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█ MAIN MENU
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░ The MAIN MENU is the point of departure for all funct-
░ ions of ALPHAQUOTE. Enter the selection number for
░ the desired function to use.
░ The functions and a brief descripton:
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░ Setup Contains the hourly rates, penalty
░ factors, credit factors, and the data
░ necessary to print a report.
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░ Estimate/ The major function for pricing and
░ Copyfit pagination.
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░ Print Prints a formatted report to a line
█ printer or disk file
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░ View Status Displays a window that shows current
░ calculation with an optional summary.
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▒ Reset Status Initializes the STATUS display to zero
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░ Disk Saves, retrieves or displays a directory
░ of the estimates. Note: The setup rates
░ are saved and recalled with the estimate.
░
░ Help Help text files. They may be accessed
░ anywhere in the program by pressing F1
░
░ Calculator A pop-up calculator featuring, addition,
░ subtraction, multiplication and division
░ as well as conversion of picas & points
█ to inches and inches to picas & points.
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░ Breakout A pop-up window keeps track of all pages
░ while keeping a running total.
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░ Quit Close the program and return to DOS
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▒ STRATEGIES
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░ ALPHAQUOTE can be used to estimate many different
░ types of publications such as magazines, newspapers,
░ newsletters and books. There are two basic estimat-
░ ing strategies to use with ALPHAQUOTE, one for a
░ consistent layout and another for an inconsistent
░ layout.
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░ For example, books and technical documents are
█ consistent. Page after page is virtually the same
█ with an occasional chapter drop or piece of spot art.
░ For these projects ALPHAQUOTE is quite straight-
░ forward, answer the questions from the various menus
░ as they are presented. When finished press 'V' from
░ the MAIN MENU to view the results.
░
░ Magazines are an example of an inconsistent layout.
░ The first pages may be two columns and the second
▒ three columns. The typeface and point size may vary
▒ and some pages may be more complex than others.
░ The best approach to an inconsistent layout is to
░ estimate each page separately.
░
░ ALPHAQUOTE allows input based on the number of
░ characters or number of pages to describe the
░ length of the document to be estimated. For
█ an inconsistent layout, answer the Number of
█ Characters question with zero (0) and the Number
░ of Pages with 1. Answer all of the other questions
░ appropriately. Press 'V' from the MAIN MENU to see
░ the results for page 1. Select 'E' from the MAIN
░ MENU. Using the PGDN, PGUP and CURSOR keys,
░ navigate to the items that change for page 2.
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░ For example, page 1 is a 2 column page, but
░ page 2 is 3 columns. Navigate to the columns
░ question change the 2 to a 3 then press F2 for the
▒ result. ALPHAQUOTE will quickly recalculated using
▒ the new information. Go through the entire job
░ looking for exceptions make just those changes
░ then press f2 for immediate results. Magazines tend
░ to have sections that are the same. Lumping like
░ sections together will speed the estimating process.
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█ Starting with version 3.0, ALPHAQUOTE will keep
░ track of individual pages when estimating an
░ inconsistent layout. The Breakout By Pages feature
░ will itemize each page and keep a running total.
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