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- WELCOME TO THE FASTZIP MAIL INVOICE/STATEMENT PROGRAM
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- WESTCOAST SOFTWARE
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- The Postal Department is automating the sorting of Mail using
- Optical Scanners and the New Postnet Barcode. If you mail a
- certain quantity of First Class Letters and have the Bar Code on
- the Letters your cost per Letter can be reduced from 29 cents to
- 23.3 cents. Even more you pre-sort or meet other qualifications.
- No Permit is needed. If you do not qualify for a discount,
- printing the Bar Code on your Letters will cause more
- efficient, accurate and faster handling of the Letters you send
- out. The Fastzip Mail Invoice/Statement prints the Bar Code on
- Invoices and Statements for use in Window Envelopes. When you
- Register you will receive this Program and Fastzip Mail combined to
- Print the Bar Code on Envelopes,Shipping Labels,Address Labels,Post
- Cards, Invoices and Statements. (Contact your Shareware Dealer for
- the Fastzip Mail Program.)
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- The Fastzip Statement/Invoice program will print out very nice
- looking Invoices or Statements on plain computer paper. The
- program has the following features:
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- 1. Automatically numbers the Invoices or Statements.
- 2. Multiplies number of Items by Unit Price and Totals.
- 3. Separates Taxable from Non Taxable Items.
- 4. Automatically subtracts discounts and adds Sales Tax.
- 5. You can type in name and address manually or
- automatically from a 1000 Name/Address Database.
- 6. Prints New Postnet Bar Code above Address as per the
- Postal Department regulations for use in Window
- Envelopes.
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- CONDENSED INSTRUCTIONS
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- Select <4. Invoice> from the Main Menu and press <Enter>. The
- Set Up section is where you enter your Company Name and Address
- plus make all adjustments that are needed to print to your
- specifications. The Set Up section looks like the following:
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- ENTER SET UP DATA!
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- 1. Name :
- 2. Street :
- 3. City/State/Zip :
- 4. Optional 4th Line :
- 5. Sales Tax - Use Decimal Number : .06
- 6. Print Return Address on Statement : Y
- 7. Print Bar Code on Statement : Y
- 8. Line Feeds between Addresses : 4
- 9. Line Feeds between Statements : 10
- 10. Bar Code Print Passes. 1,2,3,4 Only : 2
- 11. Bar Code LF Epson 30/36 IBM 36 : 36
- 12. Bar Code Horizontal Space Adjust : 5
- 13. Adjust Left Margin for Addresses : 5
- 1. Save Data
- 2. Start Over
- 3. Main Menu
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- 1 to 4 - Enter the Return Address you want printed on the
- Statement/Invoice. Use four lines if necessary.
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- 5 - Enter Sales Tax to charge. Use a decimal number.
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- 6 - Option to print Return Address on Statement/Invoice.
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- 7 - Option to print Bar Code on Statement/Invoice.
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- 8 - Adjustment for Line Feeds between Addresses.
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- 9 - Adjustment for Line Feeds between Statements/Invoices.
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- 10 - The Bar Code MUST be black enough for the Optical
- Scanners to read. We recommend number 2 for good
- ribbons. Increase the number of passes as the printing
- gets lighter and replace the ribbon as soon as possible.
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- 11 - If your printer is in the IBM Mode then use <36>. If
- your printer is in the Epson mode and you are noticing
- a slight loss of line feeds then change this number.
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- 12 - This adjusts the Left Margin for the Bar Code.
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- 13 - You can change the Left Margin for the Addresses to
- use various Window Envelopes.
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- When you are finished entering Data, select <1. Save Data> from the
- Sub Menu and press <Enter> to save the data to disk.
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- Select <5. Address Records> from the Main Menu and press <Enter>.
