Contact Plus Personal 3.1 - User Guide and FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions - Contact Plus Personal

1. How can I be reminded of my things to do for the day?
   Use the alarm feature to notify you of meetings and appointments. In Setup F7, Alarm Settings, make sure the alarms are enabled to use this function. Make sure to specify the amount of lead time before the event that an alarm should notify you. When making an appointment with the Schedule Events F5, make sure that the alarm box is checked. In Personal you can change the sound the alarm makes and whether the sound is continuous (perfect for having an alarm notify you while you're working in other programs) with the Setup F7 Alarm Settings.
   
   
2. How do I list my contacts at the same company in order? I have several contacts at the same company but with different last names.
   Contact Plus will sort your contacts on as many fields as you want. Create an F9 Index using "Company name" as the first field and then "Last name" as the secondary field on which to sort. This way, all of the contacts at Acme Incorporated will appear in order.
   
   
3. What exactly is a filter?
   A useful way to handle working with a subset of the database is to create filters to locate records within a database that match certain criteria. Criteria includes "like" conditions among records, such as "all records in category H." Filters can be very simple or complex by using a combination of statements. It is handy to create a filter to include certain records in a mail merge or report.
   
   
4. What is BDE? What is it used for?
   The BDE is the Borland Database Engine that Contact Plus uses to access the data files. Making changes to this folder or parameters in the program. greatly affect Contact Plus. It is imperative that the folder is not moved or deleted.
   
   
5. Can I use my own email client with Contact Plus?
   Whatever email program is registered with the operating system as the default MAPI email is the one that is launched from Contact Plus. The Windows operating system typically comes with some type of email client, at the very least the Inbox icon on the Windows desktop. This program is MAPI compliant and can be used for your email with Contact Plus.