OWL Basic Bookkeeping Version 5 - for Windows

Copyright (c) 1997 - All Rights Reserved

Program Description

OWL Basic Bookkeeping is an easy-to-use program that 
maintains complete and accurate accounting of income 
and expenses.  In creating Basic Bookkeeping, our 
objective was to produce a program that was intuitive 
and required no prior knowledge of accounting.  Basic 
Bookkeeping uses the "single entry" bookkeeping method 
that is recommended by the IRS.  This accounting method 
is easy to use and is equally suited for small 
businesses and individuals. 

With Basic Bookkeeping, you can produce a variety of 
expense, income, profit and general ledger reports. You 
can define up to 1000 different expense accounts to 
fully categorize your expenses for tax purposes.  

Version 5 employs the concept of folders where each 
folder contains income and expense data that may be 
reported either separately or in combination.  Thus, 
Basic Bookkeeping may be used for multiple businesses, 
multiple divisions within a single business or for both 
business and personal accounting.

An import option within Basic Bookkeeping links the 
program to our invoicing and sales management program 
(OASIS) allowing direct transfer of income data from 
OASIS into Basic Bookkeeping.  OASIS provides complete 
tracking of sales, customers and receivables.  Using a 
combination of OASIS and Basic Bookkeeping provides up 
to the minute visibility of your bottom line.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

- Microsoft Windows 3.1 or Windows 95.
- A hard disk with approximately 1.5 Megabytes of 
available space
- 8 Megabytes of memory.

UPGRADING FROM EARLIER VERSIONS (Versions 1 through 3 
for DOS)

Complete instructions for upgrading your data files 
from Basic Bookkeeping Versions 1 through 3 are 
contained in the user's guide.  When installing Basic 
Bookkeeping for Windows, DO NOT install it in the same 
directory where your DOS version of Basic Bookkeeping 
is installed.

INSTALLATION

To install OWL Basis Bookkeeping for Windows, use the 
Program Manager to run BBKSETUP.EXE.  For example, if 
you are installing from drive A:

1.  From the Program Manager File menu or Windows 95 
    Start menu, choose Run.
2.  In the Run dialog box, type "A:\bbksetup" and 
    choose OK.

The setup program offers the following installation 
options:

1. Installation Directory?  If you already have a copy of 
BBK for Windows on your hard disk, then choose the 
directory where it is presently installed.  The default 
is C:\OWL_BUS.

2. Backup Replaced Files?:  Select "Yes" if you would like 
the setup program to make backup copies of all files 
that are replaced during the installation.

3. Full or Upgrade Installation?  If you are installing to 
the same drive and directory where an earlier version 
of BBK for Windows was previously installed then choose 
the Upgrade Installation option.  This will prevent 
your existing BBK data files from being overwritten.

The setup program creates a program group named "OWL 
Business Apps" with icons for Basic Bookkeeping for 
Windows (BBK - WIN), the Basic Bookkeeping User's Guide 
(BBK - User's Guide), the Basic Bookkeeping Order Form 
(BBK - Order Form) and Basic Bookkeeping README (BBK - 
README).

RUNNING THE PROGRAM

To run the OWL Basic Bookkeeping for windows click on 
the BBK - WIN icon.

The data files shipped with the program contain sample 
data which is provided to help you become familiar with 
the various options and capabilities of the program.  
The sample data covers calendar year 1995.  The Getting 
Started section of the User's Guide contains a step-by-
step guide to getting acquainted with Basic 
Bookkeeping.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Need help?  Call, write or EMail your questions to:

OWL Software
P.O Box 794
Lanham, MD 20703-0794

Phone: 301-306-0409
Fax:  301-794-4533

EMail:  owlsoft@compuserve.com

For information on the latest versions of these and 
other programs see our homepage at:
http://www.owlsoftware.com

