Setting Date Format & Display

Setting the date format

Before you start to use Ezy Call Manager, you should set Windows 95/ 98 (or NT) to display dates in the format you prefer.

How you enter dates in Ezy Call Manager and how it is printed or previewed in reports etc.. depends on the settings in the Windows control panel. In most cases a fresh installation of Win95/ 98 or NT will set your date formats to mm/dd/yy (e.g. 03/17/97 or 12/28/97).

You can easily change the date format to suit your requirements. This section will show you how to modify the date format to dd-MMM-yyyy (e.g. 25-Jun-1998 or 01-Jan-2000 which is commonly used. Note that you will need to set the date format to a 4 digit year format in order for the system to report dates in or after the year 2000.

Procedure for setting Windows date format to dd-MMM-yyyy

1. Click the Windows 'Start' button then select the menu : Settings | Control Panel.
2. Windows responds by opening the control panel folder. Select the 'Regional Settings' icon.
3. Windows displays the Regional Settings tabbed dialog. Click on the 'Date' tab.
4. In the 'Short date style' combo box enter : 'dd-MMM-yyyy'. (You can press F1 for additional help on these settings.)
5. Click 'OK' to confirm the settings.
   This will display all dates in the new format e.g. 01/Feb/1997 or 28/Dec/2000. Note that when you enter dates in Ezy Call Manager, you will still need to enter dates in the format dd/mm/yyyy (e.g. 27/06/1997). However when Windows displays it, it will be in the format dd/MMM/yyyy.

Setting the display

Ezy Call Manager runs best with the following Display settings :

Colour : High Colour (16 bit ) or Higher
Screen Area : 800 X 600 or 640 X 480.

If you are not sure of your settings, follow these steps

1. Exit from Ezy Call Manager
2. Click : Start | Settings | Control Panel.
3. Double click on the Display Icon.
4. In the Display Properties box, click on the Settings Tab.
5. If the colour setting is set to 16 Colours or 256 Colours, you should change it to High Colour (16 bit) or higher.
6. Check that your display is set to 640 X 480 or 800 X 600. If not set it accordingly.
7. Click [OK] when finished. If prompted to restart your computer, you should do so.