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AlbumMaster

'Helping You *Master Your Album Library'

From Unicorn Software Limited

Created By:
Charles P. Schell IV





Copyright (C) 1987-94 Unicorn Software Limited
All Rights Reserved
AlbumMaster is a Trademark of Unicorn Software Limited










Unicorn Software Limited
P. O. Box 911
Wabash, IN 46992
CIS #70272,3317



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Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that  the  Shareware  principle
works  for  you.  If  you are unable to resolve a Shareware-related problem
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LICENSE AGREEMENT
-----------------
AlbumMaster  is  a  commerical  software  program being distributed under a
concept known as "Shareware" and is provided at no charge to the  user  for
evaluation.  Feel  free to share it with your friends, but AlbumMaster must
be distributed in unmodified, complete form, including this Reference Guide
and  License  Agreement.  Also,  AlbumMaster  may  not  be  distributed  in
conjunction  with  any  other  product.  The  essence  of  "user-supported"
software is to  provide  personal  computer  users  with  quality  software
without  high  prices,  and  yet  to  provide  incentive for programmers to
continue to develop new products. If you find this program useful and  find
that  you  are  using  AlbumMaster  and continue to use AlbumMaster after a
reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment of $29.95  to
Unicorn  Software  Limited,  P.O. Box 911 Wabash, IN 46992-0911. Or you can
use your MC, Visa, AmEx, or Discover by calling the PsL at 800-242-4775  or
713-524-6394  or  by  FAX  to  713-524-6398. These numbers are for ordering
only!  For information about dealer pricing, site  licensing,  shipping  of
product,   returns,   latest  version  number  or  technical  support  call
219-563-HOME or write to Unicorn Software Ltd. directly.

The $29.95 registration fee will license  one  copy  for  use  on  any  one
computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like a book. An
example  is  that this software may be used by any number of people and may
be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there  is
no  possibility  of  it being used at one location while it's being used at
another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same
time.

The AlbumMaster cataloging program is protected by United States  Copyright
Law   and   International  Treaty  provisions.  All  rights  are  reserved.
Non-registered users of AlbumMaster are licensed only to use the program on
a trial basis for the sole purpose of determining whether or not  it  meets
their requirements. All other use requires registration.

Commercial  users  of AlbumMaster must register and pay for their copies of
AlbumMaster within 30 days of first use  or  their  license  is  withdrawn.
Site-License  arrangements  may  be  made  by  contacting  Unicorn Software
Limited.

You are encouraged to pass a copy of AlbumMaster along to your friends  for
evaluation.  Please  encourage  them to register their copy if they find it
useful.



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All Registered Users receive the latest version; Printed and bound  manual;
FREE  phone,  mail, and BBS technical support; discounts & free offers from
several computer services mail notification of all  major  upgrades  &  new
programs;  FREE Upgrades for the price of postage and handling; and another
one of Unicorn's Shareware programs to try.


WARRANTY
--------
Unicorn Software Limited makes no warranty of any kind, express or implied,
including without limitation,  any  warranties  of  merchantability  and/or
fitness  for  a  particular  purpose. Unicorn Software Limited shall not be
liable for any damages, whether direct, indirect, special or  consequential
arising  from a failure of this program to operate in the manner desired by
the user. Unicorn Software Limited shall not be liable for  any  damage  to
data  or  property which may be caused directly or indirectly by use of the
program.

IN NO EVENT WILL UNICORN  SOFTWARE  LIMITED  BE  LIABLE  FOR  ANY  DAMAGES,
INCLUDING   ANY   LOST   PROFITS,  LOST  SAVINGS  OR  OTHER  INCIDENTAL  OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR  USE  OR  INABILITY  TO  USE  THE
PROGRAM, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY.

The  License  Agreement  and  Warranty  shall be construed, interpreted and
governed by the laws of the state of Indiana.



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Contents

Introduction............................................................ 1
Features................................................................ 1
Upgrading From Previous Versions........................................ 2
Getting Started......................................................... 3
Sample Data............................................................. 4

File Menu............................................................... 4
  Select Option......................................................... 4
  Print Option.......................................................... 5
  Printer SetUp Option.................................................. 5
  BackUp Option......................................................... 6
  Restore Option........................................................ 6
  Shell To DOS Option................................................... 6
  Exit Option........................................................... 7

Albums Menu............................................................. 7
  AlbumMaster Editing Window............................................ 7
  Input Fields.......................................................... 8
  Side A and Side B..................................................... 8
  Continuation Lines....................................................11

Pick Menu...............................................................11

Utilities Menu..........................................................12
  Indexing Option.......................................................12
  Crunch Option.........................................................12
  Colours SetUp Option..................................................12
  User Fields Option................................................... 13
  Categories Option.................................................... 13
  SpellCheck SetUp Option.............................................. 13
  Auto Number Option................................................... 13
  Renumber Option...................................................... 14
  Import Option........................................................ 14

About Menu............................................................. 14

Help Menu.............................................................. 15

Appendix
  Label Specifications..........................................Appendix A
  FLEXIBAK Plus & Spell Checkers................................Appendix B
  Categories....................................................Appendix C
  Tips, Tricks & Misc...........................................Appendix D
  Q & A.........................................................Appendix E
  Technical Assistance & Latest Versions........................Appendix F
  Unicorn Software Support Conferences & Distribution BBSs......Appendix F



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Introduction
------------
This on disk manual is intended to get you up and running with  AlbumMaster
as  quickly  as possible. It documents every feature of the program, but it
has been abbreviated for brevity.  It  is  assumed  that  you  are  already
familiar  with  DOS  and  DOS  programs.  The  printed manual that you will
receive when you register is more in depth and provides a greater scope  of
operations of the program.


