Index

1. Introduction
2. Accounts
   1. Add an account
   2. Edit an account
   3. Optional account settings
   4. Delete an account
   5. Importing data
   6. Exporting data
   7. Overall balance options
3. Transactions
   1. Add a transaction
   2. Edit a transaction
   3. Delete a transaction
   4. Clear a transaction
   5. Account balance options
   6. Sort button
   7. Purge
   8. Trim
4. Preferences
   1. General options
   2. Accounts
   3. Default account
   4. New account
   5. Edit account
   6. Edit account categories
   7. Edit transaction categories
   8. E-mail account summary
5. PIN Screen
6. Budget and Trends
7. Copyright and Liability Notice

Introduction

Welcome to Checkbook, a financial tracking database designed for personal use. Checkbook allows you to manually track checking accounts, savings accounts and credit card transactions by account, date and category.

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Accounts

Add an account

To add an account:

1. Tap [img of +] on the Account Overview screen.
   • The Account Overview screen lists all of your accounts, and is the first screen you can edit when you open Checkbook unless you change your preferences.
2. Type the name of the account in the Account Name box.
3. Tap CATEGORY and choose the account type by tapping on it.
4. Tap [img of DONE] to finish creating the account.

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Edit an account

To edit an account:

1. Tap [Checkbook] at the top left on any screen.
2. Tap [Preferences & Data].
3. Tap [Preferences & Accounts].
4. Scroll down to ACCOUNTS and tap the account you want to edit.
5. Edit the account as you wish.
6. Tap [img of DONE] to finish editing the account.

You can also edit accounts via the Account Overview screen. Tap [closed padlock] and tap the account you want to edit. To finish editing, tap [unlocked padlock].

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Optional account settings

The following settings may be applied while adding or editing an account.

Security Options

• Freeze Internal Transactions: Prevents any changes from being made in the account. You may not add income or expense transactions, but you may make transfers to and from the account.
• Add Security: Password-protects the account with any password up to ten digits long.

Display Options

• Sorting
  • Sort by Date
    • Newest to Oldest, Show Newest: Sorts transactions with most recent and future transactions at the top, and scrolls to the most recent completed transaction.
    • Oldest to Newest, Show Newest: Sorts transactions with oldest transactions at the top, and scrolls to the most recent completed transaction.
    • Oldest to Newest, Show Oldest: Sorts transactions with oldest transactions at the top, and scrolls to the oldest completed transaction.
  • Sort by Description
    • A-Z: Sorts transactions alphabetically by descriptions.
    • Z-A: Sorts transactions reverse alphabetically by descriptions.
  • Sort by Amount
    • Ascending: Sorts transactions with largest negative transactions at the top and largest positive transactions at the bottom.
    • Descending: Sorts transactions with largest positive transactions at the top and largest negative transactions at the bottom.
  • Sort by Status
    • Cleared first: Sorts transactions with oldest cleared transactions at the top and most recent cleared transactions at the bottom, followed by pending transactions in date order.
    • Pending first: Sorts transactions with newest pending transactions at the top and oldest pending transactions at the bottom, followed by cleared transactions in date order.
• Display
  • Show Account: This account is visible on the Account Overview screen and contributes to the overall account balance.
  • Mask Account: This account is visible on the Account Overview screen but does not contribute to the overall account balance.
  • Hide Account: This account is not visible on the Account Overview screen and does not contribute to the overall account balance. This account is only visible on the Preferences screen.
• Balance
  • Available: The sum of your cleared and pending transactions to date.
  • Cleared: The sum of your cleared transactions to date.
  • Pending: The sum of your pending transactions to date.
  • Final: The sum of your cleared, pending and future transactions.
  • Changing the Transaction balance will change the default balance on the Account Overview screen.
• Default Account
  • Automatically launches this account when you open Checkbook. Only one account may be the Default Account.
• Show Transaction Tim
  • Displays the time of the transaction in addition to the date on the Transaction screen.
• Show Running Balance
  • Displays the progressive account balance after each transaction is made.
• Hide Transaction Notes
  • Hides the Notes field from each transaction.

Transaction options

• Description Multiline Mode
  • Allows the transaction description to take up multiple lines in the Add/Edit Transaction screen.
• Use Auto-Complete
  • Displays suggestions for transaction descriptions based on your history.
• Use ATM Mode
  • Amount field will automatically add a decimal as you type.
• Add Check Number Field
  • Add a field to record the check number in the Add/Edit Transaction screen.
• Add Expense Categories
  • Add a field to record the expense category in the Add/Edit Transaction screen.

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Delete an account

To delete an account:

1. Navigate to the Account Overview screen.
   • The Account Overview screen lists all of your accounts, and is the first screen you can edit when you open Checkbook unless you change your preferences.
2. Swipe the account you wish to delete horizontally across the screen until [img of Delete] [img of Cancel] appears.
3. Tap [img of Delete] to confirm deletion of the account.

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Importing data

To import data:

1. Tap [Checkbook] at the top left on any screen.
2. Tap [Preferences & Data].
3. Tap [Import Data].
4. Tap [Continue].
5. Follow the instructions on the screen.

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Exporting data

To export data:

1. Tap [Checkbook] at the top left on any screen.
2. Tap [Preferences & Data].
3. Tap [Export Data].
4. Log in to your Google account.
5. Select the accounts you want to export.
6. Tap [Export Accounts].

