A          - Mark all records for printing or transfer.              
B          - List birthdays sorted by month and day.                 
D/E        - Dial the #1 or #2 telephone number in the main window.  
H          - Help, you're reading it!                                
L          - Display and maintain the Phone Log.                     
M          - Mark records for transfer or copy to another file.      
T          - Transfer marked records to or create another file.      
U          - Unmark all records in the database.                     
F1         - Change the screen colors.                               
ALT F1     - Configure CARDX for modem, phone, color and printer.    
ALT F10    - Set, change or remove password protection from a file.  
F2         - Add a new record to the database.                       
F3         - Copy the current record and then edit.                  
F4         - Find a name in the database, enter partial or full name.
F5         - Drop to DOS, type Exit to return to CARDX.              
F6         - Edit an existing record.                                
F8         - Erase a record from the database.                       
F9         - Print all or marked records.                            
F10        - Print one record.                                       
ALT Letter - Search for the 1st record that starts with that letter. 
Cursor Up  - Forward one record.                                     
Cursor Dn  - Back one record.                                        
PgUp       - Forward four records.                                   
PgDn       - Back four records.                                      
Home       - Goto first record in database.                          
                                                                     
                        ──── Edit  Mode ────                         
Alt D        - Delete a line of text.                                
Alt I        - Insert a blank line.                                  
Backspace    - Delete character before cursor.                       
Cursor Up    - Move up a line in the current field or                
               goto previous field if on the top line of a field or  
               goto the last field if in the first field & top line. 
Cursor Dn    - Move down a line in a field or goto the next field.   
Cursor Left  - Move cursor left one character.                       
Cursor Right - Move cursor right one character.                      
Ctrl Cursor  - Ctrl Left/Right cursor, move left/right a word.       
Ctrl End     - Goto end of text.                                     
Ctrl Home    - Goto upper left corner of field.                      
Ctrl Y       - Delete under cursor to end of line.                   
Del          - Delete character under cursor.                        
Esc          - Exit editing without any changes made.                
End          - Move cursor to end of text in line.                   
Home         - Goto first character in line.                         
Insert       - Toggle overstrike or insert text.                     
PgDn         - Exit edit mode.                                       
                                                                     
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 OPTIONS                                    NEW DATA    CURRENT DATA 
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 Modem COM port number, Space, 1 or 2...... █           2            
  Enter the Communication port number of your modem or if you don't  
 have one leave blank.  Modem speeds of 1200 baud or greater are     
suported.                                                            
                                                                     
 Modem Initiation string...................             AT &F L3     
  Read the instructions for your modem if this simple initiation     
 string doesn't work.                                                
                                                                     
 Modem Dial prefix string..................             AT DT        
  Read the instructions with your modem if this simple string        
 doesn't work.                                                       
                                                                     
 Modem Hang-up string......................             AT H0        
  Read the instructions with your modem if this simple string        
 doesn't work.                                                       
                                                                     
 Enter plant exit code number or a space...             9            
  At Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp., where I work, you have to prefix  
 an outside the plant number with 9.  Another man wanted a delay     
 after the exit code where the exit code gets him through the        
 switch board to the outside phone company.  Enter the exit code     
 and then commas for the number of two second delays you want,       
 I. E. "9,,,," would give eight seconds delay between the exit code  
 and the number to be dialed.                                        
                                                                     
 Dial 1 before long distance? Y/N.......... █           Y            
  Prefix an area code different from your local area code            
 with a "1".                                                         
                                                                     
 Local area code...........................             412          
  Your local area code.                                              
                                                                     
 Enter default data file name..............             DEMO.CDX     
   If you start Cardx by entering just CARDX on the DOS command      
  line, you will be presented with the default setting screen.  If   
  you press enter, the default Cardx datafile will be loaded.        
                                                                     
 Use the birthday field Y/N................ █           Y            
  Select the use of the birthday field.                              
                                                                     
 Print first/last names in upper case Y/N.. █           N            
  HOWARD L. MCHENRY SERVICES  or  Howard L. McHenry Services.        
                                                                     
 Keep a log of phone numbers dialed Y/N.... █           Y            
  Enter "Y" if you want the Phone Log enabled.                       
                                                                     
 Use four letter Canadian states? Y/N...... █           Y            
  Enter "Y" if you use four letter Canadian province codes.          
                                                                     
 First and last name fields Y/N............ █           Y            
  Enter "Y" to have separate first and last name fields,             
 "N" to combine them.                                                
                                                                     
 Rolodex cards are sorted on the last name, first name and birth     
date.  If you are using "First and last name fields" = Y then the    
sort key is "MCHENRY, HOWARD L.470623" where the numbers at the end  
is the birth date by yr/mo/da.  If "First and last name fields" = N  
then the combined name field is trimmed of trailing spaces and the   
birth date is added in the same way.                                 
                                                                     
