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- {101}
- MAIN MENU - Page 1 of 3
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- This is the MAILLIST portion of THE FOLDER SYSTEM designed to work with
- your WordPerfect program. It will keep any number of records (information
- on individuals or companies) from which you can create directly address
- labels and, indirectly through the merge function of your word processing
- program, letters addressed to individuals by name and address, create and
- maintain telephone books, etc. Most of the elements controlled from this
- screen are self evident. The following need some explanation:
- [L] Labels - a simple program to print 3 1/2" x 15/16" labels on a
- dot-matrix printer. Selection by order (Name, ZIP/PostCode, Office Tel.
- or Home Tel.) is possible, and then by specific criteria (a ZIP code, a
- telephone area code, etc.).
- [M] Merge - permits creation of either ASCII or WordPerfect (4.2 thru 5.1)
- merge files from record.
- [O] Other - create/retrieve/delete new files (collection of individual
- records).
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- MAIN MENU - Page 2 of 3
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- [X] Reindex - The records maintained by MAILLIST are found by using indexes
- rather than by sorting of the records. This greatly accelerates the
- finding of individual or a series of records. Indexes sometimes, but
- rarely, get corrupted and must be recreated. In large files, this can
- take a great deal of time, so use the utility sparingly. NEVER
- INTERRUPT SINCE THE INDEXES WILL SURELY BE CORRUPTED. Read your manual
- in case of accidental interruption.
- [E] Export - Create ASCII disk file on contents. - See Manual.
- [I] Import - Bring into this file other records from a matching ASCII file.
- - See Manual.
- [R] (or "Esc" key) Return to THE FOLDER SYSTEM.
- [F1] This help screen - each screen has its own context sensitive help
- screen.
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- MAIN MENU - Page 3 of 3
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- Database files created by the MAILLIST portion of THE FOLDER SYSTEM will be
- in a special sub-directory called MAILLIST - for example, if The Folder
- System is install in directory C:\WP51, the database files will be in
- sub-directory C:\WP51\MAILLIST. These files are (using a database called
- PERSONAL MAILLING RECORD as an example):
-
- C:\WP51\MAILLIST\PERSONAL.DAT {data file}
- C:\WP51\MAILLIST\PERSONAL.HTX {home telephone index file}
- C:\WP51\MAILLIST\PERSONAL.MAX {file mark index file}
- C:\WP51\MAILLIST\PERSONAL.NAX {name index file}
- C:\WP51\MAILLIST\PERSONAL.OTX {office telephone index file}
- C:\WP51\MAILLIST\PERSONAL.ZIX {ZIP/Post Code index file}
-
- The program finds these files through the use of a small database called
- C:\WP51\NAMEFILE.DTA and its index C:\WP51\NAMEFILE.INX.
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- FINDER MENU - Page 1 of 2
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- From this screen you may select a particular search method for the name
- records in your file. You select by:
- [N] Name - Find/Browse records for a particular record by name order
- starting, if you wish, at a particularly name by entering full last and
- first name information. Leave the Last Name and First Name fields blank
- to search company records without associated personal names.
- [O] Office Telephone Number - Find/Browse records starting at a particular
- area code or enter full telephone number (area code + number) to find a
- particular number.
- [H] Home Telephone Number - same as above but for home telephone numbers.
-
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- FINDER MENU - Page 2 of 2
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- [Z] ZIP or Postal Code - Find/Browse records at a particular ZIP/Postal
- Code number - entries with the same number will be listed alphabe-
- tically by name or company name. Enter ZIP and name information to find
- a particular record.
- [F] File Mark - Find/Browse records starting at designated file mark
- letter.
- [F1] this help screen.
- [R] (or"Esc" key) Return to Main Menu.
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- SELECT MENU - Page 1 of 2
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- From this screen you may select a particular search method for the name
- records in your file. You select by:
- [N] Name - Find/Browse records for a particular record by name order.
- If you wish to start at a particularly name, enter full last and first
- name information. Leave the Last Name and First Name fields blank to
- search company records without associated personal names.
- [O] Office Telephone Number - Find/Browse records in office telephone
- number order starting by entering a particular area code or enter full
- telephone number (area code + number) to find a particular number.
