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Colors used in UltraTax CS

UltraTax CS uses colors to indicate the source of the data entered in a field. The following table explains the meaning of each color.

Description	Example	Meaning
Black numbers in fields		Data you entered directly into UltraTax CS or the Source Data Entry program.
Blue numbers in fields		On data-entry screens, this is data that was transferred from another source, like: proforma'd data federal to state data data imported from a different application Source Data Entry statement data imported from a spreadsheet.
Red italic numbers in fields or forms		An amount was overridden. If it is on a form in Forms view it means it was manually entered. If it is on an input screen it means it was entered in a force field.
Red "S" in statement fields		There is data in the statement window. This is opposed to a black statement dialog button, which means there is no data entered there.
Blue chevrons in the corner of fields		This field had data in it last year.
Red chevrons in the corner of fields		Amounts that were overruled but not acknowledged by a preparer or staff member.
Pink/purple lines in data entry folders and squares in input screen tabs.		There is pending data from a client organizer you need to accept and import.
Blue numbers in the Watch tab of the Diagnostics window		This amount was frozen on the form and hasn't changed.
Red numbers in the Watch tab of the Diagnostics window		This amount was frozen on the form and has changed.
Red text on forms		Attached text.
Green line next to drop-down fields		This drop-down field has a custom list.