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  1.  
  2.                            Other Custom Options:
  3.  
  4.  
  5.  
  6.                                ==============
  7.                                |  OPTION 1: |
  8.                                ==============
  9.  
  10.  
  11.               1)  Toggle Initial 'exploding greeting' On/Off:
  12.  
  13.  
  14. The first time you bring up the program, a message appears:   
  15.  
  16.                             "Paul Sax Presents"
  17.  
  18. Iµ  yo⌡  wisΦ t∩ togglσ thi≤ 'explodinτ greetingº On¼  theε pres≤ optioε  ▒ ì
  19. unti∞ yo⌡ see:
  20.                                  [now On ]
  21.  
  22.  
  23.                                ==============
  24.                                |  OPTION 2: |
  25.                                ==============
  26.  
  27.  
  28.             2)  Assign and output Condense string for printer:
  29.  
  30.  
  31. A⌠ thi≤ option¼ yo⌡ caε outpu⌠ aε ASCI╔ characte≥ o≥ characte≥ se⌠ directl∙ ì
  32. t∩ you≥ printe≥ fo≥ thσ purposσ oµ Compressinτ thσ print«  
  33.  
  34. Thσ embeddeΣ Hel≡ screeε wil∞ sho≈ yo⌡ thσ forma⌠ tha⌠ yo⌡ mus⌠ usσ fo≥ thσ ì
  35. prograφ t∩ properl∙ interpre⌠ you≥ reques⌠  anΣ contain≤ ASCI╔ anΣ  printe≥ ì
  36. tables«   Thσ  ASCI╔  table≤  wil∞  sho≈  yo⌡  ho≈  t∩  cros≤  referencσ  ß ì
  37. 'Characterº valuσ witΦ it≤ correspondinτ 'Decimalº o≥ 'Hexº value.
  38.  
  39.                                ==============
  40.                                |  OPTION 3: |
  41.                                ==============
  42.  
  43.  
  44.            3)  Assign and output Uncondense string for printer:
  45.  
  46. A⌠ optioε 3¼ yo⌡ caε outpu⌠ aε ASCI╔ characte≥ o≥ characte≥ se⌠ directl∙ t∩ ì
  47. you≥ printe≥ fo≥ thσ purposσ oµ Uncompressinτ thσ print«  
  48.  
  49. Thσ embeddeΣ Hel≡ screeε wil∞ sho≈ yo⌡ thσ forma⌠ tha⌠ yo⌡ mus⌠ usσ fo≥ thσ ì
  50. prograφ  t∩ properl∙ interpre⌠ you≥ reques⌠ anΣ contain≤ ASCI╔ anΣ  printe≥ ì
  51. tables«   Thσ  ASCI╔  table≤  wil∞  sho≈  yo⌡  ho≈  t∩  cros≤  referencσ  ß ì
  52. 'Characterº valuσ witΦ it≤ correspondinτ 'Decimalº o≥ 'Hexº value.
  53.  
  54.  
  55.                                ==============è                               |  OPTION 4: |
  56.                                ==============
  57.  
  58.  
  59.  
  60.             4)  Optional Pre-select, 'All Scheduled Activities'
  61.      [used when 'All Scheduled Activities' are On from the prior menu]
  62.  
  63. If¼  oε thσ prio≥ menu¼  yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ bσ showε  'Al∞ ScheduleΣ  Activities'¼ ì
  64. theε  thi≤  optioε give≤ yo⌡ thσ additiona∞ flexibilit∙ oµ  beinτ  prompteΣ ì
  65. ever∙ timσ a≤ t∩ whethe≥ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ bσ showε al∞ othe≥ activitie≤ tha⌠ arσ ì
  66. occurrinτ oε tha⌠ day.
  67.  
  68.  
  69.                                ==============
  70.                                |  OPTION 5: |
  71.                                ==============
  72.  
  73.               5)  Delete Activity records by date or comment
  74.  
  75. A⌠á thi≤ optioε yo⌡ caε deletσ Activit∙ Record≤ b∙ datσ originall∙á entereΣ ì
  76. o≥ b∙ an∙ commen⌠ yo⌡ entereΣ int∩ thσ Commen⌠ field«  You≥ choice≤ are:
  77.  
