Contents
Contents for Notes Help

To learn how to use Help, press F1.

Introduction

About Notes

Acknowledgements

Requirements

Using Notes

How To...

Facilities

Commands

Registration

Register this copy of Notes

Other Information

Keyboard shortcuts

Contacting the Author

Notes Distribution


About Jump
About Notes

Notes is a utility program for Windows.  It is intended to be used to group scraps of information together, or to store small notes.

Situations where Notes may be of use:

•	to store 'to do' lists

•	remind you about an appointment, message or task

•	store a list of related items like a card system

•	quickly make a note of a message

•	make future diary entries, record events or dates

Each note has a number of properties:

1	title

2	time and date

3	alarm set

4	priority

5	task completed toggle

6	associated text

Each diary entry has different properties:

1	date

2	associated text

3	associated notes

The diary entries and notes are stored in a notes file (*.NTS).

Notes was written in 1993-1995 by Steven Porter using Turbo Pascal for Windows 1.5.  Notes © 1993-1995 Steven Porter.  Portions of this product are copyright Borland International.


How To...

Select one of the list below:

Create a new note

Modify and delete a note

Use Notes as a diary

Use Notes as an alarm

Use Notes as a notebook

Search for text in the notes

See Also

Facilities

Commands


Facilities

Select one of the list below:

Remind you to check your notes before quitting

Alarm functions

Display notes in specified font

Load a file by default (on start-up)

Password protected files

Always on top

See Also

How To...

Commands


Commands

File Menu Commands

Command	Operation

New	Clears the notes from memory, and allows a new notes file to be created.

Open...	Allows an existing set of notes to be loaded for viewing and/or editing.

Save	Saves the currently loaded notes file to disk.  If the notes have not been saved previously, a dialog box will appear asking for a filename.

Save As...	A Save As dialog box appears, allowing the notes to be saved as a different filename.

Exit	Leaves Notes, and quits the program.  If you set the Remind option, you will be reminded to check your notes before quitting.

Edit Menu Commands

Command	Operation

Today	Opens up the diary entry for Today.

Tomorrow	Notes creates a diary entry window containing the entry for tomorrow.

Yesterday	Notes opens a windows with yesterday's diary entry in it.

New	Lets you make a new note.  Notes prompts you with the settings dialog, so you can title the note, and set the appropriate associated fields.

Edit	Opens a note window containing the currently selected note.  If no note is selected, a new note is created.

Delete	Deletes the currently selected note.  You will be prompted for confirmation if you have set the confirm deletions option.

Copy To...	Saves the selected note to disk as a text file.  A Copy To dialog appears, allowing you to select a filename.

Paste From...	Imports a text file from disk to the current notes file.  A Paste From dialog appears to allow the selection of a text file.  A new note is created containing the text from the selected file, and the settings dialog appears to allow you to edit the name and assiated fields of the new note.

Options Menu Commands

Command	Operation

Fonts...	Allows you to select the style of font that will be used to display all of the notes.

Options...	Brings up the options dialog, allowing various settings to be changed.

Password...	Allows you to change, set and clear the password for the current notes file.

Window Menu Commands

Command	Operation

View All...Search...	Opens up the all the notes and diary entries that contain a specified keyword.  A Search All dialog appears to allow the keyword to be given.

View All...Entries	All of the diary entries in the notes file are opened.

View All...This Week	All of the diary entries for this week in the notes file are opened.

View All...This Month	All of the diary entries for this month in the notes file are opened.

View All...This Year	All of the diary entries for this year in the notes file are opened.

View All...Notes	All of the notes in the notes file are opened.

View All...Alarms	All of the notes in the notes file which have alarms set are opened.  Only those with alarms which have not "gone off" are opened.

View All...Incomplete Tasks	All of the notes in the notes file which are not completed (i.e. have the "done" checkbox clear) are viewed.  Only the notes of the specified priority are shown.

See Also

How To...

Facilities


Creating Notes

There are a number of methods you can used to create a note.  New notes are created when the Notes main window or icon is activated.

Do one of the following:

•	choose New Note from the system menu.

•	press F3

•	choose New from the Edit menu

Next, you assign the new note a title, and select the appropriate properties from the dialog that appears.

•	click OK in the dialog, and then type in the text you want.


