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- "PCMENU - Version 1.15"
- PHONE CADDY
- Copyright 1985,86,87,88,89,90,91
- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
-
- Registration fee: $15.00
-
- AUTHOR: Micro Data Assist
- 2701-C, West 15th, #149
- Plano, Texas 75075
- (214) 736-3668
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: IBM PC (or compatable)
- MS-DOS 2.0 (or greater)
- 512 K free memory
- Monochrome (or color) monitor
- Hard disk (or 2 floppy disks)
- Printer (any dot matrix)
-
- PCMENU: Phone Caddy is one of the easiest to use mail list managements
- systems available. In addition to the being able to maintain your name
- and address files and print labels (any size) other features are
- provided that make it a valuable tool for your office. These features
- are:
- 1) Ability to code your address records for selective listings.
- 2) Ability to identify address record as being a business, or an
- individual.
- 3) For business accounts you can identify the name of the person
- to contact, for individuals you can setup the salutation for
- letters.
- 4) Search by ID., last name, or first name, using only the first
- few letters of the name.
- 5) Print any size of one up label (can also be used for
- addressing continuous envelope forms), print any number of
- return address labels.
- 6) Print either of two sizes of ROLODEX cards, print new cards
- only for address records that have been updated from a given
- date.
- 7) Print addresses on standard office envelopes - just insert an
- envelope into your printer, press a key, address is printed
- and envelope is ejected making printer ready for next
- envelope.
- 8) Print selective listings of addresses (or only names).
- 9) Build extract files (two formats available) for word
- processing interfacing.
- 10) Setup your printer for compressed / normal print size, and
- eight / six line per inch vertical form control.
-
- This system is so simple to use that you will be entering names and
- addresses within a minute of setting up the system (setup itself will
- only take a couple of minutes).
-
-
- FEATURES: Menu driven.
- -------- Mono or color.
- ESC - To terminate any action or menu
- F1 help on all input fields.
- F2 for name search while in maintenance
- Self installing.
- Can be personalized.
- Only one of a growing family of products
-
-
- LIST OF FILES: PCMENU.EXE Phone Caddy program.
- -------------- README.1ST Instructions on installation.
- PCMENU.DOC Documentation on how to use.
-
- INSTALLATION:
- -------------
-
- Follow the instructions outlined in the 'README.1ST' file.
-
-
- SYSTEM INITIALIZATION:
- -----------------------
-
- Make the directory that you loaded 'PCMENU.EXE' program module in your
- current directory.
-
- Enter: PCMENU <return>
-
- The first time that you load 'PCMENU.EXE' you are provided the
- opertunity to identify the disk drive your data files will reside on
- and to personalize you system. You do this by entering your
- name/business name into the field for screen/report header (the system
- will center it for you). Next you will be asked to enter the codes
- necessary to control your printer for both compressed/normal print and
- 6 or 8 vertical lines forms control. You will need to look up these
- codes in your printer user manual. These codes are entered, in
- decimal value, one character at a time with each code group terminated
- with a blank entry. For most printers the following codes will work:
-
- Compress/normal print codes:
- ----------------------------
- Compress print: 15 <return>
- <return>
- Normal print..: 18 <return>
- <return>
-
- Eight/six line vertical print codes:
- ------------------------------------
- 8 lines per in: 27 <return>
- 48 <return>
- <return>
- 6 lines per in: 27 <return>
- 50 <return>
- <return>
-
- If you do not want to setup these codes at this time just press
- <return> for each request. These codes can be setup later by use of
- the 'UTILITIES' sub function within 'PCMENU'.
-
-
- Upon completion of your system initialization a '*.MEM' file is
- created that contains your personalization and also signifies that
- your system has been initialized. You are now ready to use your
- system.
-
-
- SYSTEM NORMAL USE:
- ------------------
-
- Make the directory that you loaded 'PCMENU.EXE' program module in your
- current directory.
-
- Enter: PCMENU <return>
-
- Select from the menu the function you wish to perform.
-
- MAINTENANCE:
- ------------
- This set of functions allow you to search for specific address records
- by ID., first or last name, and to perform the maintenance functions
- of add new, change, and delete.
-
- 'F2' Search routine: when you requestthis function you will be
- requested to enter that portion of the ID., or name, you wish to find
- a match on. If you wish to start at the top of the file just press
- <return>, otherwise enter the ID number, or only as many characters of
- the name as you wish to search with. The system will then locate
- those names that match (or follow) the search key.
