Get Started in Sage 50

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Do you want to have a clear understanding of accounting principles and know how to prepare accounts using Sage?

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.



Get Started in Sage Line 50 includes:

Chapter 1: The principles of accounts

The common basis

Accounts and information

Double-entry bookkeeping

Customers and suppliers

The nominal ledger

Analysis and outputs

Chapter 2: The Sage 50 system

Getting started

The screen display

Viewing records and transactions

Entering data

Selections

Wizards

Smart links

The diary

Report designer

File maintenance

Backups

Chapter 3: Setting up the accounts

Company data

Details and defaults

Multiple users and access rights

Customers and suppliers

Bank accounts

Products

Invoice and order defaults

Program date

Change password

Chapter 4: The Company module

Company tasks and tools

Nominal records

Chart of Accounts

Editing the Nominal accounts

Double-entry bookkeeping

Journal entries

Activity

Reports

Chapter 5: Customers and suppliers

New records

Viewing and editing records

Searching

Customer reports

Statements and labels

Chapter 6: Invoices

Invoicing in Sage 50

Credit notes

Printing invoices

Updating ledgers

Batch invoices

Order processing

Chapter 7: Credit control

Managing customer credit

Day Sales Analysis

Communications

Cash flow

Aged analysis

Write offs

Managing supplier credit

Chapter 8: The Bank tasks

The Bank module

Reconciliation

Payments and receipts

Receive Payment

Supplier payments

Batch payments

Recurring entries

Cheque printing

Transfers

Statements

Reports

Chapter 9: Financial control

Financials

The Audit Trail

The Trial Balance

The Profit and Loss account

The Balance Sheet

Verification

VAT

Managing the month end

The Year End routine

Chapter 10: Products

The Products module

New products

Viewing and editing product data

Price lists

Stock levels

Chapter 11: Help and support

Help

Contents

The Help Index

Searching for Help

The navigation panel

Sage on the Web

Ask Sage

Shortcut Keys



Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features:

Not got much time?

One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.

Author insights

Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.

Test yourself

Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

Extend your knowledge

Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of the subject.

Five things to remember

Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.

Try this

Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.