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<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Mozilla/4.5 (Macintosh; U; PPC) [Netscape]"> <meta name="Author" content="Virgilio de Carvalho"> <meta name="Description" content="The SimpleContact Manual"> <title>Manual-Navigator</title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFEF" link="#000099" vlink="#000099" alink="#000099"> The SimpleContact Manual Table of Contents <blockquote><a href="#Introduction">Introduction</a> <a href="#System Requirements">System Requirements</a> <a href="#Installation">Installation</a> <a href="#Use">Use</a></blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote><a href="#Launching">Launching</a> <a href="#Startup Window">Startup Window</a> <a href="#Buttons">Buttons</a> <a href="#Fields">Fields</a> <a href="#Windows and Views">Windows and Views</a> <blockquote><a href="#Main">Main</a> <a href="#Index">Index</a> <a href="#QuickFind">QuickFind</a></blockquote> <a href="#Automatic Phone Dialing">Automatic Phone Dialing</a> <a href="#Automatic E-mail and WWW">Automatic E-mail and WWW</a> <a href="#Fax Cover Letter">Fax Cover Letter</a> <a href="#Printing">Printing</a> <blockquote><a href="#Mailing Address Setup">Mailing Address Setup</a> <a href="#Barcodes">Barcodes</a> <a href="#Page Setup">Page Setup</a></blockquote> <a href="#Network Sharing">Network Sharing</a> <a href="#Password Protection">Password Protection</a></blockquote> <a href="#Registration">Registration</a></blockquote> <a NAME="Introduction"></a>Introduction SimpleContact is a Filemaker Pro template that stores and manages names, addresses, phone numbers, and other contact information. It consists of a main database file called SimpleContact and two satellite files called Index and QuickFind. <blockquote>Features:</blockquote> <blockquote> <ul> <li> multiple views</li> <li> automatic phone dialing through modem</li> <li> preset and user defined fields for easy setup and customization</li> <li> multiple sort and search capability</li> <li> record categorization and subcategorization</li> <li> import and export functions</li> <li> prints envelopes and labels</li> <li> prints postal bar codes</li> <li> prints fax cover letters with custom logo</li> <li> network and multi-user capability</li> <li> password protection</li> </ul> </blockquote> <a NAME="System Requirements"></a>System Requirements FileMaker Pro 3.0 or above running on a Mac or Windows PC, a modem if you want automatic phone dialing, and a printer if you want to print contact information, envelopes, labels, and fax cover letters. These instructions apply to SimpleContact running on a Mac. <a NAME="Installation"></a>Installation Download and expand the SimpleContact folder containing the SimpleContact files. If you want to print postal bar codes, open the folder marked "Postal Uzi PS1 & TT" and drag the font labeled "Postal Uzi (TT)" to your fonts folder in your system folder and restart. This font carries a separate shareware fee payable to the developer of the font. See the Readme in the Postal Uzi folder for instructions. Windows users will have to find a Windows Postnet barcode font and contact me for instructions. <a NAME="Use"></a>Use <blockquote><a NAME="Launching"></a>Launching Double click on the SimpleContact file or any of the two satellite files to launch. <a NAME="Startup Window"></a>Startup Window When you launch SimpleContact, it will open into one of three main windows. You can choose the opening window by going to Script-Set Startup Window (Go to the Script menu and release on Set Startup Window). <a NAME="Buttons"></a>Buttons Main function buttons are located to the right of the window. These buttons are gray and are labeled according to function. Secondary function buttons are located within the layout and are colored to match the layout. They will either stand out from the layout or appear depressed depending on whether they have been pushed or not. <a NAME="Fields"></a>Fields Fields appear in light yellow and are labeled according to definition either on the left or top. Data is entered by typing, pasting, dragging and dropping, or selecting from a pop-up list. Most pop-up lists can be edited by selecting "Edit" from the list. The "E-mail", "URL" and "Floater(x)" fields have definable labels. By clicking on the labels you can choose from a list of other values. For example, you might want to have additional phone fields or two E-mail fields. <a NAME="Windows and Views"></a>Windows and Views The three primary windows are Main, Index, and QuickFind. Multiple secondary windows and views exist within the primary windows. Clicking the appropriate main and secondary function buttons will take you between windows or views. Clicking on the name and company fields in Index or QuickFind will take you back to Main. A memory feature brings back the last view within a window when you change windows. <blockquote><a NAME="Main"></a>Main This is your primary window and the database storehouse for SimpleContact. New entries and changes to old entries are made in this window, as well as most searches, sorts, deletions, and other operations. <a NAME="Index"></a>Index This window allows you to view the database as an index according to Name, Company, or Category, either alphabetically or by assigned category or subcategory. When necessary, a scroll bar will appear to allow you to view all of the information. <a NAME="QuickFind"></a>QuickFind The primary function of this window is for quick phone number searches. Searches can be done according to last name or company name by clicking on the appropriate button. In the field to the left of the buttons enter the exact last name or company name, or select a value from the pop-up menu. If there is a match, the information will be displayed. If there is more than one match, a scroll bar will appear. To go to the Main window, click on a name or company. To dial a phone number or pull up the fax cover letter, click on a phone number. The small size of this window allows it to be placed out of the way on the monitor screen for quick access. </blockquote> <a NAME="Automatic Phone Dialing"></a>Automatic Phone Dialing SimpleContact can use your modem to dial a