 Music Manager Help Index

The Index lists the Help topics available for Music Manager. Use the scroll bar to see entries not currently visible in the Help window.

To learn how to use Help, press F1 or choose Using Help from the Help menu.

Keyboard

   Music Manager Keys

Commands

   Record Menu Commands

   File Menu Commands

   View Menu Commands

   Search Menu Commands

   Options Menu Commands

Procedures

   Adding Records

   Changing Printers and Printer Options

   Changing the Current Display Font

   Creating New Databases

   Deleting Records

   Displaying Record Indexes

   Displaying All Record Fields

   Displaying the Status Bar

   Editing Records

   Going to a Specific Record

   Moving Through a Database Listing

   Opening Databases

   Printing Database Files

   Repeating Searches

   Saving Databases

   Saving Databases with a New Name

   Searching Records

   Selecting Confirmation Settings

   Selecting Fields to Display

   Selecting Records

   Selecting Print Options

   Selecting Sort Options


Music Manager Keys

Use the following keys in Music Manager:

Key(s)	Function

Up Arrow	Scrolls up the database one line at a time

Down Arrow	Scrolls down the database one line at a time

Left Arrow	Scrolls the database to the left

Right Arrow	Scrolls the database to the right

PgDn	Scrolls forward one screen

PgUp	Scrolls backward one screen

Home	Moves the screen all the way to the left

End	Moves the screen all the way to the right

Insert	Displays the add record dialog

Ctrl+A	Displays the add record dialog

Delete	Deletes the selected record

Ctrl+D	Deletes the selected record

Enter	Edits the selected record

Ctrl+E	Edits the selected record

F4	Displays the Go To dialog

F3	Repeats last search


Music Manager Commands

To get help with a command, choose the appropriate menu.

File Menu Commands

   New

   Open

   Save

   Save As

   Print

   Printer Setup

   Exit

View Menu Commands

   Index

   All

   Partial

   Status Bar

Record Menu Commands

   Add

   Delete

   Edit

Search Menu Commands

   Find

   Find Next

   Go To

Options Menu Commands

   Confirm

   Sort

   Print

   Fonts


Music Manager Procedures

The Procedure topics give you step-by-step instructions for using Music Manager. Use the scroll bar to see more topics.

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Working with Records

   Adding Records

   Deleting Records

   Editing Records

Setting View Preferences

   Displaying Record Indexes

   Displaying all Record Fields

   Selecting Fields to Display

   Displaying the Status Bar

Moving and Searching through Music Manager

   Selecting Records

   Moving Through a Database Listing

   Searching Records

   Repeating Searches

   Going to a Specific Record

Configuring Optional Settings

   Selecting Confirmation Settings

   Selecting Sort Options

   Selecting Print Options

   Changing the Current Display Font

Printing

   Printing Database Files

   Changing Printers and Printer Options

Working with Databases

   Creating New Databases

   Opening Databases

   Saving Databases

   Saving Databases with a New Name


File Menu Commands

Use the scroll bar to see more commands.

New

Creates a new database.

When you choose New, Music Manager lets you save changes to the current database.

Related Topics

Creating New Databases

Open

Opens an existing database.

When you choose Open, Music Manager lets you save changes to the current database.

Related Topics

Opening Databases

Save

Saves changes to the current database.

When you choose Save, the database remains open so you can continue working on it.

Related Topics

Saving Databases

Save As

Saves a new or existing database.

You can:

*   Name a new file.

*   Save an existing database under a new name.  The original remains unchanged.

Related Topics

Saving Databases with a New Name

Print

Prints the current database.

Related Topics

Printing Database Files

Printer Setup

Selects a printer for print operations and defines printer settings.

Related Topics

Changing Printers and Printer Options

Exit

Closes the current database and exits Music Manager.

If the database is unsaved, Music Manager lets you save it before exiting.


View Menu Commands

Use the scroll bar to see more commands.

Index

Displays index number beside each record

Related Topics

Displaying Record Indexes

All

Displays all the fields of a Music Manager record.

