\\HELPFILE//  VERSION 1   Help file written by Barry MacDonnell
.Main Help Information and Registration
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 F1      =Help. Available from any window or data input field.
 F2      =Toggle display between All Events and Active Events.
 Alt-F2  =Select a Category of events to display.
 F3      =Save any changes, exit REMIND. (No confirmation)
 Alt-F3  =Save any changes, but remain in REMIND.
 F4      =Quit REMIND without saving changes. (No confirmation)
 F5      =Add a new event and reminder message.
 F6      =Update, view, or clone (copy) the highlighted event.
 F7      =Shell to DOS; to return to REMIND type EXIT at the prompt.
 F8      =Search all events for Reminder text and/or event Due Date.
 Ctrl-L or Alt-S
         =Look (Search) for next occurrence of event(s) after
           using the "Search all events" function (F8).
 F9      =Expire (reset) event. Clear event until next due date.
 Alt-F9  =Delete event. Erase event from data file; no history kept.
 F10     =Re-sort the events displayed on screen.
 Esc     =Exit program; you are prompted to save changes, if any.
 Alt-F   =Select a new reminder data File.
 Alt-O   =Select Option editor (enter user-defined start up options).
 Alt-V   =Toggle between 25-line and 50-line mode for VGA displays.
 Alt-P   =Select the Print Events Menu.
 Shortcut keys:
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 A or Ins =Add a new event and reminder message.
 C        =Select a Category of events to display.
 D or Del =Delete event. Erase event from datafile; no history kept.
 E        =Expire (reset) event. Clear event until next due date.
 R        =Re-sort displayed events on screen.
 S        =Search events for Reminder text and/or event Due Date.
 U or Ent =Update, view, or clone (copy) the highlighted event.
 Tab/Shft-Tab
          =Cycle forward/backward through categories displayed
            on the main screen.

 Explanation of main display screen terms:
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 C          - Category code of event and reminder text message.
 Event Date - The date an event is due.
 Days Left  - The number of calendar days until an event is due,
              or is past due (shown with a trailing minus sign).
 Type       - Event type (access Help from Add New Event or
              Update Event screens for more information on
              types.)  A "+" indicates a Sticky event flag.
 Reminder   - Text message about the event.  A "*" following
              the reminder indicates one or more Memo fields
              are included. Place the bar cursor on the event
              and press <Enter> or <F6> or <U> to view Memos.

 Registration:
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 REMIND was written by Tom R. Donnelly.  Documentation and help
 text were written by Barry MacDonnell.

 If you have not already registered, please take a minute and do
 so.  REMIND is the product of hundreds of hours of work, and you
 can help keep the concept of "shareware" alive by supporting
 software authors who want to continue to use this approach to
 bring high-quality, affordable programs to users.  You'll also
 be notified of free updates to the program.  To register,
 complete the registration form at the end of the documentation
 or send $20 (in U.S. Funds) to:

                  Tom Donnelly Computer Software
                P.O. Box 3856 San Dimas, CA  91773

       *Please indicate what size floppy disk you prefer.*
               Thank you for supporting shareware.

.FileName Data File Name

 REMIND keeps events in a separate ASCII text file, in the same
 directory as REMIND.EXE.  The default filename is REMINDER.DAT.

 Pressing <Alt-F> allows you to specify another reminder data
 file to load in place of the current (default) file.  If you
 have made changes to the current file, you will be prompted to
 save them before you load the new data file.

 You can select from several data files by using wildcards (*,?).
 For example, after pressing <Alt-F>, type

    *.DAT

 to select from all data files (files ending with the extension
 .DAT) in the current directory, or simply press <Enter> and
 choose a data file from the pop up list.

 If the new data file is on another drive or directory, include
 the full drive/directory path as part of the new reminder data
 file name.  For example, if you have a special data file,
 SPECIAL.DAT, that you keep in the \WORK directory of drive D,
 you would type

    D:\WORK\SPECIAL.DAT

 If you type a filename and the file is not found in the
 directory, REMIND will prompt you for confirmation to create a
 new data file with that filename.

.CategoryDisplay Category Display

 When you add or update events, you can assign them to a
 user-defined category so that they can be sorted and viewed on
 the main display screen separately from all events.  (They also
 can be searched using a category to limit the search.)  The
 default category given to an event is "Uncategorized," unless
 you have set another default with the Option editor (<Alt-O>).
 See below on how to add new categories.

 From the Select Category Display box, move the bar cursor to the
 category of your choice (two pre-existing categories are given:
 "Uncategorized" and "All Categories") and press <Enter> to
 select that category.  REMIND will use your selection to sort
 and view events that were assigned to that category.  Selections
 made this way will remain valid only for the current REMIND
 session.

 If one or more events were originally categorized with the code
 "*" (All Categories) when you added or updated them, you will
 see these events (if they are Active events) regardless of the
 user-defined category set as the default or selected from the
 main screen with <Tab> or <C>.  Adding this code to an event
 makes the event display in "all categories."

 However, "all categories" has a slightly different meaning at
 the main screen: If you cycle to "All Categories" with <Tab> or
 <C> from the main screen, you then will see ALL events (if they
 are Active events) in ALL categories (i.e., everything). Also,
 remember that you can use <F2> to toggle back and forth between
 Active Events and All Events in any category you are displaying.

 If you want to add, change, or delete categories from the
 category list, select the choice "<<< Add/Edit Category >>>."
 Then:

   To add a category, enter a category Code (A-Z, 0-9), and a
   brief Description (1-15 characters).  For example, you could
   add "B" for "Business," "C" for "Clients," or "P" for
   "Personal."  Press <Enter>, then move to the "OK" box to
   confirm your choice.  You can have up to 36 categories in
   addition to the special categories "Uncategorized" and "All
   Categories."

   To change a category, enter a valid code (or press the
   <Spacebar> to see a list of current categories), change the
   description, press <Enter>, then move to the "OK" box to
   confirm your choice.

   To delete a category, enter the category Code, then press
   <Enter> to move to the "Delete: [ ]" field.  Press any key in
   this field to set it to "On" [√], then move to the "OK" box to
   confirm your choice.

   The special categories "@" and "*" cannot be deleted, but
   their description may be changed.

   Changes are saved in the disk file REMINDER.CAT upon exiting
   the box.  This is an ASCII file which may be edited with a
   plain-ASCII editor or word processor.  Limit changes to the
   format described above for codes, descriptions, and number of
   categories.

.InputMain Event Input Screens

 REMIND has two event input screens:

  -Add New Event- ... Allows you to create events.
                      Accessed with the <F5> or <A> keys.
  -Update Event-  ... Allows you to modify or view events.
                      Accessed with <F6> or <U> or <Enter>.

 In either screen you can specify the due date, event type,
 "sticky" option, the number of warning days (either calendar
 days or weekdays), a message to display, and up to three memo
 lines of extra information.  You also can assign an event to a
 user-defined category, and optionally select a date to
 automatically delete the event.

 While adding or updating events, you can use these editing keys
 in the event input screens:

 <Enter>                 Ends each field.
 <Ctrl-Enter>            Ends entry and skips to Add Event?
                          or Replace Event? question.
 <Backspace>             Back up and erase 1 character.
 <Control-U>             Erase current field.
 <Control-End>           Erase from current location to end
                          of field.
 <DownArrow> or <Tab>    Move to next field.
 <UpArrow> or <ShftTab>  Move to prior field.
 <Arrow Left/Right>      Position cursor left/right 1 character.
 <Delete>                Delete character cursor is under.
 <Insert>                Toggle between insert/overwrite mode.
 <Home>                  Position cursor to start of field.
 <End>                   Position cursor to end of field.
 <+> and <->             Increment/decrement date/numeric fields.
 <=>                     Pop up a calendar from a date field.

