Learning Peachtree Complete 2008: A Practical Approach

by Brunsdon, Terri E.

• ISBN13: 9780136072638
• ISBN10: 0136072631
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

The text uses a "WHoW" approach by explaining why a task is performed, illustrating how to perform the task, and then explaining what the task affected so students grasp the concepts behind the keystrokes. Topics include opening, closing, and backing up data files; reviewing the chart of accounts, printing, customizing, and exporting reports; posting basic and complex journal entries; and using a cycle base approach to illustrating accounting activities for service and merchandise-based business using job costing. MARKET: For the accounting professional looking for a comprehensive approach to accounting concepts in a software environment.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Get Ready for Peachtree Accounting 2008	p. 1
Learning Objectives	p. 1
Introduction to Accounting Software	p. 1
Application Software	p. 2
Launching Peachtree and Loading Sample Data	p. 3
Opening and Closing Companies	p. 7
The Peachtree Desktop	p. 9
Peachtree Navigation Centers	p. 15
Customize Company Names	p. 21
Peachtree Keyboard Shortcuts	p. 22
Using Peachtree Help	p. 23
Backing Up Company Data Files	p. 25
Restoring Company Data files	p. 27
Moving Data Between School and Home	p. 31
Exiting Peachtree	p. 31
Summary	p. 32
End-of-Chapter Questions	p. 33
Practice Set	p. 34
Peachtree Basics	p. 35
Learning Objectives	p. 35
Chart of Accounts	p. 35
Print the Chart of Accounts	p. 38
General Ledger Account Framework	p. 40
General Ledger Accounts	p. 41
Peachtree Global Options	p. 48
Peachtree Drilldown and Hyperlink Features	p. 51
Finding Transactions in Peachtree	p. 54
The Report & Form Window	p. 56
Customize and Email Reports, Export to Excel, and Create PDF Files	p. 63
Open Accounting Periods	p. 73
Summary	p. 75
End-of-Chapter Questions	p. 76
General Journal Transactions and Reports	p. 78
Learning Objectives	p. 78
Manual Accounting Procedures	p. 78
Basic Journal Entries	p. 80
Behind the Keys of a Posted Journal Entry	p. 85
Correcting a Posted Journal Entry	p. 87
Compound Journal Entries	p. 88
Adjusting Journal Entries	p. 90
Print the Trial Balance	p. 91
Print Financial Statements	p. 92
Close an Accounting Period	p. 96
Peachtree Data Integration	p. 99
Summary	p. 100
End-of-Chapter Questions	p. 101
Practice Set	p. 102
Customer Activities for a Service Based Business	p. 104
Learning Objectives	p. 104
Manual Accounting Procedures	p. 105
Customers and Sales Center	p. 109
Entering Sales Quotes	p. 110
Correcting Sales Quotes	p. 119
Email and Contact Manager Features	p. 120
Creating a Sales Invoice From a Quote	p. 125
Behind the Keys of a Posted Sales Invoice	p. 129
Correcting Sales Invoices	p. 134
Printing Multiple Invoices	p. 135
Customer Accounts	p. 138
Understanding Service, Non-Stock, and Activity Items	p. 147
Understanding Customer Jobs	p. 156
Invoicing Jobs	p. 160
Job Reporting	p. 170
Customer Receipts	p. 175
Behind the Keys of a Posted Customer Receipt	p. 177
Customer Receipts with a Discount	p. 179
Correcting Customer Receipts	p. 183
Entering Customer Credits	p. 184
Customer Reporting and Reconciling Customer Activities	p. 188
Write Off Customer Invoice	p. 191
Customer Statements	p. 192
Summary	p. 195
End-of-Chapter Questions	p. 196
Practice Set	p. 197
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