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Painless Accounting Menu Manager
Table of Contents
INSTALLATION............................................. 1
CURSOR MOVEMENTS 2
Mouse.................................................. 2
No Mouse............................................... 2
F2=DOS
1. Format Disks........................................ 3
2. Check Disk.......................................... 3
3. Rename File......................................... 3
4. Copy File........................................... 3
5. Delete File......................................... 3
6. Move File........................................... 3
7. Backup to Floppy Disk............................... 3
8. Restore from Floppy................................. 3
9. DOS Window.......................................... 3
0. Tree Directory...................................... 3
F8=MAINTENANCE
F4=Edit................................................ 4
F5=Company Name........................................ 4
F6=Add................................................. 4
F7=Delete.............................................. 4
F10=Password........................................... 4
F9=DIRECTORY
F3=Sort................................................ 4
F5=Mask................................................ 4
F10=Utilities
1. Color Parameters.................................... 5
2. Notepad............................................. 6
3. Re-Boot Computer.................................... 6
4. Set DOS Time/Date................................... 6
5. Memory Status....................................... 6
6. Calculator.......................................... 6
7. Calendar............................................ 6
8. Word Processor...................................... 7
9. Phone Directory..................................... 7
0. Park Disk Heads..................................... 7
B. Background.......................................... 7
S. Screen Saver........................................ 7
B. Background.......................................... 7
V. Video Type Settings................................. 7
B. Background.......................................... 7
V. Video Type Settings................................. 7
M. Phone/Modem Setup................................... 8
E. Extended Memory..................................... 8
INSTALLATION - Simply copy the disk onto your hard disk and
type 'PAM' or 'PAM-D' for the shareware version. The Menu
Manager Main Menu will appear.
PAGE 1
CURSOR MOVEMENTS - The following is a brief description of
keys used to navigate through options on the screen with a
mouse or without a mouse.
MOUSE
You may use the mouse to select an option. Position the
mouse on the option to select and press the left button,
this will select this option. You may also highlight the
selections in a window by moving the mouse over the line
to select.
Some of the windows have arrows, you may click the left
mouse button on the arrows to move up, down, left, or
right.
To move the windows with a mouse, position the mouse
inside the window and press the right mouse button. This
will allow you to move the window anywhere on the screen.
To resize the window, position the mouse on the right
edge of the window and press the right mouse button, this
allows the window to be expanded to the right. You may
also position the mouse along the bottom of the window
and press the right button to expand the window down.
NO MOUSE
UP Arrow moves to the previous line in a window.
DOWN Arrow moves to the next line in a window.
PGUP moves to the previous page, if more than one screen
of information is available.
PGDN moves to the next page, if more than one screen of
information is available.
HOME moves to the top line in a window.
END moves to the last line in a window.
CTRL+HOME moves to the top line of information.
CTRL+END moves to the last line of information.
RIGHT ARROW moves the information in the window to the
left.
LEFT ARROW moves the information in the window to the
left.
ESCape Exits.
RETURN selects the highlighted line.
The following keys work if SCROLL LOCK is on, or the
SHIFT plus the Number pad arrows are used.
Left Arrow moves window left | SHIFT+Left Arrow Contracts
Right Arrow moves window right| SHIFT+Right Arrow Expands
Up Arrow moves window up | SHIFT+Up Arrow Contracts
Down Arrow moves window down | SHIFT+Down Arrow Expands
PAGE 2
F2-DOS - This option allows execute several different DOS
commands.
1. Format Floppy Disk
Select this option to format a floppy disk in either A:
or B: Drive.
2. Check Disk
Select this option to run a DOS check disk. This will
notify you of any problems that might exist on your hard
disk.
3. Rename File
Select this option to rename a DOS file. You will be
prompted to enter the current file, then the new file
name you wish to use.
4. Copy File
Select this option to copy a DOS file. You will be
prompted to enter the current file, then the new file
name you wish to copy to.
5. Delete File
Select this option to delete a DOS file. You will be
prompted to enter the file name you wish to delete.
6. Move File
Select this option to move a DOS file. You will be
prompted to enter the current file, then the new file
name you wish to move to.
7. Backup to Floppy Disk
Select this option to backup DOS files. You will be
prompted to enter the backup parameters for the BACKUP
command. Consult you DOS manual for variations of this
command.
8. Restore from Floppy
Select this option to restore DOS files. You will be
prompted to enter the restore parameters for the RESTORE
command. Consult you DOS manual for variations of this
command.
9. DOS Window
Select this option to exit to DOS. Simply type EXIT to
return to the Menu Manager.
0. Tree Directory
Select this option to display a DOS tree structure of
your hard disk. You also do a directory listing of any
subdirectory from this option.
PAGE 3
F8-MAINTENANCE - This option allows you to add/edit/delete
programs to run, add a master password, or change the
company information.
F4-EDIT - To edit program information, highlight the
proper line and press F4 or click the mouse on F4. This
will allow you to change the program description, path,
program name, memory requirements, and password. Press
enter through each field to save the changes.
F5-COMPANY NAME - Choose this option to change the
company name that appears on the main menu.
F6-ADD - Choose this option to add a new program to the
main menu. Enter in a description of the program you are
adding and the full path of the program. Next enter in
the program that will be run when selecting this option.
You may specify the memory requirements or enter zero to
utilize all memory available. You may also enter a
password for the program.
F7-DELETE - Choose this option to delete a program from
the main menu. Highlight the program to delete and press
F7 or click F7 with the mouse.
F10-PASSWORD - Choose this option to enter a password for
the highlighted program.
F9-DIRECTORY - This option allows you to list the files in
the in the current directory and view Ascii files. After
selecting this option all the files in the current
directory will be displayed on the screen. You may also
view any ascii file by highlighting the file and pressing
enter or clicking the mouse on the file to view.