Modify and Deleting Notes
Modifying and Deleting Notes

To modify a note select the appropriate note from the list in the main window and do one of the following:

•	double-click on the list note

•	click on the edit note button on the button bar

•	select Edit from the Edit menu

•	press F5

You can then change the text as you normally would in a text editor.

To delete a note, select it from the list and then do one of the following:

•	click on the delete note button on the button bar

•	select Delete from the Edit menu

•	press F6

If you have set up the application to confirm deletions, then you will be asked to verify the delete action - an "Are you sure" type of message box will appear.


Using Notes as a diary

Above the list of notes in the main Notes window, there is a date.

•	click on the date, and a new window will appear with the date as its title

You enter text as usual as the diary entry.

To edit different days or dates do one of the following:

1	select Today, Tomorrow or Yesterday from the Edit menu

2	click on the arrows on either side of the date, and then click on the date

Diary entries are saved with the notes in the NTS file.

See Also

Password protected files


Using Notes as an alarm

To use Notes as an alarm, you create a note in the usual way, but ensure that the alarm settings are modified in the Settings dialog (the correct date, time, and ensure that the Alarm control has a cross next to it).

Step by Step

1	in the main window, press F4

2	type "Alarm" in the title box

3	click on the up and down arrows to adjust the date and time settings

4	click on the alarm control to ensure that a cross appears opposite it

5	click OK


Using notes as a notebook

Notes can be used as a simple notebook, or small card-based database.

For Example

•	Each note contains information about a client or business contact.

•	Each acts as a card in a card-based database

•	Each note stores a film-review


Text Searches

Local Searches

To search a note or diary entry for specified text follow this procedure:

1	select the note in the main window, or the appropriate diary entry

2	open the note or diary entry

3	select Find... from the Search menu

4	enter the search text

5	click OK

6	to continue searching, select Find Next from the Search menu

Global Searches

1	select Window/View All/Search...from the main window menu

2	enter the required text

3	click OK

Then Notes will search all of the diary entries and notes for the text.  It will close all of the note and diary entry windows, but will open the notes and diary entries that contain the string.

You may then click on the Find Next icon in each individual note/diary entry's window.


Check Notes Reminder

By toggling the Remind on Exit checkbox in the Options dialog, you will be reminded to check your notes before the program quits.

This can be useful if you use Notes as an electronic "yellow sticky pad".


Alarm Function

You can set an alarm with Notes.  To do this, the alarm must be accompanied with a note, so when creating a note, ensure that the alarm settings are to your preference.

For further information see Using Notes as an alarm


Displaying notes in a specified font
Notes Fonts Options

All of the notes and diary entries are displayed in a standard font.  This font can easily be changed by a simple procedure.

To change the global font do one of the following:

•	select Fonts... from the options menu

•	press Ctrl+F

Then modify the settings in the Font Dialog and click OK.


Default Files

Notes can be set up so that a default file loads automatically.  To do this, follow the steps below.

1	select Options... from the Options menu

2	click on the Browse button in the Default File groupbox

3	select the required notes file

4	click on the NTS File checkbox

5	click OK


Passworded Files
Password protected files

To ensure that a file will only be seen by you, you can give a file a password.

By default, the file will have no password.

To give the file a password or change the password for that file do one of the following:

•	Press Ctrl+W in the main window

•	select Password... from the Options menu

When you next load the file, you will have to give the new password.


Always on top

You can adjust each individual note or diary entry's window so that it will not be hidden by other windows.  If you do this, the window becomes a topmost window, and will always be in sight.

1	click on the system menu of the note or entry window

2	select Always on Top from the menu

To revert to a normal (non-topmost) window, follow the above procedure again.


Options Dialog

Alarm

Select None if you wish no noise to be made when the alarm goes off.

Select Default Beep if you wish a simple tone when the alarm goes off.

You can alternatively, select WAV file, and then click on Browse... to choose a WAV file to play when the alarm goes off.

Check the Pop-up Message checkbox if you wish a message box to also appear when the alarm goes off.

Default File

If you wish Notes to automatically load a file on start-up, click on NTS File, and select Browse... to choose the required file.

Remind on Exit

If you wish Notes to remind you to check your notes before quitting, check this checkbox.

Confirm Deletions

If you want Notes to verify the action when you delete an individual note, check this checkbox.


Acknowledgements

Notes was written using Turbo Pascal for Windows 1.5.  Turbo Pascal for Windows © 1987, 1991, 1992 Borland International.  Portions of this product are also copyright Borland International.


