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Table of Contents

Planning with PlanBee

Planning Philosophies

The Calendar

Starting a New Project

Spreadsheet view of Project

Editing or Changing a Task

Adding or Inserting a Task

Deleting a Task

Copying a Task

Splitting a Task

Working Day or Calendar Day Selection

Group/Heading levels

Moving or Rearranging Tasks

Precedence Details

Show More Rows button

Fixed Dates

Exporting Results to Clipboard

Recalculation Options

Resource Assignment

Saving and Loading the Resource Master List

PERT View of Project

Auto Alignment of PERT chart.

Printing a PERT Chart

Using PERT Chart in other applications

GANTT (Bar Chart) View of Project

Reporting Progress with PlanBee

Printing Reports

The Sample Plans

Title Screen

Welcome to the World of PlanBee

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Title Screen
PlanBee

Critical Path Project Management

©Edward Guy, 1999

http://www.guysoftware.com/planbee.htm

Planning with PlanBee

The Calendar

Starting a New Project

Spreadsheet view of Project

PERT View of Project

GANTT (Bar Chart) View of Project

Recalculation Options

Resource Assignment

Reporting Progress with PlanBee

Printing Reports

The Sample Plans

Registration and Payment for PlanBee

This help file

Uninstalling PlanBee

Reinstalling or transferring PlanBee

Upgrades and fixes

Version History


	Planning with PlanBee
PlanBee is a critical path planning tool. It allows you to specify tasks and their durations, and will then calculate the earliest and latest start and finish dates for each task, based on dependency links which you give it.  It will calculate "Float", the amount of spare time that a given task has in the schedule as an indication of how important that task is to the overall timing of the project. The results are made available to in you several forms, either for printing or for incorporation in other documents or programs.

Note that with PlanBee a "day" starts at 8:00 am and ends at 7:59 am on the following day.  If a task has a duration of 1 day it will be considered to end on the day after it started and one minute before the start time.  If the next day is a non-working day and the task duration is specified in working days, it will finish on the next working day.

If you are a new user of PlanBee, you may wish to experiment with the sample plans included.   To access them, select the File  Open  menu selection or click on the [image] button.

If a task has zero or negative float, that task is said to be "critical" and the sequence of critical tasks is called the "critical path" of the project.  The float for critical tasks is displayed in red on the PlanBee spreadsheet view and their task boxes are shown in red in the PERT view window.

You may notice that sometimes a task on what looks like the critical path is not zero.  This can occur when some durations and lags are specified as "working days" and some are specified as calendar days.  If a "working day" task is dependent for its start on a "calendar day" task, and the "calendar day" ends on a Saturday, normally the working day task cannot start until the following Monday.  Therefore, the calendar task would have some float, because it could also continue on the Sunday if necessary.

If you "fix" one or more dates in PlanBee, all of the other activities are scheduled around them.  Sometimes this cannot be done for some of the tasks and in those cases "negative float" arises.  This is the number of days which must be "saved" if the fixed dates are to be met.  Usually, you would assign additional resources to those tasks in order to reduce their durations.

Planning Philosophies


	Planning Philosophies
Some people plan from a "start to finish" view point, others plan from a "finish to start" viewpoint.

The latter is often most successful when planning a particular kind of project for the first time.  You first define "completion".  "What is the last thing that has to be completed, and when we've done it we've finished?" (Note that this is often not the thing you first think of.  If you are publishing a newsletter, the last task may not be mailing it, it may be paying the bills.)

If there are several independent final events in different areas of the project, you may need to specify an artificial "completion event" of zero duration, which cannot start until all of these final events are completed.  This ties together the end point of the project.

Once the final task/event is defined, a list of every task which must be competed before this task is either started or finished is needed.  These tasks are then set up as "precedents" to the final task.

Each of these precedent events then requires a list of its own precedent events, until none of the tasks defined has any unlisted precedents.  At this time you have a plan.

Note that you may define these tasks in gross terms initially and break them down into smaller portions later.

