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Please give copies of this program to your friends and colleagues - there
is an option on the opening screen which will create copy diskettes
automatically.



INSTALLING FROM A FLOPPY DISK:
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TIME LORD can be installed from either drive A or B.  For example if you are
using drive A change to that drive first:

    A:    <enter>
    INSTALL <enter>

and then follow the on-screen prompts.




INSTALLING FROM HARD DISK
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If you have downloaded this from a BBS you can install by just typing
INSTALL <enter>.



OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT BY INSTALLATION PROGRAM
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You will be asked which hard disk drive you want the program installed on
(usually C) and what name you want to give to the directory.    If such
a directory already exists the installation program will go no further.

The two files 1.EXE and 2.EXE will be uncompressed (they are self-archived)
into the chosen directory.

When installation has been completed you will be left in that directory.
To run TIME LORD you must type TL.BAT or just C:\TL (TL.BAT is on the
root directory)

Like most relational databases TIME LORD needs to have open a higher than
usual number of files.    This upper limit should be at least 50 and the
program will ask you if you want it to insert the following lines in your
CONFIG.SYS file:

         FILES=50
         BUFFERS=20

If you answer NO you will need to make the changes yourself or you will get
an error message saying "Too many files open".    Changes to CONFIG.SYS do not
come into effect until you reboot the computer.

Please Note: this version is single user and must not be run on more than
one machine because the method of allocating unique record numbers will
not be able to keep track.  If a database  was created on one machine and then
transferred to another TIME LORD directory on another machine, some of
the record numbers could be out of sync. So keep all your databases on one
computer in one TIME LORD directory, at all times.


For details of site licences and multiple copy purchases call the number below.



MONO DISPLAYS
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If you have an LCD (Liquid Crystal) or Plasma type display you might find that
the colours in TIMe LORD (and other programs) do not show up well. Try including
the following line in the start up batch file TL.BAT

      MODE BW80

This will cause the operating system to treat your display as Black & White.



To print out the manual type:

         COPY MANUAL.DOC PRN



If you have any problems with installation or running the program in any way
please call me on 0734 427333.

Mike McLoughlin

CIX   mmc
Compuserve  100010,1150
Shareware Support BBS [phone]




══════════════ PROGRAM FEATURE LIST ═══════════════════════════════════════════


OVERVIEW: Take control of your time and your contacts! TIME LORD is a
complete suite of integrated accessories - Diary,Contact Notes,Reminders,
Appointment Notes,To Do List, Document Database - all text information
entered in these areas can be searched at any time. Once you have jotted
something down in one of these sections it will always be available to you.
Browse your contacts in an easy-to-use "Rolodex" fashion. Customise records
with your own field names.


*** Unlimited number of contact names & addresses
*** Contacts can be viewed in four different sequences - by name, by town
    and by two of the user-defined fields
*** Unlimited number of notes can be attached to each contact and then
    browsed in date order. Categorise notes into six types with your own labels
    EG; incoming phone call, no response etc
*** Extensive use of picklists for fast data entry
*** Eight user-definable fields, two in date format
*** Extensive time planning facilities - available time can be viewed by day,
  week or for the whole year. Appointments can be linked to particular contacts
*** When browsing through the diary any appointments for that day are shown
    alongside. Unlimited number of pages-per-day.
*** Reminders - when the chosen date/time arrives a flashing notice in the
    bottom left corner of the screen will alert you, wherever you are in the
    program. Can also beep like an alarm clock if you like.
*** Get those jobs done! Enter your tasks into the To Do List with a priority
    and a "Do By" date. If the Do By date is passed then the task details can
    be automatically added to the Reminders list
*** WordPerfect and Wordstar interfaces - including production of merge files
*** Label printing up to three-across - fully configurable for most label sizes
*** Auto Dial - if you have a Hayes compatible modem (most are) you can use it
    to dial the phone numbers. No more mis-dialling!
*** Mercury compatible - toggle phone numbers (eg long distance ones) to go
    through Mercury.  Use the cost codes and your Mercury phone bill will be
    analysed for you.
*** Field arithmetic - store numeric data (sales, expenses etc) in a
    user-defined field and totals & averages can be obtained
*** Document database - index all your text files wherever they are on your
    hard disk. Then search,browse,bookmark etc with the built in Report Viewer
*** Full feature calculator with print out option
*** Utilities Package for data import/export, file rebuilding, Report
    Generator etc (reg.users)
*** Variety of printed reports including Pocket Organiser width output
    with Report Generator
*** All text information can be quickly searched for words or text strings
    - case ignored
*** Optional password protection
*** Context sensitive help available everywhere - just press F1



NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 2.O

*** TSR (memory resident) module - allows reminders to operate in the
    background and also the Contacts Database can be "opped up" over
    other text mode programs.
*** Text Editor with 93,000 word spelling checker, keyboard macros, cut &
    paste between text files, Wordperfect/Wordstar or user-defined keystrokes
*** Linkage of text files and Wordperfect docs to name & address records
*** Conditional search on any Contact field using AND/OR/NOT
*** Create a subset of selected records
*** Select records on the basis of the contents of phone messages, diary
    and other text fields
*** Interface to Microsoft Word as well as Wordperfect/Wordstar
*** Back up/Restore utilities for data files
*** What's On Today facility with auto-search for the next important event.
*** Configurable Screen Blanker with password control (optional) and a user
    defined message
*** Telephone call timer - shows throughout the program and toggles between
    on/pause/off



Version 2.0 improvements to existing features:

*** Each to do list item can have a sub to do list and for each level a
    GANTT chart can be displayed
*** Appointments Scheduler - Find Free Time, toggle between Week and Day
    views with a mini Time Planner display, repeat facility, print just
    a one line summary without appt. notes
*** Reminders - repeat facility, can be linked to contact records
*** Weekly summary - now shows all phone messages for that week, regardless
    of contact link
*** Contact Records - longer name & address fields , Hot Key menu for ease
    of calling up accessories etc., print a one off label, print details of
    just this record, make a copy of a record
*** Calendar - year view as well as month
*** Phone messages - new field : "Heading".  Messages now scroll at the same
    time as the picklist
*** Three default paths for storage of text files
*** Linking of Document Database files with contacts
*** All date fields can be "nudged" up/down with the Grey Plus/Minus keys