Related Topics

Displaying all Record Fields

Partial

Displays a user specified selection of fields.

Related Topics

Selecting Fields to Display

Status Bar

Displays the Status Bar at bottom of window

Related Topics

Displaying the Status Bar


Record Menu Commands

Use the scroll bar to see more commands.

Add

Adds a new record to the current database.

Related Topics

Adding Records

Delete

Deletes the selected record from the current database.

Related Topics

Deleting Records

Edit

Edits the selected record from the current database.

Related Topics

Editing Records


Search Menu Commands

Use the scroll bar to see more commands.

Find

Searches for a user specified string in the current database.

Related Topics

Searching Records

Find Next

Repeats the last search without opening the find dialog box.

Related Topics

Repeating Searches

Goto

Goes to a specific record number in the database. This record becomes the current selection.

Related Topics

Going to a Specific Record


Options Menu Commands

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Confirm

Set options to allow Music Manager to confirm certain operations before performing them.

Related Topics

Selecting Confirmation Settings

Sort

Sort the current database by specifying up to three levels of unique sorting.

Related Topics

Selecting Sort Options

Print

Select Music Manger record fields to print on next print operation.

Related Topics

Selecting Print Options

Fonts

Change the current display font, size and attributes.

Related Topics

Changing the Current Display Font


Help Menu Commands

Index

Displays the Music Manager index help.

Keyboard

Displays the Music Manager keyboard help.

Commands

Displays the Music Manager commands help.

Procedures

Displays the Music Manager procedures help.

Using Help

Displays the Windows General help.

To learn how to use Help, press F1 or choose Using Help from the Help menu.

About Music Manager

Display the copyright and version infomation on Music Manager.


Creating New Databases

This option is only required for creating a new database if Music Manager is currently loaded with another database.

To create a new database:

*   Choose New from the File menu.

Related Topics

Opening Databases


Opening Databases

To open an existing database:

1.  Choose Open from the File menu.

2.  Move to the Directories list box and choose a directory by single clicking the selection.

3.  Move to the Files list box and choose a file by single clicking the selection.

4.  You can also type in the full path and filename in the edit box.

5.  Choose OK to load the file or Cancel to abort the operation.

NOTE: Double-clicking produces the same effect as a single-clicked followed by OK.

Related Topics

Creating New Databases

Saving Databases


Saving Databases

This options will save the current database loaded under the same name.

To save the current database:

*   Choose Save from the File menu.

Related Topics

Saving Databases with a New Name

Creating New Databases

Opening Databases


Saving Databases with New Name
Saving Databases with a New Name

To save the current database with a new filename:

1.  Choose Save As from the File menu.

2.  To save the new file in a different directory, move to the Directories list box and choose a directory by single clicking the selection.

3.  To save the new file under an existing file, move to the Files list box and choose a file by single clicking the selection.

4.  You can also type in the full path and filename in the edit box.  If no extension is given for the filename, Music Manager will use "MMD".

5.  Choose OK to save the new file or Cancel to abort the operation.

Related Topics

Saving Databases

Creating New Databases

Opening Databases


Printing Database Files

To print a database file:

1.  Choose Print from the File menu.

2.  Click on the Filename check box to have the filename printed as a header for the output.

3.  Click on the Page check box to have the page number printed on the bottom of each page.

4.  Select the Range:

     -  To print the entire database, click on the All radio button

     -  To print a range of records, click on the From radio button and enter the first record to print and the last record to print.  (Hint: if you have the View Index set, each record will display an index number beside it)

5.  Choose OK or Cancel to abort the operation.

The printed listing will contain only the fields selected for printing from the Options/Print configuration.

Related Topics

Changing Printers and Printer Options

Selecting Print Options


Changing Printers and Printer Options

To change printers or printer options:

1.  From the File menu, choose Printer Setup.

2.  In the Printer box, select the printer you want to use from the list.

3.  To set options specific to your printer driver, choose the Setup button, and set the options as needed.

4.  In the Printer Setup dialog box, choose the OK button or Cancel to abort the operation.

NOTE: For specific information about the printer-driver options, choose the Help button or press F1 while using the Setup specific dialog box.

