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• 02:27, 19 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page Zero Month-end Negative Balances (Created page with "There are churches that look like they have tens of thousands in Church Budget, but so many negative ending balances in various local funds, that their Church Budget fund is actually thousands of dollars in the negative. If the board conducts business as if they have a large balance, when they really don’t, it can ultimately affect the church’s financial health. :'''''NOTE:''' There are times when the board needs to be able to see that, though the “Church Budget...")
• 02:15, 19 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page Sideways Transfers - What to Do Instead (Created page with "In Sideways Transfers - A Shell Game to Avoid, I said that sideways transfers run the risk of being illegal. But they are also destructive to the budget process and they make clarity on the financial summary impossible. Plus, they are not necessary, because there are much better ways to handle shortages in individual local funds. There is a legitimate place for transfers, such as making transfers from “Church Budget” to zero out large n...")
• 01:55, 19 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page Sideways Transfers - A Shell Game to Avoid (Created page with "Have you ever watched or participated in a shell game? A small object is hidden under one of three nutshells or overturned cups and then the shells or cups are quickly moved around, while the person watching attempts to keep track of which shell or cup the object is hidden under. Sometimes church boards unknowingly play a type of shell game, moving trust funds around from one local fund to another, not realizing that what they are doing is against denominational policy...")
• 01:27, 19 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page Transfers Between Local and Conference Funds (Created page with "Remember that Conference Funds are designated for the Conference. They are to be remitted in full at the end of each month. Under no circumstances should they be used at the local church level. For this reason, Jewel heavily restricts how and when Conference Funds can be accessed. In general, you should not transfer between Conference and Local funds without instruction from an auditor or technical support. ==Turn On Option to Allow These Transfers== # Go to Maintenanc...")
• 00:40, 19 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page Transferring by Writing a Check (Created page with "Creating a transfer when you have to write a check. When you are writing an actual check in order to make a transfer between accounts (example: mailing a check to the Revolving Fund, since they don’t accept electronic transfers) you can write the check in Jewel in such a way as it creates a transfer, not a payment, since you are moving that money, not spending it. Once that is done, you do not need to use “Transfer Funds.” This check, written correctly, is all you...")
• 12:46, 17 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page Reversing a Duplicate Void (Created page with "right|300px If you go back to Void a Check after voiding, you will still see the check on the list, but the memo line will say VOIDED. This means you have successfully voided the check. '''''NOTE:''' Even after step one is successful, the voided check '''does not disappear from the Void a Check screen'''. It must be cleared during a reconciliation in order to leave the “uncleared” checks list.'' right|300px I...")
• 12:28, 17 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page File:Void a Check 2.png
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• 12:22, 17 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page Void a Check (Created page with "If you need to void a check that you have previously written, whether in the current month or in a previous, already closed month, go to Accounting / Void a Check. # Use the sort options to find and select the check you wish to void. # Verify that the date and memo accurately record what you are doing. # Click OK. # Verify the information in the pop-up, and click OK again. The check you selected has been recorded as void. Jewel will either edit the check to make the am...")
• 23:46, 16 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page Transfer Funds Quick Start (Created page with "Jewel allows two types of transfers, both done in the Transfer Funds screen. You can transfer funds between two Bank Accounts, such as from checking to savings. Or you can (with Church Board approval) transfer funds between two Local Funds, such as from Church Budget to Utilities. Best practice for transfers is to enter them before starting the month-end closing process, but they can be entered at any time during the month, up until you Print Monthly Reports. To trans...")
• 23:28, 16 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page File:Report Quick Start 7.png
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• 23:25, 16 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page File:Report Quick Start 6.png
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• 23:22, 16 December 2025 Myla talk contribs moved page File:Reports Quick Start 4.png to File:Report Quick Start 4.png without leaving a redirect
• 23:21, 16 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page File:Report Quick Start 5.png
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• 23:11, 16 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page File:Report Quick Start 2.png
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• 22:46, 16 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page Report Quick Start (Created page with "You are sitting in a board meeting and someone asks a question. "Why is our electric bill so high this month?" Will you know how and where to find the answer in Jewel? You could go to Reports and Graphs, click on Check which brings up the check report, change the date to the previous year, sort by payee, and look at what the electric bill was for this time last year. Then change the date to the year before that, and in seconds you could point out to them that over the l...")
• 22:44, 16 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page File:Report Quick Start 1.png
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• 18:54, 16 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page Send to Auditor Tips (Created page with "Back in 1968, three little numbers were chosen to be used when anyone, anywhere in the US needed help. Those numbers were 911. Jewel has three little words for our treasurers to use when they need help. Those three words are: '''Send to Auditor ''' If you need a donor name fixed, or if you are having trouble with your bank reconciliation, or a check was written in Jewel incorrectly, you can contact your tech support to let them know what the problem is, then send them...")
• 18:40, 16 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page Have You Entered All Offerings? (Created page with "If you have ever taken children on a trip, you know that the perennial question is “Are we there yet?” Jewel’s question is similar. “Are you done with your offerings and ready to remit to the conference?” In order to find that out, Jewel must ask you, every time you enter a deposit that could be the last one, “Are you there yet?” :'''''NOTE:''' Once you have remitted, you will be unable to enter new offerings without assistance from the auditor. That is w...")
