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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Thank you for using SM Money!
SM Money is Copyright (C)1993 by Scott Mosier.
Help and documentation written by Steve Mathesius.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Overview ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
SM Money is the premier personal finance program for OS/2. SM Money is a great
program that really fills a niche. SM Money does several things that are very
important:
o SM Money provides a duplicate register--you have your original check register
that is in your checkbook, and you also have SM Money's register.
o SM Money calculates your balance automatically--and it never miscalculates.
o SM Money makes it easy for you to reconcile your register with your bank
statement.
o SM Money looks really neat.
SM Soft hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this software, whether
expressed or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. SM Soft will not be
liable for any special, incidental, consequential, indrect or similar damages
due to loss of data or other reason.
SM Money v1.00 (c) Copyright SM Soft 1993
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Shareware concept ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
SM Money is being marketed as Shareware. The shareware marketing method is a
simple concept: You, the user, are allowed to try out SM Money for 30 days.
If you continue to use SM Money after 30 days, you are expected to pay the
registration fee. In essence, Shareware is "Try-Before-You-Buy" software. Try
SM Money out. See what SM Money can do. Use SM Money free for up to a month.
Then after you've had a chance to really see if SM Money is useful to you,
either register or stop using SM Money. Also, feel free to upload SM Money to
your favorite BBSes.
Related Information: How to Register
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. How to Register ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
SM Money is shareware. As such, if you continue to use SM Money after 30 days
you are legally obligated to register.
Registering SM Money brings you:
o A clear conscience. Continuing to use SM Money and NOT registering would be
wrong and illegal--you don't want that on your conscience, so register!
o Your name in the product info dialog box where UNREGISTER currently appears.
o One FREE upgrade!
o Notices of upgrades.
o Future upgrades at a reduced price.
Registering SM Money is very easy. A registration form is included in this
archive as ORDER.FRM. You can print ORDER.FRM out by typing PRINT ORDER.FRM at
the OS/2 command-line.
Please make all checks payable to Scott Mosier. Site licenses are available.
Contact Scott Mosier at the below address for site licensing information.
SM Soft
Scott Mosier, President
1705 Lakewood Dr.
Mendota, IL 61342
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Technical Support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Technical Support is provided in several ways. You can contact the developer
directly at the below address for technical support and other concerns:
SM Soft
Scott Mosier, President
1705 Lakewood Dr.
Mendota, IL 61342
You can also reach the assistant developer, Steve Mathesius, via electronic
mail. You can reach Steve at:
CompuServe, User ID: 72172,51
Greater Chicago Online: Steve Mathesius
The phone number for the Greater Chicago Online BBS is (708) 895-4042.
Feel free to contact Scott Mosier or Steve Mathesius with any technical support
questions, bug reports, or suggestions for improvements.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Context Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The context menu is activated by clicking mouse button two (i.e., the right
mouse button) anywhere in the check register. This will move the selection bar
to the record that the mouse pointer is over, and the context menu will pop-up.
From the context menu you can do many things, including:
Add Record
Modify Record
Delete Record
Toggle Cleared
Find
Find Next
You can double-click on any of the above highlighted commands to find out more
about them.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. File Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
From the file menu you can do various file-related functions such as:
New
Open...
Save
Save As...
Print...
Exit...
You can double-click on any of the above highlighted commands to find out more
about them.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. New ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting New from the file menu will cause SM Money to create a new account.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Open... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting Open from the file menu will allow you to open a different account
file.
Related Functions:
Save.
Save As...
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3. Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting Save from the file menu will save the current account to disk.
Shortcut Key: Control-S
Related Functions:
Open...
Save As...
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4. Save As... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting Save As from the file menu will allow you to save the current account
to a different file name.
Related Functions:
Open...
Save
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5. Print... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Print is not implemented in this release of SM Money. Printing will be
implemented in the next version of SM Money. Register now and you will receive
the next version free.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6. Exit... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting Exit from the file menu will exit SM Money. If you have made changes
and haven't saved your account you will be asked to save your account before
exiting.
Shortcut Key: Alt-X
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Update Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
From the update menu you can do various things to your account such as:
Add Record...
Modify Record...
