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- This guide will cover some of the basics you need to use the
- Tenant File. Since the program is practical and menu driven, you
- should be able to get started right away.
-
- Still, this guide will not come anywhere close to the helpful
- manual that comes with registration. The Tenant File has many
- time saving features and conveniences that are outlined in the
- complete, easy to read manual. You'll be able to unleash the
- full power of the Tenant File, and the full potential of your
- rental management business.
-
- With your registration, you also get a larger version, access to
- our periodic updates and registered user discounts. Print the
- price sheet/order form from the Shareware Main Menu.
-
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-
-
- *********************** THE MAIN MENU ***********************
-
- Here are the options you will see at the Main Menu and a brief
- explanation of each:
-
- The MAIN MENU is where you both enter and exit the Tenant File.
- To make a selection on this and all other menus, just type the
- number next to your choice. (Some other entries may require that
- you press `ENTER' or `RETURN' after typing your selection.)
-
- Here is a short description of your choices:
-
- 1. NEW PROPERTY SETUP - Setup is done from within the TENANT
- LEDGERS, which is selection #2 at the Main Menu. You will be
- asked all pertinent information concerning the new property
- (ie. address, tenant info, owner, lease, deposit, rent, etc.).
-
- 2. TENANT LEDGERS - The most often used part of the Tenant File
- will be this selection. You will be shown a ledger of your
- choice. It will display all tenant, owner, and property
- information available, along with all financial transactions that
- have been posted to the ledger. Additional transactions may be
- posted and existing postings may be corrected or deleted.
-
- 3. PRINT REPORTS - Other menus will guide you to select one of
- many reports available. Alphabetized tenant lists and tenants
- statements, and income/expense summaries are included.
-
- 4. AUTOMATIC POSTING - You can have the computer automatically
- charge each tenant with their monthly rent or auto post any
- ledger category. You additionally have the option to charge a
- percentage of rent or current balance due, a flat fee, or the
- management fee you set up in each ledger.
-
- 5. QUICK POSTING MENU - Use this to post new transactions quickly
- to the tenant ledgers while a posting journal is automatically
- printed as you go. Several time saving features make it easy.
-
- 6. MISCELLANEOUS MENU - You can search for outstanding rents,
- deposits, and other expenses by selecting this. Also, you can
- find expired leases, group and total properties by owner name,
- print messages, close the year and print mailing labels, or edit
- company information and ledger codes.
-
- 7. INACTIVE FILES - When a property becomes VACANT, the Tenant
- File will automatically transfer the old tenant and all pertinent
- information to an `inactive file' so that you may begin with the
- new tenant. This important feature allows you to concurrently
- maintain histories of all past and present tenants in detail.
- You can even post new transactions to an inactive tenant ledger,
- which is very helpful in a situation where the tenant is making
- payments on back rent owed.
-
- 8. EXIT PROGRAM - This takes you out of the TENANT FILE PROGRAM
- and back to the computer operating system. Your data is saved.
-
-
-
- INSIDE THE TENANT LEDGER
-
- Here are the selections you'll see while inside the TENANT
- LEDGER, which is #2 at the MAIN MENU.
-
- (D)isplay,(E)xit,(F)eatures,(I)nfo,(L)edger,(M)sg,(O)wner,(P)rint
-
- D - display another ledger by property number, address, tenant or
- owner. Also allows you to find available ledgers for new setup.
- E - return to MAIN MENU
- F - add, edit, display, or print property features
- I - add or correct any of the tenant or owner information shown
- at the top of the screen
- L - add, correct, delete, or insert ledger postings
- M - allows you to add two special notes to appear on screen with
- this ledger.
- O - switches to the Owner ledger for this same property. When
- viewing the Owner Ledger, this selection becomes (T)enant,
- which will allow you to switch back to the Tenant Ledger
- P - print a statement on this tenant or owner
-
- Page Up - Display previous screen of ledger transactions
- Page Down - Display next screen of ledger transactions
- Home - Display first screen of ledger transactions
- End - Display last screen of ledger transactions
- Right arrow - Move ahead one property number
- Left arrow - Move back one property number
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-
-
- REPORT PRINTING
-
- Here are the selections you'll see at the REPORT PRINTING MENU
- which is #3 at the MAIN MENU:
-
- 1 VACANCY REPORT
-
- List all properties you have made `vacant' by changing the
- tenant's name to VACANT. This also transfers the old tenant
- info to the INACTIVE FILE.
-
- 2 TENANT/OWNER LISTING
-
- Shows all information about the tenants and owners in one
- handy report. Can be sorted various ways.
-
- 3 TENANT/OWNER STATEMENTS
-
- Several sort and report options for this accounting
- statement. You select either Tenant or Owner Statement and
- specify date ranges to print.