Windows Users:
--------------
This  version  of  AlbumMaster  will run under Windows, but please be aware
that there is also  AlbumMaster  for  Windows  available.  AlbumMaster  for
Windows  should  be  available from the same source as this DOS version, or
you can contact Unicorn Software to locate a source.

Mouse Users:
------------
You must activate the mouse prior to the start of  the  program.  The  Left
Button serves as the return/enter key, The Right Button is the [ESC] key.

Selections:
-----------
The  MOUSE  is  the  primary  input  device  used  for  this documentation.
Selections can be made by double-clicking on the desired item. There are  2
other methods of making selections: by pressing your [TAB] key to highlight
the  desired  selection,  and then pressing your [ENTER] key to select that
item, or by pressing the [ALT] key and the letter key which is  highlighted
in  that  menu  option's name (these highlighted letters are considered Hot
Keys).

Features:
---------
The Album is quickly passing into history, making it more crucial  for  you
to  keep  track  of  your collection as it increases in value.  AlbumMaster
offers users the maximum in flexibility and capability. It does what  other
cataloging systems only dream of!

Easy to use, menu driven and installs automatically.

User  sets  screen colours, default data drive, printer codes (for Laser or
Dot Matrix) and the user names data file. Standard entries  for  Title  and
Artist  (30 characters each), Album Number, Category, UNLIMITED Tunes AND 3



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User Defined fields for each Album.

The 3 User Defined Fields of 30,29 and 5 characters each.   The  names  the
User assigns to these fields are used on all screens and in print outs.  So
one user can track producers or catalog numbers, another can track purchase
price, location and date of recording.

The choice of obtaining Print Outs for all data or a Criteria.

Selections  for  specific: Artist, Title, Album Number or Range of Numbers,
Category, any of the User Defined Fields, an individual song , or a  KomboZ
of up to 4 of the data fields (with And/Or option).

Print Outs available: An abbreviated listing, full catalog, 3X5 and Rolodex
cards (2 Sizes), front labels, custom print out.

All  outputs  can  be viewed on screen, written to an ASCII file or sent to
the printer.

Tune List option that prints out Tune, Album Title & Number and Artist  for
every Album in the data file (or Criteria).

Custom  List  option  that  allows  the User to pick and choose items for a
print out.

Pick option that searches for  specific  Albums  by  Title,  Artist,  Album
Number,  Category,  User Defined Field, or combination Will also Pick for a
single tune and gives on screen pointer when found.

Auto numbering feature automatically proceeds to next number.

Close Nuf' feature that allows partial 'wildcard' style entries to be  used
for making selections.

Choice  of  indexing  by:  Title,  Album Number, Artist, the 3 User Defined
Fields, or Category.

Upgrading from Previous Versions
--------------------------------
If  you  are  already  using  a  previous  version of AlbumMaster, *DO NOT*
install this new version  over  the  old  one.   Please  consult  the  file
UPGRADE.DOC for instructions on upgrading from previous versions.



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Getting Started
---------------
The  installation  program  will  place  the  following  program files in a
sub-directory on your hard disk drive:

       ALBMSTR.CAT
       ALBMSTR.EXE
       ALBMSTR.CFG
       ALBMSTR.DBT
       MANUAL.COM
       SAMPLE.DAT
       SAMPLE.DBT
       SAMPLE.NDX
       HELP.PLS
       HELP.DBT
       UNICORN.FNT

It will also place the following documents there:

       PACKING.LST
       UPGRADE.DOC
       VND&SYS.DOC

To start the program, switch to that sub-directory and type  ALBMSTR,  then
press [ENTER].

The  first  time  you  start  the  program,  you  will  be presented with a
Windows-like file box. This allows you to select a  AlbumMaster  data  file
for  use.  All  AlbumMaster  data files have the extension DAT, and will be
displayed in the box on the left.

If you have chosen to store your data files in  a  separate  sub-directory,
click  on  the  PATH  button  to  bring  up  an  input  window. The current
sub-directory will be displayed, and you can change  it  by  [BACKSPACE]ing
over  the  current  listing  and  then typing in the sub-directory that you
want. When you have done this, click on the OKAY button.

The program comes with a SAMPLE.DAT file  already  prepared  for  you  (see
below).  If you want to create your own specific files, click on the CREATE
button, enter the name of the data file you want to create,  and  click  on
the  OK button. The program will create the file and then enter the menuing
system.

Once you have selected the data file to use, you will be taken to the  main
program  screen.  From  now on, when you start the program it will take you
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Sample Data:
------------
There is a sample data file that will appear in  the  file  box.  The  data
contains various entries, and is designed to provide you with examples.

To take a look at these samples, click on the file SAMPLE.DAT from the file
box.

The  sample  data  makes  use  of the User defined fields in different ways
(Time, Catalog #, Cost, etc.). You might get some  ideas  from  looking  at
them.


MAIN PROGRAM SCREEN
-------------------

Across  the  top  of  the MAIN Program Screen are the basic program options
that are available to you (File, Albums, Picks, Utilities, About).  In  the
upper right  corner  is the version number. A box in the lower right corner
displays information about your current selection (File in use, Album's  in
file,  Picks  in  effect  (Y/N),  Autonumbering  (Y/N), and a reminder that
[F3]=Notepad).  The  status  box can be turned off/on from the Colour SetUp
screen.  The bottom line of the screen displays brief information regarding
the current selection.


-----------------------
FILE OPTION (Main Menu)
-----------------------

Selecting the "File" option brings down a window, and offers you the choice
of Select, Print, Printer SetUp, BakUp, Restore, Shell To DOS, or Exit.

