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INSTRUCTIONS FOR PCD
PCD is a plain text version of PcDesk. The program is ideal for PC
compatible Palmtop computers because it uses the 80x25 text mode for
screen output. PCD lets you organize your time with a Monthly Calendar,
a Weekly Schedule and a Daily Planner to which you can add memo notes.
You can also maintain a detailed Address Book data base.
PCD MAIN SCREEN
The PCD Main Screen presents you with a Digital Clock and a Monthly
Calendar. The time and date are set according to the current system clock
in your computer. The features in PCD are selected by pressing a HOT KEY
on your keyboard.
DAILY PLANNER
The Daily Planner lets you store memo notes for any day, and is also a
convenient way of leaving messages on your computer. Press [D] on the
keyboard to activate this feature (you can access the Daily Planner for
other days through the Monthly Memo Calendar described below).
The Planner is divided into nine hour blocks (8:00 AM through 5:00 PM are
the default values). The times values used in each block can be changed
by editing the last lines in the PCD.INI file. Specific instructions
for changing the file come with the registered version of the program.
Press ENTER to add your memo notes. Use the ARROW keys, ENTER, HOME, END,
PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN to position the editing cursor.
Whatever notes you type in the Daily Planner will be automatically saved
on disk in the default directory. Each file will have a name unique to the
day for which it was created (for example, MON0521.CAL would be for Monday,
May 21). Note that the file names will only be unique for days that are
within the same calendar year.
Files created using PCD are NOT interchangeable with files created by
PcDesk. This is because different monitor types can display a different
number of lines on the screen, and PcDesk takes advantage of this. Also
note that commas (,) and double quotes (") are not allowed in memo text.
These characters compromise the file structure of the memo notes on disk.
To get a printout of your Daily Planner (as well as the Memo Calendar and
Weekly Planner described below) press [P] when you are done adding notes.
Be sure that your printer is set up to print the EXTENDED ASCII box drawing
characters used for the lines and borders. Most printers allow fonts to be
selected using a front panel menu, DIP switches, or by setup software.
Select the printer font that shows ASCII characters 176 through 222 to be
for line drawing (for example, ASCII 209 would be "╤").
Press ESCAPE when you are done adding notes to the Planner. Whenever you
select the option again, your notes for the day will be automatically
displayed. Press ESCAPE again to return to the PCD Main Screen.
MEMO CALENDAR
This option allows you to add memo notes to the calendar for any month.
From the PCD Main Screen, press [M] on the keyboard to access the Memo
Calendar. The month and year are initially set according to the current
system clock. You can scroll to different months (and years) by pressing
the PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN keys.
Press ENTER to add memo notes to the calendar. Use the ARROW keys, ENTER,
HOME, END, PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN to position the editing cursor. Whatever
notes you type will be automatically recorded for that month, and saved on
disk in the default directory in files with .CAL extensions (for example:
MAY96.CAL). Whenever you arrive at a month with memo notes stored, your
notes will be automatically displayed. Note again that files created for
CGA, EGA and VGA monitors are not interchangeable, and that commas (,)
and double quotes (") are not allowed in the memo text.
If you want to access the Daily Planner for any day in the month, simply
enter the two digits corresponding to the day's date from the keyboard
(for eaxmple, 01 or 27). When you are done creating the Daily Planner,
you will be returned to the Memo Calendar.
Press ESCAPE when you are done adding notes to the Memo Calendar. You can
then navigate to other months, or edit memo notes for other days. Press [P]
on the keyboard to get a printout of the Memo Calendar. Press ESCAPE again
to return to the PCD Main Screen.
YEARLY CALENDAR
From the PCD Main Screen, press [Y] on the keyboard to see a calendar for
the entire year. You can scroll to different years by pressing PAGE UP or
PAGE DOWN. Press ENTER to see the second six months of the current year.
The legal range of years is from 1899 to 2099. Press [P] on the keyboard
to get a printout of the Yearly Calendar. Press ESCAPE from the Yearly
Calendar screen to return to the PCD Main Screen.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
This option lets you maintain a fixed Weekly Schedule. From the PCD
Main Screen, press [W] on the keyboard to display the Schedule.
The columns of the schedule are divided into the five days of the work
week (MON through FRI), and the rows are divided into nine hour blocks
(8:00 AM through 5:00 PM are the default values). The times values used
in each block can be changed by editing the last lines in the PCD.INI
file. Specific directions for changing the file come with the registered
version of the program.
Whatever notes you type will be automatically saved on disk in the default
directory in a file called WEEK.CAL. Note again that files created for
CGA, EGA and VGA monitors are not interchangeable, and that commas (,) and
double quotes (") are not allowed in the memo text. Whenever you select
this option, your notes will be automatically displayed.
