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  1.                  Automatically Schedule Future Activities:
  2.                                  Overview
  3.  
  4. Thi≤á featurσ i≤ usefu∞ i≤ schedulinτ multiplσ activitie≤ automaticall∙ fo≥ ì
  5. prospect≤ wh∩ requirσ frequen⌠ anΣ periodiπ appointments« 
  6.  
  7. At this menu, you have three options:
  8.  
  9.                       "1)  Create future activities"
  10.                     "[by day of week or day of month]"
  11.  
  12.                "2)  Create future activities by yearly date"
  13.  
  14.                 "3)  Create activities by 'tagged' option"
  15.  
  16.  
  17.                                ==============
  18.                                |  OPTION 1: |
  19.                                ==============
  20.                        1)  Create future activities
  21.                      [by day of week or day of month]
  22.  
  23. Thi≤á optioεá wil∞ allo≈ yo⌡ t∩ creatσ multiplσ activitie≤ iεá thσá future«  ì
  24. WitΦ thi≤ option¼ yo⌡ caε generatσ onσ activit∙ ever∙ │ week≤ fo≥ 1╕ month≤ ì
  25. fo≥ onσ prospect«  Anothe≥ possibilit∙ i≤ t∩ makσ activitie≤ ever∙  da∙ fo≥ ì
  26. ßá │á weeδá period«á  ┴á thirΣ examplσ woulΣ bσá t∩á creatσá activitie≤á oε ì
  27. alternatinτá Thursday≤ fo≥ onσ prospec⌠ fo≥ 2┤ months«á  Yo⌡ caεá elec⌠á t∩ ì
  28. makσá thosσ activitie≤ oε ß da∙ oµ thσ week¼á sucΦ a≤ ever∙ thirΣ Thursday¼ ì
  29. o≥ oε ß datσ oµ thσ month¼á sucΦ a≤ makinτ activitie≤ oε thσ 1st¼á 5th¼ anΣ ì
  30. 18tΦ oµ ever∙ montΦ fo≥ onσ prospect.
  31.  
  32. Thi≤á optioεá wil∞ automaticall∙ creatσ fo≥ yo⌡ activitie≤á iεá thσá future¼ ì
  33. baseΣ oε you≥ input«  Yo⌡ caε inpu⌠ thσ followinτ variables:
  34.  
  35.         1) Start Date of your activity period.
  36.         2) End date of your activity period.
  37.         3) Day of week or date of month on which activity will occur.
  38.         4) Cycle of activities (weekly, every 2nd week, every 3rd week).
  39.  
  40.  
  41. Yo⌡á caεá als∩á deletσá ßá se⌠ oµ prio≥á activitie≤á tha⌠á yo⌡á haΣá createΣ ì
  42. automaticall∙ witΦ thi≤ option.
  43.  
  44.  
  45.  
  46.                                ==============
  47.                                |  SCREEN 1: |
  48.                                ==============
  49.  
  50.                 ============ Add/Delete Option ============ 
  51.  
  52.  
  53. A⌠ thi≤ menu¼ yo⌡ caε elec⌠ t∩ eithe≥ adΣ record≤ automaticall∙ o≥ t∩ deletσ ì
  54. forme≥ activit∙ record≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ haΣ createΣ automatically«  
  55. èIµá yo⌡á elec⌠á t∩ deletσ forme≥ activit∙ records¼á yo⌡ caεá thinδá oµá thi≤ ì
  56. procedurσá a≤ thσ reversσ a≤ addinτ them«á  Yo⌡ wil∞ bσ prompteΣ fo≥ mos⌠ oµ ì
  57. thσ samσ informatioε a≤ yo⌡ werσ wheε yo⌡ originall∙ createΣ them.
  58.  
  59. Thσá prograφ caε sensσ thσ differen⌠ betweeε record≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ manuall∙ ente≥ ì
  60. int∩ thσ activit∙ filσ anΣ thosσ createΣ automaticall∙ iε thi≤á module«á  Iµ ì
  61. i⌠ find≤ tw∩ oµ thesσ record≤ havinτ beeε createΣ oε thσ samσ day¼á yo⌡ wil∞ ì
  62. bσ notifieΣ a⌠ thσ screeε anΣ neithe≥ wil∞ bσ deleted.
  63.  
  64.  
  65.                                ==============
  66.                                |  SCREEN 2: |
  67.                                ==============
  68.  
  69.  
  70. Now select the day of the week on which you wish the activity to 
  71. occur.  Use the following codes:
  72.  
  73.               1 = Monday
  74.               2 = Tuesday
  75.               3 = Wednesday
  76.               4 = Thursday
  77.               5 = Friday
  78.               6 = Saturday
  79.               7 = Sunday
  80.  
  81.               8 = Everyday (7 days a week)
  82.               9 = Day of week not relevant,
  83.                   select future activities by date of month. 
  84.                   [You can select up to 10 different dates during
  85.                    any one month, such as scheduling an activity 
  86.                    for the 10th, 15th, and 25th.]   
  87.  