 The Update Event screen (accessed with <F6> or <U> or <Enter> or
 by clicking on column 1 of an event) also allows you to copy or
 "clone" another event.  This is useful when you have several
 events to enter that differ in minor respects (date, message,
 etc.).

 To clone an event:  Press <F6> or <U> or <Enter> or click on
 column 1 of an event and make the changes to an existing event.
 Instead of selecting OK (in answer to Replace Event?) from the
 choices displayed at the bottom of the screen, select "AddNew."
 The new event then will be added to REMIND's data file when you
 Exit & Save (with <F3>) from REMIND's main display screen.  The
 event that was cloned will remain unaffected.

 Additional help is available from within each event input screen
 by pressing <F1> when the cursor is in any field.

.InputDueDate Event Due Date

 Event Due Date
 ──────────────

 This is the date your event and reminder message are due to be
 displayed on the main screen (where this date is simply called
 the "Event Date").  When it actually displays -- and how long it
 remains displayed -- can be modified by you in other fields of
 the event input screens ("Add New Event" and "Update Event").

 If no warning days have been set in the event input screens,
 this is the date REMIND will display your reminder message on
 the main screen.  If warning days have been set, REMIND will
 display your reminder in advance of the event's Due Date by the
 number of calendar days (or weekdays) you indicated.  If the
 event has been flagged [√] as a Sticky event, REMIND will
 continue to display your message until you deliberately reset or
 delete it.

 You can enter the Due Date in several ways:

 One way is to use the calendar window that pops up when you
 press <Enter> or <=> in the input screen's Due Date field.
 Press <Enter> to accept the calendar display date, or move to a
 new date with one of the cursor arrow keys and press <Enter>.
 (You can click on a new day with your mouse, then click on the
 OK box at the bottom of the calendar).  The <Home> and <End>
 keys move to the first and last day of the displayed month.  The
 <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys change the displayed month; <Ctrl-PgUp>
 and <Ctrl-PgDn> change the displayed year.  Press <Esc> or click
 the right mouse button to bail out of the calendar window
 without making a choice.

 You also can type in the date.  When adding or updating Due
 Dates manually, the current year will be added if not entered
 (i.e., entering 11/02 produces 11/02/1992, if the current year
 is 1992).  If only a day is entered, the current month and year
 will be added (entering 2 in November produces 11/02/1992).

 You can just enter MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT or SUN in the
 blank Due Date field and REMIND will calculate and display the
 date of the next occurrence of that day.

 Pressing the Plus <+> key or Minus <-> key will increment or
 decrement the date shown.

 Finally, while adding or updating events, you can use these
 editing keys in the event input screens:

 <Enter>                 Ends each field.
 <Ctrl-Enter>            Ends entry and skips to Add Event?
                          or Replace Event? question.
 <Backspace>             Back up and erase 1 character.
 <Control-U>             Erase current field.
 <Control-End>           Erase from current location to end
                          of field.
 <DownArrow> or <Tab>    Move to next field.
 <UpArrow> or <ShftTab>  Move to prior field.
 <Arrow Left/Right>      Position cursor left/right 1 character.
 <Delete>                Delete character cursor is under.
 <Insert>                Toggle between insert/overwrite mode.
 <Home>                  Position cursor to start of field.
 <End>                   Position cursor to end of field.
 <+> and <->             Increment/decrement date/numeric fields.
 <=>                     Pop up a calendar from a date field.

.InputType Event Type

 Event Type
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 Event Type is the frequency of occurrence of an event.

 Event frequencies can be ONE-TIME (the event displays just once),
 REPEATING (e.g., every week, quarter, year, etc.), FLOATING (the
 event's calendar date "floats," but the event pops up on the
 same day of a given month or other period), or specifically
 PERIODIC (every 90 days, every 3rd Monday in June, or some other
 exact period between the event's due date).  Valid types that
 can be used in the event input screens are:

 Value: Meaning:       Updated to:
 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 O      Once           (Automatically deleted after the
                         scheduled day/date has arrived.)
 D      Daily          Next day (tomorrow).
 W      Weekly         7 days from scheduled date.
 B      BiWeekly       14 days from scheduled date.
 QW     QuadWeekly     28 days from scheduled date.
 M      Monthly        Same date next month.
 BM     BiMonthly      Same date in two months.
 Q      Quarterly      Same date in three months.
 SA     SemiAnnually   Same date in six months.
 Y      Yearly         Same month/date next year.
 BA     BiAnnually     Same month/date in two years.

 Other periodic events:
 ─────────────────────

 1,2,3,4,5, or L, plus SU, MO, TU, WE, TH, FR, SA, or DA,
            and --optionally-- M, BM, Q, SA, or JAN-DEC

        Floating       Next occurrence that qualifies.
                       Examples:
                       -----------------------------------
                       3WE=every 3rd Wednesday each month;
                       LDA=Last day of each month;
                       LMO=Last Monday of each month;
                       3WeQ=every 3rd Wednesday each
                            quarterly period following
                            the original Due Date;
                       3WeFeb=every 3rd Wednesday in
                            February.

 1,2,3,4,5, or L, plus BU

        Floating       Next business day (weekday) that
                       qualifies.  Examples:
                       -----------------------------------
                       1BU=First business day of each month;
                       5BU=Fifth business day of each month;
                       LBU=Last business day of each month.

 1-999 (plus D, W, M, Q, Y)

        Nth period     Next occurrence that qualifies.
                       Examples:
                       -----------------------------------
                       4M=same date every 4th Month;
                       90D=exactly every 90 Days;
                       3M (or Q)=same date every quarter.

 Pressing <Enter> or <?><Enter> in this field lets you
 select the event type from a list of possible values.

.InputSticky Sticky Event

 Sticky Event flag:  [√]=On [ ]=Off
 ──────────────────────────────────

 Setting this flag to "On" in the event input screens will make
 REMIND continually display the event's reminder message after
 the event's Due Date has passed. (Any key pressed while in this
 field toggles this flag between "On" and "Off.")  Sticky events
 continue to pop up until they are reset with the <F9> or <E>
 key, or are deleted with the <Alt-F9> or <D> or <DEL> keys.

 An event marked Sticky will have a "+" mark in the Type column
 on the main REMIND display screen.

 While any event type can be made Sticky, it makes little sense to
 use it with Daily events, which are always displayed until
 removed.  And some events are not worth being nagged about after
 their Due Date has passed, such as reminders about holidays or
 vacations: set the Sticky flag off (blank) for these events.

 You may set the start up default for this field by using the
 Option editor (<Alt-O>).  If you set most of your events to
 Sticky (so that you'll be nagged into attending to them), set
 the start up to "On".  (You can always choose the "Off" flag in
 the input screen for any event you don't want to have "stick" on
 the screen.)

.InputWarnDays Warning Days

 Warning (or Preview) Days
 ─────────────────────────

 In the event input screens, enter how many days (0-9999) before
 the event's Due Date you would like to be reminded of the
 event's existence.  The default is 0 days, or the value
 specified by you in the Option editor (<Alt-O>).

