

     A short tutorial for using the MDTS version 5.5 program

     Print and read the manual and setup instructions.  Enter:
          COPY M5.TXT PRN  to print this M5 and WordBase manual

     MDTS is based on RELATIONAL data files.  All of the main files RELATE
     to each other by means of a MEMBER NUMBER.  You ASSIGN the member
     number in the MEMBER (name & address) file.  This member number is then
     used in the PLEDGE and GIVING files to "relate" the dollars to the
     person/family who makes a pledge or a donation, as well as in the DATE
     and INVENTORY files to locate the Member's name and address.  You MUST
     use a member number in all data places, or your data will not relate
     properly.  The member "number" may actually be any combination of
     numbers and letters.  You may enter some "generic" number (such as
     VISITOR, or INACTIVE, or anything you wish) IF you are ABSOLUTELY SURE
     you will NEVER enter any dollars for the person.  Please read the 2nd
     paragraph of Chapter 05 for a note on UNIQUE numbers.

     Start the program by entering "M5" (WITHOUT the "" quote marks).
     Tell the program if you have a Laser printer which needs an offset.
     Select a FILE SET LETTER (program "defaults" to the A file set).  You
     may have upto 26 (A-thru-Z) sets of data files.  (READ the manual!)
     These "sets" of data files may be several years of information, or may
     be data for different organizations (if you are a data "service") or
     may be for ??? (YOU decide what the A-thru-Z data means!).

     Enter your (upto 99) donation category account titles.  For example:
          Buy a BUS fund
          Special CHRISTMAS giving

     Enter your (upto 99) talent codes and titles.  For example:
          PAINT     Call for the next painting project
          BUILD     Call for the next building project

     Revise the HEADING information, based on the sample provided.

     Select a data file and add some data.  You should add (append)
     information on members first.  REMEMBER to enter a MEMBER NUMBER for
     each person/family who will be donating.  AFTER you have entered some
     "real" data, DELETE the "shell" entry.  OR, you may EDIT the shell
     entry into a record of real data instead of deleting.

     WATCH THE SCREEN FOR MESSAGES WHILE ENTERING OR EDITING YOUR DATA FILES.
     ALWAYS "STEP BACKWARDS" TO EXIT FROM THE PROGRAM OR YOU "MAY" LOSE DATA.

     After you have entered data into all the files, print samples of each
     of the reports.  It ALWAYS helps to see, on paper, what the data looks
     like that you have entered on a computer screen.

     MDTS is well-tested, but it is ALWAYS a good idea to copy data from your
     hard disk to a floppy disk for backup.  It is a BETTER idea if you have
     several disks (at least three) and "rotate" by copying data to the FRONT
     disk and then placing that disk in the BACK for better security.  The A
     set of data will begin with A0, so enter COPY A0*.* A: (for example) to
     copy all "A" files to a disk in the A: drive.




	*   Member and Donation Tracking System 5.5
	*   Copyright 1987--1993 - John Thomas Smith
	*   PO Box 86073   Vancouver  WA USA  98686

	*   July 1993 version 5.5 add inventory, sermon, checks
	*   May 1993 version 5.B add WordBase editor, save query
	*   Mar 1993 version 4.6 to remember configuration
	*   Oct 1992 version 4.5.F to print 3x5 rolodex card
	*   Aug 1992 version 4.5.E for report & laser labels
	*   July 1992 version 4.5.D for lite-bar menu
	*   Mar 1992 version 4.5.C for new address
	*   Jan/Mar-91 multiple data sets, laser offset (Vers 4)
	*   Apr-90 skill/talent code fields (Vers 3)
	*   Jan-90 formatted screen output (Vers T)
	*   Mid-1988 added reports, eliminate R&R
	*   First production version April 1987



                      Member and Donation Tracking System
                        Version 5.5 - Table of Contents


        Startup                                                Chapter 01

        Heading Data                                           Chapter 02

        Pledge File                                            Chapter 03

        Giving File                                            Chapter 04

        Member File                                            Chapter 05

        Cursor Movement                                        Chapter 06

        Program Functions                                      Chapter 07

        Mailing Labels                                         Chapter 08

        Reports                                                Chapter 09

        End-of-Year                                            Chapter 10

        Form Letters (ALSO read the WordBase manual)           Chapter 11

        SPECIAL NOTES !!                                       Appendix A

        Managing Multiple Files                                Appendix B

        Registration ($45)                                     Appendix C

	Functions Added in 1993                                Appendix D


        DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RUN MDTS FROM A FLOPPY DISK OR YOU MAY LOSE DATA.

        Bug-fixes, if found and verified, are free to registered customers.

        Updates and enhancements will usually, but not always, cost $10.
        Registered customers will be notified by mail about update disks.

        Custom reports will cost $10 each, if the report is one that may be
        produced.  Contact the programmer by mail for more information.

        Maximum capacity per data file is ONE BILLION, subject to the size
        of your hard disk and the space available for the M5 files.

        SPECIAL NOTE:
        Make sure that you ALWAYS exit the program by "stepping backward" from
        menu to menu, so the program may properly update and close data files.

                        (c) 1987--1993 John Thomas Smith
                     PO Box 86073   Vancouver  WA USA  98686

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                                Chapter 01 - Startup


        NOTICE:  Please pay attention to messages that show on the top AND
                 bottom of the screen while you are using the M5 program.
                 The data you save by paying attention -- will be your own!



        Member and Donation Tracking System and data files require AT LEAST
        640k of installed memory.  M5 was written on a 640k machine, has been
        tested on a 640k machine, and MIGHT run on a machine with as little
        as 512k of installed memory.  M5 has been run under DOS 3.x DOS 4.01
        and DOS 5.0 with no difference in operation found.  You should have
        at least 512k of FREE memory.  Enter CHKDSK (see your DOS manual) to
        find out how much memory you have available - FREE memory is total
        memory minus memory used by DOS and TSR "resident" pop-up programs.

        This program is designed to run from a subdirectory on a hard disk.
        Depending on the size of your hard disk and the number of other files
        and programs you have, you should be able to track several thousand
        members and their associated pledges and giving.  One of the data
        removal functions (Chapter 07) also performs a psuedo-sort operation
        and requires free hard disk space equal to that used by your largest
        file and its associated index files.  If you do not have enough
        hard disk space for this operation, simply use the non-sort process.

        Selecting any one of the main data files will move you to the data
        entry/edit menu. See Chapter 2 for information on the HEADING file.

        The data entry/edit menu has several choices, which you may pick by
	means of a MOVING BAR and the ENTER KEY (use the UP/DOWN arrows to
	make the moving bar move up or down) or you may press the LETTER to
	the left of the menu option... such as Q for Quit.

	Each menu is similar to the others, but the exact options available
	are determined by the data file you are using and the operations
	which may be performed for that particular file.

	The WordBase editor (licensed from another vendor) has its own style
	of operation... please read the WordBase manual (below) to learn how
	to navigate while inside the WordBase module.

        See Chapter 7 for more information on program functions.

        Account 00 has a default title of General Fund Donations.  You must
        enter names for the other 99 accounts.

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                              Chapter 02 - Heading Data

        This information is used by some of the reports, most notably the
        giving statement for members' tax records, to print the information on
        your organization.  The sample data provided will show you the format.

        When you choose the HEADING data from the M5 menu, you are given a
        chance to enter new data or revise the current information.


                              Chapter 03 - Pledge File

        The Pledge file is short and simple.  A place for the MEMBER NUMBER,
        and a place for the actual PLEDGE, one of each.

        The MEMBER NUMBER is used here, in the Giving file, and in the Member
        file, to link the three files together.  This "number" may actually be
        any combination of letters and numbers, the choice is yours.


                             Chapter 04 - Giving File

        The Giving file has the MEMBER NUMBER, GIVING, DATE, and CODE.
        Whole dollars may be entered without the .00 for cents.  No commas.

        The CODE may be one or two digits, numbers only.  The title for a
        code will show at the bottom after you have entered the code number.

        The DATE field STARTS with the current date that you or your clock card
        gave to DOS.  If you override this date, as you might if entering the
        weekly donation record several days later, the "default" date entered
        into this block stays at the new date until overridden again.

        The TOTAL figure just above the entry area is for your aid in checking
        the numbers you enter.  If you enter a wrong amount AND catch the error
        BEFORE you finish the current entry, you may press the UP arrow and fix
        the amount.  If you notice the error AFTER you finish the current entry
        (the TOTAL amount has changed from the last entry) you MUST do the EDIT
        function to change the amount and cause the program to fix the TOTAL.



        See Chapter 6 to learn how to use the data entry/edit screens.

        Please note that the LABELS menu choice will NOT work while you are in
        the Pledge or Giving data areas.  The M5 menu is nearly the same for
        each of the data areas, but LABELS only works in the Member data area.
        If you will look at the lower left corner of the M5 menu that is used
        for data entry/edit, you will see that the file status is displayed.

                                        3


                              Chapter 05 - Member File


        The Member file, as well as being the place to keep your member's name
        and address (plus some other general information) is the master place
        to use for assigning the MEMBER NUMBER that is used to relate all three
        files together (Member, Pledge & Giving) for printing tax statements.

        Since there is no way of knowing every possible need of all kinds of
        organizations, the program was written so as to allow duplicate MEMBER
        NUMBER entries.  The positive side of this is that you will not need to
        think up unique indicators for each person/family, if the person/family
        does not donate, you instead may put something as generic as MEMBER or
        VISITOR in this block.  The negative side of this is that YOU, and not
        the program, must insure that duplicate "real" numbers are not entered
        for two or more data records.  There is a report, printed in the MEMBER
        NUMBER order, to help you keep track of issued "real" numbers.

        The Member file has the following data elements:

        LAST NAME should not include initials, or the directory will look odd.
        Putting , Jr (comma-space-Jr) or similar works just fine.

        MEMBER NUMBER may be any legal character.  You may wish to assign a
        4-digit number for financially active people, and just a word MEMBER
        or PROSPECT (or whatever) for people who attend but do not donate.  If
        you use letters, they are converted to all capitals upon entry.

        FAMILY SALUTATION may be according to your preference.  This, plus the
        last name field, combine to print the entire family name.

        CHILDREN contains space for several children, for the directory.

        ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, and ZIP are the "standard" entries.  The entries
        for city, state and zip will "refresh" themselves from your most recent
        input during Append, to speed data entry when from the same area.

        POSTAL KEY-LTR is optional, and may not be needed by all groups.  This
        is provided for those with a large mailing area, who need to separate
        labels PRIOR TO the zip code.  If you use this key at all, you must put
        a letter or number in this block for ALL entries.  The sort order is by
        PostalKeyLtr-Zip-LastName for mailing labels, if not sorted by name.

        PHONE includes the area code.  If you enter a number, the area code
        must be entered as well.  Blank is converted to 000-000-0000 by M5.

        NAME #1 and NAME #2 are printed ONLY in the "master" directory,
        which is usually used by your office staff

        Number 1 WORK # and number 2 WORK # are printed ONLY in the "master"
        directory, which is usually used by your office staff.

                                        4


        STATUS is any one letter (or number) you choose to enter.  You might
        put an M for a Member of your group, or an A for someone who is Active
        but not an official member, or anything else you decide to use.  The
        default value for this space is an M and is placed there by M5.

        TEL-DIR is a Yes/No entry (True/False to the computer) and is used by
        the reporting modules A or K to print the regular telephone directory.

        NL-LABEL is another Yes/No entry.  You would usually use this choice
        as a selection criteria when printing mailing labels for a NewsLetter.

        LOCAL is the last Yes/No entry.

        The three yes/no entries all start with a default of Yes (True).  You
        may enter Y or T and N or F (No/False) and M5 will accept either.

        DATE OF ENTRY is taken from DOS during entry or edit.

        MISC is a small place for your comments.


        The "usual" master index is by last name, to make it easier to find a
        particular entry.  Since this does not always put your members in the
        proper order for a telephone directory, the Members menu has an option
        to "pseudo-sort" the members data by last -AND- first (family) names.
        The pseudo-sort is not a physical sort, which requires lots of memory
        and lots of time, but is instead a copy in the desired order.  This
        copy/sort requires FREE hard disk space equal to the size of the file.

        When printing labels (or a form letter) you will be asked if you want
        to make a "selection" of only certain members.  This process builds a
        comparison expression (such as lastname=Smith) which is checked against
        each entry in the file for a "true" condition.  The expression that you
        build, which picks from the entire set of information, may only be one
        line (70 characters).  (lastname=Smith is 14 characters)  This means
        you will be able to build a compound (several search items) expression
        of "about" 3 or 4 different items to compare against.  Report E and
        Report I also provide you with the opportunity to make a selection.


        If nothing prints, especially if you have made a selection, the most
        likely cause is that there was simply no data available that matched
        the criteria (built-in or selected) for the particular report.

                                        5


                            New features added April 1990

          You may now enter "skill/talent/interest/class" codes for each of
          the two main members of a data record.  This new information is
          in the center of the data entry/edit screen for members.

          You change the codes/titles by means of the TALENTS selection on
          the utility system menu.

          Please be aware that the "skill bank" reports (especially Z) are
          slow in printing - there is a LOT of work going on for these to
          compare M5 data fields to each of the 99 possible titles.




                            New features added March 1991

          You may now indicate that you have a laser printer, for an offset
          to allow for the habit of "some" lasers of losing text at the top.

          You may now maintain up to 26 (A-thru-Z) "sets" of data files.
          See Appendix B for a further discussion of this new feature.

          There is now a report sub-menu, containing additional reports.




                            New features added May 1993

          You may now SAVE (and CAREFULLY edit!!!) your printing selections.

	  You may now specify and save a COLOR or MONOCHROME screen setting.




                            New features added July 1993

          You may now enter significant DATES, and print a monthly report.

	  You may now enter an INVENTORY, with a "linkage" to the Member
	  file for items which you have loaned out.

	  You may now do simple CHECKING (based on the programming examples
	  contained in the dBase programming book) -- but please DO be aware
	  that this checking function is NO COMPETITION for a standalone,
	  dedicated program such as Quicken.  If you have a full-time check
	  program, by all means use it instead of this simple check routine.

	  ALL checking instructions are viewed from the Checking Main Menu.


                                        6


                 Chapter 06 - Cursor Movement - The Keyboard & Screen



        IMPORTANT NOTICE:       Please pay attention to all the messages that
                                will show on the top AND bottom of the screen
                                while you are using the M5 program.  The data
                                you save by paying attention will be your own!




        The TOP of the screen is where STATUS messages will show, such as the
        word *DELETED* when you have marked a record for deletion.

        The BOTTOM of the screen is where DIRECTION messages will show, such as
        a message to press the PgDn key to go to the end of a data entry/edit
        screen, and on to the next process, without having to press the enter
        key at each data space to "step-through" the data entry/edit screen.

        During data entry/edit, if you notice a mistake on a prior line, you
        may use the UP-ARROW key to move backward through the data screen.

        The LEFT-ARROW and RIGHT-ARROW and BACKSPACE work on the current line.

        When M5 gives a direction message to RETURN you press the RETURN or
        ENTER key to return to the previous program level.  If you are in the
        Browse mode, and press E (for {E}dit), and then press Return when you
        are done editing, you will return to browsing the file.

        When you give the DELETE command, the program actually only MARKS the
        entry TO BE DELETED and does not immediately remove the data.  You
        must then call the Remove function from the M5 menu.  Care should be
        taken, as the remove function is PERMANENT!!!  That is why this data
        deletion was made a two-step process.

        If you decide that you do not wish to delete an entry, you may simply
        press the delete key again to "un-delete" the entry.

        NEVER DELETE THE LAST ENTRY IN A FILE -- YOU MUST HAVE AT LEASE ONE!!

        The pseudo-sort remove actually copies the file to a new file IN THE
	ORDER OF THE PRIMARY INDEX KEY while leaving behind all the records
	marked for deletion.  The reason for this "psuedo-sort" is that
	having PHYSICAL data in the same order as the LOGICAL-data-INDEX
	will make reports that print in index order run slightly faster.

	If you do not have enough hard disk space to COPY your largest file,
	you need to use the Non-Sort remove function instead.



                                        7


                           Chapter 07 - Program Functions

     1  The APPEND (add to data file) choice presents you with a "shell" to
        use for fill-in-the-blank data entry.  Each time you complete entering
        a data item, either by filling in the allocated space or by pressing
        the enter/return key, the cursor will jump to the next data space.  The
        cursor moves left-to-right and top-to-bottom.  If you notice an error
        after you have moved on to the next block, you may press the up-arrow
        key and move back a block at a time.  When you press enter/return for
        the last item, OR if you press the PgDn (PageDown) key at any time,
        M5 adds your entry to the data work area, and gives you a chance to
        add another entry or to finish the current append operation.

     2  The BROWSE selection allows you to quickly page through your data to
        locate a particular item.  You may use the up/down arrow keys, and
        the PgUp/PgDn keys for movement.  Once you find an item that you want
        to edit, you simply press the E key to go to edit mode.  When in edit
        mode, you must press the E key AGAIN to tell the program that you
        really do want to edit the entry.

        Pressing the RETURN (enter/return) key, when you are in "ready" mode
        (with all the messages at the bottom of the screen) will "return" you
        to the previous function.  So, if you came to edit from the browse
        function, you will then return to browse.  Another return key would
        then send you from browse back to the main selection screen.

     3  While at the EDIT "ready", if you press a special DELete key (or the
        D key) to delete a record, it is actually only MARKED for deletion.
        A separate operation is needed to physically remove records.  You may
        also press the delete key again to "un-delete" a record.  Watch the
        status message at the top (just to right of center) of your screen.

     4  The LABEL function will print your selected member list.

     5  The REMOVE function does two things.  First, it removes any records
        that you have marked for deletion.  Second, it copies (psuedo sort)
        the records so they are in the same PHYSICAL order as the index.
        The remove function creates a temporary file that is the same size
        as your original data file, minus any deletions, meaning that you must
        have space on your hard disk for this remove/sort to work.

     6  This REMOVE function does not do a sort, and is the faster of the two.

     7  The usual "main" index of the Members file is by last name alone, to
        make it easier for the program to find a particular record - since a
        user will not need to enter last and first names.  Since using only a
        last name sometimes produces odd reports, the Members menu screen has
        an option 7, to reorder the file.  This option requires as much free
        hard disk space as the size of your Members data file.


                                        8


        Selecting REPORTS sends you to a report selection menu.

        ACCOUNTS is where you enter or update the titles to go with each of
        the 99 possible accounts.  The 00 account is set by the program, and
        is used if you do not enter anything in the CODE field for giving.



                             Chapter 08 - Mailing Labels


        When you select labels, you will first be given a choice of Zip Code or
        Last Name as the printing order.  Remember that the Zip Code order is
        actually based on the PostalKeyLtr-ZipCode-LastName index key.  This
        means that if you have, for instance, ONE person with an A in the block
        for Postal Key-Ltr, that ONE person will print first no matter the Zip.


        After the print order choice, you will be asked if you wish to specify
        a condition on the output.

        If you answer Y for YES, you will be shown a menu.

        This menu lists every data element in the Member file, for you to
        choose by entering the appropriate number from the list.

