Getting Started Tutorial

Welcome
This tutorial will introduce you to the main functions of your MYOB accounting software. You can use this tutorial with the current versions of MYOB Accounting, MYOB Accounting Plus, MYOB Premier and MYOB Premier Enterprise; these products will be referred to as MYOB accounting software throughout this tutorial. Viewing this tutorial You can view this tutorial on screen or you can print it. If you are viewing it on screen and the screenshots are too small for you to see the details, you can zoom in using the zoom function ( ) on the Acrobat toolbar. Working through this tutorial The first part of this tutorial provides an overview of how to set up your MYOB software and how to navigate through it. The rest of the tutorial is made up of modules that teach you how to do specific tasks. You can do the modules in order or you can skip to the module you want. However, complete the exercises within each module in the order in which they are presented, as they may build on previous exercises. You can stop the tutorial at any time and return to it later. This tutorial has the following modules: Banking on page 8 Purchases on page 15 Sales on page 20 Jobs on page 29 Forms on page 33 Reports on page 39 Payroll on page 42 (not available in MYOB Accounting).

Your MYOB company file

The information you enter in your MYOB accounting software is stored in a file called a company file. Your company file contains all the transactions, records and accounts data you enter into your MYOB software. Other information used by your MYOB accounting software, such as customised reports, letters and templates, is stored in other folders inside the MYOB software installation folder. prompted to verify your company file each time you open it and before you back it up. You can check your company file for errors at any time by going to the File menu and selecting Verify Company File. Optimise your company file As you remove or purge transactions, your company file will have unused areas that once contained these transactions. This may cause your software to run more slowly. Use the Optimisation Assistant to remove the unused areas in your company file and ensure that your MYOB accounting software runs as efficiently as possible. To run the optimisation assistant, go to the File menu and select Optimise Company File.

Protecting your company file

As your company file contains your important accounting information, you need to protect it against disk failure, data corruption and theft. Tools are provided in your MYOB software to help protect your company file. Back up your company file You should back up your company file frequently. Backing up creates a copy of your company file. If your company file is stolen or becomes corrupted, you can restore your latest backup and continue using your company file. You should save your backups to removable media such as a CD or USB memory stick. Your backups should be stored in a safe place, preferably away from your office. Dont store your backups on the same hard disk as your company file. If the disk becomes damaged or corrupted you will lose all your records. To back up your company file, go to the File menu and click Back Up. Check your company file for errors You should frequently check that your company file has not become corrupted. Depending on the preferences you have selected, you may be

The tutorial company file

A tutorial company file has been included with your software for you to use with this Getting Started Tutorial. The tutorial company file (tutorial.myo) is located in the Tutorial folder which is inside your MYOB software installation folder.
Make a copy of the tutorial file before you begin Make a copy of the tutorial company file (tutorial.myo) before you start the tutorial. If you make a mistake during one of the exercises, you can start again using the copy of the file.
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To start using the tutorial company file

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Start your MYOB accounting software. The Welcome window appears. Click Open your company file. The Open window appears.

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Open the tutorial company file: a Locate and open your MYOB software installation folder. If you selected the default options during installation, this will be, for example, C:\myob18 or C:\Premier12.

c Select tutorial.myo and click Open. The Sign-on window

appears.
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In the User ID field, type Administrator. Leave the Password field blank. Select the Single-user access option and click OK. A data verification message appears. To verify the company file data: a Click Yes. A warning message appears. b Click OK. A message appears asking you if you want to display errors. c Click Display Errors. The data verification process starts. When this process is complete, a confirmation message appears. Click OK. The Command Centre window appears.

b Open the Tutorial folder.

You can now begin using the tutorial company file.

Getting to know your MYOB software

Command centres
There are eight command centres in your MYOB accounting software. They cover functions related to Accounts, Banking, Sales, Time Billing, Purchases, Payroll, Inventory and Card File. Note that MYOB Accounting does not have a Payroll or Time Billing command centre. The Sales command centre is shown below.

You can move between command centres by clicking the icons in the top section of the window.

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The following functions are available from all command centres: To Do ListRecord and manage tasks that need your attention, such as paying invoices or restocking items when inventory is low. Find TransactionsView summary information about your accounts, sales, purchases, items, payroll and jobs. ReportsView a list of the available reports. AnalysisAnalyse key aspects of your business.

