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Topic1
LOVE YOUR DOG

 Pet List

 Pet Info

 Vaccination - Examination Reminder

 Events

 Tips


Pet.List
Pet List

The PET LIST control in the upper left portion of the screen provides a listing of your pets. While this program is designed primarily for dogs, you can put other types of pets in the program. You can add as many pets as you like to the pet file but you only use any particular name once.

To access information on a specific pet, click on one of the names in the PET LIST control.


Pet.Info
Pet Info

The PET INFO frame is located in the upper right portion of the screen. This frame provides general information on each pet such as name, breed, birthdate, etc. This frame is used to add a new pet to your pet list and to inquire and/or edit general information on a specific pet. The following command buttons are located on the PET INFO frame.

1 	ADD - Click on this button to add a pet to your list. Enter the name of the pet along with other information that you think is important. Use the TAB key or ENTER key to advance the cursor to the next field. Use Ctrl-Tab to move back one field. All fields are optional except the name.

2 	EDIT - Click on this button to edit information on a pet. You cannot edit the pet's name so make sure you get this right when you are adding it to the pet list. You will be editing the pet that is displayed. To edit another pet, click on another name in the PET LIST control, then click EDIT.

3 	SAVE - This button is to save information in the PET INFO frame. Use this when adding a new pet or editing information on the pet.

4 	CANCEL - Use this button when you change your mind about adding or editing information in the PET INFO frame.

5 	DELETE - Use this button when you want to delete a pet's name from your pet list.


Vaccination
Vaccination - Examination Reminder

This provides a convenient way to keep track of when vaccinations and/or examinations are due. You can change any of the label captions that you like. To have the program schedule your next event, enter the # of months between events and a last date. If the vaccination-reminder frame is not visible, click on REMINDER on the menu bar. The following command buttons refer to the vaccination-examination reminder frame.

1 	EDIT - If you have clicked on (selected) a pet name in the PET LIST frame, you can click on edit to enter information in the vaccination-examination reminder area. Use the TAB key or ENTER key to move to the next field or just click on the field you want to edit.

2 	SAVE - Click on SAVE to save the information you have entered in this area.

3 	CANCEL - Click on CANCEL to ignore the changes you have entered into this area before you click SAVE.

4 	PRINT - Click on PRINT to print a Vaccination-Examination Reminder report for the selected pet.


Events

The EVENTS frame becomes visible when you click on EVENTS on the menu bar. The events pertain to the selected pet name in the PET LIST frame. To change pets, click on another pet name and the event list will change to correspond to the selected pet. The following command buttons are on the EVENTS FRAME.

1 	ADD - Click on ADD to add an event to the list for the selected pet. An event can be a vaccination, examination or just an observation. That part is up to you. If you click on any of the check boxes corresponding to specific examinations or vaccinations, your vaccination-examination frame will be updated for you automatically when you save the new event.

2 	EDIT - To edit an event, click on the event in the EVENT LIST, then click the EDIT button. Make your changes (if any), then click SAVE.

3 	SAVE - Click on the SAVE button to save a new event you've added or the changes to an existing event you have made.

4 	CANCEL - If you are in the process of adding and event or editing an existing event and change your mind, click CANCEL.

5 	PRINT - The print button prints all the events listed in the event list box. In addition to the date and comments, the list will indicate if any of the vaccination-examination check boxes were checked. The print function will only print the events listed in the event list box.

6 	SEARCH - The search button lets you search the events file for the existence of a word or phrase. The search will be limited to the pet you are working with. The results will be stored in the event list box for you to review and/or print. To re-fill the event list box with all events, just click on the pet's name in the PET LIST (upper left portion of screen).


Tips

To see TIPS, click on the term TIPS on the menu bar. This accesses a file of which contains tips on GROOMING, SAFETY, TRAVEL, along with about 600 or so medical TERMS. To access a particular area, click on one of the choices in the MAJOR AREA list box. A list of terms pertaining to that area will become visible in the list box below the AREA list box. To see more information on a selected term, just click on the TERM itself.