SELECT:
-------
This option will bring up the data file selection  window,  where  you  can
select  from  the  various  data files that you have created. The available
files are displayed in the box on the left, and you can double-click on the
one that you want to work with. If you have placed your  data  files  in  a
different  sub-directory,  click on the PATH button, and type in the chosen
sub-directory. If you want to create a new data file, click on  the  CREATE
button,  type  in  the name of the data file, and click on the OKAY button.
You can also delete data files by selecting the desired file  (double-click
on  the  file  name),  and then clicking on the DELETE button. You can also



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exit the Select window by clicking on the CANCEL button.

PRINT:
------
This option will bring up a window with the various printing options: List,
Catalog, 3X5 Cards, Rolodex, Labels, Kustom, and Tune List.

     LIST provides the Album Number, Category Title & Artist.
     CATALOG provides all information.
     3X5 CARDS gives you all information printed on 3X5 cards.
     ROLODEX gives you all information except the Tunes on pin fed
          rotary index cards.
     LABELS gives you Album Number, Artist & Title. (See Appendix A
          for label specifications)
     KUSTOM allows you to build your own print out.  Simply choose the
          the items you wish to include in you print out.  The program
          will track the number of characters you have left and beep if
          you go over 120. Select OK to start the print or Cancel to abort.
          After you make your first Kustom listing the program will save
          the layout you used, so you can use it again.
     TUNE LIST will list all Tunes, Album Number, selection #, side fields
          and Artist.  Unless you have very few Albums you will need a
          Hard Drive or High Density Drive to use this feature.  You will
          be prompted for the desired Order of the file.
     CATS & BOXES produces a count of all categories and active boxes,
          as well as a percentage of the total entries.

If you select File for output, you need to enter the destination (A,B,C  or
D) and the filename (up to 8 characters) for the file.

NOTE:  All  files created are "pure" ASCII, and can be handled by most word
processors.

PRINTER SETUP:
--------------
This allows you to customize the printer codes used  by  the  program.  You
will  be  asked for the printer type (Dot Matrix or Laser) and then for the
codes the printer uses. These codes can be found in  your  printer  manual.
AlbumMaster  comes  pre-configured  for  Epson  FX100  (Dot  Matrix) and HP
Laserjet 3 (Laser) printers.

     Dot Matrix Printers: You will need to know the code for 10 cpi (Pica),
12 CPI (Elite), Enlarged, Condensed (17CPI), Bold On, Bold Off  and  Double
High/Wide. If your printer cannot handle double high/wide DON'T PANIC, just
leave  it  blank; the program will use Enlarged for that entry.  You do not
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automatically.  You can enter the letter ESC code or the number it does not
matter: ie ESC code 119 can be entered as "119" or "w". (Do not  enter  any
"spaces"!)

     Laser Printers: You will need to know the codes for Font Symbol, 12CPI
Pitch,  10 CPI Pitch, Condensed (16.66 pitch), Highlights and Normal Style,
Fixed Spacing, 60 & 45 Lines Per Page, Portrait &  Landscape  modes,  Clear
Laser,  and Left Margin. The settings already in the program are for Roman8
and a left margin of 8. You  can  adjust  these  to  whatever  you  desire.
Remember,  you  do  not have to enter the ESC part of the code, the program
does that for you. ie Your manual calls for an ESC&k2S, you enter &k2S.

BAKUP:
------
This option allows you to make a backup of your data. It will also tell you
the size of the file (approx) that you are backing up.  Prior to using this
option, you need to decide if you are going to create Mulitple backups or a
Single.

Single BackUp: Probably the easiest, all you need do is format a  disk  and
then label it (with the DOS LABEL command) ALBMSTR.

Mulitple  BackUp:  Probably the safest, you need to decide how many times a
week and  on  what  days  you  are  going  to  backup.   Next,  format  the
appropriate  number  of  disks and label them (using the DOS LABEL command)
with the days of the week you are going to use them,  ie  MONDAY,  TUESDAY,
etc.

The  program will only use 1 disk to back up. This back up system will only
work until you have about 500 Albums in the  file  (to  a  720K  diskette).
After that, I recommend FlexiBak Plus as a back up utility (see Appendix B)

RESTORE:
--------
This  option  allows  you  to Restore previously backed up files.  Prior to
restoring the program will let you know  the  back  up  disk  about  to  be
restored and the date and time when it was backed up.

SHELL TO DOS:
-------------
This  option  allows  you to exit temporarily to DOS and then return to the
program.  Once in DOS you will have about 256K RAM free, when you are ready
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EXIT:
-----
This option allows you to quit the program.  You can also enter the commadn
[ALT]+X to exit the program, when you are on the menu.

-------------------------
ALBUMS OPTION (Main Menu)
-------------------------

This brings up the Album's window, where all  of  the  real  work  on  your
collection takes place. This is where you add, delete, and modify the items
in your data file.

Upon  entering  this  window, a listing of your Albums will be presented to
you in the lower portion of the window. This area is a  scrollable  window,
and  only  a  few selections will appear in the window at one time. You can
scroll through the listing by clicking on the  Up/Down  arrows  located  on
the  right  side  of  the  window, or by pressing your Up/Down cursor keys.
[Home] will take you to the top of the file, [End] to the bottom.

At the top of this window are selections for Add, Delete, Find!, Again  and
Exit.  Click  on  Add  to add additional Albums to your data file. Click on
Delete to delete Albums to your data file. Click on  Find!  to  search  for
specific text in a Album title. Click on Exit to exit the Albums window and
go back to the Main window.

The  Find! option: This will bring up another window that will allow you to
enter information regarding the Album you want to find.  This  option  will
only  search  for text in the Title, Artist, or Album Number fields. If you
need to search for specific items in the other fields, you can do  that  by
using the "Picks" menu option.

