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                        P R O P O S E  I T !
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                            Version 2.0
    
    
    PROPOSE IT! will:
    
        *   Help you create a highly professional set of
            proposals for a variety of situations.
    
        *   Save you many hours of work.


    Requirements
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        Any PC or compatible with a word processing or page
    layout program.  Ideally the program should have "Mail
    Merge" capability.  These files are designed for use by
    those with a basic (not advanced) knowledge of word
    processing.
    
        The text files are in WordPerfect 5.1 (*.WP),
    Microsoft Works 2.0 (*.WPS) and ASCII (*.TXT) formats.
    Any later versions and also many other competitive
    programs such as WordStar, Word, or Multimate should be
    able to import these files.
    
        I am very partial to laser printers as they give a
    more professional appearance to your documents, but it
    is not an absolute requirement.
    
        A Macintosh version is also available.  It is located on
    CompuServe, Ziffnet, GEnie, Delphi, America OnLine, BMUG,
    and BCS-Mac, as well as several shareware vendors.


        PURPOSE:
        
         Thank you for taking a look at "Propose It!".  This
    is a program to help you write proposals.  Proposals are
    used to make sales, win bids and present ideas.  They
    can be used in the public and private sectors.  They are
    also useful for presentations in larger companies.

        PROPOSE IT!  supplies you with complete template
    files.  I give you professional formats (footnootes,
    tables of contents, some simple graphics) AND some
    excellent sample text for you to use.  Alone these could
    save you many hundreds of hours of work.  Because of the
    wide diversity of businesses, I have tried to make these
    files as universal as possible.  Over time, you will
    likely incorporate your own language into the text and
    make modifications to the worksheets.

        Please work on copies of these files in case you trash
    one.  It happens to all of us!
    
    
    
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    QUICK START
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        If you want to get started quickly, just read these few
    lines:
    
        FIRST, take a look at what is here in the "List of
    Files" section.
    
        Get into your word processing program.
    
        Open one of the files listed.  Personalize the
    document for your company.  Open the file "MERGE.DOC"
    and enter the information noted.  Merge the documents
    according to the procedures of your word processing
    program.
    
        To access the files in WordPerfect 5.1, hit <F5>
    (List Files), change to the A directory (or the
    directory on your hard drive where the PROPOSE IT!
    files are located), then retrieve one of the files by
    highlighting it with your cursor and entering "1".
    You can use "MERGE.WP" for your merge file.
    
        To access the files from MS Works, use "File
    Open" and then look for them in the directory you placed
    them in.
    
        If you are now hopelessly lost, take a look at the
    User's Guide.  By registering at the *PROFESSIONAL* level, I
    send you a printed User's Guide along with other valuable
    items.
    
    
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    List of Files:
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         The files are in three formats: ASCII text,
    WordPerfect 5.1 and Microsoft Works 2.0.  All files with
    an .ASC extension are ASCII files and can be imported
    into any word processing or page layout program.  Check
    your particular documentation to see how to import ASCII
    files.  All files with a .WP extension are WordPerfect
    5.1 files and can be opened by this or any later version
    of WordPerfect.  Files with a *.WPS extension are
    Microsoft Works v2.0 files.  The "MERGE.DOC" file is a
    generic file.  It may need to be altered to work with
    your particular software.


    COVERLTR.ASC, COVERLTR.WP, or COVERLTR.WPS
        Cover Letter
    
         Use this letter with larger proposals.  It isn't
    good form to just send out a proposal without a cover
    letter.  People like to know what they are receiving.
    Use this file with the merge file (MERGE.DOC, MERGE.WP,
    or MERGE.WPD).


    LARGEPRO.ASC, LARGEPRO.WP, OR LARGEPRO.WPS
        Large Proposals
    
        File for proposing large or more complicated
    projects.  Use this file with the merge file (MERGE.DOC,
    MERGE.WP, or MERGE.WPS).


