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TO: INTEGRA COMPUTING, Box 72063, Marietta, GA 30007-2063 Name __________________________________________________________ Address __________________________________________________________ City _________________ State ___ Zip _______ County ________ Firm Name __________________________________ Phone ________________ # Professionals _____ # Employees ____ Type of Practice ________________ Computer Type __________________________________________________________ I first heard of Integra Computing from ___________________________________ Prices and availability are subject to change without notice. Send unregistered** copies of the following: ___ copies of MOE at $10 ea $_____ ___ copies of Nifty at $10 ea $_____ ___ copies of LitigeX at $10 ea $_____ ___ copies of BillPower at $10 ea $_____ ___ copies of BillPower Plus at $15 ea $_____ Send registered** copies of the following: ___ copies of MOE at $50 [only $25 with TickleX or BillPower]$_____ ___ copies of Nifty at $50 [only $25 with any other program] $________ copies of LitigeX at $50 [+$60 if you want support (1 hr)]* $_____ ___ copies of TickleX at $50 [+$60 if you want support (1 hr)]* $_____ ___ copies of BillPower at $100 [+$110 if you want support (2 hr)]* $_____ ___ copies of BillPower Plus at $150 [+$200 if you want support (4 hr)]* $_____ To have the programs supplied on 3.5" media, please enclose $5.00 extra $_____ If you don't live in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico, please add $10.00 more $_____ TOTAL ORDER $_____ ___% Sales Tax for ___________ county, if you're a GA resident $_____ GRAND TOTAL ENCLOSED $_____ I have read and agree to all the terms of the Disclaimer found below. _______________________________________ _________________ SIGNATURE DATE * Telephone support will be provided if you pre-purchase it with this order form. Such support must be used within a year. When you need assistance, you may reach Integra Computing (404-973-3586) most weekdays from 4:30pm to 6:30pm, Eastern Time. Because so much time is required to respond to mailed correspon- dence, letters requesting assistance may not be answered. If you need help, call -- don't write. But please don't even call unless you've pre-purchased support with this order form; if you call without having prepaid for support, each call will cost you a minimum of $15, plus $1 per minute. ** Unregistered software is programmed to remind you to register. Please note that no credit will be given at the time of registration for the cost of an unregistered copy. BILLPOWER, TICKLEX, LITIGEX, MOE, NIFTY, AND THEIR INSTRUCTIONS ARE PRO- BILLPOWER, TICKLEX, LITIGEX, MOE, NIFTY, AND THEIR INSTRUCTIONS ARE PRO- VIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIESVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE). NO ORAL OR WRITTEN OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE). NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE PROVIDED BY INTEGRA, ITS DEALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, INFORMATION OR ADVICE PROVIDED BY INTEGRA, ITS DEALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AGENTS, OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND REGARDING BILL-AGENTS, OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND REGARDING BILL- POWER, TICKLEX, LITIGEX, MOE, OR NIFTY, AND YOU MAY NOT RELY UPON SUCH IN-POWER, TICKLEX, LITIGEX, MOE, OR NIFTY, AND YOU MAY NOT RELY UPON SUCH IN- FORMATION OR ADVICE.FORMATION OR ADVICE. NEITHER INTEGRA NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, NEITHER INTEGRA NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF BILLPOWER, TICKLEX, LITIGEX, MOE, OR NIFTY SHALL BE PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF BILLPOWER, TICKLEX, LITIGEX, MOE, OR NIFTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (INCLUD-LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (INCLUD- ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS IN-ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS IN- TERRUPTION, AND LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION) ARISING FROM THE USE OF (OR TERRUPTION, AND LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION) ARISING FROM THE USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) BILLPOWER, TICKLEX, LITIGEX, MOE, OR NIFTY.INABILITY TO USE) BILLPOWER, TICKLEX, LITIGEX, MOE, OR NIFTY. -- LICENSE: BillPower, TickleX, LitigeX, Nifty, MOE, and their documentation are cop- yrighted (C) in 1985, 86, 87, & 88 by R.A. Kelly. You may use any program on as many computers as you like, as long as it is never installed with a SERIAL NUMBER (provided to you when you register as a user) on more than one computer at a time and as long as you do not alter the program in any way. You may dis- tribute any of these programs to potential new users, provided that you never divulge your SERIAL NUMBER to anyone, that you charge no fee for the program, and that you do not bundle it with (or use it as an incentive to purchase or lease) any other product or service, without the written consent of R.A. Kel- ly. All rights not expressly granted above are reserved in R.A. Kelly. -- DISCLAIMER: BillPower, TickleX, LitigeX, Nifty, and MOE may contain design and prog- ramming flaws. Before using ANY software on a regular basis, try estimating the potential harm that could result from your reliance upon it. Please don't use any of these programs unless you're willing to assume the associated risks. BILLPOWER, TICKLEX, LITIGEX, NIFTY, MOE, AND THEIR INSTRUCTIONS ARE PROVIDED BILLPOWER, TICKLEX, LITIGEX, NIFTY, MOE, AND THEIR INSTRUCTIONS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE). NO ORAL OR WRITTEN MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE). NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE PROVIDED BY INTEGRA, ITS DEALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, INFORMATION OR ADVICE PROVIDED BY INTEGRA, ITS DEALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AGENTS, OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND REGARDING BILL-AGENTS, OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND REGARDING BILL- POWER, TICKLEX, LITIGEX, NIFTY, OR MOE, AND YOU MAY NOT RELY UPON SUCH IN-POWER, TICKLEX, LITIGEX, NIFTY, OR MOE, AND YOU MAY NOT RELY UPON SUCH IN- FORMATION OR ADVICE. USE OF BILLPOWER, TICKLEX, LITIGEX, NIFTY, OR MOE IS FORMATION OR ADVICE. USE OF BILLPOWER, TICKLEX, LITIGEX, NIFTY, OR MOE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. NEITHER INTEGRA NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, NEITHER INTEGRA NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF BILLPOWER, TICKLEX, LITIGEX, NIFTY, OR MOE SHALL BE PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF BILLPOWER, TICKLEX, LITIGEX, NIFTY, OR MOE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (INCLUD-LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (INCLUD- ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS IN-ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS IN- TERRUPTION, AND LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION) ARISING FROM THE USE OF (OR TERRUPTION, AND LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION) ARISING FROM THE USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) BILLPOWER, TICKLEX, LITIGEX, NIFTY, OR MOE, EVEN THOUGH INABILITY TO USE) BILLPOWER, TICKLEX, LITIGEX, NIFTY, OR MOE, EVEN THOUGH INTEGRA MAY BE ADVISED THAT SUCH DAMAGES ARE POSSIBLE.INTEGRA MAY BE ADVISED THAT SUCH DAMAGES ARE POSSIBLE. -- AGREEMENT: As used in this Agreement, the terms "BillPower" , "TickleX", "LitigeX", "Nifty", and "MOE", if not followed by a series or version designation, mean any version or series of BillPower, BillPower Plus, TickleX, LitigeX, Nifty, or MOE provided to you now or in the future. Your attempt to use BillPower, TickleX, LitigeX, Nifty, or MOE consti- tutes your acceptance of the terms set forth in the foregoing LICENSE and DIS- CLAIMER (which are incorporated into this Agreement). Your attempt to use BillPower, TickleX, LitigeX, Nifty, or MOE also constitutes your agreement that if you bring any legal action relating to BillPower, TickleX, LitigeX, Nifty, or MOE, 1) your sole remedy for the damages for which any defendant is found liable (including direct, indirect, incidental and consequential damages) will be the recovery of whatever you paid to register as a user of the prog- ram, and 2) you will pay the defendants' attorneys fees and other legal costs. The terms of this Agreement are governed by Georgia law. If any of this Agreement's terms shall be held invalid to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement shall be unaffected by such invalidity. THE ABOVE PARAGRAPHS CONSTITUTE THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND INTE- GRA. