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AMBIZ-PAK - IBM-PC Version 3.1 (This file revised 8/8/93)

by Fred Blechman
Blechman Enterprises
7217 Bernadine Ave.
Canoga Park, CA 91307
Phone:[phone]

Blechman Enterprises (B/E) does not offer custom programming, and cannot be
responsible for alterations, misunderstanding or misuse of AMBIZ-PAK programs.

General Information:

Whenever ENTER appears in this documentation, it refers to pressing the
down-left-arrow Enter key.

These programs were written in Microsoft GWBASIC, and then compiled with
QuickBASIC 4.5. They are designed to run with DOS 3.2 or better, using the
supplied run-time module, BRUN45.EXE . COMMAND.COM must be available on Drive A
or in the PATH.

Each program displays with yellow characters on a dark blue background on all
color monitors, and will display properly on all color monitors except a
COMPOSITE monochrome monitor used with an old CGA card - in which case the text
will not be readable. A Hercules monochrome display card, or any color display
card, should display properly. If the display is not readable, run the DOS
program MODE.COM with the command MODE BW80 before running AMBIZ.EXE .

SPECIAL NOTE TO LASER PRINTER USERS!! Laser printers print pages, not a line at
a time. They print 60 lines per page. These programs were designed for line
printers that produce 66 lines per page. If you use a laser printer, in most
cases you won't see any output until a page is completed, or you "force" a page
with the FORM FEED command at your printer. This is usually done by taking the
printer Off-Line and then pressing the Form Feed button. With a little
experimentation, you'll be able to use a laser printer with these programs.

Floppy Disk Instructions:

Power-up your computer with your SYSTEM DISK (PC-DOS or MS-DOS) in Drive A.
Answer the date and time prompts and you are in the DOS command mode, with the
A-prompt on the screen. Remove the DOS disk in Drive A and replace it with the
WORKING AMBIZ-PAK disk, which must have the your COMMAND.COM copied to it. Do
NOT run the AMBIZ-PAK from Drive B!

To eliminate "disk-swapping," the AMBIZ-PAK programs and data files may be
copied to a SYSTEM DISK using standard COPY procedures. A System Disk is
created with the FORMAT/S command in DOS.

Hard Disk Instructions:

If you are using a hard-disk system, you must be sure that ALL the AMBIZ-PAK
programs and data files, and BRUN45.EXE, are on the DEFAULT DRIVE and current
DIRECTORY.

Using DOS commands, or whatever procedure you normally follow, make an AMBIZ
subdirectory on your hard-disk. COPY all the programs (including BRUN45.EXE)
from the AMBIZ-PAK disk to that new subdirectory. Be sure there is a PATH to
your DOS COMMAND.COM file!

STARTING UP:

If you are running the AMBIZ-PAK from a floppy disk and have
two floppy drives, ALWAYS use the AMBIZ-PAK programs in DRIVE A
ONLY! The AMBIZ-PAK programs generally default to the current
drive and do NOT specify Drive B when calling programs or disk
files. If your AMBIZ-PAK programs or files are in Drive B, you
may get "File not found" errors. USE DRIVE A ONLY!

When you boot-up with your hard-disk, change the directory to
AMBIZ, where all your AMBIZ-PAK files, including BRUN45.EXE,
should be. Be sure you have a PATH to your DOS COMMAND.COM file.

To start, type AMBIZ and press ENTER. The logo appears for a
few seconds, followed by a title screen, and then you'll see
the Amway Programs Selection Menu.

Select the program by number, and press ENTER. From then on,
when each program terminates it goes back to the Selection Menu
automatically. If for some reason it doesn't, type AMBIZ and
ENTER to re-start.

To exit most programs before normal completion, hold down the
CTRL key and press the SCROLL LOCK key. On some keyboards a
PAUSE key will halt program execution, and any key will
restart. A BREAK key, if available, will exit the program.
After exit, you'll find yourself back at the Selection Menu.

Some programs use DATA files, identified with filenames that
end in .DAT . These are ASCII (text-type) files that can be
modified with any wordprocessor, including the "Speed Letter"
program in this package. To change the data, simply load the
file into a wordprocessor, make the changes (such as default
handling, sales tax, name/address, non-taxable items, etc.),
then save as an ASCII (text) file with the SAME complete
filename. Example: Save LABELS.DAT as LABELS.DAT .

