Accounting
- Working with Bank Reconciliation Reports
- Debits and Credits
- Closing the Month Overview
- Client Disb. Clearing Account
- General Ledger (G/L) Budgeting
- Lawyer Overview
- Finding and Marking Items on Bank Reconciliation
- Control Accounts
- Exporting Month-End Balances to Third Party Applications
- G/L Statement Options
- Adding or Changing a G/L Adjustment
- Entering G/L Opening Balances
- Output
- Accounting
- Trust Funds Owed (2100) Account
Back-up
[TOP]Billing
- Recreating a Bill
- Split Bill
- Working with the Charge Selection Window
- Writing-off Outstanding Invoice Balances
- Editing Disk Images
- What Happens When You Request a Bill
Calendar
[TOP]Custom Reports
- Creating, Changing, or Removing a Custom Report Layout
- Adding Data Fields to a Custom Report
- Changing Data Fields on a Custom Report
- Removing Data Fields on a Custom Report
- Adding Formula Fields to a Custom Report
- Running a Custom Report
Data Entry
- General Check (Cheque)
- General Retainer
- Firm Receipt
- Matter to Matter Transfer
- Request General Check (Cheque)
- Release General Check (Cheque)
- Trust Receipt
- Trust Check (Cheque)
- Trust to General Transfer
- Requesting a Trust Check (Cheque)
- Time and Fee Entries
- Disbursements
- Bank to Bank Transfer for General Bank Accounts
- Bank-to-Bank Transfer for Trust Bank Accounts
End of Year
[TOP]Error Messages
- The Calculated Statement Balance Matches the Bank Statement Balance However...
- You Are Already Running a General Ledger Function
- Menu Item Not Found
- An Inconsistency within PCLaw has been detected (#1). Until this is corrected you will not be able to Reconcile.
- Cannot Create Index File C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\GLTEMP
- Opening or Closing Balance Is Wrong
- Someone Else Is in PCLaw
- This Field Already Exists
- Unable to Get Balance Information
- You May Not Close More than 12 Months in a Year
- A Valid Response Was Not Received from the Server
- Windows Accounting Software for Lawyers has Encountered an Error When Replying to an Email
- Your Subscription Has Expired. PCLaw Must Obtain Current Licensing Information To Proceed In Full License Mode.
- Failed to Launch Help
- The Password Entered is Invalid!
- Path Not Found C:\Program\PDOXUSRS.LCK
- A program is trying to access email addresses you have stored in Outlook.
- Error 122: Contact Has No Last Name
- Pure Virtual Call
- Could Not Access PCLaw Lawyer By ID. File May Be Locked By Another User
- The Addon C:\[Folder Path]\PLOUTPLG.DLL Could not be Installed or Loaded
Express
[TOP]HST Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- How Do I Change the Name of My GST Payable G/L Account to HST Payable?
- Why Do the Data Entry Windows Show GST Instead of HST?
- What Should I Do if the 90% Rule Requires that I Charge GST on Matters After July 1?
- Do I Need to Bill All of My Matters Prior to July 1?
- Do I Need the Latest Version of PCLaw to Change from GST to HST?
- How Does the HST Change Affect My ICBC Matters?
- How Does the HST Change Affect GST Exempt Matters?
- How Does the HST Change Affect PST Exempt Matters?
- Should I Click Yes to Update Existing Matters After I Change the Rate in System Settings?
- Does Both GST and HST Appear on Bills that Contain Items Entered Both Before and After July 1?
- Does the Software Charge HST or GST if I Bill After July 1?
- Do I Need to Change HST on Transaction Levies?
