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            VERSION 3.3 of NAMEBASE from Michael Paulick
                   Copyright 1991-96, M.J.Paulick

 INTRODUCTION:

 Thanks for taking the time to evaluate the NAMEBASE Name/Address
 program!  NAMEBASE keeps track of names, addresses, phone numbers,
 and notes about persons or companies.  A unique feature lets you
 maintain many separate lists within the same file.  Some users even
 create lists to keep track of things like credit cards or collections,
 although NAMEBASE was really designed as an address book program.

 NAMEBASE FOR WINDOWS is now available, and you can receive a fully
 registered version of this new program for FREE when you register the
 DOS version!  Just ask for it when you register.

 You will NOT have to re-enter your data to use the Windows version.
 The registered version of NAMEBASE FOR WINDOWS includes a program which
 converts your NAMEBASE for DOS data to the new Windows version.

 For more information about NAMEBASE FOR WINDOWS, see the description
 at the end of this file.  That description also tells how you can save
 an additional dollar off the registration price.

 NAMEBASE allows you to quickly locate any name in your
 list by simply typing the first few letters of that name.
 You can print labels, a pocket-size address book, rotary index cards,
 and reports.  NAMEBASE fully supports a mouse, and can dial the
 phone for you.  NAMEBASE creates mail-merge files for use with most
 word processors.

 REGARDLESS of how you obtained this program, it is provided
 to you for a 30-day evaluation period only.  If you continue
 to use NAMEBASE, you need to license this software directly
 with the author by sending $25.00 plus $4.00 shipping and
 handling to Michael Paulick.  You will receive BOTH the DOS and
 Windows versions without the registration reminder, and a printed
 manual for the DOS version.  The Windows version includes an on-line
 Help file with complete documentation.

 NAMEBASE is copyrighted, but you may distribute the program freely,
 as long as you make it clear that users are expected to pay the
 author for the program if they find it useful after a 30-day
 evaluation period.  You must include all 3 files when you
 distribute it: NAME.EXE, NAME.DAT, and README.TXT.
 You may NOT alter any of these 3 files in any way, other than to
 compress these files, as long as they can be decompressed
 to their original state.

 Please send $25.00 + 4.00 shipping and handling to:
                       Michael Paulick
                       PO BOX 935
                       CONIFER, CO  80433

 Product support will be provided by mail or via the Internet
 for a minimum of 90 days after purchase.  You can contact me
 via E-mail on the Internet at [e-mail], or at the
 above address.

 I will rush the newest version to you, usually the next day.
 I sincerely appreciate your honesty, and I'll make you glad you
 did business with me.  There is an option on the REPORTS MENU which
 will print an order form if you want to use it.

 I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST DATA.  You should make regular
 backups of your data file.

 THIS SOFTWARE AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE SUPPLIED "AS IS".
 I DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS SOFTWARE & MANUAL, WHETHER
 EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED
 WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
 PURPOSE.  I WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
 INDIRECT OR SIMILAR DAMAGES DUE TO LOSS OF DATA OR ANY OTHER REASON.
 THE USER ASSUMES THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE ACCURACY AND THE USE OF
 THIS PRODUCT.  IF YOU ARE UNWILLING TO ACCEPT THIS RISK, DO NOT USE
 THE PRODUCT!
 This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado.
 Any action brought by either party arising out of or related to this
 agreement shall be brought only in a STATE or FEDERAL COURT of
 competent jurisdiction located in Jefferson County, Colorado.
 The parties hereby consent to jurisdiction of said courts.


 INSTALLING NAMEBASE:

 Simply copy all files from the NAMEBASE diskette to any directory
 on your hard disk, or insert the NAMEBASE diskette into your
 floppy drive if you don't have a hard disk.  Then follow the
 instructions under the heading STARTING NAMEBASE.  If you need
 more instruction than that, read below:

 To install NAMEBASE on your hard disk, you should first create a
 sub-directory.  Refer to your DOS manual, or follow these
 directions:
   - Make sure you are at the DOS prompt (usually contains a >
     symbol).
   - Make sure that the default disk is the one you want to copy
     NAMEBASE onto.  You can change the default disk by simply
     typing the name of this disk followed by a colon (:), such as
                                C:

   - Make a new sub-directory on this disk using the DOS Make
     Directory command (MD), such as
                                MD \NAME

     This will create a sub-directory called NAME on the default
     disk.

