Table of Contents

Getting Started

Using the Setup Wizard

Loading HomeBase 1 Data

Welcome to HomeBase 2

Welcome to HomeBase 2 from ABE

Quick Tour

Navigating in HomeBase 2

HomeBase 2 Features

Sticky Fields

Intelligent Fields

Search-As-You-Type

Auto-Sort on Find Screens

Save/New Button

Backing Up Your HomeBase Data

Recovering Your HomeBase Data

Opening a Web Browser

Shortcuts Using the Right Mouse Button

Adding a Book Using ISBN Lookup

How to Reach ABE

How to Reach ABE

Managing Books

Overview

Viewing Books

Viewing Detailed Information About a Book

Viewing All Books on HomeBase 2

Viewing All Books in stock

Viewing All Books for Sale

Viewing All Sold Books

Viewing All Books on Hold

Finding Books

Finding a Book

Finding Books on ABE

Adding, Updating and Deleting Books

Adding a Book

Adding a Book Using ISBN Lookup

Updating a Book

Cloning Book Information

Deleting a Book

Books and Catalogs

Attaching a Book to a Catalog/Multiple Catalogs

How to Manage Sold Books

Removing a Book from a Catalog

Managing Catalogs

Overview

Adding, Updating and Deleting Catalogs

Adding a Catalog

Deleting a Catalog

Updating Catalog Name and Description

Attaching a Book to a Catalog/Multiple Catalogs

Removing Books from a Catalog

Marking Selected Books as Sold

Advanced Catalog Functions

Copying Selected Books from One Catalog to Another Catalog

Copying All Books from One Catalog to Another Catalog

Moving Selected Books from One Catalog to Another Catalog

Moving All Books from One Catalog to Another Catalog

Moving All Sold Books from one Catalog to Another Catalog

Moving All Sold Books to Another Catalog ]

Managing Wants

Overview

Viewing Wants

Viewing all Wants

Viewing all Wants for a Client

Finding Wants

Finding a Want

Adding, Updating and Deleting Wants

Adding a New Client to a Want

Adding a Want

Cloning Want Information

Deleting a Want

Updating a Want

Managing Clients

Overview

Viewing Clients

Viewing all Clients

Viewing Detailed Information about a Client

Viewing all Invoices for a Particular Client

Finding Clients

Finding a Client in Your Database

Adding, Updating and Deleting Clients

Adding a Client

Updating Client Information

Deleting a Client

Adding a Want for a Client

Updating a Want for a Client

Adding an Invoice for a Client

Updating an Invoice for a Client

Managing Invoices

Overview

Viewing Invoices

Viewing all Invoices for a Client

Finding Invoices

Finding an Invoices

Adding, Updating and Deleting Invoices

Adding an Invoice

Updating an Invoice

Deleting an Invoice

Adding a New Client to an Invoice

Adding Books to an Invoice

Removing Books from an Invoice

Printing and Reports

Printing

Print Preview

Printing from the Add/Update screens

Printing from the Find Screen

Reports

Invoicing Total Report

Statistics

Sending to ABE

Sending to ABE

Importing and Exporting Files

Importing Files

Exporting to a File

HomeBase 2 Options

Options

Entering Bookstore Information

Updating HomeBase 2 Properties

Adding or Deleting HomeBase Userids

Windows Help

Scrolling in Windows

Selecting Multiple Items in list

Wildcards

Shortcuts Using the Right Mouse Button

Cut and Paste