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This closes the report menu and removes it from the menu bar.□

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this report will print as the title.□

you leave this field blank, when you print this report, the name you saved

REPORT TITLE - Enter up to 54 characters for the title of your report.  If

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boxes.□

At any time you can select these options again by clicking the check

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report, click the Show Zero Balances check box to remove the X.□

If you do not want G/L accounts with zero balances to print on your

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Show Account ID's check box to remove the X.□

If you do not want G/L account numbers to print on your report, click the

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your reports and to include G/L accounts with zero balances.□

CHECK BOXES - NetBooks defaults to print G/L account numbers on all of

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this option at any time.□

bracketed by parentheses, click the Parentheses button.  You can change

amounts with a minus sign (-).  If you want negative amounts to print

NEGATIVE AMOUNTS BUTTONS - NetBooks defaults to print negative

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of dollars.  You can change this option at any time.□

the 1,000.00 button to print your reports rounded to the nearest thousand

1.00 button to print your reports rounded to the nearest dollar, or click

amounts to the nearest cent as indicated by the 0.01 button.  Click the

DOLLAR ROUNDING BUTTONS - NetBooks defaults to print all dollar

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change these options at any time.□

negative balances, and prints G/L accounts with zero balances.  You can

including the way NetBooks rounds off the dollar amounts, displays

OPTIONS - You can change a number of different aspects of your reports,

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expense G/L accounts.□

accumulated depreciation and amortization, and the related depreciation

equipment, including the balance sheet accounts for the assets and

set up a report that summarizes your company's property, plant, and

of G/L accounts, but not necessarily all of them.  For example, you might

In NetBooks, a Schedule is a report that presents the balances of a number

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have to use all of them.□

of your G/L accounts.  You can use them in any combination and do not

SCHEDULE BUTTON- - If you click the Schedule button, you can include any

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are not in your chart of accounts.□

title.  In addition, the report lists the G/L accounts used in the report that

each report.  NetBooks prints "INACCURATE" to the right of the report

that were missing or that were used more than once on the first page of

accounts.  When you print a trial balance, NetBooks prints G/L accounts

If you click the Trial Balance button, you must include all of your G/L

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each G/L account and the respective ending debit or credit balance.□

order by assets, liabilities, owners' equity, revenue, and expenses, of

TRIAL BALANCE BUTTON - A Trial Balance is a listing, in G/L account

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accounts.□

lists the G/L accounts used in the report that are not in your chart of

"INACCURATE" to the right of the report title.  In addition, the report

used more than once on the first page of each report.  NetBooks prints

asset, liability, and equity G/L accounts that were missing or that were

expense G/L accounts.  When you print a balance sheet, NetBooks prints

and liability and your equity G/L accounts.  You cannot use income or

If you click the Balance Sheet button, you must include all of your asset

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month or quarter, but always at the end of a year.□

usually produced at the end of an accounting period, including the end of a

position of an entity at a particular point in time.  A balance sheet is

BALANCE SHEET BUTTON - A Balance Sheet is a report of the financial

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in your chart of accounts.□

addition, the report lists the G/L accounts used in the report that are not

NetBooks prints "INACCURATE" to the right of the report title.  In

or that were used more than once on the first page of each report.

NetBooks prints the income and expense G/L accounts that were missing

liability, or equity G/L accounts.  When you print an income statement,

999-0, the income transfer account.  You cannot use any of your asset,

income and expense G/L accounts in the report, except for G/L account

If you click the Income Statement button, you must include all of your

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usually presented as revenues minus expenses equals profit or loss.□

month, a quarter, or the entity's fiscal year.  An income statement is

of an entity's results of operations over a period of time, usually for a

NetBooks defaults of income statement.  An Income Statement is a report

INCOME STATEMENT BUTTON - When you set up a new financial report,

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report that are not in your chart of accounts.□

report title.  In addition, the report lists the G/L accounts used in the

page of each report.  NetBooks prints "INACCURATE" to the right of the

accounts that were missing or that were used more than once on the first

When you print reports (except for schedules), NetBooks prints G/L

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         combination, and do not have to use all of them.□

         of your G/L accounts.  You can use them in any□

     窶｢  If you click the Schedule button, you can include any□

         include all of your G/L accounts.□

     窶｢  If you click the Trial Balance button, you must□

         accounts.  You cannot use income or expense G/L accounts.□

         include all of your asset and liability and your equity G/L□

     窶｢  If you click the Balance Sheet button, you must□

         liability, or equity G/L accounts.□

         transfer account.  You cannot use any of your asset,□

         report, except for G/L account 999-0, the income□

         include all of your income and expense G/L accounts in the□

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financial reports:□

The following are a few rules that you should follow when you set up

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         but not necessarily all of them.□

         that presents the balances of a number of G/L accounts,□

     窶｢  Schedule:  In NetBooks, a schedule refers to a report□

         credit balance.□

         of each G/L account and the respective ending debit or□

         assets, liabilities, owners' equity, revenue, and expenses,□

     窶｢  Trial Balance:  A listing, in G/L account order by□

         end of a year.□

         including the end of a month or quarter, but always at the□

         usually produced at the end of an accounting period,□

         an entity at a particular point in time.  A balance sheet is□

     窶｢  Balance Sheet:  A report of the financial position of□

         loss.□

         presented as revenues minus expenses equals profit or□

         of operations over a period of time.  The report is usually□

     窶｢  Income Statement:  A report of an entity's results□

Report Type:□

of income statement.  The Report Options window allows you to choose the

REPORT TYPE - When you set up a new financial report, NetBooks defaults

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Options at anytime.□

save it, you cannot change it.  However, you can change a report's

Income Statement as the Report Type.  After you select a Report Type and

want the report to print), and name the report.  NetBooks defaults to

balance sheet, trial balance, or schedule), indicate your Options (how you

This window allows you to choose the Report Type (income statement,

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select Options from the REPORT menu.□

