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DATA ENTRY MENU

ESC       F1
EXIT   CONTINUE  

At the DATA ENTRY MENU you have the above options.
See next page for description of each option.
Once you have viewed the help screens press ESC to
escape from this HELP MENU and go back to the DATA ENTRY MENU
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ESC/EXIT
  If you do not wish to add data and would like to end now press this 
  option.
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F1/CONTINUE
  If you are ready to enter the date press this option.  The date is the
  date on which the transaction took place.  When you press this option
  you will be asked to enter the month, day and year in sequence. 
  
  Acceptable values for the month are 1 through 12
  Acceptable values for the day are 1 through 31
  If you enter values between 70 and 99 for the year, 1900 will be added
  to them.  For example if you enter 93 the year will become 1993.
  If you enter values between 1 and 69 for the year 2000 will be added to
  them.  For example if you enter 3 the year will become 2003.  If you
  enter the whole number for the year 1993 or 2003 it will be taken as is.

  You will have the option of pressing ESC any time during which you are
  entering the dates. This will immidiatley end data entry.
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This is the end of the options under the DATA ENTRY MENU.  Please
press ESC to end the HELP MENU and return to the DATA ENTRY MENU.
You may press the Page Up key to go back and read about
the options over again.
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DATA ENTRY MENU

ESC      F1           F2        
EXIT   INCM/DPST   SPND/WTHD

At the DATA ENTRY MENU you have the above options.
See next page for description of each option.
Once you have viewed the help screens press ESC to
escape from this HELP MENU and go back to the DATA ENTRY MENU
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ESC/EXIT
  If you do not wish to add data and would like to end now press this 
  option.
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F1/INCOME
  Select this to indicate that the transaction is an income or a deposit
  to the account.
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F2/SPENDING
  Select this option to indicate that the transaction is a spending or
  a withdrawl from the account.
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This is the end of the options under the DATA ENTRY MENU.  Please
press ESC to end the HELP MENU and return to the DATA ENTRY MENU.
You may press the Page Up key to go back and read about
the options over again.
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DATA ENTRY MENU

ESC      F1
EXIT  CONTINUE

At the DATA ENTRY MENU you have the above options.
See next page for description of each option.
Once you have viewed the help screens press ESC to
escape from this HELP MENU and go back to the DATA ENTRY MENU
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ESC/EXIT
  If you do not wish to add data and would like to end now press this 
  option.
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F1/CONTINUE
  If you would like to continue with data entry press this option.  Once
  you select this option the next item to be entered will be the Amount.  
  This is the amount that you transfered, spend or earned.  

  If you decide to end data entry at any point you can press ESC.
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This is the end of the options under the DATA ENTRY MENU.  Please
press ESC to end the HELP MENU and return to the DATA ENTRY MENU.
You may press the Page Up key to go back and read about
the options over again.
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DATA ENTRY MENU

ESC      F1     
EXIT    LIST   

At the DATA ENTRY MENU you have the above options.
See next page for description of each option.
Once you have viewed the help screens press ESC to
escape from this HELP MENU and go back to the DATA ENTRY MENU
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ESC/EXIT
  If you do not wish to add data and would like to end now press this 
  option.
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F1/LIST
  
  Once you select this option you will see a list of
  the desired subheadings.  You must choose one from the list.  You would
  do that by pressing the NUMBER key and entering the appropriate number.
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This is the end of the options under the DATA ENTRY MENU.  Please
press ESC to end the HELP MENU and return to the DATA ENTRY MENU.
You may press the Page Up key to go back and read about
the options over again.
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DATA ENTRY MENU

ESC        F1
EXIT     CONTINUE

At the DATA ENTRY MENU you have the above options.
See next page for description of each option.
Once you have viewed the help screens press ESC to
escape from this HELP MENU and go back to the DATA ENTRY MENU
*
ESC/EXIT
  If you do not wish to add data and would like to end now press this 
  option.
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F1/CONTINUE
  If you would like to continue with data entry press this option.  Once
  you select this option the next item to be entered will be the description.
  This is a very important part of the data.  As a reminder you will   
  notice that you cannot avoid entering something.  If you enter a blank
  description you will be returned to entering a description.  Also when
  you later view a report of the data, it is the description that will
  be displayed in the case of a single subheading.  