Menus
In your MYOB software, there are a number of drop-down menus. These are some of the most commonly used menus: File menu Create and maintain company files and import and export data. Edit menu Manage transactions, such as editing, deleting and recapping transactions. Lists menu Manage the records you enter into your company file, such as accounts, customers, and items. Setup menu Set preferences, such as security preferences, and enter set up information, such as company information. Reports menu View reports and create batches of reports.

For more information about menus and their functions, see your MYOB User Guide.

Selecting and entering data

Zoom arrows Zoom arrows are displayed next to various fields. Clicking on a zoom arrow displays more detailed information about a transaction or record.

A white zoom arrow ( ) indicates that you can display more detailed information about a record and that you can make changes to or delete the record. A grey zoom arrow ( ) indicates that you can display more detailed information about a transaction but that you cannot make any changes to it. If you want to change the information, you can reverse the transaction and re-enter it, or you can change your security preference selection to make all transactions changeable.

Help menu Access MYOB Help, check for product updates and learn about other MYOB products and services. To access these menus, click the menu at the top of the screen and choose a function from the drop-down list. Note that some menu items also contain submenus.

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Search icons Search icons ( ) displayed next to various fields allow you to select the record you want from a list containing records you have previously entered, such as customers and shipping methods, or records provided by default.

Calculator A pop-up calculator is available to help you calculate and enter numbers, including money amounts, item quantities and units. The calculator is available from every window where you enter numeric data. To display the calculator, press = (equals) or SPACE when the cursor is in a numeric data field. In the calculator, enter your calculation and then press ENTER. The result appears in the numeric data field. To close the calculator without entering any data, press ESC.

Select columns Select columns allow you to select items from a list. Select columns are indicated by a select icon ( ) located at the top of the list column. You select a required item by clicking in the select column next to it. You can select all listed items by clicking the select icon at the top of the list column, and deselect all items by clicking the select icon again. TAB keys Press the TAB key to move to the next field in a window. Press SHIFT+TAB to move to the previous field. ENTER key You can select a preference to make the ENTER key function in the same way as the TAB key when entering some data. This preference is located in the Windows tab of the Preferences window. Calendar A pop-up calendar is available to help you enter dates. To display the calendar, put the cursor in a date field and press either = (equals) or SPACE. Select a date by clicking it or use the arrow keys on your keyboard to select the required date and then press ENTER. The selected date appears in the date field. To close the calendar without selecting a date, press ESC.

Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts You can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly access many of the windows and functions in your MYOB software. For example, you can access the Cards List window by pressing CTRLF. Keyboard shortcuts are displayed next to the window or function in the menus at the top of the screen. Mouse shortcuts You can right-click in a window to open a shortcut menu containing options that are relevant to the current window.

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Setting up accounts

To display the Accounts List window, go to the Accounts command centre and click Accounts List. The Accounts List window appears. Accounts provide a means for grouping similar transactions. For example, if your business pays rent, you would create a rent account and allocate all rent payments to that account. Accounts List You can view all the accounts you use for your business in the Accounts List window. You can also create new accounts and edit existing accounts. Account numbers Each account is identified by a unique five digit number. The first digit indicates the accounts classification (for example, accounts starting with 1 are asset accounts). The remaining four digits determine its location within the classification. Account classifications and types The accounts list groups accounts into six classificationsAssets, Liabilities, Equity, Income, Cost of Sales and Expenses. Within each account classification there is at least one account type.

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Account classifications and types are described in the following table:

Classification
Asset (1-xxxx) Accounts Receivable Other Current Asset Fixed Asset

Classification
Cost of Sales (5-xxxx) Expense (6-xxxx)

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Cost of Sales Expense

Description
The direct cost of selling your goods and providing services, for example, purchase costs and freight charges. The day-to-day expenses of running your business, for example, utility bills, employee wages and cleaning.

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Bank

Description
Money in the bank, for example, in a cheque or savings account. Money owed to you by your customers. Assets that, if required, can be turned into cash within a year. These may include your term deposits. Assets which have a long life, for example, buildings, cars and computers. Other assets you own, such as loans made to others and goodwill. Repayments required to service credit card debt. Money owed by you to your suppliers. Money owed by you that is due in less than a year, for example, tax. Money owed by you that is due in more than one year, for example, a business loan. Other money you owe. The businesss net worth, that is, its assets minus its liabilities. Common equity accounts are current year earnings, retained earnings and shareholders equity. Revenue from the sale of goods and services.

