The Address Book is available only to users who have registered and paid the shareware fee. It is a simple "flat" database with a fixed number of fields visually arranged on the screen in a fixed format much like the information entered on an index card.

New Card Button

To enter a new card into the address list, click on the New Card button below the edit fields. This will clear any information currently in the edit fields after asking if you would like to save the current card. Information is entered directly into the edit fields of the dialog.

Add Card Button

When done entering data into the edit fields of a new card, click on the "Add Card" button. The new card will appear in the proper sort location in the listbox. The Add Card Button is active only when entering information into a new card, not when editing existing card data.

Delete Card Button

Clicking on the Delete Card Button will remove the currently selected card from the list.

Print Card Button

You can print an individual card. When a card is displayed, click on the Print Card Button to display the Print Address Card Dialog:

Select All Button

This button causes all items in your address list to be displayed in the Address List listbox.

Import List Button

This button opens a dialog for you to select the method to use to import text data into your list. Importing data adds records to your current list - it does not start a new list.

Select Import Method Dialog

The Select Import Method Dialog allows you to choose how you want the go about importing the data from a text based data file. There are 2 import methods available and a choice of delimiters:

• If you know for certain the order and type of fields in the file you are importing, you can select the Simple button.

• If you have a "free-form" text file with data in it in no particular order with no definite delimiters, select the Complex button.

Most database or spreadsheet programs allow you to export data in a number of text formats. The format is based on "delimiters", the characters used to separate the fields of data. Each line of the data file has the same number of items separated by the delimiter character or group of characters. The File Type dropdown list allows you to choose from the most common of the text file format of the import file. If you are not sure of the format, you may be able to look at the file with an text editor like Windows NotePad (if the file is smaller than 32K), WordPad, or the old Windows 3.1 simple editor Write to figure it out.

Print List... Button

In addition to printing individual address cards, you can print the entire list displayed in the Address List listbox in a number of ways.