phone number automatically for you. To enable this feature select Script-Set AutoDial and click the enable button in the message box. Enter your local area code and dialing prefix, if any, in the message box that appears next. It is recommended that you enter phone numbers with their full long distance prefix and area code, e.g. 1-212-123-4567. If you entered your local area code in the AutoDial setup, SimpleContact will not dial the area codes of numbers within your area code even though the area codes appear in the phone fields. When AutoDial is enabled, clicking on most phone fields, or the phone buttons in the Main window, will result in the modem trying to dial the number for you. Once the number has been dialed, you can pick up the phone receiver, click the Hangup button on the modem dialog box, and wait for completion of the call. If the modem does not dial correctly, go to Edit-Preferences-Application and check that the modem initialization string is correct. <a NAME="Automatic E-mail and WWW"></a>Automatic E-mail and WWW In the Main window, if you click on the connect buttons next to the E-mail and URL fields the program will try to activate your e-mail program, go to a www location, or dial a phone number depending on what the label says. If the label says "E-mail", the program will pull up your e-mail program. If it says "URL" or "Internet", it will activate your browser. If it starts with the word "Phone", it will dial the phone number. The program uses your Internet Config preferences to determine which browser and e-mail program to use. Check these preferences to make sure the Helpers for web browser and e-mail are set correctly. To check, do the following: Find and launch your Internet Config application. In the Preferences box select Helpers. Next to "http" you should see the name of your web browser. Next to "mailto" you should see the name of your e-mail program, which can be your browser if it has e-mail capability. Make the necessary changes. <a NAME="Fax Cover Letter"></a>Fax Cover Letter If any of the labels associated with the phone, E-mail, or URL fields say "Fax", clicking on the phone or connect buttons with pull up the fax cover letter. In the upper left of this letter there is a container field that can be used to store a picture or logo to be printed with the fax cover letter. SimpleContact comes preloaded with a picture of a globe in this field. You can change this picture by pasting into the field or by clicking on the field and selecting Script-Import Picture. The imported picture will be scaled automatically to fit the dimensions of the field. <a NAME="Printing"></a>Printing In general, clicking the Print button will print the view you see on the screen. Clicking the Print Addr button will print an envelope or label depending on the settings in the Info2 window. <blockquote><a NAME="Mailing Address Setup"></a>Mailing Address Setup In the Info2 window, the Mailing Address Setup section prepares SimpleContact for envelope or label printing. The Print Medium selection determines whether an envelope or label will be printed. The return address is entered in the Return Address field and the delivery address is entered in the Delivery Address field. The program can store two return addresses, e.g. home, office. The Mail Message field permits the inclusion of a message, usually in the lower left corner of an envelope. <a NAME="Barcodes"></a>Barcodes The Copy from Address button to the right of the Barcode Zip field will attempt to copy the zip code information from the Delivery Address field. After copying the barcode information verify that it is correct and add any additional codes that you may require. For example, delivery point barcodes are created by appending two digits to the zip code. These two digits are normally the last two digits of the street address, post office box, rural route number, or highway contract route number. Check with your post office for specifics. Once the barcode zip is set, click the Calculate Barcode button to calculate the actual barcodes you will see on your envelope or label. If the Postal UZI (TT) font (mentioned under <a href="#Installation">Installation</a> instructions) is behaving correctly, you will see barcodes in the Barcode field. <a NAME="Page Setup"></a>Page Setup In order to print properly, Page Setup must be set correctly for the print medium used. The program will remind you to check this setting when it "thinks" that it needs to be changed. However, since the program is not that intelligent, don't depend on this feature to work correctly all the time.</blockquote> <a NAME="Network Sharing"></a>Network Sharing The program can be used concurrently by two or more users on a network. To enable this feature, go to Script-Set Sharing in the Main window and click the Multi-User button. Your serial number will determine whether this feature is active. <a NAME="Password Protection"></a>Password Protection Simple password protection can be enabled by going to Script-Set Password. If the password is blank, protection is disabled and the program will not ask for a password on startup. Note that this is rudimentary protection and will not keep a determined hacker out. </blockquote> <a NAME="Registration"></a>Registration This is the most important part of the manual, so please read it carefully :-) Your support of shareware makes shareware possible. Please pay the shareware fee if you find this program useful and expect to continue using it. The fee is US $10 for a single user and US $100 for a multiple user serial number. For details, e-mail me: <a href="mailto: virgil<virgil@qed.net>">virgil@qed.net</a>, or snail-mail me: Virgilio de Carvalho, 98 Piermont Ave., South Nyack, NY, 10960, USA. Thanks for your support. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact <a href="mailto: Virgil<virgil@qed.net>">me</a>. Copyright © 1998 Virgilio de Carvalho All rights reserved. SimpleContact version 1.0, released October 1998. This product is released as is. Try it before you buy it and use it at your own risk. No warranties are implied or provided. The author reserves the right to refund any monies paid and cancel the serial number for whatever reason. </body> </html>