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CALENDAR WISE Version 1.11 Released 8/29/92
CALENDAR WISE
BLUE CANNON SOFTWARE
P. O. Box 7641
Charlotte, NC 28241-7641
USA
REGISTRATIONS: 1-800-779-0850
SUPPORT LINE: (704) 398-0850
FAX: (704) 398-0928 EXT. 22
COMPUSERVE: 70372,421
PRODIGY: NNHP69A
GEnie: M.BUCHANAN2
AMERICA ONLINE: MIKEB10676
Member of
The Association of Shareware Professionals(ASP)
Copyright (C) 1991,1992 Michael G. Buchanan
All rights reserved world wide
VERSION 1.11
USERS OF CALENDAR WISE MUST ACCEPT THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY:
CALENDAR WISE IS SUPPLIED AS IS. THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OF FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. THE
AUTHOR ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES, DIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL,
WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF CALENDAR WISE.
====================================================================
Welcome to CALENDAR WISE. This program is a multi-subject planning
and tracking tool that simulates a desktop blotter or popular
write-on/wipe-off wall calendar. It looks just like a large desktop
calendar on your screen. It lets you keep all of your important
scheduling and tracking information at the tip of your fingers.
Any information entered with a recurring frequency will appear when
you need to see it. Enter friends, relatives, or business contacts
birthdays once, and you'll see them every year when you need to.
Schedule information, Track information, See information!
CALENDAR WISE is the easiest to use and most logical way to view and
utilize vast monthly planning. Press <F10> from the opening screen
to see a demo of CALENDAR WISE, read the CALENDAR WISE examples
below, and give it a try, because you'll wonder how you ever did
without it!
CALENDAR WISE FEATURES
* 100 different calendars allow you to keep unrelated planning
separate.
* Multiple calendars can be referenced at once to view or print
together.
* Information is easily entered using recurring yearly, monthly,
daily and weekly frequencies.
* Any item can be copied and pasted instantly.
* Reminders can be attached to an item.
* Items can be searched for and located quickly.
* The format of the calendar can be quickly changed so that
different numbers of weeks can be viewed.
* Text size can be changed allowing more information to be viewed.
* Customize all of your calendars colors.
* Calendars can be printed to printer or file.
* CALENDAR WISE can run on a network with unlimited users.
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EXAMPLES BEST ILLUSTRATE CALENDAR WISE APPLICATIONS.
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CALENDAR NOTE
Birthdays, Anniversaries: Enter a 'Y' frequency, and relatives,
friends, and associates birthdays will
appear every year.
Holiday Schedule: Keep work holidays here and quickly
merge them into other calendars.
Vacation Schedule: Keep track of an entire departments
Vacation schedule.
Work Schedule: Schedule employees to work. Enter 'W'
frequency for employee that works
every Thursday. Merge in the Holiday
Schedule, cross reference it with
Vacation Schedule, easily delete an
occurrence from the Work frequency if
there is a conflict. Pull all store
schedules together for an overall view
Bill Payment Schedule: Enter an 'M' frequency for bills due
monthly.If insurance is due quarterly,
enter an 'M3' frequency. Three months
from now it will appear. Keep P. O.
Box, Business license renewal dates.
Enter them once and forget about
them.
Training Schedules: Schedule separate classes in separate
calendars. Easily mark 5 day training
class, paste in other weeks.
Schedule instructors, equipment. View
calendars together for printing or
to find scheduling conflicts.
Other Ideas:
College student class schedule;
Softball league play;
Managers could keep daily commitments in separate calendars,
so that a meeting can be scheduled by looking at the
attenders schedules of availability;
Nightly banking computer runs could be separated by
checking, savings, mortgage processing so that each
department could view the schedule kept in data
processing;
Schedule of auto maintenance to keep track of when oil
changes are needed or when they were done;
Family doctor and dentist appointments;
History of employees absenteeism, comp days, etc.;
And on and on.................
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I: TECHNICAL INFORMATION
A. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
B. PROGRAM AND DATA FILES
C. NETWORK CONSIDERATIONS
D. OTHER TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS
II: USER INFORMATION
A. CALENDAR LIST
B. MAIN MENU
C. CALENDAR
D. EDITING DATA
E. CALENDAR MENU
III: REGISTRATION INFORMATION
A. REGISTRATION BENEFITS
B. PRICING STRUCTURE
C. PAYMENT METHODS
D. EXPLANATION OF SHAREWARE
E. USER AGREEMENT
F. OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT
IIII: APPENDIX
A. CRITICAL ERROR MESSAGES
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I: TECHNICAL INFORMATION
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A. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
1. IBM PC or compatible
2. VGA or EGA monitor.
3. DOS 3.01 or higher.
4. 512K RAM
5. Hard drive.
6. 80286 or higher processor recommended
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B. PROGRAM AND DATA FILES
These 9 files need to be included in the CALENDAR WISE package.
CW.EXE : executable file
CW.HLP : online help file
CW.DOC : CALENDAR WISE manual
CW1.PCX : graphics file
CW2.PCX : graphics file
README.DOC : installation instructions
REGISTER.DOC: registration form, survey
INFO.DOC : CW user agreement, vendor, sysop information
FILE_ID.DIZ : BBS description file
These files are created by CALENDAR WISE.
