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CHECKBOOK BALANCING SCREEN EDIT FUNCTIONS

CHECKBOOK BALANCING SCREEN FILE FUNCTIONS

CHECKBOOK BALANCING SCREEN LOAD FUNCTIONS

CHECKBOOK BALANCING SCREEN TOOLS FUNCTIONS

Checks/Debits <(>

Deposits/Credits <(>

Bank Statement Date <(>

Ledger Number <(>

If the Checkbook is Out of Balance

Checkbook Balancing - How to Do It

Checkbook Balancing - How to Do It

New record <Ctrl N> Fields in Top of Screen <ALT E> Print balance rep. <Ctrl P> Specified Check Number <ALT J> close lookup <F5> close all lookups<Shift F5> <TOOLS Help . . .> open lookup <F6> 3 Ways to Display Checks<ALT D> alternate lookup <Shift F6> Return a Group of Checks<ALT R> save record <F9> Mark Check as Transfer <ALT T> delete record <Shift F9> Unmark a Check <ALT U> selection screen <F10> go to menu bar <Shift F10> <Load Help . . .> Exit one level <Esc> previous record <F7> exit ABC <Alt-F4> next record <F8>

CHECKBOOK BALANCING SCREEN EDIT FUNCTIONS
<Ctrl Z> Undo present changes to line cursor is on.

<Alt E>--Use +E to move your cursor from the bottom part of the screen to the top part. This allows you to change the Ledger #, the Bank Statement Date or the Bank Amounts.

<Alt J>--When you press <Alt J> in the bottom part of the screen, you are told to enter a check # to jump to. Type the check # that you want displayed and press . If that check # exists, the computer places it between the asterisks.

CHECKBOOK BALANCING SCREEN FILE FUNCTIONS
<Ctrl P>--(Use <Ctrl P> only when your cursor is in the bottom part of the screen). Print a report, either to the screen or to the printer, showing the outstanding checks and deposits. Also tells whether computer is in balance.

<Ctrl N> Clear the screen and load the next available reference number. This does not save or unsave any record.

<F5> exit lookup <Shift F5> close all lookups

<F6> open lookup <Shift F6> alterate lookup

<F9> save record <Shift F9> delete record

<F10> selection screen <Shift F10> go to menu bar

<Esc> Exit one level <Alt-F4> exit ABC

CHECKBOOK BALANCING SCREEN LOAD FUNCTIONS
<F7> previous record <F8> next record

<Shift F7> When the cursor is on an indexed field, press to scroll through information in reverse.

<Shift F8> When the cursor is on an indexed field, press to scroll through information going forward.

CHECKBOOK BALANCING SCREEN TOOLS FUNCTIONS
<Alt D>--(Use <Alt D> only when your cursor is in the bottom part of the screen.) When you press <Alt D>, you are given 3 choices. If you want All checks and deposits to be displayed, press A. If you want only the Outstanding entries to be displayed, press O. To list the entries marked Returned in the current month and the outstanding entries, press R.

<Alt R>--If you wish to mark a consecutive group of checks, press +R on the first check to be marked returned. The computer will give you this message, "Return Checks from ???? to". Type the last check of the group that you want returned and press . The computer goes through the list marking any check that hasn't been returned previously up to and including the check specified.

<Alt T>--Use <Alt T> to mark an entry without adding it to the Returned column. This is used for Transfers and other entries that are not listed on the Bank Statement.

<Alt U>--If you happen to mark an entry that you didn't mean to, you can unmark it with +U. The Bank Statement Date above MUST be the same date as when you marked the entry, otherwise it will not unmark the check or deposit.

<F4> Start macro from the line the cursor is on. Press and the macro name.

<Shift F4> Record Macro. Press to begin recording. Then enter the macro keystrokes. Press to end the macro. Press <M> for more information.

<Shift F3> calculator. Use / to divide and * to multiply. Use ) to clear and ( for off. Use = or for equals.

Checks/Debits <(>
Enter the amount of checks and other debits, such as bank service charges, for this period, as shown on the bank statement.

When you have done this and press , the checks and deposits are listed in the bottom part of the screen.

