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MR. BILL programs and manual copyright 1985, 1987 by David M. Alexander
NO WARRANTY -- YOU USE THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR RISK, NOT
MY RISK. NO WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS.
AT THIS PRICE, IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG, THE RISK IS YOURS.
MR. BILL is a Trade Mark of David M. Alexander
MS-DOS is a Trade Mark Of MicroSoft Inc.
This manual is copyrighted by David M. Alexander 1985, 1986
All of the programs beginning with the letters BILL and
referred to in this manual are copyrighted by David M. Alexander
1985. No part of this manual or these programs may be copied
without the written permission of David M. Alexander.
DAVID ALEXANDER
2600 EL CAMINO REAL
SUITE 506
PALO ALTO, CA 94306
415-857-9233
Print the manual through your wordprocessor
(WordStar, WordPerfect, PC-Write, etc) OR by typing:
A>COPY BILLMAN.UAL LPT1: [RETURN]
OR
A>PRINT BILLMANUAL [RETURN -- BE SURE TO HAVE THE DOS
'PRINT.COM FILE ON THE A: DISK]
Have continuous form paper in your printer (about 80 pages)
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
SECTION I --- WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT -- OVERVIEW
1A -- What MR. BILL Does ............... 1 - 2
1B -- Hardware Requirements ............ 3
SECTION II --- GETTING STARTED -- INSTALLATION
2A -- General Rules For Using MR. BILL .. 4 - 7
2B -- Turning On Computer & Copying Disks 8 - 10
2C -- The Main Menu Explained .......... 11 -12
--- SHAREWARE FILE 'BILL.DOC' ENDS HERE ---
--- BELOW MATERIALS FURNISHED WHEN PROGRAM REGISTERED ---
SECTION III -- FIRST USE -- SETTING UP YOUR FILES
3A -- Setting Your Subtotal Categories .. 13 - 17
Billing Code File Name ------- 13
Picking Subtotal Categories -- 13
Derived Subtotal Categories -- 14
Plus & Minus Signs In Subtotal 14
Finance Charges -------------- 15
Discount Categories ---------- 15
Changing Subtotal Entries ---- 16
Ledger Card Headings --------- 16
3B -- Setting Billing Codes & Rates ..... 18 - 25
Three Letter Billing Codes --- 18
Fixing Typos ---------------- 19
What To Do When Rates Entered 19
Billing Category Headings ---- 19
Different Entry Styles ------- 20
Non Printing Headings -------- 20
Total Units To Left Of Heading 20
Heading Summary -------------- 21
Billing Rates ---------------- 21
Conversion Factor ------------ 22
Subtotal Category ------------ 22
Changing Codes & Rates ------- 23
Management Reports ----------- 23
Different Rate Schedules ----- 24
Printing List Of Rates & Codes 25
Order Charges Appear On Bill - 25
3C -- Entering Client Addresses ......... 26 - 32
Files Created ---------------- 26
Billing Name ----------------- 27
Copying An Address ----------- 27
Entering The Address --------- 28
Entering Regarding Line ------ 29
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Entering A Previous Balance -- 29
Selecting Billing Rate Table - 29
Done With An Address --------- 29
Changing Addresses ----------- 30
Deleting Billing Name -------- 30
No Duplicate Billing Names --- 30
Scanning Addresses ----------- 30
Changing The Previous Balance 31
Printing Addresses ----------- 31
Rolodex tm Function ---------- 32
SECTION IV --- DAY TO DAY USE - DATA ENTRY, PRINTING BILLS
4A -- Entering Charges & Payments ....... 33 - 44
Printed Record Of Input ------ 33
New Or Old Report ------------ 34
File Name Of Billing Data ---- 34
Begin & End Report Dates ----- 35
Drive To Save Files ---------- 35
Entering Billing Name -------- 36
Fixing A Mistake ------------- 36
Entry Numbers ---------------- 37
Exiting When Done ------------ 37
Entering Billing Data -------- 37
Entering Date ---------------- 37
Entering Amount & Code ------- 39
Narrative Description -------- 40
Checking Previous Balance ---- 41
Checking RE Line ------------- 43
Help ------------------------- 43
Finished With Data Entry ----- 43
Summary ---------------------- 43
4B -- Preparing Bills & Reports ......... 45 - 53
Printing Bills To Disk File -- 45
Printing To Printer ---------- 45
Report In Date Order --------- 45
Audit Trail Of Entries ------- 46
Ledger Cards ----------------- 47
Management Reports ----------- 47
Ageing Reports --------------- 47
Other Reports ---------------- 48
Background On Reports -------- 48
All Bills Or Selected Bills? - 49
Headers & Footers ------------ 50
Drive To Save Bills ---------- 50
Sorting Your Entries --------- 50
Subtotals On Separate Page? -- 52
File Where Bills Saved ------- 52
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4C -- Joining Small Files Into A Big One 54 - 56
Joining Several Files Together 54
Different People, One Bill --- 56
SECTION V --- BACKGROUND -- PROGRAM DETAILS; BILLING HINTS
5A -- Bugs, Breakdowns & Troubleshooting 57 - 60