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- WELCOME TO WINCHECK!
-
- This disk contains WinCheck 3.0P
-
- This file contains the following information:
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- 1) Just what is WinCheck?
- 2) Late breaking news
- 3) Registration Reminders
- 4) Legal Matters
- 5) How to install WinCheck
- 6) International Currency Support
- 7) Printing Problems??
- 8) Converting data from Quicken and other products
- (Quicken is a registered trademark of Intuit.)
- 9) Packing List
- 10) Product Support
- 11) ASP Ombudsman Statement
- 12) The legalese section
- 13) Other Wilson WindowWare products
- 14) Ordering Information
- 15) WinCheck Order Form
-
- *** JUST WHAT IS WINCHECK ***
-
- WinCheck is designed to manage any number of checking, savings, and credit
- card accounts. Since WinCheck's initial release last year, it has
- developed into a top-notch financial manager. WinCheck's features include
- a Check Form Designer, to build check templates for printing on virtually
- any pre-printed check form (dot matrix and laser checks are both supported).
-
- The Custom Report Maker allows you to view and print a variety of supplied
- reports, such as cash flow reports, or create custom reports tailored to your
- own needs. With the Custom Report Maker, you can print an entertainment
- expense report, a credit/deposit history, or all tax deductible transactions
- for the year to date.
-
- WinCheck's transaction classifications, or "categories," allow you to keep
- track of the money earned and spent on categories such as Business and
- Entertainment. WinCheck's budgeting facilities can be used in combination
- with these categories to plan a monthly budget. Add reoccurring transactions
- to a menu or have WinCheck remind you to make transactions such as mortgage
- payments and paycheck deposits. WinCheck also supports Windows Dynamic Data
- Exchange (DDE) and sports an internal batch language.
-
- WinCheck offers an exceptionally attractive and intuitive user interface
- featuring a Control Bar, Status Bar, iconic "Toolbox," and check registers
- with adjustable column widths. Checks and other transactions appear as 3-D
- dialog boxes with bitmapped backgrounds. Screen colors and fonts are fully
- customizable. Standard operations, such as writing checks and making deposits,
- may be performed by clicking on icons from the Control Bar.
-
- The online help facility and intuitive user interface pretty much precludes
- the need for a manual, although the 200 page, heavily illustrated manual
- does further detail many of WinCheck's features with various examples.
-
- To order computer checks call "Financial Registers" at the number below and
- they will assist you. (There are sample checks and other forms in the
- WinCheck box as well).
-
- To Order WinCheck 800-762-8383 or 206-938-1740
- To Order Printed Checks 800-582-0445
- Our BBS 206-935-5198
- Fax 206-935-7129
- Tech Support 206-937-9335
-
-
- *** LATE-BREAKING NEWS ***
-
- There are a number of TXT files containing bits and pieces of
- documentation. They are:
-
- README TXT This file
- CHANGES TXT A list of the new features added
- CORRECT TXT Corrections to the printed manual
- HOW2-WCK TXT The beginners guide to WinCheck
- BALANCE TXT How to reconcile your account with nifty new balance tool.
- QUICKEN TXT How to import data using the QIF format
- DDE TXT The WinCheck DDE specifications
-
- This new 3.0 version has a variety of new features. They are:
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- a) Quicken import capability
- b) Custom report generation
- c) Color and font customization
- d) Improved help files
- e) Ability to print Landscape checks (with newer printer drivers)
- f) Ability to handle multiple accounts
- g) No limit on number of monthly transactions
-
- Special new featues include:
-
- a) New "Print Direct" feature for printing one check at a time to
- Dot-Matrix style printers (no page eject).
-
- b) Categories can now be classified as Income, Expense, or Both.
- All of your categories from your current version will default to
- "Both". You can modify these categories to specify income or
- expense with the "Edit Categories" dialog. By indicating Income
- or Expense, your budget reports will be more informational.
-
- c) Categories can be classified as Tax deductible. When you enter a
- new transaction, the "Tax Deductible" box will automatically check
- when you select one of these categories. You can, however, still
- un-check the box if you desire.
-
- d) Expandability! WinCheck now allows you to add custom tools to your
- menu. These tools use DDE to communicate with WinCheck. Two NEW
- tools have been included, PAYROLL.EXE and BALANCE.EXE. Try them!
- They are on the TOOLS menu.
-
- All of the information you need for using WinCheck's DDE can be
- found in the DDE.TXT file.
-
- The source code to PAYROLL and the source code to a more simple
- add-on tool (Visual Basic) have been included on the distribution
- disk in the DDE_VB.ZIP file. Sample code for hardcore SDK tools
- may be found in the DDE_SDK.ZIP file.
-
- e) The categories for the Budget, Cash Flow, Profit/Loss, and category
- reports are now in alphabetical order (instead of order of entry).
-
- f) New pre-defined categories on startup of account or by running a
- WinCheck command file.
-
-
-
- *** HOW TO INSTALL WINCHECK ***
-
-
- Use our SETUP.EXE program, which will copy the files for you and install
- a WINCHECK group in the program manager with a TUT (Tutorial) account.
- To use our SETUP.EXE program...
-
- 1) Close down all extraneous Windows applications.
-
- 2) Then do ONE of the following:
-
- A) From File Manager, locate then double click the SETUP.EXE
- file in the directory you copies the files to:
-
- OR
-
- B) From Program Manager, pull down the FILE menu, and select the
- RUN option. Enter the full path to the SETUP.EXE file, as in
- "C:\XXX\SETUP.EXE"
- and hit ENTER.