 When starting CARDX, enter the asterisk wildcards on the command    
line, I.E. CARDX *.*, CARDX will provide a menu of your data files   
to choose from using the cursor keys.  To load a menu from another   
disk or directory, enter on the command line CARDX <full path and    
wildcards, (d:\path\*.*)>.  To load a datafile from another disk or  
directory, enter on the command line CARDX <full path and datafile   
name, (d:\path\filename).  Direct screen writes (BIOS calls) were    
a problem for some machines, particuarly 386's.  Made all screen     
displays a DOS call.  This slowed the program down some what.        
If your machine will tolerate BIOS calls enter "/F" on the           
command line when loading Cardx enter CARDX /F, CARDX *.* /F or      
CARDX demo /F.  This will give you the faster direct screen          
writes.                                                              
 Command line option "/NOCOM", will not allow the modem to be        
accessed.  A LAN administrator asked for this feature where in some  
cases he did not want the people on the LAN to have the ability to   
access a modem, I. E. CARDX *.* /NOCOM, CARDX *.* /NOCOM /F,         
CARDX /NOCOM, CARDX /F /NOCOM.  When the feature is in place,        
attempting to dial give the message "Dial Feature Is Not Available". 
                                                                     
 To change the Help Screens edit file CARDX.HLP with an ASCII editor 
to suit your needs.  A page consists of 20 rows and 68 columns. If   
a line is longer than 68 characters, it will be truncated.           
                                                                     
 The Phone Log records numbers when they are dialed, they are        
retained regardless if busy.                                         
                                                                     
 To create a new datafile, (M)ark a record and (T)ransfer it to the  
new datafile name.  You will be prompted, "Data file doesn't exist,  
do you want to create it?....", answer "Y".                          
                                                                     
 Quick Search, ALT - Any Letter Key will find the first record that  
starts with that character.                                          
                                                                     
 F4 search, enter "Smith, An" to find Andy Smith of 23 Smiths.       
                                                                     
 Converting files from version 8.1, 8.6, 8.7 or 9.6 to 9.8,          
copy CONVERT.EXE into the directory where your Cardx data files are  
located and on the command line enter "CONVERT *.*"                  
                                                                     
 The F1 key configures the screen colors.  Use PgUp / PgDn or Enter  
keys to change screen color areas.  Use Up / Down Cursor keys to     
change colors.  Press the ESC key to exit the Color Set-up.          
                                                                     
 The number of records Cardx can access is unlimited.  The larger    
the database ,greater the number of records, the slower the program  
is at loading, sorting and saving.  Break your database into smaller 
files for different groups to speed things up.                       
                                                                     
 To password protect a file use the Alt - F10 keys to add a password.
To remove a password strike the Enter key when change password is    
selected from the rolodex screen.  Suggest you back-up your file     
without a password in case you forget the password.                  
                                                                     
________________________Custom Print Features________________________
 Select and edit a "Custom Print Program" by entering F9 or F10 and  
select "Select Print Program".  A menu will be provided of all the   
custom print programs in the directory, *.PRT files.  After a        
selection is made, the program will prompt you if you want to edit   
the file, where the print program can be edited, to exit and save    
press the PgDn key.  If changes are made to the print program, on    
save and exit you will have the opportunity to create a new file,    
enter a new print program filename.                                  
                                                                     
 Writing or changing a print program:                                
 Field name variables from the database:                             
FNAME  = First name                                                  
LNAME  = Last name                                                   
STREET = Street address                                              
TOWN   = Town                                                        
STATE  = State                                                       
ZIP    = Zip code and extended zip code                              
PHONE1 = Phone number one                                            
PHONE2 = Phone number two                                            
BIRTH  = Birth date, 06/23/47                                        
ADINFO = Added information field is printed in 5 lines of 54         
columns, blank lines are not printed.                                
 #27 77 27 120 1 27 69#, printer control codes are enclosed by the   
pound sign.  These can be embedded between variables or text.        
 Row and column coordinates place a variable at that location from   
the top and left edge of the paper.  The first number is regarded    
as the row number and any numbers there after are column numbers     
in that line.                                                        
 'Text' to be printed is enclosed in quotes.                         
 Text and variables can be mixed in a line by separating them with   
a space.  The space delimits all commands.                           
 ;All text in a line after a semicolon is ignored as a comment.      
 FORMFEED  = a form feed is printed after this command.              
 FORMFEED? = You are prompted if you want a form feed when only      
printing a single record.  It is ignored when printing all of the    
database or marked records.                                          
 FORMFEED! = Do a formfeed after last record is printed, eject       
last page.                                                           
