










                                     LOST WAGES


                                     Version 1.1


                     CopyRight (C) 1989-1990 TengWare Enterprises

                A home accounting system for all PC & MS DOS computers


                                  INSTRUCTION MANUAL




                                 TengWare Enterprises
                                     28162 Amable
                               Mission Viejo, CA  92692

                                 Phone: 714-587-1025
                              CompuServe ID: 71541,1317







          Index

          1.   Introduction                                      3

          2.   Installation & Set Up                             4

               2.1  Installing The Program                       4
               2.2  Setting Up An Account                        4
               2.3  System Configuration                         5
               2.4  Income/Expense Codes                         6
               2.5  Vendor/Payees                                7

          3.   Transactions                                      8

               3.1  Enter Transactions                           8
               3.2  Account Reconciliation                      11
               3.3  Find Transactions                           13
               3.4  Budget Maintenance                          14

          4.   Reports                                          15

               4.1  Expense Comparison                          15
               4.2  Transaction Detail                          16
               4.3  Account Detail                              17
               4.4  Monthly Distribution                        18
               4.5  Report Formatter                            19
               4.6  Print Formatted Reports                     22

          5.   Utilities                                        23

               5.1  Change Company/Account                      23
               5.2  Accounting Year                             23
               5.3  Year End Update                             23
               5.4  Rebuild Index Files                         24
               5.5  Product Information                         24

          6.   Quit                                             25

               6.1  Backup                                      25
               6.2  Quit                                        25

          7. Function Keys                                      26

          8. Product Disclaimer                                 27

          9. Registration Form                                  28











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          1.   Introduction.
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               Welcome to Lost  Wages,  a fixed drive accounting system for
          the home or small business. This system is designed to be easy to
          use, yet provide detailed enough information to be effective.

               The program allows  the  user  to  keep track of more than a
          single account at a time. The accounts are carefully balanced and
          reconciled. A budget is  entered  to  be  used for comparison and
          reporting purposes.

               There is also a  section  to format your own report, in case
          you have needs  that  are  not  covered  in  the  numerous report
          options.  There is a year end update that  sets  up  the  account
          totals for the next year and allows you to begin a new year.

               The  results  of  many of the  reports  can  be  written  to
          separate  files,  which  can be accessed later by spread sheet or
          balance sheet programs.





































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          2.   Installation & Set Up.
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          2.1  Installing The Program.

               Lost Wages is designed to be copied onto a fixed disk and be
          run from the fixed disk. Although  it  is possible to run it from
          the floppy disk, it is not recommended.

               To copy the program and its files to the fixed drive, set up
          a subdirectory on your fixed drive (for our purposes we use  C as
          the fixed drive) called \LW and  copy  the floppy from drive A to
          drive C. Then change to the the subdirectory \LW and run LW.

          Type:     c:        (press CR)
          Type:     md \lw    (press CR)
          Type:     copy a:*.* \lw     (press CR)
          Type:     cd \lw    (press CR)
          Type:     lw        (press CR)



          2.2  Setting Up Accounts

               You will now see  the  first menu of the Lost Wages program.
          This would normally display all the accounts you have created and
          allow you to choose the one you are going to  be  working in. You
          can now press the F2 key to begin entering in accounts.

               1. Enter a one character code. Duplicates are not allowed.
                  Press CR (Carriage Return).

               2. Enter the Account Name and press CR

               3. Enter the Federal ID # or press CR if there is none.

               4. Enter the State ID # or CR if there is none.

               Press CR to use this account, F2 to enter another one, or F3
          to modify the account the cursor is resting at. If you  choose F3
          to modify an account, the cursor will remain at the  beginning of
          the line  but  you  can  re-enter  the  information as in steps 1
          through  4  above  or press CR at each field to pass over correct
          information.

               Once you have entered  the  account, it is added to the list
          of accounts. You  can  either  press  CR to begin working in this
          menu, or press F2 to begin entering another account.

               If you press CR to use the current account your  screen will
          change  to display the main menu. To move  around  in  the  menu,
          simply press  the arrow keys until the cursor is resting in front
          of the selection you wish to view and press CR.




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               If you enter the selection "Change Company/Account", located
          under the  "Utilities" heading, you will once again find yourself
          at  the  beginning of the program so  you  can  enter  or  change
          companies or accounts.


          2.3  System Configuration.

               By moving the cursor to the selection "System Configuration"
          and pressing CR, you  can  change  the system configuration. Here
          you  can  change  the  screen  colors  and  set  up the Net Worth
          Account.

               Text Color:         To change the color of the text as it
               Text Color:
                                   appears on the screen, enter the number
                                   of the color you wish to see and press
                                   CR. On a monochrome monitor your only
                                   options are light (options 1 through 7),
                                   black (option 8), or bright (options 9
                                   through 15). Note that if the background
                                   color is the same as any of the
                                   headings, text, or input colors,
                                   they will blend and you won't be able to
                                   see the text.