Options window.  To open this window for one of your existing reports,

When you set up a new financial report, NetBooks displays the Report

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□□□□□□□ﾂｻReport Options for Financial Reports□

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made and wish to return to the most recently saved version of the report.□

Execute this command f you do not want to keep the changes you have

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name.□

This saves the changes you have made to a report under a different report

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□□□□□□□ﾂｻSave As□

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This saves the changes you have made to a report.□

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This opens an existing report.□

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□□□□□□□ﾂｻOpen Report□

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This starts a new report.□

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the REPORT menu to the menu bar.□

After you open an existing report or create a new report, NetBooks adds

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with the original copy of NetBooks.□

made and wish to return to the default version of the form which came

Execute this command if you do not want to keep the changes you have

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□□□□□□□ﾂｻRevert to Original□

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made and wish to return to the most recently saved form.□

Execute this command f you do not want to keep the changes you have

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□□□□□□□ﾂｻRevert to Saved□

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This command saves all the changes you have made to your form.□

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□□□□□□□ﾂｻSave Form□

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is displayed as "窶｢Sales Tax窶｢."□

DATA FIELD - If you selected a data field from the Setup Form window, it

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selected on the Setup Form window.□

DATA NAME - NetBooks displays the name of the data field you've

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FIELD TITLE - Enter the name for the new field you added to your form.□

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want you print differently.□

click the Save button.  Then, change the fields, one at a time, that you

Set All Fields check box, select how you want the fields to appear, and

If you want most of the fields on your form to print the same, click the

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are setting up.□

the font, size, style, and alignment for all of the fields on the form you

SET ALL FIELDS CHECK BOX - Click this check box if you want to select

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selected.□

FONT - Select the font for the Data Name field or the Field Title you've

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you've selected.□

FONT SIZE - Select the font size for the Data Name field or the Field Title

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window.□

field or the Field Title of the field you've selected on the Setup Form

STYLE - Click the check boxes to change the print style of the Data Name

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defaults to Left.□

ALIGN - Click the Center or Right button to align your field.  NetBooks

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change the name of a data field; you can only change its appearance.□

displayed in the Field Title box.  You can change the title name.  You cannot

field as "窶｢Sales Tax窶｢."  If you selected a Field Title, the title name is

selected.  If you selected a data field, it is displayed in the Data Name

NetBooks displays the Data Name field or the Field Title of the field you've

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style, alignment.□

You can use this window to name a new field or change fields' font, size,

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□□□□□□□ﾂｻField Information□

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like when printed.□

by executing this command.  This will show you what the form will look

You may temporarily remove all of the inactive data fields from the form

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□□□□□□□ﾂｻHide Inactive Data Fields□

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Activate Data Field command from the Form menu.□

change your mind, you may select the deactivated field and execute the

select the field and execute this command from the Form menu.  If you

You can deactivate a data field so it won't print on your form.  Simply

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□□□□□□□ﾂｻDeactivate Data Field□

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This command delete the selected picture from the form.□

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□□□□□□□ﾂｻDelete Picture□

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fields.□

move the picture once it has been pasted in the same way you move title

you copy to the clipboard may be pasted into a NetBooks form.  You may

You can paste graphics into NetBooks forms.  Any standard picture which

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□□□□□□□ﾂｻPaste Picture□

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This command deletes the selected title field on the form.□

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□□□□□□□ﾂｻDelete Title Field□

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Information" below for an explanation of how to name your title fields.□

This command creates a new title field on the form.  See the "Field

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□□□□□□□ﾂｻAdd Title Field□

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location and release the mouse button.□

until the cursor becomes a hand icon.  Move the field to the desired

You may move items around on the form by clicking and holding a field

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not have the bullet.□

Data fields have a bullet(窶｢) before and after the data field name.  Titles do

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determine the font, font size, alignment, and style of the printed data.□

provided by NetBooks.  You cannot change the data; you can, however,

alignment, and style of a title.  The data which appears on forms are

add, change, and delete titles.  You can determine the font, font size,

Titles are fields you add such as "Date" and "Check Number."  You can

There are two types of information that print on forms: titles and data.

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□□□□□□□ﾂｻForm Menu□

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continue.□

NetBooks displays your company's statistics.  Click anywhere to return to

When you double-click the company ID (the fifth box of the PALETTE),

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□□□□□□□ﾂｻCompany Statistics□

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to appear without help from Symmetry!).□

normal circumstances.  (In fact, you probably can't get the Utility window

support department.  These are commands which should not be used under

Before executing these commands, please contact Symmetry's customer

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□□□□□□□ﾂｻNetBooks Utilities□

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button, enter the Job ID for the job you want to print the analysis for.□

on the Setup Jobs window.  In addition, if you click the Job Analysis (One)

Job Analysis:  This report lists the information you entered for this job

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Job List:  This report lists for all of your jobs, the job ID and job name.□

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You can print two reports for your jobs:□

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□□□□□□□ﾂｻPrint Job List□

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     窶｢  Enter the last job ID of the range in the Last Job field.□

     窶｢  Enter the first job ID of the range in the First Job field.□

Range button; or:□

of your jobs.  If you want to print a report for a Range of jobs, click the

JOB SELECTION - NetBooks defaults to print the Job Margins report for all

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the Macintosh system date for your Starting Period, whichever is later.□

NetBooks defaults to print All to the screen for the G/L Period based on

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     窶｢  Gross profit percentages□

     窶｢  Expense□

     窶｢  Gross income□

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Period(s)-To-Date, Year-To-Date, and Job-To-Date:□

You can print a report that lists the following information for

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□□□□□□□ﾂｻPrint Job Margins□