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION, OR ADVICE FROM ANY SOURCE MAY ALTER THE AGREEMENT AS SET FORTH ABOVE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR OF SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EX-LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EX- CLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS CLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. MOE TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 GETTING AROUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 OPERATIONAL MODES WITHIN EACH MODULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 SCHEDULER/ALARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 DIRECTORY (Phone Book) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 CALCULATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 WORKLOG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 INFOBASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 UTILITY MODULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 PRINTCODE MODULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 DSKFILE MODULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 CUSTOMIZING MOE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 MOE INSTRUCTIONS INTRODUCTION MOE is a handy program that's designed with the typical business user in mind. It will: - schedule upcoming events, and allow you to set up to 20 alarms per day; - hold phone numbers, addresses, and notes about your ac- quaintences (and it'll dial their phone numbers, too); - maintain a record of your expenses and the time you spend working on various projects (the "stopwatch" won't lose its place, even if you lose your power); - allow you to establish numerous mini-databases, such as to-do lists, general ledger account numbers, and client number cross-references; - provide a convenient means of briefly describing the con- tents of each file in a subdirectory and subsequently displaying all such files and their descriptions; - provide a calculator with a 20-line "tape" and the ability to transfer results to other programs (this calculator never forgets after you exit, even if you re-boot); - provide the ability to look at disk directories, as well as to copy, view, and erase files. - provide a convenient means of sending your printer the codes it needs to change fonts, margins, etc.; and - co-exist beautifully with TickleX (the ultimate scheduler) and BillPower (integrated Time/Billing/Bookkeeping/GL). MOE may be used on any IBM-compatible PC running DOS 2.1 (or greater). It requires about 93K, whether it's used as a pop-up or stand-alone program. As shipped, the program consists of five files: - MOE.EXE the program file; - MOE.HLP brief on-line help and other notes; - MOE.DOC this documentation; - PRNTCODE.LBF & PRNTCODE.LBI printer control codes; - NOTEPAD.LBF & NOTEPAD.LBI blank notepad files If you've obtained MOE on a diskette, you'll probably also find sev- eral other files that assist MOE in linking to the powerful TickleX and BillPower programs. MOE is a member of the "MANAGEX" series of software (TickleX and BillPower are also members), but it may be used by itself. Just in case you ever decide to use MOE in conjunction with another members of the MANAGEX series, MOE's files should be installed into a hard disk directory named "MANAGEX". To run MOE, log into the MANAGEX directory and enter the follow- INTRODUCTION 4 ing at the DOS prompt: "MOE" (for memory-resident service); or "MOE NR" (for non-resident service). As you use MOE, it will create whatever data files it needs. MOE will always assume that the directory from which it was loaded (eg: the MANAGEX directory) is the directory in which you want to keep these files. Therefore, always be sure to log into the directory con- taining MOE before you invoke MOE. If you invoke it from another dir- ectory, you may find that it doesn't save its files where you expect it to. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER load MOE while you're in any other direc- tory, and NEVER include the directory containing MOE in your computer environment's "path". -- COMPUTER CRASHES Any RAM-resident (pop-up) program may occasionally cause your computer to "freeze" or "lock up", and MOE is no exception. The rea- son for this problem is that the computer's operating system is not designed to support multi-tasking, and RAM-resident programs have to play tricks on it in order to work their magic. If you start experi- encing computer "crashes" after beginning to use MOE, it's probably because MOE is trying to do something in the background that conflicts with whatever you're doing in the foreground. Try altering the order in which you load your TSR programs (MOE included). If that doesn't correct the problem, there's little you can do (you've happened upon a combination of computer, DOS, and software with which MOE simply will not work dependably). INTRODUCTION 5 GETTING AROUND Assuming that you've installed MOE as a pop-up, you may subse- quently enter it by pressing ALT-M. As mentioned earlier, MOE has several primary functions (mod- ules). To go directly from one to another, you may press an ALT-key combination: major modules ALT-S Scheduler/Alarm ALT-D Directory of names, addresses, phones ALT-C Calculator ALT-W Worklog of expenses and time worked minor modules ALT-P Printer codes ALT-F File descriptions ALT-U Utilities (copy, erase, find, etc.) ALT-I Infobase module (mini-databases) You may also press RET (the RETURN or ENTER key) while at any module's "Look-Up" screen. When you do, you'll be presented with MOE's MAIN MENU, which lists all the modules from which you may choose. Pressing a single letter at this menu will zip you to the module you select. Alternatively, you may use the TAB key to move from one major module to the next in a circular fashion. Minor modules will be skipped by the TAB key. If MOE's window is on the wrong side of the screen when it pops up, you can make it jump to the other side by pressing ^J (Ctrl-J) at a nearly any module's "Look-Up" screen. To exit MOE, press the ESC key. If you're in the middle of mak- ing an entry, you may have to press ESC two or three times. After you leave MOE, it will still be lurking in the background, waiting for you to press ALT-M (to call it up again). NOTE: To completely remove MOE from memory, go to the Schedule module and press ALT-X. But, NEVER, NEVER do this if you are in the middle of some other application, such as a word pro- cessor. Always be sure that you are at the DOS level before you remove MOE from memory by pressing ALT-X. GETTING AROUND 6 OPERATIONAL MODES within EACH MODULE Within each module, you will have several choices that will be listed at the bottom of the MOE window. Brief explanations of a few operations will be available if you press the F1 key twice. MOE initially assumes that you're more likely to be looking for information than entering it. Therefore, when you enter most modules, MOE will ask you to describe what you want to find. If, instead of looking for something, you want to enter a NEW item, simply press the space bar and begin filling in a new record. -- LOOK-UP This is the default mode for all modules, except the Calculator and Utilities (which have no Look-Up modes) and the Scheduler (in which you must press "L" at the first screen that appears in order to access the Look-Up mode). In the Scheduler, the Look-Up mode will find only events scheduled from tomorrow, on. In the Look-Up mode, you will be expected to describe what you're looking for. All you need to enter is a keyword (or any string of characters) that's contained on the first line of the record you want to find. If more than one record contain that word, each such record will be found for you. To move from one matching record to the next, press the PgDn key. To move back to the previous one, press PgUp. If the word you enter is not contained in the first line of the record you want to find, you should press Ctrl-N, instead of RET (the Enter key), after you've typed in the keyword. Doing so will cause MOE to look for the word on all four lines of each record, instead of just the