- [H] Home Telephone Number - same as above but for
- home telephone numbers.
-
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- SELECT MENU - Page 2 of 2
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- [F] File Mark - Find/Browse records in File Mark order starting at
- designated file mark letter.
- [F1] this help screen.
- [R] (or "Esc" key) Return to Main Menu.
-
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- BROWSE MENU - Page 1 of 2
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- This screen permits you to browse through the records in the database,
- select one for editing or deletion. The functions are:
- [PgDn] key on the cursor control pad - show the next record in sequence.
- The sequence is controlled by whatever you selected on the Finder
- Menu, i.e. name order, office telephone order, home telephone order,
- ZIP/Postal Code order, or File Mark order.
- [PgUp] key on the cursor control pad - show the previous record in
- sequence. The sequence is controlled by whatever you selected on the
- Finder Menu, i.e. name order, office telephone order, home telephone
- order, ZIP/Postal Code order, or File Mark order.
- [E] Edit any of the information on the screen. Once edited the program will
- return to the first record in the file.
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- BROWSE MENU - Page 2 of 2
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- [D] Delete this one record entry. You wil be asked to confirm that
- you really wish to delete the entry.
- [F1] this help screen.
- [R] (or "Esc" key) Return to Main Menu.
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- LIMIT MENU - Page 1 of 1
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- The output may be limited to a specific ZIP/Postal Code, an office or home
- telephone area code or a File Mark. This method of selection, for example,
- permits you to select all residents of Maryland by selecting the home area
- code of 301, or all resident of Bedford, PA by selecting ZIP/Postal Code
- 15522.
-
- If no limitation selection is desired, select ALL.
-
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- MERGE MENU - Page 1 of 2
-
- Two type of merge formats are available - ASCII (sometimes called Mail-
- Merge) and WordPerfect (4.2 thru 5.1). Many wordprocess programs use the
- ASCII format - even Word Perfect can use it. The Word Perfect format is
- particular to that program. In either case, a merge file will be created in
- a sub-directory call MERGE with same name as the datafile, i.e C:\WP51\
- MAILLIST\PERSONAL.DAT will create a merge file called C:\WP51\MERGE\
- PERSONAL.MRG. Each time you update the merge file a replacement for the
- C:\WP51\MERGE\PERSONAL.MRG will be written.
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- MERGE MENU - Page 2 of 2
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- Each merge format is a re-compilation of the data entered for each record
- for an output in the following style:
-
- Mr. Joseph Q. Jones {MERGE FIELD #1
- President, JJ Widget Company {MERGE FIELD #2}
- Suite 007 {MERGE FIELD #3}
- 1101 1st. Ave. {MERGE FIELD #4}
- Bedford, PA USA {MERGE FIELD #5}
- ZIP/Postal Code {MERGE FIELD #6}
- (814) 623-000 {MERGE FIELD #7 - Office Telephone}
- (814) 623-5555 {MERGE FIELD #8 - Home Telephone}
- (814) 000-0000 {MERGE FIELD #9 - FAX Telephone}
- [contents of remark entry] {MERGE FIELD #10}
- Joe {MERGE FIELD #11 - Salutation}
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- OTHER FILES MENU Page 1 of 2
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- From this screen you may:
- [A] Add an entire new series of name records,
- [D] Delete an existing series, or select by number a different one from the
- one you are currently using.
-
- For example, you may have several different name databases with different
- uses such BOB'S PERSONAL NAME FILE, ELBEE ENTERPRIZES' CUSTOMERS, CHURCH
- MEMBERS, BOY SCOUT TROOP NO. 99, etc. As you create new database files, the
- numbered list appearing on your screen in alphabetical order will grow
- until it reaches "9".
-
- If you have more than ten (0 thru 9) files, additional file listings may be
- obtained by pressing the "PgDn" key. The listing will cycle through all
- available until the end, then start recycling.
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- OTHER FILES MENU Page 2 of 2
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- Deletion of a database listing deletes not only the listing from The Folder
- System, but also the files of individual names and related index records.
- Prior to deletion a screen will appear showing the file to be deleted and
- the number of records in the file. You will asked to confirm your intention
- to delete at this point. USE WITH CARE.
-
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