D!! CheckStar IV Main Menu                                      42642D!! Check Register Menu                                         46989D!! Transaction status                                         48162D!! Adding transaction                                         49335D!! Reviewing transactions                                     51543D!! Correcting transaction                                     53130D!! Erasing transaction                                        53751D!! Searching for transaction                                  54303D!! Blocking transaction(s)                                    55959D!! Moving transaction                                         56994D!! Clearing/Unclearing transactions                           58029D!! Unposting transaction                                      58788D!! Posting transaction                                        60444D!! Voiding/Unvoiding transactions                             61341D!! Printing the check register                                62307D!! Modifying a group of transactions category number          62859D!! Sorting the check register by date                         63894D!! Sorting the check register by check number                 64377D!! Block operations                                           64860D!! Using the Mini Calculator (Check Register Menu)            66309D!! Accounts Menu                                               67206D!! Adding account                                             67758D!! Importing QUICKEN transactions                             70035D!! Selecting account                                          73968D!! Renaming account information                               74451D!! Backing up account(s)                                      75003D!! Restoring account                                          77418D!! Erasing account                                            79143D!! Closing account                                            79833D!! Copying information from one account to another            81765D!! Logging on to different data location                      83283D!! Printing account list (Net Worth report)                   84525D!! Recalculating Ending Balance                               85215D!! Displaying Memorized Entry list from all accounts          85905D!! Using the Mini Calculator (Accounts Menu)                  86319D!! Memorized Entry Menu                                       87492D!! Adding Memorized Entry                                     88182D!! Recalling Memorized Entry                                  90390D!! Reminders Menu                                              94737D!! Adding reminder                                            95910D!! Renaming reminder                                          96462D!! Erasing reminder                                           96876D!! Updating reminder                                          97221D!! Manual reference: Page 181                                  97842D!! Printing reminder list                                     97980D!! CheckStar IV's built-in text editor                         98394D!! Reports Menu                                               104259D!! Creating report                                           104880D!! Printing created report                                   105432D!! Editing existing report                                   105984D!! Printer Code Menu                                          106812D!! Renaming/Editing printer codes                            107157D!! Viewing text file                                          107985D!! RPN Calculator                                             110262D!! Financial Calculator                                       111918D!! Algebraic Expression Evaluator                             112539D!! Category Menu                                              113229D!! Adding category                                           113643D!! Renaming category                                         114471D!! Erasing category                                          114885D!! Moving category                                           115437D!! Printing category list                                    116265D!! Setting up budget                                         116679D!! Setting up Cash Reservation                              118680D!! Recalculating Reserved Amount                            119370D!! Changing Reserved Amount                                 119991D!! Calendar                                                   120474D!! Split transactions                                         123165D!! Adding split transaction                                  123924D!! Report Options                                             126477D!! Directory Help                                             138276D!! Note Pad                                                  139104D!! Reconciliation                                            140553D!! Printing check                                             142002D!! Configuring check layout                                  143106D!! Command Line Options                                       145728D!! DOS Drives, File Names and Directories                     151800D!! User Setup Options Menu                                    154974D!! User Setup Options                                         155388D!! Printer setup for printing checks                          158493D!! Printer setup for printing reports                         159735D!! Registering your copy of CheckStar IV                      162702D!! Memorizing transaction                                    165117D!! Exchanging data disks                                     165324D@                                                              10350D$MainMenuC                                                     10419D$EnterMenuC                                                    12765D$TransactionEntry1C                                            17733D$TransactionEntry2C                                            18423D$TransactionEntry3C                                            19113D$TransactionEntry4C                                            20148D$TransactionEntry5C                                            20700D$TransactionEntry6C                                            21735D$TransactionEntrySP1C                                          22701D$TransactionEntrySP2C                                          23253D$TransactionEntrySP4C                                          23874D$DateEntryC                                                    24357D$AccountsMenuC                                                 24840D$CalculatorC                                                   26634D$CalculatorCAEE                                                27462D$CategoryMenuC                                                 27945D$MemorizedEntryMenuC                                           28842D$ReminderMenuC                                                 30222D$MultipleMemorizedEntryMenuC                                   30774D$EditorC                                                       31050D$ReportsMenuC                                                  35466D$PrinterCodesMenuC                                             36777D$FinancialMenuC                                                37191D$CalendarC                                                     37467D$FileViewC                                                     38157D$OptionMenuC                                                   39606D$HelpIndexC                                                    40020D$GeneralCommands                                               40296D$PopUpDirC                                                     41193D$VerticalBarC                                                  41676D$HorizontalBarC                                                42228D$MainMenu                                                      42642D$EnterMenu                                                     46989D$AccountsMenu                                                  67206D$MemorizedEntryMenu                                            87492D$MultipleMemorizedEntryMenu                                    94530D$ReminderMenu                                                  94737D$Editor                                                        98394D$ReportsMenu                                                  104259D$PrinterCodesMenu                                             106812D$FileView                                                     107985D$CalculatorF2                                                 110262D$CalculatorAF2                                                111918D$CalculatorCF2                                                112539D$CategoryMenu                                                 113229D$Calendar                                                     120474D$SplitTransactions                                            123165D$TransactionEntry                                             124821D$ReportOptions                                                126477D$DirectoryHelp                                                138276D$                                                             139104D$Reconciliation                                               140553D$                                                             142002D$                                                             145728D$DosFileHelp                                                  151800D$UserSetupOptionsMenu                                         154974D$UserPreferences                                              155388D$SettingUpCheckPrinter                                        158493D$SettingUpReportPrinter                                       159735D$Horizontal&VerticalLock                                      161874D$                                                             162702D$PasswordR                                                    164427D$PasswordU                                                    164910D$                                                             165117D$N/A                                                          165669D@                                                              10419D$MainMenuC                                                          D20 Hot Keys (Available from most locations)                       D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D62       F1 - Help                                                D62  Ctrl-F1 - Help Index                                          D62       F5 - Command List                                        D62    Alt-C - Calendar                                            D62    Alt-R - RPN Calculator                                      D62    Alt-A - Algebraic Expression Evaluator                      D62    Alt-F - Financial Calculator                                D62    Alt-N - Note Pad                                            D62    Alt-O - OS Shell (DOS gateway)                              D62    Alt-I - Display system information                          D62    Alt-L - Display CheckStar IV logo                           D62    Alt-S - Start / Stop scrolling reminders                    D62    Alt-V - Activate screen saver                               D16                                                                  D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16  Ctrl-R - Register your copy of CheckStar IV                     D16       1 - Check Register Menu                                    D16       2 - Accounts Menu                                          D16       3 - Category Menu                                          D16       4 - Reports Menu                                           D16       5 - Reminders Menu                                         D16       Q - Quit CheckStar IV                                      D16       R - Reset "Time Tracker" information                       D16       + - Increase the scrolling speed of reminders              D16       - - Decrease the scrolling speed of reminders              D16        - Go to next command                                     D16        - Go to previous command                                 D16    ──┘ - Select highlighted command                             D16      F6 - User Setup Options Menu                                D16      F9 - Display Memorized Entries of all accounts              D$EnterMenuC                                                         D08 Transaction entry commands                                       D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16       C - Enter check                                            D16       D - Enter deposit                                          D16       W - Enter withdrawal                                       D16       S - Enter bank charge                                      D16       I - Enter interest earned                                  D16       A - Enter cash debit                                       D16       B - Enter cash credit                                      D16  Ctrl-U - Use highlighted transaction information for            D16           new transaction entry                                  D16                                                                  D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16       M - Correct highlighted transaction                        D16       E - Erase highlighted transaction                          D16       K - Clear / Unclear highlighted transaction                D16       V - Void / Unvoid highlighted transaction                  D16       P - Post / Unpost highlighted transaction                  D16       X - Post all transactions                                  D16       R - Recalculate Ending Balance                             D62       Y - Change all transaction conditions from * to Y      D16  Ctrl-B - Balance with bank statement (Reconcile)                D16  Ctrl-E - Edit check configuration                               D16  Ctrl-G - Change a group of category numbers                     D16  Ctrl-P - Print highlighted check                                D16  Ctrl-L - Close current account                                  D16  Ctrl-D - Set 43/50 lines check register                         D62  Ctrl-Z - Setup printer port and driver for printing checks  D16      F4 - Edit/View printer codes                                D16      F6 - User Setup Options Menu                                D16      F9 - Memorized Entry Menu                                   D16    ──┘ - Repeat previous command                                D16                                                                  D08 Search commands                                                  D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16    Ctrl-F - Search transaction                                   D62         U - Search first or next uncleared transaction         D62         * - Search first or next newly cleared transaction     D16 Ctrl-PgUp - Search backward                                      D16 Ctrl-PgDn - Search forward                                       D16                                                                  D08 Block commands                                                   D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16      F7 - Mark beginning point                                   D16      F8 - Mark ending point                                      D16   Alt-M - Move marked transactions                               D16   Alt-C - Copy marked transactions                               D16   Alt-E - Erase marked transactions                              D16   Alt-P - Print all checks within marked transactions            D62   Alt-D - Sort marked transactions by date                      D62   Alt-B - Sort marked transactions by check number              D16   Alt-K - Clear / Unclear marked transactions                    D16   Alt-G - Print Check Register                                   D16   Alt-W - Write marked transactions to the file                  D16   Alt-J - Read transactions from the file                        D16   Alt-H - To Hide / Redisplay marked transactions                D16                                                                  D08 Quick Menus                                                      D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16   Alt-2 - Accounts Menu                                          D16   Alt-3 - Category Menu                                          D16   Alt-4 - Reports Menu                                           D16   Alt-5 - Reminders Menu                                         D16                                                                  D08 Mini Calculator commands                                         D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16       + - Add highlighted transaction to calculator              D16       - - Subtract highlighted transaction from the calculator   D16     Del - Clear the calculator total                             D16     Ins - Display calculator total                               D$TransactionEntry1C                                                 D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16     F10 - Save transaction                                       D16    ──┘ - Go to next field                                       D16        - Go to next field                                       D16        - Go to previous field                                   D16       + - Increase date by one                                   D16       - - Decrease date by one                                   D16  Ctrl-P - Print check                                            D$TransactionEntry2C                                                 D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16     F10 - Save transaction                                       D16    ──┘ - Go to next field                                       D16        - Go to next field                                       D16        - Go to previous field                                   D16       + - Increase check number by one                           D16       - - Decrease check number by one                           D16  Ctrl-P - Print check                                            D$TransactionEntry3C                                                 D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16     F10 - Save transaction                                       D16    ──┘ - Go to next field                                       D16        - Go to next field                                       D16        - Go to previous field                                   D62      nn - Enter the number to recall memorized Payee/Payor     D16    PgDn - Go to next page of memorized Payee/Payor list          D16    PgUp - Go to previous page of memorized Payee/Payor list      D16  Ctrl-P - Print check                                            D16  Ctrl-A - Memorize entered Payee/Payor                           D16  Ctrl-E - Erase single memorized Payee/Payor from the list       D16  Ctrl-D - Erase ALL memorized Payee/Payor from the list          D16   Alt-P - Print Payee List                                       D$TransactionEntry4C                                                 D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16     F10 - Save transaction                                       D16    ──┘ - Go to next field                                       D16        - Go to next field                                       D16        - Go to previous field                                   D16  Ctrl-P - Print check                                            D$TransactionEntry5C                                                 D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16     F10 - Save