   - Change to this new directory using the DOS Change Directory
     command (CD), such as
                                CD \NAME

     Copy all files from the NAMEBASE floppy disk to your hard disk
     using the DOS COPY command, such as
                                COPY A:*.*  C:\NAME

 That's all there is to it!


 STARTING NAMEBASE, AND USING COMMAND LINE OPTIONS:
 You start NAMEBASE simply by typing NAME at the DOS prompt.  First
 make sure you are in the directory where the NAMEBASE files have
 been copied to.  For example, if you copied the NAMEBASE files to a
 directory called NAME on your C drive, and NAME is not the
 current directory, you would issue the following DOS commands to start
 NAMEBASE:
                                C:
                                CD \NAME
                                NAME

 Besides the NAME.EXE file, NAMEBASE needs a database file called
 NAME.DAT.  NAME.DAT contains your lists of names and addresses,
 and the program will create this file if it finds that it does
 not exist.  You can also have NAMEBASE use any other file name
 for your database by specifying that file name after the NAME
 command, such as:     NAME MYFILE.DAT     This allows you to use
 more than one database if you want.

 Certain monochrome monitors, such as those found on some laptops
 and other machines, emulate a color monitor.  NAMEBASE automatically
 detects the type of monitor you are using and adjusts accordingly,
 but has no way of knowing that some machines that say they are color
 are not.  If you have a monochrome monitor and have difficulty reading
 the screens, try starting NAMEBASE with the following command:
                                NAME/B

 NAMEBASE is supplied to you with a NAME.DAT file, which
 already contains some names and addresses.  To look at this
 file, start NAMEBASE with the following command:
                                NAME

 When you want to start entering your own data, delete this sample
 file with the following command:
                                DEL NAME.DAT

 Then start NAMEBASE as before, by typing the following command:
                                NAME

 When you don't specify any file name after the NAME command,
 NAMEBASE looks for a file called NAME.DAT.  If it does not find
 this file, it will create a new one for you without any records
 in it.


 THE FIRST SCREEN:

 The first screen you see after starting NAMEBASE is split into
 two halves.  The upper half of the screen displays the lastname
 and firstname for 14 records at a time, with 1 of the records
 highlighted by the cursor bar.  Pressing the arrow keys (also the
 Home, End, PageUp or PageDown keys) or clicking the left mouse
 button on any name moves this cursor bar.  The lower half of the
 screen displays the detail information for the record that the
 cursor bar is on.

 To EDIT, ADD, or DELETE the displayed record, press one of the keys
 indicated in the boxes at the top of the screen, or click the left
 mouse button on one of those boxes.

 On the last line of the first screen, just to the left of the
 copyright notice, you will see a number.  This number indicates
 how many records are in the currently active sub-file.


 THE MENU:

 You can display the menu from the first screen by pressing the F2
 key, or by pressing Alt-M, or by clicking the right mouse button.
 Another right mouse button-click hides the menu again.
 You choose a menu option by highlighting the option you want
 (using the cursor keys) and pressing ENTER, or by typing the first
 letter of that option, or by clicking the left mouse button on
 any menu option.  An alternate way to choose a menu option
 without displaying the menu first is to hold down the Alt key
 and press the first letter of that menu option.  For example,
 pressing Alt-F displays the File Selection menu option.  This
 only works if you have NOT pressed F2 to display the menu first.
 Pressing the ESC key or clicking the right mouse button will
 get rid of the menu if you do not want to make a choice.

 One option not on the menu is Alt-D, which takes you to DOS.  You
 then type EXIT to return to NAMEBASE, exactly where you left off.
 This only works if the menu is NOT displayed, and only if you are
 on the first screen.


