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- *************
- ** WELCOME **
- *************
-
- TITLE: CONTACT PLUS contact management system
-
- VERSION: 2.4
-
- SUGGESTED BBS NAME: CPLUS24.ZIP
-
- BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
-
- Contact Plus is an excellent way to keep track of people in
- your life. It helps you organize your phone calls, notes,
- notes and future appointments. You can keep multiple databases
- and can setup your own user defined fields. It is a great
- application for salesmen, telemarketing, realtors, insurance
- agents, bankers. It has won several honors including "Best Buy
- of the Year" in Business Marketing Magazine (Jan '89), and
- "Best of Shareware 1990" in the business category in PC World
- Magazine (Oct '90), and "Editor's Choice" (Jan/Feb 1992) in
- Shareware Magazine.
-
- REQUIREMENTS:
-
- IBM-PC or compatible with 512K RAM. Hard disk recommended.
- Hayes compatible modem (attached to COM1 or COM2) for the
- auto-dialer. Color monitor suggested although not required.
- DOS version 3.0 or greater for the memory resident option.
-
- REGISTRATION COST:
-
- $99 plus shipping. Registration entitles you to a 170 page
- printed manual, extra programs related to the system, a word
- processor, and BBS/telephone/fax support.
-
- ****************
- ** WHAT'S NEW **
- ****************
-
- 2.4 changes/updates
-
- WordPerfect 5.0 and 5.1 users will be delighted now that the mass
- mail/merge option has been streamlined and thoroughly improved.
-
- New look on popup windows and more color choices.
-
- Easy to print sample template key for mail/merge operation
- using the ALT-T hotkey.
-
- Quickly change between databases from the HEADER PAGE using
- the ALT-D hotkey.
-
- Registration is now much easier via the ALT-O (order) key.
-
- You can now easily make fresh copies of the shareware system to
- pass around to friends using the ALT-C (copy system) key.
-
- Automatically runs the slide-show tutorial using the
- ALT-S (show) key.
-
- 2.3 changes/updates
-
- This version features a memory resident option. You can now
- keep Contact Plus loaded into memory and "popup" over a running
- application by pressing a combination of hotkeys. While Contact
- Plus is loaded into memory it consumes approximately 33 K of RAM.
-
- You can now print 1 up, 2 up, 3 up, chesire and laser printer
- mailing labels.
-
- The autodialer will continue to let you log time spent on the
- phone while browsing through the database.
-
- It is now much easier to add, edit and rename letters via the
- F6 (WP) key. Press the F6 (WP) key while in any of the Contact
- Menus to see how to create a new letter.
-
- ***********************************
- ** NOTE TO USERS OF VERSION 2.1x **
- ***********************************
-
- This version of Contact Plus is compatible with the datafiles of
- all 2.1x versions. If you are running a previous version all you
- have to do is copy the C.EXE, CSETUP.EXE, C.HLP and CSETUP.HLP
- files into your old Contact Plus directory.
-
- DO NOT COPY THE FOLLOWING FILES (as they contain sample data):
-
- CONTACT.DT
- CONTACT.NOT
- CONTACT.NT0
- CONTACT.HDR
- CONTACT.NX0
- CONTACT.NX1
- CONTACT.NX2
- CONTACT.NX3
- CONTACT.NX4
-
- ******************
- ** INTRODUCTION **
- ******************
-
- Welcome to CONTACT PLUS(R) PERSONAL version 2.4. This is a
- client tracking system suitable for anyone needing to keep track
- of people. If you are in the business where client contact is
- important, then this system is for you. Since this program is being
- distributed via shareware, you are encouraged to try out the system
- and if you find yourself using it on a regular basis, you will want
- to register the system with the author. An INVOICE.DOC file has been
- prepared for your use to register.
-
- Contact Plus logs the last 30 phone calls and the last 15 letters
- to each client in your database. It features an autodialer and a way
- to keep track of incoming calls. Contact Plus also interfaces directly
- with WordPerfect(TM) and WordStar using the F6 (WP) key. This is not
- an ASCII or text file interface -- it will actually generate instant
- follow up letters in native word processing format to your clients
- by simply pressing a key.
-
- Make sure that you run the slide-show tutorial program. It will
- give you more information on how to use Contact Plus successfully.
