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* HELP MENU - THIS SELECTION WILL DISPLAY THE HELP MENU, WHERE YOU CAN GET
DETAILED INFORMATION CONCERNING EZSHOPPER ON YOUR COMPUTER
SCREEN OR PRINTED ON YOUR PRINTER. FIRST, PRESS THE F2 KEY
TO GO BACK TO THE MAIN MENU. THEN PRESS THE ENTER KEY TWICE
(IT MAY LOOK LIKE ──┘) TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE HELP SECTION.
* SHOPPING LIST - THIS SELECTION WILL DISPLAY THE SHOPPING LIST MENU,
WHERE YOU CAN MAKE OR PRINT SHOPPING LISTS. WHEN YOU
PRESS THE F2 KEY, YOU WILL RETURN TO THE MENU ABOVE.
THEN PRESS THE ENTER KEY TO SELECT <SHOPPING LIST>.
* COUPON FILER - THIS SELECTION WILL DISPLAY THE COUPON FILER MENU,
WHERE YOU CAN BROWSE THROUGH ALL OF YOUR MONEY SAVING
COUPONS, AND ADD OR DELETE COUPONS TO YOUR LIST.
YOU CAN EVEN CHECK TO SEE WHICH COUPONS HAVE EXPIRED.
PRESS THE ENTER KEY WHEN <COUPON FILER> IS HIGHLIGHTED.
* EXIT - THIS SELECTION ALLOWS YOU TO LEAVE EZSHOPPER AND RETURN TO
THE COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEM PROMPT.
* READ HELP - THIS SELECTION WILL DISPLAY ON YOUR SCREEN A DETAILED
EXPLANATION OF EZSHOPPER.
* PRINT HELP - THIS SELECTION WILL PRINT ON YOUR PRINTER A DETAILED
EXPLANATION OF EZSHOPPER.
* MAIN MENU - THIS SELECTION WILL RETURN YOU TO THE MAIN MENU.
* CATEGORIES - THIS SELECTION WILL HELP YOU CREATE A NEW SHOPPING LIST BY
LISTING STORE PRODUCTS BY CATEGORY. ALL YOU USE ARE THE
ARROW KEYS AND THE ENTER KEY TO SELECT HUNDREDS OF ITEMS!
EZSHOPPER KNOWS WHAT AISLE THE ITEMS ARE ON, AND SAVES
THE LIST SO THAT YOU CAN PRINT IT AND USE AT THE STORE.
* DIRECT INPUT - THIS SELECTION WILL ALLOW YOU TO CREATE A NEW SHOPPING
LIST BY TYPING IN YOUR ITEMS ON THE SCREEN. THIS GIVES
YOU THE FLEXIBILITY OF CHOOSING SPECIFIC PRODUCTS THAT
YOU WISH TO PURCHASE ON YOUR SHOPPING LIST THAT YOU
WOULD NOT FIND IN THE CATEGORIES SECTION.
* PRINT LIST - THIS SELECTION WILL ALLOW YOU TO DISPLAY ALL OF YOUR
SHOPPING LISTS. YOU CAN THEN PRINT THEM ON THE
PRINTER, OR DELETE THEM WHEN THEY BECOME OBSOLETE.
* CUSTOM LIST - THIS SELECTION ALLOWS YOU TO TYPE IN THE AISLE NUMBER
OF EACH ITEM. YOU CAN HIGHLIGHT ONE ITEM OR A GROUP OF
ITEMS AND AUTOMATICALLY CHANGE THE AISLE LISTING. YOU
MAY CREATE A DIFFERENT FILE FOR EACH STORE THAT YOU
WILL SHOP AT.
* INPUT COUPONS - THIS SELECTION WILL ALLOW YOU TO ADD YOUR OWN COUPONS
TO THE EZSHOPPER COUPON FILING SYSTEM. YOU WILL BE
ASKED TO TYPE IN FOUR KEY ITEMS ABOUT THE COUPON. THE
FLASHING NUMBER ON THE SCREEN IS THE COMPUTER ASSIGNED
NUMBER YOU SHOULD WRITE ON THE TOP OF THE COUPON.
* BROWSE/PRINT - THIS SELECTION WILL ALLOW YOU TO VIEW YOUR COUPONS ON
THE SCREEN OR PRINT THEM ON YOUR PRINTER. YOU CAN ASK
FOR ANY PARTICULAR COUPON, OR A SELECTION OF COUPONS.
