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Release notes for Finance Manager Version 1.0a
(C) Copyright DML Software 1998
This document contains the Licence Agreement and User's Guide for
Finance Manager V1.0a as part of the "Office Manager Professional",
Copyright (c) DML_Software 1998, suite of programmes
** Licence Agreement **
This software is protected by copyright laws pertaining to computer
software. This product must not be altered or amended in any way.
No warranty is given either, express or implied, by statute or
otherwise as to the fitness for purpose, merchantability, quality,
or otherwise. While every effort is made to ensure this program
functions correctly, no acceptance or legal responsibility is taken
for any errors, misuse or malfunction of this or other related
programs.
******* User Guide *******
Finance Manager is designed to allow you to keep track of
your outgoings (expenditure) and income including purchase accounts,
departmental allocations and bank accounts.
Use with any currency having the format 0.00 eg. Stirling ú56.23,
USA Dollars $88.45, French Francs Fr45.62 etc.
- Starting Balance -
When you set up an account for the first time it is necessary to
enter a starting balance. To do this click the mouse on the
Starting Balance box at the top right of the Finance Manager
Account List screen, remove the "0" using the back arrow
key and enter an amount from the keyboard.
- Adding Transactions -
The Finance Manager screen is split into two areas.
1. The Account List, in the upper part of the screen, which contains
the details of all transactions.
2. The Transaction Input, in the lower part of the screen. This
is where all transaction details are entered and any amendments
made.
To enter the first transaction click the mouse cursor on one of the
Transaction input boxes, in the lower half of the screen.
eg.
a. Click on the "ref no."box and enter a transaction number or
cheque number.
b. Use the tab key or the mouse to move to the next box, the
"transaction/item" and enter the type of debit eg. "CD-Rom budget"
or credit eg. "Amount received".
c. Move to one of the the next transaction boxes using mouse or
tab key and enter the amount of withdrawal ("Debit -")
or Deposit ("Credit +")
d. To complete the transaction either click the mouse on the data
entry "Add" box, or press the "Enter" Key on the keyboard.
The entry will now be displayed in the Account List, as further
entries are made the Balance is automatically adjusted and displayed
as the "Current Balance".
Each Account List can contain up to 2000 entries and be saved as a
named file with or without password protection.
Examples of entries which will be entered into the Finance Manager
include:
Invoice amounts
Deposits
Income
Outgoings
Cheques
Card Payments
Cash Dispenser withdrawals
Bank Charges
Direct Debits
Standing Orders
The Finance Manager can display out of sequence dates if required,
the Graph Function displays the balances in the order they appear in
the Account List not in date sequence.
- Amending Transactions -
Once a number of entries have been made using the transaction input
box it may be necessary to amend the Account List in order to delete,
add, or replace a transaction.
- Edit Menu -
Delete
To delete a transaction using the mouse click on the line in the
Account List to highlight it then click on delete in the edit section
of the transaction input. The whole line will be deleted.
Insert
To insert an entry into the Account List click the mouse on the line
below where you wish to insert the new transaction. In the edit menu
click on "Insert Row". This now creates a new blank line, now enter the
details of the transaction using the "Transaction Input" boxes and
press the Enter key or use the mouse to click on the Data Entry "Add"
button. Ensure that the correct date is entered.
Replace
To replace an entry in the Account List click the mouse on the line
which you wish to replace or amend. Now enter the new details or
amend the existing details displayed in the "Transaction Input" boxes
then click on the "Replace" button. Ensure the correct date is
entered.
- Using "Group Debit" Recurrent Items Calculator -
Where a number of payments such as Direct Debits and Standing Orders
are taken from the account on a monthly basis the "Group Debit"
details box allows these individual transactions to be grouped
together, totalled and entered as a single amount.
All entries made in the Recurrent Items Calculator under
"Group Debit" are retained and saved with the Account List allowing
them to be entered or amended the following month as necessary.
Entries are made to the Recurrent Items Calculator using
the transaction line in the input box of the calculator, the entry can
then be added to the calculator by clicking on the "Add Entry"
button. Entries can be deleted by clicking on the entry you wish to
remove and then click on the "Delete Entry" button.
Up to 30 entries can be inserted in the recurrent Items calculator.
Once all entries have been made clicking on "Transfer to Account List"
will transfer and enter the totalled amount to the main Account List
under the heading "-- Group Debit --".
- File Menu -
Save
Clicking on the save button will save your Account List file along
with any "Group debit" details.
To Save with a password see the later section on Password File
Protection. Each Account List can contain up to 2000 entries.
It is recommended that you regularly back up your Account List file
data on a floppy disk or other external storage device.
Open
Clicking on the Open button will call up a standard windows load box.
Highlight or type in the file name using the .pfo file extension to
load the file into the Account List which includes previously entered
Group Debit details. If the file has been previously saved with
a password you will be requested to enter the password.
Quit
On choosing "Quit" you will be asked "Do you wish to save Finance
Manager" followed by a file name and path. If you did not
prevously save your entries choose "yes", this saves the file
without password protection.
