Day Planner Help File 11 - Help File

Figure 1 - Help File Home

The "Help" application is designed to get new users accustomed to the Day Planner program. It also have various tips and tricks in it to help any user become efficient at using "Arzaan's Day Planner".

Navigating:
To view content not displayed on the screen, you can use the horizontal and vertical scroll bars.

Viewing Help Files:
To view a help file, scroll to the right, and look for the sub application that you would like to learn more about. For example, if you wanted to learn how to use the "Date Book", you could go over and click "Day Planner Help File 04 - Date Book". This would then take you to a page where you could learn how to use the "Date Book" and possible learn a tip or two about it.

Going Back:
To go back to your previous page, much like you would in a Web Browser, click the "Back" button on the top right hand corner of the form.

Going Back to the Home Screen:
To go back to the Home Screen, click the Home Button on the top left hand corner of the form.

Day Planner Help File 10 - Web Browser

Figure 1 - Web Browser Home

Using the "Web Browser" application is just like using the Web Browser on your computer. To open the Web Browser, click the "Web Browser" icon on the Home Screen.

Surfing the Web:
As soon as the "Web Browser" launches, www.google.ca will be launched. To navigate to another website, enter in the website's URL in the text box on the top left hand side of the form. After you have entered in the URL, press the Go button. The web browser will then navigate to that web page. If the content is too large to be displayed on the screen, the vertical and horizontal scroll bars can be used to view parts of the web page that are cut off.

Going Back:
To go back, press the "Back" button on the top of the Web Browser. This will take you to the web page that you were previously on. For example, if you were on www.google.ca and you then navigated to www.youtube.com, pressing the back button would take you back to www.google.ca.

Refreshing The Page:
Refreshing, also known as reloading a page can be achieved by pressing the "Refresh" button on the top of the Web Browser. This will reload the current web page that you are on in it's entirety.

Going Back to the Home Screen:
Pressing the "Home" button will take you back to the Home Screen of the Day Planner.

Day Planner Help File 09 - Transit Directions

Figure 1 - Transit Directions Home Screen

The "Transit Directions" application is a web redirect to miway.ca. MiWay is the transit system for the city of Mississauga. Many functions from the MiWay are available such as a route finder, and viewing bus schedules.









Finding a bus route:

Figure 2 - Transit Directions Route Finder

To find a bus route, first click the "Plan Your Route" button on the Transit Directions Home Screen. After that, you will be brought to the page that you see on the right (Figure 2). From there, enter in the information of your origin in the text boxes and combo boxes under the "From" category. Also, enter in the information about your destination in the text and combo boxes under to "To" category. Next, enter in the information of the time you would like to travel in all of the radio buttons, combo boxes, and check boxes under the "When" and "Travel Options" categories. After that, click "Show Trip Plan"

Viewing a Route Map:

Figure 3 - Route Map

To view a route map, click on the "Routes & Schedules" button on the Transit Directions Home Screen. From there, you will be brought to the page that you see on the left (Figure 3).  Enter in the date of the route that you wish to see using the combo boxes in the "Select Date" category, and enter in the route you wish to see using the combo box in the "Select route" category. After doing so, a route map will appear on the right side of the screen. You can use the scroll bars to navigate around the web page. To view the scheduled bus times for every stop on the route, click "Departure Times Along the Route", if you wish to see just the Scheduled bus time for a specific stop, click "Departure Times at Your Bus Stop".

Going Back:
To go back to the previous screen in the "Transit Directions" application, press the "Back" button at the top right hand corner of the form.

Going Back to the Home Screen:
To go back to the Home Screen, press the "Home" button on the top right hand side of the form.

Day Planner Help File 08 - Maps

Figure 1 - Getting Directions

The "Maps" Application is a web redirect to www.mapquest.com. Since it is a web redirect, advertisements on the page are normal.

Getting Directions:
To get directions, click on the blue "Get Directions" button right below the search text box. Then, in the text box labelled "A", type in your origin. In the text box labelled "B", type in your destination. Next, click the green "Get Directions" button.

Figure 2 - Maps Home Screen

Once you have click the green "Get Directions" button, use the vertical scroll bar on the right to view the entire route. If there is more than one feasible route to get to your destination, a "Suggested Routes" box may be visible, showing multiple routes. Double click the one that you wish to take. 

Also, you can change the type of transport with the three button on top of the text boxes on the "Getting Directions" page. The car represents driving, the bicycle represents biking and the person represents walking. 

Printing Directions: 

To print directions, use the vertical scroll bar to scroll down slightly until you see the "Driving Directions" label. To the right of that, the first icon, which is in the shape of a printer can be used to print the directions currently displayed. 

Searching: 

To search for a location, type in an address, business, or landmark into the text box of the "Maps Home Screen", then click search. If a location is found matching your search criteria, the map will zoom into that location. 

