Checkbook Ledgers
Use the Checkbook Ledger to enter all payments from (and deposits to) your checking account. It will help
you to track your business cash flow, and it will always let you know your current account balance.
The Checkbook Ledger is also useful for retrieving information about your business (see pages 94 to 105).
Use a different Checkbook Ledger for each of your bank accounts. You may also want to use more than one Ledger
in a year for your more active accounts.
You will always have one 'main' Ledger. This should be the Ledger that you use most often. If no other
Ledger is specified, the main Ledger will be used.Ledger, main
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Ledger Types
MacNail includes two different types of Checkbook Ledgers (see page 54).
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Full Ledgers include 'lookup formulas' that refer to the Master Index. They also include job cost categories.
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Quick Ledgers do not have 'lookup formulas' or job cost categories.
Getting Started
To start a Checkbook Ledger for a new account, choose *New Accounting File from the FILE menu. When asked
for an account balance, enter $0.00. Enter a starting check number of 101 (or the first check number, if different).New
LedgerLedger, new
To start a Checkbook Ledger on an existing account, first decide at which check numbers you will start.
Use your existing system to figure a starting balance. Then choose *New Accounting File, and type in the first check
number and starting balance.
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