Copyright: Visual Help ® 1993-1994 Firas Bushnaq


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FRIENDS & FAMILY

 OBJECT DIRECTORY

 REGISTRATION

 TECHNICAL SUPPORT

 MENU OPTIONS


Objects

 Name Directory - Sorted list of all names on file.

 Event Directory - Sorted list of all events on file.

 Name Edit Box - Where basic name info is added, edited or deleted.

 Phone Edit Box - Where phone #'s are added, edited or deleted.

 Event Edit Box - Where events are added, edited or deleted.

 Individual Phone # Directory - Phone #'s pertaining to the selected name.

 Individual Event Directory - Events pertaining the selected name.


Name Directory

The name directory listbox is located in the upper right portion of the main screen. It provides an alphabatized list of all names in your name file. To edit information in the name file, you must select one of the names. You select a name by clicking on it with the mouse.

Note that when you click a name in the name directory that the address information for that name appears in the name edit box. Also all phone numbers for the selected person appear in the list box below the phone edit box, and all events pertaining to that person are brought up in the list box under the event edit box.


Event Directory

The event directory list box is located in the lower right portion of the main screen. It provides a sorted list of all events you have in your event file. Note that the event directory sorts entries by date (Jan 1, Jan 2, etc), but does not tell you a lot of other detail. To see more information on an event, click on it with the mouse. Then the name, description and date will appear in the event edit box. Notice also that the name and address of the person to whom the selected event pertains will also be displayed in the name edit box.


Name Edit Box

The name edit box is located in the upper left portion of your main screen. When you click on a name in the name directory list box, information regarding the selected name is displayed here. This is where you add new names, edit existing names or delete names.

1 	To add a new name, click on the ADD button, type in the first name, last name, address, etc and click the SAVE button to save the entry. Now the name will appear in the name directory.

2 	To edit basic info regarding a name (name spelling, address, etc), click on the name to edit in the name directory, then click the EDIT button in the name edit box. Type in your changes and click SAVE to save the changes.

3 	To delete a name (with all related phone numbers and events), click on the name you want to delete in the name directory, then click the KILL button in the name edit box. You will be prompted to confirm your decision.


Phone Edit Box

The phone edit box is located directly below the name edit box on the left portion of the screen. This is where you add new phone numbers, edit existing phone numbes and delete phone numbers you no longer want on file.

1 	To add a new phone #, click on a name in the name directory list box. The new entry will pertain to the name you have selected. Type in the description (home, office, car, etc) and the phone #. Click SAVE to save the new phone # or KILL to cancel the entry.

2 	To edit an existing phone #, click on a name in the name directory. This will cause all phone #'s pertaining to that name to be displayed in the list box below the phone edit box. Click on one of the phone numbers, causing it to display in the phone edit box. Click EDIT, enter your changes, click SAVE to save the entry or KILL to cancel the changes.

3 	To delete an existing phone #, follow the same procedure as above but click on the KILL button instead of the EDIT button. You will be asked to confirm your decision.


Event Edit Box

The event edit box is located below the name edit box in the center of the screen. This is where you add new events, edit or delete existing events.

1 	To add a new event, click on a name in the name directory. The event you add will pertain to the name you have selected. If the event only pertains to you, click your own name. Type in the description and date in the spaces provided. Notice the date field is is the format MM-DD. That is: to schedule or enter an event for March 31, you type 03-31 in the date field. Click SAVE to save the new entry or KILL to cancel it.

2 	To edit an existing event, click on the event in the main event list box or (if visible) in the list box below the event edit box. When the event is displayed in the event edit box, you may click EDIT to edit the information, type in your changes, then click SAVE to save the changes or KILL to disregard your changes.

3 	To delete an existing event, click on the event in the main event list box or (if visible) in the list box below the event edit box. WHen the event is displayed in the event edit box, you may click KILL to delete the event. You will be prompted to confirm your decision.


Individual Phone Directory

This is the small list box below the phone edit box. Whenever you click on a name in the name directory, all phone numbers pertaining to that name are displayed in this list box. To select one of these names for editing, just click on the one you want to edit or delete.

