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█"PC-DeskMates █╦ █#Chapter 1 █"Introduction █╠This guide is intended for█╩the█╩user█╩of█╩the█╩IBM█╩personal█╩computer █╠system, and assumes█╩that█╩the█╩reader█╩is experienced with the use and █╠operation█╩of█╩a█╩PC.█╩PC-DeskMates█╩User's█╩Guide█╩is organized to█╩be █╠utilized as both an installation manual and a reference manual. █╠1.1 Description and Capabilities █╠PC-DeskMates█╩allows█╩your█╩PC█╩to█╩eliminate█╩those devices█╩that█╩are █╠currently█╩cluttering█╩your█╩desktop.█╦It is no█╩longer█╩necessary█╩to █╠maintain an alarm clock, calculator, typewriter, phone book or calendar █╠on your desktop.█╩These functions can easily be performed by your PC at █╠any█╩time,█╩even█╩while█╩you█╩are█╩using█╩it█╩for█╩other█╩programs█╩and █╠functions.█╦In█╩addition,█╩PC-DeskMates allows you to control█╩the█╩PC █╠printer█╩and█╩to execute commonly used PC DOS█╩commands█╩while█╩running █╠other programs. █╠PC-DeskMates█╩is stored in your PC's memory so that it may be█╩accessed █╠by pressing a single command key.█╩This allows█╩you█╩to█╩execute█╩these █╠functions█╩at█╩any█╩time█╩from within any program without exiting█╩your █╠program or loading diskettes. █╠PC-DeskMates includes the following utilities: █╠- Alarm Clock█ß- Calculator █╬*█╩Display Time█▀*█╩Full Function █╬*█╩Hourly Chime█▀*█╩Printing █╬*█╩Ring Bell█Γ*█╩Monitor Display Tape █╬*█╩Display Note█▀*█╩Memory & Percentage █╬*█╩Auto Program Start█┘*█╩Read Screen Numbers █,*█╩Return Answer █╠- Calendar█Σ- DOS Commands █╦ █╬*█╩Display & Print Any Month█╥*█╩Chkdsk █╤Between 1964 & 2050█╪*█╩Chdir █╬*█╩Maintain Multiple Calendars Of█═*█╩Copy, Erase & Rename Files █╤Important Dates & Appointments█═*█╩Display Directories █,*█╩Print & Type Files █%- 5 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠- Notepad█σ- Phone Dialer █╦ █╬*█╩Enter Notes█α*█╩Automatic Phone Dialer █╬*█╩Print Notes█α*█╩Maintain Multiple Phone Books █╬*█╩Recall & Save Notes From Disk█╬*█╩Store Them Within PC Memory █,*█╩Save & Recall From Disk █╠- Printer Control█▌- Typewriter █╬*█╩Enable/Disable PrtScr█╓*█╩Emulate Electric Typewriter █╬*█╩Select Printer Type█╪*█╩Character Mode █╬*█╩Select Printer Device█╓*█╩Line Mode █╬*█╩Print a Test Pattern█╫*█╩Margin Control █╬*█╩Select Special Printer Functions█╦*█╩Tab Control █╠The program also contains the following features: █╬1.█╩Menu Driven █╬2.█╩Help Facilities █╬3.█╩Can be used as either a memory resident or stand alone program. █╬4.█╩Ability to change the start key for the memory resident version. █╬5.█╩Ability to configure the█╩Printer█╩Control█╩Utility█╩for█╩non-IBM █╥compatible printers █╠1.2 Requirements █╠The█╩following█╩minimum█╩hardware█╩configuration█╩is█╩required█╩to█╩run █╠PC-DeskMates: █╬-█╩An IBM Personal Computer,█╩or█╩true compatible, with at least 128K █╤of memory █╬-█╩At█╩least one█╩single or double sided,█╩double█╩density,█╩diskette █╤drive █╬-█╩An 80 column monochrome display or a color monitor with a graphics █╤card █╬-█╩PC DOS 2.0 █╬-█╩Optional: Dot matrix█╩or█╩letter quality printer, hard disk, Hayes █╤compatible Smartmodem █╠Since PC-DeskMates is stored in your PC's█╩memory,█╩it█╩is necessary to █╠have enough memory to█╩run█╩your█╩largest█╩application█╩program plus an █╠additional 64 Kbytes to store PC-DeskMates. █%- 6 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠1.3 Conventions █╠The█╩following█╩terminology█╩and█╩conventions are used throughout█╩this █╠User's Guide and with the operation of PC-DeskMates. █╦ █╠Alt-█╓indicates█╩pressing the█╩Alt key in combination█╩with █▐another key.█╩The Alt key is used in a manner similar █▐to that of a typewriter shift key. █╠Return█╘indicates pressing the Return or Enter key. █╠Ctrl-█╒indicates pressing the Ctrl key█╩in combination█╩with █▐another█╩key.█╦The█╩Ctrl█╩key█╩is█╩used in a█╩manner █▐similar to that of a typewriter shift key. █╠Esc█╫indicates the pressing of the Escape key. █╠F1 - F0█╙refers█╩to█╩one of the ten function keys.█╩F0 will be █▐used to designate function key F10. █╠Shift-█╘indicates pressing the Shift key in combination█╩with █▐another key. █╠Window█╘The area on the monitor█╩that a PC-DeskMates' utility █▐will outline to define its environment. █%- 7 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █#Chapter 2 █τUsing PC-DeskMates █╠2.1 Installation █╠A COPY OF THE PC-DeskMates DISTRIBUTION█╩diskette█╩SHOULD█╩BE USED WHEN █╠RUNNING THE PROGRAM. DO NOT USE THE DISTRIBUTION diskette. █╠The following procedure can█╩be used to make a copy of the PC-DeskMates █╠distribution diskette. █╨1.█╩Insert your system diskette into drive A and █╘execute the following command: █╪>A:DISKCOPY█╩A: B: █╨2.█╩Insert the PC-DeskMates distribution diskette █╘into drive A and a blank diskette into drive B █╘then press the "Return" key. █╠Once you have created a new copy of your distribution█╩diskette,█╩store █╠the original copy in a secure location. █╠Since PC-DeskMates█╩is█╩stored█╩in your PC's memory, it is necessary to █╠load it█╩into memory each time you boot or reload PC DOS. Therefore, it █╠is most likely that█╩you█╩will want to copy the PC-DeskMates program to █╠any system diskette that you use to boot PC DOS. █╠2.1.1 Diskette Systems █╠The█╩following█╩procedures█╩can█╩be used on either one or two█╩diskette █╠drive systems to copy PC-DeskMates to█╩a█╩bootable diskette.█╩Note that █╠on█╩one█╩diskette█╩drive systems, it will be necessary to█╩execute█╩the █╠commands and then wait for PC-DOS to inform you to mount the█╩diskettes █╠into drive A or B. █╨1.█╩Insert the PC-DeskMates distribution diskette █╘into drive A. █╨2.█╩Insert your bootable system diskette into drive B. █╨3.█╩Execute the following command: ██>A:DISKETTE █%- 8 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠2.1.2 Hard Disk Systems █╠Since the█╩PC-DeskMates distribution diskette is not copy protected, it █╠is possible to copy█╩and█╩execute█╩the█╩program█╩from a hard disk.█╩The █╠following steps can be used to█╩install█╩PC-DeskMates█╩onto a hard disk █╠within the root directory. █╨1.█╩Insert the PC-DeskMates distribution diskette █╘into drive A. █╨2.█╩Execute the following command: ██>A:HARDISK █╠2.1.3 Monochrome with Graphics Cards █╠If you are using█╩a█╩monochrome█╩monitor█╩with a color graphics card it █╠will█╩be necessary to execute the following█╩command█╩before█╩executing █╠PC-DeskMates. █╪>MODE█╩BW80 █╠The sample "AUTOEXEC.BAT" file█╩contained█╩on the distribution diskette █╠contains an example of this command. █╠Read█╦the█╦Appendix█╦titled█╩"Special█╩Considerations"█╩for█╩further █╠information. █╠2.1.4 Installation Utility █╠The█╩distribution█╩diskette contains a utility program named█╩"INSTALL" █╠that█╩will█╩allow█╦you█╦to█╦customize█╦the█╩following█╩features█╩of █╠PC-DeskMates: █╬-█╩Select█╩an█╩alternative█╩key█╩that█╩will start the memory resident █╤version of the program. █╬-█╩Insert your registration number into the program. █╬-█╩Define█╩printer█╩configurations for non-IBM compatible dot█╩matrix █╤printers. █╠Refer to the appendix discussing the Installation█╩Utility█╩for further █╠information. █%- 9 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠2.2 How To Get Started █╠PC-DeskMates█╩can be used as either a memory resident or a stand█╩alone █╠program.█╩When used as a█╩memory resident program, it is only necessary █╠to execute the program once.█╩At that time,█╩the program will remain in █╠memory and can be accessed at any time by pressing the "Alt-M" key. █╠When used as a stand alone program, it is necessary to run█╩the program █╠from a diskette each time you want to use it. █╠2.2.1 Memory Resident Version █╠Once PC-DeskMates has been copied to your bootable█╩system█╩diskette or █╠to a hard disk you will need to load the program into█╩your PC's memory █╠each█╩time you boot or reload PC DOS. Perform the following command█╩to █╠complete the initial loading of PC-DeskMates: █╪>DESKMATE /M █╠It is only necessary to load PC-DeskMates into memory once.█╩Loading it █╠more than once will only waste memory. █╠You may want to insert the command "DESKMATE /M" into your AUTOEXEC.BAT █╠file so that it is automatically executed each time you boot or█╩reload █╠PC█╩DOS.█╩We█╩have█╩included█╩a█╩sample█╩"AUTOEXEC.BAT"█╦file█╩on█╩the █╠distribution diskette.█╩You may want to copy this file█╩to█╩your system █╠diskettes█╩or█╩type█╩it█╩to█╩use█╩as█╩an█╩example.█╦You█╩may█╩use█╩the █╠PC-DeskMates' Notepad utility to edit this file. █╠Before using PC-DeskMates you should read█╩the Appendix titled "Special █╠Considerations". This will detail█╩certain█╩situations█╩that need to be █╠considered when using PC-DeskMates. █╠PLEASE NOTE:█╩Memory█╩resident█╩programs█╩interact█╩with PC█╩DOS█╩using █╠non-standard techniques.█╩Therefore, other programs that█╩also interact █╠with█╩PC█╩DOS█╩in non-standard ways█╩may█╩not█╩function█╩properly█╩with █╠PC-DeskMates. Due to the large number of programs available for the IBM █╠PC, it is impossible█╩for us to test PC-DeskMates with all of them.█╩We █╠strongly suggest that you test PC-DeskMates with█╩those█╩other programs █╠that█╩you█╩normally█╩run█╩before█╩using█╩this█╩program█╩in day█╩to█╩day █╠operations.█╩Once█╩PC-DeskMates█╩is█╩loaded,█╩it█╩is simply a matter of █╠pressing the "Alt-M" key to start the program. █╠2.2.2 Stand Alone Version █╠If█╩you█╩do█╩not want to store PC-DeskMates in memory, but would█╩still █╠like█╩to█╩use█╩it█╩as a stand alone program, it may be executed from█╩a █╠diskette or hard disk by performing the following command: █%- 10 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╪>DESKMATE █╠2.2.3 Start Key █╠The memory resident█╩version█╩of the program is started by pressing the █╠"Alt-M" key.█╩If you need to use this█╩key█╩for other applications, you █╠may perform either of the following: █╬1.█╩Press█╦the█╩"Alt-M"█╩key█╩twice█╩in█╩a█╩row.█╦The█╩first█╦time █╥PC-DeskMates' menu will appear.█╩The second time█╩the "Alt-M" key █╥will be passed on to your application program. █╬2.█╩You may change█╩the "Alt" key that is used to start PC-DeskMates. █╥Refer█╩to█╩the█╩appendix discussing the Installation Utility█╩for █╥further information. █╠2.2.4 Main Menu █╠Once PC-DeskMates is started, a menu will appear in the upper righthand █╠portion of the monitor similar to the following figure: █╦ █ΓPC-DeskMates █αF1█╦Exit █αF2█╦Alarm Clock █αF3█╦Calculator █αF4█╦Calendar █αF5█╦DOS Commands █αF6█╦Notepad █αF7█╦Phone Dialer █αF8█╦Printer █αF9█╦Typewriter █αF0█╦Setup █╠The█╩desired█╩PC-DeskMates'█╩utility█╦is█╦selected█╩by█╩pressing█╩the █╠appropriate function key.█╩You█╩may█╩return to your interrupted program █╠by pressing the "Esc" key. █╠Each utility, as it is started, creates a small window on your█╩monitor █╠that█╩defines█╩the█╩environment█╩for its use.