To preform an additional search on the same Find!, use the Again feature.

If you want to EDIT an existing listing, simply select (highlight) the item
that  you  want  to edit and then press [ENTER]. Or, simply double-click on
the item. This will take you to the editing window.  In  this  window,  you
will find input fields for the following:

The AlbumMaster Editing Window:
-------------------------------
This  is  where  you add new data, or edit existing data. The upper portion
contains information fields for the Album, and the lower  portion  contains
the  "Tunes"  box,  which  contains information regarding the tunes on that
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At the right are buttons for OK, Next, Prev, and Cancel. Use the OK  button
to  confirm  your entries, the Next button to move to the next Album in the
list, the Prev button to move to the previous Album in the  list,  and  the
Cancel button to quit the editing window.

Input Fields:
-------------
Album  Number:  This  is alphanumeric (letters and/or numbers). Some of the
programs options will only work if this is a number (Renumber, Pick  Range,
and Auto Number). Notice that you can use the same "number" for more than 1
Album, as in the case of a 2-Album set.

Title:  The title of the Album. For multiple Album sets you may wish to add
Disk 1, Disk 2, Disk 3 etc. to the title.

Category: Pressing the [F2] key will bring up a menu of Categories that are
available to select from. To  Add/Update  this  list,  use  the  Categories
option  from  the  Utilities  menu.  If you enter a Category not previously
used by the system, the program will ask you if you want it added  to  your
Category list.

Artist:  The  primary  Artist  on the Album. If the Album is a compilation,
enter Various and then enter the individual artist information  along  with
the Tunes.

User  #1: This field can be used for anything that you desire. For example,
use it to track Producer, Serial Number, Location. You can modify the  name
of this field by selecting the User Fields option from the Utilities menu.

User#2:  As  with  the  User #1 field, this you can modify the name of this
field, and also use it for whatever you like.

User3: Same as User #1 and User#2.

U Box #1: Select the desired button/X Box.                   .

U Box #2: Select the desired button/X Box.

Side A and Side B:
------------------
You can scroll through the Side information, by using the mouse, arrow keys
or [PgUp]/[PgDn] keys. If there is more information than can  be  displayed
at one time there will be "drag" bars on the right side of the Side box.



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There  are  two  ways to enter and edit the Side information for the Album:
select the appropriate button, or go to that  section  on  the  screen  and
press [Enter]/click the mouse.

Once  you do this the Side selected will enlarge so that you can enter/edit
the information there.  Simply enter one selection on each line.  If a song
title is too long for one line, use the next line as  a  Continuation  Line
(see below).

Also, you have a myriad of command to help you when editing the Side. There
is a special Help screen that will display these.

                               Moving Around

[CTRL] < or [CTRL] [A]                           Move left one word
[CTRL] > or [CTRL] [F]                           Move right one word
[CTRL] [Home]                                     Beginning of the Entry
[CTRL] [End]                                      End of the Entry
[PgUp]                                            Next edit window up
[PgDn]                                            Next edit window down

                             Editing Commands

[CTRL] [Y] or [F3]                                Delete current line*
[CTRL] [T]                                        Delete word right*
[CTRL] [B]                                        Reformat text of Entry*
[F4]                                              Insert blank line*


                              BlokZ Commands

[F2]                                              Start/End BlokZ*
[F7]                                              Write BlokZ*

                               File Commands

[F8]                                              Read File*
[F9]                                              Write Entry To File

                             Finishing Touches

[ALT] [W]                                         Saves Entry*
[ESC]                                             Aborts Entry*



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                                  Toggles

[F5]                                              Toggles Word Wrap
[F6]                                              Toggles Scrolling

[F10]                                             Run Spell Check

                   *  Not Valid In FindMe! Or Erase Modes.

{When  Scrolling  is  on  SCR will appear on the lower right of the screen.
When WordWrap is active WRP will appear}

The Read and Write File commands will let you enter up to 40 characters for
the  location   and   filename   you   want   to   read   or   write.    ie
A:\PRIVATE\ALBUMS.TXT.  The  file  MUST be in ASCII format, but can include
the extended ASCII graphics symbols.

When you use BlokZ, you first start the BlokZ by hitting the [F2] key, then
move the cursor to the end of the BlokZ you wish to mark.  The  highlighted
text  is  what the BlokZ contains.  It will only work on the text currently
displayed on the screen.

When you are at the end of the BlokZ hit the [F2] key again  to  end.   You
will  then  be  prompted for disposition of the BlokZ.  You can Copy, Move,
Delete or Write the BlokZ.

The Copy command will leave your original text in place and then allow  you
to  copy  the  BlokZ  elsewhere  by  hitting the [F7] key when you have the
cursor positioned where you want it.

The Move command works just like the  copy  command,  except  the  original
BlokZ  is  deleted  from  the  old  location prior to you selecting the new
location for the BlokZ.

Delete simply erases the entire BlokZ.

Write lets you enter a filename and then writes the BlokZ to  it.  You  can
enter  up to 40 characters for the location and filename you want to write.
ie A:\PRIVATE\ALBUMS.TXT.  The original BlokZ location is left untouched.

See below, for more information on SpellCheck.



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Continuation Lines:

Sometimes one line is not enough!  So use Continuation Lines!  All you need
to do is move to the next line and start the line with a  SPACE  (this  way
the program will know that this line goes with the one above).

If  you  have an individual Artist to enter with a Tune, use a Continuation
Line but start the entry with a "*". (see examples in the SAMPLE.DAT file).

The limit of lines per side is 5000.

