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Welcome to
Spinnaker Software's
Easy Working
RESUME CREATOR
Complete documentation for the program is stored on this disk. But before we
get to that, here are a couple of things you'll need to know to speed you on
your way to creating great resumes.
1............... How to Make a Back Up Copy of your Resume Creator Disk
2............... Installing the Resume Creator onto a Hard Drive
3............... Starting the program
4............... Setting Up the program
5............... Printing the manual
6............... Getting Help
7............... A Note about RAM Resident programs like Sidekick
This disk contains the Easy Working Resume Creator program itself, plus a
detailed manual of instructions which you can either view on-screen or print
out.
1.................. MAKING A BACKUP COPY OF YOUR PROGRAM DISK
Before you begin using the Easy Working Resume Creator you should make
a backup copy of your program. You'll be using the DOS DISKCOPY
program to do this. Here's how:
1) Turn your computer on. If you have a floppy drive only system, make
sure your DOS disk is in drive A>. Make sure you have a blank disk
handy as well. You'll need it to copy the program onto.
2) When you see the DOS prompt type DISKCOPY A: A: and press <Enter>.
You'll be instructed to put the source disk (the Resume Creator disk)
into drive A> and press <Enter>. Do so. In a few moments, a message
will appear instructing you to place the TARGET disk (a blank disk you
will be copying onto) in Drive A>. Remove the Resume Creator disk and
insert the disk you will be copying onto. Now press <Enter>. Follow
the screen prompts, switching disks as necessary, until your disk is
successfully copied.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: If your 3.5 inch disk drive is drive B> type DISKCOPY
B: B:. If you have two 3.5 inch disk drives you can type DISKCOPY A:
B: Make sure the Resume Creator, the SOURCE disk, is in drive A: and a
blank disk, your TARGET disk, is in drive B: Press Enter to start
diskcopying.
2.................. INSTALLING THE PROGRAM ON A HARD DRIVE
1) Turn your computer on.
2) If your system asks for the date and time, enter it.
3) When you see the C> on your screen place the Resume Creator disk in
your 3.5 inch disk drive and close the door. If you have two 3.5 inch
disk drives place your Resume Creator disk in drive A:
4) Change to the 3.5 inch disk drive where you have just placed the
Resume Creator program disk by typing A: or B: and pressing <Enter>.
5) Type INSTALL and press <Enter>. The program will be installed in a
subdirectory called "EASY".
3.................. STARTING THE PROGRAM
On Hard Drive System:
1) Bring the C> onto your screen. You may have to turn the computer
on, or type C: <Enter>.
2) Type CD C:\EASY
3) Press <Enter>
4) Type RES and press <Enter>
5) The program will start in a few moments.
On a Floppy Drive System:
1) Insert the Resume Creator disk into your 3.5 drive. If you have two
3.5 inch drives insert the disk into the A> drive.
2) Get to the 3.5 inch disk drive by typing A: or B: depending on
where your disk is located and pressing <Enter>. If you have two 3.5
inch disk drives you should type A:.
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3) Type RES and press <Enter>
4) In a few moments the program will start.
4................. SETTING UP THE RESUME CREATOR TO WORK ON YOUR SYSTEM
It is important to setup the Resume Creator so that it will work with
your particular hardware. After loading the program, use the right
arrow key to move the highlight bar to the "SETUP" option on the menu.
Press <Enter>. Use the down arrow to move to the sub-option you wish
to select and press <Enter>. The first sub-option you should select is
DISK Drives.
DISK DRIVES
This options tells the computer where your Resume Creator (program
files) are and where it will save and retrieve your resumes (data
files).
If you have a computer with only floppy drives, you don't have to do
anything. The Resume Creator will automatically place your data files
in drive B and assumes your program files (the Resume Creator disk)
are in drive A. Make sure you have a blank formatted disk in your B>
drive for your data.
If have two floppy drives but only your drive B> is 3.5, that's okay.
Resume Creator knows that its program files are in drive B>. It also
assumes that your data files will be saved on drive B>. Every time you
save or load a resume you will be asked to swap your data disk with
the program disk.
To avoid disk swapping you can use drive A> to store your data. To do
this you will have to type A for the data file disk drive in the disk
drive setup menu. If you do not do this Resume Creator assumes that
both your data files, and program files, are in drive B and you will
be asked to swap disks.
If you have a one floppy drive system, the Resume Creator will prompt
you to switch disks when you save or retrieve (load) your resumes.
If you have a Hard Drive and you have followed the install procedure,
the Resume Creator files are in a subdirectory called EASY. You will
also use the Hard Drive to store your work. If you do not change any
settings the Resume Creator will automatically store your work in the
root directory C:\. If you aren't sure what sub-directories are you
can skip the rest of this paragraph. You may, however, wish to store
your work in a separate sub-directory. If this is the case, you must
first make a directory and type the appropriate information in the
Data Files category in the disk drives menu. An example would be
C:\Easy\Resumes.
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Here are some common configurations:
This is what the Disk Drive Menu should like for a two floppy drive
system where the 3.5 inch disk drive is A>
Select Drives
Drive Directory Path
Data Files b
Drive Directory Path
Program Files a
This is what the Disk Drive Menu should like for a after the Resume
Creator has been installed on a Hard Drive.
Select Drives
Drive Directory Path
Data Files c
Drive Directory Path
Program Files c \easy
This is what the Disk Drive Menu should like for a two floppy drive
system where the 3.5 inch disk drive is B>
Select Drives
Drive Directory Path
Data Files a
Drive Directory Path
Program Files b
When you have finished entering information in about the disk drives
hit <F2> to accept what you have typed in or <Esc> to cancel. Next
highlight PRINTER and press <Enter>.
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PRINTER
This is an important option for the Resume Creator because in order
for the program to take full advantage of your printer, it must know
what kind of printer you have. Use the down arrow to move the
highlight bar through the list