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Features:

• Buttons are large so you can use your fingers
• Decimal point is assumed, no need to waste keystrokes. If you need to enter $15.89 you simply press 1, 5, 8, 9.
• Automatically computes 15% tip (or any user set percentage) while you enter your values. This feature can be turned off!
• Computes 10%, 15% and 20% tips at the press of a button. (Button amounts are user selectable.)
• Tips computed from percentages are automatically rounded up, forced up or truncated down. The rounding amount can be the nearest penny or any user selectable amount. Support for a minimum tip is also available, if you never want to tip less than $1.00.
• Tip percentage used in calculations is displayed, and calculated if an absolute tip amount is entered.
• Split the total (with or without tip) 2 to 9999 ways for multipayers. You can split the total multiple times, for example split by 5, then split it by 4 to compare the results.
• Amount of split error is displayed for informational purposes. Split Error is the result of totals not being evenly divisable by the number of payers, so the Split when multiplied by the number of payers will be smaller than the original total by the displayed error amount.
• Want to see the difference between 15% and 20%? Press the Percentage button and tip and total are recalculated. If you had previously split the total, the previous split is remembered and recalculated too.
• Once tips or splits are calculated, the program is in automatic reset mode, meaning if you press any of the digit keys 0 through 9, the program is automatically reset so you can enter a new value. This saves a step from having to press the Clr (clear) key.

• If you make a mistake entering data you can use the Backspace (left arrow) key, or Clr key.
• Enter an absolute tax amount that will not be included in the tip will update the total, and you can also split the total including tax by multiple payers (up to 9999 ways).
• All preferences are saved with a named Location, and selecting a location will automatically set minimum tip, tip percentages and buttons, tax percentage, and rounding rules.

Operation

The program is designed to be simple to use. It wouldn't be any good if it was cumbersome and slow to use, so steps were taken to make sure the program "flows well".

For example, let's say you have a meal and drinks total of $15.89 as displayed on the example screen above. Simply press the buttons 1, 5, 8, 9 and the default tip of 15% will be computed ($2.39) as you enter the amount, and the Total ($18.28) will be updated. Four keystrokes and your done for most cases!

Note: In this calculation, a tip is calculated on the tax included in the entered total. On the example screen above, notice that with a 9% tip being subtracted from the tip calculation you save $0.20! No point in overtipping unless you're feeling generous!

Now lets say the tax is actually a separate line item, and you don't want the tip calculated on the check total and tax, but just on the meals and drinks portion. Again, take the example of $15.89 for your meals and drinks total, press the Check button and enter that. Then press the Tax button, and let's say the taxes were $2.30, so you press 2, 3, 0 (for taxes, like the check amount the decimal point is assumed saving a keystroke). Now, after you let go of the zero, the new Total amount ($20.58) is displayed. The Tax button will be highlighted whenever you're in Tax Entry mode.

Want to pay a 10% or 20% tip instead, press the appropriate percentage button and the Tip and Total are updated. Or, if you'd like to see this bill without any tip, press the Tip button and CLR and the tip gets set to $0.00 and the totals updated. Pressing a percentage key will cancel Tax or Split entry mode.

Now with the amount on the example screen above, let's say you have a party of 3 and you want to split the total evenly between you, press the Split button, and then 3 and the Split amount ($6.86) is computed and displayed. Make a mistake and mean to split by 4? That's ok, just press the backspace key and then press 4. Need to split by larger amounts, like 21? Just keep entering numbers, up to 9999 to compute splits. Press the Split button again to take the program out of Split Entry modeThe Split button will be highlighted whenever you’re in Split Entry mode.

What if you entered the wrong tax? That's ok too, just press the Tax button and enter a new tax, everything including the Split will be recalculated.

All the settings for how to round, amount of tip percentage, tax rates, etc. are settable on a per location basis.

This screen shows the location drop down selector that makes it easy to navigate from location to location.

Some of the advantages of this flexibility are:

• Tax rates can vary from locale to locale (state taxes, local taxes, prepared meals taxes, etc.)
• Quality of service, and tip amounts can vary from location to location.

The pop up menu for editing locations.

An example listing of restaurants that can be edited.

This screen shows all the user settable parameters by location.

Try the program free for 14 days. If you decide to use it after 14 days, you must register.