Going Back: 

To go back in the "Maps" application, press the "Back" button at the top right hand corner of the form.

Going Back to the Home Screen:
Click the "Home" Button to return to the Home Screen. 

Day Planner Help File 07 - Surface Area and Volume Calculator

Figure 1 - Main Form

Once you click on the "Surface Area and Volume Calculator" icon on the Home Screen, the main form for the "Surface Area and Volume Calculator" will pop up.

Calculating Volume:
To calculate the volume of any of the figures shown, first, click on it's respective radio button. After that, the fields for length, height, width etc. that correspond to the shape that you chose will come up. In their respective text boxes, enter in the dimensions for the shape that you wish to work with. Next, click "Calculate Volume". The volume will then be shown in the text box directly under the "Calculate Volume" and "Calculate Surface Area" buttons.

Calculating Surface Area:
Calculating Surface Area is done in the exact same way that calculating volume is, however, click the "Calculate Surface Area" button instead of the "Calculate Volume" button.

A Note on Slant Heights:
To limit the possibility of geometrically impossible dimensions being entered, you cannot input any dimensions into the slant height field when working with cones, and square based pyramids. In order to calculate the slant height for theses shapes, first enter in the other fields, and then click the "Calculate Slant Height" Button on the left side of the form. Clicking this button will automatically calculate the slant height for you, and populate the text box directly above the "Slant Height" label.

Figure 2 - Exit Form

Exiting the Surface Area and Volume Calculator:
To exit the "Surface Area and Volume" Calculator, simply click the "Exit" button on the form. Once you have clicked the "Exit" button, another form will pop up, asking if you are sure that you want to exit the application. If you are, then hit the "Exit" button on the "Exit" form. If not, click Cancel on the "Exit" form.

Day Planner Help File 06 - Slot Machine

Figure 1 - Splash Screen

The Mushroom Kingdom's Casino has just opened, and you've been invited to play the new Mario Kart Slot Machine!

Once you click the "Slot Machine" icon on the Home Screen, the Splash Screen on the right will pop up. On this screen, enter in the initial amount of money you want to start with. The minimum initial amount of money is $500. After entering your desired amount of money, press the "Start" button.

Figure 2 - Main Slot Machine Form

Playing the Game:
After clicking "Start" on the Splash Screen, the main form will pop up. First, you must enter your bet. Your bet can be whatever amount you like, except any value above your total money, which can be seen directly under the "Enter Bet" label. Directly next to the "Enter Bet" label is the text box in which you must enter your bet. Once you have entered your bet, click the handle on the right side of the form to spin. Various outcomes are possible when the handle is clicked. If all the items stop, and none of them match, the amount that you bet is subtracted from your "Total Money". If you loose all of your money, a message box will pop up telling you so, and you will be directed back to the Splash Screen. However, if the images stop spinning, and at least two of them match, you will be declared a winner. If so, the amount of money that you bet will be multiplied by the amount indicated in the "Payouts:" section of the form, and that will be added to your "Total Money". For example, lets say you bet $500 and when the images stopped spinning, you two red shells. This would mean that $500 * 20 = $10 000 would be added to your "Total Money:"

Figure 3 - Cash Out Form

Cashing Out:
Once you are satisfied with the amount of money you have won, or you want to play it safe, and not loose everything, click the "Cash Out" button. This will take you to the "Cash Out" form where Mario and Friends thank you for playing, and the total amount of money that you have won is displayed.

Exiting:
To exit the slot machine, simply click the "Exit" button on either the splash screen form, the "Main" form or the "Cash Out" form . A short audio clip will play, and the game will exit. Please note that for best performance, it is better to click on of the exit buttons, rather than clicking the "X" button on the top right hand side of any of the forms.

Day Planner Help File 05 - Clock

Figure 1 - Digital Clock

Figure 2 - Digital Clock

The Clock application comes with two different types of clocks. A digital clock, and an analog clock. By default, the digital clock is shown.

Changing clock type:
The type of clock that you are viewing is controlled by the two radio buttons at the top of the form. If the "Digital Clock" radio button is selected, the digital clock is displayed, and if the "Analog Clock" radio button is selected, the analog clock is displayed. Only one clock type can be displayed at any given time.

Going back to the Home Screen:
To go back to the home screen, simply click the "Home" button on the form.

Day Planner Help File 04 - Date Book

Figure 1 - Events Form

On the right is the "Events" form. This form serves as an area to view your current events, and search for your current events as well.

Viewing Events: 

As soon as the "Events" form is opened, all of your current events will be displayed in the list box directly under the "Events:" label. In the case that an event is too long to fit in the list box, a horizontal scroll bar will appear, allowing you to scroll to the right to view the rest of the information about that event. Also, if you have too many events to fit in the list box, a vertical scroll bar will appear, allowing you to scroll through all of your events. 