 Note:  The type of warning or preview days can be toggled
 between calendar days and just weekdays (Monday through Friday)
 in the next field on the input screen.  Press <F1> when in the
 "Warning in Weekdays" field for more information on this
 feature.

 Pressing the Plus <+> key or Minus <-> key will increment or
 decrement the number of days.

 For example, if you celebrate Winter Solstice on December 21 and
 need a reminder as early as the first of December, enter 20.  A
 typical number of warning days for One-time events, as well as
 Monthly, Quarterly, Yearly, or other long term events, is 3
 calendar days.  (You may prefer to be warned in weekdays instead
 of calendar days; see the "Warning in Weekdays" field.)  This
 will account for weekends with Monday holidays, when you might
 not catch the event if you are not at work and the event pops up
 only once.  Weekly or Daily events will fall on the day of the
 week you select, and may not require much warning, if any.

 Events may not require as much warning as you think, and it may
 be irritating to see the event displayed dozens of days before
 the event is due.  Use the fewest number of preview days that
 work for you: too many days of warning can dilute the impact of
 a REMIND message.

 Finally, you can use the Option editor (<Alt-O>) to set the
 default "Warn in weekdays" field to either weekday warning days
 (option "On") or calendar warning days (option "Off").

.InputWarnWeek Warning in Weekdays

 Warning in Weekdays flag:  [√]=On [ ]=Off
 ─────────────────────────────────────────

 If you set this flag "On" (in the event input screens) REMIND
 will use weekdays instead of calendar days when calculating the
 earliest warning (or preview) day to display an upcoming event.
 (Any key pressed while in this field toggles this flag between
 "On" and "Off.")

 See also the Help message for the Warning Days field in the
 event input screens.

 Setting this flag "On" may be helpful for students or business
 people who operate mainly on a Monday-through-Friday schedule.
 If, for example, you need to be reminded as early as Friday of a
 meeting the following Wednesday (because you will not be at your
 computer Saturday or Sunday), you would enter 3 weekday warning
 days for the Wednesday event so that the Reminder will pop up
 Friday, Monday, and Tuesday.  (It will also pop up Saturday and
 Sunday, if you load REMIND on those days.)

 A typical number of weekday warning days for One-time events, as
 well as Monthly, Quarterly, Yearly, or other long term events,
 is 1 to 3 weekdays.  Remember to account for weekends with
 Monday holidays, when you might not catch the event if you are
 not at work and the event pops up only once.  (REMIND doesn't
 "know" that a Monday holiday isn't a business day: it counts it
 as a normal weekday.)  Remember that Weekly or Daily events will
 fall on the day of the week you select, and may not require much
 warning, if any.

 Events may not require as much warning as you think, and it may
 be irritating to see the event displayed dozens of days before
 the event is due.  Use the fewest number of preview days that
 work for you: too many days of warning can dilute the impact of
 a REMIND message.

 Finally, you can use the Option editor (<Alt-O>) to set the
 default "Warn in weekdays" field to either weekday warning days
 (option "On") or calendar warning days (option "Off").

.InputText Reminder Text

 Reminder Text
 ─────────────

 Reminder text is the text REMIND should display on its main
 display screen, one field per event.  This field may contain up
 to 54 characters, which are entered via the event input screens.
 Additional characters will be wrapped to Memo field #1.

 (Memo fields do not display on the main REMIND screen.  A "*"
 in column 80 of REMIND's main display screen indicates a memo
 exists for that event.  To view memos, place the bar cursor on
 the event that has memos, and press <F6> or <U> or <Enter> or
 click on column 1 of the event.)

 The first word of text in this field will be considered as a sort
 criterion for reminders with the same Due Date.  Thus you can
 use the first word to help you sort reminders for the day in a
 logical way, such as assigning priorities (A,B,C... etc.).

 You also can use time as a sort criterion.  If an event's
 Reminder text starts with a time (e.g., 10:30), any events that
 occur on the same day but at different times will be ordered
 according to the time placed at the beginning of the text field.
 This feature can be used to schedule daily appointments.  Be sure
 to include leading zeros for a proper sort.  For example, use
 09:00 for 9:00 A.M.  Also, use 24-hour time by adding 12 to all
 P.M. times.  Three o'clock in the afternoon is entered as 15:00,
 and 7:30 P.M. is entered as 19:30.

 Since reminders with the same Due Date are sorted by the first
 word in ASCII order, numbers precede capital letters, which in
 turn precede lower case letters.  If you use REMIND both as an
 appointment scheduler and a task manager, your appointments will
 appear above any tasks for the same date if you follow the HH:MM
 time scheme above.

.InputMemo1 Reminder Memo 1

 Memo 1
 ──────

 From the event input screens, enter any extra text REMIND should
 keep as a memo.  This field can contain up to 54 characters.
 Additional characters will be wrapped to Memo #2.

 (Memo fields do not display on the main REMIND screen.  A "*"
 in column 80 of REMIND's main display screen indicates a memo
 exists.  To view memos, place the bar cursor on the event that
 has memos, and press <F6> or <U> or <Enter> or click on column 1
 of the event.)

.InputMemo2 Reminder Memo 2

 Memo 2
 ──────

 From the event input screens, enter any extra text REMIND should
 keep as a memo.  This field may contain up to 54 characters.
 Additional characters will be wrapped to Memo #3.

 (Memo fields do not display on the main REMIND screen.  A "*"
 in column 80 of REMIND's main display screen indicates a memo
 exists.  To view memos, place the bar cursor on the event that
 has memos, and press <F6> or <U> or <Enter> or click on column 1
 of the event.)

.InputMemo3 Reminder Memo 3

 Memo 3
 ──────

 From the event input screens, enter any extra text REMIND should
 keep as a memo.  This field may contain up to 54 characters.

 (Memo fields do not display on the main REMIND screen.  A "*"
 in column 80 of REMIND's main display screen indicates a memo
 exists.  To view memos, place the bar cursor on the event that
 has memos, and press <F6> or <U> or <Enter> or click on column 1
 of the event.)

.InputCatList Category List

 Category List
 ─────────────

 When you add or update events in the event input screens, you
 can assign them to a user-defined category so that they may be
 sorted and viewed on the main display screen separately from all
 other events.  (They also can be searched using a category to
 limit the search.)  The default category given to an event is
 "Uncategorized," unless you have set another default with the
 Option editor (<Alt-O>).  See below about how to add new
 categories.

 To change categories, make a selection from the Select Category
 window. (If the window isn't visible, you can press the
 <Spacebar> to erase the existing category code in the Category
 field; the selection window then pops up.)  Move the menu bar in
 the window to the category of your choice (two pre-existing
 categories are given: "Uncategorized" and "All Categories") and
 press <Enter> to assign this event to that category.

 If you want to force REMIND to always display this event no
 matter what category is selected to display on the main screen,
 select "* - All Categories."  Then you will always see this
 event displayed, regardless of the category selected.

 If you want to add, change, or delete categories from the
 category list, select "<<< Add/Edit Category >>>" from the
 Select Category window, or return to the main display screen and
 press <C> or <Alt-F2> and make this same selection.  Then press
 <F1> for help with category codes and descriptions when in the
 pop up window.

 If you never use special categories, you may want to accept the
 default value set for the Category field by skipping this field
 with the <Enter> or cursor arrow keys.  Remember that the
 default value is either "@" - "Uncategorized" or a personal
 default value that you can set in the REMIND option file with
 the Option editor (<Alt-O>).