USER.INF : user registration information
CONFIG.INF : configuration information
MAIN.TTL : file containing calendar names
MAIN.INF : file containing calendar layouts, colors
CLNDR*.STT : data file containing nonrecurring items
CLNDR*.FRQ : data file containing recurring items
CLNDR*.NOT : data file containing notes
"*" is for position on calendar list, from 1 to 100
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C. NETWORK CONSIDERATIONS
If you run CALENDAR WISE on a network, you will encounter a
warning screen when attempting to edit a calendar that is currently
opened for update by another user. You may open the calendar in
view-only mode. If you open the calendar for updating, it is
possible that all changes someone else is currently making will be
lost or all changes that you make will be lost. It simply is a
matter of whomever saves their calendar last, erases the others
changes. This same warning can appear in a single user environment
(i.e. if the calendar file is open and power is lost, or some other
reason causes the calendar file to not be closed properly). Simply
choose "OVERRIDE FOR UPDATING" to circumvent the warning and reset
the file status.
D. OTHER TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS
1. The CALENDAR WISE executable file "CW.EXE" must be executed from
the current directory. If you did not execute CW.EXE from the
current directory, CALENDAR WISE will tell you so, and not continue
to run. To run CW.EXE, change to the directory that you installed
it into(for example. "CD \CWISE"), and then execute CW.EXE. If you
are using a menu program to execute CALENDAR WISE,you must set it up
appropriately. Normally this is done by specifying the path(\CWISE)
separately from the command line (CW.EXE) in the menu program.
(i.e. When then command line is specified as C:\CWISE\CW.EXE, most
menu programs will not change to the \CWISE directory, and CW.EXE
will not run then, because you are not in the correct directory)
2. CALENDAR WISE uses a portion of unused video memory to quickly
swap menus onto the screen. Task switchers such as the one included
in DOS 5.0 or Windows 3.1 capture the video display image and then
restore it upon returning to the application. They do not however
restore the extra memory on the video card which has critical infor-
mation for CALENDAR WISE screen manipulation. Upon returning to
CALENDAR WISE in these task switcher environments, CALENDAR WISE
will automatically sense the corrupted memory, momentarily blank the
screen to refresh the lost info, and then instantaneously allow you
to continue.
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II: USER INFORMATION
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A. CALENDAR LIST
Touch any key while on the opening screen and the calendar list
will appear. 100 different calendars are available, 10 on each
page. Calendars can be selected and unselected for menu operations
such as move, delete, or merge. Multiple calendars can be marked<F2>
to view simultaneously. A demo can be run showing various sample
calendars<F10> after the calendar list appears.
Movement Keys...
Up arrow - Previous calendar
Down arrow - Next calendar
Left Arrow - Previous calendar list
Right Arrow - Next calendar list
Page up - Previous calendar list
Page down - Next calendar list
Action keys...
F1 - Help
F2 - Mark/Unmark calendar for viewing multiple calendars.
- Mark/Unmark donor calendars of a merge operation.
- Mark/Unmark source calendar for a move operation.
- Mark/Unmark calendar for setting default colors.
F3 - Mark/Unmark recipient calendar for a merge operation.
- Mark/Unmark destination for a move operation.
- Mark/Unmark calendar for a delete operation.
F10 - CALENDAR WISE demo.
Escape - Main Menu
Enter - View calendar(s).
F2 - Marking calendars for viewing.
This function allows you to view multiple calendars at the same
time. By pressing F2, an asterisk will appear to the left of the
selected calendar's name. Any number of calendars can be chosen for
viewing and printing simultaneously. The Enter key also chooses a
calendar to view, so remember that this calendar will also appear
if the selection box is not on a previously marked calendar. Also,
while viewing multiple calendars, no editing may be done to the
calendars chosen. "Multiple Calendars" will appear at the top of
the calendar when multiples have been chosen. This feature can be
extremely handy to determine multiple managers availability when
scheduling a meeting, or to see all employee vacations or work
schedules in different departments. It provides a quick overview
of any or all calendars.
**Note : You may automatically have CALENDAR WISE enter a specified
calendar upon execution.Simply enter CW /(calendar #) on the command
line. For example, to start in calendar 1, enter CW /1, or CW 1.
F2 - Marking calendar for setting default colors.
After customizing a calendar's colors, the colors can be
designated as the default colors. The default color scheme will
appear upon entering a new calendar. The default colors will also
appear in the preset color schemes(see DISPLAY - SCREEN COLORS
<F10>). By pressing F2, an asterisk will appear to the left of the
calendar's name. You should then press Escape to get to the menu.
SET DEFAULT COLORS is located under OPTIONS. After setting the
default colors, any changes to the colors of the calendar selected
will not affect the default color scheme.
F2, F3 - Marking calendars for merging
This function allows you to merge the contents of one or
several calendars into another calendar. By pressing F2, an
asterisk will appear to the left of the donor calendar's name. By
pressing F3, an arrow will appear to the left of the recipient
calendar's name. Any number of calendars can be selected as donors,
but only one calendar may be selected as the recipient of the merge.
