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- The Reconcile function helps to determine if your
- checkbook is currently balanced. It compares what
- the bank shows as your statement balance to what your
- checkbook register shows as your statement balance.
-
- Once all cleared (posted) transactions are recorded for
- the month, select Reconcile and choose "Okay" to
- continue. The program will determine the checkbook's
- statement balance by totalling only those transactions
- that have been marked as being cleared (having a valid
- date in the CLEARED input field). The amount shown in
- the STATEMENT BALANCE box on the lower-left of the Main
- Screen (also shown in a notice requester after you select
- "Okay") is what Checkbook Accountant shows as your
- statement balance. If this statement balance and your
- bank statement's "statement balance" are the same,
- congratulations!...you have just balanced your checkbook.
-
- If you get different statement balance amounts, don't
- despair. Try the following procedure which will print
- out a copy of the cleared transactions:
-
- 1. Select View Select Groups from the Settings menu on
- the Main Screen. This will display the View
- (Select Groups) Requester.
-
- 2. Select Cleared Transactions and RANGE with a
- suitable 'from' date (keep the 'to' date input
- field blank so that the program will print the
- transactions from the 'from' date to the present).
- Select the "Okay" button or menu item to view the
- selected transactions in the Main Screen
- Transaction List.
-
- 3. Select Print from the Project menu on the Main
- Screen. This will display the Print Requester.
-
- 4. Select the desired destination of the print out
- (Printer or Disk File). Consult the Printing topic
- for more assistance.
-
- 5. Select Viewable Transactions and the "Okay" button
- or menu item. The viewable transactions, defined
- to be the cleared transactions, will be printed.
-
- 6. Compare the print out to your checkbook register
- and bank statement to determine the source of the
- discrepancy. Fix any changes and repeat the
- Reconcile function.
-
- If the checkbook is still not balanced and you have
- examined all of your transactions, then the bank could
- have made an error. Consult with your bank for further
- assistance. Remember to use the flexible View and Print
- functions to track any problems before resorting to your
- bank for help.
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- The following list describes the functions available in
- the Reconcile Requester. The order of these functions
- corresponds to the order they appear in the requester's
- command bar (no menus are available in this requester).
- You can select any function using either the keyboard
- (shown as "Keyboard:") or mouse ("Mouse:").
-
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- OKAY
-
- Select "Okay" to accept the preconditions of the
- Reconcile function. After selecting "Okay", the
- program will calculate the current checkbook's
- statement balance and display this amount in the
- STATEMENT BALANCE box on the Main Screen.
-
- The program calculates the statement balance by
- adding all the cleared transactions.
-
- Keyboard: Y
- Mouse: Command Button "Okay"
-
- CANCEL
-
- Select "Cancel" to terminate the Reconcile
- function, to fulfill either the preconditions or
- select another function.
-
- Keyboard: N; RETURN
- Mouse: Command Button "Cancel"
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- -- END OF RECONCILE HELP --
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