.InputTo End Date

 End Date
 ────────

 In the event input screen's "End Date" field you can enter the
 last date you want the event to display on REMIND's main screen.
 This entry is optional, since you can delete any event at any
 time with the <Alt-F9> or <D> or <Del> keys.

 The event automatically will be *PERMANENTLY DELETED* after the
 End Date passes.  The End Date field allows you to limit the
 display of a reminder to a given period, starting with the
 earliest Warning Day (if any) and ending with the End Date,
 without having to delete it manually after it is no longer
 useful.

 This presumes you know in advance that you will *NOT* need the
 reminder again after the End Date.  If you think you may need
 it, leave this field blank.  If you leave this field blank (the
 default), the event will either automatically delete itself
 after its Due Date (if it is a One-time event), or automatically
 reset itself to continually pop up on specific future dates. (In
 addition, if the event was made Sticky it will remain on screen
 after popping up, until you manually reset or delete it.)

 If you toggle the main screen from Active Events to All Events
 with <F2>, the event will display only until the End Date.

 You can enter the End Date in several ways:

 One way is to use the calendar window that pops up when you
 press <=> in the input screen's End Date field.  Press <Enter>
 to accept the calendar display date, or move to a new date with
 one of the cursor arrow keys and press <Enter>.  (You can click
 on a new day with your mouse, then click on the OK box at the
 bottom of the calendar).  The <Home> and <End> keys move to the
 first and last day of the displayed month.  The <PgUp> and
 <PgDn> keys change the displayed month; <Ctrl-PgUp> and
 <Ctrl-PgDn> change the displayed year.  Press <Esc> or click the
 right mouse button to bail out of the calendar window without
 making a choice.

 You also can type in the date.  When adding or updating End
 Dates manually, the current year will be added if not entered
 (i.e., entering 11/02 produces 11/02/1992, if the current year
 is 1992).  If only a day is entered, the current month and year
 will be added (entering 2 in November produces 11/02/1992).

 You can just enter MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT or SUN in the
 blank End Date field and REMIND will calculate and display the
 date of the next occurrence of that day.

 Pressing the Plus <+> key or Minus <-> key will increment or
 decrement the date shown.

.EventTypeList1 Event Type Selections

 Event Type Selections
 ─────────────────────

 From the event input screens you can choose the Event Type
 you want to use for your reminders.  Event Type is the frequency
 of occurrence of an event.  Choose one of the 13 types from the
 list (use arrow keys, type the number, or double-click the mouse):

 Type:          Update Event to:
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────
 Once           (Automatically deleted after the
                 scheduled day/date has arrived.)
 Daily          Next day (tomorrow).
 Weekly         7 days from scheduled date.
 BiWeekly       14 days from scheduled date.
 QuadWeekly     28 days from scheduled date.
 Monthly        Same date next month.
 BiMonthly      Same date in two months.
 Quarterly      Same date in three months.
 SemiAnnual     Same date in six months.
 Yearly         Same month/date next year.
 BiAnnual       Same month/date in two years.
 Floating       Next day that qualifies.
 Nth period     Next day that qualifies.

 See the "Event Type" help screen for examples.

.EventTypeList2 Event Type - Floating Event Occurrence

 Event Type - Floating Event Occurrence
 ──────────────────────────────────────

 Floating Events are those where the event's calendar date
 "floats," but the event pops up on the same day of each month.

 Example:  The third Thursday of each month (the calendar date
 may differ but the day --Thursday-- remains the same).

 Choose the occurrence of the floating event (use arrow keys,
 type the number, or double-click the mouse):

 Value:         Meaning:
 ───────────────────────────────────
 Last           Last occurrence.
 1st            First occurrence.
 2nd            Second occurrence.
 3rd            Third occurrence.
 4th            Fourth occurrence.
 5th            Fifth occurrence.

.EventTypeList3 Floating Event Day

 Event Type - Floating Event Day
 ───────────────────────────────

 Floating Events are those where the event's calendar date
 "floats," but the event pops up on the same day of each month.

 Choose the day of the week from the list.  This day will be
 combined with the occurrence (previously selected) to form the
 floating event (i.e., First Monday of the month, Last Sunday of
 the month, etc.).

.EventTypeList4 Floating Event Month

 Event Type - Floating Event Month
 ─────────────────────────────────

 Floating Events are those where the event's calendar date
 "floats," but the event pops up on the same day of each month.

 Choose the month or other period from the pick list.  This
 month or period will be combined with the event's occurrence and
 day (previously selected) to form the floating event -- i.e.,
 the First Monday in June, the Last Sunday of every Quarter, etc.
 (Once you learn the format of REMIND's floating event codes, you
 can type the code directly into the Event Type field when in
 either input screen.  For some, this may be faster than picking
 floating event types and periods from the pop up lists.)

 Value:         Meaning:
 ───────────────────────────────────
 M              Monthly (the default)
 BM             BiMonthly (every other month)
 Q              Quarterly
 SA             SemiAnnual (every 1/2 year)
 JAN            January
  .              .
  .              .
 DEC            December

.NthPeriodMain "Every Nth Period"

 Nth Period
 ──────────

 REMIND can set an event to display on every "Nth" occurrence of
 a date.  (See CAUTION below.)

 For example, you can have an event display on the same day of
 every 4th month from a given Due Date.  You would enter a "4",
 then an "M", in the dialog box that pops up when you choose
 "Every nth period" as the event type when adding or changing
 events.  (Once you learn the format of REMIND's event codes, you
 can type the code directly into the Event Type field when in
 either input screen.  For some, this may be faster than entering
 event types and periods from the pop up lists.)

 You can select any period from 1 to 999, and chose Daily,
 Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, and Yearly events.

 Note that selecting "7", then "D", is the same as selecting
 "Weekly" as the event type.  Other redundant codes are:

    2W or 14D   = BW (Biweekly)
    4W or 28D   = QW (Quad-weekly)
    2M          = BM (Bimonthly)
    3M          = Q  (Quarterly)
    6M or 2Q    = SA (Semiannual)
    12M or 2SA  = Y  (Yearly)
    24M or 2Y   = BA (Biannual)

 CAUTION:  Some periods may seem equivalent but may not be the same.
 For instance, a "Quarterly" period may -- or may not -- equal 90
 days.  It will be equal to 90 days in a leap year for a period
 spanning February (29 days), March (31 days), and April (30 days),
 but won't be equal for the period spanning June (30), July (31),
 and August (31) of any year.  So, if you choose "Q" as the event
 type, the event will display on the same date (e.g., the 10th),
 every third month.  But choosing "90D" means the event will display
 *exactly* every 90 days.  Similarly, "180D" (every 180 days) and
 "BA" (same date every 6 months) are not identical, and "30D", "4W",
 and "1M" have different meanings.

.NthPeriodCount "Nth Period" Count

 Nth Period Count
 ────────────────

 For "Nth period" events, you can select any period from 1 to
 999.  Then choose Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, and
 Yearly as the Event Period Type.

 For example, "3W" means the event will display on the same day
 every three weeks (i.e., every 21 days).

 See the Help topic "Every Nth Period" for more information and
 cautions about setting this type of event.  (Press <Enter> now
 for Help topics.)

.NthPeriodType "Nth Period" Type

 Nth Period Type
 ───────────────

 For "Nth period" events, after you choose the Period Count
 choose the Type:  Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, or Yearly.

 See the Help topic "Every Nth Period" for more information and
 cautions about setting this type of event.  (Press <Enter> now
 for Help topics.)