- This will take you to the Address Record Section where you enter the
- Name and Address Data you want to save to disk. Select <3. Enter
- Data in a Record> and press <Enter>. The first prompt will ask for a
- Record Number. Enter number 2 and press <Enter>. The next prompt
- will ask for a Code. Fastzip Statement/Invoice only searches for a
- Record by the Code you use on the Code Line. It can be a Zip Code,
- Number or Last Name. For the time being just enter 1234 on the Code
- Line and press <Enter>. Enter the Name and Address on the next 4
- prompts. If you do not need the Optional 4th Line then just press
- the <Enter> Key to skip. Enter the Zip Code ONLY on the Zip Code
- Line. Do not use any Dashes or Spaces in the Zip Code. If you enter
- a 9 digit Zip Code, then enter it as 917112506. Press <Enter> Key to
- save the Data to Disk. When it asks for another record number just
- press the <Enter> Key to return to the menu. Select <7. Main Menu>
- and press <Enter> to return to the Main Menu. NOTE! You can not save
- a Record without a Zip Code.
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- Select <1. Invoice> from the Main Menu and press <Enter>. A Bar Menu
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- Select <Date/#/Terms> and press <Enter>. Type in Date and <Enter>.
- Type in Invoice Number you wish to start with and <Enter>. Type in
- Terms, Such as <Net Due 30 Days> and <Enter>. The Date/#/Terms are
- saved and do not have to be entered again unless you want to change
- them.
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- Select <Description> and <Enter>. Enter 100 in Qty and <Enter>. Type
- in DISKS in Description and <Enter>. Type 1.00 in Unit Price and
- <Enter>. Type a Y in Tax and <Enter>. If you did not want Tax on
- this Item then you would just press <Enter>. Do not type a N. (If
- you do not enter a number in Unit Price, you would now have the
- option of entering the total in the extension column.) The extension
- column will now show a Total and you will be returned to the Qty
- prompt. Enter an M in Qty to return to the menu. When you return to
- the Menu, you could select <Description> again and go back and
- correct mistakes. You do not have to type in all new data. Just
- press <Enter> on the Items you want saved or make changes. If you
- made an Item Taxable by mistake then you must type in a C under Tax
- to cancel it out. Press <Enter> until you are in an empty Qty and
- enter an M and <Enter> to return to the menu.
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- Select <Continue> and <Enter>. Another Bar Menu will appear and
- Totals will appear on the screen.
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- Select <Discount> and <Enter>. To give a Discount type in a
- percentage as a decimal number. Type in .02 for 2% and <Enter>.
- Select <Shipping> and <Enter>. Type in 5.00 and <Enter>. Select <Amt
- Paid> and <Enter>. Type in 10.00 and <Enter>. Select <Message> and
- <Enter>. Type in 'Thanks for your order Bill!' and <Enter>. If you
- do not use the Discount, Shipping or Amt Paid, their names will not
- be printed on the Invoice.
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- Select <Continue> and <Enter>. Another Bar Menu will appear and Ship
- To: will appear on the Screen. You can type in a Name and Address
- or just press <Enter> to skip.
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- Another Bar Menu will appear and Sold To will appear on the screen.
- Select <Manl/Recd> and <Enter>. You now have three options. You can
- type in Cash on the first line and Cash Sale will be printed on the
- Invoice. You can type in a complete Name and Address. If you saved a
- Name and Address as Record Number 2 in the Address Record section,
- you can enter the Record Number 2 on the first line and <Enter>
- and the data you entered into that record will appear on the screen
- and will be printed. Your choice. Select <Menu/Help> for a help
- screen that will explain the rest of the options on this Bar Menu.
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- Continue on and print out the Invoice. Be sure printer is turned on.
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- Select <Next> and <Enter> to make out another Invoice.
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- NOTE! If you are sending to a Foreign Country that does not have Zip
- Codes, you can omit the Zip Code by pressing <Enter> on the Zip Code
- Line. You can only do this in the Manual Mode.
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- STATEMENT - The Statement is the same as Invoice except the word
- STATEMENT will be printed and Ship To: will be omitted. If you do
- not want a number printed on the Statement then select
- <Date/#/Terms> and <Enter>. Just press <Enter> to save Date and
- Terms. Use the Space Bar and space out the number in the number area
- and <Enter> and the number will not be printed on the Statement. To
- activate the number again just go to the Main Menu and return.
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- TO PRINT OUT THESE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE A: DRIVE:
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- A:\>TYPE README>PRN
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