16 bit CardWare-to 32 bit News of the Past.

(Q)  I was using the CardWare program. Now that I installed 32 bit News of the Past program, how do I open  my clients names and my saved designs?

(A)  You can import your saved names and designs by  following these steps:
 

1. Start News of the Past by clicking on Start (lower left corner of the window) move your mouse pointer to programs, in the programs fly out, move the mouse pointer to News of the Past, in the News of the Past folder click on News of the Past.  The News of the Past program icon looks like an  orange fox.

2. In the main window, click on Edit along the top  menu bar.

3. Place your mouse pointer on Utilities, and move  the mouse pointer to Insert News of the Past data.

4. If you have names and/or designs to import from  News of the Past, click ok.

5. In the instruction window, click ok

6. In the open window, click the down arrow to the  right of the field titled "Look In".

7. In the pull down menu, click on the drive where  your CardWare program is installed
(example drive C:).

8. In the explorer window, go to the CardWare folder  and double-click on the program folder.

9. In the program folder, double-click on the folder  titled DBFS.

10.  Click on the file titled Cust.dbf, and click the  ok button.

11.  In the instruction window, click ok.

12.  In the Select Directory window, double-click on the CardWre  folder.

13.  In the CardWare folder, click on the RPTS folder  only if you have print templates that you want  to import. If you do not, click on cancel.

The  names you imported will appear in the Name List after you do a search using the search function. The names of the imported saved designs will appear  in the list of Saved Designs.
 

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