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- General Instructions
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- 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.
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- The system is actually comprised of eight separate programs.
- They are:
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- Main Menu (Bankn)
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- Open Account (OpenAct)
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- Enter Expense Codes (ExpCodes)
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- Checkbook (Checkbook)
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- Reports (Reports)
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- Query (Query)
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- End of Year (EOY)
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- Instructions (Inst)
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- 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".
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- The Reports program provides a method of reconciling your account
- and provides other detail and summary reports relating to your
- banking transactions.
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- 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.
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- The End of Year program allows you to reset your transaction
- database in preparation for a new year.
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- The Instructions program provides on-screen help relating to the
- use of the system.
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- The following is general information you need to know when
- entering data into the various programs.
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- (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.
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- (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.
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- (4) Use the HELP key to obtain assistance at any time.
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- Here's how to get started:
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- (1) Select the Bankn icon from the workbench, or if under
- the CLI, enter "Bankn".
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- (2) You may then use the right mouse button to pull down
- the Main Menu.
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- (3) First, select "Open Account" and enter the information
- requested. You may select this option as many times as you wish.
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- (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.
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- (5) Now you may select "Checkbook" and begin to enter bank
- transactions.
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- 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:
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- delete cktrans.dat
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- then start over with step 1 above.
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- Be sure to backup your Bank'n diskette often.
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- The Author makes no warranty of any kind with respect to this
- documentation or the software described therein, its quality,
- performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular
- application. The Author shall not be liable for errors contained
- herein or for incidental or consequential demages in connection
- with the use of this product.
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- Happy Bank'n!!
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