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- ------- PSA Cards 2.7 for Windows 95 and NT 3.51 ------
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- VERSION 2.7 WILL READ FILES WRITTEN BY EARLIER VERSIONS.
- VERSIONS OLDER THAN 2.62 WILL NOT READ VERSION 2.7 FILES.
-
- DESCRIPTION
-
- PSA Cards is an easy to use address program. It looks
- like a card file and it works like a card file. Just
- click on a divider tab or card to open or close it.
-
- PSA Cards is also an OLE 2.0 container application.
- This means that you can link or imbed objects
- (pictures, maps, documents, sound and video clips)
- created in other programs in your PSA Cards entries.
-
-
- PSA Cards existing features:
-
- * Print Rolodex cards, envelopes, mailing labels,
- shipping labels and address booklets. Address books
- can be customized.
- * POSTNET bar codes
- * Dial phone numbers, including dialing profiles that
- account for differences in dialing from different locations,
- and credit card calls.
- * Reminders for birthdays, anniversaries, or appointments
- * Merge two PSA Cards files, keeping latest modifications
- * Search any field for a text string and dated fields for
- a date or range of dates. Includes searching for words
- that sound alike.
- * Import data from an ASCII file or Microsoft CardFile
- * Export any field or combination of fields to a file or
- the clipboard for use in a word processing program or
- spreadsheet.
- * Object Linking and Embedding (OLE 2.0) container
- application
- * Context menus (right mouse button popup menus).
- The right mouse button menus allow common commands to be
- performed on Entries, fields within entries, and embedded
- objects by right clicking on them.
- * Create groups of entries for organizing various types
- of lists. These lists can be used to address Christmas
- cards, invitations, and to export addresses for mail merge
- in a word processor. Powerful group editing features.
- * No inherent limits on the number of entries or lengths
- of fields.
- * User configurable toolbars.
- * Optional second toolbar.
- * Tool tips for toolbar buttons (Not available for Windows 3.1)
- * Dockable toolbars (Not available for Windows 3.1)
- * Double click an entry to edit it
- * User specified screen and printer fonts
- * Type a letter to open a divider tab
- * Separate dialogs for residential and business entries
- * File backup command and backup reminder.
- * On-line, context sensitive help
- * Written in C++
- * Windows 3.1, Windows NT, and Windows 95 versions available
- * Installation program
-
-
- VERSION 2.7 NEW FEATURES AND CHANGES
-
- * Added user specified text, tab, and entry colors
- * Added Speed Entry command, including entering information from a
- multiline edit field by highlighting text and clicking a field button.
- * Added Tip of the day, including links to relevant topics in the Help file.
- * Added OLE drag and drop.
- * Added Select Current Group command
- * Added warning to change envelope title when first or last name is changed.
- * Added contact name to business name in locate dialog
- * You can now edit group names. e.g. Change "Family" to "Pests".
- * Added specification of exchanges as nnn-nnn in dialing setup, local / LD flags.
- * Added warning if no response from modem.
- * Added phone description field to dialing dialog for multiple phone numbers.
- * Added option to flag all phone numbers in local area code as local calls.
- * Added counter on dated field search results.
- * Added button to sort phone numbers within an entry.
- * Added user selection for new address default for Euro or US style postal codes.
-
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- VERSION 2.7 BUG FIXES
-
- * Fixed a bug which caused printed output to always go to the default printer
- regardless of the printer selected in the print setup dialog.
- * Fixed a bug in the backup reminder feature that sometimes reminded the
- user about backups too often.
- * Fixed a bug that caused the phone page local/long distance flag to sometimes be
- ignored.
- * Fixed several bugs in importing from MS CardFile
- * Fixed bug in dialing setup setting local/LD flags which sometimes caused
- an exchange to be ignored.
- * Fixed a bug in the phone dialer that sometimes locked up the program when
- there were two modems installed.
- * Made sure there is a space before the postal code when exporting addresses.
- * Fixed number of changes in backup reminder to be less than
- the reminder frequency.
- * Fixed a bug that caused the program to stall when the printing area for
- an address book became too small.
-
- ********************** INSTALLATION **********************
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- INSTALLING FROM A FLOPPY DISK
-
- Run the setup program, setup.exe, from the Program
- Manager, Start menu, or Explorer.
-
- INSTALLING FROM A DOWNLOADED ZIP FILE
-
- 1. Extract the program and help files by running
- pkunzip from the command prompt. The zip file should
- contain these files:
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- _inst32i.ex_
- _isdel.exe
- _SETUP.DLL
- _SETUP.LIB
- DATA.Z
- DISK1.ID
- FILE_ID.DIZ
- README.TXT
- SETUP.EXE
- SETUP.INS
- SETUP.PKG
- UNINST.EXE
-
- 2. Run the setup program, setup.exe. It is best not to
- install the PSA Cards in the same directory that contains
- the unzipped downloaded files. You can delete this
- directory after the installation is finished. If you
- do this, be sure to backup your downloaded ZIP file
- before deleting it from your hard drive.
