============================== ScheduleKeeper 2.0.2 By JF Software - Joshua Foster http://www.jfsoftware.net joshua_70448@ureach.com November 1, 2001 ============================== TABLE OF CONTENTS ================= * Introduction * Version Differences * Starting ScheduleKeeper * The Main Screen * The Menu System * Writing Appointments INTRODUCTION ============ ScheduleKeeper is a simplified schedule keeping assistant. VERSION DIFFERENCES =================== * 1.1.2 to 1.2.0 * 1.2.0 to 1.2.1 * 1.2.1 to 1.2.2 * 1.2.2 to 1.2.3 * 1.2.3 to 1.2.4 * 1.2.4 to 2.0.1 * 2.0.1 to 2.0.2 1.1.2 to 1.2.0 -------------- New Features: * No last name or address fields * Minutes changeable * Descriptions list * Most Recently Used file list * Print options for multiple dates * Added options: * Backup schedule every __ minutes * Removed options: * Auto-delete old events * Save printer options * File name in title bar * Copy to Date and Time Bug Fixes: * Main calendar-date picker miscommunication 1.2.0 to 1.2.1 -------------- New Features: * Copy to number of days ahead * Tabbed options window * ToolTips added 1.2.1 to 1.2.2 -------------- New Features: * Drag-and-drop functions * Form-fitting options dialog box * Simpler About box * Link to this help document * Added options: * Event alarms * Default screen 1.2.2 to 1.2.3 -------------- New Features: * Apply and Default buttons added to Option window * Added options: * Visual customization options Removed Features: * Drag-and-drop functions (see Bug Fixes) * Form-fitting options dialog box (too confusing) Bug Fixes: * Lock-up on close (removed drag-and-drop) 1.2.3 to 1.2.4 -------------- New Features: * Added Date Listing view to view all appointments in one list * Added options: * Default Screen - Main Screen options Bug Fixes: * Schedule Name-Backup Path overwrite bug 1.2.4 to 2.0.1 -------------- Major remake; program redone from scratch; more user-friendly New Features: * Times no longer fixed; appointments listed by appointment, not time * Appointment field is now "payment amount" * Toolbar * Schedules no longer saved on the fly; user intervention is required * Program runs faster, requires fewer runtime files 2.0.1 to 2.0.2 -------------- Bug Fixes: * About Box version number * Disabled tabbing on toolbar * Payment amount field is now STARTING SCHEDULEKEEPER ======================= To start ScheduleKeeper, double-click on its icon. THE MAIN SCREEN =============== Once you get a schedule opened or started, the SCK main screen is shown. To change the schedule's name, click the status bar panel at the bottom left corner. Shown is a calendar with each day on the buttons. Today's button is highlighted, and all days with appointments are in bold. You can change the month and year by clicking on the arrow buttons. To see the list of appointments for a certain day, click it. To view the number of appointments for any given day, move the mouse over the button, and the number of events will pop up. THE MENU SYSTEM =============== Below is a list of the menu system and a description of each command (most of these commands have buttons on the toolbar): Menu Command Shortcut Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- File New... Ctrl+N Creates a new schedule. Open... Ctrl+O Opens a previously created schedule. Save Ctrl+S Saves the current schedule. Save As... Saves the current schedule under a new name Print Setup Ctrl+T Brings up the Print Setup dialog box, where you can edit the printer settings. Print... Ctrl+P Prints the current month. Exit Ctrl+X Exits ScheduleKeeper. Help About... F1 Brings up the About ScheduleKeeper screen. WRITING APPOINTMENTS ==================== If you click on a date on the main screen, the Choose Appointment dialog box is brought up. The list of appointments for that date is shown. Note the special item, "(New Appointment)." If this item is selected, you can add an appointment by clicking the Add button. If a real appointment is selected, you can edit it by clicking the Edit button. To delete an appointment, click the Delete button. Once you click the Edit button for an appointment or the Add button to add an appointment, the Edit Appointment dialog box is brought up. Scroll down to a section of this box to view help about it. Appointment Date ---------------- This shows you what date your appointment is on. You can not edit this field. Appointment Time ---------------- Change this field for the hour and minute of the appointment (in 15-minute increments). Client Name ----------- This box holds the client's name. Click the drop-down arrow to view a list of other clients in the schedule. If you type the first couple of letters in the name and press the Down button, the client's name will show up (or something close). Payment Amount -------------- This box holds the payment amount, in dollars. Click the drop-down arrow to view a list of other payment amounts in the schedule. OK Button --------- This writes the new info to the schedule. Cancel Button ------------- This cancels the operation, and returns you to the previous window. HOW TO CONTACT ============== Contact name: Joshua Foster Email: joshua_70448@ureach.com Webpage: http://www.jfsoftware.net