Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007 Starter Kit Book

Introduction

Chapter 1 A Microsoft Accounting Products Comparison

Microsoft Office Accounting Advantages

Quick Feature Comparison Table

Buy Express or Professional?

Should I Upgrade from 2006?

Chapter 2 Downloading and Installing

Minimum System Requirements

A Writable CD or DVD Drive Is Suggested

How to Determine Display Resolution

Basic Computer Security

You Aren’t Done Until Microsoft Says So!

The Microsoft Way to Protect Your Computer

Back Up Before Installing

Installing from CD

Downloading

Suggested Save Location

Installing

SQL Server

Firewall

Chapter 3 Registration and Setup Wizard

Registration

Initial Startup

Try, Play, Learn BEFORE Committing

New Company Wizard

Preparation

Company and Preferences

Chapter 4 Importing Data

Intuit QuickBooks Import

Microsoft Money Import

Import Utility

Excel Import

Other Import Sources

Upgrading from SBA 2006

Chapter 5 Company Setup

Gather Before Setup

Basic Accounting Terms Explained

Reports

Accounts and Transactions

Chart of Accounts

Adding an Account

Editing an Account

Deleting an Account

Sales Tax Setup

Tax Agency

Manage Sales Tax Codes

Manage Item Tax

Manage Sales Tax Groups

Company Information and Preferences

Company Information

Company Preferences

Manage Support Lists

Customer Group List

Vendor Group List

Payment Terms List

Shipping Method List

Shipping Terms List

Price Level List

Item Group List

Credit Rating List

Country/Region List

Forms Layout List

Pay Types List

Company Lists

Employees

Customers

Vendors

Items

Chapter 6 Basic Accounting Transactions

Opening Balance Overview

Opening a Company

Deleting or Changing Transactions

Daily Transactions

Customers

New Quote

New Invoice

New Cash Sale

Credit Memo

Receive Payment

Customer Refund

Vendors

Enter Bills

New Cash Purchase

New Vendor Credit Memo

Pay Bills

Issue Payment

Vendor Payment

Record Expenses

Employees

New Time Entry

New Timesheet

Employee Payments

Banking

Write Checks

Print Checks

Enter Payments

Credit Card Charge

Make Deposits

Transfer Funds

Company

New Journal Entry

New Cash-Basis Journal Entry

Chapter 7 Accounting Reports

Reports Overview

Individual Reports

Company and Financial Reports

Customer and Receivable Reports

Sales Reports

Vendor and Payable Reports

Banking Reports

Employee and Payroll Reports

Report Options

Send to Mail Recipient

Print

Print Preview

Export to Excel

Refresh Report

Filter Options

Modify Report

Show Chart

Report Basis

Date Range

Sort Order

Move Columns

Resize Columns

View Detail

Chapter 8 End of Period

End of Month, Quarter, or Year

Create Statement

Reconcile Account

Audit the Data

Pay Sales Tax

View Sales Tax Liability

Adjust Sales Tax Due

Pay Sales Tax

Accountant Review

For Accountants Only—Setting Up Office Live

Sending Files to the Accountant

Accountant Receives Files

Accountant Creates Journal Entries and Returns Books

Client Receives Files

Chapter 9 Advanced Features

Add-Ins

PayPal

Equifax

Sell Online

Forms Modification

Modifying Entry Forms

Modifying Printed Forms

Letter Templates

ADP Payroll

Accountant’s ADP Payroll

Preprinted Checks and Forms

Credit Card Processing

Bank Online

Set Up Online Banking

Download Transactions

Office Live

Office Integration

Advanced Programming

Appendix A Troubleshooting

Glossary

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