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ELECTrack User Guide - Table of Contents

This is the ELECTrack User Guide for ELECTrack version 4.5. The entire guide can be downloaded in PDF. (What's PDF?)

Part 1. Introduction: Welcome to ELECTrack

  1. 1.1 Electronic Filing System (EFS) User Manual
  2. 1.2 What is EFS?
  3. 1.3 What EFS is Not!
  4. 1.4 Who is a User?

Part 2. Getting Started

  1. 2.1 Installation
  2. 2.2 Terminology
  3. 2.3 Account Initialization

Part 3. Creating/Editing a Report

  1. 3.1 Entering your data in the correct report
  2. 3.2 Entering Receipts
  3. 3.3 Entering Other Income
  4. 3.4 Entering a Loan
  5. 3.5 Entering a Bill
  6. 3.6 Entering Expenditures
  7. 3.7 Summary Sheet
  8. 3.8 Editing and Deleting Entries
  9. 3.9 Creating an Amendment

Part 4. Printing/Reviewing a Completed Report

  1. 4.1 Print Report
  2. 4.2 Preview and Print

Part 5. Contributions

  1. 5.0 Contribution Receipts Issued

Part 6. Exporting the Report for Filing

  1. 6.0 File the Report with SBE

Part 7. Search Contributions, Expenditures and Debts

  1. 7.1 General
  2. 7.2 Accessing the features

Part 8. Search Look-Up Tables

  1. 8.1 Overview
  2. 8.2 Creating Look-Up Tables
  3. 8.3 Removing Duplicates
  4. 8.4 Update Look-Up Table

Part 9. Creating Ad-Hoc Letters

  1. 9.1 Creating Your Letter
  2. 9.2 Printing Your Letter
  3. 9.3 Editing Your Adhoc Letter

Part 10. Database Management

  1. 10.1 Back-Up
  2. 10.2 Database Recovery
  3. 10.3 Managing Two Accounts

Part 11. Miscellaneous

  1. 11.1 Exporting Data as Flat Files
  2. 11.2 Labels
  3. 11.3 Searching Tips

Part 12. Troubleshooting

  1. 12.1 Amended Reports
  2. 12.2 Reports - Contribution/Expenditure/Outstanding Obligation
  3. 12.3 Creating an Account
  4. 12.4 Should I change the Account Year to reflect the current year?
  5. 12.5 Export Function
  6. 12.6 Internet (FTP) Problems
  7. 12.7 Settings
  8. 12.8 System Requirements

Part 13. Errors and Solutions

  1. 13.1 Warnings and Reports
  2. 13.2 Error Reports
  3. 13.3 Error Messages (with explanation)
  4. 13.4 Additional Error Messages (self-explanatory