first line. The hunt may take a little longer this way, but you will be assured of finding what you're looking for if you have forgotten to put a keyword of some sort on the first line of each re- cord. If you wish to narrow your search, you might want to enter two keywords separated by a slash (eg: "JEWEL/CLEAR"). The only records that MOE will find will be those that contain BOTH words. MOE will handle only one- or two-word searches; don't try specifying three or more words. If you are looking for a record, but don't know any of its key- words, you may press the PgDn key to step through each record, one at a time, until you find it. -- DATA ENTRY To enter a new record into the Directory, WorkLog, PrintCode module, or InfoBase, press the space bar at the Look-Up screen. Then, respond to each prompt asking for information. To enter an event into the Scheduler, first select the date on which you want to schedule something. Use the left and right arrows OPERATIONAL MODES 7 (to move one day at a time), the PgUp and PgDn keys (to move 30 days at a time), or the Home key (to return to today). When the date has been selected, press RET (the Enter key). Finally, fill in the event's time, an alarm time (if appropriate), and description. Then press the F6 key. When you're done, the Scheduler will automatically return to today. To enter something into the Calculator, type it exactly as you would if you were a fifth-grader writing it down on paper. No brac- kets, thanks; and don't try any of that reverse-polish mumbo-jumbo. -- SENDING INFO TO THE PRINTER To print a daily schedule, go to the Scheduler, move to the day whose schedule you want printed (by pressing the arrow keys or PgUp/Dn keys), and press ^P (Ctrl-P). The Directory, WorkLog, PrintCode, and InfoBase modules allow you to print either individual records or a group. To print a particular record, call it to the screen and press ^P. To print several records, press ^P at the Look-Up screen. You'll be asked to designate exactly which record(s) you want to print. Just fill in a character sequence common to the first line of each record you want printed and press RET. If you want to look for a character sequence that could appear on ANY (not just the first) line of a record, press F6 instead of RET. After you've typed in a character sequence, MOE will look at each re- cord to see if it contains such a sequence. If so, that record will be printed. If you fill in no character sequence at all, MOE will assume that you want ALL records to be printed. -- OMITTING ENTRIES To omit an entry in the Scheduler, use the arrow keys to move to the day on which the event to be omitted falls. Then, press ^O. When that day's events are re-displayed, you'll notice that each is accom- panied by a letter (A, B, C, etc.) appearing at the far left. To omit a particular event, just type its corresponding letter. In all the other modules (except the Calculator), a particular record may be omitted by first calling that record to the screen and the pressing ^O (Ctrl-O). Mass omissions are handled a little differently -- by pressing ^O at the Look-Up screen, instead of at an individual record. When you press ^O, MOE will initially assume that you want to eliminate all records made before tomorrow (that is, today and earlier). Therefore, tomorrow will be shown as the "cut-off" date. To change this date, use the arrow keys or PgUp/Dn. MOE will regard whatever date you sel- ect as a "cut-off". All records entered before that date will be omitted when you press the F6 key to begin the omission process. If you want to omit only those records which fall before the cut- off date AND which contain a certain first-line character string, you may also fill in that string before you begin the mass omission by pressing F6. Pressing the ESC key will abort the mass omission. OPERATIONAL MODES 8 Just before a mass omission takes place, you'll be asked whether you would like each record that's omitted to be printed for you. You should answer YES (by pressing `Y') if you'd like a permanent record of the items that are about to be omitted. The Calculator mode does not have a mass omission mode, but you can clear the "tape" by pressing "C". OPERATIONAL MODES 9 SCHEDULER/ALARM This module is for storing and viewing upcoming events/alarms. MOE will hold up to 20 events/alarms for each day. You can also find the time of day by quickly popping into and out of this module. The maximum number of events that MOE can handle is 1000. There- fore, the first time MOE is loaded each day, all events for past dates are automatically eliminated from its database. This keeps the Sched- uler from filling up with old events that are no longer of any use. If you're the type that uses a calendar to keep track of what you DID, in addition to what you PLAN to do, you should also use the WorkLog module, discussed later. Use the left and right arrows to move forward or back one day at a time. Use the PgUp and PgDn keys to jump 30 days. Whenever you change dates, MOE will display everything that's already been sched- uled for that day. If you want to make a new entry for that day, press the space bar and respond to the prompts that appear for the time, alarm, and description. To save the new item, press the F6 key. Times may be entered without colons (eg: 9:00 may be entered as "900"). Unless you indicate otherwise, MOE will assume that the times you enter will fall during standard business hours (7:00AM - 6:59PM, by MOE's definition). Therefore, anytime between 7:00 and 11:59 will be assumed to be in the morning, unless you append a "P" to the end of your entry to signify "PM". Anytime between 12:00 and 6:59 will be assumed to be in the afternoon, unless you append a "A" to the end of your entry to signify "AM". For example, "700" means "7:00AM", but "700P" means "7:00PM"; "200" means "2:00PM", but "200A" means "2:00AM". -- ALARMS No matter what you're doing on the computer when it's time for an alarm to sound, the MOE window will appear, and the computer's speaker will beep. The only exception to this rule is that the alarm will not sound if you happen to be using MOE at the time it's set to go off; in that case, the alarm will sound as soon as you leave MOE. When the alarm goes off, you may either press the ESC key or press a number from 1 to 9. If you press ESC, the event will be erased from MOE's files; otherwise, the alarm will sound again in the number of minutes corresponding to the number pressed. -- LOOK-UP and OMITTING These subjects are discussed in the "OPERATIONAL MODES WITHIN EACH MODULE" section, above. SCHEDULER/ALARM 10 DIRECTORY (Phone Book) This module maintains names and phone numbers for up to 1000 people. Each person's has room for three lines of notes. Thus, you may also keep an address and/or miscellaneous comments for each per- son. You may even prepare mailing labels. And if you have a Hayes- compatible modem that can dial reliably, MOE can save you some time by sending phone numbers to the modem. -- LOOK-UP When you first enter the module, you'll be in the "Look-Up" mode, since you'll more frequently be trying to find a phone number than entering a new one. Just enter the first and/or last name of the person whose phone number (or other info) you want to find, and MOE will zip to that record. If there are more than one record containing the name you enter, MOE will take you to the first; if that's not the one you want, just press the PgDn key to move on to the next (the F6 key will also work here). If you don't know what name you're looking for, but you DO know something else contained in the person's record, don't bother entering a name at the Look-Up screen. In its place, type in any word that may appear anywhere in that person's record and finish it with F6, instead of RET. That will cause MOE to look at each line in each record, as it searches for a match. The search will go a little more slowly, but it will be a thorough one. If you just want to step through the records, one at a time, don't bother entering anything at the Look-Up screen. Instead, press the PgDn key. MOE will then take you to the first record. Pressing PgDn again will take you to the next, and so on. To move backward to a previous record, press the PgUp key. While in the Look-Up mode, you can edit any record that MOE finds. When you're done with each record, press F6, PgDn, or PgUp to move to the next matching record (or press ESC if you don't want MOE to look for any other