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Child Support Tracker for Windows - Shareware Edition

About CSTW

Add Button (Child/Recipient Information Box)

Add Button (Entries Window)

Browse Buttons

Change Button (Child/Recipient Information Box)

Change Button (Entries Window)

Child/Recipient Information Button (Entries Window)

Child Support Tracker for Windows (help)

Close

Delete Button (Child/Recipient Information Box)

Delete Button (Entries Window)

Detail

Entries

Exit

File Menu Group

Help Menu Group

Import Payment Button (Entries Window)

New

Open

Print Button (Entries Window)

Registration Form

Reports Menu Group

Summary


File Menu Group

The File menu group contains the following options:

New

Open

Close

Entries

Exit


Reports Menu Group

The Reports menu group contains the following options:

Detail

Summary


Help Menu Group

The Help menu group contains the following options:

Child Support Tracker for Windows (help)

About CSTW


New

There is a two-part process when creating a new child support payment file.

For each payment file there must also be an accompanying information record

in the Child/Recipient Information file.  This is what you must do:

Step One: Click the File menu group and click New.  The Child/Recipient Information

box is opened.  Fill in the information and add the record to the file.  Click the Exit

button to close the Child/Recipient Information box.

Step Two: The New File box is immediately opened.  Enter the name of the new file in

the File Name field.  All files must end with a .CSW extension.  Click the OK button.

The Entries window is opened.  To abort the new file process, click the Cancel button.

Warning: Existing payment file names will be displayed in gray in the file list.

If you select a grayed file name you will DESTROY the contents of that file

and an EMPTY file with the same name will be opened.


Open

To open a payment file, click the File menu group and click Open.  The Open

File window is opened.  Double-click on the directory your file is in.  Select

the file you wish to open from the file list and double-click its name or click

the file name once and click the OK button.  Click the Cancel button to abort the

file open process and close the window.  All files must end with a .CSW extension.


Close

To close a payment file, click the File menu group and click Close.  The current

payment file is closed.

The Child/Recipient Information file is automatically closed when the Exit

button is pressed in the dialog box.


Entries

The Entries window is where you enter you child support payment information.

THE ENTRIES WINDOW CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING FIELDS:

Payment Date - Date the payment was made.  The current date is supplied, but

may be edited.  The format for the Payment Date field is MM/DD/YYYY.

Payment Amount - The amount of your child support payment.

Amount Paid - The amount you paid for child support.

THE ENTRIES WINDOW ALSO CONTAINS THESE BUTTONS:

Current Date - places the current date in the Payment Amount field.  The cursor

is placed in the Payment Amount field.

Import Payment - Places the child support payment amount in the Payment Amount

and Amount Paid fields.

Child/Recipient Information - Opens the Child/Recipient Information box to display/edit

information.

Browse Buttons - Used to locate and display file records.

Add - Add a new payment record to a file.

Change - Modify payment record information in a file.

Delete - Remove a payment record from a file.

Clear - Clear the entry fields in the Entries window.

Print - Display print options for payment file records.

Help - Displays this help article.

Exit - Closes the Entries window


Exit

The Exit menu option closes an open file (if a file is open) and displays

the author's message.  Clicking the Continue button from the author's

message box displays the Registration Form/Exit dialog box.  Click the

Exit button to end the program and return to Windows.


Detail

To access the Detail reports, you must first open the payment file you wish

to report on.  The following information is displayed in the Detail reports:

Current date, page number, child name, report type, payment date, payment

amount, amount paid, annual total, cumulative total, yearly subtotals,

grand totals

The three Detail report options are:

Detail Report - Complete File

Detail Report - Year

Detail Report - Date Range

Detail Report - Complete File

This report option generates a report for the entire payment file.  Click the

Detail Report - Complete File radio button and click the Continue button.

A dialog box will open displaying all of the child names in the Child/Recipient

Information file.  Highlight the correct name and click Continue.  To abort

the process, click the Cancel button.

A printbox will open allowing you to select the printer to send your output to.

When you are ready to print, click the OK button.  A message will be displayed

showing the percentage of the print file generated.  To abort the print process,

click the Cancel button from the printbox.

After the report has been created you will be returned to the Detail report options

dialog box.

Detail Report - Year

This report option generates a report for a given year.  Click the Detail Report -

Year radio button and click the Continue button.

A dialog box will open prompting you to enter a 4-digit year into an entry field.

Enter the year you wish to report on (such as 1993) and click the Continue button

or Exit button to abort the process.

