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                           Other Custom Options:



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                               |  OPTION 1: |
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              1)  Toggle Initial 'exploding greeting' On/Off:


The first time you bring up the program, a message appears:

                            "Paul Sax Presents"

Iµá yo⌡á wisΦ t∩ togglσ thi≤ 'explodinτ greetingº On¼á theε pres≤ optioεá ▒ ì
unti∞ yo⌡ see:
                                 [no≈ Oε ]


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                               |  OPTION 2: |
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            2)  Assign and output Condense string for printer:


A⌠ thi≤ option¼ yo⌡ caε outpu⌠ aε ASCI╔ characte≥ o≥ characte≥ se⌠ directl∙ ì
t∩ you≥ printe≥ fo≥ thσ purposσ oµ Compressinτ thσ print«

Thσ embeddeΣ Hel≡ screeε wil∞ sho≈ yo⌡ thσ forma⌠ tha⌠ yo⌡ mus⌠ usσ fo≥ thσ ì
prograφá t∩ properl∙ interpre⌠ you≥ reques⌠  anΣ contain≤ ASCI╔ anΣ printe≥ ì
tables«á  Thσá ASCI╔á table≤á wil∞á sho≈á yo⌡á ho≈á t∩á cros≤á referencσá ß ì
'Characterº valuσ witΦ it≤ correspondinτ 'Decimalº o≥ 'Hexº value.

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                               |  OPTION 3: |
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           3)  Assign and output Uncondense string for printer:

A⌠ optioε 3¼ yo⌡ caε outpu⌠ aε ASCI╔ characte≥ o≥ characte≥ se⌠ directl∙ t∩ ì
you≥ printe≥ fo≥ thσ purposσ oµ Uncompressinτ thσ print«

Thσ embeddeΣ Hel≡ screeε wil∞ sho≈ yo⌡ thσ forma⌠ tha⌠ yo⌡ mus⌠ usσ fo≥ thσ ì
prograφá t∩ properl∙ interpre⌠ you≥ reques⌠ anΣ contain≤ ASCI╔ anΣá printe≥ ì
tables«á  Thσá ASCI╔á table≤á wil∞á sho≈á yo⌡á ho≈á t∩á cros≤á referencσá ß ì
'Characterº valuσ witΦ it≤ correspondinτ 'Decimalº o≥ 'Hexº value.


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            4)  Optional Pre-select, 'All Scheduled Activities'
     [used when 'All Scheduled Activities' are On from the prior menu]

If¼á oε thσ prio≥ menu¼á yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ bσ showε  'Al∞ ScheduleΣá Activities'¼ ì
theεá thi≤á optioε give≤ yo⌡ thσ additiona∞ flexibilit∙ oµá beinτá prompteΣ ì
ever∙ timσ a≤ t∩ whethe≥ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ bσ showε al∞ othe≥ activitie≤ tha⌠ arσ ì
occurrinτ oε tha⌠ day.


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                               |  OPTION 5: |
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              5)  Delete Activity records by date or comment

A⌠á thi≤ optioε yo⌡ caε deletσ Activit∙ Record≤ b∙ datσ originall∙á entereΣ ì
o≥ b∙ an∙ commen⌠ yo⌡ entereΣ int∩ thσ Commen⌠ field«  You≥ choice≤ are:

1 =   Delete Activity records by original date of entry.
2 =   Delete Activity records by any comment.
3 =   Delete Activity records by original date of entry
           and by a comment.

                             === Choice 1 ===

Thi≤ selectioε give≤ yo⌡ thσ abilit∙ t∩ deletσ an∙ grou≡ oµ activit∙ record≤ ì
b∙ thei≥ origina∞ datσ oµ entr∙ int∩ thσ program«  Oncσ iε optioε 5¼ yo⌡ ì
selec⌠ thσ datσ rangσ oµ you≥ requesteΣ deletion«

Thσ activit∙ filσ wa≤ intentionall∙ designeΣ a≤ ß 'perpetualº file¼ wherσ al∞ ì
record≤ arσ maintaineΣ anΣ n∩ effor⌠ i≤ madσ t∩ differentiatσ curren⌠ froφ ì
historica∞ records«  B∙ contrast¼ aε accountinτ systeφ use≤ 'periodicº files¼ ì
wherσ ß typica∞ prograφ wil∞ distinguisΦ  betweeε record≤ froφ thσ curren⌠ ì
operatinτ perioΣ anΣ thosσ tha⌠ arσ historical«  Al∞ historica∞ record≤ iε ß ì
'periodicº system¼ then¼ wil∞ bσ summarizeΣ anΣ purged«

Fo≥ thosσ situation≤ witΦ thi≤ prograφ wherσ ß higΦ frequenc∙ oµ activit∙ ì
record≤ ha≤ thσ effec⌠ oµ beinτ useΣ iε ß 'periodº anΣ theε havinτ n∩ rea∞ ì
valuσ afte≥ tha⌠ perioΣ anΣ wherσ thσ constraint≤ oµ disδ storagσ mandatσ ì
tha⌠ you≥ removσ al∞ 'historicalº activit∙ records¼ theε usσ thi≤ selection.

