10 Minute Guide to Schedule+ for Windows 95 Introduction How did we ever keep organized before the advent of paper? Did the busy Cro-Magnon executive chisel his weekly appointments onto stone, or did he rely on leafy Post-It style notes stuck up with tar around the office cave? Over the years, weíve evolved to rely on paper to organize our lives. (Of course, there are some gifted people who keep themselves organized without paper, but theyíre very rare.) Paper helps us keep track of our busy lives. We remind ourselves of important meetings and dates with lists and notes scribbled onto large and small bits of paper or collections of paper. Organizing those many scraps of paper can often prove daunting. There are a variety of methods to employ, and perhaps you yourself use a combination of several. Some people file notes away into leather-bound organizers that they tote around everywhere they go; others keep their important papers in boxes that they hide in closets or push under the desk. Still others maintain their busy schedules through a visual display of sticky notes plastered about their desk and computer. Regardless of your method of organization, thereís plenty of room for disaster to strike. Nothing brings on a panic attack faster than realizing that you misplaced a piece of paper with crucial information on it. Suddenly, your organized life is in chaos. Isnít it about time you evolved to use another organizational method, one without so much focus on paper? If you just purchased a copy of Microsoftís Schedule+ program, youíre well on your way to evolving. What Is Schedule+? You can now organize yourself safely and electronically on your own computer with Microsoftís Schedule+. Schedule+ is actually a Personal Information Manager, or PIM, application. PIMs help you keep your daily life organized and free from unexpected chaos. Schedule+ resembles a personal organizer, a time-management tool popular these days in the business community. Most organizers are set up with sections that you arrange in a three-ring binder. Each section in the binder helps you organize a particular part of your daily life. Schedule+ comes with sections, too. Hereís what youíll find in your Schedule+ program: Appointment Book Use this feature to keep track of daily and weekly appointments and to set up reminders. You can even set up alarms that beep to remind you of an appointment. To Do list Organize your daily or weekly tasks and prioritize things you have to keep track of. Contact Enter your business contacts and keep a list of names, addresses, and phone numbers of people you need to reach often. Planner Organize meetings and attendees with the Schedule+ Planner feature. The Plannerís Meeting Wizard helps you coordinate meeting times. Even Stay ahead of special occasions, including birthdays, anniversaries, conferences, and more, with the Events feature. With Schedule+ you can keep track of daily appointments and meetings, prioritize your work, and do a whole lot more. Naturally, all of this electronic organization makes your life easier. At least you wonít have to worry about losing bits of paper anymore, or trying to remember what you need to accomplish each day. Welcome to the 10 Minute Guide to Schedule+ for Windows 95 Computer programs arenít always easy to wade through. Thereís a lot you need to know in order to make a program do what you want it to do. Thatís where this book helps. The 10 Minute Guide to Schedule+ for Windows 95 gives you straightforward, easy-to-understand lessons about using Schedule+ to accomplish specific tasks. This book gives you the information you need without all the technical jargon. Plus, youíll be able to complete each lesson in 10 minutes or less. The 10 Minute Guide to Schedule+ for Windows 95 is for anyone interested in: Fast and easy information about setting up a daily schedule using a computer. Tips and steps for viewing a schedule by week or by month. Creating a comprehensive database of contacts. Learning about prioritizing tasks and projects. Using Schedule+ on a network to coordinate meetings with others. How to Use This Book Each of the lessons in this book includes step-by-step instructions for using the Schedule+ program. You can read the book from start to finish, or you can pick and choose the lessons focusing on the tasks you want to learn. The first few lessons start with such tasks as opening and closing the Schedule+ program. Lesson-by-lesson, you progress to using Schedule+ to help you organize appointments, lists, and more. You even find lessons about using Schedule+ in a network environment. If youíre completely new to the Windows 95 environment, you might want to start with the "Windows 95 Primer" at the back of this book. If youíre an experienced user and you need to get up and running with Schedule+ quickly, turn to Lesson 1 and start organizing your daily life now. Conventions Used in This Book Throughout this book are icons that identify tips to help you save time and learn important information fast. Timesaver Tip marks tips that give you inside hints for using Schedule+ more efficiently. Plain English identify definitions of new terms for you. Panic Button alerts you to warnings and cautions about potential problem areas.   You also find these conventions throughout the steps in the lessons: WHAT YOU TYPE Things that you type in appear in bold, color type. PRESS ENTE Any keys that you press or items that you select with your mouse appear in color type. ON-SCREEN TEX Any messages that you see on-screen appear in bold type. Trademarks All terms mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or service marks are listed below. In addition, terms suspected of being trademarks or service marks have been appropriately capitalized. Que Corporation cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. Use of a term in this book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark. Schedule+ is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

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