═══ 1. About Personal Cards ═══ Personal Cards is the designed to let you store text information in a convient "free" form with easy retrieval. Its intended use is as a VERY easy to use phone directory. Your use of it is strictly up to you. ═══ 2. Register ═══ The registered version is exactly the same in function but will handle up to 500 cards. Be sure it enquire about "Personal Calendar" which is currently under development. Register by sending $25 Canadian to the following address: Biomedical Design Centre 750 Heritage Medical Research Building University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2S2 Ph:(403) 492-4870 Please make all checks payable to the "Biomedical Design Centre". Specify 3 1/2 or 5 1/4 disk format. Fill out the order.doc file that came in this zip file. ═══ 3. Disclaimer ═══ The program Personal Cards is supplied "AS IS" without any warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall the BioMedical Design Centre or the University of Alberta be liable for any damages, either direct or consequential, caused by the use, or inability to use, this program, even if BioMedical Design Centre has been advised of the possibility of such damages. ═══ 4. Options Menu ═══ The Options menu contains commands that you use to set the colors and fonts used in the cards. The following commands appear in the Option menu: Colors Set the colors used in the notebook. Fonts Set the font used by the notebook. ═══ 4.1. Colors ═══ You can use this option to change the colors used by the cards. ═══ 4.2. Fonts ═══ You can use this option to change the font used by the cards. ═══ 5. File Menu ═══ The File menu contains commands that you use to create, open, and save data files. In addition, it also contains the command that you use to exit Personal Cards. The following commands appear in the File menu: New Creates a new untitled file Open Opens an existing file Save Saves any changes to current file Save As Saves the current file using a new name Exit Quits Personal Cards ═══ 5.1. New ═══ You can create a new file in Personal Cards window by using the New command. To create a new file, do the following: o Select the File menu and choose the New command. The word "Untitled" appears in the title bar of the new file. ═══ 5.2. Open ═══ You can open a file that exists on any drive or in any directory by using the Open command. To open a file, do the following: o Select the File menu and choose the Open command. A dialog box appears, showing you a list of files in the current directory. ═══ 5.3. Save ═══ You use the Save command to save changes you've made to your file. To save changes to the current file, do the following: o Select the File menu and choose the Save command. ═══ 5.4. Save As ═══ You use the Save As command to name and save a new file. Follow these steps to save a new file: 1. Select the File menu and choose the Save As command. A dialog box appears, prompting you for a new filename. ═══ Help for Open ═══ ═══ Help for Open ═══ 1. Select the down arrow to the right of the Drive list to display all the drives on your system. 2. Select a drive from the Drive list. 3. Select a directory from the Directory list. 4. Select a file name from the File list or type in a file name and select the Open pushbutton to display the file you want to edit. For specific help, select a topic below. ═══ List of Fields ═══ File name Type of file Drive File Directory Open pushbutton ═══ Help for File name ═══ ═══ Help for File name ═══ Type the name of the file you want to open in the File name field and select the Open pushbutton. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ List of Fields ═══ File name Type of file Drive File Directory Open pushbutton General help ═══ Help for Type of file ═══ ═══ Help for Type of file ═══ Select the down arrow to the right of the Type of file field to display the available file types. The sample has set this field for all file types. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ Help for Drive ═══ ═══ Help for Drive ═══ The Drive list displays the drives on your system. Select the drive that contains the files you want to edit. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ Help for File ═══ ═══ Help for File ═══ The File list displays all the files in the directory you selected from the Directory list. Select the file you want to open. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ Help for Directory ═══ ═══ Help for Directory ═══ The Directory list displays the directories on the selected drive. Select a directory to display the list of files from that directory in the File list box. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ Help for Open ═══ ═══ Help for Open ═══ Select the Open pushbutton to display the file you want to edit. