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1. Table of Contents Bude regi EIC UL IM TCU TL 1 Who Should Use Homeventory Luanda evne ie i 2 HomeventoryT echnicalS Upport isoosisasusaces e us e ukE vun ekke 3 Registering Homeventory iia n o Eo Y COE ECCE BRE CUR sees peewee ced eran A 4 UMOCKING the Proa 4 Getting Started avvise L k SKEE 6 I nstallind Homventory aci ra AA AA ARA 7 Before You Begin I nstallatiol ci rake ee 8 Running Setup ci A AAA A A e E RR ER E 9 What Setup I nstalls A A oc Re ee A AAA AT daw AAA o oaa 10 Running Homventory cia C8 VOL OR ER CR CRI QR oO VOL CERE KR OC ROG 11 Using HomeVeHEor Vania px Rasa hebr 12 Mine 13 ERE TE EE EE NND R 14 Data MENU aim re 15 Reports Menu aars o ks 16 R gistration nf O o Gea Ge 17 Help Menta OE ee OTE eT Pe CET TE eR TEC ee eee EG 18 Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page Toolbar Controls rovs va Cr we A oui Re ka gene wed vine el rer wt vais Sabre T RR Vanessa 19 Filtering Data ci ei c oo vero o e oc wie Cord la Ro FC i CERE CR Rr P a 21 Lookup Fields Lasse Qv OP aa eee he Cv S Uo R9 ROS Ue FERRO LR Cio ERE CR 22 Household Inventors 23 Data Ehtly esel cusa aXX RRRARERXEXRERERARXRERKERERXRRRARARRRERIRERRRIEREREAERYAX RA AX XXSX RE KR GG ER 23 Home Inventory Edit ici wok A li nana ne N iR 24 Vehicle Maintenance Lae 28 Data ENN ii si cava cada Gia Wale a ao de Oe o i Or o C o ai 28 ACCOUNTS credatis siete ai raid RE RO 32 Data Entf A n E E EN EE E E EN EEE EE 32 A TET DUNT ETIN ET E EN T Sea2. e Color Color scheme of the vehicle e Insurance Policy Enter the insurance policy number this vehicle is covered in You must have a Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 29 corresponding entry in the Accounts table for this field to be valid e Purchase Date Enter the date you purchased this vehicle e Purchase Cost Enter the actual amount you paid for the vehicle Remember don t forget to add interest e Purchase Place Enter the name of the company or the person where you purchased this item You must have a corresponding entry in the Purchased From Lookup table for this field to be valid e ODE This screen is used to record the cost of ownership for each vehicle You may if you desire record all expenses incurred while you own the vehicle such as gas There are no rules here just what ever suits you e Vehicle E dit Date 04 16 1384 Description of item AAA A oO ODE 5202 Dil Change Front Windshield wiper blac Description Dil Change Cost 29 95 Category RoutineMaint Additional notes or comments of Category Place Vehicle Maintenance Vehicle History Tab Fields on the Vehicle History Tab Page 30 Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software e Date The date you incurred this item e ODE miles e Description Brief description of this item e Cost Cost including tax e Category The category field is used to group your maintenance items into logical
3. 1 Alpine Software Page 21 Lookup Fields You will notice that on some of the fields in the edit screens there is a little box to the right of the field with an arrow pointing down like the following status field Status n Use These fields use lookup tables described later for field validation In plain English you must have a record in the corresponding table for this field to be valid The following fields use this feature Category Condition Room Status Manufacturer Purchased From Page 22 Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Household nventory Data Entry The Homeventory Browse screen is the first screen that will be displayed when you select Home Inventory from the Main screen From this screen you will be able to move up and down through the data base quickly locating information in your inventory You may either use the up and down arrow keys or the Page Up or Page Down keys or any combination You will also notice the record pointer the little right pointing arrow on the left hand side of the screen This arrow indicates the current record and when you press the EDIT button that record will be displayed amp Household Inventory Browse ch ABE Record Order Inventory ID 4 n Use Pentium Computer System B In Use Baseball card collection 10 In Use Cordless Drill Home Inventory Browse Screen Also on this browse screen you will find a Record Order
4. You must have a corresponding entry in the Purchased From Lookup table for this field to be valid Ins Policy Enter the insurance policy number You must have a corresponding entry in the Accounts table for this field to be valid Quantity Total number of pieces you have For example if you have a collection of coins create a entry for each unique item and enter the number you posses here Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software e Value Each Unit value for a single item e Cost Each The price you paid for each item Total Value Enter the total estimated value for this item e Total Cost Enter the total cost YOU paid for this item e Appraised Value Either enter an actual appraised value or your estimated value for this item amp Home Inventory E dit Basic Home Information Purchase Replacement I Mee HP Laset Printer 12 pages per minute black amp white Identifying marks on bottom of unit Category Room Status Home Inventory Description Tab Mfar Place Condition Fields on the Description tab e Description This field can be used to record any additional information you would like to note Specific condition of the item history where it was purchased and who the prior owners were etc Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 27 Vehicle Maintenance Data Entry The Vehicle Maintenance Browse screen is the first screen that will be displayed wh
