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- MONEY MATE for Windows README File
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- Welcome to MONEY MATE for Windows! This README file contains
- information that supplements the MONEY MATE for Windows User's Guide
- and online Help. The information is arranged in the "TOPICS" below.
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- TOPICS
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- MONEY MATE Startup
- What MONEY MATE Can Do for You
- Organizing Your Records
- Using MONEY MATE for Fund (Nonprofit) Accounting
- When You Need Help
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- MONEY MATE STARTUP
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- When you start MONEY MATE for the first time, the program
- automatically does the following:
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- * Creates a data set (set of books) called "Data" to store your
- financial records.
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- * Copies a predefined set of common household accounts.
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- After these have been set up, MONEY MATE for Windows will ask you to
- enter your name and the names and current balances for your checking
- and savings accounts. (You can leave this information blank and edit
- the accounts later from the Manage Accounts dialog if you do not have
- the specific details available.) After you make your entries and click
- OK, a Getting Started dialog appears. From this dialog, you can begin
- entering checking transactions, review your accounts, explore the
- program's options, or access MONEY MATE's extensive online Help.
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- WHAT MONEY MATE CAN DO FOR YOU
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- MONEY MATE for Windows is a powerful yet user-friendly money
- management program. Although keeping track of your income and expenses
- can be a time-consuming and overwhelming task, MONEY MATE for Windows
- puts you a step ahead. With MONEY MATE, you can get a handle on your
- finances so you can spend more time enjoying the good things in life.
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- Here are a few of the tasks you'll quickly master with MONEY MATE:
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- * Setting up budgets for financial planning and expense management.
- * Recording checks and other payments.
- * Printing checks.
- * Tracking direct deposits and automatic payments.
- * Balancing your checkbook.
- * Compiling year-end totals for income tax preparation.
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- ORGANIZING YOUR RECORDS
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- To make the best use of your MONEY MATE for Windows program, gather
- the following items from your financial records before you begin using
- MONEY MATE:
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- * A list of your bank accounts.
- * Your bank statements for each bank account.
- * Your checkbook or check register.
- * Your credit card receipts and statements.
- * A list of any outstanding loans you may have (such as a mortgage).
- * A list of your assets and their value.
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- USING MONEY MATE FOR FUND (NONPROFIT) ACCOUNTING
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- If you plan to use MONEY MATE to track financial activity for a
- nonprofit organization, you'll need to do a few things before entering
- any transactions. To use MONEY MATE for nonprofit accounting (also
- known as fund accounting), do the following:
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- 1. Choose New from the File menu.
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- 2. On the Startup Options dialog that appears, choose the second
- option (to create a set of books for a non-profit organization.)
- Then, click OK.
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- 3. MONEY MATE creates a new data set and marks it as "not-for
- -profit." MONEY MATE will ask you to enter your name and the names
- and current balances for your checking and savings accounts for
- the new nonprofit data set. Enter the appropriate information and
- click OK.
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- 4. Add your own accounts or use the Predefined button on the Manage
- Accounts window and choose the Church set of accounts to have
- MONEY MATE create a set of common nonprofit accounts for you
- automatically.
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- WHEN YOU NEED HELP
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- If you are having trouble operating the program, understanding the
- terms used, or need more information, consult the following:
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- * MONEY MATE for Windows User's Guide--Here you'll find basic
- information on how the program works. The User's Guide also tells
- you how to get MONEY MATE for Windows up and running quickly and
- contains detailed examples for entering transactions, balancing
- your accounts, and much more!
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- * Online Program Information Help--Here you'll find detailed
- information and instructions on program operation. To access
- program information help, choose Contents from the Help menu (or
- press F1 from anywhere in the program).
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- * Online Accounting Guide--Here you'll find details about accounting
- issues. To access the accounting guide, choose Contents from the
- Help menu, then select Accounting Guide.
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- * Online Product Support--Here you'll find information on product
- registration and on contacting Parsons Technology. To access this
- feature, choose Product Support from the Help menu.
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