            Schedule*Master Version 1.1 User's Guide

                        Table Of Contents


Disclaimer ............................................  1

Overview ..............................................  2
     System Requirements ..............................  2

Installation Instructions .............................  3

Initial Setup .........................................  4
     Setup Categories .................................  4
     Setup People .....................................  6

Working With Dates ....................................  7
     Adding Records ...................................  8
          Add Schedule Records ........................  8
          Add Todo Records ............................  9
     Editing Records ..................................  9
     Moving A Record .................................. 10
     Deleting A Record ................................ 10  
     Repeating Records ................................ 11
     Repeating Records Using The Buffer ............... 12
     Closing A Todo Record ............................ 12
     Attaching / Viewing A Note ....................... 13
     Printing A Day's Events .......................... 13
     'Go To' Function ................................. 13

Working With The Options Menu ......................... 14
     Extended Search .................................. 14
     Reports .......................................... 17
          Daily Summary ............................... 17
          Weekly Schedule ............................. 17
          Monthly Schedule ............................ 17
          System Statistics ........................... 18
               
     Utilities ........................................ 19
          Edit Categories/People ...................... 4,6
          Change Todo Count ........................... 19
          Show Closed Todo's .......................... 19
          Change Todo Sort ............................ 19
          Export Database ............................. 20
          Mass Delete ................................. 21
          
     Help ............................................. 22

     Quit ............................................. 22

     DOS Shell ........................................ 22

     Exit ............................................. 22


            Schedule*Master Version 1.1 User's Guide

                  Table Of Contents - Continued



Miscellaneous Information ............................ 23
     Command-Line Parameters ......................... 23
     Popup Calendar .................................. 23

Appendix 1 Miscellaneous Editing Keys ................ 24

Appendix 2 Printer Driver ............................ 25

Appendix 3 Using A Mouse ............................. 26

Appendix 4 The Compress Program ...................... 27
                            Disclaimer

The author makes no representations or warranties with respect to
the contents hereof and specifically disclaims  any  implied 
warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular
purpose. Further, the author reserves the right to revise this
publication and make changes to the content hereof without
obligation of  the author to notify any person or organization of
such  revision  or changes.















































                             Overview

Schedule*Master is an easy-to-use yet powerful system  to  manage
your daily schedule and to do list.  Unlike  other  systems  that
can take weeks to master you'll find that using  all  that 
Schedule*Master has to offer takes no time at all.

Schedule*Master was designed to track the  two  types  of  events
that most people need  to  remember:  Schedule  and  ToDo  items.
Schedule records are items that occur on a specific date and have
a definite start and end time.  ToDo records are items that  must
be completed on a specific date but not at a  certain  time,  and
will continue to show up every day after their due date until you
mark them as being completed  -  you  won't  forget  them  simply
because the date has slipped.

Major features of Schedule*Master are :

 . Each appointment and ToDo record can have a 'note' attached 
   to it with further information about the item. The note
   record can be up to 5 lines of 50 characters each.

 . Up to 4000 records (and 4000 notes) can be  stored  in  the 
   database.  

 . There are extensive  searching  capabilities  available
   to allow you to find information once you have entered it.

 . If you have a mouse, and your mouse software is loaded,  it  
   will be detected automatically.  Details of how to use the
   mouse  are listed in the 'Using A Mouse' section of this 
   document (Appendix 3).

Please take a few minutes to read this document before you  begin
using Schedule*Master.  The time you spend now will help you  use
the program more efficiently and will be time well-spent.


                       System Requirements

Schedule*Master requires an IBM PC/XT,AT,PS/2 or any  other  100%
IBM compatible computer with at least 380K free memory and a  CGA
monitor (color recommended).  A hard disk  is  not  really 
necessary, however it is  highly  recommended.   Microsoft
compatible mice are supported but not required.











                    Installation Instructions

                       Floppy-Based Systems

Although it is highly recommended that  you  run  Schedule*Master
from a hard drive it is possible to run it on a floppy disk based
system.  Simply copy the files on the distribution diskette to  a
blank, formatted diskette.  The copied diskette is what you  will
use to run Schedule*Master from - never  use  the  original!   In
addition it is recommended that you make a  backup  copy  of  the
distribution diskette and store it in a safe place, just in  case
something should happen to the original.


                     Hard-Disk Based Systems

Make a sub-directory on your hard drive called SMASTER  and  copy
the  files  from  the  distribution  diskette  to  this  new  sub
directory.  As with floppy-based systems it is  recommended  that
you make a copy of the distribution diskette and store  it  in  a
safe place, just in case something should happen to the original.

If you are  unsure  of  how  to  copy  diskettes  or  create  sub
directories please refer to your DOS manual for help.
































                   Main Screen / Initial Setup

To execute Schedule*Master on a hard disk based system :

Use the change directory (CD) command  to  move  to  the  SMASTER
directory and type SM and press ENTER.

On a floppy-based system insert the Schedule*Master diskette into
the currently logged diskette drive, type SM and press ENTER.
The first screen you will see upon executing  Schedule*Master  is
the copyright notice screen.  Press the 'Enter' key to continue.

