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Fax File
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Instructions
Instructions
Fax File
Add a Fax  Search
Run a Report  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
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INTRODUCTION
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The Fax File lets you write and archive your faxes. The reports included with this template are
designed to give you an overview of the faxes you've written.
You can use this Fax File as it is, or you can modify it. Change the format of the fax form, add
your company logo, modify the pre-defined reports, or create new reports. With askSam you
are free to work the way you choose.
===== INSTRUCTIONS =====
To Modify the Fax Form
The Fax Template contains a predefined form for your faxes. You can modify this form to suit
your own needs:
1. Choose EDIT -> ENTRY FORM. Type your name, your company name, and your fax
number in the appropriate positions. Make any other changes to the format that you desire.
2. Choose EDIT -> ENTRY FORM and select the YES button to save your Entry Form.
Note: If you Delete or Change the field names TO, COMPANY, FAX, FROM, DATE, TIME, and
SUBJ, you may have to edit the pre-defined reports.
Fields in the Fax Form
Fax File
Instructions
The following is a list of fields in the Entry Form we prepared, and an example of how they
could be filled out:
Forward Thinking Inc.
Fax [phone]  Voice 555-555-6500
 To Rachel Collins
 Comp Rachel Catering
 Fax [phone]
 From Tony Brown
 Date 08-17-94
] Time
03:44 PM
 Subj Company Party
Dear Ms. Collins,
On Tuesday .......
To Write a Fax
1. Double Click on the "Add A Fax" Hypertext Link (or press F5). A new document containing
your fax appears. Your cursor automatically jumps to the first field where information is to be
entered. The stop code (represented by two ^ characters) is highlighted. Type the appropriate
information and the stop code characters are deleted.
2. At any time, you can press F3 to jump to the next "Stop Code" in your fax. Stop Codes are
used as place holders to mark where you enter information. The stop codes are represented by
the ^^ you see in your fax form.
3. Save your fax by choosing FILE -> SAVE or pressing CTRL+S.
To Print a Fax
1. Choose FILE -> PRINT (or press CTRL+P) and then choose the OK button to print your fax.
To Search for a Fax
Use askSam's search features to locate any fax which you have written.
Double Click on the "Search" Hypertext Link
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.
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Note: The ACTIONS menu contains a variety of search options that you can use to search
your Fax File.
Reports in the Fax Template
To make it easy for you to organize your faxes, we have included several reports in this
template. You can modify these reports or create new ones if you wish.
The Date List report displays a list of your faxes sorted by the Date that the fax was written.
The To List report displays a list of your faxes sorted by the name of the person the fax was
written to.
The Search report lets you enter a word or phrase and retrieves the faxes containing this word
or phrase.
After you write several faxes, you can run these reports by choosing TOOLS -> RUN REPORT
and selecting the report you want to run.
Note: If you delete or rename the fields TO, COMPANY, FAX, FROM, DATE, TIME, and SUBJ,
in the Entry Form, you may have to modify some of these reports.
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).
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