-
- The slide-show tutorial is available by pressing the ALT-S key
- from any of the contact screens. In order for the slide-show
- tutorial to run properly the following files must be present
- in your contact directory:
-
- prorun.exe t24main.set t24t1.set t24t2.set t24t3.set t24t4.set
- t24t5.set t24t6.set t24t7.set tutor.bat tutor.doc
-
- ***********************************
- ** HOW CAN YOU USE CONTACT PLUS? **
- ***********************************
-
- Let's introduce Harry, a salesperson for a restaurant equipment
- manufacturer. Harry needs to keep track of basic information such
- as the name, address and phone number of his clients. However,
- Harry wants a history of previous contact with his clients. He
- also needs to track information such as the best time to contact,
- the receptionist's name, and the next action step (send
- literature, call back, etc). Contact Plus stores the previous 30
- phone calls including the date, time, duration and any notes for
- each of his clients. It also has user-defined fields available so
- Harry can customize the database for his particular needs. Since
- Harry can't touch type, popup lookup menus are available which can
- save him much time when entering new data.
-
- As customers call him, he uses the notes windows to keep detailed
- records of all conversations. Using the incoming call button (F9)
- he also has a record of the phone call. If Harry wishes to recall
- a conversation about "blendomatics" but can't remember who he was
- speaking to, he can search all notes/phone calls/memos/ticklers
- for the word "blendomatics".
-
- Harry likes to send follow up letters to his clients immediately
- after speaking with them on the phone. Contact Plus makes this
- simple as it gives him the ability to enter up to 150 different
- template files. Each template file will have the client's
- name/address/city entered. Since Harry has been using WordPerfect
- for a while and has a laser printer, Contact Plus enables Harry to
- send handsome follow-up letters which impress his clients and
- gives him a professional edge over his competition.
-
- At the end of the week, Harry has to report the number of calls he
- has made to his clients. He simply sends a copy of the phone log
- report captured to an output file to his main office.
-
- Keeping track of customers used to take Harry hours every day. He
- wasn't able to spend all the time he wanted actually making
- contact with his clients. With Contact Plus, Harry can now keep
- better track of his customers and have even more time to bring in
- new business.
-
- **************
- ** FEATURES **
- **************
-
- o Memory resident option to popup
- o Autodialer
- o Rolodex(r) cards
- o Mail/merge for mass mailings
- o Elapsed phone call timer
- o User defined date fields
- o Multiple databases
- o Ticklers/reminders
- o Reschedules your outstanding ticklers
- o Automated follow up schedules
- o Extensive online help (over 2,000 lines of help)
- o 24 categories to classify your contacts
- o Interface to word processor with form files
- o Interleaved letter/envelope printing
- o Call analysis reports (Who didn't you call?)
- o Local and long distance dialing prefixes
- o Popup lookup and data entry windows
- o Colorful calendars and screens
- o Mouse support
- o Support for 43/50 line mode on reports (EGA/VGA monitors only)
- o Browse screen for dialing, taking notes and writing letters
- o Phone call history
- o Mailing labels (1 up, 2 up, 3 up and laser labels)
- o Correspondence history
- o User defined index fields
- o History graph
- o Unlimited date stamped notes
- o Keeps track of holidays/vacations
- o WordPerfect secondary mail/merge interface
-
- ******************************
- ** REGISTRATION INFORMATION **
- ******************************
-
- When you register you will receive:
-
- o the latest version of the software
-
- o 170 page printed manual
-
- o a monthly calendar generation program
-
- o a program to prints out today's ticklers to the screen or
- to the printer when the computer is rebooted
-
- o an import program to import data (in comma-delimited ASCII or
- dbase) from other database programs or computers
-
- o a utility copy contacts between databases or delete groups
- of contacts
-
- o a simple word processor
-
- o repair programs for Contact Plus databases
-
- ****************************
- ** ORDER INFORMATION **
- ****************************
-
- Printed manual and extra utilities $ 99.00
-
- Shipping USA $ 8.00
- Canada $ 12.00
- Overseas $ 25.00
-
- Specify disk size: 3.5" or 5.25"
-
- Method of payment: CASH
- CHECK or MONEY ORDER
- VISA/MASTERCARD
- COD (USA only - add $4.00)
- TO ORDER:
-
- 1. Press ALT-O (order key) while running Contact Plus
-
- 2. Print the order form and
-
- a. Call toll-free 800-366-9876 or 407-779-4900 (9am - 5pm EST)
- or
- b. Fax your order to 407-779-3311
- or
- c. Mail the order form to:
-
- Contact Plus Corporation
- PO Box 372577
- Satellite Beach, FL 32937-0577
- USA
-
- 3. Call the Contact Plus BBS system at 407-779-4422. From the MAIN
- MENU select the QUESTIONNAIRE MENU. Settings 8 bits, no parity,
- 1 stop bit (8-N-1), 1200 - 9600 baud.
