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Custom
folders and keyboard shortcuts:
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Customize
your company desktop by creating new folders containing Sage
Accpac ERP programs, macros, reports and other DOS or Windows
programs that you use on a daily basis. To create a new
folder:
- From
the object menu on the company desktop choose New, then Choose
Folder
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In
the Title field type a name for the new folder – i.e. month
end
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You
can now place all of your special month end procedures,
reports etc. into this folder.
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If
you want the new folder to appear on the desktops of all users
check the “All Users” box
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Click
Finish to complete the task.
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Double-click
to open the folder
Add
macros, reports, Accpac programs and other programs to the new
folder:
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From
the object menu on the company desktop choose New, then Macro
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Type
in the description of the macro icon
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Click
Next and then the Browse button to select the macro file
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Click
Finish to add the new macro icon to your custom folder
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To
add existing Accpac programs (icons) right-click the icon and
choose Copy, open the custom folder right-click and choose
Paste
Using Function
(“hot”) keys
The following functions keys provide you with shortcuts when
working in Sage Accpac ERP:
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Special
Key
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Action
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F1
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Display
online Help, available anywhere in Accpac
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F5
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Displays
a Finder window to select records from
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F7
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Display
Information for a record
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F9
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Enlarge
the selected record to display more info
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“+”
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To
open the calculator while in a field that accepts numeric
values, press the plus key (+) on the numeric keypad
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“Space
Bar”
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Press
the spacebar to select and activate the highlighted button
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Changing columns in
data entry forms
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rearranging
the order of columns: point the cursor at the column heading,
hold down the left mouse button, drag the column to the new
location
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to
hide a column right click on the column heading then choose
Hide(column name)
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to
display the column again right-click anywhere in the column
heading area and choose Restore (column name)
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make
columns wider or narrower by following these steps: position
the mouse pointer on the vertical line separating a column
heading from the next heading to the right, when the mouse
pointer changes to a column width symbol (arrows pointing
left-right) drag to increase/decrease the width
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