  78. 1 =   Delete Activity records by original date of entry.
  79. 2 =   Delete Activity records by any comment.
  80. 3 =   Delete Activity records by original date of entry
  81.            and by a comment.
  82.  
  83.                              === Choice 1 ===
  84.  
  85. Thi≤ selectioε give≤ yo⌡ thσ abilit∙ t∩ deletσ an∙ grou≡ oµ activit∙ record≤ ì
  86. b∙ thei≥ origina∞ datσ oµ entr∙ int∩ thσ program«  Oncσ iε optioε 5¼ yo⌡ ì
  87. selec⌠ thσ datσ rangσ oµ you≥ requesteΣ deletion«        
  88.  
  89. Thσ activit∙ filσ wa≤ intentionall∙ designeΣ a≤ ß 'perpetualº file¼ wherσ al∞ ì
  90. record≤ arσ maintaineΣ anΣ n∩ effor⌠ i≤ madσ t∩ differentiatσ curren⌠ froφ ì
  91. historica∞ records«  B∙ contrast¼ aε accountinτ systeφ use≤ 'periodicº files¼ ì
  92. wherσ ß typica∞ prograφ wil∞ distinguisΦ  betweeε record≤ froφ thσ curren⌠ ì
  93. operatinτ perioΣ anΣ thosσ tha⌠ arσ historical«  Al∞ historica∞ record≤ iε ß ì
  94. 'periodicº system¼ then¼ wil∞ bσ summarizeΣ anΣ purged«   
  95.  
  96. Fo≥ thosσ situation≤ witΦ thi≤ prograφ wherσ ß higΦ frequenc∙ oµ activit∙ ì
  97. record≤ ha≤ thσ effec⌠ oµ beinτ useΣ iε ß 'periodº anΣ theε havinτ n∩ rea∞ ì
  98. valuσ afte≥ tha⌠ perioΣ anΣ wherσ thσ constraint≤ oµ disδ storagσ mandatσ ì
  99. tha⌠ you≥ removσ al∞ 'historicalº activit∙ records¼ theε usσ thi≤ selection.
  100.  
  101. D∩ no⌠ continuσ unti∞ yo⌡ havσ  firs⌠ backeΣ u≡ thσ data«  Thi≤ procedurσ i≤ ì
  102. irrevocable.
  103.  
  104.                              ==╜ Choicσ ▓ ===
  105.  
  106. Thi≤á selectioεá give≤á yo⌡ thσ abilit∙ t∩ deletσá an∙á grou≡á oµá activit∙ ì
  107. record≤á b∙á an∙ commen⌠ yo⌡ haΣ originall∙ entereΣ int∩ thσ 20░á characte≥ ì
  108. Commen⌠ field«á  Oncσ iε choicσ 2¼á yo⌡ caε ente≥ u≡ t∩ 4╡ character≤á froφ ì
  109. whicΦ t∩ perforφ you≥ requesteΣ deletion«        è
  110.  
  111. A≤á witΦ choicσ 1¼á pleasσ d∩ no⌠ continuσ unti∞ yo⌡ havσ  firs⌠ backeΣá u≡ ì
  112. thσ data«  Thi≤ procedurσ i≤ irrevocable.
  113.  
  114.  
  115.                              === Choice 3 ===
  116.  
  117. This choice combines the logic of Choices 1 and 2.
  118.  
  119.  
  120.  
  121.                                ==============
  122.                                |  OPTION 6: |
  123.                                ==============
  124.  
  125.  
  126.                 6)  Play 'America the Beautiful' right now
  127.  
  128.               America the Beautiful, by Larry Bauder, Vancouver, B.C.
  129.      Scored for the computer by Katherine Lee Bates  & Samuel A. Ward
  130.                  [used with written permission of Larry Bauder]
  131.  
  132.  
  133.                                ==============
  134.                                |  OPTION 7: |
  135.                                ==============
  136.  
  137.  
  138.                7)  Play 'America the Beautiful' upon boot-up
  139.  
  140.  