transaction                                       D16    ──┘ - Go to next field                                       D16        - Go to next field                                       D16        - Go to previous field                                   D62      nn - Enter the number to recall memorized Memo            D16    PgDn - Go to next page of memorized Memo list                 D16    PgUp - Go to previous page of memorized Memo list             D16  Ctrl-P - Print check                                            D16  Ctrl-A - Memorize entered Memo                                  D16  Ctrl-E - Erase memorized Memo from the list                     D16  Ctrl-D - Erase ALL memorized Memos from the list                D16   Alt-P - Print Memo List                                        D$TransactionEntry6C                                                 D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16     F10 - Save transaction                                       D62       M - Type M to split transaction by Memo                  D62       P - Type P to split transaction by Payee/Payor           D62       B - Type B to split transaction by Memo and Payee/Payor  D16    ──┘ - Go to next field                                       D16        - Go to next field                                       D16        - Go to previous field                                   D16    PgDn - Go to next page of Category list                       D16    PgUp - Go to previous page of Category list                   D16  Ctrl-P - Print check                                            D16  Ctrl-A - Add new Category                                       D$TransactionEntrySP1C                                               D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16     F10 - Go to main transaction                                 D16    ──┘ - Go to next field                                       D16        - Go to next line                                        D16        - Go to previous line                                    D16  Ctrl-A - Add new Category                                       D$TransactionEntrySP2C                                               D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16  Ctrl-C - Compute the formula typed at the Payee, Payor or Memo  D16           prompt and paste the result to current split amount    D16     F10 - Go to main transaction                                 D16    ──┘ - Go to next field                                       D16        - Go to next line                                        D16        - Go to previous line                                    D$TransactionEntrySP4C                                               D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16     F10 - Go to main transaction                                 D16    ──┘ - Go to next field                                       D16        - Go to next line                                        D16        - Go to previous line                                    D$DateEntryC                                                         D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16    ──┘ - Go to next field                                       D16       + - Increase date by one                                   D16       - - Decrease date by one                                   D16     F10 - Process                                                D$AccountsMenuC                                                      D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16         A - Add new account                                      D16         E - Erase highlighted account                            D16         G - Change highlighted account's information             D16         R - Recalculate ending balance of highlighted account    D16  Spacebar - Tag/Untag highlighted accounts                       D16         B - Backup tagged account(s)                             D62    Ctrl-B - Backup tagged account(s) (modified files only)     D62         C - Copy memorized lists from a named account to       D62             the highlighted account                            D16         P - Print account list (Net worth report)                D16         L - Log on to different disk drive / directory           D16         S - Restore account                                      D16         I - Import Quicken transactions                          D16        F6 - User Setup Options Menu                              D16        F9 - Display Memorized Entries of all accounts            D16      ──┘ - Select highlighted account                           D16                                                                  D08 Mini Calculator commands                                         D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16       + - Add account balance to calculator                      D16       - - Subtract account balance from calculator               D16     Del - Clear the calculator total to zero                     D16     Ins - Display calculator total                               D$CalculatorC                                                        D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16           P - Paste result at the cursor location                D16           R - Read amount into calculator                        D16         Del - Clear the calculator total                         D16        PgDn - Move calculator to the bottom                      D16        PgUp - Move calculator to the top                         D16        Home - Move calculator to the first column                D16         End - Move calculator to the last column                 D16            - Move calculator one line up                        D16            - Move calculator one line down                      D$CalculatorCAEE                                                     D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16        PgDn - Move calculator to the bottom                      D16        PgUp - Move calculator to the top                         D16            - Move calculator one line up                        D16            - Move calculator one line down                      D$CategoryMenuC                                                      D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16         A - Add new category after highlighted bar               D16         R - Rename highlighted category                          D16         E - Erase highlighted category                           D16  Spacebar - Tag / Untag category                                 D16         M - Move tagged category after highlighted category      D16         B - Set up monthly budget for highlighted category       D16    Ctrl-R - Reserve income/expense for highlighted category      D16         U - Recalculate cash reserved for highlighted category   D16         C - Change total reserved                                D16         P - Print Category List                                  D$MemorizedEntryMenuC                                                D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16        A - Add new Memorized Entry                               D16      F10 - Enter Memorized Entry in the check register           D16 Ctrl-F10 - Enter Memorized Entry in the check register without   D16            updating a date                                       D16        R - Rename Memorized Entry information                    D16   Ctrl-R - Reassign marked transaction(s) to Memorized Entry     D16        E - Erase highlighted entry                               D16        U - Update highlighted entry date without entering        D16            transaction(s) in the check register                  D16        P - Print Memorized Entry list                            D16                                                                  D08 Mini Calculator commands                                         D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16       + - Add highlighted item calculator                        D16       - - Subtract highlighted item from the calculator          D16     Del - Clear the calculator total                             D16     Ins - Display calculator total                               D$ReminderMenuC                                                      D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16       A - Add new reminder                                       D16       R - Rename highlighted reminder                            D16       E - Erase highlighted reminder                             D16       P - Print reminder list                                    D16       U - Update highlighted reminder                            D$MultipleMemorizedEntryMenuC                                        D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16 No commands available for this feature.                          D$EditorC                                                            D08 Cursor movement commands                                         D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16       LeftArrow │             - Character left                   D16      RightArrow │             - Character right                  D16  Ctrl-LeftArrow │ Ctrl-A      - Word left                        D16 Ctrl-RightArrow │ Ctrl-F      - Word right                       D16         UpArrow │ Ctrl-E      - Line up                          D16       DownArrow │ Ctrl-X      - Line down                        D16                 │ Ctrl-W      - Scroll up                        D16                 │ Ctrl-Z      - Scroll down                      D16            PgUp │ Ctrl-R      - Page up                          D16            PgDn │ Ctrl-C      - Page down                        D16       Ctrl-PgUp │ Ctrl-Q R    - Beginning of file                D16       Ctrl-PgDn │ Ctrl-Q C    - End of file                      D16            Home │ Ctrl-Q S    - Beginning of line                D16             End │ Ctrl-Q D    - End of line                      D16       Ctrl-Home │ Ctrl-Q E    - To of screen                     D16        Ctrl-End │ Ctrl-Q X    - Bottom of screen                 D16                 │ Ctrl-Q B    - Go to beginning of block         D16                 │ Ctrl-Q K    - Go to end of block               D16                 │ Ctrl-K 0..3 - Set marker 0..3                  D16                 │ Ctrl-Q 0..3 - Go to marker 0..3                D16                 │ Ctrl-Q P    - Previous location                D16                                                                  D08 Editing text                                                     D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16            ──┘ │ Ctrl-M      - New line                         D16                 │ Ctrl-N      - Insert line                      D16                 │ Ctrl-P      - Insert control character         D16             Tab │ Ctrl-I      - Tab                              D16             Del │ Ctrl-G      - Delete current character         D16       Backspace │ Ctrl-H      - Delete character left            D16                 │ Ctrl-T      - Delete word                      D16                 │ Ctrl-Y      - Delete line                      D16                 │ Ctrl-Q Y    - Delete to the end of line        D16                 │ Ctrl-Q L    - Restore line                     D16                                                                  D08 Search commands                                                  D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16        Ctrl-S T │ Ctrl-Q F    - Search text                      D16        Ctrl-S R │ Ctrl-Q A    - Search and replace text          D16        Ctrl-S N │ Ctrl-L      - Search next                      D16                                                                  D08 Block commands                                                   D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16              F7 │ Ctrl-K B    - Block begin                      D16              F8 │ Ctrl-K K    - Block end                        D16           Alt-C │ Ctrl-K C    - Block copy                       D16           Alt-D │ Ctrl-K Y    - Block delete                     D16           Alt-M │ Ctrl-K V    - Block move                       D16           Alt-T │ Ctrl-K T    - Mark word                        D16           Alt-W │ Ctrl-K W    - Write block to disk              D16           Alt-R │ Ctrl-K R    - Read and insert text file        D16           Alt-P │ Ctrl-K P    - Block print                      D16           Alt-H │ Ctrl-K H    - Block hide                       D16                                                                  D08 Misc. commands                                                   D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16                 │ Ctrl-K D    - Save file and continue editing   D16                 │ Ctrl-K Q    - Exit editor without saving file  D16             Ins │ Ctrl-V      - Toggle insert mode               D16                 │ Ctrl-O I    - Toggle autoindent mode           D16                 │ Ctrl-O T    - Toggle fixed tabs                D$ReportsMenuC                                                       D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16    ──┘ - Select highlighted report to process                   D16       R - Redefine highlighted reports template default options  D16       V - View a report file from disk                           D62       P - Print a report file from disk (Background printing)  D16      F4 - Edit/View report printer codes                         D16      F6 - User Setup Options Menu                                D16  Ctrl-E - Modify a report file on disk                           D16  Ctrl-V - View  previously created report on screen              D16  Ctrl-W - Write previously created report on screen to disk      D62  Ctrl-Z - Setup printer port and driver for printing reports D16                                                                  D20 Read the manual before trying these commands.                   D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16       A - Add new reports template                               D16       E - Erase the highlighted reports template                 D16       H - Add a report group heading                             D$PrinterCodesMenuC                                                  D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16       R - Rename/Edit highlighted item                           D16       S - Send highlighted printer code to printer               D16       P - Print Printer Code list                                D$FinancialMenuC                                                     D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16    ──┘ - Select highlighted item to process                     D$CalendarC                                                          D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16  Arrow keys - Select a day to view Memorized Entries or RemindersD16        PgDn - Go to next month                                   D16        PgUp - Go to previous month                               D16   Ctrl-PgDn - Go to next year                                    D16   Clrl-PgUp - Go to previous year                                D16           C - Go to current month                                D16           S - Search for Memorized Entry or Reminder             D$FileViewC                                                          D08 Viewing commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16             PgDn - Go to next page                               D16             PgUp - Go to previous page                           D16        Ctrl-Home - Go to first page                              D16         Ctrl-End - Go to last page                               D16          UpArrow - Scroll one line up                            D16        DownArrow - Scroll one line down                          D16       RightArrow - Scroll one column right                       D16        LeftArrow - Scroll one column left                        D16             Home - Go to first column                            D16              End - Go to last column                             D16  Ctrl-RightArrow - Scroll 8 columns right                        D16   Ctrl-LeftArrow - Scroll 8 columns left                         D16                                                                  D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16                V - Lock viewing Vertically                       D16                H - Lock viewing Horizontally                     D16                C - Clear Horizontal/Vertical lock                D$OptionMenuC                                                        D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16        ──┘ - Select highlighted item                            D16     UpArrow - Scroll bar up                                      D16   DownArrow - Scroll bar down                                    D$HelpIndexC                                                         D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16        ──┘ - Select highlighted Help Index to review            D$GeneralCommands                                                    D08 Editing commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16   LeftArrow - cursor moves to your left                          D16  RightArrow - cursor moves to your right                         D16   Backspace - deletes character left                             D16      Delete - moves character left & deletes                     D16      Insert - insert mode on / off                               D16      Ctrl-Y - deletes entire line                                D16      Ctrl-R - recalls deleted line                               D16      Ctrl-Q - delete to the end of line                          D16        Home - cursor moves to first column                       D16         End - cursor moves to the end                            D$PopUpDirC                                                          D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16   ──┘ - Select highlighted file to process                      D16      E - Erase highlighted file                                  D16      R - Rename highlighted file                                 D16      C - Copy highlighted file to another file                   D$VerticalBarC                                                       D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16 RightArrow - Move bar to the right                               D16  LeftArrow - Move bar to the left                                D16        Tab - Move bar to the right                               D16  Shift-Tab - Move bar to the left                                D62       ──┘ - Set the vertical lock                             D$HorizontalBarC                                                     D08 General commands                                                 D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D16  DownArrow - Move bar down                                       D16    UpArrow - Move bar up                                         D62       ──┘ - Set the horizontal lock                           D$MainMenu                                                           D!! CheckStar IV Main Menu                                           D16 The Main Menu lists CheckStar IV's main activities. Highlight theD62 item by pressing  or  then press ──┘. You may also      D16 select the activity by typing its first letter.                  D16                                                                  D20 Check Register Menu                                             D16 Select this menu to enter, erase, search, clear, memorize or viewD16 transactions. You can also reconcile accounts from this menu.    