█╩It may simply outline█╩a █╠notepad or phone book, display a typewriter, calculator or calendar, or █╠present a box defining its available functions. █╠The utilities will either█╩have█╩a█╩Help█╩facility, that is selected by █╠pressing the "F2" key,█╩or█╩will indicate how its features are selected █╠within its window. █╠Where possible, the selection of█╩certain functions are accomplished by █╠pressing the same keys█╩between█╩utilities.█╦The█╩following█╩keys█╩are █╠usually used to select the same functions: █╦ █╠F1 Menu█╙Selects PC-DeskMates' menu. █%- 11 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠F2 Help█╙Selects the Help feature for the particular utility. █╠F3 Move█╙Alternately█╩moves█╩the█╩utility█╩from█╩either top to █▐bottom or right to left on the monitor. █╠F4 Print█╥Selects the printing option for the utility. █╠2.2.5 Line Editing Functions █╠When PC-DeskMates' utilities█╩prompts█╩you█╩to enter information, it is █╠possible for you to either enter or change the information prompted for █╠by using any of the█╩line█╩editing functions.█╩These functions could be █╠used█╩when entering a Date, Time,█╩filename█╩or█╩Directory█╩name.█╦The █╠following line editing functions are available: █╠Backspace█╤Deletes the character to the left of the cursor. █╠Delete█╘Deletes the character located under the cursor. █╠End█╫Moves the cursor to the end of the line. █╠Esc█╫Completes the entry of the currently displayed prompt █▐information. █╠Home█╓Moves the cursor to the beginning of the line. █╠Insert█╘Inserts a blankspace under the cursor. █╠Left Arrow█╨Moves the cursor one character to the left. █╠Return█╘Completes the entry of the currently displayed prompt █▐information. █╠Right Arrow█╧Moves the cursor one character to the right. █╦ █╦ █%- 12 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █#Chapter 3 █"Alarm Clock █╠The Alarm Clock utility allows your PC to: █╦ █╬-█╩Display the time on the monitor every 15 seconds. █╬-█╩Sound an hourly chime. █╬-█╩Set the system date and time. █╬-█╩Designate a time that the Alarm Clock will ring and display a note █╤on the monitor. █╬-█╩Execute a DOS command, a program or a batch file when the alarm is █╤activated. █╠The█╩Alarm█╩Clock█╩is█╩selected█╩by█╩pressing function█╩key█╩"F2"█╩from █╠PC-DeskMates' menu.█╩The monitor will display the following information █╠to indicate the current█╩status█╩of the Alarm Clock and to define which █╠function keys are pressed to set its features. █µAlarm Clock █▀F1█╩Menu █▀F2█╩Date█╩January 1, 1985 █▀F3█╩Time█╩11:49 am █▀F4█╩Clock On █▀F5█╩Chime On █▀F6█╩Alarm Off █▀F7█╩Time█╩00:00 █πNote █╠If you wish to█╩return█╩to█╩PC-DeskMates'█╩menu█╩press█╩the█╩"F1" key. █╠Pressing█╩the█╩"Esc"█╩key allows you█╩to█╩return█╩to█╩your█╩interrupted █╠program. █╠3.1 Setting The Date █╠Pressing the "F2"█╩key█╩allows█╩you█╩to█╩change█╩the█╩system date.█╩The █╠program will prompt you to enter the new date in the format "MM/DD/YY". █%- 13 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠You█╩may use any of the line editing functions to change the date.█╦It █╠is important to include all digits█╩and█╩to enter leading zeros.█╩Press █╠the█╩"Return" key to complete your entry.█╩If the date is invalid,█╩the █╠program will beep and not change█╩the█╩date.█╦If█╩you█╩do█╩not want to █╠change the date, just press the "Return" key. █╠3.2 Setting The Time █╠Pressing the "F3"█╩key█╩allows█╩you█╩to█╩change█╩the█╩system time.█╩The █╠program will prompt you to enter the new█╩time█╩in█╩the format "HH:MM". █╠You may use any of the█╩line█╩editing functions to change the time.█╩It █╠is important█╩to█╩include all digits and to enter leading zeros.█╩Press █╠the█╩"Return" key to complete your entry.█╩If the time is invalid,█╩the █╠program█╩will█╩beep█╩and█╩not█╩change█╩the time.█╩If you do not want to █╠change the time, just█╩press█╩the "Return" key.█╩The time is entered in █╠24 hour format.█╩That is, 5:00 pm is entered as 17:00. █╠3.3 Clock Display █╠Alternately pressing the "F4" key enables█╩and█╩disables█╩the time from █╠being displayed on the monitor every 15 seconds. █╠3.4 Hourly Chime █╠Alternately pressing█╩the█╩"F5" key enables and disables the ringing of █╠an hourly chime. █╠3.5 Setting The Alarm █╠Alternately pressing the "F6" key enables█╩and disables the Alarm Clock █╠from ringing and displaying a note on the monitor. █╠Pressing█╩the "F7" key allows you to set the time that the Alarm█╩Clock █╠will ring and display a note.█╩The█╩program█╩will prompt you to enter a █╠new alarm time█╩in█╩the█╩format█╩"HH:MM".█╩You█╩may use any of the line █╠editing█╩functions█╩to█╩change█╩the time.█╩Press the█╩"Return"█╩key█╩to █╠complete your entry.█╩If█╩the█╩time█╩that█╩you█╩enter is incorrect, the █╠alarm time will be set to "00:00". Simply press the "Return" key if you █╠do not█╩wish to change the alarm time.█╩The alarm time is entered in 24 █╠hour format.█╩That is, 5:00 pm is entered as 17:00. █%- 14 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠The program will also prompt you to enter a note that will be displayed █╠when the alarm goes off.█╩You may use any of the line editing functions █╠to either change or enter the note.█╩You may enter█╩up to 15 characters █╠for the note.█╩Press the "Return" key to complete your entry. █╠When the program has determined that the alarm is ready█╩to█╩go off, it █╠will█╩ring█╩the█╩chime█╩and█╩display the note on the monitor until█╩you █╠disable the Alarm Clock by pressing the "F6" key. █╠3.6 Program Starting █╠It is possible for█╩the█╩Alarm█╩Clock█╩to█╩start█╩a█╩program, execute a █╠command or start a batch file when the Alarm Clock goes off.█╦This█╩is █╠accomplished by placing█╩the█╩command█╩in the note feature of the Alarm █╠Clock█╩preceded█╩by█╩the ">" character.█╩For example, to█╩automatically █╠print the file "PAY.PRT"█╩when█╩the█╩Alarm█╩Clock█╩goes off, insert the █╠following note into the Alarm Clock: █σ>Print PAY.PRT █╠If█╩the█╩command█╩is█╩longer than 15 characters or if you would like to █╠execute█╩multiple█╩commands█╩simply█╩place█╩them into a batch file█╩and █╠insert the name of the batch file into the note. █╦ █%- 15 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █#Chapter 4 █#Calculator █╠The Calculator utility provides█╩a█╩full█╩function█╩printing calculator █╠with█╩a█╩monitor█╩tape█╩display.█╦It also allows you to█╩read█╩numbers █╠directly█╩off of the monitor and to copy█╩the█╩result█╩back█╩into█╩your █╠interrupted program. █╠The Calculator█╩utility█╩is█╩selected█╩by█╩pressing█╩the█╩"F3" key from █╠PC-DeskMates' menu.█╩The program will create█╩a█╩window█╩on the display █╠which contains a picture█╩of█╩a█╩calculator.█╦This█╩picture is used to █╠indicate which keys are used to select the Calculator's functions. █╠The utility provides you with a█╩four█╩function█╩arithmetic█╩calculator █╠with memory█╩storage█╩and█╩percentage key.█╩The following functions are █╠available: █ßF1 Menu█╠F2 Help █ßF3 Move█╠F4 Print █ßF5 Format█╩F6 Copy # █╠F1 Menu█╙Returns you to PC-DeskMates' menu. █╠F2 Help█╙Displays the Calculator Help information. █╠F3 Move█╙Alternately moves the Calculator display between█╩the █▐left and righthand portion of the monitor. █╠F4 Print█╥Alternately█╩enables█╩and disables█╩the█╩printing█╩of █▐calculations on the lineprinter. █╠F5 Format█╤Selects the number█╩of digits printed to the right of █▐the decimal point. █╠F6 Copy #█╤Copies the current Calculator█╩result█╩back█╩to█╩your █▐interrupted program. █╠Clear Entry█╧Pressing█╩the█╩"C" key clears the last number entered █▐into the calculator. █╠Clear All█╤Pressing the "C" key twice in a row completely clears █▐the calculator. █╠Esc Exit█╥Returns you to your interrupted program. █╠M Memory█╥Pressing the█╩"M" key allows you to select one of the █▐memory functions ( +, -, *, /, C, E, R ). █%- 16 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠Return█╘Copies█╩the number█╩located under the cursor into the █▐calculator. █╠4.1 Entering Numbers █╠The first time you select the calculator the█╩keypad█╩will█╩be█╩set█╩to █╠select█╩the█╩cursor functions.█╩If you want to use the keypad to█╩enter █╠numbers,█╩press█╩the "Num Lock" key.█╩Each time you exit the calculator █╠the program will save the current status of the keypad.█╩The next█╩time █╠you█╩select the calculator the previous status of the█╩keypad█╩will█╩be █╠restored. █╠Numbers█╩are█╩entered by simply pressing the appropriate number on█╩the █╠numeric keypad located to the right of the keyboard.█╦As█╩the█╩numeric █╠keys are entered, they are displayed in the Calculator window. █╠The decimal point can be█╩entered█╩at█╩any█╩time to indicate fractional █╠values. █╠Negative█╩numbers█╩can█╩be█╩entered by first entering the number,█╩then █╠pressing the█╩"S"█╩key,█╩which changes the sign of the number currently █╠displayed in the Calculator. █╠Incorrect entries can be cleared by pressing the█╩"C"█╩key,█╩which will █╠clear the current number displayed in the Calculator. █╠4.2 Arithmetic Operations █╠Arithmetic operations provide the ability to perform such operations as █╠addition, subtraction,█╩division,█╩multiplication, and percentage.█╩The █╠following█╦symbols█╦on█╦the█╩keyboard█╩are█╩pressed█╩to█╩select█╩the █╠corresponding arithmetical function. █▄+█╨Addition █▄-█╨Subtraction █▄*█╨Multiplication █▄/█╨Division █▄=█╨Equal █▄%█╨Percentage █╠Problems are entered into the Calculator in a manner similar█╩to█╩which █╠they are entered into an electronic calculator.█╩The "=" key is used to █╠complete█╩an█╩arithmetic█╩calculation█╩and█╩display█╩the█╩answer.█╦For █╠example, to add the█╩two█╩numbers█╩5.75 and 7.25 the following keys are █╠entered: █%- 17 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █▌ENTER█╧PRESS█═RESULT █▌5.75█╥+█╨5.75 █▌7.25█╥=█╧13.00 █╠After a result is█╩obtained in one calculation, it may then be directly █╠used as the first number in the next calculation.█╩It is not█╩necessary █╠to enter the number again. █╠Calculations can be entered█╩one█╩at█╩a█╩time,█╩(such as in the example █╠above).█╦Complex█╩problems can█╩be█╩entered█╩in█╩a█╩chained█╩fashion. █╠Chaining█╩allows█╩the█╩Calculator█╩to█╩perform█╩a█╩string of arithmetic █╠operations█╩without█╩having█╩to█╩have the "=" key█╩pressed█╩after█╩each █╠operation.█╩For example, a complex problem█╩such as the following could █╠be solved in two ways: █▀((16 - 5)*25 + 14)/5 █╘1. Non-Chained █▌ENTER█╧PRESS█═RESULT █▀16█╥-█╨16.00 █α5█╥=█╨11.00 █#*█╨11.00 █▀25█╥=█╧275.00 █#+█╧275.00 █▀14█╥=█╧289.00 █#/█╧289.00 █α5█╥=█╨57.80 █╘2. Chained █▌ENTER█╧PRESS█═RESULT █▀16█╥-█╨16.00 █α5█╥*█╨11.00 █▀25█╥+█╧275.00 █▀14█╥/█╧289.00 █α5█╥=█╨57.80 █╠4.3 Percentages █╠The█╩percentage█╩key█╩"%" converts the current number displayed in█╩the █╠Calculator to a decimal█╩percentage.█╦That█╩is,█╩it will multiply this █╠number by 0.01. █╠The real█╩power█╩of this operation is obtained when used in conjunction █╠with the█╩addition█╩and subtraction operations.