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: buttonFile, Version 1.0 - DESCRIBE.DOC :
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DESCRIPTION AND AUTHOR INFORMATION
Last updated: July, 1993
This file includes sample descriptions which you may use to describe the
buttonFile package.
Disk Vendors and Distributors please refer to the VENDOR.DOC text
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: Program Information :
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| File Name(s) for BBSs |
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For consistency and to help users locate the files, please use the following
file names.
If the program is in multiple archive files, please use the following names
BFILE1A.ZIP buttonFile 1.0 Disk 1
BFILE1B.ZIP buttonFile 1.0 Disk 2
BFILE1C.ZIP buttonFile 1.0 Disk 3
BFILE1D.ZIP buttonFile 1.0 Disk 4
BFILE1E.ZIP buttonFile 1.0 Disk 5
If the programs and documentation are contained within a single archive file,
please use the following name:
BFILE1.ZIP buttonFile Version 1.0
If the files are compressed using some other file compression method, then
please use the name "BFILE10" with the appropriate extension (PAK, ARC, LZH,
ZOO, etc.).
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| Keywords |
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FILER WINDOWS DATABASE ROLODEX CARDFILE MAIL LABELS DIALER HOME OFFICE
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| Category |
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Database, Personal Filer, Personal Productivity
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| Program Name, Category, Keywords |
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buttonFile Version 1.0, Personal Filer, FILER WINDOWS DATABASE ROLODEX CARDFILE
MAIL LABELS DIALER HOME OFFICE
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| Short Description |
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buttonFile is a Windows personal database - a combination address book and
autodialer. Store names, addresses and multiple phone numbers on pre-defined
cards; manage and maintain multiple address files; auto-dial any phone number
and create a list of frequently-used speed dial numbers; print mailing labels,
reports, 3x5 cards. Search using names, numbers, "sounds-like". Import/export
to Windows Cardfile, ASCII CSV, dBase and WordPerfect. Define your own
databases and reports.
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| Long Description |
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buttonFile is a personal database manager for Windows. No other program gives
you such quick & easy access to the essential database tasks. Manage mailing
lists, team rosters, phone directories, inventory lists, catalogs, recipe
collections, and more! Auto-dial any phone number, and create a list of
frequent speed-dial numbers. Design and print mailing labels, envelopes,
Rolodex(R) and 3x5 cards, and a myriad of reports. buttonFile does all this
better than a Rolodex and with more ease than a full-blown database manager.
Whether you're a novice computer user who needs to manage a mailing list, or
an experienced computer user who doesn't want to spend a lot of time with
programming languages, macros, and query languages to keep track of your
company's personnel information, buttonFile is the answer. It's the perfect
marriage of a no-learning-curve interface with the database essentials--
storing, sorting, searching, and printing. And because it imports and exports
the most common formats, it makes a great companion to the other programs you
use everyday.
buttonFile provides over a dozen pre-defined decks that you can be using within
seconds after opening buttonFile:
* Book Library * Home Inventory * Recipes
* Business Contacts * Mailing Lists * Rolodex Cards
* Credit Cards * Music Collection * Software Library
* Data/Boxes * Notes * Video Library
* File Folders * Personnel Records
And you can quickly design custom databases from scratch or by starting with
pre-defined template as a pattern. Because it's fully graphical, you use a
click-and-drag interface to place the fields on a card...Then start entering
your data!
Using a Rolodex-like interface makes understanding and navigating in buttonFile
intuitive even for novice users. Cards (records) are "stacked" on the screen
so you can click on the one you want to see. Or view your records in a
familiar spreadsheet-like table. You can browse through the deck a screenful
at a time, or click on the handy index buttons to jump to the first card in a
group. And buttonFile provides powerful yet understandable searching, so you
can locate exactly what you're looking for without query languages or confusing
syntax.
buttonFile comes with over 100 pre-defined forms for printing on all common
labels, cards, envelopes, and paper sizes, including most Avery and Dennison
laser and tractor-fed forms: Address Labels, Mailing Labels, Shipping Labels,
Diskette Labels, Cassette Labels, Video Labels, File Folder Tabs, Envelopes,
Index Tabs, Post Cards, 3x5 Cards, Index Cards, Rolodex Cards, Name Tags,
Rosters, Lists, Catalogs, And More! Professional looking output of your data
has never been so easily accessible.
Main Features
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* Be up-and-running instantly with over a dozen pre-designed templates to
choose from. Or design your own cards using a point-and-click interface.
No programming!
* View your data as stacked cards on the screen or in a spreadsheet-like table.
* Print on all the common business forms including over 100 pre-defined Avery
and Dennison laser and tractor-fed forms: Mailing & shipping labels, Rolodex
cards, envelopes, name tags, lists, rosters, catalogs, and more.
* Easy yet powerful searching using "begins with", "contains", "sounds-like",
"greater than", and "less than"--just to name a few.
* Import & Export your data to a variety of programs and data formats--dBase,
PC-File, Windows Cardfile, WordPerfect, and ASCII comma delimited (CSV).
* Dial phone numbers stored as data or use "quick dialing" (same as your
telephone's speed dial feature) to dial your most common phone numbers
easily.
* Sort your data in up to three levels. And re-sort at any time without
re-keying data.
* Protect sensitive data with a password and data encryption.
* The multiple document interface (MDI) lets you work with multiple data files
on the screen at the same time.
* The handy button bar gives instant access to the most common activities
including index buttons that jump immediately to a group of cards for easy
browsing.
Technical Specifications
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Maximum fields size..................256 characters
Maximum number of fields.............40
Maximum notes field size.............8192 characters
Maximum number of notes fields.......1
Data Types...........................Character
Maximum indexes per file.............1
Maximum fields (keys) per index......3
Record limit.........................Unlimited (disk capacity)
(Recommended limit is 200,000)
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| Registration Information |
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When you choose Register from the Main Menu, you will be prompted to fill in
your name and address. buttonFile will print a registration form for you to
mail in.
* You receive the most current copy of the program
* Bound printed manuals
* FREE Card deck with area codes, cities and time zones - includes all cities
and towns, not just major ones.
* Notification of updates and new products
* Inexpensive updates (typically 1/3 the retail price)
* Periodic special price offers (for our registered users only)
* Your input and ideas help shape future products
* A sense of pride and ownership, by having honestly participated in the
Shareware revolution
* The satisfaction of helping to keep software prices down, by supporting a
distribution method which doesn't depend on expensive advertising campaigns
* You are required to obtain a registered copy if you continue to use the
program beyond the evaluation period
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| Author/Publisher Information |
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ButtonWare is a small software company owned and operated by Jim Button.
At ButtonWare we believe that our most important resource is our customers.
This concept is fundamental to our approach to product development, production
and marketing.
ButtonWare has been producing top quality computer software at reasonable
prices, continuously, since 1982.
Please feel free to contact me (Jim Button) at any time if you have any
questions, comments or suggestions. I can be reached by mail at the following
address:
Jim Button
ButtonWare
PO Box 96058
Bellevue, WA 98009
USA
I can also be reached at:
FAX: (206) 454-1838
CompuServe: 76004,1532
Internet: 76004.1532@COMPUSERVE.COM
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