 ABOUT SUB-FILES:

 You can separate people in your name/address list into many
 logical sub-files within the same file.  You can create up to 200
 sub-files, each one containing completely separate data.  You
 might have one which contains your personal friends, another for
 your clients, and a third one for businesses.  Of course, you could
 leave everyone in the same sub-file if you like, which saves you
 from having to switch between sub-files.   EACH sub-file can hold up
 to 3400 records.

 To create sub-files, first display the menu by pressing F2, then
 choose the "File Selection" option.  This displays a list of all
 your sub-files.  Highlight the first item in the list, "CREATE A
 NEW SUB-FILE" and press ENTER, or click the left mouse button
 twice very quickly on this item (called a "double-click") to
 display a box which asks you for the name you want to call this
 new sub-file.  Type any name you want and press ENTER to display
 the previous screen.  You will see the name of your new sub-file
 displayed in the list.  That's all there is to it.

 Now you must choose the sub-file you want to make "active" by
 highlighting that sub-file name in the list and pressing ENTER,
 or double-clicking the left mouse button on that sub-file name.
 You always know which sub-file you have chosen, because its name
 is displayed on the top line of the main screen.

 If you use multiple sub-files to hold your data, take some time
 to plan how to best organize these sub-files.  Although you can
 move records between sub-files and change sub-file names, it will
 save you work later if you get it right the first time.  You
 cannot delete an entire sub-file once it is created.  You can
 delete all records in the sub-file (one by one) and rename it to
 blank.  The sub-file will still appear on the file selection menu
 with a name of "blank - not used?".  You can reuse this sub-file
 for another purpose later, and change the name to something
 meaningful.  Unused sub-files take up little space in your data
 file.


 CHANGING THE TITLE ON THE TOP OF THE FIRST SCREEN:

 NAMEBASE displays the name of the current sub-file on the top of
 the main screen.  If this is the first time you are using a new
 file (which NAMEBASE created automatically for you,) you will see
 the heading "Subfile 1 (the default)" on the top line of the
 screen.  You can change this title to anything you like (up to 25
 characters) by pressing F2 to display the menu, then choosing the
 "File Selection" option.  Simply highlight the line which says
 "Subfile 1 (the default)" and press the Insert key.  Then change
 the name to "My friends" or whatever else you want for the
 title of this sub-file, and press ENTER.  Then press ENTER again
 to select this subfile, and the title on the top of your screen
 will be changed.


 SELECTING A RECORD TO DISPLAY OR CHANGE:

 On the first screen, if you want to quickly locate a persons
 record in the list, simply type the first few letters of that
 persons name.  Each time you press a letter, the person whose
 name most closely matches what you typed will be found.  Pressing
 the backspace key will erase the last letter you typed and search
 for the closest match of the remaining letters.  Note that the
 backspace key has a different function from the left-arrow key on
 this screen.  If a match is not found, the cursor bar will move
 to the point in the list where this record would have been, and
 you will hear a beep.

 You can also use the 4 arrow keys, Page-up and Page-down, Home,
 or End keys, or the mouse to find a person in the list.
 Any time you press one of the arrow keys, the cursor bar will
 move in the direction of the arrow, and all letters that you
 typed in the search field will be cleared.  You can also click the
 left mouse button on any of the 4 arrows displayed to the right of
 the list of names.

 Once you have located a person in the list, all the information
 about that person is displayed on the bottom half of the screen.
 If you want to change any of this data, simply press ENTER to go to
 the EDIT screen, or click the mouse on the ENTER-Edit box at the top
 of the screen, or click the mouse on the highlighted name.  The first
 mouse click moves the cursor bar to a name.  Once the cursor bar is
 already on a name, another mouse click on the same name takes you
 to the EDIT screen for that name.

 To add a new record, press the INSERT key or click the mouse on
 the INSERT box.
 To delete a person, press the DELETE key or click the DELETE box.
 A box will pop up asking you to verify the delete before proceeding.


 ADDING OR CHANGING YOUR DATA.  THE EDIT SCREEN:

 The EDIT screen has various option boxes which indicate the key to
 press for that option, just like the first screen.  You can also
 click the left mouse button on any of those boxes.
 Some fields on this screen (the Name, Address, and City fields)
 will automatically capitalize the first letter of each word as you
 type.  Help on entering each field is available by pressing F1 or
 by clicking the HELP box while the cursor is on that field.

