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CAR BUYER'S WORKBOOK.DOC
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Car Buyer's Workbook will operate on any I.B.M. or compatable
computer. A printer configured either as LPT1, 2, or 3, is optional.
NOTE: The sample file "SAMPLE.CBW" located on your disk contains sample
data which may be loaded into this program for viewing. Select option 2
from the main menu.
CAR BUYER'S WORKBOOK is seperated into various sections for entering
the pertinent data needed when transacting a sale.
!!!! IMPORTANT !!!!
The program can easily be run without refering to this manual, but
you should understand the following when it is referred to in the program:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MAIN MENU
After the title screen and copyright notices are displayed, you
are presented with a menu with two options.
Option one is used for entering all the information regarding a new
sales quotation. Select this option if this is the first time that you are
using the program, or if you have not saved any of your previous data. This
option is the one that you will use most of the time.
Option two is you when you want to recall a transaction file that you
have previously saved.
GENERAL INFORMATION
This section allows the user to enter information for inventory
controll numbers, purchaser reference, order, and delivery dates and
salesman's name.
PURCHASER INFORMATION
This section is for entering the personnal information of the
purchaser. Entries for name, address, home & business telephone
numbers are provided.
VEHICLE INFORMATION
This section is for entering the description of the vehicle being
purchased, and its base price. Keep the answers to the prompts brief,
as this will enhance the printed display.
The section is also where you would enter the base price and
optional equipment and their cost. There is a help screen preceding
this section, but to summarize, you would enter the name of the
option, press the ENTER key and then enter the cost. When you have
entered all of the options or if there are no options, then enter
either EXIT or exit at the next available option name prompt.
Next you are to enter the preparation and destination charges,
registration fees and document (title etc.) fees. Enter zero (0) where
there is no charge for these fees.
You are then given the option of having the registration and
document fees calculated into the loan analysis.
TRADE-IN INFORMATION
This section is for the entering of the information on the vehicle
being traded in. If there is no trade-in vehicle to be considered then
answer N to the prompt and this section will be skipped over and will
not be printed. As with the purchased vehicle, answer the prompts
briefly. If there is a balance owed on the vehicle enter the amount
when asked or enter zero (0). The Added Value prompt could be used to
enter the fact that a new exhaust system or brakes etc. have been
installed.
Enter either Y or N for each of the prompts under the Power
Equipment section.
The next section allows you to enter up to five (5) miscellanious
items of equipment that the trade-in may have. Items such as special
wheels, theft devices etc. If there are less then five items, then
enter either EXIT or exit at the next available Item prompt.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
This section is for entering the state sales tax rate, the
interest rate on the automobile loan and the shortest and longest
period that you want the loan to be analyzed for ( maximum 5 years ).
You are also asked if you want the sales tax figured in to the
loan calculation. If the buyer is not financing the vehicle then enter
a zero for the interest rate, and loan term prompts. This section will
then not be printed.
You will now be presented with a screen display containing a
summary of the financial part of the data that you entered. When you
are ready, press the ENTER key to bring you to a menu containing four
selections.
SECONDARY MENU
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SEND ANALYSIS to SREEN or PRINTER
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The first selection will allow you to print out the entire
transaction that you have just entered or recalled to either the
screen or to your printer.
SEND to PRINTER
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If you choose to have the analysis sent to your printer, by
entering either 'P' or 'p' at the prompt, you will be asked to enter
which printer that you want the data to go to.
For most people with one printer you would enter 1 at the prompt,
unless you have it configured to another printer port. Note: This
program does not work with serial printers.
You may have the data sent to any of three (3) printers (not
serial). Ex: You have 2 printers, an Epson, and a Hewett Pachard Laser
printer. You have the laser set up as printer number 2 and you want
the print out to go to that printer. In this case you would enter 2 at
the printer number prompt in the program.
You will be prompted to turn on your printer and press the ENTER
key. If you are using letter head paper, then try positioning the
print head on the printer just under the letter head on the paper. All
of the information that you entered will be printed out along with
subtotals and balances.
In addition, a loan analysis will also be printed, along with a
separate entry for any fees and tax that you elected not to have
calculated into the loan itself.
You may print out as many copies as you need to, and then you will
be returned to the menu again; where you may either save the data in a
file for future recall, reset the program to accept a new transaction,
or exit the program.
PRINT to SCREEN
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The complete analysis can also be sent to the screen, by entering
either 'S' or 's' at the prompt. The display will be paused after each
section inorder to avoid having the data scroll off of the screen.
Press the ENTER key to continue the display. In a window at the top of
the screen, will be displayed the customer's name. If you have
recalled the file from disk, then the file name will be displayed in a
window at the top right of the screen.
SAVING the FILE
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The second selection on the secondary menu, allows the user to
save the information that was entered for the customer, to a file for
later recall. You will be prompted to enter a name for the file and
for the drive and path to which to store the data.
FILENAME
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FILENAME: Can be no longer then 8 characters followed by a period and
then 3 more characters. EX: MYFILE12.DAT
DRIVE & PATH NAME:
ENTERING DRIVE and PATH NAMES
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If you are using a floppy disk to store your data, you would enter the
letter of the drive followed by a semi-colon (EX: A: or B:). If you
have your data in a directory on the floppy, other than the one that
the CAR BUYER'S WORKBOOK program is in then enter the sub-directory name
followed by a back slash. (Example: B:\DIRNAME\). If you are using a hard
drive, and your data file is in the same directory as the AUTO LOAN
ANALYSIS program, then enter only the drive letter and a semi-colon
(Example: C:). If your data is in a different directory other then the one
that the program is in, then enter the drive and path name followed by a
back slash (Example: C:\DIRNAME\).
Example: You want to save or recall the data for John Smith.
The program will first prompt you for the file name:
Enter: JOHNSMTH.DAT
The program will next prompt you for the Drive & Path name:
(NOTE: The directory must already exist on your drive).
Lets say that you want to save or recall the file to/from
drive C and that it is in a subdiectory called CLIENTS.
Enter: C:\CLIENTS\
ANOTHER ANALYSIS
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The third selection will bring you back to the MAIN MENU, where
you can either recall a previously save file, or enter new data for
another customer.
If you choose to recall a file then follow the procedure for
entering the file name and drive and path, that was explained under
the section for saving a file.
EXITING the PROGRAM
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The fourth and final selection under the secondary menu, will
allow the user to exit the program and return to DOS.