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- PC-ACCOUNT READ.ME FILE
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- This file contains information on how to unarc and print the
- documentation. It also contains instructions on how to upgrade your
- PC-ACCOUNT work disk or directory for those who are using a previous
- version of PC-ACCOUNT. And it discusses the changes made since
- version 2.15.
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- Please read the file HOW2REGI.STR on how to register by mail or
- modem.
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- DOCUMENTATION
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- The documentation is in the file called PCDOC220.ARC. The five text
- files extracted from PCDOC220.ARC use 205K of floppy disk space.
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- INSTRUCTIONS TO UN-ARC THE PCDOC220.ARC FILE
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- 1. Insert the disk with the PCDOC220.ARC file into
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- 2. Copy ARCE.COM to the disk in drive A:
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- 3. Insert a blank, formatted disk in drive B:
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- 4. Make B: the default drive.
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- 5. Enter the command:
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- A:ARCE A:PCDOC220
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- INSTRUCTIONS TO PRINT THE DOCUMENTATION
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- Before printing the documentation, set the printer print head at
- the second or third line from the top of the page, then turn the
- printer on. You will need 80 pages. To print all five documentation
- files at once, use the command:
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- COPY PART? PRN
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- To print one file at a time, substitute the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 one
- at a time for the question mark in the above command. These five
- files are pure ASCII files with form feeds. You may also display
- them with the TYPE command. They are sized to print properly on the
- LaserJet.
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- UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USERS OF PREVIOUS VERSIONS
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- CAUTION. Version 2.20 will read your existing file called CONTROL,
- expand it, set new defaults and then write it in a format that cannot
- be understood by some previous versions. Therefore, you may want to
- first copy your old CONTROL file to another file name or disk to feel
- secure. But DO make the CONTROL file available so that your selected
- features can be maintained. Version 2.20 does not change the format
- of any other files.
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- Version 2.20 is compiled with the Microsoft BASIC Compiler. To
- prepare to run this version you must perform the following steps.
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- NOTE: If you do not have a PC-ACCOUNT system set up, this will
- not work for you. See the manual for getting started.
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- 1. Delete the old version of these files from your working
- disk or directory: (Note. You will not have all of these files,
- depending on your old version of PC-ACCOUNT.)
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- PCACT.EXE
- ACT-INIT.EXE
- ACT-EDIT.EXE
- BASRUN20.EXE
- USERLIB.EXE
- HERC.EXE
- REGFORM
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- 2. Copy the following files from the Version 2.20 disk to your
- working disk or directory:
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- PCACT.EXE
- ACT_INIT.EXE
- ACT_EDIT.EXE
- BRUN20.EXE
- USERLIB.EXE
- HERC.EXE
- REGFORM
- EDATA220
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- 3. Enter the command GO or PCACT to run the program.
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- 4. Enter the command ACT_INIT, select menu item 2, CHANGE
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- Steps 1 and 2 can be performed automatically with the batch file,
- UPDATE22.BAT. Place the PC-ACCOUNT 2.20 distribution disk in drive
- A:. Place your PC-ACCOUNT working disk in drive B: if you are
- operating from a floppy disk. Make drive B: or your PC-ACCOUNT
- directory on your hard disk the default drive. Enter the command:
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- A:UPDATE22
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- NEW FEATURES IN PC-ACCOUNT VERSION 2.20
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- There are many versions of PC-ACCOUNT in the distribution channels.
- Each has added features over the previous. The last release was
- 2.15. The manual has also been updated. The last time it was
- updated was for version 2.11.
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- The big change is a new transaction input screen that is much easier
- for new users to understand. It is called the Prompted Input Mode.
- The old Free Form Input Mode is still available. You can switch from
- one to the other while in the input mode by entering an asterisk
- followed by RETURN, instead of entering the transaction amount.
- There is a note on the screen to remind you of this. PC-ACCOUNT will
- remember the mode that you used last and continue to use that one.
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- For those who have a long payee list, PC-ACCOUNT will now search the
- payee name list for you. When prompted to enter the payee name or
- number, enter an equal sign followed by a text string. For example,
- to initiate a search for the Sears Payee record, enter
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- =SEARS
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- and the SEARS record will be placed on the top line. Press RETURN to
- select it to be printed on the check, or enter N to continue
- searching.
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- The search will work on any string in the name field and is not
- sensitive to case. You could have entered =ars and it would have
- found SEARS. It does not search the memo field. Write to me if you
- want it to search the memo field and I will put it in a future
- version.
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- You can now run the initialization and parameter selection program,
- ACT_INIT.EXE from the PC-ACCOUNT main menu. It is the last item in
- the menu, I, for Initialization. Run it to see the new features that
- can be selected. There is a second selection screen that will be
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- A useful feature that was added a few months ago at the request of a
- user is a display at the bottom of the screen when the transaction
- records are displayed. It displays the count of the transactions
- displayed and the sum of the amounts. It will also print this data
- on your printer. This option can be turned on or off with the
- parameter selection in ACT_INIT.EXE.
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- I hope that you find PC-ACCOUNT useful.
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