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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. About Cards for OS/2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Cards for OS/2 is the OS/2 substitute for Windows CardFile. It reads and
- writes Windows cardfile files. In addition, it can read and write delimted text
- files, and print labels. With this product, you will never have to open up a
- Windows session just to get a phone number.
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- 1. Limitations of the unregistered version
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- a. You will not be able to save any changes you make.
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- b. You will not be able to print cards or labels.
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- c. You will see the introductory dialog every time you start Cards.
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- d. To get the registered version, just register the software for a mere
- $15.00. See instructions under Help, Register menu item.
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- 2. Limitations of version 2.0
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- a. Does not handle objects imbeded within a cardfile file. (WAV files,
- pictures, movies etc.)
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- b. Does not have the merge feature.
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- c. If you would like these features, let me know. Most importantly
- register the product. The more registrations I see, the quicker I will
- put these features in.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. File Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The File menu contains commands that you use to create, open, and save card
- files. In addition, it also contains the exit command.
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- New Creates a new untitled card file
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- Open Opens an existing card file
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- Save Saves any changes to the current card file
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- Save As Saves the current card file using a new name
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- Print Cards Prints your cards to a printer
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- Print Labels Prints your cards as labels (ie: mailing labels)
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- Exit Exit the application
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. New ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You can create a new card file in Cards by using the New command. To create a
- new card file, do the following:
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- o Select the File menu and choose the New command.
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- The word "Untitled" appears in the title bar, and the card notebook is erased.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You can open a card file that exists on any drive or in any directory by using
- the Open command. You may open both card file type files as well as delimted
- text files. To open a card file, do the following:
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- 1. Select the File menu and choose the Open command.
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- A dialog box appears, showing you a list of files in the current directory.
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- 2. If needed, select a the type of file from the File Type list. (Cards for
- OS/2 defaults to a card file but you may also load delimted text files)
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- 3. Select the file to open.
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- 4. Select the OK button.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You use the Save command to save changes you've made to your card file. To save
- changes to the current card file, do the following:
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- o Select the File menu and choose the Save command.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.4. Save As ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You use the Save As command to name and save a new card file. You may save a
- card file as a card file or as a delimted text file.
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- Follow these steps to save a new card file:
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- 1. Select the File menu and choose the Save As command.
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- A dialog box appears, prompting you for a new filename.
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- 2. If needed, select a the type of file from the File Type list. (Cards for
- OS/2 defaults to a card file but you may also save the file as a delimted
- text file)
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- 3. Type in the filename to save your cards to.
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- 4. Select the OK button.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.5. Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You quit Cards by using the Exit command. To quit Cards, do the following:
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- o Select the File menu and choose the Exit command.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- 1. Select the down arrow to the right of the Drive list to display all the
- drives on your system.
- 2. Select a drive from the Drive list.
- 3. Select a directory from the Directory list.
- 4. If needed, select a the type of file from the File Type list. (Cards for
- OS/2 defaults to a card file but you may also load delimted text files)
- 5. Select a file name from the File list or type in a file name and select the
- Open pushbutton to display the file you want to edit.
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- For specific help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> List of Fields ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- File name Type of file
- Drive File
- Directory Open pushbutton
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Type the name of the file you want to open in the File name field and select
- the Open pushbutton.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> List of Fields ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- File name Type of file
- Drive File
- Directory Open pushbutton
- General help
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Type of file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Type of file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the down arrow to the right of the Type of file field to display the
- available file types. Cards for OS/2 defaults to Card File type files, but you
- may also open a delimted text file.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Drive list displays the drives on your system. Select the drive that
- contains the files you want to edit.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The File list displays all the files in the directory you selected from the
- Directory list. Select the file you want to open.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Directory list displays the directories on the selected drive. Select a
- directory to display the list of files from that directory in the File list
- box.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the Open pushbutton to display the file you want to edit.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use Save to store the file you are editing. After the file is saved, the text
- remains in the window so that you can continue editing it.
