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InContact! Ver 1.0 ... A Guided Tour
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To help your review of this version of our application we have
compiled a list of features. Feel free to use this sheet to
guide you through many of InContact's finer points and unique
features.
When you first run the program it creates a file called SAMPLE
if no files exist. Thereafter the program will remember and
auto-load the last file used. We have included a file called
(coincidentally) SAMPLE which contains 10 records. Feel
free to use this file for testing purposes.
When you see the About window, select the Overview and Shareware
buttons.
Once in the program, take a short trip through some of these
features:
[] All windows are movable and InContact remembers where you put
them (even after you exit the program). This feature can be
turned off via the Preferences dialog.
[] The View menu allows you to customize the look of InContact.
By selecting items on this menu you can toggle sections of the
window on and off. This can help you reduce the size of the
window by hiding information you are not interested in.
[] All applicable fields have an auto-capitalize feature (which
you may turn off in the Preferences dialog). Entry fields
will capitalize each word and notes will capitalize only the
first word of each sentence.
[] Most date fields have a browse button (with an ellipsis "...")
to the right of applicable fields. When you activate one of
these buttons a popup monthly calendar appears, allowing you
to easily select the appropriate date.
[] In all cases where a file name is required, a browse button
allows you to search for a filename via a standard file
selection dialog.
[] Eight user-definable "flags" have been provided to allow you
to set up your own yes/no-type identifiers for each file
(located at the bottom of the main window).
[] In addition, InContact has two user-defined "list" fields:
Category and Status. These allow you to set up your own lists
of categories for each file (located toward the upper-right
of the main window).
[] InContact features a control bar at the top of the main
window. This bar allows you to access many frequently-used
functions directly with the mouse:
[] The control bar contains three iconic buttons at the far
right. These correspond to: File Attach, Call and Quick
Mail and provide visual feedback (i.e. the Call button
lights up when you are in a call, the Attach button lights
up when a contact has any files attached to it, etc.)
[] The Store, Cancel and Add buttons are predictable. The
Locate button pops-up a dialog that contains a sorted list
of all contacts on file. Once the dialog is visible, you
can perform some sophisticated selects. InContact even
remembers the last select operation you made for each file.
From the locate dialog, you can toggle back and forth
between the complete and selected list of contacts by using
the check box at the bottom of the window.
[] In addition, the control bar contains a scroll-bar which,
when activated, will scan quickly through your contacts
like flipping through pages of a document. All keyboard
commands work here, too.
[] Arrow keys and PgUp/PgDn work as expected. As an extra
feature, you can type an alpha character (while the cursor
is blinking on the scroll bar) to find the first contact on
file that starts with that character.
[] InContact allows you to "Attach" any number of files to any
contact in any contact file via the File Attach option. You
could keep: a picture of a contact (unlikely), a map with
directions to their location, copies of recent correspondence,
spreadsheets or darn near any file type using ENGLISH
descriptions. To view any of these files, you need only
select the View button on the file attach dialog. The program
will search through your Windows file associations for the
correct program to use with that file type. If a file
association does not exist you can add a file association via
Windows.
[] Complete DDE support is included (look at the last portion of the file
EXT.WRI for more specific information).
One of the key themes with InContact is accommodating the user's
wishes. We have taken much care in allowing more than one way to
accomplish a given task. We try to please both mouse and
keyboard users (and abusers). We appreciate your time in
reviewing this product and look forward to any comments or
suggestions you might have. Have a pleasant time exploring
InContact!
David M. Balmer, Jr.
Serious Shareware
P.O. Box 5523
Arlington, TX 76005-5523
CIS#: 70404,3014