------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ascend(R) (C) 1991, 1992 Franklin Quest Co. All rights reserved ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: Q1: How do I contact Franklin Quest Co.? Q2: What is included in this version? Q3: What are the Minimum System Requirements to run ASCEND? Q4: How Do I Install ASCEND? To "jump" to a particular section, simply use the search feature of your text editor to search for Q1, Q2, Q3, etc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q1: How do I contact Franklin Quest Co.? - Franklin Quest Co. 2550 South Decker Lake Blvd. Salt Lake City, UT 84119 - Ascend Technical Support 801-975-9999 M-F 6:00 am to 6:00 pm MST or 24 Hour Fax 801-975-9995 - For Marketing Information contact Franklin's Marketing Department at 1-800-877-1814 or 801-975-9992. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q2: What is included in this version? - There are many new features in version 4.0. Some of the features are listed below: - OLE (Object Linking & Embedding). - DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange). - Drag & Drop. - Font control in text fields. - New Weekly/Monthly view module. - Contact Management. - Added functionality to the recurring tasks & appointments. - New date control for easier date input. - Support for the Franklin Compact Day Planner pages. - SDK to build your own icons for Ascend. (SDK Available separately) - Tool bars for each of the major modules. - Customizable floating icon bar. - Enhanced global search. - New Values & Goals Module. - New Activity Summary Report. - Network Appointment Scheduling. (For People on versions 3.x and 4.x.) - Many, many more features!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q3: What are the Minimum System Requirements to run ASCEND? - Microsoft Windows 3.0 or later version. (Version 3.1 highly recommended!) - DOS 3.1 or later version - An IBM Compatible PC (80286 microprocessor or higher) - EGA, VGA, Hercules graphics card or compatible video graphics adapter and monitor - 2 Megabyte of RAM (3MB or more is recommended for improved performance) - One 1.2MB 5.25" diskette drive or 1.44MB 3.5" diskette drive - A Hard Drive with at least 2.5MB of free disk space after Windows has been installed - A printer compatible with Windows 3.0 or higher - A mouse supported by Windows is highly recommended - A Hayes compatible modem that is supported by Windows is required to use ASCEND's "Auto Dial" feature ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q4: How Do I Install ASCEND? - Start Windows on your computer. - Place the ASCEND Program Diskette in one of your computer's floppy drives. - From the Windows' Program Manager Menu, pull down the File option. - Select the Run option from the File menu. - Enter A:\SETUP at the Command Line then press OK. (If you inserted this program diskette in a drive other than A, modify the above command accordingly, i.e., B:\SETUP, etc.) - The ASCEND Setup program will now run. Enter the drive location where you placed the ASCEND diskette. (This field will default to A:\). Press TAB to advance to the next prompt. - In the Destination Path field, enter the drive and path where you would like to install ASCEND. (This field will default to C:\ASCEND.) After you have entered the appropriate source and destination paths, select OK. - ASCEND will now be installed in the appropriate path of your hard drive and a new program group will be created containing two icons (ASCEND and ASCEND Tools & Utilities). - Double click on the ASCEND icon (the pyramid) to run ASCEND. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------