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- The Information function lets you 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 list describes the functions available in
- the Information Requester. The order of these functions
- corresponds to the order they appear in the requester's
- menu bar. You can select any function using either the
- keyboard (shown as "Keyboard:") or mouse ("Mouse:").
-
-
- Information Menu
-
- Okay
-
- Accept the current checkbook definition.
-
- Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA Y
- Mouse: Menu Item; Command Button
-
- Cancel
-
- Ignore any changes made to the checkbook definition
- and restore the previous values.
-
- Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA N
- Mouse: Menu Item; Command Button
-
-
- Use Default Menu
-
- Description List
-
- Toggle the option (YES or NO) to load the default
- Description List after defining a new checkbook.
- This function can only be selected during the
- definition of a new checkbook and not during the
- display of the Information Requester while editing
- a checkbook (the function is unselectable).
-
- If selected (YES), the default Description List is
- loaded as the current Budget List immediately after
- selecting "Okay".
-
- If unselected (NO), the default Description List is
- not loaded and the current Description List is
- empty (no entries).
-
- Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA D
- Mouse: Menu Item; Check Box
-
- Budget List
-
- Toggle the option (YES or NO) to load the default
- Budget List after defining a new checkbook. This
- function can only be selected during the definition
- of a new checkbook and not during the display of
- the Information Requester while editing a checkbook
- (the function is unselectable).
-
- If selected (YES), the default Budget List is
- loaded as the current Budget List immediately after
- selecting "Okay".
-
- If unselected (NO), the default Budget List is not
- loaded and the current Budget List is empty (no
- entries).
-
- Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA B
- Mouse: Menu Item; Check Box
-
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-
- The following list describes the input fields which hold
- the checkbook's description. Most of this information
- can be found either recorded on your checks, checkbook
- register, or monthly bank statement. The input format of
- each field is also given (shown as "FORMAT:").
-
-
- Account Type
-
- The type description of the account being defined.
- For most checking accounts, the word "Checking" can
- be entered into this field. By keeping it blank
- the program can be used for savings and other
- special types of bank accounts.
-
- FORMAT: Any sequence of characters (maximum of 50).
-
- Account Number
-
- The bank issued account number.
-
- FORMAT: Any sequence of characters (maximum of 50).
-
- Account Holder
-
- The bearer(s) of this account. This information
- appears on the checks and bank statements.
-
- FORMAT: Any sequence of characters (maximum of 50).
-
- Bank Name
-
- The name of the bank where this account was opened.
-
- FORMAT: Any sequence of characters (maximum of 50).
-
- Branch Name
-
- The name of the bank branch office where this
- account was opened.
-
- FORMAT: Any sequence of characters (maximum of 50).
-
- Branch Number
-
- The branch office's branch number.
-
- FORMAT: Any sequence of characters (maximum of 50).
-
- Starting Check Number
-
- The first check number used in this account.
-
- Although this value can be modified, the checkbook
- data may not be correct if this check number is
- changed (after defining the checkbook). Once a
- check has been entered, changing the Information
- Requester's Starting Check Number will neither
- change the first check's nor any other check's
- number. This value is only used for the definition
- process.
-
- FORMAT: nnnnn (leading zeros not necessary)
- a number between 1 and 99999.
-
- Initial Deposit
-
- The amount deposited into the account upon opening
- the account. Changes made to this value at any
- time automatically cause the program to recalculate
- the checkbook balance and running balances.
-
- To record separate checkbook files (for the same
- account) as a direct resemblance of the account's
- checkbook registers (the small books where
- transactions are recorded), use this input field to
- hold the balance forwarded from the previous
- register. For the first checkbook register of an
- account, this field would be the normal initial
- deposit amount.
-
- FORMAT: nnn,nnn.nn (commas not mandatory)
- an amount between -999,999.99 and
- 999,999.99
-
- Opened
-
- The date this account was opened.
-
- For multiple checkbook register files, this input
- field would contain the date of the first
- transaction in the new checkbook register.
-
- FORMAT: MM/DD/YY or MM/DD/YYYY
- any date between 1/1/0100 and 12/31/9999
- (MM/DD/YY is equivalent to MM/DD/19YY)
-
- SHORTCUTS: Enter 's' to use current system date.
-
- Closed
-
- The date this account was closed.
-
- For multiple checkbook register files, this input
- field would contain the date of the last
- transaction in the current checkbook register.
-
- FORMAT: MM/DD/YY or MM/DD/YYYY
- any date between 'Opened' date and
- 12/31/9999
- (MM/DD/YY is equivalent to MM/DD/19YY)
-
- SHORTCUTS: Enter 's' to use current system date.
-
- -- END OF INFORMATION HELP --
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