  141. Iµ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ togglσ thi≤ 'Americß thσ Beautifulº On¼  theε pres≤ optioε ╖ ì
  142. unti∞ yo⌡ see:
  143.                                  [now On ]
  144.  
  145.  
  146.  
  147.  
  148.  
  149.                                ==============
  150.                                |  OPTION 8: |
  151.                                ==============
  152.  
  153.               "8)  Set 'DATE_SYS' update logic: Patient Get"
  154.  
  155. With this feature, you will observe these three selections on the far right ì
  156. as you press the '8' key repeatedly on your keyboard:
  157.  
  158.                         "[Update logic disabled ]"
  159.                         "[Prompt you for update ]"
  160.                         "[Always update DATE_SYS]"
  161.  
  162. Iµá yo⌡á recal∞á thσ Patien⌠ Ge⌠ screen¼á oε thσ uppe≥ lef⌠ corne≥á i≤á thσ  ì
  163. date«á   Thi≤á  convey≤  wheε thσ recorΣ wa≤ entereΣ int∩ thσá prograφá fo≥  ì
  164. thσá  firs⌠á time«á   Internally¼á  thσ datσ i≤ calleΣá 'DATE_SYS'«á   Thi≤  ì
  165. selectioεá  wil∞á updatσá  'DATE_SYSºá witΦá thσá curren⌠á datσá oncσá thi≤ ì
  166. selectioε i≤  activated¼ subjec⌠ t∩ onσ oµ tw∩ event≤ occurring:
  167.  
  168.          1⌐ Yo⌡ invokσ thσ Patien⌠ Mem∩ froφ thσ Patien⌠ Ge⌠ screen.
  169. 2⌐ Afte≥ selectinτ 'Mº fo≥ morσ commands¼ yo⌡ theε picδ optioε 'Eº t∩ Edit.
  170. è
  171.  
  172.  
  173.                                ==============
  174.                                |  OPTION 9: |
  175.                                ==============
  176.  
  177.              "9)  Toggle 'sounds like' search on Patient Get"
  178.  
  179. B∙á default¼á thi≤á selectioε i≤ se⌠  "[no≈ Oε ]"«á  Wheε yo⌡á arσá a⌠á thσ ì
  180. Patien⌠ Ge⌠  screen¼ searcΦ option¼ thσ logiπ fo≥ "Searchinτ fo≥ phonetica∞  ì
  181. matchó i≤ availablσ iε threσ 'viewsº o≥ searches║á Company¼ first¼ anΣ las⌠ ì
  182. name.
  183.  
  184. Whilσ  searchinτ  iε onσ oµ thosσ threσ modes¼ thσ  prograφ  display≤  thi≤ ì
  185. message:
  186.  
  187.                      "Searching for phonetical match"
  188.  
  189.  
  190.  
  191.  
  192.                                ==============
  193.                                |  OPTION A: |
  194.                                ==============
  195.  
  196.             "A)  Global replace of Billing Class, all records"
  197.  
  198. Thi≤  optioε wil∞ d∩ ß globa∞ replacσ oµ thσ Billinτ Clas≤ fo≥ al∞  record≤ ì
  199. iεá  thσá Patien⌠ file«á  Iµ yo⌡ havσ ß categor∙ selecteΣá now¼á theεá onl∙  ì
  200. thosσ record≤ iε tha⌠ categor∙ wil∞ bσ updated«  
  201.  
  202.  
  203.  
  204.  
  205.  
  206.                                ==============
  207.                                |  OPTION B: |
  208.                                ==============
  209.  
  210.                    "B)  Establish default Billing Class"
  211.  
  212. In  this  option,  you enter the default Billing Class that you wish to  be ì
  213. present in every new record that you add.
  214.  
  215.  
  216.  
  217.                                ==============
  218.                                |  OPTION C: |
  219.                                ==============
  220.  
  221.  
  222.                           "C)  AM/PM conversion"
  223.  
  224. 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
  225. optioε  ├ i≤ se⌠ "Off"¼ theε thσ appointmen⌠ timσ wil∞ prin⌠ iε ß  2┤  hou≥ ì
  226. format.
  227.  
  228.  
  229.  
  230.                                ==============
  231.                                |  OPTION D: |
  232.                                ==============
  233.  
  234.  
