To create a data file when MYOB Accounting Plus isn’t running

If you haven’t already read the Your Data File Overview, see Creating data files for more information.

  1. Locate the MYOB Accounting Plus icon on your workstation.

The icon you’re looking for is named MYOB Accounting Plus, and it’s located in the folder that was created in the Windows Programs folder on your Start menu when you installed MYOB Accounting Plus.

If you chose all the suggested options during the installation process, your MYOB Accounting Plus system will be installed in the MYOB Accounting Plus folder and will contain a number of icons.

  1. Once you’ve located the MYOB Accounting Plus icon, open it. The Welcome to MYOB window appears.
  2. Click the Create A New MYOB Data File button. The first step in the MYOB Accounting Plus New Data File Wizard appears.
  3. Follow the steps that appear on your computer screen. If you need additional information about the answers you’ll enter during the New Data File Wizard, be sure to click the Help button at the bottom of each window in the Wizard.
  4. When you’ve completed all the steps in the New Data File Wizard, your new data file will be created, and you’ll be ready to set up your company’s records in the data file.

Click the Setup Wizard button if you’re ready to set up your company’s records now. You can use the Easy Setup Wizard to walk you through the major setup tasks you need to perform.

Click Finish if you wish to set up your records at a later time.

To create a data file when MYOB Accounting Plus isn’t running