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Schedule*Master Version 1.1 User's Guide
Table Of Contents
Disclaimer ............................................ 1
Overview .............................................. 2
System Requirements .............................. 2
Installation Instructions ............................. 3
Initial Setup ......................................... 4
Setup Categories ................................. 4
Setup People ..................................... 6
Working With Dates .................................... 7
Adding Records ................................... 8
Add Schedule Records ........................ 8
Add Todo Records ............................ 9
Editing Records .................................. 9
Moving A Record .................................. 10
Deleting A Record ................................ 10
Repeating Records ................................ 11
Repeating Records Using The Buffer ............... 12
Closing A Todo Record ............................ 12
Attaching / Viewing A Note ....................... 13
Printing A Day's Events .......................... 13
'Go To' Function ................................. 13
Working With The Options Menu ......................... 14
Extended Search .................................. 14
Reports .......................................... 17
Daily Summary ............................... 17
Weekly Schedule ............................. 17
Monthly Schedule ............................ 17
System Statistics ........................... 18
Utilities ........................................ 19
Edit Categories/People ...................... 4,6
Change Todo Count ........................... 19
Show Closed Todo's .......................... 19
Change Todo Sort ............................ 19
Export Database ............................. 20
Mass Delete ................................. 21
Help ............................................. 22
Quit ............................................. 22
DOS Shell ........................................ 22
Exit ............................................. 22
Schedule*Master Version 1.1 User's Guide
Table Of Contents - Continued
Miscellaneous Information ............................ 23
Command-Line Parameters ......................... 23
Popup Calendar .................................. 23
Appendix 1 Miscellaneous Editing Keys ................ 24
Appendix 2 Printer Driver ............................ 25
Appendix 3 Using A Mouse ............................. 26
Appendix 4 The Compress Program ...................... 27
Disclaimer
The author makes no representations or warranties with respect to
the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied
warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular
purpose. Further, the author reserves the right to revise this
publication and make changes to the content hereof without
obligation of the author to notify any person or organization of
such revision or changes.
Overview
Schedule*Master is an easy-to-use yet powerful system to manage
your daily schedule and to do list. Unlike other systems that
can take weeks to master you'll find that using all that
Schedule*Master has to offer takes no time at all.
Schedule*Master was designed to track the two types of events
that most people need to remember: Schedule and ToDo items.
Schedule records are items that occur on a specific date and have
a definite start and end time. ToDo records are items that must
be completed on a specific date but not at a certain time, and
will continue to show up every day after their due date until you
mark them as being completed - you won't forget them simply
because the date has slipped.
Major features of Schedule*Master are :
. Each appointment and ToDo record can have a 'note' attached
to it with further information about the item. The note
record can be up to 5 lines of 50 characters each.
. Up to 4000 records (and 4000 notes) can be stored in the
database.
. There are extensive searching capabilities available
to allow you to find information once you have entered it.
. If you have a mouse, and your mouse software is loaded, it
will be detected automatically. Details of how to use the
mouse are listed in the 'Using A Mouse' section of this
document (Appendix 3).
Please take a few minutes to read this document before you begin
using Schedule*Master. The time you spend now will help you use
the program more efficiently and will be time well-spent.
System Requirements
Schedule*Master requires an IBM PC/XT,AT,PS/2 or any other 100%
IBM compatible computer with at least 380K free memory and a CGA
monitor (color recommended). A hard disk is not really
necessary, however it is highly recommended. Microsoft
compatible mice are supported but not required.
Installation Instructions
Floppy-Based Systems
Although it is highly recommended that you run Schedule*Master
from a hard drive it is possible to run it on a floppy disk based
system. Simply copy the files on the distribution diskette to a
blank, formatted diskette. The copied diskette is what you will
use to run Schedule*Master from - never use the original! In
addition it is recommended that you make a backup copy of the
distribution diskette and store it in a safe place, just in case
something should happen to the original.
Hard-Disk Based Systems
Make a sub-directory on your hard drive called SMASTER and copy
the files from the distribution diskette to this new sub
directory. As with floppy-based systems it is recommended that
you make a copy of the distribution diskette and store it in a
safe place, just in case something should happen to the original.
If you are unsure of how to copy diskettes or create sub
directories please refer to your DOS manual for help.
Main Screen / Initial Setup
To execute Schedule*Master on a hard disk based system :
Use the change directory (CD) command to move to the SMASTER
directory and type SM and press ENTER.
On a floppy-based system insert the Schedule*Master diskette into
the currently logged diskette drive, type SM and press ENTER.
The first screen you will see upon executing Schedule*Master is
the copyright notice screen. Press the 'Enter' key to continue.
The next screen to be displayed is the main screen or main menu
and is your primary means of navigating the program. It
consists of a calendar display in the center left-hand side
of the screen showing the current month's calendar with the
current date hi-lighted (the current date will also have an
asterisk * next to it). On the right-hand side of the screen is
a window displaying some of the options available. At the bottom
of the screen, on the 25th line, is a list of the PF keys that
are available as well as the current time and the status of the
copy buffer (more on this later). At the top of the screen, on
the first line, is a list of the menu items available when you
activate the top options menu.
The first time you use Schedule*Master you must establish
categories to use when entering Schedule and ToDo records.
These categories make performing searches a lot easier, as
they are used as an index into the file. Y