ORDER PROCESSING PROGRAM (ORDERVRF.EXE)

NOTE: This program automatically executes most single-letter
typed responses without pressing the ENTER key. The keyboard is
set to CAPS LOCK.

1. Type 1 from the Selection Menu and press ENTER.

2. You'll be asked if you want printer output. Type N if you
have a laser printer! If Y, make sure your printer is on and
ready to print. It is suggested you type N, since the program
allows a PRINTOUT later, and a line-by-line printout at this
point slows down the program. Pressing the asterisk (*) key
returns you to the Selection Menu.

3. Next you'll be asked if the default handling charge
percentage is OK or not. Answer Y or N. If the handling
percentage is not correct for you, follow the program prompts.
Type and ENTER the new value as a percent (4, not .04). The
default handling percentage is the second line in the ASCII
file ORDVER.DAT, which can be changed with any wordprocessor.
Remember, if changed, to save this as an ASCII (text) file!

4. The program now loads the SA-13 data from the file
ORDERVRF.DAT, displaying the Stock Numbers and Names as they
are loaded into the computer's memory.

5. Next you'll be asked if you want a printer listing of the
data. Answer Y or N. The normal answer is N. If you answer Y,
make sure your printer is on and ready. The printout will take
several minutes and use four or five sheets of paper.

6. The "DISTRIBUTOR NAME & DATE" are only used if the order is
printed. If only verifying a written order, you won't need
this. To bypass, press ENTER.

7. If you want to EDIT the datafile, enter Y at the next prompt
and follow the resulting prompts. Normally, you will type N.

8. Next you'll be asked if you want to apply the handling
charge to this order. If Y, you'll be asked if it should be
applied to total COST or total RETAIL. Answer with C or R.
You'll be given an opportunity to change the percentage.

9. The current sales tax percentage is shown and you are given
the opportunity to change it. This operates like the Handling
described earlier, using the first line of ORDVER.DAT to
specify the default sales tax rate.

10. This completes order initialization, and now you start
actual order entry. Column headings will be displayed, followed
quickly by a multiple-entry prompt. When the prompt appears,
type quantity to be ordered, "C" or "E" or "W" (for Case or
Each or Warehouse Each), and Stock #. Example: 2,E,8023 .
Verify your typing and press ENTER.
(a) Commas ARE REQUIRED between these three entries. If you get
a "Redo from start" message, you didn't enter correctly, and
must re-enter all items on that line.
(b) The "Stock #" is the Stock Number or Name, i.e., 5 or 8442,
etc. (without any prefix) or a Generic Name, as described on
Page 7.
(c) This program uses UNIT prices to save memory and
increase operating speed. CASE prices are CALCULATED, and some
CASE COSTS ONLY will be slightly higher than shown in the
SA-13. This ONLY affects COST, not PV, BV or Retail.
(d) All keys are in the ALL CAPS (upper case) mode.
(e) Use a minus quantity (-) to subtract any item.

11. If you enter a stock number or name that is NOT in the
database, the computer will BEEP and a screen message will
appear. Type the Quantity, Stock Number or Name, Description,
and FIVE prices (DON'T FORGET THE SEVEN COMMAS, as shown) and
press ENTER. The PV, BV, Cost and Retail are for UNIT, not
CASE, quantities. To escape from this hand-entry without
affecting totals, type "1,,,,,,," (1 plus seven commas.)

You are then asked if you want to add this to the data
file. Keep track of any data file additions so you can add them
again when you receive the next AMBIZ-PAK update disk.

12. To keep this program fast and simple, it is designed to
accept no more than 500 product numbers or names in memory. It
is furnished with around 270 numbers and names, covering over
400 products. It is not recommended that you add a lot of your
own, since this will slow down the program slightly - and your
additions will not be included in the next official AMBIZ-PAK
update. This means you'll have to add them again.

13. As a reminder, the files that contains stock numbers, names
and prices (ORDERVRF.DAT) and handling/tax/non-taxable items
(ORDVER.DAT) are ASCII files that can be edited by most word
processors, or the AMBIZ-PAK Speed-Letter program.

See your word processor documentation for information on loading
and saving an ASCII file (sometimes called "non-document," "text,"
or "DOS text.") Items added to ORDERVRF.DAT must be placed in
NUMERIC-ALPHA order, as in the existing file. Use the existing
file format as seen on your screen. Leading zeros are required so
all stock numbers are 4-digits. When completed making changes,
the file must be saved as an ASCII file under the same filename
(ORDERVRF.DAT or ORDVER.DAT) to be recognized by the Order
Processing program.