        After you enter the data item number, you next pick an operator to act
        upon that data item, such as EQUALS.

        Finally, for this one data item, you enter the value you wish to use
        in the comparison, such as LABEL EQUALS T to print labels only for the
        people in your file that you have decided will receive your newsletter.
        (The "T" in LABEL EQUALS T stands for "True", F stands for False.)


        Next, you pick a connector for another data item, or the DONE number.


        Last, you will be asked whether you want output to go to the {S}creen
        or the the {P}rinter.  Press the first letter of your choice.

        Be sure your printer is on and ready BEFORE you press P for printer.

        The {S}creen option is provided solely for you to see that there is,
        in fact, data to be printed.  It does, however, take lots of time.

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                              Chapter 09 - Reports

        The M5 listing of included reports, and their letters, are:

             A. Telephone Directory           N. One Page of Statistics
             B. Master Office Directory       O. Count of ALL Zip Codes
             C. Name and Number List          P. Zip Count LABEL = True
             D. Number and Name List          Q. Style A with selection
             E. Member Giving Statement       R. Style K with selection
             F. Summary Pledge & Giving       S. Giving by Number Detail
             G. Summary Giving-Pledge-#       T. Total plus 100 Accounts
             H. Giving by Date Summary        U. Report of Skills
             I. Giving by Date Detail         V. Report of Talents
             J. Report of Pledges             W. Report of Interests
             K. Alternate Telephone Dir       X. Report of Classes
             L. UN-Directory Listing          Y. Visitation One-Liners
             M. List of Accounts              Z. All Data U + V + W + X


        The Finance Committee reports DO NOT include names.  During development
        of M5 your diligent programmer found that EVERY organization providing
        ideas and advice wanted to be sure that the Finance Committee would be
        kept free of any "pressure" association with individual members.

        Report E is formatted for standard left-side "window" envelopes.

        Reports F and G are NOT the same.  Report G has all GIVING reported,
        with a pledge if there is one.  Report F has all PLEDGES reported, with
        actual giving if there is any.

                                        10


                            Chapter 10 - End-of-Year



        CAUTION!  This End-of-Year process over-writes existing data files!


        Follow these steps:

        1 - Make a history floppy disk (or two) and store in a safe place.
            The only files you need to copy end with a .DBF extension.  You
            may, however, copy *.MEM files if you wish to keep a copy of the
            various titles that were active with the data files.

        2 - Select MAIN MENU item 9 and read the on-screen instructions.  Be
            aware that this operation requires FREE HARD DISK SPACE equal to
            the size of your data and code/title files.


        This process deletes all .NTX (index) files (don't worry, M5 will
        easily --in fact MUST-- recreate the index files) and copies the
        original, one-entry "shell" Pledge and Giving files to start a year.

        The Members file is copied to backup, but otherwise stays the same.



        If, for any reason, you ever need to restore data files from a floppy
        disk, you MUST FIRST ENTER THE DOS COMMAND
                DEL *.NTX
        to delete all index files.  The M5 program will (MUST!) create new
        index files to match the new/restored data files.


        DO NOT EVER restore files from floppy without this DEL *.NTX step!

        DO NOT EVER restore files from floppy without this DEL *.NTX step!

        DO NOT EVER restore files from floppy without this DEL *.NTX step!


        The Pledge and Giving files are ALSO on the distribution disk with a
        file extension of .BAK, in case you copy in the wrong direction.


                                        11


                             Chapter 11 - Form Letters

        The "form letter" function of M5 is a very simple, ONE PAGE place
	for you to use for messages to your members.  The letters are kept
	in a standard data file, accessed by selecting from the main menu.
	The number of letters is limited only by your available disk space.

        The form letter sub-menu has only 5 selections for you:
                Q - Return to the M5 main menu
                A - Append (add new letters)
                B - Browse the letters by TITLE
                E - Edit & Form-Letter generator
                P - Pack (removed marked letters)

        After you have added your letter (look at the examples provided) you
        select 3 to actually print your letter.  While at the Edit screen, but
        not actually in the Edit mode, you press an F to select Form Letter.

        You will next be asked for a selection, like the labels.  You may now
        select by name, or zip code, or member code, or anything else you care
        to use as a "filter" to only print letters for selected members.

        If you do make a selection, M5 will "extract" from the main data file
        according to your criteria, and create a temporary file.  The temporary
        file is deleted after the form letters are all printed.

        While adding/editing a letter, the following keys will work:
                home - goes to the beginning of the line of data
                end - goes to the end of the line of data
                left/right arrows - move left or right
                backspace - "eats up" character to the left
                del - deletes the character under the cursor
                ins - switches into/out-of insert mode
                PgDn - quickly finish the current screen "page"

        The form letter is NOT, however, a full-fledged word processor.



	Read the WordBase manual for instructions on how to use the newly
	added word processor.


                                        12


                                    Appendix A

                                  SPECIAL NOTES!


        NOTICE:  Please pay attention to messages that show on the top AND
                 bottom of the screen while you are using the M5 program.
                 The data you save by paying attention -- will be your own!

        Make sure that you ALWAYS exit the program by "stepping backward" from
        menu to menu, so the program may properly update and close data files.

        DO NOT EVER restore files from floppy without a DEL *.NTX step!

        DO NOT EVER restore files from backup without a DEL *.NTX step!

        NEVER delete the very last entry from a data file.  You must ALWAYS
        have at least ONE record in every data file or M5 will not work.

        After you have entered some actual data into the Giving file, be sure
        to delete the ZERO-DOLLAR entry that is in the "shell" data file, or
        the statistical report will be skewed by a false entry.

        Use the POSTAL KEY-LETTER only when you want to sort mailing labels
        by using a one-digit code BEFORE the actual zip code entry.

        Keep the original M5 disk untouched, so you will be able to perform
        data/program recovery in the event of problems with your hard disk.

        If you receive an OPEN ERROR message during the file opening/setup
        the "most likely" cause is that you did not follow the CONFIG.SYS
        instructions in your DOS manual (FILES=20) and do not have enough
        file "handles" available for the M5 program to operate.

        This program runs ONLY from a hard disk.  You must ALWAYS enter the
        DOS Change Directory (CD\M5) command to change to the directory you
        have established for M5 before entering M5 to start the program.

        The PATH command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file (see your DOS manual) is
        important so M5 will know where to find the COMMAND.COM processor.

        If you ever have problems, send a FULL letter describing your system
        and what you were doing when the problem occured.



                                    Appendix B

                              Managing Multiple Files


        With version 5, you have more flexibility (and options) in how you
        design and use your "sets" of data files.  Since you may now have
        upto 26 (A-thru-Z) sets of data files, you need to be VERY CAREFUL
        when you perform a year-end process to insure data integrity.

        FOR EXAMPLE:  Suppose you have TWO sets of files, which you have
        named as "A" and "B" data sets.  To make a year-end copy of the "A"
        files for 1991 you would use A91 as your code, and you would then
        use B91 as the code to run the year-end process for "B" files.  The
        end result of this would be the following sets of files:

              Set-A         Backup             Set-B         Backup
             ReSet Orig     old Orig          ReSet Orig     old Orig

             A04_ACTS.MEM   A04_AMEM.A91      B04_ACTS.MEM   B04_AMEM.B91
             A04_CODE.MEM   A04_CMEM.A91      B04_CODE.MEM   B04_CMEM.B91
             A04_NAME.MEM   A04_NMEM.A91      B04_NAME.MEM   B04_NMEM.B91
             A04_HEAD.MEM   A04_HMEM.A91      B04_HEAD.MEM   B04_HMEM.B91
             A04_PLED.DBF   A04_PDBF.A91      B04_PLED.DBF   B04_PDBF.B91
             A04_GIVE.DBF   A04_GDBF.A91      B04_GIVE.DBF   B04_GDBF.B91
           * A04_MBER.DBF   A04_MDBF.A91      B04_MBER.DBF   B04_MDBF.B91

        * The name/address file for a "set" is copied to backup, but is NOT
        reset to a one-entry "shell" file as are the pledge & giving files.

        You may, of course, manually copy your current member and code files
        to a new "set" (COPY A04_MBER.DBF B04_MBER.DBF and so on, remember
        to enter DEL *.NTX !) to keep "last year's" data intact for reporting
        while starting a new year's worth of information.  Do not copy the
        pledge and giving files and the M5 program will create them for you.

        To restore a data set you must MANUALLY delete ALL originals in the
        set and then rename ALL backups in the set (remember to delete the
        index files!!!).  Or, you may use the DOS copy command to overwrite
        the originals (COPY A04_GDBF.A91 A04_GIVE.DBF -- and so on....).


        Be sure that your CONFIG.SYS file has the following two lines:
             BUFFERS=20
             FILES=20

        These are MINIMUM values for M5.EXE to work.



        You MUST have the three files ending with BAK in the M5 directory!!!



                              Appendix B -- continued

                              Managing Multiple Files




        Menu selection C allows you to copy an entire SET of data from one
        "letter set" to another.  This feature might be used to "clone" a
        data set when you wish to maintain multiple years of information.

        FOR EXAMPLE.

        You have 1991 information keep in an "A" data set.  At the end of the
        year you wish to keep your 1991 data current to be able to print your
        reports during the early parts of 1992 (there is sure to be someone
        who will lose his/her donation statement, and will then need to have
        one printed in April to complete tax processing).

        Accomplishing a multiple year setup is a two step process as follows:

        1 - Select C from the main menu, and follow on-screen instructions.
            This option will permit you to copy an ENTIRE DATA SET from the
            CURRENT ACTIVE DATA SET to a new set which you will select.  If
            you select an existing data set as your destination you will be
            given the opportunity to exit or to replace the existing data
            set.  If the data does not already exist, or if it does and you
            decide to replace the old data, your current active data set
            will be copied to the new data set.  (ie A0*.* to B0*.*)

        2 - You now need to go back to the main menu and select the letter
            of the NEW data set.  Once you have the new data set current,
            perform an end-of-year operation to set your pledge and giving
            files back to zero in preparation for entering new data.


        Or, you may wish to always have the "current year" as data set A,
        and use the data set copy routine to have some other letter(s) as
        a prior year data set(s), to be available to replace a lost report.



                Appendix C - REGISTRATION FORM - Version 5.5

     M5 is distributed as ShareWare.  This is a marketing and distribution
     process, and DOES NOT mean that M5 is "free" software.  Individuals
     are permitted (even encouraged) to copy and use M5 for a trial period
     of up to 90 days without payment of any fees.  After a 90-day evaluation,
     you send $45.00 to register M5 - or you must cease using the program.

     Besides paying for a program that you are using, registration brings
     you several benefits that you do not have if you do not register:
     1 -  You will be sent a copy of the latest version of the program;
     2 -  You qualify for mail support in the event you have a problem;
     3 -  You qualify to request (at $10 each) custom reports;
     4 -  You qualify to purchase (for $55) the Clipper source code.

     Please fill out this registration form and send it, and your check for
     $45 ($100 if buying source code), made payable to John Thomas Smith:
     PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE (John does not read script very well)

     NON-US ORDERS USE INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDER PAYABLE IN US DOLLARS!!!

     Name ________________________________________________________________

     Address _____________________________________________________________

     City/State/Zip ______________________________________________________

     WARRANTY:  Sigh... Our suit-happy society, and John's legal advisor,
     requires that the following disclaimer be added to this document.

     The Member and Donation Tracking System (M5) is provided "AS-IS"
     with no particular fitness for any purpose whatsoever.  No statement
     of purpose, either explicit or implied, may override this paragraph.

     If you buy M5 from a ShareWare dealer and the program does not work
     due to defect of the floppy disk transmission medium, return your disk
     to that dealer, not John, for refund or replacement.

     Disks purchased directly from John that prove to have a physical
     defect will be replaced, at no cost, upon return of the defective disk.

     Verified M5 program malfunctions ("bugs") will be fixed and a new
     program will be issued at no cost to the user.  If the bug is one that
     may not be fixed John will, at the request of the REGISTERED user,
     refund the $45 registration fee.  John's liability will not, under
     any circumstances, extend beyond returning the $45 registration fee.

     Not having sufficient memory for M5 to run is not a bug!!!

     THERE IS NO REFUND AVAILABLE IF THE SOURCE CODE HAS BEEN PURCHASED.

     John Thomas Smith     PO Box 86073   Vancouver  WA USA  98686



                Appendix D - Version 5.5 Added Files and Functions

     M5 (version 5.5) adds several new files and functions to the M4 base.

     You may now keep a list of significant DATES, with a code such as B
     for Birthday (and so on), and print lists for a selected month.

     You may enter your "equipment" into an INVENTORY file, which also has
     a place to enter the Member Number if you have loaned out the item.
     Simply CLEAR OUT the "loaned to" area when the item is returned, and
     you will be able to print a "loaned out" list of all items having a
     non-blank Member Number field.

     You may now do simple CHECKING (based on the programming examples
     contained in the dBase programming book) -- but please DO be aware that
     this checking function is NO COMPETITION for a standalone, dedicated
     program such as Quicken.  If you have a full-time check program, by all
     means use it instead of this simple check routine.

     ALL checking instructions are viewed from the Checking Main Menu.





           Keys and Commands to use ONLY while using the WordBase Editor

           SPECIAL TEXT ENTRY KEYS                  CURSOR MOVEMENT KEYS
     Alt-L  block marker (copy,move,del)       ^ ->  move one word to right
     Alt-B  bold marker on/off                 ^ <-  move one word to left
     Alt-U  underline marker on/off            Home  beginning of line
     Alt-T  enter decimal tab mode              End  end of line
     Alt-S  continue search                   ^Home  top to window
     Alt-F  pop-up field list                  ^End  bottom of window
        ^Y  delete line                        PgUp  up one windowful
        ^T  delete word                        PgDn  down one windowful
        ^B  reform paragraph                  ^PgUp  up one block of text
                                              ^PgDn  down one block of text
           IMBEDDED CODES/FIELDS
      [LJ]  left justify line                       FIELD OPTIONS
      [RJ]  right justify line              {field}  trim trailing spaces
      [CJ]  center justify line            {field }  adds space if not empty
      [PB]  mandatory page break           {field@}  retain trailing spaces
      [UB]  upper bin                      {field#}  skip line if blank
      [LB]  lower bin
    {DATE}  date (during merge)





		Member & Donation Tracking System 5.5 Word Processing



		Special NOTES for using WORDBASE "inside" of M5.EXE

		All M5 printing "requires" a QUERY before any printing is
		performed -- including access to the WORDBASE program.


		Perform word processing in the following manner:

		(Pressing ESC while editing returns to the menu bar)


		- Select "W. WordProc" from the M5 main menu

		- You will AUTOMATICALLY make a QUERY "selection"

		- This query is for the CURRENT file letter

		- Enter the three letters of your initials

		- The FILE menu selection is highlighted, press ENTER

		- Select FORMAT to create a new WORDBASE document
		  - Change any of the margins (if necessary) -or-
		  - Press PAGE DOWN key to accept print parameters
		  - NEVER NEVER NEVER "mess with" the "database" line
		  - NEVER NEVER NEVER "mess with" the "index" line
		  - Press the Y key to accept entries (at question)

		- Select LOAD to load an existing WORDBASE document
		  - Select FORMAT (after load) to change parameters
		  - NEVER NEVER NEVER "mess with" the "database" line
		  - NEVER NEVER NEVER "mess with" the "index" line

		- While typing, press ALT F for a data "field list"
		  - Use UP/DOWN arrows and ENTER key to select

		- When done editing, press ESC and select FILE

		- Select SAVE and enter UPTO 8 letters & numbers

		- Select PRINT from the menu bar to print a letter
		 - Select MAIL MERGE from the print function list
		 - Press Q to select the QUERY function
		 - Press ENTER to accept the "passed" Query command
		 - Press ENTER to skip the "sort" question
		 - Press PAGE DOWN at the next screen
		 - Press ENTER (at the command) to print


		You may have the PC date printed in your document by
		entering {DATE} (in CAPITAL letters) while typing



		Member & Donation Tracking System 5.5 Word Processing



		Special NOTES for using WORDBASE with a QUERY selection


		All M5 word processing "requires" a QUERY before any
		printing -- including access to the WORDBASE program.


		The program must have "something" to work with, so a
		query selection is passed when WordBase is started.


		If you wish to send a letter to ALL of your members,
		you simply need to use the OR connector.


		To do this you might create a selection which has an
		entry something like:

			MEMNUM <> JOE .OR. MEMNUM = JOE

		This means that you are telling the program to print a
		letter to everyone except Joe, OR to only Joe -- so in
		other words... to everyone.


		- Select PRINT from the menu bar to print a letter
		 - Select MAIL MERGE from the print function list
		 - Press Q to select the QUERY function
		 - Press ENTER to accept the "passed" Query command
		 - Press ENTER to skip the "sort" question
		 - Press PAGE DOWN at the next screen
		 - Press ENTER (at the command) to print




		You may have the PC date printed in your document by
		entering {DATE} (in CAPITAL letters) while typing


                                  TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                 Section
          INTRODUCTION


          1.  INSTALLATION

                Topics ........................................   1- 0
                Hardware/Multiuser Requirements ...............      1
                Software Installation .........................      2
                Loading WORDbase ..............................      3
                Running WORDbase From a Batch File ............      4
                Moving Around in WORDbase .....................      5
                Exiting the Program ...........................      6

          2.  CONFIGURING WORDbase

                Topics ........................................   2- 0
                Display Colors ................................      1
                Printer Codes .................................      2
                System Parameters .............................      3
                New File Parameters ...........................      4
                Reindex System Files ..........................      5

          3.  WORDbase DATABASES

                Topics ........................................   3- 0
                Personal Database .............................      1
                Business Database .............................      2

          4.  CREATING DOCUMENTS

                Topics ........................................   4- 0
                Creating New Documents ........................      1
                Changing Default File Format ..................      2

          5.  TEXT EDITING

                Topics ........................................   5- 0
                F1 Help Screen ................................      1
                Cursor Movement Keys ..........................      2
                Special Text Entry Keys .......................      3
                Imbedded Codes ................................      4
                Field Options .................................      5

          6.  BLOCK COPY, MOVE, DELETE

                Topics ........................................   6- 0
                Marking a Block ...............................      1
                Copying a Block ...............................      2
                Moving a Block ................................      3
                Deleting a Block ..............................      4


          7.  BOLD & UNDERLINE

                Topics ........................................   7- 0
                Bold Text .....................................      1
                Underline Text ................................      2

          8.  TAB KEY

                Topics ........................................   8- 0
                Using Tabs ....................................      1
                Decimal Tabs ..................................      2
                Caution Note When Using Arrow Keys ............      3

          9.  SEARCH & REPLACE

                Topics ........................................   9- 0
                Search ........................................      1
                Continue Search ...............................      2
                Replace .......................................      3

         10.  MERGE FIELDS & TEMPLATES

                Topics ........................................  10- 0
                Inserting Fields (Alt-F) ......................      1
                Creating a Field Template .....................      2
                Loading a Field Template ......................      3
                Merging Fields Directly Into Text .............      4

         11.  FILE MANAGEMENT

                Topics ........................................  11- 0
                Saving With WORDbase Format ...................      1
                Saving With ASCII Format ......................      2
                Deleting a Document ...........................      3
                Loading a Document ............................      4
                Paginating a Document .........................      5

         12.  USING MULTIPLE WINDOWS

                Topics ........................................  12- 0
                Opening a Window ..............................      1
                Switching Between Windows .....................      2
                Block Copying Between Windows .................      3
                Closing a Window ..............................      4

         13.  SPELL CHECK

                Topics ........................................  13- 0
                Spell Check a Document ........................      1
                Spell Check a Block of Text ...................      2
                Add Words to User Dictionary ..................      3


         14.  PRINTING DOCUMENTS

                Topics ........................................  14- 0
                Printing a Document ...........................      1
                Mail Merge ....................................      2


              APPENDIX A - WORDbase Index


                        WORDbase WORD PROCESSOR INTRODUCTION

     WORDbase is a full featured, multi-user word processor that easily
     integrates with dBASE III compatible files to enable advanced mail merge
     capabilities.  WORDbase was designed for people who generate correspondence
     that requires the ability to extract text previously stored in a database
     file.  Because WORDbase is written in a database language, the link between
     the word processor and your database files is seamless.  There are 2
     versions of WORDbase, the stand alone version and the developers kit.

