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                      Updated on 4/21/95

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Welcome to AddressMate for Windows!

AddressMate is a multi-purpose address manager for Microsoft
Word, AmiPro, Word Perfect for Windows and other word
processors. It contains a flexible layout designer that handles
labels, envelopes, post cards, business cards, and anything else
that fits through your printer. You can design with text,
graphics, postal bar codes, serialized fields, rectangles, and
even horizontal and vertical lines. The address manager gives
you instant access to addresses as you write letters, retains
phone numbers and notes, can automatically dial your phone,
imports and exports address book data, and greatly simplifies
mail merges.

We are sure you will enjoy using AddressMate.  Feedback from
users like you has contributed significantly to the quality of
this product.  Please feel free to drop us a fax or letter
explaining what it is you like or dislike about AddressMate.
Don't be surprised when you see your input appear in future
releases of this product.

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                     TABLE OF CONTENTS
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      1.  Purpose of README.TXT
      2.  How to Reach CoStar
      3.  AmiPro Users
      4.  WordPerfect for Windows Users
      5.  AddressMate (DOS) Users
      6.  Printing the 'Notes' Field
      7.  WMF and WPG Graphic Files
      8.  Damaged Address Books (TUTILITY.EXE)


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1.  Purpose of README.TXT
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You may be asking yourself why there is a README.TXT file.  The
reason is simple.  There is a significant amount of lead time
required to produce the manuals.  While we attempt to document
everything possible in the manual, there are always things that
are discovered during and after the printing of the manuals.
Any last minute changes that are not in the manual will be
documented in this file.

Please take some time to familiarize yourself with the contents
of this README.TXT file.

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2.  How to Reach CoStar
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If you have problems using AddressMate for Windows, you may
contact CoStar Technical Support in one of several ways:

Fax:      Primary:                     1-203-661-1540
          Alternate:                   1-203-661-6534

Modem:    CoStar BBS:                  1-203-661-6292
          America Online:              CoStarTech
          CompuServe:                  75300,2225     GO COSTAR
          Online Fax Retrieval System: 1-800-350-6280
          Internet:                    support@costar.com

Mail:     Technical Support Department
          CoStar Corporation
          100 Field Point Road
          Greenwich, CT  06830-6406
          USA

Phone:    1-203-661-9700 (M-F 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time)

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3.  AmiPro Users
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The database engine that comes with AmiPro may cause conflicts
with AddressMate for Windows.  If PXENGWIN.DLL is present in your
AMIPRO subdirectory, then you must remove it for AddressMate to
function properly.

Use the File Manager to locate the file PXENGWIN.DLL in your
AMIPRO subdirectory.  Delete the file if it is present.

PXENGWIN.DLL is a database engine used by many applications,
including AmiPro and AddressMate.  AddressMate ships with an
updated version of PXENGWIN.DLL and installs it in the
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory where it will be available to all
programs.

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4.  WordPerfect for Windows Users
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The WordPerfect macros that are shipped with AddressMate for Windows
require WordPerfect version 6.0a or later.  If you are using version
5.1, 5.2, or 6.0, you must upgrade in order for the macros to work.
The upgrade from 6.0 to 6.0a is available at no charge from 
WordPerfect.  Upgrading from 5.1 or 5.2 is not free.  To order any 
upgrade, call 1-800-451-5151.

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5.  AddressMate (DOS) Users
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If you are upgrading from the DOS version of AddressMate, and
wish to use your existing database from the DOS version, we have
supplied a program called AMEXPORT that will help you move your
database(s) from the DOS version of AddressMate into the Windows
version.

Because of the advanced features now available in AddressMate
for Windows (AfW), your existing database can't be used as-is.
Instead, you need to use the AMEXPORT program located in the
AddressMate for Windows directory (usually C:\AMATE) to convert
your database into an ASCII list that can then be imported by
AfW.

To do this:

1)  When you are ready to transfer your database, exit Windows,
and change to your AddressMate subdirectory.  If you accepted
the suggestions made while installing the DOS and Windows
products, you'll find that both programs are in the subdirectory
"C:\AMATE". To change to this subdirectory, type:

          CD C:\AMATE

2)  Next, type:

          AMEXPORT AMATE.DBF

This will convert the AddressMate database used by the DOS
version into a text file called AMATE.TXT.  If you have more
than one database file used with the DOS version of AMATE, you
can convert all of them at once by typing:

          AMEXPORT *.DBF

3)  Start Windows, and run AfW by double-clicking on its icon.

4)  From the File menu, choose "Open/New Database...", and
select the database you wish to add the addresses to.  If you
want to create a new database, type in its name, and click OK.

5)  From the File menu, select "Import Database...", and in the
resulting database, set "List files of Type" to be "ASCII Text
(*.TXT)".  Finally, choose the file to be imported (AMATE.TXT),
and click OK.

6)  At the Import/Merge dialog, under Choose Format, select
"ASCII List", and click OK.

All records will be imported.  To check that they were imported
correctly, you may go the AfW Address Book and scroll through
the entries.

Good Luck!

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6.  Printing the 'Notes' Field
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The Notes field in the Address Book database will display and print
as a single line of text in the Designer, even though the Address 
Book allows you to enter multiple lines of text into the Notes
field.  The reason for this is because the Designer treats fields
as single-line entities.  The ability to print multi-line fields
is not supported in this version of AddressMate.

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7.  WMF and WPG Graphic Files
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AddressMate can only read WMF and WPG graphic files if those files
contain a bitmap representation within them.  If you encounter a
WMF or WPG file that cannot be read, then you should use a graphic
program to convert the files into another supported format, such
as PCX.

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8.  Damaged Address Books (TUTIL.EXE)
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AddressMate's Disk 2 contains a file called TUTIL.EXE. When executed.
it will automatically create a program by the name of TUTILITY.EXE.
TUTILITY is a program which can repair damaged Address Books.  Should
you encounter any difficulty in accessing any Address Books or any
records within an AddressBook simply run TUTILITY to restore the
Address Book to full working order.


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