
                               MAIN MENU HELP

What is an Overlay?

  An overlay is a list of events arranged chronologically by date.  When you
  select an overlay to be printed with a calendar, Calendar Creator searches
  that overlay for all events falling in the range of dates you are printing.
  It then automatically annotates the calendar with those events.  By grouping
  related events into their own overlays, you can print calendars that are
  specific to different activities, projects, and schedules.  This makes it
  easy, for example, to keep your business milestones separate from your
  personal schedule.


Using the Main Menu - 1

  Make a selection      Type the number of your menu selection, and then press
                        Enter or F10.  (See the next screen for selections.)

  F2 Instructions       Displays the Calendar Creator on-line instructions.


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                           MAIN MENU HELP, continued

Using the Main Menu - 2

  --- SELECT ---        ----------------- IN ORDER TO ------------------------

  Print Calendar        Print an annual, monthly, or weekly calendar.

  Create Overlay        Add a new overlay title to the list of overlays.

  Edit Overlay          Add, edit, and delete events in an overlay.

  Remove Overlay        Remove an overlay title and its corresponding data.

  Save Overlay Group    Select one or more overlays and save them as a single
                        DOS file.

  Get Overlay Group     Load a DOS file containing one or more overlays and
                        add each overlay individually to the list of overlays.

  Exit                  Leaves Calendar Creator and returns to DOS.

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                             PRINT CALENDAR HELP


How to Print a Calendar - 1

  First, select the overlays you want to appear on your printed calendar: use
  the arrow keys to move the highlight bar to the one you want, and then press
  the space bar to select it.  (To exclude an overlay you have already
  selected, move the highlight bar to that overlay, and then press the space
  bar again to "deselect" it.)  Select as many overlays as you want.  Small
  arrows appear next to each overlay you select.

  When you have selected the overlays you wish to print, press F10 to
  continue.  (To print a calendar without overlays, press F10 without
  selecting overlays from the list.)

  Press PgDn for more help.





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                        PRINT CALENDAR HELP, continued

How to Print a Calendar - 2

  Next, select a calendar type:  press the F3 key to move the box around the
  prompts for an annual, monthly, or weekly calendar.  Respond to the prompts
  within the box.  Use numeric format for all date entries.  Respond to the
  remaining prompts as follows:

  Printer selection        Type the number that corresponds to your printer.

  Print to                 Type the name of the port your printer is connected
                           to.  Valid entries include LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, COM1,
                           COM2, and PRN.  Try LPT1 if you are uncertain.

  Pause between pages      Type Y for yes, N for no.  Answer yes for single
                           sheets; no for continuous-form paper.

  Number of copies         Type the number of copies (1-99) you want to print.

  Standard or wide paper   Type S for standard (8.5 inch) paper, W for wide
                           (14 inch) paper.
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                             CREATE OVERLAY HELP

What is an Overlay?

  An overlay is a list of events arranged chronologically by date.  When you
  select an overlay to be printed with a calendar, Calendar Creator searches
  that overlay for all events falling in the range of dates you specify.  It
  then automatically adds those events to the calendar during printing.

  By grouping related events into their own overlays, you can print calendars
  that are specific to different activities, projects, and schedules.  This
  makes it easy, for example, to keep your business milestones separate from
  your bowling league schedule.


Creating an Overlay

  To create a new overlay, type its title in the space provided, and then
  press F10.  Calendar Creator then adds an empty overlay (one without events
  in it) to the list and takes you to the Edit Overlay screen.  There, you can
  begin adding events to the overlay.

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                              EDIT OVERLAY HELP

SPECIAL TERMS

  Wild Card        Asterisks ( * ) denote recurring events.  For example,
                   1/**/**** means the first day of every month in every year.

  Floating Event   An event with a numerical date that varies--the second
                   Sunday in May, for example.

