What's New in askSam RTS 6

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Dynamic Folder View: Organize Your Information in Folders

askSam 6 offers a completely new way to organize and view your information. With the Dynamic Folder View, askSam lets you place your information in folders and sub-folders. askSam Folders are displayed dynamically based on the contents of your database. You can quickly change the way you view and navigate your information by selecting a new field as the folder field (for example you can view applicants grouped by the Job Title, Requisition Number or Source field). This is a tremendously powerful way to organize your information.

Ÿ     Organize applicant resumes and other information into folders.

Ÿ     View your applicant profiles and resumes and other information from different perspectives. Choose which field defines the folders that askSam displays.

Ÿ     Create sub-folders (multiple levels).

Ÿ     Right-click to export, delete, email, print, and more.

Ÿ     Customize how the Folder View is displayed and sorted.

Ÿ     Completely new interface to navigate your askSam files.

Organize your information in folders

Save Web Pages Directly Into askSam

askSam 6 lets you save resumes you find on the web directly from your Internet Explorer browser into an askSam database. With askSam 6, it's simple to add resumes from the Web, Monster, Hotjobs and more, into your database.

Ÿ     Provides a permanent, searchable archive of resumes stored from the Web.

Ÿ     Saves complete Web resumes including graphics, frames, and formats.

Ÿ     Seamlessly integrates with Internet Explorer.

Ÿ     Add notes, comments, and keywords to the resume pages you save.

Ÿ     Organize resumes into folders and sub-folders.

Ÿ     Save resumes directly into an Entry Form that you define.

Ÿ     Save a single page resume, an entire Web site full of resumes, or even a selected portion of an individual resume.

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Save Web pages directly from Internet Explorer into askSam

New Browser Mode Displays Saved Web Pages in askSam

askSam's new Browser Mode, displays Web pages just as you'd see them in your browser - complete with graphics, formats, and frames.

Ÿ     See Resumes and other Web pages as they appear in your Web browser.

Ÿ     Turn browser mode off to edit the content or meta information of a Web page.

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Display saved Web pages in askSam

The Tools Folders Make Using askSam Easier than Ever

Ÿ     Run reports

Ÿ     Add entry forms

Ÿ     Use mail-merge or email-merge

Ÿ     Go to bookmarks

Ÿ     Run stored searches

Ÿ     Right click on any report, entry form, etc to see other options.

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Easily run reports from the Tools Folders

Automatically Build Pick Lists from the Contents of a Field

A new Pick List option lets you automatically build Pick Lists from the contents of a field. For example, if you have a SKILLS field, you can have askSam build the pop-up Pick List from the items you enter in the askSam field. askSam can even automatically generate the list when you have multiple entries in a field, for example from field with the contents:

SKILLS[ programming; management; c++; java

you would have the following pick list:

All entries from the Keywords fields in your file will be displayed automatically in a single, sorted, pick list.

Ÿ     Automatically generate a pick list from any field in the current file or another askSam file.

Ÿ     Define a delimiter that separates terms in the field (for example a comma or semi-colon).

Ÿ     askSam automatically lists and sorts the pick list.

Ÿ     Great for generating lists of keywords, sources, skills, education, certifications, etc.

Search Enhancements

Ÿ     Floating/Dockable Search Results Window

     The Search Results Window is now displayed as a floating window. This lets you place it along side your askSam file (if you're working on a large or high resolution monitor). You can also dock the search results Window to save space on the screen.

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Floating askSam Search Results Window

Ÿ     Tabbed Interface in Search Results Window

     The floating Search Results Window displays tabs to let you quickly switch between databases that you've searched.

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Ÿ     Associate Search Results View with Stored Searches

     You can associate a customized search results view with a stored search. First, define your search view by either customizing the default view or creating a new view. Then on your stored search screen,  check the "Associate with Search Results View" option. A new window pops up that will let you choose the Search Results view from a list.

Ÿ     Pick List in Stored Search Prompts

     You can set up stored searches use search prompts, and you can select a pick list to display in the prompt. For example, a report that asks you to "Choose the Region You Want to Search" could also give you a pick list of the regions.

Ÿ     Prompt Exact Phrase Vs. Multiple Words

     In prompt searches, you now have the option of choosing whether the search term is an exact phrase (for example "database administrator") or multiple words (for example "database" and "administrator" which would find the phrase "worked as a system administrator for a database company.")

Report Enhancements

Ÿ     Pick List in Report Prompts

     For reports that use search prompts, you can select a pick list to display in the prompt. For example, a report that asks you to "Choose the Region You Want to Search" could also give you a pick list of the regions.

Ÿ     Word List in Report Prompts

     For reports that use search prompts, you can select search terms from the Word List to insert into the prompt. The Word List is generated when an askSam database is indexed. This feature is available in Pro version only.

Ÿ     Reports and Paper Size

     askSam Reports now allow you to specify a specific paper size and this paper size will be saved along with the report. The default size for the report is used from your printer's default settings. When the report is printed, it will use this paper size.

Import Enhancements

Ÿ     Updated Email Import

     We've updated the email import to work with Outlook 2003 and to find the default mail directory for PocoMail v3.

Ÿ     Improved CSV Import

     Modified CSV import to allow expansion of multiple line fields after data is imported.

Ÿ     Improved Importing of Older dBASE files

Other Enhancements

Ÿ     New Log Function records emails that are sent via Email-Merge.

Ÿ     Updated Help File.

Ÿ     Updated User's Guide and Getting Started (including new tutorials).

Ÿ     Check box to automatically close Pack and Import dialogs when the procedures are complete.  

Ÿ     Modified keyboard shortcuts to be more compliant with Windows standards.

Ÿ     The FILE - PROPERTIES menu contains the "Show Stored Web Pages in Browser" setting. This option lets you determine if stored Web pages are displayed in the askSam editor (as text without graphics) or in the askSam Browser (with complete formatting).

Ÿ     The TOOLS - OPTIONS menu contains the "Only Popup picklists when adding documents" setting. This option affects popup picklists. You can have them display only when adding new documents or also when editing documents.

Ÿ     The askSam editor now supports 50 tabs per line (increased from 12).

Ÿ     askSam remembers the customized toolbar and keyboard settings even if you un-install and re-install.

Ÿ     Reports can be exported in .ASK format.

Ÿ     New commands added to the Customize - Keyboard and Customize - Tool Bar menus.

Ÿ     Tool Bar buttons have been re-grouped and re-arranged.

Ÿ     New menu items added to the Help menu linking back to the askSam Web site, support forums, as well as links to the electronic versions of the askSam documentation.

Ÿ     Updated default punctuation characters used when searching and indexing.

Ÿ     Added a "Default" button to the noise words dialog so that users can easily revert to the default noise words.

Ÿ     Sort function now supports sorting negative numbers.

Ÿ     Added over a dozen new templates including templates for Research, Web Research, PubMed/MEDLINE, FAQs, Real Estate, Wine Lists, a Daily Journal, and much more.

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