5. address at which time we will send to you by return email a registration key that will unlock Homeventory for you to use forever After you have received your registration key using the Homeventory menus select Registration Info then select Enter your Registration Number at which time the following screen will be displayed Homeventory v3 0 Registration x Page 4 UNREGISTERED COPY The evaluation period has expired Homeventory Version 3 0 Non licensed users are granted a limited license to use Homeventory on a 50 day trial basis for the purpose of determining whether it is suitable for their needs The use of this program except for the initial 50 day trial requires registration The use of unlicensed copies of Homeventory by any person business corporation government agency or any other entity is strictly prohibited User Name O Registration Key P Register now Order Info b Proceed Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Fill in your name and your number exactly as it appears on the email that was sent to you by alpine software After completed please accept Homeventory as a lifetime asset that will allow you to always organize your possessions Homeventory Option Pak As stated above Homeventory is FREE just for registering the program If you would like a copy of the program on disk CD a professional printed copy of the user manual and the Homeventory AddonPak utilities includ
6. field used to help you navigate through the inventory file Order Inventory ID m Selecting any one of the popup values will change the order in which you are viewing your inventory file In the above example Inventory ID is the sort order Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 23 Home Inventory Edit The Edit screen is used for all of the data entry functions including adding changing editing or deleting records i Home Inventory E dit HH o are B Category Electronics Status fin Use Room Office Condition Manufacturer Unknown Model L4 Model No HP L14 Serial No 45454545 Category Room Status Mfar Place Condition Home Inventory Edit Screen You will also notice the following tabs on the screen used to enter different types of data Basic Home Information Purchase Replacement Description The Basic tab is used for recording basic information about the item the Purchase Replacement tab is for financial and replacement information and finally the Description tab is where you can record any additional information that might be important Category Displays the Category Lookup table so you may Add Change or Delete records foom Displays the Room Lookup table so you may Add Change or Delete records Page 24 Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software _ stas Displays the Status Lookup table so you may Add Ch
7. groups mostly for sorting purposes There hare no hard and fast rules here but please use something you can understand You must have a corresponding entry in the Category Lookup table for this field to be valid e Additional Comments Free form area to record any additional comments or notes about this specific item Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 31 Accounts Data Entry The Accounts screen is the first screen that will be displayed when you select Accounts from the Main screen From this screen you will be able to move up and down through the data base quickly locating your accounts You may either use the up and down arrow keys or the Page Up or Page Down keys or any combination You will also notice the record pointer the little right pointing arrow on the left hand side of the screen This arrow indicates the current record and when you press the EDIT button that record will be displayed Address 1 111 East Dimond b 1110 2334 32 566 Q State Farm Insurance Policy No Address Information Name State Farm Insurance fin East Dimond Acct Type Auto Anchora AK fanchorage fk Phone 1807 555 1000 99518 Fax e07 555 1001 Email frepstatefam com Accounts Screen Fields on the Accounts Screen e Policy No Policy number You should enter this number exactly as it appears on a statement or credit card e Name Enter the name that is on
8. selection screen will appear as follows 24 Report Selection LOL Please Select one of the following Reports C Inventory Details Summary by Room amp Summary by Inventory 1D Inventory by Category Summary by Item C Inventory by Value Print Report 11 Filter E Close Report Selection Screen 15 Preview Report Using the mouse select one of the six standard reports and either press the Preview Report or Print Report button to continue The Print button will immediately print the report where the Preview button will open up a screen for viewing before you print When you have selected Preview a screen will be displayed with the following tool bar at the top of the Screen Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software gle e w Se ala Cii Inventory ID E Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 49 Report Toolbar Controls Picture Purpose Control Zoom to Fit Will fit the entire report into your screen Zoom to 100 Zooms the report to 100 which will allow you better visibility esi a Zoom to Page Width Will show the full width of the report Use the up and down elevator utton to navigate l gt Li sl al Aj oa s o P First Page Displays the first page of the report Prior Page Displays the previous page of the report Next Page Displays the next page of the report Last Page Displays the last of the repor
