Talking Reminder PDF Manual
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1. ret Ader User Manual 2005 Software River Solutions Inc Talking Reminder Introduction Welcome to Talking Reminder We hope that you will find Talking Reminder a simple yet powerful solution for managing all your personal and business events Talking Reminder Help 2005 Software River Solutions Inc All rights reserved No parts of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means graphic electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording taping or information storage and retrieval systems without the written permission of the publisher Products that are referred to in this document may be either trademarks and or registered trademarks of the respective owners The publisher and the author make no claim to these trademarks While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this document or from the use of programs and source code that may accompany it In no event shall the publisher and the author be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this document l Talking Reminder Help Table of Contents Part Introducing Talking Reminder 3 1 Why Talking Reminder EEN 4 E TE LE LC EE 5 3 How to buy Talking Reminder ss s2. 2005 Software River Solutions Inc 25 Talking Reminder Help 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 How do change the voice used in speech output Go to your control panel Start gt gt Settings gt gt Control Panel and double click on the Speech icon Switch to Text To Speech tab and select your options you will be able to change the voice as well as other speech options like the talking speed You must have Text To Speech engine installed on your system for these options to be available Please visit this URL if you want to download and install the Microsoft Text To Speech engine for use with Talking Reminder http www softwareriver com html speech html NOTE Windows XP users have the speech engine available or already installed on their computers However there is limited number of voices available To add Mike and Mary voices to your speech capabilities please go to this URL http www microsoft com speech download sdk51 and download Mike and Mary voices for Windows XP Can Talking Reminder execute a file as the alert action Yes To specify the file to be opened executed click on the Custom Actions button within the Add Modify Reminder dialog Once open select the appropriate options and the file to be executed For more information and detailed description see Custom Actions dialog section How can I quickly preview upcoming reminders Talking Reminder has the list of upcoming reminders always
3. For more information about the Main Talking Reminder Window please Click here 5 2 How dol preview all reminders for a single day To preview reminders for a specific day simply double click on that day in the calendar Make sure that you click on an area not occupied by an event since clicking on an event will open the event view modify dialog You can also right click on a specific day in the calendar and select View All Reminders For menu item For more information about the Main Talking Reminder Window please Click here 5 3 How do reschedule an event gt If you want to move your event for a few days back or forth simply drag it from it s current day and drop it on the desired day in calendar If this is an reminder with a pre reminder the pre reminder will be moved as well You can also open the reminder to be rescheduled and change it s start day and or recurrence options For more information about the Main Talking Reminder Window please Click here For more information about modifying existing reminders please Click here 5 4 Ido not have speech functionality installed on my computer can still use Talking Reminder gt Definitely Talking Reminder will work since it does not depend on its speech functionality Microsoft Speech Engine is a free Windows add on Please visit this page to download the speech engine for use with your Talking Reminder http Awww softwareriver com html speech html
4. where you can download the latest database updates Officially we do not support Talking Reminder on Windows 95 systems How to buy Talking Reminder rem nder You can buy Talking Reminder on our website You will get free minor upgrades and email support as well To buy talking reminder please go to http www talkingreminder com html buy talking reminder html Once there please follow the instructions to complete your purchase Once you purchase Talking Reminder a confirmation email will be sent to you containing the Serial Number that you must enter to register your application When you start Talking Reminder a window will pop up that allows you to enter your name and your serial number Once entered click on the Register button to complete your registration Alternatively this dialog can be shown either from the about dialog or directly from the Help main menu If you have any questions about your purchase please contact us at sales softwareriver com Explaining the user interface r sn la r In this section we will help you to quickly become familiar with Talking Reminder user interface Note that selecting different skins will modify the user interface slightly gt Main Talking Reminder Window 2005 Software River Solutions Inc Explaining the user interface Calendar preference dialog gt General Preferences dialog Add Modify Reminder dialog Custom Actions dialog Search dial