 You move between fields by pressing ENTER or TAB, or by clicking
 the left mouse button on any field.  Shift-TAB (a backwards Tab)
 will move the cursor backwards through the fields on the screen.
 You can move directly to the last field on the screen (the Notes
 field) by pressing Cntl-End, or clicking the mouse anywhere in that
 field.  Likewise, pressing Cntl-Home takes you to the first field
 on the screen (the First Name).  The END key takes you to the end
 of the data in a field, and HOME to the start of the field.

 You should note that you can change the description for 3
 fields on the screen.  These fields are descriptions for the 3rd
 and 4th phone numbers and for the 2nd date field.  Read the help
 messages for these fields for further details.  After entering
 all your data, press F10 to save it to the file, or press ESC to
 abandon your changes.


 PRINTING ENVELOPES:

 While viewing a record on the EDIT screen, you can print an envelope
 by pressing the F5 key.  The program then asks if you want to print
 the Home or Work address.  You reply with either an H or W.  To change
 the return address or to customize where the address prints on the
 envelope, press R to display the Envelope Setup screen.


 TRANSFERRING RECORDS BETWEEN SUB-FILES:

 You can copy or move a record from one sub-file to another.  You
 must first display the record you want to copy or move on the
 Edit screen.  You then press F3 for Transfer.  This displays a
 list of all sub-files.  Pick the sub-file you want and press M to
 move or C to copy the record to the selected sub-file.


 DIALING A PHONE NUMBER:

 To dial a phone number, you must first have a modem installed on
 your computer.  You should then go to the Setup Options screen
 (on the menu) and make sure you select the correct COM port (COM1,
 2, 3, or 4) that your modem is attached to.  To dial a number, first
 display that person on the Edit screen.  Once the Edit screen is
 displayed for that person, press F9.  You then select one of the
 four possible phone numbers and press ENTER, or double-click on your
 selection.  After the modem dials the number, pick up the phone,
 then press any key to disconnect the modem speaker.


 THE CODES FIELD:

 The next to last field on the Edit screen is for entering up to
 ten Codes.  These Codes can mean whatever you like, and can be
 used to put people into certain categories.  For example,
 Code letter "C" can mean that this person should be sent a
 Christmas card.  Each Code letter will mean something entirely
 different, and you can have up to 10 different Codes for each
 person.  Thus, if this person is also in your Ski Club, you can
 put "CS" in this field.  You can then print reports based on
 these codes.  You should be aware that capitalization is
 significant; thus the letters "C" and "c" are two different
 codes.  This allows you to have twice as many unique codes.


 THE NOTES FIELD:

 The last field on the Edit screen is for any notes you want to
 include about this person.  The maximum length of the notes field is
 about 10,000 characters.  You can use the Up or Down arrow keys to
 scroll through your notes a line at a time, or click the scrolling
 arrows.  Some other keys you can use when entering text in the NOTES
 field:
   - To move Down a Page, press Page Down, or click the down-arrow.
   - To move Up a Page, press Page Up, or click the up-arrow.
   - To move Down to the last line of your notes, press Ctrl-Page Down.
   - To move Up to the first line of your notes, press Ctrl-Page Up.
   - To move to the End of a line, press the END key.
   - To move to the Beginning of a line, press the HOME key.
   - To Delete the entire line that the cursor is on, press Ctrl-D.
   - To Add a new line, press Ctrl-A; this will insert the new
     line above the line that the cursor is on.
   - To move the cursor a word at a time to the left or right,
     press Ctrl-left arrow or Ctrl-right arrow.
 When you reach the end of a line, just keep typing; words will
 automatically wrap around to the next line.


 THE REPORTS:

 Before printing any reports, make sure you have chosen the
 correct printer using the SETUP OPTIONS menu option.  If any
 reports have "garbage" characters on the first page, or the
 report does not fit on the page, you may have chosen the wrong
 printer setup option.
 If your printer is ready but you still get a message saying it is not,
 try going to the Setup screen and change the dialing prefix from ATDT
 to *ATDT.  This signals NAMEBASE to not check if the printer is ready.

