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*B 1,About
        
                 The Alcor Cash Register (TM)
        
                       by  Rob Whisonant
        
            Copyright (c) 1991 All Rights Reserved
                     The Alcor Group, Inc.
        
      Press [F1] at any time for context-sensitive help.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^    ^Introduction^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.
*E
        
*B 2,Process A Retail Sale
        
                     Process A Retail Sale
                     ---------------------
        
     Selecting  [  Process A Retail Sale ] from  the  main 
     menu  will  allow you to process a retail sale  to  a 
     customer.
*P        

     You will be prompted to enter the stock number of the 
     item  to  be sold. After entering  the  item's  stock 
     number, you will be shown the item description, price 
     and  the  quantity that is in stock. If you  enter  a 
     wrong  stock number, press the <ESCAPE> key  on  your 
     keyboard and you can then reenter the stock number.
        
*P
  
     After   displaying  the  information,  you  will   be 
     prompted for the quantity of this item to be sold.
        
     Continue  entering stock numbers and then  quantities 
     until  you have finished entering all the  items  for 
     this  sale. When all items have been  entered,  enter 
     the  letter  't'  when prompted for  the  next  stock 
     number.  This  will total the sale  and  display  the 
     amount the customer should give you.
*P       

     Enter  the  amount  of  money given  to  you  by  the 
     customer  when prompted for the amount tendered.  The 
     amount  of change to give back to the  customer  will 
     then be displayed.

     If  the  system  is  set  automatically  to  print  a 
     receipt, the receipt will be printed and you will  be 
     returned to the  main menu.
*P      

     If  the  system  is  set  not  to  print  a   receipt 
     automatically you will need to press the letter P  to 
     print a receipt or press any other key not to print a 
     receipt and return to the main menu.
       
     If  the sale you are processing is tax exempt,  enter 
     an  'x' in the stock number field instead of  a  't'. 
     You  will  then be prompted to  enter  the  customers 
     retail sales tax identification number. The remainder 
     of  the  sale process will be the same as  the  above 
     example.
*P
  
     If  for any reason you need to cancel a  sale.  Enter
     the  letter 'c' to cancel the sale and return to  the
     main  menu.  You  can only do this if  you  have  not 
     entered the letter 't' or 'x' to complete the sale.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 3,Lookup A Retail Price
        
                     Lookup A Retail Price
                     ---------------------
        
     Selecting  [  Lookup a Retail Price ] from  the  main 
     menu will allow you to see the price and the quantity 
     in  stock of any item. You will be prompted to  enter 
     the stock number of the item you wish to view.  After 
     you have finished viewing the item, just hit any  key 
     on your keyboard to return to the main menu.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 4,Process A Wholesale Sale
        
                   Process A Wholesale Sale
                   ------------------------
        
     Selecting [ Process A Wholesale Sale ] from the  main 
     menu will allow you to process a wholesale sale to  a 
     customer.
        
     If  the  wholesale areas of The Alcor  Cash  Register 
     have been password protected, you will need to  enter 
     the proper password. Passwords do not display on  the 
     screen when entered for security reasons.
        
*P

     You will be prompted to enter the stock number of the 
     item  to  be sold. After the item's stock  number  is 
     entered,  you  will be shown  the  item  description, 
     wholesale price and the quantity that is in stock. If 
     you  enter a wrong stock number, press  the  <ESCAPE> 
     key  on  your keyboard and you can then  reenter  the 
     stock number.
        
     After the item information is displayed, you will  be 
     prompted for the quantity of this item to be sold.
          
*P

     Keep entering stock numbers and quantities until  all 
     items  for  this sale have been  entered.  After  all 
     items are entered, enter the letter 't' when prompted 
     for  the next stock number. This will total the  sale 
     and display the amount the customer should give you.
        
     Enter  the  amount  of  money given  to  you  by  the 
     customer  when prompted for the amount tendered.  The 
     amount  of change to give back to the  customer  will 
     then be displayed.
        
     If  the  system  is  set  automatically  to  print  a 
     receipt, the receipt will be printed and you will  be 
     returned to the main menu.
*P        

     If  the  system  is  set  not  to  print  a   receipt 
     automatically, you will need to press the letter P to 
     print  a receipt. You can press any other key not  to 
     print a receipt and return to the main menu.
        