PlanBee allows some short cuts for frequent tasks.  For example, inserting a task is achieved by positioning the cursor in the row below the position you desire for it and then pressing the INSERT key, which results in a new blank task with zero duration and no links.  Holding down the SHIFT key while pressing INSERT does this and also sets up a precedent link such that the new task becomes a precedent to the task below it, with Finish-To-Start dependency and no time lag.  This speeds up defining chains of tasks.

If the cursor is in the bottom row of the "Task" spreadsheet grid, pressing the DOWN ARROW key will add another task (don't worry if you do it by mistake, pressing [Ctrl][Delete] will remove any selected task which does not have dependencies).  Holding down the SHIFT key while pressing the DOWN ARROW will make the new task dependent on the task above it.


The Calendar

In any project, most tasks (otherwise called activities) are governed by a working day calendar.  They do not proceed on weekends or holidays, but only on "Working Days".  Other tasks or activities continue every day.  For example a continuous pour concrete operation must continue once started.  Other things like the curing time of concrete or the time taken for grass to grow are controlled by simple elapsed days, ignoring the "Working Day" status.

PlanBee permits any task duration or time lag to be specified as either "Working Days" or "Calendar Days".  These are differentiated in reports by the appending of a plus sign ("+") to durations or lags specified as Calendar Days.

PlanBee includes a working day calendar which covers the years 1900 to 2099.  All dates before or after those dates are assumed to be working days.

The default working day calendar assumes that every day except Saturday and Sunday is a working day and every Saturday and Sunday is a non-working day. This status may be changed by clicking on a date on the working day calendar to "toggle" or reverse its status.

In PlanBee a "day" begins at 8:00am and ends at 7:59am on the following day.

The working day calendar for a project is saved as part of the project file.  Additionally, the working day calendar may be saved separately using the "Save Calendar" function on the File menu. A previously saved calendar may be loaded into a project by using the "Load Calendar" function of the File menu.

By this means, one or more detailed calendars holding the working day and holiday status of a given jurisdiction for a long period may be created and saved for import into any project - particularly new projects.

Note that clicking on the "Current Month" button of the working day calendar will display the current month, with the current day indicated by white digits.

The working day calendar may be displayed or hidden by clicking on the "Calendar" [image] button of the toolbar.


Starting a New Project

To start a new project, select the File New menu item or click on the [image] toolbar button. The system will display a panel for the entry of basic data about the project: Company Name, Project Name, Author Name and Account Information.  You may enter anything you wish in these fields.  The panel also displays a calendar for you to select the project start date.  After entering this data, click on the OK button or the Close box in the upper left of the panel. Note that you may display the project data panel later (after you have defined at least two tasks) to change this information by clicking the [image] button on the toolbar or by selecting the Change Project Options function on the File menu.

You may now define tasks either in the Spread Sheet window or in the PERT window. You must first enter data to define the first task shown on the screen. Many of the options on the toolbar are disabled until you have defined at least two tasks.

Many, but not all, task details may be entered from the PERT view of the project. All task details may be entered from the Spread Sheet view, including task name, task duration, task calendar (i.e. working days or calendar days), link (precedence) details,  resource assignments, completion data and fixed dates (if any).

You may define linkages (precedents and dependents) at any time, however there are keyboard shortcuts for adding the most common linkages automatically while you are defining tasks.


Spreadsheet view of Project

The default (usual) view of a project is similar to a spreadsheet in which the task details are shown as a matrix of rows and columns in the Task Details grid.

Notice that the row number of the currently selected task has a pale blue background. Tasks which are dependent on the currently selected task have their row numbers displayed against a yellow background (pale for a direct dependent, dark for an indirect dependent).  Tasks which are precedent to the currently selected task have their row numbers displayed against a violet background (pale for a direct precedent, dark for an indirect precedent).  This gives a quick visual overview of project linkages.

When a new project is created, a single task of zero duration is created.  You must enter an appropriate name and duration.

Most of the functions which can be performed via the keyboard can also be performed using the mouse by right-clicking the appropriate Task Name in the Task grid.

Editing or Changing a Task

Adding or Inserting a Task

Deleting a Task

Copying a Task

Splitting a Task

Working Day or Calendar Day Selection

Group/Heading levels

Moving or Rearranging Tasks

Precedence Details

Show More Rows button

Fixed Dates

Exporting Results to Clipboard


Editing or Changing a Task

The task names and duration by be edited by simply selecting and altering them.  The dates are computed by the system.


