| 4HPlus! Features - Operating Systems: |
| 4HPlus! is a true 32 bit Windows
program. It will execute under W95, W98, 2000, NT, and NT40. The program can be run in three different modes: Stand alone, Network /limited access/all users simultaneously, and Network/full access/one user at a time. Please see our new Client/Sever information. |
| 4HPlus! Features - Requirements: |
| 4HPlus! is shipped on a self installing CD. Your system requirements will be: A CD rom drive, 25 MB available disk space, 128MB ram, one of the above operating systems, and a laser quality printer |
| 4HPlus! Features - 4HPlus Program Goto Menu Structure: | |||
| Goto | Exit | Main | Members |
| Leaders | Groups | Camping | Support Data |
| Re-Enrollment | Archive | Federal | Utilities |
| Printer Information | About | ||
| The 'Goto' menu item is available in every section and is used to select any one of the remaining menu items | |||
| 4HPlus Program Menu Structure - Exit Menu: |
| The 'Exit' menu item will force 4HPlus! to go through a very involved shut down procedure. To aid in preventing data loss via disk caching and improper operating system shut down, 4HPlus! maintains a complete second set of all data files. These files are forced to go through a copy and copy back procedure upon exit which insures a complete savings of all data, to include disk cache flushing, in two files sets. A display bar will show the systems progress upon exiting. |
| 4HPlus! Program Menu Structure - Main Menu Items: | |||
| Update Disk | Share Data | Refresh Data | Thank You! |
| Agents/Help | Web Address | Mini-Docs | Review What's New |
| Main menu items - Update Disk: |
| This item is available on every menu screen. It will initiate the same file copy, disk caching flush, file copy, save sequence that happens when the program is exited, but allows the user to stay in the program and force a complete data file update.. |
| Main Menu Items - Share Data |
| 4HPlus! can be executed in a multiple machine environment. If this is done, then there are two distinct methods of operation. Method one allows for all users to be in the system at the same time but limits the data entry/correction/deletion to just one user. All other users can access any of the data simultaneously for all report, SQL, etc. reasons. The user that has the write access, can at any time place a new copy of the entire data pool on the network via the share data menu item. |
| Main Menu Items - Refresh Data |
| As above, if 4HPlus! is executed in method one of a multiple machine environment, all of the 'Read' limited users can gain access to the newest pool of data by clicking the Refresh Data item. |
| Main Menu Items - Thank You! |
| A simple thank you screen for the many excellent ideas that are current users have sent us. And a big thanks for the support in the development of the massive program to several key people. |
| Main Menu Items - Agents/Help |
| Say Hello to the Microsoft Agents. This help system can be turned on or off from any section of the program. You can choose from the four standard Agent characters. This 'Guy' will then draw and display a help dialog balloon containing help text relevant to the component currently pointed to by the mouse cursor. |
| Main Menu Items - Web Address |
| This item will display C & K Ventures web site address (URL) and some information about the site. |
| Main Menu Items - Mini Docs |
| The more involved or infrequently used features of 4HPlus! are explained via .pdf format documents. These documents are available via www.4HPlus.com (where you are now!) as a self-extracting download. This allow for the user to update to most current documentation at any time. Clicking the Mini Docs menu item will display a list of currently available documents that can then be viewed on screen via Adobe Reader or printed. A copy of Adobe reader is shipped with 4HPlus! |
| Main Menu Items - Review What's New |
| 4HPlus! is an ever growing comprehensive 4H data system. As user's request more features and other factors (such as the federal government changing the ES237 form) occur, we will produce upgrades to the program. These upgrades are available via our web site. When an upgrade is released, a new version number will be assigned. The program, upon execution, will detect this version change. It will at that time display a dialog box listing all of the new features or changes to the program. You can select to clear the dialog box (it would keep displaying each time you run the program) or flag the dialog box as 'viewed'. In that case, you would not see the dialog box again. However, clicking 'Review What's New' will redisplay all upgrade dialog boxes ever received even if they have been flagged as 'Viewed'. |