D16                                                                  D20 Accounts Menu                                                   D16 Select this menu to create, erase, rename, back up or change     D16 accounts.                                                        D16                                                                  D20 Category Menu                                                   D16 Select this menu to add, erase, rename categories, set up monthlyD16 budgets, or enter cash reservation amounts.                      D16                                                                  D20 Reports Menu                                                    D16 Select this menu to create, view, or print reports.              D16                                                                  D20 Reminders Menu                                                  D16 Select this menu to enter personal reminders such as birth dates,D16 auto maintenance or other activities.                            D16                                                                  D20 Quit CheckStar IV                                               D16 Select this option to save all information and quit CheckStar IV.D16                                                                  D08 Additional commands from the Main Menu                           D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D20 User Setup Options                                              D16 CheckStar IV offers a wide variety of user configurable options. D62 To review or change these options, press F6.                   D16                                                                  D20 View Memorized Entries                                          D62 Press F9 to view a combined list of Memorized Entries from all D16 accounts.                                                        D16                                                                  D62 Adjusting the speed of scrolling reminders                      D16 To increase or decrease the speed of these scrolling reminders,  D62 press + or -. When you are satisfied with the speed, press   D16 any key to save this scrolling rate.                             D16                                                                  D20 Hot Keys                                                        D31 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────D62 The following commands qualify as Hot Keys, since they are     D16 available from most locations within the program.                D16                                                                  D62     F1 - Help                                                  D62     F5 - Command List                                          D62  Alt-C - Calendar                                              D62  Alt-R - RPN Calculator                                        D62  Alt-A - Algebraic Expression Evaluator                        D62  Alt-F - Financial Calculator                                  D62  Alt-N - Note Pad                                              D62  Alt-O - OS Shell (DOS gateway)                                D62  Alt-I - Display system information                            D62  Alt-L - Display CheckStar IV logo                             D62  Alt-S - Start / Stop scrolling reminders                      D62  Alt-V - Activate screen saver                                 D16                                                                  D31 Manual reference: Pages 29-31                                    D!!                                                                  D$EnterMenu                                                          D!! Check Register Menu                                              D20 Overview                                                        D16 The Check Register Menu offers you many useful tools for managingD16 your check register. You can modify, erase, view or search for   D16 transactions, memorize groups of transactions for quick data     D16 entry, print checks, reconcile your account and much more. In    D16 fact, most of the time you spend working in CheckStar IV, will   D16 probably be spent in the Check Register Menu. To select this     D62 menu, press 1 from the Main Menu.                              D!!                                                                  D16 There are 7 transaction types available. There are checks,       D16 deposits, interest earned, withdrawal, bank (service charge)     D16 charges, cash debits, and cash credits. The last two types, cash D16 debits and credits, do NOT affect the check register balance.    D16 They can be used to document expenses you want reflected in your D16 CheckStar IV reports.                                            D16                                                                  D!! Transaction status                                              D16 Transactions can have more than one status. First they have a    D16 bank status. This is seen on the right hand margin of the Check  D16 Register Menu display, just to the right of the transaction      D62 amount. You will find either an N, a Y or an *. The N    D62 indicates the transaction has not cleared the bank. The Y      D62 indicates that it has cleared. The * is an intermediate        D16 indicator. It marks all NEWLY cleared transactions. It is helpfulD16 when balancing your account to know which transactions are       D16 cleared in the current statement. The second status is not       D16 visible unless it is applied to a transaction. It has two forms, D16 the VOID and UNPOSTED. Either accomplishes the same purpose in   D16 that they leave the transaction intact while removing its affect D16 on the register balance. Obviously they have distinctly differentD16 purposes. However, either one can be reversed with a key stroke  D16 if necessary.                                                    D!!                                                                  D!! Adding transaction                                              D16 You enter a transaction in the check register much like you wouldD16 record it manually. Enter the command for a transaction and a    D16 form pops up requesting the necessary information. When you have D62 finished, press F10 and the transaction is entered in the      D16 register. Here is a list of the commands you use to enter        D16 transactions in the Check Register Menu.                         D16                                                                  D62 C - Enter check                                                 D62 D - Enter deposit                                               D62 W - Enter withdrawal                                            D62 S - Enter bank charge                                           D62 I - Enter interest earned                                       D62 A - Enter cash debit                                            D62 B - Enter cash credit                                           D16                                                                  D16 Let's add a check in the check register. From the Check Register D62 Menu, press C to add a check. The input window will appear.    D62 Type the date and press Enter. Type the check number and press D62 Enter. Type the payee and press Enter. Type the check amount D62 and press Enter. Type any comments you would like here in the  D62 memo and press Enter. Type the category number from the        D16 category list displayed on the left side of your screen. Use     D62 PgUp and PgDn to view the entire category list top to bottom.D62 Press F10 to save this check.                                  D16                                                                  D16 This check is now displayed in the check register. Other types ofD16 transactions are entered in the same manner. You simply select a D16 different command as shown above to indicate the transaction     D16 type.                                                            D31 Manual reference: Pages 61-63                                    D!!                                                                  D!! Reviewing transactions                                          D16 Scroll through the check register to look at any or all your     D62 transaction entries. The UpArrow or DownArrow keys will move D62 the highlighted bar from the first to the last entry. The PgUp D62 and PgDn keys will jump you through one full screen at a time. D62 The Home and End keys will take you to the top or bottom of  D16 your register. As you move through the check register, you may   D16 have noticed a bright indicator in the far left and and right    D16 hand margins that moves up and down as the highlighted bar moves.D16 This is a positional indicator which displays your relative      D16 position in the check register.                                  D16                                                                  D16 If you have an EGA or VGA monitor, you can choose viewing more   D16 transactions per screen using the high resolution text mode. You D62 can toggle this mode on and off by pressing Ctrl-D. CheckStar  D16 IV automatically detects your monitor type and chooses the       D16 appropriate viewing mode; the 43 line mode for the EGA monitors  D16 and the 50 line mode for the VGA monitors. The high resolution   D16 mode is supported for viewing only. Commands other than those    D62 related to viewing (ie. PgUp & PgDn, Arrows, Home &      D62 End) are not supported in this mode.                           D31 Manual reference: Page 63                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Correcting transaction                                          D16 You can change any transaction in the check register. Here is howD16 it is done. From the Check Register Menu, highlight the          D62 transaction you want to change and press M. The screen used to D16 enter transactions will appear complete with the data from this  D62 transaction. Make the necessary changes. Press F10 to save the D16 changes.                                                         D31 Manual reference: Pages 63-64                                    D!!                                                                  D!! Erasing transaction                                             D16 You can erase any transaction in the check register. Once a      D16 transaction is erased, it cannot be recovered. Here is how to    D16 erase a transaction. From the Check Register Menu, highlight the D62 transaction you want to erase and press E. At the prompt, pressD62 Y to verify your intentions.                                   D31 Manual reference: Page 64                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Searching for transaction                                       D16 Transactions can be located very easily in CheckStar IV. You can D16 use one or more search criteria at a time. Here is how to search D62 for a transaction. From the Check Register Menu, press Ctrl-F. D16 A pop-up window similar to the transaction entry window will     D16 appear. Enter only the data which is part of the search criteria.D16 CheckStar IV ignores upper or lower case in a search. You begin  D16 the search and choose the direction of the search at the same    D62 time with your choice of commands. The Ctrl-PgUp initiates a   D16 search from the current cursor position towards the top of the   D62 file. The Ctrl-PgDn initiates a search toward the bottom of theD16 file.                                                            D16                                                                  D16 If CheckStar IV finds a match, it will highlight the transaction.D16 To repeat the search for another match, just press Ctrl-PgUp orD62 Ctrl-PgDn again. If CheckStar IV does not find a match, it willD16 tell you "No matching transaction found".                        D16                                                                  D62 Note: If you wish to clear the date from a search criteria,    D62       enter the special date of Jan-01-80. This will cause     D16       CheckStar IV to ignore the date criteria in its transactionD16       search.                                                    D31 Manual reference: Page 64                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Blocking transaction(s)                                         D16 From within the Check Register Menu it's possible to work with   D16 groups of transactions instead of one at a time. A block refers  D16 to a group of one or more contiguous transactions which have beenD16 marked. Here is how to block transactions. From the Check        D16 Register Menu, highlight the first transaction you wish to       D62 include in the block and press F7. This marks the beginning of D16 the block. (You may not see anything happen yet.) Now highlight  D16 the last transaction you wish to include in the block and press  D62 F8. You will now see that all the transactions are clearly     D16 marked by a change of color. A single transaction can be marked  D62 the same way by pressing F7 and F8 consecutively. To hide andD62 redisplay a block, press Alt-H.                                D31 Manual reference: Page 65                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Moving transaction                                              D16 Unlike other programs, CheckStar IV is very flexible in allowing D16 you to organize the location of transactions in the check        D16 register. By default, CheckStar IV adds new transactions at the  D16 end of the check register. But you can tell CheckStar IV to add aD16 new transaction after the highlighted bar by changing a Check    D16 Register Setup Option (See chapter 22.). Still there may be timesD16 when you just want to move transactions around. Well, here's how D16 to move transactions. From the Check Register Menu, block the    D16 transaction(s) you want to move. Refer to the previous section   D62 titled Blocking transaction(s) for details. Move the           D16 highlighted bar to a position in the register above the place    D62 where the block is to be moved. Press Alt-M to move the block. D31 Manual reference: Page 65                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Clearing/Unclearing transactions                                D16 All entered transaction have a status which is in one of three   D62 states. An N, indicates the transaction is not cleared. A *  D16 indicates a temporarily cleared status used when balancing an    D62 account. A Y indicates the transaction is cleared. From the    D16 Check Register Menu, highlight the transaction whose status is   D62 to be changed and press K. When you press K, the highlighted D62 transaction status will toggle from N to *, * to Y, or   D62 Y to N.                                                      D31 Manual reference: Pages 115-116                                  D!!                                                                  D!! Unposting transaction                                           D16 CheckStar IV supports unposted checks and deposits. They can be  D16 unposted using either of two methods. First, you can have        D62 CheckStar IV automatically unpost all post-dated checks and    D16 deposits as they are entered by selecting Check Register Setup   D16 Option 14. See chapter 22 for more details.                      D16                                                                  D16 To manually unpost a transaction, highlight the transaction      D62 to be unposted in the Check Register Menu and press P. This    D16 command will toggle the status of the transaction. If the        D16 transaction is unposted, this command will post it and vice      D16 versa.                                                           D16                                                                  D62 When a transaction is unposted, CheckStar IV marks it Unposted D16 in the check register column where the running balance is        D16 normally displayed. The Ending Balance is NOT affected by an     D16 unposted transaction.                                            D16                                                                  D16 You can think of unposted checks as your Accounts Payables.      D16 Likewise, you can think of unposted deposits as your Accounts    D16 Receivables. Using your unposted transactions, you can generate  D16 an Account Payable or Receivable report from the Reports Menu.   D31 Manual reference: Pages 65-66                                    D!!                                                                  D!! Posting transaction                                             D16 Unposted transactions can be posted in 2 ways. One method        D16 involves letting CheckStar IV test each unposted transaction dateD16 in the current account to see if it is the same or earlier than  D16 the current date. If true, then the transaction will be          D16 automatically posted. Here is how this is done. From the Check   D62 Register Menu, press X.                                        D16                                                                  D16 The other method is to post the transactions manually. To do     D16 that, follow the procedure. From the Check Register Menu,        D62 highlight the transaction you want to post. Press P.           D31 Manual reference: Page 66                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Voiding/Unvoiding transactions                                  D16 CheckStar IV allows you to undo the financial effect of the      D16 transaction and yet leave its data intact. This is called VOIDINGD16 a transaction. (It's not like erasing. You can easily undo it.)  D16 When you void a transaction, the entire transaction stays in the D16 check register for your records. CheckStar IV marks these        D62 transactions with the word Void over the ledger balance at thatD16 point. By default, all voided transactions are excluded from the D16 reports. Here is how to void a transaction. From the Check       D16 Register Menu, highlight the transaction you want to void/unvoid.D62 Press V. If you have voided the wrong transaction, press V   D16 again to reverse the status.                                     D31 Manual reference: Page 67                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Printing the check register                                     D16 You can get a printout of part or all of your check register. If D16 you have not yet set up your printer as explained in chapter 9,  D16 do so before beginning this procedure. From the Check Register   D62 Menu, block the transactions you wish to print. Press Alt-G.   D62 Turn on your printer and press Y at the verify prompt.         D31 Manual reference: Page 67                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Modifying a group of transactions category number               D62 The Ctrl-G command from within the Check Register Menu is used D16 to modify the category number of a group of transactions. For    D16 example, if you delete a category before moving all the assigned D16 transactions to a different category, the orphaned transactions  D62 will be placed in category 0. You can still rescue these       D16 transactions easily. Here is how you do it.                      D16                                                                  D62 From the Check Register Menu, press Ctrl-G. Type the current   D16 category number at the "Change category number from" prompt and  D62 press Enter. Type the new category number at the "To category  D62 number" prompt and press Enter. If the information you entered D62 is correct, press Y at the verify prompt.                      