Labels:text | screenshot | majorelle blue OCR: || InfoSelect for Windows by Tony Curro Many of us jot down notes on pieces of paper, and then we lose them. Micro Logic has made this way of doing business obsolete. For years they have had Tornado, and then InfoSelect. Both of these are small DOS TSR programs. Now they are releasing InfoSelect for Windows. This version is also small, but very powerful in action. I have it load automatically each time I start Windows. It allows you to enter those little bits of information in random order, and then will quickly find the information you need. For example, say you cannot remember the name of a person you want to contact. You know it had something to do with computers. You entered it with that word. Searching for computers will bring up all information in your stack that has computer in it; that easily will you retrieve the name that you need. InfoSelect for Windows comes with many different default forms you can use: Name/address, Fax Cover, Memo, Purchase Order, To-Do and so on. There ares a total of 14 preset forms to choose from all which are in plain ASCII and can be altered to fit your specific needs. There is also a Freeform data enter, which is in essence a blank window where you put in information in any way you desire. There are several stacks included with InfoSelect. A stack is what the file that holds your information is called. One of these stacks is Area Code. Inputting an area code will return a city name. Likewise, inputting a city name will return the area code. You can even enter a state name. InfoSelect will search for anything contained in the current stack. It will even show you how many times a specific item appears. You can copy or move any window into another stack. Just make the window you want the active window. Then by clicking on the copy or move icon, you are presented with a window showing the current stacks. Select the one you want, and the procedure is carried out. There is also an option to duplicate a window. You have eight different colors of text to choose from. If you wish to have a line stand out, and prefer it in a different color from the rest of the form you can do it. The program also has Mail Merge, and will print an envelope or shipping label. You can also bold and underline directly from the menu icons. There is also an excellent help feature. Click on the ? and you are told to place it where you want help. Putting it on an icon will show you what the icon is; and clicking on that icon will pop up help for that procedure. I am always on the lookout for programs that allow you to enter text in any format and then retrieve it. InfoSelect for Windows does that. I have quite a bit of information that does not have a pre-defined format. With this program I do not have to worry about it. As long as the information is there, InfoSelect will find it. I have looked at other products that, while they allow freeform entry, still have a set way of doing things. With InfoSelect I do not feel that restriction. Using the mouse or keyboard, you can edit, save, print, find text and more. The Windows version of InfoSelect may cause some users to switch to Windows. Below is a partial list of some of things you CANNOT do in the DOS version and enhancements or improvements for this new release: The benefits of the Windows environment * Inter application cut and paste * Adjustable application size * Selectable application fonts * Mouse menu selection, data window selection and shaping * Mouse cut and paste * Easier adjustments via dialogues * File selection dialogues * Scroll bars pwards compatibility * Easy installation of upgrade from DOS * DOS file compatability * Support of common DOS version commands ew features * Automatic detection and insertion of addresses into forms * Instant printing forms * Instant indent formatting Two undo commands * Master scroll bar for position in stack * Full form names * Forms accessible from pull down menu * Zipper bar for stack status General improvements * Tool bar accelerator buttons * Easier compound searching * Easier access to various types of searching * Search map feedback improved for large stacks * Improved confirmation messages * More convenient accelerator keys like Alt up and down * CUA compliant editing * Applette access to Calendar and Calculator * Ability to search for hidden control codes * On-screen underline and bold * Save-As command * Software redesigned using Object Oriented Programming * Minimal modality interface * Auto-save during edit * Animated buttons * More efficient shared-file syntax for LAN version * Minor bugs in DOS version are fixed * Less beeps for quieter operation * Improved window positioning packs more information on screen Window overlap option This program should have an attractive street price, which anyone who retrieves information and has lost some important phone numbers that they wrote on a napkin, should not pass up. Owners of the DOS version can also upgrade to the Windows version by contacting Micro Logic. Product Information InfoSelect for Windows List Price $149.95 | E Upgrade from DOS version 69.95 Anyone buying DOS version in last 90 days 34.95 Micro Logic P.O. Box 70 Hackensack, NJ 07602 201-342-6518
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