The next screen to be displayed is the main screen or  main  menu
and is your primary means of navigating  the  program.  It
consists of a calendar display in the center   left-hand  side
of the screen showing  the  current  month's  calendar  with  the
current date hi-lighted (the  current  date  will  also  have  an
asterisk * next to it).  On the right-hand side of the screen  is
a window displaying some of the options available.  At the bottom
of the screen, on the 25th line, is a list of the  PF  keys  that
are available as well as the current time and the status  of  the
copy buffer (more on this later).  At the top of the  screen,  on
the first line, is a list of the menu items  available  when  you
activate the top options menu.  

The first time you use Schedule*Master you must establish 
categories to use when  entering  Schedule  and  ToDo  records.  
These categories make performing searches a lot  easier,  as 
they  are used as an index into the file.  You also  need  to 
establish  a list of people to help further define your records
and also  make searching easier. Schedule*Master allows you to
define 40  categories and 40 people to schedule appointments 
for.  To  accomplish this perform the following steps.

                         Setup Categories

 1 - Press the F10 key to activate the top menu.  You will 
     notice that the 'Extended Search' option is now hi-lited.
     Use your right-arrow key to hi-lite the 'Utilities' option
     and press your ENTER key.

 2 - This activates a sub-menu of various options that we will
     explore later - right now we're interested in 'Edit 
     Categories' and 'Edit People'.  Since 'Edit Categories'
     is currently hi-lited press 'Enter'.  Two windows will
     appear.  One window (on the left) is where you
     will edit the categories and is called the edit window, the
     other window lists what the current definitions are (right
     now they will all say 'Open....').







                  Setup Categories - Continued

 3 - The first category is hi-lited white on red (or white on
     black for monochrome or LCD screens).  Pressing ENTER will
     bring the hi-lited category into the edit window so that 
     you can change it. You can also use your arrow keys to move
     the hi-lite bar up or down to choose other items in the
     list. Move the hi-lite bar back to the top and press 'ENTER'

     to bring that category into the edit window.  Use your
     'BACKSPACE' key to erase the 'Open....' and replace it with 
     your own category definition.  When you press ENTER  the 
     categories list will be redisplayed and you will see your 
     definition is now in place.

 4 - You can repeat step 3 for each of the categories (you may
     define up to 40) and press 'ESC' when finished.









































                          Setup People

After you have pressed the 'ESC' use your down arrow  key  to 
hi-lite the 'Edit People' option and press ENTER.

 1 - As when editing the categories, two windows will appear, 
     one that allows you to edit the people list and one that
     displays what the current people are (right now they
     will all say 'Open....').

 2 - The first  item is hi-lited  white on red (or white on black

     for monochrome or LCD screens).  Pressing ENTER will bring
     the hi-lited item into the edit window so that  you can 
     change it . You can also use your arrow keys to move the hi- 
     lite bar up or down to chose other items in the list.  Move 
     the hi-lite bar back to the top and press ENTER           
     to bring that person into the edit window.  Use your BACK
     SPACE key to erase the 'Open....' and replace it with your 
     own person definition.  When you press ENTER  the  list will
     be redisplayed and you will see your definition is now in 
     place.

 3 - You can repeat step 2 for each of the people (you may define
     up to 40) and press ESC when finished.

After you press 'ESC' the  pull-down  menu  is  still  displayed.
Press 'ESC' twice now to return to the main menu.

Please take a few minutes  to  think  about  the  categories  and
people you wish to setup.  This is very  important  because  once
they are established they should not be changed, as when  a 
category or person definition is changed all  records  pertaining 
to that item will also reflect the new definition.  If you are
going to change an item's definition you should use the  'Mass 
Delete' option (described later in this guide) to delete  all 
references to the item being changed prior to making the change.  
A  little forethought now will save some confusion later.

Now that you have setup your categories and people list  you  can
begin using the program.  There are other set-up options that are
available, however to describe all of them now might just confuse
the issue - we'll discuss them as they become pertinent.















                       Working With Dates

Most of the time you spend using Schedule*Master will be  working
with specific dates - adding, changing, repeating, moving records
etc.  You can select a date to work with from the  main  menu  by
using your cursor keys to move the hi-lited  box  around  on  the
calendar display (notice how the current date  is  hi-lited 
automatically when you first begin using Schedule*Master).   You 
can use the 'Page Up' key to move to the previous  month,  while 
the 'Page Down' key will move the next month.  If you wish to 
add  a record for a prior or upcoming year, or if you just want 
to  see another year's calendar, use your plus and minus keys. 
The  plus key moves you ahead one year, the minus key moves  you 
back  one year.  If you wish to go directly to a specific  month 
and  year press 'G'. A window will appear asking you for the
month and year you wish to display.  Enter the date in the 
MM/YYYY  format  and press 'Enter'.  That month's calendar will
be displayed  and  you can continue from there.  If you are
moving around the months and years and want to quickly return to
the current date  just  press the 'F2' key.  To select a date
simply press the 'Enter' key when the date you wish to work with
is hi-lited.