-
- Contact Plus Corporation reserves the right to change this offer
- at anytime. Contact Plus is a registered trademark of Contact Plus
- Corporation. Contact Plus Corporation also holds the US copyright
- to Contact Plus.
-
- *****************************************
- ** HARD DISK INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS **
- *****************************************
-
- Make sure that the proper date and time are set on your computer.
- CONTACT PLUS uses the date and time for many functions.
-
- (1) From the C prompt make a directory called CONTACT by
- typing MD \CONTACT (press Enter)
-
- (2) Change to the prompt where the Contact Plus disk is
- located by typing A: or B: (press Enter)
-
- (3) Copy the files from the diskette to the hard drive by
- typing COPY *.* C:\CONTACT (press Enter)
-
- (4) Change back to the C prompt in the CONTACT directory by
- typing C: (press Enter) then CD \CONTACT (press Enter)
-
- (5) To start Contact Plus type the command "C".
-
- Press the HELP button (F1) often when first getting acquainted
- with Contact Plus.
-
- If you have a problem at startup with the message:
-
- CANNOT OPEN ALL FILES ... QUITTING
-
- Follow these steps:
-
- (1) Locate your "config.sys" file. This file is a DOS
- configuration file and is located in the root directory of
- your boot disk. Enter the following command to go to the
- root directory:
-
- c:
- cd \
-
- (2) Enter the following command which will either create the
- config.sys file or add the line to it.
-
- echo FILES=20 >> config.sys
-
- (3) Turn off your computer and turn it back on again.
-
- (4) Try to run Contact Plus again.
-
- Contact Plus comes with a sample database. Feel free to
- change any of the user defined fields and experiment with the
- system as you wish.
-
- We strongly urge regular database backup of Contact Plus to
- prevent loss of data. We suggest an odd/even system of daily
- backup of Contact Plus files. This means that a diskette
- marked "odd" would be used to backup data on odd numbered
- days and a diskette marked "even" would be used to backup
- data on even days. In this way, should a backup disk become
- faulty, only one day's worth of data would be lost.
-
- ****************************************
- ** FLOPPY DISK OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS **
- ****************************************
-
- Although we do not recommend that you run Contact Plus on a
- floppy based system due to the large amount of disk activity
- that is required, you can get the most out of your dual-based
- floppy system if you separate the program and the data on
- different floppies
-
- Note: you CANNOT run Contact Plus as a memory resident program
- if you are running on a floppy system.
-
- If you are running Contact Plus on a dual floppy system, you
- can place Contact Plus (the program) on one disk and the data
- files on another disk. This strategy will give you more room
- for contacts on the data disk.
-
- The program diskette should contain the following file:
-
- C.EXE
-
- The data diskette should contain the following files:
-
- CONTACT.HDR CONTACT.NX4 CONTACT.DT
- CONTACT.NOT CONTACT.NX0 CONTACT.NX1
- CONTACT.NX2 CONTACT.NX3 CONTACT.NX4
- CONTACT.NT0
-
- Place the program diskette into drive A and the data diskette
- into drive B. Make drive B the current drive by entering:
-
- B:
-
- Then run the program from drive A by entering:
-
- A:C
-
- *******************************
- ** MEMORY RESIDENT OPERATION **
- *******************************
-
- Contact Plus can run in either memory resident mode (available
- only if your computer has a hard disk) or in normal mode. In
- memory resident mode, a small (33K byte) portion of Contact Plus
- will remain in memory at all times, ready to spring into action at
- the press of a key. You must first run the CSETUP program if you
- wish to install the memory resident option. The CSETUP program is
- discussed in the next section.
-
- If you plan to run other memory resident programs with Contact
- Plus, it is normally best to load Contact Plus last.
-
- To setup the memory resident option (hard disk systems only),
- proceed as follows:
-
- 1) Change to the directory in which Contact Plus was installed.
-
- 2) Type "CSETUP" and press ENTER.
-
- 3) Change to the MODE from NORMAL to MEMORY RESIDENT.
