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- TimeStax 2.5a Help File - do not modify this file
- <MAIN>
- !Welcome !to !TimeStax !- !the !Personal !Timecard !Manager
- This is the Main Screen of TimeStax. To chose an option just
- press the first letter of its name:
- !Timecards - Each person has his/her own !stack of timecards.
- You may see or update only one stack at a time.
- This option lets you View, Add, Change, or Erase
- timecards from one stack.
- !Reports - This option lets you generate reports on some
- or all the stacks of timecards in the database.
- !Utilities - This option lets you run several built-in
- TimeStax utility and setup programs.
- Copyright 1988-91 !Johnson !Technologies Phone (408) 255-4213
- 64 N. Blaney Ave. Cupertino, CA. 95014
- Member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (!ASP)
- <VIEW>
- This screen shows you a stack of the timecards for the currently selected
- person. You may use the !PGUP, !PGDN, ! or ! keys to scroll up and down
- in the stack. Press the !HOME key to move to the very first timecard in
- a stack, or press the !END key to move to the very last timecard.
- Several commands are listed along the bottom of the screen. You may use
- the ! or ! keys to move between the commands, or just press the first
- letter of its name. A short explanation of each command appears beneath
- the command list. Notice that !Erase only marks a timecard for deletion.
- Physical removal does not occur until you run the !Pack utility program.
- Use the !Jump command to jump directly to a particular date in the stack,
- especially if you have a large stack and don't want to use the cursor
- keys to move around.
- Use the !Name command to select a different person's stack of timecards.
- The !Reports and !Utils commands are the same as those on the Main Screen.
- They are provided here as an added convenience.
- <ADD>
- This screen presents you with a !single timecard. Just fill in the 5
- Activity fields and the optional !Note field, then press the !F2 function
- key to save it to the database. Press the !ESC key to cancel any changes
- you may have made and return to the View Screen.
- Use the ! and ! cursor keys or !TAB and !SHIFT-TAB keys to move between
- the timecard fields. When typing in the !Note field you may also use the
- !PGUP, !PGDN, !HOME, !END, ! and ! keys to move the cursor around.
- The large window in the center of the screen gives instructions on how
- to fill in each field. The !Date and !Time are typed in directly. The
- !Activity fields are chosen by moving the highlight bar with ! or !
- then pressing !ENTER. Or you can type in the corresponding Activity
- Code Number directly and then press !ENTER.
- When !ADDING a new timecard you will be shown a new blank screen after
- each time you save, to make it easier to add several timecards in a row.
- After !CHANGING a timecard you are returned to the View Screen right away.
- <RPT>
- This screen allows you to determine exactly which timecards you want to
- use in your report. The 3 sections shown here let you indicate:
- !From !and !To !Date - select only timecards between these 2 dates
- !Subtotals !On - which fields to produce subtotals for. You
- may choose any, all, or none of the items shown
- in the window to the right of this option.
- !Display !Options - lets you say how you want to display time values,
- whether to show percent-of-total for each
- subtotal, and whether to show each Timecard Note.
- In addition you may press the !F3 key to switch to the !Selection Screen.
- This screen allows you to use only some Employees or some Activities in
- the report. The default is to use all Employees and all Activities.
- Press the !F2 key to proceed with the report, or !ESC to cancel. When the
- report is ready you can send it to the Screen, Printer, or Disk.
- <SEL>
- This screen allows you to select some or all items in the 4 lists, to be
- used in preparing a timecard report. The default is to use all items in
- all lists.
- The !active list is shown with a black background and a highlight bar
- which you move around by pressing the ! and ! keys. Use the ! and !
- keys to change which list is active.
- The ! marker indicates that an item has been selected. Use the !SPACEBAR
- to toggle between Selected and Unselected. Use the !F3 key to Select all
- the items in the list, or the !F4 key to Unselect all the items.
- When you are satisfied with your selections press the !F2 key to proceed
- with the report. Press the !ESC key to cancel your choices. Notice that
- the selections you make are remembered for each subsequent report, until
- you exit the !TimeStax program. The next time you use the program all
- the items are again defaulted to Selected.
- <ASSIGN>
- This screen allows you to assign to items in the first list some or all
- of the items in the other 2 lists. For example, if you've named the
- lists !Clients, !Projects, and !Tasks you can make each Client have only
- a subset of the full list of Projects and Tasks assigned to him. That
- way only the Projects and Tasks of interest to a Client will show up on
- the timecard Add screen.
- The !active list is shown with a black background and a highlight bar
- for moving between the items with the ! and ! keys. Use the ! and !
- keys to change which list is active.
- The ! marker indicates that an item has been selected. Use the !SPACEBAR
- to toggle between Selected and Unselected. Use the !F3 key to Select all
- the items in the list, or the !F4 key to Unselect all the items. Notice
- that the first list shows only the currently highlighted as Selected.
- Press the !F2 key to save your assignments to disk, or !ESC to cancel.
- <REG>
- !Welcome !to !TimeStax !- !the !Personal !Timecard !Manager
- You are using an !unregistered version of TimeStax. TimeStax
- is distributed as a !shareware program, which means you may
- evaluate the full program free of charge for a period of 30
- days. After that time if you find that TimeStax suits your
- needs and you are using it on a continuing basis, !you !are
- !legally !obligated !to !send !in !the !registration !fee !of !$49.95.
- Refer to the file !TIMESTAX.LIC for ordering details.
- Registered users receive a printed manual, a disk with the
- latest version of the program, and their !first !update !free.
- Thank you for supporting quality "try before you buy" software.
- !Shareware !- !the !software !frontier !of !the !90's.
- Copyright 1988-91 !Johnson !Technologies Phone (408) 255-4213
- 64 N. Blaney Ave. Cupertino, CA. 95014
- Member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (!ASP)
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