BookStore 1.0 - MINI-DOCS by John Lullie BookStore is ShareWare: ---------------------- This Un-Registered version is freely distributable provided all documentation and authors notices are left intact. If you wish to obtain the fully functional Registered version, please send $20 to the address listed below. In return, you will receive a professionally labeled disk containing the latest Registered version of BookStore and a Laser printed Users Guide (with graphics). Please Shareware fee, suggestions, comments or bug reports to: CompuServe: John Lullie - UserID 70700,2454 GEnie: UserID - J.LULLIE Or write to: John Lullie 10701 SW 10th Court Davie, FL 33324 * This Mini-Doc file is a very brief version of the full-blown Manual. It mainly lists the features of BookStore and what it can do. This program is very easy to use so you shouldn't have any difficulty getting through most of the features. The FULL Laser Printed Manual is MUCH larger and covers all the features in detail. Enjoy! INSTALLING BookStore ON YOUR HARD DRIVE: ======================================= Simply create a drawer and place all the files included in the archive into that drawer. GETTING STARTED: =============== When you are ready to start, double-click the BookStore icon to start the program. After loading BookStore, you will see a small credit window appear in the center of the screen. Click anywhere in this small window to make it go away. THE CATEGORY LIST WINDOW: ======================== Displays all book categories. You can have as many as your Amiga will hold. Modify this list with the "Add Category" or "Delete Category" menu options. THE TITLES LIST WINDOW: ====================== Displays all book entries for the selected category. The two Mode buttons (above the Title List window ("Titles" & "Authors") tells BookStore to display the Titles or Authors of the stored Book's. ADDING A NEW BOOK: ================= To add a book, select the category for which that book belongs and click on the "Add" button in the upper middle portion of the screen. Enter a new title for your Book in the "Title" field and press return. The cursor will be placed into the "Authors" field ready for your input. Enter the author of your new Book and press return. If the "Comment" button is OFF (Un-Registered version), your new entry will be entered into the List Window and saved to your record file. More on the "Comment" button/field later. NOTE: When "Adding" or "Editing" records you must press [RETURN] in the "Author" field for the new or edited records to be accepted. EDITING A RECORD ENTRY: ====================== To Edit a record, click on the "Edit" button and select the entry you want to edit in the List Window. Make your changes and press [Return]. NOTE: Your changes will be entered AFTER you have pressed the return key in the "Authors" or "Comment" field. SEARCHING FOR AN ENTRY: ====================== Clicking on the "Search" button will put the cursor into the Title field and await your input. Type in either the Title name or Author(s) name that you want to find and press return. TRASHING A Book: =============== To Trash (delete) a Book from the library, you need to select a Book in the List Window, then click on the "Trash Book" button. UnDo A TRASHED ENTRY: ==================== The "UnDo Trash" menu option is for re-calling trashed entries. If you happen to delete an entry by accident - select "UnDo Trash" from the Edit menu. DETAILS: ======= Calls up the "Detail Manager" dialog box for entering detailed information about the selected book: Title, Author, Category, Publish Date, number of pages, synopsys and rating. This info can be stored for any and all books in your library. PRINTING RECORDS: (Registered Version) ================ Clicking on the "Print..." button will open the Print/Page-Setup window. You will see two Format Icons, a Line Space toggle button, Header and Date options. You will also see a Preview window below that displays your current records in the format selected. -Format Icons: These icons control the print format of your records. * The first icon will print each record on a single line. * The second icon will print each record on two lines. The Print formats are as follows: 1-Line Title, Author(s) 2-Lines Title, Author(s) Simply click once on one of the icons and the Preview window will display the change accordingly. -Line Spacing: ON - will insert a blank line between each record for a more legible printout. OFF - will remove blank lines if they are there and the printout will have NO blank lines between records. -Header Specs: ------------ Opens a dialog box for the Header and Date options. -Print Button: (In the Page-Setup window): (Make sure your printer is on and ready.) This button will print the records to your printer using the format options you've selected. -Exit Button: ----------- This button will exit the Print/Page-Setup and return you to BookStore's main window. STATUS BOX: (Under the "Comment" field)) ========== Displays information about the current state of the program and several other activities as you work with BookStore. TOTAL BOOKS IN CATEGORY: ======================= Obvious. However, you can get a total of ALL your books by selecting the "Total ALL Books" menu option. (Displayed in the Status box.) BookStore MENUS, SCREEN-OBJECTS AND BUTTONS: Project Menu: About - Shows program version and other info. How to Register - Displays Registration info. Preferences - Opens the Preferences dialog box. Save Backup - Saves a copy of CD-RECORD as "CD-RECORD.BAK" in "SYS:s/". Load Backup - Loads the last backed-up copy of your library. NOTE: This will OVERWRITE your current library. Quit - Exits BookStore. Edit Menu: Undo Trash - Undeletes the last deleted record. Add Category - Opens a requester for the new category name. Delete Category - Opens a warning requester before deleting the selected Category. Total ALL Books - Displays the number of ALL books in ALL categories. Clear Fields - Clears the Title and Author fields. Display All - Opens a window that show ALL books and authors in your library. You can print this list by clicking the Print button in this window. Thank you for trying BookStore. I Hope you find it useful!