Generic Names:

NOTE: Since many items of the same type have the same pricing,
certain items in the database use generic stock NAMES instead
of numbers, as shown in the list below. Keep this list near
your computer for handy reference:

Instead of:..............................Use:
--------------------------------------------------
Amagift Albums ........................ALBUM X
...................................(X=ALBUM letter)
Cremepowder Blush (Classic)............BLUSH
Rich Blushing Creme....................BLUSHING
Personal Shoppers Catalog..............CAT
Creamy Cover Up........................COVERUP
Cremepowder Eyecolor (Classic).........EYECOLOR
Sheer Face Powder......................FACE
Fineliner..............................FINELINER
Eye Foundation.........................FOUNDATION
Highlighter............................HIGHLIGHT
Sales & Product Kit....................KIT
Lasting Lashcolor......................LASHCOLOR
Lipcolor (Classic).....................LIP
Literature-only Kit....................LIT KIT
Sheer Moisture Makeup..................MAKEUP
Sheer Moisture Makeup (No color).......MAKEUPNC
Nail Colors (Classic)..................NAIL
Fresh Finish Pressed Powder............PRESSED
SA-13 Wholesale Price List.............SA13
Sheer Blush............................SHEERBLUSH
Softsticks for Brows...................SOFTBROW
Softsticks for Eyes....................SOFTEYE
Softsticks for Lips....................SOFTLIP
--------------------------------------------------

Examples: 2,E,KIT for two Sales Kits.
..........1,E,ALBUM E for one Amagift Album E

14. The program has built-in checks for non-taxable items in
the file ORDVER.DAT. These are the non-taxable items in
California. You may delete these or add your own, if desired,
using a wordprocessor. Stock numbers are carried as 4 character
STRINGS. Leading zeros ("0") MUST be added to make the stock
number exactly 4 characters in length. This does not apply to
stock names, if used. Note that double quote marks must be used
around the stock number/name.

If you modify the program, don't forget to save it back on
disk as an ASCII (text) file called ORDVER.DAT .

When a non-taxable stock number is entered from the
keyboard during a program run, the retail price on the screen
is followed by an "N", and the retail amount for this item is
subtracted from the sales tax calculation. However, the retail
amount for non-taxable items IS included in the total of the
retail column. If an "N" appears after the total in the retail
column then one or more items are non-taxable.

15. When you've finished with the order, type 0,0,0 and press
ENTER and all columns will be totalled. Tax, handling and grand
totals are then calculated and displayed. The order will
AUTOMATICALLY total after 29 items.

16. You'll now be asked if you want to make any changes. Typing
Y will return you to the regular item entry routine. However,
DO NOT make any changes after an AUTOMATIC total!

17. Next you will be asked if you want to review the order.
Answering Y will show the order on the screen starting from the
top. A long order will cause some lines to push off the top of
the screen, but the order can be printed out, so these lines
are not "lost." Also, if you have a PAUSE key on your keyboard,
this can stop the screen display. (Any key resumes...)

18. You'll now be given the opportunity for a PRINTOUT OF
ORDER. Responding with a Y and turning on your printer gives
you a complete order printout, including the distributor name
and date, and ends with the "Change this order?" screen prompt.
Repeat this sequence for additional printouts.

19. When you reject a printout, the program will ask if you
have another order to process. Type Y and you will be sent back
to the distributor name prompt for another order. If you answer
N, the program will end and return you back to the Selection Menu.

Database Updates:

When a new SA-13 Wholesale Price List is released (usually each
March and September), a disk with updated files (U.S.A. prices
only) will be available for $15, postpaid. You will be notified
when an update is issued - ONLY if you ordered the previous
update, or are a new REGISTERED USER.

(End of this program)

12-COLUMN LEDGER (LEDGER12.EXE):

1. Enter 2 at the Selection Menu to run LEDGER12.EXE.

2. The 12-Column Ledger program requires a printer. If you use
a laser printer, you will only get complete pages, not single
lines. If you get a "device timeout" or "device unavailable"
error message, you will be returned to the Selection Menu.
Also, pressing the asterisk key (*) before starting returns you
to the Menu.

3. Answer Y to the prompt if you wish to review the 3 screens
of instructions. On most PC's the PrtSc key, by itself or in
combination with SHIFT, allows you to take a printer "snapshot"
of each screen.