You should then press Escape to get to the menu. MERGE CALENDAR is
located under OPTIONS. You will be asked to verify the calendar to
be merged. If you select "YES", you will then enter the merged
calendar. When exiting this calendar you may still choose to not
save any changes, in effect leaving the recipient calendar as it was
prior to the merge. No changes are ever made to the donor calendars.
This feature can be extremely handy if holidays are kept exclusively
in one calendar. This way, when a new calendar is started, they can
be easily merged in. (Registration Note: Please check REGISTER.DOC
as holiday calendars are included in the registration package.
F2, F3 - Marking calendar for moving
This function allows you to move all of the information
associated with a certain calendar to another location on the
calendar list. Prior to moving a calendar, the source and
destination must be chosen. By pressing F2, an asterisk will appear
to the left of the calendar to be moved. By pressing F3, an arrow
will appear to the left of the destination on the calendar list.
You should then press Escape to get to the menu. MOVE CALENDAR is
located under OPTIONS. Only one source and one destination may be
chosen. You will be asked to verify the calendar to be moved. If a
calendar exists at the destination, you will be asked if you want to
overwrite it.
F3 - Marking calendar for deleting
This function allows you to delete all of the information
associated with a certain calendar. Prior to deleting a calendar,
one calendar must be chosen. By pressing F3, an arrow will
appear to the left of the calendar to be deleted. You should then
press Escape to get to the menu. DELETE CALENDAR is located under
OPTIONS. You will be asked to verify the calendar to be deleted.
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NOTE - Possible File Status Error Encountered.
If you run CALENDAR WISE on a network, you can encounter an
error when attempting to delete, move, or merge a calendar that is
currently opened for update by another user. You must make sure
that the calendar is in the correct status before CALENDAR WISE will
allow this operation. You can do this by simply choosing to view
the calendar, and when the "CALENDAR IN USE" screen appears, choose
"OVERRIDE FOR UPDATE". Make sure that no one is actually updating
before you choose to override the file status. Upon exiting this
calendar, the file status will be set correctly so that you can
attempt the delete, move, or merge operation. This same error can
appear in a single user environment (i.e. if the calendar file is
open and power is lost, or some other reason causes the calendar
file to not be closed properly). Simply choose "OVERRIDE FOR
UPDATING" to circumvent the warning and reset the file status.
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B. MAIN MENU
The main menu is accessible by pressing <Escape> from the
calendar list. Information and several options are available from
the main menu.
Movement Keys...
Up arrow - Previous submenu selection
Down arrow - Next submenu selection
Left arrow - Previous menu selection
Right arrow - Next menu selection
Letter - Menu selection beginning with letter
Action keys...
F1 - Help
Number - Submenu selection of corresponding number
Escape - Calendar List
Enter - Select
INFORMATION - REGISTRATION NAME
This displays the registration name for CALENDAR WISE. THE
INFORMATION ENTERED IN THE NAME FIELD APPEARS ON ALL CALENDARS
VIEWED AND PRINTED. Use one of the payment options listed on the
PAYMENT METHODS screen to submit your registration fee. You may
print the order form from the main menu and the calendar menu, or
alternately COPY REGISTER.DOC PRN.
******IMPORTANT******
We will return your registration number to enter on this screen.Your
registration number is based on the information entered in the Name
field, so please be sure that this is what you will want to appear
on all calendars. If the registration number and Name field do not
match, the registration reminders will reappear.
INFORMATION - PRICING STRUCTURE
This displays registration prices for CALENDAR WISE.
INFORMATION - REGISTRATION BENEFITS
This displays the benefits of registration for CALENDAR WISE,
detailing the separate registration packages.
INFORMATION - PAYMENT METHODS
This displays payment method information for CALENDAR WISE.
INFORMATION - COPYRIGHT / ADDRESS
This displays the BLUE CANNON SOFTWARE, CALENDAR WISE Copyright
Notice.
INFORMATION - DISCLAIMER / AGREEMENT
This displays the disclaimer and trial use agreement that users
of CALENDAR WISE must accept.
INFORMATION - FILES / REQUIREMENTS
The 9 files listed on this screen are included in the CALENDAR
WISE package.
INFORMATION - WHAT IS SHAREWARE
Since CALENDAR WISE is a user supported program, an online
explanation of shareware is included.
INFORMATION - PRINT A REGISTRATION FORM
This menu selection will print the CALENDAR WISE registration
information.
OPTIONS - MOVE CALENDAR
This function allows you to move all of the information
associated with a certain calendar to another location on the
calendar list. Prior to moving a calendar, the source and
destination must be chosen. By pressing F2, an asterisk will appear
to the left of the calendar to be moved. By pressing F3, an arrow
will appear to the left of the destination on the calendar list.
Only one source and one destination may be chosen. You will be
asked to verify the calendar to be moved. If a calendar exists at
the destination, you will be asked if you want to overwrite it.
