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EliteCheck (tm) Version 1.1a User Manual September 1991 _______ ____|__ | (R) --| | |------------------- | ____|__ | Association of | | |_| Shareware |__| o | Professionals -----| | |--------------------- |___|___| MEMBER EliteCheck is made by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP) Taewoong Jeon P.O. Box 166101 Chicago, IL 60616-6101 Copyright (c) 1991 by Taewoong Jeon. All Rights Reserved COPYRIGHT The EliteCheck package is copyrighted 1991 by Taewoong Jeon. All rights reserved. It is not a public domain nor a free software. Non-registered users are granted a limited license to use this product on a trial basis. If you intend to use EliteCheck on a regular basis, you are expected to register. For information on registration and user license, refer to Appendix B in this manual or the REGISTER.DOC file on disk. A registered user is granted a single-user license to use this program on any one machine at any one time. No copying of the printed manual in whole or part is permitted under any circumstance. The program package on disk, however, may be copied to others for trial use as long as the following two restrictions are fulfilled: This program package on disk is distributed in its original form and not in conjunction with any other product. No fee or charge is requested or accepted. Anyone wishing to charge people a fee for giving them a copy of EliteCheck must meet the restrictions stated in the VENDOR.DOC file on disk. TRADEMARK EliteCheck is a trademark of Taewoong Jeon. ASP EliteCheck is marketed through shareware method which lets users TRY BEFORE BUY it. The author of EliteCheck is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP is an affiliation of shareware authors dedicated to the shareware concept. ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a Compuserve message via easyplex to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY TRIAL USE ONLY WARRANTY ---------------------------------- Trial Users of EliteCheck must accept this disclaimer of warranty: The Shareware evaluation (trial use) version is provided AS IS. THE AUTHOR MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. REGISTERED USE ONLY WARRANTY ---------------------------------- Registered Users of EliteCheck must accept this disclaimer of warranty: The author warrants the physical diskette(s) and physical documentation provided with registered versions to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ninety days from the date of registration. If the author receives notification within the warranty period of defects in materials or workmanship, and such notification is determined by the author to be correct, the author will replace the defective diskette(s) or documentation. The entire and exclusive liability and remedy for breach of this Limited Warranty shall be limited to replacement of defective diskette(s) or documentation and shall not include or extend to any claim for or right to recover any other damages, including but not limited to, loss of profit, data, or use of the software, or special, incidental, or consequential damages or other similar claims, even if the author has been specifically advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event will the author's liability for any damages to you or any other person ever exceed the lower of suggested list price or actual price paid for the license to use the software, regardless of any form of the claim. The author SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Registered User Support Policy 1. All registered users receive a copy of the latest registered version of the EliteCheck package upon registration. The registered package includes a printed manual. 2. All registered users will be notified of major upgraded versions of EliteCheck when they are released. 3. All registered users are eligible to receive a free upgrade to the next version of EliteCheck. Further upgrades will be offered at discount rates (minimum 50% off the regular fee) to all registered users. 4. All registered users are guaranteed technical support for 90 days from the date of registration without additional cost. If you have questions, please do the following steps: 1) Look into the User's Guide for the relevant parts and the Read.me file. 2) If the problems still persist, contact the author at the following address: Taewoong Jeon P.O. Box 166101 Chicago, IL 60616-6101 Please provide your EliteCheck version number, your computer configuration (computer make, model, monitor type, printer type, DOS version number, etc), and a concise description of your problems. Return Policy 1. All registered users are 30-DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEED WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED. If you are not satisfied with the EliteCheck package, simply return the printed manual to the author for full refund of registration fee within 30 days from the date of registration. 2. All registered users are eligible for 90-day full refund of payment as long as the following conditions are met: 1) they have problem(s) that involve a specific hardware or software environment or that involve serious errors in EliteCheck, 2) and the problem(s) are unable to be fixed, 3) and the problem(s) are reported within 90 days after registration. Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 Major Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Using This Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.3 Differences between Evaluation and Registered Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.4 Disk Packing List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.5 Data Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.6 System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2. Installing EliteCheck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.1 Installing EliteCheck on Your Disk . . . . . . . . . 5 2.2 The CONFIG.SYS File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3. Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3.1 Starting EliteCheck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3.2. Getting On-Line Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3.3 Using EliteCheck for the First Time. . . . . . . . 10 3.4 Exiting EliteCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3.5 Selecting an Account to Use. . . . . . . . . . . . 12 3.6 EliteCheck Screen Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 3.7 EliteCheck Command Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4. Using the Check Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 4.1 The Check Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 4.2 Making Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4.3 Printing Check Register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 5. Reconciling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 6. Working with Multiple Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 7. Rebuilding Account Data Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 8. Printing Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 9. Setting Up Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 10. Setting up Payee List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 11. Setting up Category Lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 11.1 Preset Categories for Personal Use . . . . . . . . 32 11.2 Preset Categories for Business Use . . . . . . . . 33 11.3 Setting Up a Category List . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Appendix A. What is Shareware? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Appendix B. Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Page 1 1. Introduction Welcome to EliteCheck. The author is very proud of EliteCheck, an intuitive, powerful financial management program. EliteCheck is designed to keep track of your financial transactions for home and/or business use quickly, accurately, and pleasantly. With EliteCheck, you will ever be free of the menial tasks that you have once had to do manually to handle with your accounts. EliteCheck is a truly electronic version of your Check Register. Anyone who is familiar with a regular check register will quick start using it. Compare EliteCheck with other financial programs, and you will find EliteCheck the easiest to learn and use among them. You can use EliteCheck to record transactions, categorize them, reconcile your bank statements, have a printed report of income statement, and more with accuracy, speed, and fun. 1.1 Major Features The following are the major features of EliteCheck version 1.1a: - Full-screen Check Register with full editing capabilities needed to add, delete, change, clear, and void transactions. - All commands are structured into pulldown menus and dialogue windows. - Extensive context-sensitive on-line help - Support for both personal and business accounts. - Support for up to 30 accounts. - Permits up to 32,767 transactions per account (usually limited only by your disk space. - Supports reconciling your bank statement. Outstanding checks and deposits are summarized. - Support for automatic next check number sequencing. - User-definable payee list (up to 100 payee names can be registered in payee list). - Support for 4 different User-definable category lists: Page 2 personal income, personal expense, business income, and business expense. Each category list is preset but redefinable by user up to 100 categories. Furthermore, a monthly budget can be specified for each category item by the user. - Prints check register for a user-specified period. - Prints income/expense statement for a user-specified period with optional budget summary. 1.2 Using This Manual This manual provides a full description of EliteCheck. You do not have to read the entire manual to start using EliteCheck. Instead, use this manual as a reference. EliteCheck is designed to get you quick start using it. To learn to use EliteCheck, read the READ.ME file or the first two sections in this manual and start to use EliteCheck. When you have a question or need more information as you experiment working with EliteCheck, You can 1) get on-line help by pressing F1 key or 2) look into this manual for the relevant part. 1.3 Differences between Evaluation and Registered Versions For every major version number, EliteCheck comes in one of two different packages: the evaluation (trial use) version and the registered version. The evaluation version of EliteCheck is designed to license a limited use at no charge so that you can "try before buy". Although the evaluation version is copyrighted, you are allowed (and encouraged) to freely distribute it to others as long as 1) no parts of the package are omitted or modified, 2) the package is not distributed in conjunction with any other product 3) and no fee or charge is requested. If you do not want to continue to use it after a trial use of period, you don't have to register it. Otherwise, you are expected to register. When you register, you receive the latest registered version of EliteCheck. You are licensed to use one copy of the registered version on any one computer at any one time. As far as functionality is concerned, both the evaluation and the registered versions of EliteCheck are the same unless the version numbers are different. This enables the user to fully evaluate Page 3 EliteCheck before registration. In other aspects than functionality, there are several differences between them as follows: - A registration reminder screen appears as you quit the evaluation version. (A short reminder message also appears in the beginning.) - The registered version comes with a printed User Manual, whereas the evaluation version includes it on disk only. The printed User Manual may be different only in format from the manual on disk. - The registered version is supported by the author according to the registered user support policy. For information on the registered user support policy, refer to the page near the front cover of this document or Appendix B or the REGISTER.DOC file. 1.4 Disk Packing List The EliteCheck program package should contain the following files: READ.ME A text file that you must read first before you use the program PACKING.LST List of files in your package EC.EXE The EliteCheck program EC.REF EliteCheck Reference Id EC.HLP On-line help file INSTALL.EXE Installation program MANUAL.DOC On disk User Manual VENDOR.DOC Vendor distribution information REGISTER.DOC Registration and license information REGISTER.FRM Registration Form ECFILES.EXE Utility program to increase files parameter in the CONFIG.SYS file 1.5 Data Files When you use EliteCheck, it creates the following data files: In the directory that contains the EC.EXE file: EC.CFG Configuration file In the data directory which contains your account data files: ECACCT.CFG Account-specific configuration file Page 4 ECACCT.LST Account list ECnn.TRD Account transaction data, one for each account ECPAYEE.LST Payee list ECCATEG.LST Category lists ECSPLIT.LST Reserved for compatibility with future versions ECMEMO.LST Reserved for compatibility with future versions 1.6 System Requirements The following are the system requirements to run EliteCheck on your computer: - IBM PC, XT, AT, or IBM-compatible - DOS 3.0 or later version - minimum 512K memory - monochrome or color monitor - (optional) a parallel printer - a hard disk or two floppy disk drive or one floppy disk drive that supports minimum 720K capacity If you plan to use EliteCheck with two floppy disk drives, you need also two floppy diskettes (in addition to the DOS system diskette): one for the EliteCheck program disk, and the other for your data disk. If you plan to use EliteCheck with one floppy disk drive, you need a diskette with minimum 720K capacity that will contain both program files and data files. 1.7 Making Backup Copies of EliteCheck Disk Although you can use the distributed EliteCheck disk directly as your program disk, it is a good idea to make a copy of it and to keep the distributed disk in a safe place. To make a copy of the distributed disk, simply use DOS DISKCOPY command as follows. 1) Invoke DISKCOPY command. A>DISKCOPY A: A: 2) When you see a message saying "Insert SOURCE diskette in drive A:", Insert the distributed EliteCheck diskette into drive A. Then press any key. 3) Wait for a message saying "Insert DESTINATION diskette in drive A:". When this message appears on the screen, insert a blank diskette in drive A and press any key. Page 5 2. Installing EliteCheck Before you start to use EliteCheck, you must install EliteCheck on your computer by performing the following two procedures: - Installing the EliteCheck files to your disk - Ensuring that the CONFIG.SYS file contain files parameter at least 15. You can do the two procedures above in any order. 2.1 Installing EliteCheck on Your Disk Before you use EliteCheck, it must first be installed on your computer. You need only install EliteCheck once. Installing EliteCheck is very simple. You need only copy the files of EliteCheck either to a subdirectory on your hard disk or to a formatted blank diskette. To facilitate installation, the EliteCheck package comes with an INSTALL program (INSTALL.EXE) which you can run to install EliteCheck. The INSTALL program will automatically copy the files in the EliteCheck disk either to a subdirectory in a hard disk or to a formatted blank diskette. <Note> If you obtained the EliteCheck program package in compressed file format and you have a hard disk, you probably have already loaded EliteCheck files to your hard disk while you were extracting the files. In that case, skip to the next subsection 2.2, The CONFIG.SYS File. <Note> When you install EliteCheck to a floppy diskette manually, you only need copy the following three files: EC.EXE EC.HLP EC.REF +--+ | | To Install EliteCheck to a Hard Disk +--+ 1) Start your computer. 