TAXHLP.EXE is a self extracting archive of EZ EXPENSES. EZ EXPENSES: for home, travel, and business expenses. Use its reports for budget purposes and/or tax returns. You can set up to 28 expense catagories. Its EZ-to use. EZ EXPENSES is FREE! You can use it for FREE. * -> To unpack if needed, type and enter: taxhlp * -> To install from drive A, type and enter: a:installa * -> To install from drive B, type and enter: b:installb * -> To install from a directory, move to that directory ( cd \.....), and type and enter: installx A directory named C:\EZX will be made, and files copied to it. Also, a small file named EZX.BAT, will be copied to the C:\ DIR. * -> To use it, type and enter: ezx * -> To use it with WINDOWS, click on EZX. Aslo see the file \EZX\WINDOWS for info on speeding up printing with WINDOWS 95. ANY USER ASSUMES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY AND ALL RESULTS For use on an XT/286/386/486/P... computer with a hard disk. The C:\CONFIG.SYS file should have lines similar to these: files=20 and buffers=22. The numbers can be larger. See the file named BARGAINS for information on more bargains. ******************************************************************* EZ Software's: EZ EXPENSES features EZ-to : - add, scan, and fix expense data. - add or modify 28 expense category names and numbers. - scan all data, or data by category for review and edit. - print LISTINGS of expenses for one or more categories for one or more months. - print TOTALS of expense for one or more categories for one or more months. - print checks and add the amounts as expense items. (Print a few test checks and take them to an office supply or printer and match them up with there standard checks.) The following screen details are presented to show many but not all of the options available to the user. They are modified versions of the real-time screens. Each screen is a menu that will lead you to sub screens or the option selected. MAIN MENU OPTIONS 1 - Add, Fix, View Expenses 2 - Get Reports, Dump Old Data 3 - Set Expense Categories/Codes 4 - Set Date, Reindex, Copy, Name 5 - Print Checks ADD - FIX - VIEW SCREEN a = Add Expense Items b = Scan-Fix Items for All Cat's c = Scan-Fix Items for One Cat d = Scan-Fix Items in Entry Order x = Exit R E P O R T S -- S C R E E N 1 = Total Items: All __ or Category __ For Mo __ thru Mo __ 2 = Total Items: All __ or Category __ for Mo __ Dy __ thru Mo __ Dy __ 3 = Print Items: All __ or Category __ for Mo __ thru Mo __ 4 = Dump Items: for Mo __ thru Mo __ Screen For Setting Category Names And #'s Once Category NUMBERS are set and data is entered, don't change them here, or Category totaling which is done by Category # will get messed up. Name changes are OK. New names and C#'s are ok. Check your bills or your last tax return for possible Catagories. Leave a blank or two between groups of like items (lights, water, disposal). Also use easy-to-press #'s like 11,12,12,22,23,24,etc. Print and save this screen (Shift-Print Screen) for a reference. Category C# Category C# Category C# Category C# ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ The following examples show first: how items can be added and then, how they are put in alpha order by the system for screen prompting. Entries were made based on volume, importance, and/or preference. SHOWN AS ENTERED: Category C# Category C# Category C# Category C# MORTGAGE.... 44 TAXES....... 55 WATER....... 67 HOME EQUITY. 88 RENT........ 45 LICENSE FEES 56 DISPOSAL.... 68 REPAIRS..... 89 ............ .. INSURANCE... 57 HEAT........ 69 SERVICES.... 90 ............ .. LOANS....... 58 ............ .. ............ .. FOOD........ 47 ............ .. PARKING..... 78 CHARGE ACCTS 98 ............ .. ............ .. ............ .. VISA........ 99 ............ .. LIGHTS...... 66 MISC........ 80 ............ .. SHOWN AS SCREEN PROMPTS: CHARGE ACCTS- 98 LIGHTS------ 66 SERVICES---- 90 DISPOSAL----- 68 LOANS------- 58 TAXES------- 55 FOOD--------- 44 MISC-------- 80 VISA-------- 99 HEAT--------- 69 MORTGAGE---- 44 WATER------- 67 HOME EQUITY-- 88 PARKING----- 78 INSURANCE---- 57 RENT-------- 45 LICENSE FEES- 56 REPAIRS----- 89 Mo Dy EXPENSE ITEM C# CATEGORY AMOUNT __ __ _____________________ __ ............ ......0.00 __ __ _____________________ __ ............ ......0.00 __ __ _____________________ __ ............ ......0.00 __ __ _____________________ __ ............ ......0.00 __ __ _____________________ __ ............ ......0.00 Mo Dy EXPENSE ITEM C# CATEGORY AMOUNT Enter Dy if needed. Make entries and PgDn, or PgDn to exit