User Guide

Entering Purchases
70 Simply Accounting
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The current session date is January 1, 2005. Because the option
Allow Transactions In The Future is not selected, you cannot
process transactions with a date later than the session date. To
record transactions dated after January 1, 2005, you must
advance the session date to the date you need.
To change the session date:
1. Close all records and transaction windows.
Change
Session Date
2. In the Home window, from the Maintenance menu or
the toolbar, choose Change Session Date.
Backup
If you have not yet backed up your data, the program
asks whether you want to do so. Click Yes and follow
the instructions on the screen. For more details see
“Backing Up Your Company’s Information” in
Chapter 19 in the User Guide.
3. Enter 01-03-2005 as the new session date, and click OK.
After you change the session date, the Daily Business Manager
and the Checklists dialog boxes appear. Close these dialog boxes.
If you do not want them to appear every time you advance the
session date, from the View menu, select User Preferences, and
then Daily Business Manager, and uncheck the After Changing
Session Date option. Again from the View menu, select User
Preferences, and then Checklists, and uncheck the After
Changing Session Date option.
To enter a purchase:
Purchases,
Orders & Quotes
1. In the Home window, open the Purchases, Orders, and
Quotes window.
2. Select Invoice in the Transaction field, and Pay Later in the
Paid By field.
3. Move from field to field, entering or accepting the following
information:
Purchased From: Software Unlimited
Invoice: 2245
Date: 01-03-2005
Item: A15