4. The program comes with 12 column headings (catagories)
assigned in the LEDGER.DAT ASCII file. Practice with these,
then change them as you desire (with a wordprocessor) before
using the program with your own data.

Note that column 1 is ALWAYS "Total Amount." Enclose your new
column headings within quote marks ("). There MUST be 12
headings (even if you don't need all of them) otherwise an "out
of data" error will occur. If necessary, use "Unused" or
"Blank" for column headings, to make a total of 12.

Make sure you save LEDGER.DAT under that name as an ASCII
(text) file after changing column headings.

5. You should enter your data in this format: Date, Check#,
Amount, To/From Whom - Description (ENTER). Then Category
(ENTER.) Be sure to use commas ONLY where shown. Too few or too
many commas will result in a "Redo from start" message.

If there is no check number, use a hyphen (-) instead of a
number. This would apply for all petty cash expenses. If a
check is used FOR MORE THAN ONE PURPOSE, enter the amount for
each. For example, a single check might be written for $46.75,
of which $36.15 was business use, and $10.60 was personal use
(DRAW). Use separate lines for each, with the same date and
check number.

The "TO/FROM WHOM - DESCRIPTION" entry should not exceed 35
characters.

6. To command page totals, type "TOTAL,0,0,0" (or "TOTAL,,,")
and press ENTER.

7. If you are using this program to continue from a previous
run of this program, enter the last Grand Totals, as requested,
if you respond Y to the prompt. In this case, the printer will
print out these totals to start the page.

8. If just starting your ledger, type and enter N to the Grand
Total prompt, and the screen will display all category headings
and the printer line # (so you know where you are on the page
being printed), and the previous input. Also, the printer
starts a new page and prints headings. Ignore the figures
following "LINE #4:" on the screen at this time, since they
represent NO previous input.

9. Respond to the screen input prompt properly. Date (using the
slash between day and month) {comma} Check # (or -) {comma}
Amount {comma} Description (35 characters, max.). You can
correct the input line using the backspace key any time prior
to hitting the ENTER key. Hit ENTER when correct.

Next, the program will ask for the column #. See the top of the
screen for the column numbers and headers. Enter the
appropriate number.

Now you get a last chance to abort the entire line with the
"CORRECT (Y/N) ?" query. Answering N will cancel the previous
line and require a new entry. If you respond with Y, the screen
clears, the information is processed, and you are at the next
line.

10. Notice that the previous entry appears, as a reference,
about mid-screen, following the page line number.

11. As you make entries, the line counter advances. You can
make entries or command a page total up to line #58. After
that, the printer will automatically advance to the top of the
next page. This feature assumes the typical 66 lines per page
used by dot-matrix printers. Laser printers only allow 60
lines, and require page totals at no later than line #52.

12. Note: any previous entry may be corrected or negated by
making a NEGATIVE amount entry to offset the original amount.

13. After PAGE TOTALS, you are asked if you wish to add more
entries. Respond with a Y or N. If you have no additional
entries, you are asked if you have any additional pages.
Respond with a Y or N. If Y, you can manually advance the
printer to the top of the next page or just let the printer
print "BEGINS NEW PAGE..." If you don't have another page, the
printer will output MONTH TOTALS and the the screen will ask if
you want GRAND TOTALS. An N response bypasses Grand Totals, but
they are still in memory. Now the screen asks if you have
another month. If Y, you start another page. If N, the program
ends and returns to the Selection Menu.

(End of this program)

CUSTOMER INVOICE (INVOICE.EXE):

1. Type 3 and press ENTER at the Selection Menu to run
INVOICE.EXE. This program REQUIRES a printer. If a printer is
not on and ready, after a blank screen delay you'll be returned
to the Selection Menu.

2. Letterhead, products, prices, your name, and sales tax
percentage for this program, are held in the INVOICE.DAT file.
This can be changed with a wordprocessor or the AMBIZ-PAK
"Speed-Letter" program, and then saved as an ASCII file with the
same name.

3. The letterhead is printed, after which you are asked for the
date, and then customer phone number and address, which are
printed. Now the screen clears and displays the products and
prices in the INVOICE.DAT file.

4. If the customer has ordered an item shown on the screen, use
the number of the item to order it, and then specify the
quantity when asked. If the item desired is not on the screen,
or you wish to charge a different price, select #19 and follow
the screen prompts for description, price and quantity.