2) Insert the EliteCheck Install disk in drive A. 3) Run the INSTALL.EXE by typing as follows: Page 6 A:INSTALL C:\EC The Installation program will automatically install EliteCheck to the \EC directory in drive C. If you want to install EliteCheck to a directory other than \EC, simply replace C:\EC with the directory path name you want when you invoke the installation program. If the specified directory does not exist, INSTALL.EXE will automatically create it. +--+ | | To Install EliteCheck with Two Floppy Drives +--+ To use EliteCheck without a hard disk, you need two floppy disk drives: one for a EliteCheck program disk and the other for a data disk. To install EliteCheck to a floppy diskette, do the following steps: 1) Start your computer with a DOS system diskette. 2) Insert the EliteCheck Install disk in drive A. 3) Insert a formatted blank diskette in drive B. 3) Run the INSTALL.EXE by typing as follows: A:INSTALL B:\ While running the INSTALL program, follow the instructions on the screen. The Installation program will install EliteCheck to the root directory in drive B. 2.2 The CONFIG.SYS File To run EliteCheck on your computer properly, the CONFIG.SYS file in the root directory of your DOS boot disk must contain a line 'FILES = nn' in which nn must be a number equal to or greater than 15. If the CONFIG.SYS file does not contain this line or nn is less than 15, you need to change it. If the CONFIG.SYS file does not exist, you need to create one. (The DOS boot disk is the disk from which your computer has started. If your computer has a hard disk and you started your computer without a DOS system diskette in drive A:, then the hard disk is your DOS boot disk. Otherwise, the DOS diskette in drive A: is the DOS boot disk.) Page 7 The EliteCheck package comes with a utility program 'ECFILES.EXE' that automatically changes or creates the CONFIG.SYS file if necessary. You need run ECFILES only once. To use this utility, simply invoke it before you start to use EliteCheck as follows: +--+ | | Changing CONFIG.SYS File with ECFILES utility program +--+ 1. Insert EliteCheck Install disk into disk drive A:. 2. Invoke ECFILES by typing ECFILES and pressing <ENTER>. A>ECFILES 3. When ECFILES asks for your boot drive name, type your boot disk drive name. 4. If your computer has a hard disk, skip to step 4. If your computer does not have a hard disk, ECFILES will prompt you to insert a DOS system diskette into drive A. Then, insert your DOS system diskette and press ENTER. 5. When ECFILES is finished, a message will appear on your screen. If the message says: The CONFIG.SYS file was created or The CONFIG.SYS file was changed, then restart the computer by pressing <CTRL+ALT+DEL>. *************************** IMPORTANT ***************************** If you have changed or created the CONFIG.SYS file, you must restart your computer by pressing CTRL,ALT,DEL keys simultaneously or by pressing the reset button on your computer. ******************************************************************* Page 8 3. Getting Started 3.1 Starting EliteCheck +--+ | | To Start with a Hard Disk +--+ 1) Turn on your computer if it is not ready on. 2) When you see the DOS prompt (e.g., C>), change your current directory to the EliteCheck directory. C>CD C:\EC 3) Invoke EliteCheck by typing EC and pressing <ENTER>. C>EC 4) When you see a Select Data Drive window, select the disk drive (e.g., C:) in which you want to store your account data files. To select the data disk drive, type the drive name or use arrow keys to highlight it. Then press <ENTER>. +--+ | | To Start with Dual Floppy Disk Drives +--+ 1) Turn on your computer with DOS system disk in drive A if it is not ready on. 2) If you are running EliteCheck for the first time, you need a formatted blank diskette for your data disk. If you do not have one, format a blank diskette by using the DOS format command. 3) Insert EliteCheck program disk in drive A. 4) Invoke EliteCheck by typing EC and then pressing <ENTER>. A>EC 5) When you see a Select Data Drive window, select drive B in which you will use your data disk. To select the data disk drive, type the drive name or use Page 9 arrow keys to highlight it. Then press <ENTER>. 6) When you see the prompt "Insert data disk in drive B", insert your data disk in drive B and press ENTER. +--+ | | Adjusting Color Type of Screen +--+ EliteCheck supports both monochrome and color monitor. When it starts to run, it automatically adjusts its color mode according to the type of your monitor adapter. If the monitor adapter is of color type such as CGA, EGA, and VGA, EliteCheck displays in colors. Otherwise it displays in black and white. It could happen, however, that the screen looks unreadable when you start EliteCheck. This is most probably because you use a monochrome monitor on a color graphics adapter. In that case, you need to force EliteCheck to display in white and black. You can do this by adding an optional argument to the command line when you start EliteCheck as follows: C>EC /M The /M option forces EliteCheck to display in black and white regardless of the actual monitor configuration. 3.2. Getting On-Line Help EliteCheck offers extensive, context-sensitive on-line help to guide whatever operation you are currently doing. You can get on- line help in two ways: 1) If you are not sure of what to do with the current screen, window, or menu, you can press F1 key to bring up a help screen for information specific to the current operation. 2) If you need general information on how to use Help, menus, etc., you can select one of the pulldown menu choices associated with Help main menu. One of the Help pulldown menu choices, "EliteCheck Registration", provides information on how to register EliteCheck. In any case, you can control the help screen by using the following keys: Page 10 Esc to exit Help screen Up/Down to scroll Help screen up/down PgUp to move Help screen up one page PgDn to move Help screen down one page Home to go to the top of Help message End to go to the end of Help message 3.3 Using EliteCheck for the First Time The first thing you need to do with EliteCheck when you start the program for the first time is to set up your first bank account. Later on, when you need additional accounts, you can create more accounts choosing the Select Account Menu item under the Account main menu item. If your printer is not Epson-compatible or connected to other than LPT1 port, you need to set up printer configuration using the Printer Setup menu item. For more details, see Section 9, Setting up Printer. If you want to choose a payee name from a payee list when you record transactions, you may pre-register payee names in a payee directory using the Payee Setup menu item. For more details, see Section 10, Setting up Payee List. +--+ | | Setting Up a New Account for the First Time +--+ If you have started EliteCheck for the first time, a New Account Setup window will automatically appear on the screen after you select data disk drive. Enter the required information in each field. Account Type: Select either BUSINESS or PERSONAL by pressing space bar. BUSINESS represents business account, and PERSONAL represents personal account. The only