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- Note: If you are editing a new file, select the Save or Save as choices to
- display the Save as pop-up so that you can name the file you are
- editing. A file must have a title to be saved.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Save as ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use Save as to name and save a new file or to save an existing file under a
- different name, in a different directory, or on a different disk.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Save as ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Save as ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- 1. Select the down arrow to the right of the Drive list to display all the
- drives on your system.
- 2. Select a drive from the Drive list.
- 3. Select a directory from the Directory list.
- 4. If needed, select a the type of file from the File Type list. (Cards for
- OS/2 defaults to a card file but you may also save the file as a delimted
- text file)
- 5. Type the name of the file you want to save in the File name field and
- select the Save pushbutton.
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- For specific help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> List of Fields ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- File name Type of file
- Drive File
- Directory Save pushbutton
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Type the name of the file you want to save in the File name field and select
- the Save pushbutton.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> List of Fields ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- File name Type of file
- Drive File
- Directory Save pushbutton
- General help
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Type of file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Type of file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the down arrow to the right of the Type of file field to display the
- available file types. Cards for OS/2 defaults to Card File type files, but you
- may also save it as a delimted text file. You may choose to save the file as a
- delimted text file in which each line in the card text is quote and comma
- delimted, or you may save it as a delimted text file in which all lines in the
- card text are concatenated together and saved as one quote and comma delimited
- field.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Drive list displays the drives on your system. Select the drive that
- contains the files you want to save.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The File list displays all the files in the directory you selected from the
- Directory list. Select the file you want to rename and save.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Directory list displays the directories on the selected drive. Select a
- directory to display the list of files from that directory in the File list
- box.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the Save pushbutton to save the file to the drive and directory you
- selected and with the file name you specified.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.6. Print Cards ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You may print your cards to a printer by using the Print Cards command. To
- print your cards:
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- 1. Select the File menu and choose the Print Cards command.
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- A dialog box appears, allowing you to modify how Cards for OS/2 will print
- your cards.
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- 2. If needed, select the printer to print the cards on with the the Print
- Destination List.
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- 3. You may modify the job properties by pressing the Job Properties button.
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- 4. If you would like a heading on each page, enter it into the Header text
- box. Then select the appropriate alignment radio button. (Centered or Left
- Align)
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- 5. If needed, change the top, bottom, left, or right margins by entering them
- into the Margins text boxes.
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- 6. You may modify what cards for OS/2 prints for each card with the Print
- Attributes check boxes.
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- a. Cards (Lines) are the lines drawn around the text that makes each card
- look like an actual card.
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- b. Card Text is the text inside each card.
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- c. Index is the the text that appears above each card on the cards
- notebook.
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- 7. If you would like only one card to print per page, select the One Card Per
- Page check box.
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- 8. Specify the print range by selecting eighther All Cards or Current Card
- radio buttons.
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- 9. Select the OK button to print the cards, or Cancel button to exit without
- printing.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.7. Print Labels ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You may print your cards as labels by using the Print Labels command. To print
- labels:
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- 1. Select the File menu and choose the Print Labels command.
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- A dialog box appears, allowing you to modify how Cards for OS/2 will print
- labels.
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- 2. If needed, select the printer to print the labels on with the the Print
- Destination List.
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- 3. You may modify the job properties by pressing the Job Properties button.
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- 4. If you would like a heading on each label, enter it into the Header text
- box. Then select the appropriate alignment radio button. (Centered or Left
- Align)
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- Hint: If your labels are large enough, enter your return address and check
- left align if you are printing mailing labels.
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- 5. If needed, change the top, bottom, left, or right margins by entering them
- into the Margins text boxes.
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- 6. Specify what card text lines to print by entering them into the Print Card
- Text Lines text boxes. Then select the Left Align or Centered radio
- buttons.
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- 7. Enter the rows and columns of labels per page in the Labels Per Page text
- boxes.
