The TODO List (c) 1995 by Office Automation Systems, Co.

What is The TODO List ?

Features ...

Data Entry ...

List of Items

Always on Top

Searching for Text

Expanding a TODO Item

Main Menu ...

Special Keys ...

How Do I Register The TODO List ?


What is The TODO List ?

The TODO List is an electronic replacement for the paper-based To Do pads of old with a host of features that you would not even dream of.

Created with simplicity in mind and  coupled with features that will knock your socks off, The TODO List is a one-stop To Do manager that you can not afford to be without. And for $5.00, who can't afford it?

The TODO List is a professional Windows application that leaves you wondering why no one ever thought of it before. Sure, there are plenty of PIM's out there, but many of them are cumbersome, hard to figure out, weak in the To Do list area,  or so feature-laden that you'd need a  dedicated PC just to run it.

At OASYS, we are dedicated to bringing you quality software at prices that earn us high volume sales and even higher customer satisfaction. In fact, OASYS, has been providing quality shareware since 1991 when we debuted our flagship product, SCREEN*IT! - a DOS-based data entry screen generator for professional 'C' programmers. Since then we have been hard at work providing other useful applications like WINI - our Windows *.INI file comparison tool for Windows support personnel.

We thank you for your patronage and hope that you will take the time to register your copy of The TODO List today.


Features

All of the following features are accessible through the main menu.

 General:

1 50 scrollable items per TODO list

2 Each item is expandable to 64,000+ characters

3 List of items is scrollable, easy to read, and intuitive

4 TODO reports with completed and unfinished tasks clearly marked

5 Small and compact, consumes less than 22% of your screen's real estate

Editing:

1 Cut, copy, and paste text between Windows applications

2 Insert new items in the middle of a list

3 Swap the position of adjacent items anywhere in the list

4 Delete items from the list

5 Append items to the end of the list

6 Lists keyed to mm-dd-yy format dates or a key of your choice

Convenience:

1 Launch often-used Windows applications from The TODO List

2 Put The TODO List Always on Top.

3 Promote unfinished items from other lists into an new list

4 Shuffle completed items to the end of the list

5 Checked-off items appear red-lined as a visual cue

6 Popup phone list holds up to 64,000+ characters of text

7 Find and Find Next functions that work everywhere

8 Data entry presented in a single screen

9 Scroll bar to march through items one at a time


Main Menu

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File 	|          Edit	  |	Options	|   Phone List	 |	Help

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File Menu

New

Clears the current TODO list. Use this to create an empty TODO list prior to promoting unfinished items from an existing list

Open

Open an existing TODO list for editing. You will be prompted to save the current one if it has changed.

Save

Save the current TODO list to disk.

Save As

Save the current TODO list under a new name.

Print

Print the current TODO list as a report with completed and unfinished tasks clearly marked.

Exit

Quit out of The TODO List. You will be prompted to save the current list if it has changed.


Edit Menu

Move

Insert

Insert new item at the current item, pushing all other items down one slot.

Delete

Delete the current item, pulling all other items up one slot.

Append

Position to the next available slot in the list.

Swap

Swap the position of adjacent items

Cut

Copy selected text to the clipboard and remove it from the list

Copy

Copy selected text to the clipboard

Paste

Copy text from the clipboard to the current screen position

Find

Search for text in all items or in the popup phone list

Find Next

Find the next occurrence of text


Options Menu

Launch

NotePad

Run Window's text editor.

Calculator

Run Window's numeric calculator.

Calendar

Run Window's calendar and appointment minder.

Write

Run Window's word processor.

File Mgr

Run Window's DOS file manager.

Always On Top

Toggle The TODO List as the topmost window on the desktop.

Promote

Bring forward unfinished items from an existing list.

Shuffle

Sort completed items to the rear of the list.


Phone List

This selection pops up the following scrollable list for phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and contact information. The phone list can hold up to 64,000+ characters. You can search for text throughout the entire phone list by pressing the Find and Again buttons at the bottom of the screen. The Exit button exits the Phone List screen and saves your phone list into a file called Phone.Lst in The TODO List working directory.


Help Menu

Help

Invokes Windows-style help for the TODO List.

About

Pops up version information for The TODO List.


Data Entry

The primary screen for The TODO List appears below. Note that there are five options on the main menu. The box entitled Date: is actually the TODO file name. The box entitled Appts and Telephone Calls, is where you can store ad hoc appointments and calls you need to make. The next set of boxes, numbered 1 through 5, is where you enter TODO items. The small white boxes to the right of each of the items are where you check off completed items. Use the vertical scroll bar at the right of the screen to scroll back and forth from item to item.

Here are some additional pointers on entering data into The TODO List.

1 Put The TODO List in the STARTUP group to run whenever you start Windows.

2 The TODO List will come up with an empty list keyed to the current system date each   time it starts.  You should promote items from the previous day's list at this time.