New to version 1.1 is the 'Weekly Graph' display.  While viewing
the main menu press the 'W' key.  A window will appear asking who
you wish to report on.  Select a person by positioning the hi-
lite bar over a name and pressing 'Enter' (the last item in the
list is 'All' and will show all records).  After selecting a
person a graph will appear for the week in which a date is hi-
lited showing the times that are taken by appointments and the
times that are free.

When you have selected a day to work  with  Schedule*Master  will
perform a search for all records  pertaining  to  that  date  and
display them for you.  You can have up to 100  records for each
day in any combination of Schedule or ToDo  records  and they
will be displayed 20 at a time.  Schedule  records  will  be
displayed white on blue, while ToDo  records  will  be  white  on
green.  The first record will be hi-lited black on white,  or  if
no records exist for this date then only a white  'bar'  will  be
displayed.  You can use your arrow keys to move the  hi-lite  bar
up and down the screen, while the 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  keys
will move to the next screen of records (assuming there are  more
than 20 records for that date).  

While you are viewing a day's events you can use your left  arrow
key or your '-' key to move to the prior day, the right arrow key
or your '+' key to move to the next day.  If  you  have  used
the arrow keys to move around to different  dates,  and  want  to
quickly return to the current date, simply press 'F2'. The
following sections explain the options available  while  working
with a selected date.







                          Adding Records

As explained above there are 2 basic types  of  records  you  can
keep track of: schedule records and ToDo records.  To add  either
type of record you must first select a day for which to  add  the
record.  For a schedule record you need to  select  the  day  the
appointment is for a ToDo record you need to select the date  the
item is due to be completed.  

                       Add Schedule Records

To add a Schedule record press the 'A' key after you have  select
ed a date to work with.  A window will display in which  you  can
enter the information pertaining to an  appointment.

Enter the requested information in the following manner :

Start Time / End Time - These fields are  mandatory.   Enter  any
valid starting time, Schedule*Master will display  an  error 
message if you enter either the hours or  minutes  incorrectly 
(you must not use military time or try something like 12:87).  

AM/PM Designator - This field immediately follows both the  Start
Time and the End Time fields.  After you have entered  the  hours
and minutes you will be placed in this  field.   You  must  enter
either 'A' for am or 'P' for pm - no  other  characters  will  be
accepted.

Category - After you have entered the Start Time and End Time the
category field must be entered.  A selection window  will  appear
showing all of your defined categories.  You can  select  one  by
using your cursor keys to  position  the  hi-lite  bar  over  the
desired category and pressing 'Enter'.  You  can  also  type  the
first letter of a category name and the first item to match  that
character will be hi-lited.

Who - As with the Category field a selection window will  display
and allow you to select a person to make  this  appointment  for.
Again, use your cursor keys to select an  appropriate  person  or
type the first letter of the desired item to move the hi-lite bar
to that item.

Text - This is where you describe what this appointment is for  -
this field is not mandatory, you don't have to put any  thing  in
here.  You can type anything you wish up to 45 characters.

After you have entered all of the information for this record and
press your 'Enter' key the window will disappear, and  the  daily
records display shown again with your appointment added.  See the
appendix 'Miscellaneous Editing Keys' for additional information.






                        Add ToDo Records

To add a ToDo record press 'T' after you have  selected  date  to
work with.  A window will display in  which  you  can  enter  the
information pertaining to a ToDo record.   You  will notice that
the record is given a 'Due Date' that is equal to the currently
displayed date  and  that  the  closed  date  is  0/0/0
(obviously since this record hasn't been completed  yet!).  Enter
the requested information in the following manner :

Category - After you have entered the Start Time and End Time the
category field must be entered.  A selection window  will  appear
showing all of your defined categories.  You can  select  one  by
using your cursor keys to  position  the  hi-lite  bar  over  the
desired category and pressing 'Enter'.  You  can  also  type  the
first letter of a category name and the first item to match  that
character will be hi-lited.

Who - As with the Category field a selection window will  display
and allow you to select a person to make  this  appointment  for.
Again, use your cursor keys to select an  appropriate  person  or
type the first letter of the desired item to move the hi-lite bar
to that item.

Priority - This field allows you to prioritize  ToDo  records  by
their level of importance.  You must enter a number between 0 and
9 with 0 being the highest  priority  (and  the  default  if  you
simply press 'Enter' without entering anything into  this  field)
and 9 being the lowest priority.  

Text - This is where you describe what this appointment is for  -
this field is not mandatory, you don't have to put any  thing  in
here.  You can type anything you wish up to 45 characters.

After you have entered all of the information for this record and
pressed your 'Enter' key the window will disappear, and the daily
records display shown again with your ToDo record added.  See the
appendix 'Miscellaneous Editing Keys' for additional information.

                         Editing Records

You can edit a ToDo or an Schedule record at any  time  by  first
selecting a day to work with, hi-liting  the  desired  record  by
using the up/down arrow keys to position  the  hi-lite  bar,  and
pressing 'Enter'.  The appropriate window will  appear  with  the
fields already filled in.  You can use the 'Tab' keys or  up/down
arrow keys in the same manner as when you entered the information
initially.  When you having finished  editing  the  record  press
either the 'CTRL+ENTER'  keys  simultaneously  or  press  'ENTER'
after editing the TEXT filed and the record will be replaced  and
redisplayed on the screen.  You can press the 'ESC' to abort  the
edit - the record will remain unchanged.