Deposits/Credits <(>
Enter the amount of deposits and and other credits for this period, as shown on the bank statement. Be sure to include any interest if it is listed separately.

Bank Statement Date <(>
Enter the date from your bank statement which shows what date the statement was made. When you press , the computer automatically sets the date to the last day of the month.

When you do Checkbook Balancing for the first time, at the bottom of the screen the computer asks you for the Prior Month Bank Balance. Enter last month's Ending Balance or this month's Beginning Balance.

Ledger Number <(>
Enter the number of the ledger that has the checks you wish to balance. The ledgers are set up on the # Screen and may be any number from 3 to 7.

If the Checkbook is Out of Balance
After the checks and deposits have been returned, you should run the Checkbook Balance Report by pressing +P and then S for Screen or P for Printer.

At the end of that report, the computer compares the computer checkbook balance to the Bank Statement balance making adjustment for outstanding checks and deposits and bank transactions entered after the end of the month. If the adjusted bank balance does not agree with the computer balance, the computer checkbook is out of balance.

Possible causes for the checkbook to be out of balance:

1. If you have payroll and Report # 4-39, Payroll Category & Posting Report, was not run after the last payroll checks were calculated. TO CORRECT this, run Report # 4-39 for the month in which the checkbook is out of balance.

2. If an item from the Bank Statement was missed when the Deposits/Credits and Checks/Debits fields were entered. TO CORRECT this, double check the Beginning and Ending Bank Balance figures in the top left corner of the Checkbook Balancing screen to make sure that they agree with the Bank Statement. Correct the Deposits/Credits and Checks/Debits fields as necessary.

3. Information has been changed in a prior month. Compare the Checkbook Balance Reports from prior months to what the computer currently says for that month. Set the banks statement date to the date of the prior month you want to compare, run the Alt P report to the screen, and compare the figures to the printout from the prior month.

Checkbook Balancing - How to Do It
The Checkbook Balancing Screen is accessed from the Selection Screen, , by pressing "(".

Enter the Ledger number and Bank Statement Date. The computer sets the date to the last day of the month.

When you do Checkbook Balancing for the first time, at the bottom of the screen the computer asks you for the Prior Month Bank Balance. Enter last month's Ending Balance or this month's Beginning Balance.

Copying from the Bank Statement, enter the total Deposits or Credits. Include Interest earned. Enter total Checks or Debits. Be sure to include service charges.

When you press on the Checks/Debits field, checks and deposits that have been entered into the computer will display on the lower part of the screen. Continued . . .

Checkbook Balancing - How to Do It
The Checkbook Balancing Screen is accessed from the Selection Screen, , by pressing "(".

Enter the Ledger number and Bank Statement Date. The computer sets the date to the last day of the month.

When you do Checkbook Balancing for the first time, at the bottom of the screen the computer asks you for the Prior Month Bank Balance. Enter last month's Ending Balance or this month's Beginning Balance.

Copying from the Bank Statement, enter the total Deposits or Credits. Be sure to include Interest earned. Enter total Checks or Debits. Be sure to include service charges.

When you press on the Checks/Debits field, checks and deposits that have been entered into the computer, will display on the lower part of the screen.

Compare the computer checks and deposits with the Bank Statement checks and deposits. When you find an entry on the computer screen which matches an entry on the Bank Statement, place that entry between the asterisks, using the or Keys, and press . This adds it to the Returned column and subtracts it from the Amt to Enter column. The month number is printed in the Ret column to show that this has been done.

When you have marked all the checks and deposits for the month, the Amt to Enter column (in the top part of the screen) should be blank and the Returned column amounts should equal the Bank column amounts.

If you want to unmark a check or deposit, press +U when the entry is between the asterisks. This will only work if the Bank Statement Date at the top of the screen is the same month that the check or deposit was marked.

When you are done with the month's checks, press Alt+P, using S for Screen or P to Print. Check the list for old entries, which may be a check that has been lost or something entered into the computer mistakenly. Check for the message "Computer is in Balance." This means that the computer balance agrees with the bank statement balance. Print a copy of the Checkbook Balance Report (using +P, P) and file it.