RETAIL PLUS WINDOWS
Sales, Inventory, Point-Of-Sale And Invoicing
Version 1.5


Distribution Notice: This copy of Retail Plus is distributed as 
Shareware so you can try it before you buy it. This software may be 
distributed in any manner and by any person for the purposes of 
evaluation and trial useage. Contact True North Computer Services at 
(705)789-0928 or e-mail 71223.641@compuserve.com. Our web address is
www.retailsoftware.com.

Introduction

The goal of any retail management software is to help you focus on your 
sales and your customers. Retail Plus is a tool that serves that goal. 
It is designed for those who spend too much time making up purchase 
orders, counting stock, tracking sales or preparing invoices. Retail 
Plus is an organiser, an analyser and a time saver. It's most useful 
features include:

* Sales tracking by product, department and client.
* Accounts receivable/invoicing system with statements.
* Complete sales and inventory data for each item in each location.
* Full-featured POS system with slip printer, barcode and cash drawer 
support.
* Multi-user network ready.
* Weekly and monthly sales figures for each product.
* History of daily sales and POS totals.
* Support for ICVerify credit card authorizations.
* Auto-generated PO's with four methods of calculating order 
quantities.
* On-screen review and editing of purchase orders.
* Customer's back orders.
* Client database keeps a purchase history & mailing list of your 
customers.
* Fast client lookups using name, company or phone number.
* Two sales taxes and optional add-on charges.
* Automatic discounts, price levels or tax rates for any customer.
* A bonus points system to identify and reward your best customers.
* Price quotes that you can later process as sales.
* Flexible sales and inventory reports with on-screen preview.
* Price tags, bin labels, shipping labels and barcode labels.
* U.S. or European (A4) label formats.
* Catalogue output with product description, stock numbers, and prices.
* Sales data exports to database or spreadsheet programs for further 
analysis.
* Works with all barcode and credit card readers.
* Transfers stock from one store location to another.
* Optional password system with three levels of access.




System Requirements

1. Any microcomputer running Windows 95/98, Windows NT or 3.11
2. A hard disk drive with at least 10MB of free space.
3. 16 MB RAM, 32 MB recomended.
4. Optional Accessories - a POS printer for sales slips, an automatic 
cash drawer, a barcode wand, a pole display, a credit card reader and a 
portable stock counter.

How To Install Retail Plus

Retail Plus comes with an easy-to-use Windows install program. Use the 
Windows Explorer or File Manager to open the Retail Plus distribution 
disk and double-click on SETUP.EXE. This will launch the installer and 
put Retail Plus in it's own program group.

The installation process will place the bar code fonts in your Windows 
System directory. Retail Plus will try to use these fonts to print bar 
codes on your Windows printer without installing them in your regular 
font list. If your system does not print bar codes you will have to use 
the font manager to install them in the usual fashion required for the 
Windows version that you use. See the end of this document for more 
information.

When the installation process is finished the Retail Plus folder will 
contain a file called PLUS15.DOC. It contains a description of Retail 
Plus in plain text format so that it can be read by any word processor. 

Please note: for trouble free operation, do not install more than one 
copy of Retail Plus on your computer.


Entering A Business Name And Serial Number

The first time that you start up Retail Plus you can enter your 
business name and serial number, if it is available. 

* Double click on the Retail Plus icon to start the program.
* When the Main Menu appears, pull the Help menu down to Register.
* Type your business name then press TAB
* Type the serial number that is on the installation disk. This step 
can be omitted if you are running Retail Plus as shareware. 
* Click on OK

If you entered a serial number you will see a dialog box that confirms 
your single or multi-user license. If you did not enter a serial number 
the system will run in multi-user shareware mode.


Installing The Bar Code Font

If you are planning to print your own bar code labels you may need a 
bar code font installed on your computer. Do the following to install 
the one supplied with Retail Plus:

- Click on the Start button, select Settings and then Control Panel. 
Double-click on Fonts folder. This opens a window with a menu. 

- Pull the File menu down to Install New Font. A window appears, and in 
the lower half there is a folder dialog where you can locate and open 
the Retail Plus folder. 

- When the font name appears double-click on "3 of 9 Barcode (True 
Type)".