YOU MAY ALSO SORT THEM NUMERICALLY, BY PRODUCT TYPE
OR BY BRAND NAME.
* DELETE COUPONS - THIS SELECTION WILL ALLOW YOU TO DELETE COUPONS
FROM YOUR COUPON FILER THAT YOU HAVE USED OR
THAT HAVE EXPIRED. YOU CAN ALSO VIEW EXPIRED COUPONS.
* YES - IF YOU PRESS THE ENTER KEY YOU WILL EXIT TO DOS.
* NO - IF YOU PRESS THE ENTER KEY YOU WILL RETURN TO EZSHOPPER.
YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF CREATING A NEW SHOPPING LIST OR REVISING AN
EXISTING LIST. CHOOSE THE OPTION YOU DESIRE BY TYPING EITHER THE
LETTER [C] OR THE LETTER [R]. IF YOU CHOOSE [R] YOU WILL THEN BE
ASKED TO INPUT THE EXISTING LIST NAME. IF THE LIST NAME DOES NOT
EXIST, YOU WILL SEE AN ERROR MESSAGE AND BE PROMPTED FOR A NEW NAME.
IN THIS SECTION YOU USE THE ARROW KEYS TO MOVE TO EACH SELECTION.
WHEN YOU HIGHLIGHT THE ITEM THAT YOU WANT, JUST PRESS THE ENTER KEY.
TO GO TO ANOTHER CATEGORY, PRESS THE PgDn KEY AND SELECT A NEW CATEGORY
WITH THE ARROW KEYS. PRESS THE Esc KEY TO EXIT FROM THIS SECTION
AND SAVE THE SHOPPING LIST YOU HAVE JUST MADE.
I AM NOW READY FOR YOU TO TYPE IN THE ITEM YOU WISH TO BUY AT YOUR
STORE. AFTER YOU TYPE THE ITEM, PLEASE PRESS THE ENTER KEY AND I
WILL LOCATE THE AISLE THAT THE ITEM IS ON. IF I DO NOT KNOW THE
ITEM, OR IF THE ITEM IS MISPELLED, I WILL INFORM YOU ON THE SCREEN.
PRESS THE Esc KEY TO EXIT THIS SECTION AND SAVE YOUR SHOPPING LIST.
THIS SECTION IS FOR YOUR SHOPPING CONVENIENCE. IF YOU HAVE A
FAVORITE BRAND OR YOU WANT A PARTICULAR AMOUNT OF THIS ITEM,
JUST TYPE IT IN. YOUR COMMENTS WILL APPEAR ON THIS SHOPPING LIST.
PRESS THE Esc KEY TO EXIT THIS SECTION AND SAVE YOUR SHOPPING LIST.
YOU MAY NOW SELECT A NEW CATEGORY. USE THE ARROW KEYS TO MOVE TO
A NEW CATEGORY, AND PRESS THE ENTER KEY OR THE Pg Up KEY.
PRESS THE Esc KEY TO EXIT THIS SECTION AND SAVE YOUR SHOPPING LIST.
YOU MAY NOW SAVE THIS SHOPPING LIST BY PRESSING THE LETTER Y,
OR ERASE IT BY TYPING THE LETTER N. IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE SHOPPING,
PRESS THE LETTER C. IF YOU WANT TO ADD ITEMS TO YOUR LIST THAT ARE
NOT FOUND IN THE CATEGORIES SECTION, TYPE THE LETTER A.
PLEASE TYPE IN ANY COMBINATION OF LETTERS OR NUMBERS FOR THIS FILE
NAME. I WILL NOT ACCEPT CERTAIN SPECIAL CHARACTERS LIKE AN * OR ().
IF YOU DO NOT TYPE IN ANYTHING, OR IF YOU JUST TYPE BLANKS THEN THE
SHOPPING LIST WILL BE ERASED. IF YOU TYPE A NAME THAT HAS ALREADY
BEEN USED, I WILL INFORM YOU ON THE SCREEN.
LISTED ABOVE ARE ALL OF THE SHOPPING LISTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY CREATED.
USE THE ARROW KEYS TO CHOOSE THE LIST THAT YOU WANT TO PRINT OR DELETE.
WHEN THE LIST THAT YOU WANT IS HIGHLIGHTED, YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES.
PRESS THE ENTER KEY TO PRINT THE LIST, OR PRESS THE F KEY TO DELETE IT.