█╩It is then possible to █╠add or subtract a percentage of a number from itself.█╩This allows█╩you █╠to solve the most common percentage problems. █╠For example, to find the total cost of an item costing $50 with a sales █╠tax of 7 percent, perform the following operation: █%- 18 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █▌ENTER█╧PRESS█═RESULT █▀50█╥+█╨50.00 █α7█╥%█╤3.50 █#=█╨53.50 █╠To find the total cost of an item█╩costing $75 that is on sale for a 10 █╠percent discount, perform the following operation: █▌ENTER█╧PRESS█═RESULT █▀75█╥-█╨75.00 █▀10█╥%█╤7.50 █#=█╨67.50 █╠4.4 Clear Key █╠Pressing the "C" key once,█╩clears█╩the current number displayed in the █╠Calculator. This could be used to█╩change█╩any█╩incorrect█╩numbers that █╠were entered.█╩Pressing the "C" key twice in█╩a█╩row█╩also█╩clears█╩all █╠previous operations and results. █╠4.5 Sign Key █╠Pressing the "S" key, changes the sign of█╩the█╩number displayed in the █╠Calculator.█╩Negative numbers can be entered█╩into█╩the█╩Calculator█╩by █╠first pressing the appropriate numeric keys followed by the "S" key. █╠4.6 Printing █╠Pressing the "F4" key allows the█╩Calculator█╩to print all transactions █╠and█╩calculations█╩that█╩it performs on the selected lineprinter.█╦The █╠Calculator will indicate that the printer is selected by displaying the █╠letter "P" on the Calculator window.█╩The printer█╩used will be the one █╠that has been previously█╩selected█╩by█╩PC-DeskMates'█╩Printer█╩Control █╠utility. █╠You█╩SHOULD█╩NEVER█╩select█╩the Print option if a█╩lineprinter█╩is█╩not █╠available on your system█╩or if it is not ready.█╩This situation causes █╠the Calculator to pause for a few seconds until DOS determines that the █╠lineprinter is unavailable. █╠The printer option may be turned off by pressing the "F4" key again. █%- 19 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠4.7 Format █╠Pressing the "F5" key█╩allows█╩you█╩to select the number of digits that █╠are█╩displayed█╩to the right of the decimal point.█╩The Calculator will █╠indicate█╩where█╩the█╩decimal█╩point█╩is█╩set█╩by█╩moving█╩its█╩decimal █╠indicator.█╩Repeatedly pressing█╩the█╩"F5"█╩key increases the number of █╠fractional digits displayed until it returns to zero. █╠The Calculator uses 11 digits when performing all calculations.█╩If the █╠entered number or result█╩that█╩occurs is too large to be displayed, an █╠overflow message is displayed and the Calculator is cleared. █╠4.8 Reading Screen Numbers █╠It is possible for the Calculator to read numbers that are displayed on █╠the monitor.█╩This is accomplished by performing the following: █╨1.█╩Select the cursor function on the keypad by pressing █╘the "Num Lock" key. █╨2.█╩Place the cursor over any digit of the number that █╘you want to read by pressing the up, down, left █╘and right arrow keys on the keypad. █╦ █╨3.█╩Press the "Return" key. █╠If the number was█╩invalid, a zero will be placed into the calculator. █╠The█╩number█╩that is read is placed into the Calculator just as if█╩you █╠had individually█╩pressed█╩the keys corresponding to each of the digits █╠in the number. █╠4.9 Returning Results █╠It is possible for the Calculator to copy█╩the█╩current█╩number█╩it█╩is █╠displaying█╩back to your█╩interrupted█╩program.█╦To█╩accomplish█╩this, █╠simply place your█╩program█╩to█╩the state it would be in when you would █╠manually█╩enter█╩the█╩number.█╦Then█╩select█╩PC-DeskMates'█╩Calculator █╠utility and perform your calculations.█╩When you have█╩finished,█╩press █╠the "F6" key.█╩This will copy the number█╩back█╩into█╩your█╩program and █╠also continue your program at the point which it was interrupted. █%- 20 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠4.10 Memory Functions █╠The memory feature of█╩your█╩Calculator is a special place in which you █╠may store numbers so█╩that█╩they can be used in calculations at a later █╠time.█╩It is possible to add, subtract, multiply, divide, clear, recall █╠and exchange numbers within Memory. █╠The memory█╩functions█╩are first selected by pressing the "M" key.█╩The █╠Calculator will then display█╩the█╩letter█╩"M"█╩indicating that you may █╠then█╩select█╩the█╩desired█╩memory█╩function.█╦The following█╩keyboard █╠symbols are pressed to select the desired function. █╠+ Addition█╨Adds the currently displayed number with the memory. █╠- Subtraction█═Subtracts the█╩currently█╩displayed█╩number█╩from the █▐memory. █╠* Multiply█╨Multiplies the█╩currently█╩displayed number with█╩the █▐memory. █╠/ Divide█╥Divides memory by the currently displayed number. █╠C Clear█╙Clears the current number stored in the memory. █╠R Recall█╥Recalls█╩the█╩number currently█╩stored in memory into █▐the Calculator. This█╩allows█╩the█╩Calculator█╩to use █▐numbers█╩stored█╩in memory with█╩any█╩function.█╦The █▐number in█╩memory is not affected and can be recalled █▐as many times as required. █╠E Exchange█╨Exchanges█╩the number█╩stored█╩in█╩memory█╦with█╩the █▐current█╩number█╦stored█╦in█╩the█╩Calculator.█╩This █▐effectively clears█╩and█╩adds█╩the current Calculator █▐number to the memory and recalls the number stored in █▐memory into the Calculator. █╦ █%- 21 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █#Chapter 5 █$Calendar █╠The Calendar utility allows█╩you█╩to█╩maintain█╩your█╩daily calendar of █╠important events, such as holidays, vacations, appointments and special █╠activities, within your PC's memory█╩at█╩all times.█╩You may also edit, █╠print, save and█╩recall█╩the█╩information█╩to█╩a█╩Calendar file on your █╠disk.█╩This allows you to maintain as many Calendar files as you█╩would █╠like. █╠The Calendar█╩utility█╩is█╩selected█╩by pressing function key "F4" from █╠PC-DeskMates'█╩menu.█╦The Calendar will create█╩two█╩windows█╩on█╩your █╠monitor.█╦The█╩top█╩window█╩will display the current monthly█╩calendar █╠while█╩the█╩bottom█╩window█╩will█╩be a Calendar Notepad containing█╩the █╠currently selected█╩Calendar file.█╩Those dates that have been included █╠in the Calendar file█╩will█╩be█╩displayed█╩in high intensity within the █╠Calendar window. █╠The█╩Calendar█╩window█╩will█╩be█╩selected█╩when the█╩utility█╩is█╩first █╠started.█╩Pressing the "F2"█╩key█╩will allow you to access the Calendar █╠Notepad.█╩Pressing the "Esc" key from within the Calendar Notepad█╩will █╠return you to the Calendar Window. █╠The position of the cursor will indicate which window you are currently █╠using.█╦PLEASE NOTE:█╩The█╩meaning█╩of█╩the█╩function█╩keys█╩will█╦be █╠dependent on the window that you are using. █╠5.1 Calendar Window █╠The following function and control keys are available from the Calendar █╠window: █╠F1 Menu█╙Returns you to PC-DeskMates' menu. █╠F2 Notepad█╨Allows you to access the Calendar█╩Notepad.█╩You█╩are █▐then able to edit,█╩recall,█╩save█╩and print Calendar █▐files. █╠F3 Move█╙Alternately moves the Calendar between█╩the right and █▐left portions of the monitor. █%- 22 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠F4 Print█╥Prints the█╩current█╩monthly█╩calendar along with any █▐notes█╩associated█╩with█╩the█╩month█╩on the█╩selected █▐lineprinter. █╠-█┘Displays the previous month. █╠+█┘Displays the next month. █╠Up Arrow█╥Displays the current month for next year. █╠Down Arrow█╨Displays the current month for the previous year. █╠PgUp█╓Allows you to page backward within the notepad. █╠PgDn█╓Allows you to page forward within the notepad. █╠Home█╓Displays the monthly calendar associated with today's █▐date. █╠Esc Exit█╥Returns you to your interrupted program. █╠Each time the Calendar month is changed, the Notepad window is█╩changed █╠to display the information█╩for█╩the█╩currently█╩selected month.█╩If no █╠information is available for this month, the█╩next█╩month's information █╠is displayed. █╠The "PgDn" and "PgUp" functions allow you to scan your Calendar Notepad █╠without having to press the "F2" key to enter the Notepad window. █╠It is possible to print a plain monthly█╩calendar without notes, if you █╠simply erase or read█╩a█╩non-existent█╩calendar█╩file into the Calendar █╠Notepad. You can also print multiple months per page if you advance the █╠displayed calendar month and select the Calendar█╩Print█╩option again. █╠You may want to try printing your calendars using the special character █╠sizes█╩available on the IBM compatible dot matrix█╩printers█╩using█╩the █╠Printer Control utility.█╩Selecting█╩Double█╩Width and Compressed print █╠produces an interesting printed calendar. █╠5.2 Calendar Notepad █╠When█╩using█╩the█╩Calendar utility, it is possible to have█╩a█╩calendar █╠stored within memory so that important dates█╩can█╩be█╩indicated on the █╠monthly calendar.█╩When PC-DeskMates is█╩first█╩loaded█╩into memory, it █╠attempts to█╩read a Calendar file named "CALENDAR.PAD" from the current █╠default█╩directory and drive.█╩If you█╩maintain█╩your█╩important█╩dates █╠within this file, you will have immediate access to them at all times. █╠The PC-DeskMates distribution diskette will contain a copy of this file █╠which has all the holidays defined for the current year. █╠The Calendar Notepad is accessed█╩by█╩selecting█╩the "Notepad" function █%- 23 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠from█╩within█╩the█╩Calendar window.█╩This is performed by pressing█╩the █╠"F2" key.█╩This Notepad will function similarly to the Notepad█╩that is █╠selected from PC-DeskMates' menu.█╦However,█╩the following differences █╠should be noted: █╦ █╬-█╩This█╩Notepad█╩has█╦the█╠file█╦"CALENDAR.PAD"█╦recalled█╩when █╤PC-DeskMates is first loaded into memory. █╬-█╩The█╩information█╩within█╩the█╩Calendar█╩Notepad█╩is█╩stored█╩in a █╤different location of memory than█╩the█╩Notepad█╩that█╩is selected █╤from█╩PC-DeskMates'█╩menu.█╦This allows you to have█╩a█╩Calendar, █╤Phone Book and note within memory at all times. █╠The█╩Calendar█╩Notepad█╩allows█╩you█╩to█╩enter information within█╩your █╠calendar in█╩a█╩free format.█╩This allows you to format the information █╠in a█╩method that best meets your needs.█╩However, if you would like to █╠have important dates highlighted on the█╩monthly█╩calendar display, you █╠will need to follow the following conventions: █╦ █╬-█╩All dates are█╩entered in the format "MM/DD/YY" and must start█╩in █╤column one of the line. █╬-█╩All dates must be inserted into the█╩Calendar█╩file█╩in the proper █╤sequence.█╦For█╩example,█╩"01/01/85"█╦would█╦be█╩placed█╩before █╤"02/14/85". █╬-█╩You may have multiple lines of information█╩for a specific date by █╤simply not placing a█╩date█╩in█╩columns 1 to 8 for each additional █╤line. █╠You may want to print or type out the Calendar file which is█╩contained █╠on█╩the PC-DeskMates distribution diskette to use as█╩an█╩example█╩when █╠creating your own Calendar files. █╠The█╩following█╩function and control keys are available when using█╩the █╠Calendar Notepad: █╦ █╠F1 Menu█╙Returns you to PC-DeskMates' menu. █╠F2 Help█╙Displays the Calendar Notepad Help information. █╠F3 Move█╙Alternately moves the█╩Calendar between the right and █▐left portions of the monitor. █╠F4 Print█╥Prints the█╩information█╩stored█╩within█╩the Calendar █▐Notepad to the selected lineprinter. █╠F5 Recall█╤Recalls a█╩Calendar file█╩into█╩the█╩Notepad█╩from█╩a █▐disk.