               Heading Color:      This is the color of the headings you
               Heading Color:
                                   see on menus and in the program.

               Background Color:   This is the background color of the
               Background Color:
                                   screen. If this is the same as any of
                                   your other  color options, you won't be
                                   able to see the option that is in the
                                   same color.

               Input Color:        This is the color of the data you will
               Input Color:
                                   be entering.

               Help Text Color:    This is the color for the help text.
               Help Text Color:

               Help Heading Color: This is the color for the headings in
               Help Heading Color:
                                   the help program.

               Help Background:    This is the color for the background of
               Help Background:
                                   the help program. Again, if this color
                                   is the same color as one of the other
                                   help color selections you will not be
                                   able to see the other option.

               Net Worth Account:  This is the account number that your
               Net Worth Account:
                                   net worth balance will be kept in. The
                                   default code is ZZZZ. You may press CR
                                   to accept this code or enter you own
                                   code and press CR.




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          2.4  Income/Expense Codes.

               The first step to the accounting program is  setting  up all
          the Income and Expense Codes. To do this, press  the  arrow  keys
          until  the  cursor  is   resting   in   front  of  the  selection
          "Income/Expense Codes" and press CR.

               The first screen in this program will show you  a  chart  of
          all  the  codes  you  have  currently  entered,  their type,  tax
          category, whether or not  you  want  to  track quantities and the
          balance. At the bottom of the screen you will see the  prompts to
          help you through the  program:  press F1 to view the help screen,
          press F2 to add a new code,  press  F3  to  change  or  delete an
          existing code, or press F10 to exit the program.

               To add new codes press F2  and  you will see a window insert
          where you will enter the new code and its information.

               Code:          Enter a 4 character code. This can be any
               Code:
                              combination of letters and numbers. It is
                              wise to begin all your codes for your assets
                              with the same character, different from the
                              code for liabilities, income, or expenses.

               Description:   Here you enter a short description of the
               Description:
                              account code. This description is used in
                              many other programs to give you the option
                              to search for accounts by description instead
                              of code. Therefore, it would be best if you
                              have two or more accounts for similar things
                              (ie. gas bills for 2 or more locations), to
                              begin the description the same way for each
                              similar account.

               Type:          This is the type of account you are setting
               Type:
                              up. There are four different options: L for
                              liabilities, A for assets, M for income, and
                              X for expenses. The default account type is
                              "X", simply CR if you wish to use it.

               Category:      Here you enter the tax category for this
               Category:
                              account or leave it blank if there is none.

               Quantity:      Enter Y here if you want to track quantities
               Quantity:
                              for this account. Use this mainly for utility
                              accounts.











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          2.5  Vendors/Payees.

               If the code you enter was for an A (asset) or L (liability),
          the program will now put you in another window overlay to  set up
          the  address information for this account.  This  is  mainly  for
          computer check printing purposes. If you do not wish  to  set  up
          each  account as a vendor also, press F10 to go back to the first
          screen of the program. Otherwise, follow the same  format  as for
          setting up the account.

               Key:           The account code will appear here. You do not
               Key:
                              have the ability to change it here.

               Name:          Enter the account name here as you would have
               Name:
                              it appear on your checks.

               Account #:     Enter your account number here.
               Account #:

               Address:       Here you may enter up to three address lines.
               Address:
                              Remember to press CR after each line.

               Phone:         Enter the phone number here.
               Phone:

               Code:          Enter the vendor code here.
               Code:

               Limit:         If your account has overdraft protection or
               Limit:
                              has a spending limit, enter it here.
                              Otherwise leave it blank.


               When  you  have  finished the last entry, the screen will go
          back to the  first  screen,  and  you  may now modify the code by
          pressing F3 and  following  the  previously  discussed  steps, or
          delete it by pressing  F4.  If you press F4, the question "Delete
          this code?" will appear. Once you enter "Y" to this question, the
          code will be deleted and will have to be completely re-entered if
          you need it again.

               If you  re-enter  a  previously  entered  account  code, the
          computer will act  as  though  you  have pressed F3 to modify and
          allow you to make changes.

               You may also enter the "Vendor/Payee" program  directly from
          the menu by pressing  the  arrow keys until the cursor is resting
          before the menu selection "Vendor/Payee" and then pressing the CR
          key. Here you will see all  the  codes you have entered as either
          assets or liabilities. If you press F2 to add or F3 to change the
          codes,  you will see only the  SECOND  window  overlay  mentioned
          above. The steps for adding and changing these codes are the same
          as listed above.







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          3.   Transactions.
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          3.1  Enter Transactions.

               Entering transactions is the most important  aspect  of this
          program. Like a well maintained  checkbook,  this  aspect  of the
          Lost  Wages  program  sets up the account balances and allows for
          many different features.

