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Adr_Book

Version 4.1 (32 bit)

      Navigation             Reading this will be very helpful.

      File                        File Handling,  and Import/Export

      Printing                  Printing Options Available

      Edit                        Data Base Handling.

      Options                  Display Features.

       Find                      Seach and Find Records

      Dialing                   Setup for phone dialing.

      Upgrade                 Convert Shareware to Registered Version

      Merging Database Files

     Registration Info.    Please look at this one.

     Registration Form  Another good one.


Green Arrows

Green Arrows:  The single arrows will move through the data one record at a time.

                         The double arrows will page through the data file four records at a time.


File Menu

From the  File Menu to following file and database manipulation options are available:

     New                    Create a new database file.

     Open                   Open a database file.

     Save                   Save the current database file.

     Save_As             Save the current database to a new file.

     Import                 Insert records into the database.

     Export                 Export records to a file.

     Upgrade              Convert Shareware to Registered Version.

     Exit                      Exit Address Book.


Printing Options
Printing Options Available

     Print Envelopes   Printing Envelopes

     Print Labels        Print Labels

     Print Reports      Print Reports


File New Menu

This selection will close the current database file and prepare for entering data into a new database file.


File Open Menu

This selection will present the open file dialog box for selecting an exisiting database file to be load.


File Save Menu

This selection will save changes made to the current database file.  Saving the database file will also save most of the configuration items associated with the database file.


File Save_As Menu

This selection will present the save file dialog to allow saving a current database to a new file.


Phone List Two Columns
Phone List Two Columns (Name and Number Only)

This will print the names and phone numbers in an easy to read two column format.  A dialog box is presented that lets you enter the Title of the report, fonts to be used, number of copies.  Only one phone number can be printed with each name.  Check boxes indicate if this should be the home number or the work number.


List condensed name/adrs/phone
Phone List (Condensed Name/Address/Phone)

This print selection  trys to cram the Name, Address, and Phone numbers on a single line. Names and address may be truncated at times if it can not all be displayed. The font size used for the address will be reduced to squeeze it in the allowable space. A dialog box is presented that lets you enter the Title of the report, fonts to be used, number of copies.


Pocket Size Address Book

This selection will print a quarter size address booklet. Quadrants are printed on the paper in a fashion  that when cut and folded will produce an address book with dimensions ranging from  5 -1/2 x 4 1/4 inches to 4 x 2 3/4. The easiest way to see how this is accomplished is to simply give it a try.

You will first be given a dialog box to choose fonts, the booklet dimensions, and which fields should be printed in the booklet.  If you have a color printer, you are also able to specify separate colors to be used for each field printed.  After you select print, and your printer stops you are only half way through with the print job. A dialog box will appear asking you to remove the printed sheets and to reinsert them for printing on the reverse side.  After doing this press OK to continue to print the second half.

You may need to collate the sheets before reinserting into the printer.  If you have a printer that requires you to shuffle the pages when you print several pages to get them in the proper order, then you will need to do this before reinserting the pages back into the printer.  You will need to do this for a Deskjet printer.

When the second stage of printing has complete set the sheets of paper down so that the quadrant with the page number 1 is face up.  It will be in the upper right hand corner. Next cut the paper in half.  Now if you let the paper lie as it was before you made the cut,  simply reach up and grab all of the sheets  in the pile that has quadrant page number 1. Place this stack on top of the other stack.  The last step is to pick all the sheets up, fold them back, hit them with a staple and it is done.


Address Book Features (GUI)
Address Book Features

This section describes the features of the Address Book Graphics Display and Name List Box.

The Address Book area permits navigation by using Tabs and Arrows. Clicking on the Alphabetic Tabs will take you to the first record whose last name begins with that letter. If there is no name starting with that letter no movement will be made. Clicking on the Green Arrows moves sequentially foreward or backward through the records. The single arrow will move one record while the Double Arrows will page through four records per time.