Print
To print out the displayed "Account List" click on the "Print"
button. A standard windows print box will appear, enter the necessary
preference details and click "OK". Should this box not appear it will
be necessary to connect a printer and/or load the printer driver
software, see your windows manual for the necessary details.
- Password file protection -
Save As with Password
To discourage unauthorised viewing of a file a password can be assigned
to it. DO NOT USE THIS FEATURE IF IT IS NOT NECESSARY, if a password
is lost the file CANNOT BE RESTORED. ALL saved files have the
account list encrypted.
To create a password protected file.
a. Open the file to be protected by password.
b. From the File Menu at the top of the screen choose the
"Save As with Password" option.
c. The standard windows save box will now appear. Enter your chosen
FILE NAME (not your password) click on "OK".
d. Enter a password which you can easily remember.
e. Confirm the password is correct and click OK.
The Account list file is now encrypted and saved with password
protection.
Save As Without Password
Should you wish to remove password protection load the protected
file choose the "Save As Without Password".
- Naming Saved Files -
You can give all your own differently named Account List files the
same password when you save each of them eg.
Dept.pfo
Current.pfo
Orders.pfo
could all have the same password eg."Xfiles"
NB. Passwords are case sensitive, "xfiles" will not unlock the
above files in this example.
- Loading a password protected file -
a. Clicking on the load button will call up a standard windows load
box. Highlight or type in the file name you wish to load with
the .pfo file extension to load the file.
b. A dialogue box will appear requesting you enter your password to
access the file.
c. Type in your password and click OK, the protected file will load.
NB. A password will not protect your file from being deleted, renamed
or copied, however renamed and copied files will retain password
protection. All saved files are encrypted.
- Search Menu -
Find
In the Search Menu the "Find" command can be used to locate a Date,
Ref. No, Transaction/Item, or an amount in the Debit, Credit or
Balance within the Account List. Note that the find command is
case sensitive. A part of a word, date or number can also be
located using this function.
Find Next
Use "Find Next" to search for the next occurrence of a search string
in the account list.
- Options Menu -
Graph
The graph function displays the balances in the Account List in
graphical form as a line graph, 2D or 3D Bar Chart. When displayed
as a line graph the mean and maximum and minimum balances can be
shown by selecting the required options.
The graph, by displaying the balances in the account list over
transactions, will give an indication of the cash flow in the
account.
The Finance Manager can display out of sequence dates if required,
the Graph Function displays the balances in the order they appear in
the Account List not in date sequence.
A Graph of part of the Account List can be obtained by using the
mouse to highlight a section within the Account List. Having
highlighted the section, click on Graph. This will display a
graph of the chosen section stating the number of transactions
included along with the indicated start date and end date of this
section.
- Reconcile -
Reconcile Account
It will usually be the case that the Current Balance displayed in
Finance Manager will not correspond with the balance shown in your
Bank or other financial statements when you receive them. This is
because by the time you receive a statement you may have entered
further transactions in the Account List or Group Debit of Finance
Manager.
To reconcile the accounts adjustments need to be carried out to take
account of transactions, both debits and credits, not included in
your statements.
These adjustments can be made with a few mouse clicks.
Choosing "Reconcile Account" from the Reconcile Menu will enable these
adjustments to be carried out by following these steps.
1. Ensure all transactions which appear in your Statement have
been entered in the Finance Manager's Account List including any
Bank or other Charges.
2. Locate an item in the Finance Managers Account List which does
not appear in your Statement. Click on it to highlight it
and click "Add". The item will appear as "List of items not
appearing in Statement" under Reconcile Account List.
3. Repeat the step above until all items not appearing in your
Statement are entered.
4. If you have entered Direct Debit's or Standing Orders into the
Account List using the "Group Debit" feature, individual items
which have not appeared in your Statement can be selected.
Choose "Group Debit" from within "Display". In the Reconcile
Group Debit window, which appears, hightlight the transaction
required and click on "Add to reconcile account" to transfer the
item to the Reconcile Account List. Repeat until all DD and SO's
not appearing in your Statement are entered.
When all items not appearing in your Statement have been
identified and appear in the Reconcile Account List the amount shown
under "Balances - Account statement" should be the same as the final
balance appearing on your actual Statement printout.
Your account is then reconciled, complete with a list of transactions
which have not yet been processed.
You can choose "Delete" to remove an item from the Reconcile Account
List.
- If your account does not reconcile. -
There may be an number of reasons why your account does not reconcile.
1. You have missed a transaction in the Account List or Group Debit
which does not appear in your Statement.
2. You may have typed an amount incorrectly in the Account List or
Group Debit.
3. You have not included an item which appears on your Statement
in the Account List
4. You have selected the same item more than once.
5. The starting balance is incorrect in the Account List
Check your received statement against the Account List and Group
Debit and identify any mistakes or errors and correct as necessary.
When the Reconcile Account window is closed all reconciled items and
balances are cleared.
******* Finance Manager as a Budget Monitor ********
The Finance Manager can also be used to monitor, record and
project small business or departmental spending budgets. On amending
the starting balance all transactions and individual balances are
automatically updated, thus allowing budget projections to be made.
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