You may receive warnings or error messages while working with your company file. This section covers some of the alert messages that may appear and offers some basic troubleshooting advice.
Welcome Window Redesigned Command Centre Sidebar Cheque Amount in English Expanded Cheque Numbers and AEM Web Order Number on Invoices Weight Fields on Invoices Billing Rate Levels Activity Slips to Invoice Detailed Invoice Statement Billing Statement Invoice Additional Fields Added to Sales Reports Activity Slip Security Preferences Restore Company File Updated Start a New Year Assistants File LocationOverview Create a company file Set up accounts Enter account opening balances Set up preferences Set a password for the Administrator user IDOverview Set up sales Set up purchases Set up payroll Do an initial bank reconciliationTask 1: Identify uncleared withdrawals and deposits Task 2: Record uncleared withdrawals and deposits Task 3: ReconcileCreate item records Enter stock opening balances Set up a Web Store Manage Mobile Application Manage Time Tracker Receiving money Preparing a bank deposit Spending money Entering transactions in the Bank Register window Transferring money between accounts Tracking petty cash expenses Reconciling your bank accounts Importing statements Recording miscellaneous transactions Credit card transactions Analysing 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 Creating 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 lines, subtotals and headers to purchasesReceiving items without a supplier invoiceSetting up an accrual account for items received without a supplier invoice Recording items received without a supplier invoiceCreating a purchase order from a sale Changing the status of a purchase Reviewing your purchase information Paying suppliers Creating supplier debits Adding finance charges paid to suppliersPayroll setup tasks Creating payroll categoriesWages Information window Entitlements Information window Deduction Information window Employer Expense Information window Editing payroll categoriesCreating employee cards Entering employee payroll information Timesheets Processing your payrollTask 1: Select the pay period Task 2: Include employee timesheets Task 3: Select and edit employee pay Task 4: Record the employee paycheques Task 5: Process payments Task 6: Print payroll earnings Task 7: Print/email pay slipsPayroll liabilities Processing termination paymentsTask 1: Determine any outstanding entitlements Task 2: [Optional] Create payroll categories for termination payments Task 3: Process a paycheque for the final pay Task 4: Terminate the employee in the Card File Task 5: Print the employee’s P45Reviewing payroll informationViewing pay history Viewing an employee’s entitlement balances Analysing payroll Reviewing payroll liabilitiesPreparing and filing payroll tax formsAbout 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 stock adjustments Multiple stock locations Building items Count stock Reviewing your stock information Setting item prices Customising stockAbout 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 appropriate currencies to foreign customers and suppliersExchange rates Tracking currency gains and losses Miscellaneous transactionsSetting up VAT codes VAT reportsAccrual and cash reporting VAT Summary and VAT Summary – Cash reports VAT Detail, VAT Detail – Cash reports VAT Return and VAT Return – Cash reportsEC sales EC purchasesAdding a record 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 transactionsSetting up recurring transactions Recording recurring transactions Responding to reminders for recurring transactionsPublishing to iCalFinding forms Sending forms Customising formsTask 1: Display the form Task 2: Set up form properties Task 3: Adding and editing elements Task 4: Preview the customised form Task 5: Save the customised form Task 6: Print the customised form Changing the default fonts on formsAdding and editing elementsCreating a card Keeping in touch with your contacts Grouping your contacts Synchronising cards with Mac Address Book cards Customising 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: Review reports Task 3: Send customer statements Task 4: Record depreciation Task 5: Lodge VAT returns Task 6: Pay PAYE and NIC that is due Task 7: Lock periodsStarting a new financial yearTask 1: Complete month-end tasks Task 2: Perform a stocktake Task 3: Provide information to your accountant Task 4: Enter end-of-year adjustments Task 5: Back up your company file Task 6: Start a new financial year Task 7: Optimise and verify your company fileStarting a new payroll yearManaging user accounts Backing up and restoring company files Servicing your company fileChecking your company file for errors Optimising your company file Purging information that is no longer needed Troubleshooting file-locking problemsTroubleshooting your company filePreparing 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
