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     Welcome to WhizList, the EASIEST way to manage your list.
Copyright 1988 by Arrow Connection, Box 899, Pollock Pines, CA 95726
                       All rights reserved
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HOW TO REGISTER

   WhizList is distributed as shareware. That means that you can try
before you buy. If you try it and like it, then send:

   1. Your registration fee of $79.95 (plus tax if in California)
   2. This registration number: WL206AB-159
   3. You may print INVOICE.DOC and use it to send in your
      registration.

Send your fee and your number to Arrow Connection, Box 899,
Pollock Pines, CA 95726. In return you will receive:

   1. Fuller documentation with tips and ideas on how to use WhizList.
   2. The latest update of WhizList.
   3. The opportunity to earn a commission of $40 for each WhizList
      that you distribute to anyone who becomes a registered owner.
      You will receive a personal copy with your personal
      registration number on it.  Distribute your copy freely.
      Anyone who registers will give your number. In that way, you
      get credit for commissions.  You are encouraged to upload
      WhizList onto bulletin boards, pass out copies at user's group
      meetings, and publicize it through your trade association
      newsletter.

HOW TO GET HELP

Send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Arrow Connection, Box 899,
Pollock Pines, CA 95726.  Include exact details of your problem.
If appropriate, send a disk with your data file on it along with
return postage if you want your disk back.  Be sure to include
enough details so that I can reproduced the same problem exactly.

FILES ON YOUR DISK

Your WhizList disk has these files on it:
   WHIZLIST.DOC (This documentation file you are now reading)
   INVOICE.DOC  (You may print and mail this to register)
   WL.COM       (The main file which uses the other files as needed)
   CREATE.WL                NTH.WL
   CREATE.000               LIMIT.WL
   SORT.WL                  KILL.WL
   SPLIT.WL                 PRINT.WL
   MERGE.WL                 PRINT.000
   FIELDS.WL
   DUPE.WL
   IMPORT.WL






TO GET STARTED

Put WhizList into your logged drive.
Type WL <ENTER>
The menus will guide you the rest of the way.


INTRODUCTION

WhizList is a list management program. Use it for mailing lists,
customer lists, prospect lists, membership lists, even lists of
birthdays and anniversaries. With WhizList you may perform a
number of operations on your data.


OPENING MENU

The opening menu lets you choose an operation to perform on
your list.  Here is an explanation of your choices.

1  Create a new file
   A disk is like a file cabinet because it holds many files.  You
   can put anything you want into a file, and you can name the file
   anything you want.  Your new file will be a new list that you
   type and store on disk.  As you type in your list, you may do
   minor editing.
      A time-saving feature is the repeat key which the program
   will tell you about.  The repeat key works only if the cursor
   is at the beginning of the last line.  If you have typed anything
   else on that line, you must move the cursor back to the beginning
   of that line in order to use the repeat key.  If you do this,
   the program deletes what you previously typed on that line and
   replaces it with the data stored in the repeat key.
      What if you goof and type the wrong information under the wrong
   field?  There's an easy way to move it down to the next field
   without re-typing it.  First move the cursor to the beginning
   of the data you want to move down.  Then press ENTER.  Everything
   to the right of the cursor moves down to the next field.  This
   acts the same way as your word processing program does when you
   press ENTER in the middle of a line.  The second half of the
   line moves down.  The difference here is that the line below must
   be blank in order for the ENTER key to behave that way.  If it is
   not blank then the program will take you to the next field to type.

2  Add to an old file
   If you started a list yesterday, and want to add to it today,
   select this option.  When you start, the program shows you the
   last set of data so that you know where you left off.  From
   there on the program works like "Create a new file."

3  Edit an old file
   This option lets you make changes, deletions, or additions to your
   list.  It has a versatile find/replace function that allows
   wildcards, multiple finds, replacement of capitals with lower case
   and vice versa.  To speed editing it has several special keys.
   The "make-capitals" key converts lower case to capitals and vice versa.
   The "transpose" key transposes two letters.  The "move anywhere" key
   moves the cursor instantly almost anywhere.  The "multiple undo" key
   lets you restore up to the last 15 deletions.  Several HELP menus
   are available to guide you.

