User Guide

Settings
12 Simply Accounting
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Use Cash-Basis Accounting.
Select this option if you wish to
use cash-basis accounting. Leave it turned off if you wish to use
accrual-basis accounting.
Store Invoice Lookup Details.
Select this option to have the
program store all invoice details so you can look them up later.
This feature uses extra space on your hard disk, but provides
useful information.
Use Cheque Number as the Source Code for Cash
Purchases and Sales.
If you use the account reconciliation
feature, select this option to use the cheque number, rather than
the invoice number, as the source document number (for lookup
purposes) in the Account Reconciliation window for purchases
and sales paid by cheque.
Allow Transactions in Previous Year.
Select this option before
you make adjustments to the previous year, then turn it off
afterwards to avoid processing to the wrong year.
Allow Transactions in the Future.
Select this option to be able
to process transactions with dates up to the end of the current
fiscal year. Leave it turned off to allow transactions up to and
including the session date.
Warn If Transactions Are [ ] Days in the Future.
If you
allow transactions in the future, select this option to receive a
warning if you try to enter a transaction date a certain number of
days beyond the session date.
Warn If Accounts Are Not Balanced When Entering A New
Month.
Select this option to receive a reminder if your accounts
are not balanced whenever you advance the session date into a
new month.
Backup Frequency.
Select how often you want the program to
remind you to back up your data.
Exercise 4: Entering Settings
You have already entered several settings using the Setup
Wizard during Exercise 1. In Exercise 4, you will use the Settings
dialog boxes to enter more settings. You can also use the Settings