Requirements

Notes requires the following minimum hardware to function correctly:

•	IBM compatible PC AT

•	Microsoft Windows 3.1

•	Mouse, trackball or pointing device


Registration

Notes is distributed as shareware.  This means that after an evaluation period (in this case 30 days) you must register with the author if you intend to use the software.

When you do register, not only will you receive peace of mind, but

•	you will receive a register ID

•	the annoying opening and closing dialogs will disappear

•	you may receive other shareware material if required

•	you may receive an updated version if required

There is one main method of registration available:

•	Postal Mail Registration


Postal Mail Registration

The registration fee is five pounds sterling or equivalent payment in readily convertible currency or money order when registering by postal mail.

Registration payments should be payable to Steven Porter.

To register you should print out the registration form, fill it in and send it with your payment to this address:

Steven Porter

(Notes Registration)

27 Elm Place

Aberdeen

Scotland, United Kingdom

AB2 3SN

See Also

Registration Form


Registration Form
Notes v1.5 Registration Form

Addressed To

Steven Porter

(Notes Registraton)

27 Elm Place

Aberdeen

Scotland, United Kingdom

AB2 3SN

Registration

[   ]	I wish to register my copy of Notes.  I enclose the registration fee of five pounds sterling (UK £5.00) or equivalent.

Updates

[   ]	Please supply a  3.5 inch 1.44MB disk for latest version of Notes (and other shareware software on a trial basis).  I enclose an extra £1.50 (£3.00 for non UK locations) to cover costs of disk, duplication, postage and packing.

Details

Name:	________________________________________

Address:	________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

Telephone:	________________________________________

E-Mail:	________________________________________

Signed:	________________________________________


Keyboard short-cuts

Key	Description/Menu Equivalent

F2	Edit/Today.  Allows you to quickly edit today's diary entry.

F4	Edit/New.  Allows you to create a new note.

F5	Edit/Edit.  Allows you to edit the selected note.

F6	Edit/Delete.  Deletes the currently selected note

Ctrl+F	Options/Fonts.  Allows you to change the global font in which the notes and diary entries are displayed.

Ctrl+W	Options/Password.  Allows you to change the password for the currently loaded file.


registration payment

Payment for registration through postal mail can be done in a number of ways:

1	United Kingdom Bank Cheque

2	Eurocheques

3	Postal Money Order, written in UK pounds sterling

4	UK pounds sterling currency

5	US bank Cheque

6	US dollars currency

I suggest that $10 US is equivalent to £5.  Registrants outwith the UK should include the £1.50 equivalent in US funds for disk, duplication and postage if the update disk is required.

I do not recommend sending cash through the post because it is not secure from theft.  Unfortunately, payment by credit card cannot be accepted.


Contacting the Author

If you have any comments or suggestions about Notes or any of my other shareware, then please feel free to drop them in the post, or e-mail them to my CompuServe address:

Steven Porter

27 Elm Place

Aberdeen

Scotland, United Kingdom

AB2 3SN

CompuServe: 100421,505

Internet: 100421.505@compuserve.com


Shareware distribution
Notes Distribution

You are free to distribute this version of Notes providing the following conditions are adhered to:

All files contained within the original ZIP must remain unmodified.

All files contained within the ZIP must be kept together.

You must not distribute a registered version of Notes, nor should you reveal your registration ID to anyone else.

Please feel free to distribute the unregistered software to friends and upload onto electronic systems, including BBSs, Internet etc.


shareware

Programs and data distributed as shareware are not free.  The user may make full use of the program for a limited period (normally 30 days) after which he or she must register with the author of the software (if he or she intends to continue using it).  A nominal registration fee is charged to encourage further work and reward the author for his endeavours.


system menu

The system menu may also be known as the control menu.  To access the system menu, click on the control icon of the window (top left) or click once on the minimized window icon.


'to do' list

A 'to do' list is simply a list of tasks, appointments or items which have to be completed.  Each item often has a priority associated with it.


text editor

A text editor is a simple application that is used to modify, change or create plain text files.  The editor saves each file it works with as an ASCII file, that is, plain unformatted text with linefeeds or returns.


button bar

A bar across the top of the window, often just below the menu.  It contains buttons which have equivalent menu options, and can help to speed up operations.  The bar might look like this: