This on-screen manual provides answers to questions about using Seize the Day. The five major components of Seize The Day are:
1 Living Worlds - You may enjoy experiencing the 12 different Living Worlds by "time traveling." Select the record LIVING WORLD GALLERY AND TIME TRAVEL for information about "time traveling."
The Living Worlds were designed to use all of the capability of the computer while set to display 256 colors. If your computer is set to other than 256 colors you may still be able to view the Living Worlds but will not see the rippling water, the shooting stars, the snow and the rain, etc. See the record named VIDEO DISPLAY for more information.
2 Journal - The Seize the Day Journal presents a new thought for each day. See the record named JOURNAL (BUTTON) for more information.
3 Lists - Lists provide a way to organize many types of items including personal and business names and addresses as well as free form type lists. See the record named LISTS (BUTTON) for more information.
4 Calendar - The calendar provides the features to keep track of your appointments and To Do item. See the record named CALENDAR (BUTTON) for more information.
5 This Day - The This Day feature gives historical events for each day of the year. See the record named THIS DAY (BUTTON) for more information.
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VIDEO DISPLAY
To view the Living Worlds as they were designed requires that your computer has 256 color capability and has the correct 256 color software driver loaded. If your computer is set to other than 256 colors you may still be able to view the Living Worlds but will not see the rippling water, the shooting stars, the snow and the rain, etc.
If your computer is not currently set in the 256 color mode you may need to refer to your computer manual or contact the vendor from whom you purchased your hardware.
NOTE: Some video display devices will create their own icon when they are installed. In such cases, you should select this icon rather than using Windows Setup in the description that follows.
To confirm what video driver you have installed, choose Windows Setup from the Main menu group in Program Manager. Your current video driver will appear next to the Display heading. If you choose Change System Settings from the Options menu and then click on the display setting box, a drop down menu will appear. This menu will display several display drivers that come with Windows, as well as other drivers, if any, that may have been installed for your particular video display card. If you know what video display card you have, then you can select a 256 color driver for it. Windows may prompt you to load some Windows disks to install this driver. NOTE: Not all video display drivers are included with Windows. The drivers may have come with the display card when you bought it, or you may want to call Microsoft at 800-426-9400 to obtain the correct driver.
Windows comes complete with several drivers for common video display cards. However, even if you don't have the hardware to support these drivers, Windows will let you select one of them and attempt to install it, but you may eventually have to cancel, since Windows won't be able to find everything it needs in order to install.You may want to refer to the chapter of the Windows manual, "Maintaining Windows with Setup."
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FAST START & QUICK TIPS
SEIZE THE DAY OVERVIEW Seize the Day is comprised of two parts, the Gallery window on the left and the Daybook window on the right. The Daybook has three working sections: Lists, Calendar (which contains the Daily Planner and To Do list), and Journal. The following brief descriptions show you how to move quickly around this on-screen manual as well as the basics of mastering and enjoying Seize the Day.
IMPORTANT TIP Wherever in this manual you see a line of all capitalized words preceded by a dash, you can reach that record instantly. Point your cursor at the dash and press the mouse button. With the record name thus highlighted, press the Lookup button at the top of the screen. This opens the record box to your left. You can read the instructions there while you practice each instruction in the Gallery or Daybook.
SELECTING AND EDITING TEXT Use of the Daybook requires text entry and editing. This manual assumes you already know the basics of text editing (selecting, copying, moving and deleting text) using the mouse or the keyboard. If you need more information, click on the dash preceding TEXT EDITOR, then press the Lookup button.
TEXT EDITOR
LOOKUP
All information you enter within the Daybook is available to you from wherever you are in the program. In other words, all parts are connected, and the Lookup function is the fastest link. Lookup lets you find information that you have entered into the record name (key field) of the Personal, Business and Free Form type lists. For details, click on the dash preceding LOOKUP, then press the Lookup button.
INDEX
This is an alphabetical listing of many subjects and features of Seize the Day. For details, click on the dash preceding INDEX, then press the Lookup button. The Index record will appear on the left side of your screen. Scroll down the list until you see the topic you want, select it, then press the Lookup button at the top of this record window to bring up the new record.
SEARCH
Whereas the Lookup feature searches only key fields within different types of lists, the Search feature searches for words and word-strings in everything that you write within the Daybook (Lists, Calendar, and Journal). It's not as fast as Lookup, but more exhaustive. For details, click on the dash preceding SEARCH, then press the Lookup button.
LISTS
There are three types of lists that you can create in the Daybook: Personal, Business, and Free Form. To create a new list, press the Lists button, then press the New Lists button at the bottom of the screen. Type the name of the new list and choose a list type. All three types can be printed, imported, exported, and edited. For details, click on the dash preceding LISTS, then press the Lookup button.
PRINT THE MANUAL
The on-screen manual is provided for your convenience--it never can get lost. However, if you prefer a hard copy, you can print it. For details, click on the dash preceding PRINT THE MANUAL, then press the Lookup button.
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LIVING WORLDS GALLERY & TIME TRAVEL
OVERVIEW There are 12 Living Worlds, one for each month, in the "Gallery" of Seize the Day. The time in the worlds follows the internal clock of your computer so the worlds constantly change as you go through the day (and the night). At the end of each month, a new world will appear automatically at midnight.
Notice that no Menu bar appears in the Gallery window. It is there, however. First, if the Gallery window is not active, select it by clicking on the Gallery window with the mouse or hold down the Alt key and press Tab until the Gallery icon appears, then release the Alt key. Then place the cursor anywhere in the Gallery and press either mouse button. Alternatively, you can use the Keyboard Shortcut Keys. For details, click on the dash preceding KEYBOARD SHORTCUT KEYS, then press the Lookup button.
KEYBOARD SHORTCUT KEYS
TIME TRAVEL If you're like most people, you'll want to move around the 12 worlds at will. We created a special Time Travel feature that lets you explore anywhere, anytime you like. To travel, select the Time Travel option within the Gallery Options menu. The Time Travel dialog box will appear. To practice traveling, enter the coordinates (for March 4 at 5:59:45 PM) and click on the Apply button; this will take you to one of our favorite times and places. Use the Tab key to move from field to field to enter other coordinates.
IMPORTANT TIME TRAVEL TIPS You can keep a constant vigil on the Living Worlds to see special phenomenon that occur throughout the month. If you can't wait, we've created a sample list of date/time coordinates for each month. To find the list, select the This Image option within the Gallery About menu. Write down the date/time, then enter the coordinates in the Travel Through Time dialog box. If you press the Reset button, the Living Worlds revert to real time, matching the month, day and time that appears on your Welcome screen.
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WELCOME (BUTTON)
OVERVIEW The Welcome screen greets you every day with information and inspiration. It also serves as an easy-to-use gateway to the rest of the Daybook. Brief descriptions follow for the major parts of the Daybook that are accessible from the Welcome screen.
IMPORTANT TIP To learn more about each one, select the capitalized line by clicking on the dash, then press the Lookup button. The subject record will appear to your left as a tutorial. You can read it while performing actions in the Daybook itself.
JOURNAL (BUTTON)
On the Welcome screen each day you will see a partial quote. To view the complete quote, select the quote itself or press the Journal button at the top of the screen. This brings up the Daily Journal screen that expands on the theme of the quote. Daily Journal quotes can be copied but cannot be edited or searched.
By pressing the Personal Journal button at the bottom of the Daily Journal screen, you reach the Personal Journal (the active, writing part of your Journal).
LISTS (BUTTON)
To enter the Lists feature (which contains the Personal and Business lists, the Personal Journal Summary, the Done History list and the Seize the Day Manual), press the Lists button at the top of the screen. You will find Lists to be one of the most unique and helpful aspects of the Daybook.
CALENDAR (BUTTON)
To enter the Calendar (which also contains the Daily Planner and To Do list), just press the date or time on the left margin of the Welcome screen, or press the Calendar button at the top. The Calendar has five different views: Day, Week, Weekend, Month, and Year. You can type text directly into the first three views using standard Windows text and editing commands; the last two views are for information only.
THIS DAY (BUTTON)
This Day entries provide a daily snapshot of significant events in world history. To view This Day, press the words "Seize the Day" inside the bar at the bottom of the Welcome screen or press the This Day button at the top of the screen. This Day events can be copied but cannot be edited or searched.
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JOURNAL (BUTTON)
OVERVIEW The Journal is a place of inspiration and creativity. It starts on the Welcome screen with a "teaser" or partial quote. To read the complete quote, press the quote itself or press the Journal button at the top of the screen.
DAILY JOURNAL This part of the Journal contains the entire quote, who said it, and often a blurb in explanation of either or both. It changes every day, and you cannot edit it or write on it. Use the arrow buttons at the bottom right of your Daybook to move through journal entries one day at a time. The Left Arrow takes you to past entries and the Right Arrow takes you to future entries. Press the Personal Journal button at the bottom left of the Daybook window to reach the Personal Journal.
IMPORTANT TIP Only one journal can appear in a Daybook at a time (unlike This Day modules that allow entries to appear sequentially on the same day within the same Daybook). You can select and bring new journals into your Daybook by using the Options menu.
PERSONAL JOURNAL This is the creative part of the Journal. It provides you a blank piece of paper every day. Whatever you write in it during a day is automatically saved in a list called Personal Journal Summary (and is listed by date). There is no practical limit to the amount of text you can write every day.
PERSONAL JOURNAL SUMMARY This is the name of the list within the Lists section of the Daybook that keeps a permanent record, by date, of all entries you make in your Personal Journal. The name of each record in the list is the date of each entry.
PRINT JOURNAL
(Select and press Lookup for more information.)
SELECT JOURNAL Your program comes with the Seize the Day Journal, but other Journals are available directly from us by calling 800 577-6665. After you have installed another Journal, you can choose it by selecting the Select Journal option within the Daybook Options menu. The names of any journals you have installed appear in a Journal dialog box. Select the one you want and press the OK button.
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LISTS (BUTTON)
OVERVIEW The Lists feature gives you great flexibility in formatting and using your information. When you press the Lists button, you view some "permanent" lists: Personal, Business, Done History, Personal Journal Summary, and Seize the Day Manual.
CREATE LISTS Press the New List button at the bottom of the screen. A dialog box will appear that lets you choose the type of List that you want. The three types of lists (Personal, Business, and Free Form) are described below.
DELETE LISTS Select a list, then press the Delete List button. Follow the dialog box instructions.
RENAME LISTS Select a list, press the Rename List button, type the new name, and press the OK button.
OPENING A LIST To open a list to view or edit the records, double click on the list name (or select the list and press the Enter key).
IMPORTANT: Before renaming the Done History or Personal Journal Summary lists, read the appropriate section by clicking on the dash preceding the following topics, then press the Lookup button.
DONE HISTORY
PERSONAL JOURNAL SUMMARY
RECORD NAMES & RECORD ENTRIES
When you open a list, you reach the Record screen. This is a split screen with record names in the top section and record entries in the lower section. When you select a record name, the information in the record appears in the lower section for viewing and editing.
To create a new record, press the New Record button at the bottom of the screen. To name the record, type a name in the first field (name, company and subject). To create a record entry, type in the bottom section of the screen.
To delete a record, select the Record name in the upper section and press the Delete Record button.
SORT
The Sort feature lets you sort records within lists in various ways. This is very helpful in Personal and Business address lists, of course, where you want names in alphabetical order. Press the Sort button and make your choices in the dialog box that appears.
PERSONAL LISTS and BUSINESS LISTS Personal lists and Business lists are phone/address lists that have a basic Rolodex format with clearly identified fields into which you type information directly. The difference between the two types is that a Personal list has two name fields and one phone field while a Business list has three name fields and three phone fields. Both types have a lengthy (and scrollable) comment field for note taking.
FREE FORM LISTS A Free Form list is much like a blank piece of paper, with no formatted fields. This on-screen manual is an example of a Free Form list. Each record has a subject field and a lengthy (and scrollable) comment field for note taking.
KEY FIELDS Key fields let you quickly "lookup" names and address records from anywhere in the Daybook. In Personal Lists, the key fields are the First name and Last name fields. In Business Lists, the key field is the Company name field. In Free Form lists, the key field is the Subject name field. To call up an address record from the Lists, Calendar, or Journal, select the key field name and press the Lookup button. If there is no such key field name, Seize the Day will tell you so.
IMPORTANT TIPS Each Daybook may contain numerous lists (up to 100) and records (up to 5,000). If you have a special need to create a large number of lists, each containing numerous records, you may want to consider creating a new Daybook for such circumstances.
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CALENDAR (BUTTON)
OVERVIEW To reach the perpetual Calendar (which stretches 2,000 years into the past and 2,000 years into the future) press the Calendar button from anywhere within the Daybook. If you're in the Welcome screen, you can also press the date or time itself. The Calendar serves three different functions: Calendar, Daily Planner, and To Do list. Brief explanations of each follow.
To learn more about any of the following subjects, click on the dash that precedes the following topics, then press the Lookup button. The subject record will appear to your left as a tutorial. You can read it while performing the actions in the Daybook itself.
DAILY PLANNER
TEXT EDITOR
MOVING TEXT
TO DO LIST
DAILY PLANNER
When you press the Calendar button, you reach the Day view. It is a split screen with the Daily Planner above and To Do list below. Daily Planner entries (meetings, commitments, birthdays, etc.) are specific to the day you write them and do not carry over to the next day. Each entry that you make is preceded by a dash, which simplifies editing and moving blocks of text. If you precede text with a time number (i.e. 9 a.m.), the number bolds automatically. Alarms may be set for entries that begin with a valid time. Any entry may be set to repeat. All text is automatically saved as you type.
TO DO LIST
To Do list entries, unlike Daily Planner entries, move with you from day to day unless you delete them or move them into the Done History list. You can easily move entries between the To Do list and Daily Planner. To delete an entry, select it and press the Del key. To delete the entry and save a copy in the Done History list (a permanent list of records by date of your accomplishments), select the entry and press the Done button.
CALENDAR VIEW There are five calendar views within the Daybook--DAY, WEEK, MONTH, SIX MONTHS (which we call YEAR for simplicity), and WEEKEND. You reach all views (except Weekend) by pressing the buttons at the bottom of the Calendar screen. In each of the views, you can move into the past and future by using the Left and Right arrows at the bottom right of the screen. Pressing the Right arrow moves you one day, week, month, or six-month period into the future. Pressing the Left arrow moves you likewise to the past.
The DAY view shows the Daily Planner and To Do list. You can type information directly into each of these sections and use the scroll arrows to read information that exceeds the screen space.
The WEEK view shows a Monday through Friday snapshot of Day views. You can type information directly into each of these days and use the scroll arrows to read information that exceeds the screen space. To get a full day view from any day in the week, just place the cursor on that day then press the Day button.
The WEEKEND view, reached from the WEEK view, shows Friday through Sunday snapshot of Day views. You can type information directly into each of these days and use the scroll arrows to read information that exceeds the screen space. To get a full day view from any day in the weekend, just place the cursor on that day then press the Day button.
The MONTH view shows an entire month, and any information that you type into the Daily Planner or Week view appears on the Month view as "Greek" type--you know something is there but you can't read it. It gives you a rough picture of your schedule for the month. For a closer look at any day, just select the date. The current day is indicated by a red outline. Special days are indicated in red (religious observaces), blue (holidays) and green (season changes).
The YEAR view actually shows you half a year. To move to the previous or next six month view, use the arrows in the lower right hand corner of the Daybook.