The Address Book area is also used to determine the active record. The active record is the one highlighted in turquoise. To highlight the record of interest simply click on the name in the Address Book. The active record will be the one used if you click on the Edit Button or select Edit from from the pull down menu. The active record will also be the address copied into the clipboard when selecting copy from pull down Edit menu.  Double Clicking on the name highlighted in Turquoise will cause the Edit dialog box to pop up for that record. The active record will also be the record used when you choose to print an envelope.

The List Box is the fastest way to locate the person you are interested in.  Typing the name in the edit portion of the List will immediately highlight that person in the Address Book display. The best way to do this is to click anywhere in the scrollable list area.  This immediately causes the name to be placed in the edit protion of the list box. At this point, you need simply to put your fingers on the keyboard and begin typing the name of the person you are searching for. The name will pop up in the address booklet as you type.

By using the scroll bars you can easily look at the names in your database. Clicking on a name in the scroll area will make it the Active record. Double Clicking on a name in the scroll area will call up the dialog box for making modifications to the record.


Import File
File Import

Importing and Exporting is the process of exchanging data between applications by way of text files. For Adr_Book, importing also implies merging of records. If you import records into an existing Adr_Book database file, you will be adding records to that database.  These text files are often referred to as ASCII files.  These files contain separated text strings that correspond to individual record fields. i.e. Last Name, First Name, Phone Number, etc.  Most database and spreadsheet programs are capable of producing ASCII files containing their record information in separated fields.

When you installed Adr_Book onto your System, you should have received a Microsoft Write file. The file name is adrbook.wri and the icon name after installation was Tutor.  Refer to this document for a step by step example for importing and exporting.

If you are attempting to import data into Adr_Book and not exactly certain how to proceed I would first suggest you read the Import / Export section of the document mentioned above. Next I would simply do some testing by using Adr_Book to Export some data and then Import this data back into Adr_Book.  When you do this, use a text editor to actually view your generated file.  This will give you a good understanding of what needs to be accomplished when moving the data in from some other application program. Good luck and have fun.


File Exit

Exit the Adr_Book program.


Edit_Menu

The Edit Menu manages the database file through Adding, Deleting, and Editing.

      Add       Create a new record.

      Delete   Delete a record.

      Edit       Modify a record.

      Copy     Copy to Clipboard


Copy
Copy to Clipboard

Selecting Copy will move a copy of the currently active Name and  Address to the Clipboard. This can then be used for inserting into your word processor etc.


Add or Edit
Adding and Editing

Adding or Editing goes to a dialog that lets you do exactly what you would expect. The only point of interest is a dialog button that says "Add / Next".  If you have entered the dialog box for Adding, "Add / Next"  will cause the record to be added and present you with cleared fields to allow entering of another record. If entered for Editing the "Add / Next" will bring up the next sequential record for editing.


Delete

Selecting Delete will bring up a dialog box asking if you really want to delete this record. The record to be deleted will be the one currently highlighted in turquoise.


Options_Menu
Options Menu

This menu permits setting configuration items.

     Display              What will be displayed on the Address Book.

     Report Header   Titles and Return Address for printing.

     Mode (US/International)           Address entry field.

     Password Protection        Password protection of a database file


Addressing Mode
Mode (USA/International)

USA mode allows for entry of State and Zip code in a fasion that is typical in the United States.  International mode gives four complete address lines for entering State, Zip and Country in any appropriate fashion. For a better explaination simply select this option from the menu and read the description provided.


Report Header

The dialog box presented allows you to enter two text lines that will be used at the top of printed reports.  This is also the place where default return addresses are entered for use when printing envelopes.


Display

The dialog box presented allows choosing what information will be displayed on the graphical address book.  Because there is limited room on the display not all record elements can be displayed.