5. Settings X Alert Actions H H Sound and Speech Email Settings Connection Settings vw Auto start talking reminder when windows starts Recommended Alert window title Do not forget Alert window position Center Date format used in dialogs dl C Save the last window position Day Month Y ear bel This option is recommended Auto start talking reminder check box check to start Talking Reminder when Windows starts Alert window title enter the title for the alert window that will show up when an alert is shown This is also used for speech output if enabled Alert windows position select where on your display you would like a new alert window to pop up e Show control hints if checked many controls will show a hint if you keep your mouse over them for a few seconds This is useful but after a while it could become annoying thus an option to turn it off when you feel comfortable with the user interface General Preferences dialog Alert Actions Section General Preferences dialog Sound and Speech Section gt General Preferences dialog Email Section General Preferences dialog Internet Connection Section 2005 Software River Solutions Inc Explaining the user interface 10 2 3 1 General Preferences dialog Alert Actions Section This is the General Preferences dialog showing the alert actions section Scroll down for detail
6. button acknowledging a reminder means I got it do not notify about this recurrence again 2 You press the Snooze button in this case a pop up menu will allow you to select the snooze period after which the window will show up again 3 You do nothing but the time for automatic snooze elapsed In this case the window will go away and the reminder will be snoozed for certain number of hours as specified in general preferences 2 9 Category Editor This is the Category Editor Window You will use this dialog to customize your reminder types categories Scroll down for detailed explanation To open this dialog select File Category Editor from the main menu 2005 Software River Solutions Inc 19 Talking Reminder Help Category Editor x Caeooies ees E Image Pre Alert Image DER Pre Alert Days fo Default Interval Once f C Default category for new reminders Update This Category Add New Category Delete This Category Categories drop down box Select a category reminder type you want to modify or delete Rename Button Click to rename the current category Image drop down box Select the image that should be used for this category Pre Alert Image drop down box Select the image that should be used for pre reminders in this category Description edit box Type in a brief description of this category e Pre Alert Text edit box Type in a short text that will be used to automatica
7. pre alert you about upcoming main reminder in a specified number of days 2005 Software River Solutions Inc 15 Talking Reminder Help 2 5 For daily interval recurring reminders there will be a check box allowing you not to be reminded on the weekend in case recurrence falls on a Saturday or Sunday If you enable this you will miss that event on a weekend You cannot set this options if your event starts on a weekend TIP If you are creating a birthday reminder you can use the real birthday of that person including the year For example instead of entering the start day of a particular birthday to be the next birthday for that person use the real year and you will always know how old that person is when the birthday comes up Custom Actions dialog This is the Custom Actions dialog that allows you to specify specific actions for a single reminder Scroll down for detailed explanation To open this dialog click on the Custom Actions button in the Add Modify Reminder dialog Custom Actions CO Vv ACTION 1 Show the alert window Try to show alert 3 times si then execute ACTION 2 ACTION 2 CH Do nothing Send me an email 7 Cancel f OK ACTION 1 check box check this to pop up an alert window when an reminder is due e Try to show alert drop down box Specify how many times will Talking Reminder try to show you the pop up alert window e ACTION 2 sec
8. show the alert window and email sending fails Talking Reminder will force the alert window one time to try to alert you about the problem and the event If you finally miss this as well the process will repeat itself See also General Preferences dialog Alert Actions Section Search dialog This is the Search Reminders dialog You will use this dialog to search for events using it s properties or a text keyword s Scroll down for detailed explanation To open this dialog select File Search Reminders from the main menu or right click on the calendar and select Search Search Reminders 3 records found OH CO a e 4 Vv Search only active reminders Search only inactive Reminders Type AI Reminder Types Ka En Containing this text E Search Due date and time Title Type ca 14 07 2003 10 00 4M Due in 3 days Joe s Birthday Birthday 16 07 2003 10 00AM Call Bob Phon E 17 07 2003 10 00AM Joe s Birthday Birthday Close Search only active reminders check box Check this box to search only active reminders active reminders are reminders that in use and will produce an alert at some point in the future Search only inactive reminders check box Check this box to search for inactive reminders only Inactive reminder are reminders that are no longer in use e if none of the check boxes above is checked all reminders will be searched regardless of their active state e Type drop do