.SearchMain Search Criteria Input Screen

 Search Criteria Input Screen
 ────────────────────────────

 REMIND allows you to locate reminders by text words (keywords)
 and/or by the event's Due Date.

 Press <F8> or <S> to access the Search Criteria input screen
 screen.  This screen allows you to enter the criteria that will
 be used for your search.  Fill in all desired fields and press
 <Enter>, or click on OK, to begin your search.

 You can use these editing keys in any field in the Search
 Criteria screen:

 <Enter>                 Ends each field.
 <Ctrl-Enter>            End entry and immediately start search.
 <Backspace>             Back up and erase 1 character.
 <Control-U>             Erase current field.
 <Control-End>           Erase from current location to end
                          of field.
 <DownArrow> or <Tab>    Move to next field.
 <UpArrow> or <ShftTab>  Move to prior field.
 <Arrow Left/Right>      Position cursor left/right 1 character.
 <Delete>                Delete character cursor is under.
 <Insert>                Toggle between insert/overwrite mode.
 <Home>                  Position cursor to start of field.
 <End>                   Position cursor to end of field.
 <+> and <->             Increment/decrement date/numeric fields.
 <=>                     Pop up a calendar from a date field.

.SearchKeywords Search Keywords

 Search Criteria Input Screen - Search Keywords
 ──────────────────────────────────────────────

 Keywords are the specific words in your Reminder text and Memo
 fields that you wish to locate with the search feature.

 From the Search Criteria input screen, enter the search keywords
 separated by one or more blanks.  Each keyword you enter must
 exist in the reminder for it to be considered a match.  This
 corresponds to a logical "AND" condition between keywords.

 For example, to find all reminders that contain both the words
 "Richard" and "sales," you would enter (without quotes):
 "Richard sales" or "sales Richard."

 You can use these editing keys in any field in the Search
 Criteria screen:

 <Enter>                 Ends each field.
 <Ctrl-Enter>            End entry and immediately start search.
 <Backspace>             Back up and erase 1 character.
 <Control-U>             Erase current field.
 <Control-End>           Erase from current location to end
                          of field.
 <DownArrow> or <Tab>    Move to next field.
 <UpArrow> or <ShftTab>  Move to prior field.
 <Arrow Left/Right>      Position cursor left/right 1 character.
 <Delete>                Delete character cursor is under.
 <Insert>                Toggle between insert/overwrite mode.
 <Home>                  Position cursor to start of field.
 <End>                   Position cursor to end of field.
 <+> and <->             Increment/decrement date/numeric fields.

.SearchFromDate Search From Date

 Search Criteria Input Screen - Search From (Due) Date
 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 You can limit the extent of a search used to locate events by
 specifying a pair of search dates when in the Search Criteria
 input screen.

 Enter the BEGINNING date from which all events will be searched.
 If a date is entered in this field, the search will only include
 events whose Due Date is ON or AFTER the date entered.

 You can enter the Search From Date in several ways:

 One way is to use the calendar window that pops up when you
 press <=> in the Search From Date field.  Press <Enter> to
 accept the calendar display date, or move to a new date with one
 of the cursor arrow keys and press <Enter>.  (You can click on a
 new day with your mouse, then click on the OK box at the bottom
 of the calendar). The <Home> and <End> keys move to the first
 and last day of the displayed month.  The <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys
 change the displayed month; <Ctrl-PgUp> and <Ctrl-PgDn> change
 the displayed year.  Press <Esc> or click the right mouse button
 to bail out of the calendar window without making a choice.

 You also can type in the date.  When adding or updating dates
 manually, the current year will be added if not entered (i.e.,
 entering 11/02 produces 11/02/1992, if the current year is
 1992).  If only a day is entered, the current month and year
 will be added (entering 2 in November produces 11/02/1992).

 You can just enter MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT or SUN in the
 blank date field and REMIND will calculate and display the date
 of the next occurrence of that day.

 Pressing the Plus <+> key or Minus <-> key will increment
 or decrement the date shown.

.SearchToDate Search To Date

 Search Criteria Input Screen - Search To (Due) Date
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────

 You can limit the extent of a search used to locate events by
 specifying a pair of search dates when in the Search Criteria
 input screen.

 Enter the ENDING date to which all events will be searched. If a
 date is entered in this field, the search will only include
 events whose Due Date is ON or BEFORE the date entered.

 You can enter the Search To Date in several ways:

 One way is to use the calendar window that pops up when you
 press <=> in the Search To Date field.  Press <Enter> to accept
 the calendar display date, or move to a new date with one of the
 cursor arrow keys and press <Enter>.  (You can click on a new
 day with your mouse, then click on the OK box at the bottom of
 the calendar). The <Home> and <End> keys move to the first and
 last day of the displayed month.  The <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys
 change the displayed month; <Ctrl-PgUp> and <Ctrl-PgDn> change
 the displayed year.  Press <Esc> or click the right mouse button
 to bail out of the calendar window without making a choice.

 You also can type in the date.  When adding or updating dates
 manually, the current year will be added if not entered (i.e.,
 entering 11/02 produces 11/02/1992, if the current year is
 1992).  If only a day is entered, the current month and year
 will be added (entering 2 in November produces 11/02/1992).

 You can just enter MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT or SUN in the
 blank date field and REMIND will calculate and display the date
 of the next occurrence of that day.

 Pressing the Plus <+> key or Minus <-> key will increment
 or decrement the date shown.

.SearchIgnoreCase Ignore Case

 Search Criteria Input Screen - Ignore Case flag:
                                [√]=On  [ ]=Off
 ────────────────────────────────────────────────

 Leaving this flag set to "On" (the default) when in the Search
 Criteria input screen will make REMIND search for Reminder text
 without taking case into account (a capital letter and its lower
 case counterpart will be treated the same).  Any key pressed
 while in this field toggles this flag between "On" and "Off."

 If you want case to be respected, toggle the field "Off."

.SearchPhonetic Phonetic Search

 Search Criteria Input Screen - Phonetic Search flag:
                                [√]=On  [ ]=Off
 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 REMIND can search for Reminder or Memo field text according to
 the way it "sounds."

 Toggle this field "On" when in the Search Criteria input screen
 if you want the search to be performed using the phonetic
 equivalent of your keywords.  Any key pressed while in this
 field toggles this flag between "On" and "Off."

 Phonetic searching tends to be more relaxed and result in more
 matches. If you want the search to use exact matches, leave this
 field blank (the default).

.SearchShowAll Show All Matches

 Search Criteria Input Screen - Show All Matches flag:
                                [√]=On  [ ]=Off
 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 REMIND can search the reminder data file and show you all
 matches that it finds on a separate (Show Matches) screen, or it
 can search through All Events and stop on the first occurrence
 of any event that it finds that matches your criteria.

 Toggle this field "On" when in the Search Criteria input screen
 if you want the show all records matching the search criteria.
 Any key pressed while in this field toggles this flag between
 "On" and "Off."

 If you select "On," rather than positioning the bar cursor to
 the first/next event matching your keyword, ALL events that
 qualify for the match will be displayed on a separate screen.
 Any event that doesn't match will not be displayed.

 Leave the field blank (the default) if you simply want to find
 and stop at the first reminder matching your search criteria.
 When a match is found, you can press <Ctrl-L> or <Alt-S> from
 the All Events screen to jump forward to the next occurrence of
 the event, if there is one.

