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General Instructions
The Bank'n system will allow you to keep your bank account in
perfect balance with ease. The way it works is that you enter
transactions into the checkbook journal as they occur. Your are
presented with the remaining balance after each transaction has
been entered. Before you begin, you may customize the expense
code table to fit your particular situation and specify budget
amounts for each category if desired. An option is available to
produce your monthly reconciliation as well as several detail and
summary reports. The most useful function is the ability to
search the checkbook journal for the occurrence of any desired
search argument.
The system is actually comprised of eight separate programs.
They are:
Main Menu (Bankn)
Open Account (OpenAct)
Enter Expense Codes (ExpCodes)
Checkbook (Checkbook)
Reports (Reports)
Query (Query)
End of Year (EOY)
Instructions (Inst)
The Main Menu customizes the preferences and provides an easy
interface between all the Bank'n programs. The Main Menu is
automatically executed when you select the Bank'n icon from the
workbench. To execute the system from the CLI, simply enter
"Bankn".
The Open Account program provides a method for entering your
name, beginning balance and beginning check number. An option is
available to force strict sequence control for check numbers.
The Expense Codes program provides a method of establishing
expense codes to which you checkbook transaction amounts will be
applied. An expense code must be assigned to each checkbook
transaction to be used for query purposes and for producing
summary reports.
The Checkbook program provides the method for entering your
banking transactions and keeping track of the ending balance.
You will find that the checkbook journal is similar in appearance
to your normal journal, except that this one is much easier to
use.
The Reports program provides a method of reconciling your account
and provides other detail and summary reports relating to your
banking transactions.
The Query program will allow you to design reports in any desired
format. You specify the selection criteria, the sort sequence
and the output display or print format.
The End of Year program allows you to reset your transaction
database in preparation for a new year.
The Instructions program provides on-screen help relating to the
use of the system.
The following is general information you need to know when
entering data into the various programs.
(1) When a field on the screen becomes full, the cursor
will be automatically positioned over the first character of the
next field.
(2) When a field is not to be completely filled, use the
TAB key to advance to the next field. DO NOT use the RETURN to
advance to the next field. The RETURN is used to terminate data
entry for a transaction. The Right Arrow may also be used to
advance to the next field. The Left Arrow may be used to go back
to the previous field.
(3) To change the data in a numeric field, you must first
use the DEL key to delete any data that has been previously
entered. Then reenter the correct data.
(4) Use the HELP key to obtain assistance at any time.
Here's how to get started:
(1) Select the Bankn icon from the workbench, or if under
the CLI, enter "Bankn".
(2) You may then use the right mouse button to pull down
the Main Menu.
(3) First, select "Open Account" and enter the information
requested. You may select this option as many times as you wish.
(4) Second, select "Enter Expense Codes" and build your
expense code table. If you need help, select "Instructions" and
review the procedures for building the Expense Code table. You
may find that your Bank'n diskette already contains an expense
code table. If so, you may use that table or customize it to
meet your specific needs.
(5) Now you may select "Checkbook" and begin to enter bank
transactions.
If you get off to a bad start, you may start over by entering the
CLI and deleting the transaction database. To delete the
transaction database, get to the CLI and enter:
delete cktrans.dat
then start over with step 1 above.
Be sure to backup your Bank'n diskette often.
Happy Bank'n!!