records). -- DATA ENTRY To enter a new record, simply press the space bar at the Look-Up screen. MOE will then pop into its "Entry" mode, and prompt you for name, phone number, and notes. Though not absolutely required by MOE, you should make a habit of always entering last names before first names. MOE attempts to place records into alphabetical order. The name it uses to alphabetize is the first one appearing on the first line of each record. The phone number may actually be entered on any line, but for purposes of consistency, it is recommended that you make a habit of placing it on the first line whenever there's room for it. MOE will consider the first sequence of numbers placed into a record to be a phone number, so be sure not to place an address first. DIRECTORY 11 The phone number may be entered in nearly any fashion, using num- bers, dashes, spaces, and/or parentheses. You can even build in pauses in the dialing by entering tilde's. Each tilde represents a 1/2-second delay. If MOE encounters "1-213-123-4567~~~~2345" during its dialing sequence, it will dial "1-123-4567", pause two seconds, and then dial "2345". -- OMITTING RECORDS See the "OMITTING ENTRIES" section near the beginning of the documentation. -- PRINTING RECORDS To print an individual record, press ^P (Ctrl-P) when that record is being displayed. To print one or more records at a time, press ^P at the Look-Up screen. When you do so, MOE will ask you to enter a character string unique to the "Name & Phone" line of each record you want printed. If the records you want printed have information in common (such as a zip code), but that information is not necessarily found on each record's first line, press F6 (instead of RET) after you make your entry. If you want to print EVERYONE's record, just press RET without entering anything. -- LABELS If you want to produce one or more mailing labels, press ^L (Ctrl-L) at the Look-Up screen. MOE will ask you to enter a character string unique to the "Name & Phone" line of each record whose label you want to print. If the records you want printed have information in common (such as a zip code), but that information is not necessar- ily found on each record's first line, press F6 (instead of RET) after you make your entry. If you want to print labels for EVERYONE, just press RET without entering anything. There may be some items contained in individual records which you don't want to appear on the labels that MOE prepares. For instance, you probably don't want a mailing label to show a person's telephone number. In order to prevent certain information from being shown on a label, begin that information with a left curly bracket ("{") and make it the last info on its line. Consider this Directory entry: Name & Phone: Fred Smith {412-234-6789 Note: 45 Smith Way Note: Smithboro, GA 12345 Note: {work on this guy -- he's rich When a label is prepared for this record, the phone number and last line will be omitted: Fred Smith 45 Smith Way DIRECTORY 12 Smithboro, GA 12345 MOE prints onto standard 3-1/2" x 15/16" labels (1 wide), which are available everywhere. Your printer must be in it's default set- ting of six lines per inch. MOE assumes that your printer is con- nected to your computer's LPT1 port, but you may change this by using the PrintCode module's "Swap" function to (see the PRINTCODE section). -- DIALING Dialing must take place in the Look-Up (not the Entry) mode. When the phone number you want to find is displayed on the screen, press either the plus ("+") sign. If you press ANY other key before you press the plus sign, MOE will think that you intend to modify the record, instead of dial. So always press the plus sign as soon as the proper record appears if you want MOE to dial for you. After your party has answered, you may want to remove the modem from the line if it creates any annoying background noise. To cause the modem to hang up, just press the minus ("-") sign. If MOE doesn't work with your modem, it may not be Hayes-compat- ible. If it IS Hayes-compatible, make sure that all it's switches are set just as they were when the modem left the factory. If they've been changed, you may have difficulty. Also make sure that MOE knows the communications port to which your modem is connected, as discussed below. -- COMMUNICATIONS SETUP By default, MOE assumes that your modem is attached to the COM1 port, that you have a touch tone phone, and that you need no dialing prefix. But you can alter of these assumptions by pressing ^A (Ctrl- A) at the Look-Up screen. When you enter the Setup mode, MOE will prompt you for the number of your communications port. Enter a 1 or 2. Then you can enter a dialing prefix, if you desire. Whatever you fill in here will be sent to the modem just before any telephone number that is automatically dialed. The prefix is handy if you're on a PBX and need to dial a number to access an outside line. As with a telephone number, itself, the prefix may contain tildes if you need to build in any delays. Finally, MOE will allow you to enter a "T" or a "P" to indicate whether you have touch tone line or a pulse telephone service. Whatever entries you make in this Setup mode will be remembered permanently. DIRECTORY 13 CALCULATOR The Calculator has these functions: + ADD - SUBTRACT * MULTIPLY / DIVIDE ^ POWER OF (exponent) I INVERSE It also has two memory keys, and the ability to transfer the results of a calculation to your primary application. Pressing the F1 key summarizes everything nicely. To enter a calculation, type it in exactly as you would if you were writing it down. No reverse polish nonsense here. As each entry is made, it is stored on a 20-line "tape" that never forgets (unless you press "C" to clear it). Even cutting power to the computer won't erase this tape, as long as you exit the Calcu- lator mode before power is lost. To change the number of figures shown to the right of the decimal point, press "D" until the desired number appears at the bottom of the MOE window. Then continue with your calculator entries. All subse- quent results will be shown with the new number of decimal places. To transfer a calculation result to your word processor, spread- sheet, or any other application, simply press "T" when the result is obtained. When you do so, the MOE window will vanish, and the result will be entered at the position your cursor occupied before you called up MOE. -- MEMORY KEYS MOE has two calculator memories, one accessed with the F4 key, and the other with F8. To store a number into the F4 memory, press ALT-F4 after entering that figure or after the figure appears as the result of a calculation. ALT-F8 will store a figure into the F8 Memory. Then, to recall the figure in either memory, simply press F4 or F8 at any point during the entry of a calculation. CALCULATOR 14 WORKLOG This module may be used to track up to 1000 records reflecting your expense and the amount of time you spend on various projects. It includes a "stopwatch" that keeps time to the ten-thousands of an hour. The stopwatch will not lose its place after you leave the Work- Log module (even if you suffer a power failure). This module will produce a simple printout and summary that you may find useful in bil- ling your clients. -- LOOK-UP When you first enter the module, you'll be in the "Look-Up" mode. Just enter a few characters in the name of the project whose work/ex- pense record you wish to find, and MOE will zip to it. If there are more than one record containing the character sequence you enter, MOE will take you to the first; if that's not the one you want, just press the PgDn key to move on to the next (the F6 key will also work here). If you just want to step through the records, one at a time, don't bother entering anything at the Look-Up screen. Instead, press the PgDn key. MOE will then take you to the first record. Pressing PgDn again will take you to the next, and so on. To move backward to a previous record, press the PgUp key. While in the Look-Up mode, you can edit any record that MOE finds. When you're done with each record, press F6, PgDn, or PgUp to move to the next matching record (or press ESC if you don't want MOE to look for any other records). -- DATA ENTRY To enter a new record, simply press the space bar at the Look-Up screen. MOE will then pop into its "Entry" mode, and prompt you for several items of information. The "Entry Date" is the date for which you wish to record this item. The default date is today, but you may change