askSam Features and Specifications
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askSam
Features and Specifications
Gather
Information from Many Sources
Type
into askSam's WYSIWYG word processor or import information in a variety of
formats.
Integrated
WYSIWYG Word Processor Includes...
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Special mode for entering structured data
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Support for Styles
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Support for True Type Fonts
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Support Graphics and OLE Objects
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Drag & Drop Editing
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Headers, Footers, Page Numbering
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Built in Spell Checker
Import
Filters for...
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Text (ASCII)
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askSam Dos Text Files
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askSam 4 Files
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HTML
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Eudora
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Microsoft Word
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WordPerfect
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Microsoft Access
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Microsoft DBase/ FoxPro
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Microsoft Excel
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Microsoft Outlook 2000
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Paradox
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ODBC Import
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RTF files (Microsoft's Rich Text Format)
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Comma Delimited Data (CSV files)
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Tab Delimited Data
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Fixed Position Data
Powerful
Searches
Find
any word or phrase ? anywhere in your database. No need to concern yourself
with fields, indexes, or field lengths. Nothing could be simpler.
Searches
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Full-text searches for any word or phrase
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Wildcard searches with * and ?
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Boolean searches (AND, OR, and NOT)
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Parenthesis in Boolean search logic
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Proximity searches
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Numeric searches (>, <, >=, <=, <>)
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Date searches
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Fuzzy searches
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Search through multiple askSam databases
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Case sensitive searches
Create
Electronic Documents
With
askSam's Hypertext Functions, it's simple to set up Hypertext Links.
Hypertext...
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Set Hypertext Links to Bookmarks and Document Names
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Set Hypertext Links to other askSam files
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Run Reports from Hypertext Links
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Execute askSam Menu Commands (such as FILE -> OPEN) from Hypertext
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Start other applications (for example a viewer for graphics)
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Set Hypertext links to any Web address (URL).
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Hypertext Links can be exported to HTML documents
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Viewer can be purchased for distributing data
Reports
See
what you want to see - askSam lets you find an entire document or generate a
report containing specific pieces of information. Use pre-defined reports or
create your own.
Reports...
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Drag & Drop Report Writer (no programming required)
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Sort alphabetically, numerically, or by date
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Include totals and subtotals
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Group fields
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Include IF statements in reports
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Create summary reports
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Use headers and footers in reports
Additional
Features:
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Support for OLE version 2.0
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Include graphics, videos, and sound
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Bookmarks
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Mail Merge
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Automatic phone dialer
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Password protection and encryption
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Automatic date and time stamps
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Network version available (with record locking)
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Multiple Entry Forms per database
Pre-defined
Applications
To
make getting started even easier, askSam includes:
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Over 15 pre-defined Templates (for Magazine Clippings, Helpdesks, Questionnaires
and more).
System
Requirements
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An IBM compatible computer with at least a P90 processor.
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16 MB of RAM, 30 MB of free disk space
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askSam will run on Windows 95, 98, 98SE, 2000, ME, XP and Windows NT
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