EZ SOFTWARE'S ** EZ LABELS & LISTS ** Version # 4 EZ to add-fix-view client and holiday mailing lists. EZ to print some or all labels in alpha or ZIP order. EZ to print labels, Rolodex or 3 x 5 Cards. EZ to print updated items on Rolodex or 3x5 Cards. EZ to add-fix-view 3.5 or 4 inch wide labels. EZ to add-fix-view three across 2.5 inch labels. EZ to add-fix-view "Remind Me" lists. EZ to learn. Menu driven. Great for home or office. 1. Table of Contents General Information.......................................1 Operating information and tips............................3 Information on EZ BUSINESS...............................11 GENERAL INFORMATION EZ Labels & Lists - Version # 4 is free! Use it for free! You can distribute it freely. Hopefully, it will be useful. For - XT/AT/386/486 - Hard Disk - Dot Matrix printer needed. ------> TO INSTALL, TYPE AND ENTER: a:\install A C:\EZ Label Directory will be made and files copied to it. A small start up file will be added to the C:\ Directory. ------> TO RUN THE SYSTEM, TYPE AND ENTER: ezlabel ANY USER ASSUMES ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY AND ALL RESULTS. 2. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE. EZ SOFTWARE also produces EZ Business. EZ Business is a complete, EZ to use, business package for non accountants. It includes: * Point of Sale and Accounts Receivable * Fully integrated Inventory * Accounts payable, Income, Expenses, and Wages * A super value at only $19.00 More information on EZ Business is shown below. Detailed information is in the file named MONEY.TXT. EZ Business also produces SCAN. It's a text file viewer plus. * Browse around your drives and directories. * VIEW, EDIT, PRINT text type files. * Delete files that are no longer needed. * Clean up cluttered directories with SCAN. * Quick & ez-to-learn. Super ez-to-use. * (NMN) - No Mouse Needed. Saves time. * A super value at just $5.00. OPERATING INFORMATION AND TIPS 3. POSSIBLE SOFTWARE AND MEMORY CONFLICTS To avoid conflicts with other software, run EZ Lables & Lists from DOS. If you have Microsoft WINDOWS installed, you should be able to run EZ Labels & Lists from WINDOWS. Either: Double click on the Main Menu symbol Double click on the MS-DOS PROMPT symbol Type and enter: c:ezlabel or: Double click on Program Manager symbol Double click on the File option Double click on the Run option Type and enter: c:ezlabel If you have memory resident programs that are used to run specialized hardware or specialized "pop up" software, they 4. may keep EZ Labels & Lists from running. Nothing is wrong with your machine. But, if they utilize memory that EZ Labels & Lists needs, it won't run or it may stop. The text editor used to make or change "Remind Me" lists is memory sensitive. If you get an error code 26 dealing with writing a file to disk, warm boot your computer and try again. START UP: To start EZ Lables & Lists from DOS, just type & enter: ezlabel. When you start EZ Labels & Lists, you get the Main Menu: THE MAIN MENU: 1 = MAILING LISTS: Add, Edit, or Print Items Labels, 3 x 5 Cards, or Rolodex Cards 2 = LABELS: Add, Edit, or Print 3.5 or 4 Inch Labels with Double Wide printing option 5. 3 = 3 ACROSS: Add, Edit, Print 2.5 Inch Labels 4 = Remind Me Lists: Add, Edit, Print 5 = Copy Files To/From Disk - Add Name 6 = Exit SELECT: 1 = MAILING LISTS If you select: 1, you will get a sub menu with the following options: a = Edit or Print b = Add New File c = Reset Directory x = Exit 6. If you select: a, you will get a list of current files to chose from. When you enter the name of a file, you will be asked if you want to add to it, edit it, print it, or erase it. If you select edit, you will get a list of current items to chose from. If you select: print, you will get the following options: a = Labels b = 3x5 Cards c = Rolodex d = Print All Items as a List e = Export to a file for use with a Word Processor x = exit 7. If you select a, b, or c you will get printing options. SELECT: 2 = LABELS With Double Wide Print Option If you select: 2, you will get a list of current items to edit or print, or you can add new items. The double wide printing option allows you to make labels that have characters printed twice as wide as a normal character so they are bigger and easier to read. They can be used to label packages. If printed on plain paper, just cut and glue or tape them to a package. Make a short phone number list and place by phone. SELECT: 4 = Remind Me Lists If you select: 4, you will be given the options of adding a new list or editing a current list. You can edit, print, or delete lists. Lists are limited to 40 lines of 80 characters each. When printed, they can be cut and folded to fit a wallet. 8. Here are just a few list titles and possilbe contents: - Wallet ID List: name, address, home/work phone, license numbers, doctor's names/phone, emergency info., etc.. - Family ID List: dates of birth/marriage, (DOB/DOM) special occasions, home addresses, phone numbers, etc.. - Shopping List: ______ eggs ______ milk ______ bread. - Inventory List: kitchen, living room, upstairs, etc.. - To Do List: Brandon's list, Delaney's list, Tanner's List. - Travel List: departure and arrival dates and places, - Baby Sitter List: special instructions and phone numbers. - Check List: __ close and lock windows, __ turn of stove, etc.. - Bulletin board notices: Group H will meet... Call... for.... Etc.. They are printed one list to a page in compressed print. Normal printing prints 10 or 12 characters to the inch. Compressed print prints 17 characters to the inch. As such, use capitals where possible so the entries will be easy to read. When cut and folded once, a list will be a bit larger than a dollar bill. 9. SELECT: 5 = Copy Files - Add Name If you select: 5, you can copy files to or from floppy disks. If you copy files from a floppy disk they files in the EZLABEL directory will be over written by the files on the floppy disk if the names are the same. So, only copy the files from a floppy disk if you have had a problem, and the files in the ezlabel directory need to be replaced. The add name option allows you to add your name to displayed over the main menu. **************************************************************** EZ SOFTWARE Phone: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Pacific Time 1222 144TH ST SE Monday thru Friday MILL CREEK, WA 98012 206/338-5935 **************************************************************** EZ SOFTWARE also produces EZ Business. 10. EZ BUSINESS is a complete, EZ to use, low cost, business package for non accountants. It includes: - Point of Sale and Accounts Receivable - Fully integrated Inventory - Accounts Payable, Income, Expenses, and Wages EZ BUSINESS makes good looking plain paper: Estimates, Invoices, Packing Slips, Bills, and a variety of EZ to understand reports. EZ Business is menu driven, has "on screen" prompts, "on board" docs, and built in "error checking" to help prevent errors. No accounting is required. Installation is automatic. You are up and running in just three minutes. Registration is only nineteen dollars! ($19.00) With registration, you will get the current update of the system, a printed manual, and three months of limited support. 11. EZ Business runs on a 286/386/486 computer w. 640K RAM. A dot matrix printer is needed for labels/cards. EZ Business comes on a 1.2 Meg 5 1/4 or 1.44 Meg 3 1/2 disk. Runs from DOS 2 & up. EZ Business is a must for every home business, small business, club, Church, other organization, or any one needing software to run a business or keep track of income and expenses. A complete description of the EZ Business system is in a file in the \EZLABEL directory. The file name is MONEY.TXT.