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BANKS3AH.OPP
Help Index(
Accounts Screen(
Transaction Screen(
Currency Screen(
ScreenK(
Archive Screen(
Look Ahead Screen(
(Optional Modules)(
Help Index(
Budget Screen(
Budget Planner Screen(
Shares Screen(
ScreenK(
House Contents Screen(
Utilities Screen(
Expenses Screen(
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Accounts Help (
F A Richey (1)K(
+=This is the main front screen of the program. It lists the
+=Accounts in the selected Group, along with their latest
+?balance, the overall worth and the default currency.
+:The usual File Menu options are available, as well as Menu
+=options to Add, Delete, Update and Move Accounts. If
+8required, Groups can be individually Password protected.
+:Also, the menu shows the modules available, which can
be cycled through using the O
key.K+
<Enter>/<Esc>
Accounts Help (
F A Richey (2)K(
+7Under the Data menu there is a Backup/Restore option to
+:allow you to keep a copy of the data somewhere else on
+<your system. There is a 'Look Ahead' option so that you
+9can see what the state of your finances will be sometime
+>in the future and also an option to Import and Export to
+BQuicken and other formats. Finally, there is a 'Pay Bills'
+:option similar to that in MS Money. The Special Menu gives
++you an 'Account Details' option to keep....+
<Enter>/<Esc>
Accounts Help (
F A Richey (3)K(
+:track of account numbers, bank codes etc... There is a
+>'Group Info' option, as well as the usual 'Printer Setup',
+<'Zoom' and 'Exit' options. The 'Set Preferences' menu
+7allows you to configure a number of program and display
+:options and, for international users, an option to specify
+8some of the different terminologies that can be needed.
+<There is a 'Currency' option to define which countries
+ should be used for the three...+
<Enter>/<Esc>
Accounts Help (
F A Richey (4)K(
+:international modes that the program uses. The 'Default
+>Transactions' option allows you to predefine up to 20
+7common entries, which can include automatic numbering
+:for cheque (check) books. Other display and program
+;options that can be configured are: Escape key action,
+&Sound, Date Format and Decimal Places.+
<Enter>/<Esc>
Transaction Help (
F A Richey (1)K(
+=This screen shows the transactions for the selected Account.
+?Along with the diamond menu, the option to open a new Group,
+Dand to create a new Archive file, there are Menu options to
+?Add, Delete, Update and Underline Transactions. When a bank
+?statement is received, you can reconcile each entry, and then
+Aa running total is shown, which should match the statement.
+=Once complete, you can Archive the transactions in a separate
++file. You can also Defer a transaction....+
<Enter>/<Esc>
Transaction Help (
F A Richey (2)K(
+Hso that it is still included in the display, but not included in any
+?calculations. You can Import and Export Quicken files from this
+Cscreen, as well as displaying an information screen and the
+AAccount details screen. Also, under the Special menu, there is
+?a shortcut option to move between accounts. Finally, you can
+Aselect a foreign currency option if you are on holiday and you
+Cwant to use a different currency temporarily. From the Edit
+(menu you can also change the Interest...+
<Enter>/<Esc>
Transaction Help (
F A Richey (3)K(
+=... Rate which is used in the calculations for those accounts
+;which have been specified in the Standing Order (or Future
+?Transactions) option. Finally, from this screen, (as well as
+:from the Main Screen), you can define up to twenty default
+9transactions, each of which can include an auto-numbering
+"facility as well as other details.+
<Enter>/<Esc>
Currency Help (
F A RicheyK(
+AThis screen allows you to enter details of any foreign currencies
+Dyou may wish to use. It also indicates the primary currency for
+Bthe program, the selected Group, and the selected secondary
+?currency for any temporary use, such as holidays. The usual Add
+BDelete and Update functions are available, as well as an option to
+Cupdate all the Accounts at one time. There is a built-in Currency
+Cconversion module and, finally, there is an optional extra column
to record daily allowances.+
<Enter>/<Esc>
+ s Help K(
F A Richey (1)K(
+!This screen shows details of the
+>As usual, you can Add, Delete and Update the entries. When you
+?enter an Item, you just specify the Account to or from (or both
+Cif it is a transfer between accounts). The date is the first time
+Cyou wish it to be used, and you can enter an initial value as well
+Aas the normal value. In the second dialogue, the period can be
+?multiples of days, weeks, months or years. Also, the automatic
+,inclusion in the other installed modules....+
<Enter>/<Esc>
+ s Help K(
F A Richey (2)K(
+@...can also be selected. Finally, you can specify how many times
+?you wish the item to be actioned. Once the date is reached, the
+AItem will be automatically activated and the date reset to the
+Bnext time. Also in this screen, an automatic credit (or debit) of
+AInterest can be implemented. Finally, there is an option to have
+'the total value of the items displayed.+
<Enter>/<Esc>
Archive Help (
F A RicheyK(
+FThis screen allows you to look at transactions previously archived
+Mfrom the Accounts. It also has a Find (and Find Next) facility to
+Hallow for easy searching for a specific transaction or date. If the file
+His too big, I suggest you store it on a floppy and then use the 'Delete
+HArchive' option and Create Archive to start again. Finally, a Budget
+Lfilter can be set, and the display will then show only those items
within that category.+
<Enter>/<Esc>
Budget Help (
F A RicheyK(
+=This screen allows you to keep track of your budget expenses.
+@Simply enter a category and, if you wish, an estimate of annual
+Bspend. Once a category is specified, it will appear in the Budget
+AItem field when a transaction is entered into an account. The
+Dvalue of the credit or debit will be automatically added to the
+Bcategories 'Current Spend'. There are options to Add, Delete,
+@Update, Move and Sort the categories. The final option is then
+0to have either 'Spend' or 'Remaining' displayed.+
<Enter>/<Esc>
+ s Help K(
F A RicheyK(
+?This screen allows you to keep track of a small portfolio of
+FAs well as the usual Add, Delete and Update options, there is also a
+,Move option if you wish to re-order the
s, and an Update AllK
+Joption to do them all at once (I do it once a week). Use of this last
+Loption will also allow you to store the value in a history file, which
+Eyou can see by selecting a share and pressing <Psion-V>. Also, if you
+$have an account anywhere called
s, it's overall balance canK
+*be updated automatically from this screen.+
<Enter>/<Esc>
s History Help K(
F A RicheyK(
+'This screen shows a history of the
price, assuming it hasK
+2been updated using the Update All option from the
K+ s screen.K
+EThe only thing that needs updating in this screen is the scale for
+?the plot, depending on how many entries you have, and how much
price has changed.K+
<Enter>/<Esc>
Help K(
F A Richey (1)K(
+>This keeps a running record of your fuel expenses, and the
+Afuel consumption for up to 10 different cars. The spot fuel
+>consumption relates only to the last entry, and the average
+@consumption is based on the last 10 entries. (To make the
+<figures accurate, you must obviously use the same base for
+Bfor each entry, in my case I always fill the tank.) The Menu
+*allows you to add, delete or select a car.+
<Enter>/<Esc>
Help K(
F A Richey (2)K(
+@You can either enter the details manually via this screen, or
+<automatically from the transaction screen by describing an
+Aentry as 'Petrol' (or 'Gas' if you have configured it as such),
+=or by selecting it in the Extended Transaction func