------------------------
PICKS OPTION (Main Menu)
------------------------

This menu will bring up a window of buttons for picking  Albums.  Think  of
this  as  a  way  of  filtering your data file for only the information you
want. These Picks remain in place for Print-Outs too. Once you put  a  Pick
in  place, it will remain active for the rest of the current session UNLESS
you select the Cancel button from this menu. When Picks are set, the status
box on the main window  will  display  "Yes"  for  the  "Picks  In  Effect"
listing.

Once  you  have selected the item you want to Pick for you will be prompted
for what criteria you want. When you have  entered  your  choice,  you  can
select  either  "Equal  To" or "Not Equal To" for your search (available on
all Pick items except "Range"). You can select more than one item  to  Pick
from,  and  additional  Pick  selections will offer you a "Combiner" option
(see example below). Once you have made your choices click on the OK button
to confirm.

For example, let's say that you want to work with all Albums  that  are  in
the  "Rock"  category,  *and*  are  by  "Bruce  Springsteen".  Click on the
Category button from the Picks menu, then select Rock from  the  categories
listing,  then  click on the "Equal To" button, which will process your 1st
selection. When you select another Picks category you  will  be  offered  a
"Combiner"  option  of  "AND" or "OR". This option allows you to search for
Pick#1 *AND* Pick#2, or you can search for  Pick#2  *OR*  Pick#2  (in  this
example we'll use the AND option). After you select your choice of Combiner
options, you'll be returned to the Picks listing, where you can choose your
next  Pick  selection.  For  your  next  selection, you click on the Artist
button and enter "Bruce Springsteen". To finalize your Picks, just click on
the OK button, which will return you to the Main menu screen.



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A more complex example would be Category A *or* Category B *and* User  Code
D  *and*  Title A. (You would get all Categories A or B with the Code D and
the title beginning with A.)

After finalizing all of your Picks criteria, click on  the  OK  button  and
AlbumMaster  will  process the information and return you to the Main menu.
Now, when you click  on  the  Album  menu  option,  AlbumMaster  will  only
display those items which meet all of your Picks selections.

(If  you  had  selected  the  Combiner option "Or" in the above example you
would have gotten all records for Category Rock  *or*  any  done  by  Bruce
Springsteen - even those not in the Rock category)

----------------------------
UTILITIES OPTION (Main Menu)
-----------------------------

INDEX:
------
This  allows  you to place the file in an option that suits your needs, you
can also combine several of the options together. So you could put the file
in order by Title, with a  sub  order  by  Artist,  with  a  sub  order  by
Category.

CRUNCH FILE:
------------
This  compresses  the blank spaces out of the data file, sequences the data
file for optimal speed, rewrites all the indexes and cross  checks  all  of
the  numbering information. This can take awhile if your file is especially
big.

COLOUR SETUP:
-------------
This will let you change the colours used for text and input windows within
AlbumMaster. When you select this option, you  will  be  presented  with  a
listing  of  the various items that you can configure. Here is a listing of
the color codes available:

      Colour  Letter          Colour  Letter
      --------------          --------------
       Black     N             Red       R
       Blue      B             Magenta   RB
       Green     G             Brown     GR



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       Cyan      BG            White     W

         {To Obtain Light Version Of A Colour Prefix With An "*"}

There are two complete sets of predefined colours for the system. To obtain
either enter LITE or DARK for the Main Screen Colour and then press the  OK
button.   Using  one  of  these  and  then  altering the colours to suit is
usually easier than trying to define them all yourself.

You choose the  colours  for:  Background  (The  main  background  for  the
screen), Editing Screen (Messages and other text displayed on screen during
editing),  Help  Line  (at  the bottom of the screen), Hot Key Accent, (The
colours of the input blocks), and Menus (The menus  used  through  out  the
program).

Also  on  this screen you can choose an ASCII character for WallPaper, Turn
On/Off  the  Status  Box  and  set  date  formats.  (I=Italian,  B=British,
A=American, G=German or F=French)

USER FIELDS:
------------
This allows you to change/enter your titles for the user named fields.  You
can  also  change  the  titles for the two tune fields and the button/X box
sections.

Button/X BOXES:

You have two choice for the appearance/use of these sections.  You can make
them buttons (where only one choice of the five  items  is  allowed)  or  X
boxes  (where  you  can  have  five  sepearte  yes/no  items).  To make the
selections X Boxes enter an X in the field after  the  title,  for  buttons
enter a B.   See Appendix D for uses of the boxes.

CATEGORIES:
-----------
Allows  you  to  add, change, and delete Categories from your Category list
used throughout the program. See Appendix D for more information on how  to
best  use  the  Category  option.  NOTE: If you are adding an Album and you
enter a Category that does not exist, you  will  be  given  the  option  of
adding it at that time.

SPELLCHECK SETUP:
-----------------
This allows you to enter the name of the spell checker you wish to use with
the  program.   If  you  have  the  spell  checker's  location in your path



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statement, all you need to enter is the command to  start  it.   The  Spell
checker  MUST  be  capable  of accepting a command line input (ie SPELL.EXE
FILENAME) to be used with AlbumMaster.  The program can  handle  TSR  spell
checkers  without entering anything here.  Our recommended choice for spell
checker is SpellPlus, since it easy to use and inexpensive. See Appendix  B
for details.

AUTO NUMBERING:
---------------
If  this  is  on  the  Album  Number  will  automatically  be placed in the
appropriate field when adding new Albums. If you change the number (ie  you
deleted  a  Album  with  a lower number), the number first inserted will be
saved for the next add. Once selected the NEXT number the computer  has  in
memory  will  be  displayed, if this is incorrect or you want to change it,
you may do so at this time.

RENUMBER:
---------
This should be used immediately after indexing (if it is desired). It  will
number  your  Albums  from  1 to whatever based on the order the file is in
when it is run. For example the file is in Title order, it will number them
based on that alphabetized list.  You can not use this option if your  file
is in Album Number order, however.