D31 Manual reference: Page 68                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Sorting the check register by date                              D16 CheckStar IV allows you to sort transactions within a block basedD16 on their date. Here is how to do that. From the Check Register   D16 Menu, block the transactions you wish to sort by date. Press     D62 Alt-D. Press Y at the verify prompt.                         D31 Manual reference: Page 68                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Sorting the check register by check number                      D16 CheckStar IV also allows you to sort transactions within a block D16 based on their check numbers. Here is how to do that. From the   D16 Check Register Menu, block the transactions you wish to sort by  D62 check number. Press Alt-B. Press Y at the verify prompt.     D31 Manual reference: Page 69                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Block operations                                                D16 CheckStar IV offers special block commands. Here is a list.      D62 Alt-E: Erase a group of transactions.                          D62 Alt-C: Duplicate transactions instead of reentering them. In   D16        the long term, using Memorized Entries is a better way to D16        duplicate transactions.                                   D62 Alt-P: Block print a group of checks. CheckStar IV will do it! D16        See chapter 10 on printing checks.                        D62 Alt-K: Clear/Unclear a block of transactions.                  D62 Alt-W, Alt-J:                                                  D16        Read or Write a block of transactions to a separate file. D16        This could be useful for swapping transactions between    D16        accounts (i.e. when you've entered data in the wrong      D16        account, etc.).                                           D31 Manual reference: Page 69                                        D!!                                                                  D20 User Setup Options                                              D16 CheckStar IV offers you a lot of flexibility by offering you manyD16 configurable options. To review or change these options, press   D62 F6 from the Check Register Menu. See chapter 22 for details.   D16                                                                  D!! Using the Mini Calculator (Check Register Menu)                 D16 CheckStar IV provides you with an easy way to add or subtract    D16 transaction amounts from the Check Register Menu. By pressing    D62 + or -, you can add or subtract the amount of the highlightedD16 transaction to the calculator total. To see the calculator total,D62 press Ins. To clear the calculator total, press Del.         D!!                                                                  D20 Recalculating Ending Balance                                    D16 There may arise an occasion when your Ending Balance needs to be D16 recalculated - e.g. in case of a power failure or a hardware     D16 failure while you were using CheckStar IV. To recalculate the    D62 Ending Balance, press R from the Check Register Menu.          D$AccountsMenu                                                       D!! Accounts Menu                                                    D16 All financial operations performed in CheckStar IV are done      D16 within the accounts. Typically these accounts are checking,      D16 credit card, savings or other types of accounts where you can    D16 make deposits, withdrawals, write checks or document any         D62 financial information you wish. Press 2 from the Main Menu to  D16 select the Accounts Menu.                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Adding account                                                  D62 From the Accounts Menu, press A. The "New Account Information" D62 screen will appear.                                              D62 Account name: This name is limited to eight characters and willD16    be used by CheckStar IV to name DOS files related to this     D16    account. If you attempt to enter characters not usable by DOS,D16    CheckStar IV will simply not accept the entry. Enter a name   D62    which you can easily identify, then press Enter.            D62 Description: Enter an account description of your choice and   D62    press Enter. One good option is your account number.        D62 Starting balance: Enter the balance you have for this account  D16    as of the last bank statement you received or the statement   D16    from which you wish to begin entering your data. You can      D16    easily change the starting balance by modifying the first     D16    transaction in this account from the Check Register Menu.     D62 Select category: CheckStar IV offers you two category lists youD16    may use to start your account. As named, they relate to       D62    Personal or Business type categories and can be easily    D16    expanded. You may also choose to start your list from scratch D62    by choosing the Neither option. See appendix C to review theD62    Personal and Business Category Lists. It is very importantD16    that you begin your account with some form of category list toD16    get the most from CheckStar IV.                               D62 Cash Reservation: This feature enables CheckStar IV to         D16    automatically update the Cash Reservation option for your     D62    budget. Generally you will want to respond Y to this        D16    feature. Only disable it on accounts which are no longer      D16    active, as it will speed up the time it takes CheckStar IV to D16    load. (See chapter 18 for details).                           D16                                                                  D62 Now review all your entries. When you are satisfied, press F10.D31 Manual reference: Pages 35-36                                    D!!                                                                  D!! Importing QUICKEN transactions                                  D16 If you have been using QUICKEN as your checkbook management      D16 program we have provided a conversion utility which will import  D16 your QUICKEN data into CheckStar IV. Here's what you need to do: D16                                                                  D62  1: Run QUICKEN and make certain your transactions are in the  D16     MM/DD/YY data format. QUICKEN allows you to configure the    D16     date option of your choice, as does CheckStar IV.            D62  2: From QUICKEN's Accounts Menu, select the account           D16     you want to export.                                          D62  3: From the Main Menu, press 2.                             D62  4: From the check register, press F2 for Account/Print      D16     pull-down window.                                            D62  5: Select the export option, 5.                             D62  6: At the first query, enter a DOS file name to which the dataD62     will be exported such as CSIMPORT.TXT.                     D16                                                                  D62     Note: It is better to leave the exported file in your      D16           QUICKEN directory. Do this by entering a DOS file name D16           for your export file without a path. You will be able  D16           to import the file into CheckStar IV from its current  D16           location. Do not use an export file name which is the  D16           same as an existing CheckStar IV account name.         D16           CheckStar IV will not be able to import that file.     D16                                                                  D62  7: At the next query, enter a starting and ending date        D16     which covers the data you want to export.                    D62  8: When export is complete, exit QUICKEN and run CheckStar IV.D62  9: To import the data, go to the Accounts Menu by pressing 2D16     from the CheckStar IV Main Menu.                             D62 10: Press I to select CheckStar IV's import option.          D62 11: Enter the full file name, including the path (i.e.         D16     C:\QUICKEN3\CSIMPORT.TXT). The new account name, CSIMPORT    D16     will be added to the CheckStar IV account list.              D62 12: Press G (change account information) key to change       D16     account name, description, etc.                              D62 13: Select the new account and double check the Category List, D16     transactions etc. for any possible errors.                   D16                                                                  D20 Notes   You will need to memorize transactions from the Check D16          Register Menu for this account. See chapter 14.         D16                                                                  D16         Up to four lines of addresses are imported, sorted and  D16          added to the memorized Payee List. CheckStar IV         D16          memorizes Payees and addresses up to 88 in number. If   D16          you have more addresses, they will be ignored.          D16                                                                  D16         QUICKEN splits transactions up to 30 ways. CheckStar IV D16          splits transactions up to 16 ways. Splits in excess of  D16          16 will be ignored by CheckStar IV. Total number of     D16          categories exceeding 200 will be ignored.               D16                                                                  D16         You may have to rearrange the Category List from the    D16          Category Menu - i.e. rearranging subcategories, etc. SeeD16          chapter 7.                                              D31 Manual reference: Pages 217-218                                  D!!                                                                  D!! Selecting account                                               D16 CheckStar IV displays a list of all your accounts in the current D62 data directory. From the Accounts Menu, highlight the account of D62 your choice and press Enter. The highlighted account is now    D16 loaded and you are in CheckStar IV's Main Menu.                  D31 Manual reference: Page 37                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Renaming account information                                    D16 You can rename account information such as account name, account D16 description, or enable/disable Cash Reservation feature. Here's  D62 how it is done. From the Accounts Menu, highlight the account    D62 whose data needs to be changed using the arrow keys. Press G.  D62 After making the necessary changes, press F10 for processing.  D31 Manual reference: Pages 37-38                                    D!!                                                                  D!! Backing up account(s)                                           D16 Backing up your accounts to a separate disk or drive is a smart  D16 idea. If something happens to your account files, you'll count   D16 your blessings if you've got a backup or spare copy. You can backD62 up several accounts at once by tagging them with Spacebar      D62 before you begin. There are two commands (B and Ctrl-B)      D62 available for backup. The B command will backup all the files  D16 associated with the selected accounts. Use this command once a   D16 month or when you are backing up to a new destination. The       D62 Ctrl-B command only backs up files which have been changed     D16 since your last backup. Use this command for daily or weekly     D16 backups. This command is a faster process. Here is how to back upD16 one or several accounts.                                         D16                                                                  D16 From the Accounts Menu, you must tell CheckStar IV which accountsD16 to back up by tagging them. To do this, highlight the selected   D62 account and press Spacebar. An arrow on the far left side of   D16 the menu appears indicating that this account is tagged. Tag all D16 the accounts you want to include in your backup in the same way. D62 Now, press B or Ctrl-B. A default backup location will       D62 appear. Change the backup location if needed or press Enter to D16 accept the default location. If you have entered a new backup    D16 location, CheckStar IV will remember it automatically. If you    D16 have entered a new directory name which does not yet exist,      D16 CheckStar IV will prompt you for approval, and then create it forD62 you. Press Y to verify the backup process. If you are backing  D16 up on a floppy disk drive, be sure to insert your BACKUP DISKETTED62 in the proper drive and close the drive door before pressing Y.D16 If you need to format a floppy disk for backup purposes, you can D62 temporarily exit to DOS by pressing Alt-O. Use the standard DOSD16 command to format your diskette. (See your DOS manual for        D16 instructions.) When you are finished,  return to CheckStar IV by D62 typing EXIT.                                                   D31 Manual reference: Pages 39-40                                    D!!                                                                  D!! Restoring account                                               D16 If you have lost data and need to restore your account, use the  D62 S command from the Accounts Menu. (This is a last resort to be D16 used if you cannot recover your data by other means. You could   D16 loose data unless you have just completed a backup!). If you are D16 a floppy user, simply use your backup disk. If you are a hard    D16 disk user, follow the procedure below to restore data. There are D16 two options ("Restore single account", "Restore all accounts")   D62 available when you select the S command. If one or a few       D16 accounts are damaged, select the option "Restore single account".D16 If you need to restore all your accounts, select the option      D16 "Restore all accounts". In either case, you will be prompted to  D16 enter the location of the data.                                  D16                                                                  D62 From the Accounts Menu, press S to restore an account.         D62 Highlight the option of your choice and press Enter. If you areD16 restoring from a floppy disk, insert the floppy disk in the      D62 floppy drive. Enter the full backup location and press Enter.  D16 See your DOS manual for more information on DOS "paths". If you  D16 elected to restore a single account, you will be prompted to     D16 enter the account name. You will be prompted to verify your      D62 intent to overwrite an existing account. Press Y to begin the  D16 restoration.                                                     D31 Manual reference: Page 40                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Erasing account                                                 D16 You may permanently erase all information for any account. Once  D16 an account is erased, CheckStar IV cannot recover the data. You  D16 should make sure you have a current backup of the account before D16 you proceed. Here is how to erase an account. From the Accounts  D62 Menu, highlight the account you want to erase and press E.     D62 Enter ERASE and press Enter. Press Y to verify the erasing D16 process.                                                         D31 Manual reference: Page 41                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Closing account                                                 D16 At first glance it may seem unnecessary to close a CheckStar IV  D16 account. However, there are situations where you may find this   D16 feature very useful. What CheckStar IV does is allow you to blockD16 off a portion of a currently active account and transfer these   D16 transactions to a separate account name along with the category  D16 list. What this can do is make the size of an active file smallerD16 and faster. It can also permit you to group your older account   D16 data in logical groups for easier management. For example you    D62 might choose to transfer data from an account named PERSONAL toD62 an account called PERS_89 maybe PER88-90. The data you       D16 transfer is still fully accessible as before, but is simply kept D16 in a separate account. Here's how you go about closing out a     D16 portion of an account. From the Check Register Menu, mark the    D62 transactions using the beginning of block (F7) and end of blockD62 (F8) keys. These marked transactions will be removed from this D16 account and written to a new account which CheckStar IV will     D62 create. Press Ctrl-L. CheckStar IV will notify you of any      D16 uncleared transactions in the blocked data. All transactions mustD16 be cleared before they can be closed out. Enter the new account  D62 name and press Enter. Choose a name you will recognize in the  D16 future. Enter the path or location for this new account and pressD62 Enter. See your DOS manual for instructions on "path". Press   D62 F10 to start the closing process. If there are any problems    D16 encountered during this process, CheckStar IV will allow you to  D16 correct the problem and repeat the closing process.              D31 Manual reference: Pages 41-42                                    D!!                                                                  D!! Copying information from one account to another                 D16 CheckStar IV allows you to copy information such as category     D16 list, payee list, memo list, Memorized Entries and reports       D16 templates from one account to another. Obviously, you will need  D16 more than one account to do so. When you create a new account, itD16 may be easier to copy such information from a previous account   D62 rather than reentering it. One word of CAUTION! If you copy a  D16 category list TO an account which ALREADY contains data, the     D16 CATEGORY DATA in the transactions already entered will become    D16 INVALID. This procedure is best used to get your new account on  D16 line quickly. Here is the method you use to copy information fromD16 one account to another.                                          D16                                                                  D16 From the Accounts Menu, highlight the account to which you want  D62 to copy information. Press C. Tag the menu items you want to   D62 copy using Spacebar. To untag an item, highlight it and press  D62 Spacebar again. After making your selections, press Enter.   D62 Enter the account name you want to copy from and press Enter.  D62 Press Y if all information is correct or press N if you are  D16 not sure.                                                        D31 Manual reference: Pages 43-44                                    D!!                                                                  D!! Logging on to different data location                           D16 CheckStar IV allows you to select different data locations       D16 without exiting the program. Hard drive users can use this       D16 feature to change to different subdirectories and/or drives.     D16 Floppy disk users should use this feature to change diskettes,   D16 even though the data may remain on the same drive. CheckStar IV  D16 uses this procedure to reread the account data. Here is how to   D16 change data locations.                                           D16                                                                  D62 From the Accounts Menu, press L. Enter the full DOS path and   D62 press Enter. Floppy users should enter the drive letter such asD62 B: etc. Hard disk users must provide full path name such as    D62 C:\CS\DATA etc. See your DOS manual for instructions on DOS    D16 "paths". CheckStar IV will read and display the available        D16 accounts in this location. If no account is present, you will    D16 have the option to add a new account.                            