 If you choose printer setup option number 8, most reports will
 not fit on a standard 8-1/2 inch wide page.  Most printers in the
 known world claim compatibility with either the Epson, IBM, or
 Hewlett Packard printers.  Consult your printer manual for
 instructions on how to set up your printer to emulate one of the
 above printers, and then select the appropriate printer option.
 Another solution is to set your printer to compressed print
 before printing these reports.

 MAKE SURE YOUR PRINTER IS TURNED ON AND IN "READY" STATUS.

 After making sure your printer is ready, select the Reports
 option from the menu.  Select the report you want from the list,
 and press ENTER, or double-click on the report you want.  The next
 screen asks you to select specific records to print (press F10 to
 see the selection screen), or lets you specify any CODES to limit the
 records this report will print.  To print all records, leave the CODES
 blank and press ENTER (or click the Enter box) to print the report.

 You can specify up to 10 Codes.  Each code will further limit the
 records selected.  For example, if you specify A and B, NAMEBASE
 will find any records containing both A and B anywhere in the Codes
 field of each record.  If you use Codes longer than 1-character, you
 can search for those by placing an asterisk (*) in front of the Code.
 If you use an asterisk you can search for only one Code at a time.
 For example, if you use code XMAS to indicate people on your Christmas
 list, you would specify *XMAS to select only those records.  If you
 did not put the * in front of XMAS, NAMEBASE would look for all
 records containing X, M, A, and S in any order in the Codes field,
 finding Code combinations such as SXRAM, etc.  Sometimes this won't
 make any difference in the records it finds, but sometimes it will.

 If you do specify any Codes, after you press ENTER two choices will
 appear on the screen.  You must choose one of these by highlighting
 a choice and pressing ENTER.
 The first choice will print all records which contain the
 CODES you indicated.  The second choice prints all records which
 DO NOT contain the CODES you indicated.  See the earlier discussion
 of the CODES field for more details.  You can back up to change
 the CODES you indicated by pressing Shift-TAB.

 At any time, you can change your mind and not print the report by
 pressing ESC.  You can also cancel a report while it is printing
 by pressing ESC as long as NAMEBASE is displaying the blinking
 PLEASE WAIT message.  Be aware that many printers have buffers
 which accept the data before printing it, so cancelling a report
 will usually not stop the printing immediately.

 One of the reports (the Condensed Name/Address/Phone report)
 tries to put as much information as will fit on one line, so if
 you have some especially long names or addresses, these may be
 truncated.  It was either that or limit the amount of data on
 this report.  I think you'll agree with this decision, and find
 this to be a very useful report.

 Some reports print only one address (including the label
 reports).  For these reports, the home address is printed unless
 it is blank, in which case the work address will be printed
 instead.

 THE POCKET-SIZE ADDRESS BOOK:

 This report prints four pages of name/address information on each
 side of each sheet of paper.  It prints on both sides of the
 paper by printing half of the pages on one side, then asks you to
 turn the original paper over and prints the rest of the pages on
 the opposite side.  You then cut (or tear) each sheet of paper in
 two (along the 8.5 inch width), and fold these half-sheets in
 half.  When you assemble the resultant half-sheets by page
 number, all the pages are in the right place, and you can staple
 it in the middle.  You can then trim it to 3.5 inches wide so
 that it slips into a shirt pocket.  It sounds more complex
 than it is.  You may have to adjust your pin-feed rollers to
 center the report on the page.

 Rather than attempt to describe all the reports here, it's a lot
 easier (and less confusing) to just print them and see what
 you've got!

 You can print a single record by first highlighting this record
 on the first screen and pressing Enter, which takes you to the
 Edit screen.  Once you are at the Edit screen, press F6 to print
 all the data for that one record.  You can also print an envelope
 from this screen by pressing F5.