  In the description you might want to enter WHY the transaction was
  made, or TO WHOM it was made, or any other important detail that
  is not evident in just the subheadings.  If you really dont want to
  enter anything you can always write a period "." and that will be
  accepted.
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This is the end of the options under the DATA ENTRY MENU.  Please
press ESC to end the HELP MENU and return to the DATA ENTRY MENU.
You may press the Page Up key to go back and read about
the options over again.
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ESC      F1        F2
EXIT    CHK_NUM   NO_CHK

At the DATA ENTRY MENU you have the above options.
See next page for description of each option.
Once you have viewed the help screens press ESC to
escape from this HELP MENU and go back to the DATA ENTRY MENU
*
ESC/EXIT
  If you do not wish to add data and would like to end now press this 
  option.
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F1/CHK_NUM
  If you would like to continue with data entry and if there is a check
  that was used with a valid check number choose this option.  Once
  you select this option the next item to be entered will be the check 
  number. This is typically the number of the check that YOU have signed.  
  There is no need to type in other peoples check numbers, only those that
  are relavent to one of your accounts in the heading "money accounts".  
  These numbers will show up when you report your data and can be used to 
  identify transactions quickly.   

  If you decide to end data entry at any point you can press ESC.
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F2/NO_CHK
  Choose this option if there is no check or no check number of importance.
  In this case no check number will be displayed.
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This is the end of the options under the DATA ENTRY MENU.  Please
press ESC to end the HELP MENU and return to the DATA ENTRY MENU.
You may press the Page Up key to go back and read about
the options over again.
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ADD DATA MENU

ESC        F1
EXIT    CONTINUE

At the ADD DATA MENU you have the above options.
See next page for description of each option.
Once you have viewed the help screens press ESC to
escape from this HELP MENU and go back to the ADD DATA MENU
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ESC/EXIT
  If you do not wish to add data and would like to end now press this 
  option.  If you have been adding data previously it is already saved
  and this option will not erase any data.
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F1/CONTINUE
  If you would like to add data records to the database select this option.
  If you have been previously adding data this will allow you to continue
  adding more data records.
*
This is the end of the options under the ADD DATA MENU.  Please
press ESC to end the HELP MENU and return to the ADD DATA MENU.
You may press the Page Up key to go back and read about
the options over again.
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STARTUP MENU

ESC       F1          F2          F3             F4
EXIT   CONTINUE   ADD_ACCOUNT   BALANCE_INF   INFORMATION

At the STARTUP MENU you have the above options.
See next page for description of each option.
Once you have viewed the help screens press ESC to
escape from this HELP MENU and go back to the STARTUP MENU
*
ESC/EXIT
  Select this option if you want to end the program without saving
  any further data.
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F1/CONTINUE
  Select this option AFTER you are done adding accounts using F1 and
  have completed entering the account statement balance information
  using the F3 key.

  This option will take you to the next step of the startup process.
  where you will be asked to enter transactions after the statement
  balance dates and before the starting date.
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F2/ADD_ACCOUNT
  Select this option FIRST.  DO NOT select F3 till you have finished
  entering all the information required in this menu.

  When you select this option you will be asked to add MONEY ACCOUNTS.
  You should first decide what your money accounts will be.  If you
  are having problems deciding on your money accounts select option
  F4/INFORMATION for a full description on subheadings.
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F3/BALANCE_INF
  Select this option AFTER you have completed adding ALL your MONEY
  ACCOUNTS using  the option F2/ADD_ACCOUNT.

  Once you have added all your money accounts it is time to add the
  starting date for your database and the initial balance in each 
  account.  Once you select this option.  You will be asked to enter
  the starting date and then the statement balance dates and balance
  amounts for each money account.  

