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Single-Touch Software (c)
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Point-Of-Sale Partner v3.1i
Copyright 1992,1993
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Warranty & Disclaimer --------------------------------------
Single-Touch Software does NOT guarantee that this
software is error or "bug" free. Every attempt to make it
bug free has been made though. Single-Touch Software IS NOT
responsible for any damage to equipment or lose of any data,
due to the use or mis-use of this software product. If you
received this program on diskettes directly from Single-Touch
Software and find one of the diskettes to be defective then
call us and we will send you a replacement disk.
NOTICE|||||
Single-Touch Software IS NOT responsable for any
damage to any equipment or any lose of data, due to the use
or mis-use of this software
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ----------------------------------------
IBM Compatible XT, AT, 386 or 486 Processor (386 req.)
640k Memory
Hard Drive with at least two megs of space
VGA, EGA, CGA or MGA graphics adapter
Dot Matrix Printer capable of printing multi-copy paper
INSTALLATION -----------------------------------------------
To install the Point-Of-Sale Software on your hard drive
make a sub-directory using the Dos "MD" command. Consult
your Dos manual for reference.
Copy all the program files into the directory using the
Dos "COPY" command.
Run the file named "POSSETUP" to enter in your company
information. You will need to enter your company name,
address and related information. You will also need to
supply a message tag that will appear at the bottom of each
invoice. You will need to enter your local sales tax rate as
well. You can change this message by running the utility
called "EDMSG.EXE". You will also need to supply a starting
invoice number.
That's all there is to it, after running the set-up
program you are ready to begin using the program.
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FIRST TIME STARTUP -----------------------------------------
To start the point-of-sale program just type "POS_V31x"
at the DOS prompt. The "x" in the filename will be whatever
the revision letter of the program you are using is. To find
out which revise you are using use the DOS "DIR" command and
look at the filenames.
The first time you start the program, it will generate
several files for storing and indexing data. This is a one
time operation, unless you erase the files and start over.
MAIN MENU COMMANDS -----------------------------------------
{S}ales Register
{A}dd Customer Data
{C}ustomer Editing
{M}onthly Calendar
{D}esktop Calculator
{L}ist Customers and Codes
c{U}stomer Mailing Labels
{P}rompt Line / Dos Shell
{B}ackup Data Files
{ESC}
{E}xit
MENU COMMAND SUMMARY -------------------------------------
{S}ales Register -- This selection takes you into the
pos sales register. Here you will be asked to enter a
customer code, if you do not remember a customers code you
can press the ENTER key and get a listing of all customer
codes and information. If a new code that is not already
used is entered a screen will pop up and ask if you want to
add the customer. If you wish to add the customer at this
time press ENTER, or you can press ESC to abandon the code
selection.
After a valid customer code has been entered the
customer information on the screen invoice will be filled in
automatically, this will also be carried over to the printed
invoice as well.
You will then be moved down to the sales entry part of
the screen. Here you will enter the quantity, description
and individual price of each item purchased. The pricing
field will automatically reflect the total price of the
quantity of products you entered.
To end entering products into the sales screen just
enter a blank field on the next price field. At this time
you will be asked if the information you entered is correct
or not. If you answer No then you will be able to re-enter
the information. If you answer Yes, then you will be asked
if sales taxes are to be applied to the total sales price.
After all information is entered and is correct the
program will then generate an invoice on your printer. All
sales information will then be stored in the systems data
files. After the invoice is finished printing, you will then
be returned to the main system menu with a push of any key.
{A}dd Customer Data -- If you already have established
customers you can go ahead and add them to the programs
customer database. This way you will have all of your
current customers in the system and ready to pull up into the
program. This will cut down on some of your register tie-up
time for you and your customers. If you make a mistake in
entering the information, don't worry, you can either re-
enter the information or use the customer editor to change
the information.
{C}ustomer Editing -- This selection will place you
into the customer editor, it looks and operates just like the
Add Customer Data entery screen. You can change customer
addresses or any other information about the customer. If an
item dosen't need to be changed just press ENTER on that
field and the information already there will be retained. As
in all input screens you will be aked if all information is
correct, if not then you can change it. Once all information
is correct, the new customer information will be updated in
the customer data file.
{M}onthly Calendar -- This selection will pop-up a
handy calendar onto the screen, showing you the current date
and day of the month. To remove the calendar from the screen
just press the ESC key.
{D}esktop Calculator -- This will bring up an electronic
calculator onto the screen. Your numbers lock will
automatically be turned on. You can use the number keypad
just like you wuld on a regular calculator. You can also
have all your calculations printed out on your printer at the
press of a key. This function is handy for figuring up an
estimate for a customer as well.
{L}ist Customers / Codes -- This selection will bring
up a listing of all customers, their codes, and releated
information. You can use the Up and Down Arrows or the Page
Up and Page Down Keys to scroll through the listing. You
also have the option of pressing the F3 key for a search. If
you decide to use the search command you will be prompted for
a string of text to search for, this can be the customer
name, code or any other text that might need to be look for.
To exit this function just press the ESC key.
c{U}stomer Mailing Labels -- This selection will allow
you to print customer mailing labels for mailing out flyers
or any other type of correspondance. You must register the
program to use this feature.
{P}rompt Line / DOS Shell -- This selection will shell
you out of the POS program to the DOS command line. This
will allow you to run utilities, or other SMALL programs
without having to quit the POS program. If you try to run to
big of a file in the shell you will get an "Out Of Memory"
error and crash the POS Program. No damage should be done to
any of your data or index files as they are updated and saved
as any new information is enterd into the system. This
should be used for doing such things as copying files or
formatting disks or things of this nature. To return to the
POS software from the shell just type "EXIT" at the DOS
prompt. You will be returned to the system main menu.