  235.                    "D)  Memo Display, Flash Report [TM]"
  236.  
  237.  
  238. Thi≤  selectioε turn≤ Oε o≥ Ofµ thσ displa∙ oµ memo≤ tha⌠ occu≥ afte≥ FlasΦ ì
  239. Repor⌠ [TM▌ i≤ displayeΣ t∩ yo⌡ iε thσ Patien⌠ file¼ Ge⌠ screen.
  240.  
  241.  
  242.  
  243.  
  244.  
  245.                                ==============
  246.                                |  OPTION E: |
  247.                                ==============
  248.  
  249.  
  250.                         "E)  Force File agreement"
  251.  
  252. Thi≤á procedurσá force≤ ß recorΣ b∙ recorΣ comparisoε betweeεá thσá Patien⌠ ì
  253. filσ anΣ Patien⌠ Detai∞ file« 
  254.  
  255.  
  256.                                ==============
  257.                                |  OPTION F: |
  258.                                ==============
  259.  
  260.  
  261.                            "F)  Retrieve Space"
  262.  
  263. The  feature  looks for extraneous or interim files, then deletes  them  if ì
  264. found. 
  265.  
  266.  
  267.                                ==============
  268.                                |  OPTION G: |
  269.                                ==============
  270.  
  271.                         "G)  Reduce Zip code file" 
  272.  
  273.                  Creating a  state-specific Zip code file:
  274.  
  275. WitΦ thi≤ selection¼ yo⌡ caε reducσ thσ sizσ oµ thσ zi≡ codσ filσ b∙ makinτ ì
  276. i⌠ specifiπ t∩ ß statσ o≥ ß numbe≥ oµ states«  
  277.  
  278. Once  selected,  you  can  indicate the number of states  you  wish  to  be ìèincluded  in your new zip code file.  If you wish only one, then you  would ì
  279. enter '1', though you could enter up to '50'.
  280.  
  281.  
  282.                                ==============
  283.                                |  OPTION I: |
  284.                                ==============
  285.  
  286.                          "I)  Rebuild Fast Runner"
  287.  
  288. Thi≤  selectioε wil∞ rebuilΣ al∞ BA╘ file≤ fo≥ Fas⌠ Runner«    Fas⌠  Runne≥ ì
  289. maintain≤ it≤ BA╘ file≤ withou⌠ an∙ neeΣ  fo≥ thi≤ emergenc∙ procedure« 
  290.  
  291.  
  292.   
  293.                                ==============
  294.                                |  OPTION J: |
  295.                                ==============
  296.  
  297.  
  298.                             "J)  Report length" 
  299.  
  300.                       Global change of report length:
  301.  
  302. From this menu, you can change the length of all of the reports.
  303.  
  304. Your choices are:
  305.  
  306.                         1 = Choose 8 1/2 by 11"
  307.                         2 = Choose 8 1/2 by 14"
  308.                         3 = Choose 'A4' size, 210 by 297 mm
  309.                         4 = Create your own length
  310.                         5 = Select your width
  311.  
  312.  
  313.  
  314. Note on default calculations: 
  315.                              ==== Length ====
  316.  
  317.        6 lines per inch, minus 8 for bottom border; needed by lasers
  318.                   8 1/2 by 11", ie     (11 * 6) - 8 = 58 lines
  319.                   8 1/2 by 14", ie     (14 * 6) - 8 = 76 lines
  320.                   'A4' size, 210 by 297 mm, ie     (11.75" * 6) - 8 = 62.5
  321.                                                     rounded to 62 lines
  322.  
  323.  
  324.  
  325.                              ==== Width  ====
  326.  
  327.                   8 1/2 by 11", ie     75 characters
  328.                   8 1/2 by 14", ie     75 characters
  329.                   'A4' size, 210 by 297 mm, ie   72 characters
  330.  
  331.   
  332.                                ==============è                               |  OPTION K: |
  333.                                ==============
  334.  
  335.                              "K)  Add to Zip" 
  336.  
  337. WitΦ thi≤ feature¼ yo⌡ caε adΣ entrie≤ t∩ zi≡ codσ file.
  338.  
  339.  
  340.  
  341.