Magnum One/Magnum One (Mid-American Digital) (Disc Manufacturing).iso/d10/pcm_d2.arc/README5.TXT

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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 ─┘ 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.