Overview Create a company file Easy setup assistant Set up preferences Set a password for the Administrator user ID Set up accounts Enter account opening balancesOverview Set up sales Set up purchases Do an initial bank reconciliationTask 1: Identify uncleared withdrawals and deposits Task 2: Record uncleared withdrawals and deposits Task 3: ReconcileCreate item records Enter your inventory opening balances Set up Business Services Set up a Web Store Manage Mobile App Manage Time TrackerReceiving money Bank deposits Spending money Entering transactions in the Bank Register window Transferring money between accounts Tracking petty cash expenses Recording miscellaneous transactions Credit card transactions Credit card payments using Merchant Account ServiceProcessing credit card payments using Merchant Account Service Declined authorization Timed-out authorization Voiding Merchant Account Service credit card paymentsReconciling your bank accounts Importing statements Analyzing your cash flowCreating a customer card Entering salesTask 1: Enter information about the customer Task 2: Choose the type of sale Task 3: Enter the items or services you are selling Task 4: Enter additional information about the sale Task 5: Complete the sale Adding and deleting transaction lines, subtotals, and headers in sales transactionsRecording sales with insufficient on-hand item quantities Changing the status of a sale Reviewing your sales information Receiving payments Printing payment receipts Credit control Customer credits Dealing with a supplier who is also a customer Accounting for bad debts Progress BillingCreating a supplier card Entering purchasesEntering a purchase transaction Task 1: Enter information about the supplier Task 2: Choose the type of purchase Task 3: Enter the items or services you are purchasing Task 4: Enter additional information about the purchase Task 5: Complete the purchase Adding and deleting lines, subtotals, and headers to purchasesReceiving items without a billSet up an accrual account for items received without a supplier bill Record items received without a billCreating a purchase order from a sale Changing the status of a purchase Reviewing your purchases information Paying bills Adding finance charges paid to suppliersAbout the time billing feature Setting time billing preferences Setting billing rates Creating activities Creating activity slips Reviewing and changing activity slips Creating time billing invoices Work in progress Billing Rate LevelsCreating items Making inventory adjustments Inventory locations Building items Counting inventory Reviewing your inventory information Setting item prices Customizing inventoryAdding a record Setting up tax codes Finding a record Changing a record Inactivating or reactivating a record Deleting a record Combining recordsFinding a transaction Changing or deleting a transaction Reversing a transaction Recurring transactions Publishing to iCalAbout the multiple-currency feature Setting up multiple currenciesTask 1: Select the multiple currency option Task 2: Set up records for foreign currencies Task 3: Create accounts to track foreign-currency transactions Task 4: Assign accounts to foreign currencies Task 5: Assign currencies to foreign customers and suppliersExchange rates Tracking currency gains and losses Miscellaneous transactionsFinding forms Sending forms Customizing formsTask 1: Display the form Task 2: Set up form properties Task 3: Add and edit elements Task 4: Preview the customized form Task 5: Save the customized form Task 6: Print the customized form Changing the default fonts on formsAdding and editing elementsCreating a card Keeping in touch with your contacts Grouping your contacts Synchronizing AccountEdge cards with Mac Address Book cards Synchronizing AccountEdge cards with Microsoft Outlook contactsExporting your AccountEdge cards to your Outlook contacts Importing your Outlook contacts to your AccountEdge cardsCustomizing cards Reviewing your contact informationTracking financial information Tracking reimbursable expensesTask 1: Set up a job Task 2: Assign expenses to the job Task 3: Bill the customer Changing the status of a reimbursable expenseBudgets Auditing your records Reviewing financial informationMonth-end proceduresTask 1: Run the Company Data Auditor Task 2: Reconcile your bank accounts Task 3: Review reports Task 4: Send customer statements Task 5: Record depreciation Task 7: Lock periodsStarting a new fiscal yearManaging user accounts Backing up and restoring company files Servicing your company fileChecking your company file for errors Optimizing your company file Purging information that is no longer needed Troubleshooting file-locking problemsSpecial considerations for networking company filesPreferences in a network environment Preventing data entry while generating reports Storing custom reports on a network Displaying up-to-date information Improving performanceTroubleshooting your company fileExporting data Exporting to and importing from AccountantLink Importing data Managing import and export records AppleScriptsPreparing company files for multiple users Setting up the network hardware Setting up a company-file folder on a Mac OS X host Accessing the shared company file from Mac OS X workstations