-
- 4) Press ESC to quit and answer "Y" to save.
-
- To load Contact Plus in Memory Resident mode, proceed as follows:
-
- 1) Change to the directory in which Contact Plus was installed.
-
- CD \CONTACT
-
- 2) Type C and press ENTER.
-
- 3) Contact Plus will display a message when loaded successfully.
-
- You can place the two commands above in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file if
- you want Contact Plus loaded into memory when you start your
- computer.
-
- See the MEMRES.TXT file for a list of incompatibilities and
- potential pitfalls.
-
- **********************************
- ** CSETUP CONFIGURATION PROGRAM **
- **********************************
-
- In order to run Contact Plus as a memory resident program, you
- must first run the CSETUP program. CSETUP will tell Contact Plus
- how to start, what database should be loaded, what hot keys should
- be pressed.
-
- When Contact Plus is loaded as a TSR (Terminate Stay Resident), it
- is loaded into memory and will wait behind the scenes to "pop up"
- when a certain combination of keys ("hotkey") are pressed. Contact
- Plus can run even when another program is running. A popular
- example of this type of TSR is Borland's Sidekick program.
-
- The hot key combination should be picked for both convenience and
- portability. You should select a hotkey that could possibly be
- used by your word processor. Examples of poor key combinations are
- "SHIFT-F1", "CTRL-A", "CTRL-F10". If you wish to select a function
- key as your hot key, we recommend that you use both CTRL and ALT
- simultaneously. Better examples of hot key combinations are
- SHIFT-CTRL-F1 or ALT-CTRL-C.
-
- Contact Plus runs as a "swapping" TSR, that is, it uses either EMS
- or the hard disk to temporarily swap programs from RAM memory. The
- swapping capability allows Contact Plus to remain small in size
- ... only 33K of RAM is used.
-
- If you are swapping to DISK, Contact Plus will create several
- files explained below in the swap file directory. Do not delete
- any of these files while Contact Plus is loaded into memory! You
- may safely delete these files only if Contact Plus is NOT loaded
- into memory.
-
- There are three temporary files that may be created when running
- Contact Plus as a memory resident program and NOT using EMS to
- swap:
-
- 1) CPLUSTMP.$$$ - created when first loading Contact Plus
- into memory.
-
- 2) CPLUSSWP.$$$ - created when you press F5 to go to DOS
- or launch another application or by pressing F6 to
- launch the word processor.
-
- 3) CPLUSSCR.$$$ - contains an image of the screen
- after the hotkey is pressed and BEFORE Contact Plus is
- started.
-
- ******************************
- ** CUSTOMIZING CONTACT PLUS **
- ******************************
-
- Run the CSETUP program if you wish to customize the various memory
- resident options. You can specify whether you want to run in
- memory resident mode or not, what combination of hot keys should
- be used.
-
- Go to the USER PARAMETER MENU to change the user defined fields.
- You will want to set the first two user defined fields with
- something that can be sorted such as account number, region, sales
- id, or social security number. You may also want to customize the
- user defined date fields. There are three user defined date fields
- which can be customized as: FIRST DATE, NEXT DATE, BIRTH DATE, etc.
-
- ********************************************
- ** ADDING/DELETING/SEARCHING FOR CONTACTS **
- ********************************************
-
- Adding and deleting individual contacts may only be done from
- the HEADER PAGE under the CONTACTS selection in the MAIN
- MENU.
-
- To add a contact, press A followed by the ENTER key. You can
- copy the information being displayed to the new contact or
- enter your information on a new, clean screen. When finished
- adding the contact, press ESC. You will be prompted to save
- the contact.
-
- To delete a contact, bring the contact up on the HEADER PAGE.
- Press D followed by the ENTER key. Answer "Yes" to the
- Delete? prompt. You cannot retrieve a contact once it has
- been deleted. All associated ticklers, notes, letter history,
- and phone call history will be deleted from the database.
-
- You don't have to do anything special to search for a contact
- in Contact Plus because Contact Plus is ALWAYS in search
- mode. The search will depend upon the setting of the index
- which may be last name, company name, zip code or one of the
- two user defined index fields. To change the current index,
- press "I" followed by the ENTER key. You will be prompted for
- the index to change.
-
- Press the UP and DOWN arrow to access different contacts or
- enter the first few characters of the last name. If you
- change the index to COMPANY, you may access the contacts by
- company name instead of last name. The indexing feature is
- also available for zip code, user field 1 and user defined
- field 2.
