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TextMine Help
Contents:
Registering, Activating, & Downloading
Installing
Synchronizing
Quick Start
Backing up MS Outlook 2000
The Message Centre
Enhanced Message Centre
Outbox
Set your own originator
Calendar tips - Online
Contacts
Sending messages from the Contact List
Sending contact details to your phone
Appointment Reminders
Disable text banner
Text message commands
Commands
Individual fields from a contact
Combinations of commands
SMS Calendar commands
Printable wallet card
IMPORTANT NOTE: Always back up your Outlook data, preferably to an external disc drive or rewritable CD. See 'Backing up MS Outlook 2000'.
Registering, Activating, & Downloading
1. Register
- From the Home page, click on the 'register here' link.
- Complete the fields as requested.
- Click on the 'Continue' button.
- Confirm having read the Terms and Conditions by clicking on the 'I agree' button.
You can immediately start using the online Contacts and Calendar.
You can also download TextMine Sync for free and upload your Outlook Contacts and Calendar.
2. Activate for text messages
Activating your account allows you to access your information by SMS text message. It also allows people to reply to your messages, with the replies arriving on your own phone. To activate, please do the following:
- At the left hand of the page you will see a link entitled 'Activate'. Please follow the instructions on this page.
- (After entering your mobile number, a text message will be sent to your phone containing a six-letter code. You will be asked to enter it into a box on the web page.)
- If you do not have a mobile, you can still send messages by purchasing some messages. Simply log in, then click on the the 'Top Up' link on the left hand of the page.
Messages sent to TextMine will be charged at your usual operator tariff.
3. Download
- You will see a link allowing you to download the TextMine Sync application.
- Choose a convenient location on your PC to save the downloaded file.
Installing
- Locate the downloaded file 'TextMineSetup.exe' and double-click on it.
- Follow the Setup instructions to install the TextMine Synchronization application.
- Run the Sync application by clicking on the Start button, then Programs, then TextMine Sync then TextMine Synchronization.
Once installed, you can also click on the TextMine icon in the system-tray in the bottom left of your screen. There is also a shortcut named TextMine Sync on your desktop for easier access.
Synchronizing
Having run the program as explained above, follow these steps:
- Log-in using the username and password you chose (and confirmed in the e-mail sent to you)
- Click on 'Synchronize'.
- Please note that the first synchronization takes several minutes.
- Synchronize as often as you wish after making changes either in Outlook or in your online Address Book & Calendar.
Quick Start - Online Address Book and Calendar
To begin using the on-line Address Book and Calendar straight away, follow these steps:
- Log-in (e.g. from the Home page).
- Click on the 'New' button.
- Add a new contact e.g. Joe Bloggs by entering details into the fields provided.
- Click on Save to store this new record.
- From your mobile phone, send a text message containing 'get jo' to the TextMine number 83080.
Note that you can send as many letters of a name (either first or last name) as you wish, but you must send at least two characters.
Backing up MS Outlook 2000
It is strongly recommended that you backup your Outlook data regularly. To do this, follow these steps:
- On the File menu, click Import and Export.
- In the wizard, click 'Export to a file', and then click Next.
- Click 'Personal Folder File'.
- Select 'Personal folders' and tick 'Include subfolders'
- Follow the rest of the steps in the wizard.
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The Message Centre
The Message Centre enables easy of sending of messages including:
Please see our Preview page for screen shots of these features.
Professional users and users who have purchased the Enhanced Message Centre have the benefit of the following:
Distribution Lists can be saved by following the following steps:
- Move one or more recipients over to the right-hand Recipients box by clicking on the right arrow.
- Type a name for this List in the box labelled 'Save as'. Using an existing name will replace that list.
- Click Save.
- Please note that Distribution Lists can be synchronized with Outlook 'Categories'.
- Send Contact to phone (see below)
User can change the size of the Recipient List box for easier viewing.
User can also use double-arrow buttons for quick moving of every single record over to the right or left.
Outbox
The Outbox displays an archive of messages sent, along with recipient number, status (Pending, received, or failed), and Time Received.
See our page Message Outbox for more details and screen shots.
Set your own Originator
The Originator is the number or text that a recipient sees when he or she receives a message.
If you have activated, the default is that your messages will appear to have been sent from your phone. If you have not activated, a default TextMine originator is used.
Users who have bought this feature can choose their own originator of 11 characters or less by entering it in the My Profile page.
Note: Deleting the text originator will cause the originator to revert to your mobile number, if you have activated. If you have not activated, messages will not be able to be sent until you provide a text originator.
Calendar Tips - Online
- Click 'Calendar' tab to return to this week.
- Click a day link (e.g. Wednesday 11th) to see day view or refresh the current day.
- Click a week arrow < to refresh the week.
Contacts
The Contacts link in the left hand menu enables you to view and edit all your contacts whether synchronized with Outlook or entered directly onto the web.