it by pressing the left/right arrows or PgUp/PgDn keys. When the date you want appears, press the RET key. If you also have BillPower or TickleX, you'll have to tell MOE whether this entry is for a Service, Receipt, or Disbursement. These categories are defined in the BillPower and TickleX documentation. The "Case/Project" is the name of the project for which you have incurred an expense or spent (or are about to spend) time working. You MUST fill in this item. Make sure that you enter the project title correctly. If you're not consistent from record to record, and from day to day, you may not be able to find all the data pertaining to this project when you decide to produce a report at some time in the future. The "Payee" item should be filled in only if this record is for an expense. Don't fill it in if you're entering a time record. WORKLOG 15 There are a couple of "Note" lines on which you can describe the work done or the expense. You may save space by using whatever ab- breviations you've programmed BillPower to recognize (assuming that you have BillPower). The "Hours" item is for the time you spend working on whatever you've described in the Note lines. Don't enter any time if you're just entering an expense. Time is kept only in "hours" (all the way to the nearest ten-thousandth of an hour), so don't attempt to enter minutes or seconds. If you'd like to begin the auto-timer (stop- watch), press ^T (Ctrl-T). Press ^T again to turn the the auto-timer off. The auto-timer may be toggled on or off as many times as you wish. The "Amount" item should be filled in if you're entering an expense. It may optionally be filled in for work records as well. The "Incm/Expns Cat" item will accept any number from 1 to 9999. Here, you should enter the general ledger Income/Expense category into which this expense falls. This item is of greatest value if you're also using BILLPOWER, which can generate income-expense reports. Note: if you're using BILLPOWER in conjunction with MOE, you can enter receipts, as well as expenses and work; without BILLPOWER, only ex- penses and work will be accepted. Pressing the F6 key will save the record you've just entered, unless the auto-timer is still on (in which case the record will simply be held in "suspension" until you check back to turn the timer off). -- OMITTING RECORDS See the "OMITTING ENTRIES" section near the beginning of the documentation. -- THE AUTO-TIMER (stopwatch) As mentioned earlier, ^T will start the auto-timer when you're entering a work record. After the timer has been turned on, you may leave the WorkLog module (or even MOE) to begin working on what is being timed. When you're done, just get back to the WorkLog module's Look-Up screen, press the space bar, and you'll find that the auto- timer is still ticking away. Make sure that you fill in a "Project" and a description of what you did. Then, press ^T to turn the timer off. That's all there is to maintaining a precise record of the time spent on something. By the way, any time you don't like the time that appears at the "Hours" item, you may type over it manually. Press the F6 key to save this new record. Even after you've saved a record, you can call it back up, press ^T and begin adding more time to what had originally be recorded. Note that, when the timer is on, the only record that can be ac- cessed (created or found) is the one that's being timed. WORKLOG 16 -- PRINTING A REPORT (for billing or other reasons) NOTE: Though MOE is not designed to be a billing program, you may find it useful in compiling the expense and work infor- mation that you want to include in your bills. If you need full-featured billing software, you should consider BILL- POWER (available from Integra Computing), a powerful stand- alone program that may be used by itself or in conjunction with MOE. See the "TYING INTO TICKLEX & BILLPOWER" section. To obtain a printout of all work and expenses for any indivi- dual project, press ^P (Ctrl-P) at the Look-Up screen. When you're asked to designate the specific records that you want to include on the report, you should enter the project name. If you want ALL work and expenses to be included, regardless of project, just press RET (the Enter key) without entering a project name. At the end of the printout will be a two-line summary that totals all the expenses and time worked. This report may be used as the bas- is for a bill that you send to a client. A separate report may be kept for each project that you handle. After you've prepared a bill for a particular project, go through the MASS OMISSION routine for that project, making sure that the cut- off date for the omission is set to TOMORROW. If you don't omit that project's data from the data base, it'll re-appear on the next print- out. Since it's possible to accidentally omit items you really want to save, it is recommended that you make a backup of the "WORKLOG.LB*" files before omitting anything. Incidentally, you should also back up ALL "*.LB*" files on a daily basis, just in case you have a hard disk failure. WORKLOG 17 INFOBASE This module will maintain one or more mini-databases, each con- taining up to 1000 records. Each record can hold four short lines of data, and you may search through the records to quickly find the exact information you need. The InfoBase module may be quite helpful if you'd like to maintain small reference files that can be accessed from within any program. You may wish to keep a "NOTEPAD" infobase to track your random thoughts. Or you might want to establish a "MES- SAGES" infobase, so that your secretary can enter phone messages as she receives them. When you come in, she can ask MOE to prepare a printout of all messages that were received while you were out. You'll find a hundred-and-one uses for this module. -- FILE DESIGNATION When MOE first loads, it defaults to the NOTEPAD database (unless you've customized MOE to default to another database). Thus, when you first enter the INFOBASE module, you'll notice the word "NOTEPAD" in the upper left of the window. That means that the NOTEPAD infobase is currently being accessed. NOTEPAD is is convenient place to store your random thoughts on any subject. If MOE is already accessing a file (such as NOTEPAD), and you want to open another, press ^A (Ctrl-A) at the Look-Up screen. When you do, MOE will close the current file and then ask you for the name of another file. You'll be expected to enter a 1- to 8-character name. Give a new file as short a name as possible, so that you can type it in quickly when you subsequently need to access it. And be sure that you can remember the name, since MOE won't be able to open it later, unless you know what it's called. After you enter a name, MOE will look for that file. If it's not found, MOE will open a new file with the name you typed in (if you accidentally enter the wrong name, and MOE attempts to open a new file against your wishes, just press ESC). Then, you'll be prompted to define the fields of information you wish to keep in each record of the file. In other words, you'll have the opportunity to designate the heading for each line of data that each record can hold. Choose your four field headings carefully, because you won't be able to change them later. Each line of text can hold 39 characters, and each heading can be up to 10 characters long. Remember, PLAN AHEAD - DON'T BARGE INTO CREATING A NEW FILE WITHOUT GIVING THOUGHT TO ITS ORGANIZATION. Always use the first line of each file record for the data by which that record should be indexed for quick retrieval. Two or more types of data may be kept on the first line (or any other line, for that matter). For instance, the first line of a "FORMULA" database might entitled, "USE & TYPE". On the first line of each record in this file, you would fill in both the purpose of the formula (con- tained on the next one to three lines) and its classification. When you subsequently need to find the formula used to fill a particular need, you'd be able to do so, because you would have consistently put each formula's use on the first line of the record. INFOBASE 18 Plan, plan, plan. -- LOOK-UP After a file has been designated, you'll first find yourself in the "Look-Up" mode, since you'll more frequently be trying to find information than entering new data. Just enter a character sequence found on the first line of the record you need, and MOE will zip to that record. If there are more than one record containing the