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I N D E X
A. INTRODUCTION............................... 1
B. REGISTRATION AND BENEFITS.................. 2
C. WHAT IS SHAREWARE?......................... 3
D. INSTALLATION............................... 4
E. GLOSSARY OF TERMS.......................... 5
F. OPERATING CONSIDERATIONS................... 8
G. LABELER MAIN MENU.......................... 9
H. STARTING "LABELER" (Set-Up)................ 10
I. ENTERING SORT AREAS........................ 11
J. ENTERING LABELER INFORMATION............... 12
K. LABELER REPORTS MENU....................... 14
1. List All LABELER Information............ 14
2. Roster Listing.......................... 14
3. Directory Listing....................... 14
4. Birthday Listing........................ 14
L. LABELERS LABELS MENU....................... 15
1. All LABELERs by Name or Zip Code........ 15
2. Sort by Sort Areas I.................... 16
3. Sort by Sort Areas II................... 16
M. CALENDAR................................... 17
N. CALCULATOR................................. 17
O. UTILITIES MENU............................. 18
1. Floppy Disk Formatter................... 19
2. Re-Index Data Files..................... 19
3. Back-Up Data Files...................... 20
5. Edit Set-Up Information................. 21
6. View or Print Manual.................... 21
7. Key Word Search......................... 21
P. WORD PROCESSOR............................. 22
1. Creating/Opening File................... 22
2. Printing File........................... 26
3. Mail Merging............................ 28
a. Mail Merging to Selected Areas....... 29
LABELER V 3.0 PAGE -1-
"LABELER" Manual
Welcome to "LABELER", the fully integrated LABELER system. Please
do not let this document lead you to believe that "LABELER" is com-
plicated to run. We just have to explain everything possible, in
as much detail as possible. When you run "LABELER" you will find
that all areas are easy to get to through the menus and all entries
are clearly and plainly marked to insure that you will have little
problem using "LABELER" to it's fullest advantage.
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -2-
REGISTRATION & BENEFITS
User's of the SHAREWARE version of LABELER may obtain technical
support by writing to Infinity Data Products, P.O. Box 533, Jackson,
MO, 63755, or by sending a FAX to 314-243-6083. Registered users
will be granted Unlimited Support via our toll-free "800" number for
a period of 1 year (LABELER is very user friendly and our experience
has been that most user's require little or no support). Registered
user will receive:
1. A bound and fully illustrated "User's Manual".
2. An opportunity to have LABELER "customized" to meet the
needs of your particular organization. (Costs are based
on the degree of change necessary and whether the organ-
ization is national in scope - which allows us to amortize
the cost over many potential sales - or is it one club with
no other affiliations - which means the full cost must be
borne by that club.) We presently have custom versions of
LABELER (strictly commercial versions and not shareware) for
Knights of Columbus and Arts Councils. There is also a
commercial version aimed solely at organizations that do
Fund Raising (such as hospitals, schools, and charitable
organizations). This version tracks donations, pledges
(it schedules and tracks pledge payments), volunteer's and
prospects (and which prospect has been assigned to which
volunteer).
3. The latest Registered User's version of LABELER.
4. One free additional up-date will be provided to each
registered user as up-dates are released.
Registration fee is $25 and may be paid by cash, check, Master Card
or Visa. You may either print out the LABELER Order Form contained
on the Shareware Distribution Disk, or send us a letter with your
check or call us and charge your order. To register, or obtain add-
itional information on the commercial versions of LABELER, contact:
Infinity Data Products
P.O. Box 533
Jackson, MO 63755
(314)243-8483
(800)776-3304 (Orders Only)
FAX (314)243-6083
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -3-
WHAT IS SHAREWARE?
SHAREWARE is copyrighted software which is distributed by authors
through bulletin boards, on-line service, disk vendors, and copies
passed among friends. It is commercial software which you are
allowed to use and evaluate BEFORE paying for it. This makes
shareware the ultimate in money back guarantees.
THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT:
Shareware is a distribution method, NOT a type of software. Share-
ware is NOT "public domain" software that is "free". Shareware is
produced by accomplished programmers, just like retail software,
and like retail software, you must pay for it, for un-like retail
software, you get to use it and evaluate it's effectivness for your
needs before you pay for it.