                         Moving A Record

In case you need to postpone a Schedule or ToDo  record  you  can
use the move option.  To move a record to another  date  use  the
cursor keys to hi-lite the desired  record  and  press  'M'.   An
input window will appear requesting the date you wish to move the
record to.  Enter the date in MM/DD/YYYY  format.   You  will 
receive an error message if you try to enter  a  date
incorrectly. After entering the desired date press 'Enter' and
the record will be moved to that date.  The records for  the 
currently  selected day will be redisplayed - the record you 
moved  will  no  longer appear. 

                        Deleting A Record

Sometimes you'll add a record for the wrong date, an  appointment
will be canceled, or a task will no longer need to be  performed.
You can remove these records completely by hi-liting the  desired
record and pressing the 'Delete' key.  You will then be asked  to
confirm that you wish to delete this record.  If  you  enter  'Y'
the record will be deleted.  If you enter 'N' or just press 'Esc'
the record will not be deleted.  Be careful about which records
you delete -  you  can't  'un-delete' them afterwards!  You can
delete from either the daily display or the extended search
display.  The only difference is that the daily display will be
updated after a delete operation is performed and you will be
able to see that the record has been deleted.  When you delete
from the extended search display the word 'Deleted' will appear
in the Category field.  The next time you perform a search the
record will not appear.  Remember that deleted records are not
really deleted, they are simply flagged as deleted and ignored by
Schedule*Master.  To reclaim the space that the deleted records
are using the files you must run the compress program.  See
Appendix 4 for instructions on running the delete.























                        Repeating Records

If you want to repeat a  record  every  day,  week,  month,  etc.
simply hi-lite the desired record and press  'R'.   A  menu  will
appear with the repeat options displayed.  Use the cursor keys to
select the desired interval and press  'Enter'.   A  window  will
appear asking to select the desired date to stop  the  repeating.
Enter the date in MM/DD/YYYY format.  As always you must enter  a
valid date or Schedule*Master will display an error  message  and
allow you to reenter the offending data.  When you  have  entered
the date correctly the hi-lited record will be repeated  at  your
desired interval up to and including the stop date.   As  always,
pressing 'Esc' will abort the operation.   The  interval  options
are  :  

     Daily        Repeat this event every day until the stop 
                  date.
     Weekly       Repeat this event every week, on the same day,
                  until the stop date.
     Bi-weekly    Repeat this  event every 2 weeks, on the same 
                  day until the stop date.
     Monthly      Repeat this event every month, on the same day 
                  of the month, until the stop date.
     Annually     Repeat this event every year, on the same date, 
                  until the stop date.
     Every X Days Repeat this event every x number of days until
                  the stop date. You'll be prompted to enter x.





























                Repeating Records Using The Buffer

Sometimes you may want to repeat a Schedule or ToDo record  in  a
way that is not provided using the 'R'  option  described  above.
For example, maybe you have a  meeting  scheduled  on  the  first
Monday of every month.  Schedule*Master provides a way to  handle
these occasions by using a buffer.  To repeat a  record  for  the
first Monday of every month, for example, perform  the  following
steps :

     1 - Enter the record on the first Monday you wish the 
         appointment to appear.

     2 - Hi-lite the appointment and press 'B'.

     3 - Press 'Esc' to return to the main menu or calendar
         display.  Notice that in the lower right-hand corner
         a message is displayed 'Buffer is active'.  The record
         has been copied into the buffer and you can now begin
         the process of 'dropping' it into the dates you want
         it to appear.

     4 - Use the cursor keys to move the hi-lite box around to  
         next date you wish the record to appear.

     5 - Press 'B' and the record will be added to that date.

     6 - Continue steps 4 and 5 as many times as needed.

The record will remain in  the  buffer  until  you  either  place
another record in the buffer, or press 'C'  from  the  main  menu
(the buffer clear command).  If you press 'C' from the main  menu
then the message in the lower right-hand portion  of  the  screen
will read 'Buffer is inactive'.      


                      Closing A ToDo Record

ToDo records will continue to display past their due  date  until
you close them.  This feature makes it impossible to forget about

a ToDo item simply because the due date has  slipped.   To  close
the record use the cursor keys to hi-lite the desired record  and
press 'C'.  If you do not have a ToDo record  hi-lited  when  you
press 'C' you will hear a short 'beep' indicating that  you  have
made an incorrect choice.  As long as you have a ToDo  record 
hi-lited the record will be updated showing  today's  date  for 
the closed date.










                   Attaching A Note To A Record
                          Viewing A Note

Each type of record can have a note associated with it.  To add a
note to a record use the arrow keys to position the  hi-lite  bar
over the record you wish to attach the note to and press 'N'.   A
note window will appear giving you 5 lines of 50 characters  each
in which to enter your note.  You  can  type  anything  you  wish
within the confines of this window.  To save  the  note  you  can
either press 'Enter' while on the last line of the note or  press
'CTRL+Enter' anywhere.  To abort this note record and abandon any
changes you can press the 'Esc' key.  Once a note is attached  to
a record you will notice an asterisk '*' directly  preceding  the
record's text field when displaying a day's  events. To view
and/or change the attached note simply hi-lite the record and
press 'N'.  The note will appear and you can  edit  any  line
you wish.  To save the changes press 'Enter' on the last line  of
the note or 'CTRL+Enter' anywhere.