-
- LOCKED FILES
-
- If the setup program cannot replace an earlier version
- of a file because it is already in use, restart (reboot)
- you computer after the installation. When a file can't
- be replaced because it is locked by another application,
- the setup program writes a file called wininit.ini in the
- Windows directory. This file contains information on how to
- replace files as the system is started. Windows looks for
- this file on system startup.
-
- IF SETUP.EXE WON'T LOAD
-
- Occasionally, setup.exe will not load. This usually occurs
- when a previous InstallSHIELD installation has failed and
- left junk in your C:\TEMP directory.
-
- If this happens to you, use the Explorer to clean out
- your C:\TEMP directory. Then try the installation again. This
- is a problem with the Stirling Technology InstallSHIELD system.
- Hopefully they will provide a fix for this soon.
-
- The install program can also be prevented from loading by
- some virus protection programs. Of course the solution to
- this problem to turn off your virus protection program while
- you run the installation.
-
-
- UNINSTALL PROGRAM
-
- The install program implements an uninstall feature
- that will remove PSA Cards from your system. To access this
- program, click on Settings command in the Start Menu, then
- the Control Panel, and finally double click the Add/Remove
- Program icon.
-
- In Windows NT, double click the Uninstall icon in the
- PSA Cards program group. Be sure you want to uninstall
- PSA Cards before doing this. Once started in Windows NT,
- the program immediately proceeds to uninstall PSA Cards.
-
- If you have added files to the PSA Cards directory,
- Uninstall will not delete the directory. Nor will it
- delete data files (other than sample.car) that you have
- created in the PSA Cards directory.
-
- IF YOU ARE CONVERTING FROM PSA CARDS FOR WINDOWS 3.1, READ THIS:
-
- When you install PSA Cards for Windows 3.1 on a computer running
- Windows 95, or when you install Windows 95 over Windows 3.1 with
- PSA Cards already installed, there will be a "PSA Cards" program
- folder on the Windows 95 Start menu. When you install PSA Cards
- for Windows 95/NT 3.51 on a computer running Windows 95, a program
- icon named "PSA Cards Win 32" will appear on the Start menu.
- Since the InstallSHIELD Windows 95 installation routine does
- not check for the presence of the old PSA Cards program folder
- from the Windows 3.1 version, you will need to remove it from the
- Start menu manually. To do this, right click on the Start menu,
- open the Programs folder, find the old PSA Cards program folder,
- and drag it to the Recycle Bin.
-
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- LOADING A DATA FILE ON STARTUP
-
- The installation program sets up PSA Cards to automatically
- open the file "sample.car" each time you select the PSA Cards
- icon. If you want to open a different file on program startup
- in Wndows NT, use the Program manager "Properties" command to
- change the Command Line entry. The new data file name replaces
- "sample.car" after the program name (cards.exe). Be sure to
- leave a blank between the program name and the file name.
-
- If you are running Windows 95:
- 1. Right click Start button
- 2. Click "Explore"
- 3. Click on the "Programs" folder and look for the PSA Cards
- shortcut in the Contents pane. (click the words "Programs"
- then look in the right hand window pane)
- 4. Right click on PSA Cards shortcut.
- 5. Click "Properties"
- 6. Click "Shortcut" tab
- 7. Change "Target" line sample.car to the desired file.
-
- You can also start PSA Cards from the File Manager or
- Explorer by double clicking (or right click - Open) on
- any PSA Cards data file that has a .car file type.
-
- Another Windows 95 way of starting PSA Cards with a specific
- data file is to use the right mouse button to drag file's
- icon to the desktop. Then select "Create Shortcut(s) here"
- when the right mouse button menu is displayed.
-
- REGISTRATION
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- To become a registered PSA Cards user, and to receive
- notification of new releases of PSA Cards, send $25.00
- to:
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- William L. Rogers
- PSA Software
- 1319 Silk Oak Drive
- Fort Collins, CO 80525-5597
-
- Colorado residents please add 3% sales tax. Fort
- Collins, Colorado residents please add 6% sales tax.
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- WHAT YOU GET FOR REGISTERING
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- * Your registration code
- * Free updates for one year
- * A personalized program diskette with the latest
- version of PSA Cards
- * Notification of new releases
- * Program support for one year
-
- The file register.txt can be printed and used as a
- registration form. A registration form can also be
- printed from within the program's Help topic for the
- Register command. If you choose not to use a
- registration form, be sure to indicate that you are
- registering the Windows NT 3.51 / Windows 95 version
- so that I can mail the correct diskette.
-
- COMPUSERVE USERS
-
- If you are a CompuServe user, you can also register
- using CompuServe's Shareware Registration service.
- The registration ID for this program is 4620. The
- fee is $25.00. After CompuServe notifies me of your
- registration, I will e-mail your registration code
- and send your diskette via US mail.