Header accounts Your accounts list is made up of detail accounts (the accounts you allocate transactions to) and header accounts. Header accounts group related detail accounts to help organise your accounts list.
Header accounts Detail accounts

Other Asset Liability (2-xxxx) Credit Card Accounts Payable Other Current Liability Long Term Liability Other Liability Equity (3-xxxx) Equity

For example, you could group your telephone, electricity and gas expense accounts using a utilities header account. This makes it easier for you to locate these accounts in the accounts list and to see your combined utility expenses. You group accounts by indenting the detail accounts located directly below a header account. Linked accounts Linked accounts are the default accounts that your sales, purchases and inventory transactions are posted to. For example, when you link your Trade Debtors account to track your receivables (the amount of money your customers owe you), you tell your software to post the unpaid balance of each sales transaction to that account.

Income (4-xxxx)

Income

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To view and edit your linked accounts, go to the Setup menu and select one of the following from the Linked Accounts submenu: Accounts & Banking Accounts Sales Accounts Purchases Accounts Payroll Accounts. The Sales Linked Accounts window is shown below.

Changing linked accounts If you change a linked account, only future transactions are affected. Transactions that have already been recorded using the previous linked account will not be affected.
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Banking
This module shows you how to use the Banking command centre to spend and receive money, set up recurring transactions and reconcile your bank accounts. This module includes the following exercises: Exercise 1: Receive money on page 9 Exercise 2: Spend money on page 10 Exercise 3: Create a recurring transaction on page 12 Exercise 4: Reconcile your bank account on page 13. Receive Money Use the Receive Money window to record miscellaneous cash receipts or to record interest payments. Note that money received from customers for invoice payments should be recorded using the Sales command centre.

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Spend Money Use the Spend Money window to record payments for expenses such as postage or rent and. Note that all payments relating to supplier purchase orders and bills should be recorded using the Purchases command centre. Reconcile Accounts The Reconcile Accounts function checks the transactions you have entered in your company file against the transactions recorded in your bank statement. Use this function to make sure all of your transactions have been entered accurately. Bank Register You can enter miscellaneous cash receipts and purchases in the Bank Register window. You can also use the Bank Register window to receive payments for invoices and pay supplier bills for purchases you have made. For more information about entering transactions in the Bank Register window, see your user guide or MYOB help.

In the Memo field, type Initial funding of the company and press TAB.

Exercise 1: Receive money

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In this exercise, you will record a deposit of $20,000 cash into the business bank account as start-up capital for your business.
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In the Account Name column, click the search icon ( ). The Select from List window appears. Select Partner A Capital from the list of accounts and click Use Account. As this transaction will increase your share of the business, it is appropriate to choose an equity account. The journal entry for this transaction will show that the increase in the balance of the cheque account is a result of Partner As capital deposit from an equity account.

Go to the Banking command centre and click Receive Money. The Receive Money window appears. Select the Deposit to Account option. Your cheque account is selected automatically. In the Date field, type 6/9/8 and press TAB. If you receive a date warning, click OK to ignore the message. In the Amount Received field, type 20000 and press TAB. Select Cheque in the Payment Method field.

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Press TAB. The Amount column displays $20,000. Note that the N-T tax code is used because no tax is payable on capital investments into the business.
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In other words, your company has increased its assets by $20,000, and your contribution to the company (equity) has increased by $20,000. Click Close. The Banking command centre appears.

Exercise 2: Spend money

In this exercise you will buy a desk, chair and computer for $5,500 (including GST) from Acme Business Supplies.
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Go to the Banking command centre and click Spend Money. The Spend Money window appears. In the Date field, type 8/9/8 and press TAB. If you receive a date warning, click OK to ignore the message. In the Amount field, type 5500 and press TAB.

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Click Record. The entry is saved and the window is cleared. Note that the balance of the bank account you selected at the top of the window has increased by $20,000.

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Click Cancel. The Banking command centre appears.

Review
Lets see how this transaction has affected your accounts.
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Go to the Banking command centre and click Transaction Journal. The Transaction Journal window appears. Click the Receipts tab. In the Dated From field, type 1/9/8. In the To field, type 30/9/8. Press TAB. All transactions recorded between these dates are displayed. Note that the Cheque Account has been debited with $20,000 and the Partner A Capital account has been credited with $20,000.
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Create a card for the supplier: a In the Card field, type Acme Business Supplies and press TAB. The Select from List window appears. b Click New. The Card Information window appears. c Press TAB. d From the Card Type list, select Supplier. e In the Card ID field, type A485.