Sending Messages from the Contact List
- Click on Contacts in the left hand menu
- Select a single contact or multiple contacts by clicking in the tick box on the left of the list
- Click on 'Text a message to people'
- Verify that the mobile numbers are correct. If not, go back and correct them on the Contacts page.
- Click 'Send'.
Note that if you have activated your account, replies will be directed to your mobile phone.
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Sending Contacts to your Phone
- Click on Contacts in the left hand menu
- Select a single contact or multiple contacts by clicking in the tick box on the left of the list
- Click on 'Text me contact details'
- Click 'Send'.
Appointment Reminders
Professional users and users who have purchased this feature can receive Outlook appointment reminders by SMS text message as follows:
- Click on 'My Profile' on the left hand side of the page.
- Tick next to the box labelled 'Receive appointment reminders by SMS?'
- When adding new appointments online, make sure to tick the box labelled 'reminder set'. You will then be reminded of each one by text message at the appropriate time beforehand.
- Synchronizing with Outlook will transfer all Outlook reminders to TextMine.
Disable text banner
Professional users and users who have purchased this feature can disable the text banner which appears at the end of each message as follows:
- Click on 'My Profile' on the left hand side of the page.
- Tick next to the box labelled 'Disable banner?'
Text Message Commands
Send the following commands to control your Address Book and Calendar from your mobile phone. (SMS functionality is currently only available to users with United Kingdom mobile phone numbers).
Send all commands to 83080
(Note that all commands work either in upper or lower case)
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User Sends
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Meaning
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Example
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GET H
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Retrieve a help message
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GET H
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GET BL or
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Search for 'Joe Bloggs',
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GET BL
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GET BLOGGS or
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(Send at least 2 letters).
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GET JO or
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GET JOE
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GET M
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More text from the last contact.
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GET M
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GET R
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Retrieve the number of contacts in your address book.
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R
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GET S
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Retrieve the last contact again (same).
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S
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GET B mobnum
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Bounce the current record to another persons phone.
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GET B +7888444555
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GET 2
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Retrieve the second item in a list of possible contacts.
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Individual fields from a contact
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Send all commands to 83080
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User Sends
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Fields retrieved
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GET A
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Account, Anniversary, Assistant, AssistantName
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GET B
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BillingInformation, Birthday
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GET C
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Callback, Car, Categories, Children, Company
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GET D
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Department, DirectoryServer
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GET E
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E, E2, E3, Email2DisplayName, Email3DisplayName, EmailDisplayName
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GET F
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Fax, Fax H, Fax W, First Name
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GET G
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Gender, Gov ID Num
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GET H
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H, H 2, Hobby, Home City, Home Country, Home Post Code, Home State, Home Street, Home Street2, Home Street3
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GET I
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Initials, InternetFreeBusy, ISDN
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GET J
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JobTitle
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GET K
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Keywords
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GET L
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Language, Last Name, Location
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GET M
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Main, Manager Name, Middle Name, Mileage, Mob
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GET N
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Notes
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GET O
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Office Location, Org ID Num, Other, Other City, Other Country, Other Post Code, Other State, Other Street, Other Street2, Other Street3
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GET P
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Pager, POBox, Primary, Priority, Private, Profession
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GET R
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RadioPhone, ReferredBy
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GET S
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Sensitivity, Spouse, Suffix
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GET T
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Telex, Title, TTYTDDPhone
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GET U
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User1, User2, User3, User4
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GET W
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W, W 2, Web, Work City, Work Country, Work Post Code, Work State, Work Street, Work Street2, Work Street3
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Send all commands to 83080
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User Sends
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Meaning
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Example
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GET JOE B +7888444555
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Bounces 'Joe Bloggs' record to another person's phone.
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GET JOE N
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Retrieve the Notes field from Joe Bloggs' entry.
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GET 2 N
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Retrieve the Notes field from the second item in a list.
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From somebody else's mobile phone:
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GET JO [USERNAME] [PASSWORD]
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Search for 'Joe Bloggs'.
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GET JO MYNAME MYPASSWORD
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GET JO N [USERNAME] [PASSWORD]
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Retrieve the Notes field from Joe Bloggs' entry.
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GET JO N MYNAME MYPASSWORD
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GET [ANY OF THE ABOVE COMMANDS] [USERNAME] [PASSWORD]
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Performs any of the above commands from another phone.
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GET 2 N MYNAME MYPASSWORD
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Send all commands to 83080
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User Sends
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Meaning
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Example
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APP DDMMYY
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Show appointments for that day
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APP 040702
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APP DDMMYY HHMM text
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Add a new appointment with this text
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APP 040702 1330 Lunch with Bob
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APP HHMM text
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Add a new appointment today
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APP 1330 Lunch with Bob
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GET M
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More text from last display
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M
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APP D HHMM
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Delete today's appointment at
this time, (if only one).
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APP D 1300
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APP D DDMMYY HHMM
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Delete appointment at this date and time.
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APP D 250903 1400
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