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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Thank you for using SM Money!
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- SM Money is Copyright (C)1993 by Scott Mosier.
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- Help and documentation written by Steve Mathesius.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Overview ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- SM Money is the premier personal finance program for OS/2. SM Money is a great
- program that really fills a niche. SM Money does several things that are very
- important:
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- o SM Money provides a duplicate register--you have your original check register
- that is in your checkbook, and you also have SM Money's register.
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- o SM Money calculates your balance automatically--and it never miscalculates.
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- o SM Money makes it easy for you to reconcile your register with your bank
- statement.
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- o SM Money looks really neat.
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- SM Soft hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this software, whether
- expressed or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of
- merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. SM Soft will not be
- liable for any special, incidental, consequential, indrect or similar damages
- due to loss of data or other reason.
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- SM Money v1.00 (c) Copyright SM Soft 1993
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Shareware concept ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- SM Money is being marketed as Shareware. The shareware marketing method is a
- simple concept: You, the user, are allowed to try out SM Money for 30 days.
- If you continue to use SM Money after 30 days, you are expected to pay the
- registration fee. In essence, Shareware is "Try-Before-You-Buy" software. Try
- SM Money out. See what SM Money can do. Use SM Money free for up to a month.
- Then after you've had a chance to really see if SM Money is useful to you,
- either register or stop using SM Money. Also, feel free to upload SM Money to
- your favorite BBSes.
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- Related Information: How to Register
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. How to Register ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- SM Money is shareware. As such, if you continue to use SM Money after 30 days
- you are legally obligated to register.
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- Registering SM Money brings you:
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- o A clear conscience. Continuing to use SM Money and NOT registering would be
- wrong and illegal--you don't want that on your conscience, so register!
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- o Your name in the product info dialog box where UNREGISTER currently appears.
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- o One FREE upgrade!
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- o Notices of upgrades.
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- o Future upgrades at a reduced price.
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- Registering SM Money is very easy. A registration form is included in this
- archive as ORDER.FRM. You can print ORDER.FRM out by typing PRINT ORDER.FRM at
- the OS/2 command-line.
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- Please make all checks payable to Scott Mosier. Site licenses are available.
- Contact Scott Mosier at the below address for site licensing information.
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- SM Soft
- Scott Mosier, President
- 1705 Lakewood Dr.
- Mendota, IL 61342
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Technical Support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Technical Support is provided in several ways. You can contact the developer
- directly at the below address for technical support and other concerns:
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- SM Soft
- Scott Mosier, President
- 1705 Lakewood Dr.
- Mendota, IL 61342
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- You can also reach the assistant developer, Steve Mathesius, via electronic
- mail. You can reach Steve at:
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- CompuServe, User ID: 72172,51
- Greater Chicago Online: Steve Mathesius
- The phone number for the Greater Chicago Online BBS is (708) 895-4042.
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- Feel free to contact Scott Mosier or Steve Mathesius with any technical support
- questions, bug reports, or suggestions for improvements.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Context Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The context menu is activated by clicking mouse button two (i.e., the right
- mouse button) anywhere in the check register. This will move the selection bar
- to the record that the mouse pointer is over, and the context menu will pop-up.
- From the context menu you can do many things, including:
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- Add Record
- Modify Record
- Delete Record
- Toggle Cleared
- Find
- Find Next
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- You can double-click on any of the above highlighted commands to find out more
- about them.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. File Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- From the file menu you can do various file-related functions such as:
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- New
- Open...
- Save
- Save As...
- Print...
- Exit...
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- You can double-click on any of the above highlighted commands to find out more
- about them.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. New ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting New from the file menu will cause SM Money to create a new account.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Open... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting Open from the file menu will allow you to open a different account
- file.
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- Related Functions:
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- Save.
- Save As...
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3. Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting Save from the file menu will save the current account to disk.
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- Shortcut Key: Control-S
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- Related Functions:
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- Open...
- Save As...
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4. Save As... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting Save As from the file menu will allow you to save the current account
- to a different file name.
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- Related Functions:
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- Open...
- Save
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5. Print... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Print is not implemented in this release of SM Money. Printing will be
- implemented in the next version of SM Money. Register now and you will receive
- the next version free.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6. Exit... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting Exit from the file menu will exit SM Money. If you have made changes
- and haven't saved your account you will be asked to save your account before
- exiting.
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- Shortcut Key: Alt-X
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Update Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- From the update menu you can do various things to your account such as:
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- Add Record...