OPTIONS - MERGE CALENDAR
This function allows you to merge the contents of one or
several calendars into another calendar. By pressing F2, an
asterisk will appear to the left of the donor calendar's name. By
pressing F3, an arrow will appear to the left of the recipient
calendar's name. Any number of calendars can be selected as donors,
but only one calendar may be selected as the recipient of the merge.
If you select "YES", you will then enter the merged calendar. When
exiting this calendar you may still choose to not save any changes,
in effect leaving the recipient calendar as it was prior to the
merge. This feature can be extremely handy if holidays are kept
exclusively in one calendar. This way, when a new calendar is
started, they can be easily merged in.
OPTIONS - DELETE CALENDAR
This function allows you to delete all of the information
associated with a certain calendar. Prior to deleting a calendar,
one calendar must be chosen. By pressing F3, an arrow will appear
to the left of the calendar to be deleted. You will be asked to
verify the calendar to be deleted.
OPTIONS - SET DELETE DATE
In order to save processing time, disk space, and memory, old
data will automatically be deleted. You will be asked to enter a
date. All nonrecurring items PRIOR TO THIS DATE WILL BE DELETED!!!
All recurring items with an ending date PRIOR TO THIS DATE WILL BE
DELETED!!! This option affects every calendar. Data is deleted at
the time you exit a calendar. This date is displayed with the EXIT
menu. CALENDAR WISE will, fortunately, not allow you to set this
date within one year prior to your system date. *** BE CAREFUL !!!
To be safe, leave it at it's default setting of 01/01/1980.
OPTIONS - EDIT DATE AND TIME
This function allows you to edit your computer's current system
date and time. The date is in MM/DD/YYYY format, or DD/MM/YYYY
format depending on your "SET DATE FORMAT" parameter. The time is in
military (24-hour) HH/MM/SS format.
OPTIONS - PRINTER SETUP
Choose the default printer port for printing. An asterisk
appear next to the current setting.
OPTIONS - SET DEFAULT COLORS
After customizing a calendar to your taste, you can then set
the default color setting to your colors. All new calendars entered
will use the color scheme, and all calendars already setup will have
access to the default color scheme. (Check DISPLAY - SCREEN COLORS
(F10) in section IIE). By pressing F2 while on the calendar list,
an asterisk will appear to the left of the calendar's name. You
will be asked to verify prior to setting default colors. After
setting the default colors, changes to the selected calendar colors
will not affect the default settings.
OPTIONS - SET DATE FORMAT
The order in which month, day, and year appear on screen, and
when printed, can be changed here from MM/DD/YYYY to DD/MM/YYYY
OPTIONS - PRINT THE MANUAL
Included with CALENDAR WISE is a file called 'CW.DOC'. This
manual can be printed via this selection. You've probably figured
this out.
EXIT - EXIT TO DOS
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C. CALENDAR
The default layout for a calendar is 5 weeks by 7 days.
Appearing in the upper left corner is the registered owners name,
from the REGISTRATION FORM screen. Top center is the calendar name
from the calendar list, or 'Multiple Calendars". Top right is the
currently displayed month and year. Vertically on the right is
todays date, and across the bottom is a status line with certain key
function reminders. Always check the status line across the bottom
of the screen to see what common keystrokes are available, and which
function keys are active. The highlighted box moves around the
displayed days using the arrow and page keys. If more information
exists for a day than can be displayed, a small box appears around
the date.
Movement Keys...
Up arrow - Previous week
Down arrow - Next week
Left arrow - Previous day
Right arrow - Next day
Page up - Previous month
Page down - Next month
Backtab - Previous day
Tab - Next day
Home - Beginning of week
End - End of week
Ctrl-Home - January 1
Ctrl-End - December 31
Ctrl-Pageup - One year prior
Ctrl-Pagedn - One year forward
Shift-Home - Upper left corner
Shift-End - Lower right corner
Action keys...
F1 - Help
F5 - Copy
F6 - Paste
Escape - Menu
Enter - Edit day
F5 - Copy
Move the day selection box to the day containing the desired
data. By pressing F5, the item for the selected date is copied into
memory. If you want to copy the fourth item displayed into memory,
press F5 four times. The item in memory appears across the bottom of
the screen. If this item is not recurring, pasting(<F6>) will
simply place it on the new day. If this item is recurring, pasting
will use the day being pasted as the beginning day, calculate the
duration of this item and subsequently calculate the corresponding
ending day for the item pasted. This feature can be extremely handy
when scheduling infrequent items on many days. A workers name can
easily be copied to memory and then added to all of the days he is
scheduled (i.e. this Thursday, next Monday, next Wednesday). A
five day stint in Atlanta can easily be added to the first week of
May, second week of September, etc..
F6 - Paste
By pressing F6, a previously copied item(see F5 under Calendar
and Edit Day) will be inserted on this day. If the item to be
pasted is not recurring, pasting will simply place it on the new
day. If the item is recurring, pasting will use the day being
pasted as the beginning day, calculate the duration of the item to
be pasted and subsequently calculate the corresponding ending day
for the item pasted. This feature can be extremely handy when
scheduling infrequent items on many days. A workers name can easily
be added to all of the days he is scheduled (i.e. this Thursday,
next Monday, next Wednesday). A five day stint in Atlanta can
easily be added to the first week of May, second week of September,
etc..
