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Menu for Custom Features
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| OPTION 1: |
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Option 1 will change the description of the category of Clients that appear ì
on the bottom of the various screens. It currently defaults to:
"Category Selected "
You can change this to any phrase you wish that more closely describes ì
your business, such as :
"Classes of Real Estate Buyers"
or
"Earning level of Life Insurance Clients"
Also, option 1 will change the default name for:
Default name for expenses/revenue title (plural), 15 characters
This is the word that appears in the screens for the Client file, Activity ì
file, and option 4, Revenue/Expense (option 4, Main Program Menu).
Option 1 will allow you to change the unit of measure for the Economic ì
Value of the Portfolio. You have your choice of these three options:
1) Dollars
2) Pounds
3) Define your own
Option 1 also gives you the flexibility to toggle on or off the 'pop up' ì
data entry screen that appears above the Economic Value while you are ì
modifying this value in the Client file.
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| OPTION 2: |
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Option 2 allows you to change the default state, city, area code, 'Referred ì
by', or zip code that appears when you add any record to the Client file.
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| OPTION 3: |
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Option 3 will change the heading on all screens and reports. It ìècurrentlydefaults to :
"Client AND ACTIVITY TRACKING SYSTEM"
You could change it to anything that describes your business or industry, ì
such as:
"LIFE INSURANCE Client TRACKING SYSTEM"
or
"DADE COUNTY REAL ESTATE TRACKING SYSTEM"
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| OPTION 4: |
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Option 4 is: Toggle initial graphics image for Appointments.
Default=[now on]
When your program first begins, it performs two processes: 1) Displays to ì
you how many appointments you have for that day, if any; and 2) if you have ì
at least one appointment for today, then the program creates a graphics ì
image of your appointments for the next two weeks. These 2 processes take ì
some time. If you wish to turn both off so that the program goes directly ì
to the Main Program Menu, then select option 4 to be [now off].
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| OPTION 5: |
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Default name for person file:
You can input two variables:
'Full title for Client file :'
'Individual name that describes this classification (singular, 13 characters)
The first one is the title that appears on the main program screen and the ì
Client file screen. You can input up to 40 characters. An example would ì
be: (The word "FILE" is added later to the end of your text)
Client <======default
PERSONNEL CANDIDATE SYSTEM
NAMES OF VENDORS
The second variable is a single word that will appear everywhere that this ì
category is referred to, such as the individual data entry screen and Quick ì
Search.
Examples: Client (<========default) Candidate Vendor
è
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| OPTION 6: |
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6) Toggle 'Printer Off-LIne Menu:
In a number of places where you elect to print out some document, the ì
program will check to see if the printer is really on line. If not, it ì
issues an error message telling you to turn on the printer. This check is ì
performed on LPT1: for a parallel printer. If your printer set up is ì
different, then turn off this option.
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| OPTION 7: |
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7) Print 'alignment' label
You have the option here of printing an 'alignment' record. Sometimes, ì
after turning on the printer for the first time, the first label in a ì
series will not print correctly unless you print this alignment record ì
first.
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| OPTION 8: |
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This option establishes the name used for Appointments/Schedule System. Itì
defaults to 'Appointment'.
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| OPTION 9: |
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This option sets the length or 'span' of the search string, Activity File, ì
Add section.
If the program cannot find a match in the Client file for the name you ì
enter in the Activity Add section, then it will display a list that shows ì
similar names before or after your attempted entry.
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| OPTION A: |
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A) Automatic pausing and pacing between screens
Default=[auto pausing ]
è
The program will automatically pause between a number of its screens, allowing ì
you to see what is on the screen without the necessity of your continually ì
having to interact with the program. If you wish to over-ride this ì
automatic pacing feature, select option A to be [manual pausing ]. When ì
you do this, all of the automatic pauses will have been replaced by a beep, ì
followed by this message: "Enter Any Character to continue". This ì
signifies that the program is waiting for you to enter a key to continue ì
instead of showing you that screen for a predetermined number of seconds. ì
If you wish to bypass allpauses, whether pre-timed or manual, select [no ì
pausing ].