5. When the order is complete, select #20. A TOTAL will be
shown, and then you'll be asked to select the tax percentage
(defined in the INVOICE.DAT file) and specify any shipping
cost. Next a GRAND TOTAL is shown.

6. If the customer has paid, enter the amount. The program will
compare this with the amount due and indicate if the amount is
correct, underpaid or overpaid.

7. Next you are asked if you have any remarks. You can type in
up to ten lines of remarks. Keep each line no longer than 60
characters and DO NOT TYPE MORE THAN TEN REMARK LINES. When you
are completed with your remarks, the program prints a closing
"Thank You" and your name, and scrolls to the end of the page.

8. You can make as many additional copies of this invoice as
you desire, and then as many address labels as you desire. Just
follow the screen prompts. You can then create a new invoice or
the program returns to the Selection Menu.

(End of this program)

MONTHLY BONUS RECORD (BONUSREC.EXE):

NOTE: This program REQUIRES A PRINTER and produces ONLY an
ORIGINAL. If you are using an impact printer, then use carbon
paper, NCR paper or a photocopy machine to make additional
copies. If you're using a laser printer, set the laser for
additional copies, or use a photocopy machine.

1. From the Selection Menu type 4 and press ENTER. You will
be reminded to turn on your printer, then asked for
Distributor Name, Sponsor Name, and Month. You'll then see a
Program Menu. Item #8 returns you to Amway Programs Selection
Menu.

2. MENU ITEM #1 - Transferred PV/BV:
Asks for whom, from whom, PV, BV. Be sure and use a
comma between the PV and BV amounts. If this is a transfer
OUT, use a minus sign before the PV and BV. If this is a
transfer IN, you are asked "Shared Service Fee (Y/N) ?". A
"Y" response means that 10% of the BV will be calculated and
held in memory. At the end of the program, the distributor's
bonus bracket will be determined (from his total PV) and this
percentage will be divided by 25% and then multiplied by 10%
of the total serviced-BV to determine the SHARED-SERVICE
charge.

(If you use a different system of charging for service fees,
type "N" and use Menu Item #5 to enter PV, BV, charges and
remarks.)

For PV/BV being transferred OUT, you will be asked "Service
Fee Credit (Y/N) ?". A "Y" will generate a credit of 10% of
the BV for this distributor. This covers the case where your
distributor is servicing someone in your group (but NOT in
his group) and you pay him 10% of the BV.

In any case, the screen will summarize the inputs (and
servicing fee or credit or charge, if applicable) and asks if
the input is correct. Answering "Y" prints out the
information and holds the totals in memory. Answering "N"
aborts the entries, does NOT change the previous totals, and
asks the questions again. In this case, you can return to the
program menu by typing the asterisk (*) and pressing ENTER.

3. MENU ITEM #2 - Catalog Orders:
Asks for the ordering distributor's name, PV, BV (don't
forget the comma!) , credit and charge. This is then
summarized on the screen with the confirmation message.

4. MENU ITEM #3 - Standing Orders:
Asks for whom ordered, PV, BV, credit and charge. As always,
don't forget the comma between PV and BV. The screen summary
is followed by the confirmation query.

5. MENU ITEM #4 - Warehouse Orders:
Asks for the ordering distributor's name, the invoice number
(seven (7) digits maximum. Use three dots and the last four
digits of the invoice number), PV, BV, credit, charge and RDC
SERVICE CHARGE. This is followed by a summary and the
confirmation query.

6. MENU ITEM #5 - Orders from Sponsor:
This should be used for regular orders or orders not covered
by Menu Items 1-4. If this order is for a down-line
distributor, enter the name. Pressing enter WITHOUT any name
will automatically generate the distributor name entered at
the top of this Bonus Record. Next enter order date, PV, BV,
charge and credit as prompted. The screen will ask for
remarks, up to 30 characters. This allows you to explain any
charges or credits. Next this screen asks if there is any
SHIPPING CHARGE. If any number is entered here it will be
used later for the SHARED-SHIPPING calculation (bonus bracket
divided by 25% times the total shipping). The screen summary
and confirmation query complete this particular order.

7. MENU ITEM #6 - Special Remarks:
This section of the program allows you to enter additional
remarks (up to 30 characters) after any other Menu Item. If
confirmed, the message is printed in the REMARKS portion of
the Bonus Record.