     The stand alone version is run from the dos prompt and integrates with any
     dBASE III compatible file.  There are also 4 built in database files
     (Personal, Business) included in the stand alone version.

     The developers kit allows WORDbase to be run inside another Clipper program
     and can be modified (by a Clipper application developer) to meet your
     specific requirements.

     NOTE - This manual is written in a TUTORIAL style.  When using this manual
     as a reference, you may find some sections referring to a previous example
     from another section.

     The main features of WORDbase are listed below:

     Word Processing Features

         *  Full text editing and word wrapping

         *  Customized tabs with decimal tab mode

         *  Customized page formats

         *  Block copy, move, delete

         *  Search and replace text

         *  Unlimited pages per document

         *  Read ascii files directly into text

         *  Save in WORDbase format and ascii format

         *  Spell Check with standard and user dictionaries

         *  Ability to load 2 documents simultaneously

         *  Supports multiple printers

         *  Advanced paper handling features

         *  Bold and underline text

         *  Right justify document when printing

         *  Can print original, office copy and additional copies


     Database Features

         *  Two built-in databases

         *  Uses any dBASE III compatible file

         *  Automatic display of database field list

         *  Automatic browse of database file

         *  Search database with user defined key field

         *  Insert data fields directly into text

         *  Mail merge selected single record

         *  Mail merge selected multiple records

         *  Mail merge all records for selected data file

         *  Ability to modify WORDbase to your specific needs with the
            development kit.


     TOPICS


     The following are the topics of this chapter:


         ++  1.1  Define hardware and multi-user requirements


         ++  1.2  Install WORDbase on your hard disk


         ++  1.3  Loading the program


         ++  1.4  Running WORDbase from a batch file


         ++  1.5  Moving around in WORDbase


         ++  1.6  Exiting the program


     1.1  HARDWARE AND MULTI-USER REQUIREMENTS


       1 IBM PC, XT, AT or 100 % compatible with 640 K RAM

       A hard disk with at least 3.0 Megabytes available

       MS-DOS or PC-DOS version 3.1 or higher







       Either a dot matrix or laser jet printer

       We recommend using a color monitor, but you may use a monochrome
       monitor when running WORDbase.


     WORDbase may be installed on any network or multiuser system which is
     compatible with DOS version 3.1 (or higher) file and record locking
     conventions.  The program uses only the high level DOS function calls for
     this purpose.  The system has been operating successfully on LANtastic and
     Novell Netware local area networks.  Consult your specific network or
     multiuser documentation for specific installation instructions.

     WORDbase requires that only one user be in the system when you wish to
     perform the following system maintenance operations.

           +----------------------------------------------------------+
           |               -  Reindexing the data files               |
           |               -  Packing a data file                     |
           +----------------------------------------------------------+

     The following is a list of error messages you may receive when running
     WORDbase in a multi-user environment.  These include:

           +----------------------------------------------------------+
           |     Attempting to lock record at BOF() or EOF().         |
           |     Attempting to lock file that is already locked.      |
           |     Attempting to lock file with no database in use.     |
           +----------------------------------------------------------+

     These messages are the result of two users trying to access the same file
     at exactly the same time.  It may be necessary to retry accessing the file
     a few times if user traffic is especially heavy.


     1.2  SOFTWARE INSTALLATION


     The following are DOS instructions to install WORDbase:


         1.  Go to the root directory on your hard disk

                  C: <Enter>
                  CD\ <Enter>


         2.  Make a subdirectory called WORDBASE

                  MD WORDBASE <Enter>


         3.  Change the directory to WORDBASE

                  CD WORDBASE <Enter>


         4.  Copy the contents of the disks to your hard drive by repeating
             the following instructions for each disk







                  Insert the floppy disk in drive A (or B)
                  COPY A:\ <Enter> or COPY B:\ <Enter>



     You may now run WORDbase Word Processor from the C:\WORDBASE> prompt by
     typing:  WORDBASE <Enter>

     NOTE - You may rename WORDbase to something shorter if you like, such as
     WB.EXE.


     1.3  LOADING THE PROGRAM


     To load WORDbase, change the directory to C:\WORDBASE> (cd\wordbase)
     <Enter>.  From the C:\WORDBASE> prompt, type  WORDBASE <Enter>.  The
     WORDbase copyright is displayed and you are asked to enter your 3 letter
     unique indentifier.


     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |                          W O R D b a s e                            |
     |                     Multi-user Word Processor                       |
     |                with advanced mail merge capabilities                |
     |               Copyright (c) 1991 by JW Software, Inc.               |
     |          P.O. Box 20144, St. Louis, MO 63123  314/631-6234          |
     |                                                                     |
     |    This  software has been provided pursuant to a License Agree-    |
     |    ment  containing  restrictions  on its use. The software con-    |
     |    tains  valuable  trade secrets and proprietary information of    |
     |    JW Software Corporation and is protected by federal copyright    |
     |    law.  It  may not be copied or distributed in any form or me-    |
     |    dium,  disclosed  to third parties, or used in any manner not    |
     |    provided  for  in  said  License  Agreement except with prior    |
     |    written authorization from JW Software.                          |
     |                                                                     |
     |    +-----------------------------------------------------------+    |
     |    |                                                           |    |
     |    |           Enter unique 3 letter identifier                |    |
     |    |                                                           |    |
     |    +-----------------------------------------------------------+    |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     This 3 letter code is used to create a specific system file for you.  Each
     person using the software will have their own code if they wish to have
     personalized screen colors, default document parameters and a default
     printer.  You may create any unique code you wish.  For this session, enter
     'JWS' (for JW Software) and the system creates the system file DBWPSYS.JWS
     and the WORDbase main menu is displayed.  You would then use 'JWS' when
     loading WORDbase in the future.

     NOTE - 2 people may not use the same 3 letter indentifier at the same time.
     If this happens, the following warning message is displayed.


          +-----------------------------------------------------------+
          |     Duplicate ID entered!  Reset Flags?  (Yes/No)  Y      |
          |     WARNING! No one may be in WORDbase to reset flags.    |
          +-----------------------------------------------------------+

     This message indicates one of 2 things.  Either another person is using
     WORDbase with your code or you abnormally exited the software.  You are
     then prompted to reset the system flags.

     If another person is using your code, press 'N' to return to the DOS
     prompt.  You then may load WORDbase again and use another code.

     If you abnormally exited the software, press 'Y' and the system flags are
     cleared and the WORDbase main menu is displayed.

     NOTE - The first time you load the WORDbase software, a message is
     displayed indicating that WORDbase is creating it's dictionary.  When this
     process is finished the main menu is displayed.

     NOTE - The first time you enter a new 3 letter unique identifier, you are
     asked if you are using a color monitor.  Enter 'Y' if you are or 'N' if you
     are not.

     NOTE - Choose an identifier that you will easily remember, such as your
     initials.


     1.4  RUNNING WORDbase FROM A BATCH FILE


     WORDbase can be run from any directory on your hard drive.

     To do so, you must create a batch file to execute WORDbase.  This batch
     file must be in your DOS path.  First, the batch file must set the
     environment variable 'WORDBASE' to the path of your system files. Second,
     it must call WORDBASE.

     Here is a sample batch file called wb.bat.  It assumes both WORDbase and
     the system files are in c:\wordbase


     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |   ECHO OFF                                                          |
     |                                                                     |
     |   : set the environmental variable 'WORDBASE' to c:\wordbase\       |
     |   SET WORDBASE=C:\WORDBASE\                                         |
     |                                                                     |
     |   : execute the program                                             |
     |   C:\WORDBASE\WORDBASE                                              |
     |                                                                     |
     |   : set the environmental variable 'WORDBASE' to null               |
     |   SET WORDBASE=                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     NOTE - As long as this batch file is in your path, you can run WORDbase
     from anywhere on your hard disk by simply typing WB <Enter> at the DOS
     prompt.  WORDbase will be able to find all its support files as long as
     they are all in the directory set up by the wordbase environment variable.







     Developer option - Instead of using an environment to store the system path
     for WORDbase, developers can override the environment by setting up a
     system variable prior to calling the WP.PRG.

     The memory variable m0sysdr stores the system path.  To set the system
     path, WORDbase checks for an environment variable "WORDBASE".   It is
     overridden if m0sysdr has been set up prior to calling WP.PRG.  If neither
     is applicable, m0sysdr = "" and the current directory is the system
     directory.


     1.5  MOVING AROUND WORDbase


        File  Merge  Locate  Print  Window  Spell  Configure  Database
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     The WORDbase word processor has 2 operating modes.  These modes are command
     mode (menu mode) and text entry mode (typing text into a document).  To
     move back and forth between modes press the 'Esc' key.  When you are in
     command mode, the main menu choices are displayed above the text entry
     window.  When you are in text entry mode, the ruler is displayed above the
     text entry window.

     Press the 'Esc' key several times to practice moving back and forth between
     modes.  When you are finished practicing this, return to command mode.  Use
     your left and right arrow keys to move through the main menu selections.
     Highlight the 'File' option and press <Enter> or the down arrow key to open
     up the pull down submenus.

         File  Merge  Locate  Print  Window  Spell  Configure  Database
     +-+------------+------------------------------------------------------+
     | | New        |                                                      |
     | | Load       |                                                      |
     | | Save       |                                                      |
     | | Ascii save |                                                      |
     | | Delete     |                                                      |
     | | Format     |                                                      |
     | | Paginate   |                                                      |
     | | eXit       |                                                      |
     | +------------+                                                      |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     To move through the submenus, use your left and right arrow keys.

     To select a submenu option, use your up and down arrow keys to highlight
     the desired option and press <Enter> to select.  You may also press the
     first letter in the submenu option to select.

     To exit the submenus, press the 'Esc' key.


     1.6  EXITING THE PROGRAM

     To exit the WORDbase program, highlight the 'File' main menu option and
     press <Enter> to display the 'File' submenu option.

         File  Merge  Locate  Print  Window  Spell  Configure  Database
     +-+------------+------------------------------------------------------+
     | | New        |                                                      |
     | | Load       |                                                      |
     | | Save       |                                                      |
     | | Ascii save |                                                      |
     | | Delete     |                                                      |
     | | Format     |                                                      |
     | | Paginate   |                                                      |
     | | eXit       |                                                      |
     | +------------+                                                      |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Use your down arrow key to highlight 'eXit' and press <Enter> or simply
     press 'X' to exit the software and return to the DOS prompt.

     TOPICS

     The following are the topics of this chapter:

          ++  2.1  Display colors

          ++  2.2  Printer codes

          ++  2.3  System parameters

          ++  2.4  New file parameters

          ++  2.5  Reindex system files

     Before you begin using the software, you must configure WORDbase for your
     specific environment.  By this I mean you must select your screen colors,
     printer, new file parameters and system parameters.  First, select the
     'Configure' main menu option and press <Enter>.  The configure submenu is
     then displayed.


         File  Merge  Locate  Print  Window  Spell  Configure  Database
     +--------------------------------------------+---------------------+--+
     |                                            | Color display       |  |
     |                                            | New file parameters |  |
     |                                            | Printer codes       |  |
     |                                            | System parameters   |  |
     |                                            | Reindex files       |  |
     |                                            +---------------------+  |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     2.1  DISPLAY COLORS

     First you will set the colors you wish to use for WORDbase.  You may use
     your down arrow key to highlight 'Color display' and press <Enter> or
     simply press 'C' and the set color screen is displayed.


     CONFIGURE DISPLAY COLORS

                +---- WINDOW 1 ----- WINDOW 2 ------- MENU -------+
                |                                                 |
                |     STANDARD       STANDARD       STANDARD      |
                |     ENHANCED       ENHANCED       ENHANCED      |
                |     -BORDER-       -BORDER-       -BORDER-      |
                |                                                 |
                +-------------------------------------------------+


     WORDbase has 3 color schemes; window1, window2, and menu.  The menu color
     scheme is also used for messages and popup boxes.  Each color scheme has a
     standard color, an enhanced color, and a border color.  The standard color
     is used for entering text into the windows.  The enhanced color is used for
     entering data in fields, user responses and block markers.  The border is
     used for the border box around the windows.


     The following is a brief description of the menu options:


         Edit   - change the current color scheme settings.
         Save   - save the currently displayed colors scheme settings
                  to the system file.
         Quit   - return to the configure submenu.


     Press 'E' to make changes to the current color scheme settings.  The Window
     1 standard color is blinking.  Use your arrow keys to move from color
     setting to color setting.  The current color setting that you are
     positioned on will be blinking.  When you have positioned yourself on the
     color setting you wish to change, press <Enter> and a popup box is
     displayed with the available color combinations.

                              +-Select Color Chart-+
                              |                    |
                              |   * * * * * * * *  |
                              |   * * * * * * * *  |
                              |   * * * * * * * *  |
                              |   * * * * * * * *  |
                              |   * * * * * * * *  |
                              |   * * * * * * * *  |
                              |   * * * * * * * *  |
                              |                    |
                              |     Sample text    |
                              +--------------------+


     The currently selected foreground and background is represented by a
     blinking 'X'.  At the bottom of the box, a sample text of the selected
     color is displayed.  Use your arrow keys to move from color combination to
     color combination.  When the blinking 'X' is on the color of choice, press






     <enter> and you are returned to the set color scheme screen.  Repeat this
     process for all color scheme settings you wish to change.

     When you are finished changing the colors press the 'Esc' key and you are
     returned to the color menu.

                        +---------------------------------+
                        |   Edit   Save   Quit            |
                        +---------------------------------+

     NOTE - Changes made to the color settings do not take effect unless you
     save them before you quit.  To do this, press 'S' to save your changes.
     You may now press 'Q' and you are returned to the configure main menu
     option.


     2.2  PRINTER CODES


     Next, you need to select the printer you wish to use with WORDbase.  First,
     press <Enter> to display the configure submenu.  You may use your down
     arrow key to highlight 'Printer codes' and press <Enter> or simply press
     'P' and the printer driver screen is displayed.

     +------------------------ PRINTER DRIVER CODES -----------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |      PRINTER NAME CURRENT                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |          BOLD: ON 27,40,115,51,66             OFF 27,40,115,48,66   |
     |     UNDERLINE: ON 27,38,100,51,68             OFF 27,38,100,64      |
     |    COMPRESSED: ON 27,40,115,16,72             OFF 27,40,115,10,72   |
     |      12 cpi ELITE 27,40,115,12,72     10 cpi PICA 27,40,115,10,72   |
     |    (Draft) FONT 1 27,40,115,48,84     (LQ) FONT 2 27,40,115,51,84   |
     |          PORTRAIT 27,38,108,48,79       LANDSCAPE 27,38,108,49,79   |
     |                                                                     |
     |        BIN: UPPER 27,38,108,49,72        LOWER    27,38,108,52,72   |
     |          ENVELOPE 27,38,108,54,72                                   |
     |                                                                     |
     |INITIALIZE PRINTER 27,69                                             |
     |      SETUP STRING                                                   |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
       Printer:   Edit  Load  Save  Config  Quit


     The following is a brief description of the menu options:

         Edit   - change the currently displayed printer codes.
         Load   - load a printer driver on screen from the list of
                  available printer drivers.
         Save   - saves the currently displayed printer codes to the
                  printer driver file.  You may save these codes under
                  its original driver name or create a brand new driver
                  name with the displayed codes.
                  NOTE - The save option DOES NOT alter the current
                  printer codes WORDbase uses when printing text.
         Config - saves the currently displayed printer codes to the
                  system configuration file.  These codes are then used
                  by WORDbase whenever a file is printed.
         Quit   - return to the configure submenu.








     The current printer driver codes are displayed on the screen in decimal
     notation and are the codes WORDbase will use when printing text.

     The following are the printer driver files that come with WORDbase at the
     present time:


                                 Diablo 630 API
                                 Epson FX, LQ
                                 Fujutsu DPL24C
                                 Fujutsu DPL24D
                                 Fujutsu DPL24I
                                 HP Laser II
                                 IBM Graphic
                                 Okidata Micro 182
                                 Panasonic KX-P1124
                                 Star NX 1000
                                 Toshiba P321SL


     SELECTING A PRINTER DRIVER FROM THE LIST

     Most printers will emulate one of the above printers.  If not, it is easy
     to create or change a printer driver file for your printer.

     If your printer is (or emulates) one of the printer drivers that come with
     WORDbase, press 'L' and the printer driver list is displayed.


                        +---------------------------------+
                        |  SELECT PRINTER DRIVER TO LOAD  |
                        |  +---------------------------+  |
                        |  | DIABLO 630 API            |  |
                        |  | EPSON FX                  |  |
                        |  | EPSON LQ                  |  |
                        |  | FUJITSU DPL24C            |  |
                        |  | FUJITSU DPL24D            |  |
                        |  | FUJITSU DPL24I            |  |
                        |  | HP LASER II               |  |
                        |  | IBM GRAPHIC               |  |
                        |  | OKIDATA MICRO 182         |  |
                        |  +---------------------------+  |
                        |  [ENTER] Select  [ESC] Cancel   |
                        +---------------------------------+


     Use your arrow keys to highlight the correct printer name and press
     <Enter>.  The printer driver file for the selected printer is then
     displayed.