charac- ter sequence you enter, MOE will take you to the first; if that's not the one you want, just press the PgDn key to move on to the next (the F6 key will also work here). If you aren't sure that the first line of a record contains the character sequence you enter, finish your entry with F6, instead of RET (the Enter key). That will cause MOE to look at each line in each record, as it searches for a match. The search will go a little more slowly, but it will be a thorough one. If you need to narrow your search, you may enter TWO character sequences, each separated from the other by a slash ("/"). Doing so will cause MOE to find only those records that contain BOTH character sequences. If you just want to step through the records, one at a time, don't bother entering anything at the Look-Up screen. Instead, press the PgDn key. MOE will then take you to the first record. Pressing PgDn again will take you to the next, and so on. To move backward to a previous record, press the PgUp key. While in the Look-Up mode, you can edit any record that MOE finds. When you're done with each record, press F6, PgDn, or PgUp to move to the next matching record (or press ESC if you don't want MOE to look for any other records). -- DATA ENTRY To enter a new record, simply press the space bar at the Look-Up screen. MOE will then pop into its "Entry" mode, and prompt you for the various fields you defined when you initially set up the file. Since space is limited, be brief. If you use abbreviations, make sure that you're consistent from record to record, as well as from file to file. After you've entered all the data you need, press the F6 key to save the record. -- OMITTING RECORDS See the "OMITTING ENTRIES" section near the beginning of the documentation. INFOBASE 19 -- PRINTING RECORDS To print an individual record, press ^P (Ctrl-P) when that record is being displayed. To print one or more records at a time, press ^P at the Look-Up screen. When you do so, MOE will ask you to enter a character string unique to the first line line of each record you want printed. If you want to print EVERYONE's record, just press RET without entering anything. -- LABELS If the database is being used for names and addresses, you might want to print mailing labels. To do so, press ^L (Ctrl-L) at the Look-Up screen, and then tell MOE a character sequence unique to the first line of each record you want printed. More information on labels can be found at the end of the DIREC- TORY module section, above. INFOBASE 20 UTILITY MODULE This module gives you the ability to do execute DOS-like commands from within any program. Most of the functions within this module require you to specify the files you want to manipulate. If, for instance, you want to copy a file, MOE will ask you to name it. Whenever you name a file, ALWAYS include it's complete path, including the disk drive, directory, and file name. And remember that directory names always begin with a backslash. Examples: The TEMP directory on drive C is called "C:\TEMP", while the LETTER file within that directory is "C:\TEMP\LETTER". The UTILITIES module recognizes DOS wildcards. For example, to speci- fy all the files in the TEMP directory of drive C, you should enter, "C:\TEMP\*.*". -- DIR This function lists specified files within any directory. When you press "D", you will be asked to name the the files you want to include. Just make sure that you follow the file specification instructions at the top of this section. The files whose names match your specification will be displayed in the MOE window. Directory names will be highlighted, while all other files will appear at normal intensity. You'll be shown five files at one time. When you press a key, the next five files will appear. If you want to go forward one file at a time, press the down arrow; to back up one file, press the up arrow. -- COPY Here, you will need to specify the source file(s) -- that is, the ones that you'll be copying. Then, you'll have to tell MOE the disk and directory to which you want them copied. -- ERASE Specify the file(s) to erase, following the guidelines given at the top of this section. -- FIND This function allows you to search one or more text files for a specific word or phrase. The files must be designated as described at the top of this section. When you're asked for the word you want to find, enter any se- quence of characters. It makes no difference whether you make the entry in upper or lower case, since the search is case-insensitive. UTILITY MODULE 21 Whenever a match is found, the name of the file containing it will be displayed, and you'll have to press a key to continue. Pres- sing the ESC key will abort the scanning. -- VIEW This function allows you to peek into one or more text files. If you like, you can alternatively send file contents to your printer. The file(s) to be viewed must be designated as described at the top of this section. After specifying the file(s), you will have to tell MOE whether to send the files to the screen or to the printer. Press "S" to select the screen, or "P" for the printer. If you've selected a screen display, you'll also be afforded the opportunity to search the specified file(s) for a word or phrase. As with the Find function, it makes no difference whether you make the entry in upper or lower case, since the search is case-insensitive. Words or phrases that are broken at the end of a line won't be found. If you've selected a screen display, the first five lines of a file will be shown to you. Actually, only the first 67 characters of each line will fit into MOE's window, but that should be enough to give you an idea of what the file's purpose is. To continue moving through the file one line at a time, press any key. To skip to the next file to be viewed, press the ESC key. Generally, the only files that this View function will read sat- isfactorily are industry-standard ASCII text files, but you may have spotty success with non-standard files. UTILITY MODULE 22 PRINTCODE MODULE This module will hold several hundred printer codes. With it, you can change the font, margins, spacing, etc., of your printer from within any program. Since you can enter the each printer code, your- self, it will work with ANY printer. And it will give you the ability to swap printer ports easily. MOE comes with several Epson codes already loaded into its file. -- LOOK-UP When you first enter the module, you'll be in the "Look-Up" mode, since you'll more frequently be trying to find a printer code than entering a new one. Just enter a few characters in the name of the function you wish to find, and MOE will zip to that function's record. For example, you could enter "el" if you were looking for the ELITE function, while "comp" could be entered for the COMPRESSED function. If there are more than one function containing the character sequence you enter, MOE will take you to the first; if that's not the one you want, just press the PgDn key to move on to the next (the F6 key will also work here). If you just want to step through the records, one at a time, don't bother entering anything at the Look-Up screen. Instead, press the PgDn key. MOE will then take you to the first record. Pressing PgDn again will take you to the next, and so on. To move backward to a previous record, press the PgUp key. While in the Look-Up mode, you can edit any record that MOE finds. When you're done with each record, press F6, PgDn, or PgUp to move to the next matching record (or press ESC if you don't want MOE to look for any other records). -- DATA ENTRY To enter a new record, simply press the space bar at the Look-Up screen. MOE will then pop into its "Entry" mode, and prompt you for a function name and its decimal code. The function name should be descriptive (eg: "ELITE TYPE", "1/8- INCH SPACING", "MARGINS 10-70", "MARGINS 1-79", etc.). If you have more than one printer hooked up, you might also add the printer's name to the function name (eg: "ELITE TYPE - EPSON", "ELITE TYPE - LASER"). There are three lines that may be used for the code that your printer recognizes to implement the desired function. If only one line is needed, the other two may be used for miscellaneous notes. Each line's code should consist of a sequence of three-digit decimal numbers. Each three-digit number should correspond to a character in the "escape code" recognized by your printer. For example, an Epson printer's code to select NLQ type is "ESC x 1". The ESC character's decimal