Shareware Overload/ShartewareOverload.cdr/database/fastzip.zip/README

Text File | 1991-01-27 | 15KB | 362 lines

                    WELCOME TO THE FASTZIP PROGRAM
                                  By
                          Westcoast Software


  The United States Postal Department is now using Optical Scanners to
  speed up their mail processing. Their scanners now read the Zip Code
  you put with the address and their own equipment prints a Postnet
  Bar Code on the envelope. This requires a two step operation for
  them. If the Postnet Bar Code is already on the envelope it requires
  only a one step operation. The Postal Department is now or will be
  offering a Discount on First Class Mail that already has the Bar
  Code printed on it. The present equipment available to do this costs
  $4000. This program will print the Postnet Bar Code on Envelopes,
  Post Cards, Shipping Labels and Address Labels. At the present time
  the Bar Code MUST be printed in a specific area on the Envelope,
  (12/19/90). The Postal Department estimates that by the fall of 1991
  the Bar Code can be printed any place on the envelope and their
  optical scanners will still read the code. When this happens it will
  enable you to put the Bar Code on Shipping Labels and Address Labels
  in addition to the Envelopes.

  The Fastzip Program is already programed to place the Bar Code on
  Shipping and Address Labels although you need a special code to
  activate them which will be supplied when you register. Notice the
  Bar Codes on the mail you are now receiving. The Return Payment
  envelopes have the Bar Code on them to speed up their return. If you
  are in business you can now have these same benefits with the
  Fastzip Program. Enter an R in the notice at the beginning of the
  Fastzip Program to print out a registration form. Thank you!


                        CONDENSED INSTRUCTIONS
                               TUTORIAL

  Complete Instructions on the Fastzip Program will be supplied when
  you register. These Condensed Instructions will get you started so
  you can make your evaluation of the program. To load program type
  <SETMON> to set monitor color. Thereafter type <FZ> to load program.

  A. From the Main Menu Select <5. SET UP> and press <ENTER>. This
  will take you to the section where you enter the Return Address you
  want printed on the Envelopes and Shipping Labels, plus all
  adjustments needed to print correctly. The SET UP section will look
  like the following.

     ENTER SET UP/ADVERTISING DATA!

       1.  Name:
       2.  Street:
       3.  City/State/Zip:
       4.  Optional 4th Line:
       5.  Line 1 - Advertisement :
       6   Line 2 - Advertisement :
       7.  Line Spaces Between Envelopes :12
       8.  Envelope Size Adjustment. (Upper)    : 4
       9.  Envelope Size Adjustment. (Lower)    : 6
       10. Spaces To Center Address (Envelope)  : 40
       11. Print Zip Bar Code on Envelope Y/N   : Y
       12. Spaces to Align Zip Bar (Envelope)   : 270
       13. Line Spaces Between Shipping Labels  : 5





       14. Print (TO:) On Shipping Labels Y/N   : N
       15. Print Zip Bar (Shipping Label) CODE? : N
       16. Print Zip Bar (Address Label)  CODE? : N
       17. Bar Code Print Passes (2,3,4 Only)   : 2
                                               1. Save Data
                                               2. Start Over
                                               3. Main Menu
                         What Number?

  B.  Enter the Return Name and Address that you want printed on the
  Envelopes and Shipping Labels. Use four lines if necessary. Press
  <ENTER> key when you have finished with each line.

  C.  Enter First Line of an Advertisement or Greeting if you want
      one.

  D.  Enter Second Line of an Advertisement or Greeting if you want
      one.

  E.  Line Prompts from #7 to #16 have been pre-set for Continueous
  Envelopes, Shipping and Address Labels. Just Press the <ENTER> key
  when you come to them. Line Prompts #7 to #14 can be changed later
  for your own needs. Line Prompts #15 and #16 can not be changed in
  this evaluation disk. When you register you receive a special code
  to activate them on the Disk you receive.

  F.  When the Sub Menu shows on the Screen asking you What Number?,
  Enter <1> to Save the Name/Address/Advertisement data that you
  entered. To delete Data in a Line Prompt you do not have to erase
  all the Data shown on that line. Just press <SPACE BAR> and Press
  <ENTER> key and the Data in that Line Prompt will be deleted. To
  change Data in a Line Prompt you do not have to erase all the old
  Data in that Line Prompt. Just type in the New Data and Press the
  <ENTER> key.