     +------------------------ PRINTER DRIVER CODES -----------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |      PRINTER NAME HP LASER II                                       |
     |                                                                     |
     |          BOLD: ON 27,40,115,51,66             OFF 27,40,115,48,66   |
     |     UNDERLINE: ON 27,38,100,51,68             OFF 27,38,100,64      |
     |    COMPRESSED: ON 27,40,115,16,72             OFF 27,40,115,10,72   |
     |      12 cpi ELITE 27,40,115,12,72     10 cpi PICA 27,40,115,10,72   |
     |    (Draft) FONT 1 27,40,115,48,84     (LQ) FONT 2 27,40,115,51,84   |
     |          PORTRAIT 27,38,108,48,79       LANDSCAPE 27,38,108,49,79   |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |        BIN: UPPER 27,38,108,49,72        LOWER    27,38,108,52,72   |
     |          ENVELOPE 27,38,108,54,72                                   |
     |                                                                     |
     |INITIALIZE PRINTER 27,69                                             |
     |      SETUP STRING                                                   |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     In this example, we selected the HP Laser II from the list.  To make the
     displayed printer the current printer (which is what WORDbase uses when
     printing text), press 'C' for 'config' and you are asked if you wish to
     save the displayed printer to the configuration file.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     | Save current printer driver codes to configuration file? (Yes/No) Y |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Enter 'Y' and the displayed printer driver is now the current printer
     driver.  Press 'Q' to return to the configure main menu option.


     CREATING YOUR OWN PRINTER DRIVER

     If none of the available printer drivers will work for your printer, press
     'L' and the available printer driver list is displayed.


                        +---------------------------------+
                        |  SELECT PRINTER DRIVER TO LOAD  |
                        |  +---------------------------+  |
                        |  | BLANK                     |  |
                        |  | DIABLO 630 API            |  |
                        |  | EPSON FX                  |  |
                        |  | EPSON LQ                  |  |
                        |  | FUJITSU DPL24C            |  |
                        |  | FUJITSU DPL24D            |  |
                        |  | FUJITSU DPL24I            |  |
                        |  | HP LASER II               |  |
                        |  | IBM GRAPHIC               |  |
                        |  | OKIDATA MICRO 182         |  |
                        |  | PANASONIC KX-P1124        |  |
                        |  +---------------------------+  |
                        |  [ENTER] Select  [ESC] Cancel   |
                        +---------------------------------+








     Highlight the printer driver 'BLANK' and press <Enter> and the printer
     driver named 'BLANK' is displayed with blank printer codes.

     Press 'S' to save and you are asked to enter the name of the printer driver
     you wish to save.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  Enter name for new printer driver: BLANK                           |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     Type over the word 'BLANK' with the name of your printer and press <Enter>.
     Press 'L' (to load) and select the printer name you created from the list.
     Your printer driver is then displayed with blank printer codes.

     Press 'E' to edit the blank printer codes with the decimal codes for your
     printer.  You must separate each decimal code with a comma (ex.
     27,40,115,51,66).

     The following is a brief description of each printer code:

         Bold On/Off - Turns shadow printing (emphasized print) on and off.

         Underline On/Off - Turns underlining on and off.

         Compressed On/Off - Turns compressed print on and off.

         Elite/Pica - Elite pitch is 12 cpi.  Pica is 10 cpi.
         NOTE - cpi = characters per inch.

         Draft (font 1) / Letter Quality (font 2) - At print time, WORDbase
         allows you to choose 1 of 2 fonts.  The printer drivers that come
         with WORDbase use draft for font 1 and letter quality for font 2.
         Feel free to use these fonts any way you wish.

         Portrait/Landscape - These codes may be meaningless for your
         printer.  The only time WORDbase send the landscape code is when
         you select the envelope bin.  This code is ignored if empty.

         Bin: Upper/Lower/Envelope - WORDbase allows you to send your
         documents to 1 of 3 bins: Upper bin, Lower bin or Envelope bin.
         If your printer does not support multiple bins, these fields are
         empty.

         Initialize Printer - WORDbase sends the initialization code to the
         printer at the beginning of each print job.  If you do not want
         WORDbase to reset the current printer codes, leave this blank.

         Setup String - WORDbase allows you to send special setup codes to
         the printer after initialization.  Leave this field blank if this
         is not applicable.

     When you are finished editing the printer codes for your printer you are
     returned to the printer menu.

     Press 'S' to save the changes and you are asked to enter the file name for
     which you wish to save. Press <enter> to save the new codes to your
     existing printer driver and you are prompted with a warning message.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  Printer configuration name already exists.  Overwrite? (Yes/No)  Y |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     Press 'Y' to overwrite your file and you are returned to the printer menu.
     To  make the displayed printer the current printer (which is what WORDbase
     uses when printing text), press 'C' for 'config' and you are asked if you
     wish to save the displayed printer to the configuration file.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     | Save current printer driver codes to configuration file? (Yes/No) Y |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Enter 'Y' and your printer driver is now the current printer driver.

     Press 'Q' and you are returned to the configure main menu option.

     2.3  SYSTEM PARAMETERS

     Next, you need to setup the default system parameters.  These values will
     be used as defaults and may be edited at any time.  Press <Enter> to
     display the configure submenu.  Use your down arrow key to highlight
     'System parameters' and press <Enter> or simply press 'S' and the system
     parameter screen is displayed.

     +-------------------------- SYSTEM DEFAULTS --------------------------+
     |                 Tabs   15,25,35,50,65,70                            |
     |                                                                     |
     |     PATHS: DBF Files   C:\WORDBASE\DATA\                            |
     |            DWP Files   C:\WORDBASE\DOC\                             |
     |                                                                     |
     | PRINT DEFAULTS:                                                     |
     | Font               FONT 1 (DRAFT)    Original Copy      Y           |
     | Pitch              PICA              - Original Feed    CONTINUOUS  |
     | Page Numbers:(Y/N) Y                 Office Copy        N           |
     | - Line Number      2                 - Office Feed      CONTINUOUS  |
     | - Position (C/L/R) R                 Extra Copies       N           |
     |                                      - Extra Feed       CONTINUOUS  |
     |                                      - Num. of Extras   0           |
     |                                      - <COPY> on Extras N           |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     The following is a brief description of each field on the screen.

         Tabs - are the column positions the cursor is placed at when the
         tab key is pressed in text mode.  Each tab position must be
         separated by a comma.

         DBF file path - is the drive and directory where your database
         files reside. (e.g. c:\wordbase\data\)

         DWP file path - is the drive and directory where your word
         processing files reside. (e.g. c:\wordbase\doc\)

         Font - is the font you wish to use when you print a document.  You
         may press the space bar to pop up the list of valid selections.


         Pitch - is the pitch you wish to use when you print a document.
         You may press the space bar to pop up the list of valid selections.

         Page Numbers - Enter 'Y' to print page numbers on the top of page
         two and following pages or 'N' to omit page numbers.

         Line Number - Enter the line number (e.g. 2 for top of page or 64
         for bottom of page) where you wish to print page numbers.

         Position - Enter 'L' to print the page number at the left margin,
         'C' to center or 'R' to print the page number at the right margin.

         Original Copy - Enter 'Y' to print an original copy of the document
         or 'N' to omit an original copy.

         Original Feed - is the feed (bin) you wish to use when you print an
         original document.  You may press the space bar to pop up the list
         of valid selections.

         Office Copy - Enter 'Y' to print an office copy of the document
         or 'N' to omit an office copy.

         Office Feed - is the feed (bin) you wish to use when you print an
         office copy.  You may press the space bar to pop up the list of
         valid selections.

         Extra Copy - Enter 'Y' to print an extra copy of the document.

         Extra Feed - is the feed (bin) you wish to use when you print
         extra copies.  You may press the space bar to pop up the list of
         valid selections.

         Number of Extras - is the number of extra copies you wish to print.

         <COPY> on Extras - Enter 'Y' if you wish to print 'COPY - #' on
         each extra copy you print.  Enter 'N' to omit.


     NOTE - When you print a document, these values appear on the screen prior
     to printing.  You may edit these values at that time if needed.


     When you are finished entering the default system parameters, you are asked
     if you wish to save the changes.  Enter 'Y' to save the new system
     parameters and you are returned to the configure main menu option.


     2.4  NEW FILE PARAMETERS


     Next, you need to setup the default document parameters a document will
     take on when first created.  These values will be used as defaults and may
     be edited for any given document at anytime.  Press <Enter> to display the
     configure submenu.  Use your down arrow key to highlight 'New file
     parameters' and press <Enter> or simply press 'N' and the new file
     parameter screen is displayed.


     +--------------------- DOCUMENT PARAMETERS --------------------+
     |                                                              |
     |  Top Margin (page 1)           12                            |
     |  Bottom Margin (page 1)         6                            |
     |  Top Margin (pages...)          4                            |
     |  Bottom Margin (pages...)       4                            |
     |  Left Margin (# of columns)    10                            |
     |  Right Margin (# of columns)   10                            |
     |  Page Length (# of lines)      66                            |
     |  Page Width (# of columns)     80                            |
     |  Right Justify text (Yes/No)    Y                            |
     |  DBF database merge file        PERSONAL                     |
     |       DBF sort field(s)         LNAME                        |
     |                                                              |
     +--------------------- Press ESC to Cancel --------------------+

     The following is a brief description of each field on the screen.

         Top margin (page 1) - is measured in lines from the top of the
         page. If there are 6 lines per inch, a top margin of 12 would give
         you a 2 inch margin.  This margin is only for the first page.

         Bottom margin (page 1) - also measured in lines from the bottom of
         the page.  This is only for the first page.

         Top margin (pages... ) - This is the top margin for page 2 and all
         following pages.

         Bottom margin (pages...) - This is the bottom margin for page 2 and
         all following pages.

         Left margin - is measured in columns from the left side of the
         page.  Pica has 10 characters per inch, Elite has 12, and condensed
         varies with the printer (usually 15 or 17).  For Pica, you would
         enter 10 for a 1 inch left margin.

         Right margin - is measured in columns from the right side of the
         page.  For Pica, you would enter 10 for a 1 inch right margin.

         Page length - is measured in lines.  For standard 8.5" X 11" paper
         there are 66 lines per page.  Many laser printers only have 60
         lines per page.


         Page width - is measured in columns.  This value will change
         depending on the pitch you intend to print.  A standard dot matrix
         printer has 80 columns in pica, 96 columns in elite, and 135
         columns in condensed.

         Right justify - If this value is 'Y' during printing, paragraphs
         will be both right and left justified.  Spaces will be inserted to
         make both margins line up.

         DBF database merge file - The name of the database file to merge
         with this document.  WORDbase uses this file whenever you:

             1. Press <Alt-F> for a field list
             2. Select Print-Mail merge

         DBF sort field(s) - The name of the field to sort the database file
         on, entered in the DBF database merge file.

     NOTE - For the developer version of WORDbase, you are prompted to input the
     name of an NTX index file.

     When you are finished entering the default new document parameters, you are
     asked if you wish to save the changes.  Enter 'Y' to save the new document
     parameters.  Newly created files will now take on these values.  You then
     are returned to the configure main menu option.

     2.5  REINDEX SYSTEM FILES

     Finally, you need to reindex your files.  Press <Enter> to display the
     configure submenu.  Use your down arrow to highlight 'Reindex File' and
     press <Enter> or simply press 'R' and a warning message is displayed.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |   WARNING!  No one may be using WORDbase!!!                         |
     |   Ok to continue ?  (Yes/No)  Y                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Enter 'Y' if you are the only one using WORDbase.  During this process,
     printer driver file are reindexed.  You may also include the dictionary
     files as well.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |   Include dictionary files in reindexing ?  (Yes/No/Cancel)  N      |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     The dictionary file takes a much longer time to reindex. If your dictionary
     is performing correctly during spell checking, you may omit reindexing the
     dictionary file by pressing 'N' at this prompt.

     A message is displayed indicating the file that is being reindexed.  When
     the reindexing process is finished you are returned to the configure main
     menu option.  We are now finished configuring the WORDbase program to our
     specific environment.


     TOPICS

      The following are the topics of this chapter:

          ++  3.1  Maintain personal database file

          ++  3.2  Maintain business database file

     WORDbase comes with four built in databases you can create to merge with
     your correspondence.  First, select the 'Database' main menu option and
     press <Enter>.  The database submenu is then displayed.

          File  Merge  Locate  Print  Window  Spell  Configure  Database
     +--------------------------------------------------------+----------+-+
     |                                                        | Personal | |
     |                                                        | Business | |
     |                                                        +----------+ |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     3.1  PERSONAL DATABASE FILE

     The personal database file is designed to store information for your family
     and friends.

     Use your arrow keys to highlight 'Personal' and press <Enter> or simply
     press 'P' and the personal database screen is displayed.

                             PERSONAL DATABASE FILE
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |    NAME Last                       SPOUSE  Last                     |
     |        First                              First                     |
     |        Title                              Title                     |
     |   Work Phone               Ext       Work Phone               Ext   |
     |     Birthday   /  /                    Birthday   /  /              |
     |                                                                     |
     |      Address                                                        |
     |                                                                     |
     |         City                      State    Zip                      |
     |                                                                     |
     |   Home Phone                          2nd Phone                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |  Anniversary   /  /                                                 |
     |                                                                     |
     |        Codes                                                        |
     |       Misc 1                                                        |
     |       Misc 2                                                        |
     |       Misc 3                                                        |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
         Add  Edit  Delete  View  Locate  Frwd  Bkwd  Sort  Pack  Quit


     The following is a brief description of the menu options:

         Add      - add new records to the database.
         Edit     - change the currently selected record.
         Delete   - mark the currently selected record for deletion.
                    NOTE - you may unmark the deleted record by pressing
                    the delete menu option again.
         View     - browse and edit multiple records at one time.
         Locate   - search a record on the current sort field.
         Forward  - move forward through the database one record at a time.
         Backward - move backward through the database one record at a time.
         Sort     - sort the database on a selected field(s).
         Pack     - physically remove records marked for deletion and
                    reindex the database file.
         Quit     - return to the database submenu.

     ADDING RECORDS

     Press 'A' from the menu to add a new record to the personal database.  A
     clean record is displayed and the cursor is positioned in the last name
     field for you to enter.  For this session, enter your name and any
     pertinent information.

     NOTE - You may use your page down key in any WORDbase data screen to
     quickly skip over the data fields.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |    NAME Last Johnson               SPOUSE  Last Johnson             |
     |        First Jack                         First Jane                |
     |        Title Mr.                          Title Ms.                 |
     |   Work Phone (314)921-6234 Ext       Work Phone (314)921-3333 Ext   |
     |     Birthday 09/23/54                  Birthday 07/03/56            |
     |                                                                     |
     |      Address 1729 Elm Street                                        |
     |         City Springfield          State MO Zip 63876                |
     |                                                                     |
     |   Home Phone (314)921-4334            2nd Phone (314)921-3425       |
     |                                                                     |
     |  Anniversary 06/16/77                                               |
     |                                                                     |
     |        Codes JOH001                                                 |
     |       Misc 1 The miscellaneous fields can be used for comments      |
     |       Misc 2 or notes for this person.                              |
     |       Misc 3                                                        |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     When you are finished entering data for this record, you are prompted to
     save the new record.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |   Save new record?  (Yes/No)  Y                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     Enter 'Y' and the record is saved and you are returned to the menu.  If you
     do not wish to save the new record, press 'N'.

     EDITING RECORDS

     Press 'E' from the menu to edit the displayed record.  The cursor is placed
     in the last name field.  You may change any of the highlighted fields.
     Press <Enter> to skip through the fields or press page down to skip over
     all the fields with one key stroke.  You are then asked if you wish to save
     your changes.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |   Save changes?  (Yes/No)  Y                                        |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Enter 'Y' to save your changes and you are returned to the menu.  If you do
     not wish to save your changes, press 'N'.

     DELETING RECORDS

     Press 'D' from the menu to delete the displayed record.  The word 'DELETED'
     will appear in the upper right hand corner of the box to indicate this
     record is now marked for deletion.

     +----------------------------------------------------------DELETED----+
     |                                                                     |
     |    NAME Last Johnson               SPOUSE  Last Johnson             |
     |        First Jack                         First Jane                |
     |        Title Mr.                          Title Ms.                 |
     |   Work Phone (314)921-6234 Ext       Work Phone (314)921-3333 Ext   |
     |     Birthday 09/23/54                  Birthday 07/03/56            |
     |                                                                     |
     |      Address 1729 Elm Street                                        |
     |         City Springfield          State MO Zip 63876                |
     |                                                                     |
     |   Home Phone (314)921-4334            2nd Phone (314)921-3425       |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     If you wish to recall (undelete) the displayed record, press 'D' again from
     the menu and the word 'DELETED' is removed from the upper hand corner of
     the box.  Pressing 'D' from the menu acts as an on/off switch.  To
     physically remove deleted records from the database you must use the 'Pack'
     option from the menu.


     VIEWING MULTIPLE RECORDS

     Press 'V' from the menu (to view and edit multiple records at one time) and
     the view database screen is displayed.

                             PERSONAL DATABASE FILE
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     | +----------------------------------------------------------------+  |
     | |  LAST1              FIRST1            TITLE1   WRKFON1         |  |
     | |----------------------------------------------------------------|  |
     | |  Johnson          | Jack            | Mr.    | (314)921-6234   |  |
     | |                   |                 |        |                 |  |
     | +----------------------------------------------------------------+  |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Use your arrow keys to move from field to field and from record to record.
     The fields will scroll from side to side (when you are at either end of the
     screen) by using your left and right arrows.  If you wish to edit a field,
     highlight the desired field and press <Enter>.  The cursor is displayed and
     you may type over the existing data.  When you are finished viewing the
     file press the 'Esc' key and you are returned to the menu.  The record you
     were positioned on in view mode when you pressed the 'Esc' key is
     displayed.

     SORTING RECORDS

     Press 'S' from the menu to sort the personal database file.  A warning
     message is displayed indicating that no one may be using the personal
     database file to do this.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |   WARNING!  No one may be using database file!!!                    |
     |   Ok to continue ?  (Yes/No)  Y                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     If someone else is currently using the personal database file, enter 'N'
     and you are returned to the menu.  If not, press 'Y' and you are asked to
     enter the sort criteria.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |   Enter sort criteria                                               |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
       Press <Alt-F> for field list

     The sort criteria is the field name(s) you wish to sort the file on.  For
     example, if you wanted to sort the file on the spouse's last name you would
     enter 'LAST2'.  If you are unsure of the field name you wish to sort the
     file by, you may press <Alt-F> to pop up the file field list.


                        +---------------------------------+
                        |     SELECT FIELD TO INSERT      |
                        |       +-----------------+       |
                        |       | LAST1           |       |
                        |       | FIRST1          |       |
                        |       | TITLE1          |       |
                        |       | WRKFON1         |       |
                        |       | WRKEXT1         |       |
                        |       | BIRTH1          |       |
                        |       | LAST2           |       |
                        |       | FIRST2          |       |
                        |       +-----------------+       |
                        |  [ENTER] Select  [ESC] Cancel   |
                        +---------------------------------+

     Use your arrow keys to highlight the 'LAST2' field and press enter.  You
     then are asked to enter the sort criteria.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |   Enter sort criteria  LAST2                                        |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Press <Enter> and the file is sorted by 'LAST2' (Spouse's Last Name).  You
     may sort the file on any field as often as you wish.

     LOCATING A RECORD (SEARCH)

     Press 'L' from the menu to locate a particular record in the file.  You
     then are are asked to enter the search string.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |   Enter search string  Johnson                                      |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Since the file has been sorted on 'LAST2' (Spouse's Last Name) you would
     enter the spouse's last name for the record you wish to locate and press
     <Enter>.  This record is then displayed.