█╦The█╩program█╩will█╩prompt█╩you█╩to█╩enter█╩a █▐Calendar file name and then ask█╩if you would like to █▐continue. █%- 24 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠F6 Save█╙Saves the█╩information█╩contained within the Calendar █▐Notepad to a disk█╩file.█╩The program will prompt you █▐to█╩enter█╩a█╩Calendar file name and then ask if█╩you █▐would like to continue. █╠Esc Exit█╥Returns you to the Calendar window. █╠For█╩further█╩information█╩regarding█╩the█╩editing capabilities of█╩the █╠Calendar Notepad, please refer to the chapter discussing█╩PC-DeskMates' █╠Notepad. █╦ █%- 25 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █#Chapter 6 █"DOS Commands █╠The DOS Commands utility█╩allows█╩you█╩to█╩perform█╩commonly█╩used█╩DOS █╠commands from within any application program.█╩This utility allows your █╠PC to: █╬-█╩Check the available and free space on a disk drive. █╬-█╩Change either your application or PC-DeskMates' default disk drive █╤and directory. █╬-█╩Copy a file. █╬-█╩Obtain a display of the files contained within a directory. █╬-█╩Erase a file. █╬-█╩Print a file on the selected lineprinter. █╬-█╩Rename a file. █╬-█╩Type a file on the monitor. █╠Each of the commands█╩are█╩selected by pressing an appropriate function █╠key.█╩The following menu is displayed at the bottom of the monitor when █╠this utility is selected: █╧F1█╦Menu█╦F2█╩Chkdsk█╦F3█╩Chdir█╦F4█╩Copy█╦F5█╦Dir █╧F6█╦Erase█╩F7█╩Print█╠F8█╩Rename█╩F9█╩Type█╦Esc█╩Exit █╠F1 Menu█╙Returns you to PC-DeskMates' menu. █╠F2 Chkdsk█╤Displays the amount of█╩available and free space on a █▐disk drive. █╠F3 Chdir█╥Changes█╩the█╩default█╩disk█╩drive█╩and directory for █▐either PC-DeskMates' utilities or your application. █╠F4 Copy█╙Copies a file to another file name. █╠F5 Dir█╘Displays█╩the available files stored on a disk█╩drive █▐or within a directory. █%- 26 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠F6 Erase█╥Erases a file. █╠F7 Print█╥Prints a file to the selected lineprinter. █╠F8 Rename█╤Renames a file. █╠F9 Type█╙Displays a file on the monitor. █╠Esc Exit█╥Returns you to your interrupted program. █╠After selecting a DOS Command, the program█╩prompts█╩you█╩to█╩enter the █╠required█╩information█╩for that command.█╩If the command has a█╩default █╠value, it is displayed.█╩You may change this information by█╩using█╩any █╠of the line editing functions.█╩Press the "Return" key to complete your █╠response. █╠The COPY, DIR, ERASE, PRINT, RENAME and█╩TYPE█╩commands█╩are capable of █╠using█╩the wildcard characters "*" and "?". When using these█╩commands, █╠the█╩utility█╩will█╩display█╩each█╩filename█╩that is█╩affected█╩by█╩the █╠command. █╠PLEASE NOTE:█╩It is█╩not█╩possible█╩for█╩PC-DeskMates to determine if a █╠data█╩file is currently being accessed by█╩your█╩application█╩program. █╠Therefore, you should not use the COPY, ERASE, PRINT, RENAME,█╩or█╩TYPE █╠commands█╩on█╩data█╩files█╩that█╩your█╩application program is currently █╠accessing.█╦You█╩also█╩should█╩not█╩change█╩your█╩default█╩directory. █╠Programs█╩such█╩as█╩word processors and spreadsheets█╩normally█╩do█╩not █╠access data files once they have completed reading or writing them.█╩On █╠the other hand, data base managers█╩and application programs written in █╠higher level languages, such█╩as█╩accounting programs, may continuously █╠access data files. █╠6.1 Chkdsk █╠Pressing function key "F2" allows you to obtain the amount of available █╠and free space on a disk drive.█╩The command will prompt█╩you█╩to enter █╠the█╩desired█╩drive█╩letter.█╦Press the "Return" key to complete█╩your █╠entry.█╦If a drive letter is not entered█╩the█╩command█╩will█╩use█╩the █╠currently selected disk drive. █╠6.2 Chdir █╠The█╩Chdir█╩command█╩allows█╩you to select the default disk█╩drive█╩and █╠directory█╩that█╩either█╩PC-DeskMates█╩or█╩your█╦application█╩programs █╠access.█╩This allows you to access files stored█╩in subdirectories from █╠within█╩any█╩application█╩program█╩that█╩does█╩not█╩allow█╩you█╩to█╩use █╠subdirectories. █%- 27 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠There are two directories associated with PC-DeskMates. One is referred █╠to as the "Desk" directory and is normally█╩used█╩to█╩access files from █╠PC-DeskMates'█╩utilities.█╦The█╩other is█╩referred█╩to█╩as█╩the█╩"DOS" █╠directory and is set to the directory that your application█╩program is █╠accessing when PC-DeskMates is started. █╠Pressing the "F3" key allows you to perform two different functions: █╦ █╬1.█╩Select which directory (Desk or DOS) will be█╩used when accessing █╥files from PC-DeskMates' utilities. █╬2.█╩Allows you to█╩change the default disk drive█╩and█╩directory█╩for █╥either the "Desk" or "DOS" directory. █╠Each time you access PC-DeskMates' utilities,█╩the█╩current█╩drive█╩and █╠directory that your█╩application program is using is saved as the "DOS" █╠directory.█╩The "Desk" drive and directory█╩is█╩then█╩made█╩the default █╠value.█╩Each time you exit█╩the█╩program,█╩the█╩default█╩disk drive and █╠directory is restored to the value stored in the "DOS" directory. █╠You█╩may█╩alternate between█╩the█╩"DOS"█╩and█╩"Desk"█╩directories█╩when █╠accessing█╩files█╩from█╩within PC-DeskMates' utilities by pressing█╩the █╠"F3" key.█╩It is also possible█╩for█╩you█╩to█╩change the disk drive and █╠directory associated with the "DOS" or "Desk" directory by editing this █╠information when the command prompts you to enter these values.█╩If you █╠do not█╩desire█╩to change these values, simply press the "Return" key. █╠The currently selected directory will be displayed at the bottom of the █╠DOS window. █╠If█╩you█╩want█╩to█╩change█╩the█╩disk█╩drive█╩and█╩directory█╩that█╩your █╠application program is using, perform the following: █╬1.█╩Press the "F3"█╩key█╩until█╩the█╩utility prompts you to enter the █╥default "DOS" disk drive and directory. █╬2.█╩Use the█╩line editing functions to change the default disk█╩drive █╥and directory. █╬3.█╩Press the "Return" key to complete your selection. █╬4.█╩Press the "Esc" key to return to your interrupted program. █╠You█╩would perform the same steps to change the default disk drive█╩and █╠directory█╩used█╩by█╩the█╩PC-DeskMates' utilities replacing the█╩"Desk" █╠directory for the "DOS" directory. █╠This command█╩allows█╩you█╩to now access files stored in subdirectories █╠for█╩those█╩applications█╩that█╦do█╦not█╦allow█╩the█╩entry█╩of█╩file █╠directories.█╩It█╩even█╩allows█╩you█╩to█╩change█╩the█╩default drive and █╠directory while your program is running. █%- 28 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠6.3 Copy █╠Pressing the "F4" key█╩allows█╩you to copy a file to another file.█╩The █╠command will prompt you to enter the "From" and "To" file names.█╩Press █╠the "Return" key to complete the entry of each file name. █╠PLEASE NOTE:█╩The COPY command will take a█╩longer█╩amount█╩of█╩time to █╠complete█╩the█╩file transfer than the normal DOS COPY command,█╩due█╩to █╠smaller memory buffers. █╠6.4 Directory █╠Pressing the "F5" key█╩allows█╩you█╩to█╩obtain█╩a█╩display of the files █╠contained on a disk or within a directory.█╩The command will prompt you █╠to enter the desired directory mask. █╠6.5 Erase █╠Pressing the "F6" key█╩allows█╩you█╩to█╩erase a file.█╩The command will █╠prompt you to enter the name of the file you wish to erase. █╠6.6 Print █╠Pressing█╩the█╩"F7" key allows you to print█╩a█╩file█╩on█╩the█╩selected █╠lineprinter.█╦The█╩command will prompt you to enter the file name that █╠you wish to print.█╩Printing of the current█╩file may be stopped at any █╠time by pressing the "Esc" key. █╠6.7 Rename █╠Pressing the "F8" key█╩allows█╩you█╩to rename a file.█╩The command will █╠prompt you to enter the "From" and "To" file names.█╩Press the "Return" █╠key to complete the entry of each file name. █%- 29 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠6.8 Type █╠Pressing the "F9" key allows you to display a file on the monitor.█╩The █╠command will prompt you to enter a file name.█╩After the command█╩fills █╠the█╩DOS window, it will prompt you to█╩press█╩any█╩key█╩to█╩continue. █╠Pressing the "Esc" key will stop the display of the file. █╦ █%- 30 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █#Chapter 7 █$Notepad █╠The Notepad utility allows you to enter a█╩note█╩into█╩your computer at █╠any time, save it to a disk file and█╩recall█╩it█╩at a later time.█╩You █╠may even print the note to the selected lineprinter. █╠The█╩Notepad█╩utility█╩is█╩selected█╩by█╩pressing█╩the█╩"F6"█╩key█╩from █╠PC-DeskMates'█╩menu.█╦The utility will create a window█╩on█╩the█╩right █╠portion of your monitor which will resemble a Notepad. █╠The top portion of the Notepad will indicate█╩the█╩name█╩of the Notepad █╠file that is currently being used. █╠The█╩following█╩functions█╩may be selected by pressing the█╩appropriate █╠function key: █╠F1 Menu█╙Returns you to PC-DeskMates' menu. █╠F2 Help█╙Displays the Notepad Help information. █╠F3 Move█╙Alternately█╩moves the Notepad between the right█╩and █▐left portions of the monitor. █╠F4 Print█╥Prints the█╩information█╩contained within the Notepad █▐on to the selected lineprinter. █╠F5 Recall█╤Recalls a Notepad file that was previously saved. █╠F6 Save█╙Saves the█╩current█╦information█╦contained█╩in█╩the █▐Notepad to a disk file. █╠F7 Align█╥Word aligns and merges█╩lines█╩of█╩information within █▐the Notepad. █╠Esc Exit█╥Returns you to your interrupted program. █╠7.1 Entering Information █╠The█╩Notepad█╩works in a manner similar to a full screen text editor or █╠word processor.█╩Simply enter█╩information█╩by pressing the appropriate █╠keys.