FINAL Clients & Contacts 3.3a Copyright 1990,1991,1992 Blue Moose Software 230 Old Turnpike Road Barrington, New Hampshire 03825 CompuServe 71240,460 (603)942-9917 clients & contacts designed and written by bob orsillo - Enter For More - . BASE2 Clients & Contacts gives you the option of creating either a Product Invoice - a Service Invoice or both. To use the Product Invoice you set up your product data first as this data is entered automaticly into your invoice via pop up windows. Select "Setup Product Data" from the "Invoice" menu. To use the Service Invoice you simply fill out the form. Press [Enter] for more . BASE3 "Create Invoice" this menu item will offer a choice of Product or Service Invoice. An Invoice form is displayed. Press [Enter] on the Company field to bring up a list of Clients. Highlight the Client to Invoice and press [enter]. Client data is entered into the proper fields automaticly. Enter and Invoice number or press [enter] to accept the default. Press [Enter] for more BASE4 Enter a Billing Date. (Todays date is displayed under Client information. You now have ten lines to enter either product sales or services. If you are using the Product Invoice pop up windows with a list of your products call be called by typing any letter into the "Part Number" field and pressing [Enter]. Simply highlight your Product and press [Enter] to include Product data into your invoice. Press [Enter] for more MAIN Print Invoice. This menu item will offer you a choice of printing out your Product Invoice or Service Invoice. You can filter and print out just one, a group or all. you can also display Invoices on your screen for review or save them in a text file. WFINAL Client List This select table offers all your clients listed and sorted by company name. To enter aclients name in the field, highlight and press [enter] To search for a clients name - start typing your clients company name, and the highlight bar will jump to the closest match. - Enter For More - eFINAL Default Data Enter your name on the first line. (Or any name you'd like). Enter your company name on the second line. (Or any name you'd like). If you would like to run your word processor from inside this program enter the name of your wp in the first field and the startup command in the next. - Enter For More - The Previous Help Screen Was The Final Help Screen For That Topic. Please Press [F1] For The Original Help Screen [Enter] To Quit Help >11>> .FINAL #Hot Keys From All Screens: . Help From View Tables: . Search Notes Page ALT+C Copy Highlighted Record GRAY+ Add Records In Batch Mode INSERT Add Records One by One DELETE Delete Highlighted Record ENTER Edit or View Highlighted Record From Data Entry Form: . Look Up Zip Codes (zip code field) ATL+M Data Form Menu Control+Enter Save Control+Esc Abort From Notes/Letters: . Print Notes/Letters !- Enter For More - DFORM_3 CFORM_4 RMAIN Adding Records To Clients & Contacts From any View Table press [INS] single record or Gray+ batch mode. You may use as many or as few of the data entry fields as you would like. If you do not use the "Company" field or the "First & Last Name" field your record will not appear in the View Table. Records are saved automatically when the Enter Key is pressed on the last field or by pressing [control + enter] from any field. Use [page down] to move through the three data entry forms. Or press ALT+M to select a data entry form from a menu. Deleting Records Changing Records Return To Main Help Menu AFORM_1 DFORM_3 CFORM_4 MMAIN The Data Entry Form Adding Records: Press Ins or Gray+ from a View Table and the Data Entry Form will pop up. You will now be able to add records to your database. After each record is completed it is automatically saved and a blank record is displayed. When you are finished adding records press ESC to return to the View Table. Changing Records: Highlight the record to be changed. Press Enter. The Data Entry Form will display the record to be changed. Make any changes you'd like. Press Control Enter to save changes, and return to the View Table. Press Control Esc to abort changes and return to the View Table. Deleting Records: Highlight the record to be Deleted. Press the Delete Key. The Data Entry Form will display the record that is to be Deleted. Press Enter to Delete Record and return to the View Table. Press Esc to return to the View Table without the Record being Deleted Adding Records Deleting Records Changing Records Main Help Menu AFORM_1 CFORM_4 DFORM_2 MMAIN Deleting Records To Delete a Record from your database. From any View Table highlight a record to Delete. Press the DELETE Key. The Data Entry Form will display the Record that is to be Deleted. Press Enter to Delete Record. Press Esc to return to the View Table without Deletng the record. Adding Records * Changing Records * Data Entry Form * Main Help Menu DFORM_3 AFORM_1 RMAIN Changing Records To change the data in a record you have already added to the Database. Highlight the