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HELP SCREEN FOR LABEL MENU ============== | OPTION 1: | ============== Optioεá ▒á require≤ somσ explanation«á Iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ searcΦ fo≥ aεá existinτ ì record in thσ Person file¼ yo⌡ usσ thσ "Gó optioε oε thσ screeε below║ Person and Activity Tracking System ---------------------------------------------------------- | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | | A to ADD data | ========================> G to GET/EDIT data | | | | | | | | | L to print mailing LABELS | | | | | | H for Help/Tutorial on Person File | | | | | | R to RETURN to main menu | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | PLEASE ENTER YOUR CHOICE : | | Oncσá yo⌡ invokσ "Gó froφ thi≤ screen¼á yo⌡ wil∞ seσ thσ followinτ option≤á oε ì thσ bottoφ oµ thσ nex⌠ screen: ENTER N FOR NEXT, P FOR PREVIOUS ==========> S FOR SEARCH, M FOR MORE COMMANDS | RETURN EXIT F7 MULTI PRINT | | | | | | | Thσá "Sóá optioε allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ searcΦ fo≥ records«á Thσ mechanic≤ oµ thi≤á i≤ ì describeΣ iε thσ Hel≡ screeε fo≥ thσ Persoε file«á Whateve≥ recorΣ yo⌡ locatσ ì usinτá thσ "Só optioε i≤ remembereΣ iε thσ compute≥ lonτ enougΦ fo≥ yo⌡ t∩á g∩ ì directl∙ t∩ thσ LABE╠ MEN╒ anΣ selec⌠ optioε onσ t∩ prin⌠ onσ label«á Thi≤á i≤ ì hand∙á iµ yo⌡ neeΣ t∩ producσ onσ labe∞ fo≥ onσ specifiπ persoε whilσ yo⌡á arσ ì talkinτ oε thσ phone« Oncσá yo⌡ leavσ thσ Persoε filσ men⌡ anΣ returε t∩ thσ Main Program Menu¼á thσ ì recorΣá numbe≥á oµá thσá las⌠ recorΣ searcheΣ iε thσá Persoεá recorΣá wil∞á bσ ì forgotten. Also¼ iµ yo⌡ haΣ jus⌠ addeΣ ß recorΣ witΦ thσ "Aó option¼ theε thi≤ i≤ thσ ì recorΣ printeΣ ou⌠ iµ yo⌡ g∩ immediatel∙ t∩ optioε ▒ t∩ prin⌠ onσ label. è ============== | OPTION 2: | ============== Optioε ▓ generate≤ label≤ fo≥ al∞ record≤ iε thσ Persoε file« Oµ coursσ iµ yo⌡ ì havσ alread∙ gonσ t∩ thσ Main Program Menu anΣ selecteΣ ß categor∙ oµ interes⌠ ì tha⌠á select≤ ou⌠ somσ records¼á onl∙ thosσ record≤ iε you≥ selecteΣá categor∙ ì wil∞ bσ printeΣ out« Seσ thσ Hel≡ screen¼ Main Program Menu¼ Optioε 8¼ fo≥ ß ì furthe≥á explanatioεá oµ ho≈ yo⌡ caε "layer-inó data«á Tha⌠á featurσá affect≤ ì whicΦ label≤ arσ printeΣ out¼ iµ yo⌡ elec⌠ t∩ "layeró o≥ segregatσ you≥ data« ============== | OPTION 3: | ============== Optioε │ work≤ witΦ optioε 4¼á bu⌠ i≤ independen⌠ oµ eithe≥ optioε ▒ o≥ 2« Iε ì brief¼á optioεá │ wil∞ prin⌠ ou⌠ onl∙ thosσ label≤ froφ you≥ Persoε filσá tha⌠ ì havσá beeε addeΣ sincσ wa≤ optioε │ wa≤ invokeΣ thσ las⌠ time«á Iεá ßá sense¼ ì optioεá │á i≤ "postingó thosσ record≤ fo≥ whicΦ i⌠ generate≤á labels«á Then¼ ì wheεá yo⌡á wisΦá t∩á prin⌠ morσ labels¼á optioε │á check≤á t∩á seσá whicΦá arσ ì "unpostedó anΣ anΣ theε print≤ ou⌠ onl∙ thosσ labels« Fo≥ example¼á let≤ sa∙ yo⌡ havσ 30░ record≤ iε you≥ Persoε file« Iµ yo⌡ selec⌠ ì optioε ▓ t∩ prin⌠ ou⌠ you≥ labels¼ yo⌡ wil∞ prin⌠ ou⌠ 30░ labels« Iµ yo⌡ adΣ ì anothe≥á 3░ record≤ iε thσ nex⌠ tw∩ weeδ perioΣ anΣ attemp⌠ t∩ prin⌠ theφ ou⌠ ì agaiε usinτ optioε 2¼ thσ compute≥ wil∞ theε generatσ 33░ labels. Iµ insteaΣ oµ usinτ optioε ▓ thσ firs⌠ timσ t∩ prin⌠ ou⌠ thσ labels¼á yo⌡ haΣ ì useΣá optioε 3¼á yo⌡ woulΣ havσ generateΣ 30░ labels«á Afte≥ addinτá 3░á morσ ì records¼á though¼ iµ yo⌡ haΣ selecteΣ optioε │ again¼ yo⌡ woulΣ havσ haΣ jus⌠ ì 3░á label≤ prin⌠ out--jus⌠ thosσ tha⌠ haΣ beeε addeΣ t∩ thσ Persoε filσá sincσ ì optioε │ wa≤ selecteΣ last« ============== | OPTION 4: | ============== Optioε ┤ reset≤ al∞ record≤ froφ ß "posteΣ ó t∩ aε "unpostedó state« Thi≤ ha≤ ì thσ effec⌠ oµ reversinτ al∞ thosσ entrie≤ madσ b∙ optioε 3« Wheε yo⌡ invokσ optioε 4¼ yo⌡ wil∞ seσ thσ followinτ typσ oµ information: =========================================================== THIS WILL REVERT ALL RECORDS BACK TO THE UNPOSTED STATE. THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE RECORDS IN THIS FILE IS : TOTAL NUMBER OF RECORDS IN THE PERSON FILE : 11 records TOTAL NUMBER OF POSTED RECORDS : 1 record IF YOU WISH TO ABORT THIS RESETTING PROCESS, THEN ENTER A "R". ============================================================= èThi≤á screeε wil∞ sho≈ yo⌡ thσ tota∞ numbe≥ oµ unposteΣ record≤ iε thσá Persoε ì filσá anΣá thosσ tha⌠ arσ posteΣ (alread∙ havσ haΣ ß labe∞ printeΣá ou⌠á usinτ ì optioεá 3)«á Also¼á a⌠ thσ enΣ oµ tha⌠ menu¼á yo⌡ havσ ß choicσ t∩ abor⌠á thσ ì RESETTIN╟ proces≤ b∙ enterinτ ßn "R". ============== | OPTION 5: | ============== WitΦ thi≤ option¼ yo⌡ caε selec⌠ label≤ fo≥ onσ zi≡ codσ o≥ fo≥ ß rangσ oµ zi≡ ì codes« Oncσ yo⌡ selec⌠ this¼ yo⌡ wil∞ seσ thi≤ screen║ =========================================================================== WITH THIS OPTION YOU CAN GENERATE LABELS FOR ONE ZIP OR A RANGE OF ZIP CODES If you want to select one zip code for your labels, enter a "1". If you wish to select a range of zip codes for your labels, enter a "2". =========================================================================== If you select "1", then you will see this line: "Enter the single zip code you have selected:" If you had selected "2", then you would see: "Enter the first zip in the range you have selected: 70000" "Enter the last zip in the range that you have selected: 80000" ============== | OPTION 6: | ============== WIT╚á THI╙ OPTIO╬ YO╒ CA╬ GENERAT┼ LABEL╙ FO╥ ON┼ LETTE╥ O╥ ┴ RANG┼ O╞ LETTER╙ ì I╬ TH┼ COMPAN┘ NAME« After you invoke option 6, you will see this screen: ============================================================== If you want to select a letter for your labels, enter a "1". If you wish to select a range for your labels, enter a "2". ============================================================== If you select "1" (no quotes), you will then see this screen: è ===================================================================== WITH THIS OPTION YOU CAN GENERATE LABELS FOR ONE LETTER OR A RANGE OF LETTERS IN THE COMPANY NAME. If you want to select a letter for your labels, enter a "1". If you wish to select a range for your labels, enter a "2". * If you enter one letter, such as "L" (without the quotes), then all labels with a company name that begin with that letter will be printed. If you enter two letters, such as "Lo", then all labels that begin with those two letters will be printed. Observe that you must meet all upper/lower case conventions. Enter the single letter or letters you have selected: ===================================================================== If you had selected "2", you would have seen this screen instead: ===================================================================== WITH THIS OPTION YOU CAN GENERATE LABELS FOR ONE LETTER OR A RANGE OF LETTERS IN THE COMPANY NAME. If you want to select a letter for your labels, enter a "1". If you wish to select a range for your labels, enter a "2". Enter the first letter or letters in the range you have selected: Enter the last letter or letters in the range that you have selected: =====================================================================