9. the account not necessarily your name Page 32 Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software e Acct Type Used to categorize accounts I E Credit Card Insurance Utility etc e Address Information Address of this company e Phone Phone number including area code e Fax Fax number including area code e Email Email address Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 33 Recipes Data Entry Back in the mid 70s our forefathers of the computer stated that one of the primary uses of the home computer was to keep track of recipes Hundreds of programs have been developed some rather complex to record recipes Homeventory has taken the simple approach to record basic recipe information You can also check our web site from time to time to get more recipes for your collection The Recipe Browse screen is the first screen that will be displayed when you select Recipes from the Main screen From this screen you will be able to move up and down through the data base quickly locating your recipes You may either use the up and down arrow keys or the Page Up or Page Down keys or any combination You will notice the record pointer the little right pointing arrow on the left hand side of the screen This arrow indicates the current record and when you press the EDIT button that record will be displayed Order MNNENNNNNNNN Recipe ID Title of Recipe 2 Swedish Meatballs Apple pepper Jelly C
10. Home Phone 1 Steven Buchanan 71 555 4848 2 Nancy Davolio 504 555 9857 PM 3 John Deano Basic Data Additional Data Holiday Cards Notes First Name Nancy Last Name Davolio Nick Name Address Information Phone Numbers Address 507 20th Ave E Apt 24 Home 604 555 9857 Work E04 555 9922 City ST Zip fak Jak 981 22 Work Ext Country jusa Fax Number 504 555 9857 Name and Adaress Screen Basic Data Tab Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Fields on the Basic Data tab screen e First Name First name Last Name last name Nick Name Any other name you use to identify this person Address 2 lines are provided to enter a complete address City ST Zip City State and zip postal code Country Country Home Phone Home phone including area code Work Phone Work phone including area code aaa ppp pppp Work Ext Work extension e Fax Number Fax number The Additional Data tab screen is used to record more personal information nancyd anywhere com Daniel Jean Drinking white wine while composing music 0870471972 M Bith Date E Name and Address Screen Additional Data Tab Fields on the Additional Data tab screen e Email Address Email address e Children Children s name Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 39 Page 40 e Hobbies An
11. If you need telephone support call 907 522 4232 Telephone support hours are from 6 00 p m to 10 00 p m Monday through Friday Alaska standard time You may contact us via the Internet at sales team alpinesoft com When you contact technical support please provide your Homeventory serial number You ll find your Homeventory Serial number located on the back side of your distribution diskettes Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 3 Registering Homeventory Unlocking the Program This program is released as Shareware You may use this program for 60 days free as a trial Registration beyond the 60 day trial is FREE for all non commercial use and all it takes is a quick email to us see below After that time you are expected to either register this program or remove it from your computer What registering will get you A registration code which will remove all the annoying Shareware Reminder Windows Information on upgrades to Homeventory For the foreseeable future and probably forever all upgrades to Homeventory will be free to registered users A lifetime license to use Homeventory A warm fuzzy feeling that you did the right thing The more people who register this shareware the more incentive to make Homeventory even better Registration Options We only have one registration period Please send an email to mailto sales team alpinesoft com giving us your full name address phone numbers and valid email
12. Main Dish Dessert etc Prep Time There are no formatting rules here Just enter the time needed to prepare this recipe e Yield How much many this recipe will produce I E 3dz cookies 12 Ibs or Serves 12 Contributor Where you got this recipe from I E Mother Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 35 Page 36 Entering individual ingredients Enter as many ingredients as the recipe calls for Information for using the navigation buttons can be found earlier in this documentation Ingredients iar Measurement Ingredient s vi gt 2 cup Soft bread crumbs 2 3 cup Milk 1 2 cup Minced onion er 4 tablespoon Butter 1 172 liter Ground beef or veal o E To add ingredients press the ADD button and enter information directly into the grid The last step entering a recipe is to record the directions for preparing The following area on this screen us used for this purpose Directions Soak bread crumbs in milk until softened Add onion to 1 Tbsp butter in small saucepan and cook slowly 3 minutes Mix softened bread cooked onion and meat Add eggs salt pepper nutmeg and paprika Mix thoroughly until very smooth and light Shape meat into small balls dusting the hands with flour while shaping the balls Melt remaining 3 Tbsp butter in large frying pan Add meat balls and fry until golden brown all over Remove from pan and add meat wxtract and 3 Tbsp flour Stir untl well ble