difference between a business account and a personal account is that they use separate sets of categories. Account Name: Type 1-25 alpha-numeric characters which will uniquely identify this account thereafter. Account No: Type 1-25 alpha-numeric characters which is usually the bank account number. You may leave this field blank. Page 11 Balance: Type beginning balance of this account. As of: Type beginning date of this account. You can move between the fields by pressing the following keys: Up Arrow: Move Up Down Arrow: Move Down <ENTER>: Move to next field <TAB>: Move to next field <Shift-TAB>: Move to previous field When you are at the last field, pressing <ENTER> will complete creating this new account. When you have completed New Account Setup, the Check Register window for the newly created account will appear on the screen. From now on, you can record transactions writing directly on the Check Register on the screen. If you want to cancel this New Account Setup procedure, press <ESC>. When you cancel the New Account Setup procedure, Only main menu items will be displayed on the top of the screen. If you want to enter the New Account Setup window again, select Account menu item, and further select the New Account Setup submenu item. For more about selecting menu items, see the subsection 3.7, EliteCheck Command Menus. When you start EliteCheck next time, this first-time account setup window will no longer appear. Instead, EliteCheck will automatically bring up the Check Register for your account as long as there exists only one account. If you set up multiple accounts, EliteCheck will bring up the Account Select Window at the start. 3.4 Exiting EliteCheck +--+ | | Exiting EliteCheck +--+ To exit EliteCheck, do the following steps: 1) If none of the menu items on the top line of the screen is highlighted, press <ESC> until one of them becomes highlighted. 2) If Quit menu item is not highlighted, press right arrow key until Quit menu item gets highlighted. 3) Press <ENTER>. Page 12 4) When you see a pulldown menu item saying "Exit to DOS", press E or <ENTER>. 3.5 Selecting an Account to Use Read this subsection only if you have already multiple accounts on EliteCheck at the time you start the program. If you have already set up two or more accounts, the Account Select Window will appear when you start EliteCheck. The Account Select Window contains a list of existing accounts from which you can choose one to use. Move cursor to the account name which you want to work with, and then press <ENTER>. When an account is selected, the Check Register for that account will appear on the screen. 3.6 EliteCheck Screen Layout In normal operation, the EliteCheck screen is divided into three major areas: the Command Menu Bar, the Check Register, and the Help message line. The Command Menu Bar always appears on the top line of the screen. It contains six main menus each of which brings up its pulldown menu when activated. A pulldown menu only appears when its associated main menu is highlighted. The Check Register is a truly electronic copy of your paper register on the screen. It consists of the account title, transaction entries, and a status bar. The account title displays your current account name on top of the check register. The status line on the bottom of the check register shows your current account number, the number of transaction entries, and ending balance. The EliteCheck Check Register supports full screen editing capabilities so that you can record transactions directly on the screen. Balances are always recomputed as each transaction is completed. The Help message line always shows important keys which you can use at particular times of your operations. When an error condition occurs, an error message pops up over the message line. You can clear the error message by pressing <ESC> key. The next two subsections describe the Command Menus and the Check Register in much more detail. 3.7 EliteCheck Command Menus Page 13 EliteCheck can be in one of two modes: 1) Check Register Mode 2) Command Menu Mode Once you have completed either selecting an account to use or creating a new account after you started EliteCheck, EliteCheck enters into Check Register Mode. In Check Register Mode, you can record transactions directly to the Check Register on the screen. When you press <ESC> key while in Check Register Mode, EliteCheck enters into Command Menu Mode highlighting one of the command menu items on top of the screen. In Command Menu Mode, EliteCheck provides you with a set of menu items to perform a variety of functions and options. The EliteCheck Command Menus are organized into a two-tiered menu system consisting of a horizontal menu bar with submenus that drop down from it. The menu bar is always on display across the top of the screen. Each menu item in the menu bar is associated with a so- called pulldown submenu. +--+ | | Command Menu Structure +--+ The menu bar consists of six main menu items: Account, Edit, Reconciliation, Print, Setup, and Quit. Each of the main menu items has one or more pulldown submenu choices: main menus pulldown submenus ---------- ----------------- Account Select Account New Account Setup Update Current Account Rebuild Account Delete Current Account Edit Void Transaction Restore Void Transaction Delete Transaction Reconciliation Mark Cleared Transaction Reconcile Print Check Register Income Statement Setup Printer Payee Personal Income Category Personal Expense Category Page 14 Business Income Category Business Expense Category Help Menus Check Register Help on Help EliteCheck Registration Quit Exit to DOS +--+ | | Selecting Pulldown Menus +--+ Pulldown Menus make it easy to locate a desired function and to select its associated menu item. EliteCheck Command Menu Mode can have one of two states: Menu Bar Mode and Pulldown Mode. If a main menu item is highlighted without a pulldown menu, EliteCheck is in Menu Bar Mode. In Menu Bar Mode, You can use the following keys to handle with the menus: <ESC> exits Command Menu Mode and enters into Check Register Mode <- or -> moves horizontally through the menu bar <ENTER> or <DOWN> pulls down submenu choices associated with the highlighted top menu item, and enters into Pulldown Mode. Pressing the first character of a main menu item causes its pulldown menu choices to drop down. You can also move to the desired main menu item by pressing a Left or Right arrow key. If you see a pulldown menu on the screen, EliteCheck is in Pulldown Mode. In Pulldown Mode, You can use the following keys to select a menu choice or to return to Menu Bar Mode: <ESC> exits Pulldown Mode, erase the pulldown menu, and returns to Menu Bar Mode. <- or -> moves horizontally to the pulldown menu choices of the adjacent top menu item. <UP> or <DOWN> moves vertically within the pulldown menu. <ENTER> selects the highlighted menu choice and performs its function. When the function has been completed, it causes to enter into Check Page 15 Register Mode, removing the pulldown and suppressing highlighting a top menu item. Pressing the first character of a pulldown menu choice will directly highlight (select) it and perform its function. You can also move to the desired pulldown menu choice by pressing Up/Down arrow keys. +--+ | | Using Keys in Dialogue Windows +--+ When you select a pulldown menu, EliteCheck brings up either a dialogue window in which you can enter required options or a confirmation window according to the type of the selected menu choice. The following are a summary of common keys which you can generally use in a dialogue window or a confirmation window. Complete and exit window <ENTER> at the last field Cancel and exit window <ESC> Change insert