-
- From the HEADER SCREEN, press the F8 (Browse) key to get a
- global view of the contacts. This will allow you to quickly
- look at each contact in a list.
-
- *****************
- ** PHONE CALLS **
- *****************
-
- Press F3 or F4 from any of the pages under the Contact Menu. Of
- course, the contact that you want to dial must be displayed on the
- screen. If you have a Hayes compatible modem, Contact Plus will
- dial the phone for you. Otherwise, you can still press F3 or F4 to
- log the phone call but you will have to dial the phone manually.
-
- Each call will be stored in the phone log page with the most
- recent call appearing at the top of the screen. The phone calls
- cannot be deleted once they are entered. You have access to the
- previous 30 calls only.
-
- ********************************
- ** AUTOMATED FOLLOWUP LETTERS **
- ********************************
-
- Contact Plus has the unique ability to interface with WordPerfect,
- XYwrite, and WordStar when generating followup letters
- automatically. From the Contact Plus menu, simply press F6 and you
- will be presented with a list of up to 150 different FORM files.
- Each file is a template with codes where the salutation, address,
- dates will go. You must specify the name of your word processor in
- the SYSTEM PARAMETER MENU in order for this to work properly.
-
- For example, if you are using WordPerfect 5.1 and you have stored
- WordPerfect on the C drive your WordProcessor field would be set
- to:
-
- C:\CP51\WP
-
- You will need to create the form letters ahead of time using your word
- processor. Make sure that the form letters created are stored in
- the FORMS FILE DIRECTORY and that they all end with the file name
- extension ".FRM". The easiest way of creating new form files is by
- pressing the F6 (WP) key from any of the contact menus. You will
- then be presented with a popup allowing you to "ADD" new form
- letters. Press "A" to add a new form letter.
-
- If you are using MicroSoft Word or Works you will want to save the
- files as TEXT FILES using the SAVE AS option. If you are using
- WordPerfect, WordStar or XyWrite you can save the files as
- document files.
-
- Contact Plus currently does not support Professional Write.
-
- *******************
- ** POPUP WINDOWS **
- *******************
-
- Most prompts in the header page have a popup window that enables
- you to enter common information at the press of a few keystrokes.
- If the popups are set to appear automatically, they will popup
- whenever the highlight bar is placed over the field. Otherwise,
- press F10 to access the popup menu on those prompts in the HEADER
- PAGE. Press F10 again to modify, or add a new entry to the popup
- menu.
-
- ***********
- ** NOTES **
- ***********
-
- While in any of the contact menu pages, you may press the F7 key
- (NOTES) which will bring up a date/time stamped note. The notes
- may be summoned while any other popup window is on the screen. It
- is especially convenient when talking on the phone.
-
- There are an unlimited number of notes that can be stored
- perpetually for each contact in the database. Each note is date
- and time stamped for your convenience.
-
- **************
- ** TICKLERS **
- **************
-
- Use the tickler feature to remind you to call back or followup on
- one of your clients. Each contact in the database has up to 15
- different associated ticklers. Use the DONE? field to signify if
- the task was completed, not completed or if you don't care.
-
- Contact Plus will warn you if the scheduled tickler falls on a
- holiday or on a weekend.
-
- The ticklers marked as NOT DONE today, can be rescheduled to a
- date in the future.
-
- *************
- ** REPORTS **
- *************
-
- There are 15 reports available all of which can be printed on the
- screen, printer or sent to a capture file for later processing
- with a word processor.
-
- A selection menu will appear after the report is chosen. The
- selection menu allows you to sort and select particular clients
-
- ******************************************
- ** MAIL/MERGE FOR NON-WORDPERFECT USERS **
- ******************************************
-
- If you wish to send one letter to a bunch of clients the
- mail/merge feature will allow you to do just that. Simply create
- an ASCII text file using your favorite editor and call it
- CONTACT.1, CONTACT.2 CONTACT.3 through CONTACT.8. The first
- mail/merge template under the mail/merge menu corresponds to the
- CONTACT.1, the second template corresponds to the file CONTACT.2,
- etc. The sample files CONTACT.1 CONTACT.2, and CONTACT.3 are
- included with the shareware version.
-
- Make sure that the files are stored as TEXT files. If you are
- using MicroSoft Word or Works save the files using the SAVE AS
- option. Wordstar users will save the files in NON-DOCUMENT mode.