     NOTE - When you are asked to enter a search string in WORDbase, you must
     enter the search string exactly.  The search is case sensative.  In the
     above example, if you entered 'Johnson' for the last name in the personal
     database file, you must enter 'Johnson' for the search string.

                                 Johnson - correct
                                JOHNSON - incorrect
                                johnson - incorrect


     PACKING RECORDS

     Press 'P' from the menu to pack the personal database file.  A warning
     message is displayed indicating that no one may be using the personal
     database file to do this.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |   WARNING!  No one may be using database file!!!                    |
     |   Ok to continue ?  (Yes/No)  Y                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     If someone else is currently using the personal database file, enter 'N'
     and you are returned to the menu.  If not, press 'Y' and records marked for
     deletion are physically removed and the file is reindexed.

     You may continue to add records to the personal database file if you wish.
     When you are finished, press 'Q' from the menu and you are returned to the
     database main menu option.


     3.2  BUSINESS DATABASE FILE


     The business database file is designed to store information on business
     accounts (e.g. credit cards, bank accounts, etc.).  Select the 'Business'
     submenu from the 'Database' main menu and the business database screen is
     displayed.

                             BUSINESS DATABASE FILE
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |    Account Name                                                     |
     |  Account Number                                                     |
     |         Company                                                     |
     |         Address                                                     |
     |            City                      State    Zip                   |
     |           Phone (   )   -     Ext                                   |
     |                                                                     |
     |       Emergency                                                     |
     |         Address                                                     |
     |            City                      State    Zip                   |
     |           Phone (   )   -     Ext                                   |
     |           Codes                                                     |
     |          Misc 1                                                     |
     |          Misc 2                                                     |
     |          Misc 3                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
       Add  Edit  Delete  View  Locate  Frwd  Bkwd  Sort  Pack  Quit


     The following is a brief description of the menu options:

         Add      - add new records to the database.
         Edit     - change the currently selected record.
         Delete   - mark the currently selected record for deletion.
                    NOTE - you may unmark the deleted record by pressing
                    the delete menu option again.
         View     - browse and edit multiple records at one time.
         Locate   - search a record on the current sort field.
         Forward  - move forward through the database one record at a time.
         Backward - move backward through the database one record at a time.
         Sort     - sort the database on a selected field.
         Pack     - physically remove records marked for deletion and
                    reindex the database file.
         Quit     - return to the database submenu.

     ADDING RECORDS

     Press 'A' from the menu to add a new record to the business database.  A
     clean record is displayed and the cursor is positioned in the account name
     field for you to enter.  For this session, enter the sample data printed
     below.

     NOTE - You may use your page down key in any WORDbase data screen to
     quickly skip over the data fields.


     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |    Account Name  Master Card                                        |
     |  Account Number  00-1111-9999-0000-1                                |
     |                                                                     |
     |         Company  JW Bank Inc.                                       |
     |         Address  P.O. Box 18763                                     |
     |            City  St. Louis           State MO Zip 63123             |
     |           Phone (314)631-6234 Ext 111                               |
     |                                                                     |
     |       Emergency  Master Card                                        |
     |         Address  222 Mockingbird Lane                               |
     |            City  New York            State NY Zip 63898             |
     |           Phone (217)333-4444 Ext 987                               |
     |                                                                     |
     |           Codes  MC/VISA                                            |
     |          Misc 1  These blank lines of text can be used for any      |
     |          Misc 2  additional comments you may need.                  |
     |          Misc 3                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     When you are finished entering data for this record, you are prompted to
     save the new record.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |   Save new record?  (Yes/No)  Y                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Enter 'Y' and the record is saved and you are returned to the menu.  If you
     do not wish to save the new record, press 'N'.

     EDITING RECORDS

     Press 'E' from the menu to edit the displayed record.  The cursor is placed
     in the account name field.  You may change any of the highlighted fields.
     Press <Enter> to skip through the fields or press page down to skip over
     all the fields with one key stroke.  You are then asked if you wish to save
     your changes.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |   Save changes?  (Yes/No)  Y                                        |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Enter 'Y' to save your changes and you are returned to the menu.  If you do
     not wish to save your changes, press 'N'.

     DELETING RECORDS

     Press 'D' from the menu to delete the displayed record.  The word 'DELETED'
     will appear in the upper right hand corner of the box to indicate this
     record is now marked for deletion.

     +----------------------------------------------------------DELETED----+
     |                                                                     |
     |    Account Name  Master Card                                        |
     |  Account Number  16-1000-9987-0928-1                                |
     |                                                                     |
     |         Company  JW Bank Inc.                                       |
     |         Address  P.O. Box 18763                                     |
     |            City  St. Louis           State MO Zip 63123             |
     |           Phone (314)631-6234 Ext 111                               |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     If you wish to recall (undelete) the displayed record, press 'D' again from
     the menu and the word 'DELETED' is removed from the upper hand corner of
     the box.  Pressing 'D' from the menu acts as an on/off switch.  To
     physically remove deleted records from the database you must use the 'Pack'
     option from the menu.

     VIEWING MULTIPLE RECORDS

     Press 'V' from the menu (to view and edit multiple records at one time) and
     the view database screen is displayed.


                               BUSINESS DATABASE FILE
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     | +----------------------------------------------------------------+  |
     | |   ACCTNAME                         ACCTNUM                     |  |
     | |----------------------------------------------------------------|  |
     | |  Master Card                   |  00-1111-9999-0000-1          |  |
     | |                                |                               |  |
     | |                                |                               |  |
     | |                                |                               |  |
     | |                                |                               |  |
     | |                                |                               |  |
     | +----------------------------------------------------------------+  |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
        Use arrow keys to move between fields, and highlight a record

     Use your arrow keys to move from field to field and record to record.  The
     fields will scroll from side to side (when you are at either end of the
     screen) by using your left and right arrows.  If you wish to edit a field,
     highlight the desired field and press <Enter>.  The cursor is displayed and
     you may type over the existing data.  When you are finished viewing the
     file, press the 'Esc' key and you are returned to the menu.  The record you
     were positioned on in view mode when you pressed the 'Esc' key is
     displayed.


     SORTING RECORDS

     Press 'S' from the menu to sort the business database file.  A warning
     message is displayed indicating that no one may be using the business
     database file to do this.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |   WARNING!  No one may be using database file!!!                    |
     |   Ok to continue ?  (Yes/No)  Y                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     If someone else is currently using the business database file, enter 'N'
     and you are returned to the menu.  If not, press 'Y' and you are asked to
     enter the sort criteria.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |   Enter sort criteria                                               |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     The sort criteria is the field name(s) you wish to sort the file on.  For
     example, if you wanted to sort the file on company name you would enter
     'COMPANY'.  If you are unsure of the field name you wish to sort the file
     by, you may press <Alt-F> to pop up the file field list.


                        +---------------------------------+
                        |     SELECT FIELD TO INSERT      |
                        |       +-----------------+       |
                        |       | ACCTNAME        |       |
                        |       | ACCTNUM         |       |
                        |       | COMPANY         |       |
                        |       | ADD1            |       |
                        |       | ADD2            |       |
                        |       | CITY            |       |
                        |       | STATE           |       |
                        |       | ZIP             |       |
                        |       | PHONE           |       |
                        |       +-----------------+       |
                        |  [ENTER] Select  [ESC] Cancel   |
                        +---------------------------------+

     Use your arrow keys to highlight the 'COMPANY' field and press enter.  You
     then are asked to enter the sort criteria.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |   Enter sort criteria  COMPANY                                      |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Press <Enter> and the file is sorted by 'COMPANY' (Company Name).  You may
     sort the file on any field as often as you wish.

     LOCATING A RECORD (SEARCH)

     Press 'L' from the menu to locate a particular record in the file.  You
     then are are asked to enter the search string.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |   Enter search string  JW Bank, Inc.                                |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     Since the file has been sorted on 'COMPANY' (Company Name), you would enter
     the company's name for the record you wish to locate and press <Enter>.
     This record is then displayed.

     PACKING RECORDS

     Press 'P' from the menu to pack the business database file.  A warning
     message is displayed indicating that no one may be using the business
     database file to do this.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |   WARNING!  No one may be using database file!!!                    |
     |   Ok to continue ?  (Yes/No)  Y                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     If someone else is currently using the business database file, enter 'N'
     and you are returned to the menu.  If not, press 'Y' and the records that
     are marked for deletion are physically removed and the file is reindexed.

     You may continue to add records to the business database file if you wish.
     When you are finished, press 'Q' from the menu and you are returned to the
     database main menu option.



     TOPICS


     The following are the topics of this chapter:


         ++  4.1  Creating a new document


         ++  4.2  Changing default file format


     After you have configured WORDbase, you may begin creating documents.  It
     is necessary to add a record to the personal, business databases to use our
     examples for field merging etc.  If you are working through each section of
     this manual, make sure to do this before continuing.

     First, select the 'File' main menu option and press <Enter>.  The file
     submenu is then displayed.

         File  Merge  Locate  Print  Window  Spell  Configure  Database
     +-+------------+------------------------------------------------------+
     | | New        |                                                      |
     | | Load       |                                                      |
     | | Save       |                                                      |
     | | Ascii save |                                                      |
     | | Delete     |                                                      |
     | | Format     |                                                      |
     | | Paginate   |                                                      |
     | | eXit       |                                                      |
     | +------------+                                                      |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     4.1  CREATING A NEW DOCUMENT


     First, create a new document by highlighting 'New' and press <Enter> or
     simply press 'N' and a new text window is displayed.  You are now in text
     entry mode.  The status line at the bottom of the page indicates that you
     are in an untitled (unnamed) document on page 1.

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     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
      Pg:1   Ln:13  Co:7    WINDOW 1    <UNTITLED>

     In the above example, we are positioned on line 13, column 7.  That is
     because we set the top margin of the first page to 12 and the left margin
     to 6 in the default new document parameters.


     4.2  CHANGING DEFAULT FILE FORMAT


     You may edit the displayed document's parameters by using the format
     submenu option from the file main menu option.  To do this, press the 'Esc'
     key to return to command (menu) mode.

     NOTE - You will use the 'Esc' key to toggle between command mode and text
     entry mode.

     The 'File' main menu option is now highlighted.  Press <Enter> and the file
     submenu is displayed.  Use your down arrow key to highlight 'Format' and
     press <Enter> or simply press 'F' and the format parameters for this
     document are displayed.


     +------------------------- DOCUMENT PARAMETERS -----------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |    Top Margin (page 1)           12                                 |
     |    Bottom Margin (page 1)         8                                 |
     |    Top Margin (pages...)          4                                 |
     |    Bottom Margin (pages...)       4                                 |
     |    Left Margin (# of columns)     6                                 |
     |    Right Margin (# of columns)   10                                 |
     |    Page Length (# of lines)      66                                 |
     |    Page Width (# of columns)     80                                 |
     |    Right Justify text (Yes/No)    N                                 |
     |    DBF database merge file        PERSONAL                          |
     |         DBF sort field(s)         LAST1                             |
     |                                                                     |
     +------------------------ Press ESC to Cancel ------------------------+


     The following is a brief description of each field on the screen.

         Top margin (page 1) - is measured in lines from the top of the
         page.  If there are 6 lines per inch, a top margin of 12 would give
         you a 2 inch margin.  This margin is only for the first page.

         Bottom margin (page 1) - is measured in lines from the bottom of
         the page.  This is only for the first page.

         Top margin (pages... ) - This is the top margin for page 2 and
         all following pages.

         Bottom margin (pages...) - This is the bottom margin for page 2 and
         all following pages.

         Left margin - is measured in columns from the left side of the
         page.  Pica has 10 characters per inch, Elite has 12, and condensed
         varies with the printer (usually 15 or 17).  For Pica, you would
         enter 10 for a 1 inch left margin.

         Right margin - is measured in columns from the right side of the
         page.  For Pica, you would enter 10 for a 1 inch right margin.

         Page length - is measured in lines.  For standard 8.5" X 11" paper
         there are 66 lines per page.  Many laser printers only have 60
         lines per page.

         Page width - is measured in columns.  This value will change
         depending on the pitch you intend to print.  A standard dot matrix
         printer has 80 columns in pica, 96 columns in elite, and 135
         columns in condensed.

         Right justify - If this value is 'Y' during printing, paragraphs
         will be both right and left justified.  Spaces will be inserted to
         make both margins line up.

         DBF database merge file - The name of the database file to merge
         with this document.  WORDbase uses this file whenever you:

             1. Press <Alt-F> for a field list
             2. Select Mail merge - replace fields
             3. Select Print-Mail merge

         DBF sort field(s) - The name of field to sort the database file
         on entered in the DBF database merge file.

     NOTE - For the developer version of WORDbase, you are prompted to input the
     name of an NTX index file.

     NOTE - For this session, enter 'PERSONAL' for the DBF database merge file
     and 'LAST1' for the DBF sort field.


     When you are finished changing the document parameters, you are asked if
     you wish to save the changes.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |   Save new document parameters?  (Yes/No)  Y                        |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Enter 'Y' to save the new document parameters and you are returned to the
     window and placed in text entry mode.

     TOPICS


     The following are the topics of this chapter:


         ++  5.1  F1 help screen


         ++  5.2  Cursor movement keys


         ++  5.3  Special text entry keys


         ++  5.4  Imbedded codes


         ++  5.5  Field options


     Once you have created a new document and have made any necessary format
     corrections, you may begin typing in text.

     The text editing documentation will describe the editing features of the
     word processor.

     We will also discuss how to use imbedded fields and imbedded codes.
     Imbedded fields are used to transform field names into text when you print
     mail merge documents or use the replace fields option.  Other imbedded
     codes are also used as printing instructions at the time a document is
     being printed.


     5.1  F1 HELP SCREEN

     First, press the 'F1' key to pop up a list of special quick keys.  You may
     do this at any time while in the WORDbase software package.

     +------------------------- SPECIAL QUICK KEYS ------------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |   Esc  toggle text & menu modes           ^  Control key            |
     |                                                                     |
     |       SPECIAL TEXT ENTRY KEYS               CURSOR MOVEMENT KEYS    |
     | Alt-L  block marker (copy,move,del)    ^ ->  move one word to right |
     | Alt-B  bold marker on/off              ^ <-  move one word to left  |
     | Alt-U  underline marker on/off         Home  beginning of line      |
     | Alt-T  enter decimal tab mode           End  end of line            |
     | Alt-S  continue search                ^Home  top to window          |
     | Alt-F  pop-up field list               ^End  bottom of window       |
     |    ^Y  delete line                     PgUp  up one windowful       |
     |    ^T  delete word                     PgDn  down one windowful     |
     |    ^B  reform paragraph               ^PgUp  up one block of text   |
     |                                       ^PgDn  down one block of text |
     |       IMBEDDED CODES/FIELDS                                         |
     |  [LJ]  left justify line                    FIELD OPTIONS           |
     |  [RJ]  right justify line          {field}  trim trailing spaces    |
     |  [CJ]  center justify line        {field }  adds space if not empty |
     |  [PB]  mandatory page break       {field@}  retain trailing spaces  |
     |  [UB]  upper bin                  {field#}  skip line if blank      |
     |  [LB]  lower bin                                                    |
     | {DATE} date (during merge)                                          |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

         Esc - The 'Esc' key is used to move back and forth between command
         mode and text entry mode.

         '^' - Represents the control key (<Ctrl>).  When the '^' character
         is used with another quick key, you must press and hold down the
         <Ctrl> key while the quick key is pressed.

     5.2  CURSOR MOVEMENT KEYS

         ^=>  - Moves cursor to the beginning of the next word to the right.

         ^<=  - Moves cursor to the beginning of the next word to the left.

         Home  - Moves cursor to the beginning of the current line.

         End   - Moves cursor to the end of the current line.

         ^Home - Moves cursor to the top left corner of the window.

         ^End  - Moves cursor to the bottom right corner of the window

         PgUp  - Moves text up one windowful.


         PgDn  - Moves text down one windowful.

         ^PgUp - Moves up one block of text

         ^PgDn - Moves down one block of text

     5.3  SPECIAL TEXT ENTRY KEYS

         Alt-L - Is the block marker used to copy, move, or delete a block
         of text.  To mark a block of text, position the cursor at the
         beginning of the text to be marked and press Alt-L (press L while
         holding down the Alt key).  Move the cursor to the end of the block
         and press Alt-L again to complete the block.

         Alt-B - Is the bold marker.  This key acts as an on/off switch.
         To turn bold on, position the cursor at the beginning of the text
         to be bolded and press Alt-B.  The bold block marker is inserted
         into the text.  Move the cursor to the end of the text to be bolded
         and press Alt-B again.  Another bold block marker is inserted.
         This completes the bolding text operation.

         Alt-U - Is the underline marker. This key acts as an on/off switch.
         To turn underline on, position the cursor at the beginning of the
         text to be underlined and press Alt-U.  The underline block marker
         is inserted into the text.  Move the cursor to the end of the text
         to be underlined and press Alt-U again.  Another underline block
         marker Is inserted.  This completes the underlining text operation.

         NOTE -  At print time, the bold and underline markers are replaced
         with a space in order to maintain line justification.  If you want
         to avoid 2 spaces between words, use the bold/underline markers to
         separate words and omit the space.

         NOTE - The bold marker is represented by an upper half block. The
         underline marker is represented by a lower half block.  If you want
         to bold and underline text, position the markers on top of one
         another and they will be represented by a full block.

         Alt-T - Places you in decimal tab mode.  A period is added if there
         isn't one already there.  Numbers are added to the left of the
         period.  Commas can be added.  Press <Del> to delete numbers if you
         make a mistake.  Press "." to enter the decimal values.  Press
         <Enter> to enter "00"s.  Pressing any other key removes you from
         decimal tab mode.

         Alt-S - Continues the search test.  Alt-S allows you to continue to
         search for the same string entered previously without leaving text
         entry mode.

         Alt-F - Is a pop up field list.  This is most helpful when you are
         creating a form letter.  Press Alt-F to get a pop up list of the
         fields from the associated database file.  If you highlight a field
         and press <Enter>, the field is automatically inserted into the
         text at the current cursor position.


         ^Y - Deletes the current line your cursor is positioned on.

         ^T - Deletes the word directly to the right of your cursor.

         ^B - Reforms the paragraph your cursor is positioned on.  If you
         delete or insert text into the middle of a paragraph you may
         discover that the margins are not even.  Press ^B to force WORDbase
         to reform the paragraph to the current margin settings.


     5.4  IMBEDDED CODES AND FIELDS


         NOTE - Imbedded codes/fields are codes you enter directly into your
         text. These codes/fields MUST BE UPPER CASE.  Codes using the '[ ]'
         symbols take effect during print time.  Codes using the '{ }'
         symbols take effect when you select the following options:


                               Merge-Replace fields
                               Print-Mail merge


         [LJ] - Left justifies a line.  If you want to make sure a line is
         flush left with the left margin, begin the line with [LJ].
         Example -  [LJ]This line will be left justified at print time.

         [RJ] - Right justifies a line.  If you want a line right justified
         (e.g. a date), begin the line with [RJ].
         Example -  [RJ]This line will be right justified at print time.