   The first 3 options are 3 doorways into the same part of the program.
   Once inside, you can easily switch back and forth between editing
   and adding to a file.

4  Import a word processing file into my list
   You can import a previously created list into this program.
   It doesn't matter whether your previous list is a word
   processing list, a data base list, or a mailmerge list.
   This keeps you from having to retype your list.  If your
   list is on another data base program, first create an ASCII
   file using your data base program.

5  Change fields on an old file
   You can rearrange a list simply by rearranging field names.
   For example, if you decide you want LASTNAME before FIRSTNAME,
   then one little change will automatically change the entire file.
   You can even delete or add fields for total flexibility.
   For example, you can add PHONE after NAME.

6  Split or combine fields (like city, state, zip)
   This option lets you split just about anything in any manner.
   You can easily and automatically separate city, state and zip
   (US or Canadian) into three fields.  You can separate first and
   last names.  The advantage of splitting these fields is that you
   can now sort by last name or by zip code.  This option also lets
   you combine any two fields, and put any characters between them.

7  Sort a file (alphabetically, by zip code, etc.)
   You can sort a list by name, by zip code, or by anything you want
   to.  Alphabetical sorting ignores upper and lower case letters.
   "Mc" and "Mac" sort properly so that "McPherson" is sorted alongside
   "MacPherson".
      If you add to a sorted file, or if you edit a sorted file,
   remember to sort it again.  The current version of the program
   does NOT remind you automatically.

8  Find duplicates in a sorted file
   You can find and purge duplicates or near duplicates.  This saves
   postage for your mailing list.

9  Merge two or more sorted files
   You can merge two or more lists together to make one big list.
   The files you merge must be previously sorted, and each sorted
   by the same field.  For example, if one file is sorted by zip
   code, then all the files must be sorted by zip code.  The new
   merged file will automatically be sorted by that same field.


L  Select part of a file within certain limits
   This is one of the most exciting parts of the program.  Out of
   a nationwide list, you may select all addresses in California.
   To get fancier, you may select all addresses in California
   EXCEPT those who live in Los Angeles or San Francisco.  You can
   specify an almost endless variety of conditions.
      Once you select your conditions, you may choose any fields
   to print, and any order to print them.  You can even add an
   optional slug line.  You can do a lot of juggling.


N  Select every Nth record
   This allows you to take a random sampling of your list. You may
   select every 5th name, every 6th name, or whatever number you
   choose.

P  Print a file
   This option sends a file to your printer.  Print anything from
   simple labels to complicated forms.  Choose from what may be
   the widest variety of print options anywhere.
      To print envelopes, tell the program to stop after each
   address so that you can change envelopes.  To print your
   return address on the envelope, tell the program that you
   want slug lines with your address to appear in the upper left
   corner.
      To print invoices or other forms, first choose what fields
   to print and in what order.  Then choose the format: you can
   have a number of blank lines between fields, or you can have
   fields indented or tabbed over.  To fill in the dollar amount
   on the invoice, tell the program to stop after a certain field
   so that you can type in the amount from the keyboard.
      To print both envelopes AND invoices, tell the program to
   repeat each address two times, and tell it to stop after each
   address.  Select the two different formats you want for printing
   both the envelope and the invoice.  The printer will stop after
   printing the envelope so that you can pull it out and put the
   invoice into the printer.  Touch a key and the printer will
   continue printing the invoice.  Again it will stop so that you
   can go to the next envelope and the next address.
      You can repeat an address a number of times, either in the
   same format or in different formats.  You can print each address
   in up to three different formats - for example: an envelope
   format, an invoice format, and a rolodex format.
      To print continuous labels, do not select top or bottom
   margins.  To print sheets of paper, select top and bottom margins.
   If your sheets of paper are not continuous feed, then tell the
   program to stop at each page.  In either case, you can select
   left margins.
      To print a telephone directory with fields lined up in neat
   columns, tell the program to tab after each field except the
   last one.
      To print only one or some addresses, note the record numbers
   as you read or edit a file.  You can tell the program to print
   only those record numbers.
      You can print only from the keyboard, using your computer
   like a typewriter.
      After you select the options you want for your job, you can
   store these options on disk for instant recall tomorrow.  This
   means that you need to set up the options only one time.  These
   options are automatically stored in a file called PRINT.OPT.  You
   can store up to 26 different sets of options for 26 different
   kinds of jobs.
      If the phone rings and you want the printer to be quiet,
  just press a key and the printer will pause while you talk on
  the phone.


