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  1.     
  2.                   Overview of Memo Options:  Patient file
  3.               Every Patient record has its own word processor!
  4.  
  5. Thi≤  featurσ  allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ creatσ ß seconΣ screeε behinΣ  an∙  individua∞ ì
  6. Patien⌠á  recorΣá witΦá free-forφá tex⌠ oµ u≡á t∩á 15,00░á character≤á  PE╥  ì
  7. Patient¼ giveε ß 640╦ systeφ memory.
  8.  
  9. Iε thi≤ seconΣ screen¼ yo⌡ caε scrol∞ u≡ anΣ dowε anΣ ente≥ tex⌠ a≤  thougΦ ì
  10. yo⌡ werσ iε ß worΣ processor«  
  11.  
  12. Indeed¼  yo⌡  caε thinδ oµ thi≤ seconΣ screeε a≤ you≥ owε  worΣ  processor¼ ì
  13. embeddeΣá behinΣ eacΦ Patien⌠ record«á  Iε additioε t∩ enterinτá text¼á yo⌡  ì
  14. caε als∩ impor⌠ externa∞ tex⌠ files¼ sucΦ a≤ contract≤ o≥ forma∞ bids¼ int∩ ì
  15. thσá relevan⌠  recorΣ  associateΣ witΦ tha⌠ text«á  Iε thi≤ way¼á yo⌡á  caε  ì
  16. browsσá througΦá thσ contrac⌠ fo≥ ß Patien⌠ si° month≤ afte≥ thσá fac⌠á anΣ ì
  17. lonτ  afte≥ yo⌡ havσ forgotteε wha⌠ thσ conten⌠ was«  Iµ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ expor⌠ ì
  18. thσ mem∩ t∩ aε externa∞ tex⌠ file¼ yo⌡ caε d∩ tha⌠ too.
  19.  
  20. Thσ  mem∩ optioε present≤ itselµ iε onσ oµ tw∩ ways«  Wheε yo⌡ arσ  iε  thσ ì
  21. AdΣá  optioεá  fo≥  thσ  Patien⌠ file¼á thσ prograφ ask≤  yo⌡á  afte≥á  yo⌡  ì
  22. havσá finisheΣá  enterinτá al∞ datß int∩ thσ firs⌠ screeε iµá yo⌡á wisΦá t∩  ì
  23. creatσ  ß memo«á   Iµ  yo⌡  elec⌠ t∩ d∩ so¼ theε thσ prograφ wil∞  g∩  int∩  ì
  24. thσá  Mem∩á Option≤  Menu«á  Iµ yo⌡ arσ iε thσ Ge⌠ optioε fo≥á thσá Patien⌠ ì
  25. file¼á yo⌡  wil∞ seσ thi≤ optioε oε thσ lowe≥ left║ "F┤ Mem∩ Option"«  Upoε ì
  26. selectinτá  that¼á yo⌡á  wil∞á  bσá  presenteΣ witΦá ßá comprehensivσá men⌡  ì
  27. entitleΣ  "Mem∩  Optioε Menu"«  EacΦ Patien⌠ recorΣ ha≤ hi≤ o≥ he≥ owε mem∩ ì
  28. menu«   
  29.  
  30. I⌠á  contain≤á  thesσá option≤á [thσ Patien⌠ namσá appear≤á oεá to≡á  afte≥  ì
  31. "Custoφ Memo"]:
  32.     
  33.                 ===Custom Memo for Accounting & Tax Service==
  34.                                Memo Options Menu
  35.                                  ===============   
  36.             ==========================================================
  37.             |             Tuesday, September 22, 1987                |
  38.             ----------------------------------------------------------
  39.             |       1)  Edit the existing memo or create a new one   |
  40.             |       2)  Output the memo to a text file               |
  41.             |       3)  Input a text file into this memo             |
  42.             |              [overwrite existing memo]                 |
  43.             |       4)  Input an external text file into this memo   |
  44.             |              [append to existing memo]                 |
  45.             |       5)  Set Left and Right Margins:                  |
  46.             |                        5                75             |
  47.             |       6) Toggle Edit Screen Code Help [Now On ]        |
  48.             |       7)  Print options  [Printit v3.5 [TM]]           |
  49.             |       8)  Create Quick Memo [TM]                       |
  50.             |       C)  Check spelling                               |
  51.             |       D)  Convert into ASCII                           |
  52.             |                                                        |
  53.             |       R)  Return to Patient record                      |
  54.             ==========================================================
  55.                    [Current character length of this memo = 0]
  56.  