IMPORT:
-------
This  allows  you  to  Import  data  files created with AlbumMaster for DOS
(versions after 7.00) and AlbumMaster for  Windows.  The  records  will  be
imported  to the file currently in use. Some users find it easy to have one
master file and a separate file to make entries with and use this to  merge
the two.

If  there are Categories in the Imported file which are not in you Category
data file, you have the option to change these (not only  in  the  Category
list  but  for  each Album as well). For example you used R for Rock in the
imported file but you want to use R&R from now on, you have the opportunity
to change the Category for all Albums with R and in the  Category  list  as
well.



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-----------------------
HELP OPTION (Main Menu)
-----------------------

ABOUT:
------
About  Option: Displays legal and version information about the program, as
well as displaying the name of the registered owner (or UNREGISTERED COPY).

HELP:
-----
Allows access to the Help system from the Main Menu.

Enjoy!

Charles P. Schell IV, Author



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Label Specifications
--------------------
The following sizes apply to the labels & cards used in this program:

   PenFed Labels & Cards:

   Standard Labels: 15/16" X 3" labels {4010}

   3X5 Cards: 3" X 5" Cards {4166}

   Rolodex Cards: 2 1/6" X 4" {4168}

   Sheet Labels & Cards

   Labels: 3-wide, 1" X 2 5/8" label sheets {5160}

   3X5 Cards: sheet {5388}

   Rolodex Cards: 2 1/6" X 4" sheet {5385}

Sources For Blank Labels:
-------------------------
These labels are available from many sources, I can recommend one very good
one: The Computer Label Company. They have  the  best  prices  and  fastest
service  1-800-332-4223,  or  write 727 Eugene Road Palm Springs, CA 92264.
The numbers in the {}s are the corresponding Avery product numbers.



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FLEXIBAK Plus
-------------
Backing up your data files is important!  If  you  do  not  have  a  backup
program,  I  heartily  recommend  FLEXIBAK Plus by fellow ASP author Adrian
Mardlin. Even if you have a back up program, take a look at FLEXIBAK. It is
fast and easy. In the author's words:

"FLEXIBAK Plus, is a flexible, easy-to-use system with  a  logical,  simple
and  unique approach to hard disk backups. With FLEXIBAK Plus...the concept
of full backups and incremental backups is removed. Instead, you only  take
a  full  backup  once. All subsequent backups are placed on the same backup
disks, giving long- term speed  increases,  simpler  file  restoration  and
improved backup management capability."

Check  with  your favorite BBS or disk vendor for the latest version or you
can contact Nildram Software directly. FLEXIBAK costs $59 (plus $  S&H)  to
register, and is worth every penny.

FLEXIBAK Plus Distributor (USA & Canada):
-----------------------------------------
  Shareable Software International, Inc.
  PO Box 59102
  Schaumburg,IL 60159 USA
  Tel: (708) 397 1221
  Fax: (708) 397 0381
  CIS: 76226,2652

SpellPlus:

SpellPlus,  written  by  fellow ASP author Douglas Campbell is an excellent
spelling,   grammar  and  style  checker.   It  handles  AlbumMaster  files
excellently, and will be a  welcome  addition  to  your  software  library.
It  can  be  ordered  when  you register the program (see order form) or by
contacting:

Timpanogos Software
758 E. 100 N.
Orem, Utah  84057-4910

ShareSpell & AlbumMaster:

From the author of ShareSpell (Robert Bequette):

"ShareSpell is a "stand-alone" spelling checker.  With it you can check the
spelling  of  text  files  that  you  have  written.   It   is   completely



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interactive.  It  will  display the text of the file as it goes through the
file, checking for spelling  errors.   At  each  word  that  it  thinks  is
misspelled, you'll be given the option of replacing the word from a list of
suggested  correct  spellings,  manually  correcting  it,  adding it to the
dictionary, marking it for later correction, or ignoring it throughout  the
rest  of the document. Currently ShareSpell has a 112,000+ word dictionary,
and you have the option of adding words..."

In order for this option to work, you must  have  ShareSpell  installed  on
your  system,  and  located  in  the same sub directory with AlbumMaster or
listed in your PATH statement (see the ShareSpell  documentation  for  PATH
statement instructions).

The  program  costs  $20  to  register (at the time of this writing) and is
available through most disk vendors and BBSs.  If you have any questions or
comments Robert Bequette can be reached through the U.S. Mail at:

                            Acropolis Software
                            P.O. Box 5037
                            Fair Oaks,  CA 95628

                Or electronically on CompuServe 75146,3471

Other Spell Checkers:

You   may  choose  to  use   a   TSR  spelling  checker  program  for  your
collection.  AlbumMaster works with all major TSR programs.

I  am  still  looking  for, but have yet to find, a Shareware spell checker
that is a TSR.  In the meantime the Borland product Turbo  Lightening  will
have  to fill the gap. Another good product that works well is the American
Heritage Dictionary, from the Writing Tools Group (1-800-523-3520).



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Categories:
-----------
Since  the  category  field  works "progressively" for Picks, you can use a
numbering system similar to the Dewey Decimal  System  to  make  them  more
useful.  Since  the  system listed below was developed by David Moon of San
Rafael, CA, I call this the Moon Decimal System in his honor.  Although  it
will not work for everyone, it is detailed enough for most.

Remember that the Category system is based in alphanumerics not numbers, so
if  you  were  using  the Moon system, wanted all North American, Bluegrass
Music, you would want to specify a Category of "12 " not  "120".  This  way
the  system would look for 120 through 129. Another example would be if you
used "RS" for Rock, Slow and "RSD" for Rock, Slow Dance-- asking  for  "RS"
would give you both Categories of music.