    LETTER1.ASC, OR LETTER1.WP, OR LETTER1.WPS
        Letter Proposal
    
         Often a proposal in letter form can be very effective
    for small projects or when you want to include a "close" in
    a letter.  Most effective when used with the "Overview"
    below.  Use with the merge file (MERGE.DOC, MERGE.WP, or
    MERGE.WPS).


    OVERVIEW.ASC, OVERVIEW.WP, OR OVERVIEW.WPS
        Overview
        
            A document explaining the capabilities of your
    company and explaining in general terms why your customer
    should do business with you.  Can either be a pre-printed
    document or you can "personalize" it by using MERGE.DOC,
    MERGE.WP OR MERGE.WPD.  User's Guide A complete manual to
    walk you through the creation of a professional appearing
    proposal.


    CVLTRSAM.TXT, LTRPRSAM.TXT and LARGESAM.TXT
        Samples
    
        Some sample proposals in ASCII format - Cover
    Letter, Letter Proposal, and Large Proposal.


    REGISTER.ME
        Registration Form
    
        This is a shareware program and this is the form to use
    to register.


    USERS.GDE
        User's Guide
    
        You may print this out to guide you in filling out
    the PROPOSE IT!  files. Or you can register at the
    **PROFESSIONAL** LEVEL and I will send you a printed
    User's Guide designed to fit nicely next to your
    computer.

 
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    How to Obtain Technical Support:
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        All users can obtain Technical Support either by U.S.
    mail, CompuServe E-Mail (70400,153), GEnie (D.WORKS3), or
    America OnLine (DavidW2959).  We will try our best to fully
    support unregistered users during their evaluation period,
    but we will give priority to registered users, if necessary.
    Registered users become eligible to receive free, unlimited
    Technical Support by telephone.
    
    
    
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    What SHAREWARE is:
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        Shareware describes a method of distributing copyrighted
    software in which a user is allowed to fully evaluate the
    software before purchasing it.  After an evaluation period,
    the user is required to register the product if he decides
    to keep using it.
    
        Shareware distribution addresses all of the legitimate
    complaints that users have with commercial software
    distribution.
    
      o Shareware allows a user to fully evaluate a product,
        free of charge, in his or her home or business, *before*
        deciding to buy it.
        
      o Shareware programs can circulate freely on Bulletin
        Boards, through Shareware disk distributors, or through
        user groups.
    
      o Because Shareware distribution reduces the need to
        advertise, Shareware is less expensive than commercial
        software.
        
      o Shareware authors can often be more responsive to users'
        requests for help or bug fixes than large software
        companies.
    
      o Shareware software, needless to say, is never
        copy-protected.
      
    
        In short, Shareware is a user's dream come true.  Users
    show their appreciation to developers for this extremely
    flexible distribution scheme by registering their software.
    Without user registrations Shareware software would
    gradually disappear.  It is not sufficient to simply let the
    "other guy" pay the registration.  You are the other guy's
    "other guy".
    
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    What SHAREWARE is not:
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        Shareware is not "free" software.  Shareware is not
    Public Domain software.  The fee that you may have paid to
    receive a Shareware program does not mean that the software
    has been paid for.  This money was paid to a Shareware disk
    vendor, User Group, Bulletin Board Service or retailer to
    cover their cost of getting the program to you.  Shareware
    software is paid for by registering your copy with the
    author.
    
    
    
    
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    Propose It! History
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        PROPOSE IT!  has been under development for over
    four years.  During that period it has been in constant
    use by its author.  PROPOSE IT!  was originally
    developed for BOTH the IBM PC and the Apple Macintosh
    computers.
    
    Version 1 - released December, 1991.
    
        Minor changes added in Jnauary, 1992 to bring into
    ASP compliance.
        