8. MENU ITEM #7 - Totals:
The PV, BV, charge and credit totals are printed, then the
program asks "Is this a 25%-Sponsor Leg ?" If you respond
with a "Y", the bonus bracket is set at 25%. A "N" response
allows the program to determine the bonus bracket from the
total PV. The BV bonus is then calculated and printed (with a
notation of the bracket percentage). Next, total charges and
credits are printed, then the shared-shipping and
shared-service charges are calculated and printed, with a
notation of the figures used in the calculation.

Finally, a TOTAL BONUS is calculated and printed, and the
distributor and sponsor names and date are printed again,
ending the Bonus Record. The program then returns to the
start of the next record. Type an asterisk (*) and press
ENTER to return to the Amway Programs Selection Menu.

(End of this program)

SPEED-LETTER PROGRAM (SPEEDLET.EXE):

1. From the Selection Menu type 5 and press ENTER.

2. You may print out the screen instructions by holding down
the SHIFT key and pressing the PrtSc (Print Screen) key while
the printer is on and ready. On some keyboards, the PrtSc key
alone works.

3. Next you have to decide whether you want to enter your
text from the keyboard or retrieve a file from the disk. To
get familiar with the program, answer with a D.

4. If you select D, you will be asked for a filename. DON'T
forget the drive specifier (such as B:) before the filename if
your file is not on the default drive. If you enter "?", you'll
be able to view the default directory on any drive. (Paths are
not supported.) To practice, use TEXTSAMP for the filename.

5. As you enter text, if you want to correct the PREVIOUS
line, type "ERROR" as the ONLY entry on the NEXT line.

6. To correct any other line, type "CORRECT" as the ONLY
entry on the NEXT line.

7. To terminate text entry, type a single left bracket as the
ONLY entry to the NEXT line.

8. After you have terminated text entry, the previous text is
listed and the Command Menu is entered. From here you can
insert or delete lines, continue text entry, perform a Global
Search and Replace function (a VERY powerful, tool!), save
your file to disk, correct text lines, or end the session.

9. Global Search & Replace Function:
The GS & R function is a very powerful tool. It allows you
specify a "search string" which will be replaced EVERYWHERE
it is found with a specified "replacement string." The search
and replacement strings do not have to have the same lengths.
The only restriction is that the GS & R function will not
allow the replacement string to make the length of the
resulting line exceed 250 characters.

The GS & R function can be very useful with form letters. For
example, say you write a letter to "Mr. Smith". You use Mr.
Smith's name frequently throughout the body of the letter to
make it very friendly. Next you print the letter.

Now you can perform a GS & R on the text replacing EVERY
occurance of "Mr. Smith" (the "search string") with, for
example, "Mrs. Judy Gillivan" (the "replacement string"), all
with just a few keystrokes!

Another handy use for the GS & R function is the replacement
of a mis-spelled word throughout a body of text.

10. Experiment with the remainder of the commands. You'll
find that SPEEDLET is easy to operate after a little
experience.

Technical Notes:

SPEEDLET stores its disk files in the ASCII code with a hard
carriage return at the end of each line. This means that
these files are readable by text editors, wordprocessors and
desktop publishing programs.

Since AMBIZ-PAK data files are in ASCII, you can load and
edit ORDERVRF.DAT, ORDVER.DAT, LEDGER.DAT, INVOICE.DAT and
LABELS.DAT with SPEEDLET. Remember to save a modified data
file with its same filename.

(End of this program)

MAILING LABELS PROGAM (LABELS.EXE):
(By Wes Meier Software)

NOTE: This program was designed to print on standard 3 1/2"
by 15/16" mailing labels using a dot-matrix or daisy-wheel
printer. These labels are available through many office
supply houses and computer stores. Your printer MUST be ON,
and ON-LINE when called by this program. If the printer is
not available when called, you'll receive a screen message to
that effect.

1. From the Selection Menu, type 6 and press ENTER.

2. You will see a 5-Item Program Menu. You can return to the
Amway Programs Selection Menu either by typing 5 or the
asterisk (*), and pressing ENTER.

3. LABELS stores all your names and addresses in a disk file
named LABELS.DAT; the program itself is LABELS.EXE. When the
program first starts, LABELS.DAT is searched for on the
default drive. If LABELS.DAT cannot be found, the program
will create it with no entries; this is the way the program
should operate the very first time you run it. From time to
time, you should make a backup copy of this file to protect
your previously entered data. Refer to your DOS manual for
the way to copy files from one disk to another.