  88.  
  89. A≤á thσá prograφ create≤ you≥ activit∙ record≤ automatically¼á i⌠á caεá als∩ ì
  90. ente≥ ß 6░ characte≥ messagσ froφ yo⌡ int∩ thσ comment≤ field« 
  91.  
  92.  
  93.                                ==============
  94.                                |  SCREEN 3: |
  95.                                ==============
  96.  
  97. Iµ yo⌡ selecteΣ optioε ╣ iε Screeε 2¼á theε thi≤ screeε woulΣ appear«á  Froφ ì
  98. it¼á yo⌡á caεá selec⌠ u≡ t∩ 1░ day≤ froφ whicΦ t∩ generatσá activities«á  A≤ ì
  99. thosσ day≤ occu≥ durinτ thσ perioΣ yo⌡ havσ selecteΣ earlier¼á thi≤á prograφ ì
  100. wil∞ generatσ aε activit∙ recorΣ oε tha⌠ date.
  101.  
  102. Fo≥á example¼á iµ yo⌡ ente≥ '1¼á '2'¼á anΣ '6'¼á theε yo⌡ wil∞ automaticall∙ ì
  103. creatσ aε activit∙ oε thσ 1st¼ 2nd¼ anΣ 6tΦ oµ ever∙ montΦ tha⌠ fall≤ withiε ì
  104. you≥ range.
  105.  
  106.                                ==============
  107.                                |  SCREEN 4: |
  108.                                ==============
  109. è
  110. Iµ yo⌡ haΣ selecteΣ optioε ▒ througΦ ╖ oε Screeε 2¼ theε yo⌡ woulΣ brancΦ t∩ ì
  111. Screeεá 4«á  A⌠á thi≤ menu¼á yo⌡ selec⌠ thσ weekl∙ frequenc∙ a⌠á whicΦá you≥ ì
  112. futurσ activitie≤ wil∞ bσ scheduled«á  Iµ yo⌡ inpu⌠ ß '1'¼á theε aε activit∙ ì
  113. wil∞ bσ scheduleΣ ever∙ week«á   ┴ '2º mean≤ ever∙ tw∩ weeks╗ ß '3º mean≤ aε ì
  114. activit∙ wil∞ bσ scheduleΣ ever∙ threσ weeks.
  115.  
  116. Yo⌡ caε ente≥ an∙ number«  Iµ yo⌡ ente≥ '13'¼ theε thσ prograφ wil∞ schedulσ ì
  117. you≥ activitie≤ ever∙ 1│ weeks.
  118.  
  119.  
  120.  
  121.                                ==============
  122.                                |  OPTION 2: |
  123.                                ==============
  124.  
  125.                 2)  Create future activities by yearly date
  126.  
  127. WitΦá optioεá 2¼á yo⌡á caε elec⌠ t∩ creatσ aε activit∙ oε an∙ datσá iεá thσ ì
  128. future¼ fo≥ a≤ man∙ year≤ a≤ yo⌡ wish«  If¼ fo≥ example¼ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ creatσ ì
  129. aεá activit∙ recorΣ tha⌠ occur≤ ever∙ '06/28'¼á theε optioε ▓ wil∞ d∩á thi≤ ì
  130. fo≥ you«  Al∞ lea≡ years¼ oµ course¼ arσ takeε int∩ accoun⌠ iε thi≤ option.
  131.  
  132.  
  133.  
  134.                                ==============
  135.                                |  SCREEN 1: |
  136.                                ==============
  137.  
  138.  
  139. A⌠á thi≤ screen¼á yo⌡ woulΣ ente≥ thσ numbe≥ oµ year≤ int∩ thσ futurσá tha⌠ ì
  140. yo⌡ wan⌠ thi≤ activity scheduled.
  141.  
  142.  
  143.  
  144.  
  145.                                ==============
  146.                                |  SCREEN 2: |
  147.                                ==============
  148.  
  149.  
  150. A⌠á thi≤ screen¼á yo⌡ woulΣ selec⌠ thσ calenda≥ datσ oε whicΦ yo⌡ ì
  151. wisΦ thσ activitie≤ t∩ occur.
  152.  
  153.  
  154.  
  155.  
  156.                                ==============
  157.                                |  OPTION 3: |
  158.                                ==============
  159.  
  160.                 "3)  Create activities by 'tagged' option"
  161.  
  162.  
  163. Iεá thi≤ option¼á thσ prograφ wil∞ creatσ onσ ne≈ activit∙ recorΣ fo≥ ever∙ ìèrecorΣá yo⌡á designatσ iε thσ Prospec⌠ filσ a≤ 'tagged'«á Oncσá yo⌡á selec⌠ ì
  164. 'taggedº records¼á yo⌡ can¼á iε turn¼ assigε thesσ defaul⌠ value≤ iε optioε ì
  165. 3:
  166.  
  167.  
  168.                "Date activity record entered into program:"
  169.           "Comment entered into newly created activity records:"
  170.                       "Future Appointments, if any."
  171.  
  172.  
  173.