-
- Here is a list of the mail/merge codes used in both MAIL/MERGE and
- in the F6 (WP) form letter function:
-
- Field definitions are as follows:
-
- *d1 - current date (format - 31 Oct 87)
- *d2 - current date (format - October 31, 1987)
- *d3 - current date (format - 10/31/87)
- *d4 - current day (Monday, Tuesday, ... )
- *t1 - current time (format - 15:23:43) military
- *t2 - current time (format - 15:23) military
- *t3 - current time (format - 03:23:43) standard
- *t4 - current time (format - 03:23) standard
- *sa - salutation
- *fn - first name
- *ln - last name
- *ti - title
- *a1 - address line 1
- *a2 - address line 2
- *st - state name
- *ci - city name
- *zi - zip code
- *cn - country name
- *po - phone One
- *pt - phone Two
- *co - company name
- *me - memo field
- *u1 - user defined index field 1
- *u2 - user defined index field 2
- *u3 - user defined field 3 (25 characters)
- *u4 - user defined field 4 " "
- *u5 - user defined field 5 " "
- *u6 - user defined field 6 " "
- *w1 - user defined date field 1
- *w2 - user defined date field 2
- *w3 - user defined date field 3
- (date format 04 Apr 89)
-
- *m1 - pin feed mailing labels (7 lines)
- *m2 - " " " (6 lines)
- *m3 - " " " (4 lines)
- *m4 - " " " (5 lines)
- *m5 - " " " (6 lines)
- *pa - pause printer for form change
- *ff - form feed
-
- To pad a field with blanks and right or left justify a field enter
- a width specification like:
-
- *po%20 - phone 1 phone right just. pad with space
- *pt%-20 - phone 2 left just. pad with space
-
- **************************************************
- ** MAIL/MERGE with WORDPERFECT version 5.0/5.1 **
- **************************************************
-
- You can now automatically mail/merge from within Contact Plus
- directly into WordPerfect 5.1. Therefore you can use all the powerful
- printing and formatting options of the world's most popular and
- powerful wordprocessor. If you are interested in sending only
- one letter, you do NOT want to use mail/merge. Mail/merge is practical
- for mass mailings where the number of pieces prohibits the use
- of the F6 key to produce individual letters from the CONTACT MENU.
-
- Step 1: Make sure that WP.EXE or \WP51\WP is entered into the
- WORD PROCESSOR prompt under the system setup menu.
-
- Step 2: Make sure that the enclosed CPLUS.WPM keyboard macro file
- is accessible to WordPerfect. To be sure COPY the macro file to
- your WordPerfect directory from DOS:
-
- COPY CPLUS.WPM \WP51\CPLUS.WPM
-
- Step 3: Before you create your WordPerfect Primary file, run
- Contact Plus and press the ALT-T (template) key. A template key
- will be printed giving you the field numbers and definitions of each
- field in Contact Plus.
-
- Step 4: While running Contact Plus, proceed to the WordPerfect
- Mail/Merge menu option accessed under the MAIN MENU.
-
- Step 5: Place the highlight bar over one of the available PRIMARY
- FILES and press F6. You will be launched into WordPerfect.
-
- Step 6: Using the template key printed in step 2 above, enter the
- appropriate field numbers by pressing SHIFT-F9 then 1. Your letter
- will look something like the following:
-
- ==============================================================
- {FIELD}~1 {FIELD}~2 {FIELD}~3
- {FIELD}~4
- {FIELD}~5, {FIELD}~6 {FIELD}~7
-
- Dear {FIELD}~2:
-
- bla bla bla
-
- Sincerely,
-
- Joe Schmoe
- ==============================================================
-
- Consult your WordPerfect manual for more detailed instructions on
- how to create a primary file.
-
- Step 7: After editing your primary file (it will be named CONTACT.1)
- corresponding to the primary file number you selected. Save the
- changes and exit WordPerfect, you will be returned automatically
- back to Contact Plus.
-
- Step 8: While in Contact Plus, press ENTER to go to the SELECTION MENU
- where you can select which contacts will be merged. Press ESC to
- actually start the merge.
-
- Step 9: WordPerfect will then be launched and each contact will
- have been automatically merged. *** IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE
- ENCLOSED 'CPLUS.WPM' FILE BE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO WORDPERFECT. This
- step will fail if WordPerfect cannot find the CPLUS.WPM macro file.