               The first step  is  to  decide  which  account  you  will be
          dealing  with.  As  with any other place in the program, pressing
          the F9 key at this point  will  give  you a screen display of all
          the accounts you currently have set up in the  system.  You  will
          notice that at the bottom of  the  list of account codes you have
          the option to add new accounts here by pressing F2. If  you press
          F2 here, you can enter new accounts as in section 2.4.

               If you do not want to scroll through many account codes, you
          may enter what you know of the description and  the  screen  will
          display all the descriptions that begin with these characters and
          their  corresponding  codes.  Enter  the  code here and  all  the
          account information, including the account name  and  number, its
          limit  if  there  is  one,  and the current account balance  will
          appear on the screen.

               Next enter the date  in  the  format  "MMDDYY". If you enter
          only one or two numbers, the  computer  will take that as the day
          and automatically add the month and year. You may also  enter the
          complete date.

               Now  enter  the  transaction  type.  There  are  4 kinds  of
          transaction types. These include numeric,  as  in  check numbers,
          deposits, electronic or automatic transfers, and credits.

               Numeric:     You may enter any number up to 5 digits. If the
               Numeric:
                            transaction already exists, the program will
                            pull up all current information on that
                            transaction.  If not, it will treat it as a new
                            transaction. You may also press CR key and the
                            computer will select  the next available number
                            and begin a new transaction. It is easiest, for
                            future reference purposes, to make the
                            transaction numbers match actual check numbers.

               Deposit:     If your transaction number begins with a D, the
               Deposit:                                              D
                            transaction is assumed to be a deposit. You may
                            enter D and up to 4 digits or you may enter D,
                                  D                                     D
                            in which case he computer will assign the next
                            available number.

               Electronic:  If your transaction number begins with an E,
               Electronic:                                            E
                            the transaction is assumed to be either an
                            electronic transaction, such as a telephone



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                            transfer or ATM withdrawal, or some other bank
                            fee that does not necessarily have a
                            transaction number associated with it. You may
                            assign an E type transaction number the same
                                      E
                            way you would assign a D type transaction
                                                   D
                            number.

               Credit:      If your transaction number begins with a C, the
               Credit:                                               C
                            transaction is assumed to be a credit to your
                            account. You may assign a C type number the
                                                      C
                            same way you would assign a D or an E type
                                                        D       E
                            number.


               Once you have entered  the  transaction  type and number you
          need  to  enter  the  account  or person(s) the  transaction  has
          affected.  You  can  either enter an  F9  to  list  your  account
          numbers, enter a portion  of  the  person's  name, or create your
          own. If you  press  F9  to  list  all your accounts, you have the
          option of adding new account codes to the file. To do  this press
          F2 once the computer lists  your existing accounts. You will then
          be  moved into the account code entry  program  as  discussed  in
          section 2.4.

               If  you  enter  a code for  an  existing  account,  all  the
          pertinent information such as name and address will be displayed.
          If you have not entered a valid account code, you need  to either
          enter the name and address or skip these fields  by  pressing  CR
          when the cursor appears in each field.

               Now you can enter a short memo or  note  as  a  reminder for
          future reference purposes.

               Next  you enter the amount of the  transaction.  It  is  not
          necessary to enter decimal points unless there are cents involved
          in the transaction.  Note  that  the  field  called "Distribution
          Balance" has the transaction amount in it and the field
          "Distribution Amount"  is blank or zero. Before the computer will
          allow you to end this transaction, the totals in those two fields
          must change  places, ie. the "Distribution Amount" must match the
          "Transaction Amount" and the "Distribution Balance" must be zero.

               The way you do this is in the distribution  area.  Here  you
          explain, in detail, the  way  the  amount  in the transaction was
          divided or  distributed. You again enter account code by pressing
          F9 to search, entering a  portion of the description for display,
          or entering  the account code. For distribution purposes only the
          account codes that have been  coded as assets or liabilities will
          be accepted. Once again, you can enter new codes here by pressing
          F2 after you have pressed F9 to list your accounts. This will put
          you into the account entry program as discussed in section 2.4.

               Now, if desired, you can enter the quantity.  This  might be
          used when keeping track of gasoline or electrical usage.



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               Enter  the  distribution  amount  either  as a credit or   a
          debit,  depending  on  whether  or  not there is a negative  sign
          before the amount.  Each  time you enter a distribution you  will
          notice the distribution amount and distribution balance changing,
          the first increasing and the  second  decreasing,  until finally,
          after entering all the  distribution  amounts,  the balance is 0.
          Once  the  distribution  balance  is  zero,  you  may  exit  this
          transaction and continue to another one by pressing F10.

               Here are some examples of possible distributions:

               In a payroll deposit,  you  might enter the gross pay as the
          transaction  amount,  and  then  in  the  distribution,  enter  a
          checking account and a Credit Union account that  this  check was
          credited to, along with  the  state  and  federal taxes that were
          subtracted from the check.  This  way,  your checking account and
          Credit  Union balances would be correct and  you  would  also  be
          keeping track of the taxes you have paid.

