What is New in Version 2 Performance, Reliability, and Compatibility In version 2, we have significantly improved the performance and reliability of every module of Arcadia Workplace Companion. This is an on-going effort to improve the performance and reliability of the Companion and we will continue this endeavor for future versions. We have enhanced the Companion to exploit the new capabilities supported by OS/2 2.1. Furthermore, we have also tested the Companion under OS/2 Warp. We encourage all of our customers to go with the OS/2 Warp upgrade. General Improvements * Enhanced object-oriented context menu structure - To improve access to the functions supported by the Companion, context menus have been restructured to support two levels of context menus : module level and item level. * Definable colors and fonts - Now you can pick the color and font on almost every module of the Companion and save the changes. * New status information for database loading - A status window will pop up to indicate the progress of loading data. Whenever you are loading large amounts of database information, this indicator is helpful in showing that the Companion is hard at work. * Arcadia screen saver - Yes, we have a special screen saver for you. The screen saver will tell you the date and time while preserving the life of your screen display. * More reports - There are more reports supported in the Companion. These reports can also be printed on various sizes of Avery paper for organizers and other formats. * Multiple module databases - Now, you can define multiple Phone Books, To-Do Lists, Appointment Books, and Notepads in the Companion. The Companion allows you to easily switch between them. * OS/2 compatible INI file - The Companion's INI file is compatible with OS/2 standard format. The name of Companion's INI file is also definable at start-up time. "We have added close to one hundred new features and enhancements! Many of which , but not all of, are detailed on the following pages." * Clock/Calendar, To-Do List, & Notepad * Easier access to the Companion from miniature logo Clock/Calendar: * A launch facility for every module in the Companion has been added. * Clock/Calendar options can also be accessed directly from the miniature logo Clock/Calendar. * Preference Book access is also supported. * Year Calendar becomes an active component in the Companion: Planner for a specific month can be called up by double-clicking over the month name in the Year Calendar. * Daily To-Do List can be called up by double-clicking over the target date. * Holidays are displayed in their respective color. Press and hold the mouse button over a holiday to display a description of the holiday(s). * More Holiday types: * Eight different holiday types can be defined, such as anniversary, religious, and vacation. * Up to 200 holidays can be defined. * Overlapping holidays are identified by a down-arrow symbol in the Julian mode and displayed by pressing and holding the mouse button over the symbol. * More nice-to-have features in the Clock/Calendar module: * Month button can directly activate the planner. * The second hand in the clock display is optional. * The Week-of-Year supports European convention. * Global alarm window provides a snooze button. * New features for the To-Do List: * Recurring dated To-Do items are supported in the same way as the recurring appointments. * New Type field to categorize To-Do items is supported and can be sorted on. * To-Do List filter is enhanced * Overdue reminder is supported for dated To-Do items. * New features for the Notepad: * A Search facility has been added to locate string(s). * Printing of selected pages and/or the Table of Contents. * Rearranging pages in the Notepad can be easily done via the drag and drop mechanism. Telephone/Address Book & Contact List * More information can be viewed in the window of Telephone/Address Book: * Additional columns - A company column and two user defined columns have been added to the window of Phone Book. * Better sort and filter functions - The Phone Book can be sorted by either last name or company name. The Phone Book Filter is also more flexible now. * Window divider - A vertical divider has been added to the Phone Book window to adjust the viewing area. * More information can be stored in each Personal Information Notebook: * The number of user fields has been doubled - There are 10 entry fields and 12 check fields. * Definable user tabs - In the preference book, you can define the tab text for the user pages in the Personal Information Notebook. * Expanded phone numbers - To accommodate European conventions, the number of digits in each phone number field has been expanded. * Change the sequence of phone numbers - You can easily change the sequence of phone numbers in the display by using the drag-and-drop method to rearrange the sequence displayed on the Phone page. * Change the icon for any Phone Book entry - You can simply drag and drop the new icon on to the second page of Personal Information Notebook. * More flexibility in sharing contact information: * Copy address to word processing programs - A Copy Address function is available to copy the full address to any text area, including word-processing programs, via the OS/2 clipboard. * Paste phone numbers into the Appointment Book and To-Do List - When you drag and drop a Phone Book entry, the phone number is included as part of the entry. * Add a folder association to an entry in the Phone Book - With folder associations, you can manage all documents related to a person more effectively. * Enhanced telephone call management * Support suffix access code in the dialer - The dialer supports both prefix and suffix long distance or other access codes now. * Record a call from an unlisted person - You can log a call from someone who is not yet in the Phone Book. * Use the Phone Book while in phone logging mode - You can look for information in the Phone Book, while you are logging a call. * Appointment Book & Planner * Improved Appointment book management: * New context menu structure- Appointment book supports the new two-level context menu structure. * Better recurring appointment management - To edit or delete recurring appointments, you can treat them as a single group, sub-groups, or individually. * Jump to any date easily - You can use GoTo choice under View context menu choice to quickly flip the Appointment Book to a specific date. * View sensitive flip buttons - The flip buttons at the bottom of Appointment Book will be sensitive to the actual view (daily or weekly) of the Appointment Book. * New appointment features: * New Search facility - You can use the Search facility to perform a string search and locate entries in the Appointment Book. * No-time specific appointment - You can add appointment entries which only need to be completed sometime during the day. * Reminder for overdue appointments - Whenever you re-open the Companion, you can receive a notice if you have overdue appointments. You can enable/disable the Overdue Reminder facility from the Preference Book. * Support new holiday types - The Appointment Book will display the new holidays as part of the date title. Overlapping holidays are indicated and can be displayed by a mouse click. The new holiday features are also supported by the Planner. * New reports - New types of appointment reports are available. * Switch Appointment Book databases- you can switch between and create multiple Appointment Books. * Better integration with other Companion modules * Quick launch facility for the To-Do List - You can quickly launch the To-Do List from the Appointment Book to view the To-Do List with the default filter set for the date in the Appointment Book. * Drag and Drop onto the Planner - You can drag an appointment from the Appointment Book to the Planner, Year Calendar, or Clock/Calendar to change the date of the appointment. * Follow-up appointments in phone logging mode - While logging a phone call, you can schedule a follow-up appointment entry. Hurry! Special Upgrade Offer Expires on Dec. 15, 1994.