FairPlus!
Program Features
Several features are available in the FairPlus! program including e-mail, multiple printers, displaying different fair years, and backups. Become familiar with these features before using the program. Some of them require configuration in order to be used.
- Title Bar Information [pdf]
Basic information about the program displays in the blue title bar at the top of the screen. - Navigating the
Program [pdf]
The Goto menu displays the logical progression of a county fair and is used to navigate the program. - Fair Years
[pdf] [video
length: 1 minute 58 seconds]
Information for the previous two fair years can be displayed by changing the data set year. - Update Disk [pdf]
Periodically click Update Disk located on the menu toolbar to save information to the computer's hard drive. - E-Mail Setup [pdf]
E-mail messages can be sent from within the program. This is useful in e-mailing the results media report file to any media outlets in the area. The e-mail parameters are set before the e-mail feature is used. An Internet connection and e-mail program such as Netscape Messenger, Microsoft Outlook, or Microsoft Outlook Express must be available. - Backup Data [pdf]
It is very important that data is backed up on a regular basis to removable media such as a diskette, zip drive, or flash media. - Restore Data [pdf]
When the data is lost or needs to be installed on another computer, the information can easily be covered when a current backup is available. Restoring the data can be done with any one of the four backup methods. - Printer
Configuration [pdf
version] [FairPlus!
printer help file]
A default printer must be installed in Windows before the program will open. This must be done even when a printer is not physically attached to the computer. - Select Multiple Items [pdf]
Many of the screens allow multiple selections of items using Windows features. There are several ways to do this. - Close the Program [pdf]
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Updated on 07/11/2006