               In  another example, you might enter the  check  sent  to  a
          mortgage company.  The transaction amount is the amount you enter
          on the check, but  the  distribution  may  be divided between the
          interest, mortgage, insurance and applicable fees.

               After a transaction is  finished  you  may  change it by re-
          entering the  date  and  the  transaction  number.  The statement
          "Transaction  on  File,  do  you  wish to modify it (Y/N)?"  will
          appear on you screen. If you answer "N" the program will exit you
          back to the date entry. If you answer "Y" the program  will allow
          you to continue and change the fields you wish to change.

               If you press F10 to end a transaction  and  the distribution
          balance is  not zero, the message "Distribution Does Not Balance"
          will appear on the screen. Regardless of which key you press, the
          program will put you back in the distribution area to correct any
          mistakes.  If you can not get the  transaction  to  balance,  one
          place  to  check  for  errors  is  in  your   debit   and  credit
          calculations. Entering "0" in a distribution amount,  will cancel
          out  that entry and add the amount  back  into  the  distribution
          balance.

               When you are in  the  transaction to change it, you may also
          press the  up  arrow  key  to  delete  the transaction.  Then the
          question "Do you want to  delete  this  transaction  (Y/N)?" will
          appear. Answering "N"  will  abort the deletion and answering "Y"
          will COMPLETELY delete the transaction.











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          3.2  Account Reconciliation.

               You  can  reconcile  your  account  the same way  you  would
          balance a checkbook. Enter the reconciliation program  by finding
          the option "Account Reconciliation" on the main menu and pressing
          CR.

               Enter  the  account  code. Again, you can press F9 to search
          for the account or enter a partial description to search  for. If
          you have pressed F9  you  can enter new account codes by pressing
          F2. You will then be brought back to the account entry program as
          discussed in section 2.4.

               Enter the statement balance.

               Enter the statement  date.  Enter a six character date here.
          The computer will only use those transactions that occurred after
          the last update, and before or on the statement date.

               The computer will display each transaction, a running total,
          and the amount remaining. The cursor will pause in front  of each
          transaction  to  give  you  the  chance  to  include  it  in  the
          reconciliation.

               If this  transaction appears on the bank statement, enter CR
          to accept the  transaction.  A  "*"  will appear in front of each
          transaction you have selected to include  in  the reconciliation.
          The total for that transaction will be added to the running total
          and subtracted from the amount remaining.

               If you press  CR  again,  the  "*"  will  disappear  and the
          transaction will be skipped for reconciliation  purposes.  If the
          totals had already been added to the running total and subtracted
          from  the amount remaining, this will now  be  reversed  and  the
          transaction amount  will be subtracted from the running total and
          added back into the amount remaining.

               You may also press F2 to change the  transaction  the cursor
          is resting at. This will put you back in  the  transaction  entry
          program so you  can  proceed  as  in section 3.1. By pressing F10
          after you finish changing  the  transaction,  you will be brought
          back to the account reconciliation  program so you can accept the
          transaction with the new changes you have made.

               To  change  the  statement  information  at the top  of  the
          screen,  press  F3.  This  will  allow you to change the  heading
          information such as statement balance and statement date.










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               Once you have entered all the transactions as they appear on
          your statement, your running balance  should be 0 and the running
          total should match the  statement  balance. If it is not you have
          problems that will be discussed  further in this section. If your
          running  balance  is  0,   you   may   press   F10  to  exit  the
          reconciliation. You will  see  a  congratulatory  message  and be
          asked whether or not you want to update.

               If you choose to update,  make sure the entries are correct,
          since changes can  not  be  made  after the update. Once you have
          updated. the transactions  become  part of the permanent file and
          the work file will be cleared  for  a new month. The program will
          return you to the menu.

               If you press F10 to exit the program while you still  have a
          running  balance,  the  computer  will  assume  that  you do  not
          balance. It will stop and give you three options:

               1. Continue working on the statement. This will put you back
                  in the program so you can make changes and corrections.

               2. Leave the program but save what you have. This will allow
                  you to leave the program,  but it will save what you have
                  so you can come back to it later.

               3. Abort the  program  without  saving.  This will abort the
                  program  without  saving  anything.  It will be as though
                  you never started.





























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          3.3 Find Transaction.

               To  find transactions that have been  made  in  the  current
          accounting  year, press CR when the cursor is  in  front  of  the
          option  "Find  Transaction"  on  the  menu.  You  can search  for
          transactions by account code, transaction date,  memo,  or vendor
          code.

               First you must  enter  the  code  to search for. As with any
          other place in  the  program,  pressing  the F9 key at this point
          will give you a screen display of all the accounts  you currently
          have  set up in the system. You will notice that at the bottom of
          the list of account codes you have the option to add new accounts
          here by pressing  F2.  If  you  press  F2 here, you can enter new
          accounts  as in section 2.4. You may also press CR to look at all
          the codes that you have entered transactions for.

