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- HOW TO GET THE MOST FROM ECLIPSE PD
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- [If you obtained this ECLIPSE PD disk directly from Softgold Products it
- should NOT be contaminated with viruses, since all products are quality
- assured. However, if it was passed on to you from some other source,
- please have it checked for the presence of a virus. It may have become
- contaminated without the knowledge of your source.
- HAVE IT CHECKED IMMEDIATELY, BEFORE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO YOUR SYSTEM.
- This virus checking should be a standard procedure for all new software
- imported into your system. Softgold Products will check the ECLIPSE PD
- disk for you if required.]
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- 1. Be sure to use the tutorials. They could be used not only to introduce
- you to ECLIPSE, but also to teach bookkeeping principles to your staff. To
- use them, install ECLIPSE as described on the disk, type ECL to start up
- ECLIPSE, and when you see the first screen, type 'T'. You will see a list
- of tutorials. Press the ENTER key while the first tutorial is highlighted.
- From there on just read the screen carefully.
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- 2. Be sure to press the key 'F1' at any time you need help while using
- ECLIPSE. When you have had enough help, press the 'Esc' key.
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- 3. The standard report called 'Income & Expenditure Statement' will
- produce totals of income and of expenditure if the chart of accounts is
- structured appropriately. i.e. The top level income account (of type INC)
- and the top level expense account (of type EXP) must have a common parent
- account (of type NIL). This parent account can be directly under the ROOT
- account, but must not be the ROOT itself. It can have any account code and
- description. For instance account code = 'NETI', description =
- 'Net income.'.
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- 4. Some of the tutorials refer to V.A.T. and the use of the VAT 201 report.
- You can use these tutorials to learn how ECLIPSE easily handles VAT. Note
- that the VAT 201 report itself, however, is only available in the Standard
- Starter Pack that comes with the Professional Edition of ECLIPSE.
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- 5. Since some functions are not included in the PD version, the following
- reports will not make sense and should be ignored.
- - Balance Sheet Skeleton
- - Budget Balances
- - Forecast and Budget Items
- - Forecast Balances
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- 6. The reports included with the software are the minimum set. With the
- Professional version you will be able to add whatever other reports you need,
- or modify the content or layout of existing reports.
- You would do this with the report writer (not included in the PD version)
- which is extremely versatile.
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- 7. The standard forms supplied with ECLIPSE PD might not suit your
- requirements. With the Forms Design facility of ECLIPSE PROFESSIONAL
- you can tailor the forms to match your preprinted stationary, or generate
- equivalent forms in different languages which are automatically matched
- to the client.
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