  57. èThis  menu will tell you at a glance the number of characters in the  memo, ì
  58. the current margins, and today's date.  You can input an existing text file ì
  59. into  the  memo  with  options 3 or 4.  As your memo  begins  to  grow  and ì
  60. accumulate  different  items, you can output it to an  external  text  file ì
  61. using option 2. 
  62.  
  63.  
  64. Option  1  puts you into the edit mode.  In this option you  are  presented ì
  65. with a full screen word processor with the following message on the  bottom ì
  66. of the screen:
  67.  
  68.  
  69. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  70.                               Edit Screen Codes:
  71.   Up arrow = move up 1 line, Down arrow = move down 1 line, Left Arrow = move
  72.   left 1 character, Right arrow = move right 1 word, HOME = start of current
  73.    line, END = end of current line, [CONTROL] HOME= start of memo, [CONTROL]
  74.  END = end of memo, PgUp = Next edit window up, PgDn = Next edit window down,
  75.          [CONTROL] W = Finished editing and save, ESC = abort editing.
  76.   Use [INS] key for inserting text, [DEL] to delete, [CONTROL] B to reformat
  77. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  78.  
  79.  
  80.  
  81. This  message gives you the codes that you can use in the full screen  word ì
  82. processor.   Immediately  above these codes you will observe  your  cursor.  ì
  83. You  can  type as long as you wish, just as in any  other  word  processor.   ì
  84. When  finished entering text, you can save it by entering [CONTROL]  W,  as ì
  85. per the instructions.  
  86.  
  87. After  you become conversant with the codes, you can replace the six  lines ì
  88. of the above instructions with this one line:      
  89.  
  90.  
  91. --------------------------------------------------------------
  92.         Edit Screen Codes: [CONTROL] W to save, ESC to abort
  93. --------------------------------------------------------------
  94.  
  95. To  toggle  back  and  forth between these 2  different  Screen  Code  help ì
  96. screens, enter option 6 on the Memo Options Menu.
  97.  
  98.                  6) Toggle Edit Screen Code Help [Now Off]         
  99.  
  100. Notσá  als∩á tha⌠á yo⌡ caε acces≤ eacΦ Patient'≤ mem∩á froφá thσá  activit∙  ì
  101. file«á  Wheε yo⌡ arσ eithe≥ Addinτ o≥ Gettinτ aε activit∙ record¼á yo⌡ wil∞  ì
  102. observσ 'F4º  i≤  displayeΣ  t∩ yo⌡ fo≥ 'Memoº  options«á   Remembe≥á  tha⌠  ì
  103. multiplσá activit∙á  record≤ fo≥ an∙ onσ Patien⌠ al∞ havσ thσ SAM┼ mem∩á iε  ì
  104. thσ  Patien⌠ file«  
  105.  
  106.  
  107. Option 7 will print out the memo at this menu.
  108.  
  109. Option 8, Quick Memo [TM], though implemented in the Patient Memo, is really ì
  110. meant  to be used for routine correspondence created in the Activity  Memo.  ì
  111. For  a  complete explanation of Quick Memo [TM], go to the  Activity  file, ìèMemo Options Menu, and select the Help screen.
  112.  
  113.  
  114.                                ==============
  115.                                |  OPTION C: |
  116.                                ==============
  117.  
  118.                              C)  Check spelling  
  119.  
  120. Option C will check the spelling of the memo saved in selection 1. 
  121.  
  122.  
  123.  
  124.                                ==============
  125.                                |  OPTION D: |
  126.                                ==============
  127.  
  128.                            D)  Convert into ASCII
  129.  
  130.                                                                         
  131. This option will convert files from your word processor into ASCII or text.
  132.                                                      
  133.                                                                         
  134. Word processors supported are:                                          
  135.                                                                         
  136. Word for DOS                                                            
  137. Word for Windows                                                        
  138. Windows Write                                                           
  139. WordPerfect for DOS                                                     
  140. WordPerfect for Windows                                                 
  141. Ami Pro                                                                 
  142.                                                                         
  143.                                                                         
  144. Oncσ selected¼ i⌠ wil∞ firs⌠ locatσ you≥ startinτ worΣ processo≥ file¼ anΣ ì
  145. wil∞ theε asδ yo⌡ t∩ ente≥ thσ namσ unde≥ whicΦ yo⌡ wisΦ you≥ ne≈ ASCI╔ filσ ì
  146. t∩ bσ createΣ iε thi≤ subdirectory« 
  147.  
  148. Oncσ converted¼ optioε ─ theε displays thσ ne≈ ASCI╔ filσ yo⌡ created«
  149.  
  150.                
  151.                                                                         
  152.