Notice you can have as many or as few numbers as you wish for each name.


Individual Event Directory

The individual event directory is located below the event edit box. Whenever you click on a name in the name directory, this list box provides a sorted list of all events pertaining to the selected name only. To edit or delete one of these events, you can click on the one you want (or don't want), then click the EDIT or KILL button in the event edit box.


Registration

This product is a SHAREWARE product which means you have the right to use it for a limited time to see if you like it. If you do, then you must register the product with the author.

1 	To register with the author direcectly, click on the menu item REGISTRATION, fill in your name and address and click the button PRINT ORDER FORM. This will print a handy order form that you can enclose with your check or money order.

2 	If you are a member of CompuServe, you may also register directly with them. Go SWREG, and register product # 5818. CompuServe will charge your account and notify the author.

3 	Registration entitles you to free technical support. Also as new versions of this product are released, you may obtain them using your existing registration # for a nominal fee. Your registration not only supports the author who is trying to please you but the shareware concept which is good for everyone of us.

4 	The total cost to register this product is $15.00.


Technical Support

Registered users can obtain technical support directly from the author. There are two ways you can do this:

1 	The fastest way, if you are a member of CompuServe, is to e-mail the author directly. Please mention your registration # in the correspondence. The author's # @ CompuServe is 75262,465. You will get an answer usually within 24 hours.

2 	To communicate by mail, write directly to McCook Software, 40 Emily Drive, Lilburn, Georgia 30247.


Menu Options

 FILE

 REPORTS

 OPTIONS

 HELP

 EXIT


File Menu

The file menu is there to maintain consistency with other Windows programs. Probably the only item there is an exit. Sounds kind of dumb to have it there, but since most Windows programs have it there, a lot of people always look for it there. So if you are looking for it there, there it is ... So there!


Reports Menu

1 	Event List. This option opens a window for printing the list of events. Notice there are 12 check boxes related to each month of the year. Check the months for which you wish to print events, then click the PRINT button. Your report will print and the print window will automatically vanish. The EXIT button close the print window without printing a report.

2 	Name and Address List. This option opens a window for printing a list of names and addresses. Click the PRINT button to print the report and return to the main screen automatically. Or, click the EXIT button to leave without printing the report.

3 	Telephone Directory. This option opens a window for printing a list of telephone numbers. The list will be alphabatized by the person's last name. All phone numbers on file for each person will be printed. Only people with at least one phone # will be included on the report.


Options Menu

1 	Delete All Names.  This is an option that you should not have to use very often unless (for example), you make everyone in your hometown hate you and you have to move to California and start over with a new set of friends. Basically, this option will remove all names, phone numbers and events from your files. The program will stop. When you restart the program, it will be as if you just woke up from a bad dream and all those people, dates and numbers have disappeared into the murky depths of your subconscious. This is a handy way to clear out any records that are in the files when you first get the program. Or if you want to play around with the program for a while, then delete everything - this is a nice way to do it.

2 	Restore Original Positions. Notice the controls on the main screen are movable. If you click the left mouse button in the top area of a control, hold the mouse button down, you can drag the control to another location. You can do this with all the controls on the man screen (except the menu items). If you go crazy and want to go back to where you started, click this button.

3 	Individual List Boxes Visible/Invisible. Each time you click on a name in the name directory list box, the individual events and phone numbers pertaining to that name appear in the two list boxes at the bottom of the screen. If this is distracting to you and you don't want to see them, click on the invisible option. To restore their visibility, click on the visible option.


Help Menu

1 	Obviously this menu option calls the the help file. The help file which has the name fandf.hlp should be located in the same directory that your executable program file is located (fandf.exe). If you have ever used help files before, you will know how to use this one because it is pretty much the same old thing that everybody does.

2 	A teacher once told me never to have a # 1 item unless you have a number 2 item. OK here it is, Mrs Adams.


Exit Menu

Click this item on the menu to do a quick exit. For instance: The secret service has determined that you have been involved in some hideous crime agains the state. They dispatch agents with machine guns to your residence. You hear a noise in the middle of the night while you are running this program. You don't want to click FILE, then EXIT, so you just click EXIT.