The Moon Decimal System:
------------------------
100 - North American Popular Music
   102 - Popular Singers with Orchestral Accompaniment
         (Sinatra, Streisand, etc.)
   105 - Bluegrass
   106 - Blues
   109 - Broadway Musical
   110 - Country and Western
   115 - Easy Listening
   120 - Movie Soundtrack
   125 - Popular Folk Music
   130 - Reggae
   140 - Rock and Roll
        141 - 1950's Rock
        142 - 1960's Rock
        143 - 1970's Rock
        144 - 1980's Rock
        145 - 1990's Rock
   150 - Spirituals, Gospel Music
   160 - Soul
200 - Jazz
   210 - Cool Era (recorded in the 1940's)
   220 - Early Jazz (recorded in the 1920's)
   230 - Miscellaneous Collections, History of Jazz
   240 - Swing Era (recorded in the 1930's)
   250 - Jazz of the 1950's
   260 - Jazz of the 1960's
   270 - Jazz of the 1970's
   280 - Jazz of the 1980's
   290 - Jazz of the 1990's
   350 - International Popular Music
        352 - Central and South America



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        354 - Brazil
        355 - English-speaking Caribbean countries
        356 - Haiti and French-speaking islands
        357 - Mexico and Central America
        358 - Spanish-speaking Caribbean countries
        359 - South America
   360 - Europe
        361 - British Isles
        362 - Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland
        363 - France and Belgium
        364 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland
        365 - Italy
        366 - Northeast Europe (Poland, Czechoslovakia, Latvia, etc.)
        367 - Southeast Europe (Hungary, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece,
                Albania, etc.)
        368 - Soviet Union
        369 - Spain and Portugal
    370 - Middle East
        371 - Israel
        372 - Middle Eastern countries (Syria, Jordan, Lebanon,Iraq, Saudia
                Arabia, Iran, etc.)
        373 - North African countries (Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco,Libya, Algeria,
                Sudan)
        374 - Turkey
   380 - Central and South Africa
        381 - Black African cultures
        382 - Europeans in Africa
   390 - Orient
        391 - China, Tibet
        392 - India, Pakistan, Bangla Desh
        393 - Indonesia, Java, Bali, Malaya
        394 - Japan
        395 - Korea
        396 - Philippines
        397 - Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, Laos,Cambodia)
        398 - Australia and New Zealand
        399 - Pacific Islands
400 - Ethnic Folk Music
   402 - United States
   403 - Black traditional songs, blues, spirituals,gospel music
   404 - Cowboy and western songs
   405 - Folk dances, square dances, fiddle tunes
   406 - Labor songs, prison songs
   407 - Native American music
   408 - Traditional folk songs and mountain ballads
   410 - Canada
   415 - Central and South America
   416 - Bahamas, Jamaica, Trinidad and other English-speaking
         Caribbean countries



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   417 - Brazil
   418 - Central America
   419 - Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and other Spanish-
            speaking Caribbean countries
   420 - Haiti and French-speaking islands
   421 - Mexico
   422 - Native Americans in Central and South America
   423 - South America
   424 - Surinam and Dutch-colonial islands
   430 - Black African countries
   436 - Europeans in Africa
   438 - Madagascar
   440 - Europe
   441 - British Isles
   442 - Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland
   443 - General European collections and surveys
   444 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland
   445 - France and Belgium
   446 - Italy
   447 - Northeast Europe (Poland, Czechoslovakia, Latvia)
   448 - Southeast Europe (Hungary, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria,
         Greece, Albania)
   449 - Spain and Portugal
   452 - Russia, Ukraine, Siberia
   454 - Southern provinces of the USSR
   460 - Middle East
   462 - Israel and general Hebrew and Yiddish music
   464 - Turkey
   466 - Middle Eastern countries (Syria, Jordan, Lebanon,Iraq, Saudi
         Arabia, Iran, Yemen)
   468 - North African countries (Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco,Libya,
          Algeria, Sudan)
   470 - Orient
   471 - China, Tibet
   472 - General collections and surveys
   473 - India, Pakistan, Bangla Desh
   474 - Indonesia, Malaya, Java, Bali
   475 - Japan
   476 - Korea
   477 - Philippines
   478 - Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, Laos,Cambodia)
   490 - Australia and New Zealand
   492 - Pacific Islands (Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia,Hawaii, Easter
         Island)
500 - Keyboard Music
   510 - Piano Solo
        512 - Allegro
        513 - Andante
        514 - Bagatelle



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        515 - Ballade
        516 - Caprice
        517 - Dance
        518 - Etude
        519 - Fantasy
        520 - Fantasy & Fugue
        521 - Fugue
        522 - Minuet
        523 - Nocturne
        524 - Polonaise
        525 - Prelude
        526 - Prelude & Fugue
        527 - Rhapsody
        528 - Rondo
        529 - Scherzo
        530 - Sonata
        531 - Sonatina
        532 - Suite
        533 - Variation
        534 - Waltz
        540 - Piano Duet
        542 - Dance
        543 - Sonata
        544 - Variation
        545 - Waltz
        550 - Three Pianos
        555 - Four Pianos
   560 - Organ
        562 - Canon
        563 - Chorale Prelude
        564 - Concerto
        565 - Fantasy
        566 - Fantasy & Fugue
        567 - Fugue
        568 - Partita
        569 - Passacaglia
        570 - Pastorale
        571 - Prelude
        572 - Prelude & Fugue
        573 - Sonata
        574 - Toccata
        575 - Toccata & Fugue
        576 - Trio Sonata
   580 - Harpsichord Solo
        581 - Fantasy & Fugue
        582 - Fugue
        583 - Partita
        584 - Prelude
        585 - Prelude & Fugue



