Manual Copyright © 1982 VisiCorp All Rights Reserved. Program Copyright © 1982 VisiCorp All Rights Reserved. Printed in U.S.A. IBM® is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Paper TigerTM is a trademark of Integral Data Systems Inc. SpinwriterTM is a trademark of NEC Information System, Inc. VisiDex™ is a trademark of VisiCorp VisiCalc® is a registered trademark of VisiCorp Part Number: 60938-2210 6/82 THE PERSONAL INFORMATION & CALENDAR MANAGER User's Guide for the IBM® Personal Computer Program by Peter Jennings Manual Edited by Michiele Iorii VI VISICORP m PER.SONAL SOFTWARE m Note to IBM® VisiDex™ Users Please Note: On page 3-20 of your VisiDex manual, it states that the latest revision date of a screen appears in the status area each time you get a screen. Actually, this date is the current date. Also, on page 4-37, the discussion of Storage Transfer should include that you cannot transfer a screen using 1ST unless it contains a keyword. If you transfer a keydate screen that has a keyword, the transferred screen displays the keydate, but is no longer a keydate screen. VISI CORP ™ CONTENTS PREFACE Purpose and Use. xi Organization ............................................ xii Reader Aids . xii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Introduction. 1-1 VisiDex Features .............. 1-1 Warranties and Rights. 1-3 Equipment You Need. 1-3 Taking Care of Diskettes. 1-4 The Keyboard. 1-4 Text Reference to the Keyboard. 1-5 Definitions. 1-5 CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED Getting Started. 2-1 Preparing VisiDex Storage Diskettes. 2-1 Making the VisiDex Program Diskette Self-Loading ............ 2-2 Loading the VisiDex Program Diskette .... 2-3 Startup Procedures ..................................... 2-4 Loading the Data Storage Diskette . .. 2-5 Initializing the First Data Storage Diskette .................. 2-6 The VisiDex Screen after Loading. 2-7 CHAPTER 3 THE VISIDEX TUTORIAL LESSON ONE: Entering Text and Executing Commands 3-2 The Editing Screen ....................................... 3-3 Entering Text . 3-4 The Command Prompt. 3-5 The Command Mode . 3-6 Summary. 3- 8 iii IBM PERSONAL COMPUTER CONTENTS LESSON TWO: Using the Keyword Command ... 3-9 The Keyword Command. .. 3-11 Creating a Keyword. .. 3-11 Multiple and Compound Keywords. .. 3-14 Putting a Screen on Diskette. .. 3-15 Getting a Screen from Diskette. .. 3-16 Summary. .. 3-18 To Create a Keyword. .. 3-18 To Save a Screen on Diskette ............................. 3-19 To Get a Screen from Diskette ............................ 3-19 LESSON THREE: Editing . .. 3-20 Editing with the Cursor . .. 3-21 Inserting and Deleting Lines: The Text Buffer ................. 3-23 Video Highlighting . .. 3-24 Saving a Revised Screen. .. 3-26 Screen Dimensions ....................................... 3-26 Summary. .. 3-27 Moving the Cursor . .. 3-27 Deleting and Inserting Text. .. 3-27 Changing the Video. .. 3-28 Saving and Getting Revised Screens. .. 3-28 LESSON FOUR: Storing and Retrieving Screens ............. 3-29 Screen Storage and Retrieval. .. 3-29 Using Data Storage Diskettes . .. 3-32 Classifying Data by Diskette. .. 3-32 Initializing Data Storage Diskettes . .. 3-32 Backing Up Data Storage Diskettes . .. 3-33 Changing Diskettes . .. 3-34 What Gets Saved . .. 3-34 The Index Option. .. 3-35 The Review Option. .. 3-36 Summary. .. 3-36 LESSON FIVE: Cross-Referencing . .. 3-37 Cross-References. .. 3-37 Dropping Keywords. .. 3-41 Wildcards. .. 3-44 Searching for Non-Keywords. .. 3-45 Summary. .. 3-47 To Drop a Keyword. .. 3-47 Wildcards. .. 3-47 Search Character. .. 3-47 iv IBM PERSONAL COMPUTER CONTENTS LESSON SIX: Data Templates . ........................... 