mode <INS> Advance to next field <TAB> or <ENTER> Go back to previous field <Shift-TAB> Go up to higher field <UP> Go down to lower field <DOWN> Move cursor right one char <RIGHT> Move cursor left one char <LEFT> Move window right <Ctrl-RIGHT> Move window left <Ctrl-LEFT> Move window up <Ctrl-PGUP> Move window down <Ctrl-PGDN> Move to the beginning <HOME> Move to the end <END> The bottom line will always show some of important keys that you can use. The border of a window usually displays additional message to guide you for the current operation. Page 16 4. Using the Check Register Once you are in the Check Register Mode, you can make as many transactions as you want, directly writing to the Check Register on the screen. The Check Register just looks like the regular check register in your checkbook. The Check Register Window displays up to 9 transactions at a time, and scrolls up and down as you press cursor keys. 4.1 The Check Register +--+ | | Contents of a Transaction Entry +--+ Each transaction entry in the Check Register consists of 8 fields: Date, Num, Payee, Category, Payment, Clear Mark, Deposit, and Balance. Date: Type month, day, and year in the format of MM/DD/YY without slashes. Three quick entry keys are provided for Date field: Plus (+), Minus (-), and Asterisk (*). Pressing Plus key increase the date by one day. Pressing Minus key decrease the date by one key. Pressing * key enters today's date. Num: If the transaction is for check-writing, type the check number or press Plus key. Pressing Plus key automatically enters the next check number. If the transaction is not check-writing, leave it blank. Payee: Type payee name or anything else to describe about where the payment goes to or where the deposit comes from. You may leave it blank. You can also select a payee from an existing payee list as follows: 1. Move cursor to the Payee field. 2. Type Plus Key. If you pre-registered payee names before, a Page 17 payee list will appear. Move cursor to the payee name you want to select. If the payee list does not contain the payee name you want to select, type Plus key to enter new payee name. If you have not registered any payee yet, EliteCheck will ask a new payee name. Type payee name. This new payee name will be recorded in the payee list as well as in the Check Register. 4. Type <ENTER>. <Note> There are two ways in which you can register payee names in the payee list: First, you may pre-register payee names by using Payee Setup command menu. To do this, Select Setup Command menu item, and then select Payee Pulldown menu item. This method enables you to register multiple payee names at a time. Second, you can register a new payee name to the payee list while you are writing to the Check Register. Follow the steps described above. This method enables you to register a new payee name, one at a time whenever a new payee is needed. Category: You can optionally categorize your transaction by selecting a category from an existing category list. The steps are following: 1) Move cursor to the Category field. 2) Type Plus key. 3) When a category list appears, move cursor to the category item you want to select. If the category list does not contain the category item you want to select, type Plus key to enter new category. If the category list is empty, EliteCheck will ask a new category item. Type the desired category name. This new category item will be recorded in the category list as well as in Page 18 the Check Register. 4) Type <ENTER>. <Note> As in the payee list, there are two ways in which you can register category items in the category list: First, you may pre-register category items by using Category Setup command menu. To do this, Select Setup Command menu item, and then select one of the Category Pulldown menu items. This method enables you to register multiple category items at a time. You can also specify a monthly budget amount for each category item using this method. Second, you can register a new category item to the category list while you are writing to the Check Register. Follow the steps described above. This method enables you to register a new category item , one at a time whenever a new category item is needed. The monthly budget amount with this new category item will be set to $0.00. Payment: If this transaction entry is for payment, type the amount of payment. Otherwise, leave it $0.00. To clear the amount in this field, press <SPACE>. Deposit: If this transaction is for deposit, type the amount of deposit. Otherwise, leave it $0.00. To clear the amount in this field, press <SPACE>. ClearMark: Press <SPACE> if this transaction is cleared. A check mark will appear. Pressing space bar again will remove the check mark. Balance: When a transaction is completed, a new balance will automatically appear here. You cannot enter this field. Page 19 +--+ | | Moving within the Check Register Window +--+ You can move the cursor within the Check Register Window using a number of keys: <ESC> exits Check Register Window and enters into Command Menu Mode. <- or -> moves cursor horizontally within a field. if hit by a field border, move to the adjacent field. <TAB> or <ENTER> moves cursor forward to the next transaction field. If the current field is Category field, then move to DATE field of the next transaction entry. <Shift-TAB> moves cursor backward to the previous transaction field. If the current field is Date field, then move to Category field of the previous transaction entry. <UP> or <DOWN> Moves cursor up or down between transaction entries. CTRL -> If the cursor is at the last position in a field, move to the last field (Category) in the current transaction entry. Otherwise, move to the last position in the current field. CTRL <- If the cursor is at the first position in a field, move to the first field (Date) in the current transaction entry. Otherwise, move to the first position in the current field. <PGUP> Moves cursor up one page. <PGDN> Moves cursor down one page. <HOME> Moves cursor up to the first transaction entry <END> Moves cursor down to the last transaction entry. 4.2 Making Transactions Page 20 +--+ | | Adding a New Transaction +--+ You can add a new transaction by filling in the blank entry at the bottom of the transaction entries. 1) Move cursor to the blank entry at the bottom of the Check Register. 2) Fill in the blank fields. 3) At the last field (Category) of the transaction entry, press <ENTER>. A confirmation prompt window will then show up. 4) The confirmation window provides you with three menu choices: Yes, No, or <ESC>. If you now want to register the transaction as a permanent record, select Yes and press <ENTER>. If you want to cancel the new transaction, select No and press <ENTER>. If you want to return to the transaction entry without permanently recording for whatever reason, select Escape and press <ENTER>. 5) Once you confirmed your new transaction positively, a new balance will appear at the Balance field and another blank transaction entry will show up. +--+ | | Changing a Transaction +--+ 1) Move cursor to the transaction entry you wish to change 2) Move cursor to the field where you want to make a change, using <TAB>, <ENTER>, <Shift-TAB> or other cursor movement keys. 3) You can now make a change to the transaction field using alphanumeric keys and several special keys. See "Contents of a Transaction" for more details. 4) To register the transaction and to update the balance, press one of the keys that cause the cursor to move outside the current transaction entry. When you see a confirmation menu window, select the menu choice that you want. For the details about the confirmation menu, see Page 21 the instructions (step 4) in "Adding to a Transaction". +--+ | | Deleting Transactions +--+ You can delete a transaction which you previously recorded by doing the following. Deleting a transaction will remove the transaction permanently from the Check Register. 