About the Book
Get Started in Sage Line 50 introduces the principles behind the system because if you understand how a system works, you will master it more quickly and be better equipped to sort out any problems later and demonstrates how to use the various modules and facilities, for day-to-day accounting, for end-of-period summaries and reports and for trouble-shooting and analysis at any time. By the end of the book, you will have a clear understanding of acccounting principles and know how to prepare accounts using Sage. With its practical approach and clear illustrations, Get Started in Sage Line 50 is an essential resource for any user.NOT GOT MUCH TIME?One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.AUTHOR INSIGHTSLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.TEST YOURSELFTests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGEExtra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of Sage Line 50.FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBERQuick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.TRY THISInnovative exercises illustrate what you ve learnt and how to use it.
Table of Contents:
- : 1 Principles of accounts: Accounts and information, double-entry book keeping, customers and suppliers, Nominal Ledger, Sales and Purchase ledgers ,Trial Balance, Profit and Loss account, Balance Sheet
- : 2 The Sage system: Active Setup, screen display, entering and editing data, wizards, selections, Task Manager, data management, backups
- : 3 Setting up your accounts: Company settings, Customers and Suppliers, Products, Other Settings and preferences, customising the system
- : 4 The Nominal Ledger: Nominal accounts, Chart of Accounts, Opening balances, Nominal records, Budget, Activity, Journals, Reports, exporting reports to Word
- : 5 Customers and suppliers: The New Wizard, editing records, Graphs, The Activity tab, Aged analysis, Batch Invoices, Printouts, Report Designer, Analysing accounts, Searching
- : 6 The Invoicing module, Product invoices, Service invoices, Credit notes, Print and Update, Reports, Credit control
- : 7 The Bank module: Reconciliation, Payments and Receipts, Customer Receipts, Supplier Payments, Transfers, Recurring payments, Statements, Reports
- 8 Financial control:: The audit trail, End of period routines, trial balance, Profit and loss account, balance sheet, VAT returns, Management Information System, exporting data to Excel
- : 9 The Products module: New Products, Product analysis, Stock control
- 10: Help and support: Help, Shortcut keys, Online support, The Knowledgebase
