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                                 User's Manual

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                  ****   C C I   H o m e  B u d g e t   ****

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                                Joseph McMaster






























                                Joseph McMaster
                              23331 Churches Road
                           Southfield, Michigan 48034


                                September 1988


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        CCI Home Budget (Software)
        (C) Copyright 1988 Joseph McMaster
            All rights reserved.


        User's Manual for CCI Home Budget (Documentation)
        (C) Copyright 1988 Joseph McMaster
            All rights reserved.


        No part of this manual and software may be reproduced, stored in
        a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means,
        electronic, mechanical,  photocopying, recording,  or otherwise,
        for any  purpose other than the purchaser's personal use and for
        others  to  examine  and  evaluate  without  the  prior  written
        permission of Joseph McMaster.





        MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
        IBM    is a registered trademark of International Business
               Machines, Incorporated.


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                               Table of Contents
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                     Commentary ................................... iii
                     User Agreement ............................... iii
                     Disclaimer ................................... iv

        Chapter 1.0  Introduction

                1.1  Overview .....................................  1
                1.2  Features .....................................  3
                1.3  Example Home Budget ..........................  4


        Chapter 2.0  Getting Started

                2.1  Hardware .....................................  7
                2.2  Installation .................................  7
                2.3  Screen Arrangement ...........................  8
                2.4  Keyboard .....................................  9
                2.5  Activities and Options ....................... 10
                2.6  Startup ...................................... 11


        Chapter 3.0  Posting Entries

                3.1  Overview ..................................... 13
                3.2  Entry Items .................................. 15
                3.3  Post Paycheck Entries ........................ 17
                3.4  Post Pre-Defined Entries ..................... 19
                3.5  Post Entries ................................. 20
                3.6  Backup New Entries ........................... 20


        Chapter 4.0  Sorting and Editing Entries

                4.1  Overview ..................................... 21
                4.2  Sort Entries ................................. 21
                4.3  Edit Entries in List ......................... 23
                4.4  Auto Edit Entries in List .................... 24
                4.5  Display Entries in List ...................... 25
                4.6  Edit Entries ................................. 26
                4.7  Backup Entries ............................... 26


        Chapter 5.0  Budget Activity

                5.1  Category Totals .............................. 27
                5.2  Transaction Totals ........................... 28
                5.3  Account Totals ............................... 29
                5.4  Budget Analysis .............................. 30
                5.5  Monthly Analysis and Totals .................. 31



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        Chapter 6.0  Maintenance Activity

                6.1  Category Information ......................... 33
                6.2  Account Information .......................... 34
                6.3  Pre-Defined Entries .......................... 34
                6.4  Operation Parameters ......................... 35
                6.5  Create Data File ............................. 36
                6.6  Data File at Startup ......................... 37
                6.7  Change Data File ............................. 37
                6.8  Change Entry Limits .......................... 38


        Chapter 7.0  Special Topics

                7.1  Charge Purchases ............................. 39
                7.2  Balancing Checking Accounts .................. 42
                7.3  Posting Paychecks ............................ 44
                7.4  Beginning Next Year's File ................... 46

































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        Commentary
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        It  is a  pleasure to  introduce  you to  CCI  Home  Budget  for
        MS-DOS(r) based computer systems.   The program was developed to
        address  common  everyday  household  financial activities.  The
        input and output are easy to  understand and use.  This software
        allows necessary  financial decisions to be made without all the
        tedious and consuming number crunching.

        You are urged to read this manual before  attempting to post any
        real entries. As you study this manual, use a practice data file
        to call up and execute the commands.  Use the  example budget in
        file BUDGET.DAT to  familiarize  yourself with  how the commands
        operate.

        It is  hoped  that  CCI Home Budget  proves  helpful in  keeping
        household expenditures in line.


        Sincerely,
        Joseph McMaster







        User Agreement
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        The purchaser  may make  copies of the  manual and  software for
        personal  individual  use  only.  The  manual and  software  and
        copies  may not be  loaned,  rented, leased,  traded, networked,
        transmitted,  or given in any  form to another  person for their
        use.  Copies of the  manual and software  may be made for others
        to examine and evaluate program.  Purchaser may  transfer manual
        and software and  ALL copies  on a permanent basis if the person
        receiving it agrees to use it in the above described manner.
















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        Disclaimer
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        This  software  has  been  developed  by CCI  for  operation  on
        MS-DOS(r) based computers.  CCI is  solely  responsible  for its
        software and support services.  The hardware manufacturer is not
        the manufacturer or co-developer of this software.

        CCI has  carefully  prepared this  program  manual and  software
        package, including  development  and  testing  to ascertain  its
        effectiveness and accuracy.  However, no warranty of any kind is
        made  with  respect  to  this  program  package  or its  related
        material,  or  consequential  damages  in  connection  with,  or
        arising  out of,  the furnishing,  performance  or use  of  this
        program package. All materials are provided "as is".  The entire
        risk as to the  results and performance of this  program package
        is assumed by the purchaser.







































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