The 640 MEG Shareware Studio 2/The 640 Meg Shareware Studio CD-ROM Volume II (Data Express)(1993).ISO/windows/wshop100.zip/SHOPPER.HLP

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General Information

     You may use either the keyboard or the mouse to operate most
     features.  After initial setup, the mouse may be used for
     nearly 95% of all operations.

     Use the TAB key to shift the focus from field to field on the
     screen.  Use the space bar to toggle check boxes on and off.
     Use the Alt+Down to open and close combination ("window-shade")
     boxes or just use the arrows to scroll the contents in the single
     line window.  Use Up, Down (arrows), PgUp, PgDn, Home and End
     to move thru list boxes.  The ESCape key will perform the same
     action as the Finished or Cancel button on most screens.  The
     button which is highlighted will always be chosen when the ENTER
     key is pressed.  If a command button has a letter underlined,
     you may select it by using the ALT key plus that letter, i.e.
     Alt+C for Change.

File Menu

     There are no file load or save commands on the File menu.
     Window Shopper's files are loaded automatically when the program
     loads and are automatically saved upon exiting.

     The Print choice displays a secondary menu allowing you to print
     your shopping list, the "fridge" list, a worksheet for mapping
     the stores, or your master item list.

     The two regularly used choices have shortcut function keys to
     invoke them.  You may press F3 to print your shopping list, or
     F4 to print the "fridge" list.

     The Windows default printer is used exclusively.  If you have
     multiple printers, make the correct one the default before you
     start Window Shopper.  The default or hardware set font of the
     printer is used, with no special formatting, so virtually any
     printer should work.

     You may exit from Window Shopper by picking the File/Exit option
     with mouse or keyboard, by using the Ctl+X key as a shortcut, or
     by using the normal Windows control box, either as a menu or by
     double-clicking it.

Item Menu

     This is the heart of normal Window Shopper operation.  It is here
     that you maintain your list of items, select the ones to buy, and
     review your choices.  After the initial setup, this is where you
     will spend most of your time.

     Clear Selections will remove all previously entered buy quantities
     and coupon information.  This clears the list for a new week of
     shopping.  You will be asked to confirm that you really want to
     clear selections to prevent accidental erasure.

     Select Items allows you to mark those items you want to buy each
     week.  Full details on this screen later.

     Review List scrolls an abbreviated list for you to examine.  It
     contains all the items that will print when you press F3 or select
     from the print menu.  Use the keyboard or mouse to scroll the list.
     Press or click on the Finished button or press ESCape or ENTER
     when done.

     Maintain Items lets you add, change or delete the items in your
     file.  Select this option and press F1 again for help on that
     topic.

Map Menu

     Maintain Map allows you to add, change or delete item categories
     and indicate the relative position of that class of merchandise
     in each of the five stores.

     Re-Map Stores will automatically adjust the location fields in
     each item record to agree with new locations you may have entered
     in Map Maintenance.  There is no need to treat each item individ-
     ually.

Other Menu

     This is where infrequently used commands are located.  It is
     usually only during initial set-up that you will need to change
     the names of the stores or their tax rates.

     Similarly, it is usually only necessary to enter your registration
     serial number (to remove the "begging" messages) once during setup
     or when you receive your serial number from the author.

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Selecting Items

     The heart of the item selection process is the list of
     items on the right side of the window.  Use the mouse
     or the cursor arrows to find the item you want.  Click
     mouse on the item and the complete information for that
     item will show on the remainder of the screen.  The
     store with the lowest price for the item is pre-selected.
     You may change that choice if you wish to buy elsewhere.

     Enter the desired quantity in the Quantity box, press
     Tab or click with the mouse to select a store, then press
     the OK button.  It you have a coupon for the item, you
     should enter the amount in the Coupon box before clicking
     OK.

     Shortcut:  If you are buying only ONE of an item and
     want to buy from the default (lowest price) store, you
     may double-click the entry in the item list.  Sorry,
     there is no keyboard equivalent to this Windows trick!

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Maintaining the Item List

     To add a new item, just enter the information and select
     the Add button.  The record is added and the screen is
     cleared for another transaction.

     Notice that the Change and Delete buttons are not active
     until an item has been chosen from the scrolling list.
     This is to keep you from accidentally deleting the wrong
     record.

     At the heart of Window Shopper's operation is the item
     category.  This, along with the store Map, allows Window
     Shopper to sort your list in the correct sequence for
     the way you like to shop in each store.  Select the
     appropriate category for each item from the pull-down
     list.

     Each item has five prices, one for each of the five
     stores that Window Shopper recognizes.  If you do not
     wish to buy an item at a particular store, merely leave
     the price blank or zero.  Shopper will never select that
     store as the default.  At least one store must have a
     price lower than the rest for the default store selection
     to operate.

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Maintaining the Store Map

     Use this function to enter the product categories you
     will be buying.  The more detailed you make these, the
     more useful the list sorting feature of Window Shopper
     will be.

     Do not try to enter the locations for these product
     categories initially.  Just enter the categories and
     print the store map.  Use this as a worksheet and take
     a stroll thru each store in the order you like to shop.
     Note the sequence in which you pass each category and
     jot down the relative order on your map.  TIP:  Number
     in increments of 5 or 10 to make it easier to make
     changes or correct errors and omissions.  Now you can
     use the worksheet and fill in the locations on the Map
     Maintenance function.

     Select a category by clicking on the entry in the
     list box.  The details of that category will display
     and the Change/Delete buttons will become active.
     Make your changes and press the Change button.  The
     screen will clear and the Change/Delete buttons will
     be dim once again.  Repeat this cycle until all store
     locations have been entered.

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Store Names

     For Window Shopper to be useful, you must tell it the
     names of the five stores you wish to shop in.  If you
     do not want to use all five stores, you may leave the
     unused entries either blank or with the default of
     "Store N".

     Enter the sales tax rate for each store.  This will be
     used to calculate tax on those items you indicate as
     being taxable.

     When all data has been entered, press or click "Done".

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