code is 27, and x's is 120. Therefore, the code that you need to enter is "027120001". PRINTCODE MODULE 23 Don't be afraid to string several printer commands together for some special combination function. For example, you might want to make your Epson printer go into NLQ mode AND condensed mode at the same time. The function name might be "NLQ,CONDENSED - Epson". NLQ's code is "027120001", and condensed's is "027015". Therefore, the decimal code you enter for this special combination would be "027120001027015". Each code line may have up to 39 digits. If you need more than that, use an additional line. Make sure that the length of each line used for a decimal code is evenly divisible by 3. If it's not, you've entered a one- or two-digit number somewhere. Remember, only THREE- digit numbers will work. When you've entered all you need for your new function, press the F6 key to save it. -- SENDING CODES TO THE PRINTER When the function you want is displayed in the window, press the plus ("+") sign to send the code to the printer. Of course, you should make sure that your printer is on line before you press the plus sign; otherwise, the printer won't receive what's sent. Note that you may send a code to the printer only when you're in the Look- Up mode, not in the Entry mode. Finally, be sure that you press no other key before you press the plus sign; pressing another key will tell MOE that you want to edit the record, instead of send its code to the printer. -- SWAPPING PRINTERS If you want to alternate between printer ports 1 and 2, press ^A (Ctrl-A) at the Look-Up screen. Doing so will cause data normally sent to the printer attached to the LPT1 port to be be sent instead to the LPT2 port, and vice versa. Pressing ^A again will switch things back to normal. -- OMITTING PRINTER CODES FROM THE FILE See the "OMITTING ENTRIES" section near the beginning of the documentation. PRINTCODE MODULE 24 DSKFILE MODULE Have you ever needed to find a particular file, but couldn't remember its name? If only you'd had a short description of each file's contents, you could have found it. That's where this module comes in handy. The DSKFILE module allows you to describe a file right after you've created it (with your word processor or other program), so that you'll subsequently be able to figure out what it contains. To accomplish this feat, MOE maintains two hidden files (DSKFILES.LBF and DSKFILES.LBI) in each of your hard disk's subdirec- tories. The first screen that appears when you enter the module is a listing of the files (in the currently logged subdirectory) that you've previously described. -- LOOK-UP To quickly find a file whose name or description contains a certain word, first press "L" at the screen listing the files. Then enter the word you wish to find. MOE will zip to the first file whose name or description contains that word. To find the next matching file, press the PgDn key or the F6 key. To find the preceding one, press PgUp. -- DATA ENTRY To enter a new file's description, press the space bar at the screen listing the files. Then, enter the name of the file that you wish to describe. Remember, that file must exist in the subdirectory into which you are currently logged. Then, enter a brief description, and a line or two of notes. Save your entry by pressing F6. -- PRINTOUTS To obtain a printout of all the files you've described in the current subdirectory, make sure that your printer is ready and then press ^P (Ctrl-P) at the screen listing the files. DSKFILE MODULE 25 CUSTOMIZING MOE To customize MOE, you need to load the program by entering the following at the DOS prompt: MOE $08xxxxxxxxxxxx where each "x" represents a letter or number, as explained in the following sections. Note that you need to make this special entry only once. From then, on, MOE may be loaded merely by entering "MOE" at the DOS prompt. HOTKEY MOE's default hotkey is ALT-M. To change it, substitute for the third "x" the new key you wish to use in combination with the ALT key. Also substitute for the first two x's the scan code for that key. You'll need to consult with a DOS manual to find a complete list of scan codes, but here are a few: Q=10 W=11 E=12 R=13 T=14 Y=15 U=16 I=17 O=18 P=19 A=1E S=1F D=20 F=21 G=22 H=23 J=24 K=25 L=26 Z=2C X=2D C=2E V=2F B=30 N=31 M=32 Example: To make ALT-Q the hot key, you should enter "MOE $0810Q..." at the DOS prompt. Here, "Q" takes the place of the third "x", and its scan code (10) takes the place of the first two. -- FIRST MODULE DISPLAYED The fourth "x" tells MOE which module to initially pop into when you first press the hotkey after loading the program. Here are the module designations: 1 Schedule 2 Directory 3 Calculator 4 WorkLog 5 File Descriptions 6 Printer Codes 7 Infobase 8 Utilities Example: To make ALT-Z the hot key and to force MOE into the calcu- lator module when it's first invoked, enter "MOE $082CZ3..." at the DOS prompt. Here, "Z" takes the place of the third "x", its scan code (2C) takes the place of the first two, and the module number (3) sub- stitutes for the fourth "x". COLORS, ALARM PITCH, and NUMBER of BEEPS You may designate the primary colors used by MOE. The foreground color's code substitutes for the fifth "x", while the background is contained at the sixth position. The color codes you may use are: 0 Black 1 Blue 2 Green 3 Cyan 4 Red 5 Magenta 6 Brown 7 Light Gray The pitch of the schedule module's alarm is determined by the CUSTOMIZING MOE 26 seventh through eleventh x's. You should substitute for these x's a five digit number representing the frequency (in hertz) that you wish the program to use for the alarms it sounds. The default frequency is 3000 (entered as "03000"). If your computer's speaker is weak at that pitch, you might try a lower one, say 500 hertz ("00500"). The number of beeps emitted by your computer's speaker whenever an alarm sounds is determined by the twelfth "x". If you enter sub- stitute "0" for this "x", the alarm won't sound; "1" to "8" will re- sult in a corresponding number of beeps; if you substitute "9", the alarm will continue to sound until you press a key. Example: To make ALT-V the hot key, to force MOE into the printer code module when it's first invoked, to use a blue foreground and brown background, to set the alarm pitch to 250 hertz, and to choose five beeps, you should enter "MOE $082FV616002505" at the DOS prompt. Here, "V" takes the place of the third "x", its scan code (2F) takes the place of the first two, and module number (6) substitutes for the fourth "x". The fifth "x" contains the foreground color (1 - blue), the sixth contains the background (6 - brown), and the seventh to ele- venth contain the pitch (00250 hertz). The twelfth "x" determines the number (5) of beeps that will sound when an alarm goes off. INFOBASE MOE normally defaults to the NOTEPAD infobase. If you'd prefer another default, enter the name of the infobase right after the number of beeps. Example: "MOE $802FV616002505MESSAGES" will cause MOE to default to your "MESSAGES" infobase. DEFAULT SETTING MOE's default customizing instruction is, "$0832M170030003": 32 =the scan code of the M key used (with ALT) to invoke MOE M =the M key 1 =the Schedule module 7 =light gray (foreground color) 0 =black (background) 03000=alarm pitch of 3000 hertz 3 =3 beeps when alarm sounds CUSTOMIZING MOE 27 THE "POWER OFFICE" LINE-UP Each unique program in this series requires a hard disk-equipped IBM-compatible PC with 512K of memory. The following paragraphs contain brief descriptions. BillPower --> time & billing with totally integrated general ledger TickleX --> the ultimate in scheduling/planning/docket control MOE --> pop-up time/work/expense log, scheduler, calculator, phone directory, mini-data base, printer controller (MOE ties in with BillPower & TickleX, if you wish) LitigeX --> research/evidence organizer for litigation support Nifty --> combination menu and pop-up help system BILLPOWER and BILLPOWER PLUS BillPower is a system designed to relieve you of the drudgery involved in billing. In a nutshell, it will track the time you work on professional mat- ters, keep up with your receipts and disbursements, and calculate the amount owed by each client. And it will automatically prepare informative monthly statements for all your clients. Engineered exclusively for the small firm, this innovative software offers a rare combination of power and ease of use at a fair price. Unlike programs that attempt to electronically