A          - Mark all records for printing or transfer.              
B          - List birthdays sorted by month and day.                 
D/E        - Dial the #1 or #2 telephone number in the main window.  
H          - Help, you're reading it!                                
L          - Display and maintain the Phone Log.                     
M          - Mark records for transfer or copy to another file.      
T          - Transfer marked records to or create another file.      
U          - Unmark all records in the database.                     
F1         - Change the screen colors.                               
ALT F1     - Configure CARDX for modem, phone, color and printer.    
ALT F10    - Set, change or remove password protection from a file.  
F2         - Add a new record to the database.                       
F3         - Copy the current record and then edit.                  
F4         - Find a name in the database, enter partial or full name.
F6         - Edit an existing record.                                
F8         - Erase a record from the database.                       
F9/F10     - Print individual or all records.                        
ALT Letter - Search for the 1st record that starts with that letter. 
Cursor Up  - Forward one record.                                     
Cursor Dn  - Back one record.                                        
PgUp       - Forward four records.                                   
PgDn       - Back four records.                                      
Home       - Goto first record in database.                          
                                                                     
                        ──── Edit  Mode ────                         
Alt D        - Delete a line of text.                                
Alt I        - Insert a blank line.                                  
Backspace    - Delete character before cursor.                       
Cursor Up    - Move up a line in the current field or                
               goto previous field if on the top line of a field or  
               goto the last field if in the first field & top line. 
Cursor Dn    - Move down a line in a field or goto the next field.   
Cursor Left  - Move cursor left one character.                       
Cursor Right - Move cursor right one character.                      
Ctrl End     - Goto end of text.                                     
Ctrl Home    - Goto upper left corner of field.                      
Ctrl Y       - Delete under cursor to end of line.                   
Del          - Delete character under cursor.                        
End          - Move cursor to end of text in line.                   
Home         - Goto first character in line.                         
Insert       - Toggle overstrike or insert text.                     
PgDn         - Exit edit mode.                                       
                                                                     
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 OPTIONS                                    NEW DATA    CURRENT DATA 
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 Modem COM port number, Space, 1 or 2...... █           2            
  Enter the Communication port number of your modem or if you don't  
 have one leave blank.                                               
                                                                     
 Modem Initiation string...................             AT &F L3     
  Read the instructions for your modem if this simple initiation     
 string doesn't work.                                                
                                                                     
 Modem Dial prefix string..................             AT DT        
  Read the instructions with your modem if this simple string        
 doesn't work.                                                       
                                                                     
 Modem Hang-up string......................             AT H0        
  Read the instructions with your modem if this simple string        
 doesn't work.                                                       
                                                                     
 Enter plant exit code number or a space...             9            
  At Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp., where I work, you have to prefix  
 an outside the plant number with 9.                                 
                                                                     
 Dial 1 before long distance? Y/N.......... █           Y            
  Prefix an area code different from your local area code            
 with a "1".                                                         
                                                                     
 Local area code...........................             412          
  Your local area code.                                              
                                                                     
 Enter default data file name..............             DEMO.CDX     
   If you start Cardx by entering just CARDX on the DOS command      
  line, you will be presented with the default setting screen.  If   
  you press enter, the default Cardx datafile will be loaded.        
                                                                     
 Use the birthday field Y/N................ █           Y            
  Select the use of the birthday field.                              
                                                                     
 LaserJet II printer Y/N................... █           N            
  If you have a LaserJet II printer enter "Y"                        
                                                                     
 Print first/last names in upper case Y/N.. █           N            
  HOWARD L. MCHENRY SERVICES  or  Howard L. McHenry Services.        
                                                                     
 Keep a log of phone numbers dialed Y/N.... █           Y            
  Enter "Y" if you want the Phone Log enabled.                       
                                                                     
 Use four letter Canadian states? Y/N...... █           Y            
  Enter "Y" if you use four letter Canadian province codes.          
                                                                     
 First and last name fields Y/N............ █           Y            
  Enter "Y" to have separate first and last name fields,             
 "N" to combine them.                                                
                                                                     
 Rolodex cards are sorted on the last name, first name and birth     
date.  If you are using "First and last name fields" = Y then the    
sort key is "MCHENRY, HOWARD L.470623" where the numbers at the end  
is the birth date by yr/mo/da.  If "First and last name fields" = N  
then the combined name field is trimmed of trailing spaces and the   
birth date is added in the same way.                                 
                                                                     
 When starting CARDX, enter the asterisk wildcards on the command    
line, I.E. CARDX *.*, CARDX will provide a menu of your data files   
to choose from using the cursor keys.  To load a menu from another   
disk or directory, enter on the command line CARDX <full path and    
wildcards, (d:\path\*.*)>.  To load a datafile from another disk or  
directory, enter on the command line CARDX <full path and datafile   
name, (d:\path\filename)>.                                           
                                                                     
 To use the Generic printer Label menu set your printer to six lines 
per inch and load your labels in your printer.                       
                                                                     
 To change the Help Screens edit file CARDX.HLP with an ASCII editor 
to suit your needs.  A page consists of 20 rows and 68 columns. If   
a line is longer than 68 characters, it will be truncated.           
                                                                     
 The Phone Log records numbers when they are dialed, they are        
retained regardless if busy.                                         
                                                                     
 To create a new datafile, (M)ark a record and (T)ransfer it to the  
new datafile name.  You will be prompted, "Data file doesn't exist,  
do you want to create it?....", answer "Y".                          
                                                                     
 Quick Search, ALT - Any Letter Key will find the first record that  
starts with that character.                                          
                                                                     
 F4 search, enter "Smith, An" to find Andy Smith of 23 Smiths.       
                                                                     
 Converting files from version 8.1, 8.6, 8.7 or 9.6 to 9.8,          
copy CONVERT.EXE into the directory where your Cardx data files are  
located and on the command line enter "CONVERT *.*"                  
                                                                     
 The F1 key configures the screen colors.  Use PgUp / PgDn or Enter  
keys to change screen color areas.  Use Up / Down Cursor keys to     
change colors.  Press the ESC key to exit the Color Set-up.          
                                                                     
 The number of records Cardx can access is unlimited.                
                                                                     
 To password protect a file use the Alt - F10 keys to add a password.
To remove a password strike the Enter key when change password is    
selected from the rolodex screen.  Suggest you back-up your file     
without a password in case you forget it.                            