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TEXT EDITOR
OVERVIEW The Text Editor in the Daybook is a simple word processor. It is similar to the Notepad within Windows with some features that simplify text movement within calendars, To Do lists, etc. The following subjects describe how to write, edit, and move text within all the functional areas of the Daybook. For more information on any of these subjects, click on the dash that precedes the capitalized subject (i.e., MOVING TEXT) then press the Lookup button.
MOVING TEXT
There are two ways to move text from place to place in Seize the Day: Drag & Drop and Cut & Paste. To Drag & Drop text, point the cursor at the dash that precedes any text entry, then press and hold down the mouse button (the cursor turns into a document icon). You can then "drag" this to another place in the text and "drop" into place. To Cut & Paste text, select the text and use the standard commands within the Daybook Edit menu.
For more details on either method, click on the dash preceding MOVING TEXT, then press the Lookup button.
WRITING TEXT Text in the Daybook is entered in paragraphs or "entries" that are preceded by a dash. Every time you press the Enter key and start typing, a new entry is created. There is only one font that appears inside the Daybook, but you can print out information within the Daybook in other fonts. When you print you may select a bold or italics font style.
The Daybook automatically bolds certain beginning characters to make entries easier to view. See the examples below. Bolding of times is helpful in the calendar and bolding of item numbers is useful in lists. This feature is for on-screen viewing only and does not affect printed items.
Bolded character examples:
8:00 AM
10
11:30 am
noon
4 pm
1
2
3
Non-bolded character examples:
Meeting with Tom at 8 am
Step 1
SELECTING TEXT Here are some quick editing tips for selecting text:
To select all the entries in a long record, click on the dash that precedes the top entry, then hold down the Shift and Ctrl keys and press the End key. (This selects the entire record contents for copying & pasting, editing, etc. Note: Num Lock must be deselected.)
Alternatively, you can click on the dash that precedes the first entry, then, while holding down the Shift key, scroll to the last entry and select its dash.
RESIZING WINDOWS
You can increase the Daybook window by following the standard Windows commands for resizing and minimizing the size of a window
You can also resize the Gallery window to be smaller or larger than the standard size. Since you can change the width and height independently, some resized pictures may appear distorted. Follow the standard Windows commands for resizing and minimizing the size of a window. For more information on any of these subjects, click on the dash that precedes the capitalized subject (i.e., RESIZING WINDOWS) then press the Lookup button.
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MENUS
OVERVIEW A menu bar shows at the top the Daybook window but the Menu bar is not apparent in the Gallery window. To use a menu item in either window, the window must first be "active." To make a window active, you may click on the window or hold down the Alt key and press Tab until the desired window icon appears.
When the Gallery or Daybook window is active, you can select a menu with the keyboard using the Keyboard Shortcut Keys by pressing the Alt key and then pressing the underlined letter in the Menu name. To select options within the menu, press the underlined letter of the option. Alternatively, you can select a menu or menu item with the mouse. (To make the menu appear in the Gallery window, click the mouse anywhere in the Gallery.)
For more information, click on the dash preceding KEYBOARD SHORTCUT KEYS, then press the Lookup button.
KEYBOARD SHORTCUT KEYS
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INDEX
OVERVIEW This Index alphabetically lists many features and functions in Seize the Day. Use the scroll bar to scroll the list. When you find the topic you want, click on the dash preceding the topic, then press the Lookup button. (To select the topic using the keyboard, move the cursor to the topic, hold down the shift key and use the arrow keys. On some computers you must use the arrow keys on the keypad and Num Lock must be off.) The record containing the topic appears in a window to the left of the Daybook to allow you to read the instructions while you use the Daybook.
ABOUT MENUS
ALARMS
CYCLING
DAILY PLANNER
DAYBOOKS
DE-INSTALL
DONE (BUTTON)
DONE HISTORY
ENLARGED TEXT
EXIT
EXPORTING
FONTS
(GMT/UT)
IMPORTING
KEYBOARD SHORTCUT KEYS
LOOKUP
MOVING TEXT
NEXT ALARM
OPTIONS MENU
OTHER PICTURES
PAGE SETUP
PASSWORDS
PERSONAL JOURNAL SUMMARY
PLUG-INS
PREFERENCES
PRINT CALENDAR VIEWS
PRINT JOURNALS AND THIS DAY
PRINT LISTS
PRINT THE MANUAL
PRINTING
REPEATING EVENTS
RESIZING WINDOWS
SAVE
SEARCH
SELECT JOURNAL
SHOW GALLERY
SORT
SPECIAL THANKS
TEXT EDITOR
THIS DAY
TO DO LIST
TO DO LIST--SAMPLE
VIDEO DISPLAY
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About Menus
DAYBOOK
The options within the About menu provide "authorship" information about different parts of Seize the Day, as well as how to order Seize the Day products and how to get help from Seize the Day if you need it. When you select other Journals and This Day plug-ins, the About options explain these as well.
GALLERY
The Art option within the About menu gives you general information about the creators of the Living Worlds or the Gallery plug-in that is displayed. In the case of most plug-ins, this will be titles, artist names, copyright, etc.
The This Image option within the About menu gives you more detailed information about the specific image that is displayed. With the Living Worlds, you receive the time coordinates for some of the phenomenon or "happenings" for the current month. Use these coordinates in the Traveling Through Time dialog box to journey to the events. For more details, click on the dash that precedes LIVING WORLDS GALLERY & TIME TRAVEL, then press the Lookup button.
LIVING WORLDS GALLERY & TIME TRAVEL
For additional information, click on the dash that precedes MENUS, then press the Lookup button.
MENUS
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Alarms
OVERVIEW Alarms let you notify yourself of pending events that you have entered into your Calendar. After you set an Alarm, a dialog box appears at the time you designate to remind you of the event. Sounds can accompany the visual Alarm (if you have the appropriate sound equipment installed), and there's even a Snooze feature once the Alarm appears.
IMPORTANT TIPS Alarms only appear when your Daybook is active on your computer. Therefore, we recommend that you keep your Daybook open. If you want to reduce its presence, press the Minimize arrow buttons at the top corners of the Gallery and Daybook windows to shrink them to an icon.
You can set alarms only for future events, not past events.
If your Daybook is closed at the time of an alarm, you will be notified of missing alarms the next time you open your Daybook. If you missed a repetitive event, you will be notified of the first time it occurred.
You need a sound board and sound driver configured for your system in order to hear the alarm sounds.
The event must be preceded by a time designation such as 10 am, 6:30 pm, 9:45 a.m., 1 p.m., and noon. If you want to be reminded with an alarm one week before someone's birthday, remember to give the birthday a time designation.
TO SET AN ALARM, follow these simple steps:
1 Type an entry in the Daily Planner section of the Calendar that is preceded by a time such as 4 PM, or 6 AM, or noon. The selected time must be in the future.
2 Place the cursor on any word within the entry (or select the entry by clicking on the dash that precedes it) and press the Alarm button at the top of the screen. The Alarm dialog box appears automatically.
3 Your entry appears in the box. Below your entry are three advance notice boxes: one for the number of days, one for the number of hours, and one for the number of minutes. In each case, use the Tab key or mouse to reach the box you want. Use the Down arrow keys to change the selection in each box or press the Down arrow beside each box to pop open a menu, then select your time of choice.
4 After selecting the amount of your advance warning (some combination of days, hours, and minutes), you can select a sound to accompany the reminder. Select the With Sound box. Then select your sound of choice.
5 When you're finished, press Enter or press the OK button.
6 To remove an alarm, bring up the Alarm dialog box as in Step 2 and press the Remove Alarm box.
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Cycling
This option, located in the Gallery Options menu, allows you to turn color cycling of and off in the Living Worlds. The Living Worlds will change with cycling off; however, motion in the pictures such as waves on the shore, the rain and the snow will cease.
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Daily Planner
OVERVIEW The Daily Planner appears in the upper section of the Calendar screen in the Day view. The Daily Planner is as simple to use as a notebook planner, but makes use of technology. Everything is done right on the screen, except for setting Alarms or Repeating Events, which are just one dialog box away.