                     Printing A Day's Events

You can print a day's records by pressing 'P' while  the  records
are being displayed.  If you want to print the  records  and  any
associated notes you can  do  so  by  pressing  'ALT+P'.   Either
report is printed immediately,  if  the  printer  is  online  and
ready.  If there is an error while printing, or  the  printer  is
not ready when you request a print-out an error message  will  be
displayed.

                        'Go To' Function

While viewing a day's records you can move directly to a specific
date by pressing the 'G' key.  A window will appear asking you
for the date you wish to move to.  Enter the date in the
MM/DD/YYYY format and press 'ENTER'.  You will be taken directly
to that date.




















                  Working With The Options Menu

The Options Menu is activated from the  main  menu  (or  calendar
display) by pressing either 'F10' or the 'slash' key '/'.  You'll
notice that after pressing one of these keys  that  the  word 
'Extended Search' is now hi-lited.  You can use your left and
right arrow keys to hi-lite any of the other options and press 
'Enter'
to  activate  their  associated  sub-menu's.   The  Options  Menu
choices are going to be described from left to right starting the
'Extended Search' option.

                         Extended Search

Pressing 'Enter' while 'Extended Search'  is  hi-lited  causes  a
sub-menu to appear showing  the  different  types  of searches
you can perform.  The 3 types  are  Schedule,  ToDo  and Both. 
Use your cursor keys to hi-lite the  type  of  search  you wish
to perform and press 'Enter'.  If you  wish  to  search  for only
Schedule or only  ToDo  records  then  choose  those  items,
otherwise select Both to search for  all  types  of  records.   A
window will appear requesting additional information so that  you
may further define your search criteria. You can enter the fields
in the following manner :

Start Date / End Date - These fields  allow  you  to  limit  your
search to records that fall within a specific  time  frame.   You
are not required to enter these fields, however using  them  will
significantly speed up the searching process, as  these  are  key
fields.  If you use them you must enter the dates  in  MM/DD/YYYY
format.  If you choose not to use these fields  then  just  press
'Enter' repeatedly until the cursor is in the Category  field  or
press the down arrow key to avoid pressing 'Enter' a few times.

Category - This allows you to search  for  records  that  pertain
only to a specific category.   Use  the  up/down  arrow  keys  to
position the hi-lite bar over the category  you  wish  to  search
for.  If you wish to include all categories in this  search  then
position the hi-lite bar on the last item in the list (All).

Who - This allows you to search for records that pertain only  to
a specific person.  Use the up/down arrow keys  to  position  the
hi-lite bar over the person you wish to search for.  If you  wish
to include all people in this search then  position  the  hi-lite
bar on the last item in the list (All).













                   Extended Search - Continued

Text - You can also search for records based on what was  entered
in the text field.  The searches are not case-sensitive  and  the
entire field will be examined.  For example, if you had  a 
schedule record with a text field that read 'Meet Bob for lunch', 
you could find that record by simply entering 'Bob' in the text
field of  the  search  window.   Schedule*Master  would  examine  
each record's text field to see if the word 'Bob' existed
anywhere  in the field, and if it did it would be  displayed.  
As  you  might have guessed this is not the fastest search  you 
can  perform  - text fields are not indexed so these types of
searches are slower than others, however it's a nice feature to
have  when  you  need it.

If you have chosen to search for ToDo records only an  additional
field will be available called :

Open/Closed/All (O,C,A) - If you wish to  search  only  for  open
ToDo record then enter 'O'.  To search for  only  closed  records
enter 'C'.  To search for all records enter either 'A' or  simply
leave the field blank.

After you have entered the desired search criteria  you  can 
perform the search by either pressing  'Enter'  while  in  the 
TEXT field or by pressing 'CTRL+Enter'.  The database will be
searched and any records matching your criteria will be
displayed.   Schedule*Master will display the results of the 
search  in much the same manner as when you display a  single 
day's  activities - 20 per page with ToDo items hi-lited in
green.   Only  the first 100 records matching your search
criteria will be displayed at a time, you can use  'Page  Up' 
and  'Page  Down'  to  scroll through them.  When you press 'Esc'
to return to the  search  submenu you will be asked if you wish
to  continue  searching  (note you will only be asked this if the
end of the  database  has  not yet been reached).  Pressing 'Y'
will then display the  next  100 (or less) records that match
your search criteria.

While the search results are being displayed you can perform  the
following functions :

Edit - Hi-lite the record you wish to edit and press 'Enter'.  An
edit window will be opened, just as when you  first  entered  the
record.  You can change any of the fields and press  'CTRL+Enter'
(or press 'Enter' on the TEXT line) to save the changes.  If  you
press 'Esc' the record will remain unchanged.

Print - Just as when working with a specific date you  can  press
'P' to print the results of this search, or 'ALT+P' to print  the
records and any associated notes that  may  be  attached  to  the
records.





