The Currency Profile view of the Currency Information window enables you to create new currency records and edit existing records.
This window is available only if you have selected the I Deal in Multiple Currencies option in the System view of the Preferences window.
Type a three-character alphabetic code to identify the currency for which you are creating a record.
Type the current exchange rate. For example, if you're creating a record for US dollars and you receive £0.69 for each pound you exchange, enter 0.69 in this field.
This field displays the value that one unit of the selected currency has in Great Britain pounds, based on the exchange rate you entered.
GPB (Local) £1.00 Equals
This field displays the value of one Great Britain pound in the selected currency, based on the exchange rate you entered.
Type the symbol you want to use to represent this currency, for example, F for French Francs or US$ for US Dollars. The symbol you enter here will appear in all windows and reports that display amounts in this currency.
Select whether you want the currency symbol to appear before or after the monetary amounts. For example, choose Before Number if you want amounts to appear like this: £500. Choose After Number if you want amounts to appear like this: 500£.
Select how you want to display negative monetary amounts in this currency. Your choices include Parentheses, Before Currency Symbol, Before Number, After Currency Symbol and After Number.
Type the character that will be used to indicate the decimal place in monetary amounts in this currency. Decimal places commonly are indicated by a period or a comma.
If you want fractional amounts to display a zero in front of the decimal marker, select this option. For example, if you select this option, an entry for fifty pence will appear as £0.50. If you don’t select this option, the amount will appear as £.50.
Type the symbol you want to use to separate groups of digits in amounts for this currency. For example, you would typically use a comma (,) for pounds.
Type the number of digits that you want to appear between the grouping symbols for this currency. For pounds, you would typically have three digits between the grouping symbols to indicate how many thousands of pounds are in the amount.