ASP Ombudsman Statement:
This program is produced by a member of the Association of Share-
ware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the share-
ware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a
shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the
member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can
help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but
does not provide technical support for members' products.
Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at:
ASP Ombudsman
545 Grover Road
Muskegon, MI 49442-9427
or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe MAIL to ASP Ombudsman
70007,3536
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SHAREWARE, READ THE "SHR-WARE.DOC" FILE
THAT CAME ON YOUR IDP-LABELER PROGRAM DISK.
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -4-
HISTORY
LABELER was orginally developed for use by local printing shops
that managed mailing lists for corporate clients, then a massive
rewrite was undertaken to create the shareware version with on-
line Help, View/Print of Manual, and Key Word Search. LABELER has
been in use now for close to two years and the program is very
stable (no known bugs).
INSTALLATION
To install LABELER, simply place the master floppy disk in either
floppy drive A: or B:, type in A: or B: as appropriate, and press
the Enter (or Return) key. When the DOS prompt indicates you are
in A: or B:, type in INSTALL. The installation program will ask
you to enter the hard drive that you want LABELER to be installed
to. The choices are C thru F (you do not have to enter the colon
':'). LABELER and it's associated files have been compressed
into one 'self-extracting .EXE file so that they will fit on one
floppy disk. INSTALL will un-compress the files and copy them to
the appropriate hard drive. The LABELER files will be in a
directory called IDPLBL, so if you are using a menu system, IDPLBL
is your path and LABELER is what you enter to start the program. If
you are not using a menu system, we have place a batch file in
the root directory of the hard drive partition, so you do not
have to change to the IDPLBL sub-directory, just enter LABELER at
the DOS prompt.
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -5-
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
For those of you who are un-familiar with all the special terms,
or "computereze", of working a computer - we offer the following:
BACK UP: "Backing Up" means having your computer copy your data
from your hard disk to floppy diskettes. Doing regular Back Ups
helps insure that your data is safe in the event of a catastrophic
failure of your hard drive. If your hard drive, or computer, should
go bad, all you would have to do to is re-install "LABELER" on the
new hard drive and then restore your data files from your Back Up
diskettes to the hard drive. We consider "Back Ups" to be so
important that we have had "LABELER" warn you anytime that more than
7 days has passed since you last did one. If your computer has enough
available memory (which it should because we have coded a special
"shell" that uses only 20K of memory to hold "LABELER" while the DOS
Backup command is being executed), you can do your backups from
within "LABELER".
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -6-
DISK DRIVES: A disk drive can be a "Floppy Drive", using 5 1/4"
or 3 1/2" removable diskettes, or a "Hard Drive" containing non-
removable disks. The purpose of these drives is for data
storage only. "LABELER" was "stored" on a floppy disk until the
Install program copied it to the hard disk, where it is also
stored until needed. Floppy Drives are referred to a Drive A:
and Drive B: if you have two floppy drives. If you just have
one, it will be Drive A:. A 5 1/4" floppy disk may have 360K of
storage capacity (DSDD), or 1.2Mb (DSHD). In general, you can
tell the difference by looking at the hole in the center of the
diskette. If it has a reinforcing ring around it, it most likely
is a 360K diskette. If it doesn't, it is probably a 1.2Mb
diskette. A 3 1/2" floppy diskette may have 720K of storage
capacity (DSDD), or 1.44Mb (DSHD). A 720K diskette will have a
square hole, with a sliding "write protect" tab, in just one
corner of the casing. A 1.44Mb diskette will also have a second
square hole in another corner.
Hard Drives are referred to as Drive C:, D:, E:,etc.. Even
though your computer may only have one "physical" drive, it may
be partitioned into two or more "logical" drives, which would be
the D:, E:, etc. "LABELER" can only be installed onto partitions
C: thru F:.
DOS: Disk Operating System. DOS is the software that
interprets the commands given by your program into commands that
can be understood by your computer.