               Enter a beginning and ending date to search  for,  or simply
          press CR at these options to view all  the  dates  that  you have
          entered transactions for. If you enter only one  or  two numbers,
          the computer will accept these as the days for the current month,
          and if you enter three or four, the computer will accept these as
          the day and month of the current accounting year.

               You may next  enter  a  vendor  code  or press CR to see the
          transactions for all the vendor codes. Here you  may  again press
          F9 to search for vendors or enter a partial vendor name to search
          for.

               You may also search for  transactions by memo. You may enter
          the  memo  you  wish to search for, and the computer will pull up
          all the transactions that have that memo on it.

               You may also search  for  an amount. If you enter the amount
          of the transaction you wish to search for, the computer will pull
          up all transactions that contain that amount.

               Once you have entered all  the parameters to search for, the
          computer  will  find   and   display  a  brief  overview  of  the
          transactions that fit  your  specifications.  It  will  display a
          screen with all the account codes, transaction types, transaction
          numbers,  dates,  amounts,  vendors,  and  memos,  that  fit your
          guidelines. You may also look at a specific  transaction  in more
          detail by moving the arrow keys to the transaction  you  wish  to
          see and pressing CR.

               The computer will now display  a  window  that  contains the
          detail information  of the transaction you have selected. It will
          show you  the transaction information from the previous screen as
          well as vendor address information,  the  memo,  and distribution
          information. Once you have looked at the information press F10 to
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          3.3  Budget Maintenance.

               To set up your  budget,  press CR when the cursor is resting
          by  the  selection  "Budget Maintenance" on the  main  menu.  The
          screen will display the current year and descriptions  of  the 12
          months. First enter the accounting  year you wish to maintain the
          budget for.

               Next enter the account code. As with any other place  in the
          program, pressing the F9 key at this point will give you a screen
          display  of all the accounts you currently have  set  up  in  the
          system. You will notice that at the bottom of the list of account
          codes you have the option to add new accounts  here  by  pressing
          F2. If you press F2  here,  you  can  enter  new  accounts  as in
          section 2.4.

               The computer will then display all the  transaction balances
          for each month as a guideline for choosing the budget  amount. As
          you  enter  the  budget   for   each   month  the  computer  will
          automatically jump to the next line entry. You may  press  F2  at
          each line to accept  the  budget amount from the previous line or
          press F10 to default to the bottom of the screen.

               At the bottom of the screen you will be given the  option to
          CR  to accept the budget, F3 to delete it, up arrow to change it,
          and F10 to abort completely. If you press CR, the budget  will be
          written to the file for future reference and comparison.

               If you press F3 you will  be  given the option to delete the
          budget from the file. If you do not wish to delete, answer "N" or
          press  F10.  If you wish to delete answer "Y" and the budget will
          be deleted.

               If  you press the up arrow key, you will be sent to the last
          entry  you  made.  If you continue to press the up arrow key, you
          will continue to move from the bottom to the top of the screen.

               If  you  press  F10 you will abort the budget and go back to
          the menu. Any changes you have made will be lost.


















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          4. Reports.
          ___________


          4.1  Expense comparison.

               This report allows you to compare one month  to  another, or
          one month to the  budget.  To enter this report select the option
          "Expense Comparison" off the main menu.

               1. Enter the reporting month and year as "MMYY".

               2.  Enter  the  month to compare to or "B" to compare to the
          budget.

               3. Enter the output device. Enter either "S" for screen, "P"
          for printer, "F" for a file, or F10 to exit the program.

               4. Enter CR to continue.

               If  you selected to print to a file, you will be asked for a
          file name. The information from the report will then be stored in
          this file so  you  can  retrieve  it  later in a balance sheet or
          spread sheet program.

               The program will now  list  all the totals for Month to Date
          and Year to Date for the reporting month and the comparison month
          or budget for  that  month, along with the percentage difference,
          in each account category: Assets, Liabilities, Net Worth, Income,
          Expenses, Profit/Loss.




























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          4.2  Transaction Detail.

               This report  shows each transaction in detail. To enter this
          program select the option "Transaction Detail" off the main menu.

               1. Enter the account  code.  Here you can press F9 to search
          for an account code or enter a partial description to search for.

               2.  Enter  the  beginning and ending dates. You must enter a
          six digit date or the computer will zero fill the date.

               3. Enter the transaction type: "A" if you want  to  see  all
          the transactions for an account code, "D" if you only want to see
          the  debit  transactions,  "E" if you only want to see electronic
          transactions, "C" if you  only  want  to see credit transactions,
          "N" for all numeric transactions.

               4.  Enter the output device: "S" if you  want  to  view  the
          information on the screen, "P" if you want it to go to a printer,
          "F" if you want it to go to a file, F10 to end.

