Fields in the Preferences window

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Preferences window - Checkbook view

Make a Contact Log Entry for Every Check

Mark this selection if you want to record a contact in the Contact Log each time you record a check.

If you mark this selection, a contact will be entered in the Contact Log for each person or company who exists in the Card File and for whom you write a check.

This is a system-wide preference; the choice you make here will affect everyone who uses this data file.

Make a Contact Log Entry for Every Deposit

Mark this selection if you want to record a contact in the Contact Log each time you record a deposit.

If you mark this selection, a contact will be entered in the Contact Log for each person or company who exists in the Card File and for whom you record a deposit.

This is a system-wide preference; the choice you make here will affect everyone who uses this data file.

Default Check is Handwritten

Mark this selection if the checks you write usually arenít printed using AccountEdge.

If you mark this selection, the Already Printed selection in the Write Checks, Write Paychecks and Settle Returns & Credits windows will be automatically marked each time you write a check. (You can unmark the selection, if you want.)

If you donít mark this selection, the Already Printed selection wonít be automatically marked.

Display Payee, Rather Than Memo, in Registers

Mark this selection if you want to display the name of the people who receive your checks in the Inquiry Register window.

If you mark this selection, the name that appears in the Payee field of the Write Checks, Write Paychecks and Settle Returns & Credits windows will appear in the Inquiry Register window next to the summary descriptions of the checks written in those windows.

If you donít mark this selection, the text that appears in the Memo field of those windows will appear in the Inquiry Register window instead.

This is a system-wide preference; the choice you make here will affect everyone who uses this data file.

Warn for Duplicate Check Numbers

Mark this selection if you want an alert message to appear each time you attempt to record a check whose number is already recorded from the checking account youíre using.

If you mark this selection, an alert message will appear when you attempt to record a check assigned a number thatís already been used for this checking account.

If you donít mark this selection, you can use the same check number multiple times for a checking account.

This is a system-wide preference; the choice you make here will affect everyone who uses this data file.

When I Receive Money, I Prefer to Group It With Other Undeposited Funds

You have the choice of recording cash receipts transactions directly into an account or of grouping cash receipts transactions into the undeposited funds account.

Mark this selection if you want the Group with Undeposited Funds option to be chosen at the beginning of each session.

OK button

Click this button to accept the entries youíve made in this window.

Fields in the Preferences window - Checkbook view

*Make a Contact Log Entry for Every Check*	Mark this selection if you want to record a contact in the Contact Log each time you record a check. If you mark this selection, a contact will be entered in the Contact Log for each person or company who exists in the Card File and for whom you write a check. This is a system-wide preference; the choice you make here will affect everyone who uses this data file.
*Make a Contact Log Entry for Every Deposit*	Mark this selection if you want to record a contact in the Contact Log each time you record a deposit. If you mark this selection, a contact will be entered in the Contact Log for each person or company who exists in the Card File and for whom you record a deposit. This is a system-wide preference; the choice you make here will affect everyone who uses this data file.
*Default Check is Handwritten*	Mark this selection if the checks you write usually arenít printed using AccountEdge. If you mark this selection, the Already Printed selection in the Write Checks, Write Paychecks and Settle Returns & Credits windows will be automatically marked each time you write a check. (You can unmark the selection, if you want.) If you donít mark this selection, the Already Printed selection wonít be automatically marked.
*Display Payee, Rather Than Memo, in Registers*	Mark this selection if you want to display the name of the people who receive your checks in the Inquiry Register window. If you mark this selection, the name that appears in the Payee field of the Write Checks, Write Paychecks and Settle Returns & Credits windows will appear in the Inquiry Register window next to the summary descriptions of the checks written in those windows. If you donít mark this selection, the text that appears in the Memo field of those windows will appear in the Inquiry Register window instead. This is a system-wide preference; the choice you make here will affect everyone who uses this data file.
*Display Payee, Rather Than Memo, in Registers*
*Warn for Duplicate Check Numbers*	Mark this selection if you want an alert message to appear each time you attempt to record a check whose number is already recorded from the checking account youíre using. If you mark this selection, an alert message will appear when you attempt to record a check assigned a number thatís already been used for this checking account. If you donít mark this selection, you can use the same check number multiple times for a checking account. This is a system-wide preference; the choice you make here will affect everyone who uses this data file.
*When I Receive Money, I Prefer to Group It With Other Undeposited Funds*	You have the choice of recording cash receipts transactions directly into an account or of grouping cash receipts transactions into the undeposited funds account. Mark this selection if you want the Group with Undeposited Funds option to be chosen at the beginning of each session.
*OK button*	Click this button to accept the entries youíve made in this window.