By selecting the Note check box you will see a Note.. text string highlighted in red appear on the graphical address book for any record containing note text.  By clicking anywhere in this red area a pop up list box will appear to display the text. Clicking anywhere will cause the list box to disappear.

Checking the Email Address will of course cause it to be display on the address book.  If you click on the Email Address in the graphical display it will automatically be copied to the clip board.  This makes it easy to paste into to your Email program when sending Internet mail.

You can also change the font to be used on the address booklet.  The default font used is Times Roman New.


Flags

Entering codes in the Flags Field permits printing, exporting, and displaying records of particular interest.  The operations that can be used with the Flags are OR, AND, SEQ, and NOT. Listed below are explainations of how you would enter codes in the dialog boxes for printing, exporting or displaying records.

The OR option will select all records that have any of the codes you list in flags field. Imagine you entered a flag code of T for friends that play Tennis and an R if they like to play Racquetball.  Now if you felt like playing Racquetball or Tennis and wanted to find people who might be interested in either of these sports,  in the flags field of the dialog box you would put TR and then select the OR check box.

The AND option will only select records if all codes listed are present in the flags field for a record. Imagine you needed to find a woman to fill out a golf foursome. If you used the codes F for female and G for golfers, you would enter an FG in the in the flags field of the dialog box and then select the AND check box.

The SEQUENCE option will only select records that have a matching string of characters.  If you used words like JULY and MARCH to represent the month of individuals birthdays, entering the word JULY in the flags field of the dialog box and then selecting the Sequence check box would list people with birthdays in July.

The NOT check box reverse the sense of the match. In the example above for finding July birthdays, if the NOT check box was also selected you would have a list of all people who did not have a birthday in July.


Registration
Registering ADR_BOOK Ver 4.1 (32 bit)

First of all, if you find this program useful that's GREAT!  I would like to hear from you with any suggestions you have, no matter how trivial.  Feel free to write to my address below, send E-mail to mikeg@alaska.net or call (907) 278-1231

If you have decided that you like ADR_BOOK and would like to register, please send a check for  $24.95  in US funds plus $2.00 for shipping and handling.  ($5.00 shipping and handling for International orders.)  Make payable to  Brown Bear Software or to Michael Gardner.  I make every effort to ship in 24 hours.  Mail to:

          Michael Gardner

          1231 Redwood Ct.

          Anchorage,  AK  99508

Please send the registered version to:

Name:

Address:

Please ship  ________  copy(s)  of  Adr_Book

Price $24.95       ________  ( 20% discount on 5 copies,  30% discount 10 copies or more)

Shipping           ________  ( $2 U.S. orders,  $5 International Orders)

Where did you find  Adr_Book _______________________________

Any Suggestions:


Merging Database Files

By example let us say you have created three database files: file1.adr, file2.adr, and file3.adr.  To merge these into a single database file you  first need to open one of the files and read it into Adr_Book.  Of course you know how to do this, and lets say you load file1.adr.  To merge file2.adr select Import from the File menu.  When you get to the Import dialog box click Open... From the Open Dialog Box click on the arrow down by the List Files of Type:. You will see an option that says Database Files(*.ADR).  Click on this.  Now in the file list above you will see your  database files.  For this example you would see file2.adr. Opening this will then merge file2.adr with file1.adr.  Do the same operation again for file3.adr and you will have a single database file. Not so bad!


  File Export

Exporting is the process of writing Adr_Book database fields into a text file so they can be used by some other application program.  I would like to refer you to the Import Topic since there is more verbage on the actually process that takes place.

The entire database does not need to be exported.  You can export only selected records. You select the records by using the find command.  You simply need to execute the find command before exporting your records.

The Export command can be used very effectively to produce merge files for your word processing program.


