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1 The Index Cards Main Screen
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2 is used to quickly locate
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3 cards in the file, and to
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4 access the functions that
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5 may be performed on the
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6 file.~`CLOSE` returns to the
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7 DeskMate main menu.
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9 `PRINT` the entire file,
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10 or all the "marked" cards.~`VIEW` the highlighted card.
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11
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12 `INSERT` new cards into the
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13 file.
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14
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15 `DELETE` the currently marked
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16 card.
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17
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18 `MARK` the card for printing
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19 or deleting.
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20
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21 `FORMAT` - view or edit the
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22 current card format.~The Format Screen is used
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23 to create and edit the form
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24 on which data is displayed.
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25
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26 A form has two parts: the
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27 labels, and the data areas.
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28 Create a label by editing
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29 the 12 character label area
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30 and hit [ENTER] when
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31 finished. Then, create a
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32 data area by using the up
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33 and down arrows to make the
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34 data area larger or smaller
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35 and hit [ENTER] when\finished.
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36
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37 New data fields may be
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38 added by moving the marker
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39 to the end of the form. Quit
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40 creating new fields by
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41 moving the marker up.~`DELETE FIELD` deletes the
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42 highlighted field and all
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43 data associated with it.
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44
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45 `SORT ORDER` changes the sort
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46 order of the file. Move the
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47 cursor with the up and down
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48 arrows, and type the sort
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49 order number that you wish
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50 to re-assign to each field.
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51 Hit [ENTER] to re-sort.
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52
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53 `EXIT` to the Index Cards main
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54 screen.~The Insert Screen presents
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55 a blank card on which new
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56 data may be typed and
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57 entered into the file.~`ADD` the card to the file.
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58
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59 `EXIT` to the Index Cards
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60 main screen.~The View Screen is used to
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61 view, edit, print, and
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62 delete existing cards in
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63 the file. Searching is also
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64 performed from this screen.~`EXIT` returns to the Index
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65 Cards main screen.
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66
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67 `FIND` enters the Find Screen
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68 where you may specify search
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69 criteria and begin a file
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70 search.~`DELETE` the currently
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71 displayed record.
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72
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73 `PRINT` the currently
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74 displayed record.~The Find Screen is used
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75 to enter search criteria,
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76 and from which searches
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77 may be initiated.~`LESS` sets the search
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78 operator for the highlighted
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79 field to less-than.
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80
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81 `GREATER` sets the search
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82 operator for the highlighted
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83 field to greater-than.
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84
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85 `EQUAL` sets the search
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86 operator for the highlighted
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87 field to equal-to.
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88
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89 `FIND` begins the search
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90 using the current search
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91 criteria.\`CLEAR` will clear all the
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92 search criteria to blank
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93 and end a search.
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94
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95 `MARK` the highlighted field
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96 as printable during print
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97 operations.
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98
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99 `EXIT` abandons a search and
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100 returns to the view screen.
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