 When "Show all matches" is "On," REMIND automatically sets
 "Search memos," "Start from first," and "Search forward" to "On"
 for the search.

.SearchMemos Search Memos

 Search Criteria Input Screen - Search Memos flag:
                                [√]=On  [ ]=Off
 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────

 In addition to being able to search the Reminder text field,
 REMIND can find text in any of the three Memo fields in each
 record in the data file.

 Toggle this field "On" when in the Search Criteria input screen
 if you want the search to also include Memo fields.  Any key
 toggles this flag between "On" and "Off." If you only want to
 search the Reminder text field, leave this field blank (the
 default).

 When "Show all matches" is "On," this field is automatically set
 "On" for the search.

.SearchFromFirst Start from First

 Search Criteria Input Screen - Start From First flag:
                                [√]=On  [ ]=Off
 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 You can tell REMIND where to begin a search for Reminder or
 Memo text and/or the event's Due Date.

 Leave this field "On" (the default) when in the Search Criteria
 input screen if you want the search to begin at the first
 reminder on file.  Any key pressed while in this field toggles
 this flag between "On" and "Off."  If you want to search from
 the current reminder (the one pointed at by the bar cursor),
 toggle this field "Off."

 When a match is found, you can press <Ctrl-L> or <Alt-S> from
 the All Events screen to jump forward to the next occurrence of
 the event, if there is one.

.SearchForward Search Forward

 Search Criteria Input Screen - Search Forward flag:
                                [√]=On  [ ]=Off
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────

 You can tell REMIND which direction to search for Reminder or
 Memo text and/or the event's Due Date.

 Leave this field "On" (the default) when in the Search Criteria
 input screen if you want the search forward in the file.  Any
 key pressed while in this field toggles this flag between "On"
 and "Off." If you want to search backwards, toggle this field
 "Off."

 This option is meaningful only if you left the "Start From
 First" field blank.  And if you start at the first and search
 backward, you aren't going to find many matches!

.EditCategory Edit Category Overview

 Editing Categories
 ──────────────────

 You may add, change, or delete categories to which events can be
 assigned (when adding or updating them).  Two pre-existing
 categories are given:  Uncategorized and All Categories.

 From the main display screen, press <C> or <Alt-F2> or click on
 the Category field to pop up the Select Category List box.   Or,
 from the Add New Event or Update Event windows, move to (or
 click on) the Category field to pop up the List box.

 Then place the bar cursor on <<< Add/Edit Category >>> and press
 <Enter> or click on this choice to pop up the Edit Category
 window:

   To ADD a category, enter a category code (A-Z, 0-9), and a
   brief description (1-15 characters).  Press <Enter>, then move
   to the "OK" box to confirm your choice.  You can have up to 36
   categories.

   To CHANGE a category, enter a valid code (or press the
   <Spacebar> to see a list of current categories), change the
   description, press <Enter>, then move to the "OK" box to
   confirm your choice.

   To DELETE a category, enter the category code, then press
   <Enter> to move to the "Delete: [ ]" field.  Press any key in
   this field to set it to "On" [√], then move to the "OK" box to
   confirm your choice.

 The special categories "@" and "*" cannot be deleted, but their
 description may be changed.

 Changes are saved in the disk file, REMINDER.CAT, upon exiting
 the box.  This is an ASCII file which may be edited with a
 plain-ASCII text editor or word processor.  Limit changes to the
 format described above for Codes, Descriptions, and number of
 categories.  Remember: do not delete the "@" or "*" codes if
 they are present in the category file.

 The default category given to an event is "Uncategorized,"
 unless you have set another default with the Option editor
 (<Alt-O>).

.EditCategoryCode Edit Category Code

 Editing Categories - Edit Category Code
 ───────────────────────────────────────

 To ADD a category code, put the cursor in the Code field and add
 a letter (A-Z) or a number (0-9).

 To CHANGE a category code, enter any valid code or press <Enter>
 to pop up a list of current categories.  You are allowed up to
 36 categories in addition to the special categories,
 "Uncategorized" and "All Categories."

 To DELETE a category, go to the "Delete: [ ]" field and press
 any key to place a "√" mark in this field.  Any key toggles the
 delete flag between "On" and "Off."

.EditCategoryDesc Edit Category Description

 Editing Categories - Edit Category Description
 ──────────────────────────────────────────────

 To add or change a category description, put the cursor in the
 Description field and type a short description (1-15
 characters).

 You can delete a category by going to the "Delete: [ ]" field
 and pressing any key to place a "√" mark in this field.  Any key
 toggles the delete flag between "On" and "Off."

.EditCategoryFlag Edit Category - Delete a Category

 Editing Categories - Delete a Category flag:
                      [√]=On  [ ]=Of
 ────────────────────────────────────────────

 You can delete a category by going to the "Delete: [ ]" field
 and pressing any key to place a "√" mark in this field.  Any key
 toggles the delete flag between "On" and "Off."

.Print  Print Events Menu

 Pressing <Alt-P> displays the Print Events Menu.

   Turn your printer "On" and make a selection to print out your
   reminders.  Printout is formatted for a standard 8.5" x 11"
   page (daisy wheel, dot matrix, or laser printer).  The
   printout follows the format of the main display screen, but
   also prints all Memo fields if they have data.

   Menu choice:          Prints:
   ───────────           ──────
   Today's Events        Just events due for today's date.

   Active Events         Events due today, plus upcoming events
                         for which you have set a specific number
                         of warning (or preview) days, and any
                         past due events (i.e., Sticky flag set).

   Matches from Search   Events found that match your search
                         criteria, after setting "Show Only
                         Matches" to "√" ("On").

   All Events            All events in the data file.

   After making a choice of the type of events to print, a
   Category for Printing list pops up. Choose "All Categories"
   (the default) to print events in all categories or select
   another category of events to print.

.PrintCategory Print Category Selection

   After pressing <Alt-P> to invoke the Print Events Menu, and
   making a choice on the type of events to print, a pop up
   "Category for Printing" box will let you select events to
   print by the category to which they are assigned.

   Print output will be limited to the category selected in this
   box.  If you select "*" (All Categories), all categories of
   events are printed for the type of event you chose from the
   Print Events Menu.

.Expire Expire (Reset) Event

 <F9> │ Expire (Reset) Event.  Clears event until next Due Date.
  or  │
 <E>  │ Does NOT permanently delete an event from the data file.
      │ (Use <Alt-F9> or <D> to permanently delete events.)

 This key will reset or "expire" the displayed event under the
 bar cursor, and set it to the next relevant date depending on
 whether it is Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly, Floating, etc.,
 whereupon it will pop up again when you invoke REMIND.

 Note that One-time events that are reset in this manner are
 deleted, since One-time events have no "next" date.

.Delete Delete Event

 <Alt-F9> │ Delete Event.  Erases event from the current data
    or    │ file; no entry is made in the history file.
   <D>    │
    or    │ PERMANENTLY DELETES any event under the bar cursor.
  <DEL>   │ (Use <F9> or <E> to just expire--i.e., reset--
          │ events to their next relevant Due Date.)

.OptionOverview Option Setting Overview

 Option Settings - Overview
 ──────────────────────────

 You can configure REMIND to your preferences through the use of
 "start up options."

 Options may be set while in REMIND by pressing <Alt-O>, which
 will bring up a Option Settings dialog box -- the "Option
 editor."  Move to the option of your choice with the arrow keys
 (or mouse click), and press any key (or click the mouse) to
 toggle the option between On [√] and Off [ ] (blank).  Help is
 available for each option with <F1>.