- Modify Record...
- Delete Record
- Toggle Cleared
- Reconcile
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- You can double-click on any of the above highlighted commands to find out more
- about them.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Add Record... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting Add Record from the update menu will add a new entry into your
- account. Add Record will bring up a dialog box allowing you to fill in the
- pertinent information, such as check number, date, description, amount, payment
- or deposit, and whether the check has cleared. The check register is
- automatically sorted by date followed by order of insertion.
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- Shortcut Key: Insert
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- Related Functions:
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- Modify Record...
- Delete Record
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Modify Record... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting Modify Record from the update menu or double-clicking on a line in
- your account register will bring up the modify dialog box. The modify dialog
- box lets you change pertinent information, such as check number, date,
- description, amount, payment or deposit, and whether the check has cleared.
- When you are done modifying a record, the account balance will be updated
- accordingly.
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- Shortcut Key: Enter
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- Related Functions:
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- Modify Record...
- Delete Record
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Delete Record ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting Delete Record from the update menu will delete the currently selected
- line in your account register. When a record is deleted the account balance is
- updated accordingly.
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- Shortcut Key: Delete
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- Related Functions:
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- Add Record...
- Modify Record...
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4. Toggle Cleared ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting Toggle Cleared from the update menu will toggle the currently
- selected record between cleared and not cleared. This is a very quick way of
- clearing records when you get your bank statement. Toggling items cleared or
- not cleared will affect the account balance if you are in reconcile mode. For
- more information see reconcile.
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- Shortcut Key: End
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- Related Functions:
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- Reconcile
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.5. Reconcile ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting Reconcile from the update menu will switch reconcile mode on and off.
- Reconcile mode makes it very simple to reconcile your checking account with
- your bank statement. In normal operation you will want to leave reconcile mode
- turned off. When you get your bank statement each month you will want to turn
- reconcile mode on to help you reconcile your account.
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- Reconcile mode simply puts SM Money into a state where only cleared items
- figure into the balance. When you get your bank statement, turn reconcile mode
- on, clear the records that your statement shows, add any records that your
- statement shows which you don't have entered. Magically, SM Money's balance and
- the balance shown on your bank statement will be the same! If the balances
- coincide, turn reconcile off--you are done with reconcile until next month!
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- If the balances don't coincide:
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- o Is every transaction listed on your bank statement shown on SM Money's
- register? Don't forget about possible service charges!
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- Remedy: Use Add Record to add transactions shown on your bank statment that
- aren't shown in SM Money's register.
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- o Is every transaction listed on your bank statement cleared in SM Money's
- register?
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- Remedy: Use Toggle Cleared to clear any transactions listed on your bank
- statement that aren't marked as cleared in SM Money's register.
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- o Does SM Money's register show cleared transactions that aren't shown on your
- bank statement?
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- Remedy: Use Toggle Cleared to un-clear any transaction SM Money shows as
- cleared which isn't listed on your bank statement. Be sure not to
- un-clear records that were listed on your bank statement in previous
- months.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Search Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- From the search menu you can find text or check numbers in your account
- register using:
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- Find...
- Find Next
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- You can double-click on any of the above highlighted commands to find out more
- about them.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. Find... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting Find from the Search menu will bring up a dialog box allowing you to
- search your account register for a specific check number or a specific word.
- You can search from the point where the cursor (the highlight bar) is
- currently, or you can search the entire register. You can also search forward
- or backward through the register. Searches can be either case sensitive or
- case insensitive.
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- Shortcut Key Control-F
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- Related Functions:
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- Find Next
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Find Next ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting Find Next from the Search menu will repeat the last search without
- requiring you to go through the Find dialog box.
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- Shortcut Key F3
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- Related Functions:
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- Find...
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Help Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The help menu displays help on using SM Money. From the help menu you can
- access:
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- Contents
- Help Index
- General Help
- Using Help
- Product Info
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. Contents ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting Contents from the help menu will display the table of contents of the
- help file.
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- Shortcut Key F1
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. Help Index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting Help Index from the Help menu will display the help index. The help
- index lists the titles of help information available.
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- Shortcut Key Shift-F1
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3. General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting General Help from the Help menu will display the overview of SM
- Money. The overview provides information regarding the nature of SM Money.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4. Using Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting Using Help from the Help menu will display OS/2's Using Help panel.
- Using Help provides detailed instructions on how to use the help facility.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.5. Product Info ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting Product Info from the Help menu will display the opening About box.