Planner Contents
  Daily Planner Help Contents

The Contents lists Help topics available for the Daily Planner.

To learn how to use Help, press F1 or choose Using Help from the Help menu.

Screens

Commands

Procedures

Pull-Down Menus


Main Menu
  Main Menu Screen

The Main Menu is the first screen that is displayed when the Planner is loaded.  All of the Planners screens can be accessed from the Main Menu.  Any changeable feature must be customized at the Main Menu.  The Main Menu also gives access to the Calculator, the Phone Messages, and the PhoneBook.


  Enter To-Dos Screen

This is where all events are scheduled.  The titlebar always displays the current date and time, updated every second.  Entries are easily added and deleted with the Add Item button and the Delete Item button.  All entries can be easily seen using the Data Control to scroll through the database.  All entries are displayed in ascending order by date and time.


  View Today Screen

This is an easy way to check the schedule for today.  Nothing needs to be entered, it automatically brings up the plans for the current day.  Even plans that are completed will be displayed.


  View Another Day Screen

This is an easy way to check on plans for some other day.  At the Enter Date: prompt, type in any date in mm/dd/yy format and that schedule will be displayed.  Even plans that are completed will be displayed.


  Uncompleted Screen

This is good way to see what needs to be done yet.  This screen displays anything that has not been completed by the current time.


  Topics Screen

Topics are a great way to organize things that do not really require a time limit or are too broad to be categorized by time.  First, a topic must be made using the Add New Topic button.  Then, entries can be added under that topic.  One large entry can be used but it is more easily organized if multiple entries are used.  Entries are easily added and deleted using the Add Entry and Delete Entry buttons.  The screen displays the Current Topic, the last date that an entry was added or edited for the current topic, the Current Date, the Days to Forced Look, and the date that the current entry was added or last edited.


  Calendar Screen

This is a great way to keep track of things on a monthly level.  The current month is always displayed first.  Schedules for any specific day are retrieved by clicking on the button for that specific date.  A new month and year, customized holidays, and customized colors are just a mouse click away.


  Scan Week Screen

This screen gives the user a quick look at the week.  The current week is always displayed first.  The screen displays twelve hours at a time broken down into one hour blocks for each of seven days of the week.  Anything scheduled within the one hour time block will highlight that hour.  The user can easily change the week, hour, and the increment in which the hour is changed.


  Add Item/Entry Button

The Add Item button is used to add an entry to the database.  To add an item, click on the Add Item button with the mouse or hit ALT-A.  Any information typed in thereafter for that entry is immediately written to the database.  The button is automatically clicked when the screen is loaded and after an entry is deleted.  However, if multiple entries are being added directly after one another, the Add Item button must be clicked BEFORE any information is typed in.  If information is simply typed over another entry, it is only editing that entry in the database.


  Delete Item/Entry Button

The Delete Item button is used to delete the current entry from the database.  To delete an entry, scroll through the database with the Data Control to find the entry to be deleted.   Once the entry to be deleted is current, click on the Delete Item button with the mouse or hit ALT-D.  The entry will immediately be erased from the database.  Any blank entries are automatically deleted.


  Next Button

The Next button is disabled by default.  If the size of the schedule is larger than the screen, the Next button is automatically enabled.  Clicking the Next button will show the following page of the schedule.  Once the end of the schedule is reached, the Next button will again be disabled automatically.


  Previous Button

The Previous button is disabled by default.  If the size of the schedule is larger than the screen and the second or greater page of the schedule is currently being displayed, the Previous button will automatically be enabled.  Clicking the Previous button will show the last page before the current page of the schedule.  Once the beginning of the schedule has been reached, the Previous button will again be disabled.


  Add New Topic Button

Clicking this button will allow the user to enter a new topic.  Every entry in the Topics screen is organized by topics.  Every entry must belong to a topic.


  Delete Topic Button

Clicking this button will delete the entire current topic.  The current topic is always displayed at the upper left corner of the screen.  To make another topic current, click on the arrow next to the current topic to display all declared topics.  Then click on the topic to make current or use the arrow keys on the keyboard to hightlight a topic, then hit ENTER to make it current.  USE CAUTION Deleting Topics.  When a topic gets deleted, all entries categorized under that topic will also be deleted.  Any entries needed to be saved must be edited and placed under a different topic before the current topic is deleted.