9. alled TalkingReminder 12 31 2005 backup Simply select that file and Talking Reminder will restore up your data You can restore directly from CD DVD ZIP file or USB Drives or any other kind of storage FAQ Frequently Asked Questions rem nder The frequently asked questions should help you quickly find the answers to most common questions gt How do search for specific event gt How do preview all reminders for a single day gt How do reschedule an event gt My computer does not support speech can still use Talking Reminder How do change the voice used in speech output gt Can Talking Reminder execute a file as the alert action How can quickly preview upcoming reminders gt How can delete all old reminders 2005 Software River Solutions Inc FAQ Frequently Asked Questions 24 5 1 How do I search for specific event gt The fastest way to find a particular event is to use the Search Dialog enter the desired search criteria and hit the Search button A list of found events will be shown You can then view modify or delete a reminder from that list For more information on how to open and use the search dialog please Click here If you know that a specific event is about to be due but not sure at what time you can simply move your mouse around the calendar As soon as you cursor is over an event the time and the event title will be shown in the status bar
10. and Restore ey oS In this section we will help you with backup and restore functions gt Backing up your data gt Restoring your data from backup 4 1 Backing up your data To backup your data you can simply select Backup Backup Reminders Now menu item Talking Reminder File Options Biet Backup Reminders Now Restore From Backup Cri LIZ THE with TI 2005 Software River Solutions Inc 23 Talking Reminder Help 4 2 After you select it a dialog will show up asking you to select a folder where you would like to save the backup file The filename will contain the date so you will always know which file is backup for which date For example a backup file could be called TalkingReminder 12 31 2005 backup TIP Copy your backup files regularly to a CD or DVD drive or simply on another coputer hard drive or USB drive to avoid single point of failure If your hard drive with Talking Reminder on it carashes you will always have a backup copy to restore from Restoring your data from backup To restore your data from a backup copy simply select Backup Restore From Backup menu item Talking Reminder File Options Biet Cirint THE with TI After you select it a file selection dialog will show up asking you to select a file from which to restore The filename will contain the date so you will always know when was that backup created For example a backup file could be c
11. e reminder few days before it actually starts use the default Pre Alert Days value and text in this dialog When creating a reminder of this type a pre reminder option will be automatically selected for you 2005 Software River Solutions Inc Creating and modifying reminders 20 3 Creating and modifying reminders r AL d f In this section we will help you with creating and modifying reminders gt Creating a new reminder gt Modifying existing reminders gt Deleting old expired reminders 3 1 Creating a new reminder You can create a new reminder using three different methods You can simply select File Add New Reminder menu item L salting Harmirclr MEN Options Help Add New Reminder You can Right Click on a specific date in the calendar and select Add New Reminder for menu item View All Reminders For Tuesday 21 01 2003 H Search Or you can use the Create new reminder button in the Daily Reminders List Dialog Reminders for Friday January 17 2003 Due Date and Time Title 4770129002 08 00 AM Buu nrasants far tt 2005 Software River Solutions Inc 21 Talking Reminder Help 3 2 3 3 Once you have selected one of the options above the Add New Reminder dialog will show up and allow you to enter all data regarding your new reminder Modifying existing reminders You can access an existing reminder and modify its
12. ed explanation To open this dialog select Options General Settings from the main menu Similar options will be available if you click on the Custom Actions button on the Add Modify Reminder dialog General Settings CO General f Alert Actions Sound and Speech Email Settings Connection Settings TA ACTION 1 Show the alert window Automatically hide alert window after fi minutes and snooze the reminder for fi hour s Try to alert me using this procedure 5 times WW then ty ACTION 2 WA ACTION 2 Send me an email NOTE You can override these settings or execute a file for a specific reminder using Custom Actions button in reminder properties dialog gt g Cancel g DE ACTION 1 check box check this to pop up an alert window when an reminder is due e Automatically hide alert window specify the number of minutes the pop up window will stay on the screen If you do not snooze it or acknowledge it after the specified number of minutes it will get snoozed automatically for the specified number of hours The last drop down box specifies how many times will Talking Reminder try to show you this pop up window e ACTION 2 check box check this to send an email to the email address specified in the email settings section containing the description of the event This option will only be successfully executed if you have valid Internet Connection Settings and you have entered valid email settin
