Perpetual Calendar Help

The Contents lists Help topics available for Perpetual Calendar.  Use the scroll bar to see entries not currently visible in the Help window.  To learn how to use Help, press F1 or choose Using Help from the Help menu.

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Purchase a copy of Perpetual Calendar

Having Problems?

Perpetual Calendar Basics:

Introduction

How to use Perpetual Calendar

Assigning Perpetual Calendar to a Hot-Key

Getting Rid of the Reminder Screen

Menu Commands:

File Menu

View Menu

Tools Menu

Help Menu


Introduction

Perpetual Calendar is a Windows utility that displays and prints a small single-month calendar and a yearly calendar.  For easy access, it can be accessed via a hot-key.  It also contains tools to convert a particular date to Julian format and to determine the number of days between 2 dates.  Since it is a Windows program, it is simple to use.

Features of Perpetual Calendar

Hardware Required

Installing Perpetual Calendar

How to purchase a copy of Perpetual Calendar

Assigning Perpetual Calendar to a Hot-Key


How to use Perpetual Calendar

The main screen for Perpetual Calendar contains a small calendar that can be accessed quickly via a hot-key.  To change the date that is displayed, simply enter the new date in the "Go To" field.  Notice that the day of the month that you enter is always displayed in the color RED and Perpetual Calendar displays what day of the year it is.  If you would like a printed copy of the month, click on the "Print Calendar" button or press ALT+P.

To view the entire year (based on the year of the month that is displayed), select VIEW/VIEW AN ENTIRE YEAR from the menu.

To determine the Julian Date of a particular date, select TOOLS/CALCULATE JULIAN DATE from the menu.

To determine the number of days between 2 dates, select TOOLS/CALCULATE DAYS BETWEEN 2 DATES from the menu.

To obtain a list of available products from Pragmatics software, select TOOLS/OTHER AVAILABLE PRODUCTS from the menu.

To purchase Perpetual Calendar, select TOOLS/PURCHASE PERPETUAL CALENDAR from the menu.

To exit Perpetual Calendar, select FILE/EXIT from the menu


Assigning Perpetual Calendar to a Hot-Key

Follow the steps below to assign a Hot-Key to Perpetual Calendar:

1.	Drag the Perpetual Calendar icon to the "Startup" Group in Program Manager.  This will automatically run Perpetual Calendar each time Windows is started.

2.	Once in the "Startup" Group of Program Manager, click once on the Perpetual Calendar icon (if not currently selected).  Select FILE/PROPERTIES from the Program Manager menu or press ALT + ENTER.

3.	Tab to the "Shortcut Key" field.   Enter a "C" (for calendar).  Notice that the shortcut key becomes CTRL + ALT + C.

4.	Click "OK".

5.	Now each time you would like to display Perpetual Calendar, simply press CTRL + ALT + C.


File Menu

The File Menu in Perpetual Calendar allows you to exit from Perpetual Calendar.  To exit, simply select FILE/EXIT from the menu.


View Menu

The View Menu in Perpetual Calendar allows you to view a single month or an entire year based on the month entered on the single-month view.

View a Single Month

This displays small calendar that can be accessed quickly via a hot-key.  To change the date that is displayed, simply enter the new date in the "Go To" field.  Notice that the day of the month that you enter is always displayed in the color RED and Perpetual Calendar displays the day of the year the date represents.  If you would like a printed copy of the month, click on the "Print Calendar" button or press ALT+P.

View an Entire Year

This displays a calendar of an entire year.  Notice that only 6 months appear at one time.  To view the next six months, click the button labeled "Second Six Months".  To return to the first six months, click the button labeled "First Six Months".  Notice that the year that is displayed is dependent on the date selected from the single-month view.  To change the year that is displayed, go back to the Single Month view and simply enter the new date in the "Go To" field.  To return back to the Single Month view, click the button labeled "Single Month View".    If you would like a printed copy of the six months that are displayed, click on the "Print Calendar" button or press ALT+P.

To print the next six months, click the button labeled "Second Six Months" then click "Print Calendar" or press ALT+P.


Tools Menu

The Tools Menu in Perpetual Calendar allows you to calculate the Julian Date, find the number of days between 2 dates, display additional products offered by Pragmatic Software Company, and purchase Perpetual Calendar.

Calculate Julian Date

To calculate the Julian Date of a particular date, select TOOLS/CALCULATE JULIAN DATE from the menu.  This will display a screen that allows you to enter the date.  Enter the date and press ENTER.  Once ENTER is pressed, the Julian Date is automatically displayed.

If you know the Julian Date and would like to determine the actual date, enter the Julian Date in YYDDD format (Example: 95044) in the "Enter Date" field and press enter.   Once ENTER is pressed, the actual and Julian Date is displayed.

To return to the Single Month view, click the "Cancel" button.