ENTRIES To make entries, just start typing. Each entry is automatically preceded by a dash. If you begin an entry with a number and/or a time (i.e., AM or PM), the number and dash become bold automatically. The word noon will also cause a bold entry.
SELECTING AND MOVING ENTRIES To move entries around the Planner (or to the To Do list), you can use standard Windows cut, copy, and paste techniques or use a "drag & drop" technique. Here's how:
1 Click on the dash that precedes each entry, then press and hold down the mouse button. (The cursor changes into a document icon that you can then move or "drag" until you want to "drop" it somewhere else.)
2 While still holding down the mouse button, drag the document icon to the place you wish to move the text, then release the mouse button. Use the bottom border of the document icon to indicate where the text is to be placed.
IMPORTANT TIPS You can use the Drag & Drop technique to move entries from the Daily Planner to the To Do list and vice versa.
When you move a "timed" entry, the time will not change. You must change it manually.
The Day view screen can be resized to expand the viewing area of either the Daily Planner or the To Do list.
For further information about using the Daily Planner, click on the dash that precedes the following topics, then press the Lookup button.
ALARMS
LOOKUP
MOVING TEXT
REPEATING EVENTS
RESIZING WINDOWS
TEXT EDITOR
TO DO LIST
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Daybooks
OVERVIEW The Daybook is the name for the right-hand "tools" side of Seize the Day.
CREATE AND LOAD MORE THAN ONE DAYBOOK After you've created one Daybook you can easily create others. This is helpful if you have other people using the same computer and you want to keep information separate.
Select the Load Daybook option within the File menu. The names of existing Daybooks appear in the dialog box. To load an existing Daybook, select its name, then press the OK button. Only one Daybook can be loaded at a time.
To create a new Daybook, press the New Daybook button. A New Daybook dialog box appears. Type the name of the Daybook (at least one character) into the text box. If you do not want a password, press the OK button. If you do want a password, continue by pressing the Set Password button. A new dialog box will appear. Type a password (at least one character) in the first text box. Type it again in the second box to confirm it, then press the OK button. To find out more about passwords, click on the dash that precedes PASSWORDS, then press the Lookup button.
PASSWORDS
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De-install
OVERVIEW To delete Seize the Day from your hard drive, simply go into the Windows File Manager and delete the entire "Seize" directory.
SAVE DATA FILES BEFORE DELETING SEIZE THE DAY If you want to save information that you have entered into any Daybook, you must copy those data base files from the "Seize" directory to another directory before you delete the "Seize" directory. The data base file for each Daybook you created ends in the letters "dbk". Copy and save any "dbk" file that you want to preserve. When you re-install Seize the Day, just place the saved "dbk" files within the "Seize" directory.
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Done (BUTTON)
OVERVIEW The Done button is located within the Calendar beside the To Do list. When you select any entry in either the To Do list or Daily Planner and press this button, the entry disappears from the screen and appears in the Done History list (within Lists). The Done History list is a list by date of any entries that you have "saved" with the Done button.
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Done History
OVERVIEW The Done History list is a list of records by date of any entries that you have "saved" with the Done button. When you select any entry in either the To Do list or Daily Planner and press the Done button, the entry appears in the Done History list (within Lists) in the record containing the date the Done button was used.
IMPORTANT TIP If you rename the Done History list, a new list named Done History will be created the next time you use the Done button.
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Enlarged Text
OVERVIEW To enlarge the size of the text font displayed on the screen, select Preferences in the Options menu of the Daybook and select the ENLARGED EDIT FONT option. Selecting this option enlarges the text that is in the Journal, Lists, Calendar and This Day. The user may wish to use this larger font for display settings larger than 640 x 480.
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Exit
OVERVIEW Seize the Day allows you to quit the Gallery and leave the Daybook open or to quit Seize the Day (i.e., both the Gallery and the Daybook).
EXIT THE GALLERY ONLY To exit the Gallery, select the Exit option within the File menu. Alternatively, you can press the control menu (-) icon at the top left of the Gallery screen, then select the Close option (or double click on the control menu icon).
For information on reopening the Gallery, click on the dash preceding SHOW GALLERY, then press the Lookup button.
SHOW GALLERY
EXIT SEIZE THE DAY To exit Seize the Day (Daybook and Gallery), select the Exit option within the File menu. Alternatively, you can press the control menu (-) icon at the top left of the Daybook, then select the Close option (or double click on the control menu icon). All the information in the Daybook is automatically saved as you type it.
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Exporting
OVERVIEW Information entered in your Daybook Lists may be used in other applications. Lists can be exported to other Seize the Day Daybooks or to other Windows or MS DOS applications. There are certain steps that need to be followed when exporting lists. For more information, click on the dash that precedes IMPORTING, then press the Lookup button.
IMPORTING
EXPORTING LISTS TO OTHER SEIZE THE DAY DAYBOOKS
Lists to be exported to other Seize the Day Daybooks (within your computer or to another computer via disk) should be exported in Seize the Day format. You may wish to give these files an extension of .TXT to identify them as text files. To export a list in Seize the Day format:
1 Select Export from the File menu.
2 Select the list to export.
3 Select Seize the Day Format.
4 Press the OK button.
5 Select the drive and directory where the file is to be saved.
6 Type a valid filename (i.e., 1 to 8 characters followed by a period, followed by 0 to 3 characters called the filename's extension).
7 Press the OK button.
The exported file can now be imported into another Seize the Day Daybook.
EXPORTING LISTS FROM SEIZE THE DAY INTO OTHER APPLICATIONS
Seize the Day lists can be exported for use in other applications, such as Microsoft Write, Microsoft Word for Windows, etc.
Personal & Business formatted lists are normally exported in Tab Delimited format.
Free Form formatted lists are normally exported in Text format. You may wish to give these files an extension of .TXT to identify them as text files.
To export in Tab Delimited format (Personal or Business type lists), proceed as follows:
1 Select Export from the File menu.
2 Select the list to export.
3 Select Tab Delimited.
4 Press the OK button.
5 Select the fields you want to export.
6 Press the OK button.
7 Select the drive and directory where the file is to be saved.
8 Type a valid filename (i.e., 1 to 8 characters followed by a period, followed by 0 to 3 characters called the filename's extension).
9 Press the OK button.
The exported file can now be imported into another application.
To export in Text format (Free Form type lists), proceed as follows:
1 Select Export from the File menu.
2 Select the list to export.
3 Select Text format.
4 Press the OK button.
5 Select the fields you want to export.
6 Press the OK button.
7 Select the drive and directory where the file is to be saved.
8 Type a valid filename (i.e., 1 to 8 characters followed by a period, followed by 0 to 3 characters called the filename's extension).
9 Press the OK button.
The exported file can now be imported into another application.
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Fonts
OVERVIEW The font used in the Seize the Day is a custom font (Seize The Day TE) created especially for viewing the program on the screen. Fonts for printing are selected in the Page Setup option under the File menu.
When you print information in Seize the Day your choice of printing fonts are those loaded into your computer that work with Windows and your printer. For more information about printing, click on the dash that precedes the following topics, then press the Lookup button.
PAGE SETUP
PRINTING
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(GMT/UT)
Greenwich Mean Time/Universal Time
In Seize the Day this time represents the moment a season begins. For example, 20:29:12 GMT/UT on March 20, 1994, means Spring begins at 8:29:12PM Universal (Greenwich mean)Time.
Since the seasons begin at the same moment around the world, the exact time will be different in each time zone. There is a five hour difference for the U.S. Eastern Time Zone, an eight hour difference for the U.S. Western Time Zone, and a nine hour difference, in the opposite direction, for Japan, i.e. Spring begins in 1994 on:
March 20th 8:29:12PM GMT
March 20th 3:29:12PM EST
March 20th 12:29:12PM PST
March 21st 5:29:12AM In Japan
The source for this information uses a version of UT called ephemeris time. There may be slight differences between the times shown here and what might be found in other sources which are using true UT.