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- 8. Select the OK button to print the labels, or Cancel button to exit without
- printing.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Edit Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Edit menu contains commands that allow you to cut, copy, and paste
- information from one card to another.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Undo ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The undo command reverses any previous changes you made to the current card
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. Cut ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The cut command will delete the selected information on the current card and
- place it on the clipboard, enabling you to paste it onto another card or
- application.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. Copy ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The copy command will place the selected text in the current card on the
- clipboard to allow you to paste it onto another card or application.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. Paste ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The paste command will paste the contents of the clipboard on to the current
- card.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.5. Clear ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The clear command will delete the selected text on the current card, but will
- not place it on the clipboard.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6. Index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The edit index command allows the user to edit the index item for the current
- card. (The title of the card) After selecting this item a simple dialog box
- will appear with the current card index item displayed. To change the index
- item, enter the new text into the dialog box and select the OK button.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. View Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The View menu item allows you to view your cards as a notebook of cards or as a
- list of card indexes (Titles). A check appears next to the current view.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Cards ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The View Cards menu item allows you to view your cards as a notebook of cards.
- This is the default.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. List ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The View List menu item allows you to view your cards as a list of card indexes
- (Titles).
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Card Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Card menu item allows you Add, Delete, Duplicate or Autodial a card.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Add ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Add menu item allows you to add a card to the current list of cards.
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- When the Add menu item is selected a dialog box will appear, prompting you to
- enter the Name of the card to add.
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- After entering a name and selecting the OK button, The card will be added.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Delete ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Delete command will delete the current card from the list of cards.
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- After selecting the Delete command A dialog box will appear asking if you would
- like to delete the current card. Answering yes will cause the current card to
- be deleted.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Duplicate ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Duplicate command will duplicate the current card. Another card exactly
- like the current card will be placed in the list of cards
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4. Autodial ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Autodial command will dial a phone number in the current card. using the
- modem in your system.
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- To autodial a number:
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- 1. When Autodial is selected, Cards for OS/2 will search the current card for
- a valid telephone number and place a copy of it in the Phone Number field
- of the autodial dialog box. You may enter a different phone number in the
- field, if the number is not correct.
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- 2. If the Use Prefix check box is checked, Cards for OS/2 will dial the text
- in the prefix text box before it dials the number. (ie: use this feature
- to disable call waiting)
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- 3. After making sure the correct com port is checked on the autodial dialog
- box, select the OK button.
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- Cards for OS/2 will then dial the phone number, and prompt you to pick up
- the phone. Just pick up the phone, and select the OK button.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Search Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Search menu item allows you to quickly search for a card.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. Find ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Search Find menu item allows you to quickly search for a card. After
- selecting this menu item, the find dialog box will appear.
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- Enter the text you wish to search for into the "Find What" field. You may
- search the card indexes (Titles) or the text displayed on the cards by
- selecting the appropriate check boxes.
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- To search all cards prior to the current card, select the reverse (<<) button.
- To search all cards appearing after the current card, select the forward (>>)
- button. Eighther of these buttons will invoke the search. The next card that
- contains the text you are searching for, or a dialog box notifying you that no
- cards were found will be displayed.
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- You may continue the search, or cancel out of the search by selecting the
- Cancel button.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Find Next ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Search Find Next menu item allows you to continue a previous search. If
- this item is enabled, selecting it will invoke the most recent search, and
- display the next card that matches the search criteria.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Product Information Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This dialog displays information about cards, such as the version number,
- registration number, and copyright notice.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Customization ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You can customize the look of Cards for OS/2 by changing fonts and colors. To
- change fonts, simply drag a new font from the OS/2 Font Palette program to the
- item you wish to change in Cards for OS/2. To change colors, drag a new color
- to the item in Cards for OS/2 using eighther the Solid Color Palette or Mixed
- Color Palette programs.
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- Note: The OS/2 Palette programs are located in the OS/2 System Setup Folder.