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 xReminder Pro: README
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PROGRAM INFORMATION
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Program Archive Name:
  xrem300r.zip
Program Name:
  xReminder Pro
Program Version:
  3.0
Program Update Date:
  December 4, 1999
Target OS:
  Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000
Software type:
  Shareware ($20.00)


CONTACT INFORMATION
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Contact E-mail Address:
  voldk@PIMplus.com
Contact WWW URL:
  http://www.PIMplus.com


DESCRIPTION
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Stop forgetting important events like birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, calls and meetings.

xReminder Pro is an elegant-looking event-based personal
information manager that can help you remember
birthdays, holidays and other special events.
It starts automatically with Windows and minimizes
to the system tray from which you can create new reminders
in a few mouse clicks.
All reminders are listed in the main window.
You can view them simultaneously, or choose between daily,
weekly or monthly screens. When you have many events you
can use the filter to display particular reminders. Each
view can be printed for use away from the computer.
You can also search any text in the reminders database.
The way you set up reminders is the same for all events.
Each reminder that you set can include a description,
some notes, and the date and time. You can specify
the time at which the reminder should precede the actual event
and actual duration of the reminder. The program provides
very flexible recurrence patterns for almost any reminder type.
You can have xReminder play a WAV or MIDI file or just beep the PC's
speaker.
When the reminder window appears you can choose to accept
the event (this will shut it off, but not delete from the list)
or hit a snooze button. The snooze can be set to go off
again at a specified number of minutes, hours, days, or weeks.
The event can also be deleted or modified from this window.
The program also has some useful features like countdown and
stop-watch timers. Great for people who are charged an hourly
rate by their Internet Service Provider.
Other options include: import-export of data in native and commonly
used file formats, pop-up calendar that easy to access from the system
tray, print preview, etc...

Year 2000 compliant.

*** Awards *** 

ZDNet 5-Star Editors' Pick! 
PC World's Hot Shareware Pick!
File of th Day on SoftSeek
Skylark Utilities Editor's Pick!


TIPS & TRICKS
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	You can minimize the popped reminder dialog independently from enabling or disabling 
	dialogs and "always on top" state.
	You can manually edit time spans. 	71 hours or 99 weeks or 1 day
	You can type only part of word :	777 m, mi, min, minu, minut, minute or minutes
						51 h, ho, hou, hour, hours
						9 d, da, day, days
						5 w, we, wee, week, weeks
	You can change type of group events for one time.


WHAT'S NEW
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The following features have been added or changed

Version 3.0
!	Print Preview is available.
!	You can print notes for events.
!	Customizable toolbar.
!	Tray calendar is available.
!	New and old styles for time picker.
!	Snooze "before start" feature.
*	Fixed small bugs.

Version 2.6.1.1
*	Fixed "snooze" bug for recurring events

Version 2.6.1
!	You can now use countdown.
!	New design for stop-watch and countdown.
*	Corrected continuous mode for reminder sound.
*	Fixed small bug with registry


Version 2.6
!	xReminder Pro and xReminder Light are available!
!	Find feature.
!	Custom event types are now available!
!	You can create your own types with custom colors, icons, sounds and more...
!	You can quickly change type of any events.
!	Week numbers in the popup calendar is available.
!	You can view properties of the selected event.
!	Quick filtering is available.
!	Error log for importing events is now available
!	You can import only selected part of events. 
*	Fixed bug with importing events from CSV files with X:XX AM time format.


Version 2.5
!	You can print events from main window!
!	You can set Duration for an event.
!	You can hide reminders for events that have already passed.
        For example - TV program.
!	xReminder is an Editors' Pick by the PC World Online.
*	Fixed bug with playing MIDI files

Version 2.3.6
	Sound files are included
!	You can set Shortcut Key for "Restore" main window action
!	You can now minimize reminder dialog even if another dialog is open
	it is convenient when an "Always on top" option is used.
	You can use accelerators in Reminder dialog and can't accidentally make an action
*	Fixed small bug with recurrence dialog initializing

Version 2.3.5
	Customizable fonts for Main Window and Popup Calendar
	Date format on toolbar uses regional settings
*	Fixed small bug with filter for sound files

