r19387 - gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C - Update for changes to print multiple checks on one invocation of Print Checks.

[Mike Alexander]

Author: mta
Date: 2010-07-29 23:20:50 -0400 (Thu, 29 Jul 2010)
New Revision: 19387
Trac: http://svn.gnucash.org/trac/changeset/19387

Modified:
   gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_GUIMenus.xml
   gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_Transactions.xml
Log:
Update for changes to print multiple checks on one invocation of Print Checks.

Modified: gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_GUIMenus.xml
===================================================================
--- gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_GUIMenus.xml	2010-07-30 03:12:47 UTC (rev 19386)
+++ gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_GUIMenus.xml	2010-07-30 03:20:50 UTC (rev 19387)
@@ -1826,10 +1826,10 @@
                 </row>
 
                 <row>
-                  <entry><para>Print Check ...</para></entry>
+                  <entry><para>Print Checks ...</para></entry>
 
                   <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
-                    <para>Starts the "Print Check" druid. See <xref linkend="print-check"></xref>.</para>
+                    <para>Starts the "Print Checks" druid. See <xref linkend="print-check"></xref>.</para>
                   </entry>
                 </row>
 

Modified: gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_Transactions.xml
===================================================================
--- gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_Transactions.xml	2010-07-30 03:12:47 UTC (rev 19386)
+++ gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_Transactions.xml	2010-07-30 03:20:50 UTC (rev 19387)
@@ -594,14 +594,19 @@
     <title>Printing Checks</title>
 
      <para>Checks are printed in GnuCash from the account register. GnuCash provides the
-      ability to print to standard Quicken Checks (US Letter) or to make a custom check
-      format. Check position and Date formats are also customizable.</para>
+     ability to print to several standard Quicken Checks (including US Letter) or to make
+     a custom check format. Check position and Date formats are also customizable.</para>
 
-     <para>To access the check printing feature in GnuCash, select the transaction to print
-      a check for and go to File -&gt; Print Check. This will open the Print Check
-      properties dialog.</para>
+     <para>To print a single check in GnuCash, select the transaction to print a check for
+     and go to File -&gt; Print Checks. This will open the Print Checks properties dialog
+     to print the selected transaction.</para>
 
-     <para>The Print Check dialog has two tabs. The first tab, Options, is used to setup
+     <para>To print multiple checks in GnuCash execute a search to find the transactions
+     you wish to print.  With the search results window as the front window go to File
+     -&gt; Print Checks. This will open the Print Checks properties dialog to print all
+     the transactions in the search results window.</para>
+
+     <para>The Print Checks dialog has two tabs. The first tab, Options, is used to setup
       the most common options to print a check. The second tab, Custom format, is used to
       setup the position of various fields on the check. It is useful to print a test check
       to a plain piece of paper first and use that to make any adjustments needed.</para>
@@ -625,15 +630,19 @@
          displayed below.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
-         <para>Address: This sets the address of the Payee, if the check format includes a space for it.</para>
+         <para>Address: This sets the address of the Payee, if the check format includes a
+          space for it and you are printing a single check.</para>
        </listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
 
-      <para>The Custom check format contains two columns to enter in the X and Y co-ordinates of the field position
-       on the check. Positions in the Custom Check Format entry area are specified with x = 0 at the left edge of
-       the check with x increasing to the right, and y = 0 at the top edge of the check with y increasing as you
-       travel down.  (If you are using a version of GTK prior to 2.10, then y = 0 is
-       at the bottom of the page and y increases as you travel up.)</para>
+      <para>The Custom format tab has two sections.  The top half of the window (above the
+      dividing line) allows you to position the fields in each check.  It contains two
+      columns to enter in the X and Y co-ordinates of the field position on the
+      check. Positions in the Custom Check Format entry area are specified with x = 0 at
+      the left edge of the check with x increasing to the right, and y = 0 at the top edge
+      of the check with y increasing as you travel down.  (If you are using a version of
+      GTK prior to 2.10, then y = 0 is at the bottom of the page and y increases as you
+      travel up.)</para>
 
        <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
@@ -653,22 +662,38 @@
         </listitem>
 
         <listitem>
+         <para>Address: </para>
+        </listitem>
+
+        <listitem>
+         <para>Notes: </para>
+        </listitem>
+
+        <listitem>
          <para>Memo: </para>
         </listitem>
 
         <listitem>
-         <para>Check position: </para>
+         <para>Splits Amount: </para>
         </listitem>
 
         <listitem>
-         <para>Date format: </para>
+         <para>Splits Memo: </para>
         </listitem>
 
         <listitem>
-         <para>Units: Set the unit to use for the above positions.</para>
+         <para>Splits Account: </para>
         </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
 
+       <para>The part of the custom format tab below the dividing line contains fields to
+       position the entire check correctly on the page.  The Translation field is the
+       distance from the top left corner and the Rotation field rotates the check
+       clockwise by the indicated amount.</para>
+
+       <para>The Units field in the bottom half of the window specifies the units used in
+       all the fields in both halves of the window.</para>
+
        <para>Once OK is pressed on the Print Check dialog the Print GnuCash Document dialog is presented. Press OK
         to print the check.</para>