D31 Manual reference: Page 44                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Printing account list (Net Worth report)                        D16 You can send the current list of accounts to the printer. If you D16 have more than one account, CheckStar IV will group the accounts D16 by their balances. All accounts  will be grouped and subtotaled  D16 by positive and negative balances. Then the Net Worth balance    D16 (the total) will be computed. To print an account list, press    D62 P from the Accounts Menu. Turn the printer on and press Y to D16 start printing.                                                  D31 Manual reference: Page 45                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Recalculating Ending Balance                                    D16 There may arise an occasion when your Ending Balance needs to be D16 recalculated - e.g. in case of a power failure or a hardware     D16 failure while you were using CheckStar IV. To recalculate the    D16 Ending Balance of any account, you can highlight the account fromD62 the Accounts Menu and press R. CheckStar IV will recalculate   D16 the entire account from beginning to end and display the new     D16 balance.                                                         D31 Manual reference: Page 45                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Displaying Memorized Entry list from all accounts               D16 You can review a composite list of all Memorized Entries from allD62 current accounts within the Accounts Menu by pressing F9. The  D16 list is sorted by account.                                       D31 Manual reference: Page 45                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Using the Mini Calculator (Accounts Menu)                       D16 The Mini Calculator is a miniature version of the standard       D16 CheckStar IV calculator. You can quickly add or subtract amounts D16 taken from a highlighted item to the calculator's total. From theD16 Accounts Menu, this feature lets you total Ending Balances of    D16 highlighted accounts. Here is how to use the Mini Calculator.    D16                                                                  D62 From the Accounts Menu, press Delete to clear any existing     D16 total. Highlight an account whose Ending Balance you want to     D62 total. Press + or - to add or subtract its balance from the  D16 current calculator total. Repeat with as many accounts as you    D62 wish. The total is carried in the RPN Calculator's (Alt-R)     D62 memory. When you are done, press Esc. If you wish to pop up theD62 calculator without making an entry, press Insert.              D31 Manual reference: Pages 45-46                                    D!!                                                                  D$MemorizedEntryMenu                                                 D!! Memorized Entry Menu                                            D16 CheckStar IV can memorize any transactions that are entered from D16 the check register. When memorizing, CheckStar IV lets you       D16 schedule them with or without a repeat cycle. Once you have      D16 memorized transactions, they can be recalled and entered in the  D16 check register very quickly. When recalling memorized            D16 transactions, you also have a choice to change any or all parts  D16 of a transaction before entering it in the check register. Press D62 F9 from the Check Register Menu to go to this menu.            D!!                                                                  D!! Adding Memorized Entry                                          D62 Let us explain what we mean by a Memorized Entry. A Memorized  D16 Entry is a record containing memorized transaction(s), a         D16 scheduled date and a repeat cycle. So instead of saying          D16 memorizing transactions we will say Memorized Entries.           D16                                                                  D16 To memorize an entry, you must already have entered the          D16 transactions you wish to memorize in your check register. Any    D16 transaction type or consecutive group of transactions can be     D16 memorized including split transactions. Here is how it is done.  D16 Block the transaction(s) you want memorize from the Check        D62 Register Menu. Press F9 to go to Memorized Entry Menu. If you  D16 are memorizing an entry for the first time in this account, you  D16 will already be in "Memorized Entry Information" window. If not, D62 then press A to get to this window now. Enter a name or a shortD16 description which will remind you of the contents of this        D16 Memorized Entry. Next, you need to enter the repetition cycle of D16 this entry. There are several different cycles to choose from.   D16 See chapter 14 in the manual for details. Enter the date which   D16 represents the start of the cycle you have chosen. Enter the     D16 number of days in advance of the due date you wish to be         D16 reminded. If you will need to change part of the transaction     D16 before it is entered such as the amount on the telephone bill,   D62 answerY to the query "Modify transaction(s) when entered       D62 (Y/N)?". If you are satisfied with the entries, press F10 to   D16 save the Memorized Entry.                                        D16                                                                  D16 The Memorized Entry you just saved is now listed in the MemorizedD16 Entry Menu. You just created a Memorized Entry, which can now    D16 save you time and effort.                                        D31 Manual reference: Pages 127-131                                  D!!                                                                  D!! Recalling Memorized Entry                                       D16 Once you have a Memorized Entry, you can recall it with a minimumD62 of keystrokes. Here is how it works. Press F9 from the Check   D16 Register Menu. From the Memorized Entry Menu, highlight the      D62 Memorized Entry you want to recall or process. Press F10 to    D16 process.                                                         D16                                                                  D16 The Memorized Entry is either already entered in the check       D62 register, or waiting for you to modify and save it using F10.  D16 CheckStar IV automatically reschedules the date of that MemorizedD16 Entry to the next cycle.                                         D31 Manual reference: Pages 131-132                                  D!!                                                                  D20 Renaming Memorized Entry                                        D16 If you want to change the Memorized Entry information such as theD16 name/description, frequency, scheduled date, advance reminder    D16 days, or modify transaction when entering, etc. follow the       D62 procedure below. From the Check Register Menu press F9 to go toD16 the Memorized Entry Menu. From the Memorized Entry Menu,         D62 highlight the Memorized Entry you want to rename and press R.  D16 Change the options of your choice and press F10 key to save it.D31 Manual reference: Page 132                                       D16                                                                  D20 Changing memorized transaction data                             D16 Transaction information in a Memorized Entry cannot be changed   D16 directly. It must be changed in the check register and then      D16 reassigned to the Memorized Entry. Here is how it is done. From  D62 the Check Register Menu press F9 to go to the Memorized Entry  D16 Menu. Highlight the Memorized Entry whose data needs to be       D62 changed. Press Ctrl-F10 to enter the current Memorized Entries D16 into the Check Register Menu. Modify the transactions informationD16 as needed. Note: you can add or delete transactions to this      D16 Memorized Entry group. Block these transaction(s) for            D62 reassignment to the Memorized Entry. Press F9 to reenter the   D16 Memorized Entry Menu. Highlight the Memorized Entry that needs toD62 be changed. Press Ctrl-R to reassign the highlighted           D16 transactions to the Memorized Entry. At the verification prompt, D62 press Y.                                                       D31 Manual reference: Pages 132-133                                  D16                                                                  D20 Erasing Memorized Entry                                         D16 If the Memorized Entry is no longer in use, you may want to eraseD16 it. Here is how to erase a Memorized Entry. From the Memorized   D16 Entry Menu, highlight the Memorized Entry you want to erase.     D62 Press E to erase. Press Y to verify the process.             D31 Manual reference: Pages 133-134                                  D16                                                                  D20 Printing Memorized Entry list                                   D16 You can also send the entire Memorized Entry list to the printer.D62 From the Memorized Entry Menu, press P. Press Y to verify theD16 process.                                                         D31 Manual reference: Page 134                                       D16                                                                  D20 Using the Mini Calculator                                       D16 CheckStar IV provides you with an easy way to add or subtract    D62 Memorized Entry amounts. By pressing + or -, you can add or  D16 subtract the amount of the highlighted entry to the Mini         D62 Calculator total. To see the total, press Ins. To clear the    D62 calculator total, press Del.                                   D$MultipleMemorizedEntryMenu                                         D16 This option allows you to view Memorized Entries from all        D16 accounts in the current drive and data path.                     D$ReminderMenu                                                       D!! Reminders Menu                                                   D16 Reminders do just that - they flash a message across the bottom  D16 of the screen reminding you about your spouse's birthday,        D16 Mothers' Day or that it's time to change the oil in the car, etc.D62 Press 5 from the Main Menu to go to the Reminders Menu.        D16                                                                  D62 Note: Remember that your financial obligations can be          D16       documented using the Memorized Entry feature.              D16                                                                  D16 What makes the reminder feature so powerful is its               D16 programmability:                                                 D62   You select how many days in advance you want to be reminded D16    of the event.                                                 D62   You can also program it to repeat itself at selected        D16    intervals for repetitive events like birthdays, car tune-ups, D16    etc.                                                          D!!                                                                  D!! Adding reminder                                                 D62 Press A from the Reminders Menu. The "Reminder Information"    D16 screen will appear. This pop-up window will guide you through    D16 each step. In the event an option is entered incorrectly, you    D16 will be able to go back and reenter the data until you are       D62 satisfied. Press F10 to save the reminder.                     D31 Manual reference: Pages 177-180                                  D!!                                                                  D!! Renaming reminder                                               D16 From the Reminders Menu, highlight the reminder to be completely D62 redefined and press R. Make the necessary changes and press    D62 F10 when done.                                                 D31 Manual reference: Page 180                                       D!!                                                                  D!! Erasing reminder                                                D16 From the Reminders Menu, highlight the reminder you want to eraseD62 from the file and press E. Press Y to confirm the process.   D31 Manual reference: Page 180                                       D!!                                                                  D!! Updating reminder                                               D16 When a reminder is past due, you should update it. When you      D16 update a reminder, if it is to be repeated, then the next due    D16 date will be calculated and the reminder will be updated and     D16 stored into the data file with the new due date. If the reminder D16 is a one time only reminder, it will be removed from the file    D16 permanently. Here is how to update a reminder. From the RemindersD62 Menu, highlight the reminder you want to update and press U.   D62 Press Y to confirm the process.                                D!! Manual reference: Page 181                                       D16                                                                  D!! Printing reminder list                                          D62 To get a print out of all reminders, press P from the RemindersD62 Menu. Turn the printer ON and press Y to start printing.       D31 Manual reference: Page 181                                       D!!                                                                  D$Editor                                                             D!! CheckStar IV's built-in text editor                              D20 Overview                                                        D16 While writing CheckStar IV, it became obvious to us that you the D16 user would need a text editor for customizing check layouts,     D16 editing reports, and creating notes. So we decided to provide ourD16 own built-in text editor for your ease of access. This editor is D16 NOT intended as a word processor, but will offer you features    D16 that make simple text editing easy.                              D16                                                                  D20 Usage                                                           D16 The text editor is used in several places in the program. These  D16 are:                                                             D16                                                                  D62 Alt-N   This Hot Key allows you create or add notes in the NoteD16         Pad feature.                                             D62 Ctrl-E  To edit check layouts from the Check Register Menu.    D62 Ctrl-E  To edit reports from the Reports Menu.                 D62 Ctrl-S  To edit Style Sheets from the Reports Menu.            D62 CS E <file name>  Using Command Line Option as a stand-alone   D16         text editor.                                             D16                                                                  D16 If you have previously used a text editor, you should need littleD62 help using the one in CheckStar IV. The Home, End, PgUp,   D62 PgDn, Tab and Arrow keys are generally standard in their   D16 function. A complete Command List is readily accessible while youD62 are using the editor by pressing F5.                           D16                                                                  D20 Command List (F5 key)                                           D16 The Command List is split into three vertical columns. The first D16 two (separated by a line), are ALTERNATIVE key stroke options forD16 the function, which is described on the right. Whichever key     D16 stroke option you choose will work.                              D16                                                                  D20 New user                                                        D16 Entering text with this editor is done in the same way you would D16 type characters on a typewriter. But there are many features     D16 which make an editor the much faster of the two. Firstly, you canD16 work on any portion of your document at any time. On a           D16 typewriter, you must type everything onto the page in the proper D16 order. Secondly, portions of your text in an editor can be copiedD16 or moved  with ease throughout your document. Try that one on a  D16 piece of paper! Thirdly, your document is kept permanently in theD16 computer and can be easily changed and reprinted as necessary.   D16 Your typewritten document will serve its purpose, but you may notD16 see it again. Fourthly, storage on a computer disk is far more   D16 compact than storage of paper in a filing cabinet.               D16                                                                  D20 Firsttime edit                                                  D16 Your screen is like a piece of paper. A blinking cursor tells youD16 where on the "page" a character will be placed when you type it  D62 on the keyboard. Controlling the cursor is done with  Arrows,  D62 Ctrl, Home, End, Enter, PgUp and PgDn. See the       D62 Command List (F5 key) for specific details. When your document D16 becomes too large to fit the screen, the program will scroll the D16 data up or down as needed to allow you full access to your data. D16                                                                  D20 An overview of the features                                     D16 CheckStar IV's editor has extensive built-in features such as    D62 block, search, find, goto, restore, auto-indent, etc.D16 As a CheckStar IV user you may not need all the advanced featuresD16 of this editor, but if you do, they're there.                    D16                                                                  D20 Calling the editor using Command Line Option                    D16 You don't have to run CheckStar IV to use the built-in editor.   D62 Type the command CS E from the Dos prompt. The editor will ask D62 if you want to create a file using the default name NEWFILE.TXT.D62 If you answer Y, you will go straight into the editor. To edit D16 a particular file, you would type the file name following the    D16 command.                                                         D16                                                                  D16 For example, the command below would let a hard disk user edit   D16 his AUTOEXEC batch file.                                         D62 Example: CS E C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT                                  D16                                                                  D16 If you need a list of the files from which to choose, use the    D16 next example.                                                    D62 Example: CS E *.*                                              D16                                                                  D16 You can also use wild card designators as well as drive and path D16 assignments as in the next example.                              D62 Example: CS E C:\*.BAT                                         D16 This would list all files on drive C: with extensions of BAT fromD16 which you can choose to edit.                                    D!!                                                                  D$ReportsMenu                                                        D!! Reports Menu                                                     D16 In CheckStar IV, we have provided you with as many choices as    D16 possible without making reports generation difficult. There are  D16 multiple sets of options which you can change, save or duplicate.D16 This means you can create your own reports in addition to the    D16 many already available. This menu allows you to create, view and D62 print reports. Select option 4 from the Main Menu to go to     D16 Reports Menu.                                                    D!!                                                                  