      Help Page for Accounts II
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     This  accounts  package is entirelymenu driven. Since you are reading theseinstructions you have already worked outhow to load the main menu and select thehelp option.

     The first thing you will need to dois choose  some names for your accounts,the  default  ones  are  CSH (Cash)  andSND (Sundries). You  can add to these bychoosing option 'B' from the menu.

     Once this is done  you are ready tomake  full use of the  package. The nextpage gives a list of the options.|



A: Add Transaction
     Add to transaction list.
B: Edit Account Names
     Edit names (see above).
     <copy>-change, <delete>-remove.
C: Display Account States
     Give balances of accounts.
D: Delete Transaction(s)
     Mark transaction(s) for deletion.
E: List All Transactions
     Show list of transactions.
     '@' printout page.
F: Bring Forward
     Bring forward to given date.
G: Sort/Purge
     Chronilogical sort &
     purge deletions.
H: Help
   These help pages.|



     All programs  that  require editingor  scrolling  use the  arrow  keys  formovement. Pressing <escape> at any  timewill  abort  the  current  operation  orreturn to the main menu as appropriate.      There follows a list of things thatmay not at first be obvious :-


A: Add Transaction,
     All items  are prompted for, if you    make a  mistake  answer 'N' when you    are asked if it is correct. You will    then have to enter the info again.
     Dates are in the UK format,
      ie Date/Month/Year  where  each is     two digits.                              eg 01/01/89 = 1st January 1989|



B: Edit Account Names,
     You  will  have  to  enter  a Three    Letter Abbreviation for each account    plus  a longer  description. The TLA    will  used  by  all  other  parts of    the package.
     There  must  always be an entry for    sundries (SND)  as this  is used  as    the last entry for each transaction.

C: Display Account States,
     If  there  are  more accounts  than    will  fit on  the screen  use the up    and down arrows to scroll.|



D: Delete Transaction,
     When  a transaction  is deleted you    will   notice   that   it  does  not    actually dissapear from the file. It    will not, however, show up on any of    the  displays. It has been marked as    deleted,  next time you do a sort it    will  actually  be removed  from the    file.
     While  an entry  is in  this marked    state  it may be recovered using the    delete  option - just toggle it back    into existance.|



E: List All Transactions,
     Transactions   are   shown   in  an    account   book  format.  Sub-account    values  are   not  shown,  just  the    overall balance.
     The  printout  version  shows  more    detail,  and  also gives two pages -    the displayed one and the next.|



F: Bring Forward,
     All  entries  up  to  the specified    date  are marked  as deleted  and an    extra  'Brought  Forward'  entry  is    added  to  keep  all  the   balances    constant.
     As  for 'D' a sort  will need to be    done  to actually remove the surplus    entries.  Do  not try to 'un-delete'    transactions  that have been deleted    in  this way  as the  total balances    will be upset.|



G: Sort/Purge,
     As well as putting all entries into    chronilogical order this option gets    rid of those transactions marked for    deletion. See 'D' and 'F'.


     That's all there is to it ! If usedcarefully  this  package can help you tokeep  a rein  or two onto your spending,you  may even find you  are able to savemore with it's help.


   Accounts II - Betelgeuse Computing
          By Andrew Hurley
              (C) 1989
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