This introduces: EZ Software's: EXPENSE TRACKING - Version # 4 Use EXPENSE TRACKING to keep track of your home or business expenses. Use its ez-to-get and understand reports for tax preparation purposes. Expense Tracking - Version # 4 is FREE! You can use it for FREE. You can distribute it freely. Hopefully, you will find it useful. * -> To install from drive A, type and enter: a:install * -> To install from drive B, type and enter: b:installb * -> To install from a CD-ROM DIR, type & enter: installx A directory named C:\EZX will be made, and files will be copied there. Also, a small bat file named EZX.BAT, will be copied to the C:\ DIR. * -> To use, type and enter: ezx ANY USER ASSUMES THE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY AND ALL RESULTS For use on an IBM compatible XT/286/386/486 computer with hard disk. The C:\CONFIG.SYS file should have lines similar to the following: files=20 and buffers=22. The numbers can be larger. EZ SOFTWARE also produces EZ Business. EZ Business is an ez-to-use package for non accountants. It has: a Point of Sale and Accounts Receivable module, an Integrated Inventory module, an Income and Expenses module, and an Accounts Payable and Wage Tracking module. More information on EZ Business is at the bottom of this file. ******************************************************************* EZ Software's: Expense Tracking has many features: EZ to add, scan, and fix expense data. EZ to add or modify 28 expense category names and numbers. EZ on-screen-display of up to 28 expense categories in alpha order to help posting accuracy. EZ to scan all data, or data by category for review and edit. EZ to print LISTINGS of expenses for one or more categories for one or more months. EZ to print TOTALS of expense for one or more categories for one or more months. The following details of the major screens are presented to show many but not all of the options available to the user. They are modified versions of the real-time screens. MAIN MENU OPTIONS 1 - Add, Fix, View Expenses 2 - Get Reports, Dump Old Data 3 - Set Expense Categories/Codes 4 - Set Date, Reindex, Copy x - Exit ADD - FIX - VIEW SCREEN a = Add Expense Items b = Scan-Fix Items for All Cat's c = Scan-Fix Items for One Cat d = Scan-Fix Items in Entry Order x = Exit R E P O R T S -- S C R E E N 1 = Total Items: All __ or Category __ For Mo __ thru Mo __ 2 = Total Items: All __ or Category __ for Mo __ Dy __ thru Mo __ Dy __ 3 = Print Items: All __ or Category __ for Mo __ thru Mo __ 4 = Dump Items: for Mo __ thru Mo __ Screen For Setting Category Names And #'s Once Category NUMBERS are set and data is entered, don't change them here, or Category totaling which is done by Category # will get messed up. Name changes are OK. New names and C#'s are ok. Check your bills or your last tax return for possible Catagories. Leave a blank or two between groups of like items (lights, water, disposal). Also use easy-to-press #'s like 11,12,12,22,23,24,etc. Print and save this screen (Shift-Print Screen) for a reference. Category C# Category C# Category C# Category C# ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ ____________ __ The following examples show first: how items can be added and then, how they are put in alpha order by the system for screen prompting. Entries were made based on volume, importance, and/or preference. SHOWN AS ENTERED: Category C# Category C# Category C# Category C# MORTGAGE.... 44 TAXES....... 55 WATER....... 67 HOME EQUITY. 88 RENT........ 45 LICENSE FEES 56 DISPOSAL.... 68 REPAIRS..... 89 ............ .. INSURANCE... 57 HEAT........ 69 SERVICES.... 90 ............ .. LOANS....... 58 ............ .. ............ .. FOOD........ 47 ............ .. PARKING..... 78 CHARGE ACCTS 98 ............ .. ............ .. ............ .. VISA........ 99 ............ .. LIGHTS...... 66 MISC........ 80 ............ .. SHOWN AS SCREEN PROMPTS: CHARGE ACCTS- 98 LIGHTS------ 66 SERVICES---- 90 DISPOSAL----- 68 LOANS------- 58 TAXES------- 55 FOOD--------- 44 MISC-------- 80 VISA-------- 99 HEAT--------- 69 MORTGAGE---- 44 WATER------- 67 HOME EQUITY-- 88 PARKING----- 78 INSURANCE---- 57 RENT-------- 45 LICENSE FEES- 56 REPAIRS----- 89 Mo Dy EXPENSE ITEM C# CATEGORY AMOUNT __ __ _____________________ __ ............ ......0.00 __ __ _____________________ __ ............ ......0.00 __ __ _____________________ __ ............ ......0.00 __ __ _____________________ __ ............ ......0.00 __ __ _____________________ __ ............ ......0.00 Mo Dy EXPENSE ITEM C# CATEGORY AMOUNT Enter Dy if needed. Make entries and PgDn, or PgDn to exit ********************************************************************* EZ SOFTWARE also produces EZ BUSINESS. EZ Business is an ez-to-use business package for non accountants. It includes: - Point of Sale and Accounts Receivable - Fully integrated Inventory - Accounts Payable and Wage Tracking - Income and Expenses EZ Business makes good looking plain paper: Estimates, Invoices, Packing Slips, Bills, and a variety of ez to understand reports. EZ Business is menu driven, has "on screen" prompts, "on board" docs, and built in "error checking" to help prevent errors. No accounting is required. Installation is automatic. Registration is nineteen dollars ($19.00). With registration, you will get the current version, a printed manual, and three months of limited support. You will also get three free software items. EZ Business runs on a 286/386/486 computer w. 640K RAM. A dot matrix printer is needed for labels/cards. EZ Business comes on a 1.2 Meg 5 1/4 or 1.44 Meg 3 1/2 disk. Runs from DOS 2 & up. EZ Business is a must for every home business, small business, club, Church, other organization, or any one needing software to run a business or keep track of income and expenses. A more complete description of the EZ Business system is in a file in the \EZX directory. The file name is MONEY.TXT. EZ Software also produces a text file viewer called SCAN. SCAN views, copies, or deletes text type files. It can edit small text type files. Registration is only $5.00. EZ SOFTWARE 1222 144TH ST SE MILL CREEK, WA 98012 206/338-5935 M - F 9am to 1pm Pacific Time