A dialog box will open displaying all of the child names in the Child/Recipient

Information file.  Highlight the correct name and click Continue.  To abort

the process, click the Cancel button.

A printbox will open allowing you to select the printer to send your output to.

When you are ready to print, click the OK button.  A message will be displayed

showing the percentage of the print file generated.  To abort the print process,

click the Cancel button from the printbox.

After the report has been created you will be returned to the Year entry dialog

box.  Click the Exit button to return to the Detail report options dialog box.

Detail Report - Date Range

This report option generates a report for a given date range.  Click the Detail

Report - Date Range radio button and click the Continue button.

A dialog box will open prompting you to enter a beginning, or "From" date, in

MM/YYYY format and an ending, or "To" date in the same format.  Click the

Continue button to generate the report or Exit to abort the process.

A dialog box will open displaying all of the child names in the Child/Recipient

Information file.  Highlight the correct name and click Continue.  To abort

the process, click the Cancel button.

A printbox will open allowing you to select the printer to send your output to.

When you are ready to print, click the OK button.  A message will be displayed

showing the percentage of the print file generated.  To abort the print process,

click the Cancel button from the printbox.

After the report has been created you will be returned to the Date Range Dialog

Box.   Click the Exit button to return to the Detail report options dialog box.

To exit the Detail options window, click the Exit button or close the window.


Summary

To access the Summary reports, you must first open the payment file you wish

to report on.  The following information is displayed in the Summary reports:

Current Date, page number, child name, report type, year, total payments (year),

total payment amount (year), percentage of file report (year), grand totals

The three Summary report options are:

Summary Report - Complete File

Summary Report - Year

Summary Report - Date Range

Summary Report - Complete File

This report option generates a report for the entire payment file.  Click the

Summary Report - Complete File radio button and click the Continue button.

A dialog box will open displaying all of the child names in the Child/Recipient

Information file.  Highlight the correct name and click Continue.  To abort

the process, click the Cancel button.

A printbox will open allowing you to select the printer to send your output to.

When you are ready to print, click the OK button.  A message will be displayed

showing the percentage of the print file generated.  To abort the print process,

click the Cancel button from the printbox.

After the report has been created you will be returned to the Summary report options

dialog box.

Summary Report - Year

This report option generates a report for a given year.  Click the Summary Report -

Year radio button and click the Continue button.

A dialog box will open prompting you to enter a 4-digit year into an entry field.

Enter the year you wish to report on (such as 1993) and click the Continue button

or Exit button to abort the process.

A dialog box will open displaying all of the child names in the Child/Recipient

Information file.  Highlight the correct name and click Continue.  To abort

the process, click the Cancel button.

A printbox will open allowing you to select the printer to send your output to.

When you are ready to print, click the OK button.  A message will be displayed

showing the percentage of the print file generated.  To abort the print process,

click the Cancel button from the printbox.

After the report has been created you will be returned to the Year entry dialog

box.  Click the Exit button to return to the Summary report options dialog

box.

Summary Report - Date Range

This report option generates a report for a given date range.  Click the Summary

Report - Date Range radio button and click the Continue button.

A dialog box will open prompting you to enter a beginning, or "From" date, in

MM/YYYY format and an ending, or "To" date in the same format.  Click the

Continue button to generate the report or Exit to abort the process.

A dialog box will open displaying all of the child names in the Child/Recipient

Information file.  Highlight the correct name and click Continue.  To abort

the process, click the Cancel button.

A printbox will open allowing you to select the printer to send your output to.

When you are ready to print, click the OK button.  A message will be displayed

showing the percentage of the print file generated.  To abort the print process,

click the Cancel button from the printbox.

After the report has been created you will be returned to the Date Range Dialog

Box.   Click the Exit button to return to the Summary report options dialog

box.

To exit the Summary options window, click the Exit button or close the window.


Child Support Tracker for Windows (help)

Select this option to display the CSTW help file or press F1.


About CSTW

This menu option displays the title/version/credits window.


Import Payment Button (Entries Window)

The Import Payment button makes it easier and faster to enter the values in

the Payment Amount and Amount Paid fields by placing the value in the fields for

you.  This value is extracted from the Child/Recipient Information file.

To import a payment value click the Import Payment button.  A dialog box is

opened displaying a scrollable list containing all the child support payment

amounts for each child in the Child/Recipient Information file.  If you are paying

support for only one child only one value is displayed in the list.

Highlight the proper payment amount for the file and click the Continue button.