    Version 2.0 - released November, 1992
    
    Cleaned up README and USERS.GDE to increase clarity.
    Used new text editor on ASCII files.  Added Microsoft
    Works files.  Added PROFESSIONAL registration level.
    Added PROFESSIONAL PACKAGE registration.  Author moved
    to "God's Country".
    
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    The Future of PROPOSE IT!:
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        PROPOSE IT!  is a dynamic program.  PROPOSE IT!  has
    changed considerably since its conception, and it has
    been further enhanced since its Shareware release.  I
    originally wrote PROPOSE IT!  after realizing that I had
    been using the same files for over two years while
    writing proposals for various companies. I have already
    spent thousands of hours developing this program.
    
        By distributing PROPOSE IT!  as Shareware I am
    expressing my confidence in the public to "Do the Right
    Thing".  I would like you to evaluate PROPOSE IT!  for
    as long as 30 days before deciding whether you want to
    keep it.  If you do decide to keep it, you must register
    your copy.  Full details on registration can be found in
    the REGISTER.ME file.  I would be anxious to hear your
    comments about PROPOSE IT!.  Please feel free to contact
    me with your suggestions for new features, etc.
    
    
              
    Trial Use License:
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    Propose It!  is NOT a public domain program.  It is
    Copyright (c) 1991,1992 by David A. Works.  All rights
    reserved.
    
    This software and accompanying documentation are
    protected by United States Copyright law and also by
    International Treaty provisions.  Any use of this
    software in violation of Copyright law or the terms of
    this limited license will be prosecuted to the best of
    our ability.  The conditions under which you may copy
    this software and documentation are clearly outlined
    below under "Distribution Restrictions".
    
    David A. Works hereby grants you a limited license to
    use this software for evaluation purposes for a period
    not to exceed thirty (30) days.  If you intend to
    continue using this software (and/or it's documentation)
    after the thirty (30) day evaluation period, you MUST
    make a registration payment to David A. Works.
    
    
    Using this software after the thirty (30) day evaluation
    period, without registering the software is a violation
    of the terms of this limited license.
    
    Licensee shall not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify,
    decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or
    transfer the licensed program except as provided in this
    agreement.  Any such unauthorized use shall result in
    immediate and automatic termination of this license.
    
    All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to
    David A. Works.
    
    
    TRIAL USE (SHAREWARE EVALUATION VERSION) WARRANTY:
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    THE SHAREWARE EVALUATION (TRIAL USE) VERSION IS PROVIDED
    AS IS.  DAVID A. WORKS MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
    EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY
    WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A
    PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
    
    
    
    REGISTERED VERSION ONLY WARRANTY:
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ David A. Works
    warrants the physical diskette(s) and physical
    documentation provided with registered versions to be
    free of defects in materials and workmanship for a
    period of ninety days from the date of registration.  If
    David A. Works receives notification within the warranty
    period of defects in materials or workmanship, and such
    notification is determined by Grand Universal to be
    correct, David A. Works will replace the defective
    diskette(s) or documentation.
    
    The entire and exclusive liability and remedy for breach
    of this Limited Warranty shall be limited to replacement
    of defective diskette(s) or documentation and shall not
    include or extend to any claim for or right to recover
    any other damages, including but not limited to, loss of
    profit, data, or use of the software, or special,
    incidental, or consequential damages or other similar
    claims, even if David A. Works has been specifically
    advised of the possibility of such damages.  In no event
    will Grand Universal's liability for any damages to you
    or any other person ever exceed the lower of suggested
    list price or actual price paid for the license to use
    the software, regardless of any form of the claim.
    
    DAVID A. WORKS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER
    WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
    LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY
    AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
    
    
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        If you have any suggestions for changes or improvements,
    please feel free to contact me via any of the services
    listed below.
    
        IF YOU LIKE PROPOSE IT!, PASS IT ALONG TO FRIENDS
    AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, BBS'S OR USER'S GROUPS.
    
    Good luck and I wish you the best in your business
    endeavors.
    
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