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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Note: In these answers we will follow a few shorthand conventions for
describing user-interface procedures. Key combinations will be presented like this: Ctrl+Alt+Delete,
which means that you should press and hold down the Control key, the Alt key, and the
Delete key at the same time. Menu selections will be presented like this: File!
Open,
which means that you should open the File menu, and then make the Open selection.
- How do I change my Blue Skies sounds?
- How do I change my Tools List to name my spreadsheet & other programs?
- How do I use Excel to View, Sort, & Graph my Blue Skies data?
To change one or more of the sounds Blue Skies Accounting plays, replace the .wav file
(the sound file) in your 'c:\blue_sky' subdirectory [or whatever subdirectory you use for
your Blue_Sky.exe].
Table of Blue Skies sound files:
 | The 'Welcome' sound that occurs when the program starts = c:\blue_sky\welcome.wav |
| The 'Save' sound that occurs when you click 'Save' button in payroll or g/l input =
c:\blue_sky\save.wav |
| The 'Done' sound that occurs when you finish a g/l check = c:\blue_sky\chk_done.wav |
| The 'Reports' sound that occurs when the reports screen appears =
c:\blue_sky\reports.wav |
| The 'Unlock' sound that occurs when the correct password is given =
c:\blue_sky\unlock.wav |
Go to Tools! to 'Setup Tools List', then edit
- Touch your <F1> key to get on-screen manual help.
- Click on the 'Tools Caption' item, to replace the
caption (re-type the name); ie..WordPad to 'Word'.
- Click the 'Path & Program' to the right of the caption &
add in the 'path', setup in your computer system.
- Hint: Click on the 'Browse' button to navigate to the program
(*'.exe') and then
either double click on the name or Copy & Paste the name.
- For Word: search for File name: Winword.Exe
- (Path :C:\ProgramFiles\Microsoft Office\office\Winword.Exe)
- For Excel: search for File name: Excel.
Exe
- (Path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\office\Excel.Exe)
- Backup your data using the normal Blue Skies Accounting File ! Backup so if you damage
your data you can always Restore it using Blue Skies.
- Start Microsoft Excel as you normally would outside of Blue Skies Accounting - double
click on it desktop icon, use the Windows Start button, etc.
- In Excel, under the File pulldown menu, choose 'Open...'
- Navigate to your transaction directory [probably c:\blue_sky\1998data for your 1998
year]
- Then in the 'Look in' dropdown list, choose 'dBase Files' - all the .dbf files will be
displayed.
- Double click on the file to open. The first 4 characters is the type of data, the
next four is the client number, and the file suffix always is '.dbf'.
- Glve1000.dbf is vendor names & addresses for client#1000. Each vendor or
customer is another line in this file.
- Glac1000.dbf is the general ledger account numbers, their descriptions, the most recent
balance forward, current amount, ending balance, budget amounts, etc. Each gl
account is another line in this file.
- Gltr1000.dbf is the general ledger transactions - the same you see in Blue Skies
Accounting in View & Edit GL Transactions. Each gl transactions is another line
in this file.
- Prms1000.dbf is the payroll master, the list of employee names, addresses, social
security number, etc. Each employee is another line in this file.
- Prtr1000.dbf is the payroll transactions - the gross, deductions, and net for every
paycheck. Each paycheck in the year is another line in this file.
- Prtl1000.dbf is the payroll timecard lines - each timecard line entered in the year is a
another line in this file.
- You may view, sort, or print out any of these files. BUT DO NOT SAVE ANY
CHANGES!!!
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