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- Overview:
- This window is used to enter a bill. The bill is entered as
- soon as it is received, and is assigned a due date during entry.
- Entering it as soon as possible helps you manage your bills
- by allowing you to analyze your future cash requirements, then
- selecting only those bills you want to pay.
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- Fields:
- Company - Select the desired company from the list box.
- To add a new company, use the "Windows - Company Information"
- menu selection.
-
- Catagory - Select the desired catagory from the list box.
- To add a new catagory, use the "Windows - Catagory Information"
- menu selection.
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- Due date - Date this bill should be paid. This is a required field
- and defaults based on the "usually due" field from the company.
-
- Amount due - Amount of this bill. This field is required.
-
- Late amount - Amount of this bill, after the due date. If this
- bill is selected for payment after the due date, then this
- amount will override "Amount due". This field is optional.
-
- Description - Description of this bill. This field is optional
- and defaults based on the "Description" field from the
- company. This description can be printed on the checks,
- instead of the account number.
-
- Recurring bill - Check this option, if the bill is received every
- month with little variance in the amount or due date. If checked,
- this option will cause next month's bill to be automatically
- generated after payment of this month's bill.
-
- Save for taxes - Check this option, if the bill is tax deductible.
- If checked, the bill will be highlighted on the "Check History
- Report".
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- Already paid - Check this option, if you already paid this bill.
- If checked, no check will be produced, but the bill will be
- recorded.
-
- Check # - If you checked "Already paid", then enter the check
- number used to pay the bill. For cash payments, leave this
- field blank.
-
- Buttons:
- Ok - Add the bill.
-
- Cancel - Returns to previous window. Does not update any
- information not "Ok'ed" so far.
-
- Menu Bar:
- File:
- Exit - Leave this program. An option will be presented to take
- a back-up of all files. This option is recommended.
-
- Windows:
- Bank Accounts - Opens another window for bank account
- information. You can use this option to select a new
- bank account, or change the account information.
-
- Catagories - Opens another window for catagory information.
- You can use this option to add a new catagory for bill entry.
-
- Check Register - Opens another window to select and display
- the check register for the current bank.
-
- Company Information - Opens another window for company
- information. You can use this option to add a new
- company for bill entry.
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- Enter Bills - You found this option, it is your current
- window.
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- Pay Bills - Opens another window to select and pay bills.
- Bills can be selected for payment by company, catagory, or
- due date.
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- Reports:
- Cash Requirements - Prints the total of unpaid bills by due
- date. This report helps you analyze how much is due when.
-
- Help:
- I'm Stuck - You found this option, it is what you are
- currently reading.
-
- Error Messages - Shows all fatal error messages and their
- corrective actions.
-
- About - Shows information about this program. Including how
- to register.
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