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  1.  
  2.                            Other Custom Options:
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  7.                                |  OPTION 1: |
  8.                                ==============
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  10.  
  11.               1)  Toggle Initial 'exploding greeting' On/Off:
  12.  
  13.  
  14. The first time your bring up the program, a message appears:   
  15.  
  16.                             "Paul Sax Presents"
  17.  
  18. Iµá yo⌡á wisΦ t∩ togglσ thi≤ 'explodinτ greetingº On¼á theε pres≤ optioεá ▒ ì
  19. unti∞ yo⌡ see:
  20.                                  [no≈ Oε ]
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  23.                                ==============
  24.                                |  OPTION 2: |
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  27.  
  28.             2)  Assign and output Condense string for printer:
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  30.  
  31. A⌠ thi≤ option¼ yo⌡ caε outpu⌠ aε ASCI╔ characte≥ o≥ characte≥ se⌠ directl∙ ì
  32. t∩ you≥ printe≥ fo≥ thσ purposσ oµ Compressinτ thσ print«  
  33.  
  34. Thσ embeddeΣ Hel≡ screeε wil∞ sho≈ yo⌡ thσ forma⌠ tha⌠ yo⌡ mus⌠ usσ fo≥ thσ ì
  35. prograφá t∩ properl∙ interpre⌠ you≥ reques⌠  anΣ contain≤ ASCI╔ anΣ printe≥ ì
  36. tables«á  Thσá ASCI╔á table≤á wil∞á sho≈á yo⌡á ho≈á t∩á cros≤á referencσá ß ì
  37. 'Characterº valuσ witΦ it≤ correspondinτ 'Decimalº o≥ 'Hexº value.
  38.  
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  40.                                |  OPTION 3: |
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  43.  
  44.            3)  Assign and output Uncondense string for printer:
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  46. A⌠ optioε 3¼ yo⌡ caε outpu⌠ aε ASCI╔ characte≥ o≥ characte≥ se⌠ directl∙ t∩ ì
  47. you≥ printe≥ fo≥ thσ purposσ oµ Uncompressinτ thσ print«  
  48.  
  49. Thσ embeddeΣ Hel≡ screeε wil∞ sho≈ yo⌡ thσ forma⌠ tha⌠ yo⌡ mus⌠ usσ fo≥ thσ ì
  50. prograφá t∩ properl∙ interpre⌠ you≥ reques⌠ anΣ contain≤ ASCI╔ anΣá printe≥ ì
  51. tables«á  Thσá ASCI╔á table≤á wil∞á sho≈á yo⌡á ho≈á t∩á cros≤á referencσá ß ì
  52. 'Characterº valuσ witΦ it≤ correspondinτ 'Decimalº o≥ 'Hexº value.
  53.  
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  55.                                ==============è                               |  OPTION 4: |
  56.                                ==============
  57.  
  58.  
  59.  
  60.             4)  Optional Pre-select, 'All Scheduled Activities'
  61.      [used when 'All Scheduled Activities' are On from the prior menu]
  62.  
  63. If¼á oε thσ prio≥ menu¼á yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ bσ showε  'Al∞ ScheduleΣá Activities'¼ ì
  64. theεá thi≤á optioε give≤ yo⌡ thσ additiona∞ flexibilit∙ oµá beinτá prompteΣ ì
  65. ever∙ timσ a≤ t∩ whethe≥ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ bσ showε al∞ othe≥ activitie≤ tha⌠ arσ ì
  66. occurrinτ oε tha⌠ day.
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  69.                                ==============
  70.                                |  OPTION 5: |
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  72.  
  73.                   5)  Delete historical Activity records 
  74.  
  75. Thi≤á selectioεá give≤á yo⌡ thσ abilit∙ t∩ deletσá an∙á grou≡á oµá activit∙ ì
  76. record≤á b∙ thei≥ origina∞ datσ oµ entr∙ int∩ thσ program«á  Oncσ iε optioε ì
  77. 5¼ yo⌡ selec⌠ thσ datσ rangσ oµ you≥ requesteΣ deletion«        
  78.  
  79. Thσ activit∙ filσ wa≤ intentionall∙ designeΣ a≤ ß 'perpetualºá file¼á wherσ ì
  80. al∞á record≤ arσ maintaineΣ anΣ n∩ effor⌠ i≤ madσ t∩ differentiatσá curren⌠ ì
  81. froφ historica∞ records«  B∙ contrast¼ aε accountinτ systeφ use≤ 'periodicº ì
  82. files¼á wherσá ß typica∞ prograφ wil∞ distinguisΦ  betweeε record≤ froφ thσ ì
  83. curren⌠á operatinτ perioΣ anΣ thosσ tha⌠ arσá historical«á  Al∞á historica∞ ì
  84. record≤ iε ß 'periodicº system¼ then¼ wil∞ bσ summarizeΣ anΣ purged«   
  85.  
  86. Fo≥á thosσ situation≤ witΦ thi≤ prograφ wherσ ß higΦ frequenc∙ oµá activit∙ ì
  87. record≤ ha≤ thσ effec⌠ oµ beinτ useΣ iε ß 'periodº anΣ theε havinτ n∩á rea∞ ì
  88. valuσá afte≥ tha⌠ perioΣ anΣ wherσ thσ constraint≤ oµ disδ storagσá mandatσ ì
  89. tha⌠á you≥á removσá al∞á 'historicalºá activit∙á records¼áá theεá usσá thi≤ ì
  90. selection.
  91.  
  92. D∩á no⌠ continuσ unti∞ yo⌡ havσ  firs⌠ backeΣ u≡ thσ data«á  Thi≤ procedurσ ì
  93. i≤ irrevocable.
