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This README File May be printed with a DOS Print Command or with your
Word Processor.
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*** Polaris PackRat 2.0 ***
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*** To Load And Operate the PackRat Demonstration ***
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Installation:
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Copy the complete contents of the Demonstration diskette into the directory
where Microsoft Windows/286 or Windows/386 is installed.
Once the contents of the diskette has been copied, load PackRat:
type: WIN PACKRAT2 [ENTER]
PackRat's main screen is displayed. The Index Card list is displayed on the
lower part of the screen.
Basic instructions for getting around in PackRat and some examples to try
are found on the Index Cards in this list.
To Read the Index Cards:
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WITH A MOUSE :
Double Click with the right mouse button on the summary line
of the card you wish to read. When the summary screen appears, click on the
Note Button at the bottom of the summary screen.
WITH THE KEYBOARD:
Move the highlight bar with up or down arrow keys until the the entry you wish
to read is highlighted. Press [Enter]. When the summary screen appears press
the alternate key and the letter T (Alt + T) at the same time and this will
will take you to the note screen. The PgUp and PgDn keys will scroll the note
for you to read.
To Print the Instructions on the Index Card List:
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To Print this list when you first enter the demo:
1. Click on File menu Print command or press (Alt + F, P)
2. Select the Detail Report - Press the letter (T) on your keyboard or
click the left mouse button on the word 'Detail'
4. Press [Enter] or click on 'OK' with the left mouse button.
5. Your printer will do the rest.
There are nine PackRat lists, one is always displayed in the lower part of
the main window screen. With the exception of a default or automatic search
which was used to provide the Index Card list you will see when you enter the
demonstration, lists are blank until a search of the facility is performed.
The items found as a result of a search are placed on their respective list.
Read the Index Cards on Searching the Data base for further instructions.
Instructions and explanations of PackRat's many features are sprinkled
throughout the sample data base on the note screens of summary cards. You may
want to check them as you move through the sample information.
This is a fully functioning copy of PackRat with the exception that
information entered in this session will not be saved once you leave the
demonstration and you may not import or export data.
Have fun finding your way around PackRat. We're sure that you will see ways
that PackRat can assist in organizing YOUR Information.
Polaris PackRat (TM) is Copyright (C)1989 by Polaris Software.
(619) 743-7800
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