█╩The following keys allow you to edit the information once it has █╠been entered: █%- 31 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╦ █╠Backspace█╤Deletes the character to the left of█╩the█╩cursor and █▐moves the cursor to the left one position. █╠Del█╫Deletes the character located beneath the cursor. █╠Ins█╫Inserts a space into the Notepad. █╠Ctrl-D█╘Deletes█╩the entire line that the cursor is currently █▐located on. █╠Return█╘Creates a new line. █╠The following commands will allow you to move around the Notepad: █╦ █╠Left Arrow█╨Moves the cursor to the left one position. █╠Right Arrow█╧Moves the cursor to the right one position. █╠Up Arrow█╥Moves the cursor up one line. █╠Down Arrow█╨Moves the cursor down one line. █╠Home█╓Moves the cursor to the beginning of the line. █╠End█╫Moves the cursor to the end of the line. █╠Ctrl-Home█╤Moves the cursor to the top of the current page. █╠Ctrl-End█╥Moves the cursor to the end of the current page. █╠PgDn█╓Advances the cursor one page. █╠PgUp█╓Moves the cursor backward one page. █╠Ctrl-PgDn█╤Moves the cursor to the last line of the note. █╠Ctrl-PgUp█╤Moves the cursor to the first line of the note. █╠The Notepad is capable of storing up to█╩2000█╩characters at any time. █╠Should you attempt to insert more than█╩this█╩amount,█╩the Notepad will █╠display the message "Buffer Space Full". █╠7.2 Print █╠Pressing█╩the "F4" key allows you█╩to█╩print█╩the█╩current█╩information █╠stored in the Notepad to the selected lineprinter. █%- 32 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠7.3 Recall & Save █╠Pressing the "F5"█╩key█╩allows you to recall a previously stored note. █╠The█╩Notepad█╩will prompt you to enter the name of the file█╩containing █╠the note.█╩You may use any█╩of█╩the█╩line editing functions to enter or █╠change the filename.█╩Press the "Return" key to complete the█╩entry█╩of █╠the filename. █╠If█╩you█╩wish to clear the Notepad simply recall a note file that█╩does █╠not exist.█╩The Notepad will indicate that the█╩file█╩is█╩not found and █╠will clear the Notepad. █╠The Notepad will ask█╩you█╩if█╩you█╩would█╩like█╩to█╩continue before it █╠recalls the file.█╩Either press the "Y" key█╩to continue or the "N" key █╠to stop the Notepad recall command. █╠Pressing the "F6" key allows you to save the information in the Notepad █╠to a disk file.█╩The Notepad will prompt you to enter a file name.█╩You █╠may use any of the line editing functions to either enter or change the █╠filename.█╩Press█╩the█╩"Return"█╩key█╩to█╩complete█╩the█╩entry█╩of█╩the █╠filename. █╠The Notepad will ask you if you would like to█╩continue before it saves █╠the file.█╩Either press the "Y"█╩key to continue or the "N" key to stop █╠the Notepad save command. █╠7.4 Align █╠After█╩extensive█╩editing,█╩information within the notepad will█╩become █╠fragmented between lines.█╩It█╩will█╩be█╩necessary to merge information █╠between lines so that they will be properly aligned. █╠The Align function█╩will automatically merge and word align information █╠between lines within the█╩notepad.█╦Simply█╩place█╩the█╩cursor█╩on any █╠character within the first line that█╩you█╩would█╩like to have aligned, █╠then press the "F7" key.█╩The Notepad will merge the included lines█╩on █╠word boundaries until a blank line is found. █╠7.4.1 Special Notepad Files █╠We█╩have█╩included█╩a█╩variety█╩of█╩Notepad█╩files on the█╩distribution █╠diskettes that we have found useful.█╩You may█╩use█╩them as examples or █╠as helpful business tools. █╠Ascii.pad█╤Contains a table of the ascii character set and their █▐decimal values. █%- 33 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠Holidays.pad█╬A sample calendar█╩file█╩containing█╩the holidays for █▐1985. █╠Metrics.pad█╧A metric conversion table. █╠States.pad█╨Includes an alphabetic█╩listing█╩of█╩all█╩states with █▐their abbreviations and zip code ranges. █╦ █%- 34 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █#Chapter 8 █"Phone Dialer █╠The Phone Dialer allows you to automatically dial any telephone█╩number █╠that is displayed on the monitor, if your█╩PC█╩has█╩access█╩to█╩a Hayes █╠compatible Smartmodem. █╠The Phone Dialer█╩Notepad█╩allows█╩you█╩to█╩maintain█╩a█╩phone█╩book of █╠important█╩telephone█╩numbers in your PC's memory so that they█╩may█╩be █╠available at all times.█╩You may edit, print,█╩save█╩or█╩recall as many █╠phone books as you would like. █╠The Phone Dialer utility is selected by pressing function key "F7" from █╠PC-DeskMates'█╩menu.█╦The utility█╩will█╩create█╩two█╩windows█╩on█╩the █╠righthand portion█╩of the monitor.█╩The top window will display the use █╠of the█╩function█╩keys that allow you to automatically dial a telephone █╠number.█╩The bottom window is a notepad that will contain the telephone █╠numbers of the current phone book that is being used. █╠The█╩shape█╩of the cursor is used to█╩indicate█╩which█╩window█╩you█╩are █╠currently█╩using.█╩When the cursor resembles█╩a█╩square█╩box,█╩you█╩are █╠working from the Phone█╩Dialer█╩window.█╦If the cursor is a thin line, █╠you are in the notepad window. █╠8.1 Phone Dialer Window █╠The█╩Phone█╩Dialer window will be selected when this utility█╩is█╩first █╠started.█╩Pressing the "F2"█╩key█╩allows█╩you█╩to█╩access█╩the█╩notepad █╠window.█╩Pressing the "Esc"█╩key from within the notepad window returns █╠you to the Phone Dialer window. █╠PLEASE NOTE:█╩The meaning and use of the█╩function keys is dependent on █╠which window you are currently using. █╠The Phone Dialer window█╩allows█╩you█╩to█╩automatically█╩dial any phone █╠number that is currently displayed on█╩the monitor.█╩It is possible for █╠you to dial phone numbers that are█╩either█╩contained█╩within the Phone █╠Dialer█╩Notepad█╩or that are being displayed by other programs█╩on█╩the █╠monitor.█╠The█╦Phone█╩Dialer█╩window█╩will█╩contain█╩the█╦following █╠information: █%- 35 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █µPhone Dialer ██F1█╩Menu█╥F2█╩Notepad█╩PgUp ██F3█╩Move█╥F4█╩Com1█═PgDn ██F5█╩Dial█╥F6█╩Touch ██F7█╩Hang Up█╧F8█╩Prefix ██F9█╩Phone 1 ██F0█╩Phone 2 █╠F1█╩Menu█╥Returns you to PC-DeskMates' menu. █╠F2█╩Notepad█╧Selects the Phone Dialer Notepad. █╠F3█╩Move█╥Alternately moves the█╩Phone Dialer between the right █▐and left portions of the monitor. █╠F4█╩Com1█╥Selects either communication port Com1 or Com2. █╠F5█╩Dial█╥Automatically█╦dials█╩the█╩telephone number█╩located █▐under the cursor. █╠F6█╩Touch█╤Alternately█╦selects█╩either█╩Touch█╩Tone█╩or█╩Pulse █▐dialing. █╠F7█╩Hang Up█╧Hangs up the modem after a telephone█╩call█╩has█╩been █▐dialed. █╠F8█╩Prefix█╨Allows█╩you█╩to█╩enter a prefix that will be added to █▐each█╩telephone█╩number that is dialed.█╩This can█╩be █▐used█╩to█╩dial Watts lines, long distance, or gain an █▐outside number through a PBX system. █╠F9-F0█╒Allows you to█╩store█╩telephone numbers, local access █▐telephone█╩numbers█╩and authorization codes that█╩are █▐used frequently within the Phone Dialer. You can even █▐enter█╩a█╩telephone█╩number█╩to█╩dial█╩that█╩is█╦not █▐currently displayed on the monitor. █╠PgUp█╓Allows you to page backwards within the█╩Phone Dialer █▐Notepad. █╠PgDn█╓Allows you to█╩page█╩forward█╩within the Phone Dialer █▐Notepad. █╠Esc█╩Exit█╤Returns you to your interrupted program. █╠Please█╩Note:█╩Each█╩time█╩you█╩dial a phone number, the communications █╠port and modem will be initialized.█╩The Hang█╩Up function, "F7" can be █╠pressed█╩at█╩any█╩time and will initialize the selected█╩communications █╠port and modem.█╩You should NEVER attempt to use the█╩Phone Dialer on a █╠non-existent█╩communications port█╩or█╩modem█╩as█╩this█╩may█╩hang█╩your █╠system. █╠The█╩following█╩Phone█╩Dialer information is saved by the Configuration █╠Utility: █%- 36 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █▌- Communications Port Number █▌- Touch or Pulse Dialing █▌- Prefix █▌- Phone 1 & 2 █╠The "PgUp" and "PgDn" functions█╩allow█╩you█╩to page through your Phone █╠Dialer Notepad without having█╩to press the "F2" key to enter the Phone █╠Dialer Notepad window.█╩This█╩allows█╩you█╩to█╩easily display any phone █╠number stored in the notepad on the monitor. █╠8.1.1 Dialing Telephone Numbers █╠Dialing a phone number█╩with█╩the█╩Phone Dialer is a simple process and █╠consists of the following steps: █╬1.█╩Select the proper communications port by alternately pressing the █╥"F4" key. █╬2.█╩Select either Touch Tone or Pulse dialing by alternately pressing █╥the "F6" key. █╬3.█╩Place the cursor over the first█╩character█╩of█╩the█╩phone number █╥that you want to█╩dial█╩by█╩pressing the left, right, down and up █╥arrow keys located on the keypad. █╬4.█╩Press the "F5" key█╩to dial the number.█╩The number that you have █╥selected will be displayed on the monitor and you will be able to █╥also hear the modem dial the phone number. █╬5.█╩Once█╩the█╩telephone█╩number is ringing you should first lift the █╥telephone receiver and then█╩hang█╩up█╩the█╩modem by pressing the █╥"F7" key. █╠Any of the following█╩characters█╩may be contained within the telephone █╠number:█╩(,█╩), -, 0 ... 9, space, and commas.█╦Commas█╩allow█╩you█╩to █╠insert a pause of two seconds during the dialing sequence. █╠Since█╩you█╩select█╩the█╩starting position of the phone number that█╩is █╠dialed, you may want to always include the area code within your█╩phone █╠books.█╩This way you will be able to use your Phone Dialer when you are █╠calling outside of your local area code. █╠8.1.2 Telephone Prefixes █╠The Prefix option allows you to set the█╩initial█╩information█╩that█╩is █╠always dialed before█╩the selected phone number.█╩This could be used to █╠obtain access to a telephone line outside of a PBX system, or to█╩allow █╠you to make calls█╩using█╩a█╩Watts█╩line.█╦Placing█╩a comma within the █╠string█╩allows you to delay the dialing sequence, so that you can█╩gain █╠access to an outside line.█╩For example, the following prefix would█╩be █╠selected to make a█╩long█╩distance█╩call█╩from within a PBX system that █╠uses the digit "9" to gain█╩access to an outside line: "9,1". You could █╠also use█╩the█╩prefix to dial a "1" before a telephone number if it was █%- 37 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠outside of your█╩local█╩dialing area.█╩This function will prompt you to █╠enter the prefix information and can be up to 9 characters long. █╠8.1.3 Phone Dialer Information █╠The█╩"F9"█╩and█╩"F0"█╩keys█╩allow█╩you█╩to either store important phone █╠numbers█╩and█╩access█╩codes within the█╩Phone█╩Dialer█╩or█╩to█╩enter█╩a █╠telephone█╩number█╩that█╩is█╩not█╩presently█╩displayed on the█╩screen. █╠Selecting these functions will prompt you to enter the information that █╠you█╩would█╩like█╩stored.█╦The information may be up to 25█╩characters █╠long. █╠8.1.4 Long Distance Services █╠It is possible to█╩use the Phone Dialer when using access services such █╠as Sprint and MCI. It is necessary to perform the following steps█╩when █╠making calls using any type of access service: █╬1.█╩Select the█╩correct communications port and dialing method█╩using █╥function keys "F4" and "F6". █╬2.█╩Place█╩the cursor█╩over the first character of the█╩local█╩access █╥telephone number and press the "F5" key. █╬3.█╩After the local access number has█╩been█╩answered█╩and is waiting █╥for█╩your authorization code, place the cursor over█╩your█╩access █╥code and press the "F5" key again. █╬4.█╩Then place the cursor over the telephone number that you want█╩to █╥dial and press the "F5" key again. █╬5.█╩After the number█╩begins█╩to█╩ring, hang up the modem by pressing █╥the "F7" key. █╠It█╩may█╩be possible for you to dial the local access telephone█╩number █╠and enter█╩your█╩authorization█╩code█╩in█╩one█╩step by inserting commas █╠between the local access█╩telephone number and the authorization code. █╠This allows the modem to delay the█╩dialing█╩of█╩the authorization code █╠two█╩seconds█╩for█╩each█╩inserted█╩comma.