                   Extended Search - Continued

Create/Edit Notes - You can either  create  a  note  or  edit  an
existing note by hi-liting the desired record and  pressing  'N'.
If a note already exists for this record it will be displayed and
you can make changes to it as needed.  If no note exists  already
then the note lines will be blank and you can create a  new  note
at this time.  Pressing 'Enter' on the last line of the  note  or
pressing 'CTRL+Enter' at any time will store any of your  changes
to the note.  If you press 'Esc' any changes to the note will  be
abandoned.

Delete - Hi-lite the record to be deleted and press the 'Delete'
key.  A window will appear asking you to confirm the delete. 
Enter 'Y' to delete the record or 'N' (or ESC) to cancel the
delete.  Unlike the daily display the screen will not be updated
to show you that the record has been deleted.  It will simply say
'Deleted' in the category field, however it will not appear the
next time you perform a search.

To exit the search function press the 'Esc'  key.   As  mentioned
above, if you haven't reached the end of  the  database  yet  you
will be asked if you wish to continue the search.  At  this  time
the Extended Search sub-menu is still available.  You can  either
perform another search, press 'Esc' to  select  another  function
from the Options Menu or press 'Esc' twice to return to the  main
menu.


                             Reports

Selecting the Reports option from the Options Menu causes  a  sub
menu of report types to be displayed.   The  reports available
are:

Daily Summary - Pressing 'Enter' while this  option  is  hi-lited
will cause a window to appear requesting a date for  the  report.
You can enter any date in MM/DD/YYYY format, or  you  may  simply
press 'CTRL+Enter' to accept the date that is currently  hi-lited
on the calendar display.   Next you will be  asked  to  select  a
report type : Schedule, ToDo or Both.   Selecting  Schedule  will
produce a report showing only appointments, selecting  ToDo  will
cause only ToDo records and their associated notes (if any) to be 
printed,  and  obviously  choosing Both will produce both
reports.  After selecting  a  report  type you must then select a
person whose records you  wish  to  print.  As usual you may use
your cursor keys to select a desired  person from the list by
pressing 'Enter' while that person's name is  hi-lited.  If you
wish to produce a report for everyone then  select the final
option on the list - 'All'.  

Weekly Schedule - Selecting this option creates a report 
containing all records for a specified week.  The week reported
on  will be the week in which a date is currently hi-lited.  For 
example, if you have Wednesday,  October  24,1990  hi-lited  and 
print  a weekly report, the report will consist of October  21  - 
October 27.  When you first select this option you will be asked
who  you wish to report for.  As in the Daily Summary report just
use  the cursor keys to hi-lite the desired person and  press 
'Enter'  to make your selection.  If you wish to produce a report 
for  every one then select the final option on  the  list  - 
'All'.   After selecting a person you will be  asked  if  you 
wish  to  include outstanding ToDo records  in  the  report.  
Normally  only  ToDo records due during the week being reported
on  will  be  printed.  If you enter 'Y' here the  report  will 
also  include  any  ToDo records that were outstanding as of the
beginning  of  the  week. 


Monthly Schedule - Selecting this option will cause a  report  to
be printed for the month in which a date is  currently  hi-lited.
As in the Weekly Schedule you will be asked for a person to print
the report for.  You can select an individual  or  print  all  re
cords by selecting the last item in  the  list  -  'All'.   After
selecting a person you will be  asked  if  you  wish  to  include
outstanding ToDo records  in  the  report.   Normally  only  ToDo
records due during the month being reported on will  be  printed.
If you enter 'Y' here the  report  will  also  include  any  ToDo
records that were outstanding as of the beginning of  the  month.







                       Reports - Continued

System Statistics - Select this option and a window  will  appear
containing various information about the records contained in the
database.  The window is really divided into two sections  -  the
top half contains information about Schedule and ToDo records and
the bottom half contains  information  about  notes  attached  to
records.  You can interpret  the  information  in  the  following
manner :

  Number of records in file - This tells you the total number
  of records in the database.  This includes Schedule records
  and ToDo records.  This also includes any deleted records.

  Number of deleted records in file - This tells you that of the
  the number of records in the database, the number of records
  listed are flagged as being deleted.  Remember that
  Schedule*Master will reuse any space created by deleting
  records, however if you delete 10 records and only add 5
  after the delete then you will still have 5 listed as being
  deleted.

  Number of records that can be added.

The statistics for the note records are the same as listed  above
and therefore are not repeated here.  

Note that this report is only available for viewing.  If you wish
to print this information you can use the  'Print  Scrn'  key  to
dump the entire screen to the printer.


























                            Utilities

Selecting the Utilities option from the options menu  will  cause
another sub-menu of options to appear.  You  can  use your cursor
keys to move the hi-lite bar to  the  desired  option and press
'Enter' to select it.  The  options  available  are  described
below:

Edit Categories/Edit People - These options are explained in  the
main screen / initial setup section of this manual.  For the sake
of saving space please refer to that section for  information  on
these two options.


