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- ADD/DELETE STOCKS PROGRAM - Description of Stock Select Screen (1 of 6)
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- The stock select screen can display information for up to 16 stocks at a time.
- A selector block is visible on the screen, in the form of a solid bar which
- covers a single data item. A stock is selected (for making changes, etc.) when
- the selector block is on the same line as the name of the stock. The selector
- block can be moved through the list of stocks, and also to individual data
- items, by means of the cursor keys on the right side of the keyboard as des-
- cribed on the next screens.
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- If you hold a key down for more than about a second, the corresponding action
- will repeat continuously until the key is released. If keystrokes get ahead of
- the computer, it may beep or squeal at you until you release the key. If you
- press the wrong key, the computer will beep, and an error message will flash on
- the bottom of the screen until you press another correct key.
-
- If you are just starting a new data diskette, the stock select screen will
- automatically start prompting you to type information about the first stock.
- There is more information about this under the Add function, described later
- in this series of screens.
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- ADD/DELETE STOCKS PROGRAM - Description of Stock Select Screen (2 of 6)
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- The up-arrow key moves the selector block up one line each time it is pressed.
- If necessary, the display will scroll one line towards the beginning of
- the list of stocks.
-
- The down-arrow key moves the selector block down one line each time it is
- pressed. If necessary, the display will scroll one line towards the end
- of the list of stocks. The selector block can be moved one line below
- the end of the list to permit adding a new stock at the end (see the Add
- function, described later).
-
- The left-arrow key (but not the backspace key) moves the selector block one
- data item to the left each time it is pressed.
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- The right-arrow key moves the selector block one data item to the right each
- time it is pressed.
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- The selector block cannot be moved off the screen, and the display cannot
- scroll left or right.
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- ADD/DELETE STOCKS PROGRAM - Description of Stock Select Screen (3 of 6)
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- The PgUp key moves the display 13 lines up towards the beginning of the list of
- stocks. There is a 3-line overlap; the selector block is placed on the
- top line.
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- The PgDn key moves the display 13 lines down towards the end of the list of
- stocks. There is a 3-line overlap; the selector block is placed on the
- bottom line.
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- The End key moves the display to the end of the list of stocks and places the
- selector block on the last line.
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- The Home key moves the display to the beginning of the list of stocks and
- places the selector block on the first line.
-
- The other functions are invoked by typing the corresponding letter keys. These
- other functions are described in the next screens. Note that for some functions
- such as Add, Delete and Change, there will be 2 solid blocks on the screen -
- the selector block shows what is about to be operated on, and another block at
- the bottom of the screen accepts characters typed in from the keyboard.
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- ADD/DELETE STOCKS PROGRAM - Description of Stock Select Screen (4 of 6)
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- A = ADD a new stock to the list. The stock identified by the selector block,
- and any others after it, will be moved down towards the end of the list;
- the new stock will then go on the line the selector block is located on.
- Thus, you can have the stocks displayed in any order. All programs in the
- system will display the stocks in the same order. That order can later be
- changed by using the Delete and Restore functions described on the next
- screen. Remember, the Esc (escape) key is active and can be used to abort
- the function, returning the screen display to the way it was before.
-
- A particular stock symbol cannot exist more than once on a data diskette;
- unless data for that stock is being updated BOTH daily and weekly, in
- which case that symbol can exist twice. (The stock symbol preceeded by D
- for daily or W for weekly is used as a unique file name to access the cor-
- responding volume and price data). Also, entry of dividends, earnings and
- price goals are optional - press ENTER by itself to bypass those prompts.
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- WARNING: The dates used for entry of volume and prices are computed by the
- program and depend on proper entry of the current date when you start your
- computer. If you don't enter the correct date at start-up, the IBM compu-
- ter will set the current date to Jan. 1, 1980!
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- ADD/DELETE STOCKS PROGRAM - Description of Stock Select Screen (5 of 6)
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- D = DELETE the stock identified by the selector block, and all of the corres-
- ponding volume and price data. You are first given a chance to abort this
- function in case you pressed the wrong key. See also the RESTORE function
- described below.
-
- R = RESTORE the most recently deleted stock. The stock identified by the
- selector block, and any others after it, will be moved down towards the
- end of the list; the most recently deleted stock is then "un-deleted" and
- will go on the line the selector block is on. By using D and R, you can
- move any stock in the list to anywhere else in the list. It is suggested
- that stock names be kept in the same order in which they appear in the
- newspaper or other publication from which price data is obtained.
-
- Warning: Only the single most recently deleted stock can be restored. If
- you delete another stock, the one deleted before that is GONE! Also, the
- most recently deleted stock REALLY IS deleted if you switch to the data
- entry and graphics program, exit to the operating system with the Quit
- function, or use the Setup function. These and other functions are des-
- cribed on the next screen.
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- ADD/DELETE STOCKS PROGRAM - Description of Stock Select Screen (6 of 6)
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- C = CHANGE the data item indicated by the selector block. You can change any
- data item except the update interval and the number of days/weeks.
-
- E = to ENTER volume and prices for any stock on the list. This will take you
- to the data entry and graph program and another stock select screen.
-
- G = to draw a bar GRAPH for any stock on the list. This will take you to the
- data entry and graph program and another stock select screen.
-
- S = SETUP. This is to allow you to specify the disk configuration you are
- using (floppies and/or hard disk); and also to specify the version of your
- disk operating system (DOS). The prompting for this function is intended
- to be self explanatory.
-
- H = HELP. Displays the explanatory information you are looking at now.
-
- Q = QUIT this program and exit to DOS, so you can run a different program
- system, make a backup copy of a disk, etc. WARNING: if you exit the
- program by other means, you may lose data which you have typed in.