█╦For example, the█╩following █╠sequence may be used: █ßPhone█╤Auth. █ßNumber█╩Wait█╩Code █ß858-888,,,,,,7779999 █╠You█╩may█╩want█╩to█╦store█╩your█╩local█╩access█╩telephone█╩number█╩and █╠authorization code within the two█╩phone█╩numbers█╩that█╩are maintained █╠within the Phone Dialer. Insert any█╩non-telephone character, such as a █╠";", after the local access telephone number, if you are unable to█╩use █╠the█╩delay technique.█╩The PC-DeskMates' configuration file located█╩on █╠the distribution diskette contains an example of storing a local access █╠telephone number and authorization code. █%- 38 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠8.2 Phone Dialer Notepad █╠The Phone Dialer█╩Notepad█╩is█╩selected█╩by█╩pressing the "F2" key from █╠within█╩the█╩Phone█╩Dialer█╩window.█╩The following function and control █╠keys are available when using the Phone Dialer Notepad: █╠F1█╩Menu█╥Returns you to PC-DeskMates' menu. █╠F2█╩Help█╥Displays the Phone Dialer Notepad Help information. █╠F3█╩Move█╥Alternately moves the█╩Phone Dialer between the right █▐and left portions of the monitor. █╠F4█╩Print█╤Prints█╩the Phone█╩Dialer█╩Notepad█╩on█╩the█╩selected █▐lineprinter. █╠F5█╩Recall█╨Recalls█╩a█╩phone book into the Notepad from a disk. █▐The█╩program█╩will█╩prompt you to enter a phone█╩book █▐file█╦name█╩and█╩then█╩ask█╩if█╩you█╩would█╩like█╩to █▐continue. █╠F6█╩Save█╥Saves█╩the█╩information█╩contained█╩within the█╩Phone █▐Dialer█╩Notepad█╩to█╩either█╩an existing or new█╩disk █▐file.█╩The program will prompt█╩you█╩to enter a phone █▐book file name and then ask█╩if█╩you█╩would█╩like█╩to █▐continue. █╠Esc█╩Exit█╤Returns you to the Phone Dialer window. █╠When█╩PC-DeskMates█╩is first loaded into memory, it attempts to read█╩a █╠phone book█╩file█╩named "PHONE.PAD" from the current default disk drive █╠and directory.█╩If you maintain your important telephone numbers within █╠this file, you will have immediate access to them at all times. █╠The PC-DeskMates distribution diskette will contain a copy of this file █╠which has sample telephone numbers included. █╠The Phone Dialer Notepad will function similarly to the Notepad that is █╠selected from PC-DeskMates' menu.█╩However,█╩the█╩following differences █╠should be noted: █╦ █╬-█╩This█╩Notepad has the phone book file█╩"PHONE.PAD"█╩recalled█╩when █╤PC-DeskMates' is first loaded into memory. █╬-█╩Each name and█╩telephone█╩number will use only one line within the █╤Phone Dialer Notepad. █╬-█╩The information within the Phone█╩Dialer█╩Notepad█╩is█╩stored in a █╤different location of memory than the█╩Notepad█╩that█╩is█╩selected █╤from PC-DeskMates' menu.█╩This allows█╩you█╩to█╩have█╩a█╩Calendar, █%- 39 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╤Phone Book and note within memory at all times. █╠You may want█╩to█╩print█╩or█╩type█╩out█╩the█╩phone█╩book█╩file which is █╠contained█╩on█╩the█╩PC-DeskMates distribution diskette█╩to█╩use█╩as█╩an █╠example when creating your own Phone Book. █╠For further information regarding the editing capabilities of the Phone █╠Dialer█╩Notepad,█╩please refer to the chapter discussing█╩PC-DeskMates' █╠Notepad. █╦ █%- 40 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █#Chapter 9 █ Printer Control █╠The Printer Control utility allows you to disable the Print Screen key, █╠select special print features of your dot matrix printer, print█╩a test █╠pattern and select the printer device used by PC-DeskMates' utilities. █╠The Printer Control utility is selected by pressing█╩the█╩"F8" key from █╠PC-DeskMates' menu.█╩The utility█╩will█╩create█╩a window on the monitor █╠that█╩will█╩indicate█╩the status of the lineprinter and which█╩function █╠keys are pressed to select the various functions: █µPrinter Control █▀F1█╩Menu █▀F2█╩Test Pattern █▀F3█╩Recall Config. █▀F4█╩Printer Device█╦Lpt1 █▀F5█╩PrtScr█╙On █▀F6█╩Double Width█═Off █▀F7█╩Compressed█╧Off █▀F8█╩Emphasized█╧Off █▀F9█╩Enhanced█╤Off █╠If you█╩wish█╩to█╩return█╩to█╩PC-DeskMates'█╩menu█╩press the "F1" key. █╠Pressing█╩the "Esc" key█╩allows█╩you█╩to█╩return█╩to█╩your█╩interrupted █╠program. █╠PLEASE NOTE: █╦ █╬1.█╩It is possible█╩for█╩the status of functions "F6" through "F9" to █╥be incorrect if█╩either█╩the█╩printer█╩is█╩turned off or if other █╥programs change the█╩status█╩of█╩the lineprinter.█╩If this occurs █╥simply press these functions until█╩they█╩cycle█╩between "On" and █╥"Off" █╬2.█╩Options "F6"█╩through█╩"F9"█╩should█╩only█╩be selected if you are █╥using an█╩IBM█╩compatible█╩dot█╩matrix█╩printer█╩or█╩if█╩you have █╥previously█╩reconfigured these options to correspond to your█╩dot █╥matrix printer. █╬3.█╩Do not select█╩any█╩printer option if the selected printer is not █╥ready█╩as this will cause your system to pause until the█╩printer █╥times out. █%- 41 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠9.1 Test Pattern █╠Pressing█╩the█╩"F2" key allows you to print█╩a█╩test█╩pattern█╩on█╩your █╠printer to ensure that the features you have selected are correct. █╠9.2 Recall Configuration █╠It is█╩possible█╩for█╩you█╩to recall a printer configuration file named █╠"PRINTER.CFG" from the█╩default█╩disk█╩drive█╩and█╩directory█╩that will █╠define the special█╩print█╩features█╩of█╩your dot matrix printer to the █╠Printer Control Utility. Pressing the "F3" key will█╩recall this file. █╠Read█╩the appendix discussing█╩the█╩Installation█╩Utility█╩for█╩further █╠information. █╠9.3 PrtScr Control █╠How many times have you accidentally pressed the PrtScr key while using █╠the PC keyboard?█╩Pressing█╩the█╩"F4"█╩key█╩allows█╩you█╩to alternately █╠enable and disable the PrtScr key from functioning. █╠9.4 Printer Device █╠Alternately pressing the "F5" key selects the printer█╩port█╩that█╩your █╠printer is█╩attached█╩to.█╦The█╩selection will sequence from "Lpt1" to █╠"Lpt3". This selection is used by PC-DeskMates' utilities only and does █╠not affect your interrupted program. █╠9.5 Double Width █╠If you█╩are█╩using█╩an█╩IBM compatible dot matrix printer, pressing the █╠"F6" key alternately enables█╩and█╩disables█╩the double width character █╠feature of the printer. █%- 42 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠9.6 Compressed Print █╠If you are█╩using█╩an█╩IBM█╩compatible dot matrix printer, pressing the █╠"F7" key alternately changes█╩the█╩character█╩size█╩between█╩10█╩and 17 █╠characters per inch.█╩The status indicator will display an "On" when 17 █╠character per inch is█╩selected.█╦Using█╩this function with the double █╠width function can also█╩allow█╩characters█╩of█╩6 and 12 characters per █╠inch to be selected.█╩Please refer to█╩your█╩printer manual for further █╠details. █╠9.7 Emphasized Print █╠If you are using an█╩IBM█╩compatible█╩dot█╩matrix printer, pressing the █╠"F8"█╩key alternately enables and disables the emphasized print feature █╠of the printer. █╠9.8 Enhanced Print █╠If you█╩are█╩using█╩an█╩IBM compatible dot matrix printer, pressing the █╠"F9" key alternately enables and disables the enhanced print feature of █╠the printer. █╦ █%- 43 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █#Chapter 10 █#Typewriter █╠The Typewriter utility allows your PC and printer█╩to become an easy to █╠use electronic typewriter.█╩Those█╩documents such as envelopes, labels, █╠forms and█╩memos,█╩which█╩are not easily printed with a word processor, █╠can now be typed on your PC in a manner similar to█╩using an electronic █╠typewriter. █╠The Typewriter is selected by pressing the "F9"█╩key from PC-DeskMates' █╠menu. █╠The program creates a█╩window█╩on the monitor that displays information █╠regarding█╩the█╩status█╩of█╩the█╩Typewriter. The center portion of█╩the █╠window will█╩provide█╩you█╩with█╩a█╩Typewriter█╩ruler indicating the 80 █╠columns, margin settings, and tab settings.█╩The double vertical█╩lines █╠on the ruler█╩will█╩indicate where the margins are currently set.█╩Tabs █╠will be indicated by a blankspace within the ruler.█╩The following menu █╠is displayed when the utility is selected: █═Column:█╩10█╬F1█╩Menu█╦F2█╩Line█╠F3█╩Move█╦F4█╠Margins █═Margins: 10 70█╦F5█╩Tabs█╦F6█╩Matrix█╩F7█╩Lpt1█╦PgDn█╩Form Feed █╠The column█╩indicator displays the current location of the cursor.█╩The █╠current margin settings are displayed below the column indicator. █╠The following function and control keys█╩are█╩available█╩when using the █╠Typewriter: █╠F1█╩Menu█╥Returns you to PC-DeskMates' menu. █╠F2█╩Mode█╥Alternately selects character or line mode. █╠F3█╩Move█╥Alternately moves the Typewriter between the top█╩and █▐bottom portions of the monitor. █╠F4█╩Margins█╧Sets the left and right margin columns. █╠F5█╩Tabs█╥Sets and clears tab columns. █╠F6█╩Type█╥Alternately█╦selects█╩matrix█╦or█╦letter█╦quality █▐printer. █╠F7█╩Device█╨Selects█╩the█╩printer port█╩that the line printer█╩is █▐attached to. █%- 44 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠PgDn█╓Form feeds the paper in the printer to the top of the █▐next page. █╠Esc█╩Exit█╤Returns you to your interrupted program. █╠10.1 Typing Modes █╠It is first important to ensure that PC-DeskMates' lineprinter settings █╠are correct.█╩The printer█╩type█╩(Letter or Matrix), and device, (Lpt1, █╠2, 3) should be properly set. █╠There are two different typing modes that the█╩Typewriter█╩can function █╠in:█╩Line or Character. Line█╩mode allows you to enter information into █╠the Typewriter, edit it█╩and█╩then█╩print█╩it█╩when the "Return" key is █╠pressed.█╩Character mode allows█╩you█╩to█╩print█╩the█╩characters on the █╠printer as you enter them.█╩The desired mode is alternately selected by █╠pressing the "F2" key. █╠Line Mode: █╠Any one of the line editing functions (Backspace, Tab,█╩Del,█╩Ins, Left █╠Arrow,█╩Right█╩Arrow,█╩Home,█╩End)█╩may be used█╩to█╩edit█╩the█╩entered █╠information before it is typed on the lineprinter. █╠The "Return" key is pressed to print the entire line and to advance the █╠paper one line. █╠Character Mode: █╠Since█╩all characters are printed as they█╩are█╩entered,█╩there█╩is█╩no █╠editing capability in this mode.█╩The backspace key may be used to move █╠the printer carriage to█╩the█╩left.█╦This█╩will allow you to overprint █╠characters on your printer.█╦This technique could be used to underline █╠information. █╠The "Return" key is pressed to advance the paper one line. █╠When using Character mode make sure that█╩you█╩have selected the proper █╠printer type (Matrix or Letter) by presssing the "F6" key.█╩The program █╠will not be able to properly backspace if this selection is incorrect. █╠It is also necessary to note that dot█╩matrix printers will not advance █╠their print head until a printable character is pressed. █╠10.2 Margins █╠The Typewriter ruler will indicate the current setting█╩of the left and █╠right█╩margins.