Change ToDo Count - By default, only ToDo records that  have  not
yet been completed and are due within the next 15 days are  shown
whenever you select a date to work with.  Selecting  this  option
will cause a window to appear in which you can enter  the  number
of days ahead of time you wish a  ToDo  record  to  appear.   Any
number between 0 and 999 can be entered.  If you  don't  wish  to
change the number displayed here then just  press  'Esc'  and  no
changes will be made.  Keep in mind that the number here not only
affects the way records are displayed when you choose a  date  to
work with - it will also affect any reports that are  printed  as
well, since the search that Schedule*Master performs will include

ToDo records only due within the number of days you've  specified
here.

Show Closed ToDo's:xxx - When you choose a date to work with  you
will see, by default, all ToDo records, whether they  are  closed
or open.   If you press 'Enter' while this option is hi-lited the
xxx will change from 'No' to 'Yes', and will allow you  to 
determine whether or not you wish to  have  closed  ToDo  records 
displayed.  If you choose 'No' then the only way you will be able
to see closed ToDo records is by using the 'Extended Search' 
option described elsewhere.  Selecting 'Yes' will show all ToDo
records.

Change ToDo Sort - By default, when you pick a date to work  with
you will see all Schedule records  first,  followed  by  all  out
standing ToDo records sorted by due date.  If you  press  'Enter'
here a sub-menu will appear which will allow you alter  the  sort
by date or priority.  You select a sort parameter  by  using  the
cursor keys to hi-lite the desired option and  pressing  'Enter'.
If you choose 'Priority' then all ToDo  records  will  always  be
sorted by priority, not by date.  Schedule records will  continue
to be sorted by date.









                      Utilities - Continued 

Export Database - Selecting this option  will  cause  the  entire
database to be 'dumped' to a file called SMEXPORT.PRN.  The  file
will be created as an ASCII comma-delimited file that  you  could
then import into any program that has  an  ASCII  import  feature
(most popular spreadsheet and database  products  do).   If 
SMEXPORT.PRN already exists you will be asked if you wish to 
replace it.  If you enter 'N' or press 'Esc' the export will be
canceled, pressing 'Y' causes the file to be overwritten.  If the
file does not exist yet it will be created.   While  the  export 
is  being performed a message window will be  displayed  stating 
that  the export is in progress.  When the process is complete
you will  be asked to press any key to continue.

The file is formatted with the following  fields,  in  the  order
they are listed :
 
     Record Type - This will be either "Schedule","Open ToDo", or
     "Closed ToDo".

     Due Date - For ToDo records - the date the item is to 
     completed by.  For Schedule records this is the date of
     the appointment.

     Start Time - For ToDo records this will be 11:59 and has
     no meaning.  For Schedule records this is the start time
     of the appointment.

     End Date - For ToDo records - the date the item was 
     actually completed.  For Schedule records this has no
     meaning.

     End Time - For Schedule records - the ending time of the
     appointment.  For ToDo records this field is meaningless.

     Category - The category of the record.

     Who - The person the record is for.

     Text - The text field of the record.















                           Mass Delete

Using this option will allow you delete a large group of  records
at one time.  This could be used at the end of a calendar year to
clean up the database eliminating all  of  the  prior  year's 
records.  It can also be used eliminate all the records 
pertaining to a specific category or person so that you  could 
then  change that category or person to something else.

When you select this option you will be prompted to enter a  date
range for this delete operation.  All records between  these  two
dates will be affected.  Enter the dates in MM/DD/YYYY  format  -
if you enter any of the fields incorrectly you will  be  prompted
to correct them.  After entering the dates you will be  asked  to
choose a person whose records you wish to delete.  Use the cursor
keys to move the hi-lite bar to  the  desired  person  and  press
'Enter'.  As in searching, if you wish  to  include  all  records
then select the last option in the list 'All'.   After  you  have
selected a person another window will appear  asking  you  for  a
category.  Choose this field in the same  manner  as  the  person
field (the last item in the list will be 'All').  After you  have
selected a category a final window  will  appear  asking  you  to
confirm your delete request.  Press 'Y' to  continue  the  delete
after verifying the fields you've entered.  If you press  'N'  or
'Esc' the delete will be aborted.  If you enter 'Y' then  all  of
the records meeting your criteria will be deleted.






























                               Help

Choosing this option opens a sub-menu  with  only  one  selection
available 'About Schedule*Master'.  Selecting this option  simply
opens a window which displays the release of Schedule*Master that
you are currently running and a copyright notice.  Press any  key
from here to return to the options menu.  


Quit

Selecting this option opens a sub-menu which allows you  to  exit
Schedule*Master in 2 different ways :


                            DOS Shell

Selecting this option will allow you to  temporarily  exit 
Schedule*Master and return to a DOS prompt.  You can now  execute 
any DOS commands you want, keeping in mind  that  Schedule*Master 
is still in memory.  When you wish to return to Schedule*Master
type 'EXIT' at the DOS prompt and press 'Enter'.  You will be
returned exactly where you left - with the 'Quit' sub-menu
displayed.


                               Exit

Selecting this option will  allow  you  to  exit  Schedule*Master
completely and return to a DOS prompt, or to a menuing system  if
that's what you're using.  This is the only way you  should  exit
Schedule*Master - do not press 'CTRL+Break' or 'CTRL+C' while  in
Schedule*Master or you may suffer from data loss!