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ Help for Save ═══ Use Save to store the file you are editing. After the file is saved, the text remains in the window so that you can continue editing it. Note: If you are editing a new file, select the Save or Save as choices to display the Save as pop-up so that you can name the file you are editing. A file must have a title to be saved. ═══ Help for Save as ═══ Use Save as to name and save a new file or to save an existing file under a different name, in a different directory, or on a different disk. ═══ Help for Save as ═══ ═══ Help for Save as ═══ 1. Select the down arrow to the right of the Drive list to display all the drives on your system. 2. Select a drive from the Drive list. 3. Select a directory from the Directory list. 4. Type the name of the file you want to save in the File name field and select the Save pushbutton. For specific help, select a topic below. ═══ List of Fields ═══ File name Type of file Drive File Directory Save pushbutton ═══ Help for File name ═══ ═══ Help for File name ═══ Type the name of the file you want to save in the File name field and select the Save pushbutton. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ List of Fields ═══ File name Type of file Drive File Directory Save pushbutton General help ═══ Help for Type of file ═══ ═══ Help for Type of file ═══ Select the down arrow to the right of the Type of file field to display the available file types. The sample has set this field for all file types. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ Help for Drive ═══ ═══ Help for Drive ═══ The Drive list displays the drives on your system. Select the drive that contains the files you want to save. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ Help for File ═══ ═══ Help for File ═══ The File list displays all the files in the directory you selected from the Directory list. Select the file you want to rename and save. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ Help for Directory ═══ ═══ Help for Directory ═══ The Directory list displays the directories on the selected drive. Select a directory to display the list of files from that directory in the File list box. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ Help for Save ═══ ═══ Help for Save ═══ Select the Save pushbutton to save the file to the drive and directory you selected and with the file name you specified. For more help, select a topic below. ═══ 6. Edit Menu ═══ Editing commands. ═══ 6.1. Undo ═══ Undo the last edit command. ═══ 6.2. Cut ═══ Take the currently selected text out of the card and place it in the clipboard. ═══ 6.3. Copy ═══ Copy the currently selected text from the card and place it in the clipboard. ═══ 6.4. Paste ═══ Place the information that is currently in the clipboard into the current card at the cursor point. ═══ 6.5. Clear ═══ Delete the currently selected text. ═══ 7. Help Menu ═══ The Help menu contains commands that you use to access the online help system. The following commands appear in the Help menu: Help Index Displays an index of help topics. General Help Introduction to Personal Cards. General Help Introduction to Personal Cards. Using Help How to use the OS/2 help system. Product information Product version information. ═══ 7.1. Index ═══ Displays an index of help topics. ═══ 7.2. General help ═══ Personal Cards is the designed to let you store text information in a convient "free" form with easy retrieval. Press the Index button below for a list of help topics. ═══ 8. Using Help ═══ Place information for the Help Using Help menu here. ═══ 8.1. Keys ═══ Key Description Home Move to first card in deck. End Move to last card in deck. Letter Move to letter pressed section. (If there are cards under that letter.) Page Up Previous card. Page Down Next card. ═══ 8.2. Product information ═══ (C) Copyright BioMedical Design Centre 1993. All Rights reserved. Personal Cards 1.00 Made In Canada 750 Heritage Medical Research Building University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2S2 Ph:(403) 492-4870 Shareware Version (Limited to 20 Cards) Written by Brett Baudin Brett.Baudin@muskwa.ucs.ualberta.ca ═══ 9. Product information dialog ═══ (C) Copyright BioMedical Design Centre 1993. All Rights reserved. Personal Cards 1.00 Made In Canada 750 Heritage Medical Research Building University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2S2 Ph:(403) 492-4870 Shareware Version (Limited to 20 Cards) Written by Brett Baudin Brett.Baudin@muskwa.ucs.ualberta.ca ═══ 10. OK ═══ The OK button closes the Product information dialog. ═══ 11. Find ═══ Type in the text you wish to locate. Press Find If the text is found in any card that card will be displayed. Press Find Next to find the next card with that text. ═══ 12. New Card ═══ Enter the lastname or any text you wish to appear on the tab (20 characters or less). Enter what ever information you wish in the card field up to 490 characters. Note: You can change or add to this after you have created the card. Simply click on the card and make any changes you like. ═══ 13. Setting Colors ═══ Control Description Backgroud Deck Selects the color of the window behind the deck. Foreground Card Selects the color of the text on the cards and the tabs. Background Card Selects the background color of the cards and the tabs. Apply Updates the card window with the currently selected colors.