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$001
HELP
Start Manager has many powerful features. Below are some general
guidelines.
Pressing ESC will end most functions.
Press the RED character in the above boxes to use a function.
Your text files are saved when you Press Esc.
A button above shows up when you are in the EDIT mode.
Most of this programs functions use the same editor. Below
is a description of how to use the editor.
INS - Toggles Insert mode off and on.
^I CNTRL I - Scrolls Down.
^D CNTRL D - Scrolls Up.
^Y CNTRL Y - Deletes a line.
All Daily Planners are Created from the Calendar. If you Press D
for the Daily Planner and nothing happens, this tells you that
no Daily Planner exists for that Date.
Always backup your data files. Be safe or be sorry.
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HELP
VITAL STATISTICS notes can be created for any purpose.
Select one of the 15 VITAL STATISTICS items and then Press Enter.
Press U to update or add a note.
Use MOVE to move an item up or down on the list.
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HELP
USEFUL KEYS.
[PgUp] = - month [Home] = - year
[PgDn] = + month [End] = + year
Left ARROW = - day Right ARROW = + day
Up ARROW = - day Down ARROW = + day
[ALT][A] = ADD DAILY PLANNER [A] = ADD NOTE
[ALT][D] = DELETE DAILY PLANNER [D] = DELETE NOTE
[U] = UPDATE A NOTE.
[SPACE BAR] = SHOWS A DAILY PLANNER IF ONE EXISTS FOR THIS DATE.
[ENTER] = SHOWS A NOTE IF ONE EXISTS FOR THAT DATE.
[C]ut cuts a note from a date.
[P]aste moves a cut note to the selected date. You must use
ALT A to "create" a blank note before you PASTE to a note.
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HELP
PGDN = NEXT RECORD HOME = FIRST RECORD
PGUP = PREVIOUS RECORD END = LAST RECORD
ADD - Press A to add a new record to your phone database.
UPDATE - Press U to change phone information.
LIST - Lists names and phone numbers in database. Select a
record with the bar and press enter to goto that record.
FIND - Finds an item. Use the red select box to choose a field
to search. Type in the find parameters.
DELETE - Deletes Records. Deleted records are re-used by the
ADD function if applicable.
PRINT - Prints Record contents for All or the Current Record.
DIAL - Move the bar to the Phone Number and Press Enter.
You must have a modem and it must be configured properly.
$005
HELP
Leave yourself a note. When you run Start Manager the program
checks to see if there is a note, if a note exists, it dis-
plays it.
Use the DELETE option to remove unwanted notes. This assures
that unwanted notes will not get displayed on start up.
$006
HELP
Infobase is useful for keeping track of various types of info-
mation.
SELECT - Allows you to create or access as many text infobases
as you want.
PGUP - Previous record.
PGDN - Next record.
HOME - First record.
END - Last record.
ADD - Add a new note to the journal database.
UPDATE - Change the contents of a record.
DELETE - Erase the contents of a record.
FIND - Finds the selected text in the journal. Once
you find the record you want, press the N key
to leave you at that record. Watch the text
at the bottom of the screen.
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HELP
SELECT - Allows you to create or access as many Lists as
you want.
UP ARROW - Select one of the 15 Lists items and then Press
Enter.
DOWN ARROW - Select one of the 15 Lists items and then Press
Enter.
UPDATE - Update a note.
ADD - Add a note.
MOVE - Move an item up or down on the list.
$008
HELP
Reminders can be created that are displayed on the days you
select.
Select one of the 15 reminders and Press Enter
Press U to update or add a reminder.
Enter the Month, Day, Description.
Add a note if you like.
Use MOVE to move an item up or down on the list.
Note : All single digits must be proceeded by a 0.
$009
HELP
All Daily Planners are Created from the Calendar.
Select a DATE for a Planner from the Calendar and then Press
ALT A to ADD a planner.
Use the up or down arrow to select an appointment time, Press
ENTER to add or update an appointment.
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$011
HELP
This text database is useful for keeping various types of
information. Use the find function to locate data fast.
PGUP - Previous record.
PGDN - Next record.
HOME - First record.
END - Last record.
ADD - Add information to the info database.
UPDATE - Change the contents of a record.
DELETE - Erase the contents of a record.
FIND - Finds the selected text in the infobase. Once
you find the record you want, press the N key
to leave you at that record. Watch the text
at the bottom of the screen.
$012
HELP
SETUP - Allows you to setup various features of Business
StartManager.
EXPORT - Exports Journal, Infobase, Calendar Notes
and Todo Notes to ASCII format. This allows
you to transfer files to your favorite word-
processor.
$013
StartManager Menu allows you to launch other programs. To create a
menu, select one of the menu numbers with the up/down arrow key,
then press the Ins key. Type in the setup information as follows:
MENU NAME : The name discribing the program.
PATH : The directory path to the program.
PROGRAM NAME : The .EXE, .COM, or .BAT name of the program.
Do not add the .EXE, .COM, or .BAT extension.
COMMAND LINE : The command line option. This is optional.
EXAMPLE:
MENU NAME : SHOW TREE
PATH : C:\DOS
PROGRAM NAME : tree
COMMAND LINE :
MENU NAME : QUANTRO
PATH : C:\QUANTRO
PROGRAM NAME : Q
COMMAND LINE : TEST.WQ1
If the program does not run your program, double check your path
and program name. There also may not be enough free memory !!!!!
$014
HELP
Labeler allows you to create and print labels. You can Save and
Get labels that you create from the Labeler function. Use SELECT
to get or save labels.
Number of Lines on Label : The number of lines.
Number of lines between labels : Used to space labels.
Number of labels to print : How many labels you want
to print.
The first parameter above establishes how many lines your label
will use. The second sets the spacing between your labels.
Always test your label setup by printing a couple of test labels
to make sure your labels are properly aligned...
$015
HELP
Export allows you to convert records to an ASCII format. Select
the record you want to convert and Press E to export. This
function produces the following files:
INFO .OUT
LISTS .OUT
CALENDAR.OUT
Every time E is pressed, the record is Exported and Appended
( ADD TO ) the above respective file. It is advised that you
rename or erase the .OUT file when done.
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