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+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
The line above should be centered and one-inch below the top of form.
- THE EZ-DEX MANUAL TEXT FOLLOWS -
+------------------------------+
| tm |
| EZ-DEX |
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| EASY ADDRESS INDEX |
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| Copyright 1993 |
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| HFK Software |
| Sixty-Eight Wells Road |
| Lincoln, MA 01773 |
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| 617-259-0059 |
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+------------------------------+
Revised 6-2-93
T A B L E o f C O N T E N T S
INTRODUCTION 1
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 1
INSTALLATION 2
TSR LOADING 2
TRIGGERING EZ-DEX 3
INSERTING A NEW ADDRESS 3
AUTO-TYPING AN ADDRESS 4
DELETING AN ADDRESS 4
CHANGING AN ADDRESS 4
SPECIAL SITUATIONS 5
ENVELOPE PRINTING 5
LABEL PRINTING 6
PHONE DIALING 6
ADDRESS LIST PRINTING 8
EZ-DEX REGISTRATION 8
APPENDIX-A -- LIST FILE FORMAT 9
APPENDIX-B -- SPECIAL OPERATIONS 10
APPENDIX-C -- SPECIAL INTERFACE 11
APPENDIX-D -- BATCH-MENU SAMPLE 12
QUICK REFERENCE CARD 13
REGISTRATION FORM 14
-- I N T R O D U C T I O N --
EZ-DEX, the EASY ADDRESS INDEX, provides a means of quickly
fetching an address and auto-typing it into the currently
running word processor, or other application program. EZ-DEX
can also print labels and envelopes as well as dial phone
numbers for you. EZ-DEX does all this with a minimum of
keystrokes and takes only a fraction of a second.
If you are typing an address and you think that you'll need
to type it again sometime, letting EZ-DEX remember it for you
will save effort and improve accuracy every time that address
need be typed.
EZ-DEX works with your word processor by popping up a window
over the center of its text display. The following pop-up is
the result of "triggering" EZ-DEX and striking the "B" key
and then the "A" key.
+--------------------------------------------------+
| EZ-DEX for BILL PETERSON |
| +----------------------------------------------+ |
| | Baker, Mr. John | |
| | Little Systems | |
| | 345 King Street | |
| | Littleton, MA 01460 | |
| | | |
| +----------------------------------------------+ |
| BA___ A-Z 0-1 | | <-- INS +C +D |
+--------------------------------------------------+
After striking sufficient text and arrow keys to zero in on
the desired address, simply striking the ENTER key restores
your display, resumes the execution of your word processor,
and synthesizes the keystrokes necessary to effect typing the
entire address block -- hands off.
-- S Y S T E M R E Q U I R E M E N T S --
EZ-DEX requires about 10K bytes of RAM, and runs under DOS
Version-3 or later on an IBM PC or equivalent computer.
EZ-DEX responds to triggers when the display is in 80 by 25
text mode as with WordPerfect and many other text oriented
programs.
EZ-DEX works with both hard disk systems and diskette-only
systems. However, since much disk I/O is necessary, a hard
disk is recommended.
-1-
-- I N S T A L L A T I O N --
EZ-DEX installation is easy. Just copy the EZ-DEX.COM file
from your EZ-DEX diskette onto your system disk.
-- T S R L O A D I N G --
EZ-DEX is a resident extension of DOS (a TSR) that remains in
memory to provide service while other programs are running.
EZ-DEX is loaded into memory via an
EZ-DEX <trigger> [<color>]
command line either entered in response to the DOS prompt or
from your AUTOEXEC or other batch file. (Additional command
line parameters are described in the ENVELOPE PRINTING, LABEL
PRINTING and PHONE DIALING sections.)
Note: Optional command line parameters are shown enclosed in
square brackets. Hence, <trigger> is required but <color> is
not.
<trigger> is specified as a combination of two shift key
names joined by a plus sign. Use "CTRL+ALT" for the CTRL and
the ALT keys held together, "LEFT+RIGHT" for both case shift
keys, "CTRL+LEFT" for the CTRL and the left case shift key,
etc. This trigger key combination (sometimes called a
"hot key" combination) is used to trigger EZ-DEX into action.
<color> is optional, and when specified, overrides the
default pop-up colors of white text on a red background.
This color specification consists of a text color, a plus
sign, and a background color. EZ-DEX accepts RED, GREEN,
BLUE, CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW, BLACK and WHITE as colors.
Entering "EZ-DEX CTRL+ALT WHITE+GREEN" loads the EZ-DEX TSR
with the CTRL and ALT keys set for triggering and the pop-up
colors set to white text on a green background.
Attempting to load EZ-DEX again does nothing unless
"EZ-DEX UNLOAD" is entered, in which case the TSR is removed
from memory and EZ-DEX may then be reloaded. The ability to
unload the EZ-DEX TSR provides flexibility for special cases.
Normally EZ-DEX is loaded once via a line in the AUTOEXEC
batch file and is never unloaded. If you must unload a TSR,
be sure to follow the convention of unloading TSRs in reverse
order (last loaded, first unloaded).
-2-
As you read, you might wish to try the exercises that follow.
If so, copy EZ-DEX.COM onto your system disk and initiate
EZ-DEX via the two following DOS commands. Often EZ-DEX.COM
resides in the