Adding or Inserting a Task

When in the spreadsheet view of the project, pressing the [Insert] button on the keyboard inserts a new task above the currently selected task.  Holding down the shift key at the same time creates the new task as a precedent to the currently selected task.

The Insert a Task and Insert a Precedent Task functions are also available on the Right-Click menu of the Task Details grid.

If the currently selected task is in the last row of the list, pressing the down arrow key will add another task row below it.  Holding down the shift key while doing this will create the new task row as a dependent to the task in the last row.


Deleting a Task

Holding down the [Ctrl] key while pressing the [Delete] will delete the currently selected task.

The Delete Task  function is also available on the Right-Click menu of the Task Details grid.


Copying a Task

You may copy a task's name and duration and then insert the copy elsewhere by using the Copy and Insert Copy functions of the Right-Click menu of the Task Details grid.


Splitting a Task

Often, it is necessary to divide what initially appeared to be a single task into two (or more) tasks.  PlanBee assists this process using a function on the Right-Click menu of the Task Details grid.  If you select the Split Task function, the task will be divided into two tasks with a Finish To Start zero lag dependency between them on the following basis:

•	All precedents to the original task will be precedents to the first portion of the split.

•	All dependents of the original task will be dependents of the second portion.

•	The duration of the original event is shared as close to equally as possible between the new portions.

•	The same resources are assigned to the portions as were assigned to the original task.

Note: If there are "overlapping" dependencies (i.e. Start To Start or Finish To Finish) you may need to edit them to ensure that the result is what you intended.

A task may be repetitively split into as many tasks as desired.


Working Day or Calendar Day Selection

When entering a duration for a task, you may specify whether the task uses calendar days or working days (the default or normal value) by clicking the appropriate button in the Row Options section in the lower portion of the screen or by checking or unchecking the appropriate entry on the Right-Click menu of the Task Details grid.


Group/Heading levels

If necessary, tasks may be arranged in related groups.  This is achieved by settings in the Row Options area at the lower left of the window.

Three levels of grouping are possible.  Durations may not be assigned to rows defined as group headers.  Dates are shown greyed-out at the group level, as if the tasks in the group were a single task.


Moving or Rearranging Tasks

To aid in grouping tasks, you may wish to re-arrange the rows.  In order to do this, right click on the row which you wish to move and select the Pick Up Row function then click on the place where you wish to put it down.


Precedence Details
Precedence (Link) Details

Linkages may be added or changed using the Precedence Details grid. Clicking on the Add Precedent or Edit Precedent button will display a panel for adding or editing a precedent to the task currently selected in the Task Grid.

Only tasks which may be validly be assigned as precedents to the currently selected task are presented on this panel.

The Delete Precedent button will delete the currently selected precedent.  If the Precedent Details grid is currently selected, the [INSERT] button will act like the Add Precedent  button and the [DELETE] key will act like the Delete Precedent button.

Most precedents are of the Finish-To-Start form, where the precedent task must be completed before the dependent task may be started and the tasks may not overlap in time.  In some cases, tasks may overlap. For example, when laying a pipeline it is not necessary to wait until all of the ditch has been dug before commencing to lay the pipe.  However, the ditch must be started before laying pipe may be started and the ditch must be completed before laying pipe may be completed.  These are known as Start-To-Start and Finish-To-Finish precedences.  They may be defined by checking the appropriate box to permit task overlap. Note that Start To Start and Finish To Finish precedences may both be defined between tasks but otherwise one and one only precedent relationship must be defined.

Sometimes, there must be a time lag between activities.  For example, in the case of the pipeline it may be necessary to allow 120 calendar days to elapse after backfilling before commencing to landscape the right of way, to allow the fill to settle.  Such lags may be specified on the precedence editing panel as either working or calendar days.

To aid in understanding and navigation, a list of the dependents of the currently selected task is shown in a yellow list box at the right of the precedent details. Clicking on one of these dependents will select it as the current task.

Precedents of the Finish-To-Start form may also be defined in the PERT window.


