SBFM98: Contents of the Readme.txt File

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• Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager 98 for Microsoft Excel 97

• Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition for Windows, version 2.0

SUMMARY

This article contains the contents of the Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager 98 Readme.txt file. This file is located in the SBFM folder on the first compact disc of Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition for Windows, version 2.0.

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 MICROSOFT SMALL BUSINESS FINANCIAL MANAGER 98 FOR MICROSOFT EXCEL README
 FILE

 (c) 1997-98 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

 This document provides late-breaking or other information that supplements
 the Financial Manager 98 documentation.

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 CONTENTS

   1. Upgrading from a Previous Version of Financial Manager
   2. Using Previous Versions' Databases, Report Workbooks, and What-If
      Scenarios
   3. Problems Importing Accounting Data from Intuit QuickBooks 4.0
   4. Importing Accounting Data from 3.5-inch Disks and Network Drives
   5. Behavior of the Projection Wizard inside Microsoft Excel
   6. Issue running Financial Manager under Microsoft Windows NT operating
      system.
   7. Problems running Financial Manager within a web browser.
   8. Microsoft Excel must be installed on the local system in order to
      install Financial Manager.
   9. Problems with sharing workbooks that are created by Financial
      Manager.
  10. Link to Robert Morris Associates web site from the Business
      Comparison Report may return a bad page if using Internet
      Explorer 3.
  11. Compatability issues regarding Peachtree Accounting for Windows
      software upgrades and Financial Manager datasets.

 1. Upgrading from a Previous Version of Financial Manager

 If you have a previous version of Financial Manager on your computer, you
 should remove it using Add/Remove Programs located under the Control Panel
 before installing Financial Manager 98.
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 2. Using Previous Versions' Databases, Report Workbooks, and What-If
    Scenarios

 The databases you imported into previous versions of Financial Manager are
 completely compatible with this version. You don't need to re-
 import your previous versions' databases to create new report workbooks or
 what-if scenarios using Financial Manager 98.

 You can also open and view your previous versions' report workbooks and
 what-if scenarios in Financial Manager 98.
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 3. Problems Importing Accounting Data from Intuit QuickBooks 4.0

 Before you import accounting data from QuickBooks 4.0 for Windows, you
 must register QuickBooks and disable all password protections on the data.
 If you don't, you may receive a series of error messages, which you can
 clear by clicking ENTER in response to each.

 If you encounter problems importing accounting data from QuickBooks 4.0
 for Windows, run the QuickBooks utility to rebuild your accounting data
 and then try importing again. To run the QuickBooks repair utility, choose
 Rebuild Data on the QuickBooks File:Utilities menu.
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 4. Importing Accounting Data from 3.5-inch Disks and Network Drives

 Financial Manager's Import Wizard can't search for accounting data in the
 root directory of a 3.5-inch disk or a network resource mapped to a
 specific drive. To import accounting data from either a 3.5-inch disk or a
 network drive, place the accounting data in a folder below the root level
 of that disk or drive.
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 5. Behavior of the Projection Wizard inside Microsoft Excel

 Financial Manager's Projection Wizard can seem to disappear if you
 activate another application while running it. If this occurs, you can
 find the projection wizard by right clicking on the Windows Task Bar and
 selecting Minimize All Windows.
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 6. Issue running Financial Manager under Microsoft Windows NT operating
    system.

 A user must have Administrative Privileges in order to use Financial
 Manager with Microsoft Windows NT operating system.
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 7. Problems running Financial Manager within a web browser.

 Financial Manager does not work if it is launched from within a web
 browser. The program will start and display the main screen, but you will
 not be able to access any functionality.
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 8. Microsoft Excel must be installed on the local system in order to
    install Financial Manager.

 In order to install Financial Manager, Microsoft Excel must be installed
 on the local system. Financial Manager cannot install if you are running
 Microsoft Excel via a network server.
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 9. Problems with sharing workbooks that are created by Financial Manager.

 With Microsoft Excel, you can share workbooks in order to allow access to
 them by other users. Financial Manager does not support the sharing of any
 workbook or worksheet created from Financial Manager.
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 10. Link to Robert Morris Associates web site from the Business Comparison
 Report may return a bad page if using Internet Explorer 3.

 Occasionally, if you have version 3 of Internet Explorer installed on your
 computer, you will see the Robert Morris Associates web page with the
 following error message: HTTP/1.0 403 Access Forbidden (Read Access Denied