     If  the sale you are processing is tax exempt,  enter 
     an  'x' in the stock number field instead of  a  't'. 
     You  will  then be prompted to  enter  the  customers 
     retail sales tax identification number. The remainder 
     of  the  sale process will be the same as  the  above 
     example.
*P        

     If  for any reason you need to cancel a  sale  before 
     you  have  entered a 't' or 'x' in the  stock  number 
     field,  you  can enter the letter 'c' to  cancel  the 
     sale and return to the main menu.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 5,Lookup A Wholesale Price
        
                   Lookup A Wholesale Price
                   ------------------------
        
     Selecting [ Lookup a Wholesale Price ] from the  main 
     menu  will allow you to see the wholesale  price  and 
     the  quantity  in  stock of any  item.  You  will  be 
     prompted  to enter the stock number of the  item  you 
     wish  to  view. After you have finished  viewing  the 
     item, just hit any key on your keyboard to return  to 
     the main menu.
*P        

     If  the  wholesale areas of The Alcor  Cash  Register 
     have been password protected, you will need to  enter 
     the proper password. Passwords do not display on  the 
     screen when typed for security reasons.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 6,Reconcile Drawer
        
                   Reconcile The Cash Drawer
                   -------------------------
        
     Selecting  [  Reconcile Drawer ] from the  main  menu 
     will  help  figure  out if the cash  drawer  has  the 
     correct  amount  money. This section  will  add  your 
     opening  cash  to the total of the  daily  sales  and 
     compare that to the amount of money contained in  the 
     cash drawer.
        
     First,  enter  the total dollar amount of  checks  in 
     your cash drawer. 
*P        

     Next,  enter the total dollar amount of charges  (ex. 
     Visa, MC, AMEX, etc.) in your cash drawer.
*P        

     Then enter the number (not the dollar amount) of each 
     of the following in their prospective fields.
        
     One hundred dollar bills
     Fifty dollar bills
     Twenty dollar bills
     Ten dollar bills
     Five dollar bills
     One dollar bills
     Half Dollars
     Quarters
     Dimes 
     Nickels
     Pennies
*P       

     The computer will then inform you if the cash  drawer 
     is balanced, over or under.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 7,Maintenance
        
                       Maintenance Menu
                       ----------------
        
     Selecting  [  Maintenance ] from the main  menu  will 
     move you to the Maintenance menu. 
        
     You will be required to enter a password to enter the 
     Maintenance  menu. The password will not  display  on 
     the screen as you type it in for security reasons.
*P        

     The  Maintenance  menu  allows  you  to  run  several 
     reports,  change the systems setup defaults and  edit 
     and maintain your inventory.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 8,Exit Program
        
                       Exit The Program
                       ----------------
        
     Selecting  [ Exit Program ] from the main  menu  will 
     exit  The Alcor Cash Register and return you  to  the 
     DOS Prompt.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 9,Run Daily Report
        
                     Run The Daily Report
                     --------------------
        
     Select [ Run Daily Report ] from the Maintenance menu 
     at the close of your normal business day. This report 
     will  print  out the days sales by retail  sales  and 
     wholesale  sales. The final page of this report  will 
     contain  the total income for the day plus the  total 
     sales tax collected. 
        
     Run this report at the end of your closing day  only. 
     This report will zero all sales files and prepare The 
     Alcor Cash Register for a new day.
*P        

     The  next  time The Alcor Cash Register is  ran,  you 
     will be prompted to enter your starting cash for  the 
     day.
        
     This  report  is  password protected  so  it  is  not 
     accidentally ran at the wrong time.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 10,Edit Inventory
        
                     Editing The Inventory
                     ---------------------
        
     Selecting  [  Edit Inventory ] from  the  Maintenance 
     menu  will  allow you to enter new  inventory  items, 
     edit   current  inventory  items,   delete   obsolete 
     inventory items, and add to the current inventory.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 11,Inventory Report
        
                     The Inventory Report
                     --------------------
        
     Selecting  [ Inventory Report ] from the  Maintenance 
     Menu will print a report on inventory.
*P        

     The Inventory Report contains the item stock  number, 
     description, quantity in stock, and a column that you 
     can  use as an inventory count sheet to confirm  that 
     your  physical  stock  is  the  same  as  the   stock 
     contained in the inventory database of The Alcor Cash 
     Register.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 12,Order Report
        
                       The Order Report
                       ----------------
        
     Selecting [ Order Report ] from the Maintenance  Menu 
     will  produce  a  printed  report  to  be  used  when 
     reordering stock.
*P         