13. eral Preferences dialog showing the Internet Connection settings section Scroll down for detailed explanation To open this dialog select Options General Settings from the main menu 2005 Software River Solutions Inc 13 Talking Reminder Help 2 4 General Settings General Alert Actions Sound and Speech Email Settings ei am connected trough LAN or using Cable or A DSL modem CH am using my telephone line and Dial Up networking to connect to internet e am connected trough LAN radio button Check this radio button if you are constantly connected trough interned trough Local Area Network LAN or if you are using Cable or A DSL modem e am using my telephone line radio button Check this button if you are connecting to internet using a dial up connection e Dial Up connection drop down box Enabled only if you are connecting using Dial Up networking Select the connection you are usually using to connect to internet NOTE to AOL Dial up users you have to select the first option LAN and connect to the internet using your AOL software manually Automatic connection disconnection will not work with your service IMPORTANT If you are using dial up networking make sure that your connection has all the information needed to connect phone number username password If you are not connected to the internet at the time Talking Reminder needs to send an ema
14. gs In the example screen shot above Talking Reminder will try to show the alert window five times each time waiting five minutes for your response and snoozing the reminder for one hour If you did not see this window or choose to ignore it Talking Reminder will try to send an email out to you with the event description NOTE If the email could not be sent out Talking Reminder will append the error message to the alert description and after a few minutes it will try to show you the alert window If you miss this as well it will try to send an email again This procedure will repeat itself to make sure you do not miss an event If you only choose to send an email out but did not choose to show the alert window in case of email sending failure Talking Reminder will force the alert window one time to try to alert you about the problem and the event If you finally miss this as well the process will repeat itself 2005 Software River Solutions Inc 11 Talking Reminder Help See also Custom Actions dialog 2 3 2 General Preferences dialog Sound and Speech Section This is the General Preferences dialog showing the sound and speech settings section Scroll down for detailed explanation To open this dialog select Options General Settings from the main menu General Settings O General Alert Actions SoundandSpeech 3 Email Settings Connection Settings TA Play this sound when a reminder
15. handy for you Simply click on the little button beside the today s date on the main window to open close the upcoming reminders view For more information about the Main Talking Reminder Window please Click here How can delete all old reminders Old and inactive reminders reminders that will never be producing an alert in future can be deleted simply by selecting File Delete expired reminders menu item For more information see Deleting old expired reminders 2005 Software River Solutions Inc Index 26 Index A Add new eventdialog 13 Creating a new reminder 20 Alert settings 10 Custom settings 15 General Alert Settings 10 Alert window 18 AOL dial up connections 12 B Backup 22 Backup and Restore 22 Backing up your data 22 Restoring your data from backup 23 C Calendar 6 Calendar Preferences 7 Category Editor 18 Change reminder 21 Create new event dialog 13 Creating a new reminder 20 Creating reminders 20 Custom Alert Settings 15 Customize Categories 18 Customize Reminder Types 18 D Daily reminders list 17 Data backup 22 Day preview 17 Delete old reminders 21 E Edit reminder 21 Email settings 12 Execute File on alert 15 aie FAQ 23 Can Talking Reminder execute a file as the alert action 25 How can delete all old reminders 25 How can quickly preview upcoming reminders 25 How do I change the voice used in speech output 25 How d
16. ific reminder Reminders for Wednesday July 16 2003 OH CO a ales Due date and time Title Type 16 07 2003 10 00 4M Pay bills Bill Pa 16 07 2003 10 004M Call Bob Phon Close e The toolbar contains four buttons new view delete and print You can use these buttons to create a new reminder for the selected day print reminders for that day or to view change delete the reminder selected in the list below You can also double click on a reminder to view change its properties or right click on a reminder to 2005 Software River Solutions Inc Explaining the user interface 18 bring up the pop up menu with options 2 8 Alert Window This is the Alert Window Scroll down for detailed explanation This window pops up automatically when one of the reminders is due and option to show it is selected There can be multiple alert windows showing up at the same time Do not forget Sample reminder This is a sample reminder 10 00 AM on Tuesday December 6 2005 e e gt Acknowledge Snooze d If you selected to show the alert window as one of the reminder actions this window will pop up showing you the event title description as well as the reminder date time stamp You can click on the little Print button to print the reminder out This window will sat visible until one of the following conditions is met 1 You press the Acknowledge
17. il alert a connection will be created the email will be sent and finally connection will be closed If you were already connected no explicit connection will be created Add Modify Reminder dialog This is the Add Modify Reminder dialog You will use this dialog to add new reminders as well as changing existing ones Scroll down for detailed explanation To open this dialog Select File Add New Reminder from the main menu Right click on the calendar and select Add New Reminder For or View Change menu item if available the item will be available if you right click on an event 2005 Software River Solutions Inc Explaining the user interface 14 Double click on a reminder in the calendar search dialog or daily list dialog anywhere you see a reminder you can double click on it to open this dialog test O Title Joe s birthday Description Today is Joe s birthday Call him Type Birthday bal 4 Custom Actions Reminder Date and Time On lwednesday July 16 2003 Yf a fio 0 Interval and Recurrence Interval Yearly A a Stop recurring after 7 17 2003 DI The yearly reminder will start at the date time indicated above and recurr at the same date and time every fi SW Years Vv Also remind me to Buy presents for the birthday 3 S Day s before the event C Cancel GD e Title edit box Type i
