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                            INSTRUCTIONS FOR PCD

  PCD is a plain text version of PcDesk. The program is ideal for PC
  compatible Palmtop computers because it uses the 80x25 text mode for
  screen output. PCD lets you organize your time with a Monthly Calendar,
  a Weekly Schedule and a Daily Planner to which you can add memo notes.
  You can also maintain a detailed Address Book data base.

                              PCD MAIN SCREEN

  The PCD Main Screen presents you with a Digital Clock and a Monthly
  Calendar. The time and date are set according to the current system clock
  in your computer. The features in PCD are selected by pressing a HOT KEY
  on your keyboard.

                               DAILY PLANNER

  The Daily Planner lets you store memo notes for any day, and is also a
  convenient way of leaving messages on your computer. Press [D] on the
  keyboard to activate this feature (you can access the Daily Planner for
  other days through the Monthly Memo Calendar described below).

  The Planner is divided into the nine hour blocks of a typical work day
  (8:00 AM through 5:00 PM). Press ENTER to add your memo notes. Use the
  ARROW keys, ENTER, HOME, END, PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN to position the
  editing cursor.

  Whatever notes you type in the Daily Planner will be automatically saved
  on disk in the default directory. Each file will have a name unique to the
  day for which it was created (for example, MON0521.CAL would be for Monday,
  May 21). Note that the file names will only be unique for days that are
  within the same calendar year.

  Files created using PCD are NOT interchangeable with files created by
  PcDesk. This is because different monitor types can display a different
  number of lines on the screen, and PcDesk takes advantage of this. Also
  note that commas (,) and double quotes (") are not allowed in memo text.
  These characters compromise the file structure of the memo notes on disk.

  To get a printout of your Daily Planner (as well as the Memo Calendar and
  Weekly Planner described below) press [P] when you are done adding notes.
  Be sure that your printer is set up to print the EXTENDED ASCII box drawing
  characters used for the lines and borders. Most printers allow fonts to be
  selected using a front panel menu, DIP switches, or by setup software.
  Select the printer font that shows ASCII characters 176 through 222 to be
  for line drawing (for example, ASCII 209 would be "╤").

  Press ESCAPE when you are done adding notes to the Planner. Whenever you
  select the option again, your notes for the day will be automatically
  displayed. Press ESCAPE again to return to the PCD Main Screen.

                               MEMO CALENDAR

  This option allows you to add memo notes to the calendar for any month.
  From the PCD Main Screen, press [M] on the keyboard to access the Memo
  Calendar. The month and year are initially set according to the current
  system clock. You can scroll to different months (and years) by pressing
  the PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN keys.

  Press ENTER to add memo notes to the calendar. Use the ARROW keys, ENTER,
  HOME, END, PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN to position the editing cursor. Whatever
  notes you type will be automatically recorded for that month, and saved on
  disk in the default directory in files with .CAL extensions (for example:
  MAY96.CAL). Whenever you arrive at a month with memo notes stored, your
  notes will be automatically displayed. Note again that files created for
  CGA, EGA and VGA monitors are not interchangeable, and that commas (,)
  and double quotes (") are not allowed in the memo text.

  If you want to access the Daily Planner for any day in the month, simply
  enter the two digits corresponding to the day's date from the keyboard
  (for eaxmple, 01 or 27). When you are done creating the Daily Planner,
  you will be returned to the Memo Calendar.

  Press ESCAPE when you are done adding notes to the Memo Calendar. You can
  then navigate to other months, or edit memo notes for other days. Press [P]
  on the keyboard to get a printout of the Memo Calendar. Press ESCAPE again
  to return to the PCD Main Screen.

                               YEARLY CALENDAR

  From the PCD Main Screen, press [Y] on the keyboard to see a calendar for
  the entire year. You can scroll to different years by pressing PAGE UP or
  PAGE DOWN. Press ENTER to see the second six months of the current year.
  The legal range of years is from 1899 to 2099. Press [P] on the keyboard
  to get a printout of the Yearly Calendar. Press ESCAPE from the Yearly
  Calendar screen to return to the PCD Main Screen.

                               WEEKLY SCHEDULE

  This option lets you maintain a fixed Weekly Schedule. From the PCD
  Main Screen, press [W] on the keyboard to display the Schedule.

  The columns of the schedule are divided into the five days of the work
  week (MON through FRI), and the rows are divided into the nine hour blocks
  of a typical work day (8:00 AM through 5:00 PM). Press ENTER to add notes
  to the Weekly Schedule. Use the use the ARROW keys, ENTER, HOME, END, PAGE
  UP and PAGE DOWN to position the editing cursor.

  Whatever notes you type will be automatically saved on disk in the default
  directory in a file called WEEK.CAL. Note again that files created for
  CGA, EGA and VGA monitors are not interchangeable, and that commas (,) and
  double quotes (") are not allowed in the memo text. Whenever you select
  this option, your notes will be automatically displayed.

  Press ESCAPE when you are done adding notes to the Weekly Schedule. To get
  a printout of the Schedule, press [P] on the keyboard. Press ESCAPE again
  to return to the PCD Calendar Main Screen.

                                ADDRESS BOOK

  This option lets you maintain a detailed data base of names, addresses,
  phone numbers, and other personal information for up to 200 entries (10
  entries in the shareware version). From the PCD Main Screen, press [A]
  on the keyboard to access this feature. The Address Book data base file,
  ADDRESS.CAL, is automatically created in the default directory.

  You can use the UP/DOWN ARROW or PAGE keys to scroll through the Address
  Book screens. Press ESCAPE to return to the PCD Main Screen. Press ENTER
  to edit the current entry. Press one of the following keys to activate the
  address book features:

  F1=EDIT (same as pressing ENTER). You will get the editing cursor. Use the
     ENTER, HOME, END, PAGE and ARROW keys to position the cursor and fill
     in the data fields. Note that when you open the address book for the
     first time, you will have a blank data screen ready for you to select
     F1 for editing. Press ESCAPE when you are done.

  F3=ADD. Use this option to add a new entry to the Address Book. Note that
     entries in the Address Book are sorted automatically according to the
     first character in the NAME field, so you can use "Lastname, Firstname"
     to keep your address book alphabetized. Press ESCAPE when you are done
     adding the new entry.

  F5=SRCH. The address book search feature is NOT case sensitive. If a match
     is found, you will be taken to the screen containing the matching
     information. The last search string entered becomes the default for
     the next time you press F5.

  F7=DEL. This option deletes the current address book screen. Press [N]
     or ESCAPE at the confirmation prompt to cancel the deletion.

  F9=PRINT. The current address screen will be sent to your printer, using
     the same format and field labels as you see on the screen.

   L=LIST. This option lists just the NAME and ADDRESS of all entries in
     your data base. Press ENTER to continue the listing. Press ESCAPE to
     quit. If you have used "Lastname, Firstname" format for any entries,
     the names will be displayed as "Firstname Lastname."

   F=FILE. This option will export all the names and addresses in your data
     base to a text file called "ADDRE