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In this chapter:Chapter 2Getting Started with Sage 50AccountsNow that you have
installed Sage 50Accounts and run the ActiveSetup Wizard,you are ready for a
quick tour.This chapter will help you become familiarwith Sage 50 Accounts. You
will find outwhat Sage 50 Accounts can do and youwill learn about the
demonstration data, afictitious set of accounts included withSage 50 Accounts
for example purposes,along with a complete Practice CompanyMode, in which you
can practise usingSage 50 Accounts, without compromisingyour real company’s
data.This chapter also describes the layout of the Sage 50 Accounts desktop and
howyou use the various window types.Finally, this chapter outlines the tasks
youneed to perform to prepare the system foruse and describes the administrative
andmaintenance tasks which you will need tocarry out from time-to-time.Accessing
Sage 50 Accounts............24The Practice Data Mode....................25Using
Sage 50 Accounts DemonstrationData
..................................................28The Sage 50 Accounts
Desktop........29Sage 50 Accounts Window Types .....35Using the Search to Find
Records......55Finding Transactions..........................60Using
ActiveSearch............................62Function
Keys....................................63Getting Help
......................................65Video Tutorial
Simulations..................66Wizards
.............................................68An Overview to Setting Up Sage
50Accounts...........................................69Administrative /
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Accessing Sage 50 AccountsThis section describes how you access and log in to
Sage 50 Accounts, and how tochange your user password.Starting up Sage 50
AccountsTo access Sage 50 Accounts from your Windows desktop, double-click the
Sage 50Accounts desktop icon. The Sage Logon box is displayed.The first time you
open Sage 50 Accounts, you must log in using the default user name,MANAGER. You
do not need a password. You can then set up access rights for the otherusers who
need access to your Sage 50 Accounts data. For further information on settingup
access rights, seeSetting Up Userson page 170.Note:To be able to set up access
rights, you must log in as MANAGER.Changing your passwordInitially, the default
user name, MANAGER, is created without a password. Before youstart to set up
data for your company, you should create a password for it. Thereafter,
youshould change your password regularly in order to ensure continued
security.To change your password1. From the Sage 50 Accounts menu bar, select
Settings > Change Password.Note:If you already have a password, the Password
Entry window appears askingyou to enter your current password here.The Change
Password window appears.2. In the New Password box, enter your new password.You
can use letters or numbers in your passwords, or a mixture of both. Howeveryou
cannot use special characters, for example =, !, #, commas or full stops.3. In
the Confirm New Password box, enter your new password again. You cannot savethis
password until the entries in the New Password and Confirm New Password arethe
same.4. To save your new password, click OK. To begin entering your new password
again,click Discard. To exit without saving, click Cancel.Line50.book Page 24
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Getting Started with Sage 50 Accounts The Practice Data ModeWhen your Sage 50
Accounts software starts, you are presented with a choice of threeoperating
modes: Open Your Company’s Data Open Practice Data Open Demonstration
DataNote:By using the Don t show these options on start-up check box, you can
avoid this windowon subsequent occasions, if you wish.1. Selecting the first
option and then clicking OK, opens your Sage 50 Accounts software withyour own
company s data, and you can proceed to work on your own data.2. However, by
electing to go with the second option Open Practice Data, and then choosingOK,
you are presented with the Welcome to Practice Mode window.3. By choosing the
third option and then choosing OK, the software opens with the
fictitiousdemonstration company data - Stationery & PC Mart UK. Refer toUsing
Sage 50Accounts Demonstration Dataon page 28 for more information about this
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Sage 50 Accounts User GuideThe software opens in a clean state, with no
customer, supplier or product records created,when you click Start
Practising.You can rehearse the various tasks and procedures, gain confidence in
the various terms,methods and routines required, safe in the knowledge that you
are not compromising your ownreal company data.When working in Practice Mode,
the Welcome window reminds you that you are in this mode.Note:While in this
mode, the Backup and Restore commands are disabled in the File menu.When you are
finished working in Practice Mode, you can switch to either your Company s
dataor the Demonstration Company data from the File menu.Line50.book Page 26
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Sage 50 Accounts User Guidelevels 591product activity report 315product profit
report 315product valuation 315records 212shortfall 593transfers 602Stock Issue
616Stock Levels 593Stock Postingsprojects 630Stock Returnsdamages in 604damages
out 604write off 604Stock Shortfallstock levels 593Stock Transfermake
602Suggested Payments 580Supplierprice lists 536refunds 585transaction history
582Supplier Aged Balancessetting up supplier 150Supplier Codesplanning
204Supplier Defaultsageing tab 151record tab 150Supplier Payment on Account
390Supplier Payment Window 576Supplier Payments 576recording 576Supplier Price
Lists 536importing 538overview 536Supplier Refundpay by card 586 Suspend
Posting 387, 393Suspensecontrol accounts 191Swap 43TTab 51Tasks and Links 31Tax
Breakdown List 476Tax Code Setup 100Tax Codes 99Tax Ratescis 136Tax Total
351Technical Support 19Telephone Callsinvoicing for 499setting up default charge
119Telephone Charge Default 119Timeinvoicing for 499Timesheetsfor projects 616,
628Timeslips Link 121Toolbar 42Total Discounts 430Total Required Postings 387,
393Tour of Line 50 23Track project budgets 246project costs 246Training
21Transaction Activitycustomer 522supplier 582Transactional Based
ManagementReports 722Transactionsamending 84Line50.book Page 18 Tuesday, July
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IndexTransferbank 750product 602stock 602Trial Balancereport 716Triangulation
294UUnit Price Discount 155, 419Updateledgers 507User Assistance Centre
35User-configurable Function Keys 64Using Windows 35V Valuationproduct report
315VAT analyse 279archive 283calculating 269hmrc bank accounts 291ledger
263manual adjustments 280offline payment 288online 302online payment 289payment
290preferences 130, 264tasks 263totals 280VAT Audit Check 683, 686VAT Audit
Reportsaudit assistant 687overview 302VAT Cash AccountinUK VAT return 272VAT
Control Accountsclearing 284VAT Discrepancies 678VAT on Purchases 190VAT on
Sales 190VAT Rates 99VAT ReconciliationEI standard VAT 274EI VAT cash accounting
276standard VAT 270UK VAT cash accounting 272VAT Registration Number 117VAT
Returnanalyse 279calculating 269calculation 270checking 278EI standard VAT
scheme 274future transactions 284irish republic 283late transactions 284manual
adjustment 280overview 270preferences 264printing 282republic of ireland
274saving 283standard VAT scheme 270, 278totals 279UK cash accounting 272VAT
cash accounting 279view previous 301VAT Window 263VAT3file access in Vista
283VIES Return 297Viewhmrc responses 288VAT archive 283 Line50.book Page 19
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Sage 50 Accounts User GuideViewing 570customers 522goods despatched notes
467nominal accounts 197previous VAT returns 263products 596project activity
632project budgets 246project costs 246project costs to budget 637stock 596stock
allocation 607suppliers 582transactions 522, 582Views 31WWagesjournal entries
332processing 332Website Address 21Welcome Page 38Welcome Window 35Wildcards
58Windows 51Windows Control Panel 64Wizardsubmissions 286Wizards 68ActiveSetup
4Wordexporting to 696Work Area 32XXML File 283Y Year Endchecklist 319Line50.book