     The Order Report will contain the items in  inventory 
     that have fallen to or below the minimum stock levels 
     that  you suggested in the minimum stock  field  when 
     entering or editing your inventory.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 13,System Setup
        
                Setting Up The System Defaults
                ------------------------------
        
     Selecting [ System Setup ] from the Maintenance  Menu 
     will  allow  you to change The  Alcor  Cash  Register 
     default setups.
*P        

     The default setups that you can change are:
        
     Print receipts as default
     Password protect wholesale sections
     Interface with Alcor Accounting
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 14,Return to Main Menu
        
                  Returning To The Main Menu
                  --------------------------
        
     Selecting   [  Return  to  Main  Menu  ]   from   the 
     Maintenance Menu will return you to the main menu  of 
     The Alcor Cash Register.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 15,Editing The Inventory File
        
                     Editing The Inventory
                     ---------------------
        
     When  editing the inventory file, you can  move  from 
     one  item  in  the  inventory file  to  the  next  by 
     pressing  the  key for the action you would  like  to 
     take and then pressing the ENTER key.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 16,Inventory Item Number
        
                     Inventory Item Number
                     ---------------------
        
     Enter  the stock number for the item to be  added  to 
     inventory.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 17,Inventory Post To
        
               Post To Alcor Accounting Accounts
               ---------------------------------
        
     If you are Interfacing with Alcor Accounting you will 
     need  to enter a valid income account in this  field. 
     All sales of this item will be posted to the  account 
     that you specify in the Alcor Accounting system.
*P        

     If  you are not using the Alcor  Accounting  program, 
     this field may be left blank.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 18,Inventory Description
        
                  Inventory Item Description
                  --------------------------
        
     Enter  The Description of the item. This  description 
     will appear on all screens, receipts and reports.
*P        

     Samples of Item Descriptions:
        
     Pepsi 16 oz.
     Hamburger
     GE Model 123 Telephone
     Stewart Model 1222 Clock Radio
     Service Charge
     House Call - Repair
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 19,Inventory Cost
        
                      Inventory Item Cost
                      -------------------
        
     Enter  the cost of the item here. This is  the  price 
     that you paid for the item.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 20,Inventory Price
        
                     Inventory Item Price
                     --------------------
        
     Enter  the price that you will sell the item  for  at 
     retail. The Process a Retail Sale transaction  screen 
     will use this price to charge your customers.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 21,Inventory Wholesale Price
        
                Inventory Item Wholesale Price
                ------------------------------
        
     If  you sell items at wholesale, enter the price  you 
     will  sell the item for at wholesale. The  Process  a 
     Wholesale Sale transaction screen will use this price 
     to  charge  your  customers. If you do  not  sell  at 
     wholesale this field may be left blank.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 22,Inventory Taxable (Y/N)
        
                     Is This Item Taxable?
                     ---------------------
        
     If the item is normally taxable enter Y. If the  item 
     is  a  service or a non-taxable item, enter  N.  This 
     will    allow   the   sales    transaction    modules 
     automatically to compute the sales tax. If a sale  is 
     tax   exempt   this  field  will   automatically   be 
     overridden.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 23,Inventory Quantity In Stock
        
                  Inventory Quantity in Stock
                  ---------------------------
        
     Enter the number of items or units that you currently 
     have in stock for this item.
       
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 24,Inventory Minimum Stock
        
                 Inventory Minimum Stock Level
                 -----------------------------
        
     Enter  the quantity of this item that you would  like 
     to keep in stock as a minimum always. When your stock 
     of this item falls below the amount entered here,  it 
     will appear on the Inventory Order Report.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 25,Please Enter Tax ID
        
                 Entering A Tax Exempt Number
                 ----------------------------
        
     Enter the sales tax exemption number of the  customer 
     here. This number can be obtained from a copy of  the 
     customers Retail tax license.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                    Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 26,Enter Amount Tendered
        
                 Entering The Amount Tendered
                 ----------------------------
        
     Enter  the amount that the customer hands you to  pay 
     for  the  sale. The change to be given  back  to  the 
     customer will be computed and then displayed.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 27,Print Receipt
        
                  Printing A Customer Receipt
                  ---------------------------
        
     If you would like to print a receipt for the customer 
     enter  P  at this time. Otherwise any other  key  hit 
     will not print a receipt.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 28,Enter Stock Number T C or X
        
         Total Sale, Cancel Sale or Tax Exempt a Sale
         --------------------------------------------
        
     Enter  the stock number of the item either  from  the 
     keyboard or a barcode reader if installed.
        