D∩ no⌠ continuσ unti∞ yo⌡ havσ  firs⌠ backeΣ u≡ thσ data«  Thi≤ procedurσ i≤ ì
irrevocable.

                             ==╜ Choicσ ▓ ===

Thi≤á selectioεá give≤á yo⌡ thσ abilit∙ t∩ deletσá an∙á grou≡á oµá activit∙ ì
record≤á b∙á an∙ commen⌠ yo⌡ haΣ originall∙ entereΣ int∩ thσ 20░á characte≥ ì
Commen⌠ field«á  Oncσ iε choicσ 2¼á yo⌡ caε ente≥ u≡ t∩ 4╡ character≤á froφ ì
whicΦ t∩ perforφ you≥ requesteΣ deletion«        è

A≤á witΦ choicσ 1¼á pleasσ d∩ no⌠ continuσ unti∞ yo⌡ havσ  firs⌠ backeΣá u≡ ì
thσ data«  Thi≤ procedurσ i≤ irrevocable.


                             === Choice 3 ===

This choice combines the logic of Choices 1 and 2.



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                               |  OPTION 6: |
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                6)  Play 'America the Beautiful' right now

              America the Beautiful, by Larry Bauder, Vancouver, B.C.
          Scored for the computer by Katherine Lee Bates  & Samuel A. Ward
                 [used with written permission of Larry Bauder]


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                               |  OPTION 7: |
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               7)  Play 'America the Beautiful' upon boot-up


Iµ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ togglσ thi≤ 'Americß thσ Beautifulº On¼á theε pres≤ optioε ╖ ì
unti∞ yo⌡ see:
                                 [no≈ Oε ]





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                               |  OPTION 8: |
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              "8)  Set 'DATE_SYS' update logic: Customer Get"

WitΦ thi≤ feature¼ yo⌡ wil∞ observσ thesσ threσ selection≤ oε thσ fa≥ righ⌠ ì
a≤ yo⌡ pres≤ thσ '8º ke∙ repeatedl∙ oε you≥ keyboard:

                        "[Updatσ logiπ disableΣ ]"
                        "[Promp⌠ yo⌡ fo≥ updatσ ]"
                        "[Alway≤ updatσ DATE_SYS]"

Iµá yo⌡á recal∞ thσ Customer Ge⌠ screen¼á oε thσ uppe≥ lef⌠ corne≥á i≤á thσ ì
date«á   Thi≤á convey≤ wheε thσ recorΣ wa≤ entereΣ int∩ thσ prograφ fo≥ thσ ì
firs⌠ time«á  Internally¼á thσ datσ i≤ calleΣ 'DATE_SYS'«á  Thi≤á selectioε ì
wil∞á updatσá 'DATE_SYSºá witΦá thσ curren⌠ datσá oncσá thi≤á selectioεá i≤ ì
activated¼ subjec⌠ t∩ onσ oµ tw∩ event≤ occurring:

       1⌐ Yo⌡ invokσ thσ Customer Mem∩ froφ thσ Customer Ge⌠ screen.
2⌐ Afte≥ selectinτ 'Mº fo≥ morσ commands¼ yo⌡ theε picδ optioε 'Eº t∩ Edit.
è


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                               |  OPTION 9: |
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             "9)  Toggle 'sounds like' search on Customer Get"

B∙á default¼á thi≤á selectioεá i≤ se⌠  "[no≈ Oε ]"«á  Wheε yo⌡ arσá a⌠á thσ ì
Customer Ge⌠ screen¼ searcΦ option¼ thσ logiπ fo≥ "Searchinτ fo≥ phonetica∞ ì
matchó i≤ availablσ iε threσ 'viewsº o≥ searches║á Company¼ first¼ anΣ las⌠ ì
name.

