====================================================================== Client Biller Version 2.5 January 1996 ====================================================================== Thanks for using Client Biller, a list of new features in this version is at the bottom of this file. If you have not installed Client Biller, do the following: ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. Insert the diskette in drive A: (or drive B: depending on system). 2a. (For Windows 3.x) Click File | Run... in Program Manager's menu. 2b. (For Windows 95) Click Start | Run... on the Taskbar. 3. Type A:\INSTALL and press Enter. 4. The Client Biller Install program will start. 5. If you're upgrading a previous version, be sure to use the same directory you used for the original installation. To register Client Biller contact: ---------------------------------- NEW Software PO Box 57336 Jacksonville, FL 32241-7336 Phone: (904) 292-2815 Email: newsw@netcom.com Options Registering Client Biller --------------------------------- You can register Client Biller two ways: * Get a License for the version you are using ($24.99). -or- * Get a License and have the latest version mailed to you ($29.99). Print out the ORDER.FRM file or see the "Order Form" section in the Help for Client Biller. You can also use Visa or MasterCard to register over the phone. Call us at: (904) 292-2815. When you register with a credit card we can give you your License Code over the phone immediately. Frequently Asked Questions (more in the online Help document) ------------------------------------------------------------- Q. How can I use more than 8 invoices and 3 clients? A. Register the program and your license code will "unlock" the program and allow as many invoices and clients as you want. Q. I already paid someone for this disk, why do I have to register with you? A. Shareware vendors and electronic services can distribute or sell software like Client Biller any way they like. It is only when you register that the program's authors are paid for their work. Q. Can I register by phone? by e-mail? A. Yes, call us at (904) 292-2815 with a Visa or MasterCard. By e-mail, send the same information on the order form to us at: newsw@netcom.com. Q. Do you have a World Wide Web page? an FTP site? A. This is in progress, check with us via e-mail to see if it is completed. Q. Will I get a printed manual in the mail? A. Since every window has a context sensitive Help button and we offer free phone support, we felt a printed manual would be redundant and drive costs up. Q. Will you accepts Purchase Orders? A. Yes, from Fortune 500 companies, government institutions and universities. Q. Will I be notified about upgrades? A. Yes, you will receive notice in the mail for major upgrades. What's New for Client Biller Version 2.5 ---------------------------------------- 1. Fixed a problem with searching for customer names. 2. Now when you enter a new client, that client remains the active selection. 3. The invoice print preview is optional. 4. Invoice printing was completely rewritten to offer the following new features: a. Now you can use "non-fixed" fonts in the body of the invoice. b. A carriage return in a charge description is no longer ignored. c. Print preview can show any page of the invoice. d. The invoice total and notes now print at the bottom. 5. Now you can export the text of an invoice to the Windows Clipboard. 6. Fixed the limit on long client names in the Invoice Overview list. 7. Fixed a problem where multiple invoice printing would always try to print the envelopes too. 8. Now Client Biller will optionally remind you to backup every seven days. 9. Fix a bug where Client Biller would not start minimized. 10. Added support for Canadian GST & PST taxes. 11. Fixed a bug that made it possible to create a blank client. 12. Added the ability to type "H" in the amount field of a charge to treat the number as an hour figure. If you type "2.5h" as an amount, Client Biller will replace that with 2.5 times the Hourly Rate for that Client. 13. Added more hours to the drop down list of hours. 14. The program will warn you before you make changed to an invoice marked as mailed. 15. All major windows remember their position on the screen and will re-appear there on subsequent use. 16. Button to move to the next client with unpaid invoices. 17. Added a window to show extra information about an invoice. 18. Added "Version Information" to the EXE file for Windows 95 and Windows NT. 19. Backup and Restore now remembers the drive you usually use. 20. Now you can make a duplicate of a client (on the Utilities menu). 21. Added support for partial payments to an invoice. 22. Added a field in the invoice for expenses (COGS) for that invoice. This allows computation of profit for invoices in reports and graphs. 23. Fixed a bug with long company names in the client list. 24. Added "Overdue" and "Copy" as stampings on an invoice. 25. Fixed a bug with Windows 95 where Client Biller would send invoices to the wrong printer. 26. The program remembers the last settings used for a report. 27. You can print out an "Address Book" type listing of all your clients. 28. The Advanced Setup window lets you override the printer driver in envelope printing. 29. Fixed out of memory problems with Monthly and Client reports. 30. Fixed a problem where purging old reminders did not work if there was only one reminder to purge. 31. Now you can copy the Calendar and the Graph to the Windows Clipboard. 32. Fixed a couple of problems with the Graph display. See WHATSNEW.25 file for all the changes in previous versions.