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@9@The Classification Table@0@                 
                                               
This table only stores the descriptions of the 
classification letter codes you use for the    
@1@Classification@0@ field (entered on the     
Main Screen).  These codes allow you to        
classify transactions that cannot be uniquely  
classified by account.  For example, one       
common use of this field will be to classify   
each transaction as @4@tax deductible@0@ or    
not.  We can't create a parent account called  
"Tax deductible accounts" and place all        
accounts that are tax deductible under it      
because some accounts can be tax deductible    
that fall under different @8@main@0@ parents.  
For instance, the interest paid on certain     
loans may be tax deductible, so those accounts 
would fall under "Liabilities."  But expense   
accounts for your business are @8@also@0@ tax  
deductible.  It would be an inconvenience, at  
best, to group liability accounts with your    
business expense accounts.  A much simpler way 
would be simply specify each transaction as    
"tax deductible", or "not tax deductible."     
But you don't want to put the full words "tax  
deductible" or "not tax deductible" into each  
and every transaction.  Not only would that be 
a lot of typing, but it also would waste quite 
a bit of memory.  MEGA-Check 2 makes it a lot  
easier to classify transactions with the use   
of a simple one-letter code (that you specify) 
to represent a classification, like a "T" for  
"tax deductible."  If you forget what a        
certain letter means, no problem; that's what  
the Classification Selector is for.  It shows  
you a list of your letter codes and what they  
mean.  You can add, change or delete           
classifications at any time using this panel.  
                                               
Let's take a look at another example.  Lets    
say you want to keep track of expenses that    
take you by surprise (e.g. they were           
unexpected) vs. expenses that you knew about   
well in advance (like utility bills).  For     
this, the @1@Classification@0@ field will need 
to be used.  You can't set up parent accounts  
called "Expected" and "Unexpected" because     
there are two many accounts under              
@8@different@0@ parents that would need to fit 
under these.  Not only that, but some accounts 
will have @8@both@0@ expected and unexpected   
expenses (like a business account), and you    
couldn't place the same account under both the 
"Expected" and "Unexpected" accounts.  For     
this, two classification codes, a "U" for      
"unexpected" and an "E" for "Expected" will    
serve just fine.                               
                                               
@9@Related topics@0@:                          
                                               
  @2@Maintaining your Classifications17.hlp   
  @2@The Classification Selector17.hlp        
                                               
