ProfitPress Mega CDROM2 …eeware (MSDOS)(1992)(Eng)/ProfitPress-MegaCDROM2.B6I/APPS/BUSINESS/FE_V10.ZIP/READ.ME2

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  Welcome to FORMS EASY(tm) version 1.0.

  If you are still routinely filling out forms using a typewriter, you
definitely need to change your habit and use FORMS EASY.
  If you are frustrated with the lack of flexibility in other form
filling packages, please try this one.
  If you are considering paying a large sum of money for a programer to
write a custom program to generate/fill a set of your business forms,
please try FORMS EASY and see how an amateur like you can do it
easily. Chances are, the form package you need is already in our
FORM POOL. (Read FORMPOOL.TXT for details.)
  If you do not have to fill out any forms at all but want to design forms
for other people (and make money), please read the file FORMPOOL.TXT to
see how FORMS EASY can also benefit you.
  FORMS EASY is not only a general platform that lets you easily create
simple forms or fill out preprinted forms, it also lets you create
packages containing dozens of forms with predefined relationship between
entries so that you never have to type the same entry twice, or
type/calculate any entry that can be derived from other entries. For this
purpose, numerous mathematical, financial and statistical functions,
arithmatic and logical operations and conditional entry filling features
are provided. As an example, the file "1040_91.fm" contains the two sides
of 1040 of 1991, schedule A, schedule B, and some workseets. Once you have
filled out the entries that require original data, most of the entries
that can be derived from these original data will be automatically
calculated and entered into the form. When you are satisfied with the
entries, you may load the government provided form onto the printer and
print the entries out. There are special features to help you load the
paper properly so that the entries will be printed at correct locations.
  To learn how to use FORMS EASY, type "fm tutor" at DOS prompt. You then
will be in a "form" containing text explaining how to fill it out and how
to design forms. Use arrow keys to scroll the screen up or down and
<pageup>, <pagedown> keys to go to other pages.
  In the same way (type "fm math" at the DOS prompt), you may go into file
MATH.FM, which lists all mathematical, financial, statistical functions
and other automatic entry filling features and explains how to use them.
  These two "forms" plus the help screens that can be invoked at various
places (by hitting <F1> key) should be able to serve as a full documenta-
tion of the program, although I am still writing an even more detailed
user's manual and will send it to registered users when it is finished.
  To use or look at the example of 1040 tax form, first read 1040_91.TXT
and then type "fm 1040_91" at the DOS prompt.
  FORMS EASY runs completely in text mode and therefore can probably run
on any IBM PC compatible machine with minimum system requirement. For
best performance, however, a color monitor, a hard disk, and at least 512k
memory is recommended. The amount of memory determines how many pages of
form you can put in one package. DOS 3.0 or higher is required. Of
course, you also need a printer to print the form or entries out. The
printer must be able to load a single sheet of paper if you want to fill
out preprinted forms. If you run FORMS EASY on a slow machine (XT or old
286), you may feel the response becomes slow when the form contains a lot
of calculations. In this case, you should turn off the automatic
calculation feature (hit ALT-A) when you are filling out the form and
re-enable it (also ALT-A) after you have filled out the whole form. In
this way, the calculation will be done only once and not after each entry
filling.
  Before you can print the form or entries, you must set up the printer
option properly. Please read SETUP.TXT for details.
  I hope you enjoy FORMS EASY and find it useful. However, please
remember, this is not a free software. It is copyrighted material. You
have the obligation to register if you use it to either generate/fill
forms or create form packages for others to use. You may copy and
distributed it freely as long as the COMPLETE package is distributed
without any modifications or additions. You may charge a shipping and
handling fee (not exceeding $10) for the distribution but should not let
the user to feel that he/she has paid for the program.
  To register, send me
  a) $20 for registration only, or
  b) $35 for registration and receive the most up-to-date version of the
     program and the form pool, a transparency grid (used in locating the
     entry positions on a preprinted form), one year free upgrade of the
     program and the form pool, and a nicely printed user's manual (when
     it is ready).
  You may simply send check or money order to:
     Gary Liu
     4440 Cypress Ave.
     El Monte, CA.91731
     U.S.A.
  You may also fill out the form REGISTER.FM, print it out, and send it
along with the payment. You may get quantity discount if you register 5
or more copies at one time.