Source:
Astronomical Table of the Sun, Moon, and Planets, by Jean Meeus
Published by:
Willmann-Bell, Inc.
P.O. Box 3125
Richmond, Virginia 23235, U.S.A.
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Importing
OVERVIEW Information you have previously created in other applications may be used in your Daybook. By using the import feature you can import information into new or existing Lists. For example, name and address lists, text can be imported. Lists can be imported from other Seize the Day Daybooks. Data files can be imported from other Windows and MS-DOS applications. There are certain parameters that need to be followed when preparing these files for import, which are discussed below.
For single records and small entries using cut, copy and paste techniques is easier and quicker than importing. For more information, click on the dash preceding the topics below, then press the Lookup button.
MOVING TEXT
TEXT EDITOR
IMPORTANT TIP Files and lists can only be imported into List. Each import will create records in the list you select (or create) during the import process.
IMPORT LISTS FROM OTHER SEIZE THE DAY DAYBOOKS Lists to be imported from other Seize the Day Daybooks should first be exported in Seize the Day Format. For more information on exporting, click on the dash preceding EXPORTING, then press the Lookup button.
EXPORTING
To import a list that is in Seize the Day Format:
1 Select Import from the File menu.
2 Select the list to import into (or select Create New List, enter a new list name, select a type of list, and Press OK).
3 Select Seize the Day Format.
4 Select the OK button.
5 Select the appropriate drive and directory containing the file to be imported.
6 Select the file and press the OK button.
The file is now a list in your Daybook.
IMPORT DATA FILES INTO SEIZE THE DAY FROM OTHER APPLICATIONS Files from other applications may be imported into the three types of lists in Seize the Day: Personal, Business and Free Form. You must format the document to be imported before you import it.
IMPORTANT TIP To format a file, first save it in "text" format. The Windows application Notebook automatically saves files in text format. Applications like Write and Microsoft Word for Windows normally save documents in formats that are incompatible with Seize the Day. To make such a document readable for the import process, it is necessary to first save it in "text" format. (See the appropriate manual for details.) Be sure to close the file before attempting to import it.
PERSONAL type lists contain seven tab delimited fields in each record (in the following order): First name, Last name, Address, City, State, Zip, Phone
Each incoming record must consist of seven tab delimited fields followed by a return character. The return character indicates the end of the record. If there is no information in one or more of the fields, the blank field still must be indicated by a tab.
The comments area below these fields cannot have information imported into it. Text may be entered into this field by typing or by copying and pasting.
BUSINESS type lists contain ten tab delimited fields in each record (in the following order): Company name, Second name field, Third name field, Street Address, City, State, Zip, Office phone, Home phone, Fax
Each incoming record must consist of ten tab delimited fields followed by a return character. The return character indicates the end of the record. If there is no information in one or more of the fields, the blank field still must be indicated by a tab.
The comments area below these fields cannot accept imported information. Text may be entered into this field by typing or by copying and pasting.
TO IMPORT A LIST INTO A PERSONAL OR BUSINESS LIST:
1 Select Import from the File menu.
2 Select the list to import into (or select Create New List, enter a list name, select the Personal or Business type, and press OK).
3 Select Tab Delimited format.
4 Press the OK button.
5 Select the appropriate drive and directory containing the file to import.
6 Select the file and press the OK button.
The file is now a list in your Daybook.
FREE FORM lists contain two fields in each record: Record name (Subject) and Text.
To format a Free Form list, first save the document to be imported in "text" format. The document should have a short subject title, followed by a single return, followed by the rest of the information. Seize the Day will import the short subject title into the subject field of the new record in the list you select, and the rest of the information will be imported into the entry section of the record.
IMPORTANT TIP If you wish to separate your file into several records within a list, insert a backslash and a return at the point where you want the new record to begin. Then enter the Subject followed by a return. The remaining information will be imported into the comments field.
TO IMPORT A FILE INTO A FREE FORM LIST:
1 Select Import from the File menu.
2 Select the list to import into (or select Create New List, enter a list name, select the Free Form type, and press OK).
3 Select Seize the Day Format.
4 Press the OK button.
5 Select the appropriate drive and directory containing the file to be imported.
6 Select the file and press the OK button.
The file is now a list in your Daybook.
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Keyboard Shortcut Keys
OVERVIEW Shortcut Keys are special key strokes or commands that initiate features in an active window without using the mouse. They are particularly helpful when you perform a function frequently. Shortcut Keys, if they are available, are listed on the button or right next to the menu command.
Notice the underlined letters in the Menu names at the top of the screen and in the buttons (Welcome, Journal, Lists, etc.). You can hold down the Alt key press the underlined letter to open the menu or activate the particular feature.
Try the following:
1 Select the record KEYBOARD SHORTCUT KEYS (by clicking on the dash that precedes it), then hold down the Alt key and press the U key. The Lookup window for KEYBOARD SHORTCUT KEYS appears.
KEYBOARD SHORTCUT KEYS
2 Now hold down the Alt key and press the O key. The window disappears.
This time:
1 Hold down the Alt key and press the O key, which opens the Daybook options menu.
2 Then press the S key, which opens the Search dialog box. Notice that you don't have to hold down the Alt key within a menu once it's opened, just press the underlined letter of the feature.
IMPORTANT TIP The Gallery and Daybook windows operate independently, so it is important that you make each window active before using Keyboard Shortcut Keys. If you've been working in the Daybook and decide to Time Travel through the Living Worlds, you must first select the Gallery window. Likewise, if you've been time traveling and you decide to use the Calendar, you must first make the Daybook active. To make a window active, click on it with the mouse (or hold down the Alt key and press the Tab key until the desired icon appears).
The main Shortcut Keys in the Daybook are:
Alt + F File
Alt + E Edit
Alt + O Options
Alt + A About
Alt + W Welcome
Alt + J Journal
Alt + L Lists
Alt + C Calendar
Alt + U Lookup
The main Shortcut Key in the Gallery is:
Alt + T Time Travel
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Lookup
OVERVIEW The Lookup feature in the Daybook lets you summon instantly the names, addresses, and other information that you have entered into Personal, Business and Free Form records. Lookup searches only the record name (key field) of a Personal, Business or Free Form record.
Select any word(s) within the Daybook. Now press the Lookup button at the top of your screen. Three things can happen:
1 The selected word(s) is found in the first line (key field) of a Personal, Business or Free Form record. If so, the record pops up automatically.
2 The selected word(s) is found in more than one formatted record. If so, a list of records where it was found will pop up automatically. You can select any one of the records and press the OK button to bring up a specific record.
3 The selected word isn't found in the first line (key field) of a Personal, Business or Free Form record. If so, the Daybook will inform you.
From the Lookup screen, you may select another word that appears on the Lookup screen and press Lookup, go to the actual record by pressing the Go To Record button, or put the Lookup screen away by pressing the OK button.
IMPORTANT TIPS The Lookup feature requires exact matches between the word or words that you highlight and the record name. If you spell the record name incorrectly or have an extra space in the name, Seize the Day can't find it with Lookup. The Search function, however, will do partial word searches.
Lookup only searches key fields (record name) within Lists. It doesn't search through your Personal Journal or your Calendar entries. For that you need to use the Search feature. For more information, click on the dash that precedes SEARCH, then press the Lookup button.
SEARCH
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Moving Text
OVERVIEW There are two ways to move text from place to place in the Daybook: Drag & Drop and Cut & Paste.
DRAG & DROP This requires a mouse and will only Drag & Drop entire "entries" from the Lists, Calendar, or Journal. To Drag & Drop these blocks of text, click on the dash that precedes any text entry and hold down the mouse button until the cursor turns into a document icon. You can then "drag" this to another place in the text and "drop" it into place.