               If you selected to print to the printer, enter  "N"  if  you
          wish the information to print in a narrow format (80 columns), or
          "W" if you wish to print in a wide format (132 columns).

               If  you selected to print to a file, you will be asked for a
          file name. The information from the report will then be stored in
          this file so  you  can  retrieve  it  later in a balance sheet or
          spread sheet program.

               The  report  will  show  you  all the information  for  each
          transaction. If you selected to print to the screen, you  will be
          asked to CR at  the  bottom of each screen, otherwise the program
          will run without stopping until it reaches the end, where it will
          exit and return to the menu.






















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          4.3  Account Detail.

               This report shows all the detail transactions for a selected
          account. To  enter this report select the option "Account Detail"
          off the main menu.

               1. Enter the account  code.  Here you can press F9 to search
          for a code or enter a partial description to search for.

               2. Enter the beginning and  ending  report  dates.  You must
          enter full six  digit  dates  or  the computer will zero fill the
          dates.

               3. Enter the output device. This can be "S" for  screen, "P"
          for printer, "F" for another file. You can also press F10 to exit
          the report.

               If  you selected to print to a file, you will be asked for a
          file name. The information from the report will then be stored in
          this file so  you  can  retrieve  it  later in a balance sheet or
          spread sheet program.

               The report will show you all the transaction information for
          the selected account. If you selected to print to the screen, you
          will be asked to CR at  the  bottom of each screen, otherwise the
          program will run without stopping until it reaches the end, where
          it will exit and return to the menu.






























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          4.4  Monthly Distribution.

               This report shows monthly distribution of  all  accounts for
          either the budget  amounts  or the actual transaction amounts. To
          enter this report select the  option  "Monthly  Distribution" off
          the main menu.

               1. Enter the reporting month. Enter a six digit date  or the
          computer will zero fill the date.

               2. Enter "A" if you wish  to  see the report based on actual
          transactions or "B" if you wish to see the report based on budget
          amounts.

               3. Enter the output device: "P" for printer, "S" for screen,
          "F"  for another file, F10 to exit the report. If you ask to view
          the report on  the  screen,  you  must realize that the report is
          designed  for  132  columns, which will wrap around on the screen
          and create a confusing mess.

               If you selected to print to the printer and only have  an 80
          column printer, select "C" to  print  in  compressed  print. This
          will make the print small enough  so  all 132 columns will fit on
          an 80 column page.

               If  you selected to print to a file, you will be asked for a
          file name. The information from the report will then be stored in
          this file so  you  can  retrieve  it  later in a balance sheet or
          spread sheet program.

               This will show you  the  transaction  totals for each month,
          for each account,  in  the  categories  Assets,  Liabilities, Net
          Worth, Income, Expenses, Profit/Loss.
























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          4.5  Report Formatter.

               If  you  wish  to create a report in a format  that  is  not
          offered on the main menu, you can format your  own  report  using
          the report formatter. Choose the  option  "Report  Formatter" off
          the main menu to  begin  formatting you own report. You will then
          see the report formatter screen. In this screen you  can  set  up
          different parameters for  each  of  up  to 8 columns and have the
          program  do  summaries  and subtotals for you. Each column can be
          set up differently and it is not necessary to set up all of them.
          When  you  have  finished  setting  up the columns, press F10  to
          continue to the actual report layout.

               For each column  you  wish  to  set up, you must enter these
          prameters:

               1. Accounting year. Enter  the  accounting  year you wish to
          draw the information from.  If  you are going to do a calculation
          you may leave this field blank, since it will be ignored.

               2.  Type. You have 7 options here.  Either  enter  option  1
          through 6 or enter your own calculation. If you  enter  a  number
          from 1  to  6,  the  screen  will  print the description for that
          option:

                    1. Act MTD - Actual Month To Date information for the
                       month you select.

                    2. Act YTD - Actual Year To Date information for the
                       year you select.

                    3. Bud MTD - Budget Month To Date information for the
                       month you select.

                    4. Bud YTD - Budget Year To Date information for the
                       year you select.

                    5. Qty MTD - Quantity Month To Date information for the
                       month you select.

                    6. Qty YTD - Quantity Year To Date information for the
                       year you select.

               To enter a calculation enter the column number  you  wish to
          do the calculation on by using the character "C" for  column plus
          the column number, ie. C1 would be column  1.  Then  you  can add
          (+), subtract (-), divide  (/),  or  multiply  (*). The figure to
          calculate to is the  Income  or Sales figure, denoted by "S" plus
          the column number, ie., S1 would be Sales from column 1.








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               You  may do multiple calculations in  one  column,  but  the
          length of the calculation may not be larger than the width of the
          column. For example the  calculation  C1-C3/C3  which  means, the
          number in column 1 minus the  number  in column 3, divided by the
          number in column 3, is as wide as the column,  so  is the largest
          possible calculation you could have.

               Any time you divide, the program also multiplies  by  100 so
          that your total is in percent.

