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   Shopping List Manager, Version 1.0
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I. General Instructions

   Shopping List Manager (SLM) is an easy to use tool
that allows you to maintain a Master List of items that
you ever buy in your local food mart or super market.
Then, each time you are about to go shopping, you can
spend five minutes with the program to save you a
tremendous amount of time in the supermarket. How? Your
finished shopping list is printed out WITH THE ISLE
NUMBERS, and IN PROPER ISLE ORDER! That means that in the
store you don't have to go down isles in which you have
nothing, you won't leave an isle that you need to be in
without first getting everything you need, and you don't
waste time running back and forth to find items you
missed.
   Probably the best way to use the program is to take
your regular shopping list (say, from the refrigerator)
and sit down at the computer for a few minutes before you
leave to go shopping. Have all your coupons handy so that
you can mark the items on your list that you have coupons
for - no forgetting to buy the right brand for all your
coupons!
   It will take some effort to find all the isle numbers
for your list. The easiest way to do it - simply write
down the isle of each item you buy while you're shopping.
Then at home you can add those items. Next time, you'll
have a few regular items in already and for the rest, put
them in the Additional Items List (see later). After a
handful of times going shopping, your whole list will be
done!
   If you can spend the effort in the first few weeks,
you'll appreciate it immensely for years!
   Happy Shopping!

II. Creating a new Store

   Before using SLM, you must create a new Store. You can
do this by choosing New Store from the File Menu. Give
the store name - any name that you would like to use for
the Store, such as Local Mart, or Food Town. You must
also give the Store a file name that SLM will use to
recognize it by. Here, you can use any combination of up
to eight letters - no spaces or symbols. You will not
need to remember this name later.
   After doing this, the Edit Store window appears.

III. Editing a Store

   The Edit Store window is accessible from the Edit
Store choice under the File Menu, or by entering a new
Store. In this window you can Add, Delete or Edit the
Master Shopping List for a Store. Use the appropriately
labeled buttons for each of these actions. You cannot
Edit or Delete an item before selecting it from the list,
by clicking on it with the mouse. (Hint: Double-clicking
an item lets you immediately Edit it.)
   The Item can be any length, and the Isle must be
between 1 and 999 inclusive.
   When you are finished, select Save Changes. To leave
the window and ignore all your changes, select Abandon
Changes.
   Clicking on Sort by Item and Sort by Isle, allows you
to find items in your list in whichever way is easier for
you. Your selection here does not affect the list's order
elsewhere in the program.

IV. Selecting a Different Store

   You may select a different store to Edit, or to go
shopping with, from the Select Store menu choice under
the File menu. Only Stores in the current directory are
displayed, along with the number of items each master
list contains. If necessary, change drives or directories
to find where your Store files are located. To select a
Store, click on its name and then select OK. (Hint:
Double-clicking on a Store selects it.)
   If the Make Default box is checked, the Store you
select will be the one loaded when starting the program
from then on.

V. Printing a Master List

   You can print out a copy of your Master List for the
currently selected store by choosing this option from the
File Menu. You may never need this feature, but it is
there if you ever want it!

VI. Making Your Shopping List

   Click on any item in the Master List to add it to your
current shopping list. Clicking with the right mouse
button selects the item and notes that you have a coupon
for it. Holding down the Control key on the keyboard
while clicking an item allows you to enter a Comment for
the item. A Comment is any note you wish to make to
yourself on the list. (For instance, you could add a
comment to 'paper towels' that says '4 rolls'.)
   Adding or Removing Comments can be done after the item
has been chosen by selecting the item on your Shopping
List and then clicking on the appropriate button below
the list.
   You may remove an item from the Shopping List by
selecting it and then clicking on the Remove Item
Button.(Hint: Double-clicking on the item removes it
too.)
   The Shopping List is maintained in alphabetical order
to make it easy to find an item on it while making the
list.
   In the Add Comment box (that appears when you wish to
add a Comment), you may choose Coupon instead of OK to
add the word Coupon to the item, with or without an
additional Comment.

VII. Completing the Shopping List

   When your list is completed, click on the DONE Button.
You are then offered the option of adding any additional
items not on your Master List. These items might include
one-time-only shopping items, or items you have not yet
added to your list. Also, you can put additional notes to
yourself here.
   When instructed, ready the printer to print (i.e. make
sure it is on and the paper is properly positioned if
necessary).
   The Shopping List is then printed out for you and
you're ready to go!

VIII. Help File

   The instructions that you are reading are stored in
the same directory as the SLM program, under the file
name 'SLM-HELP.DOC'. You can read them in any text
editor. Be careful, however, not to change the file or
SLM may not be able to properly display the instructions
later.

* End of Instructions *