The amount is placed in both the Payment Amount and Amount Paid fields and

the cursor is placed in the Documentation field.  To abort the import process,

click the Cancel button.


Child/Recipient Information Button (Entries Window)

Child/Recipient Information

The Child/Recipient Information box is used to retain specific information

regarding your child support obligation.

The Child/Recipient Information box can is accessed in two ways:

When a new payment file is opened, before the New file box is displayed,

the Child/Recipient Information box is opened.  Enter the information for the

new child's obligation and add the record to the file.  Each child's

payment file MUST have an accompanying Child/Recipient Information

record.  After exiting the Child/Recipient Information box the New file box

is opened.

Clicking the Child/Recipient Information button from the Entries window

displays the Child/Recipient Information box.

THE CHILD/RECIPIENT INFORMATION BOX CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING FIELDS:

Child's Name - Entry field for the child's name

Child's SSN - Entry field for the child's Social Security number

Order Date - Entry field for the payment order date in MM/DD/YYYY format

Payment Amount - Entry field for the child support payment amount

Support Recipient's Name - Entry field for the name of the support recipient

Case # - Entry field for the court case number

File # - Entry field for the court file number

Civil # - Entry field for the civil number

Child's Status - Radio button indicating minor or full-time student status.

Click on the appropriate selection to highlight it (dot appears in circle).

Payment Destination - Radio button indicating payment is through the courts,

paid to the custodial parent, or paid under a special arrangement.  Click on

the appropriate selection to highlight it (dot appears in circle).

Frequency - Radio button indicating the payment is made monthly, annually,

or on another schedule.  Click on the appropriate selection to highlight it

(dot appears in circle).

Health insurance provided for child - Radio button used to indicate whether

or not the support provider is providing health insurance for the child.

Click on (dot appears in circle) to indicate insurance is provided or leave

blank to indicate insurance is not being provided.

THE CHILD/RECIPIENT INFORMATION BOX CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING BUTTONS:

Browse Buttons - Used to locate and display file records.

Add - Add a new information record to the file.

Change - Modify record information in the file.

Delete - Remove a record from the file.

Clear - Clears all entry fields and blanks all radio buttons.

Print - Prints the currently displayed record.

Help - Displays this help article.

Exit - Closes the Child/Recipient Information box.


Browse Buttons

These buttons are used to browse both the Entries and Child/Recipient Information

files:

" I< " - Displays the first record (if there is one) in the file

" < " - Displays the previous record (if there is one) in the file

" > " - Displays the next record (if there is one) in the file

" >I " - Displays the last record (if there is one) in the file


Add Button (Entries Window)

To add a record to a payment file:

1.  Enter the payment date in the Payment Date field or click the Current Date

button to place the current date in the field.

2.  Enter your child support payment amount in the Payment Amount field, or if the

payment amount and your amount paid are the same you can click the Import Payment

button to place the value in both the Payment Amount and Amount Paid fields.

3.  Enter the amount you paid in the Amount Paid field.  This step is unnecessary if

you used the Import Payment method.

4.  Make an entry of up to 300 characters in the Documentation field (optional).

5.  Click the Add button.

A message will be displayed showing the record was added to the file.

NOTE: The Shareware version only allows FIVE ( 5 ) records to be added to

a payment file.  To use this program without this restriction, you must

register with the author.


Change Button (Entries Window)

To save changes to a payment file record:

1.  Locate the record to be changed using the Browse Buttons.

2.  Make your changes to the record information.

3.  Click the Change button.

A message will be displayed showing the file record was updated.


Delete Button (Entries Window)

To delete a payment file record:

1.  Locate the record to be deleted using the Browse Buttons.

2.  Click the Delete button.

3.  A confirmation box will give you a "second chance" to end the delete

process.  Click Yes to delete the record or NO to abort the process.

After the record is deleted a message is displayed showing the record was

deleted and the database was "packed" (optimized for size so as not to have

"holes" in it).


Print Button (Entries Window)

Clicking the Print button from the Entries window provides three options

for printing payment file records.  They are:

Print All Records

Print Range of Records

Print Current Record

Print All Records

Selecting this option creates a print file of all the records in the payment file.

The records print in the same format as they appear in the Entries window, except

the buttons are not printed.  If you have a large file with many records this option

could take several minutes to print, depending on your software and hardware

capabilities.  An alternative might be printing ranges of records using the Print

Range of Records option.