     Enter the letter 't' to total the sale.
        
     Enter the letter 'x' to total a tax exempt sale.
*P        

     Enter   the  letter  'c'  to  cancel  or   void   the 
     transaction in progress.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 29,Enter Quantity
        
                Entering The Quantity Purchased
                -------------------------------
        
     Enter the total number of this item to be  purchased. 
     If the customer is buying five of one item you  would 
     enter 5.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 30,Checks
        
                     Entering Total Checks
                     ---------------------
        
     Add  the  total  amount of the checks  in  your  cash 
     drawer and enter the dollar amount here.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                    Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 31,Charges
        
                    Entering Total Charges
                    ----------------------
        
     Add  the total charges (ex. Visa, MC, AMEX)  in  your 
     cash drawer and enter the dollar amount here.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 32,Hundreds
        
               Entering One Hundred Dollar Bills
               ---------------------------------
        
     Enter the number of one hundred dollar bills in  your 
     cash  drawer  here. DO NOT enter the  dollar  amount. 
     Enter  the actual number of bills. (Ex. if  you  have 
     five  one hundred dollar bills in your  cash  drawer, 
     enter 5, not 500.00).
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 33,Fifties
        
                  Entering Fifty Dollar Bills
                  ---------------------------
        
     Enter  the number of fifty dollar bills in your  cash 
     drawer  here. DO NOT enter the dollar  amount.  Enter 
     the  actual  number of bills. (Ex. if you  have  five 
     fifty dollar bills in your cash drawer, enter 5,  not 
     250.00).
       
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                    Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 34,Twenties
        
                 Entering Twenty Dollar Bills
                 ----------------------------
        
     Enter the number of twenty dollar bills in your  cash 
     drawer  here. DO NOT enter the dollar  amount.  Enter 
     the  actual  number of bills. (Ex. if you  have  five 
     twenty dollar bills in your cash drawer, enter 5, not 
     100.00).
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 35,Tens
        
                   Entering Ten Dollar Bills
                   -------------------------
        
     Enter  the  number of ten dollar bills in  your  cash 
     drawer  here. DO NOT enter the dollar  amount.  Enter 
     the actual number of bills. (Ex. if you have five ten 
     dollar  bills  in  your cash  drawer,  enter  5,  not 
     50.00).
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 36,Fives
        
                  Entering Five Dollar Bills
                  --------------------------
        
     Enter  the number of five dollar bills in  your  cash 
     drawer  here. DO NOT enter the dollar  amount.  Enter 
     the actual number of bills. (Ex. if you have five one 
     five  dollar bills in your cash drawer, enter 5,  not 
     25.00).
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 37,Ones
        
                   Entering One Dollar Bills
                   -------------------------
        
     Enter  the  number of one dollar bills in  your  cash 
     drawer  here. DO NOT enter the dollar  amount.  Enter 
     the actual number of bills. (Ex. if you have five one 
     dollar bills in your cash drawer, enter 5, not 5.00).
       
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 38,Halves
        
                     Entering Half Dollars
                     ---------------------
        
     Enter the number of half dollars in your cash  drawer 
     here.  DO  NOT  enter the dollar  amount.  Enter  the 
     actual  number of coins. (Ex. if you have  five  half 
     dollar coins in your cash drawer, enter 5, not 2.50).
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 39,Quarters
        
                       Entering Quarters
                       -----------------
        
     Enter  the  number of quarters in  your  cash  drawer 
     here.   DO  NOT enter the dollar  amount.  Enter  the 
     actual  number  of  coins.  (Ex.  if  you  have  five 
     quarters in your cash drawer, enter 5, not 1.25).
       
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 40,Dimes

                        Entering Dimes
                        --------------
        
     Enter  the number of dimes in your cash drawer  here.  
     DO  NOT  enter the dollar amount.  Enter  the  actual 
     number of coins. (Ex. if you have five dimes in  your 
     cash drawer, enter 5, not .50).
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 41,Nickels
        
                       Entering Nickels
                       ----------------
        
     Enter the number of nickels in your cash drawer here.  
     DO  NOT  enter the dollar amount.  Enter  the  actual 
     number  of  coins. (Ex. if you have five  nickels  in 
     your cash drawer, enter 5, not .25).
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 42,Pennies
        
                       Entering Pennies
                       ----------------
        
     Enter the number of pennies in your cash drawer here.  
     DO  NOT  enter the dollar amount.  Enter  the  actual 
     number  of  coins. (Ex. if you have five  pennies  in 
     your cash drawer, enter 5, not .05).
     
