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  1.  
  2.                        Help Screen for Appointments
  3.  
  4.                                    Overview
  5.  
  6. Thσ appointment≤ men⌡ draw≤ it≤ informatioε froφ entrie≤ yo⌡ makσ int∩ thi≤ ì
  7. iteφ iε thσ Activit∙ file:
  8.  
  9.       "DATE OF NEXT APPOINTMENT:  01/01/1901"
  10.  
  11. Iµ  yo⌡ havσ n∩ follo≈ u≡ appointmen⌠ date¼ theε leavσ thσ defaul⌠ datσ  oµ ì
  12. "01/01/1901ó  alone«   Tha⌠  defaul⌠  datσ i≤ jus⌠ ß  wa∙  oµ  tellinτ  thσ ì
  13. compute≥ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ n∩ futurσ appointment≤ causeΣ b∙ thi≤ onσ activity.
  14.  
  15. If¼  however¼  yo⌡ d∩ havσ ß futurσ appointment¼  theε ente≥ tha⌠ datσ int∩ ì
  16. thσ  Activit∙ file«   Late≥ on¼  wheε yo⌡ wan⌠ ß schedulσ oµ  appointments¼ ì
  17. theε comσ t∩ thi≤ Appointment≤ menu.
  18.  
  19. Thi≤  men⌡ create≤ fivσ report≤ anΣ onσ graphic≤ imagσ oµ an∙ 1┤ da∙ perioΣ ì
  20. tha⌠ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ examine.
  21.  
  22. [NOTE║  an∙  referencσ  iε  thσ repor⌠ option≤ t∩ "todayó  mean≤  toda∙  a≤ ì
  23. defineΣ b∙ thσ systeφ date.]
  24.  
  25.  
  26.                                ==============
  27.                                |  OPTION 1: |
  28.                                ==============
  29.  
  30. This  option prints out a schedule of all historical appointments.  If  you ì
  31. select this, then all appointments you made prior to today are printed out.
  32.  
  33.  
  34.  
  35.                                ==============
  36.                                |  OPTION 2: |
  37.                                ==============
  38.  
  39. Option  2 shows those appointments scheduled for today.   This is the  most ì
  40. useful  report  because  it  shows you what is on  the  agenda  for  today, ì
  41. regardless of when you set up the commitment in the past.
  42.  
  43.  
  44.  
  45.                                ==============
  46.                                |  OPTION 3: |
  47.                                ==============
  48.  
  49.  
  50.  
  51. Optioε │ print≤ ou⌠ al∞ futurσ appointments¼  excludinτ today's«   Thi≤  i≤ ì
  52. hand∙ iµ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ revie≈ wha⌠ yo⌡ havσ committeΣ t∩ iε thσ future.
  53.  
  54.  
  55.                                ==============è                               |  OPTION 4: |
  56.                                ==============
  57.  
  58. Option 4 prints out all future appointments, including today's.
  59.  
  60.  
  61.                                ==============
  62.                                |  OPTION 5: |
  63.                                ==============
  64.  
  65. Option  5  displays a graphics image of bars and symbols to show  you  what ì
  66. appointments you have for any 14 day period.  This is handy if you want  to ì
  67. review  different periods in the future for "load" and "load  leveling"  of ì
  68. your  appointments  (re-scheduling of your appointments to level  out  your ì
  69. work load).
  70.  
  71. This option is intended as display-only, unless you have a graphics printer ì
  72. to which you "dump" the image by pressing [SHIFT] [PRINTSCREEN].
  73.  
  74.  
  75.                                ==============
  76.                                |  OPTION 6: |
  77.                                ==============
  78.  
  79. With  this option,  you enter the start and stop dates for the schedule  of ì
  80. appointments  that  you  wish to print out.   It defaults  to  1/1/1901  to ì
  81. 12/30/2999.
  82.  
  83.  
  84.                                ==============
  85.                                |  OPTION 7: |
  86.                                ==============
  87.  
  88. Optioε ╖ i≤ simila≥ t∩ optioε ╢ iε selectinτ ou⌠ an∙ perioΣ oµ appointment≤ ì
  89. fo≥  yo⌡  t∩ prin⌠ out«   I⌠ differs¼ though¼ iε selectinτ ou⌠  onl∙  thosσ ì
  90. appointment≤  tha⌠ havσ gonσ UNPROCESSED«  Record≤ arσ  markeΣ  'processedº ì
  91. onl∙ iµ yo⌡ usσ thσ CALLBAC╦ optioε oε thσ Activit∙ Filσ screen«  
  92.  