Find_Menu
Find Menu

The Find feature of Adr_Book is a means of locating an individual record or a group of records. The find feature of Adr_Book works a little different than the find feature in many other applications. Rather than simply locating the first record that meets a search request, Adr_Book will present at once all  the records that met a given search request. For example if you had 500 records in your database file and a search matched 50 records that had a ZIP CODE starting with "995" the address book would now display only those 50 records.  This has implications for printing.  Printing labels after the search just described would result in only 50 records being printed. Those 50 records that matched a ZIP CODE starting with "995".

There are two modes to the Find command. There is the Basic method and the Complete method. The basic method is the default. You can specify which method to use by selecting Type under the Find Menu Option.


Software Upgrade Fee
Upgrade Cost for a Registered Owner

As a registered owner of Adr_Book you are entitled to free upgrades for one year.  You are able to perform this Upgrade Procedure by yourself.  At the end of the one year time period an upgrade fee is required if you would like the latest release of the program.  The upgrade fee is $15 US .  Purchasing an upgrade will once again entitle you to free upgrades for one full year.  The best way for me to get the latest registered copy to you is via Email.  Contact me at mikeg@alaska.net.  If this is not an option for you,  simply print the registration form and postal mail it to me.  For the price put $15 US.  A $2 USA shipping and handling is required and $5 for international orders. I hope this meets with everyone's approval.


Upgrade
Upgrading a Shareware version of Adr_Book to a full registered version.

Version 4.1 of Adr_Book provides a means for registered users to get free upgrades for one year after purchase.  It has always been difficult to inform registered users of a new release and to provide upgrades in a cost effective manner.  The Upgrade feature of Adr_Book  solves this problem.

Note: This menu option can only be selected from a Registered version of Adr_Book.

When you obtain a registered version of Adr_Book the date of your purchase is stamped into the software.  You can see the registration date of your copy by selecting About Adr_Book under the Help Menu.  You will see a date that appears something like:  Day 265 of 1996. Also note that the top line of the About Adr_Book  Dialog box of a Registered version will say: Adr_Book Version #.#   (The #.# values will vary depending on the release version.)

The latest shareware version of Adr_Book can be found on the Internet, BBS's, Compuserve, AOL, and CD-ROM distributions.  The About Adr_Book dialog box of a shareware version is slightly different from the registered. On the shareware the first line will say Shareware Version #.#  The next line will also give a date indicated by day and year.  This is the release date for the shareware version.  If this date is no greater than one year from the date of your registered version, you will be able to convert the shareware version to a fully functional Registered version.  For example, lets say your registered version has the date   Day 265 of 1996.  From the Internet you pull down the latest shareware version from my homepage http://www.alaska.net/~mikeg. On this shareware version you see that the release date is  Day 320 of 1996.  Since this is less than one year from the time you purchased a registered version, you will

be able to convert it to a fully functional Registered Version.

Here (at last you say) is how it is accomplished. Unpack (unzip)  the new shareware version on your hard drive in a temporary  directory - C:\ADBOOK##.   The executable file unpacked will be ADRBOOK.EXE.  It is this executable file which must be modified to produce a registered copy of Adr_Book.

To accomplish this, run your registered version of Adr_Book and from the File menu select Upgrade.  You will be presented with a dialog box.  Click on the Open button. The file open dialog box will appear.  Use this to locate C:\ADBOOK##\ADRBOOK.EXE.  Open the file.  The ADRBOOK.EXE will be converted to a registered version. A dialog box should pop up saying that the conversion is successful.

Now you can install the software in the normal fashion with Add Remove Programs found in the control panel.

The last step to verify the conversion is to run the program.   Do this and select  About Adr_Book under the Help Menu. You will notice that it no longer says Shareware Version #.#.  It  now says Adr_Book Version #.#.  Also the date will no longer be  Day 320 of 1996.  It will now have your original registration date of   Day 265 of 1996.  This is now your new registered version to run.

If another shareware version is released on Day 65 of 1997 you could once again follow the steps above to convert the program to a registered version.  Note that your original registration date is always carried forward.  You can continue to upgrade new shareware releases for a complete year after you obtain your registered version.