-
- Whether you register by CompuServe or by US mail, if
- I have your e-mail address, I will endeavor to send
- your registration code as soon as I receive your
- registration. Otherwise you will receive your
- registration by return mail along with your diskette.
-
- Registered users enable me continue to improve PSA
- Cards and implement your suggestions. The income also
- pays for the computer and software I use to do this.
- If you use PSA Cards on a regular basis and find it
- useful, please register. This version of PSA Cards
- allows you to update your data file 20 times before
- registering. After the 20th update you will still be
- able to access your data, but will not be able to save
- changes to the file until you enter your registration
- code using the Registration command in the Help menu.
-
- PAYMENT FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
-
- If you live outside the United States, the easiest way to
- register is via CompuServe (see above). If you don't have
- a CompuServe account, and you want to register using a
- credit card, see the next section.
-
- You can also send payment in the form of an International
- Postal Money Order in US dollars, an American Express money
- order in US dollars, a check in US dollars drawn on a US
- bank, or cash. Your bank should be able to advise you on
- how to obtain a check drawn on a US bank. We regret that
- we are unable to accept personal checks drawn or foreign
- banks or EuroChecks.
-
- If you send cash, send US currency if at all possible.
- If you send payment in your local currency, use the
- exchange rate your bank is quoting and include an
- additional $3.00 (US) to cover our bank charges for
- currency conversion. It is amazing that in 1995, US
- banks are still in the 19th century when it comes to
- dealing with small payments from outside the US. I
- wouldn't be surprised to see the teller put on a
- green eye-shade and get out a quill pen before filling
- out the paper forms required to convert foreign currency
- to US dollars. If you send cash in the mail, it is at
- your risk. However, we have had a very high success
- rate with receiving cash sent via the postal service.
- If you want a higher degree of assurance when sending
- cash, use registered or certified mail.
-
- CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLY
-
- You can register with Master Card, Visa, American Express, or
- Discover from Public Software Library (PsL) by calling 800-242-4775
- (from within the US) or +1 713-524-6394 (from outside the US) or by
- FAX to 713-524-6398 or by CompuServe e-mail to 71355,470. You
- can also mail credit card orders to PsL at, PO Box 35705, Houston,
- TX 77235-5705. If you want to print out a registration form that
- you can mail to PsL, see the Registration topic in the on-line Help.
- Public Software Library cannot accept credit card orders that are
- sent to PSA Software and then forwarded to them. If you want use
- your credit card, you must contact PsL directly.
-
- When you order from PsL, they will need the PSA Cards product
- number. It is 14333.
-
- When you register via PsL, there is a shipping and handling fee
- of $3.00 for customers in the US. For customers outside the US,
- shipping and handling is $4.00.
-
- THE ABOVE NUMBERS ARE FOR CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLY. THE AUTHOR
- OF PSA CARDS CANNOT BE REACHED AT THESE NUMBERS.
-
- Any questions about the status of the shipment of the order, refunds,
- registration options, product details, technical support, volume discounts,
- dealer pricing, site licenses, non-credit card orders, etc., must be directed
- to PSA Software, 1319 Silk Oak Dr., Fort Collins, CO 80525-5597 or
- e-mail to billr@FortNet.org.
-
- To insure that you get the latest version of PSA Cards, PsL will notify
- us the day of your order and we will mail the product directly to you.
- If you give PsL your e-mail address, we will also e-mail your registration
- code to you as well as mailing you a diskette with the latest version.
-
-
- DISCLAIMER
-
- Although PSA Cards has been carefully written and
- tested, no claim is made as to its reliability and
- freedom from bugs. This software is provided "as-is"
- without warranty of any kind. In no event shall PSA
- Software be liable for any damages whatsoever arising
- out of the use or inability to use PSA Cards.
-
-
- KNOWN PROBLEMS
-
- * The Equation Editor for Microsoft Word does not always
- work properly with OLE 2.0 container applications. This
- version of PSA Cards will not recognize the Equation
- Editor. Word itself and its other associated OLE
- servers work OK.
-
- * The Help buttons in the OLE dialog boxes for Change
- Icon and the OLE File Browser do not do anything.
-
- * Context sensitive help for the Object command in the
- OLE menu does not link to the correct help topic.
-
- These bugs are related to OLE 2.0 components supplied
- by Microsoft.
-
-
- BUG REPORTS AND FEEDBACK
-
- Please send bug reports, and suggestions for new
- features to CompuServe User ID 72064,1437, or
- Internet: billr@FortNet.org or US mail to me
- at the above registration address. I can't fix bugs
- or add new features if I don't know about them, so let
- me hear from you.
-
- You can also get the PSA Cards news and download the
- most recent ZIP file from the PSA Software web page:
-
- http://www.FortNet.org/~billr
-
- I hope that you find PSA Cards useful.
-
- Bill Rogers
-