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        586 - Toccata
        587 - Sonata
        588 - Variation
   590 - Harpsichord Duet
   595 - Clavichord
   597 - Virginal
600 - Chamber Music
   602 - String Ensembles (with keyboard accompaniment)
        604 - Cello Solo
        605 - Double Bass Solo
        606 - Viola Solo
        607 - Violin Solo
        610 - Clarinet Trio
        611 - Piano Trio
        612 - String Trio
        615 - Piano Quartet
        616 - String Quartet
        619 - Clarinet Quintet
        620 - Piano Quintet
        621 - String Quintet
        622 - String Sextet
        623 - Flute with Strings
   630 - Woodwind Ensembles (with keyboard accompaniment)
        631 - Bassoon Solo
        632 - Clarinet Solo
        633 - English Horn Solo
        634 - Flute or Piccolo Solo
        635 - Oboe Solo
        636 - Recorder Solo
   630 - Woodwind Ensembles (with keyboard accompaniment)
        637 - Saxophone Solo
        638 - Woodwind Quintet
        639 - Mixed Brass/Woodwind Ensembles
   650 - Brass Ensembles (with keyboard or percussion acc.)
        651 - Baritone Solo
        652 - Horn Solo
        653 - Trombone Solo
        654 - Trumpet Solo
        655 - Tuba Solo
        656 - Brass Quartet
        657 - Brass Quintet
   680 - Percussion Ensembles (with keyboard accompaniment)
   690 - Other Solo Instruments
        691 - Flute
        692 - Guitar
        693 - Harp
        694 - Lute
        695 - Mandolin
        696 - Musical Glasses



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700 - Orchestral Music
   702 - Symphonic Works
        704 - Ballet Music
        705 - Concert Overture
        706 - Concerto Grosso
        707 - Concerto for Orchestra
        708 - Dance
        709 - Divertimento
        710 - Fantasia
        711 - Incidental Music
        712 - March
        713 - Military March
        714 - Minuet
        715 - Orchestral Fugue
        716 - Program Music
        718 - Rhapsody
        719 - Rondo
        720 - Scherzo
        721 - Serenade
        722 - Sinfonietta
        723 - Suite
        724 - Suite with Descriptive Title
        725 - Symphonic Poem
        726 - Symphony
        727 - Tone Poem
        728 - Variation
        729 - Waltz
   740 - Orchestral Excerpts and Transcriptions
        741 - Excerpts from Dramatic Vocal Works
        742 - Opera Overture or Prelude
        743 - Opera Excerpts (Non-Vocal)
        744 - Sacred Songs Arranged for Orchestra
        745 - Sinfonias from Vocal Works
        746 - Transcriptions for Orchestra of Vocal Works
   750 - Concertos for One or More Solo Instruments with Orchestra
        751 - Bassoon or Saxophone
        752 - Cello
        753 - Clarinet
        754 - Double Bass
        755 - Flute
        756 - Guitar or Lute
        757 - Harp
        758 - Harpsichord
        759 - Horn
        760 - Oboe or English Horn
        761 - Organ
        762 - Other Brass Instruments
        763 - Percussion
        764 - Piano



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        765 - Trumpet
        766 - Violin
        767 - Viola
        768 - Other Solo Instruments
        769 - Double, Triple Concerti
   780 - Wind Instruments and Percussion
        781 - Small Wind Ensemble
        782 - Solo Instrument, Voice and Band, Wind Ensemble Accompaniment
        783 - Symphonic or Concert Band
        784 - Wind Ensemble (Standard Instrumentation)
        785 - Wind Ensemble with Strings
        786 - Brass Band
        787 - Brass Fanfares
        788 - Brass and Percussion Fanfares
        789 - Drum and Bugle Corp
        790 - Marches
        791 - Marching Band (Corp)
        792 - Marching Band (Traditional)
        793 - Percussion Features
800 - Vocal Music
        802 - Solo Voice
        804 - Art Song for Voice and Piano
        805 - Other Solo Voice with Keyboard Acc.
        806 - Folksong for Voice and Piano
        807 - Solo Voice with Misc. Accompaniment (Guitar, etc.)
        808 - Voice with Chamber Ensemble
        809 - Voice with Orchestra
   810 - Vocal Duets, Quartets, etc.
        812 - Voices with Chamber Ensemble
        813 - Voices with Orchestra
        814 - Voices with Other Instruments
        815 - Voices with Piano
   820 - Sacred Songs and Vocal Works
        822 - Anthem
        823 - Hymn
        824 - Psalm
        825 - Motet
   830 - Large Vocal Works
        831 - Mass or Requiem
        832 - Magnificat, Salve Regina
        833 - Passion, Stabat Mater, Crucifixus
        834 - Sacred Cantata
        835 - Secular Cantata
        836 - Sacred Oratorio
        837 - Secular Oratorio
        838 - Te Deum
   850 - Opera
        851 - Opera Excerpts



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        852 - Operetta
        853 - Operetta Excerpts
   860 - Dramatic Readings with Music
   870 - Madrigals and Part Songs
   880 - Secular Choral Music
   890 - Religious Liturgy
        891 - Christian Chant
        892 - Eastern Christian Liturgy
        893 - Eastern Religions (Moslem, Buddhist, Hindu)
        894 - Hebrew or Jewish Liturgy
900 - Electronic and Experimental Music
   950 - Dramatic and Spoken Works
        951 - Dramatic Readings with Music
        952 - Dramatic Readings and Plays
        954 - Historical speeches, broadcasts
        956 - Language instruction
        958 - Poetry and prose

If  you  have  any  questi