D!! Creating report                                                 D16 To create a report, highlight the report of your choice from the D62 Reports Menu and press ──┘.                                   D!!                                                                  D20 Viewing created report                                          D62 To view an existing report, press V from the Reports Menu.     D62 Highlight the report to be viewed, and press ──┘.             D16                                                                  D!! Printing created report                                         D62 To print an existing report, press P from the Reports Menu.    D62 Highlight the report to be printed, and press ──┘.            D!!                                                                  D20 Configuring printer to print reports                            D16 To change printer configurations for printing reports, press     D62 Ctrl-Z from the Reports Menu.                                  D16                                                                  D!! Editing existing report                                         D62 To edit or modify existing report, press Ctrl-E from the       D16 Reports Menu.                                                    D!!                                                                  D20 Viewing/Changing printer codes                                  D62 To view or change printer codes, press F4 from the Reports     D16 Menu.                                                            D16                                                                  D20 Viewing/Changing Report Setup Options                           D62 To view or change Report Setup Options, press F6 from the      D16 Reports Menu.                                                    D$PrinterCodesMenu                                                   D!! Printer Code Menu                                                D16 This menu allows you view and customize printer codes for almost D62 any printer. Press F4 from either the Check Register Menu or   D16 Reports Menu.                                                    D!!                                                                  D!! Renaming/Editing printer codes                                  D62 To rename or edit a highlighted printer code, press R from the D16 Printer Code Menu.                                               D!!                                                                  D20 Testing printer code                                            D62 To test a highlighted printer code on printer, press S from theD16 Printer Code Menu.                                               D16                                                                  D20 Printing printer code list                                      D62 To print a list of printer codes, press P from the Printer CodeD16 Menu.                                                            D$FileView                                                           D!! Viewing text file                                                D16 CheckStar IV has a built-in file viewing program that allows you D16 to view reports and text files. When using this program, you may D62 press F5 for complete list of the viewing commands. You can    D62 also view any text file by invoking CheckStar IV with a special  D62 Command Line Option. The format is CS V followed by the drive  D16 (optional), path (optional), and the filename with extension of  D16 the file you wish to view. To view your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, use   D16 the following example:                                           D20 CS V C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT                                           D16                                                                  D16 The viewing program offers a unique feature which will assist youD16 in viewing columnated data. It is the ability to lock headers    D16 either on the vertical or horizontal plane of the viewing window.D16 (Advanced spreedsheet users are familiar with this feature.)     D16 This feature allows the user to maintain the column or row       D16 headings in view while scrolling the data left to right, or top  D16 to bottom. See the details below for the setup.                  D16                                                                  D20 Vertical Locking                                                D16 To lock the left side of text when scrolling left or right,      D62 press V. Move the vertical bar using Left or Right         D62 arrows and press ──┘ when done.                               D16                                                                  D20 Horizontal Locking                                              D16 To lock the top portion of the text when scrolling up or down,   D62 press H. Move the horizontal bar using Up or Down          D62 arrows and press ──┘ when done.                               D16                                                                  D08 Clearing vertical/horizontal lock                                D62 To clear vertical or horizontal lock, press C.                 D!!                                                                  D$CalculatorF2                                                       D!! RPN Calculator                                                   D16 This RPN Calculator offers four basic math functions: add,       D16 subtract, multiply and divide. The data entry style, RPN, is     D16 familiar to most Hewlett Packard calculator users. If you are notD16 familiar with this data entry style, CheckStar IV makes it easy  D16 to understand. In the RPN Calculator, you must have two numeric  D62 entries before choosing the mathematical function such as +    D62 (addition), - (subtraction), * (multiplication) or /       D16 (division) keys. To do this, type in the first number, then pressD62 Enter. Now type in the second number, then press the function  D62 key +, -, /, or * of your choice. For step-by-step       D16 examples, see chapter 19.                                        D16                                                                  D16 This calculator not only allows you to perform calculations, it  D16 also allows you read in amounts from the cursor location and     D16 paste the computed result back again. To do this, try entering a D16 test transaction in the Check Register Menu. At the amount       D16 prompt, enter any test amount. Call up the RPN Calculator using  D62 Alt-R. Press R to read the test amount into the calculator.  D16 Perform any calculation you wish. To paste the result back to theD62 cursor position, press P.                                      D31 Manual reference: Pages 161-164                                  D!!                                                                  D$CalculatorAF2                                                      D!! Financial Calculator                                             D62 This calculator is designed specifically to calculate LOAN     D62 PAYMENTS or INVESTMENTS/ANNUITIES values. Call up this       D62 calculator using Alt-F. Select the desired calculation and     D16 enter the requested information. When the entries are complete,  D62 press F10. The calculation will be completed.                  D31 Manual reference: Pages 164-168                                  D!!                                                                  D$CalculatorCF2                                                      D!! Algebraic Expression Evaluator                                   D16 This is a single line entry calculator designed to solve         D62 algebraic expressions. Call up this calculator using Alt-A.    D16 Just type the equation you want to solve in the expression line. D16 The result will be displayed immediately. You can use multi-levelD16 parenthetical entries in your equation. Spaces can be used       D16 between the terms for ease of viewing.                           D31 Manual reference: Pages 168-169                                  D!!                                                                  D$CategoryMenu                                                       D!! Category Menu                                                    D16 This menu provides the utilities necessary to build and maintain D62 a CATEGORY LIST for the current account. Press 3 from the    D16 Main Menu to select this menu. You can also access this menu fromD62 the Check Register Menu by pressing Alt-3.                     D!!                                                                  D!! Adding category                                                 D16 From the Category Menu, move the highlighted bar to the position D16 in the existing list where you want to add the new category, thenD62 press A. (The category will be inserted BELOW the highlighted  D16 bar.) Enter the category name (up to 30 characters long) and     D62 Enter. If you are adding a subcategory, leave the appropriate  D16 number of spaces, ie. the number of spaces in that of the parent,D16 plus one. Your new category will be permanently added to the listD16 at the current cursor location. All subsequent categories will beD16 automatically renumbered.                                        D31 Manual reference: Page 54                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Renaming category                                               D16 You can change the name of an existing category. From the        D16 Category Menu, highlight the category you wish to rename. Press  D62 R. Enter the new category name and press Enter.              D31 Manual reference: Pages 54-55                                    D!!                                                                  D!! Erasing category                                                D16 When you erase a category, CheckStar IV will assign a category   D62 number of 0 to any transaction currently assigned to that      D16 category. You can avoid this problem. See the manual for details.D16 From the Category Menu, highlight the category you wish to erase.D62 Press E. Press Y at the confirmation prompt.                 D31 Manual reference: Page 55                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Moving category                                                 D16 If you want to reorganize your category list by moving a categoryD16 description from one position in the list to another, here's how D16 you can do it. From the Category Menu, highlight the category youD16 wish to move. Tag the highlighted category. Pressing Spacebar  D16 will tag or untag a highlighted category. (You can only move ONE D16 category at a time.) Move the highlight bar to a position just   D16 above the location you have chosen for the category to be moved. D62 Press M to move it. Press Y at the confirmation prompt to    D16 make the move permanent.                                         D31 Manual reference: Page 56                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Printing category list                                          D16 You can print your entire list of categories if you need a paper D62 copy. Press P from the Category Menu. Turn the printer ON and  D62 confirm the printer status by pressing Y to start printing.    D31 Manual reference: Page 56                                        D!!                                                                  D!! Setting up budget                                               D16 To plan a successful budget, you must start with realistic goals.D16 This may be difficult if you have never done it before. CheckStarD16 IV can help you in this regard. First, categorize your expenses. D16 The more categories you use, the easier it will be to track      D16 expenses. After entering several months of data into CheckStar   D16 IV, you can generate a summary report showing what your average  D16 expenses were for each category. Now you are ready to start      D16 setting realistic budget limits. Note, do not forget that you mayD16 have expenses that occur once or twice a year which may not show D16 up in your initial budget. You can change your budgetary         D16 projections at any time as needed. In fact this is the method youD16 can use to reallocate your resources. When you review your budgetD16 with one of CheckStar IV's special budget reports, you can then  D16 decide if you wish to change your budget for any category.       D16                                                                  D16 Once you have defined the budget limits you want to assign to anyD16 of the categories you have established, enter the amount as      D16 follows.                                                         D16                                                                  D16 From the Category Menu, highlight the category in which you wish D62 to enter a budget amount. Press B. Type the budget amount into D62 the first month and press Enter. CheckStar IV will             D16 automatically fill the rest of the months with the same amount.  D62 If you wish to change any of these amounts, use the Arrow keys D16 to highlight the amount to be changed and enter accordingly. WhenD62 you are done, press F10 to save your entry.                    D31 Manual reference: Pages 137-138                                  D!!                                                                  D!! Setting up Cash Reservation                                    D16 To reserve an amount for the cash reservation fund, highlight a  D62 category and press Ctrl-R from the Category Menu. The cash     D16 reservation window will prompt for an amount or a formula, a     D16 cycle of a fixed time interval or deposit event, and two         D16 variables which indicate how the reserved amount is to be        D16 cleared. For step-by-step examples, see chapter 18 on Cash       D16 Reservation in the manual.                                       D31 Manual reference: Pages 151-157                                  D!!                                                                  D!! Recalculating Reserved Amount                                  D16 The reserved amounts which are based on a deposit are the only   D16 ones which can recalculated using this feature. To recalculate a D16 reserved amount, first block the transactions in the Check       D16 Register from which the amount is to be calculated. Then, from   D16 the Category Menu, highlight the category to be recalculated and D62 press U.                                                       D31 Manual reference: Page 157                                       D!!                                                                  D!! Changing Reserved Amount                                       D16 To change a reserved amount, highlight the amount to be changed  D62 and press C from the Category Menu. Enter the new amount and   D62 press Enter.                                                   D31 Manual reference: Page 157                                       D!!                                                                  D$Calendar                                                           D!! Calendar                                                         D16 The calendar format is a paged month by month display, columnatedD16 by the days of the week. You can move your cursor using the arrowD62 keys to highlight any day in the current month. Use PgUp and   D62 PgDn to change the month. The Ctrl-PgDn or Ctrl-PgUp key   D16 combinations will change the current display forward or backward D16 by an entire year. At the bottom of the calendar display, the    D16 date of the current cursor position is shown in a Day-Month-Year D16 format along with the number of days from or to the current date.D16                                                                  D16 You can choose to have your CheckStar IV reminders and/or your   D16 Memorized Entries marked on your calendar with a small dot. When D16 you highlight a date marked with an entry, the contents of the   D16 entry are displayed beside the calendar. See chapter 22 to set   D16 these options. To enter reminders, see chapter 21. To enter      D16 Memorized Entries, see chapter 14.                               D16                                                                  D62 To recall the calendar from within CheckStar IV, press Alt-C.  D16 You can also recall this utility from the DOS prompt by typing   D62 CS C. Initially the current date is highlighted. The dates to  D16 which reminders or Memorized Entries have been assigned are      D16 easily identifiable by the small dot.                            D16                                                                  D20 Searching for reminders and Memorized Entries                   D16 You can search all entries for the occurrence of a specified     D16 string of characters. All searches are done from the current dateD16 forward. The search involves matching the contents of an entry   D16 with the contents of the search string you will enter at the     D16 search prompt. The search will stop at the first occurrence of a D62 match or the end of the entries. Press S to do a search. Type  D62 in the text for which you are searching and press Enter.       D16                                                                  D16 If CheckStar IV finds a match, it will move the cursor to the    D16 date of the match and displays the entry. To repeat the search,  D62 press S again followed by pressing Enter. If there are other D16 occurrences, they  will be displayed.                            D31 Manual reference: Pages 173-174, 212                             D!!                                                                  D$SplitTransactions                                                  D!! Split transactions                                               D16 A split transaction is a combination of two or more transactions D16 (up to 16) whose dollar amounts are reflected as one entry in theD16 check register, but whose categories, payees and memos may be    D16 different. An example might be a deposit of several checks which D16 come from different sources, but whose total would appear as one D16 entry on a bank statement. The Main portion of the split         D62 transaction has a special category of either a P, an M or a  D62 B. This reflects whether a separate Payee, Memo, or Both D16 will be entered or default to that of the main entry.            D16                                                                  D!! Adding split transaction                                        D16 To enter a split transaction from the Check Register Menu, begin D16 your transaction entry as usual. At the category entry point,    D62 type M, P, or B and press Enter. A special entry window  D62 will pop up at this point. Did you notice that the Amount       D62 remaining decreased by the amount of the sub-transaction you   D16 entered? This amount should be zero before you exit this window. D62 When you have entered all the necessary data, press F10 to     D62 return to the main transaction and F10 again will save the     D16 entire transaction to the check register.                        D31 Manual reference: Pages 121-123                                  D!!                                                                  D$TransactionEntry                                                   D20 Transaction data                                               D16 All transactions include a date, a Payee/Payor, an amount, a     D16 memo, and a category number. Checks additionally include a       D16 check number. This information is entered when the transaction   D16 is created in the Check Register Menu. All data in a             D16 transaction can be modified after it has been entered in the     D16 Check Register.                                                  