         [CJ] - Center justifies a line. If you want a line center justified
         on the page, begin the line with [CJ].
         Example -  [CJ]This line will be centered at print time.

         [PB] - Is a automatic page break.  This imbedded code will force a
         page break at the current position in the text.  Any other text on
         the line will be lost.

         [UB] - Upper bin.  This code will cause a page break and send the
         upper bin control code to the printer.

         [LB] - Lower bin.  This code will cause a page break and send the
         lower bin control code to the printer.

         NOTE - The imbedded page breaks ([PB], [UB], [LB]) only have effect
         during printing and are not reflected in the page and line count
         you see in text entry mode.

         {DATE}  Translates to the system date.  This code takes effect
         during merge-replace fields, print-mail merge.


     5.5  FIELD OPTIONS

         One of the features of WORDbase is the ability to create form
         letters and imbed fields directly into the text.  WORDbase supports
         several options when fields are entered into the text.

         {field} - Trims the field of all trailing spaces.

         {field } - Trims the field of all trailing spaces and if the field
         is not empty adds a trailing space.  This is especially useful when
         a field that begins the line is sometimes blank.
         Example -  {Title }{First} {Last}

         In this example, if the title field is blank, the first name will
         be flush on the left.  Otherwise, a space is added after the title.

         {field@} - This option does not trim trailing spaces.  This is very
         useful when you want to create a tabular report.

         {field#} - This option does not print the line if it is blank. This
         is useful for multiple address fields.  If the field is blank, it
         is omitted and a blank line is not printed.


     Press any key to remove the pop up help screen that lists the special quick
     keys and you are returned to text entry mode.


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     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
      Pg:1   Ln:13  Co:7    WINDOW 1    <UNTITLED>


      TOPICS

     The following are the topics of this chapter:

         ++  6.1  Marking a block of text

         ++  6.2  Copying a block of text

         ++  6.3  Moving a block of text

         ++  6.4  Deleting a block of text


     6.1  MARKING A BLOCK

     Type the text in the window below into your window.

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  This is the last line of the paragraph above.                      |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is an example of how to block a section of text within        |
     |  a document.                                                        |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is the first line of the paragraph below.                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     To block a section of text within a document, position your cursor where
     you want to start the block and press 'Alt-L'.  This will highlight the
     beginning of the block.

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  This is the last line of the paragraph above.                      |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is an example of how to block a section of text within        |
     |  a document.                                                        |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is the first line of the paragraph below.                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     In the example above we want to block the sentence 'This is an example of
     how to block a section of text within a document.', so we placed our cursor
     on the 'T' in 'This' and pressed 'Alt-L'.

     To end the block, position your cursor one column to the right of where you
     want to end your block and press 'Alt-L' again to mark the end of the
     block.  In the example above, we placed our cursor on the column right
     after the period of the sentence and pressed 'Alt-L'.  If the ending marker
     is at the end of a line and you want to include the hidden line feed,
     position your cursor on the first column of the next line and press 'Alt-
     L'.  The third underline in the example illustrates where this would be.


     If you wish to cancel the block prior to creating the ending marker, press
     the 'Esc' key to cancel the operation.


     6.2  COPYING A BLOCK


     After you have created the ending marker, the following menu is displayed.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  Block:  Copy  Move  Delete  Spell                                  |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Highlight the menu option 'Copy' and press <Enter> and the blocked text is
     copied to a buffer and you are returned to text entry mode.  To complete
     the copy procedure, position your cursor on the line under the 'T' in 'This
     is the first line of the last paragraph  Press the 'Esc' key to enter
     command mode.  Highlight the main menu option 'Merge' and press enter and
     the merge submenu is displayed.

                                  Merge
                                +----------------+
                                | Insert text    |
                                | Replace fields |
                                | Template       |
                                +----------------+

     Highlight the submenu option 'Insert text' and press <Enter> to insert the
     previously block copied text where your cursor was last positioned.

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  This is the last line of the paragraph above.                      |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is an example of how to block a section of text within        |
     |  a document.                                                        |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is the first line of the paragraph below.                     |
     |  This is an example of how to block a section of text within        |
     |  a document.                                                        |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     NOTE - The blocked text will remain in the holding area until you overwrite
     it with another block of text.


     6.3  MOVING A BLOCK


     To move the block of text you just copied, block mark the copied sentence
     again using 'Alt-L' and select the 'Move' option from the menu.  The
     sentence is then copied to the buffer and deleted from the text.

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is the last line of the paragraph above.                      |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is an example of how to block a section of text within        |
     |  a document.                                                        |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is the first line of the paragraph below.                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     To complete the move procedure, position your cursor on the line above the
     'T' in 'This is the first line of the last paragraph'.  Press the 'Esc' key
     to enter command mode.  Highlight the main menu option 'Merge' and press
     enter and the merge submenu is displayed.  Highlight the submenu option
     'Insert text' and press <Enter> to insert the previously block copied text
     where your cursor was last positioned.


     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is the last line of the paragraph above.                      |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is an example of how to block a section of text within        |
     |  a document.                                                        |
     |  This is an example of how to block a section of text within        |
     |  a document.                                                        |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is the first line of the paragraph below.                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     6.4  DELETING A BLOCK


     To delete the block of text you just moved, block mark the copied sentence
     again using 'Alt-L' and select the 'Delete' option from the menu.  The
     sentence is then deleted as shown below.

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is the last line of the paragraph above.                      |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is an example of how to block a section of text within        |
     |  a document.                                                        |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is the first line of the paragraph below.                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     This concludes the illustrations on block copying, moving and deleting
     text.


     TOPICS


     The following are the topics of this chapter:


         ++  7.1  Bold text


         ++  7.2  Underline text


     7.1  BOLD TEXT


     To bold a section of text within a document, position your cursor where you
     want to start the bolding and press 'Alt-B'.  This will highlight the
     beginning bold marker.


     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is the last line of the paragraph above.                      |
     |                                                                     |
     |   This is an example of how to block a section of text within       |
     |  a document.                                                        |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is the first line of the paragraph below.                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     In the example above we want to bold the words  'This is an example', so we
     placed our cursor on the 'T' in 'This' and pressed 'Alt-B'.


     NOTE - Make sure you have insert on or the special bold marker will
     overwrite the letter.


     To end bolding, position your cursor one column to the right of where you
     want to end bolding and press 'Alt-B' again to mark the end of the bold
     section.

     In the example above, we placed our cursor on the column right after the
     last 'e' in 'example' and pressed 'Alt-B'.

     The words 'This is an example' will now be bolded when printed.

     If you wish to erase the bold markings, position your cursor on the marking
     and press 'Alt-B'.  This will turn the marking off.  You can also press
     <Del> to erase the bold marking.


     7.2  UNDERLINE TEXT


     To underline a section of text within a document, position your cursor
     where you want to start underlining and press 'Alt-U'.  This will highlight
     the beginning of the underline section.

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  This is the last line of the paragraph above.                      |
     |                                                                     |
     |   This is an example of how to block a section of text within       |
     |  a document.                                                        |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is the first line of the paragraph below.                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     In the example above we want to underline the words  'This is an example',
     so we placed our cursor on the 'T' in 'This' and pressed 'Alt-U'.


     NOTE - Make sure you have insert on or the special underline marker will
     overwrite the letter.

     To end the underlining section, position your cursor one column to the
     right of where you want to stop underlining and press 'Alt-U' again to mark
     the end of the underline section.

     In the example above, we placed our cursor on the column right after the
     last 'e' in 'example' and pressed 'Alt-U'.

     The words 'This is an example' will now be underlined when printed.

     If you wish to erase the underline markings, position your cursor on the
     marking and press 'Alt-U'.  This will turn the marking off.  You can also
     press <Del> to delete the underline marking.

     If you wish to underline and bold simultaneously, position your cursor and
     press 'Alt-B'.  Then position your cursor on the bold marking and press
     'Alt-U'.  This will turn on bolding and underlining.  You then must
     remember to insert both ending markers as well.


     TOPICS


     The following are the topics of this chapter:


         ++  8.1  Using tabs


         ++  8.2  Decimal tabs


         ++  8.3  Caution note when using arrow keys



     8.1  USING TABS


     Tab settings for a document are stored in the 'System parameter' submenu
     option from the 'Configure' main menu option as shown below.

     +-------------------------- SYSTEM DEFAULTS --------------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |                 Tabs   15,25,35,50,65,70                            |
     |                                                                     |
     |     PATHS: DBF Files   C:\WORDBASE\DATA\                            |
     |            DWP Files   C:\WORDBASE\DOC\                             |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Tabs are the column positions the cursor is placed at when the tab key is
     pressed.  Each tab position must be separated by a comma.

     In the above example we have tabs at columns 15, 25, 35, 50, 65 and 70.

     The following is an example of where the cursor is placed for each of these
     tabs.

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |      Please note that with a left margin of 8 and a tab set at      |
     |      15, the cursor will move 7 positions to the right if you       |
     |      pressed the 'Tab' key at the start of a line.                  |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     8.2  DECIMAL TABS


     To enter decimal tab mode, position your cursor one line under the last
     line of text at column 30 (for this example) and press 'Alt-T'.

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is an example of how to block a section of text within        |
     |  a document.                                                        |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is the first line of the paragraph below.                     |
     |                          .                                          |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     You now are in decimal tab mode and may enter the integer part of your
     number.


     You may press the delete or backspace key to erase a digit.  When you are
     finished entering the integer part of your number, either press <enter>,
     '.' or 'Esc'.

     When you press enter, a '00' is place after the decimal and your cursor is
     placed to the right of the last '0'.

     When you press either the '.' key or the 'Esc' key, your cursor is placed
     to the right of the decimal.

     8.3  CAUTION NOTE WHEN USING ARROW KEYS

     In order to insert legitimate blank characters into your document, you must
     use the <Space Bar> or Tab key.  The left and right arrows DO NOT insert
     blank characters.

     In other words, you can use your arrow keys to move through existing text.
     However, when you are typing new text on a line, you must use the <Space
     Bar> or tab key to insert legitimate blank spaces.

     WARNING - IF TEXT IS NOT HOLDING ITS COLUMN POSITION WHEN YOU PRESS <ENTER>
     OR WHILE PRINTING THE DOCUMENT, IT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE ACCIDENTLY INSERTED
     HIDDEN CHARACTERS BY USING YOUR ARROW KEY INSTEAD OF USING THE <SPACE BAR>
     OR TAB KEY.

     To correct this problem, first edit the document where the text is moving
     and delete the apparent spaces between the words or lines.  Next, turn your
     insert key on and press the <Space Bar> to insert the appropriate amount of
     legitimate blank characters.


     TOPICS

     The following are the topics of this chapter:


         ++  9.1  Search


         ++  9.2  Continuing a search


         ++  9.3  Replace



     9.1  SEARCH


     To search for a string of text, press the 'Esc' key and you are placed in
     command mode.  Highlight the 'Locate' main menu option and press <Enter> or
     simply press 'L' and the 'Locate' submenu is displayed.

                                  Locate
                                +----------------+
                                | Search         |
                                | Replace        |
                                +----------------+

     Highlight the 'Search' submenu option and press <Enter> and the search
     criteria dialog box is displayed.

                 +--------------- SEARCH ----------------+
                 | Search: [this.....................]   |
                 |         [ ] Case Sensitive            |
                 |         [X] Top of Document           |
                 +------------ <Esc> Cancel -------------+

     First you are asked to enter the search word(s) you wish to locate.  Enter
     'this' for the search word.  Next you are asked if you wish the search to
     be case sensitive (exactly what you typed in the search word(s)).  Press
     the space bar to toggle an 'X' in the box if you wish the search to be case
     sensitive.  For this example, leave this option blank by pressing <Enter>.
     Finally you are asked if you wish to start the search from the top of your
     document (or from where your cursor last was in the text). For this
     example, press <Enter> to keep the 'X'.

     Press <Enter> and you are placed back in text mode with your cursor at the
     first occurrence of the search word(s).

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  this is the last line of the paragraph above.                      |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is an example of how to block a section of text within        |
     |  a document.                                                        |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is the first line of the paragraph below.                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+



     9.2  CONTINUE A SEARCH


     If you wish to continue the search in text entry mode, press 'Alt-S' and
     your cursor is placed at the next occurrence of the search word(s).

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  This is an example of how to block a section of text within        |
     |  a document.                                                        |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is the first line of the paragraph below.                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Press 'Alt-S' again and you are placed at the next occurrence

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  This is the first line of the paragraph below.                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     When there are no more occurrences of the search word(s), a message is
     displayed indicating that the search text was not found.


     9.3  REPLACE


     To search and replace a string of text, press the 'Esc' key and you are
     placed in command mode.  Highlight the 'Locate' main menu option and press
     <Enter> and the 'Locate' submenu is displayed.


                                  Locate
                                +----------------+
                                | Search         |
                                | Replace        |
                                +----------------+



     Highlight the 'Replace' submenu option and press <Enter> and the search and
     replace criteria dialog box is displayed.


                 +---------- SEARCH & REPLACE -----------+
                 | Search:  [paragraph................]  |
                 | Replace: [text.....................]  |
                 |          [ ] Case Sensitive           |
                 |          [X] Top of Document          |
                 +------------ <Esc> Cancel -------------+


     First, you are asked to enter the search word(s) you wish to locate.  Enter
     'paragraph' for this example.

     Next, you are asked to enter the replace word(s) you wish to replace the
     search word(s) with.  Enter 'text' for this example.

     Next, you are asked if you wish the search to be case sensitive (exactly
     what you typed in the search word(s)).  Leave this option blank by pressing
     <Enter> for this example.

     Finally, you are asked if you wish to start the search from the top of your
     document (or from where your cursor last was in the text).  Press <Enter>
     to leave the 'X' in the box for this example.

     Press <Enter> and the first occurrence of the search word(s) is  displayed.

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  this is the last line of the paragraph above.                      |
     |                                                                     |
     |  +---------------------------------------------------------------+  |
     |  |  this is the last line of the paragraph above.                |  |
     |  +---------------------------------------------------------------+  |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is an example of how to block a section of text within        |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     The 'Replace' menu choices are also displayed.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  Replace:  Replace  Skip  All  Quit                                 |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Enter 'R' to replace this occurrence and the word 'paragraph' will be
     replaced with 'text' and the system will seek out the next occurrence.

     Enter 'S' to skip this occurrence and the system will seek out the next
     occurrence.

     Enter 'A' and the system will replace all occurrences of the search
     word(s).


     Enter 'Q' to cancel the procedure from that point.

     For this example, press 'A' to replace all occurrences and a message is
     displayed indicating 2 replacements were made.  Press a key and you are
     returned to text entry mode.  The text is now changed reflecting the
     replacements.

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  this is the last line of the text above.                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is an example of how to block a section of text within        |
     |  a document.                                                        |
     |                                                                     |
     |  This is the first line of the text below.                          |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     TOPICS

     The following are the topics of this chapter:

         ++  10.1  Inserting fields (Alt-F)

         ++  10.2  Creating a field template

         ++  10.3  Loading a field template

         ++  10.4  Merging fields directly into text

     Before we discuss merging fields from a database directly into your
     document, erase the sample text in your window.  To do this, press the page
     up key to position the cursor in the upper left hand corner of the window.
     Press the '^Y' key several times to delete each line of the text that is
     currently in the window.

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     10.1  INSERTING FIELDS (ALT-F)


     To merge database field codes into the window, press the 'Alt-F' key and
     the personal database file field list is displayed.

                        +---------------------------------+
                        |     SELECT FIELD TO INSERT      |
                        |       +-----------------+       |
                        |       | LAST1           |       |
                        |       | FIRST1          |       |
                        |       | TITLE1          |       |
                        |       | WRKFON1         |       |
                        |       | WRKEXT1         |       |
                        |       | BIRTH1          |       |
                        |       | LAST2           |       |
                        |       +-----------------+       |
                        |  [ENTER] Select  [ESC] Cancel   |
                        +---------------------------------+




     The reason the personal database file fields are displayed is because under
     the 'Format' submenu option of 'File', you entered 'PERSONAL' for the
     default merge database file.  Use your down arrow key to highlight the
     field 'TITLE1' and press <Enter>.  '{TITLE1}' is displayed where your
     cursor was positioned prior to pressing the 'ALT-F' key.

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |    {TITLE1}                                                         |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
      Pg:1   Ln:13  Co:7    WINDOW 1    <UNTITLED>


     Position your cursor one column to the right of {TITLE1} and press the
     'ALT-F' key to display the field list again.  Highlight 'FIRST1' and press
     <Enter>.  '{TITLE1}{FIRST1}' is now displayed in the text window.  Position
     your cursor one column to the right of {FIRST1} and press the 'ALT-F' key
     to display the field list again.  Highlight 'LAST1' and press <Enter>.
     '{TITLE1}{FIRST1}{LAST1}' is now displayed in the text window.

     Position your cursor on the '}' in {TITLE1} and press your insert key.  The
     word 'Ins' should be displayed in the bottom right hand corner indicating
     that the insert key is on.  Press the space bar to insert a blank between
     the '1' and the '}' symbols.  This will add a space after the title and
     before the first name when you use the replace fields option.


     Position your cursor on the '{' in {LAST1} and press the space bar to
     insert a blank between {FIRST1} and {LAST1}.  You may now take the insert
     off by pressing the insert key.

     Position your cursor one column to the right of {LAST1} and press <Enter>
     to move to the second line.

     Continue pressing 'ALT-F' and selecting fields from the pop up display to
     create the screen below.


     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |    {TITLE1 }{FIRST1} {LAST1}                                        |
     |    {ADD1#}                                                          |
     |    {ADD2#}                                                          |
     |    {CITY}, {STATE}  {ZIP}                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Dear {TITLE1 }{FIRST1} {LAST1}:                                  |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
      Pg:1   Ln:20  Co:7    WINDOW 1    <UNTITLED>


     10.2  CREATING A FIELD TEMPLATE


     You have now created a simple header that can be used to send mail merge
     letters with the personal database file.  You can also use these field
     codes with the 'Replace Fields' submenu option to pull a record's data
     directly into this text.

     Before we illustrate this, we will save this document to be used as a
     template for later use.  To do this, press the 'Esc' key to return to
     command mode.  Highlight the 'File' main menu option and press <Enter> to
     display the 'File' submenu.  Highlight the 'Save' submenu and press <Enter>
     or simply press 'S' and you are asked what file name you wish to give this
     document.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  SAVE FILE NAME:                                                    |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     For this example enter 'PERSONAL'.  A message is displayed indicating that
     the file is being saved and you are returned to text entry mode.  Notice
     that the window is now titled 'PERSONAL.DWP'.  The extension 'DWP' is the
     default extension WORDbase gives a document when no extension is specified.


     10.3  LOADING A FIELD TEMPLATE


     Press the 'Esc' key to return to command mode and select 'File'.  Highlight
     the submenu 'New' and press <Enter> to load a new document.

     You can now load the 'PERSONAL.DWP' into your new document by using the
     'Template' submenu option off the main menu option 'Merge'.  To do this,
     press the 'Esc' key to return to command mode and select 'Merge'.  Select
     the 'Template' option and you are asked to enter the merge file name.