EDIT OVERLAY COMMANDS

  Up/Down arrow            Moves the highlight bar up/down the event list.
  PgDn/PgUp                Displays the next/previous screen of events.
  Home/End                 Moves to the first/last event of the current year.
  + / -                    Displays the event list for the next/previous year.
  F3 Display Calendar      Pops up a reference calendar.
  F4 Add Event             Lets you add an event to the current overlay.
  F5 Edit Event            Lets you edit the event currently highlighted.
  F6 Find Date             Lets you locate a specific date in the event list.
  Shift-F7 Delete          Deletes the event currently highlighted.
  Shift-F8 Restore         Restores the event last deleted.

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                         EDIT OVERLAY HELP, continued

ADDING FIXED EVENTS

  Month/Day/Year           Enter a date, using numeric values.
  Event                    Type the event description.  Be brief.
  F8 Floating Event        Switches to floating event format.
  F9 Accept/Add Another    Adds event to the list.  Stays in Add Event window.
  F10 Accept               Adds event to the list.
  + / -                    Cycles through the valid responses to the month,
                           day, and year prompts.

ADDING FLOATING EVENTS

  Number                   Type a number from 1-5, or type L for last.
  Day                      Type a day (SUN, MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT).
  Month/Year               Enter the month and year, using numeric values.
  Event                    Type the event description.  Be brief.
  F8 Fixed Event           Switches to fixed event format.
  F9 Accept/Add Another    Adds event to the list.  Stays in Add Event window.
  F10 Accept               Adds event to the list.
  + / -                    Cycles through the valid responses to the number,
                           day, month, and year prompts.
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                             REMOVE OVERLAY HELP


How to Remove an Overlay

  To remove an overlay from the list, type the number of the overlay you wish
  to delete at the Select an Overlay prompt, and then press Enter.

  A warning screen gives you a chance to change your mind or correct an error.
  At the warning screen, press F10 to remove the overlay and its data; press
  Esc to let it remain.

  When you remove an overlay, Calendar Creator deletes its title from the list
  and moves subsequent overlays up.








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                            SAVE OVERLAY GROUP HELP

Why Save an Overlay Group?

  When you work with Calendar Creator, often several people need access to
  certain calendar overlays--but not all overlays.  The Save Overlay Group
  option lets you assemble and save a group of overlays as a single DOS file.
  This facilitates distribution, at the same time making it easy to exclude
  personal overlays and overlays not relevant to a given activity.


How to Save an Overlay Group

  Select the overlays you want to save as a DOS file:  Use the arrow keys to
  move the highlight bar to each overlay you want, and then press the space
  bar to select it.  Small arrows appear next to each overlay you select.  (To
  exclude an overlay you have already selected, move the highlight bar to that
  overlay and press the space bar again to "deselect" it.)

  At the Directory or Filename prompt, type the drive identifier, the path (if
  needed), and the filename for the file to be saved.  To list existing files,
  type only the drive identifier and path (for example, B:).
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                            GET OVERLAY GROUP HELP

How to Get an Overlay Group

  Type the drive identifier, path (if needed), and filename of an overlay
  group at the Name of File to Get prompt, and then press Enter.  (You must
  previously have saved this file to disk using the Save Overlay Group
  function.)  To see a directory listing of files, type only the drive
  identifier and path (for example, B:).

  When you get an overlay group, Calendar Creator loads a DOS file that
  contains one or more overlays.  As this file is loaded, it is broken up into
  its separate overlays, which are then added one by one to your overlay list.
  When the name of an overlay to be loaded duplicates the name of an overlay
  already on the list, Calendar Creator lets you either skip over the new
  overlay or load it.  If you elect to load it, you can do so using a new name
  (thus preserving the overlay already on the list) or use the original name
  and overwrite the existing overlay.

  Note:  When you select Get Overlay Group, a list of the files in the working
    directory appears.  Files named __CALEND.xxx are internal to Calendar
    Creator and should be ignored.
