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  1.                  Automatically Schedule Future Activities:
  2.  
  3. Thi≤á featurσá i≤ usefu∞ i≤ schedulinτ preventivσ maintenancσá fo≥á individua∞ ì
  4. part≤ tha⌠ requirσ frequen⌠ anΣ regula≥ appointments« 
  5.  
  6.  
  7.  
  8.                                ==============
  9.                                |  OPTION 1: |
  10.                                ==============
  11.  
  12.  
  13. Thi≤ optioε wil∞ allo≈ yo⌡ t∩ creatσ multiplσ activitie≤ iε thσ future«á  Froφ ì
  14. thi≤á menu¼á yo⌡ caε generatσ onσ activit∙ ever∙ │ week≤ fo≥ 1╕ month≤ fo≥ onσ ì
  15. part«á  Anothe≥á possibilit∙á i≤ t∩ makσ activitie≤ ever∙  da∙ fo≥á ßá │á weeδ ì
  16. period«á  ┴á thirΣá examplσá woulΣá bσ t∩á creatσá activitie≤á oεá alternatinτ ì
  17. Thursday≤ fo≥ onσ par⌠ fo≥ 2┤ months«á  Yo⌡ caε elec⌠ t∩ makσ thosσ activitie≤ ì
  18. oε ß da∙ oµ thσ week¼ sucΦ a≤ ever∙ thirΣ Thursday¼ o≥ oε ß datσ oµ thσ month¼ ì
  19. sucΦá a≤ makinτ activitie≤ oε thσ 1st¼á 5th¼á anΣ 18tΦ oµ ever∙ montΦ fo≥á onσ ì
  20. part.
  21.  
  22. Thi≤á optioεá wil∞ automaticall∙ creatσ fo≥ yo⌡ activitie≤á iεá thσá future¼ ì
  23. baseΣ oε you≥ input«  Yo⌡ caε inpu⌠ thσ followinτ variables:
  24.  
  25.         1) Start Date of your activity period.
  26.         2) End date of your activity period.
  27.         3) Day of week or date of month on which activity will occur.
  28.         4) Cycle of activities (weekly, every 2nd week, every 3rd week).
  29.  
  30.  
  31. Yo⌡á caεá als∩á deletσá ßá se⌠ oµ prio≥á activitie≤á tha⌠á yo⌡á haΣá createΣ ì
  32. automaticall∙ witΦ thi≤ option.
  33.                                ==============
  34.                                |  SCREEN 1: |
  35.                                ==============
  36.  
  37.                 ============ Add/Delete Option ============ 
  38.  
  39.  
  40. A⌠ thi≤ menu¼ yo⌡ caε elec⌠ t∩ eithe≥ adΣ record≤ automaticall∙ o≥ t∩ deletσ ì
  41. forme≥ activit∙ record≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ haΣ createΣ automatically«  
  42.  
  43. Iµá yo⌡á elec⌠á t∩ deletσ forme≥ activit∙ records¼á yo⌡ caεá thinδá oµá thi≤ ì
  44. procedurσá a≤ thσ reversσ of addinτ them«á  Yo⌡ wil∞ bσ prompteΣ fo≥ mos⌠ oµ ì
  45. thσ samσ informatioε a≤ yo⌡ werσ wheε yo⌡ originall∙ createΣ them.
  46.  
  47. Thσá prograφ caε sensσ thσ differen⌠ betweeε record≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ manuall∙ ente≥ ì
  48. int∩ thσ activit∙ filσ anΣ thosσ createΣ automaticall∙ iε thi≤á module«á  Iµ ì
  49. i⌠ find≤ tw∩ oµ thesσ record≤ havinτ beeε createΣ oε thσ samσ day¼á yo⌡ wil∞ ì
  50. bσ notifieΣ a⌠ thσ screeε anΣ neithe≥ wil∞ bσ deleted.
  51.  
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  53.                                ==============
  54.                                |  SCREEN 2: |
  55.                                ==============è
  56.  
  57. Now select the day of the week on which you wish the activity to 
  58. occur.  Use the following codes:
  59.  
  60.               1 = Monday
  61.               2 = Tuesday
  62.               3 = Wednesday
  63.               4 = Thursday
  64.               5 = Friday
  65.               6 = Saturday
  66.               7 = Sunday
  67.  