A newer version of Adr_Book will read the database file from a previous version.  An older version will not read the database file of a newer version.  For this reason, you should make a backup of your database file before you begin to use a new version of Adr_Book.


Find Basic Method

The basic search record locates strings in record fields. You can select the individual fields to search.  For example you could specify to only search in the Home Address.  You can specify the match to be case sensitive. You can specify a match to occur if the string is contained anywhere in the field, if the string is at the beginning of the field, at the end of the field or if the string exactly matches the field.

The basic method can be used for most needs. For example if you entered the words "Christmas Card" in the notes field for some of your records you could locate all of these records by simply searching for the string. You would be presented with the list of records that contain the string. You could then print labels for only those records.


Case_Sensitive
By default Upper Case letters are the same as Lower Case letters when comparing strings. If a comparison is case sensitive then an Upper Case "A" will not match a lower case "a".


Find Complete Method

The complete method allows for two additional methods of locating records not found in the basic method. Examples are available in the tutorial.

The first additional feature is the ability to search only in records from a previous search. Here is a real world example that you might use. Let's say you want to find all of the people who registered Adr_Book in 1996 who live in Florida.  (Alright so it isn't a too real world)

Here is how you would find those people. Your first search would be for the string "/96" in the ""Entry Date" field. Enter the search string and click on "Find New". After doing this you would be presented with the results of the search. Going to the search dialog box again you would enter "FL"  (Florida State Code) in the search string and click the "Home Address" field.  You would now click on the "Find Subset" button which tells Adr_Book to only look for this string in the previously selected records.  This method effectively allows you to perform AND operations. "Show me all people who registered in 1996 AND were from Florida.

The second additional feature deals specifically with the Flags Field. It is highly recommended that you consult the tutorial document for a detailed example of using this feature.

To get to this option you need to click on the "Flags Detail..." button. Characters entered in the Flags Field will be compared in a case sensitive fashion.

Generally you enter single characters for the search pattern. These are single characters that you choose to be meaningful. You could decide that the lower case "r" will indicate racquetball players and and lower case "t" are tennis players. By putting a "t" and an "r" into the seach string and selecting "OR ( containing any )" you would find all records that contain either a "t" or an "r in their flags field. If instead you selected the "AND  ( Must contain all ), then only the records that contain both letters will be found.

You can also use this method to locate a sequence of characters in the Flags Field. You could do this particular search with the Basic Method". There is one difference, however.

You have the ability here to check the "NOT ( Reverse Sense of Selection"). You might have the characters XMAS in the flags field of some of your records. If you set up a SEQ seach for this string and also check NOT you would be returned all records that do NOT hold the XMAS string in the flags field. You can use this NOT operator with the AND and OR searches well.

You can also combine this specific flags search method with main string searching in all fields. It is important to note, however, that whatever search you perform in this flags field search will take place prior to any general string search. For example lets say that you did a search in the "Flags Detail" for all racquetball AND tennis players, hit OK and returned to the "Find Text String" dialog box.  At this point you will have located all of these records. Now if in the Notes Field you always entered "Male" or "Female" I could additionally find all female players by doing a search for "Female" in the Notes Field.

There it is.  Experiment.  Good luck.  Have fun.


Registraton Number 1
ADR_BOOK Ver 4.1 (32 Bit)

This is a shareware product produced by  Brown Bear Software. - which is really just another name for me, Michael Gardner.

There are several ways to register this program.  One way is to click on Registration Form which will bring up a form that you can print and postal mail to receive your registered version.

The second method is through Email.  mikeg@alaska.net  By this method you will be Emailed an attached .zip file containing the registered version.  To opt for  this mehtod simply contact me by Email and the necessary arrangements will be made.  This method has several advantages.  First, you will get the latest version right away. Second, there is no shipping and handling fee, so the entire cost to you is only $24.95 US.  I particularly like this method because this way I can easily verify that you have received the software.  (I always worry about the postal mail)

You can also register by calling (907) 278-1231.  This number is in Alaska USA.