CUT & PASTE To Cut & Paste text, select the text and use the standard cut, copy, and paste commands within the Daybook Edit menu. Alternative shortcut keys are Ctrl + X (cut), Ctrl + C (copy), and Ctrl + V (paste). Unlike the Drag & Drop technique, you can Cut & Paste single words, phrases or sentences in addition to entire entries.
SELECTING TEXT Here are some quick editing tips for selecting text:
To select all the entries in a long record, click on the dash that precedes the top entry, then hold down the Shift and Ctrl keys and press the End key. (This selects the entire record contents for copying & pasting, editing, etc. Note: Num Lock must be deselected.)
Alternatively, you can click on the dash that precedes the first entry, then, while holding down the Shift key, scroll to the last entry and select its dash.
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Next Alarm
This option, located in the Daybook Options menu, notifies you of the next alarm set in this Daybook.
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Options Menu
OVERVIEW Most of the options in this menu are explained in other records in the on-screen manual. To find this information, click on the dash that precedes the topic below which you want to know more about, then press the Lookup button.
Within the Daybook Options menu:
THIS DAY
PERSONAL JOURNAL
SEARCH
NEXT ALARM
SELECT JOURNAL
PREFERENCES
Within the Gallery Options menu:
TIME TRAVEL
OTHER PICTURES
CYCLING
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Other Pictures
OVERVIEW When you are using Gallery Plug-ins (other than the Living Worlds), the Other Pictures option appears in the Option menu of the Gallery. This option allows you to view and select by name the art that is available in the Gallery plug-in.
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Page Setup
OVERVIEW Page Setup allows you to set the margins for printing your Lists, Calendar, Journal, and This Day information; make settings to print labels on custom forms; and Select the font type, style and size for printing. The Page Setup option is found within the File menu.
MARGINS You may set margins for the left, top, right and bottom edges of your paper. Depending on your printer characteristics, you may want to adjust the margin settings to create the margins you desire. (For example, a left margin setting of 1 inch may cause your printer to have a 1.25 inch margin.)
LABEL MARGINS These settings are used when printing labels.
Use the top and left margins to determine where printing starts on each label.
Set the width and height to equal the size of the labels you are using.
Set the Number of Labels Across to equal the number of labels across the page.
Set the Number of Labels Down to equal the number of labels down the left side of the page.
DEFAULT This button allows you to reset all of the settings to those shipped with the program.
After you select the font and the margins, press the OK button. The program remembers your last settings.
SET FONT The best font to use depends on the fonts that have been installed in your computer, the type of printer you have, and your personal preference. Fonts installed in your Windows directory may be selected. (Note: The Seize The Day TE font is used for on-screen viewing only.)
FONT STYLE You may select one of the four styles: Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic.
SIZE The font size is in points. The available sizes are determined by your installed fonts.
IMPORTANT TIPS For sheet fed printers the Number of Labels Across is usually two or three. For sheet fed printers the Number of Labels Down is typically 10.
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Passwords
OVERVIEW You don't have to use a password for your Daybook, but the feature is here to protect the information that you keep in the Daybook. No one can get into your Daybook without knowing your password.
When you first run Seize the Day, you are asked to name your Daybook, and then you are given the option to have a password for that Daybook (or not to have one). If you want a password, press the Set Password button. A new dialog box will appear. Type a password (at least one character) in the first text box. Type it again in the second box to confirm it, then press the OK button.
CHANGE THE PASSWORD When you want to change a password for your Daybook:
1 Select the Change Password option in the Daybook File menu.
2 Type the new password (at least one character) into the first box. Then type it again into the second box to confirm it. Press the OK button when you are finished.
3 If you want to remove the existing password altogether, just press the button labeled No Password.
IMPORTANT: WRITE DOWN YOUR PASSWORD. IF YOU DO NOT REMEMBER IT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN YOUR DAYBOOK.
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Personal Journal Summary
OVERVIEW The Personal Journal Summary list is a list by date of any entries you have entered into the Personal Journal.
IMPORTANT TIP If you rename the Personal Journal Summary list, a new list named Personal Journal Summary will be created the next time you write in your Personal Journal.
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Plug-ins
OVERVIEW Seize the Day was designed to allow you to expand and customize it with affordable add-on modules we call "plug-ins." These are sold separately from Seize the Day and appear in the catalog that accompanies the original product. Plug-ins come in two varieties: Gallery (Art) plug-ins and Library (Journal and This Day) plug-ins. If you would like more information about these add-on products, please call us at 800 577-6665.
GALLERY A few samples of Gallery plug-ins are included with Seize the Day. To view them, select the Open option within the Gallery File menu. When the dialog box appears, select the file sample.art and select OK. To see the sample art, select the Other Pictures from the Option menu. To reselect the Living Worlds, select the Open option within the Gallery File menu and select the file lvngwrld.art.
Seize the Day Gallery plug-ins from Summit Software are listed below. You may order by calling 800 577-6665
1 Portraits of Native Americans -- Edward S. Curtis
2 Car-catures -- The Automobile Art of Frederic Tellier
3 Women of the Outdoors -- Photographs of John Kelly
4 The Kiss -- Photographs of Trevor Watson
5 Nature Photography of Charles Gurche
6 Shaman -- Susan Seddon Boulet
7 The Master Works -- Maxfield Parrish
8 Eighteen Infamous Golf Holes -- Paintings of Bud Chapman
9 Keepers of the Dream Lodge -- The Paintings of Patricia Wyatt
10 Women Bodybuilders -- Paul B. Goode
11 The Mythological Paintings of Boris Vallejo
12 The Liquid Reality of Salvadore Dali
13 NASA - Unmanned Missions
14 NASA - Man in Space
15 Nature views (II)
LIBRARY Several samples of Journal plug-ins are included with Seize the Day. To view them, select the Select Journal option within the Daybook Options menu. The sample journals will appear in a dialog box along with the Seize the Day journal. Select the sample journal you would like to see and press OK. Press the Welcome button to view the quote for the day. Press the Journal button to view the rest of the sample journal information. To see the other samples or to re-load the Seize the Day journal, select the Select Journal option and repeat the process.
Seize the Day Library plug-ins available from Summit Softwareare listed below. You may order by calling 800 577-6665.
The Writers Companion by Rick Barba (includes images of 24 writers, A Writers Journal, and This Day in Literature)
Betty Bethards' Dream Journal and Symbol Dictionary by Betty Bethards
24 Hours a Day by The Hazelden Foundation
365 Days of Growing a Business by Paul Hawken
A Cherokee Feast of Days Journal by Joyce Sequichie Hifler
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Preferences
OVERVIEW Preferences in the Daybook Options menu allow you to make various settings that affect all of the Daybooks you create. Preferences in the Gallery menu allow you to make various settings the Gallery.
Daybook Preferences
SINGLE USER MODE If you have only one Daybook (or use one Daybook most of the time), you can select the single user mode to cause your Daybook to automatically load when you run Seize the Day.
ALLOW WINDOW RESIZING This option allows you to increase the size (width and length) of the Daybook. For more information, click on the dash preceding RESIZING WINDOWS, then press the Lookup button.
RESIZING WINDOWS
ENLARGED EDIT FONT Selecting this option enlarges the text that is in the Journal, Lists, Calendar and This Day. The user may wish to use this larger font for display settings larger than 640 x 480.
SHOW GALLERY If the Gallery has been exited, press this button to open the Gallery. For more information, click on the dash preceding EXIT, then press the Lookup button.
EXIT
OPTIMIZE FILE SIZE This button allows the user to conserve space on the hard drive when large amounts of data have been deleted from a Daybook. Optimizing the file size will not change the performance of the program.
Gallery Preferences
COLOR CYCLE ANIMATION This option is only available in the 256 color mode. This option allows you to turn color cycling of and off in the Living Worlds. The Living Worlds will change with cycling off; however, motion in the pictures such as waves on the shore, the rain and the snow will cease.