Click the Print All Records button.  A printbox will open allowing you to select the

printer to send your output to.  When you are ready to print, click the OK button.

A message will be displayed showing the percentage of the print file generated.  To

abort the print process, click the Cancel button from the printbox.

Print Range of Records (REGISTERED VERSION ONLY)

Select this option to print a section of a payment file.  Ranges can be as large

as the entire file, or as small as an individual record.  Large ranges of records

can take several minutes to process, depending on your software and hardware

capabilities.

Click the Print Range of Records button.  A dialog box will open displaying the

total number of records in the file and entry fields for you to enter your print

range into.  Enter the beginning record number of your print range in the "From"

field and the ending record number in the "To" field.  Click the Continue button

to start the print process or click the Exit button to abort the process.

A printbox will open allowing you to select the printer to send your output to.

When you are ready to print, click the OK button.  A message will be displayed

showing the percentage of the print file generated.  To abort the print process,

click the Cancel button from the printbox.

Print Current Record

Selecting this option prints the record currently displayed in the Entries window.

If the entry fields are blank, a message will prompt you to display the record you

wish to print.  Use the Browse Buttons to locate the record to print.

Click the Print Current Record button.  A printbox will open allowing you to

select the printer to send your output to.  When you are ready to print, click

the OK button.  A message will be displayed showing the percentage of the print

file generated.  To abort the print process, click the Cancel button from the

printbox.


Add Button (Child/Recipient Information Box)

To add a record to a Child/Recipient Information file:

1.  Enter the child's name receiving the support in the Child's Name field.

2.  Enter the child's Social Security number in the Child's SSN field.

3.  Enter the payment order date in the Order Date field.

4.  Enter the child support payment amount in the Payment Amount field.

5.  Enter the support recipient's name in the Recipient's Name field.

6.  Enter the court case number in the Case # field.

7.  Enter the court file number in the File # field.

8.  Enter the civil number in the Civil # field.

9.  Select either Minor or Full-time student from the Child's Status

radio button.

10. Select Paid to courts, Paid to child's custodial parent, or Paid under

a special arrangement from the Payment Destination button.

11. Select Monthly, Annually, or Other from the Frequency radio button.

12. Click on the Health insurance provided for child radio button (dot appears

in circle) to indicate insurance is provided or leave blank to indicate no insurance

is provided.

13. Click the Add button.

A message will be displayed showing the record was added to the file.

NOTE: The Shareware version only allows ONE (1) record to be added to

a Child/Recipient Information file.  To use this program without this

restriction, you must register with the author.


Change Button (Child/Recipient Information Box)

To save changes to a Child/Recipient Information file record:

1.  Locate the record to be changed using the Browse Buttons.

2.  Make your changes to the record information.

3.  Click the Change button.

A message will be displayed showing the file record was updated.


Delete Button (Child/Recipient Information Box)

To delete a Child/Recipient Information file record:

1.  Locate the record to be deleted using the Browse Buttons.

2.  Click the Delete button.

3.  A confirmation box will give you a "second chance" to end the delete

process.  Click Yes to delete the record or NO to abort the process.

After the record is deleted a message is displayed showing the record was

deleted and the database was "packed" (optimized for size so as not to have

"holes" in it).


Registration Form

To fill out and print the Registration Form:

1.  Click the Register Program button in the dialog box just after the author's

ending message.

2.  The Registration Form will be displayed with the cursor in the Name field.

Fill out the name and address information by typing in the information and

pressing Enter or the Tab key.

3.  Enter the number of copies of CSTW you wish to purchase in the Number of

Copies field.  For orders of 5 or more copies there is a US$5.00 discount

on each copy!

4.  If you are ordering CSTW from within the U.S., click the USA radio button.

A US$3.50 shipping and handling charge is automatically calculated into the

total amount.  If you are ordering CSTW from outside the U.S., click the

Outside USA radio button.  A US$7.50 shipping and handling charge is added

to all non-U.S. orders.  Incorrect S&H charges will result in your payment

being returned with a reminder to correct and resubmit your order.

5.  Click the Totals button to generate the registration price.  Fees and

discounts are calculated based on the number of copies purchased and your

residence (inside or outside the U.S.).

6.  Click the Print button.  A printbox will open allowing you to select

the printer to send your output to.  When you are ready to print, click the

OK button.  To abort the print process, click the Cancel button from the

printbox.

7.  Be sure to record your Registration Number.  You will need to provide

this number when requesting technical support.

To close the Registration Form dialog box, click the Exit button.