DOS PROMPT: The DOS "Prompt" is a character (A, B, C, D, etc.)
that is displayed on your monitor when you are not running a
program. This character indicates which disk drive DOS is
presently looking at. An A or B indicates that your computer
will go to your floppy drives to execute any command given to it.
A "C", or higher, indicates that a hard drive will be accessed.
F1,F2,F3, ETC.: F1 through F10 indicate the "Function" keys that
are either across the top of your keyboard, or in two rows at the
left side. If a program indicates that "F2" is used to perform
some function, simply press the F2 key.
FIELDS: Areas on an input screen which contain names, addresses,
phone numbers, etc.
FILE: A collection of information stored on a disk, containing
either data or a program, and having it's own distinct name. A
file might be likened to a file folder in a desk. File folders
might contain business letters, sales information, or names and
addresses for example. Files on your disks could also contain
the same information.
FILE NAME: A name of up to eight characters that the computer
uses to find a file on a disk. The file name can be followed by
a period and up to three additional characters called the File
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -7-
Name "Extension". The file "Name" distinguishes one file from
another. The file "Extension" designates the "type" of file it
is. COM and EXE extensions indicate actual programs. DBF means
it is a database containing your data. NTX indicates an "Index"
file that allows "LABELER" to quickly find a particular record.
When you create a new Label or Event database from within
"LABELER", you will give the database the eight digit "File Name",
and "LABELER" will add the appropriate "Extensions" and create the
Indexes.
FORMATTING: When you "Format" a diskette, you are preparing it so
that data can be stored on it in an orderly and precise manner.
Formatting defines what the capacity of the disk is and exactly
how and where data can be stored on it (sort of like a road map
with addresses). Your house may be at 415 Elm Street, but your
data may be a Cylinder 30, Sector 4, Head 1.
M, MB, K, KB: M stands for 1,000,000, so a 40Mb hard disk would
mean it's storage capacity is 40,000,000 bytes. K stands for
1,000, so a 360K floppy disk would hold 360,000 bytes. The "b" in
Mb or Kb stands for "Bytes". A Byte is 8 "bits" (or digits)
that represents a character, number, etc., therefore, 40Mb equals
40,000,000 characters and 360Kb stands for 360,000 characters.
RAM: Random Access Memory, is the memory in your computer that is
used by your computer to execute your program and to manipulate
your data. When you start "LABELER", it is copied from the hard
drive to RAM where it is actually run from. When you exit
"LABELER" it is removed from RAM, and when you start another
program, it gets loaded into the RAM that was used by "LABELER".
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -8-
GENERAL OPERATING CONSIDERATIONS
When you are running "LABELER" there are several operational
considerations that are generally adhered to. The "Esc" key on
your keyboard will generally back you up from where you are to
where you were (from a sub-menu to a master menu, or from within
an input screen back to a menu). Up and Down Arrow keys will
move you from one field within an input screen to another. Left
and Right Arrow keys will move you around within a field. PgDn
key will jump you past all remaining fields in an input screen so
that you don't have to use Enter to step down through them.
When you are in a "Menu", you can either use the arrow keys to
move the light-bar to your choice and then press 'Enter', or you
can simply press the letter key that corresponds with your
choice.
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -9-
MAIN MENU of "LABELER" . Notice that the your name (or organiza-
tion) is listed at the top of the screen. To select an option from
this menu, simply press the key that corresponds to your selection,
or use the Left, Right, Up and Down arrow keys to move the light bar
to your selection and press the Enter key.
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -10-
╔══════════════════ ORGANIZATION INFORMATION & HARDWARE SET-UP ══════════════╗
║ ║
║ Organization: ANYTOWN CLUB ║
║ Address: 100 HIGHWAY 61 ║
║ City: ANYTOWN State: MO Zip: 63700- ║
║ Phone-1: (314)333-4444 Phone-2: (314)333-5555 ║
║ ║
║Hardware Set-Up: ║
║ ║
║Color Monitor (T)rue/(F)alse? T ║
║Laser Printer Port: LPT0 (Leave 0 if none) *(Uses 3 Across Avery Labels)* ║
║ ║
║ Dot Matrix Port: LPT0 (Leave 0 if none) ║
║ Dot Matrix Labels:( )1 Across ( )2 Across (X)3 Across (Mark One with 'X')║
║ ║
║Floppy Disk A: ( )360K (X)1.2M ( )720K ( )1.44M (Mark One with 'X') ║
║Floppy Disk B: ( )360K ( )1.2M ( )720K (X)1.44M (Mark One with 'X') ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
{Fig. 2}
STARTING "LABELER"
When you first start LABELER, a set-up screen (Figure 2) will be
displayed where you can enter:
