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- Addendum to AutoTrac manual
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- CR Software
- 591 Cypress Ave.
- San Jacinto, Ca.
- 92583
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- ibbeson@telis.org
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- New features in version 1.40 of AutoTrac for Windows!
- =====================================================
- The latest version of AutoTrac for Windows has been
- included as part of your registration. New features
- have been added.
-
- Please note that these additions are *NOT* covered in
- the printed manual, or on-line help. The following
- will explain the new features, and how to use them
- with AutoTrac.
-
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- Transferring Information under Windows 95
- =========================================
- Version 1.40 of AutoTrac now transfers information
- to word processors running under Windows 95. It is
- still fully compatible with Windows 3.1.
-
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-
- In Program Backup Of AutoTrac Files
- ===================================
- Version 1.40 of AutoTrac now allows you to
- automatically back up your important vehicle files,
- while running AutoTrac.
-
- From the File menu, choose Backup All. Select the
- drive and directory where you wish AutoTrac to backup
- your vehicle files to by double-clicking on the
- appropriate location from the list box.
- The currently selected drive and directory are
- displayed at the bottom of the dialog box.
-
- When you have chosen the desired backup location,
- select OK. AutoTrac will ask you to confirm your
- backup to the drive and directory selected. Choose
- OK to backup your files, or NO to return to the
- drive / directory box. To cancel the backup, choose
- Cancel.
-
- All files with the following extensions are copied to
- the drive / directory specified:
- .alg; .exp; .xct; .mhf; .cmt; .mcg; .wpf; .xcg.
-
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- Miles Per Gallon Calculation
- ============================
- When sending information to a word processor, AutoTrac
- now calculates the miles per gallon (MPG) of your
- vehicle, if possible, and displays it in the Expenses
- section of the printout.
-
- In order for AutoTrac to calculate the MPG, the
- following is required:
-
- * there must be an entry for Unit Cost, Total Cost
- and Mileage when entering Gasoline expenses in the
- Expense Dialog Box (see manual, page 9,10);
-
- * when sending expenses to a word processor, you must
- select Send All. AutoTrac cannot calculate MPG if
- you send only certain expenses to the word processor.
-
- When displaying the MPG field, the first and last
- Gasoline entry will show "N/A" as the MPG, since no
- prior or subsequent entries exist for calculation. If
- no Unit Cost, Total Cost, or Mileage were entered in
- the Expenses dialog box under Gasoline, then "N/A"
- will also appear under the MPG field for that Gasoline
- entry.
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-
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- Expenses Sorted By Date
- =======================
- Upon selecting Log | Expenses, all expense entries are
- sorted by date. This means that choosing the View
- Previous and View Next buttons will now display the
- expenses in chronological order, not necessarily in
- the order they were entered.
-
- Note, however, that this does not take place during
- the actual entering of the information. When entering
- more than one expense, choosing the View Previous and
- View Next buttons will display the entries in the
- order entered. It is not until the dialog box is
- closed and re-displayed, that the entries will be
- sorted by date.
-
-
- Viewing and Sending Upcoming Maintenance
- ========================================
-
- Now when Upcoming is selected from the Maintenance Dialog
- box, or Upcoming Maintenance is selected from the Send
- dialog box, you are prompted to enter the number of months
- in advance you wouldlike to view the upcoming maintenance
- for. You may enter a number from 0 to 12. If you enter 0,
- the Overdue Maintenance is automatically calculated.