User Guide

Before You Start
2 Simply Accounting
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Status bar text
Most of the screens in Simply Accounting include a “status bar,”
a line of text at the bottom of the screen. The line displays
information about a field or menu item when you drag the
mouse pointer over it.
Online Help
You can display additional information or instructions for most
tasks in Simply Accounting. Either press the F1 key, or use the
Help menu to select a topic.
Before You Start
Install company
templates
Follow the installation instructions in the Simply Accounting
Quick Start manual. Select Typical if the program asks you what
type of installation you prefer.
Creating a Company
You can create a company using one of the company templates
that come with the program, modifying it to suit the needs of
your business. In Exercise 1, you will create a company using the
Service Company template.
Exercise 1: Creating a Company
This exercise outlines the steps to create a company from the
Service Company template for Data Processing Services, a
fictional company you will use in these exercises.
1. Start Simply Accounting. (In Windows, on the Start menu,
choose Programs, and then choose Simply Accounting from
the program group in which you installed it.)
2. In the Home window, from the File menu, select New
Company.
3. In the Setup Wizard dialog box, click Next.
4. Select Copy A Template Containing Typical Accounts, and
click Next.