Ledger: An accounting worksheet used to track payments
from a checkbook in the MacNail construction accounting software.
NOTE-- In 2000, MacNail was replaced by
Goldenseal construction
accounting software. Goldenseal is an integrated program that
includes general accounting, job costing, payroll and project billing,
plus estimating and other features.
Linking: An Excel feature that lets a worksheet
get information from another
worksheet.
Macro, macro sheet: Excel creates
three different kinds of documents: worksheets, macros, and
charts. Each one
has a different icon.
MANAGER: Excel macro documents used for
the different operations in MacNail.
Megabyte: 1,000 Kilobytes.
Menu bar: At the top of the Macintosh screen.
MultiFinder: Type of finder that allows more
than one application to be open at one time. Generally only runs well
on machine
with greater than one megabyte of RAM.
Overhead: Costs that cannot be assigned directly
to any job category (for example, office, vehicles, tools).
Profit: What you get to keep at the end of the
job. It is equal to the amount received, minus costs assigned to the
job, minus
a portion of general office overhead.
Query Box: A part of each MacNail Accounting
worksheet that lets you find information about specific items in the
worksheet.
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RAM: The memory in your computer that is used
for the system and currently running applications (see also, RAM, Hard
Drive).
ROM: The memory hardwired into your computer.
It is what makes the Macintosh 'operating system' work.
Row: One line of cells running across the document.
See also column.
Select: On a document this means to click on
the item. For a menu item, drag to the item so that it is highlighted
and then
release the mouse button. For a dialog box, do
either of the above and then click OK.
Scroll bar: A sliding navigation bar that lets
you move different sections of a document into view. A part of some
dialog box
lists.
Spreadsheet: We will sometimes use the term spreadsheet
interchangeably with 'worksheet'.
Supervision: The part of the supervision cost
of a project that can't be assigned to any other project.
System: The program that makes the Macintosh
work.
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