dbLite Introduction & Tutorial Note: First press [Esc] once to hide the Main Menu and place you into EDIT MODE. Your cursor will bein this window. Then press [F5]
This is Record Number 2 (field one)This is field two This is field three This is field four This is field five [F5] This is Record Number 3 (Field 1) [F5] Alphonse Capone 2121 Apian Way Roman, Illinois 21212 (212)-111-1212 fax: 222-2121 [F5] Frank Nitty 2122 Apian Way Roman, Illinois 21212 (222)-121-1212 fax: none [F5] Nitty DOB: 1947/12/28 DOH: 1973/01/01 Manager, South Side A free form database doesn't alwayshave to be used as a structured tool. It can contain notes and pieces of information freely placedin any field and in any order.[F5] If you want to orderyour notes just use ONE field for sorts 001a Stop on the way home/buy groceries bread milk OJ cold cuts buns water bananas instant rice See if they have the new Computer Shopper [F5] 001 (sort field) top priority TTD no instant rice, no supper Working with records involves add- ing, deleting, sorting, inserting, editing and searching. [F5] 00001 Massively Top Priority Working with records can often be accomplished in more than one way. Many menu selections have function key alternatives which are faster. [F5] If you are tired of looking at these memos, Alt-V will also close the memo.Sorting records involves taking a number of records which have been entered in no particular order and ordering them based on alpha- numeric order[F5] 6) You can sort on 7) these four lines 8) by referencing 9) them as 6 - 9 Sorting capability means that you do not have to enter records in anyparticular order, nor do you have to enter then at the same time. [F5] You can constantly update your databaseand reorder it at will Once in a while you may want to insert a record into your data baseat a particular point. From the Main Menu, choose Insert Record, That's all there is to it. [F5?] A new record will becreated and placed between the current and next records. Once entered, your records can be edited at any time. The easiest wayis to load the file, F3 and enter part of the text contained in the record to locate it. [F5] You can Esc from Menu Mode to Edit Mode and PgUp & PgDnto find records alsoNow that you have selected a default data file and it loads automatically. You can search yourrecords quickly with the F3 key. [F5] ADDRESS.DBL is the default file for dbLite unless one is named by menu. The first time you use F3 to searchfor text all you need is the F3 keyTo CHANGE the text you are looking for you will use the Menu system SEARCH MENU then TEXT SEARCH [F5] SEARCH MENU / TEXT SEARCH resets the charac- ters searched for. The record edit window which you are reading is five lines by 35 characters. This size is equal to a mailing label. You can easily ouput your records to labels.[F5] REGISTERING SHARE- WARE PROMOTES BOTH BETTER SOFTWARE & MORE OF IT... The Print Menu is accessed by selecting Print Menu from the Main Menu in Menu Mode. Both Laser & Dot Matrix Printers are supported here. [F5] REGISTERING SHARE- WARE PROMOTES BOTH BETTER SOFTWARE & MORE OF IT... The Print Menu also gives you the option of printing listings and reports. The listings will allow you to output your records onto paper for reference [F5] REGISTERING SHARE- WARE PROMOTES BOTH BETTER SOFTWARE & MORE OF IT... The 2x4 report is designed to be a quick and dirty way of producing a telephone list of employees, contacts, etc. [F5] Deposit information is printed in the top middle of manualfed laser tray input Finally, you can see that envelopescan be printed directly from the print menu. Simply put the record you wish to print to the envelope in the focus window. [F5] Dot Matrix deposits are done the same as a label, just putthe check in instead The last option available on the Main Menu, just prior to the Quit option is the Capture Menu. This Menu, when selected allows you to move an image of a record... [F5] REGISTERING SHARE- WARE PROMOTES BOTH BETTER SOFTWARE & MORE OF IT... Transferring records from one file to another is done through the Capture Menu. Once you have captured those records which you wish to move from one file to..[F5]REGISTERING SHARE- WARE PROMOTES BOTH BETTER SOFTWARE & MORE OF IT... The note attached to this record isa quick reference to command keys. You can print this note from the menu there by pressing ESC and selecting your printer type.. [F5] REGISTERING SHARE- WARE PROMOTES BOTH BETTER SOFTWARE & MORE OF IT... !Finally, you should experiment with each feature of the program. The easiest place to start is with an address file. Type in your con- tacts. Then do a Things-To-Do..[F5]REGISTERING SHARE- WARE PROMOTES BOTH BETTER SOFTWARE & MORE OF IT... Regisitration Form To Register your copy of dbLite and receive the latest version by mail, load this note with [F5] fill out the form, print & mail it REGISTERING SHARE- WARE PROMOTES BOTH BETTER SOFTWARE & MORE OF IT... "