F3-SORT - This option will sort the directory display on
the screen.
F5-MASK - This option allows you to display certain
files. For example, if you enter *.txt for the mask,
only files with the extension txt will be displayed. You
may also use question marks. For example, if you enter
PAM??.DBF for the mask, any file that begins with PAM and
contains two more characters and has the extension DBF
will be displayed.
PAGE 4
F10-UTILITY - This option allows you to use various utility
programs.
1. - Color Parameters
This option allows you to customize your screen
color attributes. All possible color combinations
will be displayed with a corresponding number. Just
enter this number in the option you wish to change.
Following is a brief description of each option available
for change.
Standard: This is the color of all menus and data entry
routines.
Enhanced: This will be the color of the fields currently
currently available for input.
Active: This is the color to the current field, i.e.
where the cursor is located.
Calc/Npad: This is the color of the pop-up calculator and
notepad.
Status: This will be the color of the status line
line displayed at the top of the screen at all
times.
Window: This is the windows that pop up for various
input options.
View: This will be the color of the screen when
displaying lists of clients, vendors, etc. on
the screen.
Help: This is the color of all help panels.
It will then ask if you want to set the intensity off.
If you set the intensity off, the blocked cursor will no
longer be in a blocked form. It will display the
colors you chose and ask if these are the colors you
wish to use. If you answer yes it will save these as
your colors. If you do not like the colors you have
chosen answer no and it will take you back to the
color options and you may change them.
F3 - Palette - This option allows you to change the
colors to access up to 512 different colors. Each time
you choose F3 the colors will reset to the default colors
for each line. So if you want to change just one line of
colors to will have to reset each line that you have
previous changed. The color number will be displayed and
you may arrow up and down to change the color. To select
the color press enter.
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2. - Notepad
This option will allow you to edit a text file called
notepad.txt. F3 will delete the line your on and F4
will insert a line before the line you are on. F5 will
wrap words when you get to column 69. F6 turns scroll
lock on and off, when off the text will scroll when
arrowing up and down. Press Escape to exit and you
will have the option to save the changes. Some others
keys are as follows:
Page Up and Down - moves up and down a screen, CTRL+Left
and Right arrow moves to the previous and next word,
CTRL+Page Up and Page Down takes you to the top and
bottom of the file, End and Home takes you to the end and
beginning of a line, CTRL+Home and End takes you to the
top and bottom of a screen.
3. - Re-Boot Computer
This option allows you to reboot your computer. You have
the option to do a warm or cold boot. A warm boot is like
pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL and a cold boot is like turning off
your computer and then turning it back on.
4. - Set DOS Time/Date
This option allows you to set the DOS date and time.
5. - Memory Status
This option will display memory information such as how
much memory your system has, how much used, and how much
available. It will also show expanded or extended memory
DOS version, and CPU type.
6. - Calculator
First enter the beginning number and press enter,
followed by the math operation and enter, then the
second number and enter. Repeat this process as many
times as needed. The total number will be saved, while
in Painless Accounting.
7. - Calendar
This option will display a calendar for the current
month. By pressing the arrow left and right keys the
month will change. Pressing the arrow up and down keys
will change the year. Press enter to input appointments.
You will be prompted for the day to enter appointments
for. The time begins at 8 a.m. and goes to 7:30 p.m. in
increments of thirty minutes.
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8. - Word Processor
This option will allow you to edit a text file. Enter in
the name of the file, you may also specify a path name.
F3 will delete the line your on and F4 will insert a
line before the line you are on. F5 will wrap words
when you get to column 69. F6 turns scroll lock on and
off, when off the text will scroll when arrowing up and
down. Press Escape to exit and you will have the
option to save the changes. Some others keys are as
follows: Page Up and Down - moves up and down a screen,
CTRL+Left and Right arrow moves to the previous and
next word, CTRL+Page Up and Page Down takes you to the
top and bottom of the file, End and Home takes you to the
end and beginning of a line, CTRL+Home and End takes
you to the top and bottom of a screen.
9. - Phone Directory
This option allows you to enter in phone numbers.
F2 - Dial Phone - This option will dial the phone for
you. Just highlight the number to dial and press F2
or click the mouse on F2.
F4 - Edit - This option will allow you to edit any
phone numbers displayed. Highlight the line to edit
and press F4. You can then change the name, phone
number, and comments.
F6 - Add - Select this option to add a new number to
the list. Enter in the name, phone number, and any
comment.
F7 - Delete - Select this option to delete a phone
number. Highlight the number to delete and press F7
or click F7 with the mouse.
0. - Park Disk Heads
This option will park the disk heads. This should be done
before moving a computer to help prevent loss of data.
B. - Background
Select this option to change the background. You have
seven different background options to choose from.
S. - Screen Saver (ALT+V)
Select this option to specify the number of minutes of
inactivity before the screen will blank out.
V. - Video Type Settings
This option allows you to change the text font. You
have several video type settings to choose from.
PAGE 7
M. - Phone/Modem Setup
You this option to indicate which port your phone/modem
is connected to.
E. - Extended Memory
Select this option to indicate if you want to use
extended memory. This will allow for faster processing.
PAGE 8
Painless Accounting Menu Manager
Table of Contents
INSTALLATION............................................. 1
CURSOR MOVEMENTS 2
Mouse.................................................. 2
No Mouse............................................... 2
F2=DOS
1. Format Disks........................................ 3
2. Check Disk.......................................... 3
3. Rename File......................................... 3
4. Copy File........................................... 3
5. Delete File......................................... 3
6. Move File........................................... 3
7. Backup to Floppy Disk............................... 3
8. Restore from Floppy................................. 3
9. DOS Window..................................