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| OPTION "B"|
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This feature bypasses the 3 level data file/index/batch file checking that ì
the program performs every time it is started. On slower machines, this ì
procedure takes considerable time to accomplish and can therefore be turned ì
off, if desired.
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| OPTION "C"|
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Create a default date for Appointments in Activity Add
Normally, the program creates a default date in the Activity Add file of ì
'01/01/1901'. This date is a code that tells the program not to schedule a ì
future appointment or commitment. You would change this default date if ì
you wish ALL new activity records to have a future appointments date.
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| OPTION "D"|
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D) Displays 'All Scheduled Activities':
Whenever you add an activity record and place a future Appointments date in ì
the bottom of the record, you will then be displayed 'All Scheduled ì
Activities' on that same date. If you want to turn that display off, then ì
enter this option, 'D.'
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| OPTION "E"|
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E) Sound for 'exploding window':è
The program contains an 'exploding window' in two locations: Flash Report ì
[TM] and 'All Scheduled Activities.' Accompanying this 'exploding window' ì
is a sound effect that can be turned off at this selection, 'E.'
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| OPTION "F"|
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"F) Time stamp each new activity record"
By default, this option is off. If selected On, this will add into each ì
new activity record the exact time when it was created. This information ì
is placed into the comment field of each new activity record as you are ì
saving it. To see the actual entry, you must browse through the record ì
after you have created it, as you would, for example, in Flash Report [TM].
This fragment is how the Time stamp appears in the comment:
6:31:45 pm
Why would you use this option? If you are making multiple calls per day to ì
the same person or company, then this Time stamp would be a clear way of ì
documenting the order of the records.
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| OPTION "G"|
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"G) 7 choices in search criteria: Client Get"
'View' or Search Options:
Overview
When you are in the Client file, Get option, you have the following seven ì
'views' or search criteria available to you:
"1) Search by Company Name"
"2) Search by First Name"
"3) Search by Last Name"
"4) Search by Phone Number"
"5) View or search by Zip Code"
"6) View or search by Category"
"7) Search on Referred by"
Once you select your 'view,' then all records are stacked or ordered in ì
that sequence. If, for example, you select the last name 'view', then ì
after you search and locate one record, all records before and after that ì
one will be ordered alphabetically by last name.
The logic of this option is similar to the one available in the 'Fast ìèSearch Through Data' Menu, (Main Program Menu, Option 6) Option 1:
'Lightning fast search through Client file'
In the 'Lightning fast search,' you are displayed information quickly, but ì
cannot move back and fourth between records that are adjacent to those that ì
appear in your match. By contrast, in the 'View' or Search Options' you ì
can move back and fourth among the records and observe, say, all phone ì
numbers or zip codes that precede or follow a matched record.
Search Procedure:
Once you select any one of options 1 through 7, the menu will branch back ì
to the prior screen and place the cursor in that field where you wish to do ì
your search. Once a record is found, all records then will be stacked or ì
ordered by that criteria.
Whatever criteria you select here will cause one of the following messages ì
to appear on the top to the Client Get screen that you just came from:
"Company Name 'View', records in order by company name"
"First Name 'View', records in order by first name"
"Last Name 'View', records in order by last name"
"Phone Number 'View', records in order by phone number"
"Zip Code 'View', records in order by zip code"
"Category 'View', records in order by category"
"Referred by 'View', records in order of referred by
As you enter 'N' for next or 'P' for previous, you will be moving back and ì
fourth between adjacent records in that 'view.'
Turning Off the 'View' or Search Options:
For some users, these seven search criteria present too many keystrokes for ì
their search. If you wish to reduce the seven search options to one ì
default option for Company name, then you can do so here at the Custom ì
Options Menu by changing selection 'G' to display:
"[now Off]"
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| OPTION "I"|
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"I) Phone number occurrences: "
By default, the program will show you those other records in the Client ì
file that have the same phone number while you are adding records. If ì
turned off, this selection will display only a count of those records that ìèhave the same phone, not the Flash Report [TM]-style report behind the ì
numbers.
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| OPTION "J"|
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"J) Print 'FIN' files"
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