  If you are not sure about what the starting date is or what the
  statement balance amounts should be select option F4/INFORMATION.
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F4/INFORMATION
  Select this option to read all the information you will need to 
  startup. 
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This is the end of the options under the STARTUP MENU.  Please
press ESC to end the HELP MENU and return to the STARTUP MENU.
You may press the Page Up key to go back and read about
the options over again.
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STARTUP MENU

ESC       F1          F2           F3           F4
EXIT   CONTINUE   ENTER_DATA   CHK_REPORT   INFORMATION

At the STARTUP MENU you have the above options.
See next page for description of each option.
Once you have viewed the help screens press ESC to
escape from this HELP MENU and go back to the STARTUP MENU
*
ESC/EXIT
  Select this option if you want to end the program without saving
  any further data.
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F1/CONTINUE
  Select this option ONLY when you have COMPLETED balancing the
  account.  The only transactions that might not be complete are
  amounts deposited into the account from another account that is
  LATER on the list.  (See more details using F4/INFORMATION)

  Once you press this option you will be able to enter data for the
  next account on the list.  
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F2/ENTER_DATA
  If you have receipts for the period AFTER the last statement ending
  period and before the starting date, (for the account you are 
  currently working on) you should select this option.

  NOTE: To prevent overlapping of data in the event of transfers you can only
  enter transfers from the account you are working on to another account.
  That is if you have a TRANSFER from another account TO this account you
  will NOT be able to enter it here.  You will have to wait till you
  are working on the account FROM which the money was taken out before
  you can enter it.  You might want to keep that receipt seperately to
  remind you to enter the transaction later.
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F3/CHK_REPORT
  Once you have entered all the necessary data you should select this
  option to look at the balance of the account you are working on.  If 
  all the information has been entered correctly then the statement
  balance and the checkbook balance should match with the balance on
  your account statement and the balance on your checkbook respectively.
  
  In the instance that you have not been able to enter a transfer from
  another account to this one, you will have to wait till you are working
  on that account.  Later on you will have the option to repeat from the
  beginning of the money accounts and re-check the reports.  In the
  end all the reports should show the correct information.
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F4/INFORMATION
  Select this option to read all the information you will need to 
  startup. 
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This is the end of the options under the STARTUP MENU.  Please
press ESC to end the HELP MENU and return to the STARTUP MENU.
You may press the Page Up key to go back and read about
the options over again.
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STARTUP MENU

ESC      F1     
EXIT   REPEAT   

At the STARTUP MENU you have the above options.
See next page for description of each option.
Once you have viewed the help screens press ESC to
escape from this HELP MENU and go back to the STARTUP MENU
*
ESC/EXIT
  Select this option if you want to end the program without saving
  any further data.
*
F1/REPEAT
  If you need to go back and add more data, or review the reports to make
  sure all the accounts are correctly balanced select this option.
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This is the end of the options under the STARTUP MENU.  Please
press ESC to end the HELP MENU and return to the STARTUP MENU.
You may press the Page Up key to go back and read about
the options over again.
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STATEMENT MENU

ESC      F1      F2
EXIT   REPEAT   NEXT

At the STATEMENT MENU you have the above options.
See next page for description of each option.
Once you have viewed the help screens press ESC to
escape from this HELP MENU and go back to the STATEMENT MENU
*
ESC/EXIT
  Select this option if you want to end the program without saving
  any of the information entered so far.
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F1/REPEAT
  If you need to go back and edit the last information select this option.
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F2/NEXT
  If the last set of information is correct and you would like to select 
  the next account select this option.

  Once you select this option you will be able to enter the statement
  balance date for the next account and the balance amount on the statement.

  If all the accounts have been done SELECT THIS OPTION to SAVE all the
  information and continue with the next step in the startup process.
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This is the end of the options under the STATEMENT MENU.  Please
press ESC to end the HELP MENU and return to the STATEMENT MENU.
You may press the Page Up key to go back and read about
the options over again.
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