1. Your name (or organization name) and address.
2. Whether you havea color monitor or not.
3. If you are using a laser printer, enter the printer port
(LPT1 or LPT2). If you are not using a laser printer, leave
the port set to 0. If using a dot matrix, enter the printer
port (LPT1 or LPT2). If you are not using a dot matrix printer
leave the port set to 0.If you are using both types of printer,
enter the printer ports for both (when you go to print, the
program will ask you which printer to use and will set the port
accordingly. If you are using both, and you are using a printer
switch connected to just one port on the computer, enter the
same port for both printers. If you are using a dot matrix
printer you can indicate if you are using 1, 2, or 3 Across
labels. If you are using a dot Matrix printer select just one
label format.
4. What type of floppy drives you have in your computer.
The Defaults for the floppy drives are Drive A: and B:
360K 5 1/4" DSDD. If yours are different, use the
Space Bar to "blank out" the defaults and enter X's in
the correct selections.
If you do not have all of this information readily available, the
only thing that is really needed here (at this time) is for you
to select your monitor type. When you have stepped past the last
entry, a Command Line will appear - press 1 to save your entries.
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -11-
ENTERING SORT AREA FIELDS
What next? Well the first thing you should do is select Option F
of the Main Menu and enter the headings you want under Sort Areas.
You can enter up to 32 Sort Areas. Areas could pertain to just
about anything, like FAMILY, FREINDS, ect.. Actually, what you
enter (and where) is solely up to you. You do not have to enter
ALL areas! Just enter what you want used. Additional entries can
be made at any time. Sort Areas can be used by the integrated word
processor or mailing label options to select just certain classes
of name entries for "Mail Merging" letters, or printing labels.
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -12-
┌─── LABELER INFORMATION ── In Use: LABELER (Count = 593)─────────────────┐
│ First: Jon MI: Last: Jones │
│ Spouse: │
│ Address: Rte. 1 │
│ City: Jackson State: MO Zip: 63755 │
│ Day Phone: (314)243-9988 Eve. Phone: (999)243-9999 Birth Date: / / │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─── SORT AREAS (MARK WITH X) ──────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Church Youth │
│ Community Baseball │
│ Council Horse Shoes │
│ Family Socials │
│ Recruitment Fund Raising │
│ Retention Admission Cmty │
│ Committee Memb. Ceremonials │
│ Promotion Board Member │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
F2-Add F3-Edit F4-Comments F5-Delete F6-Next F7-Prev ?-Browse
or Enter Last Name or Company ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ <Esc>=Quit
{Fig. 3}
LABELER INFORMATION (Figure 3)
The next step is entering your Entry information, so select
Option A. Press F2 (one of the Function keys at the top or left
side of your keyboard) to add an Entry. F3 to Edit. F4 to
add comments. F6 to step to next entry. F7 to step back one
entry.
1. Name, address, spouse (self-explanatory).
2. Company.
3. Day Phone: Work Phone number.
4. Eve. Phone: Home Phone number.
5. Comments: Use this field for whatever you need.
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -13-
13. Sort Areas: You would have input the headings for this
area by selecting Option F from the Main Menu. Now just enter
an X at each appropriate heading.
If you have entered all the information that you need to before
you actually reach the bottom of the screen, you can press PgDn
to "jump" to the bottom. This will save you from having to press
'Enter' several times unnecessarily.