Delete Record
Toggle Cleared
Reconcile
You can double-click on any of the above highlighted commands to find out more
about them.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Add Record... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting Add Record from the update menu will add a new entry into your
account. Add Record will bring up a dialog box allowing you to fill in the
pertinent information, such as check number, date, description, amount, payment
or deposit, and whether the check has cleared. The check register is
automatically sorted by date followed by order of insertion.
Shortcut Key: Insert
Related Functions:
Modify Record...
Delete Record
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Modify Record... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting Modify Record from the update menu or double-clicking on a line in
your account register will bring up the modify dialog box. The modify dialog
box lets you change pertinent information, such as check number, date,
description, amount, payment or deposit, and whether the check has cleared.
When you are done modifying a record, the account balance will be updated
accordingly.
Shortcut Key: Enter
Related Functions:
Modify Record...
Delete Record
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Delete Record ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting Delete Record from the update menu will delete the currently selected
line in your account register. When a record is deleted the account balance is
updated accordingly.
Shortcut Key: Delete
Related Functions:
Add Record...
Modify Record...
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4. Toggle Cleared ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting Toggle Cleared from the update menu will toggle the currently
selected record between cleared and not cleared. This is a very quick way of
clearing records when you get your bank statement. Toggling items cleared or
not cleared will affect the account balance if you are in reconcile mode. For
more information see reconcile.
Shortcut Key: End
Related Functions:
Reconcile
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.5. Reconcile ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting Reconcile from the update menu will switch reconcile mode on and off.
Reconcile mode makes it very simple to reconcile your checking account with
your bank statement. In normal operation you will want to leave reconcile mode
turned off. When you get your bank statement each month you will want to turn
reconcile mode on to help you reconcile your account.
Reconcile mode simply puts SM Money into a state where only cleared items
figure into the balance. When you get your bank statement, turn reconcile mode
on, clear the records that your statement shows, add any records that your
statement shows which you don't have entered. Magically, SM Money's balance and
the balance shown on your bank statement will be the same! If the balances
coincide, turn reconcile off--you are done with reconcile until next month!
If the balances don't coincide:
o Is every transaction listed on your bank statement shown on SM Money's
register? Don't forget about possible service charges!
Remedy: Use Add Record to add transactions shown on your bank statment that
aren't shown in SM Money's register.
o Is every transaction listed on your bank statement cleared in SM Money's
register?
Remedy: Use Toggle Cleared to clear any transactions listed on your bank
statement that aren't marked as cleared in SM Money's register.
o Does SM Money's register show cleared transactions that aren't shown on your
bank statement?
Remedy: Use Toggle Cleared to un-clear any transaction SM Money shows as
cleared which isn't listed on your bank statement. Be sure not to
un-clear records that were listed on your bank statement in previous
months.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Search Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
From the search menu you can find text or check numbers in your account
register using:
Find...
Find Next
You can double-click on any of the above highlighted commands to find out more
about them.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. Find... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting Find from the Search menu will bring up a dialog box allowing you to
search your account register for a specific check number or a specific word.
You can search from the point where the cursor (the highlight bar) is
currently, or you can search the entire register. You can also search forward
or backward through the register. Searches can be either case sensitive or
case insensitive.
Shortcut Key Control-F
Related Functions:
Find Next
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Find Next ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting Find Next from the Search menu will repeat the last search without
requiring you to go through the Find dialog box.
Shortcut Key F3
Related Functions:
Find...
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Help Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The help menu displays help on using SM Money. From the help menu you can
access:
Contents
Help Index
General Help
Using Help
Product Info
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. Contents ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting Contents from the help menu will display the table of contents of the
help file.
Shortcut Key F1
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. Help Index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting Help Index from the Help menu will display the help index. The help
index lists the titles of help information available.
Shortcut Key Shift-F1
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3. General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting General Help from the Help menu will display the overview of SM
Money. The overview provides information regarding the nature of SM Money.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4. Using Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting Using Help from the Help menu will display OS/2's Using Help panel.
Using Help provides detailed instructions on how to use the help facility.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.5. Product Info ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting Product Info from the Help menu will display the opening About box.