13. a gt 2 cup Soft bread crumbs 2 3 cup Milk 172 cup Minced onion PEN 4 tablespoon Butter 1172 liter Ground beef or veal b Directions Soak bread crumbs in milk until softened amp dd onion to 1 Tbsp butter in small saucepan and cook slowly 3 minutes Mix softened bread cooked onion and meat Add eggs salt pepper nutmeg and paprika Mix thoroughly until very smooth and light Shape meat into small balls dusting the hands with flour while shaping the balls Melt remaining 3 Tbsp butter in large frying pan Add meat balls and fry until golden brown all over Remove from pan and add meat wxtract and 3 Tbsp flour Stir untl well blended Add water and a few grains of pepper Cook stirring constantly until thickened Reduce heat very low and cook 5 minutes Stir in sour cream a rounded tablespoon at a time stirring until thoroughly blended after each addition of sour cream Return meat balls to gravy cover pan and simer very gently 10 minutes Serve in deep casserole Sprinkle with minced parsley Yield 70 to 80 meat balls Recipes Edit Screen Recipe ID The recipe ID field is used to uniquely identify each of your recipes This number will be assigned for you by the software Title Enter a brief title for your recipe Category This subject could be a big debate among the cooking culture Please use category to group YOUR recipes into different groups that you can easily find For example Holiday
14. acturer Lookup Table Place of Purchase Lookup Table Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Add change delete information in the inventory file Maintain the category lookup table Maintain the room lookup table Maintain the status lookup table Maintain the manufacturer lookup table Maintain the place of purchase lookup table Page 15 Reports Menu The following table briefly describes the Reports menu options Reports Menu Option Purpose Report Selection Selects the dialog of canned reports that are included with Homeventory Report Generator Selects the report generator which will allow you to create reports and labels in any format that you require Page 16 Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Registration I nfo The following table briefly describes the Registration Info menu options Notice that this menu option will not be displayed after the program has been registered Registration Info Menu Option Purpose How to Register This item brings up the help window that will guide you through the registration process Enter your Registration Number After you have completed your registration with Alpine Software you will be sent a registration that you enter using this menu item Once you have registered the program these menus will disappear Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 17 Help Menu The Help menu contains options for accessing Homeventory Help The following table briefl
15. ange or Delete records Mar Displays the Manufacturer Lookup table so you may Add Change or Delete records _ Place Displays the Place of Purchase Lookup table so you may Add Change or Delete records _ Candtion Displays the Condition Lookup table so you may Add Change or Delete records Fields on the Basic Home Information tab Inventory ID this field is the unique number you assign to your item lt is used to quickly locate and distinguish each item in the database Category The category field is used to group your possessions into logical groups mostly for sorting purposes There hare no hard and fast rules here but please use something you can understand You must have a corresponding entry in the Category Lookup table for this field to be valid Consider the following examples Furniture Electronics Computer Tools Jewelry Status The status field can be used to show you information such as Sold On Loan or other information you require You must have a corresponding entry in the Status Lookup table for this field to be valid Room Enter the room where this item is normally kept You must have a corresponding entry in the Room Lookup table for this field to be valid Condition Enter the current condition of this item You must have a corresponding entry in the Condition Lookup table for this field to be valid Manufacturer Enter the name of the manufacturer of the item If you are unsure you co
16. as defined by the record Order and Filter Last X Displays the last record in a table as defined by the record Order and Filter EAEI New Displays blank form fields for adding a record to a table If the form is a child in a Related ms group the primary key fields in the parent record are automatically entered into the foreign key fields e new child record om 2 gt Delete Deletes the current record from the table Relational Integrity is enforced EET Post Save Saves data entered while adding Copying or editing a record and ends the add or O fe o lt Al Cancel edits Cancels data entries and changes made while Adding Copying or editing a record nd terminates the Add or Copy fo RefreshRefreshes the current record fl Bookmark Allows you to set a bookmark view a different record in the file and then go back to the marked record Edit Brings up the edit screen for the current record Filter Allows you to either view or print a subset of data based on some criteria See the section on Filtering Data following this section of the user s guide E Close Closes the current window and takes you back to the previous window Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Filtering Data As you get more familiar with the software and you begin to add all of the information in you re your house the data files can become quite large Suppose you are working on your inventory for your Den The filter butto