  68.               8 = Everyday (7 days a week)
  69.               9 = Day of week not relevant,
  70.                   select future activities by date of month. 
  71.                   [You can select up to 10 different dates during
  72.                    any one month, such as scheduling an activity 
  73.                    for the 10th, 15th, and 25th.]   
  74.  
  75.  
  76. A≤á thσá prograφ create≤ you≥ activit∙ record≤ automatically¼á i⌠á caεá als∩ ì
  77. ente≥ ß 6░ characte≥ messagσ froφ yo⌡ int∩ thσ comment≤ field« 
  78.  
  79.  
  80.                                ==============
  81.                                |  SCREEN 3: |
  82.                                ==============
  83.  
  84. Iµ yo⌡ selecteΣ optioε ╣ iε Screeε 2¼á theε thi≤ screeε woulΣ appear«á  Froφ ì
  85. it¼á yo⌡á caεá selec⌠ u≡ t∩ 1░ day≤ froφ whicΦ t∩ generatσá activities«á  A≤ ì
  86. thosσ day≤ occu≥ durinτ thσ perioΣ yo⌡ havσ selecteΣ earlier¼á thi≤á prograφ ì
  87. wil∞ generatσ aε activit∙ recorΣ oε tha⌠ date.
  88.  
  89. Fo≥á example¼á iµ yo⌡ ente≥ '1¼á '2'¼á anΣ '6'¼á theε yo⌡ wil∞ automaticall∙ ì
  90. creatσ aε activit∙ oε thσ 1st¼ 2nd¼ anΣ 6tΦ oµ ever∙ montΦ tha⌠ fall≤ withiε ì
  91. you≥ range.
  92.  
  93.                                ==============
  94.                                |  SCREEN 4: |
  95.                                ==============
  96.  
  97.  
  98. Iµ yo⌡ haΣ selecteΣ optioε ▒ througΦ ╖ oε Screeε 2¼ theε yo⌡ woulΣ brancΦ t∩ ì
  99. Screeεá 4«á  A⌠á thi≤ menu¼á yo⌡ selec⌠ thσ weekl∙ frequenc∙ a⌠á whicΦá you≥ ì
  100. futurσ activitie≤ wil∞ bσ scheduled«á  Iµ yo⌡ inpu⌠ ß '1'¼á theε aε activit∙ ì
  101. wil∞ bσ scheduleΣ ever∙ week«á   ┴ '2º mean≤ ever∙ tw∩ weeks╗ ß '3º mean≤ aε ì
  102. activit∙ wil∞ bσ scheduleΣ ever∙ threσ weeks.
  103.  
  104. Yo⌡ caε ente≥ an∙ number«  Iµ yo⌡ ente≥ '13'¼ theε thσ prograφ wil∞ schedulσ ì
  105. you≥ activitie≤ ever∙ 1│ weeks.
  106.  
  107.  
  108.  
  109. è                               ==============
  110.                                |  OPTION 2: |
  111.                                ==============
  112.  
  113.                 2)  Create future activities by yearly date
  114.  
  115. WitΦá optioεá 2¼á yo⌡á caε elec⌠ t∩ creatσ aε activit∙ oε an∙ datσá iεá thσ ì
  116. future¼ fo≥ a≤ man∙ year≤ a≤ yo⌡ wish«  If¼ fo≥ example¼ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ creatσ ì
  117. aεá activit∙ recorΣ tha⌠ occur≤ ever∙ '06/28'¼á theε optioε ▓ wil∞ d∩á thi≤ ì
  118. fo≥ you« 
  119.  
  120.  
  121.  
  122.                                ==============
  123.                                |  SCREEN 1: |
  124.                                ==============
  125.  
  126.  
  127. A⌠á thi≤ screen¼á yo⌡ woulΣ ente≥ thσ numbe≥ oµ year≤ int∩ thσ futurσá tha⌠ ì
  128. yo⌡ wan⌠ thi≤ activity scheduled.
  129.  
  130.  
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  132.  
  133.                                ==============
  134.                                |  SCREEN 2: |
  135.                                ==============
  136.  
  137.  
  138. A⌠á thi≤ screen¼á yo⌡ woulΣ selec⌠ thσ calenda≥ datσ oε whicΦ yo⌡ wisΦá thσ ì
  139. activitie≤ t∩ occur.
  140.  
  141.