█╦The Typewriter will not allow you to█╩type█╩past█╩the █%- 45 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠margins. █╠Pressing the "F4" key allows you to select█╩new█╩margin█╩columns.█╦The █╠program█╩will█╩prompt█╩you█╩to enter the left and right█╩margin█╩column █╠number.█╩If you do not want to change the margin settings, simply press █╠the return key. █╠PLEASE NOTE:█╩Use the space and backspace key to place█╩the cursor on a █╠column that will be within the new margin settings, or else the program █╠will█╦not█╩allow█╩you█╩to█╩change█╩the█╩margins.█╦The█╩program█╦will █╠automatically align the left margin when using line mode. █╠10.3 Tabs █╠The tab key allows█╩you█╩to automatically skip to predefined Typewriter █╠columns.█╩The Typewriter initially has a tab set at column 15. Tabs are █╠set and cleared by first placing the cursor over the desired column and █╠then pressing the "F5" key.█╩The current tab locations are indicated by █╠displaying spaces within the Typewriter ruler. █╠10.4 Printer Type █╠Alternately pressing the "F6" key selects the printer type that you are █╠using.█╦Select "Letter" if you are using a letter quality printer█╩and █╠"Matrix" if you are using a dot matrix printer.█╩This selection is used █╠by the utility to determine how to backspace in character mode. █╠10.5 Printer Device █╠Alternately pressing the "F7" key selects the printer█╩port█╩that█╩your █╠printer is attached to.█╦The█╩selection█╩will█╩sequence from "Lpt1" to █╠"Lpt3". This selection is used by PC-DeskMates' utilities only and does █╠not affect your interrupted program. █╠10.6 Page Feed █╠Pressing the "PgDn" key form feeds the paper in the█╩printer to the top █╠of the next page. █╦ █%- 46 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █#Chapter 11 █%Setup █╠The Setup utility allows you to perform the following functions: █╦ █╬-█╩Set the Foreground and Background Monitor Colors. █╬-█╩Save and Recall configuration settings. █╠The█╩Setup█╩utility█╩is█╦selected█╦by█╩pressing█╩the█╩"F0"█╩key█╩from █╠PC-DeskMates' menu.█╩The utility█╩will█╩create█╩a window on the monitor █╠that will look similar to the following figure: █σSetup Menu █▀F1█╩Menu █▀F2█╩Foreground Color █▀F3█╩Background Color █▀F4█╩Save Config. █▀F5█╩Recall Config. █╠If█╩you█╩wish█╩to█╩return█╩to█╩PC-DeskMates'█╩menu press the "F1" key. █╠Pressing█╩the "Esc" key█╩allows█╩you█╩to█╩return█╩to█╩your█╩interrupted █╠program. █╠11.1 Setting Monitor Colors █╠Pressing the "F2" key allows you to change the foreground color used by █╠PC-DeskMates' utilities.█╩Pressing the "F3" key█╩allows█╩you█╩to change █╠the background color. █╠As you cycle through the different█╩monitor colors, it will be possible █╠to select combinations that will not display█╩at█╩all█╩on the monitor. █╠Simply continue pressing█╩the█╩"F2"█╩and█╩"F3"█╩keys until you find the █╠color combination that pleases you. █╠Some color combinations may█╩not█╩allow█╩calendar█╩dates to be properly █╠highlighted on your monitor. █%- 47 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠11.2 Save & Recall Configurations █╠Pressing the "F4" key█╩allows█╩you█╩to█╩save█╩the█╩current PC-DeskMates █╠configuration settings█╩to█╩a█╩disk█╩file█╩named█╩"DESKMATE.CFG" on the █╠current default disk drive and directory. █╠Each time█╩you█╩load PC-DeskMates into memory, the program will attempt █╠to█╩read the file "DESKMATE.CFG" from the default disk drive,█╩so█╩that █╠these█╩settings█╩may be restored to their previous values.█╦If█╩it█╩is █╠unable to find this█╩file,█╩it█╩will█╩set█╩the options to their default █╠values. █╠Pressing the "F5" key█╩allows you to read the configuration file at any █╠time. █╠The following options will be saved and restored by these functions: █!Foreground Color █!Background Color █╫Alarm Clock:█╬Display - On/Off █!Chime - On/Off █!Alarm - On/Off █!Alarm - Time █!Alarm - Note █╫Calculator:█╧Format █╫Printer Control:█╩PrtScr - On/Off █!Print Device - Lpt1/2/3 █╫Phone Dialer█╬Com Device - Com1/2 █!Touch or Pulse Dialing █!Prefix █!Phone 1 & 2 █╫Typewriter:█╧Mode - Line/Char █!Print Type - Matrix/Letter █!Margin Settings █!Tab Settings █╦ █%- 48 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █#Chapter 12 █$Appendix █╠12.1 Special Considerations █╠The following items need to be considered when using PC-DeskMates: █╦ █╬1.█╩If█╩you█╦are█╩using█╦other█╩memory█╩resident█╩programs█╩besides █╥PC-DeskMates,█╩you█╩may█╩need█╩to█╩consider the█╩order█╩that█╩the █╥programs are loaded.█╩Usually, PC-DeskMates will work properly if █╥it is loaded last. █╬2.█╩PC-DeskMates requires 64 Kbytes of memory.█╩Be sure that you have █╥enough remaining memory to█╩run█╩your█╩other application programs █╥after PC-DeskMates has been loaded. █╬3.█╩If you are█╩using█╩a█╩black█╩and█╩white monochrome monitor with a █╥color graphics card, it will be█╩necessary to execute the command █╥"MODE BW80" just before█╩PC-DeskMates is loaded.█╩You may want to █╥insert█╩this█╩command█╩into your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.█╦It█╩may█╩be █╥necessary█╩for█╩you█╩to█╦execute█╦this█╩command█╩again█╩if█╩you █╥accidentally run a program that sets the monitor to color mode. █╬4.█╩PC-DeskMates will not function if█╩the█╩current█╩program█╩that is █╥running█╩has set the monitor into graphics mode.█╩If you█╩attempt █╥to access PC-Deskmates while the monitor is in graphics mode, the █╥program will ring the bell. █╬5.█╩When█╩using█╩memory█╩resident█╩programs that can█╩interrupt█╩your █╥program at any time, it█╩is usually best if you do not select the █╥memory resident program while█╩your█╩program█╩is█╩performing disk █╥I/O, writing to the monitor, accessing a modem or printing to the █╥printer.█╩Should you access█╩PC-DeskMates█╩while█╩your program is █╥performing any█╩of█╩these█╩functions,█╩it█╩is█╩possible that your █╥program will not continue until you press another key. █╬6.█╩It is not possible for PC-DeskMates or your application█╩programs █╥to determine if you█╩have█╩inserted█╩a█╩different diskette into a █╥disk drive.█╩Therefore, if you should insert a different diskette █╥into a disk drive while using PC-DeskMates be sure to█╩insert the █╥original diskette back into the disk█╩drive█╩before resuming your █╥application program. █╬7.█╩Each█╩time PC-DeskMates█╩is started█╩and█╩stopped█╩it█╩will█╩read █%- 49 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╥information off the currently accessed disk drive.█╩Therefore, it █╥is important that a diskette is loaded in the default█╩disk drive █╥before█╩starting█╩PC-DeskMates.█╩If█╩there█╩is not a disk in█╩the █╥drive,█╩PC-DeskMates█╩will not start until the disk time out█╩has █╥occurred. █╠12.2 Messages and Explanations █╠PC-DeskMates will display the following error and warning messages: █╠* / By Zero █╤While using the Calculator utility, an attempt was█╩made to divide █╤a number by zero.█╩This error will clear the calculator. █╠* Bad File Name █╤A filename was entered that does not conform to the DOS filenaming █╤conventions.█╩This error will also occur█╩if you attempt to copy a █╤file to itself while using the DOS Commands Utility. █╠* Buffer Space Full █╤While using one█╩of█╩the notepad utilities, an attempt was made to █╤enter more information than could be█╩stored█╩within the available █╤memory buffers. █╠* Device Error █╤This message occurs if an attempt is made to access a device█╩that █╤is not ready.█╩The most likely reasons for█╩this error are: a disk █╤drive█╩is not available or ready, there is no diskette█╩loaded█╩in █╤the█╩disk█╩drive,█╩the█╩diskette█╩is not formatted,█╩the█╩selected █╤printer port is not available, or█╩the█╩selected communications or █╤modem port is not available. █╠* Disk Full █╤While attempting to write█╩to█╩a disk file, the disk drive ran out █╤of available storage space. █╠* File Not Found █╤The program was unable█╩to read or access the named data file from █╤the selected█╩disk█╩drive.█╩The most likely reasons for this error █╤are:█╩the█╩file█╩does not exist on the selected disk drive, or█╩an █╤attempt was made to rename█╩a█╩file█╩to█╩a█╩filename█╩that already █╤exists. █╠* Overflow █╤While using the Calculator utility, an attempt was made to input a █%- 50 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╤number which was greater than 11 digits, or a calculation resulted █╤in an answer which was larger than or equal to 100 billion.█╦This █╤error will█╩also occur on smaller numbers if the format option has █╤reduced█╩the number of digits that are printed to the left of█╩the █╤decimal point.█╩This error will clear the calculator. █╠* Path Not Found █╤While using the CHDIR command, an attempt█╩was█╩made█╩to█╩access a █╤disk directory which does not exist. █╠* Printer Error █╤Either the lineprinter is not on, not ready, or is out of paper. █╠* Read Error █╤A disk error occurred while█╩attempting█╩to█╩read█╩a file from the █╤selected disk drive. █╠* Write Error █╤An error occurred while attempting to write to a disk drive.█╩This █╤error may occur if the diskette is write protected. █╦ █╠12.3 Installation Utility █╠The Installation Utility allows you to customize the following features █╠of PC-DeskMates: █╬-█╩Insert your registration number into the program. █╬-█╩Alter the starting key. █╬-█╩Create a printer█╩configuration█╩file█╩so that the Printer Control █╤Utility may use non-IBM compatible dot matrix printers. █╠PLEASE NOTE:█╩This program will write information into the PC-DeskMates █╠program█╩stored█╩on the diskette.█╩Therefore, you should█╩only█╩execute █╠this program on a copy of the distribution diskette. █╠To start the program you will need to perform the following operation: █╨1.█╠Insert a copy of PC-DeskMates' distribution diskette █╓into drive A. █╨2.█╠Execute the following commands: █┘>A: █┘>INSTALL █%- 51 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠The program will display the following menu: ██F1█╩Exit ██F2█╩Reg. No.█╧0000000 ██F3█╩Start Key█╬Alt-M ██F4█╩Printer Config. █╠Pressing the "F1" key allows you to exit the program █╠After either inserting your registration number or█╩changing█╩the start █╠key, it will be necessary to copy the modified program to any diskettes █╠that you use to load PC-DeskMates from.█╦This█╩can█╩be accomplished by █╠performing the following: █╨1.█╩Insert the modified PC-DeskMates distribution █╘diskette into drive A. █╨2.█╩Insert your bootable system diskette into drive B. █╨3.█╩Execute the following command: █╪>COPY█╩DESKMATE.COM█╩B: █╠12.3.1 Inserting Your Registration No. █╠Pressing█╩the "F2" key allows you to insert█╩your█╩registration█╩number █╠into the PC-DeskMates program.█╦The█╩program█╩will prompt you to enter █╠the█╩new█╩registration█╩number.