17. at wxtract and 3 T bsp flour Stir untl well blended Add water and a few grains of pepper Cook stirring constantly until thickened Reduce heat very low and cook 5 minutes Stir in sour cream a rounded tablespoon at a time stirring until thoroughly blended after each addition of sour cream Return meat balls to gravy cover pan and simer very gently 10 minutes Serve in deep casserole Sprinkle with minced parsley Yield 70 to 80 meat balls Edit Recipe Directions Screen Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 37 Name and Addresses Data Entry Page 38 It seems that everyone has a computerized address book these days and you ask why And we say why not The Address Book is just another optional feature you may either choose to use or not What is unique about ours is the ability to record additional information not found in others The Name and Address Browse screen is the first screen that will be displayed when you select People Address from the Main screen From this screen you will be able to move up and down through the data base quickly locating people You may either use the up and down arrow keys or the Page Up or Page Down keys or any combination You will notice the record pointer the little right pointing arrow on the left hand side of the screen This arrow indicates the current record and when you press the EDIT button that record will be displayed 34 Name and Addresses Last Name
18. ategory Main dish Meats Christmas Christmas Jelly Fruits Gifts Lime Jelly Strawberry orange Spread Christmas Gifts Jelly Fruits Christmas Fruits Gifts Jelly Pineapple apricot Jam Cranberry Conserve Christmas Fruits Gifts Jam Christmas Fruits Gifts Relish Candied Pickle Sticks Neujahrspretzel new Y ear s Pretzels Christmas Gifts Vegetables Pickles German Holiday Special 10 New England Cranberry Sauce 11 Maple Acorn Squash No 2 New england Fruit Holiday Holiday New england Vegetables 12 Fresh Cranberry Relish 13 Cranberry maple Sauce Relishes Fruits Holiday Sauces Kump Sauces Fruits Holiday Mandel 14 Holiday Brie 15 Meat Loaf Wreath Appetizers Cheese Lo cal Holidays Ground beef Fruits Meatloaf Holidays 16 Monster Munch 17 Pecan Cashew Popcorn Balls Snacks Holidays Nuts Snacks Holidays Nuts Popcorn 18 Hauntingly Good Popcorn 19 Popcorn Snowmen Snacks Popcorn Holidays Snacks Holidays Popcorn 20 Popcorn Ring Recipes Browse Screen Page 34 Snacks Nuts Holidays Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software The Recipe Edit screen is used to record all information about your recipes 24 Recipe Entry E dit map bb mo a x Q D t O Recipe Recipe Id B Prep Time Tie Swedish Meatballs Yield 4 servings hal Measurement Ingredient s a
19. but you should find Homeventory quite easy user friendly to use We have presented the information here in a top down format that should follow your progress while you are using the program Remember that should you need assistance email is always available at support team alpinesoft com Other than that we hope you enjoy the program Page 12 Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Main Screen As you can see from the following screen shot all of the features of Homeventory are available from the main Screen ory File Data Reports Registration Info Help MEDINA Version 3 0 Homeventory The Homeventory menu and main screen offer many options The following sections provide an overview of each menu Use these sections as a reference guide to the menu options More File Menu Data MenuDataMenu Main Reports MenuReportsMenu Main Registration InfoRegistrationInfo Main Help MenuHelpMenu Main Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 13 File Menu The following table briefly describes the File menu options File Menu Option Purpose Print Setup Change printer settings printer orientation paper tray etc Exit Closes Homeventory Page 14 Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Data Menu The following table briefly describes the Data menu options Data Menu Option Purpose Home Inventory Category Lookup Table Room Lookup Table Status Lookup Table Manuf
20. en you select Vehicle Maintenance from the Main screen From this screen you will be able to move up and down through the data base quickly locating your vehicles You may either use the up and down arrow keys or the Page Up or Page Down keys or any combination You will also notice the record pointer the little right pointing arrow on the left hand side of the screen This arrow indicates the current record and when you press the EDIT button that record will be displayed ag Vehicle Information M aintenance Vechicle ID Description of Vehicle E 33 Old Junker Chevrolet Sedan 04 02 1951 U 112 3345 SKTR 112 Cherokee Jeep Cherokee 04 27 1334 C Vehicle Maintenance Browse Screen Page 28 Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software i Vehicle E dit Vehicle ID 112 3345 SKTR 112 Description Cherokee Year 1994 Make Jeep Model Cherokee Siye flarado EE Color Insurance Policy 343221 2343 Purchase Data Date 04 27 1994 Cost 24 600 00 Place Car Park ODE 5102 Vehicle Maintenance Basic Data Tab Fields on the Vehicle Edit tab e Vehicle ID Enter the Vehicle ID VIN number found on the vehicle e Description Enter a general description of the vehicle e Year Year the vehicle was manufactured e Make Make manufacturer of the vehicle e Model Model type or number e Style Style of vehicle I E Coop station wagon etc
21. etc ag Status Lookup Table PlinUse 0 Honko Status Lookup Table Screen Examples of Status In Use On Loan Sold Want Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 45 Manufacturer Lookup Table Record an entry for each manufacturer you have Also create a dummy entry for manufacturers that are unknown 83 Manufacturer Lookup Table eee IN e gres Manufacturer Lookup Table Screen Page 46 Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Place of Purchase Lookup Table Record an entry for each establishment you have purchased goods from Also create a dummy entry for places that are unknown g Place of Purchase Lookup T able njalli Inerd Universe Office Depot Sadlers Furnature f Unknown Place of Purchase Lookup Table Screen Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 47 Report Selection Producing Standard Reports Page 48 This menu option will allow you to either print the predefined reports or use the end user report tool to design and print reports or labels on your own format Select Reports from the main menu bar 24 Homeventory v2 0 Registered File Data MET Help Report Selection Report Generator The report selection menu item will bring up the report election dialog The Report Generator menu item will bring up the end user report generator please see the additional help for this feature The report