Installation
[TOP]Integration
- Enable the PCLaw Integration with Corel WordPerfect
- Enable the PCLaw Integration with Microsoft Word
- Enable the PCLaw Integration with Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Enabling the PCLaw Integration with Microsoft Outlook
- Enable the PCLaw Timer for Microsoft Word
- Enable the PCLaw Timer for Microsoft Excel
- Enable the PCLaw Timer for Microsoft PowerPoint
- Enabling the PCLaw Link for Time Matters and LexisNexis Total Practice Advantage
- Terminating the PCLaw Link
- Enabling the PCLaw Link for Amicus Attorney
- Amicus X Compatibility with PCLaw
Modules
[TOP]Options
- Adding Bank Accounts
- Assigning a Law Society Number
- Specifying the Order in which Payments are Applied to Taxes, Disbursements, and Fees
- Preventing Trust Transactions from Resulting in a Negative Trust Balance for a Matter
- Preventing a User from Changing the Default Check (Cheque) Number
- Changing the Body of a Quick Check (Cheque) Layout
- Automatically Allocate Payments to the Appropriate G/L Accounts
- Saving Checks (Cheques) to Print in a Batch
- Setting a Default Trust Bank Account
- Adding Task Codes
- Adding Referral Sources
- Adding Rate Categories
- Enable Auto Track Time Reduction to Record the Hours Reduced
- Matter Billing Tab in the System Settings
PCLawTE
[TOP]Phone Management
[TOP]Reports
[TOP]Satellite
[TOP]Tools
[TOP]Troubleshooting
- Columns Cannot Be Dragged to a Different Location
- GL Account out of Balance with its Corresponding Journal
- The Calculated and Actual Bank Journal Balances Do Not Reconcile
- The General Bank Journal Balance is Wrong but the G/L Balance is Correct
- Budget Entries are Not Saved and Related Reports Return Zero Values
- Balances Do Not Include All Entries for the Month
- Balance Sheet Does Not Balance Because an Expense Account was Changed to an Asset Account
- The Opening Balances Tab is Missing in the Matter Manager
- The Retrieve From Window Does Not Open
- Some Deposit Slips Do Not Display on the Mark Items Window
- Timeslips and PCLaw Terminology
- Template Editor Reference Page
- Contents of the PCLaw.cfg File
- An Error Occurred While Retrieving Payroll (Employee) Information.
- Both the Long and Short Term Sections of the Balance Sheet Contain the Liability Account
- The PCLaw Check Printing Window Appears Every Time ADP Payroll Is Opened
- Screen Resolution of 800 X 600 (Or Better) Is Required
- Invalid PCLaw Program Files Error
- Print Checks (Cheques) Window for Payroll Always Displays General Bank Account 1
- WordPerfect Crashes When You Save a Document
- Cannot Print PCLaw Reports to the Printer or from the Report Window
- PCLaw Must Obtain Current Licensing Information Before You Proceed With the Upgrade
- Delay Post Entries are Lost After Upgrading PCLaw
- PCLaw Hangs When You Log in to a Set of Books Stored on a Server Running Windows Vista
- The Select Set of Books Window Does Not Display the Actual Set of Books
- The List Of Lawyers In PCLaw Has More Lawyers Than The License Allows
- Do Not Have Access To Correct Entries Functions In Admin
- The Edit Disk Image Feature is not Available from the Billing Drop-Down Menu
- The Printer Setup Feature is not Available from the File Drop-Down Menu
- Unsupported Browser
- ADP Payroll is Too Slow
- The Previous, Next, and Cancel Buttons Appear as Red Circles with White Text when Using ADP Payroll in PCLaw
- An Active X Control on this Page Might be Unsafe to Interact with Other Parts of this Page
- Testing the SQL Connectivity
- Access Denied: This User Requires Full Access To [Directory Path] \ PCLawDocs
- Testing the Amicus and PCLaw Links
- Lawyers and Rates do not Transfer from Amicus to PCLaw
- Recurring Events Synchronized from Microsoft Outlook Appear as Single Appointments in PCLaw
- PCLaw ToDos not Appearing in Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Outlook Tasks not Appearing in PCLaw
- Removing a Contact from PCLaw does not Remove the Contact from Microsoft Outlook
- The Business Address in Microsoft Outlook links to the Contact Address in PCLaw
- Previous Contacts are not being Transferred between Outlook and PCLaw
