TTDW11.DOC

                           introducing                              

			   ThingsToDo

			  Shareware from
			 The Manager, Inc.
			  Copyright, 1992


If you have things to do,  you may need ThingsToDo.  It is pro-
grammed for Windows 3.0 in Visual Basic ("Windows" and "Visual 
Basic" are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation) and is designed
to allow you to keep track of a wide range of items or informa-
tion and organize them into schedules and lists of tasks.   I 
developed ThingsToDo when I became frustrated with various other
"personal information managers" that I  tried. The intention was
to keep it simple so that I could quickly enter notes, ideas and
commitments.  But I wanted the powerful search and view features
that would make this data entry worthwhile and keep me from 
reverting to using my pocket calendar and post-its.  I hope you
will find that ThingsToDo gives you a proper blend of simplicity
and power.   Here are some of its key features:

1.      Items of all types, including information about meetings,
projects, people, and tasks, are kept in a single database.  This
allows you to mix types of information on reports, to access any
type quickly, and to scan across all types for those which have a
particular word or phrase, or those which are scheduled for a
particular week or day.

2.      You are able to enter and to retrieve items which contain
a minimum of information.  All you really have to enter is some
brief summary.  You are not required to enter dates, times,
priorities, etc., for various tasks but may use these fields if
desired.  

3.      For each item, you can enter an associated note which can
be as much as 15 pages in length.  You may elect, on an item-by-
item basis to print associated notes when an item appears on a
particular report.

4.      Key word searches are applied not only to a summary that
has been entered for an item, but also to any text which has been
entered in associated notes.

5.      The notes for a particular item are stored in a separate
file in an ASCII format, allowing you easily to pull the note into
the word processor or text editor of your choice, massage it, and
print it.

6.      A set of memorable Hot Keys have been defined to allow you
quick access to the majority of the features of ThingsToDo.

7.      ThingsToDo helps you as much as it possibly can on the
entry of dates and times, minimizing the need to worry about
punctuation.

8.      You are able quickly to mark an item as completed and to
purge completed items from your database.

9.      Tasks which have been assigned to a particular day but
have not been completed are automatically displayed, so you will
not lose track of them merely because the date has passed.


It is very easy to get ThingsToDo up and running.   Just follow
these steps:

1.      Create a subdirectory named C:\Windows\Things
	(assuming that Windows is in C:\Windows.)

2.      Download "TTDW11.Exe"  to C:\Windows\Things.

3.      Type "TTDW11" and press the Enter key.  This
        self-extracting file will create all of the needed 
        ThingsToDo files.

4.      IMPORTANT: You must also place in this directory the file 
        "VBRUN100.DLL" which can be downloaded from the on-line 
        library.
        
5.      You may then start ThingsToDo in any of the customary
        ways: 
	 double-click the "Things.Exe" filename on the File Manager,
	 place the command "C:\Windows\Things\Things.exe" on the
		      "Load" or "Run" lines of your WIN.INI file,
         use the "FILE/RUN" option of Program Manager,  or 
	 set up a new icon on your desktop and double-click it.

6.      For further instructions, print out and review the 
	  "Things.Wri" file using Write.  



REGISTRATION

ThingsToDo is a "shareware program" and is provided to you for 
evaluation at no charge.  Feel free to share it with your friends,
but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system.
The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal 
computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet 
to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new 
products.  If you find this program useful and find that you are 
using ThingsToDo and continue to use ThingsToDo after a reasonable
trial period, you must make a registration payment of  $35.00 to 
The Manager, Inc.  You are encouraged to pass a copy of  ThingsToDo 
along to your friends for evaluation.

The full terms under which ThingsToDo is offered and a description 
of our support policies are contained in the manual.

When you register, I will send you a copy of ThingsToDo which does
not display the annoying registration notice at startup.  I will 
also answer your questions, keep you informed about updates, and 
take your comments into account as we plan new updates. I welcome 
your comments, questions and suggestions.

You may register by contacting me ( Dave Merk) at

                                    The Manager, Inc.
                                     P.O. Box 1822
                                   Waterville, ME 04903

                                     (207) 872-4544
                                  (evenings and weekends)