22. ing database maintenance and backup restore you may purchase the option for 9 95 plus 3 00 shipping and handling by sending us a request to Alpine Software P O Box 212421 Anchorage Alaska 99521 2421 Thank you for supporting shareware If you have questions or issues concerning Homeventory please see the Homeventory Technical Support section We realize that using a new program can be quite frustrating but you should find Homeventory quite easy user friendly to use We have presented the information here in a top down format the should follow your progress while you are using the program Remember that should you need assistance email is always available at mailto support alpinesoft com Other that we hope you enjoy the program Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 5 Getting Started This chapter shows you how to SETUP Homeventory on your computer and how to run it When you re ready to SETUP Homeventory you ll need the Homeventory SETUP Disks The chapter concludes by pointing out some things that you should know to help you use Homeventory Page 6 Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software I nstalling Homventory This section shows you how to install and run Homeventory To install Homeventory on your computer you run the program SETUP EXE on the Homeventory SETUP Disk 1 Important You cannot simply copy files from the SETUP Disks to your hard disk You must use the SETUP program to decompress and instal
23. l the Homeventory files in the Homeventory directories Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 7 Before You Begin I nstallation Page 8 Before you install Homeventory make sure that your computer meets the minimum requirements Check the Hardware and System Requirements To run Homeventory your computer system must meet these requirements Any IBM compatible computer with an 80486DX processor or higher A mouse 16 MB RAM A hard disk with 3 megabytes of free space A 3 1 2 floppy drive VGA or higher resolution monitor At least 800 x 600 Microsoft Windows 95 this is a requirement this version WILL NOT run under Windows 3 x installed Windows fonts Arial Courier New and Times New Roman Make Backup Copies of the SETUP Disks Before you run Install make backup copies of the Homeventory SETUP Disks Put your backup copies in a safe place Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Running Setup Begin the Homeventory installation process by running SETUP EXE If you are installing from a floppy disk drive other than A adjust the instructions accordingly To run SETUP 1 Start Windows 95 Close all other Windows applications 2 Insert Homeventory SETUP Disk 1 in drive A 3 From the File menu of the Program Manager or File Manager choose Run 4 In the Command Line text box type a setup and click OK 5 Install displays a dialog telling you that it will SETUP Homeventory in the c Homeve
24. n located on either the Inventory browse screen or the report selection screen will allow you to only look at data based on some criteria like ROOM Den Pressing the Filter amp button will display the following screen Inventory Filter Screen EG Fields Room e d Field Value atus Item Description Deri Clear Condition Categor Search Type Exact Match Partial Match at Beginning Partial Match Anywhere Room Manufacturer Model Model Number Serial Number Date Purchased Place Purchased Case Sensitive xi By Value Field Orde C Alphabetic Logical View Summary New Search Filter Screen v K X Cancel The first thing you are thinking is whew this is too complicated Well it is really not In the above example I first clicked on Room under the Fields box which added the room field I then entered Den in the Field Value box For Search Type I selected the Partial Match at Beginning this will only select records beginning with the word Den like Den Den Room and so on After you are finished entering filter conditions press the OK button and the filter will be reset After this screen closes you will only be looking at the information you have filtered To clear a filter condition press the filter button on the toolbar and then press and press the clear button This will clear out your filter condition Homeventory Version 3
25. nded Add water and a few grains of pepper Cook stirring constantly until thickened Reduce heat very low and cook 5 minutes Stir in sour cream a rounded tablespoon at a time stirring until thoroughly blended after each addition of sour cream Return meat balls to gravy cover pan and simer very gently 10 minutes Serve in deep casserole Sprinkle with minced parsley Yield 70 to 80 meat balls You can enter information directly into this area or using your mouse press the right button any the following pop up menu will appear giving you formatting options Edit SO fupy Haste Font Bullet Style Paragraph Tabs Find Replace Insert Object Most of the menu options are pretty much straight forward and follow normal window conventions If you press the Edit menu item the following word processor like screen will appear giving you full control for editing directions Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software 53 Edit Recipe Directions Directions Soak bread crumbs in milk until softened Add onion to 1 Tbsp butter in small saucepan and cook slowly 3 minutes Mix softened bread cooked onion and meat Add eggs salt pepper nutmeg and paprika Mix thoroughly until very smooth and light Shape meat into small balls dusting the hands with flour while shaping the balls Melt remaining 3 Tbsp butter in large frying pan Add meat balls and fry until golden brown all over Remove from pan and add me