18. is due D WINNT Media Utopia Close WAY Choose File Chi cerner TA Use speech output for reminders Test Speech Time notifications W Play this sound at noon si D WINNT Media CTME Choose File cd H soyihetme evevhou F Piets a Cancel OK e Play this sound when an alert pops up check box plays the specified sound when an alert is due Click on the Choose File button to select a different WAV file Click on the Test button to test it Use speech output for reminders when checked Talking Reminder will speak out the reminder title description as well as the time when it is due This option is only available if Microsoft Speech Engine is installed on your system The Microsoft speech engine for use with Talking Reminder can be downloaded using this URL http www softwareriver com html speech html Time notifications section check the check boxes for sound speech to play the specified sound or say the time every hour or at noon only The prefix edit box is the text that will be used in speech output along with the current time Click on the test buttons to test your options before committing the changes 2005 Software River Solutions Inc Explaining the user interface 12 2 3 3 General Preferences dialog Email Section This is the General Preferences dialog showing the email settings section Scroll down for detailed explanation To ope
19. lly construct a pre reminder for this category See Birthday category for an example Pre Alert Days Select 0 to disable the default pre reminders in this category If value other than zero is selected an automatic pre reminder will be created for reminders of this type The value represents the default number of days that a pre reminder will be activated before the main event e Default Interval drop down box select the default interval type for this category Default category for new reminders Check this checkbox to make this type of reminder default when creating a new reminder Update This Category Button Click this button to save the changes you made for the current category e Add New Category Button Click to add a completely new category Delete This Category Button Click to delete the current category NOTE Deleting a category will delete all reminders of that type Use the search function to find reminders by category type e Close Button Closes this dialog Use this dialog to customize your reminder types and change their default values Note that all values in a specific category except the icons are simply a default values While creating a reminder one can always override the default values for a certain category However appropriate default values will soeed up the reminder creation greatly as there will be less values to change TIP If a category often requires a reminder of that type to have a pr
20. n the title for your event here e Description Type in more detailed description for this event This field can be left empty e Type drop down box Select the type of the event If you cannot fin appropriate event type choose Other Note that changing the event type automatically updates the dialog with predefined recurrence and pre reminder options Custom actions button Click this button to open the custom actions dialog There you can override the default action behaviour set in the general options as well as specify to execute a file when this reminder is due Start Date Time select the date and time that this reminder should start For one time reminders this is simply the date and time that the event will be happening For recurring reminders this is the starting point of your reminder Interval and Recurrence Select the recurrence interval period or select Once if there will be no recurrence of this event If you whish to stop an event from recurring after a specific date please check the Stop recurring after check box and select the date after which the recurrence will stop The area below the interval type and stop date controls will change according to your interval selection and allow you to specify more recurrence options Also remind me check box and spin box allow you to switch on Talking Reminder pre alert feature When checked an automatic reminder will be generated and connected to the current reminder that will
21. n this dialog select Options General Settings from the main menu General Settings CO General l Alert Actions Sound and Speech a Connection Settings Your e mail address djogon softwareriver com Outgoing SMTP server address 192 168 1 10 Outgoing SMTP server port 255 Ze If your server requires you to authenticate type in your username and password Username Password Click on the Test button to test your settings ep g Cancel g DE Your email address the email address that any Talking Reminder emails should be sent to e Outgoing SMTP server enter your SMTP server name If you are not sure what that is check the options in your email client or call your ISP and ask for SMTP host name Outgoing SMTP server port number the standard SMTP port is 25 but in some cases if you have your own SMTP server for example this value might be different Username Password edit boxes if your ISP requires you to provide credentials for your SMTP server please enter them here NOTE Once you have entered your email settings click on the Test button A test email will be sent out you should check your mailbox and make sure that the test email arrived into your mailbox Please make sure that you set up your Internet Connection Settings Correctly before you perform this test 2 3 4 General Preferences dialog Internet Connection Section This is the Gen