  After the Data you entered is saved you will be returned to the Main
  menu. Spaces to align Bar Code are set at 1/60 of an inch each.

  G.  From the Main Menu Select <6. ADDRESS RECORDS> and press <ENTER>
  key. The Address Record Section will look like the following:

                           1. VIEW NAMES
                           2. VIEW A RECORD
                           3. ENTER DATA IN A RECORD
                           4. PRINT RECORD#/NAME LIST
                           5. PRINT COMPLETE RECORD
                           6. DELETE RECORDS
                           7. MAIN MENU
                           H. HELP

         WHAT NUMBER ?

  H.  Enter <3> and Press <ENTER> key to Enter Data In A Record. The
  following Line Prompts will come up one at a time and look like the
  following:
                      RECORD #?
                      CODE
                      NAME
                      ADDRESS
                      CITY/STATE
                      OPTIONAL
                      ZIP CODE




  I.  NOTE! Enter the Zip Code only on the ZIP CODE line. This is
  important. Press <ENTER> key after each Line Prompt.

       1. Enter a number <1> for the RECORD #.
       2. Enter <1234> for the CODE.
       3. Enter <TEST RECORD>
       4. Enter <Test Street>
       5. Enter <Test City, Test>
       6. Just Press <ENTER> key.
       7. Enter <917112506). NOTE! When entering any 5 or 9 digit Zip
          Code do not use any dashs or spaces on the Zip Code line.
       8. Press <ENTER> key to Save the Record.
       9. When the Line Prompt asks for another Record Number just
          press the <ENTER> key to return to the Record Section Menu.

  J.  Select number <7> from the Address Record Menu to Return to the
  Main Menu.

  K.  Select <1. Envelope> and Press <ENTER> key to go to the Envelope
  Section.

     1. Select <Return Address> and Press <ENTER>. The Return Address
        you entered in the Set Up Section will appear on the Screen,
        letting you know it will be printed on the Envelope.

     2. Select <CONTINUE> and Press <ENTER>.
     3. Select <Manl/Recd#> and Press <ENTER>.
     4. You will now be on the 1st Line of the Address. Type in <JOHN
        DOE> and Press <ENTER>.
     5. On the 2nd Line type <13 Doe Street> and Press <ENTER>.
     6. On the 3rd Line type <Doesville, Ohio> and Press <ENTER>.
     7. Just Press <ENTER> for the 4th Line.
     8. On the Zip Code Line type <91711> and Press <ENTER>.

  Note the HELP LINE at the bottom of the Screen that shows you what
  to do at each Line Prompt!

     9. Select <CONTINUE> and Press <ENTER>.
    10. The PRINT HOW MANY Prompt now appears. To Print just One
        Envelope Press <ENTER> key.
    11. Select <PRINT ENVELOPE> and Press <ENTER>. The Envelope will
        Print Out.
    12. Select <CONTINUE> and Press <ENTER> after the Printing is
        done.
    13. Select <MANL/RECD#> again and Press <ENTER>.

  You will now be on the 1st Line of the Address and we will show you
  how to Print Out an Address the Easy Way.

    14. Enter a number <1> on the First Line and Press <ENTER>.

  You entered Record Number #1 and the Name and Address you entered
  into Record #1 in the Address Record Section now appears on the
  Screen and can be Printed Out.

  The Shipping and Address Label Sections all work the same way as the
  Envelope Section. Select the <HELP SCREEN> from the Envelope Menu
  and it will show you how to Search/Print, View Records, Search/View
  and Print Out a Series of Envelopes or Labels.








