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  1.                            'Background' Options
  2.                                  Overview
  3.  
  4.  
  5. Thσ 'Backgroundº Option≤ arσ availablσ t∩ yo⌡ anywherσ  iε thσ prograφ b∙ ì
  6. enterinτ 'F1'« Regardles≤ oµ wherσ yo⌡ are¼ thσ 'Backgroundº Option≤ arσ ì
  7. alway≤ 'iε thσ background'¼ awaitinτ you≥ nex⌠ request«  
  8.  
  9. Oncσ yo⌡ ente≥ 'F1'¼ yo⌡ wil∞ seσ thσ 'Backgroundº Option≤ Menu║ 
  10.      
  11.                                                                           
  12.  
  13.                                ==============
  14.                                |  OPTION 1: |
  15.                                ==============
  16.               1)  Industry-specific Help Screen    [ now Off] 
  17.  
  18.  
  19. The Industry-specific Help Screen is covered in:
  20.  
  21.   Create your own industry-specific Help/Data Screen...........Appendix O
  22.  
  23. Iε orde≥ t∩ optioε ▒ t∩ bσ accessible¼ yo⌡ mus⌠ observσ iµ i⌠ i≤ turneΣ on«   ì
  24. Thi≤ i≤ evidenceΣ b∙ █ no≈  On▌ appearinτ oε thσ fa≥ righ⌠ oµ it≤ line«  Iµ ì
  25. yo⌡ seσ tha⌠ i⌠ i≤ █ no≈ Off]¼ g∩ t∩ thσ Maiε Prograφ Men⌡ anΣ looδ a⌠ ì
  26. optioε A:
  27.  
  28.             A)  Create an on-line Help/Data screen  [ now Off]
  29.  
  30.  
  31. Afte≥ yo⌡ selec⌠ optioε A¼ yo⌡ wil∞ observe║ 
  32.  
  33.                8)  Activate Help\Data option      [Now Off]   
  34.  
  35. Makσ surσ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ selecteΣ number ╕ t∩ bσ [No≈  On]«  
  36.  
  37.  
  38.                                ==============
  39.                                |  OPTION 2: |
  40.                                ==============
  41.  
  42.               2)  Fast Runner [TM] options         [ now Off] 
  43.  
  44.  
  45. Thσ Fas⌠ Runne≥ [TM▌ option≤  arσ covereΣ in║   
  46.  
  47.  Fast Runner [TM] Options...................................Appendix A-13
  48.  
  49. Iµá yo⌡ observσ tha⌠ Optioε ▓ i≤ █ no≈ Off]¼á g∩ t∩ thσ Maiε Prograφá Menu¼ ì
  50. anΣ selec⌠ Optioε E:
  51.  
  52.             E)  Fast Runner [TM] Options            [ now Off]
  53.  
  54.  
  55. At the Fast Runner [TM] Options Menu, you will see Option 4:è
  56.               4)  Turn Fast Runner [TM] on or off: [ now Off] 
  57.  
  58. Toggle this option until  [ now Off] becomes [ now  On].
  59.  
  60.  
  61.  
  62.  
  63.                                ==============
  64.                                |  OPTION 3: |
  65.                                ==============
  66.                           Calendar Options Menu:
  67.  
  68.  
  69. Contain≤á tw∩ type≤ oµ calendars║á   da∙ oµ thσ weeδ fo≥ an∙ ┤ weeδá perioΣ  ì
  70. o≥ perpetua∞ calendar¼ witΦ holidays.
  71.  
  72.  
  73.  
  74.                                ==============
  75.                                |  OPTION 4: |
  76.                                ==============
  77.  
  78.  
  79.                          4)  Reset modem registers 
  80.  
  81. Iµ yo⌡ arσ branchinτ bacδ froφ aε externa∞ communication≤ prograφ afte≥ ì
  82. havinτ invokeΣ  Fas⌠ Runne≥ [TM▌ anΣ yo⌡ observσ tha⌠ you≥ diale≥ function≤ ì
  83. n∩ longe≥ work¼ theε thi≤ optioε wil∞ rese⌠ thσ modeφ register≤ t∩ thσ ì
  84. conditioε the∙ werσ before.
  85.  
  86.  
  87.  
  88.                                ==============
  89.                                |  OPTION 5: |
  90.                                ==============
  91.  
  92.                               5)  Calculator
  93.  
  94. Thi≤ on-linσ calculato≥ look≤ likσ ß moderε da∙ teε key¼ witΦ memory.
  95.  
  96.  
  97.  
  98.  
  99.                                ==============
  100.                                |  OPTION 6: |
  101.                                ==============
  102.  
  103.  
  104.                               6)  Exit to DOS
  105.  
  106. Thi≤á selectioε wil∞ dro≡ yo⌡ int∩ thσ operatinτ system«á  Bσ surσ t∩ ente≥ ì
  107. 'EXITºá t∩á returεá t∩á tha⌠ poin⌠á wherσá yo⌡á firs⌠á invokeΣá 'BackgrounΣ ì
  108. Options.'
  109. è
  110.                                ==============
  111.                                |  OPTION 7: |
  112.                                ==============
  113.  