 EXPORT TO FILE NAME.OUT or NAME.ZIP

 Two of the "reports" do not produce a report at all, but
 instead create a standard ASCII file.  The NAME.OUT file contains
 all fields in the currently active sub-file.  The NAME.ZIP file
 contains only the name/address fields, and is sorted by Zip Code.
 These files are deleted and recreated each time you run these exports.

 These two files are standard sequential ASCII files.  Each field
 is surrounded by quotes, and each field is separated from the next
 by a comma.  Each record ends with one Carriage Return and one Line
 Feed (CR LF) character.  Most word processors (such as Word Perfect,
 Microsoft Word, Multimate, etc. can use this file as a "merge" file,
 to create form letters.  Much other software (such as spreadsheets
 and databases) can use this file to copy NAMEBASE data into their
 own file formats.  Consult the manual that came with your word
 processor or other software.

 You will have to tell your word processor or other software the
 order of the fields in the NAME.OUT file.  The format of the
 NAME.OUT file is as follows:

 There are 29 fields in each record of the file.  The last name
 is the first field, followed by the first name.  The rest of
 the fields occur in the same order as the cursor moves on the EDIT
 screen when you press ENTER to jump from one field to the next.
 Each field is surrounded by double quotes and separated from the
 next with a comma.  Even if a field is blank, it must still have
 its position held in each record.  This is done by placing two
 double quotes in the record without anything between them.  The
 last field (the Notes field) is one long string.

 You can also use this feature to move large numbers of records
 from one NAMEBASE file to another one, or to a different sub-file
 in the same NAMEBASE file.  To do this, you first create the
 NAME.OUT file by running the "Export to file NAME.OUT" report,
 then copy that file into any sub-file you choose by using the
 "Import file" function on the menu.  Please be aware that any
 double quotes in your data will be exported as single quotes
 because double quotes are used to delimit each field within
 the NAME.OUT file.


 IMPORT FILE:

 To copy a NAME.OUT file back into NAMEBASE, choose the "Import
 file" option from the menu, pick the sub-file you want to copy
 the NAME.OUT file into, then press ENTER.  Be aware that this
 could take a bit of time if you are dealing with hundreds of
 records.  NAMEBASE will first verify that all your records in the
 NAME.OUT file are o.k. before it starts adding them to the file.
 If it finds any errors, no records will be copied.  An example of
 an error is if any record has less or more fields than NAMEBASE
 requires.  This could happen if you created the NAME.OUT file
 yourself with a text editor, and did not follow the format that
 NAMEBASE expects.

 If a record with the exact same name already exists in the sub-
 file you are copying into, it will be replaced with the record
 from the NAME.OUT file.  If you have records with duplicate names
 in the NAME.OUT file, only the last one will be added to the sub-
 file.


 EXITING NAMEBASE:

 To end NAMEBASE, simply press the Escape key (Esc) from the first
 screen.  Do NOT turn off power to the computer before you see the
 DOS prompt.  Wait for NAMEBASE to completely end, and for the DOS
 prompt to appear.

 LAST, AND MOST IMPORTANT:
 ALWAYS back up your data file after using NAMEBASE!  Do this by
 copying your NAME.DAT file to a floppy disk, with the command:
                COPY NAME.DAT A:
 This assumes that your floppy drive is drive A:

 I am committed to making NAMEBASE the best product of it's kind.
 Any suggestions for improvement are always welcome.

 I hope you like NAMEBASE, and look forward to showing you the exciting
 new features in future versions.

 Thanks for giving NAMEBASE a try!


******* ANNOUNCING NAMEBASE FOR WINDOWS *******

I'm very proud and excited to announce NameBase for Windows!  I'm happy to
say the program and documentation are finally complete.

The first question you may be asking is: Will current NameBase data work
with this new version?  The answer is yes.  The registered version of
NameBase for Windows includes a program that converts all of your existing
NameBase data to the Windows version.

NameBase for Windows is a totally new program that is much more powerful
than the DOS version, but even easier to use!  Many of the features that
my customers have asked for are now included.

