Pocket Money User's Guide

Table of Contents

Introduction

Installation

Registration and Technical Support

New in version 3.0

Feature Overview

Pocket Money Usage

Importing and Exporting to the desktop

Company Information

License Agreement

Introduction

Pocket Money is the complete handheld financial management tool for your Palm OS device. With Pocket Money you can track expenses on the road or at home. Track all your expense and income items when and where it is convenient with unlimited accounts, categories, sub and sub-categories and payees. Export data in common database, spreadsheet and desktop financial application formats.

Installation

Run the Pocket Money Installer and follow the on screen instructions. You will be required to HotSync your handheld to complete the installation. The installer installs the following files:

  • PocketMoney.PRC -- The Palm OS viewer installed on your handheld.
  • Pocket Money User Guide -- This User Guide.
  • PM-Manual.PDF -- The advanced Pocket Money manual.

Registration and Technical Support

When you launch Pocket Money you will be prompted to enter a serial number or to run in Trial mode. You may run the software for 15-days in full-functioning Trial mode. The Trial software and Registered software are identical. Once the trial period ends you must purchase and enter a serial number to continue using the software. You do not need to re-install the software. Simply enter a serial number and your Trial version will be converted into a Registered version.

To purchase a product serial number, please visit our web site at www.handmark.com.

Registration

Once you purchase Pocket Money, please register online at: www.handmark.com/register. Registering makes you eligible for free email technical support and for early notification when new product releases become available.

Technical Support

If you have a software problem you can't solve, please visit the Support section on our web site: www.handmark.com/support. If you need assistance from a technical support representative you can submit a request from this page.

New in version 3.0

This release of Pocket Money has many exciting new features including:

  • IR Sync 3.0 (supports Bluetooth, IR, and other exchange libraries)

  • QuikBudget support

  • Several speed enhancements and design upgrades

Feature Overview

  • Custom reporting based on transaction type, account, category, payee, identification number, date, and cleared status)
  • Macintosh and Windows conduits that support QIF and TDF files
  • Quick data entry including category and payee auto completion
  • Overdraft and credit limit warnings
  • Multiple currency support that allows exchange rate specification and transfers between accounts of different rates
  • Unlimited number of accounts
  • Unlimited number of categories and subcategories
  • Unlimited number of payees sorted by category (i.e. Travel) · Fees set on a per account basis
  • Cleared and absolute balance tracking
  • Custom views available
  • Password protected

Pocket Money Usage

To begin using Handmark PocketMoney, simply tap the PocketMoney icon on your application screen. Enter your product serial number on the serial number screen and you're ready to use PocketMoney.

Begin by setting up Accounts. You can create as many accounts as needed using the Account screen.

When Pocket Money is first launched, tap New to create a new account. Once you create accounts, they appear on the Pocket Money main screen.

Tap the information button that appears next to each account to open the Account Info screen.

The '+' indicates that the account listed is included in the Total Worth Calculation. The Total Worth Calculation appears at the bottom of the screen and is the sum of the balances of all accounts.

The Register screen provides a list of transactions. Register is the easiest way to view your entries, get fast access to a specific transaction, and clear a large number of transactions at once.

Enter the transaction screen by tapping the account name or balance on the main Pocket Money screen. To create a new transaction, simply tap New to enter the Transaction screen. Fill out the slip to record Deposits, Withdrawals, and Transfers. When you are finished, tap OK.

To edit a transaction, tap the transaction and the Edit Transaction screen appears. Make your changes, then press OK.

Pocket Money is rich with other features. Use the Info button to view more details about Pocket Money and gain information about features not mentioned in this document.  You can also refer to the Pocket Money advanced manual that was installed in the Pocket Money folder for a complete guide that covers all the features of Pocket Money. 