Show More Rows button

The spreadsheet view of the project normally shows basic details of six tasks in the top portion of the window and other details for the currently selected task in the lower portion of the window.  Clicking on the Show More Rows button will fill the window with the basic task details grid (21 rows).


Fixed Dates

Sometimes you may wish to force a task to finish on a given date.  To do this, select the task in the spreadsheet window and then check the Fixed Finish box in the Row Options section in the lower portion of the screen.  A calendar will be presented for you to select the finish date for this task.  The dates for any tasks with fixed dates set will display as purple on the screen.

Note that you may force impossible times on other tasks by doing this, and they will show up as "negative float".


Exporting Results to Clipboard

When you are viewing the spreadsheet view of the project, you may copy the task name, duration, dates and float to the clipboard by selecting that function from the Edit menu.  You may then paste these results into a spreadsheet program or other program which is able to handle a matrix of data.  If pasted into a word processor, the columns are separated by tabs and the rows by carriage return/linefeed characters.  If using Microsoft Word, this may be converted to a Word table by highlighting and then using the "Convert Text To Table" function.


Recalculation Options

PlanBee normally recalculates the dates of a project automatically after you make a change which will affect them. To avoid slowing you down it waits until you have stopped entering items before doing this.  On a slow computer or with a large project (hundreds of tasks), this may result in unacceptable delays.  To avoid this, you may turn off the Auto-Recalculation option by unchecking that option on the File menu.  You will then be required to initiate recalculation yourself by pressing the F9 key (just like in a spreadsheet) or by clicking on the [image] toolbar button which is enabled (i.e. not Greyed-Out) when Auto-Recalculation is off. To ensure that a recalculation takes place immediately you may press F9 at any time.


Resource Assignment

PlanBee can keep track of the resources assigned to a project and of the associated costs. To invoke this feature, from the Spread Sheet view depress the Resources button [image] on the toolbar. PlanBee will display a resource list for the currently selected task and a Resources Master list.

To add items to the Resource Master list, you may click on the Add Resource button and enter their details in the row displayed.

You may delete the currently selected item from the Master Resource List by pressing the [CTRL][DELETE] key combination, provided that the resource is  not in use in the current project.

You may change the name of a resource by editing its entry in the master resource list and the matching changes will be made throughout the project (e.g. you might have a first-line supervisor position called "foreman" but you want to refer to it as "Supervisor" for the current project - try this on the "pipeline" sample file).

Note that changing the Resource Master List in a project does not alter any copies of that list saved elsewhere unless it is re-saved.  The Master Resource List for a project is saved as part of that project file.

To add a resource to the currently selected task, select that resource and then click on the Add …to … button and then insert the number of that resource being assigned.  The cost of that resource for that task will be computed using the task duration and the cost per day figure from the resource master list.

Saving and Loading the Resource Master List


Saving and Loading the Resource Master List

If you wish to use the same Master Resource List for another project, you may save it using the Save Master Resource List function of the File menu. You may load a Master Resource List by using the Load Master Resource List function on the File menu, provided you do so before you have assigned any resources in the current project.


PERT View of Project
PERT View

Another common representation of projects is the PERT chart, shown above.  This view will be displayed in its own window when the PERT button [image] on the main window's toolbar is depressed.

The PERT window may be re-sized by "dragging" its borders with the mouse. The size of the elements may be changed by using the "Scale" buttons, which will change the number of tasks shown on the screen or printed on a page.

Note that the currently selected task is shown on a pale blue background and that the selected row in the spreadsheet window and the selected task box in the PERT window are kept synchronized. If you click on a node in the PERT view, that task becomes the current selection in the spreadsheet view and if you click on a task in the spreadsheet view, that task's node appears in the PERT view window.

Many operations in PlanBee can be conducted from the PERT view of a project.  The name and duration of a task may be edited in the boxes above the chart (however, specifying working or non-working days must be done in the spreadsheet view).

