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^Cby
^CBob Napp
^1Credit Master^0 is a program that will help you approximate your Credit Card
finance charges and forecast a payment schedule. Once you have entered your
account information and chosen the best course for payment, you can save the
data for future reference. While using this program, keep in mind that the
calculation for finance charges on your various Credit Card accounts may
differ. Though the technique employed in this program is a good one, it may
produce a result that will differ a little from the actual amount. Should
you need any help while running Credit Master, press the <F1> key.
^1Credit Master Screen^0
The Credit Master screen is broken into three distinct areas. The top
boxed area contains title information as well as values for Interest Rate
(Annual), cumulative Finance Charges, Purchases to Date, and Payments to
Date (for more detail about this region see Data Entry section below). The
next "open" region, called the Payment Detail Area, will contain up to 14
lines of Credit Card payment information. The bottom boxed area will contain
both menuing and help information depending on the activity currently being
performed.
^1Starting Credit Master^0
Once the program has started, you will be presented with a title screen.
Press any key to continue beyond this point. The Credit Master screen will be
displayed with a menu in the bottom boxed region. Use the Left and Right
cursor keys to highlight a menu option and then press the <ENTER> key to
activate it. You may also press the first highlighted character of a menu
option to execute that function directly. Once an option has been selected,
the menu contained in the bottom boxed region may be replaced with help
information relative to the function being performed.
The following menu functions are provided:
^C^1L^0oad - Select and Load Credit Card information from files that^N
^C you have created. ^N
^C^1D^0ata Entry - Browse and Enter Credit Card payment information. ^N
^C^1P^0rint - Print the current Credit Card payment information. ^N
^C^1S^0ave - Save the current Credit Card payment information. ^N
^C^1H^0elp - Display Help information about the Main Menu. ^N
^C^1A^0bout - Display information about Credit Master. ^N
^C^1E^0xit - Exit Credit Master. ^N
^1Load^0
A box will appear in the center of the screen with a list of Credit Master
files (Credit Master files end with the extension of ".CMS"). Use your Up,
Down, Left, or Right cursor keys to highlight the file you wish to Load and
press the <ENTER> key to load that file. Once the file is Loaded you will be
returned to the menu.
If you wish to cancel this option without Loading a file, press the <ESC>
key. Remember, the bottom region of the screen contains help information for
this option.
^1Data Entry^0
If the Payment Detail Area is empty, a box will appear in the center of
the screen and you will be prompted for Interest Rate (Annual), Purchase, and
Payment information. You may use the Up/Down cursor keys to select a data
entry field. Once all information has been entered, press the <F4> key to
Post the Transaction. You may cancel Transaction Entry any time by pressing
the <ESC> key. Before the Payment Detail Area will be activated, you MUST
enter a Purchase and Post the Transaction.
Once the Payment information is displayed, a highlight bar that extends
from the left to the right side of the screen will be displayed on the first
line of information. You can move this "Scroll Bar" by pressing the Up
arrow, Down arrow, PgUp, PgDn, Home, or End keys. As the Scroll Bar moves
from one payment line to another the information contained in the top boxed
region will change to reflect the state of Interest Rate and cumulative totals
relative to the current Scroll Bar line.
You may select to input additional information at any point on which the
Scroll Bar is located by pressing the <ENTER> key. You will again be prompted
for the same data as before. If you wish to return to the Main Menu, press
the <ESC> key. Remember, the bottom region of the screen contains help
information.
^1Print^0
A box will appear in the center of the screen listing the number of pages
needed for the report and prompting you to set up your printer. Once you have
loaded enough paper to Print the report and positioned the page at the top of
form press the <SPACEBAR> to start printing. You may cancel printing the
report at anytime by pressing the <ESC> key.
^1Save^0
A box centered on screen will appear containing a list of Credit Master
files. Use your Up, Down, Left, and Right cursor keys to highlight the file
under which you wish to Save the Credit Card information. If you wish to
store the data under a new filename, select the New File option and press the
<ENTER> key. Type in the new filename and press the <ENTER> key. You may
press the <ESC> key to exit the Save menu option without selecting a file.
Remember, the bottom region of the screen contains help information.
^1Help^0
This option provides help for the Main Menu. Once the information is
displayed on screen, just press any key to return to the Main Menu.
^1About^0
This option displays information about Credit Master.
^1Exit^0
A box centered on screen will appear asking you if you wish to exit. You
must respond with either a "Y" or "N".
^1Options for Running Credit Master^0
Credit Master can be run from the DOS prompt with the following options:
M - Starts the program in monochrome mode. Use the option if you
are using a composite monitor.
C - Starts the program in color mode. Use this option if you have
a color graphics adapter. (This is the default setting for the
program.)
F - Try this option if you are using a CGA. This will allow Credit
Master to update the screen as FAST as possible. If you see
"snow" when the screen is updated, restart Credit Master without
the "F" option.
Examples:
>CM M
>CM C F
>CM F <---- if you are working on a CGA system only.
To run this program outside ^1Big Blue Disk^0, type ^1CM^0.
DISK FILES THIS PROGRAM USES:
^FCM.EXE