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                    Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 43,Drawer is Balanced
        
                       A Balanced Drawer
                       -----------------
        
     This  notice means that the cash in your cash  drawer 
     is the proper amount. (Good going!).
       
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 44,Drawer is Short
        
                        A Short Drawer
                        --------------

     This  notice  displays  the amount of  cash  that  is 
     missing  from the cash drawer. Run  Reconcile  Drawer 
     again  and if the same amount appears the  drawer  is 
     short by that amount.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 45,Drawer is Over
        
                        An Over Drawer
                        --------------
        
     This notice displays the amount of cash that the cash 
     drawer contains over the amount that should be in the 
     cash  drawer. This usually is caused by not giving  a 
     customer the correct amount of change. Run  Reconcile 
     Drawer  again  and  if the same  amount  appears  the 
     drawer is over by that amount.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 46,System Failure
        
                        System Failure
                        --------------
        
     Your  computer  system is not responding  to  request 
     from The Alcor Cash Register program. 
*P        

     Possible causes:
        
     Open disk drive door
     Printer is off or off line
     Printer is out of paper
     A cable is loose
     Your Hard Disk has a bad sector or has failed
     Your floppy disk is bad
       
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 47,Please Enter Password
        
                      Entering A Password
                      -------------------
        
     Enter  the password needed to enter this  section  of 
     The Alcor Cash Register.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 48,Price Lookup
        
                    Entering A Stock Number
                    -----------------------
        
     Enter the stock number of the item you wish to  view. 
     After  you have finished viewing the item,  just  hit 
     any key on your keyboard to return to the main menu.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 49,Enter Opening Cash
        
                   Entering The Opening Cash
                   -------------------------
        
     Add  up the cash in the cash drawer that you will  be 
     starting out with for the day. Enter the total amount 
     here.  You will not be asked for your  starting  cash 
     again  until the Daily report is printed  again.  The 
     daily report will clear this field.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 50,Print Receipts As Default
        
                  Print Receipts As Default?
                  --------------------------
        
     If you want The Alcor Cash Register to print customer 
     receipts  by default, enter Y. If you usually do  not 
     provide your customers with a receipt, enter N.  This 
     selection can be overridden when making a sale.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

*E
        
*B 51,Password Protection
        
             Password Protect Wholesale Sections?
             ------------------------------------
        
     If  you want the user to have to enter a password  to 
     enter  any  wholesale  sections  of  The  Alcor  Cash  
     Register, enter Y. By entering N the user will not be 
     prompted  for  a  password  when  entering  wholesale 
     sections.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

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*B 52,Alcor Accounting G/L

         Interface With The Alcor Accounting Program?
         --------------------------------------------
        
     If  you  are using the Alcor Accounting  program  and 
     want all your daily sales to be automatically  posted 
     to  your Alcor Accounting program enter Y. If you  do 
     not  use  the Alcor Accounting program or  prefer  to 
     enter your daily receipts manually in your accounting 
     program enter N.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

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*B 53,Editing Keys
        
                         Editing Keys
                         ------------
        
     Cursor Movement
     ---------------
  
     Within a Screen
  
     Down  Arrow, Tab, and Enter - Move the cursor to  the 
     next physical field.
  
     Up  Arrow,  and Shift-Tab - Move the  cursor  to  the 
     previous physical field.
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     Ctrl-Home  - Moves the cursor to the first  field  on 
     the screen.
  
     Ctrl-End - Moves the cursor to the last field on  the 
     screen.
  
     Ctrl-Enter - Process all fields.  Within a Field
  
     Right  and  Left  Arrows  -  Moves  the  cursor   one 
     character to the left or right.
  
     Home - Moves the cursor to the first character in the 
     field.
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     End  - Moves the cursor to the last character in  the 
     field.
  
     Del  -  Deletes  the  character  above  the   cursor.  
  
     Backspace - Deletes the character to the left of the
     cursor.
  
     Scrolling Data Screens
  
     Arrow  Keys - Moves the Highlight bar up or down  one 
     field.
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     Home  - Moves the Highlight bar to the first line  of 
     data.
  