  Completed Entries

Clicking on any entry in any screen where a schedule is displayed other than the Enter To-Dos Screen and the Topics Screen will change the color of the box to a user defined color (default: dark green).  This is an easy way to indicate to the user that the event has been completed but will also immediately tell the Planner that the event is completed.  To reverse a completion, just click on the entry again and the color will return to the normal color and that event will be recognized by the Planner as incomplete.


  Data Control

The Data Control has four buttons with a colored section in between the second and third buttons.  The colored section often has a description of the data.  The four buttons consist of the following:

First Record:

This is the leftmost button.  It has an arrow pointing to the left, and a vertical line at the far left.  Clicking this button will display the first entry in the list.  If there are no entries or the current entry is the first, nothing will happen.

Previous Record:

This is the inner left button.  It has an arrow pointing to the left.  Clicking this button will display the previous entry in the list.  If there are no entries or the current entry is the first, nothing will happen.

Next Record:

This is the inner right button.  It has an arrow pointing to the right.  Clicking this button will display the next entry in the list.  If there are no entries or the current entry is the last, nothing will happen.

Last Record:

This is the rightmost button.  It has an arrow pointing to the right, and a vertical line at the far right.  Clickin this button will display the last entry in the list.  If there are no entries, or the current entry is the last, nothing will happen.


  Days to Forced Look

This is only applicable with Topics.  It is very simple to lose track of objectives categorized under Topics because Topics are not on any time limit.  To make sure that objectives are not forgotten about, the user can enter Days to Forced Look.  This is how many days that the Planner will allow to pass since the entry was last viewed before it gives a warning.  If a 0 is entered, the Planner will give a warning everytime the application is executed.  If left blank, the Planner will never give a warning.


  Day Pushbutton

These are the seven pushbuttons on the top of the Scan Week Screen labeled with the days of the week.  To see the schedule for that day, click on that Day or hit ALT and the underlined letter of that day simultaneously.  The schedule for that day will then be displayed.


  Change Week Arrows

The arrows to change the week on the Scan Week Screen are the large arrows on the right that point right and left.  Click on the left arrow to see the previous week and the right arrow for the next week.  The date of the Sunday of the current week is always displayed by the arrows


  Change Hour Arrows

The arrows to change the hour on the Scan Week Screen are the large arrows on the upper right that point up and down.  Click on the up arrow to scroll the hours ahead on the down arrow to scroll the hours back.


   Hourly Increment

The arrows on the lower right of the screen that point up and down are to change the Hourly Increment.  The current Increment is always displayed directly above the arrows.  The Hourly Increment is how many hours the Scanner will scroll ahead or behind when using the Change Hour Arrows.


Main Menu Screen: Options Menu
  Main: Options Menu

Automatic Deletion

If this property is checked, the Planner will automatically delete entries that have been completed for the amount of days set by Days to Delete Finished Entry.  The Planner will, however, always warn the user before deleting anything.  If this property is unchecked, the Planner will not delete anything.  This could lead to a large database and a slower executing application.

Days to Delete Finished Entry

Defaulting at 14 days, this property will tell the Planner how many days can pass before it will automatically delete an entry that has been completed.  If the Automatic Deletion property is unchecked, this setting will not matter.

Customize Title

Here the user can enter a new title on the Main Screen.  This will be displayed every time the application is first executed and every time the user goes to the Main Screen during excution.


Main Menu Screen:Colors Menu
  Main: Colors Menu

Clicking on this will display the Colors box.  Just click on the new color wanted for the particular property or use the cursor keys and click on Ok.  Customization of colors for the following properties are available:

Background: 	The Background on all screens.

Titlebars: 	Any bar that displays a title, date, time, etc. on all screens

Text: 	The text on all screens

Entry Boxes: 	The boxes where the user enters data

Completed Entries:  	The entry boxes after indicated as complete


Calendar Screen: Edit Menu
  Calendar: Edit Menu

New Date

Click on the arrow next to the current month and select a new month by using the scroll bar to locate it and then click on it to select it.  Hitting ALT-M will also highlight the current month and the up/down arrows and PGUP/PGDN can be used to locate a new month.

Click on the up/down arrow next to the year to scroll through the years.  Hitting ALT-Y will also highlight the year box and hitting the up/down arrows on the keyboard will also scroll through the years.  Any year from the year 100 C.E. to 2999 C.E. is valid.

Just click on OK to get back to the Calendar Screen and the new date will be displayed.