Whilσá searchinτá iε onσ oµ thosσ threσ modes¼á thσ prograφá display≤á thi≤ ì
message:

                     "Searching for phonetical match"




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                               |  OPTION A: |
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            "A)  Global replace of Billing Class, all records"

Thi≤á optioε wil∞ d∩ ß globa∞ replacσ oµ thσ Billinτ Clas≤ fo≥ al∞á record≤ ì
iε thσ Customer file«  Iµ yo⌡ havσ ß categor∙ selecteΣ now¼ theε onl∙ thosσ ì
record≤ iε tha⌠ categor∙ wil∞ bσ updated«





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                               |  OPTION B: |
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                   "B)  Establish default Billing Class"

Iεá thi≤á option¼á yo⌡ ente≥ thσ defaul⌠ Billinτ Clas≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩á bσ ì
presen⌠ iε ever∙ ne≈ recorΣ tha⌠ yo⌡ add.



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                               |  OPTION C: |
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                          "C)  AM/PM conversion"

B∙ default¼  thσ prograφ wil∞ prin⌠ thσ timσ oµ thσ nex⌠ Appointmen⌠ iε thσ ìèactivit∙ recorΣ iε ß 1▓ hou≥ AM/P═  repor⌠ iε thσ report≤ anΣ displays«  Iµ ì
optioεá ├ i≤ se⌠ "Off"¼á theε thσ appointmen⌠ timσ wil∞ prin⌠ iε ß 2┤á hou≥ ì
format.



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                               |  OPTION D: |
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                   "D)  Memo Display, Flash Report [TM]"


Thi≤á selectioε turn≤ Oε o≥ Ofµ thσ displa∙ oµ memo≤ tha⌠ occu≥ afte≥ FlasΦ ì
Repor⌠ [TM▌ i≤ displayeΣ t∩ yo⌡ iε thσ Customer file¼ Ge⌠ screen.





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                               |  OPTION E: |
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                        "E)  Force File agreement"

Thi≤á procedurσ force≤ ß recorΣ b∙ recorΣ comparisoε betweeεá thσá Customer ì
file anΣ Customer Detai∞ file.


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                               |  OPTION F: |
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                           "F)  Retrieve Space"

Thσá featurσá look≤ fo≥ extraneou≤ o≥ interiφ files¼á theε delete≤ theφá iµ ì
found«


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                               |  OPTION G: |
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                        "G)  Reduce Zip code file"

                 Creating a  state-specific Zip code file:

WitΦ thi≤ selection¼ yo⌡ caε reducσ thσ sizσ oµ thσ zi≡ codσ filσ b∙ makinτ ì
i⌠ specifiπ t∩ ß statσ o≥ ß numbe≥ oµ states«

Oncσá selected¼á yo⌡á caεá indicatσ thσ numbe≥ oµ state≤á yo⌡á wisΦá t∩á bσ ìèincludeΣ iε you≥ ne≈ zi≡ codσ file«á  Iµ yo⌡ wisΦ onl∙ one¼á theε yo⌡ woulΣ ì
ente≥ '1'¼ thougΦ yo⌡ coulΣ ente≥ u≡ t∩ '50'.


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                               |  OPTION I: |
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                         "I)  Rebuild Fast Runner"

Thi≤á selectioε wil∞ rebuilΣ al∞ BA╘ file≤ fo≥ Fas⌠ Runner«á   Fas⌠á Runne≥ ì
maintain≤ it≤ BA╘ file≤ withou⌠ an∙ neeΣ  fo≥ thi≤ emergenc∙ procedure«


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                               |  OPTION J: |
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                            "J)  Report length"

                      Global change of report length:

From this menu, you can change the length of all of the reports.

Your choices are:

                        1 = Choose 8 1/2 by 11"
                        2 = Choose 8 1/2 by 14"
                        3 = Choose 'A4' size, 210 by 297 mm
                        4 = Create your own length
                        5 = Select your width



Note on default calculations:
                             ==== Length ====

       6 lines per inch, minus 8 for bottom border; needed by lasers
                  8 1/2 by 11", ie     (11 * 6) - 8 = 58 lines
                  8 1/2 by 14", ie     (14 * 6) - 8 = 76 lines
                  'A4' size, 210 by 297 mm, ie     (11.75" * 6) - 8 = 62.5
                                                    rounded to 62 lines



                             ==== Width  ====

                  8 1/2 by 11", ie     75 characters
                  8 1/2 by 14", ie     75 characters
                  'A4' size, 210 by 297 mm, ie   72 characters



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                             "K)  Add to Zip"

WitΦ thi≤ feature¼ yo⌡ caε adΣ entrie≤ t∩ zi≡ codσ file.