It is important to know that pasting uses the day you currently
are on as the beginning day.Therefore if you are pasting a recurring
monthly item from the 31st of a month to the 30th of another month,
this item will appear on the 30th and not at the end of every month,
even if the 30th is the last day of the month.
F9 - Search again
A previous search operation can be repeated. If the last
search was successful, this search starts with the day following
where the day selection box is located. This means that if you see
items that will match a subsequent search, you may move the day
selection box past them, prior to searching again.If the last search
was unsuccessful, the search starts with January 1 of the next year
to search.
A status line appears across the bottom of the page indicating
the search parameters, and the status of the search.
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D. EDIT DAY
Fields...
Item
This field is what appears on the calendar. If more space is
needed, the note field is available on the right, which may be
toggled to fill the rest of the line by pressing <F8>. A second
title line can be used as well, allowing both lines to be viewed on
the calendar(for example, FAMILY on the first line, REUNION on the
second line). To delete an item, simply space out this field, or
press <F3> and it will automatically put spaces in this field.
Remember that deleting an item will delete all occurrences of the
item. Use <F7> to delete only one occurrence from a recurring item
as described later.
Frequency
The frequency field consists of two parts, the frequency type
and the frequency number. Four frequency types are available.
Yearly, Monthly, Daily and Weekly. The first letter must be in the
first position of this three position field. When the frequency is
entered, default data will appear in the other fields. The day you
are editing will appear in the beginning field and 12/31/9999 will
appear in the ending field. The frequency number pertains to how
many weeks apart, how many years apart, etc.. For every five years,
enter Y5; for semiannual, enter M6; for biweekly, enter W2; and for
every 4 days, enter D4. If the first part of this field is left
blank, the item will be treated as non-recurring. If the second part
of this field is left blank, it will be replaced with a 1. To change
a recurring item to a non-recurring item, simply make the first part
of this field blank. You do not need to blank any of the following
fields.
You may also make a frequency moveable. A moveable item is a
monthly or yearly frequency item that doesn't happen on the 15th of
every month, for instance, but rather on the first Tuesday of every
month. See <F4> below.
Beginning Date
The Beginning field denotes when the first occurrence of this
item will be. If the frequency for an item is monthly starting
March 31, all occurrences of this item will be at the end of the
month. Likewise if you want an item to fall on the end of each
month starting February 28, type 31 in the day portion of this
field. For processing speed reasons, the earliest beginning date
year allowed is 1978. On your personal calendar of birthdays, put
the birth year in the note field.
Ending Date
The Ending field denotes when the last occurrence of this
item will be. If you are entering an event that happens for the
next x frequencies (i.e. W2 for 10 times, M1 for the next 18
months), simply press any nonnumeric key while in this field. An
asterisk will appear to the left. Now enter x in the ending date
field, rather than the actual ending date. The actual ending date
will be calculated when you press <Enter>.
TIP:
1) The frequency, beginning and ending fields are only entered if
the item is recurring.
Notes
This field is provided so that more information can be
attached to an item. Everywhere this item appears,so will this note.
Only one line of information may be attached to an item. If you need
more space, fill in the item field on a second line, and attach a
second note to it. If there is nothing in the item field, the note
will simply disappear. You can expand the notes area by pressing
<F8>.
This feature can be extremely handy on your calendars of bills
due, to see how much your insurance due quarterly will be, or how
much your mortgage payment is.
Movement Keys...
Up arrow - Previous item
Down arrow - Next item
Left arrow - Previous character
Right arrow - Next character
Page up - Save data, Previous data page
Page down - Save data, Next data page
Backtab - Previous field
Tab - Next field
Home - First field
End - Last field
Insert - Toggle insert/overwrite mode
Action keys...
F1 - Help
F3 - Make the item field blank for deletion
F4 - Moveable frequency
F5 - Copy
F7 - Delete day from item
F8 - Toggle expanded notes area
Escape - Calendar
Enter - Save data
F4 - Moveable frequency
By pressing F4, an asterisk will appear to the left of the
frequency field. the item within the edit box will then have a
moveable frequency. "Moveable" means that this item has either a
yearly or monthly frequency, but each occurrence does not happen on
the same date. Rather each occurrence happens at the same point in
the month, relative to the first week of the month. (i. e. the
first Tuesday of each month, the second Friday of every other month,
political elections held on the first Tuesday of November every four
years.) To make an non-moveable item moveable, or a moveable item
non- moveable, you must be editing on the beginning date of the
recurring item.
F5 - Copy
By pressing F5, the item inside of the edit box is copied into
memory for later use in pasting. See also F5 and F6 under Calendar.
If this item is not recurring, pasting(<F6>) will simply place it on
the new day. If this item is recurring, pasting will use the day
being pasted as the beginning day, calculate the duration of this
item and subsequently calculate the corresponding ending day for the
item pasted. This feature can be extremely handy when scheduling
infrequent items on many days. A workers name can easily be added
to all the days he is scheduled (i.e. this Thursday, next Monday,
next Wednesday). A five day stint in Atlanta can easily be added to
the first week of May, second week of September, etc..
