NetClient CS Document Management Portal User Guide. version 9.x

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NetClient CS Document

Management Portal User Guide

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Copyright Information

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Introduction

This guide is designed for an accounting firm’s clients who will have access to document management features through NetClient CS® portals. Think of your NetClient CS portal as an extension of your accounting firm’s website through which the firm can securely and quickly exchange electronic documents with you and deliver electronic documents to you.

Sharing documents electronically is good for the environment because it doesn’t require the use of resources that are required to produce and transport printed documents. Also, unlike email messages and their attachments, NetClient CS portals use encryption technology to ensure that your information is secure.

Depending on your document-management needs, your accounting firm will provide you with access to the ClientFlow™ module, the File Exchange module, or both. ClientFlow interacts directly with your accounting firm’s document-management system, which allows for the fast and convenient exchange of documents and information between you and your accounting firm. File Exchange also provides a fast and convenient way to exchange documents, and it has additional features, such as a Private folder in which you can store your most important documents.

System Requirements for NetClient CS

You must have a high-speed Internet connection to use NetClient CS. NetClient CS is compatible with the following Internet browsers.

 Google Chrome

 Internet Explorer version 7.0 or higher  Mozilla Firefox version 3.0 or higher  Safari version 5.0 or higher

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Getting started with NetClient CS

In this chapter, you will learn how to register your NetClient CS account, how to log in to NetClient CS, and how to access key features of NetClient CS.

Note: The images in this guide are examples. Depending on the features your accounting firm enabled

for you, your NetClient CS portal may look different.

Activating your NetClient CS account

After your accounting firm creates a NetClient CS account for you, you will receive a NetClient CS activation email message from [email protected]. The message will contain a link through which you can create a login and password for your portal.

Important! If you do not receive an activation email message, contact your accounting firm.

Follow these steps to activate your NetClient CS account.

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Getting started with NetClient CS

2. In the NetClient CS registration screen, enter a login in the Create Login field.

Tip: Use your email address as your login to make it easier to remember.

3. Enter a password in the Enter Password field.

Notes

 Passwords must be at least seven characters long and must include letters and numbers (for example: “password1”).

 Passwords can contain symbols, such as %, $, and #.  Passwords are case sensitive (for example, “PassWord1”). 4. Re-enter the password in the Confirm Password field.

Notes

 If you have questions or if you have difficulty accessing your NetClient CS account, contact your accounting firm.

 After you register your account, you can log in to NetClient CS from your accounting firm’s website. You can also bookmark the NetClient CS login screen in your browser.

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Getting started with NetClient CS

Additional information

 You must change your password at regular intervals for security purposes. Passwords cannot be reused.

Note: If you want to know how often you will be required to reset your password, contact your

accounting firm.

 If you forget your password, you can reset it by answering a series of security questions that you can specify after you activate your account by clicking the My Account link in the Home Dashboard. If you enter an incorrect password, you can click the Help! I’ve forgotten my password link to request that NetClient CS send you a temporary password via email.

 If ten consecutive, unsuccessful login attempts are made to log in to a NetClient CS account, NetClient CS locks the login for that account. NetClient CS will send an email message to the email address that is assigned to your login to notify you of the attempts and to provide a link to unlock the login immediately. NetClient will unlock your account when you click the link in the email message or when the lock expires automatically after 30 minutes.

Navigating in NetClient CS

NetClient CS provides quick access to all the features you need to manage your portal documents.

View help topics about working in NetClient CS, ClientFlow, and File Exchange

Update your login, email address, and security questions through the My Account link

The Home Dashboard provides access to all NetClient CS modules Click this button to

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Managing portal documents with

ClientFlow

This chapter describes how to manage portal documents in NetClient CS using ClientFlow.

Viewing ClientFlow documents

After you register your NetClient account, you can view the documents that your accounting firm has placed in ClientFlow for you.

1. Log in to NetClient CS through the link on your accounting firm’s website.

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Managing portal documents with ClientFlow

Notes

 Columns in the ClientFlow screen contain values that your accounting firm assigns to each document for easy organization and quick access. To resize a column, click and drag its border. Click a column heading to sort the documents in the list by the information in that column.  The ClientFlow screen will be empty if your accounting firm has not published any documents to

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Notes

 Because documents in ClientFlow are read only, you cannot edit them. If you need to edit a document, save a copy of it to your local drive by choosing File > Save As (or by clicking the Save button in the Acrobat toolbar), edit the document, and then upload it to NetClient CS as described in “Uploading documents to ClientFlow” on page 9.