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  96.  
  97.                                ==============
  98.                                |  OPTION 6: |
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  101.  
  102.                 6)  Play 'America the Beautiful' right now
  103.  
  104.               America the Beautiful, by Larry Bauder, Vancouver, B.C.
  105.           Scored for the computer by Katherine Lee Bates  & Samuel A. Ward
  106.                  [used with written permission of Larry Bauder]
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  108.  
  109.                                ==============è                               |  OPTION 7: |
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  112.  
  113.                7)  Play 'America the Beautiful' upon boot-up
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  115.  
  116. Iµ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ togglσ thi≤ 'Americß thσ Beautifulº On¼á theε pres≤ optioε ╖ ì
  117. unti∞ yo⌡ see:
  118.                                  [no≈ Oε ]
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  124.                                ==============
  125.                                |  OPTION 8: |
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  127.  
  128.               "8)  Set 'DATE_SYS' update logic: Prospect Get"
  129.  
  130. WitΦ thi≤ feature¼ yo⌡ wil∞ observσ thesσ threσ selection≤ oε thσ fa≥ righ⌠ ì
  131. a≤ yo⌡ pres≤ thσ '8º ke∙ repeatedl∙ oε you≥ keyboard:
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  133.                         "[Updatσ logiπ disableΣ ]"
  134.                         "[Promp⌠ yo⌡ fo≥ updatσ ]"
  135.                         "[Alway≤ updatσ DATE_SYS]"
  136.  
  137. Iµá yo⌡á recal∞ thσ Prospec⌠ Ge⌠ screen¼á oε thσ uppe≥ lef⌠ corne≥á i≤á thσ ì
  138. date«á   Thi≤á convey≤ wheε thσ recorΣ wa≤ entereΣ int∩ thσ prograφ fo≥ thσ ì
  139. firs⌠ time«á  Internally¼á thσ datσ i≤ calleΣ 'DATE_SYS'«á  Thi≤á selectioε ì
  140. wil∞á updatσá 'DATE_SYSºá witΦá thσ curren⌠ datσá oncσá thi≤á selectioεá i≤ ì
  141. activated¼ subjec⌠ t∩ onσ oµ tw∩ event≤ occurring:
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  143.        1⌐ Yo⌡ invokσ thσ Prospec⌠ Mem∩ froφ thσ Prospec⌠ Ge⌠ screen.
  144. 2⌐ Afte≥ selectinτ 'Mº fo≥ morσ commands¼ yo⌡ theε picδ optioε 'Eº t∩ Edit.
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  149.                                ==============
  150.                                |  OPTION 9: |
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  152.  
  153.              "9)  Toggle 'sounds like' search on Prospect Get"
  154.  
  155. B∙á default¼á thi≤á selectioεá i≤ se⌠  "[no≈ Oε ]"«á  Wheε yo⌡ arσá a⌠á thσ ì
  156. Prospec⌠ Ge⌠ screen¼ searcΦ option¼ thσ logiπ fo≥ "Searchinτ fo≥ phonetica∞ ì
  157. matchó i≤ availablσ iε threσ 'viewsº o≥ searches║á Company¼ first¼ anΣ las⌠ ì
  158. name.
  159.  
  160. Whilσá searchinτá iε onσ oµ thosσ threσ modes¼á thσ prograφá display≤á thi≤ ì
  161. message:
  162.  
  163.                      "Searching for phonetical match"è 
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  167.                                ==============
  168.                                |  OPTION A: |
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  170.  
  171.             "A)  Global replace of Billing Class, all records"
  172.  
  173. Thi≤á optioε wil∞ d∩ ß globa∞ replacσ oµ thσ Billinτ Clas≤ fo≥ al∞á record≤ ì
  174. iε thσ Prospec⌠ file«  Iµ yo⌡ havσ ß categor∙ selecteΣ now¼ theε onl∙ thosσ ì
  175. record≤ iε tha⌠ categor∙ wil∞ bσ updated«  
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  181.                                ==============
  182.                                |  OPTION B: |
  183.                                ==============
  184.  
  185.                    "B)  Establish default Billing Class"
  186.  
  187. Iεá thi≤á option¼á yo⌡ ente≥ thσ defaul⌠ Billinτ Clas≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩á bσ ì
  188. presen⌠ iε ever∙ ne≈ recorΣ tha⌠ yo⌡ add.
  189.  
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  193.                                |  OPTION C: |
  194.                                ==============
  195.  
  196.  
  197.                           "C)  AM/PM conversion"
  198.  
  199. Iµá militar∙á timσá i≤ entereΣ fo≥ aε Appointmen⌠ iε thσá activit∙á record¼ ì
  200. then¼á b∙á default¼á  thσá prograφ wil∞ conver⌠ tha⌠ timσ t∩ AM/P═á iεá thσ ì
  201. variou≤á report≤á anΣá displays«á  Iµá optioε ├á i≤á se⌠á "Off"¼á theεá thσ ì
  202. appointmen⌠ timσ wil∞ prin⌠ iε thσ origina∞ 2┤ hou≥ format.
  203.  
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  206.                                ==============
  207.                                |  OPTION D: |
  208.                                ==============
  209.  
  210.  
  211.                    "D)  Memo Display, Flash Report [TM]"
  212.  
  213.  
  214. Thi≤á selectioε turn≤ Oε o≥ Ofµ thσ displa∙ oµ memo≤ tha⌠ occu≥ afte≥ FlasΦ ì
  215. Repor⌠ [TM▌ i≤ displayeΣ t∩ yo⌡ iε thσ Prospec⌠ file¼ Ge⌠ screen.
  216.