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- CompuServe Archive
- Search
- Date List
- From List
- To List
- Instructions
- Instructions
- CompuServe Archive
- Import Messages Search Your Messages
- Messages Sorted By Date Messages From List
- Messages To List Pack this File
- Double click on the green underlined texts. This screen is the first Document in your database.
- You can return to it at any time by pressing ALT+HOME.
- Instructions...
- Exit this file
- =====
- INTRODUCTION
- =====
- The CompuServe Template lets you search messages after you import them from the
- CompuServe Information Manager. The reports included with this template are designed to give
- you an overview of your messages.
- You can use the CompuServe Archive as it is, or you can change it to better suit your needs.
- There is a lot of valuable information on CompuServe. With askSam, you can turn this
- information into your personal database.
- Note: This Template is designed to help you organize information which is downloaded from
- CompuServe using the CompuServe Information Manager. Our CompuServe Filter imports the
- following file types: *.ART, *.MSG, *.NWS, *.PLX, *.THD.
- If you have ASCII text files which you've downloaded from CompuServe, see the INTERNET
- template for tips on organizing texts.
- ===== INSTRUCTIONS =====
- To Import CompuServe Information Manager Files
- In order to archive CIM messages, you will have to import the information into askSam:
- CompuServe Archive
- Instructions
- CompuServe Archive
- 1. Choose FILE -> IMPORT (or double click on the "Import Messages" Hypertext Link.
- The Import Dialog will appear.
- 2. Set the File Type is set to "CompuServe Information Manager".
- 3. Change to the directory where your CIM files are located (usually in the FCABINET). Select
- the file or files you wish to import. You can chose the "Select All" option if you wish to import
- the entire contents of a directory.
- 4. Choose the OK button.
- Your messages are imported.
- Note - askSam automatically creates To, From, Date, and Subject fields with the information
- from you messages.
- To Search for a Message
- Once your messages are imported, you can use askSam's search features to locate specific
- messages.
- Double Click on the "Search Your Messages" Hypertext Link to search for a word or phrase. A
- dialog box will appear. Enter the word or phrase you wish to locate and choose OK.
- You can search from the Command Line. Press the ESC Key to access the Command
- Line.Type the word or words you want to locate and press ENTER.
- Note - The ACTIONS menu contains a variety of search options that you can use to search
- your Information (including Date searches).
- Reports in the CompuServe Template
- To make it easy for you to organize your Messages, we have included several reports in this
- template. You can modify these reports or create new ones if you wish.
- The Date List displays a list of your messages sorted by Date. You can run this report by
- double clicking the "Messages Sorted by Date" Hypertext Link.
- The From List displays a list of your messages sorted and grouped by the name of the sender
- (From Field). You can run this report by double clicking the "Messages From List" Hypertext
- Link.
- The Search report lets you enter a word or phrase and retrieves the messages containing this
- word or phrase. You can run this report by double clicking the "Search Your Messages"
- Hypertext Link.
- The To List displays a list of your messages sorted and grouped by the To field. You can run
- this report by double clicking the "Messages To List" Hypertext Link.
- You can also run these reports by choosing TOOLS -> RUN REPORT and selecting the report
- you want to run.
- If a Report opens a second window, you can return to your original File by:
- - Double Clicking on any line in the Report (you return to the Document containing the
- information you clicked on).
- - Closing the window containing the Report output. (Choose FILE
- -> CLOSE or press
- CTRL+F4.)
- - Pressing CTRL+TAB to switch back to the previous window.
- To Delete this Document
- If you wish to delete this Document from your File (including the Hypertext Menu at the top of
- the Document), choose DOCUMENT -> DELETE while this Document is displayed. After
- deleting a Document you should PACK your file (choose FILE -> PACK).
- __________________
- Return to the CompuServe Menu
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