The following functions may be performed by right-clicking on the PERT chart nodes

Function	Valid for	Description
Add New Task	Empty position	Create a new task in the selected position on the chart.  You may add task name and duration in the boxes at the head of the chart.
Delete This Task	Occupied Position	Delete the selected task provided that there are no links involving it.  Links must be removed using the Spread Sheet view.
Pick Up This Task	Occupied Position	You may wish to move a task to a different location on the chart.  Right clicking it and then selecting this function will "pick up" the task. You may then select an empty position for it and put it down either by left-clicking the desired position or by right clicking it and selecting "put down".
Put Down Picked Up Task	Empty position	See above.
Add Precedent Link*	Occupied Position	When this function is selected, a precedent link is created leading to this task.  The other end of the link is set by left-clicking on the precedent task or by right-clicking on the precedent task and selecting Complete Pending Link.
Add Dependent Link*	Occupied Position	When this function is selected, a dependent link is created leading from this task.  The other end of the link is set by left-clicking on the dependent task or by right-clicking on the dependent task and selecting Complete Pending Link.
Complete Pending Link	Occupied Position	See above
Cancel Pending Action	Any position	Cancel any pending action started by a right-click on the PERT chart.

*Note that the system will not allow you to specify a link which would create circular dependencies.

Auto Alignment of PERT chart.

Printing a PERT Chart

Using PERT Chart in other applications


Auto Alignment of PERT chart.

If you wish to "unscramble" a convoluted chart, you may click on the "AutoAlign" button to have PlanBee arrange your nodes in a way which seems logical to it.  Usually you will only want this if you have made some changes which involve deleting tasks, or if you have specified some tasks in the Spread Sheet view, which does not assign chart positions.  If you do not like the details of the alignment which results you may move specific tasks by "picking them up" using the right-click menu in the PERT window.


Printing a PERT Chart

The "Printed Pages" note tells you how many pages it will take to print your current chart on the currently selected orientation (portrait or landscape) of the currently selected paper of the currently selected printer.  You may adjust the scale of the chart for both screen and printer purposes by clicking the "Scale" buttons.  Frequently a chart under-uses the last pages of a printout and may be fitted onto a smaller number of pages by setting a slightly smaller scale.

The chart may be printed either by selecting the Print Pert Chart function on the File menu or by clicking on the printer icon in the PERT window.


Using PERT Chart in other applications

In order to use the chart in other applications, the Edit menu of the PERT form provides the means to copy the chart to the clipboard either as a bitmap of the currently displayed portion (ideal for pasting into a word processor when writing a report) or as a vector graphic of the whole chart for pasting into a vector graphics program such as Corel Draw or for output to a large format vector device like a plotter.


GANTT (Bar Chart) View of Project

A popular way to visualize the timing of a project is to view it as a GANTT Chart, often called a Bar Chart or a Time Line.

PlanBee maintains a Gantt Chart in its own window, which may be shown or hidden by toggling the [image] button on the toolbar.

This chart can show both the planned timing for tasks and the proportion of a task which has been completed.

The chart may be copied to the clipboard by clicking on the "Clipboard" icon, or printed by clicking on the "Printer" icon.  Copying the chart to the clipboard is a convenient way of incorporating it (or parts of it) in another application such as a report.

The size of the Gantt window may be changed by "dragging" its borders with the mouse.

The Time Scale buttons allow you to squeeze or expand the time scale which is useful for the Clipboard and Printer operations as well as for direct viewing. The display shows the number of printed pages which will result.

Note that sometimes switching to printing in "Landscape" format may result in more efficient use of paper.

When copying the chart to the clipboard, you may adjust the size and scale of the chart before clicking the clipboard button to choose what you will paste into your other application.  If you are transferring a large chart into another document in several pieces you may wish to use a different scale for the different pieces.

Although not a usual feature of Gantt charts, PlanBee allows you to show the dependencies between tasks as purple arrows (like those in the PERT view) when you check the "Show Dependencies" box.

In some circumstances you may wish to print a bar chart showing durations and progress only, without the "float" portions.  You may do this by unchecking the "Show Float" box before printing.


Reporting Progress with PlanBee

PlanBee permits you to keep track of progress on your projects. When the progress reporting button [image] on the toolbar is depressed, a progress reporting panel is displayed. The status of the currently selected task may be entered by clicking the appropriate button.

The progress of a task is also indicated by a grey "thermometer bar" across the top of its task name.