1) Move cursor to the transaction entry that you want to delete. 2) If EliteCheck is in Check Register Mode, type <ESC> to enter into Command Menu Mode. 3) Select EDIT main menu item. 4) When you see the pulldown menu choices under EDIT main menu item, select "Delete Transaction" menu choice. 5) When you see the confirmation asking "Do you want to delete this transaction?", type Y if you want to delete the highlighted transaction. If you want to cancel this command, type N or <ESC>. +--+ | | Voiding Transactions +--+ 1) Move cursor to the transaction entry that you want to void. 2) If EliteCheck is in Check Register Mode, type <ESC> to enter into Command Menu Mode. 3) Select EDIT main menu item. 4) When you see the pulldown menu choices under EDIT main menu item, select "Void Transaction" menu choice. 5) When you see the confirmation asking "Do you want to void this transaction?", type Y to void the highlighted transaction. If you want to cancel this command, type N or <ESC>. 6) Later, if you want to restore a void transaction, go through the steps above again except that you must select "Restore Void Transaction" submenu choice instead of "Void Transaction". Page 22 4.3 Printing Check Register +--+ | | Printing Check Register +--+ 1) If EliteCheck is in Check Register Mode, type <ESC> to enter into Command Menu Mode. 2) Select Print main menu item. 3) When you see the pulldown menu choices under Print main menu item, select "Check Register" menu choice. Then a Check Register print window will appear. 4) Type the transaction period as you wish. 5) Make sure that the printer is ready. Type Y at the "Printer Ready?" prompt, and type <ENTER>. Page 23 5. Reconciling When your bank statement arrives, you can reconcile it with EliteCheck. Reconciling with EliteCheck consists of two major steps: Marking cleared transactions and Comparing the totals between your bank statement and the Check Register. +--+ | | Marking Cleared Transactions +--+ 1) If any transaction that appears in your bank statement is missing in the Check Register, add that transaction to the Check Register. 2) Enter into Command Menu Mode. 3) Select Reconciliation Menu choice. 4) Select Mark Cleared Transaction pulldown menu item. EliteCheck will enter into Check Register Mode. At this time, however, you can only mark transactions: the cursor will move up and down between ClearMark fields. To expedite marking operation, there will not be any confirmation prompt. 5) For every transaction on the Check Register that also appears in your bank statement, mark it at the ClearkMark field by typing <SPACE>. 6) When you complete marking cleared checks, type <ESC> to return to Command Menu Mode. +--+ | | Comparing and Adjusting the Totals +--+ 1) Enter into Command Menu Mode if you are not in Command Menu Mode. 2) Select Reconciliation main menu item. 3) When you see the pulldown menu choices under Reconciliation main menu item, select "Reconcile" menu choice. Then a reconciliation window will appear. 4) Enter your bank statement date. This entry is for reference only. 5) Enter the amount of your bank statement balance. Page 24 6) If your bank statement lists a service charge which you have not recorded yet, type the amount at the Service Charge entry. 7) If your bank statement shows interest earned for your bank account which you have not recorded yet, type the amount at the Interest Earned entry. 8) Pressing Enter key at the Interest Earned entry will bring up a Reconciliation Summary window. Bank Statement Balance Bank statement ending balance Uncleared Payments The amount of uncleared payment transactions as listed in the Register Uncleared Deposits The amount of uncleared deposit transactions as listed in the Register Adjusted Bank Balance The amount of Bank Statement Balance minus Uncleared Payments plus Uncleared Deposits Checkbook Balance Register ending balance Service Charge The amount of service charge as listed in the bank statement Interest Earned The amount of interest earned as listed in the bank statement New Check Balance The amount of Checkbook Balance minus Service Charge plus Interest Earned If there is no difference between Adjusted Bank Balance and New Check Balance, your account balances. If Adjusted Bank Balance is greater than New Check Balance, go through your transactions for errors due to: . too few uncleared payments or too many uncleared deposits . incorrect transaction amounts If Adjusted Bank Balance is less than New Check Balance, go through your transactions for errors due to: . too many uncleared payments or too few uncleared deposits . incorrect transaction amounts 9) If Adjusted Bank Balance and Checkbook Balance differ, you are recommended to go through your transactions to locate the problems and correct the difference yourself. Page 25 You may optionally have EliteCheck adjust the difference automatically by pressing 'Y' at the prompt "Add Balance Adjustment to register?" in this Reconciliation Summary window. 10) You may print the reconciliation summary by pressing 'Y' at the prompt "Print out this summary?". 11) The actual adjustment and print out of the reconciliation will be performed by pressing <ENTER> at the Print entry. 12) To return to Check Register, press <ENTER> at Print entry. To return to Reconciliation window, press <ESC>. Pressing <ESC> will cause to leave Reconciliation Summary Window without printing and without recording the difference adjustment regardless of your previous setting. Page 26 6. Working with Multiple Accounts You can manage multiple bank accounts using EliteCheck. EliteCheck supports up to 30 bank accounts. +--+ | | Setting Up a New Account +--+ If you want to set up a new bank account, follow the steps below: 1) Enter Command Menu Mode. 2) Select Account Command menu item. 3) Select "New Account Setup" pulldown menu item. A New Account Setup window will appear. Enter Account Type, Account Name, Account Number, the amount of beginning balance, and the opening date. For details, refer to section 3, Getting Started. +--+ | | Selecting a Bank Account +--+ To change the current account to use to another, follow the steps below: 1) Enter Command Menu mode. 2) Select Account Command menu item. 3) Select "Select Account" pulldown menu item. The Account List window will appear. 4) Move the cursor to the account you wish to work with. 5) Press <ENTER>. +--+ | | Updating An Account Information +--+ You may change information of an account by doing the following steps: 1) If the current working account is not the account of which information you wish to change, select the account Page 27 first. 2) Enter Command Menu Mode. 3) Select Account Command menu item. 4) Select "Update Current Account" pulldown menu item. 5) The "Bank Account Update" window will now appear. Change any entry which you want to update. 6) To complete, Press <ENTER> at the last entry. +--+ | | Deleting an Account +--+ If you want to delete a bank account permanently from EliteCheck data files, perform the following steps: 1) Select the bank account which you want to delete. 2) Enter Command Menu mode. 3) Select Account Command menu item. 4) Select "Delete Current Account" pulldown menu item. 5) A Confirmation Window will appear. Make sure the current account is really the one you wish to remove permanently. Select "Yes" by pressing right arrow key. If you want to cancel this deletion operation, press <ESC> any time while you are at the confirmation window. 