If you need to edit a Entry's information, just select the Entry
by stepping through the database with F6 or F7, OR enter the
Entry's Last Name or Company. If you wish to bring up a complete
scrolling list of Entries to choose from, simply enter a ? instead
of a Entry's Last Name or Company. You do not have to enter the
whole name, but the more information you give "LABELER" the faster
you can find the Entry. If you enter just the first character of a
name, such as an "m", a listing of all the M's will be displayed.
If you enter an "me" the list will include only those names that
begin with "Me". If only one name begins with "Me", that file will
be immediately displayed. No capitalizations are required when
searching. Once you have the Entry "on screen", press F3 and make
your corrections.
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -14-
REPORTS MENU
OPTION B - ROSTER LISTING
This report will list all information in each Entry's file
except the Sort Areas.
OPTION D - DIRECTORY LISTING
Option A - Full Listing: You can elect to have this report list
the Entry's name, spouse, address and phone numbers, or just the
name and phone numbers. You can also elect to print just list-
ings in a specific Zip Code
OPTION E - BIRTHDAY LISTING
Select this option and enter the month you want a listing for.
"LABELER" will then give you a Directory listing of the Entry's
whose birthdays fall in that month.
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░░░░░│ │░░░░░
░░░░░│ A. ALL Entries by Name/Zip │░░░░░
░░░░░│ B. By Selected Sort Areas │░░░░░
░░░░░│ C. By Selected Names │░░░░░
░░░░░│ D. By Selected City │░░░░░
░░░░░│ E. By Selected State │░░░░░
░░░░░│ │░░░░░
░░░░░│ Q. Quit │░░░░░
░░░░░│ │░░░░░
░░░░░└───────────────────────────────────┘░░░░░
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{Fig. 9}
LABELERS LABELS MENU
OPTION A - ALL ENTRIES BY NAME
Prints mailing labels for ALL Entries. You may elect to print
in Last Name/Company Name order, or Zip Code order (for Bulk
Mail). If you select Zip Code order, you may enter a specific
Zip Code to print for.
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -16-
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Select up to 4 Sort Areas to Sort Under │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ The 4 Sort Areas that you select may be used Inclusively (ALL ║
║ selected areas have to be satisfied), or Singly (ANY selected area ║
║ may be satisfied) before a label will be printed. You may select ║
║ just one, two, three or all four possible elections. ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
┌── SORT AREAS (MARK WITH X) ───────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ Church Youth Socials │
│ Community Baseball │
│ Council Horse Shoes │
│ Family Squires │
│ Recruitment Fund Raising │
│ Retention Admission Cmty │
│ Committee Memb. Ceremonials │
│ Ins. Promotion Board Member │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
{Fig. 10}
OPTION B - BY SELECTED SORT AREAS
Prints mailing labels for just Entries that match up to 4 Areas
that you select. You can elect to require that they match all
selected areas, or any one of the selected areas. To further
narrow down the labels you want printed, you can also select a
particular City & State, OR just a State, OR just a Zip Code.
If you enter a City, you MUST enter a State. If you just want
a State, leave the City field blank. If you want a particular
Zip Code, leave the City & State fields blank (you cannot enter
a Zip Code if you have entered City or State fields). If you
select the option of sorting by City/State, State, or Zip, but
leave all fields blank, the program will just sort on selected
Sort Areas.
OPTION C - BY SELECTED NAMES
Allows you to select names from a scrolling list, or enter
individual names\companies for label printing. This option also
allows you to select how many labels you want printed for each
name (up to 99).
OPTION D - BY SELECTED CITY
Allows you to select a City & State for labeles. Labels will
be printed in Zip Code order (and alphabetically with each
Zip). If the database does not contain the entered City, you
will so advised and no labels will be printed.
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -17-
LABELS MENU - (CONTINUED)
OPTION E - BY SELECTED STATE
Allows you to select a State for labels. If the 2 character
State code that you enter is not valid, you will be asked to
re-enter. If the database does not contain any listing for
the entered State, you will be so advised and no labels will
be printed.
CALENDAR
While in any Menu, you can press F9 to display a calendar. The
calendar will have todays date highlighted. Press the PgDn key
to step forward through the months and the PgUp key to step
backward through the months. The F10 key will return you to the
Menu screen.