     End  -  Moves the Highlight bar to the last  line  of 
     data.
  
     PgUp  and PgDn - Moves the Highlight bar up  or  down 
     one page at a time.
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                       Cursor Movement
                       ---------------
        
               Arrow keys      - cursor movement
               Ctrl-LeftArrow  - word left
               Ctrl-RightArrow - word right
               Home            - beginning of field
               End             - end of line/field
               Ctrl-Home       - beginning of first field
               Ctrl-End        - end of last field
               Tab             - next field
               Shift-Tab       - previous field
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                     Inserting and Deleting
                     ----------------------
        
               Ins            - toggle insert mode
               Del            - delete character at cursor
               Backspace      - delete character left
               Ctrl-Backspace - delete word left
               Ctrl-T         - delete word right
               Ctrl-U         - delete to end of field
               Ctrl-Y         - delete to end of form
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                      Other Editing Keys
                      ------------------
        
               Enter           - process current field
               Ctrl-Enter      - process all fields
               Ctrl-R          - restore field
               Esc             - abort data entry
      
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

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*B 54,Mouse Activity
        
                    Mouse Activity And Use
                    ----------------------
        
     Select  - Single click with the left mouse button  on 
     the  item  to  be selected. This  includes  all  menu 
     options, fields, and items listed in Look-Up windows.
       
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

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*B 55,Selecting Menu Options
        
                    Selecting Menu Options
                    ----------------------
        
     There  are three ways to select menu options  in  The 
     Alcor  Cash Register. When you need to select a  Menu 
     item, use one of the following methods:
        
     Press  the  highlighted  letter to  access  the  menu 
     option.
        
     Use  the arrow keys to highlight the menu option  and 
     press ENTER.
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     Click on the menu option with the left mouse button.        

     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

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*B 56,The Setup Program

                       The Setup Program
                       -----------------
        
     If  this  is the first time you are using  The  Alcor 
     Cash Register you will need to run the setup program.  
     The  setup  program will customize your copy  of  the 
     Alcor Cash Register with your company name,  address, 
     telephone  number, sales tax rate, two  note  columns 
     that  will appear on each sales invoice/receipt,  and 
     your  system password.  If your sales tax rate is  5% 
     you  would enter it as .05.  The note columns can  be 
     used  for thank  you notes or announcement of  sales, 
     etc.  
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     You are  allowed  forty  characters  for  each   note 
     field.  The company name, and address fields are also 
     limited  to 40 characters each.  If you ever need  to 
     change  any  of the information  contained  in  setup 
     file, you only have to run the setup program again.
       
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

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*B 57,The Main Menu
        
                         The Main Menu
                         -------------
        
     The  main menu is the first menu that will appear  on 
     your  screen after starting The Alcor Cash  Register.  
     From  this  menu, you will be able to  reconcile  the 
     cash drawer, enter the maintenance menu, or exit  the 
     program to DOS.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

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*B 58,The Maintenance Menu
        
                     The Maintenance Menu
                     --------------------
        
     The  maintenance  menu  allows  you  to  run  several 
     reports,  change your systems setup and add and  edit 
     inventory.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

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*B 59,The Edit Inventory Menu
        
                    The Edit Inventory Menu
                    -----------------------
        
     The  edit  inventory menu will allow you to  add  new 
     items  to  your inventory and edit current  items  in 
     inventory.

     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

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*B 60,A Sample Day
        
           A Sample Day With The Alcor Cash Register
           -----------------------------------------
        
     The  following would be a typical day with The  Alcor 
     Cash Register.
        
     1.    Enter sales transactions during the day.
        
     2.   At the end of the day you would reconcile the
          cash drawer.
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     3.   After getting the cash drawer to balance you
          would run your daily report.  (This purges the
          sales file, so do not run this until the close
          of business day.)
        
     4.   Run any other reports desired.
        
                 This is as simple as it gets!
                 -----------------------------
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   Press [ESC] to exit help.

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*B 61,Introduction
        
                         Introduction
                         ------------
        
     The  Alcor  Cash Register has been designed  for  the 
     non-computer  user.   Great care has  been  taken  to 
     create  a computer based point of sale and  inventory 
     control program that is simple to use.
        
     The  Alcor  Cash  Register can  handle  an  unlimited 
     (limited  by  disk space only)  number  of  inventory 
     and/or service items.
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     Read  through  the  manual to  see the basics  of  The 
     Alcor Cash Register.
        