26. ntory directory or another directory of your choice 6 Follow the instructions on the screen 7 Install ends Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 9 W hat Setup I nstalls Page 10 Homeventory Directories Install creates a Homeventory directory on your hard disk if it does not already exist with the following files File HOMEV EXE HOMEV HLP HOMEINV DBF HOMEINV FPT HOMEINV CDX ADDR DBF ADDR CDX CBOOK DBF CBOOK FPT CBOOK CDX CBOOKI DBF CBOOKI CDX VEHICLE DBF VEHICLE CDX VEHHIST DBF VEHHIST FPT VEHHIST CDX CATEGORY DBF CATEGORY CDX CONDITION DBF CONDITION CDX MFGR DBF MFGR CDX ROOMS DBF ROOMS CDX SOURCE DBF SOURCE CDX STATUS DBF STATUS CDX Description The main program Homeventory help file Main inventory file and related index and memo file Name amp Address book file and related index Recipe files and related index Vehicle maintenance files and related index Category lookup table and related index Condition lookup table and related index Manufacturer lookup table and related index Rooms lookup table and related index Source lookup table and related index Status lookup table and related index Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Running Homventory From the Windows Program Manager start Homeventory by clicking on the Homeventory Icon Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 11 Using Homeventory We realize that using a new program can be quite frustrating
27. p Table The Category Lookup table is used to group items into different logical groups mostly for reporting purposes There are no hard and fast rules here just try to develop categories that make sense to you E Category Lookup T able wje 8 i Collectable D Electronics Furniture Category Lookup Table Screen Examples of categories Furniture Electronics Computer Tools Jewelry Page 42 Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Condition Lookup T able The Condition Lookup table is used to record the current condition of an item There are no hard and fast rules here just remember that if you have a loss your insurance will want to know the condition of an item that is to be replaced 4 Condition Lookup Table now Condition Lookup Table Screen Examples of Condition Excellent Fair Good Mint Poor Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 43 Room Lookup T able Make one entry for each room in your house You might also consider creating rooms for locations other that your house like On Loan Office etc E Room Lookup Table Room Lookup Table Screen Examples of Rooms Living Kitchen Den Bedroom 1 Master Bedroom Garage Page 44 Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Status Lookup Table The status lookup table is used to distinguish a status attribute for the item such as In Use On Loan Sold Borrowed
28. s freeware just for registering no cost as my way to thank the shareware community and the ASP Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 1 Who Should Use Homeventory Page 2 Homeventory is for anyone who needs to maintain an accurate inventory of his or her household possessions Imagine if you to return home after vacation to find out your house had been in a major fire and looted Will you be able to identify all of your household goods and personal property A completed household inventory using Homeventory will insure you have a permanent record of your household contents and personal property identify items by serial numbers and determine if you have adequate insurance protection After you have completed your inventory you may want to include photographs of each room or high value items and organize your receipts You should keep these items in a safe place away from your home so they will be available should you need them Remember that time spent on a good inventory could save you thousands of dollars if you have a loss And please after you have completed your inventory have your insurance agent review it and make comments and or suggestions Although you don t have to be a computer expert to use Homeventory you should be familiar with the following The Microsoft Windows 95 operating environment and conventions Use of a mouse Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software HomeventoryT echnicalS upport
29. t Printer Setup Displays the printer setup dialog Print Print the report in the window Save to File Use the option to save the entire contents of this report for later use The report button may be used to retrieve the report at a later time o Load Report Use this button to load a previously saved report Close Close the report dialog Page 50 Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Index C Category Lookup Table 42 D Data Entry 23 28 32 34 38 Data Menu 15 E Edit Screen 24 F File Menu 14 Filtering Data 21 H Help Menu 18 Homeventory Technical Support 3 L Lookup Fields 22 M Main Screen 13 Manufacturer Lookup Table 46 P Place of Purchase Lookup Table 47 Producing Standard Reports 48 H Registration Info 17 Reports Menu 16 Room Lookup Table 44 S Status Lookup Table 45 T Toolbar Controls 19 Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software U Unlocking the Program 4 Page 51