CALCULATOR
While in any Menu, you can press F8 to display a calculator. You
can perform just about any mathematical function with this
calculator. Press "I" for Instructions:
F10: Escape from Calculator eXit: Escape from Calculator
cL: Clear entry C: Clear Calculator
M+: Add to memory mR: Recall memory
mrYcl: Clear memory sQrt: Square Root of
^: To the power of +-*/: Add, sub, mult, & divide
V: Change sign
The arrow keys move the calculator around the screen.
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░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│ Re-Index Data Files │░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
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{Fig. 14}
UTILITIES MENU
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -19-
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{Fig. 15}
OPTION - FORMAT FLOPPY DISKS
"LABELER" will format your floppy disks for you. The options for
formatting that will be available to you depends upon what you
entered into "Setup" as to the size and the number of floppy
drives in your computer. If you only have a drive A:, you will
not be presented with options for drive B:. If your drives are
not "High Density" drives, you will only be presented with "Dual
Density" options. Just put the disk to be formatted in the drive
and press the appropriate key and follow instructions from that
point.
OPTION - RE-INDEX DATA FILES
Re-Indexing a file simply means that the special pointer files
(Indexes) will be re-built. Index files can tell the program to
display or print information in a certain order (by last name,
date, etc.) without physically sorting the file. They also allow
for faster searches by telling the program what record number
holds the information that you are looking for rather than the
program having to search all of them to find it. Re-Indexing
rarely has to be done, but it doesn't hurt to use this function
periodically, or if there is an indication that something is
wrong.
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -20-
OPTION - BACKUP DATA FILES
There are many things that can happen in a computer that can
damage your data files, or make them in-accessible (like a hard
disk crash). To protect your investment in time and your data it
is highly recommended that you perform a backup at least once a
week, or sooner if you have input a lot of data since the last
backup. Backups copy all of your data files (databases) to
floppy disks. (LABELER must be on either C:,D:,E:,or F: and
in a directory called IDPLBL.)
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -21-
OPTION - EDIT SETUP
Make changes to your organization information and hardware setup.
OPTION - DELETE DUPLICATES
Checks the selected database for duplicate entries and allows for
their deletion.
OPTION - VIEW OR PRINT MANUAL
View or print the contents of the LABELER manual.
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -22-
WORD PROCESSOR FOR "LABELER"
To start the "LABELER" integrated word processor, select Option J
from the Main Menu.
LABELER WORD
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
╔════════════════════════════╗ │
║ Enter Selection ║ │
║────────────────────────────║ │
║ ║ │
║ A - Add/Create New File ║ │
║ ║ │
║ O - Open/Edit File ║ │
║ ║ │
║ Q - Return to Main Menu ║ │
║ ║ │
║ ║ │
╚════════════════════════════╝ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
{Fig. 16}
"LABELER WORD" OPENING MENU
CREATE A NEW DOCUMENT
To create a new document, press "A" and you will be presented
with a clear data entry screen.
EDITING AN EXISTING DOCUMENT
To edit an existing document, press "O" to open it. You will
then be asked to either enter the document file name, or you can
press the F8 key for a listing of documents to select from. If
you use the F8 option, use the Up and Down arrow keys to move the
marker to the file you want and press S to select it.
LABELER 3.0 PAGE -23-
BASIC OPERATION
The word processor does "word wrapping", which means that it will
automatically start a new line if the last word entered will not
fit the remaing space. This will simplify your typing because
you will not have to pay any attention to your line lengths. A
dynamic display at the top of the screen will tell you what Page,
Line and Column you are presently at.
When you are creating a new letter and have selected "A" from the
opening menu, you can just start typing. At any time while you
are writing, you can move the cursor (see Cursor Movement), to
anyplace within the document. Therefore, if you see a typing
error, or you want to re-word something, just move the cursor to
the appropriate position and make your changes.
If you see a mistake in a line already typed, use your arrow
keys to go to the error then press the "Insert" key. Then use
the delete key to remove what is in error and then type in the
correction. If "Insert" is not used, anything you type in will
"over-write" whatever is presently on the screen. With "Insert"
on, what you type will be "inserted" wherever the cursor is at.
