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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. About Personal Cards ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Personal Cards is the designed to let you store text information in a convient
- "free" form with easy retrieval. Its intended use is as a VERY easy to use
- phone directory. Your use of it is strictly up to you.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Register ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The registered version is exactly the same in function but will handle up to
- 500 cards. Be sure it enquire about "Personal Calendar" which is currently
- under development.
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- Register by sending $25 Canadian to the following address:
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- Biomedical Design Centre
- 750 Heritage Medical Research Building
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2S2
- Ph:(403) 492-4870
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- Please make all checks payable to the "Biomedical Design Centre". Specify 3 1/2
- or 5 1/4 disk format.
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- Fill out the order.doc file that came in this zip file.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Disclaimer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The program Personal Cards is supplied "AS IS" without any warranty of any
- kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied
- warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
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- In no event shall the BioMedical Design Centre or the University of Alberta be
- liable for any damages, either direct or consequential, caused by the use, or
- inability to use, this program, even if BioMedical Design Centre has been
- advised of the possibility of such damages.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Options Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Options menu contains commands that you use to set the colors and fonts
- used in the cards. The following commands appear in the Option menu:
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- Colors Set the colors used in the notebook.
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- Fonts Set the font used by the notebook.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Colors ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You can use this option to change the colors used by the cards.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Fonts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You can use this option to change the font used by the cards.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. File Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The File menu contains commands that you use to create, open, and save data
- files. In addition, it also contains the command that you use to exit Personal
- Cards. The following commands appear in the File menu:
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- New Creates a new untitled file
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- Open Opens an existing file
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- Save Saves any changes to current file
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- Save As Saves the current file using a new name
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- Exit Quits Personal Cards
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. New ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You can create a new file in Personal Cards window by using the New command.
- To create a new file, do the following:
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- o Select the File menu and choose the New command.
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- The word "Untitled" appears in the title bar of the new file.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You can open a file that exists on any drive or in any directory by using the
- Open command. To open a file, do the following:
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- o Select the File menu and choose the Open command.
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- A dialog box appears, showing you a list of files in the current directory.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You use the Save command to save changes you've made to your file. To save
- changes to the current file, do the following:
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- o Select the File menu and choose the Save command.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4. Save As ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You use the Save As command to name and save a new file.
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- Follow these steps to save a new file:
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- 1. Select the File menu and choose the Save As command.
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- A dialog box appears, prompting you for a new filename.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- 1. Select the down arrow to the right of the Drive list to display all the
- drives on your system.
- 2. Select a drive from the Drive list.
- 3. Select a directory from the Directory list.
- 4. Select a file name from the File list or type in a file name and select the
- Open pushbutton to display the file you want to edit.
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- For specific help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> List of Fields ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- File name Type of file
- Drive File
- Directory Open pushbutton
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Type the name of the file you want to open in the File name field and select
- the Open pushbutton.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> List of Fields ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- File name Type of file
- Drive File
- Directory Open pushbutton
- General help
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Type of file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Type of file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the down arrow to the right of the Type of file field to display the
- available file types. The sample has set this field for all file types.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Drive list displays the drives on your system. Select the drive that
- contains the files you want to edit.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The File list displays all the files in the directory you selected from the
- Directory list. Select the file you want to open.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Directory list displays the directories on the selected drive. Select a
- directory to display the list of files from that directory in the File list
- box.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the Open pushbutton to display the file you want to edit.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use Save to store the file you are editing. After the file is saved, the text
- remains in the window so that you can continue editing it.
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- Note: If you are editing a new file, select the Save or Save as choices to
- display the Save as pop-up so that you can name the file you are
- editing. A file must have a title to be saved.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Save as ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use Save as to name and save a new file or to save an existing file under a
- different name, in a different directory, or on a different disk.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Save as ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Save as ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- 1. Select the down arrow to the right of the Drive list to display all the
- drives on your system.
- 2. Select a drive from the Drive list.
- 3. Select a directory from the Directory list.
- 4. Type the name of the file you want to save in the File name field and
- select the Save pushbutton.
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- For specific help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> List of Fields ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- File name Type of file
- Drive File
- Directory Save pushbutton
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Type the name of the file you want to save in the File name field and select
- the Save pushbutton.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> List of Fields ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- File name Type of file
- Drive File
- Directory Save pushbutton
- General help
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Type of file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Type of file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the down arrow to the right of the Type of file field to display the
- available file types. The sample has set this field for all file types.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Drive list displays the drives on your system. Select the drive that
- contains the files you want to save.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The File list displays all the files in the directory you selected from the
- Directory list. Select the file you want to rename and save.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Directory list displays the directories on the selected drive. Select a
- directory to display the list of files from that directory in the File list
- box.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the Save pushbutton to save the file to the drive and directory you
- selected and with the file name you specified.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Edit Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Editing commands.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. Undo ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Undo the last edit command.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Cut ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Take the currently selected text out of the card and place it in the
- clipboard.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3. Copy ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Copy the currently selected text from the card and place it in the clipboard.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4. Paste ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Place the information that is currently in the clipboard into the current card
- at the cursor point.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.5. Clear ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Delete the currently selected text.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Help Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Help menu contains commands that you use to access the online help system.
- The following commands appear in the Help menu:
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- Help Index Displays an index of help topics.
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- General Help Introduction to Personal Cards.
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- General Help Introduction to Personal Cards.
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- Using Help How to use the OS/2 help system.
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- Product information Product version information.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. Index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Displays an index of help topics.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. General help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Personal Cards is the designed to let you store text information in a convient
- "free" form with easy retrieval.
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- Press the Index button below for a list of help topics.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Using Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Place information for the Help Using Help menu here.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1. Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Key Description
- Home Move to first card in deck.
- End Move to last card in deck.
- Letter Move to letter pressed section. (If there are cards under
- that letter.)
- Page Up Previous card.
- Page Down Next card.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2. Product information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- (C) Copyright BioMedical Design Centre 1993.
- All Rights reserved.
- Personal Cards 1.00
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- Made In Canada
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- 750 Heritage Medical Research Building
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2S2
- Ph:(403) 492-4870
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- Shareware Version (Limited to 20 Cards)
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- Written by
- Brett Baudin
- Brett.Baudin@muskwa.ucs.ualberta.ca
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Product information dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- (C) Copyright BioMedical Design Centre 1993.
- All Rights reserved.
- Personal Cards 1.00
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- Made In Canada
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- 750 Heritage Medical Research Building
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2S2
- Ph:(403) 492-4870
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- Shareware Version (Limited to 20 Cards)
-
- Written by
- Brett Baudin
- Brett.Baudin@muskwa.ucs.ualberta.ca
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. OK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The OK button closes the Product information dialog.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Find ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Type in the text you wish to locate.
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- Press Find
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- If the text is found in any card that card will be displayed.
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- Press Find Next to find the next card with that text.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. New Card ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Enter the lastname or any text you wish to appear on the tab (20 characters or
- less).
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- Enter what ever information you wish in the card field up to 490 characters.
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- Note: You can change or add to this after you have created the card. Simply
- click on the card and make any changes you like.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Setting Colors ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Control Description
- Backgroud Deck Selects the color of the window behind the deck.
- Foreground Card Selects the color of the text on the cards and the tabs.
- Background Card Selects the background color of the cards and the tabs.
- Apply Updates the card window with the currently selected colors.
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