 You can save your preferences by selecting "[ ] Save settings to
 ..." and then selecting [OK] to confirm your choices.  REMIND
 will then remember your preferences by saving them to a
 plain-ASCII text file named REMINDER.OPT in the same directory
 as REMIND.EXE.  REMIND reads this file when it boots and uses
 the settings in it as program (and Option display list) defaults.

 [REMINDER.OPT may be directly edited using an ASCII text editor
 or word processor in "plain text" mode; if you edit this option
 file you can place one or more options per line in any order.
 Each option begins with a slash (e.g., /A = Autosave option).]

 You also can use these start up options on the command line
 (i.e., from the DOS prompt).  If you invoke REMIND from the
 command line or your AUTOEXEC.BAT, start-up options may be added
 in any order.  The syntax is:

     REMIND [option][option]...[option]

 To automatically start REMIND each day from your AUTOEXEC.BAT
 file, using the optional Once-per-day and Quick modes, enter
 this command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file (after any Path
 statement, which should include your REMIND directory) with an
 ASCII text editor or word processor in plain text mode:

     REMIND/O/Q

 All other optional settings (with the possible exception of
 /MONO -- see the "Change Colors option") can be entered with the
 Option editor (i.e., with <Alt-O>).

.OptAutoSave Autosave updates option

 Autosave updates option - [√]=On [ ]=Off
 ───────────────────────

 Automatically saves any internal updates (resetting of events)
 made by the program that may take place.  Using this option will
 prevent REMIND from asking if you want to save when you press
 <Esc> to exit.  Most users will find this option useful.

 NOTE: If you make changes to events/reminders, you still will be
 prompted to save whether the Autosave option is used or not, if
 you press <Esc> to exit from REMIND.  The only way to quit REMIND
 without being prompted to save changes is with the <F4> (Quit) key.

.OptConfirmExpire Confirm on expire option

 Confirm on expire option - [√]=On [ ]=Off
 ────────────────────────

 Sets REMIND to require confirmation (displays a Yes/No box) when
 you expire events (i.e., reset them to their next relevant due
 date) with the <F9> or <E> keys.  Helps prevent accidentally
 resetting events prematurely -- very useful for new users.

.OptUseHistory Maintain history option

 Maintain history option - [√]=On [ ]=Off
 ───────────────────────

 Indicates whether the file, REMINDER.HST (or other history
 file(s)), should be maintained.  A history file is an ASCII file
 of your expired reminders.  It can be used to recover old
 expired events.  See the "History File Features" section in the
 REMIND manual for more information.

 (See also the Help Topic "Backup data file option."  The Backup
 option makes a mirror image of your data file, while the History
 option makes a cumulative record of expired events.)

.OptDefCat Default Category option

 Default category option
 ───────────────────────

 Categories are used to group events on the main display screen,
 or to limit searches, and are user-definable.  The value of this
 option can be set to one of 38 codes (A-Z, 0-9, *, or @) which
 sets the start up default value when adding new events.

 The code "@" (Uncategorized) is the default if not otherwise
 specified.  That is, events are not categorized when first added
 to REMIND.

 See also the Help Topics "Category Display" and "Category List"
 for more information.

.OptOnceMode Once per day mode option

 Once per day mode option - [√]=On [ ]=Off
 ────────────────────────

 If set "On" this option causes REMIND to display events only
 once per day.

 Like Quick startup mode, the Once-per-day mode option typically
 is used when REMIND is run from your AUTOEXEC.BAT, if you
 frequently reboot your system and only want reminders displayed
 the first time REMIND is run each day.  REMIND will bypass
 reminding you of today's events if you reboot your computer for
 any reason during the day.  In your AUTOEXEC.BAT, use the
 command REMIND/O to set this option (or combine it with Quick
 startup mode: REMIND/O/Q).

 CAUTION:  Setting this option "On" with the Option editor will
 set REMIND to load only once per day by changing the date stamp
 on the "date keeper" file, REMINDER.RUN, to the current date.
 You will NOT be able to run REMIND again that day unless you
 load it from the DOS prompt with this command:

     REMIND/NO (Negate Once per day mode)

 NOTE:  REMIND will ask for confirmation if you set this option
 "On" with the Option editor and then choose "Save Settings."

.OptQuickMode Quick start up option

 Quick start up option - [√]=On [ ]=Off
 ─────────────────────

 Operate in Quick start up mode.  In this mode, REMIND will not
 display if there are no Active events.  It will simply display a
 message that "no events are active."

 Like the Once-per-day mode option, this option is typically used
 with the REMIND command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.  REMIND will
 be bypassed if there are no Active events scheduled for the day,
 and the remainder of AUTOEXEC.BAT will execute.  In your
 AUTOEXEC.BAT, use the command REMIND/Q (or combine Quick startup
 with Once-per-day mode: REMIND/Q/O).

 CAUTION:  Setting this option "On" [√] with the Option editor or
 from the DOS command line will prevent you from loading REMIND
 in the usual way if there are no events Active.  (Naturally, if
 you have Active events that day, REMIND will load as usual.)
 Therefore, if you set this option you may need to load REMIND
 from the DOS prompt with this command:

     REMIND/NQ (Negate Quick mode)

 NOTE:  REMIND will ask for confirmation if you set this option
 "On" with the Option editor and then choose "Save Settings."

.OptColorMonitor Color Monitor option

 Color Monitor option - [√]=On [ ]=Off
 ────────────────────

 This option is automatically set on for color monitors. Set it
 "Off" if you have a screen such as a lap-top that emulates a
 color adapter but has a monochrome screen.

 Start up options can be used to change colors.  See the Help
 Topic "Change Colors."

.OptSound Use sound option

 Use sound option - [√]=On [ ]=Off
 ────────────────

 Include sound prompts (a soft "beep").  This option is
 particularly useful when REMIND is run from your AUTOEXEC.BAT,
 to alert you during boot-up that events are displayed.  If used,
 this option will also cause the program to beep when certain
 confirmation messages are displayed.

.OptBackup Backup data file option

 Create .BAK files ...
 Backup data file option - [√]=On [ ]=Off
 ───────────────────────

 Sets REMIND to automatically make a back up copy of your data
 file, with a .BAK extension, whenever you save your reminders.

 (See also the Help Topic "Maintain history option."  The Backup
 option makes a mirror image of your data file, while the History
 option makes a cumulative record of expired events.)

.OptSoftMouse Soft Mouse Reset option

 Soft Mouse Reset option - [√]=On [ ]=Off
 ───────────────────────

 If you are having problems with your mouse (erratic operation,
 slow initiation of the mouse, etc.), try setting this option
 Off.

.OptStickyDef Sticky-is-default option

 Sticky-is-default option - [√]=On [ ]=Off
 ────────────────────────

 Indicates whether "On" or "Off" is the default setting for
 the "Sticky:" field in the event input screens.

 Some people want most events to "nag" them until they are
 physically reset <F9> or removed <Alt-F9>, and will set this
 option "On."  Events then "stick" to the main display screen
 until the user takes some deliberate action in removing them.

 This default setting can be over-ridden:  Any event's "Sticky"
 flag can be toggled "On" or "Off" when adding or updating the
 event from an input screen.