DEFAULT WINDOW SIZE Selecting this option will reset the Gallery window to the standard size.
BRIGHTNESS This option allows you to make minor adjustments in the brightness of the Gallery art. The default setting is O. If the nights in your Living Worlds (or your plug-in art) are too dark for you, try a setting of 10 to 15.
USE 16 DEFAULT SYSTEM COLORS Select this option if you are running other 256 color applications and wish to restrict Seize the Day to the standard Windows 16 colors.
UPDATE FADING EVERY __ SECONDS This option is active when you are running in other than 256 colors. This setting determines how often the Living Worlds are updated.
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Print Journals and This Day
OVERVIEW You may print entries for any selected day of the Daily Journal, Personal Journal and This Day.
TO PRINT FROM THE JOURNALS:
1 Display the entry you wish to print.
2 Select Print from the File menu.
3 Press OK to begin printing.
If you wish to reformat the text before printing, you may copy selected text and paste it into another application such as Microsoft Word.
Note: The Daybook does not have an option to print an entire journal, with the exception of your Personal Journal entries, which are found in the Lists under the heading Personal Journal Summary.
TO PRINT YOUR PERSONAL JOURNAL SUMMARY click on the dash that precedes PRINT LISTS, then press the Lookup button.
PRINT LISTS
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Print Lists
OVERVIEW You can print a list of lists, a single record within a list, a selection of records from within a list or all the records within a list. You can print your list as text or in a variety of label formats. For setting margins and making settings for various size labels, click on the dash that precedes PAGE SETUP, then press the Lookup button.
PAGE SETUP
TO PRINT A LIST OF LISTS:
1 Press the Lists button.
2 Select Print from the File menu.
3 Press OK to begin printing.
TO PRINT A SINGLE RECORD:
1 Press the Lists button.
2 Double click on the list that contains the desired record.
3 Select the record.
4 Select Print from the File menu.
5 Press OK to begin printing.
TO PRINT A SELECTION OF RECORDS WITHIN A LIST:
1 Press the Lists button.
2 Select the list containing the desired records.
3 Select Print from the File menu.
4 Select the records to print.
5 Select the format.
For Free Form lists: Complete Record or Name
For Personal and Business lists: Complete Record, Name and Address, Name and Phone Number, or Name
6 For Personal and Business lists you may select Print Label Format.
Note: Make the proper settings in Page Setup before printing labels.
7 You may select Print 1 Record/Page.
8 Press OK to begin printing.
TO PRINT A COMPLETE LIST:
1 Select the list to print.
2 Select Print from the File menu.
3 Select the Select All button.
4 Select the format.
For Free Form lists: Complete Record or Name
For Personal and Business lists: Complete Record, Name and Address, Name and Phone Number, or Name
5 For Personal and Business lists you may select Print Label Format.
Note: Make the proper settings in Page Setup before printing labels.
6 You may select Print 1 Record/Page.
7 Press OK to begin printing.
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Print the Manual
OVERVIEW The on-screen manual is contained in one list that was created within the Daybook itself. Therefore, you print out the manual the same way you print out any list:
1 Press the Lists button.
2 Select the list called Seize the Day Manual.
3 Select the Print option within the Daybook File menu.
4 Select the Select All button in the Print List dialog box.
5 Select Print 1 record/page to make the sections easier to find.
6. Press OK to begin printing.
IMPORTANT TIP You can print just the record or records you want at any given time by selecting the name of the record within the Print List dialog box.
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Printing
OVERVIEW Seize the Day prints Lists, Calendars, Journals and This Day in a variety of formats by choosing what to print, by setting various margins and by selecting various fonts. Seize the Day prints its lists in a wide range of label formats.
Before printing, be sure to select Page Setup in the File menu to set margins, label settings and select the font.
To find this information, click on the dash that precedes the topic below which you want to know more about, then press the Lookup button.
PRINT LISTS
PRINT JOURNALS
PRINT CALENDAR VIEWS
PRINT THE MANUAL
PAGE SETUP
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Print Calendar Views
OVERVIEW Calendar entries may be printed from the three basic views: Day, Week and Month. Options within each view allow for further selections, such as printing the To Do list, printing only Weekends, and printing One Day per Page.
TO PRINT A DAY AND/OR TO DO LIST:
1 Display the Day you wish to print.
2 Select Print from the File menu.
3 Select Print Day, Print To Do, or both.
4 Press OK to begin printing.
TO PRINT A WEEK:
1 Display the Week you wish to print.
2 Select Print from the File menu.
3 Select Print Week, Print Weekdays Only, or Print Weekends Only. You may also select Print One Day per Page.
4 Press OK to begin printing.
TO PRINT A MONTH:
1 Display the Month you wish to print.
2 Select Print from the File menu.
3 Select Print Month, Print Weekdays Only, or Print Weekends Only. You can also select Print One Day per Page.
4 Press OK to begin printing.
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Repeating Events
OVERVIEW One of the drawbacks of printed calendars is that at the end of the year you must throw away the old one and re-enter all your birthdays and key dates in the new one. With Repeating Events, however, you enter re-occurring dates or events only once and the Daybook does the rest.
SET A REPEATING EVENT You can make any entry in your Daily Planner a repeating event:
1 Type an event in the Daily Planner section of the Calendar.
2 Select the entry and press the Repeat button.
3 Select the frequency of the event from the options in the Repeating Events dialog box, then press OK.
The event will now occur at the frequency you indicated. If you want the event to stop repeating after some future date, go to that date and follow the instructions below on removing a repeating event.
A circle around the dash that precedes the entry indicates a repeating event.
REMOVE A REPEATING EVENT To remove a repeating event, first display the day containing the repeating event you wish to delete. Press the Repeat button. Then press the Delete button from the Repeating Event dialog box. All past events remain as repeating events in the Calendar. All future repeating events are deleted. On the selected date, the circle around the dash disappears but the event remains.
NOTE: If you try to delete a repeating event (by using the DONE button or the delete key), the event will reoccur due to its nature. To delete the repeating event, follow the instructions above.
NOTE: Holidays built into the Daybook are repeating events. If you delete a holiday, it will reoccur on the date you deleted it unless you have entered another event.
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Resizing Windows
OVERVIEW You can expand the horizontal dimension of the Daybook to give you more room to write text and see information. You can also resize the images in the Gallery to make them smaller or larger.
CHANGE THE VERTICAL SIZE OF SPLIT SCREENS If you're in the List or Calendar areas (the ones with split screens), you can change the relative vertical sizes of the top and bottom work areas. Try it on this list.
1 Place the cursor carefully on the gap between the upper and lower halves of the screen. The cursor will change into a horizontal line with an arrow above it and below it.
2 Press and hold down the mouse button. You can now move the line that separates the split screens. Move it up to increase the lower half; move it down to increase the upper half. Once you change these dimensions, your program will automatically default to that size until you change them again.
CHANGE THE WIDTH OF THE DAYBOOK WINDOW To expand the width of the Daybook window (the height can't change and the width can't shrink):
1 Press the "minimizing" arrow button at the top right of the Gallery. This will shrink the Gallery into an icon on the desktop that makes it easier to do the next step. (To bring the Gallery back to full size select the icon and select Restore.)
2 Select Preferences from the Options menu. A dialog box will appear.
3 Select the Allow Window Resizing and press the OK button. Seize the Day will now default to this option until you change it.
4 Place the cursor carefully on the left border of the Daybook until it turns into a "Left-Right" arrow. Press and hold down the mouse button; now you can increase and decrease the width of the window by moving the cursor to the left or right. Let go when you've reached the size you want. The text in the Daybook window will automatically rescale to fit the new window size, and the Daybook will default to this size until you change it.
RESIZE THE GALLERY WINDOW The size of the Gallery may be made smaller or larger.
Place the cursor carefully on any border of the Gallery until it changes into a "Left-Right" or "Up-Down" arrow, then press and hold down the mouse button. Now you can increase and decrease the size of the window by moving the cursor to the left and right, or up and down. Let go when you've reached the size you want.