You may  also  exit  Schedule*Master  at  any  time  by  pressing
'ALT+X'.  This exits Schedule*Master  permanently,  this  is  the
same as selecting 'Exit' from the 'Quit' menu.




















                    Miscellaneous Information


This section  describes  the  command-line  parameters  that  can
control Schedule*Master's environment.

                     Command-Line Parameters

There are 2 options you can  pass  to  Schedule*Master  when  you
first execute it.  These options control  snow-checking  for  CGA
color screens and the pointer used when viewing a day's  records.
They may be used as follows :

Snow Checking - Some CGA  color  display  adapters  will  produce
'snow' when executing Schedule*Master.  This is due  to  the  way
the program interacts with the screen.  To eliminate this problem
execute Schedule*Master by typing 'SM S'.  The 'S' parameter  can
be in upper-case or lower-case.

Hi-Lite Bar Option - When you run Schedule*Master on PC/XT clones
or even on slower AT type machines you'll notice that the hi-lite
bar moves rather slowly when displaying a day's records.  If this
is annoying to you then execute Schedule*Master by typing 'SM X'.

The 'X' parameter will change the hi-lite bar to a pointer on the
left-hand side of the screen when displaying a day's  records  or
when viewing the results of a search.  Even if you have a  faster
machine you may prefer this pointer to the  hi-lite  bar  so  the
choice is yours.

Either of the options, 'S' and 'X', can be entered  in  upper  or
lower-case letters and do not need to be entered in  any 
particular order.  If you are going to use both options, 
however,  make sure you leave a space between them - for example
'SM X S' or 'SM S X', etc.

                          Popup Calendar

Note that when you wish to move a record from one date to another
and when you repeat an event, you are  asked  to  supply  an  end
date.  Sometimes you don't know the end date 'of the top of  your
head' and could use a calendar to help out.  If you press 'F3' at
any time a small 'popup' calendar will be displayed.  You can use
your 'Page Up', 'Page Down', '+' and '-' keys to alter the 
calendar in the same manner as the main calendar display.  Press
'Esc' to return to Schedule*Master.











Appendix 1

                    Miscellaneous Editing Keys

When you are entering or changing information in either  Schedule
or ToDo records keep the following in mind :

     1) You can use the 'Esc' key at any time to abort this
        operation - the record will not be added.

     2) You can use the 'Tab' key or the up/down arrow keys to
        move between fields that are not mandatory.  When you
        adding the AM/PM designator or selecting a category or
        a person from the list of people you can not use the 
        tab keys to leave the selection list - you must select
        a category/person or press 'Esc' to abort the function.

     3) When editing a text field you can use the following
        short-cut keys :

          HOME - moves to beginning of field
          END  - moves to end of field
          CTRL+Right/Left arrow - moves one word foreword or
                 backwards
































Appendix 2

                          Printer Driver

The file SMDRIVER.DAT contains the information  needed  by 
Schedule*Master to create printed reports.  This file has been
set  up with the codes needed by  the  IBM  ProPrinter  and 
compatibles. These codes should also work  with  EPSON  and 
EPSON  compatible printers, however I have not  tested  them 
with  those  printers simply because I do not have access to
them.  You can modify  the driver file with any text editor or
any word processor that  will allow you to edit and save ASCII
files.  The layout of  the  file follows.  Please make sure you
make a backup copy of SMDRIVER.DAT before you make any
modifications to it!  

     Line 1 : Printer reset 
     Line 2 : Bold On
     Line 3 : Bold Off
     Line 4 : Underline On
     Line 5 : Underline Off
     Line 6 : Double Wide On
     Line 7 : Double Wide Off
     Line 8 : Condensed On
     Line 9 : Condensed Off

All codes are to be entered in decimal notation - not in hex. All
lines must contain six numbers separated by one space  each.   If
the code you are entering does not require 6 numbers then use  99
for the remaining numbers. 



























Appendix 3 - Using A Mouse

If you have a Microsoft compatible mouse attached to your system,
and the appropriate driver software loaded, it will  be  detected
automatically.  You will be able to use your mouse  much  in  the
same manner as the cursor keys.  The left  button  of  the  mouse
will function the same as your ENTER key.  The right button  will
function the same as your ESC key.  When you are viewing the main
calendar display, the right button will also cause the  top  menu
to activate.  After pressing the button a square  "mouse  cursor"
will appear.  Move the mouse cursor to the  option  you  wish  to
perform and press the left button.  If the item  selected  has  a
pull-down menu it will appear,and you can select one of the  pull
down options in the same manner.  Pressing the right button twice
from a pull-down menu will reactivate the calendar  display.   If
no pull-down menu is active then you'll only need  to  press  the
right button once.

Appendix 4 - The Compress Program

To run the compress program perform the following steps :

1 - Change to the Schedule*Master directory (usually \SMASTER).

2 - Type 'Compress' and press ENTER (do not include the quotes).

3 - If you have deleted records in the files then the compress
    program will run and will reclaim any space being used by
    deleted records.  If you have no deleted records in the files
    then you will receive a message informing you of this and the
    compress program will not run.


































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