     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  MERGE FILE NAME: *.*                                               |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     You may enter 'PERSONAL' for the merge file name (since you already know
     the name or enter '*.dwp' to pop up a list of all files with an extension
     'DWP'.

                        +---------------------------------+
                        |      SELECT FILE TO MERGE       |
                        |       +-----------------+       |
                        |       | PERSONAL.DWP    |       |
                        |       |                 |       |
                        |       |                 |       |
                        |       |                 |       |
                        |       |                 |       |
                        |       +-----------------+       |
                        |  [ENTER] Select  [ESC] Cancel   |
                        +---------------------------------+


     Highlight the 'PERSONAL.DWP' file and press <Enter> and the personal.dwp
     document is copied into your new document.

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |    {TITLE1 }{FIRST1} {LAST1}                                        |
     |    {ADD1#}                                                          |
     |    {ADD2#}                                                          |
     |    {CITY}, {STATE}  {ZIP}                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Dear {TITLE1 }{FIRST1} {LAST1}:                                  |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
      Pg:1   Ln:20  Co:7    WINDOW 1    <UNTITLED>

     Press the 'Esc' key to return to command mode and select the 'Format'
     submenu option from the 'File' main menu option.

     +------------------------- DOCUMENT PARAMETERS -----------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |    Top Margin (page 1)           12                                 |
     |    Bottom Margin (page 1)         8                                 |
     |    Top Margin (pages...)          4                                 |
     |    Bottom Margin (pages...)       4                                 |
     |    Left Margin (# of columns)     6                                 |
     |    Right Margin (# of columns)   10                                 |
     |    Page Length (# of lines)      66                                 |
     |    Page Width (# of columns)     80                                 |
     |    Right Justify text (Yes/No)    N                                 |
     |    DBF database merge file        PERSONAL                          |
     |         DBF sort field(s)         LAST1                             |
     +------------------------ Press ESC to Cancel ------------------------+

     Make sure 'PERSONAL' is entered for the DBF database merge file and 'LAST1'
     is entered for the DBF sort field(s).  You are then returned to text entry
     mode.

     10.4  MERGE FIELDS INTO TEXT

     If you are creating a document for mail merge, you would begin typing in
     the body of the letter under the salutation.  When you print the document,
     the field codes are translated into the data stored in the merge database
     file.

     For this example, we are creating a personal letter so we need to use the
     'Replace fields' submenu option from the 'Merge' main menu option.  To do
     this, press the 'Esc' key to return to command mode and select the 'Merge'
     main menu option.  Highlight the 'Replace fields' submenu option and press
     <Enter> and you are asked if you really wish to replace the field codes
     with values.


     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  Replace fields with values? (Yes/No)  Y                            |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Press 'Y' and you are asked to enter the search text.  The search text is
     the data entered for the sort field.  Since the file is indexed on 'LAST1'
     (last name) you may enter the last name of the person you are creating this
     letter for.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  Enter search text: ?                                               |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     For this example, enter a '?' to view the file and the personal database
     file is displayed.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  LAST1              FIRST1                 TITLE1   WRKFON1         |
     |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
     |  Johnson          | Jack                 | Mr.    | (314)921-6234   |
     |                   |                      |        |                 |
     |                   |                      |        |                 |
     |                   |                      |        |                 |
     |                   |                      |        |                 |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Highlight the desired record you wish to replace your field codes with and
     press <Enter>.  The field codes are then replaced.


     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |    Mr. Jack Johnson                                                 |
     |    1729 Elm Street                                                  |
     |    Springfield, MO  63876                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Dear Mr. Jack Johnson:                                           |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
      Pg:1   Ln:13  Co:7    WINDOW 1    <UNTITLED>

     Position your cursor 3 lines below the salutation and type in the following
     text:

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |    Dear Mr. Jack Johnson:                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Sincerely,                                                       |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |    ACME Company                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     This will be used later in the documentation.

     This concludes illustrations on merge fields and templates.


     TOPICS


     The following are the topics of this chapter:


         ++  11.1  Saving with WORDbase format


         ++  11.2  Saving with ascii format


         ++  11.3  Deleting a document


         ++  11.4  Loading a document


         ++  11.5  Paginating a document


     11.1  SAVING WITH WORDBASE FORMAT


     Your document should have the following text:


     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |    Mr. Jack Johnson                                                 |
     |    1729 Elm Street                                                  |
     |    Springfield, MO  63876                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Dear Mr. Jack Johnson:                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Sincerely,                                                       |
     |                                                                     |
     |    ACME Company                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     We will now save the document.  To do this, press the 'Esc' key to return
     to command mode and select the 'File' main menu option.  Highlight the
     submenu option 'Save' and press <Enter> or simply press 'S' and you are
     prompted to enter the name for which you wish to save the current document.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  SAVE FILE NAME: SAMPLE1                                            |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     For this example, enter 'SAMPLE1' and a message is displayed indicating
     that WORDbase is saving the document.  When a document file extension is
     not entered, WORDbase assigns an extension of 'DWP'.  When you use the
     'SAVE' submenu option, WORDbase saves the file in the WORDbase file format.
     After the file is saved, you are returned to text entry mode.

     Now that you have saved the document, we will create a brand new document.

     To do this, press the 'Esc' key and you are returned to command mode.
     Select the 'New' submenu option from the 'File' main menu option and a new
     untitled document is loaded.  Type the following text into your new
     document.

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |      Enclosed, please find sample widgets for our entire product    |
     |      line.  I am confident that our products will meet every one    |
     |      of your requirements.  We also provide next day delivery as    |
     |      we advertise.                                                  |
     |                                                                     |
     |      I am also enclosing our current price list.  We invite you     |
     |      to do comparison shopping.  We are confident that you will     |
     |      find that we are very price competitive.                       |
     |                                                                     |
     |      Please do not hesitate to call me if you have any questions.   |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     After you have typed in this text, you need to save this document.  To do
     this, press the 'Esc' key to return to command mode and select the 'File'
     main menu option.  Highlight the submenu option 'Save' and press <Enter> or
     simply press 'S' and you are prompted to enter the name for which you wish
     to save the current document.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  SAVE FILE NAME: SAMPLE2                                            |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     For this example, enter 'SAMPLE2' and a message is displayed indicating
     that WORDbase is saving the document.  You are then returned to text entry
     mode.

     You now have 2 documents (SAMPLE1.DWP & SAMPLE2.DWP).


     11.2  SAVING WITH ASCII FORMAT


     You may also save the file using the ascii file format.  To do this, press
     the 'Esc' key to return to command mode and select the 'File' main menu
     option.  Highlight the submenu option 'ASCII save' and press <Enter> or
     simply press 'A' and you are prompted to enter the name for which you wish
     to save the current document.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  SAVE FILE NAME: SAMPLE2.DWP                                        |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     You will notice that the original document name is displayed.  Save the
     file as 'SAMPLE1.ASC' (by typing over 'SAMPLE1.DWP').  A message is
     displayed indicating that WORDbase is saving the document and you are
     returned to text entry mode.


     11.3  DELETING A DOCUMENT


     To delete a document, select the 'Delete' submenu option from the 'File'
     main menu option and you are asked to enter the DOS file name for which you
     wish to delete.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  Delete file name: *.dwp                                            |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     You will notice that '*.dwp' is already entered.

     Press <Enter> if you wish to display a list of all your files with an
     extension 'DWP' (which is the WORDbase default file extension).

     If you know the DOS file name for the document you wish to delete, enter
     the DOS file name.

     For this example, enter 'SAMPLE1.ASC' to delete the sample ascii file you
     created in the ascii save chapter.

     You then are asked if you really wish to delete the file.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  Delete file SAMPLE1.ASC : Are you sure?  (Yes/No)  Y               |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Enter 'Y' to delete the file and you are returned to text entry mode.


     11.4  LOADING A DOCUMENT


     Load your first document 'SAMPLE1'.  To do this, press the 'Esc' key and
     you are returned to command mode.  Select the 'Load' submenu option from
     the 'File' main menu option and you are asked to enter the document name
     you wish to load.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  LOAD FILE NAME: *.DWP                                              |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     You can enter 'SAMPLE1' here or press <Enter> to pop up a list of documents
     all with the extension 'DWP' as shown below.

                        +---------------------------------+
                        |       SELECT FILE TO LOAD       |
                        |       +-----------------+       |
                        |       | PERSONAL.DWP    |       |
                        |       | SAMPLE1.DWP     |       |
                        |       | SAMPLE2.DWP     |       |
                        |       |                 |       |
                        |       +-----------------+       |
                        |  [ENTER] Select  [ESC] Cancel   |
                        +---------------------------------+

     Highlight the 'SAMPLE1.DWP' document and press <Enter> and the 'SAMPLE1'
     document is loaded into window 1.


     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |    Mr. Jack Johnson                                                 |
     |    1729 Elm Street                                                  |
     |    Springfield, MO  63876                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Dear Mr. Jack Johnson:                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Sincerely,                                                       |
     |                                                                     |
     |    ACME Company                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     11.5  PAGINATING A DOCUMENT


     When you copy or delete a large block of text, your page and line numbers
     may be off.  Use the paginate a document feature to correct the page and
     line numbers.  To do this, select the 'Paginate' submenu from the 'File'
     main menu option.  WORDbase then displays a message indicating the document
     is being repaginated and you are returned to text entry mode.


     NOTE - When the symbols '<Ctrl-PgDn> and <Ctrl-PgUp> appear on the text
     box, this is an indication that there are more sections of text above or
     below the current section you are in.  You may press the 'Ctrl' key and the
     Page Up or Page Down keys simultaneously to move rapidly through the
     lengthy document.

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +----------------------------<Ctrl-PgUp>------------------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +----------------------------<Ctrl-PgDn>------------------------------+

     TOPICS


     The following are the topics of this chapter:


         ++  12.1  Opening a window


         ++  12.2  Switching between windows


         ++  12.3  Block copying between windows


         ++  12.4  Closing a window


     12.1 OPENING A WINDOW  - how to work with 2 documents simultaneously.

     You should now have 'SAMPLE1.DWP' loaded in window 1.  Press the 'Esc' key
     to return to command mode and select the 'Window' main menu option.  The
     'Window' submenu is then displayed.

                                  Window
                                +---------+
                                | Open    |
                                | Close   |
                                | Switch  |
                                +---------+

     Since the second window is not yet opened, the 'Close' and 'Switch' options
     are not available.  Press <Enter> to select the 'Open' submenu option and
     you are asked to enter the document name for which you wish to load into
     the second window.  You should also notice that the second window color is
     now active.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  LOAD FILE NAME: *.DWP                                              |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     You can enter 'SAMPLE2' here or press <Enter> to pop up a list of documents
     all with the extension 'DWP' as shown below.

                        +---------------------------------+
                        |       SELECT FILE TO LOAD       |
                        |       +-----------------+       |
                        |       | PERSONAL.DWP    |       |
                        |       | SAMPLE1.DWP     |       |
                        |       | SAMPLE2.DWP     |       |
                        |       |                 |       |
                        |       |                 |       |
                        |       +-----------------+       |
                        |  [ENTER] Select  [ESC] Cancel   |
                        +---------------------------------+

     Use your down arrow key to highlight the 'SAMPLE2.DWP' document name and
     press <Enter>.  The 'SAMPLE2' document will then be loaded into window 2.

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |      Enclosed, please find sample widgets for our entire product    |
     |      line.  I am confident that our products will meet every one    |
     |      of your requirements.  We also provide next day delivery as    |
     |      we advertise.                                                  |
     |                                                                     |
     |      I am also enclosing our current price list.  We invite you     |
     |      to do comparison shopping.  We are confident that you will     |
     |      find that we are very price competitive.                       |
     |                                                                     |
     |      Please do not hesitate to call me if you have any questions.   |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     12.2  SWITCHING BETWEEN WINDOWS

     You may practice switching between window 1 and window 2.  First, press the
     'Esc' key to return to command mode and select the 'Window' main menu
     option and the 'Window' submenu is displayed.

                                  Window
                                +---------+
                                | Open    |
                                | Close   |
                                | Switch  |
                                +---------+

     Highlight the 'Switch' submenu option and press <Enter> or simply press 'S'
     and you are placed in text entry mode of the opposite window.

     When you are finished practicing, return to  window 1 and position your
     cursor 2 lines below the salutation as shown below.

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |    Mr. Jack Johnson                                                 |
     |    1729 Elm Street                                                  |
     |    Springfield, MO  63876                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Dear Mr. Jack Johnson:                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Sincerely,                                                       |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |    ACME Company                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
      Pg:1   Ln:20  Co:7    WINDOW 1    <SAMPLE1.DWP>

     12.3  BLOCK COPYING BETWEEN WINDOWS

     We will now illustrate the ability to copy text from the document in window
     2 to window 1.  After you have positioned your cursor in the correct
     position, switch to window 2.

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |      Enclosed, please find sample widgets for our entire product    |
     |      line.  I am confident that our products will meet every one    |
     |      of your requirements.  We also provide next day delivery as    |
     |      we advertise.                                                  |
     |                                                                     |
     |      I am also enclosing our current price list.  We invite you     |
     |      to do comparison shopping.  We are confident that you will     |
     |      find that we are very price competitive.                       |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
      Pg:1   Ln:13  Co:7    WINDOW 2    <SAMPLE2.DWP>                Ins


     First, turn your insert key on and 'Ins' will appear in the bottom right
     hand corner of the screen.  Position your cursor on the 'E' in the word
     'Enclosed, please' and press 'Alt-L' to mark the beginning of the blocked
     text.  Position your cursor 1 line under the last line of the text and
     press 'Alt-L' to mark the ending of the blocked text.  This will block the
     entire document.  You may block any portion or all of the text in a
     document.  After you have marked the end of the blocked text, you are asked
     what you want to do with the block.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  Block:  Copy  Move  Delete  Spell                                  |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Highlight the menu option 'Copy' and press <Enter> and the blocked text is
     copied into the buffer and you are returned to text entry mode.

     To complete the copy procedure, switch back to window 1 by using the
     'Switch' submenu option from the 'Window' main menu option.

     Your cursor should be where it was when you left window 1 (2 lines under
     the salutation).  Insert the previously block copied text from window 2 by
     using the 'Insert' submenu option from the 'Merge' main menu option.  The
     previously blocked text is inserted into window 1 at your cursor and you
     are returned to text entry mode.

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |    Mr. Jack Johnson                                                 |
     |    1729 Elm Street                                                  |
     |    Springfield, MO  63876                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Dear Mr. Jack Johnson:                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Enclosed, please find sample widgets for our entire product      |
     |    line.  I am confident that our products will meet every one      |
     |    of your requirements.  We also provide next day delivery as      |
     |    we advertise.                                                    |
     |                                                                     |
     |    I am also enclosing our current price list.  We invite you       |
     |    to do comparison shopping.  We are confident that you will       |
     |    find that we are very price competitive.                         |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Please do not hesitate to call me if you have any questions.     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Sincerely,                                                       |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |    ACME Company                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
       Pg:1   Ln:32  Co:7    WINDOW 1    <SAMPLE1.DWP>

     This completes the illustration of using 2 windows simultaneously.


     12.4  CLOSING A WINDOW

     You may now close window 2.  To do this, press the 'Esc' key to return to
     command mode and select the 'Window' main menu option.

                                  Window
                                +---------+
                                | Open    |
                                | Close   |
                                | Switch  |
                                +---------+

     Highlight the 'Close' submenu option and press <Enter> and a message is
     displayed indicating that WORDbase is closing window 2 and you are returned
     to text entry mode in window 1.


     TOPICS

     The following are the topics of this chapter:

         ++  13.1  Spell check a document

         ++  13.2  Spell check a block of text

         ++  13.3  Add words to user dictionary


     13.1  SPELL CHECK A DOCUMENT

     To spell check a document, press the 'Esc' key to return to command mode
     and select the 'Spell' main menu option.  The 'Spell' submenu is displayed
     below.

        File  Merge  Locate  Print  Window  Spell  Configure  Database
     +------------------------------------+-------------+------------------+
     |      Mr. Jack Johnson              | Spell check |                  |
     |      1729 Elm Street               | Add to dict |                  |
     |      Springfield, MO  63876        +-------------+                  |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |      Dear Mr. Jack Johnson:                                         |
     |                                                                     |
     |      Enclosed, please find sample widgets for our entire product    |
     |      line.  I am confident that our products will meet every one    |
     |      of your requirements.  We also provide next day delivery as    |
     |      we advertise.                                                  |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
       Pg:1   Ln:32  Co:7    WINDOW 1    <SAMPLE1.DWP>

     Highlight the 'Spell check' submenu option and press <Enter> or simply
     press 'S' and WORDbase begins spell checking your entire document.


     You may press the 'Esc' key to abort the spell check process at any time
     and you are returned to text entry mode.

     If the spell checker finds a word not in its dictionary, the unknown word
     is displayed and highlighted.  In our example, the word 'widget' is not
     found in the dictionaries as shown below.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |    Dear Mr. Jack Johnson:                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ |
     | |   Enclosed, please find sample widgets for our entire product   | |
     | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ |
     |    line.  I am confident that our products will meet every one      |
     |    of your requirements.  We also provide next day delivery as      |
     |    we advertise.                                                    |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     You then are given a choice to correct the word, ignore the word, add the
     word to the user dictionary, display the standard dictionary, display the
     user dictionary or quit.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     | Word not found:  Correct  Ignore  Add-to-dic  Standard  User  Quit  |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     If you wished to correct the word, you would enter a 'C' and you are asked
     to enter the new word which will replace the highlighted word after the
     document has been completely checked.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     | Enter correct word:                                                 |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     If the word was correct and you did not wish to add the word to your user
     dictionary, you would press 'I' to ignore the word and continue spell
     checking.

     Enter 'S' to pop up the standard dictionary.

                          +---- STANDARD DICTIONARY ----+
                          |      DICTIONARY WORDS       |
                          |-----------------------------|
                          |     widgeon                 |
                          |     widow                   |
                          |     widower                 |
                          |     width                   |
                          |     wield                   |
                          |     wiener                  |
                          |     wife                    |
                          |     wifeless                |
                          |     wifely                  |
                          |     wig                     |
                          |     wigged                  |
                          +-----------------------------+


     The standard dictionary begins listing from the closest match of the word
     in question.  Use your arrow keys to highlight a word and press <Enter> to
     replace the misspelled word with the highlighted word.  Press 'S' to search
     a new word in the dictionary.  Press 'Esc' and you are returned to the
     spell check menu.

     Since 'widget' is spelled correctly and it is not in the standard
     dictionary, press the 'Esc' key and you are returned to the spell check
     menu.

     Press 'U' to pop up the user dictionary.

                          +------ USER DICTIONARY ------+
                          |      DICTIONARY WORDS       |
                          |-----------------------------|
                          |                             |
                          |                             |
                          |                             |
                          +-----------------------------+

     The user dictionary begins listing from the closest match of the word in
     question.  However, since this is the first time you have used the spell
     checker, the user dictionary is empty.  Press 'Esc' and you are returned to
     the spell check menu.