Calculate Days Between 2 Dates

To calculate the number of days between two dates, select TOOLS/CALCULATE DAYS BETWEEN 2 DATES from the menu.  This will display a screen that allows you to enter the beginning and ending dates.  Enter the beginning date, tab to the Ending date and enter it in the same format, then press the "OK" button.  Once the "OK" button is pressed, the number of days between the two dates is calculated and displayed.  To return to the Single Month view, click the "Cancel" button.

Add/Subtract Periods To/From a Date

To add or subtract periods from/to a date, select TOOLS/ADD SUBTRACT PERIODS TO/FROM A DATE from the menu.  This will display a screen that allows you to manipulate dates by adding or subtracting days/weeks/months/quarters/years from a date.  Click ADD or SUBTRACT, enter the number of periods, click the type of period (DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS, QUARTERS, or YEARS), enter the beginning date and press CALCULATE NOW...   Once the "CALCULATE NOW" button is pressed, the resulting date is displayed.  To return to the Single Month view, click the "Cancel" button.

Other Available Products

How to purchase a copy of Perpetual Calendar


Other Additional Products

Other Available Products

To obtain a list of other products offered by Pragmatic Software Company, select TOOLS/OTHER AVAILABLE PRODUCTS from the menu.  This creates a file for notepad named REGISTER.TXT.  You may print it or use any of the features offered by notepad.


Purchase Perpetual Calendar

To purchase Perpetual Calendar, select TOOLS/PURCHASE PERPETUAL CALENDAR from the menu.   This creates a file for notepad named REGISTER.TXT.  You may print it or use any of the features offered by notepad.  Notice that you can register via mail, e-mail or phone if you are registering with a credit card.

There are 3 ways to purchase Perpetual Calendar:

1.	Check, cash, cashiers check or money order - Send $15.00 to:

Pragmatic Software Co.
Attn: Steve Miller
6728 Bellehaven Drive
Plano, TX 75023

2.	American Express - Call 972-517-2540 (available 24 hours) and leave a message stating your name (as it appears on the American Express card), address, phone number, American Express card number and expiration date.   Or, mail this information to:

Pragmatic Software Co.
Attn: Steve Miller
6728 Bellehaven Drive
Plano, TX 75023

3.	Visa or MasterCard - Place your order by calling NorthStar Solutions at 1-800-699-6395 or 1-803-699-6395 (non-USA) from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.   NorthStar Solutions also accepts registrations via CompuServe (71561,2751) or the Internet (71561.2751@compuserve.com).

Getting Rid of the Reminder Screen


Help Menu

The Help Menu in Perpetual Calendar allows you to display this help text and display information about Perpetual Calendar and it's author.

Context Sensitive Help

Press  to receive help on any topic.  It is context sensitive which means that when F1 is pressed, the appropriate help topic is displayed based on where you are positioned on the screen.

About Perpetual Calendar

Click HELP / ABOUT PERPETUAL CALENDAR to display the name of the software, the version, copyright information, address for purchasing and the purchase price.


Features of Perpetual Calendar

Perpetual Calendar allows you to:

1.	Display and print a calendar of any single month

2.	Display and print a calendar of an entire year

3.	Calculate the Julian Date of any date

4.	Calculate the number of days between two dates


Hardware Required

Perpetual Calendar is designed to work with:

1.	IBM 286 or higher compatible computer running Microsoft Windows version 3.0 or higher

2.	A monochrome or color EGA, VGA, or better monitor

3.	A hard disk

4.	1 Megabyte of memory

5.	Any type of printer

6.	Windows Notepad (installed)


Installing Perpetual Calendar

To install Perpetual Calendar, simply run SETUP.EXE from the installation diskette.  This automatically creates a program group in Program Manager.  If you would like for Perpetual Calendar to be automatically run each time Windows is started, drag the Perpetual Calendar icon into the "STARTUP" program group.


Getting Rid of the Reminder Screen

Once you register your copy of Perpetual Calendar by purchasing a copy, you can disable the Reminder screen by clicking the "Registration Number..." button.  Then enter the registration number given to you when you purchased Perpetual Calendar.  Press ENTER.  If entered correctly, the reminder screen will never again appear.


Having Problems?

Download the Latest Version:

Prior to calling for support, make sure you have the most current version of Perpetual Calendar.  You can download the latest version from the following places:

1. America Online - Click Go To, Find, and choose Search Software Libraries.  Then enter a search word of SMILLER257.  Choose the file Perpetual Calendar  file (CALPSC22.ZIP).

2. CompuServe - GO ZENITH.  Search for file name of CALPSC.ZIP.

3. Web Site - You can always get the latest version of our programs from: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pragmatic

If you have the most current version and your question is not answered above, send us an email at SMILLER257@AOL.COM explaining the problem and the exact error messages and circumstances you have encountered.   From CompuServe, send the email to INTERNET:SMILLER257@AOL.COM.   If you do not have email, you may call us at 972-517-2540 with your questions.  Please leave a message and we will return the call within 24 hours.