What’s New in Tabs3 Remote Entry Software Version 11 

Highlights 

• Added system-wide support of proportional fonts for reports. 
• Added the ability to print an optional footer on reports with the date and time. 
• Data entry windows were redesigned to enhance data entry and editing capabilities.  
• Added new fields to the Fee and Cost data entry programs to match the new Tabs3 data file format including Hours Worked for fees and Units and Rate for costs. 
• Improved spell checking capabilities. Technical and legal dictionaries are now provided with all copies of the software. 
• Transactions entered in Tabs3 Remote can now integrate with QuickBooks. 

General 

• Changed the program name to Tabs3 Remote from TABS III Remote. 

All Reports 

• Added the ability to use proportional fonts. 
• Added the ability to include an optional footer with the date and time. 
• Added the ability do display negative numbers in red. 
• Added the ability to show commas in all numeric fields. 
• Added a new Advanced Printing Features window in Printer Setup that lets you configure the above options and more. 
• The Transaction File List and Task Code Billing Report were completely redesigned to make the reports more readable. Techniques employed include use of black and gray lines; bold,  italics, and gray text; gray shading of key information; and larger and smaller fonts than the base font. The Advanced Printing Features window also includes the ability to allow variable font sizes and styles, allow gray text and lines as well as configure the gray shade density and gray text/line density. 
• Four digit years are displayed in all date fields. 

Lookup Windows 

• Every other row is lightly shaded making it easy to read across the row.  

Fee Data Entry 

• The Fee data entry window now includes two hour fields—an “Hours to Bill” and an “Hours Worked” field. 
• When entering transactions using the Detail data entry mode, the tab order is now Client ID, Reference, Timekeeper, Date, Tcode, Hours Worked, Amount, Description, Category. Previously it was Client ID, Reference, Timekeeper, Category, Date, Tcode, Hours, Amount. 

Cost Data Entry 

• Redesigned the window to include the most frequently used fields towards the top of the window. Fields that are not typically changed from their defaults are displayed towards the bottom of the window. 
• The Cost data entry program uses the rates defined in the new cost rate table. 
• Added a Rate field to the Cost data entry window. Previously, the Rate for costs was retrieved from the Tcode file. 
• The Units field is now stored in the Cost file. Previously, the Units field was not stored but was calculated by dividing the Amount by the Rate. 
• Added a QuickBooks Vendor field that is only used when integrating Tabs3 with QuickBooks using the QBXML format. The QuickBooks Vendor field is used in QuickBooks when writing checks for transactions entered in Tabs3 Remote. 

Transaction File List &
Task Code Billing Report 

• Greatly enhanced the format and included headers for sort sections and optional shaded totals making it easier to see breaks. 
• If the 1st Sort Order is client, then the Client Name and Work Description no longer print for each record. 

QuickBooks Integration 

• Transactions entered in Tabs3 Remote can now optionally integrate with QuickBooks. If Tabs3 is configured to integrate with QuickBooks using the QBXML format, costs entered into Tabs3 Remote will integrate with QuickBooks when the Merge Tabs3 Remote Data program is run in Tabs3. 

Spell Check 

• Added the option to spell check as you type. When this feature is enabled, right-clicking a word shown as misspelled displays a new right-click menu that includes possible replacement words, an Ignore option and an Add to Dictionary option. 
• Legal and technical dictionary files are now provided with the software. 
• Added the ability to ignore Internet domain names (e.g., xyz.com) when performing a spell check. 
• Added the ability to automatically change words with a specified replacement instead of receiving a prompt with the suggested replacement when a misspelled word is encountered. 
• A single user dictionary can now include words with the following actions: auto change, conditional change, exclude and ignore. Previously, the words were grouped into separate dictionaries. 
• Added the ability to specify the speed and accuracy of the initial search for suggested replacements for misspelled words. 
• Added the ability for each workstation to specify whether an automatic spell check is performed when adding transactions. Previously, this option was a system-wide setting. 
• Added an Undo button to the Check Spelling dialog box. This button can be used to undo the previous change when multiple misspelled words are encountered in a spell checking session. 
• Added Spell Check, Add/Delete Words and Spell Check Options to the right-click menu for fields that support spell check. 
• Eliminated the confirmation message box that is shown when you cancel spell checking. 
• Administrator rights are no longer required to spell check on a Windows NT/2000/XP workstation. 

Customization 

• Moved the Automatic spell check when checking transactions option from Customization to the Spell Check Options window thus changing the option to a personal setting as opposed to a system-wide setting. 

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