-
- 4 INCOME/EXPENSE SUMMARY
-
- Prints detailed transactions or condensed summary of
- accounting codes with subtotals for each code. Can print
- summaries for `groups' of properties or apartment units.
-
- 5 PAST DUE NOTICES
-
- You can send your own past due message out to tenants with
- full or partial rent amounts due.
-
- 6 TENANT INVOICES
-
- Allows you to print an invoice for rent due even before you
- have actually `charged' them rent through the auto posting.
-
- 7 USER DEFINED REPORT
-
- You pick out which information to print out of all
- categories and the Tenant File will do the rest.
-
-
- MISCELLANEOUS MENU
-
- Additional reports and other choices are selected from here:
-
- 1 Search Outstanding Amounts
- 2 Search Expired Leases
- 3 Owner Information
- 4 Year End Closing
- 5 List Current Messages
- 6 Mailing Labels
- 7 Company Heading/Printer
- 8 Edit Ledger Codes
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-
- Through #7 Change Company Heading you can set up your company
- name, which appears at the top of all reports. Also, at this
- time, you may go ahead and enter the income and expense ledger
- codes for your transactions, which is selection #8. The process
- is very simple, and we have provided some examples to help you
- along.
-
- When the MAIN MENU is displayed select #6 (Miscellaneous Menu).
- Next, from the Miscellaneous Menu select #7 (Company Heading).
- Enter your own company information as shown below:
-
- (Type new entries or press `Enter' to keep current entry)
-
- Current Entry: Efficient Real Estate Company
- Enter COMPANY NAME: *****************************
-
- Current Entry: 1234 Streetname Blvd.
- Enter COMPANY STREET ADDRESS: **********************
-
- Current Entry: Houston TX 78704
- Enter CITY ST ZIP: **********************
-
- Current Entry: (243) 234-5567
- Enter PHONE NUMBER(###) ###-####: **************
-
- At the end of this section, you may also select the number of lines
- per page for your printer. For dot matrix printers, this is the
- default of 66 lines per page, for most laser printers it is 60.
-
- Next, press #8 at the `Miscellaneous Menu' to Edit Ledger Codes.
- These are the income and expense codes you'll be using. We have
- provided examples that you may or may not wish to use. There are
- a few important points to remember when setting up these codes,
- so please review them carefully!
-
- Do not change a code (other than the spelling) once you have used
- it, or you will certainly cause yourself problems. For example,
- if INCOME CATEGORY #1 used to be "RENT RECEIVED" and you changed
- it to be "MONTHLY RENT RECEIVED", that is OK, since they mean the
- same thing.
-
- There are 15 income and 15 expense categories. Each income
- category should have a corresponding expense category to offset
- it, if possible. For example, if income category #1 is "RENT
- RECEIVED", expense category #1 should be "RENT CHARGED". Other
- similar examples would be "DEPOSIT RECEIVED" and "DEPOSIT
- CHARGED", or possibly "LATE FEE RECEIVED" to "LATE FEE CHARGED".
-
- After each ledger category, you'll be asked if the code should
- apply to the (T)enant only, (O)wner only, or (B)oth. This is an
- important decision which affects each of your transactions.
- Since the Tenant File maintains separate ledgers for the Tenant
- and the Owner, you must decide which postings will go where. For
- example, a `RENT CHARGE' should only `go to' the Tenant Ledger,
- but a `RENT RECEIVED' would show up in BOTH the Tenant and Owner
- Ledgers.
-
- You should be aware that the `STATUS' you select is the `default'
- status only, and any posting can be `forced' to apply
- differently. (Changing the status here will not automatically
- change any previous postings for that reason.) Make sure you are
- careful in your selections because automatic postings will use
- this default.
-
- Another thing you should know is that to clear out a ledger
- and transfer the old tenant to the inactive file, you must
- correct the tenant name to be `VACANT'. This will set up a
- new ledger on that property and automatically store the
- inactive tenant information. The property address and owner
- information will be kept for you in both the active and
- inactive ledgers.
-
- To erase all information in a ledger (including the owner
- info, address, and all transactions), simply change the tenant
- name to `EMPTY', and the Tenant File will do the rest.
-
- There is a `reset' feature in case a ledger gets hung up from
- an accidental interruption of the program before saving. Just
- type an asterisk (*) while in the ledger and follow instructions.
-
- Transactions may also be entered from the PROPERTY LEDGER, the
- QUICK POSTING MENU, or the AUTOMATIC POSTING menu.
-
- For the complete Tenant File Manual, technical assistance,
- information on W G Software updates, larger versions up to 500
- properties, user discounts, bug fixes, improvements, and new
- products - you MUST register. The registration fee is only pennies
- per property. The registration may be sent to:
-
- W G Software Company
- P.O.Box 3829
- Austin TX 78764
-
- Don't get left behind - register now! Thank you for using the
- TENANT FILE!
-