█╦You█╩may█╩use any of the line editing █╠functions to enter the number.█╩Press the "Return" key to complete your █╠entry. █╠12.3.2 Setting Start Key █╠PC-DeskMates uses the "Alt-M" key to start itself once it is stored█╩in █╠memory.█╦However,█╩you█╩may█╩find█╩that█╩this key is utilized by other █╠application█╩programs█╩that you█╩use.█╦Therefore,█╩you█╩may█╩select█╩a █╠different "Alt" key combination█╩by pressing the "F3" key.█╩The program █╠will prompt you to press the new "Alt" key combination that you want to █╠use.█╩You may use the keys "A thru P", "S thru Z", "1 thru 9", "-", and █╠"=". █╠12.3.3 Printer Configuration █╠If you█╩are not using an IBM compatible dot matrix printer you may want █╠to create a printer configuration file█╩to█╩define the special printing █╠capabilities of your printer. █╠The ability to█╩customize█╩the█╩Printer█╩Control utility when selecting █╠special█╩printing█╩capabilities of dot matrix printers assumes that you █╠are familiar with the selection of these features on your printer.█╩You █%- 52 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠should read█╩your█╩printer's█╩manual█╩and attempt to select the desired █╠features█╩of█╩your printer█╩by█╩first█╩using█╩a█╩Basic█╩program█╩before █╠attempting to create a printer configuration file. █╠Pressing the█╩"F4"█╩key█╩on█╩the█╩Installation Utility will display the █╠following Printer Configuration Menu: █╤F1█╩Exit █╤F2█╩Recall Config. █╤F3█╩Save Config. █σOn Code█═Off Code █╤F6█╩Double Width█╠27,87,49█╠27,87,48 █╤F7█╩Compressed█╬15█╥18 █╤F8█╩Emphasized█╬27,69█╧27,70 █╤F9█╩Enhanced█╨27,71█╧27,72 █╤F0 █╠F1 Menu█╙Allows you to exit to the main menu. █╠F2 Recall█╤Allows█╦you█╦to█╠recall█╩a█╦previously█╦defined █▐configuration file from disk. █╠F3 Save█╙Allows█╩you█╩to save the current█╩configuration to█╩a █▐disk file. █╠The recall and save options will prompt you to enter a filename. █╠Keys "F6" through "F0" are used to define the special printing features █╠of your dot matrix printer.█╩When the program is first started the█╩IBM █╠compatible configuration will be displayed on the monitor. █╠Pressing█╩keys█╩"F6"█╩through█╩"F0"█╩will prompt you for the█╩following █╠information: █╫1. Name of the print feature █╫2. On selection codes █╫3. Off selection codes █╠You may define up to five█╩selections for your printer corresponding to █╠the function keys "F6" through "F0". █╠The█╩On/Off█╩codes█╩are█╩entered using the decimal█╩equivalent█╩of█╩the █╠corresponding characters separated by commas. █╠For example, the following printer features and On/Off codes for an IBM █╠compatible█╩dot█╩matrix█╩printer█╩correspond█╩to█╩the█╩default█╦values █╠displayed on the above menu: █╨Print Feature█╦On Code█╦Off Code █╨Double Width█╠Esc W1█╠Esc W0 █╨Compressed█╬SI█╨DC2 █╨Emphasized█╬Esc E█═Esc F █╨Enhanced█╨Esc G█═Esc H █%- 53 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠Each time█╩you█╩start PC-DeskMates or select the Recall Printer feature █╠of█╩the█╩Printer Control Utility the program will attempt to█╩read█╩the █╠file "PRINTER.CFG" from the default disk drive and directory.█╩If it is █╠unable to find this█╩file,█╩the█╩IBM█╩compatible default values will be █╠used.█╩Therefore, after█╩you█╩have created a printer configuration file █╠you█╩will need to█╩copy█╩the█╩file█╩to█╩the█╩diskette█╩that█╩you█╩start █╠PC-DeskMates from with the name "PRINTER.CFG". █╠We have included a few configuration files on the distribution diskette █╠that you may either want to use or refer to as examples. █╠EPSON.CFG█▀IBM compatible printer █╠OKIDATA.CFG█▌Okidata u92 or u93 █╠PLUGPLAY.CFG█▄Okidata u92/93 with Plug'N Play █╦ █%- 54 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╦ █╠12.4 Shareware Software █╠Alternative█╦Decision█╦Software█╩distributes█╩PC-DeskMates█╩with█╦an █╠innovative█╩marketing█╩approach█╩called Shareware. Shareware, which was █╠originated by█╩Bob█╩Wallace█╩of█╩Quicksoft, is a method of distributing █╠quality software at a low price. █╠Anyone can receive a distribution copy of the product for█╩$10.00.█╩You █╠may then review█╩the█╩product█╩to█╩determine█╩if you'd like to continue █╠using█╩it.█╦If█╩you█╩decide█╩to█╩use█╩it, we encourage you to become a █╠registered user of the product.█╩Whatever█╩your decision, you may still █╠freely█╩use,█╩copy█╩and█╩share█╩the█╩product█╩with█╩your█╩friends█╦and █╠associates. █╠Why would we give our product away?█╩Quite simply, we can save a lot of █╠money by having our users distribute and promote█╩our product.█╩Kind of █╠like word█╩of█╩mouth█╩advertising.█╩These savings are then passed on to █╠you.█╦Our $10.00 fee is mainly used to pay for advertising, production █╠and distribution charges. █╠But█╩then█╩why█╩should█╩you█╩pay█╩a fee to register█╩as█╩a█╩user?█╦The █╠registration fee is used to further develop PC-DeskMates and other█╩new █╠products█╩and█╩to provide us with a modest profit.█╩Compare the concept █╠to public█╩television.█╦Our future existence depends on the support of █╠our users, and we feel once you've tried PC-DeskMates, you'll be honest █╠enough to become a registered user. █╠Alternative Decision Software products are all tested, fully documented █╠and have the same quality and features of higher priced products.█╦But █╠you do not pay for the fancy packaging and expensive advertising. █╠After using our product,█╩we█╩encourage█╩you█╩to register with us for a █╠$25.00█╩fee,█╩$15.00█╩if█╩you've█╩previously█╩purchased a█╩distribution █╠diskette from us. █╠Registration provides the following benefits: █╬1.█╩Receive█╩a█╩new PC-DeskMates distribution diskette with your█╩own █╥registration number. █╬2.█╩Full Telephone support █╬3.█╩One free major update for a small handling fee █╬4.█╩A $5.00 commission for each new registered user who provides your █╥registration number as a reference. █╬5.█╩Inclusion on our mailing list so that you may receive new product █╥announcements. █%- 55 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╠You may register your copy of█╩PC-DeskMates█╩by█╩either█╩completing the █╠accompanying█╩registration█╩form█╩or█╩by█╩calling us.█╩We accept Master █╠Charge, Visa,█╩COD█╩and█╩checks.█╦Please, no Purchase Orders. Call for █╠information regarding OEM and large quantity discount prices. █╠12.4.1 Registration Number █╠When you register your copy of PC-DeskMates you will receive a new copy █╠of the distribution diskette that will contain your registration number █╠within the program. █╠This registration number is used by us█╩to█╩determine█╩who will receive █╠the commission payment when a new█╩user█╩registers█╩and█╩supplies█╩your █╠number. █╠In addition, we will only provide█╩telephone support to those users who █╠have a valid registration number. █╠The program will display this number each time it is first executed. █╠If you registered by█╩phone█╩you█╩may█╩want to insert your registration █╠number█╩into your current copy.█╩Refer to the section of█╩the█╩appendix █╠discussing█╩the█╩Installation█╩Utility█╩to learn█╩how█╩to█╩insert█╩your █╠registration number into the program. █╠12.5 Program License Agreement █╠YOU█╩SHOULD█╩CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND█╩CONDITIONS█╩BEFORE █╠USING THE PRODUCT. USING THE PRODUCT INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE █╠TERMS█╩AND█╩CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO█╩NOT█╩AGREE█╩WITH█╩THEM,█╩YOU█╩SHOULD █╠PROMPTLY RETURN THE PACKAGE. █╠LICENSE █╠A limited license is granted to any user of the program to freely █╠copy and distribute the product on the following conditions: █╠You may: █╬-█╩Use the program on█╩any█╩microcomputer█╩on█╩which this package was █╤designed to operate. █╬-█╩Copy█╩the program█╩into█╩any█╩machine█╩readable█╩form█╩for█╩backup █╤purposes. █╬-█╩Freely█╩copy█╩and share unmodified copies of the product with your █╤associates. █╠YOU MAY NOT: █%- 56 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╬-█╩Sell█╩the█╩product█╩for█╩a fee and/or distribute the product along █╤with other products without express written permission. █╬-█╩Provide█╩use█╩of the software█╩in█╩a█╩computer█╩service█╩business, █╤network,█╦timesharing,█╩interactive█╩cable█╩television,█╦without █╤express written permission. █╬-█╩Grant█╩sublicense,█╩leases,█╩or█╩other█╩rights in the software█╩to █╤others. █╬-█╩Make verbal or media translations of the user's manual. █╬-█╩Make telecommunication data transmissions of the software. █╬-█╩Modify or remove the Copyright█╩notice█╩from the program, diskette █╤or its manual. █╬-█╩Modify█╩the█╩program,█╩diskette or█╩manual and/or█╩merge█╩it█╩into █╤another program for any machine. █╠TERMS and CONDITIONS █╠The license is effective until terminated.█╩You may terminate it at any █╠time by destroying the█╩diskette(s)█╩contained█╩in█╩this█╩package.█╩The █╠license and the rights thereof terminate if you fail to comply with any █╠term█╩or█╩condition█╩of█╩this█╩agreement.█╦You█╩agree█╦further,█╩upon █╠termination,█╩to█╩destroy█╩the program together with any█╩modifications █╠and/or merged portions in any form. █╠12.6 Limited Warranty █╠THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF█╩ANY█╩KIND,█╩EITHER █╠EXPRESSED█╩OR█╩IMPLIED,█╩INCLUDING█╩BUT█╩NOT█╩LIMITED█╩TO█╩THE█╩IMPLIED █╠WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE █╠ENTIRE█╩RISK AS TO QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH█╩YOU. █╠SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE█╩ENTIRE█╩COST OF ALL █╠NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE █╠EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO █╠YOU.█╩THIS█╩WARRANTY█╩GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY█╩ALSO █╠HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. █╠Alternative█╩Decision Software, Inc. warrants the diskette(s) on█╩which █╠the█╩program█╩is furnished to be free from defects in the material█╩and █╠workmanship under normal use for a period of█╩thirty (30) days from the █╠date█╩of█╩delivery to you as evidenced by a copy of your receipt.█╦The █╠defective diskette must be█╩returned█╩to Alternative Decision Software, █╠Inc. for this warranty to be effected. █╠LIMITATIONS OF REMEDIES █╠Alternative█╩Decision█╩Software,█╩Inc.'s█╩liability█╩and your exclusive █╠remedy shall be: █%- 57 - █╦ █"PC-DeskMates █╦ █╬-█╩The replacement of the diskette(s) if you█╩have met the conditions █╤as described under "LIMITED WARRANTY" OR █╬-█╩A full refund if Alternative Decision Software, Inc. is█╩unable to █╤deliver a diskette free from defects in materials or workmanship. █╠IN NO EVENT WILL ALTERNATIVE DECISION SOFTWARE, Inc. BE LIABLE█╩TO█╩YOU █╠FOR█╩ANY█╩DAMAGES█╩INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST█╩SAVINGS█╩OR█╩OTHER █╠INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY █╠TO USE SUCH PROGRAM EVEN IF█╩ALTERNATIVE█╩DECISION█╩SOFTWARE,█╩Inc. 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