If you have used the DOS version of NameBase for a while, you're probably
familiar with the ability to separate the records in your database into
different groups called Sub-files.  NameBase for Windows takes this concept
much further.  Sub-files are now called categories.  You can assign each
record in your database to multiple categories, so now someone can be in
your list of friends and your list of business associates.  Furthermore,
you can display each list individually or all lists combined. You can
easily assign a person to any category with the click of a mouse, and
delete categories just as easily.  No matter how many categories you
assign a record to, that record only need exist in the database once.
No more duplicate data between categories.  NameBase also lets you add
more than one person with the same name.

Any group of records can be displayed, based on any criteria you specify.
For example, suppose you want to see all people in your database who live
in Colorado.   You can do this easily by specifying that you want to
display all records where the State equals "CO".  This search can be much
more advanced, such as finding all persons whose first name starts with "R"
and whose last name ends with the letters "son".  Not only does it find
all the records you want, but they are displayed in a convenient list that
you can easily edit.  You only have to deal with the records you want,
not the whole database.

You can sort your lists by any field in the database.  There is now a
separate field for company or organization name.  Sort by that field
instead of the last name field if you are searching for a company, or if
you want to see all the people in that company.  You can quickly locate
any record by simply typing the first few characters of whatever field you
happen to have sorted by, not just by the person's last name like before.

You can easily search for any text in the entire database.  For example,
suppose an unfamiliar phone number appears on your phone bill.  Just enter
that number into the NameBase Find box, and every record containing that
phone number anywhere (even in the Notes field) will be displayed.

You can edit data directly on a spreadsheet-like grid, or on a full-screen
form like before.  You can prevent printing of the notes data for specific
records, yet let notes print for other records.  This is useful if you put
some confidential information in the notes field that you would rather not
print in your address book or other report.

Click the mouse on the Clipboard button, and the full name and address of
the current record is copied to the Windows Clipboard.  You can then easily
paste this information directly into a letter you may be writing to that
person with your word processor.

There is now a Country field, as well as an additional address line.
There are also two new user-definable fields, places for five phone numbers
and five dates, and an E-mail field.  The maximum number of characters you
can enter into each field in the database has been substantially increased,
and is not limited to what can be seen on the screen.  You can tell
NameBase which of the two addresses you want to print on labels.  You can
now specify the style and size of print for labels and envelopes.  Choose
from all available Windows fonts.

NameBase for Windows uses a Microsoft Access database, and can handle tens
of thousands of records.  If you own Microsoft Access, you can even write
your own reports.  Mail Merge is a snap using just about any word processor,
and data is easily imported into most spreadsheets.  You can even use
NameBase on a Local Area Network, to share the same database among many
people.  It makes a great department-wide or company-wide phone book.

NameBase includes complete on-line help, including searching for topics
and linking to related subjects.

To run NameBase for Windows, the minimum recommended requirement is a
computer with at least a 386 processor and 4 Megabytes of RAM.  You will
also need Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or later installed.  NameBase for
Windows also runs fine under Windows 95 and Windows NT.

The Shareware version of NameBase for Windows is on various online services
and BBS's as file name NAME102.ZIP or NAME104.ZIP.  The Shareware version is
limited to holding no more than 40 records.  The program that converts your
data from the old version of NameBase is only supplied to fully registered
users and is not Shareware.

The regular price for NameBase for Windows is $33.  However I will include
the fully registered Windows version for FREE when you register the DOS
version.  Registration for NameBase for Windows is not available via the
old phone order number, and I cannot accept credit cards.  3.5 inch
diskettes will be sent.  Please make checks payable to Michael Paulick
for a total of $29 and send to the following address:
                       Michael Paulick
                       PO BOX 935
                       CONIFER, CO  80433

YOU MUST INDICATE ON THE ORDER FORM THAT YOU WANT THE WINDOWS VERSION
IN ORDER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS FREE OFFER!

If you want only the Windows version, you are still paying less than
the regular price.  In that case, please let me know that I don't have to
include the DOS version also, and you can subtract another dollar off the
price, for a total of only $28.  If you want only the DOS version,
you can also take this $1.00 discount.  Thanks.

******* END OF NAMEBASE FOR WINDOWS ANNOUNCEMENT *******

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