 You can view documents only if the software applications in which the documents were created are installed on your computer. For example, to view a DOC or DOCX file, Microsoft Word must be installed on your computer.

5. Click the close button when you are done viewing the document. 6. Click the Up icon to return to top-level ClientFlow screen.

Uploading documents to ClientFlow

Follow these steps to upload a document to ClientFlow. 1. Click the folder to which you will upload the document.

2. Click the Upload icon and then click the Select Files button.

Tip: Click the Upload icon again to cancel the upload.

3. Navigate to the documents you want to upload, select them, and click the Open button.

4. Click the Upload button below the selected files. Members of your accounting firm can now view the

document.

Note: If your accounting firm enabled the Auto Publish feature, the uploaded document will be

available to you through ClientFlow. (The Auto Publish feature provides a record of documents you have uploaded in NetClient CS.)

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Additional information

 You can upload files of any type to ClientFlow. Note that TIFF files are converted to PDF files during upload.

 You can upload files of up to 1 gigabyte (GB).

 Your NetClient CS session may time out if your Internet connection is not fast enough to complete a single upload within three hours.

 You can upload multiple documents or files to ClientFlow simultaneously.  Please notify your accounting firm when you upload documents.

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Managing portal documents with File

Exchange

Your accounting firm may also provide files to you through the File Exchange module in NetClient CS. As with ClientFlow, you download File Exchange files to your computer, complete or modify the files as necessary, and then upload the files to your portal, where your accounting firm can then access the updated files.

File Exchange folder types

If you have access to File Exchange, your accounting firm will provide one or more of the following types of folders.

 Permanent: Files that are placed in permanent folders will remain in the folders until a member of

your accounting firm deletes them. Files in permanent folders are visible to you and to members of your accounting firm.

 Temporary: Files that are placed in temporary folders are available for 14 days after they are

uploaded. After 14 days, NetClient CS deletes the contents of these folders automatically. Files that are placed in temporary folders are visible to you and to members of your accounting firm.

 Private: Files that you place in the Private folder are accessible only to you. No one at your

accounting firm can view these files. Files remain in the Private folder until you delete them.

Note: File Exchange folders may be empty if your firm has not yet published any documents to your

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Managing portal documents with File Exchange

Viewing File Exchange documents

Follow these steps to view documents through File Exchange.

1. Log in to NetClient CS through the link on your accounting firm’s website.

2. In the Home Dashboard, click the File Exchange link under the Document Management heading.

Note: A statement appears under the File Exchange link if new files are available for you. If new files

are available, you can follow the red flags to locate the new files. 3. In the File Exchange screen, click a folder to view its contents.

Tips

 If the items in the list extend beyond the current view, you can use the toolbar controls at the bottom of the File Exchange screen to search for an item, navigate through subsequent pages, refresh the current view, or set the number of items to be displayed in the current view.

 Click the Home icon to return the Home Dashboard.  Click the Up icon to go up one folder level.

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4. Click a document to view it.

Note: You can view documents only if the software applications in which the documents were created

are installed on your computer. For example, to view a DOC or DOCX file, Microsoft Word must be installed on your computer.

5. Click the close button when you are done viewing the document.

Uploading documents to File Exchange

Follow these steps to upload a document to File Exchange.

1. In the File Exchange screen, click the folder to which you will upload a file.

2. Click the Upload icon and then click the Select Files button.

Tip: You can click the Upload icon again to cancel the upload.

3. Navigate to the document you want to upload, select it, and click the Open button.

4. Click the Upload button that appears below the selected file. Members of your accounting firm can

now view the file.

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Notes

 You can upload a single file of up to 250 MB with each upload. When uploading multiple files at once, the total size of all files cannot exceed 250 MB.

 To remove a document that you selected for uploading, click the Remove icon for the pending file.

Managing files in the Private folder

Within the Private folder, you have additional options for managing files.  You can create subfolders by clicking the New icon.

 You can delete files or subfolders by marking the adjacent checkboxes and clicking the Delete Selected button.

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Additional information

 You can upload any type of file to File Exchange, and you can view the file in its native format.  If your accounting firm set up File Exchange notifications for you, you will receive email messages to

notify you that new files are available in File Exchange.

 Please contact a member of your accounting firm to let her know that you uploaded files.

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Appendix A: Accounting Firm’s

Contact Information

Record contact information here in case you need to contact us with questions about NetClient CS, ClientFlow, or File Exchange.

Firm Name: ARNETT & FOSTER, P.L.L.C.

Contact person: _____________________________________________________ Phone: (304) 346-0441 or (800) 642-3601

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NetClient CS Document Management Portal User Guide. version 9.x