If you have deleted a word, or words, and the line length is off,
just press F9 and the paragraph will be "reformed" to new line
lengths. If you are adding words, the line length will be
automatically adjusted and reformed.
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -24-
LABELER WORD Page: 1 Line: 4 Col: 0
╔════════════════════════════╗─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
║ Enter Selection ║ the LABELER WORD integrated word processor. │
║────────────────────────────║ with a graphic display of what column and │
║ ║ │
║ E - Edit ║ │
║ ║ │
║ P - Print ║ │
║ ║ │
║ D - Delete ║ │
║ ║ │
║ Q - Quit Editing ║ │
║ ║ │
╚════════════════════════════╝ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Use or or PgUp or PgDn or ┘ - To Edit, press 'Insert' ║
║ F9 To Reform paragraph. F10 To End/Save. 'Esc' To Abort/No Save ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
{Fig. 17}
EDIT/PRINT/DELETE MENU
SAVING A DOCUMENT
When you have finished your letter, press F10. If the letter is
a "new" letter (not currently in the database), you will be asked
to give your letter a name (up to 8 characters. Then you will be
asked to enter a short description of the contents of the letter
(this will help you later when you can't remember what you called
a particular letter). If you have been editing an existing file,
you will be asked if you wish to save the changes.
Once a document has been saved, you may elect to re-edit it
(Option E), print it (Option P) or delete it (Option D).
DELETING A DOCUMENT
To delete a document, you must first "open" it. Do this by
selecting Option O from the Opening Menu and selecting the
document (or open it by entering the file name). Now press 'Esc'
and select Option D. You will be asked to verify that you want
to delete the file and then it will be deleted.
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -25-
CURSOR MOVEMENT
Up one Line.................................Up Arrow
Down one Line.............................Down Arrow
Left one character........................Left Arrow
Right one character......................Right Arrow
Left one Word............................^Left Arrow
Right one Word..........................^Right Arrow
Beginning of current Line.......................Home
End of current Line..............................End
Beginning of Letter............................^Home
End of Letter...................................^End
Window Up.......................................PgUp
Window Down.....................................PgDn
Editing Keys:
Finish editing/writing (saves data)..............F10
Abort editing/writing (does not save data........Esc
Delete current Line...............................^Y
Delete word right.................................^T
Reform Paragraph..................................F9
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -26-
LABELER WORD Page: 1 Line: 1 Col: 0
╔════════════════════════════╗─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
║ Enter Selection ║ the LABELER WORD integrated word processor. │
║────────────────────────────║ with a graphic display of what column and │
║ ║ │
║ E - E╔═════════════════════════════╗ │
║ ║ ║ │
║ P - P║ G. General Letter ║ │
║ ║ M. Mail Merge Letter ║ │
║ D - D║ ║ │
║ ║ ║ │
║ Q - Q║ ║ │
║ ║ ║ │
╚════════║ ║ │
│ ║ ║ │
│ ╚═════════════════════════════╝ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Use or or PgUp or PgDn or ┘ - To Edit, press 'Insert' ║
║ F9 To Reform paragraph. F10 To End/Save. 'Esc' To Abort/No Save ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
{Fig. 18}
OPENING PRINT MENU
PRINTING A DOCUMENT
First open the file to be printed. Next press F10 or 'Esc' and
select Option P. You will be asked if the letter is "General" or
a "Mail Merge" letter.
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -27-
LABELER WORD Page: 1 Line: 1 Col: 0
╔════════════════════════════╗─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
║ Enter Selection ║ the LABELER WORD integrated word processor. │
║────────────────────────────║ with a graphic display of what column and │
║ ║ │
║ E - E╔═════════════════════════════╗ │
║ ║ ║ │
║ P - P║ G. General Letter ║ │
║ ║ M. Mail Merge Letter ║ │
║ D - D║ ║ │
║ ║ P. Plain Paper ║ │
║ Q - Q║ L. Letter Head ║ │
║ ║ ║ │
╚════════║ ║ │
│ ║ ║ │
│ ╚═════════════════════════════╝ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Use or or PgUp or PgDn or ┘ - To Edit, press 'Insert' ║
║ F9 To Reform paragraph. F10 To End/Save. 'Esc' To Abort/No Save ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
{Fig. 19}
MAIL MERGING
If you select Option M, for Mail Merge, you will need to select
"P" for Plain Paper or "L" for Letter Head.