  114.  
  115.                        7)  View most recent VIEW.TXT
  116.  
  117. Thi≤ optioε allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ looδ a⌠ thσ las⌠ repor⌠ yo⌡ sen⌠ t∩ ß disδ file¼ ì
  118. 'VIEW.TXT'« Wheε yo⌡ arσ a⌠ thσ variou≤ repor⌠ menus¼ yo⌡ havσ thσ option¼ ì
  119. jus⌠ a≤ yo⌡ arσ abou⌠ t∩ prin⌠ ou⌠ thσ report¼ oµ sendinτ tha⌠ repor⌠ t∩ ß ì
  120. disδ filσ instead«  Optioε 8¼ Othe≥ Option≤ Menu¼ anΣ selectioε ╖ oε thi≤ ì
  121. menu¼ thσ BackgrounΣ Option≤ Menu¼ arσ thσ tw∩ place≤ wherσ yo⌡ looδ a⌠ thσ ì
  122. mos⌠ recen⌠ repor⌠ tha⌠ yo⌡ sen⌠ t∩ thσ disk«  
  123.  
  124.  
  125.                                ==============
  126.                                |  OPTION 8: |
  127.                                ==============
  128.  
  129.                             8)  'LIST' features
  130.  
  131.  
  132.                                    LIST
  133.                     A File Viewing and Browsing Utility
  134.                     Version 7.5          September 1990
  135.  
  136.        Licensed Material.  Unauthorized distribution is prohibited.
  137.        (c) Copyright  Vernon D. Buerg 1983-90.  All rights reserved
  138.  
  139.  
  140. Thi≤ utilit∙ i≤ useΣ throughou⌠ thi≤ prograφ t∩ browsσ o≥ vie≈ variou≤ ì
  141. report≤ anΣ Hel≡ screens«  Thσ command≤ presenteΣ herσ arσ fo≥ you≥ ì
  142. informatioε shoulΣ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ g∩ beyonΣ thσ passivσ vie≈ o≥ browsσ functioε ì
  143. i⌠ performs.
  144.  
  145.  
  146.                                ==============
  147.                                |  OPTION 9: |
  148.                                ==============
  149.  
  150.                        "9)  Labels Management Menu"
  151.  
  152. WitΦ thi≤ selection¼ yo⌡ caε brancΦ t∩ thσ Label≤ Managemen⌠ Men⌡ t∩ makσ ì
  153. an∙ desireΣ change≤ iε thσ wa∙ you≥ label≤ arσ se⌠ up¼ theε comσ righ⌠ bacδ ì
  154. t∩ tha⌠ portioε oµ thσ prograφ wherσ yo⌡ werσ printinτ labels.
  155.  
  156.  
  157.                                ==============
  158.                                |  OPTION A: |
  159.                                ==============
  160.  
  161.  
  162.                            "A)  View POPUP.TXT"
  163. è
  164. Oε thσ Othe≥ Option≤ Men⌡ i≤ selectioε N:
  165.  
  166.  
  167.                                "N)  Alarm " 
  168.  
  169. A⌠ tha⌠ menu¼ selectioε ╬ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ establisΦ default≤ oε thσ "Men⌡ fo≥ ì
  170. pop-alarm"
  171.  
  172. ┴ runninτ loτ fo≥ thσ appointment≤ oµ an∙ onσ da∙ i≤ kep⌠ iε 'POPUP.TXT'¼ ì
  173. accessiblσ a⌠ optioε ┴ iε thσ 'Backgroundº Option≤ Menu.
  174.  
  175.  
  176.                                ==============
  177.                                |  OPTION B: |
  178.                                ==============
  179.  
  180.                         B) Printer Definitions Menu:
  181.  
  182. WitΦ thi≤ selection¼ yo⌡ caε outpu⌠ aε ASCI╔ characte≥ o≥ characte≥ se⌠ ì
  183. directl∙ t∩ you≥ printe≥ fo≥ thσ purposσ oµ changinτ thσ print¼ a≤ i≤ truσ iε ì
  184. Compressing¼ Uncompressing¼ o≥ Rotatinτ thσ print.
  185.  
  186. Thσ embeddeΣ Hel≡ screeε wil∞ sho≈ yo⌡ thσ forma⌠ tha⌠ yo⌡ mus⌠ usσ fo≥ thσ ì
  187. prograφ t∩ properl∙ interpre⌠ you≥ reques⌠  anΣ contain≤ ASCI╔ anΣ printe≥ ì
  188. tables«  Thσ ASCI╔ table≤ wil∞ sho≈ yo⌡ ho≈ t∩ cros≤ referencσ ß 'Characterº ì
  189. valuσ witΦ it≤ correspondinτ 'Decimalº o≥ 'Hexº value.
  190.  
  191.  
  192.  
  193.                                ==============
  194.                                |  OPTION C: |
  195.                                ==============
  196.  
  197.                            C)  Financial formulas             
  198.  
  199. Contain≤ financia∞ formulas¼ sucΦ a≤ Futurσ Value¼ Payments¼ Presen⌠ Value¼ ì
  200. NPV, and IRR.
  201.  
  202.