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The Program Prefs function allows you to define the CA:
directory (from within the program), the default
(initial) PAY / DESC description to use in the various
Transaction requesters, and the initial state of the TAX
button.
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The following list describes the functions available in
the Program Prefs 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:").
Prefs Menu
Okay
Accept the defined program preferences. These
settings will not be saved as the default
preferences unless the "Default" option is
selected.
Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA Y
Mouse: Menu Item; Command Button
Default
Save the current Program Prefs settings as the
default program settings. The settings are saved
under the file name "CAdefault.CAp" in the S:
defined directory.
Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA F
Mouse: Menu Item; Command Button
Clear
Initialize all Show, Icon Creation, User Prefs, and
Auto Desc List settings to their NO (no check mark)
position, initialize the TAX Status setting to
"Same As Last Used," and erase the entries in the
CA: directory and Default Description For input
fields.
Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA E
Mouse: Menu Item; Command Button
Cancel
Terminate the definition of the program preferences
and restore the previous preference settings.
Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA N
Mouse: Menu Item; Command Button
Settings Menu
Show
Batch Mode Indicator
Toggle the displays (SHOW or HIDE) of the Batch
Mode status (ON or OFF) indicator.
If selected (SHOW), a 'B' will appear at the
left side of the Main Screen Show Area if Batch
Mode is ON; if Batch Mode is OFF, nothing will
be shown.
If unselected (HIDE), nothing will be shown
regardless of the Batch Mode status.
Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA @
Mouse: Menu Item; Check Box
Sorted List Indicator
Toggle the display (SHOW or HIDE) of the Sorted
List Indicator.
If selected (SHOW), an 'S' will appear between
the locations of the Batch Mode Indicator and
the Transaction Count if the current Transaction
List is sorted in any way.
If unselected (HIDE), nothing will be shown
regardless of the ordering of the Transaction
List.
Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA =
Mouse: Menu Item; Check Box
Transaction Count
Toggle the display (SHOW or HIDE) of the number
of viewable transactions in the Transaction List
(defined by the current View (Select Groups)
settings) and the number of total transactions
in the current checkbook. The format of the
Transaction Count is: viewable / total.
If selected (SHOW), the transaction count will
appear in the middle of the Main Screen Show
Area.
If unselected (HIDE), nothing will be shown.
Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA #
Mouse: Menu Item; Check Box
Initial Deposit
Toggle the display (SHOW or HIDE) of the current
checkbook's initial deposit, as defined in the
Information Requester.
If selected (SHOW), the initial deposit amount
will appear at the right side of the Main Screen
Show Area, in-line with the AMOUNT field of the
Transaction List.
If unselected (HIDE), nothing will be shown.
Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA $
Mouse: Menu Item; Check Box
Running Balance Tracker
Toggle the display (SHOW or HIDE) of the Running
Balance Tracker, which graphically displays (in
a bar chart format) the running balances of the
20 transactions currently viewable in the
Transaction List.
If selected (SHOW), the Running Balance Tracker
will appear in the lower-right corner of the
Main Screen. If a transaction is highlighted,
the corresponding running balance bar will be
indicated with an arrow.
If unselected (HIDE), the Tracker area will be
blank.
Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA T
Mouse: Menu Item; Check Box
Icon Creation
Checkbook
Toggle the creation (CREATE or IGNORE) of an
icon with each saved checkbook file.
If selected (CREATE), a checkbook icon will
accompany each of the future checkbook files
saved. The icon will be similar to the
Checkbook Accountant program icon, but will have
the word "CHECKBOOK" on it.
If unselected (IGNORE), each of the following
checkbook files will not have an accompanying
icon.
Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA (
Mouse: Menu Item; Check Box
Budget List
Toggle the creation (CREATE or IGNORE) of an
icon with each saved budget list file.
If selected (CREATE), a budget icon will
accompany each of the future budget list files
saved. The icon will be similar to the
Checkbook Accountant program icon, but will
have the word "BUDGET" on it.
If unselected (IGNORE), each of the following
budget list files will not have an accompanying
icon.
Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA )
Mouse: Menu Item; Check Box
Description List
Toggle the creation (CREATE or IGNORE) of an
icon with each saved description list file.
If selected (CREATE), a description icon will
accompany each of the future description list
files saved. The icon will be similar to the
Checkbook Accountant program icon, but will have
the word "DESC" on it.
If unselected (IGNORE), each of the following
description list files will not have an
accompanying icon.
Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA _
Mouse: Menu Item; Check Box
User Prefs
Workbench Pointer
Toggle the type (CA or WB) of pointer to use.
If selected (WB), the Checkbook Accountant
pencil pointer will be replaced with the current
Workbench pointer.
If unselected (CA), the current Workbench
pointer will be replaced with the default
Checkbook Accountant pencil pointer.
Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA !
Mouse: Menu Item; Check Box
Workbench Colors
Toggle the screen colors (CA or WB) used in the
program.
If selected (WB), the Checkbook Accountant Main
Screen colors will be replaced with the current
Workbench Screen colors. The program will try
to analyze the current colors and use the
appropriate color scheme to preserve a
3-dimensional look. However, the resulting
colors might not make the program look
appealing.
If unselected (CA), the current Workbench Screen
colors will be replaced with the default
Checkbook Accountant Main Screen colors.
Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA *
Mouse: Menu Item; Check Box
Auto Desc List
Add PAY / DESC
Add the PAY / DESC descriptions from the loaded
checkbook to the Description List.
Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA D
Mouse: Menu Item; Check Box
Add MEMO
Add the MEMO descriptions from the loaded
checkbook to the Description List.
Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA M
Mouse: Menu Item; Check Box
TAX Status
Same As Last Used
The state of the TAX button in the current (new)
transaction will be the same as the last
transaction.
Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA L
Mouse: Menu Item; Radio Button
Always TRUE
The state of the TAX button (for new
transactions only) will always be TRUE (shown
with a check mark).
Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA 1
Mouse: Menu Item; Radio Button
Always FALSE
The state of the TAX button (for new
transactions only) will always be FALSE (shown
without a check mark).
Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA 0
Mouse: Menu Item; Radio Button
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The following list describes the input fields which hold
the CA: Directory definition and the Default Descriptions
For Checks, Other Debits, Deposits, Other Credits, and
Voided Checks. The input format of each field is also
given (shown as "FORMAT:").
CA: Directory
The directory name which the program should use to
locate the CAhelp directory and CAdefault.CAb and
CAdefault.CAd files. CA: is not actually assigned
(with the AmigaDOS assign command), but is used to
describe the location of the Checkbook Accountant
support files. If this input field is blank, the
program will try to find these files in the current
directory.
FORMAT: Any sequence of characters
(maximum of 128).
Default Description For -- Checks
Initial description to place in the PAY input field
during the definition of a new check transaction.
FORMAT: Any sequence of characters (maximum of 50).
Default Description For -- Other Debits
Initial description to place in the DESC input
field during the definition of a new other debit
transaction.
FORMAT: Any sequence of characters (maximum of 50).
Default Description For -- Deposits
Initial description to place in the DESC input
field during the definition of a new deposit
transaction.
FORMAT: Any sequence of characters (maximum of 50).
Default Description For -- Other Credits
Initial description to place in the DESC input
field during the definition of a new other credit
transaction.
FORMAT: Any sequence of characters (maximum of 50).
Default Description For -- Voided Checks
Initial description to place in the DESC input
field during the redefinition of a non-voided check
as a voided check.
FORMAT: Any sequence of characters (maximum of 50).
-- END OF PROGRAM PREFS HELP --