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The Project 64 etext of the The Home Manager User's Manual. Converted
to etext by Frank J. Kontros <jeno@kontr.uzhgorod.ua>, the Non Stop
Cracker.

HOMANG10.TXT, December 1996, etext #150.

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The Home Manager

User's Manual


(c) 1985 Melody Hall Publishing Corp.
All Rights Reserved

Commodore 64 and Commodore 128 are registered trademarks of
Commodore Business Machines, Inc.


Contents

1. Loading the Main Menu
2. The Word Processor
3. Data Magic
4. The Calculator and Memo Pad


1. LOADING THE MAIN MENU

 1) Turn on your computer, disk drive, and monitor.
 2) Insert the program disk in your drive.
 3) Type LOAD"*",8 and press [RETURN].
 4) When the word READY appears, type RUN and press [RETURN].


2. THE WORD PROCESSOR

NOTE: Before using this program,  be sure  to initialize at least
      one data disk. See your computer manual for instructions on
      initializing disks.

To  start  the  program,   select  1  on  the  main  menu.   Full
instructions  for  the  Word Processor are available in a file on
your  program  disk called "INSTRUCT".  After loading the program
into the computer, press the [F3] key. Then press [L] in response
to the  SAVE,  LOAD,  CATALOG,  OR PRINT?  prompt. Press [Y] when
asked  if  you  are sure you want to load a file.  Enter the file
name  INSTRUCT  and  press [RETURN].  The file will load into the
computer.

Read the file thoroughly and then,  using the instructions in the
file, print it out on your printer. You will then have a copy for
quick reference.

This  program  also  contains a help screen which you can call up
at any time.  Just press either  [CTRL] [H] or [C=] [H],  and the
help screen will appear on your display.  Press any key to return
to entering text.


3. DATA MAGIC

With  Data  Magic,  you  can organize any type of information you
like -- recipes, address lists,  or customer lists -- quickly and
easily.  This  program  allows you to store your data in separate
records,  each  of  which  may  be up to 8 lines long.  After you
create your records, you can retrieve specific information at the
press of a key.

To begin organizing your information,  select 2 on the main menu.
You will be asked to insert a data disk in the disk drive. Do so,
and  press  [C]  to  continue.  You  will be asked if you want to
initialize this disk,  preparing it to receive your data. If this
is a new (blank) data disk, press [Y] for yes. If you have stored
Data Magic data on this disk previously,  press [N] for no.  Next
you will be asked how many lines you want each record to contain.
Enter  a  number  from  1  to  8   (each  line  will  contain  30
characters).  Lastly,  you  will  be asked if you are certain you
want to initialize this disk.  If so,  press [Y].  The disk drive
will now initialize your disk.

When  the  program  menu  appears,  press  the  function key that
corresponds  to  the  menu  item  you want to use.  To create new
records,  press [F1].  You will then be able to enter information
in  each  of  the  lines  in  your  first record.  When you enter
information  in the last line of the record,  you will be able to
make changes.  Then your text will be stored on your disk and you
will move on to the next record.

To   return   the   menu,  press  [RETURN]  before  entering  any
information in line 1 of a new record.

To  view and/or modify previously entered records by item number,
press  [F3].  You  will be asked for the number of the record you
want to view.  Enter a record number.  When the record appears on
the  screen,  you  will  be  able  to  modify it by following the
prompts  on your screen.  When you are finished working with this
record, press [M] to return to the menu.

To search for a specific record or records, press [F5].  You will
be asked to enter the data  (also called an "item element")  that
you want the computer to search for.  For example, if you want to
find  all  of  the  records that contain the city Chicago,  enter
Chicago as the item element. The computer will then search all of
your records for those that contain Chicago. The matching records
will be displayed, and you will be given an opportunity to modify
those  records.  When  you have finished working with them, press
[M] to return to the menu.

To  print  records  on  your  printer,  press [F7].  Be sure your
printer is turned on and ready to print.


4. THE CALCULATOR AND MEMO PAD

This  disk comes equipped with a calculator to help you work with
your  numerical  data  and  a  memo pad to help you keep track of
phone  numbers,  random notes,  or any other type of information.
You  can  use  either of these features by itself, or you can use
them with most programs which are written in BASIC. (You will not
be able to use the calculator or memo pad with Data Magic.)

To use the calculator or memo pad, select 3 on the main menu. The
word READY will appear on your screen. To call up the calculator,
press  [C=] and [*].  The calculator will appear on your display.
It works much like a real calculator. As you type numbers on your
keyboard,  they  will  appear  in  the  calculator window on your
screen.  This calculator can add (+), subtract (-), multiply (*),
divide (/), and raise to a power (^). Also, you can use the colon
(:)  to change the sign of a number in the calculator.  The colon
key  will  change  a  positive number to a negative or a negative
number to a positive.

To erase your most recent entry,  press [E].  To erase everything
that  is  currently  in the calculator,  press [C].  Press [M] to
store a number in the computer's memory,  and press [R] to recall
a  number  from  the  memory.  To  erase the calculator from your
display, press the [<-] key at the upper corner of your keyboard.

To call up the memo pad, press the [SHIFT] and [*] keys. When the
memo pad appears,  you can begin typing in information or you can
use one of the memo pad's five commands by pressing [RUN/STOP].
The commands will appear at the top of your screen.

Press  [F] (for Find) to search for a particular item in the memo
pad currently in the computer's memory.  Then type in the word or
words you want to search for in the memo, and press [RETURN]. The
computer will move the cursor to the data you asked for.

Press  [S]  (for Save)  to  save a memo on a formatted data disk.
(See your disk drive manual for information on formatting disks.)
Just type in a name for that memo, press [RETURN], and it will be
saved on your disk.

Press  [L] (for Load) to recall a previously saved memo from your
data  disk.  Just  type  in the name of the memo you want to work
with and press [RETURN]. The memo you requested will be displayed
on your screen.

NOTE: Use the  Load command to load an instruction file into your
      computer from your program disk.  This file,  called IDEAS,
      contains  information  on using each of the features of the
      memo pad.

Press  [D]  (for Disk Commands)  to use any of the Commodore disk
commands such as  Scratch, Format, Validate, and Rename.  Consult
your disk drive manual for information on these commands.

Press  [C]  (for Catalog)  to view a listing of the files on your
disk.

Press  [RUN/STOP]  again  to  exit from the commands and continue
entering  memo  information.  To  erase  the  memo  pad from your
screen,  press  the  [<-]  key  at  the upper left corner of your
keyboard.

To  print your memo pad information,  save your text on your disk
using the  Save command.  Then turn your computer off and then on
again.  Load  the  "PRINTMEMO" program from your program disk and
follow the prompts on your display.

You  can use the memo pad and calculator with other programs that
have  been  loaded  into  the  computer's  memory.  Just load the
calculator and memo pad.  Then load in the other program you want
to work with (it must be written in BASIC).  You can then call up
the calculator using the [C=] [*] keys  or the memo pad using the
[SHIFT] [*] keys.



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End of the Project 64 etext of the The Home Manager User's Manual.

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