NOTE: If you are running in the 16 color mode, the Gallery art will look the best when in is set to the standard size.
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Save
OVERVIEW Unlike most software programs, you don't have to do anything to save the information that you enter into the Daybook. Once you enter information, it's saved automatically. That's why there is no Save item in the menus.
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Search
OVERVIEW Search finds each record, in Lists or Calendar in the Daybook, that contains the word or word-string that enter into the search field. Search does not search through the Journal and This Day entries.
1 Select the Search option from within the Daybooks Options menu.
2 Type in the text box the word or word-string that you are looking for. Alternatively, you can highlight any word or word-string in the Daybook and select the Search option. That text will automatically appear in the text box.
3 Select the areas within the Daybook that you want to search. This ranges from selected lists, to just the Calendar, to everything.
4 Press OK. Obviously the fewer areas you choose, the faster the search will be.
IMPORTANT TIPS You're limited to 29 characters in your word-string, including spaces.
If your word-string is found in more than one place, press Next Record until you find the record you want.
Search finds only one word-string per record; it does not find multiple cases of the same word-string within the same record.
Search will perform partial word searches.
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Select Journal
OVERVIEW Several samples of Journal plug-ins appear within the Daybook itself. To view them, select the Select Journal option within the Options menu. A few sample journals in addition to the Seize the Day journal will appear in a dialog box. Select the one you'd like to see and press OK. It loads automatically. To see the other samples or to re-load the Seize the Day journal, repeat the same process.
For more information on plug-ins, click on the dash preceding PLUG-INS, then press the Lookup button.
PLUG-INS
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Show Gallery
OVERVIEW If the Gallery has been exited, press the Show Gallery button to open the Gallery. The Show Gallery button is located in Preferences under the Options menu.
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Sort
OVERVIEW The Sort feature lets you sort records within lists in various ways: alphabetically by the first word in the record, alphabetically by the last word in the record, and in reverse alphabetical order. To manually sort use drag & drop. For more information, click on the dash that precedes the topics below, then press the Lookup button.
MOVING TEXT
TEXT EDITOR
TO SORT A LIST
1 With the list displayed, press the Sort button and the Sort dialog box will appear.
2 Select Alpha by First Word or Alpha by Last Word.
3 Select the Reverse Order and/or the Freeze Sort options as desired.
4 Press OK.
FIRST OR LAST WORD You may select to sort on the first word in the key field or the last word in the key field. When there is only one word, that word is both the first and the last word.
REVERSE ORDER This option will sort the list in reverse alphabetical order.
FREEZE SORT In addition, you can "freeze" the order of the first ten records in a list, then sort the rest of the records any way you want. This is helpful when there are many records in a list (i.e., a Business Phone list) and you want easy access to the ten most frequently used records. You can freeze the records of these top ten so you won't have to scroll through a long list.
IMPORTANT TIP Seize the Day sorts text and numbers using the standard sorting convention described below.
Punctuation marks first, then numbers (0 to 9), then letters (A to Z).
Upper case letters come before lower case letters.
Sort is based on the leftmost characters of the word being sorted.
The following list is an example of sorting a list of records by last word.
! punctuation mark
Bank Number 20 number 2
Bank Number 3 number 3
Red Apples upper case A
John Banks upper case B
Jay van Kamp upper case K
Della Street upper case S
green apples lower case a
street lower case s
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Special Thanks
Many people were involved in making Seize the Day as wonderful as it is. Thank you all for your hard work and support!
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This Day
OVERVIEW The This Day feature in the Daybook contains detailed entries for every day of the year. The This Day that is included with Seize the Day gives you selected high points in world history. When you install This Day plug-ins in your Daybook, the entries will appear sequentially on the same day within the Daybook. You may scroll up and down to view the entries.
TO VIEW A THIS DAY ENTRY Press the "Seize the Day" bar at the bottom of the Welcome screen, or press the This Day button at the top of the screen.
TO VIEW OTHER THIS DAY ENTRIES Once you reach a This Day entry, you can see other entries by pressing the arrows at the bottom right of your screen. The Left Arrow takes you into the past one day at a time; the Right Arrow takes you into the future one day at a time.
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE THIS DAY PRODUCTS Click on the dash preceding PLUG-INS, then press the Lookup button for information on the currently available This Day.
PLUG-INS
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To Do List
OVERVIEW The To Do list moves with you from one day to the next in the Calendar. Any entries you make will appear day after day unless you delete them or send them to the Done History list.
CREATING ENTRIES To enter information into the To Do list, place the cursor in the To Do section and begin typing. Every time you hit the Enter key a new entry begins with a dash. Text is automatically saved as you type.
DELETING ENTRIES To delete an entry, just select it and press the Delete key.
KEEPING A HISTORY OF COMPLETED TASKS You may move an entry from To Do to the Done History list included in Lists. Each time you complete a task and press the Done button, the entry will be deleted from the To Do list and added to the Done History list under the date that you completed it. It's a great way to keep a lasting record of your accomplishments.
IMPORTANT TIPS The Done feature works for items in the Daily Planner as well.
You can move entries between the To Do list and Daily Planner using Drag & Drop techniques or standard cut, copy, and paste techniques.
You can also move text and entries from the To Do list to any other part of the Daybook with standard cut, copy, and paste techniques.
For information on the following topics, click on the dash that precedes the topic, then press the Lookup button.
TEXT EDITOR
DAILY PLANNER
DONE HISTORY
DONE (BUTTON)
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To Do List--Sample
OVERVIEW As one of the great doers in history (Goethe) once said: "Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do."
It helps if you have a good system for the doing. The following To Do list system is a hybrid of many well-proven systems, and it works very well within the Daybook To Do list. Give it a try and see if it helps you improve your level of doing and accomplishment.
TODAY'S TASKS:
FTF (Do it now!) This stands for "Feared Thing First." It's any item that you've been hesitating to do or outright avoiding. A phone call, discussion, writing assignment, whatever. Whatever action you are most afraid of doing, write it down here--then JUST DO IT! Do it before you do anything else, and you will begin each day with courage and accomplishment.
SELF The next action is just for you. What's one thing that you would love to do for your health, hobby, family, creativity, mind, spirit? Put it here and JUST DO IT! This is how to put balance in your life.
OTHERS The next action is for somebody else. Pure giving. Perhaps something you've put off doing for someone else, or just some "random act of kindness." This is another part of balance. We are giving beings, and we need to practice.
WORK Finally, write down the single most important action that you can do this day to further your major work purpose.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THE ATTITUDE: WHEN THE DAY IS DONE, AT THE VERY LEAST, THESE FIRST FOUR ITEMS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED. (And be sure to use the Done button after each accomplishment to punctuate your success.)
HIGH PRIORITY TASKS After you've accomplished the first four tasks, it's time to write down whatever actions you need to accomplish this day. The key work here is need.
LOW PRIORITY TASKS These are tasks that can be delegated or procrastinated. Eventually some of them will rise to the High Priority level.
IMPORTANT: AFTER EACH OF THESE TASKS, PUT THE NUMBER OF DAYS THE ITEM HAS BEEN CARRIED (PROCRASTINATED) FROM THE PAST. (If some action is becoming really ancient, either remove it or make it one of the first four essential tasks of the day.)
ALSO IMPORTANT: DON'T SCHEDULE SO MANY THINGS TO DO THAT YOU REMOVE ALL FUN AND SPONTANEITY FROM LIFE. ANOTHER DAY WILL COME. (If you're finishing tasks too quickly, add more. If your day-end list is still encyclopedic, shorten it.)
ONE FINAL IMPORTANT NOTE: At the end of each day, write down quickly the most important thing you learned or experienced. Make it short. Call it an AHA or an EPIPHANY. Then send it to the Done History list with your accomplishments, and experience a feeling of finality and closure. You've earned it.