               3. Mask. Enter the numeric mask here. Enter it as the number
          of  digits  before  and after the  decimal  point,  ie.,  5:2  to
          represent 12345.67. Negative numbers  will  automatically  have a
          negative sign after them.

               4. The X position. Enter the X position you  wish  to  print
          the information on. Make sure that your masks are  not  so  large
          that the columns overlap. If you do not enter an X  position, the
          computer will assign one for you.

               5. Description Line 1. This is the first line of description
          and will appear in the page heading over the column.

               6.  Description  Line   2.   This  is  the  second  line  of
          description and it will appear below the first in the  heading of
          the column.

               Once you have entered  all  the  information for the column,
          press  CR to go to the next column. If you do not want to  create
          any more columns, press F10 to go to the detail report layout.

               There  are three types of detail lines  you  can  create:  a
          heading line, a  detail  line,  or  a subtotal line. They will be
          explained in detail in the next few sections.


               The first type of  detail  line you can create, is a heading
          line. The heading line precedes the detail on the printed report.

                    Enter an "H" to create a heading line.

                    If you want a page change before the heading enter a
               "Y" otherwise enter an "N" and the heading will be printed
               after the total line.

                    Enter a "C" if you want the heading to be centered on
               the line, otherwise the heading will appear at the beginning
               of the line.

                    Finally, enter the heading description.  This will
               appear at the center or beginning of the line, depending on
               whether or not you chose to center the line.





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                    If you approve of all the entries, enter CR to accept
               the line. Press F2 to insert a new line, F3 to delete  the
               line, or F10 to exit.


               The second type of line you  can  create is a detail line. A
          detail line prints selected information for one account.

                    To enter a detail line, type a "D".

                    Enter the beginning and ending account numbers. If you
               want  to  see  all  the  accounts  press CR at the beginning
               account  and enter the highest account number for the ending
               account number.

                    Enter the account category or the first category and
               "*" to see all of one category type.

                    Enter "Y" if you wish to reverse the sign. You would
               need to do this in a general ledger report or income report.

                    Enter the subtotal number or numbers to subtotal to. If
               you wish to subtotal to more than one subtotal, enter the
               numbers without commas, "12" would subtotal to subtotal 1
               and subtotal 2.

                    Enter a description. This is for reference purposes
               only, and will not appear anywhere on the report.

                    If you approve of all the entries, enter CR to accept
               the line. Press F2 to insert a new line, F3 to delete  the
               line, or F10 to exit.


               The third type of line you can create is  a  subtotal  line.
          Here  you display the subtotals you  have  been  accumulating  to
          during the report.

                    To enter a subtotal line, enter "S" at the beginning of
               the line. You are allowed to create nine subtotals. If you
               clear one after it prints, it can be reused.

                    Then enter the subtotal number. This is for
               identification purposes. This is the number that you will
               use in the detail line entry  as the number to subtotal to.

                    Enter "Y" if you wish to see an underline under each
               subtotal. If you leave this field blank, the program will
               line feed once before printing the subtotal line.

                    Enter a "Y" if you wish to reverse the sign. Again this
               is mainly for general ledger and income accounts.





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                    If you wish to clear the subtotal after it prints,
               enter "Y" here. If you clear the subtotal, it can be used
               again for another subtotal, otherwise it will continue to
               increase for totaling purposes. Remember that you only have
               nine subtotals, so each time you clear one, it allows you to
               reuse it.

                    Finally, enter the description.  This will print at the
               beginning of the subtotal line.

                    If you approve of all the entries, enter CR to accept
               the line. Otherwise  press F2 to insert a new line, F3 to
               delete the line, or F10 to exit. You are now ready to print
               the  report you have just formatted.



          4.6  Print Formatted Report.

               To print  a report you have previously formatted, select the
          option "Print Formatted Report" off  the main menu. You will then
          see a list of  all  the formatted reports you have created. First
          choose  the number of the report. The  screen  will  display  the
          report option you have chosen.

               Enter the month for which you want to see the report.

               Enter the output device.  You  can enter S to see the report
          on the screen, P if you want it to go to a printer, F if you want
          it to go to a file, or F10 to exit the report program.

               If you choose to  print  to the screen, the program will ask
          you to CR after each full screen to  continue.  If  you  send the
          information to a file, you can later retrieve it using  a balance
          sheet or spread sheet program.






















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          5.   Utilities.
          _______________


          5.1  Change Company/Account.

               To change to another  company  or main account, or add a new
          company   or   main  account,  choose   the   selection   "Change
          Company/Account" off the  main  menu. You will then find yourself
          at the screen to enter an existing account or  begin  entering  a
          new account, as discussed in section 2.2.


          5.2 Accounting Year.

               If you want to change the accounting year you are working in
          select  the  option  "Accounting Year" off the main menu. You may
          now change to a different  accounting year. Remember, that if you
          make changes in a previously updated year, you MUST run  the year
          end update again for the changes to become permanent. See section
          5.3 for the Year End Update.


