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@9@How do I enter opening balances for my          
accounts manually?@0@                              
                                                   
Entering an opening balances for all accounts      
is done when you first set up MEGA-Check 2 and     
every year thereafter (or however often you        
decide to start a new file, we recommend one       
year).  By setting the opening balances of         
your accounts, you are deciding the starting       
point of your net worth for the year.  In          
other words, you are also setting the opening      
balance of your "net worth," though you may        
not even realize it!  Every account you set        
your opening balance for @8@should@0@ affect       
your net worth.  In the case of checking, its      
done like this:                                    
                                                   
	@1@Account		Ledger Amount@0@                      
	Checking			1000.00                                
	  Net Worth			1000.00                             
                                                   
Note that "Net Worth" is indented one space,       
to indicate that we are transferring from Net      
Worth to Checking.  Don't let that confuse         
you.  Net Worth doesn't actually have any          
value, it is simply a "meter" or "marker" of       
your financial position.                           
                                                   
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