30. ted 34 Data EAN sorire onene re tea aa as ac UC aa vic dca Pas aaa 34 Name and AGGresseS AA CERO A LER EO OR RO RO EURO QE RSEN A 38 Data Entry drainn ady he XS GUERRE RR AAA 38 LOOK Fassa 42 Category Lookup Table ld dd 42 Condition Lookup Table caricia ula dl ute terria ba Rr Es bb arr ba a Erba Erb i bs Ka ac 43 Room Lookup Table aia dd dd xA AAN AA ARRA Ela a Dh E Ea ORTA 44 Status Lookup Table sr 45 Page II Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Manufacturer Lookup Table sassanidene EXER ERE YER 46 Place of Purchase Lookup Table soris coena ad CK RYE a ERR 47 Report Selection o a ao 48 Producing Standard Reports 5 exea e ornetur ehh EY RE sh UE enken aga arabere an 48 Report Toolbar Controls uo ex eh pw uta Ea aor aor esse ed cat 50 Me NN 51 Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page III Introduction Welcome to Homeventory The developers of Homeventory are experienced business systems professionals who know the features that heavy duty professional business applications must have You ll find those features in Homeventory Back in 1990 developed the first version of Homeventory mostly to learn about programming the PC and using dBase Many different programming languages were utilized including Quicksilver and Clipper In 1993 became a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals ASP and have met a number of shareware authors who have assisted me over the years This program is being released a
31. uld enter Unknown You must have a corresponding entry in the Manufacturer Lookup table for this field to be valid Model Enter a descriptive model term for this item e Model Number If you know the model number enter it in this field If you do not have a model number you could enter a descriptive term e Serial Number If this item has a serial number enter it here If it does not have a serial number enter N A This will show you at a later time you made an entry for this field Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 25 Page 26 i Home Inventory E dit T Basic Home Information i Purchase Replacemen E Date Purch 11 24 1997 7 Receipt Place Purch Comp USA IV Insured Pai Oa Description Qumdy 1 Value Ea 695 00 CostEa 695 00 Total Value 695 00 Total Cost 695 00 ApprValue 695 00 Home Inventory Purchase Replacement Tab Fields on the Purchase Replacement tab Date Purchased Enter the date this item was purchased or try to at least estimate the year you purchased it Receipt Check this box if you have a receipt for this item Warning We suggest you store your receipts in a safe location such as a safety deposit box Insured Check this box if this item is insured as a line item on an insurance policy Place Purch Enter the name of the company or the person where you purchased this item
32. y describes the Help menu options Help Menu Option Purpose Contents Displays the main topics in the Homeventory Help file About Displays information about Homeventory Page 18 Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Toolbar Controls The Homeventory Toolbar provides controls that let you view and manage the data in the Homeventory tables Homeventory toolbar controls let you navigate through the records search for records change the record order add records delete records and save changes to records The control buttons have pictures or icons that represent their functions The Homeventory controls are shown below Main Toolbar Controls Homeventory Main Toolbar Controls Picture Purpose Closes all screens and returns to Windows exit Displays the Household Inventory screen Displays the Vehicle Maintenance screen Displays the Accounts Screen Displays the Recipe Cook Book screen Displays the Name and Address Screen Displays the print selection screen for household inventory SEE X EG em Gere DataBase Navigation Toolbar Homeventory DataBase Navigation Toolbar Controls Picture Control Purpose First Displays the first record in a table as defined by the record Order and Filter Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 19 Page 20 Prior Displays the previous record in a table as defined by the record Order and Filter Next Displays the next record in a table
33. y hobbies this person might have e Health Issues Any health issues this person might have e Birth Date Birth date e Anniversary Anniversary date e Send Birthday Card Check this box to indicate to send a birthday card You can use the Report generator to either print a report or print label for people you want to send birthday cards to e Send Anniversary Card Check this box to indicate to send a anniversary card You can use the Report generator to either print a report or print label for people you want to send anniversary cards to Holiday Cards tab screen is used to track re occurring holiday cards Information for using the navigation buttons can be found earlier in this documentation Basic Data Additional Data Sent Card Received Card i Holiday Card Exchange 1996 True 1996 IV Sent card for this year 7 Received card this pear Name and Address Screen Holiday Cards Tab Fields on the Holiday Cards Tab e Year Enter the year for this exchange e Send card for this year If you want to send a card check this box e Received card this year If you received a card this year check this box The Notes tab screen can used to enter any other additional information not covered using standard fields Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Name and Address Screen Notes Tab Homeventory Version 3 1 Alpine Software Page 41 Lookup T ables Category Looku
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