F7 - Delete one occurrence of a recurring item
By pressing F7, an asterisk will appear to the right of the
frequency field. The occurrence of the item on the day being edited
will be deleted from occurrences of this item. Actually what
happens is two recurring items are created; one starting with the
item's beginning day and ending with the occurrence previous to the
day being edited; and one starting with the next occurrence
following the day being edited and ending with the item's ending
date. This feature can be extremely handy when softball is
scheduled for the next 14 weeks, yet no games are played on Memorial
Day and the team has a bye on the fifth week.
* Note - Pageup and Pagedown save the data prior to displaying the
next page. This may cause confusion as to what you are viewing if
you have deleted some information on a page and are now looking at
the next page. You may think that you are not seeing some data on
the new page that you expected. Press Pageup to view the data you
expected to be here. Of course you must have more than 10 items on
a day to encounter this.
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E. CALENDAR MENU
Movement Keys...
Up arrow - Previous submenu selection
Down arrow - Next submenu selection
Left arrow - Previous menu selection
Right arrow - Next menu selection
Letter - Menu selection beginning with letter
Action keys...
F1 - Help
Number - Submenu selection of corresponding number
Escape - Calendar
Enter - Select
DISPLAY - GRID SIZE <ALT-G>
Each calendar can be viewed displaying anywhere from 1 to 25
weeks at a time(depending on your monitor). An asterisk appears to
the left of the current selection.
DISPLAY - TEXT SIZE <ALT-T>
Each calendar can support large or small size text. Small text
allows more items to be viewed on the calendar for each day.
DISPLAY - SCREEN COLORS <ALT-L>
Action keys...
Left arrow - Change color
Right arrow - Change color
F1 - Help
F9 - Display previous preset color setting
F10 - Display next preset color setting
Escape - Menu, don't save color changes
Enter - Save color changes
Each calendar can support various colors. The dates for the
current month (i.e. month name displayed in the upper right corner)
should be set to contrast with the not current month color. Text
without a frequency can be set to a different color than text with a
frequency. By pressing F10, several preset color schemes, including
the default color setting (See OPTIONS - SET DEFAULT COLORS in
section IIB). Custom coloring is available for:
Border Color
Calendar Color
Calendar Grid Color
Day Selection Box Color
Menu Color
Menu Text Color
Current Month Color
Previous/Next Month Color
Recurring Text Color
Nonrecurring Text Color
If you are viewing multiple calendars,the text colors will not be different
for recurring and nonrecurring items, but rather text from each calendar
will be a different color until you view 10 calendars together. After the
9th calendar, all text will be the same. The text colors are, from lowest
position on the calendar list to highest position: red, white, blue, black,
green, purple, bright blue, light green, magenta, light blue. All calendar
text after the tenth calendar will also be light blue.
PRINT - PRINT WEEK <ALT-W>
The first print option available is printing information by
specifying a beginning and ending date range. If more information
exists on a day than you have allotted room to print, an asterisk
will appear to the left of the appropriate day on the printout.
Fields...
Filename
If you wish to print a calendar to a file so that you may move
the file to another computer attached to a printer, or want to
import it into a word processor, enter the filename here. A blank
filename will route the calendar to the printer.
Beginning
The default beginning date will be the same as the upper left
hand day of the calendar that appears on the screen.
Ending
The default ending date will be the same as the lower right hand
day of the calendar that appears on the screen. If you want to
print x weeks from the beginning date, simply press any nonnumeric
key while in the ending date field. An asterisk will appear to the
left. Now enter x in the ending date field. The actual ending date
will be calculated when you press <Enter>.
Items Per Day
This specifies how many rows each printed day will contain. The
default is the number of days that can be displayed on one day on
the screen. If more information exists on a day than you have
allotted room to print, an asterisk will appear to the left of the
appropriate day on the printout.
Weeks Per Page
This specifies how many weeks will be printed before a forms
feed is sent to the printer.
* Note - You may have to manually set your printer to 12 characters
per inch or higher, or to landscape, to fit the calendar on the
page.
PRINT - PRINT MONTH <ALT-M>
The second print option available is printing information by
specifying a beginning and ending date range, one month per page.
If more information exists on a day than you have allotted room to
print, an asterisk will appear to the left of the appropriate day on
the printout.
Fields
Filename
If you wish to print a calendar to a file so that you may move
the file to another computer attached to a printer, or want to
import it into a word processor, enter the filename here. A blank
filename will route the calendar to the printer.
Beginning
The default beginning date will be the same as the current month
indicator that appears in the upper right hand corner on the screen.
The day portion of this field is not used.
Ending
The default ending date will be the same as the current month
indicator that appears in the upper right hand corner on the screen.
The day portion of this field is not used. If you want to print x
months from the beginning date, simply press any nonnumeric key
while in the ending date field. An asterisk will appear to the
left. Now enter x in the ending date field. The actual ending date
will be calculated when you press <Enter>.