In printed reports, the progress of a task is shown by means of a circular target with a black segment indicating progress [image] once progress has commenced for that item.

All progress items in a project may be zeroed-out by using the appropriate button on the Project Options panel.  This may be useful for handling a project which is repeated several times, just clear the progress and choose a new start date.


Printing Reports

The printing function for text reports is located on the File menu. The View/Print Report function displays a panel showing a preview of the printed report.

The following options may be checkmarked:

Option	Action if checked
Include Line Numbers	Each task or heading line of the output report will be listed with its task list row number for reference purposes
Show Precedent Relationships	The precedents for each task will be listed, with details of the type of dependency.  Where there are multiple precedents, the one which governs the task  timing of the dependent is indicated.
Include Resource Details	The resources assigned to each task are included in the report.
Include Resource Costs	The resource costs for each activity are listed and totaled for the activity. If there are group/heading levels shown, costs at each level are subtotaled.
The report may be copied to the clipboard by clicking on the [image] icon.  It may be directed to the printer by clicking on the [image] icon.


The Sample Plans

Several sample plans are included to give you the opportunity to become familiar with the system:

Newsletter:

Most groups or departments need at some time to issue a newsletter. This example will therefore be familiar to most.

Charity Lottery:

In many jurisdictions, charities or non-profits may conduct lotteries only under government supervision.  This usually involves legal deadlines expressed in calendar, rather than working, days.

Pipeline:

This (contrived and simplified) example is included to show the operation of various kinds of dependencies and time lags, including finish-to-start, start-to-start and finish-to-finish.

It also demonstrates the use of headings and groups to enhance reporting and to subtotal resource costs.

Advertising Campaign:

This is an example of a product launch with three simultaneous campaigns.

The Great Mail Train Robbery

Just after 3 o'clock in the morning, Thursday 8th August 1963, on a stretch of railway track in Buckinghamshire, England sixteen men ambushed the Glasgow-to London main train. Their total booty that night was £2,631,784  - worth over £26 million ($20,000,000) today.

"CHEDDINGTON, England--A well-drilled gang of about 30 masked bandits ambushed a mail train Thursday and escaped with loot estimated at millions of dollars in perhaps the biggest robbery of all time.

"The job was executed at 3:15 a.m., 40 miles north of London with precision and teamwork that pointed to the strategy of an underworld mastermind who has met with success in previous British train and bullion robberies.

"The gang first overpowered the railway signalman and set the signals for 'danger,'  stopping the train. They seized the engineer and fireman, expertly uncoupled the  engine and the first two cars, forced the engineer to drive them a mile down the track, then, smoothly swept up 120 mail sacks containing cash and diamonds.

"They made a getaway in two army-style trucks and a fast car. ...

"The ambush occurred at a lonely crossing by a signal which the bandits had rigged to appear red. They did not disturb electronic 'fail-safe' gadgets, but covered the green signal with a glove and used flashlights to shine a light through the red panel of the signal. The train halted exactly where they wanted it.

"When Co-Engineer David Whitby, 26, stepped down to see what was wrong with the signals, he and Engineer Jack Mills, 58, were seized by one group of bandits wearing silk stockings over their heads.

"At the same time, another group uncoupled the first two coaches, while postal workers in the remaining seven cars continued their routine unaware of the drama up front. ...

"The entire operation ... took only 15 minutes."

--compiled by Susan Schuurman

Source: Albuquerque Journal;

Aug. 9, 1963

In a book published shortly afterwards (Network Analysis for Planning and Scheduling - MacMillan & Co Ltd), a British university lecturer in Management Science, Albert Battersby suggested that a robbery of such complexity was probably planned using critical path techniques.  He suggested that Law Enforcement agencies could benefit from studying such plans on a theoretical basis to determine their weaknesses.  He designed and published such a plan for robbing a mail train and this example is based on his plan. Do not try this at home.


	Registration and Payment
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At the end of the trial period, the Save function will be disabled.  You may still experiment with plans and print the results but you will not be able to save the updated plan file.

Because of advancing technology in electronic commerce, other payment options in addition to those listed below may be available when you read this.  They will be listed on the PlanBee web page http://www.guysoftware.com/planbee.htm and if your web browser is appropriately configured, you may access it by clicking the blue link text.