• 13:42, 16 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page Printing Reports to PDF (Created page with "==Setting up Print to PDF== In order to print monthly reports to PDF, there are four steps that must be done the first time. They won’t need to be repeated. # In Jewel, go to Maintenance / Properties / General Tab. If the "Show "Print Setup" Before Printing" box is not checked, check it. # While still in Maintenance / Properties, click on the “Reports” tab. Look for a report named “Contribution Report – Detail.” If you do not see it, or if you have a “Contr...")
• 01:36, 15 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page Jewel Won't Let Me Move On to My Next Step! (Created page with "Frequently we are asked to help a treasurer figure out what is “wrong with Jewel,” because it is "not letting me remit or print reports." And when I ask them what their “Next Step” button says, they tell me that it says "Start New Offering." That tells me that, even though they may think that they are nearly finished closing the month, they have not even started the process yet. Let me illustrate it this way. Let's say you are ready to take a trip. You pack and...")
• 01:15, 15 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page File:Offering Troubleshooting 4.png
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• 01:08, 15 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page File:Offering Troubleshooting 1.png
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• 01:04, 15 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page Offering Troubleshooting (Created page with "When Jewel was originally created, there was no AdventistGiving, no Zoom, few members mailing their donations to you or dropping them in a slot at the church. The offerings were regular and the dates were predictable. Every. Sabbath. There. Was. An. Offering. And Jewel was designed to enter each offering in chronological order. No going backwards or jumping ahead. The Offering Date counter rolled from one Sabbath date to the next automatically. Then, when the final Sab...")
• 23:54, 14 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page Edit Names - How To and When Not To (Created page with "Some have noticed duplicate donors in their receipts as they have closed the year, and have mentioned a desire to simplify their “Names” list in Jewel. We are all for keeping the Names list up to date and accurate, but cleaning it up is a bit more complicated than just matching and combining. The “Combine Names” feature in Jewel works really well, but there are things you need to know before you start. For one, '''the Names List contains your Vendor names as we...")
• 23:40, 14 December 2025 Myla talk contribs moved page Contribution Receipts - Year-End or Single, and Troubleshooting to Contribution Receipts - Year-End or Single without leaving a redirect
• 23:38, 14 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page Contribution Receipts - Year-End or Single, and Troubleshooting (Created page with "==End-of-Year printing of all donation receipts== When your Jewel “Next Step” says “Print Receipts,” and Jewel asks if you are ready, click “No” and check three things. # '''Go to Maintenance/Properties/Reports Tab.''' Use the drop-down arrow to choose “Calendar Year Reports. Make sure that the “Report Type” is set to “Receipt Summary – Last Calendar Year.” If it is not, use the “Add/Delete” buttons. Delete what is there and Add “Receipt Sum...")
• 16:31, 14 December 2025 Myla talk contribs moved page If You are New to Jewel to If You Are New to Jewel without leaving a redirect
• 00:55, 11 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page Navigation Within Jewel (Created page with "=== Menu Bar === This menu is located across the very top of the window, with the items File, Offerings, Accounting, Maintenance, and Help. Click on each of these menus and notice the drop-down menus with many more options available to you. You can use these menus to access everything you need in Jewel. === Quick Links === The processes you will be using the most, NextStep, Write Checks, Transfer Funds, Reconcile, and Reports & Graphs, are listed in the middle of Je...")
• 00:54, 11 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page How to Get Help (Created page with "Perhaps the most important question many of you may have at this point is, "So how do I get HELP?" You actually have lots of options. === Jewel Wiki === Congratulations! You've already found the most up-to-the-minute Jewel helps. The Jewel Wiki contains the updated version of the Jewel Handbook (an older version is available under Help in the Jewel program). This Handbook, and its accompanying articles, are meant to be a guide, both as you are first learning...")
• 00:53, 11 December 2025 Myla talk contribs deleted page New Jewel Users - Please Read! (content before blanking was: "==How Jewel Works== Occasionally we hear: “Jewel is not user friendly.” “Jewel should let me do ____.” “Jewel is too complicated.” Or the opposite: “Jewel is too simple.” Usually it is from someone who does not understand how Jewel works, or why. Jewel is not perfect, but, like every software program, if you learn how it works and work with it instead of against it, it does exactly what it is supposed to do. '''The most important thing to know a...")
• 00:52, 11 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page One Month at a Time!! (Created page with "Occasionally we hear: “Jewel is not user friendly.” “Jewel should let me do ____.” “Jewel is too complicated.” Or the opposite: “Jewel is too simple.” Usually it is from someone who does not understand how Jewel works, or why. Jewel is not perfect, but, like every software program, if you learn how it works and work with it instead of against it, it does exactly what it is supposed to do. '''The most important thing to know about Jewel is that it only al...")
• 00:51, 11 December 2025 Myla talk contribs created page The NextStep Button - Your Guide (Created page with "==The NextStep Button - Your Guide== Welcome to the Jewel monthly cycle, guided by the NextStep button! We hope you will see how Jewel has made a fairly complicated process quite simple. The NextStep button in the center of your Jewel Home Screen is your guide through the monthly accounting process. The item listed beside NextStep will change according to where you are in the accounting process - reminding you of where you left off and what your next step is. During mos...")