If LABELS.DAT is found, then the information is read from
disk into memory for use by the program. NOTE: LABELS.DAT is
an ASCII file, and can be changed with a wordprocessor or the
"Speed Letter" program in this package.

4. Menu Item #1 - To Print Labels:
Allows you to print All the names or an Individual name. You
may print your selection any number of times. You are also
given the opportunity to select whether the ZipCode goes on
line #3 with the City/State or separately on line #4 (as
requested by the USPS in some locations.) If the TOTAL length
of the City/State plus the ZipCode fields exceeds 30
characters then the ZipCode will be automatically placed on
the 4th line.

After you've made your selection, you'll be asked if you want
a test printout. This allows you to line up your labels on
the printer so the printed output falls where you want. After
each test printout, you'll be asked if you want another.
Continue to type and enter "Y" until you are satisfied that
the label will be printed properly. Don't forget to leave
room for the 4th line which may be used even though you've
selected to have the ZipCode placed on the 3rd line.

To STOP printing part way through the list, turn off the
printer. If an external printer buffer is used, clear it,
otherwise the printer will start printing whatever was left
in the buffer when you turn the printer back on.

This program is not intended for large lists, so there is no
provision to SKIP part way down the list. However, if you
just want PART of the list, load LABELS.DAT into a word
processor, rename the ORIGINAL file LABELS.BAK, then save a
new file called LABELS.DAT (the only name looked for by the
program) with only the portion of the list you want. Awkward,
but workable.

5. Menu Item #2 - Edit Label Data:
This selection allows you to Add, Edit or Delete an entry, or
Return to the Program Menu. I recommend you enter the name as
LAST NAME (comma) FIRST NAME. That way, when you sort the
data by the NAME field, your list will come out sorted
alphabetically by last name. If a comma is found in the name
field, the label printing routine will automatically print
the name field "rotated" around the comma. For example, if
you enter a name as "Smith, Mr. John", the printer routine
will print it as "Mr. John Smith".

6. Menu Item #3 - To Sort The Data:
This selection allows you to sort your list either by the
name or ZipCode fields prior to printing your labels. Answer
L for last name sorting, Z for ZipCode sorting, or R to
return to the Program Menu.

7. Menu Item #4 - To List the Data On The Screen:
This selection will display your list on the screen for
review. The information is displayed exactly as you entered
it. No "rotation around the comma" occurs with this listing.

8. Menu Item #5 - To End:
Returns you to the Amway Programs Selection Menu.

(End of this program)

PV MAXIMIZER (PVMAXIM.EXE):

This program prints out each DATA item, with PV, Unit Cost, and
ratio of PV to Unit Cost. The higher the ratio, the more PV for
each dollar spent. Refer to this when you order and it helps
you achieve maximum PV per dollar spent.

1. Type 7 and press ENTER at the Selection Menu.

2. This program uses the ORDERVRF.DAT file, the same data
file used by the Order Processing Program. This ORDERVRF.DAT
must be on the default drive. Unit prices (not Warehouse
Each) are used.)

3. Your printer must be ON and ON-LINE or the program will
not run. Press ENTER and the program displays the stock
numbers or names as it prints out a long list (about 4 or 5
pages.)

4. If the printer is not ready, you'll see a blank screen
followed, after a delay, by an error message that will return
you to the Selection Menu. During the blank-screen period,
the program will continue if the printer is turned on.

5. At the conclusion of printing, the program returns to the
Amway Programs Selection Menu.

(End of this program)

INVENTORY LIST PROGRAM (INVENTRY.EXE):

This program prints out an inventory fill-in worksheet.

1. Type 8 and press ENTER at the Selection Menu.

2. To print the opening screen, hold down the SHIFT key and
press the PrtSc key when the printer is ON and ON-LINE. On
some keyboards, the PrtSc key alone may do.

3. When your printer is ON and ON-LINE, press ENTER and the
screen displays the stock numbers or names as the worksheet
is printed out. The ORDERVRF.DAT file is used as the
database. The printout will run about 4 or 5 pages.

4. In the blank space at the beginning of each line write how
many of each listed item you have in inventory.

5. Use the Order Processing Program to produce an Inventory
Value, as required each January 1 by the Internal Revenue
Service, for use on your Form 1040 Schedule C.

6. At the conclusion of printing, the program returns to the
Amway Programs Selection Menu.

(End of this program - and - End of documentation)