Get Started in Sage 50
An essential guide to the UK's leading accountancy software
Will be published approx. on 30. April 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-4441-0066-2 (ISBN)
Description
Is this the right book for me?
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
"The descriptions are clear, concise, and easy to understand . . . . if you are learning Sage, or have used it for a while and want to start doing more with it, I'd thoroughly recommend this book." * D. O'Neill - Amazon reviewer * "I followed each step and now actually feel very proficient in this package " * Debrobbo - Amazon reviewer *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Murray Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
Screen grabs
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
198 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4441-0066-2 (9781444100662)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
E-Book
09/2010
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Person
Mac Bride has many years' experience of teaching computing to adults. This invaluable teaching background has made him a much sought-after author of computing books in the UK and internationally. Thirty years ago, he was asked to develop onscreen tutorials, with voice-overs, for a computerised teaching system. This led him to computer programming, and now 12 operating systems, 10 languages, several hundred programs and about 150 books later, he is still enjoying himself just as much as ever.
Content
: 1 Principles of accounts: Accounts and information, double-entry book keeping, customers and suppliers, Nominal Ledger, Sales and Purchase ledgers ,Trial Balance, Profit and Loss account, Balance Sheet
: 2 The Sage system: Active Setup, screen display, entering and editing data, wizards, selections, Task Manager, data management, backups
: 3 Setting up your accounts: Company settings, Customers and Suppliers, Products, Other Settings and preferences, customising the system
: 4 The Nominal Ledger: Nominal accounts, Chart of Accounts, Opening balances, Nominal records, Budget, Activity, Journals, Reports, exporting reports to Word
: 5 Customers and suppliers: The New Wizard, editing records, Graphs, The Activity tab, Aged analysis, Batch Invoices, Printouts, Report Designer, Analysing accounts, Searching
: 6 The Invoicing module, Product invoices, Service invoices, Credit notes, Print and Update, Reports, Credit control
: 7 The Bank module: Reconciliation, Payments and Receipts, Customer Receipts, Supplier Payments, Transfers, Recurring payments, Statements, Reports
8 Financial control:: The audit trail, End of period routines, trial balance, Profit and loss account, balance sheet, VAT returns, Management Information System, exporting data to Excel
: 9 The Products module: New Products, Product analysis, Stock control
10: Help and support: Help, Shortcut keys, Online support, The Knowledgebase
: 2 The Sage system: Active Setup, screen display, entering and editing data, wizards, selections, Task Manager, data management, backups
: 3 Setting up your accounts: Company settings, Customers and Suppliers, Products, Other Settings and preferences, customising the system
: 4 The Nominal Ledger: Nominal accounts, Chart of Accounts, Opening balances, Nominal records, Budget, Activity, Journals, Reports, exporting reports to Word
: 5 Customers and suppliers: The New Wizard, editing records, Graphs, The Activity tab, Aged analysis, Batch Invoices, Printouts, Report Designer, Analysing accounts, Searching
: 6 The Invoicing module, Product invoices, Service invoices, Credit notes, Print and Update, Reports, Credit control
: 7 The Bank module: Reconciliation, Payments and Receipts, Customer Receipts, Supplier Payments, Transfers, Recurring payments, Statements, Reports
8 Financial control:: The audit trail, End of period routines, trial balance, Profit and loss account, balance sheet, VAT returns, Management Information System, exporting data to Excel
: 9 The Products module: New Products, Product analysis, Stock control
10: Help and support: Help, Shortcut keys, Online support, The Knowledgebase