Contact Manager Help Contents

About This Help System

This is the introductory help screen for the Contact Manager Program.  You may click a topic in the list below to jump to it. To learn how to use Help, press F1 and select How To Use Help from the Help Index.

The Contact Manager Menu

File Menu Choices	Help Menu Choices

Import A File	Contents

Export A File	About

Progam Setup

Exit

The Contact Manager Command Buttons

 Add Button

 Save Button

 Cancel Button

 Delete Button

 Query Button

 Report Button


Contact Manager: Import A File

You may import a file into your Contact Manager program.  This file must be in a structured ASCII format with each record on a single line.


Contact Manager: Export A File

You may export the data in your Contact Manager Program.  The file created by the Export Utility is in a structured ASCII format, with each record on a single line.  This file may be Imported to your program or another program with a similar Import Utility.


Contact Manager : Program Setup

Select this option to enter Program Setup Information.  Any information you provide will be retained and displayed every time you use the program.  Select Program Setup from the File menu, and answer all questions.


Program Setup Information

You may personalize your Contact Manager by adding your name and company information to the title bar.


Exit Option

Save all changes and Exit the Contact Manager program.


Help Contents

Display this Help File.


Help About

This option displays Author, Copyright, and License Information pertaining to the Contacts Manager program.


Contact Manager: Add Button
Add Button

Press this button to add a new Contact to the database.


Save Button

The Save Button finalizes the Add operation by writing the new contact record and updating the recordset.  It's available only after the Add Button has been clicked.


Cancel Button

The Cancel button is available only during adding of a new record.  When clicked, the add operation is aborted.


Delete Button

Use the Delete button to permanently remove a contact from the database.  When clicked, you will be asked to confirm the deletion.


Query Button

Clicking the Query button opens the Query Form, where you may ask for a list of contacts in various citues and states.


Report Button

Clicking the Report button prints a list of contacts to the Print Preview Window.  From there, the list may be viewed or sent to the printer.


What Is A Contact?

In a business sense, Contacts are usually people, associated with a particular company, with whom you have a friendly working relationship...


Company Information

The Company Information Frame contains fields for the Company Name, Address, City, State and Zip code.


The Code Field

The Code field displays a unique Contact ID for each contact in the data base.


The Contacts Drop Down List

The Contacts Drop-Down contains a list of all contacts in the database.  Selecting a name from the list displays that contact's record.


Contact Information Frame

The Contact Information Frame contains fields for the the contact's name and phone number.  This frame also contains the phone icon, which may be clicked to autodial the contact.

 Click The Phone For Further Auto Dial Information.


The AutoDial Feature

The AutoDial feature requires that a contact's phone numer be properly formatted.  Area codes, if present, must be entered at the beginning of the Phone field, and must be enclosed with parentheses.  Important: Do not enter an area code for local numbers.


Hot Spots And Hypergraphics

Although this picture has little to do with your Contact Manager program, it's perfect for demonstrating the use of Hot Spots in hypergraphics.  You can point to different parts of this picture, the smoke and the filter, and click to get a pop-up window containing an appropriate description.


Smoke Only!

This is the Smoke HotSpot...Now where's the filter?


Filter Only

This is the Filter HotSpot...You created it with the HotSpot Editor.


Glossary
Contact Manager Glossary

This is the Contact Manager's Glossary.  It contains program terms and their definitions.

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