3 Use the built in tools for moving items to the top or rear of the list. For example, you can swap any 2 adjacent TODO items, by placing the cursor on the topmost of the 2 items and pressing <Ctrl> + <S>. You can also insert an empty TODO slot by pressing <Ctrl> + <N> on any item. Or use cut/copy/paste to rearrange items in your TODO list.


Date:

The Date: field is actually the TODO list file name. You can use any legal DOS file name that you want, but The TODO List, by default, stores lists under a dd-mm-yy format file name. Do not assign a file extension since The TODO List automatically appends .TOD as the extension.

You may want to store tasks in functional groupings instead of by date. For example, if you are working on several projects, you may want a TODO list by project number.

For the most part, though, you will keep a day-to-day account of TODO items by date.


Appts and Telephone Calls

The Appts and Telephone Calls section is a scrollable window that allows you to record ad hoc appointments and phone calls you received or have to make. Although the window can hold up to 64,000 characters, it is doubtful that you will record that much information there. Please note that when you promote TODO items from a previous day's list, the information in the Appts and Telephone Calls section is not brought forward.


Set of Boxes

The set of boxes numbered 1 though 5, is where you enter TODO items. The list is scrollable by either pressing PgDn/PgUp or using the vertical scroll bar , at the bottom of the screen.

Each TODO item can hold up to 64,000 characters. You can expand any TODO item to a full window by double clicking inside the item. If the item contains multiple lines, the number of the item on the left will be in bold. Single click on the bolded item number on the left and the item will zoom to a full window.

Please do not embed double quotes (" ") in your text. Doing so, may cause faulty formatting of your text the next time the TODO list file is read from disk. This is because double quotes (" ") are reserved for a different use.


Vertical Scroll Bar

The vertical scroll bar at the right of the screen allows you to easily scroll through the list of items. By pressing on the top or bottom arrows, you can scroll up or down one item at a time. You can also move the scroll button in the middle of the scroll bar to move more rapidly through the list.


Special Keys

Ctrl + A

Append to end of list, if you are currently on one of the items.

Ctrl + C

Copy selected text from a TODO item, phone list, or appointment box.

Ctrl + D

Delete current TODO item.

Ctrl + F,  F3

Find specific text or the next occurrence of text in any TODO item or the phone list.

Ctrl + N

Insert a blank TODO item at the current item position.

Ctrl + S

Swap the position of the current item and its next neighbor.

Ctrl + V

Paste contents of the clipboard to the current TODO item or phone list.

Ctrl + X

Cut selected text from the current item or phone list to the clipboard.

ESC

Exit the phone list or popup expanded TODO edit window.

PgUp

Scroll forward 5 items.

PgDn

Scroll backwards 5 items.

Ctrl + PgUp

Position to item #1.

Ctrl + PgDn

Position to item #50.

Ctrl + Home

Position to the top of the popup expanded TODO edit window or phone list.

Ctrl + End

Position to the bottom of the popup expanded TODO edit window or phone list.


Always On Top

The Always On Top option found on the Options menu toggles whether The TODO List is the topmost window. That is, when the Always On Top option is on, there will be a checkmark next to it. When Always On Top is on, The TODO List window will not disappear when you point to another overlapping window.


Find / Find Next

Find and Find Next are typical options in Windows applications that allow you to search for specific text. In The TODO List, you can use Find to search TODO items for any text you choose. Use Find Next to find the next occurrence of the text. The TODO List will position from item to item with each Find Next. You can optionally invoke Find by pressing Ctrl + F and Find Next by pressing F3.

In the Phone List, there are 2 buttons, [Find] and [Again] that perform the Find and Find Next operations. You can also invoke Find and Find Next by pressing Ctrl + F and F3, respectively.


Expanding a TODO Item

The expanded screen for TODO items appears as follows. You can expand any item by double clicking on that item or, if the item number to the left of the item is bolded, you can single click on the item number. Note the three buttons, [Find], [Again], and [Exit] at the bottom of the screen. The [Find] button invokes the text search operation, while the [Again] button looks for additional matching text, and the [Exit] button returns you to the main screen. Please note that the [Again] button is unavailable until you first specify the text to [Find].


How Do I Register The TODO List ?

You can register The TODO List by sending $5.00 in US Funds drawn on a US bank to:

Office Automation Systems, Co.

PO Box 6486

Newport News, VA 23606

Please make all checks payable to Greg DiGiorgio. When you register, you are entitled to free support when you call and express your opinions on features to include in upcoming releases of The TODO List. If you have already registered version 1.1, 1.3, 1.3a, or 1.3b, please accept The TODO List V2.0 with our compliments and no further payment on your part. The TODO List V2.0 is completely compatible with TODO lists created with earlier versions.

Our phone number is (804) 595-4682 from 6:00pm - 10:00pm EST. You can reach OASYS via e-mail directly on America-OnLine by addressing to OASYSCO. For our internet-based customers, you can e-mail us at OASYSCO@aol.com.