.OptExpandBox Expanding boxes option

 Expanding boxes option - [√]=On [ ]=Off
 ──────────────────────

 Use "exploding" dialog boxes.  Setting this "Off" can be useful
 on slower video systems, such as older PC/XTs; the dialog box is
 then displayed immediately (full-size).

.OptSepHist Separate history file option

 Separate history file option - [√]=On [ ]=Off
 ────────────────────────────

 Maintains a separate history file for event data.  If set "On,"
 REMIND will write history information to a file with the same
 name and directory as the currently loaded data file, using the
 extension .HST.  Useful for multiple users with different REMIND
 data files on the same system.

.OptVgaMode VGA 43/50-line mode option

 VGA 43/50-line mode option - [√]=On [ ]=Off
 ──────────────────────────

 Use VGA/EGA 50/43 line display mode, if available.  The <ALT-V>
 key will also toggle the display between these two modes.  This
 option is ignored if there is no VGA or EGA installed.

.OptSolidTitle Solid Title Line option

 Solid Title Line option - [√]=On [ ]=Off
 ───────────────────────

 Sets the style of the underline characters and separator
 characters on the main display screen.  "On" = graphic
 characters, "Off" = horizontal dashes.

 Turning this option "Off" is useful for those who prefer the
 "dash style" (used in earlier versions of REMIND), which may
 allow a cleaner "PrintScreen dump" to some printers.

.OptWarnDays Default warn days option

 Default warn days option
 ────────────────────────

 Allows a default number of warning (or preview) days to be
 specified.  Enter how many days (0-9999) before the Due Date
 you would like to be reminded of the event's existence.  (You
 can override this number when adding/updating an event.)

 When warning days have been set, REMIND will display your
 reminder in advance of the event's Due Date by the number of
 days you indicate.  For many users, the more important the event
 the larger is this number.  Setting this to 0 (zero) means the
 event will display exactly on its Due Date.  However, if that
 day you are not on your computer, you will miss the event unless
 you have set the Sticky flag.

 Some events may not require much prior notice, and it may be
 irritating to see the event displayed dozens of days before the
 event is due.  Use the fewest number of preview days that work
 for you.  Too many days of warning can dilute the impact of a
 REMIND message.

 Warning days can be calendar days or week days.  See the Help
 Topic "Warn-in-weekdays default option."

.OptWarnWeekday Warn-in-weekdays default option

 Warn-in-weekdays default option - [√]=On [ ]=Off
 ───────────────────────────────

 Specifies the default type of warning days when adding or
 updating an event: "On"= weekdays (Monday through Friday),
 "Off"= calendar days.  If "On," REMIND will use weekdays instead
 of calendar days when calculating the earliest warning (preview)
 day to display an upcoming event.

 This setting may be helpful for students or business people who
 operate mainly on a Monday-through-Friday schedule. If, for
 example, you need to be reminded as early as Friday of a meeting
 the following Wednesday (because you will not be at your
 computer Saturday or Sunday), you would enter 3 weekday warning
 days for the Wednesday event so the Reminder will pop up Friday,
 Monday, and Tuesday.  (It will also pop up Saturday and Sunday,
 if you load REMIND on those days.)

 See also the Help Topic "Default Warn Days option."

.OptDateCheckDays Date-Check days option

 Date-Check days option
 ──────────────────────

 Indicates that REMIND should check the system date before
 processing reminders.  The value specified indicates the maximum
 number of days (0-9999) before or after the previous run of
 REMIND that will be considered an error.

 This can be useful in detecting problems with the system date
 setting so that REMIND does not prematurely expire events.
 (REMIND uses the system date to perform some automatic
 functions, and assumes the system date is correct.)

 Try setting this value to 3, and increase/decrease as desired.

.OptChangeColors Change Colors

 Change Colors
 ─────────────

 If you have a color system, you can select start up default
 colors.

 Press any key in this field to bring up a dialog box ("Select
 Field").  In the box, choose between resetting all colors to
 their factory-shipped settings (the first selection), or setting
 one or more fields -- that is, areas on the main display screen
 -- to a new color.

 Remember to tell REMIND to save your settings to disk with "Save
 settings to ..." in the Option editor.

 NOTE: If you have a monochrome monitor, LCD screen, or color
 screen that may not be detected properly, or are having
 problems reading the screen (and you have tried various color
 combinations), try entering the option command /MONO in the
 REMINDER.OPT file with a plain-ASCII editor.

.ColorOptFieldList Color Field List

 Color Field List
 ────────────────

 You can choose between restoring all color defaults to their
 factory-shipped settings, or setting a field (an area on the
 main display screen) to a new color.  The fields whose colors
 can be changed are:

    Field:    Description:
    -----------------------------------------------
    *Reset*   Default color scheme
    Past      Past events
    Today     Today's events
    Future    Future events
    Blank     Blank line in the display area
    Cursor    Bar cursor
    CursorP   Color of bar cursor on past events
    CursorT   Color of bar cursor on today's events
    CursorF   Color of bar cursor on future events
    File      "File:" name line
    Memory    Memory status line
    Titles    Column titles above events/reminders
    Legend    Top line of screen & function key legend
    Addupd    Add/Update dialog box
    Confirm   Delete/Expire dialog box
    Search    Search criteria dialog box
    Exitbox   Message box when exiting REMIND


 The current colors (foreground,background) for these fields are
 displayed in the Select Field box.  Use the arrow keys or mouse
 to select a field to change.  Press <Enter> (or mouse click) to
 bring up the dialog box entitled "New Foreground for ..."  Choose
 a new foreground color for this field.  Another box will pop up
 and allow you to set the background color for this field.

 For example, you may want to set the horizontal bar cursor to
 complement the colors of Past/Today's/Future events -- or
 perhaps allow the foreground color of an event to show through
 while retaining cursor highlighting.  Try these:

 Field:    Complementary:    Show through:
 ------------------------------------------------------------------
 Past    - Lightred,Black    Red,Black
 Today   - Lightgreen,Black  Yellow,Black
 Future  - Lightcyan,Black   Lightblue,Black
 ...                         ...
 Cursor  - Black,Lightgray   Black,Lightgray
 Cursorp - Black,Red         Red,Lightgray (or Red,Cyan)
 Cursort - Black,Green       Yellow,Lightgray (or Yellow,Cyan)
 Cursorf - Black,Cyan        Lightblue,Lightgray (or Lightblue,Cyan)

 Remember to tell REMIND to save your settings to disk with the
 "Save settings to ..." option in the Option editor.

.ColorOptFgList Color Foreground List

 Color Foreground List
 ─────────────────────

 Choose a foreground color from this list (you can type the
 number displayed to the left of the color name):

    BLACK     MAGENTA      LIGHTBLUE      YELLOW
    BLUE      BROWN        LIGHTGREEN     WHITE
    GREEN     LIGHTGRAY    LIGHTCYAN
    CYAN      DARKGRAY     LIGHTRED
    RED                    LIGHTMAGENTA

.ColorOptBgList Color Background List

 Color Background List
 ─────────────────────

 Choose a background color from this list (you can type the
 number displayed to the left of the color name):

    BLACK    RED
    BLUE     MAGENTA
    GREEN    BROWN
    CYAN     LIGHTGRAY

.OptSaveSettings Save Settings

 Save Settings  [√]=On [ ]=Off
 ─────────────

 If you change any options listed in the Options editor, you can
 tell REMIND to save them for future sessions by setting this
 field "On" [√].  Otherwise, any changes you make to the option
 settings will be used for the current REMIND session only.