emulate ancient manual accounting procedures, BillPower is designed to capitalize upon the power of your computer. If you are an "old hand" at bookkeeping, then open your mind to a real-time system which immediately updates all balances at the time an entry is made; one that does not require periodic batch postings or annual close-outs; one that pro- vides a convenient method for correcting erroneous entries; a system that never erases old data in the interest of consolidation. You'll find both BillPower and BillPower Plus to be advanced products. --> BillPower ($100): time, billing, & bookkeeping for firms with up to three timekeepers -- includes bank account management, income-expense reports, balance sheets, & several bill formats. --> BillPower Plus ($150): time, billing, & bookkeeping for firms with up to fifteen timekeepers -- builds upon BillPower's fea- tures, adding the abilities to keep extensive indexed memos on any subject, maintain notes on thousands of people, conduct con- flict of interest checks, prepare mailing labels, and more. BillPower can prepare several types of reports. Whenever you request one, you will be presented with a screen listing the parameters by which you can choose the information to be included. After you have selected the appro- priate parameters, BillPower will hunt through its data base for informa- tion meeting your specifications. The report may be sent to the screen, the printer or to a disk file. Finally, while other time and billing programs may offer "links" to exter- nal accounting software, BillPower completely integrates its bookkeeping func- tions into the rest of the program. In fact, BillPower Plus can simultaneously update affected G/L accounts (as well as a client's balance and aged receiv- ables) at the time that a disbursement or receipt is entered. This "real-time" approach to bookkeeping, virtually unprecedented in a time and billing program, saves you the time you would otherwise spend making duplicate G/L entries, pos- ting transactions, and/or transferring files from one program to another. With BillPower Plus, a SINGLE entry can handle all the updating that needs to be done. No other program offers such a degree of integration. NONE! TICKLEX TickleX ($50) is a tickler/calendar program that will keep track of your appointments and deadlines, print your itinerary at the beginning of each day day, keep a "to-do" list, and chart the projected course of each matter you handle. It will also schedule trips and vacations, print weekly and monthly calendars, and beep at you when you need to do something. TickleX is unusual in its ability to dynamically link reminders to ap- pointments and deadlines. Assume, for example, that you have a very important meeting scheduled for 15 August. As with other programs, you could establish reminders several days or weeks in advance to allow adequate preparation for the meeting. For the purposes of this example, let's say that you have entered a reminder one week in advance and another two weeks in advance. Now, what happens if the meeting is moved forward one week to 22 August? Again, all tic- kler programs would allow you to reschedule it. But TickleX will also automatically update the two reminders, moving each one week forward in order to maintain the original reminder intervals. Other programs would require you to search for each reminder, delete it, and then enter it again on another date. This TickleX exclusive is an absolute "must" for offices that have fre- quent schedule changes. TickleX is also unique in the way it handles multi-day events. TickleX allows you to enter an event such as a week-long trip with just one entry. Other programs might require a separate entry to be made for each day of the trip. If your trip plans change, you need change only a single entry if you have TickleX. TickleX even has built-in project planning. No fancy charts, mind you. Just a very simplistic means of linking and updating related events. And it's completely integrated into the TickleX system. All project updates are auto- matically incorporated into the same schedule that contains appointments, dead- lines, vacations, etc. Add to these features an attractive user interface, the ability to attach extensive notes to each scheduled event, a number of other nice touches, and TickleX comes up a winner. Whether you're an executive looking for a powerful centralized personnel scheduler, a busy entrepreneur needing an easy-to-use tickler system, or a lawyer seeking the ultimate docket control software, Tick- leX is the program for you. There isn't a more robust scheduler available at any price. At only $50, it's a steal. LITIGEX LitigeX ($50) is a program designed to help you keep track of research, chronologies, and evidence. When you enter an item of research, you may tell LitigeX such things as the source, page, and line number where that item can be found. You may also enter an eleven-line summary of the item and indicate the subject category into which the item falls. A prime use of this program is to create printouts of research data, sor- ted alphabetically by subject abbreviation. Another use is to keep tabs on documents and other evidence (who sent it, who received it, its current loca- tion, etc.). It can also be used to prepare a chronological report of a se- quence of events which may have been entered at random into the data base. Finally, it can scan depositions provided to you on disk in industry-standard ASCII format and transfer verbatim text directly from the depositions to its data base. MOE MOE ($50) is a handy "pop-up" program that contains a number of features useful in a business environment. It will: --> schedule upcoming events, allowing up to 20 alarms per day; --> maintain a record of your expenses and the time you spend wor- king on various projects; --> provide a calculator with a 20-line "tape" and the ability to transfer results to your word processor or other program; --> provide a pop-up phone directory that will dial for you; --> allow you to establish numerous mini-databases, such as to-do lists, general ledger account numbers, etc.; and --> provide a convenient means of sending your printer the codes it needs to change fonts, margins, etc. Once MOE is installed (it needs 80K), it's instantly available at the touch of a few keys. It may be called up from within most word processors, spreadsheets, and other primary applications. If you also happen to have Bill- Power and TickleX, you'll find that MOE ties in beautifully with them. What- ever appointments or deadlines you've scheduled with MOE will be automatically picked up by TickleX, while BillPower will automatically take in the services, expenses, and receipts you've logged with MOE. TickleX and BillPower can even assimilate entries made into MOE by users on other computers around the office. All you need to do is "OUTPUT" those entries to floppy disks, carry them to the central computer that maintains the BillPower/TickleX data bases, and then go through a simple "INPUT" routine. NIFTY Nifty ($50) is a unique program that may be used as either a pop-up Help system or a DOS menu. It combines an elegantly simple and attractive user in- terface (much appreciated by the inexperienced user) with a consistent, flex- ible means of set-up (benefiting the system integrator). As a Help system, Nifty can, at the touch of a key or two, provide the user with on-line assistance on any subject (assuming that appropriate help files have been created by the person installing the system). Since the Help system is memory-resident, it may be accessed from within nearly any other ap- plication. Simplicity is also the rule when Nifty is used as a Menu system. A single keystroke can execute any program or read any file on the computer. Some menu systems may be easier to set up, but few provide such flexible screen-creation facilities, and none are easier to use once they're installed. With Nifty, you may "draw" your own menus and place into them any messages you desire. You may use either passwords or "security levels" to control access to sub-menus. You you may even set a timer to automatically execute any program at any time. As a Help system, Nifty uses about 50K of memory; as a Menu system, it requires about 55K. If you know a computer novice, you know a candidate for using this handy product. And if you understand DOS paths and file extensions, you know enough to set up a Nifty Help or Menu system, yourself.