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  1. ******************************** SIGNOUT HELP *********************************
  2.                                                                                
  3.   SIGNOUT  is designed to replace manual signout systems.   It is  best  used  
  4.   with a Local Area Network (LAN).  An employee can use any PC on the network  
  5.   to  sign  in  or out of the office and all other PC users  can  access  the  
  6.   program  to  check the whereabouts of an employee.   This  is  particularly  
  7.   useful  where  phone  calls are answered in multiple  locations.    Whoever  
  8.   answers can quickly access SIGNOUT in order to let the caller know when the  
  9.   person  being  called is expected back in the office.   To  execute,   type  
  10.   "SIGNOUT" at the DOS prompt.                                                 
  11.                                                                                
  12.   SIGNOUT  should be installed in a network directory in which all  potential  
  13.   users have Read and Write access rights.   SIGNOUT.EXE reads and writes the  
  14.   signout  information to SIGNOUT.PRN,  an ASCII file,  so other software can  
  15.   access  it.    A   log  of  all changes to  SIGNOUT.PRN  is  maintained  in  
  16.   SIGNOUT.LOG to allow for the tracking of signout habits by users.            
  17.                                                                                
  18.   To  add,   edit or delete names to the signout list in SIGNOUT.PRN,  or  to  
  19.   reconfigure display options, execute the command "SIGNOUT EDIT"  at the DOS  
  20.   prompt.  Configuration data is maintained in SIGNOUT.CFG.                    
  21.                                                                                
  22.                         ****  NETESSENTIAL SYSTEMS  ****                       
  23.              ****  Copyright 1989, 1990.  All rights reserved.  ****           
  24.                                                                                
  25.      ********************** SIGNOUT DISPLAY HELP **********************        
  26.                                                                                
  27. When a user accesses SIGNOUT and enters a name not recognized or simply hits   
  28. {return} at the name request prompt, the list of names and signout status is   
  29. displayed.  This screen will remain visible, regularly updating itself as      
  30. users sign in or out from other terminals, until a function key is pressed.    
  31.                                                                                
  32.    The function keys offer added services to the signout sheet user            
  33.                                                                                
  34.         F1 - Help.                                                             
  35.         F2 - Edit a signout sheet entry.                                       
  36.         F3 - User specific (eg. Printer Queue)           *** Future Enhancement
  37.         F4 - User specific (eg. Plotter Queue)           *** Future Enhancement
  38.         F5 - Send a message to one of the network users                        
  39.         F6 - User specific (eg. EMAIL)                   *** Future Enhancement
  40.         F7 - User specific                               *** Future Enhancement
  41.         F8 - User specific                               *** Future Enhancement
  42.         F9 - DOS Shell.                                                        
  43.        F10 - Exit SIGNOUT.                                                     
  44.                                                                                
  45. The user defined keys execute DOS level commands such as Novell's "Q" or       
  46. "USERLIST".  {F5} sends a message by entering the following command syntax     
  47. based on the user entered data: SEND "{message}" TO {username}                 
  48.                                                                                
  49.          ************************* USER HELP *************************         
  50.                                                                                
  51.    Type SIGNOUT from within the directory in which it resides.  You will be    
  52. prompted for a user name.  Begin entering the name.  As soon as the routine    
  53. excludes all but one possibility from the list of names, it beeps and displays 
  54. it on screen.  If no recognition occurs or if {enter} is hit before recognition
  55. occurs, the signout sheet is displayed.                                        
  56.                                                                                
  57.    If recognition occurred, you will be prompted for the destination.  The     
  58. destination default is "IN".  Once the destination has been entered, hit       
  59. {enter} and wait for the next prompt.                                          
  60.                                                                                
  61.    Next you are asked to enter the time of return, default being the current   
  62. time.  The {Up} and {Down} arrow keys will adjust the hours first.  When the   
  63. correct hour appears, hit {enter} and the minutes can be adjusted.  Once the   
  64. minutes have been adjusted and the {enter} key hit, the system confirms the    
  65. input on screen and defaults to the signout sheet display unless {F10} is hit. 