  93.  
  94.                                ==============
  95.                                |  OPTION 8: |
  96.                                ==============
  97.  
  98.                    8)  List of Priorities, if any [by date]  
  99.    
  100. EacΦá  Patien⌠á recorΣá has¼á iεá it≤á lowe≥á righ⌠á corner¼á ßá fielΣá fo≥  ì
  101. 'Priority¼ iµ  any'«  Yo⌡ caε ente≥ an∙ valuσ yo⌡ wisΦ o≥ leavσ i⌠ a⌠ zero«  ì
  102. Oncσ  yo⌡ havσ  donσ  that¼ thi≤ optioε wil∞ ranδ al∞ Patien⌠  record≤   iε  ì
  103. ascendinτ  order.
  104.  
  105.  
  106.  
  107.                                ==============
  108.                                |  OPTION 9: |
  109.                                ==============è
  110. Option 9 shows those appointments scheduled for tomorrow.  This is a useful ì
  111. report because it shows you what is on the agenda for tomorrow,  regardless ì
  112. of when you set up the commitment in the past.  Similar to option 2.
  113.  
  114.  
  115.  
  116.                                ==============
  117.                                |  OPTION A: |
  118.                                ==============
  119.  
  120.        Select Appointments for any day, with ALL associated activities:
  121.  
  122. WitΦ thi≤ powerfu∞ feature¼ thσ prograφ firs⌠ ask≤ yo⌡ fo≥ thσ datσ oµ you≥ ì
  123. desireΣ appointment≤ list«   Oncσ yo⌡ ente≥ ß date¼  thσ prograφ print≤ ou⌠ ì
  124. tw∩ reports║  1⌐ aε appointment≤ lis⌠ fo≥ tha⌠ da∙ yo⌡ requested¼ anΣ 2⌐ aε ì
  125. historica∞  activitie≤ repor⌠ tha⌠ show≤ AL╠ activitie≤ tha⌠ occurreΣ prio≥ ì
  126. t∩  you≥ requesteΣ datσ fo≥ thosσ companie≤ anΣ ONL┘ thosσ  companie≤  tha⌠ ì
  127. appea≥ oε thσ appointment≤ list.
  128.  
  129.  
  130.  
  131.                                ==============
  132.                                |  OPTION B: |
  133.                                ==============
  134.  
  135.  
  136.    Select start/stop date for Appointments, with Category Consolidation
  137.  
  138.  
  139. Thi≤ selectioε i≤ simila≥ t∩ Optioε 6¼  excep⌠ tha⌠ yo⌡ caε consolidatσ thσ ì
  140. activit∙  record≤  b∙  categories║   eithe≥ ß continuou≤ rangσ  o≥  ß  non-ì
  141. continuou≤ groupinτ oµ them.
  142.  
  143. Notσ  tha⌠  thi≤ Categor∙ Consolidatioε logiπ i≤ availablσ iε  thesσ  threσ ì
  144. location≤ iε thσ program:
  145.                       
  146.                   'Reports for Patients and Activities' 
  147.                      [Main Program Menu, Selection 3]
  148.  
  149.                             'Appointments Menu'                          
  150.                      [Main Program Menu, Selection 7]
  151.                      -----> where you are now <-------  
  152.  
  153.                'Base Station/Remote Site Consolidation Menu'
  154.                      [Main Program Menu, Selection 9]
  155.  
  156.  
  157.  
  158.                                ==============
  159.                                |  OPTION C: |
  160.                                ==============
  161.  
  162.                        C)  Insert memo into reports:
  163. èThi≤  optioε wil∞ inser⌠  thσ mem∩ fielΣ int∩ thσ report≤ generateΣ b∙  thσ ì
  164. repor⌠ option≤ oε thi≤ menu«  Oncσ selected¼ yo⌡ caε specif∙ thσ numbe≥  oµ ì
  165. character≤ brough⌠ int∩ thσ repor⌠ froφ eacΦ memo.
  166.  
  167.  
  168.  
  169.                                ==============
  170.                                ⁿ  OPTIO╬ D║ |
  171.                                ==============
  172.  
  173.                        "D)  Insert Callback info:  "
  174.  
  175.  
  176. Selects 'Unprocessed' or 'Processed' info to display from Callback data.
  177.  
  178.