     Enter 'A' to add the word 'widget' to the user dictionary.  The word is
     then added to your user dictionary and the WORDbase spell checker continues
     checking the document for misspelled words.

     When the entire document has been checked, you are returned to text mode
     and the corrections are made to the text.


     13.2  SPELL CHECK A BLOCK OF TEXT


     To spell check a block of text within a document, position your cursor
     where you want to start the block and press 'Alt-L'.  This will highlight
     the beginning of the block.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |                                                                     |
     |      Dear Mr. Jack Johnson:                                         |
     |                                                                     |
     |      Enclosed, please find sample widgets for our entire product    |
     |      line.  I am confident that our products will meet every one    |
     |      of your requirements.  We also provide next day delivery as    |
     |      we advertise.                                                  |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     To end the block, position your cursor one column to the right of where you
     want to end your block and press 'Alt-L' again to mark the end of the
     block.


     After you have created the ending marker, the following menu is displayed.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  Block:  Copy  Move  Delete  Spell                                  |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Highlight the menu option 'Spell' and press <Enter> and the blocked text is
     spell checked.  When finished, you are returned to text entry mode.


     13.3  ADD WORDS TO USER DICTIONARY


     WORDbase also allows you to add the words of an entire document to your
     user dictionary.  You would only use this option if you had already
     proofread the document for misspelled words.  To do this, press the 'Esc'
     key to return to command mode and select the 'Add to dict' submenu option
     from the 'Spell' main menu option.

     You then are asked if you really want to add the words of the current
     document to the user dictionary.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     | Add words in current document to dictionary?  (Yes/No)  Y           |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Enter 'Y' and WORDbase begins adding the current documents' words to the
     user dictionary.

     You may press the 'Esc' key to abort adding the current document's words to
     the user dictionary at anytime.

     NOTE - Duplicate words will not be added to the user dictionary.

     When the operation is finished, you are returned to text entry mode.  Since
     the only misspelled word in the original document was 'widget' and you have
     already added 'widget' to the user dictionary, no words were added to the
     user dictionary.  To test this, change 'Mr.' to 'MMM'.

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |    MMM Jack Johnson                                                 |
     |    1729 Elm Street                                                  |
     |    Springfield, MO  63876                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Dear Mr. Jack Johnson:                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Enclosed, please find sample widgets for our entire product      |
     |    line.  I am confident that our products will meet every one      |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     Spell check the document again.  The 'MMM' is detected and the spell menu
     is displayed.  Press 'U' to display the user dictionary.

                          +------ USER DICTIONARY ------+
                          |      DICTIONARY WORDS       |
                          |-----------------------------|
                          |      widget                 |
                          |                             |
                          +-----------------------------+

     You will notice the only word in the user dictionary is 'widget'.  Press
     the 'Esc' key to return to the spell menu.  Press 'Q' to exit the spell
     check routine and you are returned to text entry mode.  Change the 'MMM'
     back to 'Mr.'.

     This concludes the spell check documentation.


     TOPICS


     The following are the topics of this chapter:


         ++  14.1  Printing a document


         ++  14.2  Printing mail merge documents


     14.1  PRINTING A DOCUMENT


     We are now ready to print your document.  To do this, press the 'Esc' key
     and you are returned to command mode.  Select the 'Print' main menu option
     and the 'Print' submenu option is displayed.

        File  Merge  Locate  Print  Window  Spell  Configure  Database
     +---------------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
     |     Mr. Jack Johnson| Document        |                             |
     |     1729 Elm Street | Mail merge      |                             |
     |     Springfield, MO +-----------------+                             |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Dear Mr. Jack Johnson:                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Enclosed, please find sample widgets for our entire product      |
     |    line.  I am confident that our products will meet every one      |
     |    of your requirements.  We also provide next day delivery as      |
     |    we advertise.                                                    |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     Highlight the 'Document' submenu option and press <Enter> or simply press
     'D' and the document print option screen is displayed.

           +----------------- DOCUMENT PRINT OPTIONS ------------------+
           |                                                           |
           |  Font       FONT 1 (DRAFT)  Page Numbers(Y/N) Y           |
           |  Pitch      PICA            Line Number         2         |
           |  Start page   1             Position (L/C/R)  R           |
           |  End page   999                                           |
           |                                                           |
           |  Print ORIGINAL?         Y                                |
           |  Original sheet feed     CONTINUOUS                       |
           |                                                           |
           |  Print OFFICE COPY?      N                                |
           |  Office copy sheet feed  CONTINUOUS                       |
           |                                                           |
           |  Print EXTRA COPIES?     N                                |
           |  Extra copies sheet feed CONTINUOUS                       |
           |  No. of extra copies      0                               |
           |  Print <COPY> on extras? N                                |
           +---------------------- ESC to Cancel ----------------------+

      The following is a brief description of each field on the screen.

         Font - is the font you wish to use when you print a document.  You
         may press the space bar to pop up the list of valid selections.

         Pitch - is the pitch you wish to use when you print a document.
         You may press the space bar to pop up the list of valid selections.

         Start page - is the first page of the document from which you wish
         to start printing.  The default value is 1 (which includes page 1).

         End page - is the last page of the document you wish to print.  The
         default is 999 (which includes all remaining pages).

         Page Numbers - Enter 'Y' to print page numbers on the top of page
         two and all following pages or 'N' to omit page numbers.

         Line Number - Enter the line number where you wish to print page
         numbers.  Page numbers print on page 2 and all following pages.

         Position - Enter 'L' to print the page number at the left margin,
         'C' to center or 'R' to print the page number at the right margin.

         Original Copy - Enter 'Y' to print an original copy of the document
         or 'N' to omit an original copy.

         Original Feed - is the feed (bin) you wish to use when you print an
         original document.  You may press the space bar to pop up the list
         of valid selections.

         Office Copy - Enter 'Y' to print an office copy of the document
         or 'N' to omit an office copy.


         Office Feed - is the feed (bin) you wish to use when you print an
         office copy.  You may press the space bar to pop up the list of
         valid selections.

         Extra Copy - Enter 'Y' to print an extra copy of the document.

         Extra Feed - is the feed (bin) you wish to use when you print
         extra copies.  You may press the space bar to pop up the list of
         valid selections.

         Number of Extras - is the number of extra copies you wish to print.

         <COPY> on Extras - Enter 'Y' if you wish to print 'COPY - #' on
         each extra copy you print.  Enter 'N' to omit.

     The displayed values are default values taken from the system parameters
     you set up under the 'Configure' main menu option.  You may edit these
     values for this print job if you wish.

     When you press the space bar to list the sheet feed options, the following
     dialog box is displayed.


                                  +------------+
                                  | Continuous |
                                  | Manual     |
                                  | Upper      |
                                  | Lower      |
                                  | Both       |
                                  | Envelope   |
                                  +------------+

     The following is a brief description of each sheet feed option.

         Continuous - is used for continuous printing.  This option would
         be used for dot matrix printers and single bin laser jet printers.

         Manual - is used when you wish to be prompted before printing each
         page.  This option allows you to insert single sheets into your
         printer.

         Upper - is used when you wish to print all the pages of your
         document from the upper bin of a dual bin laser jet printer.

         Lower - is used when you wish to print all the pages of your
         document from the lower bin of a dual bin laser jet printer.

         Both - is used when you wish to print the first page of your
         document to the upper bin and all following pages to the lower
         bin of a dual bin laser jet printer.  You would use this when your
         letter head is in the upper bin and plain paper is in the lower.

         Envelope - is used to print the document from the envelope bin.
         The document will print in landscape if applicable.


     You may use the page down key to skip over the fields if they are all
     correct.  If not, press <Enter> to move through the fields and make the
     necessary changes.

     When you are finished editing the document print options, you are prompted
     to make sure the printer is online.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  Turn on printer and align paper.  Make sure printer is on line.    |
     |  Press 'Esc' to cancel, any other key to continue...                |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     If you wished to cancel the print job, you would press the 'Esc' key and
     return to text entry mode.

     Make sure your printer is online and press a key to print the document.
     The page and line that are currently being printed are displayed.  When the
     print job is finished, you are returned to text entry mode.

     This concludes illustrations on how to print a standard document.  We will
     now discuss how to print a document using the mail merge option.


     14.2  PRINTING MAIL MERGE DOCUMENTS


     Before we illustrate the mail merge capabilities of WORDbase, you need to
     create a brand new document.  To do this, press the 'Esc' key to return to
     command mode and select the 'New' submenu option from the 'File' main menu
     option.  A new untitled window is then displayed.


     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |    {DATE}                                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
       Pg:1   Ln:15  Co:7    WINDOW 1    <UNTITLED>


     First, enter the '{DATE}' field code on the first line of the document.
     Next, place your cursor 2 lines under the '{DATE}' field code.  Press the
     'Esc' key to return to command mode and select the 'Template' submenu
     option from the 'Merge' main menu option and you are asked to enter the
     merge file name.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  MERGE FILE NAME: *.*                                               |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Enter '*.dwp' to pop up a file list containing all files with an extension
     'DWP'.

                        +---------------------------------+
                        |      SELECT FILE TO MERGE       |
                        |       +-----------------+       |
                        |       | PERSONAL.DWP    |       |
                        |       | SAMPLE1.DWP     |       |
                        |       | SAMPLE2.DWP     |       |
                        |       |                 |       |
                        |       |                 |       |
                        |       |                 |       |
                        |       |                 |       |
                        |       +-----------------+       |
                        |  [ENTER] Select  [ESC] Cancel   |
                        +---------------------------------+

     Highlight the 'PERSONAL.DWP' file and press <Enter> and the personal.dwp
     document is copied into your new document.


     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |    {DATE}                                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |    {TITLE1 }{FIRST1} {LAST1}                                        |
     |    {ADD1#}                                                          |
     |    {ADD2#}                                                          |
     |    {CITY}, {STATE}  {ZIP}                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Dear {TITLE1 }{FIRST1} {LAST1}:                                  |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Position your cursor 2 lines below the salutation.  Press the 'Esc' key to
     return to command mode and select the 'Template' submenu option from the
     'Merge' main menu option and you are asked to enter the merge file name.


     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  MERGE FILE NAME: *.*                                               |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Enter 'SAMPLE2' and the merge template file is copied into your document
     where your cursor was last positioned.

     [ùùùùùùùù1ùùùùùùùù2ùùùùùùùù3ùùùùùùùù4ùùùùùùùù5ùùùùùùùù6ùùùùùùùù7ùùùùùù]
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |    {DATE}                                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |    {TITLE1 }{FIRST1} {LAST1}                                        |
     |    {ADD1#}                                                          |
     |    {ADD2#}                                                          |
     |    {CITY}, {STATE}  {ZIP}                                           |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Dear {TITLE1 }{FIRST1} {LAST1}:                                  |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Enclosed, please find sample widgets for our entire product      |
     |    line.  I am confident that our products will meet every one      |
     |    of your requirements.  We also provide next day delivery as      |
     |    we advertise.                                                    |
     |                                                                     |
     |    I am also enclosing our current price list.  We invite you       |
     |    to do comparison shopping.  We are confident that you will       |
     |    find that we are very price competitive.                         |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Please do not hesitate to call me if you have any questions.     |
     |                                                                     |
     |    Sincerely,                                                       |
     |                                                                     |
     |                                                                     |
     |    ACME Company                                                     |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     Position your cursor 2 lines below the last line of the document and type
     in the closing (Sincerely, ACME Company)

     Press the 'Esc' key to return to command mode and select the 'Format'
     submenu option from the 'File' main menu option.  Enter 'PERSONAL' for the
     DBF database merge file and 'LAST1' for the DBF sort field.

     NOTE - If you are using the developer version of WORDbase, you are asked to
     enter the 'NTX file name' instead of the 'DBF sort field'.

     When you are finished, you are returned to text entry mode.

     Press the 'Esc' key to return to command mode and select the 'Save' submenu
     option from the 'File' main menu option.  You then are asked to enter the
     file name for which you wish to save this document.  Enter 'SAMPLE3' for
     the file name and a message is displayed indicating the file is being saved
     and you are returned to text entry mode.


     Press the 'Esc' key to return to command mode and select the 'Print'  main
     menu option.


                                  Print
                                +-----------------+
                                | Document        |
                                | Mail merge      |
                                +-----------------+


     Highlight the 'Mail merge' submenu option and press <Enter> or simply press
     'M' and you are asked to select the mail merge printing option you wish to
     use.


     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     | Mail merge Single record, Multiple records, All records (S/M/A)  M  |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+


     If you wished to mail merge the current document with every record in the
     personal database file, you would enter an 'A' for this prompt.  WORDbase
     would then generate a letter for every record in the personal database
     file.

     If you wished to mail merge the current document with a single record in
     the personal database file, you would enter a 'S' for this prompt.  You
     then would be asked to enter the search text for the desired record.


     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  Enter search text:                                                 |
     |  '?' to list                                                        |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     Since we are merging this document with the personal database file and the
     file is sorted on last name, you would enter the last name for the record
     you wished to mail merge.  If you are unsure of the exact spelling of the
     search text, you can enter a '?' to display a list of the personal database
     file.


     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  LAST1              FIRST1                 TITLE1   WRKFON1         |
     |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
     |  Johnson          | Jack                 | Mr.    | (314)921-6234   |
     |                   |                      |        |                 |
     |                   |                      |        |                 |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     You would then use your arrow keys to highlight the correct record and
     press <Enter>.  WORDbase would then mail merge the current document with
     the selected record.


     For this example, press 'M' to mail merge the current document with
     multiple (selected) records in the personal database file.  A message is
     displayed indicating that WORDbase is preparing the mail merge file.  The
     following screen is then displayed.

     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     | +----------------------------------------------------------------+  |
     | |  TAG   LAST1              FIRST1                 TITLE1        |  |
     | |----------------------------------------------------------------|  |
     | |  X   | Johnson          | Jack                 | Mr.           |  |
     | |      | Mitchell         | Mike                 | Mr.           |  |
     | |  X   | Parson           | Jill                 | Ms.           |  |
     | |      | Stevens          | Sandy                | Mrs.          |  |
     | +----------------------------------------------------------------+  |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     You will notice that there is a 'TAG' field for each record on the screen.
     In order to select a record for the mail merge you must place an 'X' in the
     'TAG' field for that record.  To do this, use your arrow keys to highlight
     a record you wish to mail merge with and press <Enter>.  An 'X' will appear
     in the 'TAG' field.  If you press <Enter> again, the 'X' is removed.

     When you are finished tagging selected records for mail merge, press 'F10'
     and the document print options screen is displayed.

           +----------------- DOCUMENT PRINT OPTIONS ------------------+
           |                                                           |
           |  Font       FONT 1 (DRAFT)  Page Numbers(Y/N) Y           |
           |  Pitch      PICA            Line Number         2         |
           |  Start page   1             Position (L/C/R)  R           |
           |  End page   999                                           |
           |                                                           |
           |  Print ORIGINAL?         Y                                |
           |  Original sheet feed     CONTINUOUS                       |
           |                                                           |
           |  Print OFFICE COPY?      N                                |
           |  Office copy sheet feed  CONTINUOUS                       |
           |                                                           |
           |  Print EXTRA COPIES?     N                                |
           |  Extra copies sheet feed CONTINUOUS                       |
           |  No. of extra copies      0                               |
           |  Print <COPY> on extras? N                                |
           |                                                           |
           +---------------------- ESC to Cancel ----------------------+

     Enter the print options you wish to use for the mail merge.  Each copy of
     the document (for each record selected) will use these print options.

     When you are finished entering the print options, you are prompted to make
     sure the printer is online.


     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |  Turn on printer and align paper.  Make sure printer is on line.    |
     |  Press 'Esc' to cancel, any other key to continue...                |
     +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

     If you wished to cancel the print job, you would press the 'Esc' key and
     return to text entry mode.

     Make sure your printer is online and press a key to print the mail merge
     documents.  The page and line that are currently being printed are
     displayed.  When the print job is finished, you are returned to text entry
     mode.

     This concludes illustrations on how to print mail merge documents.


     WORDbase INDEX

     Arrow Keys
          - Special Warning  8-3

     Batch Files  1-4

     Blocking Text
          - Copying a Block   6-2
          - Deleting a Block  6-5
          - Marking a Block   6-1
          - Moving a Block    6-3

     Bolding Text  5-3, 7-1

     Business Database
          - Adding Records            3-2
          - Deleting Records          3-2
          - Editing Records           3-2
          - Locating Records          3-2
          - Packing File              3-2
          - Sorting Records           3-2
          - Viewing Multiple Records  3-2

     Configuring WORDbase
          - Display Colors       2-1
          - New File Parameters  2-4
          - Printer Codes        2-2
          - Printer Drivers      2-2
          - System Parameters    2-3

     Cursor Movement Keys  5-2
     Exiting WORDbase  1-6
     Field Option Codes  5-5

     File Management
          - Create New Document                 4-1
          - Create Template                     10-2
          - Deleting a Document                 11-3
          - Document File Format                4-2
          - Load Existing Document              11-4
          - Repaginating a Document             11-5
          - Save Document with ASCII Format     11-2
          - Save Document with WORDbase Format  11-1

     Hardware Requirements  1-1
     Help Screen  5-1


     Imbedded Codes
          - Center Justify [CJ]  5-4
          - Date {DATE}          5-4
          - Left Justify [LJ]    5-4
          - Lower Bin [LB]       5-4
          - Page Break [PB]      5-4
          - Right Justify [RJ]   5-4
          - Upper Bin [UB]       5-4

     Inserting Fields
          - Alt-F (Field List)         10-1
          - Creating a Field Template  10-2
          - Loading a Field Template   10-3
          - Replace Fields             10-4

     Installation  1-2
     Loading WORDbase  1-3

     Merging Text
          - Replace Fields  10-4
          - Templates       10-3

     Moving Around WORDbase  1-5
     Multi-user Requirements  1-1

     Personal Database
          - Adding Records            3-1
          - Deleting Records          3-1
          - Editing Records           3-1
          - Locating Records          3-1
          - Packing File              3-1
          - Sorting Records           3-1
          - Viewing Multiple Records  3-1

     Printing
          - Documents            14-1
          - Mail Merge           14-2
          - Print Options        14-1
          - Sheet Feed Options   14-1

     Reindexing System Files  2-5

     Search & Replace
          - Continuing Search  9-2
          - Search Text        9-1
          - Replace Text       9-3

     Special Text Keys
          - Alt-B (Bold Marker)       5-3
          - Alt-F (Field List)        5-3
          - Alt-L (Block Marker)      5-3
          - Alt-S (Continue Search)   5-3
          - Alt-T (Decimal Tab)       5-3
          - Alt-U (Underline Marker)  5-3


     Spell Check
          - Add Word to the User Dictionary  13-3
          - Spell Check a Block of Text      13-2
          - Spell Check a Document           13-1
          - Standard Dictionary              13-1
          - User Dictionary                  13-1

     Tab Keys
          - Decimal Tabs  8-2
          - Using Tabs    8-1

     Underline Text  5-3, 7-2

     Windows
          - Block Copying Between Windows  12-3
          - Closing Windows                12-4
          - Opening Windows                12-1
          - Switching Between Windows      12-2

