# Tapes - printing (totals and titles)

**URL:** https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/tapes-printing-totals-and-titles/2799
**Category:** Product Suggestions
**Created:** [November 26, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/tapes-printing-totals-and-titles/2799 "2019-11-26T14:48:28Z")
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### Author: ![dominique.dabolczi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f19dbf/32.png) [@dominique.dabolczi](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/dominique.dabolczi)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/tapes-printing-totals-and-titles/2799/2 "2019-11-28T21:15:35Z")

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Right now I use CalcTape for my quick compilations.

It is possible to add the GIFI line and to create a total in most (possibly all) TaxCycle tape calculatons. However it takes a bit of finessing to accomplish this. I start my first tape line with the name of the form or schedule in which I have used this tape. If I need a second line for description then I enter the box or field number. Within the tape I use the left hand column for description and hit the total at the end. Then when the many tapes are included in a single print-out I can reconcile the tapes to the field totals.  
I have not tested how this works in the latest version of TaxCycle. However I have had challenges with both ProFile and TaxCycle’s tape implementation. Sometimes it takes two or three tries before I get the tape to behave as I expected it to behave. So I first create a tape using CalcTape which works much better for me.

> **[CalcTape Desktop Calculator for Windows - schoettler Software GmbH](https://www.schoettler-software.com/en/calctape/windows)**
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> With CalcTape, also extensive calculations remain clearly structured. CalcTape substitutes all your desktop calculators. Download it for free.

Some others use Judy’s TenKey.

> **[Award-Winning Judy's TenKey Accounting Calculator for Windows](https://www.judysapps.com/TenKey.htm)**
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> Award-winning Windows tenkey calculator with nearly every 10-key feature imaginable, including an editable tape that automatically recalculates to reflect changes. Many accounting firms have standardized on Judy's TenKey, and millions of consumers...

SafeSend offers an Adobe Add-on called TicTieCalculate. This requires a valid Adobe Acrobat Professional license.

> **[TicTie Calculate | For Electronic Workpapers in Accounting Workflow | SafeSend](https://safesend.com/solutions/tictie-calculate/)**
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> TicTie Calculate® makes Adobe® Acrobat® accounting-friendly and allows you to easily prepare electronic workpapers from scanned PDFs. Start your free trial.

Others use DoxCycle functionality.

> **[Filter Menu](https://www.taxcycle.com/resources/help-topics/doxcycle/doxcycle-review-tools/filter-menu/)**
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> The Filter menu helps you filter a file to show only pages in the DoxCycle document index that match the selected criteria.

Here is the base tape functionality in TaxCycle

> **[Calculator Tape](https://www.taxcycle.com/resources/help-topics/review-tools/calculator-tape/)**
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> The TaxCycle tape is a hybrid between an adding machine tape and a calculator that you can attach to any field.

I support your request to have the TaxCycle tape functions enhanced.

Here is the link to an earlier conversation re CalcTape.

> [@TicTie Calculate - Adobe Acrobat Add-on](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/tictie-calculate-adobe-acrobat-add-on/2607/4):
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> @kevin@BertMulderCGA Thank you for investing the time to share your experiences, findings, and best practices. Much appreciated. I will follow-up next week to configure, test, and learn DoxCycle more fully.

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