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- Documentation : EZ-MAILER - John P. Corea 3/93
- Version 1.0
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- EZ-MAILER is a powerful, easy to use FORM LETTER database. With
- EZ-MAILER you can easily maintain a database of names/addresses/phone
- numbers and a database of form letters and then select recipients
- (persons to receive the form letter) and select the form letter and
- that's it. EZ form letters !! You can use EZ-MAILER for multiple pur-
- poses. You can create a resume and then enter companies to send it
- to and then send them a resume whenever you want. You can create a
- change of address notice and send that to whomever you choose.
-
- You can create as many form letters as you like and maintain numer-
- ous names and addresses (depends on memory, but at least 1000 or so).
- EZ-MAILER makes creating and sending form letters a snap !
-
-
- OVERVIEW :
-
- Recipients - These are the names and addresses to whom the
- form letters will be sent. You may add/edit/delete recipients
- with ease.
-
- Letters - These are the Form letters you send. You may add/edit/
- delete form letters with ease.
-
- Process - This is the process of tagging recipients and then
- selecting the form letter and then printing the form letters.
- Easy as can be.
-
- User - This is where you enter your personal information (name,
- address, phone,etc) which will appear in the form letters.
-
-
- USAGE :
-
- RECIPIENTS :
-
- Add Recipients - Select this function to add names and
- addresses to database. Enter the data and then press F1
- to save it or press ESC to abort the operation.
-
- Edit Recipients - Select this function to edit a previously
- entered name/address. Select the record to edit from the
- sorted list by pressing ENTER on the highlighted item. Use
- cursor keys or mouse or page keys to scroll through list.
-
- Delete Recipients - Select this function to DELETE entries
- from database. When you delete entries the entire datafile
- "RECIP.DAT" as well as the index file "RECIP.IDX" must be
- re-written so it can take some time depending on how many
- records you have. You can always EDIT a record instead of
- deleting . To delete records TAG them by pressing the
- SPACEBAR or using the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON. After tagging all
- records to be deleted press ENTER and they will be perma-
- nently deleted.
-
- Main Menu - Select this function to return to Main Menu
-
-
- LETTERS :
-
- ADD LETTER - Select this function to write a new form letter.
- First you will enter a description (up to 50 characters) for
- the form letter. The description can be anything you like and
- should describe the letter well enough so you know what it is
- in the future. A description could be "RESUME" or "CHANGE OF
- ADDRESS NOTICE" or anything you like. After entering the des-
- cription you will be presented with the letter itself in a full
- screen text editor with word wrap. Notice your name and address
- is already entered in the body of the letter. Also, you will
- notice <DATE> in the letter. That is where the actual date will
- be put when the letter is printed. You can , of course, change
- change anything you want in the letter. When you are done editing
- the letter press F1 to save or ESC to abort the letter.
-
- PLACE-HOLDERS:
-
- <DATE> is a placeholder for the actual date. There are several other
- useful placeholders:
-
- <NAME> Type this (exactly as you see it here- UPPERCASE) and in it's
- place the recipients name (as entered) will appear.
-
- <FIRSTNAME> The recipients First name will appear in it's place
-
- <LASTNAME> The recipients Last name will appear here
-
- <STREET> The recipients Street address will appear here
-
- <CITY> This is where the recipients City will appear
-
- <STATE> The recipients State (2 letter Abbreviation) will appear here
-
- <ZIP> The recipients ZIP CODE (5-10 digits) will appear here
-
- <PHONE> The recipients phone number will appear here
-
- <NOTE1> The recipients NOTE1 data will appear here
-
- <NOTE2> The recipients NOTE2 data will appear here
-
- <MYNOTE1> Your personal NOTE1 will appear here
-
- <MYNOTE2> Your personal NOTE2 will appear here
-
-
-
- You may wonder why there are <NAME> and <FIRSTNAME> and <LASTNAME>. WEll,
- for one thing, if the recipient is a company you would want the name printed
- as entered, but if the recipient is a person in which you enter the data
- in Lastname Firstname format you wouldnt want it to appear that way in the
- letter so you would put <FIRSTNAME> <LASTNAME> instead.
-
- * REMEMBER, the placeholders MUST be in UPPERCASE or they will be ignored.
-
- A typical form letter might look like this
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-
- John P Corea
- 3 Primrose Lane
- Brick, NJ 08724
- 908-206-1974
-
- <MYNOTE1>
-
- <DATE>
-
- Dear <FIRSTNAME> <LASTNAME>
-
- Please be advised of my change of address. The address listed above
- is my new address. Please send all mail to that address from this date for-
- ward.
-
-
- Thankyou
-
-
- John P Corea
-
-
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-
- EDIT LETTER - Select this function to edit a previously created
- form letter. You may edit the description and the body of
- the letter. Press F1 to save the changed or ESC to abort.
-
- DELETE LETTER - Select this function to delete form letters. Select
- letters to delete by tagging them with the SPACEBAR or LEFT
- MOUSE BUTTON and then press ENTER . The letter as well as
- the decsription will be permanently deleted.
-
- MAIN MENU - Select this function to return to the MAIN MENU.
-
-
-
- PROCESS :
-
- PRINT LETTERS - Select this option to print form letters (the
- purpose for the program). First you will TAG recipients in
- the usual manner (using SPACEBAR or LEFT MOUSE BUTTON) and
- press ENTER. Then you will select the form letter to print.
- Select it by pressing ENTER on the desired form letter.
- Assuming your printer is ready and connected to LPT1 the
- form letters will start printing...
-
- MAIN MENU - Select this option to return to main menu.
-
- USER :
-
- Select this function to change your personal data. Make
- any necessary changes and press F1 to save them or ESC
- to abort (keeps original).
-
-
-
-
- If you like this program and you use this program please REGISTER !
- The registration fee is only $5.00 . If you would like the source
- code for this program send $10.00 and I'll send it to you on DISK.
- Please fill out the registration form and send it along with your
- check..Thankyou !
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