R  Read a file on the screen
   This lets you view the file so that you can see what's in it.


W  Write a file for word processing or mailmerge
   The files you create with this program cannot be read by your
   word processing program.  When you want your word processing
   program to read your file, then select this option.  When you
   write your list to disk, you may choose a number of formats
   for the data to be written.  You may choose a mailmerge format
   so that you can create form letters or labels.  You may choose
   some data to be on the same line as other data, and you may
   choose to have some data on a line by itself.  For example,
   you may choose to have name and address on separate lines, but
   city, state and zip on one line.
D  Directory of disk
   Shows files on current logged drive.
I  View instructions
   Shows this documentation file on the screen and gives you an
   opportunity to print it out also.
Q  Quit
   This takes you out of WhizList so that you can run another program.


TIPS

When the program asks you for a filename, you may specify a file
on drive B by typing B: before the filename.  Otherwise, the
program will look in the current logged drive for your file.

When answering questions the computer asks you, often you need to
press ENTER after your answer.  The ENTER lets the computer know
that you are finished with your answer.  To help you know when to
end your answer with ENTER, the computer uses the word "Enter."
For example: "Enter filename:" means that the computer usually
expects you to type ENTER after the filename.  Any exceptions
to this will be obvious by the way the computer responds.

When the computer asks you a question that you do not wish to
answer, then press ENTER.  Often this will make the question go
away and take you back to a menu so that you can make another
choice.

Make sure there is enough space on your disk.  Several operations
involve creating a new file, and you need to have enough room for
it.  For example, when merging 10 files together, you need disk
space for the new merged file.  Sorting and other operations
need extra disk space to work with.


When naming files, use a system that will help you remember what
the file is.  Examples: use the extension .s for a sorted file,
use the extension .m for a merged file, use the extension .d
for a disk file that your word processor can read.

If your printer doesn't work, make sure it is plugged into
port LPT1 of your computer.

To save disk space, store files you are not currently working on
in ASCII format (using the W option at the main menu), and delete
the WhizList file.  Later you can import them back into WhizList.



ERROR MESSAGES

01  File not found.  Make sure all the .WL files that come with
    this program are on the logged disk.

F0  Disk full.  Some operations require plenty of extra space.


SPECIFICATIONS

Memory required:     64K
Screen width:        80 columns
Maximum field size:  40 characters
Maximum fields:      15
Maximum merge files: 15
Maximum sort:        file with 32,000 total fields




MODIFICATIONS

If you require different specifications than above, then write us
and we'll see what we can do.  We also welcome suggestions about new
features you would like to see in updates for WhizList.

      Arrow Connection
      P.O. Box 899
      Pollock Pines CA 95726











DISCLAIMER

Arrow Connection hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this
software, whether express or implied, including without limitation
any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a
particular purpose. Arrow Connection will not be liable for any
special, incidential, consequential, indirect or similar damages
due to loss of data or any other reason, even if Arrow Connection
has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event
shall Arrow Connection's liability for any damages ever exceed
the price paid for the software, regardless of the form of the
claim. The person using the software bears all risk as to the
quality and performance of the software.