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Registration and Payment via CompuServe

CompuServe provides a convenient route for the registration of Shareware, via a portal to the Soft-Shop registration service.

To use this service, GO SWREG on CompuServe and follow the prompts to register Registration ID  #93016689571.


Planbee Order Form/Invoice
 	CASH  INVOICE	(Please send credit card orders via PsL)

Name:  _________________________________________	Supply of  the PLANBEE System as below

Special "Electronic Registration" package

Address:  _______________________________________	for one computer only	$29.98

Mailed Package-for one computer; 	$39.98

_______________________________________________	Mailed Network Package first six users	              $129.98

Additional users on network  @ $10.00 each	_________

_______________________________________________	Shipping/handling charge outside USA or Canada	$10.00

Payment Enclosed (US Funds):.	$______________

_______________________________________________	For electronic registration,

please give Email  or Fax address  ____________________

to send registration code

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POSTAGE

GUY SOFTWARE

1752 Duchess Avenue

West Vancouver

British Columbia   V7V 1P9

CANADA

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Credit Card Orders
			Public software Library	Credit Card Orders Only

You can order with MC, Visa, Amex or Discover from Public (software) Library - a Digital River company - by calling 800-2424-PsL extension 16027 or 713-524-6394 extension 16027.  You can also mail credit card orders to PsL at PO Box 35705, Houston, TX 77235-5705.    In all cases please include the name exactly as on the card and the expiration date, in addition to the card number and your name and address (please include also the card billing address if different - this is a bank requirement).  For Email orders please include the word order  in the subject line.  For electronic registration, please remember to include your Email or Fax address for the registration code to be sent to.  On the World Wide Web you may click here to use PsL's online DigiBuy order screen http://www.digibuy.com/cgi-bin/order.html?102037+93329965324   or link to it from http://www.guysoftware.com/planbee.htm

The above numbers are for orders only.

Please quote item/product code # 16027

Any questions about the status of the shipment of the order, refunds, registration options, product details, technical support, volume discounts, dealer pricing, site licenses etc. must be directed to:

	1752 Duchess Avenue West Vancouver BC   Canada    V7V 1P9 (604)926-1370         sales@guysoftware.com

To ensure that you get the latest version, PsL will notify us the day of your order and we will ship directly to you.


Fax order for PlanBee (PsL # 16027)
Fax order for PlanBee (#93016689571)

To order by fax using a credit card, please print out this document, complete it and fax to Soft Shop.

North America: (978)336-0331		UK: 0870 0888962		Netherlands: 0208 845094	Germany: 0441-8009935864		Elsewhere: +44 870 0888962

Ship-To Name & Address:

First/Middle Name:	Last Name:
Company name:

Address line 1:

Address line 2:

City:	State/Province     --U.S. & Canada only:
Zip, Country:	Phone:	Fax:
Your email address:

Credit card number (MC, Visa, Amex, Discover, Switch, Delta, Eurocard, Diner's):	Expiration- Month/Year: Issue Number (Switch) Start Date (Diner's):

Credit Card Holder's Name & Address for verification: Do NOT enter the BANK's name or address in the fields below. Enter the address where the cardholder receives the statements. (Only fill out the spaces below if the credit card holder's name or address is DIFFERENT from the Ship-To name and address entered in the spaces above.)

Name on the card:	Company name:
Address line 1:

Address line 2:

City:	State/Province:	Zip, Country:

Order Details

Item	Price	Number	Subtotal
Electronic registration of PlanBee (URL code only for download of registered version)	$29.98	_______	_____________
Regular registration, includes manual and latest version	$39.98	_______	_____________
Network license, up to six simultaneous users on network	$129.98	_______	_____________
Additional users on network	$10.00	_______	_____________
Shipping and handling outside Canada and USA (not applicable to "URL code only")	$10.00	_______	_____________
Fax Handling Fee	$3.00	1 _______	$3.00 _____________
		Total: US Dollars	_____________
Card holder will pay card issuer above amount pursuant to cardholder agreement	Signature: __________________________________


DISCLAIMER
DISCLAIMER: The supplier and author bear no liability to the licensee or any other person or entity for any damage or loss, including special, incidental or consequential damages caused by this product directly or indirectly.  The software is supplied "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. Warranties of merchantability or of fitness for any purpose are specifically disclaimed.