Items Per Day
This specifies how many rows each printed day will contain. The
default is the number of days that can be displayed on one day on
the screen. If more information exists on a day than you have
allotted room to print, an asterisk will appear to the left of the
appropriate day on the printout.
* Note - You may have to manually set your printer to 12 characters
per inch or higher, or to landscape, to fit the calendar on the
page.
PRINT - PRINT THE MANUAL
Included with CALENDAR WISE is a file called 'CW.DOC'. This
manual can be printed via this selection. You've probably figured
this out.
PRINT - PRINTER SETUP
Choose the default printer port for printing. An asterisk
appear next to the current setting.
OPTIONS - SEARCH <ALT-S>
An item can be quickly located by entering the text to search
and the beginning day. The text field only compares against the
title field of an item, not the notes field. A match does not need
to be the entire title you are looking for, and the matching is not
case-sensitive. You will be returned to the calendar screen
following the search. Press <F9> to find the next occurrence or to
search the next year if no match was found. Please read the section
pertaining to successive searches by pressing <F9>. Of special note
is how searches are handled depending on whether the last search was
successful and if the day selection box is now located on a different
day. It is located in the "Calendar" section of this manual.
OPTIONS - GO TO DATE <ALT-A>
Rather than paging thru multiple months to see a particular
date, you may enter the date here and immediately it will be
displayed. Also available here is the same feature for automatic
date calculating available throughout the program. Press any
nonnumeric key and an asterisk will appear. Enter 06 in the month
portion of the date field and you will go 6 months ahead.
OPTIONS - NAME CALENDAR <ALT-N>
The name of this calendar is entered here. It will appear on
the top of the screen, the top of printed calendars, and on the
calendar list. You are initially prompted to type the calendar
name. It can be changed by returning here and retyping it.
OPTIONS - EDIT DATE AND TIME
This function allows you to edit your computer's current system
date and time. The date is in MM/DD/YYYY format, or DD/MM/YYYY,
depending on your date format parameter set from the main menu. The
time is in military (24-hour) HH/MM/SS format.
For the following, please refer to the descriptions in section IIB.
INFORMATION - REGISTRATION NAME
INFORMATION - PRICING STRUCTURE
INFORMATION - REGISTRATION BENEFITS
INFORMATION - PAYMENT METHODS
INFORMATION - COPYRIGHT / ADDRESS
INFORMATION - DISCLAIMER / AGREEMENT
INFORMATION - FILES / REQUIREMENTS
INFORMATION - WHAT IS SHAREWARE?
EXIT - EXIT THIS CALENDAR <ALT-C>
This will return you to the calendar list. An option to save
any changes is displayed prior to leaving this calendar. All menu
colors, attributes, and data will be updated if save is chosen. The
auto-delete date also appears on this screen. All nonrecurring
items PRIOR TO THIS DATE WILL BE DELETED!!! All recurring items with
an ending date PRIOR TO THIS DATE WILL BE DELETED!!!!! Please read
the section of this manual pertaining to setting the delete date. To
be safe, leave it at it's default setting of 01/01/1980.
EXIT - EXIT TO DOS <ALT-X>
This will return you to the DOS prompt. An option to save any
changes is displayed prior to leaving this calendar. All menu
colors, attributes, and data will be updated if save is chosen. The
auto-delete date also appears on this screen. All nonrecurring
items PRIOR TO THIS DATE WILL BE DELETED!!! All recurring items with
an ending date PRIOR TO THIS DATE WILL BE DELETED!!!!! Please read
the section of this manual pertaining to setting the delete date. To
be safest, leave it at it's default setting of 01/01/1980.
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III: REGISTRATION INFORMATION
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A.REGISTRATION
BLUE CANNON SOFTWARE markets CALENDAR WISE via the shareware
marketing channel. Revenue is collected from satisfied customers
who have evaluated the program and wish to continue to use it.
Satisfied customers are premium advertisers and distributors of the
software. If you like CALENDAR WISE, please register. On the
REGISTRATION FORM screen, there is a Registration Name field. THE
INFORMATION ENTERED IN THE NAME FIELD APPEARS ON ALL CALENDARS
VIEWED AND PRINTED.
******IMPORTANT******
We will return your registration number to enter on this screen.
Your registration number is based on the information entered in the
Name field, so please be sure that this is what you will want to
appear on all calendars. If the registration number and Name field
do not match, the registration reminders will reappear.
Use one of the payment options listed under PAYMENT METHODS in
section IIIC to submit your registration fee.
REGISTRATION BENEFITS
All registered users receive:
1. The latest version of CALENDAR WISE on either 5 1/4 or 3 1/2 disk.
This way when you register you are assured that your program will
include all the newest features.
2. The "LIKE WISE" newsletter, which features news items and tips of
interest to CALENDAR WISE users.
3. A discount subscription rate for Shareware Magazine, one of the
industry's leading shareware publications. The $14.95 yearly
subscription rate is reduced to $9.97
4. A FREE membership kit for CompuServe, an on-line service that
provides access to electronic mail, shareware libraries, travel
services, shopping, and much more. A $15.00 usage credit is also
included.