record you'd like to change and press Enter. The Data Entry Form will display the record to be changed. Make the changes needed and press Control + Enter to save changes. Or press Enter on the last field to save changes. Pressing Esc will return you to the View Table without saving the changes you made. Deleting Records Adding Records Return To Main Help Menu Notes & Letters This option allows you to create form letters and memos. The notes and letters you create here can be sorted by either zip/postal code or company name. Do Not include "Dear" as this is added by the program. But do include a closing. i.e. "Sincerely" or "Best Wishes" The title you enter will be displayed in a scroll table for future use or editing. You may have as many notes - memos or letters as you would like. - Enter For More - FINAL Sort Options This allows you to filter your letters or memos to a selected group of clients either by zip/postal code or client company name. Letters and memos can be sent to one client, a selected group of clients or all your clients. - Enter For More - FINAL Company Sort This form allows the sort to be done on company name. Press [enter] on the Start With field to display a list of Client names. Highlight a client and press [enter]. This will be the first name printed. Do the same on the End With field. A letter will be for each client who's name falls between "Start With" & "End With" - Enter For More - FINAL Zip\Postal Sort This form allows the sort to be done on zip\postal code. Press [F3] on the Start With field to display a list of zip\postal codes. Highlight a zip\postal and press [enter]. This will start the range to be printed. Do the same on the End With field. This will end the range tobe printed. Press [enter] of the Select Note/Letter field to select a "note or letter. - Enter For More - .FINAL Letters & Memos This option allows you to create form letters and memos. You can then send them off to one client a group of clients or all your clients. Clients records can be grouped on zip/postal code or company name then printed. - Enter For More - DFORM_2 LTABLE_1 SSEARCH PPRINT_1 OOPT_1 HFKEYS AABOUT Clients & Contacts Help Menu Data Entry Forms Lookup Tables Searching For A File Printing Reports Options Menu Hot Keys About ?FINAL !Options Menu The Options Menu gives you basic information about your system. The System Time & Date Conventional Memory Number Of Client Records Number Of Zip/Postal Codes Assigned Printer Assigned Word Processor Path For Program Files Default Name Optimize Databases: This will open a submenu. Select Database press Enter. This will Reindex, Pack, and reclaim unsed space in each data file. Keeping files as small and fast as possible. Change Default Name: Change the name that appears on Program and Report Headers. Export Data Files: Export Clients & Contact Data Files to DBF, DIF, ASCII - Enter For More - iFINAL Printer Select To connect a printer - press [enter] and select the needed printer list. Dot Matrix for Dot Matrix and Daisy Wheel and Laser for Laser Printer. Start typing your printers name and the highlight bar will move to the closest match. Place the highlight bar over your printers name and press [enter]. If you printer is not listed select a "work a like" see your printer manual for this information. - Enter For More - FINAL !Options Menu The Options Menu gives you basic information about your system. The System Time & Date Conventional Memory Number Of Client Records Number Of Zip/Postal Codes Assigned Printer Assigned Word Processor Path For Program Files Default Name Optimize Databases: This will open a submenu. Select Database press Enter. This will Reindex, Pack, and reclaim unsed space in each data file. Keeping files as small and fast as possible. Change Default Name: Change the name that appears on Program and Report Headers. Export Data Files: Export Clients & Contact Data Files to DBF, DIF, ASCII - Enter For More - FINAL Printing Reports & Mailing Labels Select Print Menu from the Main Menu. A list of Reports and Mailing Labels will pop up. Select the one you want and press Enter. A Menu will pop up allowing you to filter your report. The filter fields are case sensitive. Next you will have the option of sending your report or labels to a File, the printer or computer screen. If you are sending the report or label to the printer; you can print out any number of copies you would like and use any printer connected any LPT port or Com Port. If you selected Screen Your report will be sent to your monitor. Use the arrow keys to view the report. If you selected File You will be prompted for a file name. You may also include a drive & directory if you wish. EXAMPLE C:\WORDSTAR\PERSONAL.TXT - Enter For More - lFINAL Searching For A File Search Memo Field: Use this function to search for any word or phrase in the memo field. All the records that meet your search will be displayed in the Seach View Table in scroll fashion. Hot Field Search: Start typing and the highlight bar will move to the closest match. - Enter For More - RMAIN VTABLE_2 TFORM_2 View Table Sorted By Company Name This View Table will list all your records in alphabetical order. The records will first be listed by company name. If a company name appears more than once a second sort will be done. The second sort will use the last name of the "Person To Contact". The following may be done at any View Table: Insert or Gray+ Add Records Delete ." Delete Records .