3-48 Creating Data Templates .................................. 3-48 Getting Completed Template Screens ....................... 3-52 Modifying a Template .................................... 3-52 Searching for Numeric Data ............................... 3-52 Transferring Screens Between Diskettes ..................... 3-54 Transferring Text Between Screens ......................... 3-55 Summary ............................................... 3-57 To Create a Data Template .............................. 3-57 To Use a Data Template ................................. 3-57 To Retrieve a Filled-Template Screen ..................... 3-57 To Transfer Screens from One Diskette to Another ........... 3-58 To Transfer Data from One Screen to Another 3-58 LESSON SEVEN: The Calendar and Keydates .............. 3-59 Calendar Screens and Keydates ............................ 3-59 Putting a Keydate on Diskette .............................. 3-60 Getting a Keydate Screen ................................. 3-62 The Calendar-at-a-Glance Feature ......................... 3-63 The Year Prompt ......................................... 3-64 The Automatic Calendar Feature ........................... 3-64 The Perpetual Date Screen ................................ 3-66 The Print Calendar Command ............................. 3-66 Summary ............................................... 3-67 To Create a KeydateScreen ............................. 3-67 To Retrieve a Keydate Screen from Diskette ................ 3-67 To View a One Month Calendar .......................... 3-68 To Print a Calendar .................................... 3-68 LESSON EIGHT: Printing ................................ 3-69 U sing the Print Command ................................. 3-69 Line Feed .............................................. 3-70 Setup Strings ........................................... 3-71 Summary ............................................... 3-71 LESSON NINE: Applications . ............................. 3-72 Application 1: Using Names and Addresses .................. 3-72 Printing a Phone Directory ................................ 3-80 Printing a Business Customer Page ......................... 3-83 Application 2: Tracking and Logging at a Computer Repair Center ........................................... 3-83 Application 3: Creating an Index of Periodicals .............. 3-86 v IBM PERSONAL COMPUTER CONTENTS CHAPTER 4 REFERENCE The Calendar Command. 4-1 Keydates . 4-2 Get Date Screen Option: ICG ............................ 4-5 Display Month Option: ICM . 4-6 Put Date Screen Option: ICP ............................. 4-6 Perpetual Date Screen. 4-7 Comparison Operators . 4-8 The Edit Mode. 4-9 Clear Screen Option: Ctrl Home. .. 4-10 Command Mode Entry Option: I. .. 4-10 Command Prompt Option: Ctrl Y . .. 4-10 Create Keyword Option: Ctrl K . .. 4-10 Cursor Down Option: t .................................. 4-11 Cursor Left Option: ~ . .. 4-11 Cursor Right Option: ~ ................................. 4-11 Cursor Up Option: i . .. 4-11 Delete Character Option: [BKSP] ......................... 4-11 Delete Line Option: Del. .. 4-12 Empty Buffer Option: Ctrl E ..... .. 4-12 Flashing Video Option: Ctrl F ............................ 4-12 Home Cursor Option: Home. .. 4-13 Insert Line Option: Ins. .. 4-13 Insert Space Option: Ctrl X . .. 4-14 Inverse Video Option: Ctrl B ............................. 4-14 Next Field Option: Ctrl ~ . .. 4-15 Normal Video Options: Ctrl V. .. 4-15 Previous Field Option: Ctrl ~ ............................ 4-15 Read Text File Line Option: Ctrl R . .. 4-15 Tab Cursor Option: ~ . .. 4-16 The Exit Command. .. 4-16 vi IBM PERSONAL COMPUTER CONTENTS The Keyboard. ..