6) Press <ENTER>. ************************ WARNING ************************ Once you deleted a bank account, you will lose all transaction records of the deleted account forever. ********************************************************* Page 28 7. Rebuilding Account Data Files The Rebuild Account command is provided to restructure your account data records in the following two cases: 1) If your computer is shutdown abnormally (power loss, etc) while you are using EliteCheck, your account data files could possibly become corrupted. In this case, you might be able to restore your data files using the Rebuild Account operation. Since the Rebuild Account does not guarantee a full recovery of data files, it is very important to backup your data disk regularly. 2) As you continue to add, change transactions, the account data files grow larger. If you feel that EliteCheck is slow in processing transactions, rebuilding the account data files may improve the processing time. ************************ IMPORTANT ********************** Always backup your data disk first before you start to rebuild an account data file. ********************************************************* +--+ | | Rebuilding an Account Data File +--+ 1) Enter Command Menu Mode. 2) Select Account Command menu item. 3) Select "Rebuild Account" pulldown menu item. 4) A list of existing accounts will appear. Move cursor to the account you wish to rebuild. 5) Press <ENTER>. Rebuilding an account may take a considerable amount of time if the account contains a large number of transaction records. Page 29 8. Printing Reports In addition to printing Check Register, you can print an Income Statement for a particular account. An Income Statement will show you a summary of how you earned and spent your money by categories during a specified period. To print an Income Statement, follow the steps below: +--+ | | Printing an Income Statement +--+ 1) Select Print Command Menu item. 2) Select "Income Statement" pulldown menu item. 3) An Income Statement Window will appear asking you options. Type the period which you are interested in for the Income Statement. If you want to include budget information, type Y at the prompt "Include Budget?". 4) Make sure the printer is ready. 5) Type Y at the prompt "Printer ready?", and press <ENTER>. Page 30 9. Setting Up Printer EliteCheck is supplied with the following initial printer settings: Printer port: LPT1 Printer type: Epson or Epson-compatible If any of these items are different from that of your printer, you need to change the printer configuration as follows: +--+ | | Setting Up Your Printer Configuration +--+ 1) Select Setup Command menu item. 2) Select "Printer" pulldown menu item. 3) If you see the Printer Setup window, change any entry whose value is different from your current printer configuration. 4) After you complete changing the printer configuration, press ESC key. 5) When you see the confirmation prompt "Do you want to save any changes?", press Y if you want to save your change. Otherwise, press N to cancel the change to the printer configuration. If you want to return to the Printer Setup Window, press <ESC> again. Page 31 10. Setting up Payee List EliteCheck allows you to pre-register payee names in a permanent payee data file so that you can pop up the payee list to select a payee name while writing to the Check Register. You can enter up to 100 payee names into the payee list. The following steps show how to register payee names: 1) Select Setup Command menu item. 2) Select "Payee" pulldown menu item. 3) When you see the Payee Name List window, you may enter as many payee names as you wish. You can also delete or change existing payee names. To insert a payee name, press <CTRL+I>. Then a blank entry will be inserted. Type a payee name on the blank entry. To delete a payee name, move cursor to the entry which contains the payee name to be deleted, and then press <CTRL+D>. To change a payee name, move cursor to the entry which contains the payee name you are going to change, and then change the payee name by simply overwriting it. 4) When you complete the payee setup operation, press <ESC> key. A confirmation prompt will appear. 5) If you want to save the payee names which you've just set up, press Y. If you want to cancel the payee changes, press N. Any changes you've made to the payee list will be canceled. If you want to return to the Payee Setup Window, press <ESC> again. Page 32 11. Setting up Category Lists EliteCheck provides you with a predefined set of category lists which you can use to categorize your transactions. You can change the predefined categories by adding, deleting, and updating categories. There are four kinds of categories: Personal Income Category .... Income for personal account Personal Expense Category ... Expense for personal account Business Income Category .... Income for business account Business Expense Category ... Expense for business account 11.1 Preset Categories for Personal Use Personal Income Bonus Income Deposit Adjustment Dividend Income Interest Income Investment Income Other Income Pension Rental Income Returns Salary & Wages Social Security Benefit Transfer from Other Accnt Personal Expense Bank Charge Car Payment 1 Car Payment 2 Car Maint/Repairs Cash Withdrawal Child Care Clothing Contribution Dining Out Education Entertainment Furniture Gift Expense Groceries Home Maint/Repairs Home Mortgage Household Misc Expense Housing Insurance Car Insurance Home Insurance Health Interest Expense Investment Expense Legal & Professional Fee Medical & Dental Miscellaneous Moving Expense Other Expense Recreation Tax Social Security Tax Federal Tax Other Tax Property Tax State Telephone Transfer to Other Account Subscription & Membership Travel Utilities Page 33 11.2 Preset Categories for Business Use Business Income Interest Income Deposit Adjustment Other Income Product Sales Rental Income Service Rendered Transfer from Other Accnt Business Expense Advertising & Promotion Bank Charges Cash Commissions Computer Expense Contribution Dues & Subscriptions Education & Seminars Furniture & Fixtures Insurance Interest Paid Late Payment Fees Legal & Professional Fee Lease Payment Maint/Repairs (Equipment) Maint/Repairs (Building) Meal & Entertainment Miscellaneous Mortgage Interest Office Expense Other Expense Payroll Postage & Freight Rent Paid Returns & Allowances Supplies Taxes Telephone Transfer to Other Account Travel Expense Utilities Vehicles 11.3 Setting Up a Category List The following are the steps to set up a category list: 1) Select Setup Command menu item. 2) Select one of the Category pulldown menu items you wish to set up. 3) A Category List window will appear. Each line of the category list consists of two entries: category name, and monthly budget amount. To insert a new category, press <CTRL+I> key. Then a new blank line will be inserted. Type the category name and its monthly budget amount to the entries of the blank line. If you do not want set up monthly budget amount, you may leave the budget amount entry unchanged which is initially set to 0.00. To delete an existing category item, move cursor to the Page 34 category entry to be deleted and press <CTRL+D> key. To change an existing category item, move cursor to the category entry you wish to change, and then change it. 4) After you finish setting up the category list, press <ESC> key. A confirmation prompt "Do you want to save any changes?". Press Y if you wish to save the current category setup. Press N if you wish to cancel the current category setup change. Press <ESC> if you want to return to the Category Setup Window. Page 35 Appendix A. What is Shareware? EliteCheck is marketed by shareware distribution method. Shareware is user-supported software. Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual. Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware. Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it. Page 36 Appendix B. Registration Information This appendix contains important registration and license information regarding the use of EliteCheck 1.1a. This information applies to individual users and companies who wish to use EliteCheck and to pass copies out to friends and associates. For your easy reference, the same information is placed in the REGISTER.DOC file on disk. Disk Vendors and Distributors, User Groups, BBS SYSOPs, Computer Clubs, etc., should refer to the VENDOR.DOC file for complete information regarding distribution of the EliteCheck package. Trial User License EliteCheck is NOT a public domain program. It is Copyright 1991 by Taewoong Jeon. All rights reserved. This software and accompanying documentation are protected by United States Copyright law and also by International Treaty provisions. Any use of this software in violation of Copyright law or the terms of this limited license is prohibited. EliteCheck is a "shareware program" and supported by users. The essence of shareware software is to let you "try before buy" it. Individual users are granted a limited license to use it at no charge for evaluation purposes for a reasonable period which may not exceed 60 days. If you continue to use EliteCheck after a trial period, you must register and pay for your use of EliteCheck. The EliteCheck package is defined as containing all the materials listed in the PACKING.LST text file. If any files listed in the PACKING.LST file, or the PACKING.LST file itself, are missing, then the package is not complete. Please contact the author to obtain a complete package. Please feel free to pass copies of EliteCheck along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. In distributing so, however, you must meet the following conditions. - The EliteCheck package - including all related program files and documentation files - CANNOT be modified in any way and must be distributed as a complete package. - No price or other compensation may be charged for the EliteCheck package. (For distributors wishing to charge for it, please refer to the VENDOR.DOC file.) - The EliteCheck package CANNOT be part of some other package. Page 37 - The printed manual that comes with a registered package CANNOT be reproduced in whole or part. On-disk documentation CANNOT be distributed in PRINTED (hardcopy) form. Vendor Distribution Anyone distributing EliteCheck for any kind of remuneration must first contact the author for authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering EliteCheck immediately (However the author must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of EliteCheck.). For information on vendor distribution license, refer to the VENDOR.DOC file on disk. Registered Use License When you register, you receive a copy of the latest registered version of EliteCheck package. This registered package includes a printed manual. Registration is effective from the date of delivery of a registered version of EliteCheck. Registration will license one copy of the registered EliteCheck for your use on any one computer at any one time. You may distribute copies of the on-disk registered EliteCheck package to others for evaluation purposes as long as you meet all distribution conditions stated in the Trial Use License above. No copying of the PRINTED manual in whole or part is permitted under any circumstance. Since the evaluation (non-registered) version of the EliteCheck package has full functionality and on-disk documentation, you are encouraged to pass the evaluation version rather than the registered version whenever possible. Registration Procedure The registration fee for EliteCheck is $25.00 in US dollars. For U.S or Canada users, $2.95 is added for shipping & handling. For overseas users, please add $8.00 for S&H. To register, follow the instructions below. To register by check or money order, send a registration form with your payment for $25.00 registration fee (plus shipping & handling) to the author at: Taewoong Jeon P.O. Box 166101 Chicago, IL 60616-6101 Page 38 You can also register with MC, Visa, Amex, or Discover from the Public (software) Library by calling 1-800-2424-PsL or 713-524-6394 or by FAX to 1-713-524-6398 or by CompuServe Email to 71355,470 or by mail to PsL at P.O. Box 35705, Houston, TX, 77235-5705. These numbers and address are for orders only. To insure that you get the latest version, PsL will notify the author the day of your order and the author will ship the EliteCheck package directly to you. Any questions about the status of the shipment of the order, refunds, registration options, product details, technical support, dealer pricing, site license, etc, must be directed to the author at: Taewoong Jeon, P.O. Box 166101, Chicago, IL 60616-6101. You are provided with two convenient ways of completing the registration form as following: 1) Use the registration form on screen provided by EliteCheck program. When you select the EliteCheck Registration pulldown menu choice associated with Help main menu, or when you try to exit Shareware version of EliteCheck, you will be given a choice to bring up a registration form on the screen. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete and print the form. 2) Or, simply print the REGISTER.FRM text file on disk and fill it out. The REGISTER.FRM file contains a registration form. You can also write your own letter indicating your mailing address, payment method, disk size (5.25" or 3.5"), and credit card information (card #, expiration date, your signature) if payment by credit card. If you choose phone order (from PsL with credit card), you do not need a registration form. Return Policy 1. All registered users are 30-DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEED WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED. If you are not satisfied with the EliteCheck package, simply return the printed manual to the author for full refund of registration fee within 30 days from the date of registration. 2. All registered users are eligible for 90-day full refund of registration fee as long as the following conditions are met: 1) they have problem(s) that involve a specific hardware or software environment or that involve serious errors in EliteCheck, Page 39 2) the problem(s) are unable to be fixed, 3) the problem(s) are reported within 90 days after registration. Registered User Support Policy 1. All registered users receive a copy of the latest registered version of the EliteCheck package upon registration. The registered package includes a printed manual. 2. All registered users will be notified of major upgraded versions of EliteCheck when they are released. 3. All registered users are eligible to receive a free upgrade to the next major version of EliteCheck. Further upgrades will be offered at discount rates (minimum 50% off the regular fee) to all registered users. 4. All registered users are guaranteed technical support for 90 days from the date of registration without additional cost. (Technical support may also be offered but not guaranteed to non-registered users.) If you have questions, please do the following steps: 1) Look into the User's Guide for the relevant parts and the Read.me file. 2) If the problems still persist, contact the author to the following address: Taewoong Jeon P.O. Box 166101 Chicago, IL 60616-6101 Please provide your EliteCheck version number, your computer configuration (computer make, model, monitor type, printer type, DOS version number, etc), and a concise description of your problems.