Searching for Events: 

Searching for an event works pretty much in the same way as it does in the Contacts application. To search for an event, enter in your search terms in the text box directly under the "Search Text:" label. You can enter in either the day, month (in numeric format i.e. 1 for January, 2 for February etc.), the year, the entire event name, part of the event name, the hour, or the minute of the event. All events that you have currently entered which match your search terms will be displayed in the list box directly under the "Searched Events:" label. 

Adding an Event: 

Figure 2 - Add An Event Form

To add an event, first navigate to the date on which the event will take place on the calendar on the "Events" form, and click it to highlight it. When the date of the event that you wish to add has been highlighted, click the "Add an Event" button to add an event. This will bring up the "Add an event" form. To the right of the "Date" label is the date (in month/day/year format) of the event that you will set. If you wish to change this, you can click the "Back to Date Book" button and highlight a different day. To give your event a unique identifier, type in an event name in the text box directly to the right of the "Event Name:" label. This will help you remember what event is happening on the day that you set it to. To choose the time of the event, use the combo boxes to the right of the "Time:" label to select the hour, and minute that the event will take place. Finally, click the "Add Event" button to save the event. If you wish to add another event on the same day, you can do so on the same form. If not, you can click the "Back to Date Book" button to return to the "Events" form. 

Deleting an event: 

Like searching for an event, deleting an event works much in the same way as it does for the Contacts application. To delete an application, scroll to it on the forms upper list box, and click it to highlight it. When you have highlighted the event you wish to delete, simply click the "Delete Event" button to delete the event. 

Going back to the Home Screen: 

To go back to the home screen, click the "Home" button on the events form. If you are on the "Add an Event" form, click the "Back to Date Book" form, and then click the "Home" button. 

Day Planner Help File 03 - Contacts

Figure 1 - Contacts Form

The Contacts application is a great place for storing all of your contacts, in a neat fashion. When the contacts application is opened, it will look like the image on the right. In addition to storing your current contacts, the application is also capable of adding new contacts, and deleting contacts as well.

Viewing Contacts:
All of the contacts that you have currently entered appear in the top list box on the form. If you have many contacts, you can scroll through them using the scroll bar on the right side of the list box.



Searching Contacts:

Figure 2 - Add a Contact Form

When you have so many contacts that scrolling through them all becomes inefficient, or you just want a quick way to find a specific contact, you can use the search function. To use the function, type in the name or number (partial names and numbers will work as well) into the text box directly under the "Search Text:" label. After you have done so, press the "Search" button. Contacts which match your search terms will be displayed in the list box directly under the "Searched Contacts:" label.

Adding Contacts:
To add a contact, click on the "Add Contact" button located at the top of the form. Once you have done so, a new form will pop up, asking for the information of the contact you wish to add. Also on the form is a list box with all of your current contacts. In their respective text boxes, type in the first name, last name and phone number of the individual you wish to add as a contact. Then, simply click "Add Contact" to add the contact. The contact you added should appear at the bottom of the list box on the form. To go back to the contacts form, click the "Back to Contacts" button.

Deleting a Contact:
To delete a contact, first, scroll to the contact you wish to delete in the upper list box on the Contacts form, and click it with your mouse to highlight it. After you have done that, just press "Delete Contact" to delete that contact.

Going back to the Home Screen:
Click the "Home" button at the bottom of the form to go back to the Home Screen.

Day Planner Help File 02 - Home Screen

Home Screen of Arzaan's Day Planner

To the right is an image of the home screen of "Arzaan's Day Planner". The home screen serves as a hub for the entire application. Every sub application and function is easily accessible from it. To see a list of sub applications the home screen includes, and their function, please see "Day Planner Help File 01 - Introduction"

Day Planner Help File 01 - Introduction

Welcome to Arzaan's Day Planner!

You will find that this application is an amazing tool for organizing your day, holding important information, and of course, killing off some of your spare time.

Arzaan's Day Planner has the following features:

- Contacts
     - Holds onto telephone numbers for stored contacts.
-Date Book
     -Stores all appointments, events, and reminders.
-Clock
     -View an animation of a digital and analog clock in this application.
-Slot Machine
     -A simulation of a slot machine.
-Surface Area and Volume Calculator
     -Calculates the surface area and volume of various 3D figures.
-Web Browser
     -Browse the web in an inbuilt web browser.
-Maps
     -Get directions from mapquest.com
-Transit Directions
     -Find a route on miWay to get around the city of Mississauga.
-Help
     -Link to help file.

Arzaan's Day Planner was programmed in Visual Basic 2010 during December of 2013 by Arzaan Khairulla