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23. o I reschedule an event 24 How to preview all reminders for a single day 24 How to search for an event 24 do not have speech functionality installed on my computer can still use Talking Reminder 24 Features 4 Frequently Asked Questions 23 G General Preferences 9 Alert Actions Settings 10 Email Settings 12 General and Alert window Settings 9 Internet Connection Settings 12 Sound and Speech Settings 11 Internet connection 12 Introduction 3 Main Window 6 Modify reminder 21 Modifying reminders 20 P Preferences 7 2005 Software River Solutions Inc 27 Talking Reminder Help R Restore 22 Restoring data from backup 23 BECH Search 16 Dialog explanation 16 FAQ How to search for an event 24 Settings 7 Sound settings 11 Speech Engine Installation 11 Speech settings 11 U Ul 5 User Interface 5 2005 Software River Solutions Inc
24. og gt Daily Reminders List dialog gt Alert Window 2 1 Main Talking Reminder Window This is the main Talking Reminder window with Upcoming Reminders panel shown 2005 Software River Solutions Inc Talking Reminder Help 2 2 L Talking einer Upcoming Reminders gt 2003 16 01 2003 09 00 AM Dentist appointment cal 17 01 2003 08 00 4M Buy pres r the birt Birthday LI 17 01 2003 08 004M Car needs oil change MON TUE WED 31 NOTE If you wish to move an event for a few days you can simply drag and drop it on the main calendar view Calendar preference dialog This is the Calendar preferences dialog Scroll down for detailed explanation To open this dialog select Options Calendar Preferences from the main menu 2005 Software River Solutions Inc Explaining the user interface 8 Calendar Options O Calendar Font Fp Arial Size 8 W Bold Change Font Color Calendar Preview 46 e Wa Ww Background f Change Background Color f Load Wallpaper Image Wallpaper Image Blending v Stretch Wallpaper Image ZA Show Wallpaper Image Day mark Light Day Mark ha f Change Day Rectangle Color Alen To Left f Cancel er e Calendar Font section allows you to change the font face size style and color of the font used for the day numbers e Calendar Preview instantly shows h
25. ow your calendar will look with current options selected e Background section allows you to change the background options of your calendar Change background color button click to select new background color Load Wallpaper Image button click to select an image to be used as the calendar wallpaper Wallpaper image blending slider slide left and right to achieve desired whiteness of the wallpaper image Stretch wallpaper image when checked the wallpaper image will always fill the whole calendar Show wallpaper image check to use the wallpaper image you selected otherwise the color will be used e Day mark section Day mark type drop down box select the type of the day mark and watch the Calendar preview for the changes Change rectangle color button click to change the color of the day mark rectangle used only if none or Light Day Mark are NOT selected Alignment drop down box choose the placement of the day number inside the day box 2005 Software River Solutions Inc Talking Reminder Help 2 3 General Preferences dialog This is the General Preferences dialog showing the general section Scroll down for detailed explanation and links to all other sections of the dialog To jump to a different section in the dialog simply click on the little up down arrow beside the section name To open this dialog select Options General Settings from the main menu General
26. properties in many ways but in essence anywhere you see a reminder icon you can double click on it with your left mouse button or right click on it and select View Change menu item to view modify it s properties This can be done on the main calendar view the upcoming reminders list daily reminders list or the search dialog Add New Reminder for Sunday 05 01 2003 View All Reminders For Sunday 05 01 2003 Search View Change Metting with Bob about upcomin Delete Metting with Bob about upcomin Cancel 26 27 28 29 30 31 NOTE If you wish to move an event for a few days you can simply drag and drop it on the main calendar view Once you have selected the option to modify a reminder the View Modify Reminder dialog will show up and allow you to change appropriate values Deleting old expired reminders You can delete old and expired reminders simply by selecting File Delete expired reminders 2005 Software River Solutions Inc Creating and modifying reminders 22 L Jaling Handelen Options Help Add New Reminder Search Reminders Jump To Flash Today NOTE This operation will delete only reminders that are not active In other words only reminders that already happened and were acknowledged will be removed In addition recurring reminders will be deleted only if there is an Stop Recurring Date for that reminder This operation cannot be undone 4 Backup