Two registration packages are offered to users of Calendar Wise.
The $29.99 Registration includes:
1. Professionally bound USER REFERENCE MANUAL. Complete with screen
shots, this attractive manual makes using CALENDAR WISE as
easy as can be! It's a great tool to have handy on a shelf!
2. Technical support is offered via phone, fax, mail or Compuserve
mail, for the current CALENDAR WISE version.
3. Substantial DISCOUNTS are offered on the newest version of CALENDAR
WISE. Keep on top of all of the newest enhancements, and upgrade
at fantastic savings!
4. VALUE PACKS of other great ASP shareware. BLUE CANNON SOFTWARE
has selected some of the best shareware available, and placed them
into three categories. Application programs(including the BOXER
text editor, a screen blanker, virus program), Education(including
programs great for younger children), and Games(including Jill of
the Jungle). Movies to Go is always included! It's a fantastic
graphic database of all of your favorite movies! (All Value Pack
contents are subject to change, Also, just as with CALENDAR WISE,
if you continue to use the products, you are expected to register
with the respective authors.)
5. Holiday Calendars (legal, religious, etc). We've set them up. All
you have to do is quickly merge them in!
The $24.99 Registration includes:
1. Technical support via mail or Compuserve mail.
2. Upgrade notices for major revisions of CALENDAR WISE.
This registration option doesn't include the professionally bound
manual or the Value Packs. It's a great option for those that
register multiple copies, but don't need more manuals. Remember,
if you plan to use CALENDAR WISE on multiple computers at the
same time, you must register each copy. Site licenses and group
discounts are available! Check below.
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B.PRICING STRUCTURE
* An order form is contained in REGISTER.DOC, and can be printed
from the menu.
Full Registration Package - $29.99
Registration - $24.99
NETWORK COMPUTER USE
Each server on local area network (2 manuals) - $149.99
LICENSES
All parties interested should contact BLUE CANNON
SOFTWARE for a license agreement. Discounts start
at 25% for 5 copies, and can reach over 50% off.
Special discounts are offered for multiple
purchases from user group members, organization
members, educational groups.
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C: PAYMENT METHODS
MAIL: Mail your registration with a check, money order,or credit card
information to the BLUE CANNON SOFTWARE, PO Box 7641, Charlotte,
NC, 28241, USA
PHONE: Have the name you want to appear on all of the calendars already
selected, and your credit card information available. Our order
number is 1-800-779-0850.
FAX: Be sure to fill out the credit card information. Our Fax number
is 704-398-0928 ext 22.
COMPUSERVE MAIL: Make a copy of REGISTER.DOC to upload. Fill out this
copy. Be sure and complete the credit card information. Our
Compuserve ID is 70372,421.
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS
Currently agents are available to take registrations in Europe and
Australia. Their contact information is listed in REGISTER.DOC which
can be printed from the menu.
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D.EXPLANATION OF SHAREWARE
Shareware is not a type of software, but rather a form of
marketing and distribution. Users are given a chance to try
software before spending the sometimes outlandish fees for retail
software. If you try a shareware program and continue to use it you
are expected to register it. Individual programs differ on details
of registration and levels of support offered. It is important to
know what is supplied with your registration, whether continued
support, upgraded programs, or printed manuals will be available.
Copyright laws apply to both shareware and commercial software, and
the copyright holder retains all rights The main difference,
however, is that shareware authors specifically grant the right to
copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a
specific group. For example, some authors require written
permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their software.
When looking for software, you should find software that suits your
needs and pocketbook, whether commercial or shareware. Shareware
makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy,
the ultimate money-back-guarantee. Most likely shareware can
deliver a lower priced product because there is no overhead
marketing and distributing.
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E.USER AGREEMENT
If you find this program useful and find that you are using
CALENDAR WISE and continue to use CALENDAR WISE after a reasonable
trial period(30 days), you must make a registration payment to BLUE
CANNON SOFTWARE. The appropriate amount is stated on the pricing
schedule and continued use is only valid for the amount received.
If in the future you are no longer using CALENDAR WISE in the way it
was originally registered, you must register again.
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F.OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT
This program is produced by a member of the Association of
Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the
shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a
shareware related problem with an ASP member by contacting the
member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can
help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does
not provide technical support for member' products. Please write to
the ASP Ombudsman as 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a
Compuserve message via Compuserve Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
The ASP Ombudsman may also be contacted by FAX: (616) 788-2765. In
communication with the ASP Ombudsman, please include a telephone
number and/or FAX if available.
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IIII: APPENDIX
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A.CRITICAL ERROR MESSAGES
If you encounter a critical error message(i.e. one that halts
processing, consult this table for an explanation of the message.
If you cannot resolve the problem, call for technical support.
Number/Explanation
7 Out of Memory
24 Device Timeout
25 Device Fault
51 Internal Error
57 Device I/O Error
61 Disk Full (should only run CALENDAR WISE from a hard drive)
67 Too Many Files (Increase config.sys "files=" command, check your
DOS manual)
68 Device unavailable
71 Disk Not Ready (should only run CALENDAR WISE from a hard drive)
72 Disk Media Error