Importing and Exporting to the desktop

There are two file formats the Pocket Money Conduit can upload:

  • Tab-delimited format (TDF)
  • Quicken Interchange Format (QIF)

To sync your desktop application with Pocket Money, you must set your Conduit settings first. Follow the steps below to import or export files between a desktop application and PocketMoney.

To import and export files on a Mac:

  1. Open the HotSync application.
  2. Click Conduit Settings on the HotSync menu.
  3. Double-click Pocket Money. The Pocket Money Conduit Settings window appears.
  4. Click Update Handheld from Desktop to download data to located in the Pocket Money/To Palm folder to Pocket Money on your Palm OS device.
  5. Click Update Desktop from Handheld to upload data from Pocket Money on your Palm OS device to a file called "PocketMoney.qif" or "PocketMoney.tdf" located in the PocketMoney/From Palm folder.
  6. Click Upload All Transactions to upload all transactions from Pocket Money. Leaving this options unchecked will only upload transactions that have been changed since the last HotSync operation, and the data will be appended to the current PocketMoney.qif/.tdf file.
  7. Click a file format. By selecting QIF you will exchange data with Quicken, MS Money, or Mac Money, or other finance program that supports the Quicken Interchange Format. By selecting TDF, you will exchange data with spreadsheets, databases, or other programs that support Tab Delimited Format.
  8. Select the date format of the data you will be importing and exporting.
  9. Once you have selected the Pocket Money Conduit settings, you are ready to sync your Palm OS device. When the HotSync application is complete, either a PocketMoney.qif or PocketMoney.tdf file is saved in the PocketMoney/FromPalm folder.

To open Conduit Settings on a PC:

  1. Open the HotSync application.
  2. Click Custom on the HotSync menu.
  3. Double-click Pocket Money. The Pocket Money Conduit Settings window appears.
  4. Click Update Handheld from Desktop to download data to located in the Pocket Money/To Palm folder to Pocket Money on your Palm OS device. For Mac users, files must be named "PocketMoney.qif" or "PocketMoney.tdf". For PC users, it is not necessary to have a specific file name, as any file with the "qif" or "tdf" file extension will sync.
  5. Click Update Desktop from Handheld to upload data from Pocket Money on your Palm OS device to a file called "PocketMoney.qif" or "PocketMoney.tdf" located in the PocketMoney/From Palm folder.
  6. Click Upload All Transactions to upload all transactions from Pocket Money. Leaving this options unchecked will only upload transactions that have been changed since the last HotSync operation, and the data will be appended to the current PocketMoney.qif/.tdf file.
  7. Click a file format. By selecting QIF you will exchange data with Quicken, MS Money, or Mac Money, or other finance program that supports the Quicken Interchange Format. By selecting TDF, you will exchange data with spreadsheets, databases, or other programs that support Tab Delimited Format.
  8. Select the date format of the data you will be importing and exporting.
  9. Once you have selected the Pocket Money Conduit settings, you are ready to sync your Palm OS device. When the HotSync application is complete, either a PocketMoney.qif or PocketMoney.tdf file is saved in the PocketMoney/FromPalm folder.

Company Information

Handmark, Inc., is rapidly emerging as the leading publisher of consumer applications for Palm and Pocket PC handheld devices. Handmark offers consumer software for PDAs through major retail chains in North America as well as through its web site: www.handmark.com. Handmark software is available in the U.S. and Europe and will soon be sold in Australia. In the U.S. Handmark sells through both national and regional retail stores including Best Buy, CompUSA, Fry's, Staples, Micro Center, J&R Music World, RCS, and others. Handmark software is compatible with Palm OS handheld computers from Palm, Inc., Handspring, and IBM as well as other licensees of the Palm OS platform including new devices from Sony. The desktop components of Handmark applications are compatible with Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows personal computers. Please see the Handmark web site for more information.

License Agreement

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Handmark Pocket Money Serial Number
One Handmark Pocket Money serial number may only be used by a single user on one Palm Computing
® Platform device. A new serial number is required for each Palm Computing Platform device.