If you are a current owner of a registered version of Adr_Book, and need to purchase an upgrade version please click on Upgrade Fee.

No matter which method of registration you choose, we work very hard to get the registered version into your hands as quickly as possible.

Feel free to examine this product completely.  If you find that you are using the product, please do the  RIGHT thing and Register.

As a registered user :

1. You will receive the latest version of Adr_Book.

2. The restriction of allowing only 40 records in the database file will be removed. The registered version can hold over 10000 records in a single database file.

3. You are entitled to free upgrades to the latest version for one full year.  Upgrading shareware explains how this is accomplished. You have the responsibility  and ability to obtain the latest shareware version and converting it to a registered version. In other words it is just too difficult for me to notify everyone of new releases.  The best way to be alerted to any new releases is to moniter the  Brown Bear Software home page at http://www.alaska.net/~mikeg/.

I could list other registration benefits like technical support,  but the truth is that the best reason for registration is you will feel better, I am quite sure I will feel better, and I am absolutely positive, Alberta, my much better half, will feel better.

Contact me for any questions:

      Internet Email:   mikeg@alaska.net

      WWW:   http://www.alaska.net/~mikeg/

      Phone:  (907) 278-1231


Phone Dialing
Dialing

 It is necessary to activate this feature before you can actually click and dial.  Once you have set up this feature, clicking on the Yellow and Black phone number in the address book display will initiate a call. To Enable dialing check the  Enable Dialing check box. Select OK to save this configuration.  Remember, if you want to save this as a permanent configuration setup, you must issue a Save command from the File Menu.

If you need to prefix all phone numbers for an outside line, you can enter the number or number sequence into the prefix box.  This is often used, for example, to hold a number like nine (9) to obtain an outside line from an office building.

There are two optional number strings.  Appropriately titled Option #1 and Option #2. These strings can be inserted before the phone number you are dialing.  You have the opportunity to insert them at the time you dial the number.  This is after you click on the Yellow and Black phone number.  They can each hold 25 characters.  The default values are "1" and "011".  You can use this to insert for making a long distance call or an International call.  You could use these to enter a credit card dialling number. You might note that the comma character  will cause your modem to pause. All of this should allow you to successfully meet some complicated dialing needs.

When a mouse click is received on a phone number a dialog box will appear allowing you to include option strings #1 and #2. The dialog box will also show exactly what number will be dialed. Clicking OK will dial the number.

Speed dialing is a means of skipping past the intermediate dialog box.  This is accomplished by either clicking the the black and yellow phone number with the right mouse button or by holding the the control key (Ctrl) and clicking with the left mouse button. This will cause the number to be dialed immediately.

There is a check box associated with the Option numbers to indicate whether the numbers should be included with speed dialing.


  Envelope Printing

Most of the popular envelope sizes are supported.  Support for font selection, size, and color is provided.  The postal bar code for the associated zip code can be printed.

Envelope alignment for specific printers.

Printing a single or multiple envelopes.

Return Address

Deliver Address

Default Settings


Envelope Alignment
Envelope Alignment for Specific Printers.

Determining  exactly how to select the Alignment options for your printer may not be intuitively obvious.  Rarely will you see a software product admit to a weak spot in their software,  but this is one for Adr_Book.  However, rest assured you can get the settings properly set for your printer!

If you have a DeskJet printer you most likely will want the Alignment options, Other Side, Rear, and Landscape selected.

If you have a LaserJet printer you will most likely want to select This Side, Front, and Landscape.

If this is not your situation, the best way to figure out your alignment needs is to first print to an 8 1/2 x 11 (or A4) sheet of paper.  Selecting different configurations From This Side, Other Side, etc. should allow you to determine just how these options should be set.

