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.TOPIC:
Contents
LENDER'S TOOLBOX HELP SYSTEM
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To select a Help Topic mouse-click on the `link' phrases
outlined by two triangles or press your TAB or Shift-TAB key
to select a link and then press [Enter].
The following Help topics are available:
Using the Help System
General Information
Mouse and Keyboard Instructions
Amortization Schedule
Loan Calculator
Program Preferences
Registration Info
Registration Form
.TOPIC:
Using the Help System
LENDER'S TOOLBOX :: USING HELP
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SCROLLING THE HELP WINDOW: Mouse-click on the vertical scroll
bar (right side of this window) or use the cursor keys on your
keyboard.
CLOSING THE HELP WINDOW: Double click on the window's Control
Box icon [■] or, from the keyboard, press CTRL-F4 or the ESC
key.
HELP COMMAND BUTTONS: Click on a command button or press the
button's highlighted access key to activate. The following
command buttons are available:
CONTENTS - displays a table of contents for the
application's Help system. (Access key = C)
SEARCH - opens a dialog box that lists all available Help
topics. Select a topic from the list box and press ENTER.
(Access key = S)
BACK - jumps to the last Help topic viewed. This command
button will be disabled when you first access the Help
system. (Access key = B)
HISTORY - lists the last 20 Help topics viewed. Jump to a
topic by selecting from the list box and press ENTER.
This command button will be disabled when you first access
the Help system. (Access key = T)
PRINT - prints the contents of the current Help topic to
your printer. Your printer must be turned on and `on-line'
before activating this command button. (Access key = P)
See Mouse and Keyboard Instructions for more information
on cursor movement, Command Buttons, Control Box, etc. or
Contents to view a list of available help topics.
.TOPIC:
General Information
LENDER'S TOOLBOX :: GENERAL INFORMATION
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THIS PROGRAM VERSION IS DISTRIBUTED AS SHAREWARE, AND THE
USER IS GRANTED A LIMITED LICENSE TO EVALUATE THE PROGRAM.
IF YOU FIND THIS PROGRAM IS USEFUL AND YOU WISH TO
CONTINUE USING IT, PLEASE REGISTER BY COMPLETING THE FORM
WHICH WILL BE PRINTED WHEN YOU SELECT THE 'PRINT' COMMAND
BUTTON ON THE Registration Form.
The LENDER'S TOOLBOX provides you with the most often used
`tools' in one package. A mouse is supported, but not
required. To use a mouse your mouse driver MUST be loaded
prior to starting the program. Features include:
AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE - A program that not only computes
the schedule for the `normal' monthly-pay loans, but also
for quarterly, semi-annual, annual, bi-weekly, or semi-
monthly payment schedules. You can choose to accrue
interest on equal 30 day months basis (normal method) or
exact days between payment dates (bank method). In
addition, you can specify fixed principal payments or
`balloon' the loan at the end of the specified term.
LOAN CALCULATOR - A program that allows `what if'
calculations, computing the payment amount, term, annual
interest rate, or original loan amount when you provide
any three of the four variables - the `missing' variable
is calculated from your input. Periodic payments can be
input or calculated on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual,
annual, bi-weekly or semi-monthly basis.
PROGRAM PREFERENCES - A form that lets you set your own
program defaults for the Amortization Schedule and Loan
Calculator modules to use whenever they are activated.
These defaults will save keystrokes when entering data by
automatically entering your default data into the
appropriate `fields' for you, eliminating repetitious
entries.
The FILE option on the menu bar consists of the following sub-
menus:
OPEN - opens a previously saved data file for the
Amortization Schedule module, and automatically
loads this data into the form.
SAVE - saves your data currently displayed on the current
Amortization Schedule form to the filename currently
in use. (If no filename is currently in memory this
option will activate the `Save As' option for you.)
This option is ONLY available while the Amortization
Schedule form is displayed on your screen.
SAVE AS - opens a `file save' dialog box which allows you
to enter a new file name or choose an existing file
to save your current data to. (NOTE: Your data is
saved to files with the .LTB extension. If you omit
this extension it will automatically be added to the
name you supply. If you enter a different extension
you will receive an error message.) This option is
ONLY available while the Amortization Schedule form
is displayed on your screen.
PRINT - activates the Amortization Schedule `Okay' command
button and displays the `print destination' dialog
box (automatically defaulting to Printer, but you
can change the destination to Screen). Depending on
the print destination chosen, selecting the
Okay button at this dialog box will:
[1] PRINTER - display the Printer dialog box,
allowing you to direct the output to LPT1, LPT2,
LPT3, or a File (be sure to enter the desired
filename if printing to a file), or
[2] SCREEN - display the Amortization Schedule on
your screen.
This option is ONLY available while the Amortization
Schedule form is displayed on your screen.
MONO/COLOR DISPLAY - allows you to change your display
between color and monochrome, depending on the
display currently in use. (If you are using a color
monitor the only difference you will be able to see
in monochrome mode is the absence of the 3-D effect
on boxes and lines.) The program automatically
determines the correct video setting to use at
startup, but this option is available for those
configurations that "fool" the program's video test.
PREFERENCES - (see the `Program Preferences' explanation
above)
EXIT - closes all open windows and exits the program. If
you have any `unsaved' data you will be warned
before the program terminates.
If you experience difficulty reading the screen (as with an
LCD display on a laptop or notebook computer) restart the
program using the `LCD' command line switch: LENDER LCD
[Enter] This should make your screen easier to read. (You may
have to adjust your Contrast or Brightness controls for
optimum display.)
See Mouse and Keyboard Instructions for information on
cursor movement, Command Buttons, Control Box, etc. and
Using the Help System for instructions on using the
help screens.
Registration Info for information on how to obtain a
licensed version of this program.
Registration Form to print the registration form.
.TOPIC:
Mouse and Keyboard Instructions
LENDER'S TOOLBOX :: MOUSE AND KEYBOARD INSTRUCTIONS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The LENDER'S TOOLBOX features a Windows-like environment with
multiple windows (forms) that can be moved, minimized and
restored, while allowing `random' cursor movement. `Windows'
users will immediately recognize the controls available to
them.
After the opening title screen you will be presented with the
Main Menu bar. You can make a selection by clicking with the
mouse or pressing the ALT key and the highlighted access key
for that option. (Note that all commands or cursor movements
can be activated by either a mouse cli