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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"
If you wish to toggle this 'exploding greeting' On, then press option 1 ì
until you see:
[now On ]
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| OPTION 2: |
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2) Assign and output Condense string for printer:
At this option, you can output an ASCII character or character set directly ì
to your printer for the purpose of Compressing the print.
The embedded Help screen will show you the format that you must use for the ì
program to properly interpret your request and contains ASCII and printer ì
tables. The ASCII tables will show you how to cross reference a ì
'Character' value with its corresponding 'Decimal' or 'Hex' value.
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| OPTION 3: |
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3) Assign and output Uncondense string for printer:
At option 3, you can output an ASCII character or character set directly to ì
your printer for the purpose of Uncompressing the print.
The embedded Help screen will show you the format that you must use for the ì
program to properly interpret your request and contains ASCII and printer ì
tables. The ASCII tables will show you how to cross reference a ì
'Character' value with its corresponding 'Decimal' or 'Hex' value.
==============è | OPTION 4: |
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4) Optional Pre-select, 'All Scheduled Activities'
[used when 'All Scheduled Activities' are On from the prior menu]
If, on the prior menu, you wish to be shown 'All Scheduled Activities', ì
then this option gives you the additional flexibility of being prompted ì
every time as to whether you wish to be shown all other activities that are ì
occurring on that 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]
==============è | OPTION 7: |
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7) Play 'America the Beautiful' upon boot-up
If you wish to toggle this 'America the Beautiful' On, then press option 7 ì
until you see:
[now On ]
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| OPTION 8: |
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"8) Set 'DATE_SYS' update logic: Debtor Get"
With this feature, you will observe these three selections on the far right ì
as you press the '8' key repeatedly on your keyboard:
"[Update logic disabled ]"
"[Prompt you for update ]"
"[Always update DATE_SYS]"
If you recall the Debtor Get screen, on the upper left corner is the date. ì
This conveys when the record was entered into the program for the first ì
time. Internally, the date is called 'DATE_SYS'. This selection will ì
update 'DATE_SYS' with the current date once this selection is activated, ì
subject to one of two events occurring:
1) You invoke the Debtor Memo from the Debtor Get screen.
2) After selecting 'M' for more commands, you then pick option 'E' to Edit.
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| OPTION 9: |
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"9) Toggle 'sounds like' search on Debtor Get"
By default, this selection is set "[now On ]". When you are at the Debtor ì
Get screen, search option, the logic for "Searching for phonetical match" ì
is available in three 'views' or searches: Company, first, and last name.
While searching in one of those three modes, the program displays this ì
message:
"Searching for phonetical match"
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==============
| OPTION A: |
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"A) Global replace of Billing Class, all records"
This option will do a global replace of the Billing Class for all records ì
in the Debtor file. If you have a category selected now, then only those ì
records in that category will be updated.
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| OPTION B: |
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"B) Establish default Billing Class"
In this option, you enter the default Billing Class that you wish to be ì
present in every new record that you add.
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| OPTION C: |
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"C) AM/PM conversion"
By default, the program will print the time of the next Appointment in the ì
activity record in a 12 hour AM/PM report in the reports and displays. If ì
option C is set "Off", then the appointment time will print in a 24 hour ì
format.
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| OPTION D: |
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"D) Memo Display, Flash Report [TM]"
This selection turns On or Off the display of memos that occur after Flash ì
Report [TM] is displayed to you in the Debtor file, Get screen.
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| OPTION E: |
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"E) Force File agreement"
This procedure forces a record by record comparison between the Debtor file ì
and Debtor Detail file.
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| OPTION F: |
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"F) Retrieve Space"
The feature looks for extraneous or interim files, then deletes them if ì
found.
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| OPTION G: |
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"G) Reduce Zip code file"
Creating a state-specific Zip code file:
With this selection, you can reduce the size of the zip code file by making ì
it specific to a state or a number of states.
Once selected, you can indicate the number of states you wish to be ì
included in your new zip code file. If you wish only one, then you would ì
enter '1', though you could enter up to '50'.
==============
| OPTION I: |
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"I) Rebuild Fast Runner"
This selection will rebuild all BAT files for Fast Runner. Fast Runner ì
maintains its BAT files without any need for this emergency 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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| OPTION K: |
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"K) Add to Zip"
WitΦ thi≤ feature¼ yo⌡ caε adΣ entrie≤ t∩ zi≡ codσ file.