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The Checkbook Accountant Main Screen is where all
functions available to checkbooks and budget lists are
selected.
The major portion of this Main Screen is occupied by the
transaction list, a scrollable list of the currently
viewable transactions (See View under the Preferences
Menu for more information). Transactions entered into
the checkbook are shown here. Any viewable transaction
can be edited by double-clicking its entry in the
transaction list.
The lower-right of the screen displays the three types of
balances:
RUNNING BALANCE,
CHECKBOOK BALANCE, and
STATEMENT BALANCE.
The running balance is the checkbook balance as a result
of each transaction. The checkbook balance is the
result of all the checkbook's transactions, or equally,
the running balance after the last-entered transaction.
The statement balance is the result of all the cleared
transactions, calculated though the Reconcile function.
As a visual aid, negative balances are shown in RED and
positive balances in BLACK.
The lower-center of the screen displays a column of
gadgets, mimicking the functions available from the
Project Menu. This is here for convenience only.
The lower-right of the screen is currently unused by the
program.
The upper-right of the screen is used by the Show
indicators (under the Preferences Menu).
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The following lists, by menu, the operations possible
from the Main Screen along with their keyboard
equivalents. Some of the functions, mainly from the
Project Menu, have equivalent gadgets, selected with
the mouse. If you forget the keyboard equivalents, each
gadget (except one) has a black underscored letter which
is the key to press with the RIGHT-AMIGA key. The one
exception is the About function. You can select this
with the mouse by choosing the menu item, clicking on the
"Checkbook Accountant 0.9" box in the upper-left corner
of the display, or pressing the keyboard equivalent
RIGHT-AMIGA ?.
FUNCTION SELECTED BY
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Project Menu
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New RIGHT-AMIGA N
Prompts for information to record a new checkbook.
If a checkbook is current being worked on, the user
will be prompted to save any changes made to it
before starting a new checkbook. If no changes
were made to the checkbook, the program will
immediately ask for the new checkbook's
information. A default budget list can be loaded
at the same time by selecting the Default Budgets
gadget (For more information, consult the Budget
Help Screen).
Open RIGHT-AMIGA O
Retrieves from disk an existing checkbook as the
current checkbook. If a checkbook is currently
being worked on, the user will be prompted to save
any changes made to it before the new checkbook is
loaded. If no changes were made to the current
checkbook, the new checkbook is loaded immediately.
Save RIGHT-AMIGA S
Stores to disk the current checkbook under the
current filename. If the checkbook has never been
saved, the user is prompted for a filename to
identify the current checkbook.
Save As RIGHT-AMIGA W
Saves the current checkbook under a new name,
whether the checkbook has been previously saved or
not.
Reconcile RIGHT-AMIGA R
Performs the statement reconciliation process, or
in other words, checkbook balancing. The statement
balance will appear in the STATEMENT BALANCE box at
the lower-left side of the main screen.
Print RIGHT-AMIGA P
Outputs to the printer the transactions described
in the current View selection. For more
information, consult the View Help Screen.
Information RIGHT-AMIGA I
Shows the current checkbook's information, such as
Account Number, Starting Check Number, and Initial
Deposit. For more information, consult the
Information Help Screen either after selecting New
or Information.
About RIGHT-AMIGA ?
Shows the version number of this copy of Checkbook
Accountant along with the amount of available
memory (chip, fast, and total).
Quit RIGHT-AMIGA Q
Terminates execution of the current session. If
the current checkbook has been modified, the user
is prompted to save any changes before exiting.
Edit Menu
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Checks RIGHT-AMIGA C
Allows the user to enter a new check into the
current checkbook, void the current check (enters
it but marks it as "** VOIDED **", or delete the
current check (not entered into the checkbook).
Other Debits RIGHT-AMIGA -
Allows the user to enter a new debit into the
current checkbook or delete the debit (not entered
into the checkbook).
Deposit RIGHT-AMIGA D
Allows the user to enter a new deposit into the
current checkbook or delete the deposit (not
entered into the checkbook).
Other Credits RIGHT-AMIGA +
Allows the user to enter a new credit into the
current checkbook or delete the credit (not entered
into the checkbook).
Batch Mode RIGHT-AMIGA ~
Toggle the status (ON or OFF) of Batch Mode. This
allows the user to repeatedly and successively enter
a particular type of transaction (check, deposit,
etc.) into the checkbook. For more information,
consult the Transaction Help Screen.
Budgets Menu
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Edit RIGHT-AMIGA B
Allows the user to edit (Add, Delete, Load, Save,
Save As Default, and Clear) budget lists. For more
information, consult the Budget Help Screen.
Preferences Menu
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View
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ALL RIGHT-AMIGA A
Display ALL the transaction in the checkbook.
Select Group RIGHT-AMIGA G
Allows the user to display select groups of
transactions (Checks, Deposits, etc.), types of
transactions (Cleared, Tax-Deductible, etc.),
and range of transaction dates.
Show
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Batch Mode Indicator RIGHT-AMIGA @
Toggle the display (SHOW or HIDE) of the Batch
Mode indicator ('B'). If SHOW, a 'B' will
appear at the top of the screen if Batch Mode is
ON; if OFF nothing will appear. If HIDE,
nothing will appear no matter which state Batch
Mode is in.
Transaction Count RIGHT-AMIGA #
Toggle the display of the number of viewable
(selected by View) and total transactions.
If SHOW, the top of the screen will show these
two values (viewable / total). If HIDE, nothing
will appear.
Initial Deposit RIGHT-AMIGA $
Toggle the display of the initial deposit
amount, as defined in Information. If SHOW, the
amount will be shown just above the amount
column of the transaction list. If HIDE,
nothing will appear.
Icon Creation
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Checkbook RIGHT-AMIGA (
Toggle the ability to save an icon with
checkbook files.
Budgets RIGHT-AMIGA )
Toggle the ability to save an icon with budget
list files.
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A FEW NOTES ABOUT NAVIGATING THROUGH CHECKBOOK ACCOUNTANT:
Checkbook Accountant was designed to be as useful from
either the keyboard or the mouse. Almost all operations
can be performed from either device. For example, you
can move through any of the scrolling lists (transaction,
budget, help screens) by either dragging the slider
gadget or using the cursor keys (along with the SHIFT or
ALT keys or by itself). As explained above, almost all
gadgets have corresponding menu selections and keyboard
shortcuts. The letter to press with the RIGHT-AMIGA key
is designated by either checking its appearance in the
menu bar or, easier, by looking for an underscored letter
in or next to the gadget, which are both the same.
The only occurrences where menus do not accompany gadgets
is during the cases when the program has to verify an
action (OKAY or CANCEL response) or give you a message
(OKAY response). These gadgets have the same underscored
letters as their menu-attached counterparts, but they
are selected from the keyboard by just pressing that key.
They do not need the RIGHT-AMIGA key pressed at the same
time, although doing so will not affect it (it is simply
ignored).
Also, if you try to press the HELP key when the cursor is
in any string gadget, you will not get the requested help
screen. Programming the ability to check if the user
pressed the HELP key in this case would be too much extra
work without real gain in functionality. So, if you need
HELP for a requester, and you are not being asked a
question or being notified by the program, be sure to
click in the window anywhere other than in a string
gadget and then press the HELP key.
-- END OF MAIN SCREEN HELP --