EDOCS stands for Electronic Documentation, which means that there are no manuals or retail boxes to manufacture and distribute - all you recieve is the CD-ROM of the software Instead of receiving a hard copy book of the instructions on how to run the program, the entire manual is installed onto your computer during the software's installation process. Your electronic manual stored in the "Help" section, just as you see along the top bar of the Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator browser you are using right now. It has a complete index, searchable index, and sections that you can print out. The help menus have gotten so good that customers who have purchased the software with manuals, end up hardly using them. We have found this to be a popular money saving option for our customers.