GENERAL DISCUSSION

The Main Dialog Box is the primary screen for working with Florida BuildingForms. It is the nerve center of the program and is always displayed when the program is open. The Main Dialog Box is where you select the Project, the Document, the Program User, where you enter the additional Information for a document, and where you preview and print the documents.

Main Dialog Box Control Data Description Selections Project Use the pull down window to select the Project for which you are creating a document. Document Use the pull down window to select the document you are creating. Program User Use the pull-down list to select the current Program User. List Use the pull-down list to select from one of the preset groups of documents for your specific business, the contents of which are displayed in the Document List. Document Description Title Use the pull-down list to select the current Program User. From This indicates the intended source of the selected document. To This indicates the intended recipient of the selected document. Description This is a short description of the document. Notary Indication The program will indicate documents that require a Notary with a blue "Includes Notary Certificate" message at the bottom of the window. Additional Information General Info As you switch between documents, the program will display varying "Additional Information" fields that are required for that particular document. The purpose of the fields are obvious, but if you are unsure of their application, you should preview the document itself for a further understanding. Names Many names used in the documents will be pulled from the project data. Other names will be selected from the pull down lists in the additional information. Dollar Amounts Dollar amounts may be entered in any number of formats, as follows:       $10,000.00       $10,000       10,000       10000       10000.00 Regardless of the format used to enter the dollar amount, in the documents the dollar amount will always appear in full currency format, as follows:       $10,000.00 Dates Dates may be entered in any number of formats, as follows:       January 1, 2000       Jan 1, 2000       01/01/00       1/1/00       1-1-00 Regardless of the format used to enter the date, in the documents the date will always appear in full written format, as follows:       January 1, 2000 Signors Select the persons (along with their titles) who will be signing the document. These names will vary depending upon the specific type of signor (Contractor, Vendor, Owner, etc.), however the Program Users are available as signors on every list. Buttons Preview Preview the selected document. You may change the Additional Information and preview a document as many times as you wish without any effect. Print Prints the document and logs it into the Document History Log. Print Blank Print a blank form of the Document. Blank documents ARE NOT logged into the Document History Log. Exit BuildingForms Closes the BuildingForms program.