PSIONWPDATAFILE ROM::BJ.WDR BTBody text BLBulleted list leted list leted list y text y text y text leted list leted list y text y text NNNormal UUUnderline BBBold IIItalic EESuperscript SSSubscript !QuikNote Reference Manual Introduction QuikNote adds a quick note taking ability to the Psion 3a. How many times have you wanted to just pick up your Psion and quickly key in a phone number or short note only to stumble around opening a new word file or create a new database entry? QuikNote gives you the ability to do just that and also view and manage multiple notes. One of QuikNote's operating modes runs the program automatically whenever you power on the Psion, whilst still allowing you to return to the previously running application with a single keystroke. Alternatively, you can set up QuikNote to only run on powerup if you press ESC (ON) quickly, twice in a row (probably the most useful operational mode). Notes are stored in the standard database format, so you can also access the notes database using the built-in DATA Application. QuikNote displays all previous notes and allows them to be edited or deleted. QuikNote is a shareware program with a modest registration fee of $10. You may use QuikNote for up to 30 days, but after that time you must either register the program or remove it from your computer. As an incentive for registering, you get a special registration number that permits more than 10 notes to be stored in the database and which also enables several additional features: * The ability to change Preferences from within QuikNote * On-the-fly changing of zoom factor between four different font size levels * On-the-fly changing of status window display * Ability to sort the database in either direction * Ability to include legible date in DBF File To register QuikNote, send $10 in cash, money order or cheque to: C. E. Steuart Dewar Pimlico Software 11622 West 87th Street Burr Ridge, IL 60521 register on-line through Compuserve by entering GO SWREG and following the instructions to specify that you want to register the QUIKNOTE Program. New Features - Latest Version is 1.02 Ver. Feature/Fix 1.02 Preference to sort database forwards OR backwards Preference to include legible date in file Fixes bug of no menu key when CapsLock is set Installation The QUIKNOTE.ZIP file contains three files: * Quiknote.opa The actual application program * Quiknote.dbf The empty, formatted notes database * Quiknote.doc The file you are reading After unzipping the file on your MAC or PC, copy the QUIKNOTE.OPA file into any APP directory on the Psion 3A palmtop using the copy command and copy the DBF file into the DAT directory on the default, internal drive. Install QuikNote by selecting the install option on the Apps menu of the System program. Running the Program When the program is first run, it will display the contents of the Notes database. If you press ESC, control will return to the previously running application. Whenever the QuikNote application is selected, it will automatically open up a Note Window to add a new note. The note window can always be dismissed by pressing ESC. Scrolling through Notes Use cursor up/down to scroll through entries and move from page to page in the display. Home/End move to the start/end of the notes list, and PgUp/PgDn move the screen display by pages. Adding a New Note To add a new note, press TAB or Psion/N. QuikNote will display a dialog screen to allow you to type in the new note. Notes are always entered at the end of the database. Changing a Note To change a note select the note with the cursor keys and press the ENTER key or Psion/E. QuikNote will display a dialog screen allowing you to edit the note. The second line allows you to change the date/time of the note to the current date/time which will then sort the new note to the end of the QuikNote database. Deleting a Note To delete a note select the note with the cursor keys and press the DELETE key or Psion/D. A confirmation screen appears: press Y to delete the note or N to leave the note alone. Deleting all Notes To kill all Notes in the Notes file, press Psion/K and then press the ENTER key to confirm the deletion, or press CANCEL to ignore the request. Finding notes Press Psion/F or select the Find option in the Note menu and type in the string to find. The display will then be repositioned so the first matching note in the database will be displayed on the top line. To find the next Occurrence, press Psion/G or select the Find Next Option from the Note menu. You can use ? as a wildcard for a single character, or * for one or more characters.. Exiting the Program To exit from the program, press Psion/X. No data is ever lost as the Notes file is always updated on the disk whenever a new note is added or an existing note is modified. Selecting an entry To select a note or scan through the notes database, use the cursor up and down keys to move the selected line up and down by one note. Use PgUp/PgDn (Psion/up-down) to move one screen page forwards and backwards, and use Home/End (Psion/left-right) to move to the first or last entry in the display. Help screen Press the HELP key for a quick summary of all the available functions in QuikNote. Most menu items should be self-explanatory Preferences QuikNote operation can be changed through the Preferences menu on registered versions of the program. Power On Mode Can be set to one of 3 conditions: * Do nothing special on power on * Go to QuikNote whenever the Psion is powered on * Go to QuikNote only if ON is hit quickly twice in a row NOTE: QuikNote cannot run on Powerup if you have the Psion password feature set as that overrides QuikNote. Date/Time Display Can be set to one of 4 conditions: * No Date/Time display * Date Only * Date with time shown in 12hr (US) format * Date with time shown in 24hr (European) format Default Zoom Factor Can be set to one of 4 sizes: Tiny, Small, Medium and Large. Medium is the default Zoom factor. The zoom factor can also be changed on the fly with Psion/Z or Psion/Shift/Z. Delay Counter This number controls how long QuikNote will wait after Power On to see if the user is going to hit the ON (ESC) key again (only meaningful if the 3rd power-on option is set). A value of 1000 equates very approximately to a second. A value of about 500 should be reasonable for most users. Sort Direction Forwards sorts the database with oldest entries at the beginning. Backwards puts the newest entries at the beginning. Note that a backwards sorts forces QuikNote to re-sort the database on each new item since the Psion by default puts the newest entries at the end of the database. Add Legible Date to Database If Yes is chosen, QuikNote will add a third line to the database record which consists of the date in a legible form such as: Sun 07 Jan 1996 12:54:34. You can add a label to the DBF file as DateStr to mark that field, but it is not necessary to do so. After this change, any new entries, or date changes on existing entries will have the legible date field added into the database record. Compatibility with DATA Application The data file that contains your notes (Quiknote.dbf) is a standard database file and can be viewed or updated by the DATA Application. However, if you modify this file make sure that the first record is always the Preferences record, or QuikNote will complain or bomb when starting up. If you set the Add Legible Date Preference to Yes, you will be able to read the date in a separate field below the note. The Date field in the QuikNote.Dbf file is in seconds since 1/1/1970. Remember that the data file can always be viewed and/or repaired through the Psion's standard DATA application. Registering QuikNote When you register QuikNote, you will be given a registration code. In QuikNote, Select Register QuikNote in the Setup menu or press Psion/R, and type in the code (make sure the case matches perfectly and that there are no multiple spaces between items). The Date field of the first entry in the database must have a period followed by either a valid registration code or the word UNREGISTERED. If it gets corrupted QuikNote will not run (Use the DATA Application to fix the problem and make sure the regstration record is repositioned as the first record in the database). Software Support If you encounter any problem with QuikNote, or if you would like to suggest improvements etc., the best way to communicate is to send an email to Pimlico on Compuserve at 71165,1115, send a fax to 708-850-9322 (USA) or send a letter to: Pimlico Software 11622 West 87th St Burr Ridge, IL 60521 Thank you in advance for your registration. Regards, CESD BLBBM BLNN_ BTNNO BLNN: BLNNN BLNN0 BLNN4 BLNN/ BTNNC BTBB1 BLBB[ BTNN& BTBB+ BTBB7 BTNN- BTNN1 BTBB- BLNN0 BLNN5 BLNN* BTNNZ BLNNH BLNN? BLNN, BLNNW BLNN. BLNNg BLBB# BLNN$ BLNN5 BLNN= BLBBh BLBB# BLNN. BLNN4 BLBB" ZIII: ZINN BTNN$ BLNN BTNNq BLNNX BLNN, BLNN