27. ry to alert you using the standard alert window and after a number of repeated unsuccessful retries an email can be sent out to make sure you get the message gt Various sound and speech options Talking Reminder can use sounds and or speech to alert you about upcoming reminders or to tell you the time of the day NOTE For speech options the Microsoft Speech Engine must be installed Powerful search and preview options You can preview all upcoming reminders for the next 6 weeks with a single mouse click and choose to have it visible at all times Searching for a specific event could not be easier with a powerful search features Moving your mouse over an event will instantly show it s time and title in the main window status bar You can double click on a specific event to open change it s properties or you can click on any day in the calendar to open all events for that day Talking Reminder Help 1 2 1 3 Requirements Talking Reminder will run on following operating systems Windows 98 Windows NT SP6a Windows Me Windows 2000 and Windows XP In addition you must have Internet Explorer 5 5 or later installed on your system as well as JET 4 0 data access components usually already installed on your system If you do not have Jet 4 0 installed or you are not sure if you do don t worry when Talking Reminder starts for the first time it will notify you if you need to update your system and open a page
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29. tion allows you to specify options for action 2 Enabled only if action one is not set to repeat itself indefinitely Do nothing button check this button to skip any additional actions If reminder reaches this point it will be automatically acknowledged e Send an email button check this to send an email to the email address specified in the email settings section containing the description of the event This option will only be successfully executed if you have valid Internet Connection Settings and you have entered valid email settings Execute this file button check this button if you want to execute a file The file can be any document not just executable program You can select this file by clicking on the Select File button In the example screen shot above Talking Reminder will try to show the alert window five times If you did not see this window or choose to ignore it Talking Reminder will try to send an email out to you with the event description 2005 Software River Solutions Inc Explaining the user interface 16 2 6 NOTE If the email could not be sent out Talking Reminder will append the error message to the alert description and after a few minutes it will try to show you the alert window If you miss this as well it will try to send an email again This procedure will repeat itself to make sure you do not miss an event If you only choose to send an email out but did not choose to
30. vanced users Instantly see all your events on the main calendar window and identify the type of event by different event icons Adding previewing and searching for events could not be easier To move an event to a different date you simply drag and drop it to any day on the calendar Talking Reminder will do the rest and automatically adjust recurrence and pre reminder options for you z Automatic pre reminders Automatic pre reminders make sure that you never forget to prepare for an event or to buy presents for a birthday that is coming up in a few days Customize visual look and feel to match your personality You can customize almost any aspect of Talking Reminder user interface e Various skins allow you to completely change the look and feel with just one mouse click Change the calendar background image and the way it is displayed Calendar colors fonts are easily changed Choose between different styles of day mark options Choose the alert window position on the screen and change it s title gt Multiple alert options making sure you never miss an event You can choose to display an alert window send an email or execute a file when an alert is triggered These options can be changed on a general level so that all newly created reminders use the defaults or you can choose to customize the actions on a per reminder basis Alerts can be snoozed manually or automatically If you are not around Talking Reminder will t
31. wn box select a particular type of reminder or select All Reminder Types to include all reminder types in your search 2005 Software River Solutions Inc 17 Talking Reminder Help 2 7 e Containing this text edit box type in the text that will be used as a filter While searching for text both the title and description of a reminder will be used e The search button click to perform the search e Print button click to print the reminders on the list Once you select your search option click on the search button to perform the search using the selected criteria All events matching your criteria will be listed in the list below The list will be sorted by upcoming due date and time TIP Clicking on a single click on a reminder will jump to that day in the main calendar view and flash the day that reminder is due For recurring reminders the next due date will be shown You can also double click on a reminder to view change its properties right click on a reminder to bring up the pop up menu with options or use the toolbar at the top to delete or view change the selected reminder Daily Reminders List dialog This is the Daily Reminders List dialog You will use this dialog to preview events for a specific day Scroll down for detailed explanation To open this dialog right click on the calendar and select View All Reminders for or double click on a day in calendar without clicking on a spec
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