-
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- ** MOUSE SUPPORT **
- *******************
-
- If you have a Microsoft mouse, you can use it by setting up the
- MOUSE parameters under the SYSTEM PARAMETER MENU. The MOUSE will
- act as the arrow keys. Press the LEFT mouse button for the ENTER
- key and the RIGHT button for the ESC key.
-
- ********************
- ** MAKING BACKUPS **
- ********************
-
- It is VERY important to make regular backups of your data. The
- importance cannot be stressed enough. Over time it is your data
- that becomes critical to your success and a hard disk crash or
- power outage could force you to re-type your information. A
- painful process indeed.
-
- This version of Contact Plus comes with a batch file that will
- copy your database from the hard disk to a floppy on drive A.
- If you wish to backup on drive B, make the appropriate change
- to the file CBACKUP.BAT file.
-
- The registered version comes with a utility that will compress
- the database before copying them to floppy. The compression
- typically squeezes a large database down to 20% of its original size.
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- ** MULTIPLE DATABASES **
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-
- You can keep a database of hot prospects. Another one for friends
- and acquaintances and another one for your vendors. Use the
- DATABASE MENU to create new databases.
-
-
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- ** REVIEWS AND COMMENTS **
- **************************
-
- Here is what some of our satisfied customers and reviewers are
- saying about Contact Plus:
-
- Dr. Leon Wortman, Software Reviewer of Business Marketing Magazine
- (Jan '89): "I look at, install or run an average of three or four
- new software packages a month. They range in price from much less
- than $100 to several thousand dollars. I know what I'm about to
- report may be hard to swallow. But have faith in me. If I didn't
- genuinely know that Contact Plus is the best-buy-of-the-year, I
- wouldn't describe it with those very words."
-
- Charles K. Fairchild, Washington D.C.: "You realize, I hope, that
- programs like this could set a new standard for overall design and
- ease of use. I have never seen anything on the regular commercial
- market that feels so good to use, has so much built-in help, and
- so many features!"
-
- Harry Pollard, President of Henry George Schools of California:
- "After using a dozen or more databases, I settled on Contact Plus
- for the best reasons. It's the fastest database, tracker, tickler,
- dialing program I've encountered. It automatically backs up,
- issues reports in a variety of formats and mail/merges as you
- wish. It records letters and calls, and graphs calling experience
- with individual clients."
-
- Tim Greer, Software Reviewer of the Phoenix PC User's Group (April
- '90): "CLIENT TRACKING DREAM... If you are in a business where
- tracking client contact is important, have I got a gem for you.
- It's a piece of Shareware called CONTACT PLUS."
-
- Brad Caverly, Film Plane of Panorama City, CA: "This is one of the
- best programs I have seen ever, shareware or commercial. I have
- never registered a piece of shareware before but I have never run
- across a program so complete, so user friendly and so useful."
-
- Paul Cassel, Software Reviewer of the Albuquerque Journal (July
- '89): "Today, there are several programs designed to help
- salespeople increase productivity. One of the best of these was
- written, and is distributed by, an Albuquerque programmer, Ed
- Trujillo."
-
- Dr. File Finder (Mike Callahan, best selling book author):
- "Contact Plus, by Ed Trujillo, is a full-featured program that can
- be used by anyone who has to keep track of the people. It's many
- features make it a powerful program that can really increase your
- productivity and your effectiveness. I've looked at MANY programs
- and Contact Plus is the BEST! My advice is to give it a try!"
-
- Larry Fox, Vice President Ziff-Davis Press: "I honestly have never
- encountered a software package that works so much like I work.
- From its friendly yet practical data screen through its
- annotations, logs and reports of calls, ticklers, memos, letters,
- notes and appointments to its seamless template and mail merge
- with either its own word processor or Wordperfect, Contact Plus
- creates a complete yet natural environment for the tracking of
- daily contacts ..."
-
-
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- ** CONTACT PLUS PROFESSIONAL AND NETWORK VERSION **
- ***************************************************
-
- For more extensive tracking needs we also offer Contact Plus Professional,
- and Contact Plus LAN (for networks) both of which offer many more features
- and functions.
-
- Call for more information.
-
- Note to registered users of Contact Plus Personal: all data will be
- transferred automatically from the Personal version to the Professional
- version. We will also give you credit towards the purchase price of
- the Professional version.
-