-
- a) If you wish the system to assign your id numbers just press the
- <return> key for ID number. If you enter an ID number you do not
- have to enter the leading zeros.
-
- b) You must identify the address record as being either a (B)usiness
- or for an (I)ndividual. Individuals will have their last name
- isolated for sequencing by last name, businesses do not. If you wish
- to terminate an add new request just press <return> for this field.
-
- c) The code field is optional and is provided so that you can group
- your addresses for special selection.
-
- d) The 'PREFIX' field is for titles such as 'Mr., Mrs, The, etc' that
- are needed for the name line of the address and do not affect
- sequencing.
-
- e) The name field should be filled just as you wish the name to be
- printed. The only exception to this is for names having 'Jr., Sr.,
- etc' appended to the end of the name. DO NOT SEPERATE THESE SUFIX'S
- FROM THE LAST NAME WITH A SPACE, USE A ',', OTHERWISE THEY WILL BE IN
- LAST NAME SEQUENCE BY 'Jr., etc'. (Example: John Adams,Jr.)
-
- f) All other fields are optional.
-
- LABELS:
- -------
- With this function you can address almost any size one-up label. You
- can select addresses by various sequences and ranges, or you can
- manually setup a label to be printed n number of times. (If you wish
- to address envelopes using the continuous form envelopes use this
- function.) Remember that all measurements for label size and address
- positioning are affected by the compress/normal and 6/8 lines per inch
- print control features.
-
-
- ROLODEX CARDS:
- --------------
- With this function you can create rolodex cards from your address
- file. You have the same sequence and seletion capabilities as with
- label with the added feature of selection by last maintenance date.
- With this last feature you can easily maintain your card files.
-
- ENVELOPES:
- ----------
- With this function you can print addresses directly on your standard
- office envelopes. (If you are using the continuous form envelopes use
- the label print routine.) Just identify the sequence and selection
- range you wish to print envelopes for and start loading envelopes into
- your printer - one at a time. The system will pause for each envelope
- to allow you to set it up in your printer and after printing will
- eject it so that you can load the next envelope. (Remember that your
- compress/normal and 6/8 line per inch printer control codes affect all
- positioning of your address on the envelopes.)
-
- WORD PROCESSING INTERFACE:
- --------------------------
- With this function you can extract address information to be passed to
- your word processor. You have the same sequence and selection
- capabilities as for labels. All information selected will be in the
- sequence shown on the screen. You have two formats to select in:
- a) dBASE comma delimited, and
- b) one field per line
- These two selection output formats are acceptable to most word
- processing programs.
-
- ADDRESS LISTINGS:
- -----------------
- With this function you can create listings of addresses in various
- formats. You have the save sequence and selection capabilities as for
- labels.
-
- UTILITIES:
- ----------
- With set of functions you can rebuild your data file indexes, modify
- your personalization, and change your printer format control codes.
-
-
- FULL SCREEN NAVIGATION KEYS:
- ---------------------------
-
- KEY PURPOSE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Leftarow, Character left. Does not move cursor to previous GET.
- Ctrl-S
-
- Rightarrow, Character right. At end of GET, cursor moves to next
- Ctrl-D GET.
-
- Ctrl-Leftarrow, Word left.
- Ctrl-A
-
- Ctrl-Rightarrow, Word right.
- Ctrl-F
-
- Uparrow, Previous GET.
- Ctrl-E
-
- Dnarrow, Next GET.
- Ctrl-X,
- Return,
- Ctrl-M
-
- Home Beginning of GET.
-
- End Last character of GET.
-
- Ctrl-Home Beginning of first GET.
-
- Ctrl-End Beginning of last GET.
-
-
- FULL SCREEN EDITING KEYS:
- -------------------------
-
- KEY PURPOSE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Del, Delete character at cursor position.
- Ctrl-G
-
- Backspace, Destructive backspace.
- Ctrl-H
-
- Ctrl-T Delete word right.
-
- Ctrl-Y Delete from cursor position to end of GET.
-
- Ctrl-U Restore current GET to original value.
-
-
- FULL SCREEN ESCAPE KEYS:
- ------------------------
-
- KEY PURPOSE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Ctrl-W, Terminate READ saving current GET.
- Ctrl-C,
- PgUp,
- PgDn
-
- Return, Terminate READ from last GET.
- Ctrl-M
-
- Esc Terminate READ without saving current GET.
-
-
- FULL SCREEN MODE KEYS:
- ----------------------
-
- KEY PURPOSE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Ins, Toggle insert mode.
- Ctrl-V