D16                                                                  D20 Optimized data entry                                           D16 All data entry can be made conventionally via the keyboard, but  D16 there are several methods that can be used to optimized the      D62 process. The + and - keys will add or subtract one count to  D16 either the date or the check number. Direct entries from both    D16 the Payee/Payor and Memo lists can be made by entering their     D62 list numbers at the beginning of the data field. Entire        D62 transactions can be memorized and entered with two key         D16 strokes. See chapter 14 on Memorized Entries.                    D16                                                                  D62 While entering Payee/Payor, Memo, or category, use PgUp and    D62 PgDn to view the entire list top to bottom.                    D16                                                                  D16 When you are done entering all transaction information, press    D62 F10 to save this transaction.                                  D$ReportOptions                                                      D!! Report Options                                                   D20 Overview                                                       D16 There are twelve different Report Options available for          D16 defining and directing the report. For more detailed information,D16 refer to chapter 11 of the CheckStar IV manual.                  D16                                                                  D20 Option Selection Methods                                       D16 Before we look at options, we need to discuss the three basic    D16 entry methods used to configure options. When you want to change D62 an option, highlight it (using UpArrow & DownArrow) and pressD62 Enter. The option window will appear and the current selected  D62 option will be visible. It will appear either as a HIGHLIGHTED D62 selection, a TAGGED selection, or a TYPED selection.         D16                                                                  D62 1: Highlighted selections                                      D16    The HIGHLIGHTED selection is used where only ONE of several   D16    options can be chosen. To change this option, just move the   D62    cursor to highlight the option of your choice. The Enter keyD16    will hide the option window and save your option.             D16                                                                  D62 2: Tagged selections                                           D16    The TAGGED selections are used where more than one of several D16    options can be chosen. To make your selections, highlight an  D62    option and press Spacebar to tag or untag that option. A    D16    marker will appear at the left of each tagged option. The     D62    Enter or Esc keys will hide the option window and save    D16    your options.                                                 D16                                                                  D62 3: Typed selections                                            D16    The TYPED selections are used in situations too general for   D16    predefined selections. This would include DOS filenames or    D16    paths, or numerical entries. These options appear as a single D16    entry line. You can edit the current entry or erase it and    D62    type in a new one. The Enter or Esc keys also save this   D16    entry.                                                        D16                                                                  D20 Report options descriptions                                     D62 1: Report name                                                  D16    This is the name which will be printed on top of your report. D16    If you prefer a different report name, simply type over the   D62    old one and press Enter to go to next Report Option.        D16                                                                  D62 2: Send report to                                               D16    Here you have 3 options (Screen, Printer, and File) from whichD16    to choose.                                                    D16                                                                  D62    1: The "Screen" option sends the report directly to the VIEWD16       utility provided by CheckStar IV. When you are finished    D62       viewing your report, Esc will let you exit.              D16                                                                  D62    2: The "Printer" option sends the report directly to the    D16       printer. If you have NO spooler installed, you will have toD16       wait for the printer to finish printing the report before  D16       you can continue using CheckStar IV. If you have your DOS  D16       print spooler installed, AND your Report Setup Options to  D16       use this print spooler permits, CheckStar IV will create a D16       default file for your report, and pass it to the spooler.  D16       You can then continue your work.                           D16                                                                  D62    3: The "File" option sends your report to disk. You will be D16       prompted to enter a DOS file name for this file. At any    D16       time in the future, you can view, print or edit this file  D16       as needed.                                                 D16                                                                  D62    The CheckStar IV's default is the Screen. To select a       D62    different option, HIGHLIGHT your choice and press Enter.    D16                                                                  D62 3: Starting date                                                D16    This option limits the report data retrieval to transactions  D16    whose date is equal to or later than this date. You can enter D62    a new date and press Enter, or just press Enter to        D16    use the default.                                              D16                                                                  D62 4: Ending date                                                  D16    This option limits the report data retrieval to transactions  D16    whose date is equal to or earlier than this date. You can     D62    enter a new date and press Enter, or just press Enter     D16    to use the default.                                           D16                                                                  D62 5: Payee/Payor                                                  D16    There are three options available: INCLUDE, EXCLUDE, or ALL.  D16    With the first option INCLUDE, you can choose to include in   D16    your report only those transactions whose Payee/Payor match   D16    your specified entry. With the second option EXCLUDE, you can D16    choose to exclude from your report all transactions whose     D16    Payee/Payor match your specified entry. In either case, you   D16    will be prompted for the specified Payee/Payor. With the last D16    option ALL, you choose to include all transactions in your    D16    report regardless of their  Payee/Payor content.              D16                                                                  D62 6: Memo                                                         D16    Here you have the same three choices: ALL, INCLUDE, EXCLUDE.  D16    As before, you can choose to include or exclude transactions  D16    from your report by entering the memo to be in/excluded. The  D16    ALL option bypasses any MEMO criteria.                        D16                                                                  D62 7: Tag transaction type to include                              D16    As a quick review, CheckStar IV offers 7 transaction types.   D16    These are checks, deposits, withdrawals, bank charges,        D16    interest earned, cash debits and cash credits. (For more      D16    details, see the chapter 8 on transactions.)  You can choose  D16    to include any of these transaction types in your report by   D62    tagging them from within this menu. Use UpArrow and         D62    DownArrow to highlight your choice, then tag or untag it    D62    with Spacebar. (An arrow character on the left indicates theD16   choice is tagged.)                                             D16                                                                  D62 8: Tag transaction status to include                            D16    You can include or exclude transactions from your report basedD16    upon their status. The status options are, Cleared,           D62    Outstanding, and Newly cleared. Again use Spacebar to tag   D62    or untag any status. Use Enter to advance to the next       D16    Report Option.                                                D16                                                                  D62 9: Categories                                                   D16    Here as before, you have the three options INCLUDE, EXCLUDE,  D16    or ALL. If you want to in/exclude any group of categories,    D16    select the Include or Exclude option. To enter your selection D16    of in/excluded category numbers use the following convention: D16                                                                  D62    1: Separate each category number with a comma               D16                                                                  D62       Example:  1,2,3,4,5,12,13,14,15                           D16                                                                  D62    2: Consecutive ascending number groups can be represented byD16       2 periods between the first and last number of that group. D16                                                                  D62       Example:  1..5,12..15                                     D16                                                                  D62    Note: The previous two examples included the same group of  D16          numbers by the definition of the convention.            D16                                                                  D16    In these examples, categories 1 through 5 and 13 through 15   D16    will be in/excluded from your report. Even though you don't   D16    see it on the screen, the total length of this input line is  D16    255 characters long. If you keep typing in numbers, the line  D16    will scroll to the left to permit the full 255 character      D16    entry.                                                        D16                                                                  D62 10:Amount range                                                 D16    This option include the three choices as covered before,      D16    INCLUDE, EXCLUDE, or ALL. What you can choose to in/exclude   D16    here is a dollar amount range. If you select either include orD16    exclude, you will be prompted to enter the FROM (lower) and TOD16    (upper) limits of that range. ALL of course, bypasses any     D16    restrictions based on dollar amounts.                         D16                                                                  D62 11:Subtotal by                                                  D16    This option is available only on certain reports based upon   D16    the Style sheet options. Your choices include subtotaling by  D16    NONE, WEEK, TWO WEEKS, HALF MONTH, MONTH, QUARTER, HALF YEAR, D16    and YEAR.                                                     D16                                                                  D62 12:Use current account only                                     D16    If you want to generate a report which covers more than one   D16    account, respond by highlighting the NO option. CheckStar IV  D16    will display all the accounts available in your current data  D16    location. Tag the accounts you wish to include by highlightingD62    your choice and pressing Spacebar. When the report is       D16    generated, data from these accounts will be included in your  D16    report.                                                       D16                                                                  D62    Note: Data from other accounts will be combined with data   D16          from the current account ONLY if their CATEGORY         D16          DESCRIPTIONS and PARENTS match. The category numbers areD16          insignificant when crossing account boundaries.         D16                                                                  D62 Press F10 to create report.                                    D31 Manual reference: Pages 97-100                                   D!!                                                                  D$DirectoryHelp                                                      D!! Directory Help                                                   D16 The directory window presents a list of files which pertain to   D16 different CheckStar IV functions. At the top of the window is theD16 file parameter used to search for data files which are displayed.D16 To select a file, highlight the file name of choice and press    D62 Enter. In some cases, the option ..New File.. allows the     D16 creation of a new file.                                          D16                                                                  D16 Other file related functions which can be performed from this    D62 window include renaming, copying and erasing any of the    D16 files listed.                                                    D$                                                                   D!! Note Pad                                                        D62 The Hot Key (Alt-N) calls up the Note Pad. Basically, the Note D16 Pad is one application of CheckStar IV's built-in text editor.   D16 You can use this feature just as you would a standard note pad,  D16 to make notes to yourself about information you want to remember D16 and recall later. The Note Pad utilizes the built-in editor, but D16 there are two features that distinguish it from the editor. The  D16 first is that all Note Pad files use a fixed file name extension.D16 The second is that the Note Pad files have a fixed data path. TheD62 default extension is TXT and the default data path is the      D16 current CheckStar IV program location. You can change both       D16 defaults from the General Setup Options (See chapter 22.). When  D16 you invoke the Note Pad, the first window you see is a listing ofD16 the existing note files. You can select one of these for         D16 editing/viewing, printing, copying or erasing. The last file     D16 listed, (or the only one if there are NO other files available)  D62 is the NEW FILE. This option will prompt you for a new file    D16 name (without the extension) and take you straight into the      D16 editor. See chapter 23 for more information on using the editor. D!!                                                                  D$Reconciliation                                                     D!! Reconciliation                                                  D16 Reconciling a checking account with a bank statement can be done D16 using the following procedure. From the Check Register Menu pressD62 Home, then press U to highlight the first uncleared          D16 transaction. Look for this transaction in the current bank       D62 statement. If found, press K to mark the transaction as newly  D16 cleared. The cursor will automatically advance to the next       D16 uncleared transaction. (The automatic advancement can be turned  D62 off in the Check Register Setup Options.) If not found, press UD16 to highlight the next uncleared transaction. Repeat this         D62 procedure until all the transactions in the bank statement haveD16 been matched by newly cleared transactions in the Check Register.D62 Do not forget to enter the bank charges. Now press Ctrl-B and  D62 enter the ending balance from the bank statement. Press F10  D16 to begin the reconciliation. If the reconciliation fails the     D62 difference will be displayed. Press Esc to review the newly    D62 cleared transactions, or press F10 a to enter a corrective     D16 transaction which will allow the account to balance.             D31 Manual reference: Pages 115-117                                  D!!                                                                  D$                                                                   D!! Printing check                                                   D20 Overview                                                        D16 CheckStar IV prints CHECKS and YOU get to pick the style! You do D16 not need to buy special checks. In CheckStar IV you can customizeD16 a check layout to fit virtually any check. If your printer can   D62 micro step the paper advance and hold on to the checks you are D16 using, you are virtually guaranteed a good fit. Even without the D62 micro step feature (which most all dot matrix, daisy wheel and D16 laser jet printers have), if your printer can hold the check,    D16 CheckStar IV can print it.                                       D16                                                                  D16 Before you get started printing checks, you must first set up    D16 your printer and configure your check layouts. Set up the printerD62 to print checks as explained in the chapter Printer setup. The D16 next section describes how to configure a check layout.          D16                                                                  D!! Configuring check layout                                        D16 CheckStar IV uses a simple but effective technique to format its D16 data. It uses a standard ASCII file as a template. You will be   D16 using CheckStar IV's built-in editor to create and/or modify the D16 layout. The layout consists of special commands (with the first  D62 character an @ sign) or fixed messages (everything else).      D16 Special commands have two purposes. They define what data is to  D16 be included in the layout and where it is to go. See chapter 10  D16 for step-by-step procedure on how to configure a check layout.   D!!                                                                  D20 Printing check                                                  D16 After you have set up your printer and laid out your check, you  D16 are ready to print checks. Here is how it is done.               D16                                                                  D62 Press 1 from the Main Menu. If not yet entered, enter the checkD62 you want to print. Highlight this check and press Ctrl-P. The  D62 list of check layouts will appear. Make sure the printer is ON.D62 Highlight your check layout and press Enter.                   D16                                                                  D62 Note: If you want to print Payee/Payor addresses on checks, youD16       must memorize Payee/Payors with their addresses. See       D16       chapter 17 for details.                                    D16                                                                  D20 Printing a group of checks                                      D16 You might want to enter several checks at one time and batch     D16 print them later. Here is how you would do that.                 D16                                                                  D62 Press 1 from the Main Menu. Enter all the checks you want to   D16 print just as you would normally. Block all the checks you want  D62 to batch print using F7 and F8. See the section Blocking    D62 transaction(s) in chapter 8. Other transaction types within theD62 block will be ignored. Press Alt-P. The list of check layouts  D62 will appear. Make sure the printer is ON. Highlight your check D62 layout and press Enter.                                        D16                                                                  D31 Manual reference: Pages 83-90                                    D!!                                                                  