How to track a bill

Creating an account

1. Go to Selected Bill Tracking and choose “Sign up now.”
2. Type your email address, then choose “Send verification code.”
3. You will receive an e-mail message with a code to verify your email address. Enter the code and choose “Verify code.”
4. You can now create a password for your account. Enter your password in the “New Password” and “Confirm New Password” fields.
5. Choose “Create” to finish setting up your account. You can now log into Selected Bill Tracking.

Creating a list

1. Choose “Create a new list.”
2. Enter a name for the list. You can also write a description.
3. Choose “Save/Close” to save the list without adding bills. Choose “Save/Add Bills” if you are ready to add bills to the list.
4. Type the 4-digit bill number and choose “Add.” The bill's information appears when you add it. Repeat this for each bill you want to track.
5. When you’re done adding bills, choose “Done.”

You can rename, copy, delete, and combine lists. You can also move or copy bills to other lists.

Deleting bills from a list

1. Choose a list to see the bills in that list.
2. Choose the checkbox to the left of each bill you want to delete.
3. Choose “Delete Bill” in the Selected Bill Tracking toolbar.
4. A confirmation message appears. Choose “OK” to delete the selected bills or “Cancel” to leave the bills on the list.

Creating and saving a custom view

You can use custom views to show certain fields in the order you choose.

1. Choose “Report Views” in the Selected Bill Tracking toolbar. Click “Custom Views” to see your saved views.
2. Click “Add.” The list of report columns appears.
3. Choose the fields you wish to include in the view, then choose “Add.”
4. Use the “Move Up” and “Move Down” buttons to order the columns.
5. Enter a name for the view, then choose “Save View.”

You can edit, rename, and delete views.

Running reports

1. Choose the list you want to create a report for.
2. Choose “Report Views,” then choose a view to see the report.

You can sort the report by choosing the column headings. Choose “Print” on the Selected Bill Tracking toolbar for a print copy. Keep in mind that the number of fields in a custom view can affect the output. You may also export the report to Access, Excel, Word, and comma-separated values (CSV) text.