Press ESCAPE when you are done adding notes to the Weekly Schedule. To get
a printout of the Schedule, press [P] on the keyboard. Press ESCAPE again
to return to the PCD Calendar Main Screen.
ADDRESS BOOK
This option lets you maintain MULTIPLE Address Books of names, addresses,
phone numbers, and other personal information for up to 100 entries in
each file (10 entries in the SHAREWARE VERSION). The default Address Book
file name is ADDRESS.CAL, and the file containing the Address Book field
labels is called ADDRESS.BGR. Both files are created automatically in the
default directory. Now, here's the best part:
You can enter any legal DOS file name on the command line for PCD, and
that file will be used for your Address Book. For example, typing
"pcd myaddr" would cause MYADDR.CAL and MYADDR.BGR to be created in
the default directory (note that the .CAL and .BGR extensions are added
automatically). Your file becomes the default Address Book while the
current session of PCD is running. To access that address book next
time, just run "pcd myaddr" again, or run "pcd" without a command line
to use the default Address Book.
Moreover, you can use any Text Editor to modify the Address field labels
in the .BGR files, so you can customize the different data bases to suit
your needs (be sure to retain the format of the .BGR file). Also, note
that the * first 7 lines * of the Address Book file will always be treated
as the NAME and ADDRESS fields in PCD, so it's best to leave those field
labels the way they are.
From the PCD Main Screen, press [A] on the keyboard to access your Address
Book. You can use the UP/DOWN ARROW or PAGE keys to scroll through the
screens. Press ESCAPE to return to the PCD Main Screen. Press ENTER to
edit the current entry. Press one of the following keys to activate the
Address Book features:
F1=EDIT (same as pressing ENTER). You will get the editing cursor. Use the
ENTER, HOME, END, PAGE and ARROW keys to position the cursor and fill
in the data fields. Note that when you open the Address Book for the
first time, you will have a blank data screen ready for you to select
F1 for editing. Press ESCAPE when you are done.
F3=ADD. Use this option to add a new entry to the Address Book. Note that
entries in the Address Book are sorted automatically according to the
first character in the NAME field, so you can use "Lastname, Firstname"
to keep your Address Book alphabetized. Press ESCAPE when you are done
adding the new entry.
F5=SRCH. The Address Book search feature is NOT case sensitive. If a match
is found, you will be taken to the screen containing the matching
information. The last search string entered becomes the default for
the next time you press F5.
F7=DEL. This option deletes the current Address Book screen. Press [N]
or ESCAPE at the confirmation prompt to cancel the deletion.
P=PRINT. The current address screen will be sent to your printer, using
the same format and field labels as you see on the screen.
L=LIST. This option lists just the NAME and ADDRESS of all entries in
your data base. Press ENTER to continue the listing. Press ESCAPE to
quit. If you have used "Lastname, Firstname" format for any entries,
the names will be displayed as "Firstname Lastname."
F=FILE. This option will export all the names and addresses in your data
base to an ASCII text file called "*.EXP" in the default directory,
where "*" is the prefix of your Address Book file name. If you have
used "Lastname, Firstname" format for any entries, the names will be
displayed as "Firstname Lastname." You can import the file to any
word processor for printing mailing labels.
ESC=QUIT. Press ESCAPE to quit the Address Book and return to the PCD
Main Screen.
HELP
From the PCD Main Screen, press [H] on the keyboard to review the
instructions contained in the text file PCD.DOC (you are reading the
file now). Press the UP and DOWN ARROW or PAGE keys to read through the
file. The F5=SEARCH feature allows you to search for specific topics
(the search is NOT case sensitive). Press ESCAPE to quit the help file
and return to the PCD Main Screen.
COLORS
From the PCD Main Screen you can use the ARROW keys to change the default
color scheme. The UP ARROW key changes the highlight background color. The
DOWN ARROW key changes the background color. The LEFT ARROW key changes
the text color. The RIGHT ARROW key changes the color of lines. A wide
variety of color schemes are possible, but some may not display well on
your screen. The selection you make will be stored on disk in the default
directory in a file called PCD.INI. Whenever you run PCD, your selected
color scheme will be used.
QUIT
From the PCD Main Screen, press [Q] or ESCAPE on the keyboard to quit the
program and return to DOS. Have a great time getting organized with PCD!
SHAREWARE
PCD is distributed as Shareware, and is part of the PcDesk program package.
Feel free to share the programs (and their documentation files) with
others. However, if you continue to use PCD (or PcDesk) you must register
the programs by sending $25 US (which includes shipping and handling) to:
Robert Lindsay Wells
1405 Lynn Avenue
Clearwater, FL 34615
When you register, you will receive the latest version of PcDesk (and
PCD) on disk with shareware reminders and limitations removed, a booklet
summarizing features in the programs, and an ASCII Text Editor (READ) as
a bonus utility. Please register today!