-
- 3) When the setup program asks for a directory, specify initial directory,
- or accept the given default (C:\WINCHECK).
-
- 4) When the next dialog box shows up, you can select what you want to
- install. If there is any doubt, select everything by hitting the
- "Add All" button.
-
- 5) Then push the INSTALL button to install WinCheck.
-
- 6) When the setup process is complete, you may delete the temporary
- directory you created in the first step.
-
-
- *** INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY SUPPORT ***
-
- This version of WinCheck support non-US currencies much better
- than previous versions. WinCheck will support only 1 type of
- currency. To let WinCheck know what kind of currency you use,
- do the following:
-
- 1) Start Control Panel. Get to the "International" section.
- Find the "Currency" area. Make sure all the information
- there is correcy.
-
- 2) Edit your WIN.INI file. Find the [intl] section.
- Add the following lines into the [intl] section.
- (assuming your currency names are Pounds and pence -
- make changes accordingly)
-
- [intl]
- sMajorCurrName=Pounds
- sMinorCurrName=pence
-
- That should do it. There may still be a few dollar signs here and
- there, but we are working on it.
-
-
-
-
- *** PRINTING PROBLEMS? ***
-
- Refer to the On-Line Help topic "Printing Checks" for help with
- printing checks to a Dot Matrix Printer.
-
- Most printer drivers have special features that take added
- advantage of the Windows 3.0 environment. WinCheck assumes
- that you have one of these drivers installed. Some older
- printer drivers, and current versions of some font packages
- (Bitstream Facelift) do not support these features.
-
- If WinCheck does not print properly on your system, add the
- following line to the [WiChk14a] section of your WIN.INI file:
-
- NODEVMODE=1
-
- This line will cause WinCheck to bypass the special printer
- driver features that cause the problems. Note: You will not
- be able to print landscape checks if you use the NODEVMODE=1
- option.
-
-
-
- *** CONVERTING DATA FROM QUICKEN AND OTHER PRODUCTS ***
-
- Quicken is a registered trademark of the Intuit.
-
- If you are converting from Quicken(tm), please read the file QUICKEN.TXT.
-
-
- *** PACKING LIST ***
-
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- README TXT This File
- QUICKEN TXT Instructions on converting Quicken data
- HOW2-WCK TXT The Getting Started Chapter from the manual
- DDE TXT Information on WinCheck's DDE Functions
- CHANGES TXT A list of recent changes to the program
- CORRECT TXT Corrections to the printed manual
- BALANCE TXT Instructions on using the reconciliation tool
- WC__VER ??? A dummy file. ??? is the current version number
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- WINCHECK EXE The actual WinCheck program
- WINCHECK HLP The WinCheck help file
- INTLSTR DLL International String handling DLL
- WWWDBMS DLL Data base system DLL
- WWWDDEC DLL DDE DLL
- QUICK34 EXE Quicken Data conversion program
- EPSON WCT Sample check forms for dot matrix printers
- LASERCHK WCT Sample check forms for laser printers
- PAYROLL EXE Add on tool for entering payroll information
- BALANCE EXE Add on tool for reconciling accounts easily
- WCTOOLS INI One of WinChecks private INI files
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- *any* RPT Predefined report files
- H WCB Command File to create personal categories
- B WCB Command File to create business categories
- HB WCB Command File to create personal and business categories
-
- BOOK TUT Tutorial Account file - Checkbooks
- CHKHDR TUT Tutorial Account file - Header file
- COMMON TUT Tutorial Account file - Backup header file
- JAN91 TUT Tutorial Account file - January 91 data
- FEB91 TUT Tutorial Account file - February 91 data
- MAR91 TUT Tutorial Account file - March 91 data
- NATURES TUT Tutorial Account file - Transaction categories
- SETTINGS TUT Tutorial Account file - Account setting
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- DDE_VB ZIP Source code (Visual Basic)
- DDE_SDK ZIP Source code (Windows SDK)
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- SETUP EXE The setup program
- WBINXZ EXE More of the setup program
- WSETUP INF Setup script file
-
-
-
- *** PRODUCT SUPPORT ***
-
- If you have questions about the operation of WinCheck, refer to the
- help with WinCheck (choose Index from the Help menu or press F1).
-
- WinCheck has on-line support on a number of computer systems.
- The home of WinCheck is on CompuServe, in the WINAPA forum, in the
- Wilson WindowWare section (#15 currently). The Wilson WindowWare
- section is checked on a daily basis, and all questions will be
- responded to. Also the the latest and greatest downloads are available
- from DL15 of the WINAPA forum.
-
- The FidoNet Windows echomail conference is also monitored for Windows
- questions in general. Questions about Windows, WinCheck, and other
- Wilson WindowWare products will be answered in the echo. Address
- questions to "Morrie Wilson".
-
- Licensed users may also call our BBS for the latest versions of
- Wilson WindowWare products.
- BBS (206) 935-5198 USR HST/V.32 V.42bis 9600+ 8N1
-
-
- Additionally, support is provided for licensed users at:
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- Phone: 206-937-9335 or Fax: 206-935-7129
-
- If you are calling with a problem report, please have
- the pertinent information handy:
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- * Version of WinCheck
- * Version of Windows
- * Computer hardware information
- * Steps to reproduce.
-
-