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  1.  
  2.               Help Screen for 'Fast Search Through Data' menu
  3.  
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  5.                                |  OPTION 1: |
  6.                                ==============
  7.  
  8.                  Lightning fast search through Patient File
  9.                   ----Exact capitalization not required ---
  10.                Search through company name, first or last name
  11.  
  12.  
  13. With this option, you can search for any one of the following:
  14.  
  15.                First Name
  16.                Last Name
  17.                Company Name
  18.                Phone number 
  19.                Referred by
  20.                Zip Code [if U.S.A.]
  21.  
  22.  
  23. Froφ thi≤ optioε yo⌡ caε ente≥ thσ namσ tha⌠ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ searcΦ for« Iµ yo⌡ ì
  24. ente≥  onσ value¼ theε thσ systeφ wil∞ sho≈ yo⌡ al∞ oµ thσ record≤  iε  thσ ì
  25. Patien⌠á Filσá witΦá thσá firs⌠ lette≥ tha⌠á satisfie≤á you≥á search«á  Fo≥ ì
  26. example¼ iµ  yo⌡ ente≥ "Hó theε al∞ oµ item≤ tha⌠ begiε witΦ ╚ wil∞ appear«  ì
  27. Iµ  yo⌡ ente≥  tw∩ letters¼á sucΦ a≤ RI¼á theε al∞ oµ thosσ item≤ tha⌠ havσ ì
  28. thσ  samσ firs⌠ tw∩ character≤ iε you≥ selecteΣ fielΣ wil∞ appear.
  29.  
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  32.                                |  OPTION 2: |
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  34.  
  35.               Select Activity record by date of original entry:
  36.  
  37. Ever∙ timσ yo⌡ creatσ aε activit∙ record¼ thσ prograφ identifie≤ tha⌠  datσ ì
  38. anΣ place≤ i⌠ iε thσ activit∙ record«  Oε thσ activit∙ screen¼ thi≤ datσ i≤ ì
  39. identifieΣ a≤ 'Activit∙ date:º anΣ i≤ onσ linσ abovσ 'Addres≤ linσ one:'« 
  40.  
  41. Later¼  iµ  yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ locatσ activit∙ record≤ b∙ thσ datσ  oε  whicΦ  yo⌡ ì
  42. originall∙  ENTERE─ thσ record¼ yo⌡ caε d∩ tha⌠ witΦ optioε 2«    Thσ  datσ ì
  43. ENTERE─  i≤  no⌠ t∩ bσ confuseΣ witΦ thσ futurσ commitmen⌠  o≥  appointmen⌠ ì
  44. date«   
  45.  
  46.  
  47.                                ==============
  48.                                |  OPTION 3: |
  49.                                ==============
  50.  
  51.         Search through comments, first & last name, city, company name
  52.                                (Activity File)
  53.                             [excludes memo field]
  54.  
  55. WitΦ  thi≤  option¼ yo⌡ ente≥ thσ worΣ o≥ letter≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ wisΦ  t∩  searcΦ ìèfor«  Thi≤  prograφ wil∞ searcΦ througΦ  al∞ oµ thσ word≤ iε  thσ  comment≤ ì
  56. fields¼  a≤ wel∞ a≤ firs⌠ anΣ las⌠ name¼ anΣ picδ ou⌠ al∞ oµ thosσ  record≤ ì
  57. tha⌠ matcΦ you≥ inquiry.
  58.  
  59. Observσ tha⌠ iε thi≤ search¼ capitalizatioε doe≤ no⌠ matte≥ eithe≥ iε  you≥ ì
  60. inpu⌠  o≥ iε thσ file« Also¼ observσ tha⌠ i⌠ doesn'⌠ matte≥ wherσ thσ  worΣ ì
  61. i≤ locateΣ iε thσ commen⌠ iε orde≥ fo≥ thi≤ searcΦ t∩ bσ successful.
  62.  
  63.  
  64.  
  65.                                ==============
  66.                                |  OPTION 4: |
  67.                                ==============
  68.  
  69.         Search through comments, first & last name, city, company name
  70.                                (Patient File)
  71.                             [excludes memo field]
  72.  
  73. Iε thi≤ option¼  yo⌡ ente≥ thσ worΣ o≥ letter≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ searcΦ for« ì
  74. Thi≤  prograφ wil∞ searcΦ througΦ  al∞ oµ thσ word≤ iε thσ comment≤ fields¼ ì
  75. a≤  wel∞  a≤ firs⌠ anΣ las⌠ name¼  anΣ picδ ou⌠ al∞ oµ thosσ  record≤  tha⌠ ì
  76. matcΦ you≥ inquiry.
  77.  
  78. Observσ tha⌠ iε thi≤ search¼  capitalizatioε doe≤ no⌠ matte≥ eithe≥ iε you≥ ì
  79. inpu⌠ o≥ iε thσ file«  Also¼  observσ tha⌠ i⌠ doesn'⌠ matte≥ wherσ thσ worΣ ì
  80. i≤ locateΣ iε thσ commen⌠ iε orde≥ fo≥ thi≤ searcΦ t∩ bσ successful.
  81.  
  82.  
  83.                                ==============
  84.                                |  OPTION 5: |
  85.                                ==============
  86.  