Version 2.3
!	xReminder is a 5-star Editors' Pick by the ZDNet Software Library.
*	Fixed small bug for recurring events
!	You can now set a different MIDI files to play for each reminder
!	You can now create stop-watch timer
!	You can now manually edit reminder and snooze time intervals in combo-boxes

Version 2.2
!	You can now set a different .wav file to play for each reminder
!	You can now copy and paste events
!	Office 97 style bitmap Menu

Version 2.11
!	You can now minimize reminder dialog (useful when "Always on top reminder dialog")
!	Reminder remembers last snoozed period for an event
!	You can use the specific snoozing periods such as "5 minutes before event"
!	You can use context menu in Main Window

Version 2.1
	
!	In "Options" dialog you can now set up "Always on top reminder dialog".
*	Some minor bugs fixed	

Version 2.0

!	New flexible and scalable format of events
!	Added Event Notes field (up to 2048 characters).
	Added Reminder field (the amount of time prior to the event 
	to display the reminder).
!	Advanced settings have been added for each recurrence type.  
	These settings allow much more powerful custom events
	so you can specify events such as:
	 Repeats an event at the daily interval specified.
	 Repeats the event on the specified days at the selected week interval.
	 Repeats an event on a specified day of the month, at a specified monthly interval.
	 Repeats an event on a particular week, on a specific day of the week, 
	  at a specified monthly interval; for example, the third Tuesday, every three months.
	 Repeats an event on a specified day of a specified month.
	 Repeats an event on a particular week, on a specific day of the week, 
	  of the specified month; for example, the first Monday in May
!	You can now open event dialog from reminder window.
!	You can now delete event from reminder window.
!	You can navigate the start date for current view using hotkeys or menu items from View menu
	(Next/Previous Day, Next/Previous Month)
!	Reminders may be set for minutes, hours, days or weeks before an event.
!	Added ability to set Default Reminder Time (the amount of time prior to the event 
	to display the reminder) in Options Dialog.
!	Added ability to set sound length to 'until accepted'.	
!	Added ability to remember the last date and view of main window.
!	Added system tray icon context menu item called Suspend that allow you 
	to disable/enable appearance of all reminders without 
	shutting down the entire application.
!	Import and Export of xReminder Event Files added.
	that also allows you to archive and porting data. 
!	Import Comma Separated Files added, 
	that allows you to import events from a text file 
!	Import Tab Separated Files added, 
	that allows you to export events to a text file.
!	Fixed problem with popup Calendar on Windows NT.
!	From Event menu removed item Delete accepted.


INSTALLATION
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Important! If you've got xReminder Pro not from our web page, but from
the other source (some software library), please
visit our home page - you'll probably find the later version;
usually, we release the updates about once a month.

To install xReminder Pro, just run the "setup.exe" and follow the
instructions. You'll need to select the target directory.

SETUP will automatically:
- create an icon for xReminder Pro in your Start-Up folder
- install the required files to a directory of your choice 
( C:\Program Files\xReminder Pro\ by default )

xReminder Pro is self-contained and requires no DLL's. It therefore
makes minimal changes to your system.


HOW TO UNINSTALL
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For Windows 95, 98, or NT:
Click the Start button on you Windows task bar. 
Click Settings. Click Control Panel. 
Double Click Add/Remove Programs. Scroll down until you see 
the xReminder Pro product listed you want to uninstall, 
then click on it. Click the Add/Remove button.


REGISTRATION
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See "regform.htm" file.

http://www.PIMplus.com/xreminder/order.html


COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
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See "license.txt" file.


TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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If you've got a problem, please contact Vladimir Kulemin at:
  
  E-mail: 	support@PIMplus.com

Please inform us about the following:

  - xReminder Pro version (from "About" dialog)
  - xReminder Pro registration key (if you're a registered user)
  - where did you get xReminder Pro (http or ftp site)
  - description of your problem (as much information as possible
    to retrieve the problem)

If you have any comments or suggestions for the next releases,
please don't hesitate to post them to us.


SETUP INFORMATION
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The installer for this product was created using Installer VISE from
MindVision Software. For more information on Installer VISE, contact:

MindVision Software
7201 North 7th Street
Lincoln, NE 68521-8913

Voice: (402) 477-3269
Fax: (402) 477-1395
E-mail: mindvision@mindvision.com
http://www.mindvision.com
