrypted making them difficult to
                           view from text editors etc.


Disk options - Change directory - Allows you to change the
                                  default disk directory.

             - Delete a file - Deletes a specified file.

             - Make directory - Makes a new directory on disk.

             - Rename a file - Renames a specified disk file.

             - Free disk space - Tells you the disk space you
                                 have left.

             - Get directory - Gives a list of the current
                               directory.


Printer options - Print this record - Outputs the current record
                                      to your printer.

                - Print record range - Outputs a range of records to
                                       your printer.

                - Print all records - Does as it says.

                - Print Status report - This prints out & displays
                                        the status report.

                - Print directory - Prints out the current directory ,
                                    use the change directory option to change
                                    the path.

                - List a field to printer - Print out a list of the contents
                                            of single field to the printer.

                - Print help file - prints out one of the help files.
                                    After selecting this you must select a
                                    file to print by viewing it as normal ,
                                    it will then also be printed.

                - Print label - can be used to print labels and addresses
                                to envelopes and many other things.
                                It only prints the fields selected with the
                                Display fields option on the OPTIONS menu.
 

                - Printer preferences
                     - includes Form feed after printouts,
                     - distance to print labels from left margin
                     - ignore empty fields when printing labels,
                     - Draft/NLQ print mode
                     - no. of lines to leave after printing a label
                       (useful when using the filter utility to print labels
                       for a mailshot).

                  The printer preferences can be loaded, saved, used without
                  saving or cancelled.





File status report - Gives the status of the current database.


Clear current database - gives the option to Save the Database first ,
                         Clear or cancel.


Quit                 - Allows you to select Save first, Quit or cancel.


     * the save first option will not appear on the clear and quit options
       if you do not have a database.