  87. Optioεá  ╡á  searche≤á onl∙á througΦ thσ mem∩á fielΣá iεá thσá Patien⌠á  o≥  ì
  88. Activit∙á file¼á  a≤á wel∞á a≤ thσ Othe≥ Comment≤ fielΣá iεá eacΦá activit∙  ì
  89. record«á  Afte≥ yo⌡  ente≥ thσ word¼ code¼ o≥ phrasσ tha⌠ yo⌡ arσ tryinτ t∩ ì
  90. find¼á thσá  prograφ  identifie≤ thσ FIRS╘ occurrencσ oµ tha⌠ searcΦ withiε ì
  91. eacΦ mem∩ iµ  ß matcΦ i≤ found.
  92.  
  93.  
  94.  
  95.                                ==============
  96.                                |  OPTION 6: |
  97.                                ==============
  98.  
  99.       6)  Status of ALL Memos: character length and date into system.
  100.  
  101. Thi≤á optioεá wil∞ identif∙ AL╠ record≤ iε botΦ thσá Patien⌠á anΣá Activit∙ ì
  102. file≤á tha⌠á havσ a⌠ leas⌠ onσ characte≥ iε thσ Mem∩ field¼á a≤ wel∞ a≤á a⌠ ì
  103. leas⌠á onσ characte≥ iε thσ Othe≥ Comment≤ fielΣ iε eacΦá activit∙á record«  ì
  104. Additionally¼á  thi≤á analysi≤á wil∞ sho≈ thσ numbe≥ oµ character≤ iεá eacΦ ì
  105. mem∩á anΣá  thσ datσ  thσ recorΣ associateΣ witΦ tha⌠ mem∩á wa≤á originall∙ ì
  106. entereΣ int∩  thσ program.
  107.  
  108.  
  109. è                               ==============
  110.                                |  OPTION 7: |
  111.                                ==============
  112.  
  113.                7)  Display data only or display and VIEW.TXT
  114.  
  115. By  entering  the  '7' key repeatedly,  you will toggle through  these  two ì
  116. selections:
  117.  
  118.                               [Display Only]
  119.                        [Display & send to VIEW.TXT]
  120.  
  121. The  default  status for options 1 through 6 is [Display Only].   All  data ì
  122. retrieveΣ througΦ thσ [Displa∙ Only▌ optioε wil∞ bσ displayeΣ t∩ thσ screeε ì
  123. only.
  124.  
  125. Oncσ thσ [Displa∙ ª senΣ t∩ VIEW.TXT▌ selectioε i≤ chosen¼ al∞ datß wil∞ bσ ì
  126. sen⌠  t∩  thσ screeε anΣ t∩ VIEW.TX╘ a⌠ thσ samσ time«   'VIEW.TXTº  i≤  aε ì
  127. externa∞á  ASCI╔á tex⌠á filσá tha⌠ yo⌡ caεá edi⌠á witΦá an∙á standarΣá worΣ  ì
  128. processor«á  Additionally¼á yo⌡á ma∙ vie≈ o≥ prin⌠ thσ mos⌠ recen⌠ VIEW.TX╘ ì
  129. filσ  iε thσ Othe≥ Option≤ Menu¼ optioε 8.
  130.  
  131.  
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  134.                                |  OPTION 8: |
  135.                                ==============
  136.  
  137.             8)  Quick Stats [TM] [quick system-wide statistics]
  138.  
  139. Once selected,  this option will display the occurrence of each unique type ì
  140. of record for these criteria:
  141.  
  142.                    1 = First Name
  143.                    2 = Last Name
  144.                    3 = Category
  145.                    4 = Phone Number, by area code
  146.                    5 = Zip Code
  147.                    6 = State
  148.                    7 = City
  149.                    8 = Street Name  
  150.                        [taken  from  address line 1,  assumes first space
  151.                         that follows number is the start of the street name]
  152.                    9 = Find and Count codes or characters in Patient File
  153.                   10 = Find and Count codes or characters in Activity File
  154.                   11 = Priority
  155.                   12 = Tagged Records
  156.                   13 = Patient detail file, Field one
  157.                   14 = Patient detail file, Field two
  158.                   15 = Patient detail file, Field three
  159.                   16 = Patient detail file, Field four
  160.  
  161.  
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  163.                                |  OPTION 9: |è                               ==============
  164.  
  165.                       "9)  Quick search: Detail File"
  166.  
  167. With this option, you can search for any one of the following:
  168.  
  169.                Detail field one
  170.                Detail field two
  171.                Detail field three
  172.                Detail field four
  173.  
  174.  
  175. To  indicate which of the four you wish to search for,  enter a 1 for field ì
  176. one,  2 for field two, 3 for field three, or 4 for field four.
  177.  
  178.  
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  180.                                ⁿ  OPTIO╬ A║ |
  181.                                ==============
  182.  
  183.                        "A)  Town search in zip file"
  184.  
  185. WitΦ thi≤ selection¼á yo⌡ caε searcΦ througΦ thσ zi≡ codσ filσ fo≥ thσ namσ ì
  186. oµá an∙ town«á  Iµ yo⌡ ente≥ ß fragmen⌠ oµ ß city¼á theε thσá prograφá wil∞ ì
  187. perforφ ß searcΦ oµ al∞ state≤ iε thσ file«  
  188.