ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ T i p s , i d e a s a n d s p e c i a l u s e s ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ DATE REMINDER USES The original distribution diskettes comes with sample names, deadlines and birthdays. These show a few examples for further date advisor uses such as club membership renewals, audit dates and goal projections. PRIORITY HOT-LIST You can let this "things-to-do" list pop up either while browsing through the data bank or from the outstanding matters menu. You will note that when you add an new task, an additional row is created. You may enter as much detail you like. Keep the important key words on first line. This is intended to give you a faster overview because only the first line of each window shows. To see further details on any individual matter, simply press your ÄÙ key or spacebar and the window reappears. The rankings on the left hand side are particularly significant. When you change any number, your entire list will readjust itself in a split second. Have you ever had so many things to do that you didn't know where to start? Writing down what one has to do is a good beginning. This priority hot-list takes the solution one step further. When you change the priority of one task, all other tasks slip into the correct relative slot without manual reshuffling. The idea is that you use the priority hot-list for immediate matters requiring your attention. For tasks which lie further ahead and which are associated with particular dates, the automatic date advisor and outstanding matters organiser may be more helpful. OUTSTANDING MATTERS Now you no longer need to reenter your dates every year as is the case when using a manual diary. Also, you are advised without the effort of specifically looking dates up anywhere. Once reminded, you are rereminded any chosen number of times. This is flexible for each particular case. Furthermore, when tasks need doing which have no definite due completion date, using the outstanding matters organiser ensures that no task is forgotten. To extract only tasks of a certain type, it is always good to start your outstanding matters comments with a key word. Examples of key words are "Business", "Home duties", "Social obligations" and so on. When you search for outstanding matters, typing a few beginning letters instead of the entire word will usually suffice. DATE IMPORTANCE STATUS You will note that you may specify "Important - Yes or No" on the date particulars screen. The reason for this is that one might wish to record someone's dates at a stage when one is still undecided of the person's significance. This way one may change one's mind later without being forced to actually remove the dates in order to suspend the individual from the date advisor. TIP REGARDING MEMORY Certain operations require additional system memory. If your computer runs under DOS Version 3.3 or higher this program will flush all buffers at crucial stages. However, you might be using a lower version of DOS together with less than 640K of RAM. Although unlikely, the message "Insufficient Memory" may appear if you perform particularly intensive deletions and organisations. This may cause the program to terminate. The buffers will be clear when you restart. Simply retry the operation and the problem should be resolved. If your computer has less than 640K RAM, avoid running memory resident programs such as Sidekick and the Contacts Manager at the same time.