& Search Memo Field Enter .# Edit Records ALT+C .# Copy Highlighted Record Arrow Up or Down Browse Records One By One Page Up or Dowm Browse Records Page By Page .% Return to the Opening Screen Return To Main Help Menu View Table Sorted By Date The Data Entry Form RMAIN VTABLE_1 TFORM_2 View Table Sorted By Contact Date This View Table will list all your records by contact date in reverse order. The records will first be listed by company name. If a company name appears more than once a second sort will be done. The second sort will use the last name of the "Person To Contact". The following may be done at any View Table: Insert or Gray+ Add Records Delete ." Delete Records .& Search Memo Field Enter .# Edit Records ALT+C .# Copy Highlighted Record Arrow Up or Down Browse Records One By One Page Up or Dowm Browse Records Page By Page .% Return to the Opening Screen Return To Main Help Menu View Table Sorted By Company The Data Entry Form FINAL Tickler Table Records are displayed based on the call back option. (data entry form three) When a clients record equals or is greater than the number of days you enter in the "call back" field, the record(s) will be displayed in this table. - Enter For More - ?FINAL Company Sort This form allows the sort to be done on company name. Press [enter] on the Start With field to display a list of Client names. Highlight a client and press [enter]. This will be the first name printed. Do the same on the End With field. A letter will be for each client who's name falls between "Start With" & "End With" - Enter For More - ?FINAL Zip\Postal Sort This form allows the sort to be done on zip\postal code. Press [F3] on the Start With field to display a list of zip\postal codes. Highlight a zip\postal and press [enter]. This will start the range to be printed. Do the same on the End With field. This will end the range tobe printed. Press [enter] of the Select Note/Letter field to select a "note or letter. - Enter For More - FINAL Call Back Option Only client records that have reached or passed the user entered call back date, (number of days, data form 3) will be printed. - Enter For More - ?FINAL Company Sort This form allows the sort to be done on company name. Press [enter] on the Start With field to display a list of Client names. Highlight a client and press [enter]. This will be the first name printed. Do the same on the End With field. A letter will be for each client who's name falls between "Start With" & "End With" - Enter For More - ?FINAL Company Sort This form allows the sort to be done on company name. Press [enter] on the Start With field to display a list of Client names. Highlight a client and press [enter]. This will be the first name printed. Do the same on the End With field. A letter will be for each client who's name falls between "Start With" & "End With" - Enter For More - ?FINAL Company Sort This form allows the sort to be done on company name. Press [enter] on the Start With field to display a list of Client names. Highlight a client and press [enter]. This will be the first name printed. Do the same on the End With field. A letter will be for each client who's name falls between "Start With" & "End With" - Enter For More - FINAL Notes - Form 2 The header of the notes page (data entry form 2) displays last contact date and number of days that have passed. This is based on your computers date. Client company, name, title and telephone numbers are also displayed. Freeform notes allow you to enter telephone conversations or additional personal information. - Enter For More - FINAL Tickler - Form 3 To set a future call back tickler, Enter the date of your last contact with this client. Then enter the number of days in the future to call on this client. When the set number of days passes this record will be displayed on the Tickler Table. [F8] Will change your computers date. - Enter For More - WFINAL Print Menu Select one of the print options and press [enter]. A range selector will help you filter and print only the client records you want. You have the option of printing one or many copies to any printer connected to your computer. Display reports or labels on screen. Or copy them to a text file. - Enter For More - WFINAL Company Sort This form allows the sort to be done on company name. Press [enter] on the Start With field to display a list of Client names. Highlight a client and press [enter]. This will be the first name printed. 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