PRESS THE Esc KEY TO EXIT THIS SECTION AND RETURN TO THE MAIN MENU.
TYPE OF PRODUCT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT COUPON ENTRY. THIS INFORMATION IS
USED WHEN YOU PRINT YOUR SHOPPING LIST TO SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY COUPONS
FOR THE ITEMS ON YOUR LIST. YOU CAN ALSO INPUT COUPONS FOR GOODS AND
SERVICES INTO YOUR COUPON DATABASE. SOME EXAMPLES OF PRODUCT TYPE ARE
CEREAL, ICE CREAM AND OIL CHANGE.
BRAND NAME ALLOWS YOU TO QUICKLY SEE IF YOU HAVE A COUPON FOR YOUR
FAVORITE BRAND, OR IF YOU HAVE A COUPON FOR A PARTICULAR BRAND THAT
IS ON SALE AT YOUR STORE. PLEASE REMEMBER TO WRITE THE FLASHING NUMBER
THAT IS ON THE SCREEN ONTO YOUR COUPON FOR EASY REFERENCE.
THE AMOUNT OF DISCOUNT IS AMOUNT LISTED ON THE COUPON THAT YOU WILL
SAVE IF YOU USE THE COUPON. IF THE DISCOUNT IS MORE THAN $ .99, YOU
CAN USE THE LEFT ARROW OR THE BACK-SPACE KEY TO TYPE THE AMOUNT IN.
THE EXPIRATION DATE IS USED TO LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR COUPON HAS EXPIRED.
YOU MUST TYPE IN A VALID MONTH/DAY/YEAR OR THE DATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
MANY MANUFACTURERS' COUPONS DO NOT HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE. IF SO,
JUST PRESS THE ENTER KEY AND THE EXPIRATION DATE WILL SHOW AS 99/99/99.
YOU CAN HAVE YOUR COUPON INFORMATION LISTED ON THE SCREEN OR PRINTED
ON YOUR PRINTER. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR PRINTER IS ON-LINE. YOU CAN
HAVE YOUR COUPONS LISTED IN NUMERIC ORDER IF YOU PRESS THE LETTER [C],
OR ALPHABETICALLY BY PRODUCT OR BRAND NAME IF YOU CHOOSE [P] OR [B].
THE BEGINNING AND ENDING INPUTS ALLOW YOU TO VIEW CERTAIN SECTIONS OR
EVEN INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU WANTED TO SEE JUST THE
CEREAL COUPONS THAT YOU HAVE, YOU WOULD TYPE <CEREAL> TWICE WHILE IN
THE PRODUCT SECTION. TO SEE ALL OF YOUR COUPONS, JUST PRESS THE ENTER
KEY TWICE.
YOU MAY NOW VIEW ALL OF YOUR EXPIRED COUPONS AND DELETE THEM. YOU MAY
ALSO FIND OUT WHICH COUPONS WILL EXPIRE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WHEN YOU
ARE PROMPTED FOR TODAY'S DATE, TYPE IN THE DATE YOU WISH TO CHECK YOUR
COUPONS AGAINST. AT ANY TIME WHILE VIEWING, YOU MAY GO TO THE DELETION
SECTION. PRESS THE Esc KEY TO EXIT THIS SECTION AT ANY TIME.
YOU MAY NOW SELECT A NEW CATEGORY. USE THE ARROW KEYS TO MOVE TO
A NEW CATEGORY, AND PRESS THE ENTER KEY OR THE Pg Up KEY.
PRESS THE Esc KEY TO EXIT THIS SECTION AND SAVE YOUR NEW
SHOPPING LIST CONFIGURATION. IF YOU WISH TO CREATE MORE THAN ONE
STORE LIST, EXIT THE PROGRAM AND TYPE - COPY MAIN.CAT <NEWNAME>.CAT .
USE THE ARROW KEYS TO MOVE TO EACH ITEM YOU WISH TO CHANGE. AS YOU
HIGHLIGHT THE ITEMS THAT YOU WANT, PRESS THE ENTER KEY. PRESS THE F10
KEY TO CHANGE THE AISLE NUMBER. TO GO TO ANOTHER CATEGORY, PRESS THE
PgDn KEY AND SELECT A NEW CATEGORY WITH THE ARROW KEYS. PRESS THE Esc
KEY TO EXIT FROM THIS SECTION AND SAVE THE NEW CONFIGURATION.