     If  you  have  any  comments  or  suggestions   about 
     improving  The Alcor Cash Register, we would love  to 
     hear from you.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   press [ESC] to exit help.

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*B 62,System Requirements
        
              Hardware and Software Requirements
              ----------------------------------
        
     The Alcor Cash Register runs on the IBM PC family  of 
     computers, including the XT, AT, and PS/2, along with 
     all  true IBM compatibles.  The Alcor  Cash  Register 
     requires DOS 2.0 or higher and at least 640K; it runs 
     on any 80-column monitor.  The minimum requirement is 
     two floppy drives, or a hard disk.
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     The  Alcor  Cash  Register  includes   floating-point 
     routines that let your programs make use of an  80x87 
     math coprocessor chip.  It emulates the chip if it is 
     not available.  Though it is not required to run  The 
     Alcor Cash Register, the 80x87 chip can significantly 
     enhance your program' performance.
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     The  Alcor  Cash  Register  also  supports  a  mouse.  
     Though the mouse isn't required, if you have one, you 
     must   have   one   of   the   following   for   full 
     compatibility:
        
     Microsoft  Mouse version 6.1 or later, or  any  mouse 
     compatible with this mouse
     Logitech Mouse version 3.4 or later
     Mouse Systems' PC Mouse version 6.22 or later
     IMSI mouse version 6.11 or later
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     The  Alcor  Cash Register also  supports  a  keyboard 
     interface Bar Code Reader.  With the installation  of 
     a  bar code reader you can use the UPC bar  codes  on 
     merchandise as your stock numbers.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   press [ESC] to exit help.

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*B 99,Help on Help
        
                         Help on Help
                         ------------
        
     Press the Help key [F1] at any time to get help about 
     the   highlighted  menu  command,   displayed   error 
     message, data entry field, or general topics.
        
     Items shown in bold face are keywords. You can select 
     them to display additional information. 
        
     By  selecting keywords and listings within  the  help 
     system  index  you can navigate through  every  topic 
     contained in the help system.
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     To  exit the help system at any time, just press  the 
     escape  [ESC] key on your keyboard. This will  return 
     you  to the point in the program you were  originally 
     at.
        
     Also see: ^Help Index^
        
                   press [ESC] to exit help.

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*B 100,Help Index
        
                          Help Index
                          ----------

     ^A Sample Day^............................
     ^About^...................................
     ^Alcor Accounting G/L^....................  
     ^Charges^.................................
     ^Checks^..................................
     ^Dimes^...................................
     ^Drawer is Balanced^......................
     ^Drawer is Over^..........................
     ^Drawer is Short^.........................
     ^Edit Inventory^..........................
     ^Editing Keys^............................
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     ^Editing The Inventory File^..............
     ^Enter Amount Tendered^...................
     ^Enter Opening Cash^......................
     ^Enter Quantity^..........................
     ^Price Lookup^............................
     ^Enter Stock Number T C or X^.............
     ^Exit Program^............................
     ^Fifties^.................................
     ^Fives^...................................
     ^Halves^..................................
     ^Help Index^..............................
     ^Help on Help^............................
     ^Hundreds^................................

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     ^Introduction^............................
     ^Inventory Cost^..........................
     ^Inventory Description^...................
     ^Inventory Item Number^...................
     ^Inventory Minimum Stock^.................
     ^Inventory Post To^.......................
     ^Inventory Price^.........................
     ^Inventory Quantity In Stock^.............
     ^Inventory Report^........................
     ^Inventory Taxable (Y/N)^.................
     ^Inventory Wholesale Price^...............
     ^Lookup A Retail Price^...................
     ^Lookup A Wholesale Price^................
     ^Maintenance^.............................
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     ^Mouse Activity^..........................
     ^Nickels^.................................
     ^Ones^....................................
     ^Order Report^............................
     ^Password Protection^.....................
     ^Pennies^.................................
     ^Please Enter Password^...................
     ^Please Enter Tax ID^.....................
     ^Print Receipt^...........................
     ^Print Receipts As Default^...............
     ^Process A Retail Sale^...................
     ^Process A Wholesale Sale^................
     ^Quarters^................................
     ^Reconcile Drawer^........................
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     ^Return to Main Menu^.....................
     ^Run Daily Report^........................
     ^Selecting Menu Options^..................
     ^System Failure^..........................
     ^System Requirements^.....................
       
                Press [ESC] to exit help.

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