This Help File

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This Help file was produced by the HELLLP! file authoring system.

HELLLP! is a user-friendly system to aid in the production of Windows help files. It requires Microsoft Word for Windows version 2.0 or higher.  Users of Word versions up to Word 7/Office 95 need version 2.7 of HELLLP!  users of Word version 8/Office 97 need version 3.1 of HELLLP!

HELLLP! is available as shareware from many sources and is always available from http://www.guysoftware.com/helllp.html at which site the author and distributor may also be contacted.


About Shareware:

Shareware is copyrighted software that is distributed by authors through bulletin boards, the Internet, on-line services and CD-Rom vendors.

Shareware allows you to try the software for a reasonable limited period.  If you decide not to continue using it, you throw it away and forget about it. You only pay for it if you continue to use it. Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You benefit because you get to use the software to determine whether it meets your needs, before you pay for it.

The shareware system and the continued availability of quality shareware products depend on your willingness to register and pay for the shareware you use. It's the registration fees you pay which allow authors to support and continue to develop our products. Please show your support for shareware by registering those programs you actually use.


Registration Reminder
	EGISTER HERE

PlanBee has been made available to you on a 30 day free trial based on the Shareware principle  According to our records that period has now expired and the Save function is now unavailable.

You may legally continue to use the product while your payment and registration is being processed, but otherwise you should cease its use and remove it from your machine.

You may make your payment by any of several methods:

Credit Card and Telephone Orders

Cheque or Money Order by Mail

Because of advancing technology in electronic commerce, other payment options in addition to those listed above may be available when you read this. These will be accessible via http://www.guysoftware.com/planbee.htm

Clicking on this link will connect you if you have a recent browser and an Internet connection.


Upgrades & Fixes

Any upgrades, maintenance releases and frequently asked questions will be posted at http://www.guysoftware.com/planbee.htm

Clicking on this link will connect you if you have a recent browser and an Internet connection.


Uninstalling PlanBee

The standard PlanBee installation routine sets up an uninstall facilty.  To use it, select MyComputer [image],  ControlPanel [image], Add/Remove [image] then select PlanBee and click Add/Remove.

To uninstall PlanBee (if not installed by a method which creates an automatic uninstall), simply delete the files in the directory into which you installed it.  It does not install any DLLs or similar files on your system.


Reinstalling or Transferring Planbeet
Reinstalling or Transferring PlanBee

If you wish to reinstall a registered copy of PlanBee or transfer it to a new machine or hard drive, you may do so as follows.

Immediately before the transfer:

Click on the Help menu within PlanBee and select Registration Details.  Write down the user name and registration code number which appears.

Transferring your licence:

If you are restoring all of your hard drive files via a backup utility, no further action is required.  Your licence is transferred automatically.

If you are installing from a new downloaded copy and you have retained a previous key file which had been emailed to you, process it as originally instructed and your licence will be installed automatically.

If none of the above methods applies, enter the user name and registration code number (which you wrote down before commencing the transfer) in the registration dialog box within 28 days.


Version History

1.0	First public release.
1.0a	Added "confirmation" on exit. Added "Search for help on" to help menu. Fixed bug which gave false "Late Finish" to a task which had nothing dependent on its finish but tasks dependent on its start. Updated ordering information to reflect PsL merger with Digital River.
1.0b	Fixed bug which allowed heading rows to be offered as available precedents. Added command line option to open a file. Added "Recently Used" list to Files menu. Added ability to start program by double click on PLB files in Explorer.


Welcome to the World of PlanBee

This help file topic has been displayed automatically because this is the first time that PlanBee has been run on this computer.  In future, you may display the help file any time you wish by clicking the [image] button on the program toolbar (click it here to display the help file table of contents).

To gain familiarity with PlanBee, you should experiment with the sample plans included with this system.  To access them, select the File  Open  menu selection or click on the [image] button.


Click on the [image] button on the program toolbar to display the main help file.