PLAIN PAPER OR LETTER HEAD
Letter Head would be your stationary. You will be asked to enter
the number of lines from the top of the page to begin printingat
(to clear the letter head). Use a ruler to measure down to where
the printing should start. There are 6 lines to the inch, so if
you need a 1 1/2" offset, you would enter 9. Next indicate if
you are using single sheets or form feed paper. If you are using
single sheets, printing will stop after each page to allow you to
insert the next sheet.
Plain Paper is just that, plain form feed paper. If you select
Plain Paper, you will be asked if you want your Councils' name
and address centered and printed at the top of the first page.
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -28-
SELECTING LABELER DATABASE FOR MERGING
If you have selected Mail Merging, you will be asked if you wish
to Mail Merge to a Labeler database.
LABELER WORD Page: 1 Line: 1 Col: 0
╔════════════════════════════╗─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
║ Enter Selection ║ the LABELER WORD integrated word processor. │
║────────────────────────────║ with a graphic display of what column and │
║ ║ │
║ E - E╔═════════════════════════════╗ │
║ ║ ║ │
║ P - P║ G. Ge╔═══════════════════════════╗ │
║ ║ M. Ma║ ║ │
║ D - D║ ║ A. Mail Merge Entries ║ │
║ ║ P. Pl║ ║ │
║ Q - Q║ L. Le║ Q. Abort Mail Merge ║ │
║ ║ ║ ║ │
╚════════║ Print ║ ║ │
│ ║ ║ ║ │
│ ╚═══════╚═══════════════════════════╝ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Use or or PgUp or PgDn or ┘ - To Edit, press 'Insert' ║
║ F9 To Reform paragraph. F10 To End/Save. 'Esc' To Abort/No Save ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
{Fig. 20}
LABELER V3.0 PAGE -29-
MAIL MERGING TO LABELER DATABASE
If you are merging to a LABELER database you will be asked if the
letter is for A). ALL Entries, or B). By Selected Sort Areas.
You can also select a different database by entering D. If you
select A, the letter will be printed for each member in the
selected database, with the Entry's name and address inserted as
well as a "salutation".
Select Option B and you will be asked to select up to 4 Sort
Areas to sort under.
After the letters have been printed, you will be asked if you
want mailing labels for the letters that have been printed. If
you answer "Y", you will be given an opportunity to insert
mailing labels into your printer after which you need only to
press any key. Mailing labels will only be printed for those
members to whom a letter has been addressed.
LABELER WORD Page: 1 Line: 1 Col: 0
╔════════════════════════════╗─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
║ Enter Selection ║ the LABELER WORD integrated word processor. │
║────────────────────────────║ with a graphic display of what column and │
║ ║ │
║ E - E╔═════════════════════════════╗ │
║ ║ ║ │
║ P - P║ G. Ge╔═══════════════════════════╗ │
║ ║ M. Ma║ ║ │
║ D - D║ ║ A. Mail Merge Entries ║ │
║ ║ P. Pl║ ╔═══════════════════════════════════╗ │
║ Q - Q║ L. Le║ B║ ║ │
║ ║ ║ ║ A. ALL Entries by Name ║ │
╚════════║ Print ║ Q║ ║ │
│ ║ ║ ║ B. By Selected Sort Areas ║ │
│ ╚═══════╚═══║ ║ │
│ ║ C. Select Labeler Database ║ │
│ ║ ║ │
│ ║ Q. Abort ║ │
│ ║ ║ │
└─────────────────║ ║─────────────────┘
╔═════════════════║ LABELER Db = MEMBER ║═════════════════╗
║ Use or o╚═══════════════════════════════════╝s 'Insert' ║
║ F9 To Reform paragraph. F10 To End/Save. 'Esc' To Abort/No Save ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
{Fig. 21}