                    **  ADDRESS RECORD SECTION  **


  The Address Record Section Menu will look like the following:

                   1. View Names
                   2. View A Record
                   3. Enter Data In A Record
                   4. Print Record#/Name List
                   5. Print Complete Record
                   6. Delete Records
    What Number_

  EXPLANATIONS:

  1. View Names - Enter a Record Number and View The Record Number,
  Code and Name, Sorted or Not Sorted.

  2. View A Record - Enter a Record Number and View The Complete
  Record.

  3. Enter Data In A Record - Enter the Record Number that you want
  for your data. Enter a Code at the Code Prompt. FASTZIP will Search
  for an equal on the Code Line only. The Code you put on the Code
  Line can be a number like a Zip Code, or a Name or Both. If you
  enter Names on the Code Line in Upper Case letters then you must
  enter the same to search. Whatever you enter on the Code line, up to
  eighteen characters, FASTZIP will search for its equal. When you use
  Print Series, if you have numbers on the Code Line they can be
  Printed in ascending order. Enter the Name and Address, four
  lines if needed. Enter the Zip Code only at the Zip Code prompt.
  Do not use a Dash or any spaces when entering the Zip Code.Example:
  A nine digit Zip Code would be 917112506.

  4. Print Record#/Name List - Prints out a List of the Records, with
     Record Number, Code and Name.

  5. Print Complete Record - Prints one Record or a list of Records
     with all Data that is in the Record.

  6. Delete Records - Deletes from One to One Thousand Records. To
     Delete One Record, enter the same Record Number in both prompts.

             ** FIRST LINE IN ENVELOPE SECTION ADDRESS **

  If you already have Return Envelopes printed up and would like to
  add the Zip Bar Code to them or wish to print the Zip Bar Code by
  itself then do the following: 1. Adjust the Zip Bar Code to where
  you want it to print, in the SET UP Section. 2. Enter the Envelope
  Section and Select <Manl/Recd#>. 3. On the First Line of the Address
  type SKIP and the Address Lines will not print. 4. Enter the Zip
  Code data and continue. Note! This can only be done in the Envelope
  Section on this evaluation disk. See Printer/Bar Code at the end
  of these instructions for more on this.













       ** THIRD LINE IN ENVELOPE AND SHIPPING LABEL SECTIONS **

  The Third Line must have an entry in order to print out correctly.
  If for some reason you do not wish the Third Line to print then
  enter a Space in the Third Line with the Space Bar and that line
  will only print a Space.







  When you register you will receive complete documentation on the
  Fastzip Program & Postnet Bar Code. Information on Postal Rules and
  the Special Code to activate the Postnet Bar Code on the Shipping
  and Address Labels, plus a BONUS PROGRAM that enables you to Design,
  Save, and Print your own Labels and Post Cards. Use the DOS PRINT
  Command to print out these instructions.

  Note! The Bar Code must be black for the Optical Scanners to read
  it. We have programmed FASTZIP to print the Bar Code and then
  reprint the Bar Code over again to achieve the blackness required
  even from older printer ribbons. We do however suggest that you use
  a fresh ribbon when possible.


  PRINTER/BAR CODE

  If your Printer will not print the Bar Code on the bottom of single
  Envelopes even with the Paper Out Sensor disabled and you would
  still like to test out the Bar Code then do the following:

      Go to the <SET UP> section from the Main Menu and adjust prompts
      7, 8, 9, 12 like the following:

            7. Line Spaces Between Envelopes:       2
            8. Envelope Size Adjustment (Upper):    0
            9. Envelope Size Adjustment (Lower):    0
           12. Spaces to Align Zip Bar (Envelope):  0

      Your Printer will now print the Postnet Bar Code on regular
      3 1/2 x 15/16 Address Labels. It will print the Bar Code on one
      label then skip two labels and print again. You will lose two
      labels for every one printed but it will give you a chance to
      test your printer and Bar Code. Place the Address Label with the
      Bar Code on it at the bottom of your return or regular envelopes
      the same as if it was printed there.


                                More!


















┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│   TEMPLATE TO ADJUST POSTNET BAR CODE                             │
│                                                                   │
│   Print out Instructions. Cut out this Template.                  │
│   Place on Envelope and adjust Bar Code. Compare                  │
│   with Bar Codes on your incoming Mail.                           │
│                                                                   │
│                                       Right Side of Envelope----> │
│                                                                   │
│                                                                   │
│                                                                   │
│                                                                   │
│   Bar Code must start                                             │
│   on left side of cut-out.                                        │
│                          ┌───────────────────────────┐            │
│              Bar Code--> │                           │            │
│                          │                           │  Bottom    │
└──────────────────────────┘                           └────────────┘


NOTE! The Postnet Bar Code printed by FASTZIP was tested and approved
by the US POSTAL DEPARTMENT, in the City of Industry, California.



                                 END