          5.3  Year End Update.

               The  Year   End  Update  will  create  files  for  the  next
          accounting year if they do  not exist. It creates balance forward
          information for all asset and  liability  accounts  and transfers
          any non-reconciled transactions to the new  year.  This procedure
          may be  run  more  than  once,  even  if you have already entered
          transactions  for the new year, as long as  they  have  not  been
          reconciled. This  will  retransfer  transactions  that  were  not
          reconciled  at  the  end  of  the  year.  However,  if  you  HAVE
          reconciled transactions for the new  year,  running  another year
          end  update  could  cause  reconciliation  errors  in   new  year
          balances.

               The Year  End  update  will  transfer  all  the unreconciled
          transaction  into the new year. However, it  will  do  this  only
          once. After that it will leave the transactions in the  new year,
          regardless of how often you run  the  update. If you go back into
          the old year and change a reconcile transaction,  you  must rerun
          the update to fix the year end balances.

               The first screen you see when you enter this program,  has a
          lengthy explanation of the program purpose. Then you  will  see a
          question  asking  whether  or  not  you wish to continue. If  you
          answer anything except "YES", you will go back to the menu.

               If you answer "YES"  you  will see the next screen. Here you
          will see a list of  all  your  accounts  and  you  will  be asked
          whether or not you want to reconcile each one.






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               If you do not  normally  reconcile  an  account, there is no
          reason to transfer the totals for that account to the new year,
          so you can answer "N" ,  otherwise  answer "Y" so the account can
          be updated.

               Then you will see a final question asking whether or not you
          wish to continue. This will give you one last chance to abort the
          update. If you choose to continue here, the program will continue
          as previously discussed.


          5.4  Rebuild Index Files.

               If you have  a  power  failure  while you are working in the
          programs,  or your computer is turned off  or  rebooted,  or  you
          experience strange  problems that indicate your data files may be
          corrupted, you can rebuild the  index files. If you have rebooted
          after a power failure or surge, and the data files are corrupted,
          you will hear a warning beep when you go into the program and see
          a message telling you that you should rebuild  your  index files.
          Do  this  by  finding the selection "Rebuild Index Files" off the
          main menu and pressing CR.

               The program will then rebuild the data files.  It  will make
          them  more  concise  thereby speeding up all  the  programs.  The
          rebuilding  could  take  some  time,   depending   on   how  much
          information you have in your files.


          5.5  Product Information.

               This program shows you  how  and  where  to get a registered
          copy  of  this  program.  It  also  displays  all  the  copyright
          information and the product disclaimer.























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          6.   Exiting The Program.
          _________________________


          6.1  Backing Up.

               You should back up the data files every time you make
               changes.  The files that need to be backed up can be
               specified by '*.DAT'.  If you need to restore you should use
              the Rebuild Index Files function immediately after
               restoring.

          6.2  Exiting The Program

               To exit the program simply find the selection off the main
               menu called "Quit" and press CR. You will then exit to DOS
               or a menu if you have connected the Lost Wages program to a
               menu system.








































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          7.   Function Keys.
          ___________________

               With the aid of the function keys, it is  possible  to  move
          around in the Lost Wages program with very few key strokes.

               CR:          The CR or Carriage Return key accepts the
               CR:
                            information you have typed in. On some key
                            boards this is also called the ENTER key.

               F1:          The F1 key calls the help program. At any time
               F1:
                            when you see the  prompt "F1 For Help" at the
                            bottom of your screen, pressing the F1 key will
                            bring up the help program.

               F2:          The F2 key generally allows you to make
               F2:
                            changes.

               F3:          In most programs F3 is the delete key. If you
               F3:
                            are prompted to press F3 to delete, you will
                            see a question "Do you wish to delete? Y/N".
                            This gives you one last chance to abort the
                            deletion.

               F10:         The F10 key is the end or abort key. Pressing
               F10:
                            the F10 key will end the program and return to
                            the menu.

               Arrow Keys:  The arrow keys allow you to move within the
               Arrow Keys:
                            main menu. Pressing the up arrow key moves you
                            to the previous entry. Pressing the down arrow
                            key moves you to the next entry. Pressing the
                            right or left arrow keys moves you to the right
                            or left.
























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          8. Product Disclaimer.
          ______________________

               TengWare Enterprises makes no warranty of  any  kind, either
          express or  implied. TengWare Enterprises shall not be liable for
          any  damages, whether direct, indirect, special or  consequential
          arising from a  failure  of  this  program to operate in a manner
          desired by the user. TengWare Enterprises shall not be liable for
          any damage to data or property which may be  caused  directly  or
          indirectly by use of this program.

               IN NO EVENT WILL TengWare Enterprises BE LIABLE  TO  YOU FOR
          ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST
          SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES  ARISING OUT
          OF YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PROGRAM, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY
          ANY OTHER PARTY.










































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