Related Topics

Printing Database Files

Selecting Print Options


Displaying Record Indexes

To toggle display on/off for record index numbers:

*   Choose Index from the View menu.

Related Topics

Displaying all Record Fields

Selecting Fields to Display

Displaying the Status Bar


Displaying All Record Fields

To display all the record fields:

*   Choose All from the View menu.

Related Topics

Displaying Record Indexes

Selecting Fields to Display

Displaying the Status Bar


Selecting Fields to Display

To select fields to display:

1.  Choose Partial from the View menu.

2.  Click on the check boxes next to the fields to display.

3.  Choose OK or Cancel to abort the operation.

Selecting all the fields in the dialog box results in the same operation as selecting All from the View menu.

Related Topics

Displaying Record Indexes

Displaying all Record Fields

Displaying the Status Bar


Displaying the Status Bar

The status bar displays a brief help description any time a menu item is highlighted.  The status bar also displays status messages on long operations such as sorting, and reading/writing to files.  The total record count is also continuously displayed on the status bar.

To toggle display on/off for the Status Bar:

*   Choose Status Bar from the View menu.

Related Topics

Displaying Record Indexes

Displaying all Record Fields

Selecting Fields to Display


Adding Records

To add a new record to a database:

1.  Choose Add from the Record menu or press Ctrl-A.  You can also press the Insert key from the keyboard.  You can use your mouse to move to different fields by clicking when the mouse's cursor is in the desired field or by pressing the Tab key until the cursor appears in the desired field.

2.  Enter the artist or band in the Artist field.

3.  Enter the title in the Title field.

4.  Enter the record label in the Label field.

5.  Enter the music classification in the Class field.

6.  Enter the media format in the Format field.

7.  Enter the sort name in the Sort field.  This field allows a unique field to be used for primary sorting.  For example, if the artist name is "The Cars", instead of defining the artist field as "Cars, The", define as titled and then use the sort name field to define "Cars" as the sort name.

8.  Enter the year the record was produced in the Year field.

9.  The final field in the Add record dialog box is labeled "Keywords".  This field is designed to allow the collection owner to define any unique keywords to associate with the record.

10. Choose Add to add the new record to the database.  The Title bar will reflect the addition by incrementing the record counter.

11. To exit the dialog box, choose Done.

If sorting is set for automatic sorting, the new record(s) is added to the current database listing in the sorted order defined by the sort options.  Otherwise, the record(s) is added to the end of the listing and sorted during the next sort operation.

Related Topics

Music Manager Keys

Deleting Records

Editing Records


Deleting Records

To delete an existing record in database:

1.  Select the record to delete.

2.  Choose Delete from the Record menu or press Ctrl-E.  You can also press the Delete key from the keyboard.

3.   If confimation is set, a message box is displayed to verify the operation.

4.  Choose YES to delete the record, NO to abort.

Related Topics

Selecting Records

Music Manager Keys

Selecting Confirmation Settings

Editing Records


Editing Records

To edit an existing record in database:

1.  Select the record to edit.

2.  Choose Edit from the Record menu or press Ctrl-E.  You can also double-click on the line containing the record to edit.  If the record is highlighted, pressing the Return key on the keyboard will also edit the record.

3.  Update the information for the selected record.

4.  Choose OK or Cancel to abort the operation.

Related Topics

Selecting Records

Music Manager Keys

Deleting Records


Searching Records

You can find records by searching for a string that may be contained in a field of a record.  Music Manager searches forward from the current selected record to the end of the listing.  If the end of the listing is reached without finding the string a message is displayed.

To search for a string in a record:

1.  Choose Find from the Search menu.

2.  Enter the string to search for.

3.  To make the search case sensitive, click on the Case Sensitive check box.

4.  To select the fields to search:

     -  Click on the Fields button and the "Select Fields to Search" dialog is displayed.

