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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR MEDLIN ACCOUNTING SHAREWARE
This disk contains the five programs of the Medlin
Accounting Shareware System:
PC-GL Double Entry General Ledger
PC-AR Accounts Receivable
PC-PR Payroll Writing
PC-AP Accounts Payable
PCINV Invoice Writing
Registration is $25 for the PCINV program and $35 for each
of the other programs. The registration fee entitles you to
telephone support and a configuration program to change several
parameters of the program. Send a check to:
Jerry Medlin
1461 Sproul Ave.
Napa, CA. 94559
An order form is at the end of this manual. To charge,
call (707) 255-4475 between the hours of 8AM to 6PM, Pacific
time. We accept Master Card and Visa only. You may also fax
the order form to 707-255-9266.
The programs are supplied in compressed form on this disk.
Running the VIEWDOC program will uncompress the programs and
install them on a disk or subdirectory of your choice. The
installation procedure consists of copying ONLY the program
files to another disk -- DATA FILES ARE NOT AFFECTED AND WILL
NOT BE ERASED.
INSTALLING THE PROGRAMS ON A HARD DISK
To install the programs on a hard disk, just run the
VIEWDOC program. You will be able to pick which programs you
wish to install and change the installation path if necessary.
If a subdirectory has not been created, the install routine will
create one. The main programs and any configuration programs
included will be copied to the subdirectory. If you are using
PC-GL for the first time, the Standard Chart of Accounts will be
copied to the subdirectory when you install the PC-GL program.
If you already are using a chart of accounts, the program will
not change it.
If you have been using previous versions of Medlin
Accounting Shareware, your previous data will remain intact. NO
EXISTING DATA WILL BE ERASED BY THE INSTALL ROUTINE.
If you wish to install the programs on a drive other than
C: drive and/or a subdirectory other than \ACCT, use CHANGE COPY
DESTINATION to specify the drive and subdirectory. (The drive
and subdirectory together are called the path.) You should
install all four programs on the same subdirectory for easy
accessibility.
Exit VIEWDOC by selecting QUIT from the menu.
To run a program, first change to the subdirectory by
typing: CD \ACCT then type the program name. IE. type PC-GL
to run PC-GL or PC-AR to run PC-AR.
INSTALLING THE PROGRAMS ON A FLOPPY DISK
Installing the programs requires formatting a program disk
and a data disk, then using the VIEWDOC program to copy the
programs to the program disk. If you already have a program
disk and data disk, skip formatting and just run the VIEWDOC
installation program to copy the new programs to your old
program disk.
FIRST TIME INSTALLATION-FORMATTING DISKS
To format the data disk, put your DOS disk in drive A: and a
blank disk in drive B: and type:
FORMAT B:
Leaving your DOS disk in drive A:, create a program disk by
putting another blank disk in drive B: and type:
FORMAT B:/S
Put away your DOS disk.
Move the formatted program disk to drive A: and put the
supplied disk (this disk) in drive B: and type:
B:VIEWDOC
Select and install the programs you plan to use to the disk
in drive A:. The INSTALL PROGRAM will copy the main program as
well as the configuration program (included if you have
registered for the program). Exit the VIEWDOC program by
choosing QUIT.
To run any program, place the program disk in drive A: and
the data disk in drive B: and type the name of the program
followed by B:. IE. type PC-GL B: to run the PC-GL program or
PC-AR B: to run PC-AR. If you have the configuration programs,
you can use them to permanently set B: drive as the data drive.
A configuration program is provided to registered users of each
program.
INTEGRATING THE PROGRAMS
With the exception of PC-AP, the programs are not
"integrated". This means to get the sales totals from the
Accounts Receivable program to the General Ledger program you
must make a journal entry. Likewise, the payroll totals need to
be entered each month into the general ledger program. Once you
are familiar with the programs, this takes only a few minutes
per month, and is more convenient than having all of the sales
and payroll detail transferred to the general ledger program
automatically. The PC-GL manual includes a section on posting
payroll and sales data to the General Ledger.
POP-UP CALCULATOR
All Medlin Accounting programs have a built in four
function pop-up calculator that works like a standard pocket
calculator (if there is such a thing). Press the F10 key and a
small box will appear in the lower right of your screen. Enter
a number and use the +, -, *, or / keys to add, subtract,
multiply or divide. If you call the calculator from a numerical
entry field, (when _________.__ is displayed), the calculated
amount may be plugged into the entry field. Press the Enter key
twice when leaving the pop-up calculator to plug the calculated
amount.
COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
The configuration programs available to registered users
allow you to specify a data path and colors for each program.
You may also specify the desired data path and colors by adding
them to the command line separated by blank spaces. The
commands are in the following order: DATA PATH, BORDER COLOR,
DATA COLOR, PROMPT COLOR AND BACKGROUND COLOR. For example, if
you run PC-GL by typing:
PC-GL B: 3 14 10 1
the program looks for data on the B: drive and uses Cyan
borders, Yellow data, Light Green prompts with a Blue
background.
The programs always default to the color mode if you have a
color board in your computer. Adding /bw to the command line
will force the programs to run without colors if your computer
has a color or graphics board and a monochrome monitor.
THE KEYBOARD
The programs make liberal use of the PC's ten key pad for
both numbers and commands. At some places in the programs, the
10 key pad produces numbers and at other times the 10 key pad
produces directional commands. The programs disregard the Num
Lock status, so it is unnecessary to turn your Num Lock on and
off as you switch from arrow keys to numbers. The 10 key pad
will produce numbers or commands depending on what is needed at
that point in the program. One slight side effect of this
process is that for keyboards having separate arrow keys,
pressing the arrow keys will produce numbers at times when the
arrow keys are not needed.
These programs have been developed and refined over a
period of six years. I'm sure you'll find them better than
anything else available. So, relax, take a deep breath and get
your books in order.
MEDLIN ACCOUNTING SHAREWARE Remit to: Jerry Medlin
ORDER FORM 1461 Sproul Ave.
Napa, CA. 94559
Phone: 707-255-4475
Fax: 707-255-9266
PC-GL General Ledger Program ($35) ________
PC-AR Accounts Receivable Program ($35) ________
PC-PR Payroll Writing Program ($35) ________
PC-AP Accounts Payable Program ($35) ________
PCINV Invoice Writing (requires PC-AR) ($25) ________
CA Residents add 6.25% Sales Tax ________
Total Enclosed ________
Name: ________________________________________________________
Company:________________________________________________________
Address:________________________________________________________
City: __________________________ State _______ Zip ___________
Check one: 5.25 inch OK? ____ or 3.5 inch disk required? ____
Payment by: Check _____ MC _____ VISA _____
Card no.: _____________________________________________________
Expiration: _______________ Phone ___________________________
Cardholder
Name ______________________________________________________
Cardholder
Signature _____________________________________________________
Where did you get our program?__________________________________
Sorry, no CODs or Purchase Orders.
Latest version of all four programs and configuration programs
for registered programs will be mailed by First Class Mail.