PayMaster is distributed as shareware. It is NOT free. This Copy is a full working demo except it will not let you print your company name on any forms, and will print my company name on all checks. If you wish to receive a full working copy of PayMaster, a registration fee of $35 is required. This fee is less than most yearly updates of most payroll programs. You will then receive a full working version. For details on registering, see the last page of this document.
The following files are included in the PayMaster package:
• PayMaster •PMData
• PMCheck •EmpData
•PayMasterHelp •PayMaster Docs
PayMaster is not like most spreadsheet programs on the market. It takes full advantage of pull down menus, dialog boxes, check boxes and target buttons. You don't have to open certain files so that events will take place. (ie., updating, tax computations, etc.) The only file you need to open is the PayMaster file. PayMaster will do the rest!
To use PayMaster, a copy of PayMaster must be present and in the same folder as the associated files. This program prints checks and stubs faster under Multifinder, but it is not required. You can adjust the output of checks and pay stubs by opening the files PM Checks and EmpData directly, and adjust the row and column spacing to meet your printer and check criteria. The file PMData is a viewing window of the program and will open automatically when you launch PayMaster. This file is not protected and contains formulas that make this program complete. (Do not click on any cells except for employees last names. This is your only warning!). If you click on any other cells you could possibly erase cells containing formulas.You won't see any formula bar at the top as PayMaster takes control of your workspace and returns it when you exit the program.
Menu Structure
File Menu:
Add Employee Type in Employee information. Automatically inserts new record.
Remove Employee Deletes entire record from payroll.
Save Standard Save Menu.
Page Setup Standard Page Setup.
Print Standard Printing.
Print Prefs Target buttons allow the option of Printing or Viewing on screen.
Exit Target buttons to Quit to Finder or Exit to Excel.
Allows selection of Married, Single, and Head of Household.
Per person deductions for Federal and State.
Active employee check box. If this box is not selected,
information will not update, print checks, or print stubs
for that individual employee.
Change rate Change hourly rate for selected employee.
Hours worked Change hours worked for selected employee.
Find employee Search for employee by: Last Name, First Name, Street
City, State, and Zip Code.
Sort Sort by: Last Name, First Name, Street, City, State, and Zip.
Rapid Entry Queue each employee in succession for easy entry of
regular hours, overtime, double time, bonus, tips, dental,
medical, misc.1, misc.2, and misc.3.
SetUp
Company Info Enter Company information which appears on print outs.
FICA Enter FICA tax rate and gross ceiling amount.
Federal Formula tables for withholding computations for Married and
Single employees. The first table contains a block for allowance
amount for each claimed deduction for Federal.
State Formula tables for withholding computations for Married,
Single, and Head of Household. The first table contains a block for allowance amount for each claimed deduction for State.
View/Change Change or enter individual employee records from existing payroll system the Gross, FICA, Federal, State, and Net totals for YTD
and QTRS.
Forms Individually select all fields for printing Pay Period or Year to Date
Reports. Target selections to print all paychecks or one
selected employees check. ( The same with pay stubs ).
Custom Forms Check box selections for Street, City, State, Zip, Pay Rate,
Phone Number, Social Security Number, State Exemption,
Federal Exemption, Regular Hours, Overtime Hours, Doubletime
Hours, Regular Pay, Overtime Pay, and Doubletime Pay.
( Note: All forms will automatically print Last and First Name.)
YTD Totals Updates all pay period totals.
QTR Totals At each quarter update the quarter totals.
(1st quarter update will roll YTD totals to 1st Quarter.
2nd quarter update subtracts 1st QTR from YTD.
3rd quarter update subtracts 1st & 2nd from YTD
4th quarter update subtracts 1st, 2nd, & 3rd from YTD.)
Single YTD Updates a selected employee only.
Clear YTD Clears all YTD records.
Clear QTR Clears selected quarter YTD records.
Print: Pay Period Prints pay period Gross, FICA, Federal, State, and Net.
Quarterly Prints quarterly Gross, FICA, Federal, State, and Net.
Year to Date Prints YTD Gross, FICA, Federal, State, and Net.
Print Checks Prints checks with stub for each active employee.
Pay Stubs Prints pay stubs for each active employee.
Custom Forms Prints custom forms from the Custom Form Setup menu.
Format: Weekly View Data view by pay period.
Borders Lines between records.
Gridelines View by gridlines.
Alignment Standard alignment dialog box.
Font Standard font dialog box.
Info: Intro Information and Price.
About Version Number & General Info
Distribution/Registration
PayMaster is distributed as shareware. This is NOT the same thing as freeware. Shareware is a unique distribution method which has two major advantages over retail sales:
• You are allowed to try the product to see if it suits your needs BEFORE you pay for it.
• The price you pay is lower than the price for comparable commercial products because the developer has lower advertising and distribution costs.
You are permitted to use PayMaster on a trial basis for up to 30 days. If you wish to continue using it beyond that period, you are expected to register your copy and will receive the complete version.
Distribution
You are encouraged to copy and distribute the PayMaster demo, with the following restrictions:
• You may not modify any of the files.
• You may not charge any fee for the use, copying, or distribution of the product.
User groups may charge a nominal fee (not to exceed $10) for expenses while distributing PayMaster.
Electronic BBS's that charge a fee for downloading may distribute PayMaster.
For more information, send a request to the registration address given below.
How To Register
To register your copy of PayMaster, print your name, address and PayMaster Demo on a sheet of paper. Send this sheet, with $35, to:
Denning Associates
111 Kingussie Ct.
Cary, NC 27511
Warranty
Denning Associates hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this software, whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Denning Associates will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or any other reason, even if Denning Associates or an agent of his has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall Denning Associates liability for any damages ever exceed the price paid for the license to use software, regardless of the form of the claim. The person using the software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the software.
Technical Support
You may send questions, problem reports, suggestions for improvements and general comments about PayMaster to the registration address listed above.
The author is also available by electronic mail on Compuserve: Ken Denning [72277,100] or