Once you have the envelope properly positioned fine tuning for placement of the Return Address and Delivery Address can be accomplished by  using the Inches from Top Edge  and Left Edge drop down boxes.

Remember.  If you wish for the settings to be permanent, use must save your database file before exiting Adr_Book.


Envelope Single or Multiple
Printing a single or multiple envelopes.

When you select to print envelopes you are first presented with a dialog that allows you to choose which envelope size to print.  Additionally, you can select to have only a single envelope printed for the currently active record,  or to print multiple envelopes for all records currently being displayed.


Envelope Return Address
Return Address

From the Envelope dialog box you can specify one of two possible Return Address that have previously been added.  You can add these Return Addresses in a dialog box selected from the Options/Report Headings menu selection. You can also type in any Return Address in the space provided in the Envelope dialog box.


Envelope Delivery Address
Delivery Address

The delivery address displayed is the currently active record (the one highlighted in turquoise).  If you are only printing a single envelope you can edit the address if changes are needed.  When printing multiple envelopes this field can not be edited.


Envelope Default Settings
Default Settings

This button will set all the default settings for a give envelope style.  The main purpose for this is to get the printing offsets to the  Top Edge and Left Edge back to a known good starting point.


Label Printing

The first dialog box gives you the opportunity to select the desired label size.  Most standard label sizes are supported.  In most cases you will be printing labels for all records or a subset of records from your database file. (Remember, you get a subset of your records by using the Find command).  At times you may be interested in printing a single label. If you only want to print a label for the currently active record you need to check the box titles "Print only the address of the currently active record".  You would use this option to print an entire sheet or return address labels.

After making a specific label type selection, you are presented with a dialog box from which you can define the details of printing.  The specific detail feature are:

Home (Business) Address and Work Address

There are two addresses associated with each record in Adr_Book.  You can select which address to use by checking the appropriate check box.

Copies

Copies indicates (as you might suspect) the number of copies to print for each label.  This actually works a little differently than you might assume.  It is commonly used to print multiple copies of the same address.  For example, if you indicated that you wanted to print labels for only the currently active record, you could set the Copies value to 30.  This would allow you to fill a label sheet of three (3) across and 10 down with the same address.  This works well to produce return address labels.

All Capital Letters

This will cause all characters of the mailing address to be printed in upper case.  At one time this was a requirement by the postal service for bulk mailing.

Order by Zip Code

This option will cause the labels to be printed in zip code order.  This is very useful for meeting bulk mailing requirements.

Postal Bar-Code

This option will print the postal bar-code for the associated zip code above the mailing address.  This will help meet bulk mailing requirements.  You might note that although you can specify this option on any label size,  the full bar-code may not fit on the label size that you are using.  It is possible to get the full zip+four bar-code on labels that are three across, but you will have to fine tune the alignment of the positioning.

Color

The text color of the the label can be specified.  You can specify a different color for the first address line (usually this is the persons name) from rest of the address lines.  The postal service perfers the address lines to be black, but they really don't care what color is used for the name.

Point Size

By default Adr_Book will choose a point size to be best assure that the address will fit onto the label.  You can over ride the default point size selection by checking the box  "Allow custom font size selection......"  After this has been check you can specify the point size in the drop down list boxes.  You are able to specify a different point size for the first address line (Name) and the remaining address lines.

Start Printing on this Label

This allows you to specify the location of the first label to begin printing on a label sheet.  This is very useful for using partially used label sheets.

Margins from the Label Edge

The default position for printing labels allows for very little margin at the top and on the left edge.  This allows you to specify the text postion center the printing on the label.  This is useful if you are printing on large labels.


Print Reports
Printing Reports

There are several report options to choose from.

Pocket Address Booklet

Condensed Phone List

Two Column Phone list


Password Protection

Adr_Book allows password protection for individual database files.  The password is encrypted and saved in the binary database file.  As with all configuration items, you must save you database file after defining a password.