About This User Guide

The information contained in this User Guide will help you familiarize yourself with the different features of ALClists and how these features will make your tasks easier and more manageable. From setting up a user account to ordering lists, this User Guide will assist you in navigating through each screen to obtain the best possible results.

The ALClists User Guide is designed for new users who have just set up an account with ALClists and for registered users who need additional reference information in performing tasks within the ALClists system.

The guide is divided into the following parts:

Part 1: Search Components, contains information on the essential components in performing a search.

Part 2: Searching for Lists, contains procedures on registering with ALClists and performing a search.

Part 3: Ordering Lists, contains procedures on ordering lists.

Part 4: Account Maintenance and Utilities, contains procedures on setting up and maintaining an account. This part also discusses the search and order utilities of the ALClists system.

Part 5: Sample Lessons, provides sample lessons in performing searches and ordering lists using the business and consumer data files. This part also provides a lesson in using the Query Builder feature.