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• About the Authors
• Contents at a Glance
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Conventions Used in This Book
• Foolish Assumptions
• What You Need Not Read
• How This Book Is Organized
• Icons Used in This Book
• Where to Go From Here
• Part I: The Big Picture
• Chapter 1: Accounting for Your Finances
• Why Account for Your Money?
• Managing Your Accounts
• Understanding the Principles of Home Accounting
• Finding Accounting Help Online
• Chapter 2: Getting Started with Home Accountz
• Understanding the System Requirements for Home Accountz
• Installing Home Accountz
• Running Home Accountz for the First Time
• Chapter 3: Simplifying Your Accounts with the eaZy Button
• Looking into the Transactions Panel
• Dealing with the Bank/Credit Card Panel
• Using the Set Up/Report Panel
• Chapter 4: Backing Up and Filing
• Storing Your Data in Home Accountz
• Creating Backups
• Working with Multiple Accounts
• Restoring Files
• Chapter 5: Using Tools to Keep Track of Your Finances
• Writing in the Desk Diary
• Using Home Accountz’s Calculator
• Chapter 6: Configuring Home Accountz
• Navigating the Home Accountz Configuration Panel
• Adjusting Document Display Settings
• Specifying How to Validate Your Data
• Personalizing Your Status Information
• Formatting Dates and Numbers
• Setting Your Tables
• Configuring the Desk Diary
• Changing Application Components
• Part II: Setting Up Your Accounts
• Chapter 7: Coming to Grips with Home Accountz
• Understanding Transactions
• Recording Your Transactions
• Tallying Up Account Balances
• Dealing with Income and Expenses
• Keeping Your Eye on the Balance Sheet
• Chapter 8: Changing Your Accounts Structure
• Moving Accounts
• Hiding ( Deleting) Accounts
• Recovering a Deleted Account
• Closing Accounts
• Chapter 9: Importing from Other Programs
• Working with Home Accountz’s Import Wizards
• Importing Bank, Credit Card, and Foreign Currency Statements
• Importing a Custom Transaction Data File
• Importing Existing Data
• Using the Mapping Tools and Table
• Part III: Exploring Transactions
• Chapter 10: Recording Transactions with Templates
• Creating Transaction Templates for Buying
• Editing Templates
• Deleting Templates
• Undeleting Templates
• Reusing Templates
• Chapter 11: Going International with Foreign Currencies
• Setting Up a Foreign-Currency Account
• Entering Foreign-Currency Transactions
• Transferring between Foreign-Currency Accounts
• Chapter 12: Working with Your Data
• Looking at Your Data
• Viewing Your Transactions
• Evaluating Your Current Finances
• Seeing Where You’re Headed
• Chapter 13: Working with Automated Transactions
• Navigating the Automated Transactions Window
• Setting Up Automated Transactions
• Editing Automated Transactions
• Deleting Automated Transactions
• Undeleting Automated Transactions
• Holiday Rules Configuration
• Part IV: Managing Your Money
• Chapter 14: Using Views and Tables
• Figuring Out the Table Basics
• Chapter 15: Visualizing Your Information with Graphs and Charts
• Switching to Charts View
• Working with Charts
• CHapter 16: Exporting and Printing Reports and Charts
• Exporting Your Data
• Accessing Your Reports
• Running a Report
• Chapter 17: Creating Report Designs with the Documents Component
• Using the Templates Builder Wizard
• Editing Individual Templates
• Canvasing Your Template
• Editing Elements with the Left Toolbar
• Looking at the Properties Panel
• Looking Up to the Top Toolbar
• Digging Down to the Bottom Toolbar
• Using Your New Templates
• Chapter 18: Keeping Track of Your Finances
• Comparing Actual Balances to Budgets
• Forecasting
• Part V: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 19: Ten Most Confusing Home Accounting Terms
• Accounts
• Transaction
• Assets
• Liability
• Equity
• Revenue
• Expense
• Depreciation and Appreciation
• Interest
• Debit and Credit
• Chapter 20: Ten Solutions to Home Accountz Problems
• How Do I Use a USB Backup of My Home Accountz Data?
• How Do I Restore the Home Accountz Work File from the BAK Folder?
• How Do I Open Work Files?
• How Do I View All Account Transactions?
• How Do I View Individual Account Transactions?
• How Do I Create a Budget in Home Accountz?
• How Do I View Account Balances in Home Accountz?
• How Do I Move Home Accountz from One Computer to Another?
• How Do I Back Up My License?
• How Do I Archive Data?
• Chapter 21: Ten (or So) Ways to Use Rapid Data Entry Effectively
• Entering Dates
• Working with Calculations
• Selecting Items in Lookup Lists
• Using Templates
• Sorting Tables
• Hiding or Showing Columns in Tables
• Swapping Columns in Tables
• Adjusting Column Width in Tables
• Altering Your Table Views
• Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Setting Up Your Budgets and Sticking to Them
• Get Your Finances Organized
• Save for a Rainy Day
• Plan for the Big Bills
• Create a Budget
• Shop Around
• Cut Back
• Sell Things You Don’t Need
• Reward Yourself
• Be Realistic
• Keep Your Budget Up to Date
• Glossary of Accounting Terms
• Index