The Query section allows you to constrain your search for checks, receipts and transactions that meet a certain criteria.  After you have entered you're criteria, you can start the search in one of two ways:

 

Keyboard                If any of the Query controls is highlighted, simply hit the Enter key.

Button                        Press the "Go" button.        

 

Checking Acct

This is the checking account for checks, receipts and transactions. You can click the Search button or hit the F5 key to bring up the Checking Account search screen, and from there you can pick the checking account you want to use. This field will default to the checking account you assigned as the default checking account in Company Maintenance.

 

Limit Date

Allows a search for those entries whose check date is less than or equal to the limit date. If this field is blank, the check date will be ignored.

 

Today Button

Click the "Today" button to populate the Limit Date with the current date.

 

Include All Transactions

Check this option if you want to display all checks, receipts and transactions.

 

Include Only Open Transactions

Check this option if you want to display only those checks and receipts that are open.

 

Current Check File

Check this control if you want the search to include the current check file.

 

History Check File

Check this option if you want the search to include the history check file. Closing accounts payable will transfer checks from the current file to the history file. Therefore, if you have closed accounts payable but haven't reconciled your bank statements, you will need to use this option to get checks from the history file.

 

Sort by Check Date

Check this option if you want the checks, receipts and transactions sorted by check date.

 

Sort by Check Number

Check this option if you want the checks, receipts and transactions sorted by check number.

 

Go Button

Clicking the "Go" button starts the search for checks, receipts and transactions, and displays them in the transactions grid.