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Overall balance options

The Account Overview screen displays the default balance from your accounts in the upper right-hand corner. To view the alternative balances listed below, click the displayed balance.

• Default: The sum of the balances of your accounts, as set in each account?s preferences.
• Available: The sum of your cleared and pending transactions to date.
• Cleared: The sum of your cleared transactions to date.
• Pending: The sum of your pending transactions to date.
• Final: The sum of your cleared, pending and future transactions.

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Transactions

Checkbook allows for three types of transactions: income, expense and transfer.

Income is a transaction that indicates you added money to an account, such as a check deposit or credit card payment.

An expense is a transaction that indicates you removed money from an account, such as a debit card or credit card purchase.

A transfer is a transaction that indicates you transferred money from one account to another. This appears as an expense in the account in which the transfer originated, and as income in the account the transfer was made to. For example, when you pay a credit card bill, you can transfer funds from your checking account to your credit card account in a single transaction.

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Add a transaction

To add a transaction:

1. Navigate to the Account Overview screen.
   • The Account Overview screen lists all of your accounts, and is the first screen you can edit when you open Checkbook unless you change your preferences.
2. Tap the account you want to add a transaction to.
3. Tap [+] for income, [-] for an expense, or [$] for a transfer.
4. Type a description of the transaction in the Description field. If you use a description once, Checkbook will auto-suggest options as you type unless you disable the auto-suggest feature.
5. Type the transaction’s value in the AMOUNT field.
   1. You may also tap [+] or [-] in this field to change the transaction between income and expense.
6. Optional: If the purchase was not made today, tap the date field to change the date or time.
   1. From the Date and Time screen, you may change the date by tapping the month, day and year buttons, or by pressing [+] or [-] to move the date forward or back.
   2. You may only change the time by tapping the hour and minute buttons.
7. Optional: Tap [Okay] to return to the transaction screen.
8. Optional: Choose which category and subcategory the transaction belongs to by tapping on them. You may not use this feature if you disable it.
9. Optional: If the transaction has been cleared, tap [toggle] in the CLEARED field.
10. Optional: Type a note in the Transaction notes field. This field may be useful for indicating check numbers and other short information.
11. Tap [done].

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Edit a transaction

To edit a transaction:

1. From the account screen, tap the transaction you want to edit.
2. Tap the field you want to edit.
3. See the Add a Transaction section for detailed instructions on how to edit fields.
4. Tap [done].

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Delete a transaction

To delete a transaction:

1. Swipe the transaction you wish to delete horizontally across the screen until [img of Delete] [img of Cancel] appears.
2. Tap [img of Delete] to confirm deletion of the transaction.

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Clear a transaction

Checkbook features two ways to clear transactions.

1. From the account screen, tap the checkbox on the transaction you want to clear.
2. From the transaction screen, tap [toggle] in the CLEARED field.

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Account balance options

The Transaction screen displays the default balance from your accounts in the upper right-hand corner. To view the alternative balances listed below, click the displayed balance.

• Available: The sum of your cleared and pending transactions to date.
• Cleared: The sum of your cleared transactions to date.
• Pending: The sum of your pending transactions to date.
• Final: The sum of your cleared, pending and future transactions.

Changing the Transaction balance will change the default balance on the Account Overview screen.

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Sort button

To change how transactions are sorted on the Transaction screen, tap [sort].

Sort by Date

• Newest to Oldest, Show Newest: Sorts transactions with most recent and future transactions at the top, and scrolls to the most recent completed transaction.
• Oldest to Newest, Show Newest: Sorts transactions with oldest transactions at the top, and scrolls to the most recent completed transaction.
• Oldest to Newest, Show Oldest: Sorts transactions with oldest transactions at the top, and scrolls to the oldest completed transaction.

Sort by Description

• A-Z: Sorts transactions alphabetically by descriptions.
• Z-A: Sorts transactions reverse alphabetically by descriptions.

Sort by Amount

• Ascending: Sorts transactions with largest negative transactions at the top and largest positive transactions at the bottom.
• Descending: Sorts transactions with largest positive transactions at the top and largest negative transactions at the bottom.

Sort by Status

• Cleared first: Sorts transactions with oldest cleared transactions at the top and most recent cleared transactions at the bottom, followed by pending transactions in date order.
• Pending first: Sorts transactions with newest pending transactions at the top and oldest pending transactions at the bottom, followed by cleared transactions in date order.

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Purge

The purge utility will completely remove any transactions from the system that fit in the restrictions. The overall account balance will change. Purging cannot be undone.

To purge transactions:

1. Tap [Checkbook] at the top left on any screen.
2. Tap [Transactions].
3. Tap [Purge].
4. Set purge preferences.
5. Tap [Purge].

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Trim

The trim utility will combine all the specified transactions that fit in the restrictions into one new transaction. The overall balance will not change. Trimming cannot be undone.

To trim transactions:

1. Tap [Checkbook] at the top left on any screen.
2. Tap [Transactions].
3. Tap [Trim].
4. Set trim preferences.
5. Tap [Trim].

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Preferences

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General options

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Accounts

See the Accounts section for detailed information on accounts.

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Default account

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New account

See the Add an account section for detailed instructions on how to create a new account.

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Edit account

See the Edit an account section for detailed instructions on how to edit an account.

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Edit account categories

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Edit transaction categories

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E-mail account summary

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PIN Screen

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Budget and Trends

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Copyright and Liability Notice

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