  66.                                                                                
  67.    SIGNOUT requires that the SIGNOUT.HLP, SIGNOUT.PRN, SIGNOUT.LOG and         
  68. SIGNOUT.CFG files be in the current directory.  The .LOG, .PRN and .CFG files  
  69. are created upon intial installation.  The user must be able to read and modify
  70. these files and their attributes.  If the .LOG and .PRN files do not exist,    
  71. SIGNOUT will offer to create them.                                             
  72.                                                                                
  73.                         ┌───────────────────────────────┐                      
  74.                         │  *****  SIGNOUT v1.01  *****  │                      
  75.                         └───────────────────────────────┘                      
  76.                                                                                
  77.   ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗  
  78.   ║  SIGNOUT is distributed as shareware.  Shareware is a unique marketing  ║  
  79.   ║  concept.  You are encouraged to freely distribute unaltered copies of  ║  
  80.   ║  SIGNOUT.   Users who register SIGNOUT 1.01 receive version 1.1 free.   ║  
  81.   ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝  
  82.                                                                                
  83.                     If you do use SIGNOUT, please send $45 to                  
  84.                           ╔═══════════════════════════╗                        
  85.                           ║ ┌───────────────────────┐ ║                        
  86.                           ║ │ NETESSENTIAL  SYSTEMS │ ║                        
  87.                           ║ │  5441  Kincross Lane  │ ║                        
  88.                           ║ │  Charlotte, NC 28226  │ ║                        
  89.                           ║ └───────────────────────┘ ║                        
  90.                           ╚═══════════════════════════╝                        
  91.                                                                                
  92.        Any suggestions for improvement to SIGNOUT would be welcomed and        
  93.        considered for inclusion in future versions.   Your free upgrade        
  94.        to version 1.1 will be mailed to you as soon as it has been beta        
  95.        tested and all bugs removed.  Thank you for trying SIGNOUT.             
  96.                                                                                
  97.                   ═════════════ Registration Form ═════════════                
  98.                                                                                
  99.                                                                                
  100.       NAME: ____________________________________________                       
  101.                                                                                
  102.          COMPANY: __________________________________________                   
  103.                                                                                
  104.             ADDRESS: __________________________________________                
  105.                                                                                
  106.                CITY, ST, ZIP: ____________________________________             
  107.                                                                                
  108.                                                                                
  109.                NETWORK SOFTWARE: _________________________________             
  110.                                                                                
  111.             NUMBER OF USERS: __________________________________                
  112.                                                                                
  113.          PHONE NUMBER: (____) ____ - __________                                
  114.                                                                                
  115.            FAX NUMBER: (____) ____ - __________                                
  116.                                                                                
  117.                                                                                
  118.       COMMENTS: ________________________________________________________       
  119.                                                                                
  120.       __________________________________________________________________       
  121.                                                                                
  122.       __________________________________________________________________       
  123.                                                                                
  124.       SUGGESTIONS: _____________________________________________________       
  125.                                                                                
  126.       __________________________________________________________________       
  127.                                                                                
  128.       __________________________________________________________________       
  129.                                                                                
  130.                                                                                
  131.                                                                                
  132.          Mail with a check for $45 to: NETESSENTIAL SYSTEMS                    
  133.                                        5441 KINCROSS LANE                      
  134.                                        CHARLOTTE, NC 28226                     
  135.                                                                                
  136.          A copy of version 1.1 will be mailed to the above address             
  137.          on receipt of this form along with the $45 contribution.              
  138.                                                                                
  139.   THANK YOU FOR USING SIGNOUT.  YOUR CONTRIBUTION, COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS    
  140.   ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED AND WILL HELP TO IMPROVE THIS AND OTHER PRODUCTS.    
  141.                                                                                
  142.                                                                      -SDN1-    
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