D$                                                                   D!! Command Line Options                                             D20 Overview                                                        D16 The extensive use of DOS Command Line Options makes CheckStar IV D16 an exceptional value. You can access the program's internal file D16 viewer, editor, calculators, reminders, Memorized Entries and    D16 even account balances from the DOS prompt - without loading the  D16 entire program! These utilities alone are reason for using       D16 CheckStar IV.                                                    D16                                                                  D16 If you are in CheckStar IV, you will need to quit the program by D62 pressing Q from the Main Menu. At the DOS prompt, check to see D16 that you are in the drive/directory where the CheckStar IV       D16 program is located. We will be trying different Command Line     D16 Options from here.                                               D16                                                                  D20 Reminders                                                       D16 If you want a quick way to check your reminders without going    D16 through the entire CheckStar IV installation try the following:  D62 At the DOS prompt, type CS R and press Enter. Your CheckStar D16 IV reminders will immediately come into view.                    D16                                                                  D20 Memorized Entries                                               D16 If you want a quick review of your Memorized Entries, the CommandD62 Line Option you should use is CS M. Enter this option as beforeD16 from the DOS prompt.                                             D16                                                                  D20 Calculators                                                     D16 The three calculators found in CheckStar IV can be accessed in   D62 the same way. Entering CS C will load the conventional four    D62 function calculator. If you enter CS A, you will directly enterD62 the Algebraic Expression Evaluator. The command CS F will pop  D16 up the Financial Calculator for your immediate use.              D16                                                                  D20 Calendar                                                        D62 How about a quick look at the Calendar? Enter the command CS L D16 and there it is. You will even see your reminders and Memorized  D16 Entries marked with little dots on the corresponding days they   D16 are due.                                                         D16                                                                  D20 Editor                                                          D16 There is always a need for a good, quick text editor to create orD16 modify batch files, etc. You may already know that CheckStar IV  D16 has such an editor. However you don't have to run CheckStar IV toD62 use it. Just type the command CS E. The editor will ask you if D62 you want to create a file using the default name NEWFILE.TXT.  D62 If you answer Y, you will go straight into the editor. To edit D16 a particular file, you would type the file name following the    D16 command.                                                         D16                                                                  D16 For example, the command below would let a hard disk user edit   D16 his AUTOEXEC batch file. Example: CS E C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT          D16                                                                  D16 If you need a list of the files from which to choose, use the    D62 following example. Example: CS E *.*                            D16                                                                  D16 You can also use wild card designators as well as drive and path D62 assignments as in the following example. Example: CS E C:\*.BAT D16 This would list all files on drive C: with extensions of BAT fromD16 which you can choose to edit.                                    D16                                                                  D20 File viewer                                                     D16 CheckStar IV also offers you a text file viewing utility. This   D16 one can be accessed from the DOS command line in the same way as D62 the editor. Simply substitute the E with a V in the command  D16 of your choice. All the examples apply.                          D16                                                                  D62 Examples: CS V C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT                                  D62           CS V *.*                                              D62           CS V C:\*.BAT                                         D16                                                                  D20 Redirect data path                                              D16 If you wish to run CheckStar IV using a data path you don't      D16 normally access, use the following Command Line Option to        D16 redirect CheckStar IV's data path.                               D62 CS D <CheckStar IV data location>                               D16 You can use this capability to review data that may be archived  D16 on a diskette or in a separate subdirectory on your hard drive.  D62 Example: CS D C:\CS\BACKUP                                      D16                                                                  D20 What are the Command Line Options?                              D16 If you can't remember any other CheckStar IV Command Line        D62 Options, just remember this one. CS ? Using this option will   D16 give you a listing of all the Command Line Options CheckStar IV  D16 offers.                                                          D16                                                                  D31 Manual reference: Pages 211-213                                  D!!                                                                  D$DosFileHelp                                                        D!! DOS Drives, File Names and Directories                           D20 Disk Drives                                                    D16 Disk drives are assigned letter names in DOS followed by a colon.D16 The first floppy drive found by DOS during bootup is assigned theD62 letter A:. The next is assigned the letter B:. The first hardD62 drive found is assigned the letter C:, the next is D:, etc.  D16                                                                  D20 File names                                                     D16 Each file in DOS has a name composed of one to eight characters  D16 with an optional three character extension. When used, the       D16 extension follows the name and is separated with a period as in  D62 the example BUSINESS.DAT. Certain characters can NOT be used inD16 filenames, but all letters and numbers can be used, with no      D16 differentiation being made by DOS between lower and upper case   D16 letters.                                                         D16                                                                  D20 Directories                                                    D16 Since there can be quite a few files on a disk, there is a       D16 structure provided which allows files to be organized. This      D16 structure is referred to as a subdirectory structure. Files can bD16 grouped in subdirectories according to their function. The main  D16 directory from which subdirectories are built is called the      D62 ROOT directory. Each disk when formatted has a ROOT directory  D16 which remains un-named. Subdirectories are named in similar      D16 fashion to DOS file names except they aren't assigned extensions.D16 Since any subdirectory can have another subdirectory within it,  D16 there is a DOS convention which defines each subdirectory in     D16 terms of its parent directory. Thus a subdirectory's name is a   D16 concatenation of its own name and those of its parents. The namesD62 are separated by a special character, the \ or backslash. Thus D62 if DIRECT1 is a subdirectory under DIRECT2, its complete DOS D62 name would be \DIRECT2\DIRECT1.                                D16                                                                  D20 The DOS Path                                                   D16 It is no surprise to learn that when DOS needs to find a file,   D16 it uses all the information above together to create a name      D16 complete with the drive, location and filename. In this example  D62 C:\DOS\FORMAT.COM it can be seen that the Drive is C:, the   D62 subdirectory is \DOS and the file name is FORMAT.COM. Normal   D16 convention when naming only the DOS Path without a filename does D62 not require the trailing \.                                    D16                                                                  D16 For complete details on DOS drives, directories and filenames,   D16 refer to DOS reference manuals.                                  D!!                                                                  D$UserSetupOptionsMenu                                               D!! User Setup Options Menu                                          D16 The User Setup Options Menu is divided into four groups. Their   D16 area of reference in CheckStar IV is explicit in their names.    D62 Highlight your choice and press Enter.                         D!!                                                                  D$UserPreferences                                                    D!! User Setup Options                                               D20 Introduction                                                   D16 CheckStar IV offers you more user definable options that most    D16 programs you will ever try. You may not need these options       D16 initially which is why we have chosen defaults for you. But as   D16 you continue to use the program, customizing these user options  D16 can help increase your productivity and make CheckStar IV more   D16 intuitive for you personally. This chapter will list and briefly D16 define each option. You can use it as a reference when a questionD16 arises, or simply read through it to increase your familiarity   D16 with the available CheckStar IV options.                         D16                                                                  D20 Option Selection Methods                                       D16 There are three basic entry methods used to configure options.   D62 When you want to change an option, highlight it (using the Up   D62 & Down arrow keys) and press Enter. The option window will   D16 appear and the current selected option will be visible. It will  D16 appear either as a HIGHLIGHTED selection, a TAGGED selection, or D16 a TYPED selection.                                               D16                                                                  D62 1: Highlighted selections                                      D16    The HIGHLIGHTED selection is used where only ONE of several   D16    options can be chosen. To change this option, just move the   D62    cursor to highlight the option of your choice. The Enter    D16    key will hide the option window and save your option.         D16                                                                  D62 2: Tagged selections                                           D16    The TAGGED selections are used where more than one of several D16    options can be chosen. To make your selections, highlight an  D62    option and press Spacebar to tag or untag that option. A    D16    marker will appear at the left of each tagged option. The     D62    Enter or Esc keys will hide the option window and save    D16    your options.                                                 D16                                                                  D62 3: Typed selections                                            D16    The TYPED selections are used in situations too general for   D16    predefined selections. This would include DOS filenames or    D16    paths, or numerical entries. These options appear as a single D16    entry line. You can edit the current entry or erase it and    D62    type in a new one. The Enter or Esc keys also save this   D16    entry.                                                        D16 See chapter 22 for detailed information on each user options.    D31 Manual reference: Pages 185-199                                  D!!                                                                  D$SettingUpCheckPrinter                                              D!! Printer setup for printing checks                                D20 Selecting printer port                                         D62 From the Check Register Menu, press Ctrl-Z. Highlight the      D16 printer port to which your printer is connected and press        D62 Enter. The most common selection is LPT1. If you select either D16 COM1 or COM2, enter the "Serial Printer Information" requested   D62 and press F10.                                                 D16                                                                  D20 Selecting printer driver                                       D16 At this point you will be prompted to select a printer driver. IfD16 you added a new printer driver choose that driver or highlight a D16 printer driver which most closely approximates your printer type D62 and press Enter.                                               D16                                                                  D62 Press F10 to save the setup information you have entered.      D31 Manual reference: Pages 73-79                                    D!!                                                                  D$SettingUpReportPrinter                                             D!! Printer setup for printing reports                               D20 Selecting printer port                                         D62 From the Reports Menu, press Ctrl-Z. Highlight the printer portD62 to which your printer is connected and press Enter. The most   D16 common selection is LPT1. If you select either COM1 or COM2,     D62 enter the "Serial Printer Information" requested and press F10.D16                                                                  D20 Selecting printer driver                                       D16 If you added a new printer driver choose that driver or highlightD16 a printer driver which most closely represents your printer type D62 and press Enter.                                               D16                                                                  D20 Setting up printer to print graphs                             D62 If you are going to be printing graphs, press Y at the prompt. D16 Once again select your graphics printer (probably the same one   D16 you selected in the last screen).                                D16                                                                  D16 Select the resolution you want. The better the resolution the    D16 sharper the graph but the longer it will take to print.          D16                                                                  D16 Now type the graph width and length in inches. The default or    D16 initial settings are 1.5 by 1.5 inches.                          D16                                                                  D16 Finally, select the Portrait or Landscape graphics mode. In the  D16 Landscape mode, the graphic image is wider than it is tall. In   D16 the Portrait mode, the graphic image is taller than it is wide.  D16                                                                  D62 Press F10 to save and exit.                                    D31 Manual reference: Pages 73-79                                    D!!                                                                  D$Horizontal&VerticalLock                                            D16 Horizontal and Vertical lock                                     D16 The Horizontal and Vertical locking feature allows you to keep   D16 portions of the screen still while other portions scroll. This   D16 allows you to keep column and/or row HEADERS visible while the   D16 DATA scrolls past. Some of CheckStar IV's reports pop up with    D16 this feature enabled. While viewing reports or text files, press D16 V (Vertical lock) or H (Horizontal lock). After selecting    D62 Horizontal or Vertical lock command, press LeftArrow or        D62 RightArrow and you will see the edge of the window move left D62 or right. When you hit Enter, the window scroll point is lockedD16 in that position.                                                D$                                                                   D!! Registering your copy of CheckStar IV                            D16 Before you get more involved with installing and learning        D16 CheckStar IV, please take a moment and fill out the enclosed     D16 yellow registration card.                                        D16                                                                  D20 Benefits of registering                                         D62    In return, we will provide you the password that you will  D62     use one time to register your copy of CheckStar IV for     D62     free. When you type in this password, CheckStar IV will    D62     automatically change the text New User or Demo User to   D16     your name or the company name that you will provide to us.   D62    Registered users get free technical support (8 am - 5 pm   D16     Central Time, Mon - Fri (713) 464-3713).                     D62    You will receive information about program upgrades and    D16     other special offers!                                        D16                                                                  D16 Your completed registration card is your personal link to us     D16 and our link to you!                                             D16                                                                  D20 Here is how to use the password                                 D62  When we send you the password, run CheckStar IV.             D62  From the Main Menu, press Ctrl-R.                          D62  Type the password and press Enter.                         D!!                                                                  D$PasswordR                                                          D16 Password to register CheckStar IV                                D16 Type the password that we provided to register your copy of      D62 CheckStar IV and press Enter. If you do not have a password,   D16 please take a moment and fill out the enclosed yellow            D16 registration card. In return, we will send you the password at   D16 no charge.                                                       D$PasswordU                                                          D16 Password to run CheckStar IV                                     D62 Type the password and press Enter.                             D$                                                                   D!! Memorizing transaction                                          D62 Press F1 now and select Adding Memorized Entry item.         D!!                                                                  D!! Exchanging data disks                                           D62 Press F1 now and select Logging on to different data locationD16 item.                                                            D!!                                                                  D$N/A                                                                D62   Sorry, the help is not available at this location.          D62   Please refer to your manual.                                