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- The Information function allows you to edit the
- checkbook definition. Most of this information can be
- found on either the account's checks or bank statements.
- If you were previously editing a checkbook and made any
- changes to it, you are given the option to save those
- changes before defining a new checkbook account.
-
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-
- The following lists the string gadgets which hold the
- checkbook's description. Most of this information can
- be found either recorded on your checks, checkbook
- register, or monthly bank statement. Any input
- requiring a certain format will be noted after the
- description.
-
-
- Account Type
-
- The type of account being recorded. For
- checkbooks, this is usually filled in with
- "Checking". By leaving it up to the user to enter
- an account type, you can use Checkbook Accountant
- for Savings and other special types of bank
- accounts.
-
- Account Number
-
- The bank issued account number.
-
- Account Holder
-
- The person or persons this account is bearer to.
- This is usually the name(s) that appear on the
- checks and bank statements.
-
- Bank Name
-
- The name of the bank where this account was opened.
-
- Branch Name
-
- The name of the bank branch office where this
- account was opened.
-
- Branch Number
-
- The bank's number for this branch office.
-
- Starting Check Number
-
- The first check number used in this account.
- Although this value can be modified, your checkbook
- information will not be correct if you do change
- it. This value is only used for the entry of the
- first check into the account. Once a check has
- been entered, changing this value will not change
- that first check or any other check. It is only
- used for recording purposes.
-
- FORMAT: nnnnn
- a number between 1 and 99999
-
- Initial Deposit
-
- The amount deposited into the account upon opening
- of the account. Changes made to this value at any
- time will automatically recalculate the checkbook
- balance. If you want to record separate checkbook
- files (for the same account) as a direct
- resemblance of your own checkbook register (the
- place where you record transactions), then this
- amount can be the balance forwarded from the
- previous register.
-
- FORMAT: nnn,nnn.nn
- an amount (formatted or not) between
-
- DEFAULT ON ERROR: 0.00
-
- Opened
-
- The date this account was opened. For multiple
- register files (see previous description), this
- could be used to mark the date of the first
- transaction in the current register.
-
- FORMAT: MM/DD/YY or MM/DD/YYYY
- any date between 1/1/0001 and 12/31/9999
- (MM/DD/YY is equivalent to MM/DD/19YY)
-
- Closed
-
- The date of the last entered transaction to this
- account. For multiple register files (see previous
- two descriptions), this could be used to mark the
- date of the last entered transaction in the current
- register. This date must come after the Opened
- date.
-
- FORMAT: MM/DD/YY or MM/DD/YYYY
- any date between 1/1/0001 and 12/31/9999
- (MM/DD/YY is equivalent to MM/DD/19YY)
-
-
- Choose OKAY to accept these values or CANCEL to ignore
- any changes made to the checkbook information.
-
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-
- The following lists, by menu, the operations possible
- through the Information requester along with their
- keyboard equivalents. All the functions below have
- equivalent gadgets, selected with the mouse. If you
- forget the keyboard equivalents, each gadget has a black
- underscored letter which is the key to press with the
- RIGHT-AMIGA key.
-
-
-
- FUNCTION SELECTED BY
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-
- Information Menu
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-
- Okay RIGHT-AMIGA Y
-
- Accepts the current values.
-
- Cancel RIGHT-AMIGA N
-
- Ignores any changes and restores the previous
- values.
-
-
- Budget List Menu
- ----------------
-
- Use Default RIGHT-AMIGA F
-
- Toggle the option to load the default budget list,
- if one exists, after creating a New checkbook. If
- selected, the default budget list will then appear
- in the Budget requester. For more information,
- consult the Budget Help Screen.
-
- -- END OF INFORMATION HELP --
-