Choose Holiday

Here, the user can customize a holiday for any day of the year.  If the Enable Holidays is checked, that day will be highlighted in the user-defined color every year.  When that day is clicked, a box with the customized short description will be displayed.  Great for birthdays, anniversaries, and religious and national holidays.

Click on the Add button with the mouse or hit ALT-A.

Click on the arrow next to the current month and select a new month by using the scroll bar to locate it and then click on it to select it.  Hitting ALT-M will also highlight the current month and the up/down arrows and PGUP/PGDN can be used to locate a new month.

Click on the arrow next to the current day and select a new day by using the scroll bar to locate it and then clicking on it to select it.  Hitting ALT-D will also highlight the current day and the up/down arrows can be used to locate a new day.  REMINDER: February 29 is always on the list of days but it only shows up for leap years!

Just enter in a short description of the holiday and that day will be displayed every year on that day.  Remember to always click on the Add button before a new holiday is entered.  If the Add button is not clicked, any changes will only edit the current holiday.


Calendar Screen: Options Menu
  Calendar: Options Menu

Highlight Today

If this property is checked, the current day will be highlighted a user-defined color.  If it is not checked, the current day will have the same color as the other days.

Enabled Holidays

If this property is checked, any user-defined holidays will be highlighted a user-defined color and clicking on that day will display a customized description.  If the property is not checked, no holidays will be recognized.


Calendar Screen: Colors Menu
  Calendar: Colors Menu

Clicking on this will display the Colors box.  Just click on the new color wanted for the particular property or use the cursor keys and click on Ok.  Customization of colors for the following properties are available:

Days:	The numbered dates on the Calendar

Today:	The current day

Holidays:	A user-defined holiday


  File Menu

The File menu of all of the Planners screens gives access to all other screens.  It also allows the user to Exit from the Planner out of any screen.  Some screens give the option to print out a schedule.  The Main Menus File menu allows the Planner to be minimized instead of quit altogether.  This allows the Planner to keep track of a schedule and warn the user if any plans are overdue, even when the user is not working on the planner.


  Calculator Menu

The Calculator menu does not actually have any menu items.  Clicking on the Calculator menu will immediately display the onboard Calculator.  Numbers and operators can be entered either by using the mouse to click on the Calculators buttons, or by using the number and operator keys on the keyboard.  The calculator comes with basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentage.

When the Calculator is closed, the number on its display is not cleared.  The next time the Calculator is activated, the last number will still be displayed.  The only way to clear the display is to click on the Calculators Clear button with the mouse, or by hitting BACKSPACE or DELETE on the keyboard, or by terminating the application.


  Phone Menu

The Phone menu consists of two items:

Messages:

Clicking on the Messages item brings up a form to store Phone Messages on.  The date and time are automatically placed on the form.  Messages can be added and deleted quickly and easily.  All messages are saved to a database until the user deletes them. Scroll through the database using the Data Control.

To add a message, simply click on the Add button with the mouse or hit ALT-A.  Any information entered is immediately placed in the database.  The Add button must be clicked BEFORE something is entered.

To delete a message, simply move to the message to be deleted and click on the Delete button with the mouse or hit ALT-D.  Any blank entries will automatically be deleted.

PhoneBook:

Clicking on the PhoneBook item brings up a form to store Names, Addresses, and Phone Numbers on.  Entries can be added and deleted quickly and easily.  All entries are saved to a database until the user deletes them.  All entries are loaded alphabetically by name.  Scroll through the database using the Data Control.

To add or delete an entry, follow the same procedures for adding and deleting in the Phone Messages.


Screens Contents
  Screens

Main Menu Screen

Enter To-Dos Screen

View Today Screen

View Another Day Screen

Uncomplete Screen

Topics Screen

Calendar Screen

Scan Week Screen


Commands Contents
  Commands

Add Item/Entry Button

Delete Item/Entry Button

Add New Topic Button

Delete Topic Button

Next Button

Previous Button


Procedures Contents
  Procedures

Completed Entries

Data Control

Days to Forced Look

Day Pushbutton

Change Week Arrows

Change Hour Arrows

Hourly Increment


Menus Contents
  Pull-Down Menus

File Menu

Calculator Menu

Phone Menu

Main: Options Menu

Main: Colors Menu

Calendar: Edit Menu

Calendar: Options Menu

Calendar: Colors Menu