     -  Select only the fields you want the search to perform the operation on.  Only the fields that are currently displayed are allowed to be selected.  All others are greyed out.

5.  Choose Ok to perform the search or Cancel to abort the operation.

Related Topics

Repeating Searches

Moving Through a Database Listing


Repeating Searches

To find the next occurrence of a string:

*  Choose Find Next from the Search menu or press F3.

Related Topics

Searching Records

Moving Through a Database Listing


Going to a Specific Record

To go to a specific record:

1.  Choose Goto from the Search menu.

2.  Enter the index number of the record to jump to.

3.  Choose Ok to goto the record or Cancel to abort the operation.

Related Topics

Moving Through a Database Listing


Selecting Confirmation Settings

To select confirmation settings:

1.  Choose Confirm from the Options menu.

2.  Click on the check box next to Confirm delete operations if you want to verify record delections.

3.  Click on the check box next to Confirm System settings if you want to be asked to save the current Music Manager settings when exitting the program.

4.  Choose Ok to keep the settings or Cancel to abort the operation.

Related Topics

Selecting Sort Options

Selecting Print Options


Selecting Sort Options

To select sort options:

1.  Choose Sort from the Options menu.

2.  Select the 1st key field by clicking on the radio button beside the field name.  Select Ascending or Descending order.

3.  Select the 2nd key field by clicking on the radio button beside the field name.  Select Ascending or Descending order.  Select None to ignore 2nd key field.

4.  Select the 3rd key field by clicking on the radio button beside the field name.  Select Ascending or Descending order.  Select None to ignore 3rd key field.

5.  Check the Auto Sort checkbox to perform sorts automatically after adding or editing records.

6.  Choose OK or Cancel to abort the operation.

Related Topics

Selecting Confirmation Settings

Selecting Print Options


Selecting Print Options

To select print options:

1.  Choose Print from the Options menu.

2.  Click on the check boxes next to the fields to print on the next print operation.

3.  Choose OK or Cancel to abort the operation.

Related Topics

Selecting Confirmation Settings

Selecting Sort Options


Changing the Current Display Font

To change the current Display font:

1.  Choose Fonts from the Options menu.

2.  Select the name of the new font from the Font Name list box.

3.  Select the preferred size from the Size list box.  Depending on the font, the Size list box may sometimes contain only one size and in a few cases no sizes.

4.  Select the attribute preferences from the Font Style check boxes.

5.  Choose OK to accept the new font preferences or Cancel to abort the operation.

NOTE: Each time a Font Name, Size, or Font Style is changed the sample window in the lower left part of the dialog box is updated to show what the display will look like.


Moving Through a Database Listing

To move through a database listing:

Using a Mouse:

*   Use the arrows on the scroll bars to advance one line.

*   Click above or below the thumbpositions located on the scroll bars to advance one screen.

*   Move the thumbposition on the scroll bars to advance to any position in the listing

Using the Keyboard:

*   Use the Up/Down arrows to advance one line.

*   Use the PageUp/PageDown to advance one screen.

Related Topics

Music Manager Keys

Selecting Records


Selecting Records

To select a record in the current database:

Mouse:

*   Click on any field of the record to select.

Keyboard:

*   Use the up/down arrow keys to move the selection highlighter.

Related Topics

Moving Through a Database Listing

Music Manager Keys


Exit

Exit Music Manager Program.


About Music Manager

Displays copyright, version number and other information about Music Manager.


Using Help

Displays the Windows General help.

To learn how to use Help, press F1 or choose Using Help from the Help menu.


Scroll Bar

A bar that appears at the right and/or bottom edge of a window whose contents aren't completely visible.  Each scroll bar contains two scroll arrows and a scroll box, which allow you to scroll within the window or list box.


Status Bar

The status bar provides dynamic help for all menu items as they are highlighted.  The status bar also displays status messages on any operations that may take a few moments such as reading a file or sorting the database.  The status bar also displays the total database size continuously.