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f Complete the remaining contact details as shown below.

In this column
Account Name

Do this
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Click the search icon ( ) and select the Office Equipment at Cost asset account. Click Use Account.

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For the: desk, enter 1500 chair, enter 500 computer, enter 3500 Enter an item description. For example, enter Desk for the desk and so on.
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Enter the suppliers buying details: a Click the Buying Details tab. b Enter the suppliers A.B.N., Tax Code and Freight Tax Code as shown below.

Click the search icon ( ). The Select From List window appears. Select GST from the list and click Use Tax Code.

When you have entered each item, the window should look like this:

c Select the Use Suppliers Tax Code option. d Click OK. The Spend Money window reappears.
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Press TAB. The address of Acme Business Supplies appears in the Payee field. Enter the purchase details for each item. Note that you need to enter each item on a separate transaction line. Press ENTER to move to the next line.
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Click Record. The transaction details are recorded in your company file. Note that the balance of the bank account you selected at the top of the window has decreased by $5,500. Click Cancel. The Banking command centre appears.

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Exercise 3: Create a recurring transaction

In this exercise, you will create and record a recurring transaction for your businesss electricity bill. You will set up the transaction so that you will be reminded to record it every three months.
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Click Save as Recurring. The Edit Recurring Schedule window appears.

Go to the Banking command centre and click Spend Money. The Spend Money window appears. Select the Pay from Account option, then select Cheque Account in the adjacent field. In the Card field, select XYZ Electricity. In the Date field, type 10/9/8 and press TAB. If you receive a date warning, click OK to ignore the message. In the Amount field, type 450 and press TAB. In the Memo field, type Electricity Bill and press TAB. Enter the transaction details as follows:
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Account Name Amount Memo Tax
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Note that the text you entered in the Memo field in step 6 above automatically appears in the Recurring Transaction Name field. You can change this if you want. In the Frequency field, select Quarterly. In the Starting On field, type 10/9/8. In the Remind Administrator to record this transaction field, select on its due date. Click Save. The Spend Money window reappears. You will be reminded every three months to record this transaction.
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Select the Electricity expense account. Type 450 Type Electricity Bill Select GST as the tax code.

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Click Record. The transaction is recorded and the window is cleared. Click Cancel. The Banking command centre appears.

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Exercise 4: Reconcile your bank account

To ensure the accuracy of your business records, you should keep the record of each bank account balance in your company file reconciled with your banks records. The frequency with which you need to reconcile your accounts depends on the number of transactions your company processes. Reconciling can help you pick up errors made either by the bank or by the person entering data in your company file. You can either manually reconcile the transactions recorded in your company file to those listed on your bank statement, or you can import an electronic bank statement into your company file and the transactions will be matched automatically. Transactions that appear on your statement but which you have not entered into your company file (such as bank charges or interest) will need to be recorded manually. If you are registered with your banks online banking service and you can download electronic bank statements from their website, you can use these to reconcile your bank account. In this exercise, you will reconcile the bank account used in the previous two exercises. An electronic bank statement is provided with this tutorial. The bank statement provided covers the dates from 1/9/2008 to 30/9/2008. The closing balance is $14,045 and the statement includes the following four transactions: A deposit of $20,000 A cheque for $5,500 A cheque for $450 A bank charge of $5.
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In the New Statement Balance field, type 14045. This is the closing balance of your account, as shown on your bank statement.

In the Bank Statement Date field, type 30/9/8. This is the last date included on the bank statement.

Press TAB. If you receive a date warning, click OK to ignore the message. The three transactions you recorded in the previous exercises appear in the list. Note that only transactions dated on or before the Bank Statement Date will be displayed.

Go to the Banking command centre and click Reconcile Accounts. The Reconcile Accounts window appears. In the Account field, click the search icon ( ). The Select from List window appears. Select Cheque Account from the list of accounts and click Use Account.
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Manual bank reconciliation This exercise uses an electronic bank statement to reconcile your bank account. If you want to reconcile your account using a paper statement, you match each transaction in your bank statement to a transaction in this list. When you find the matching transaction, you reconcile it by clicking in the select column ( ) next to it.
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Click Get Statement. An MYOB M-Powered message appears.

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Click Bank File. The Open window appears. Locate the Tutorial folder and select ANZ.qif. Click Open. The Get Statement window appears. Click OK. The Unmatched Statement Transactions window appears.
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Most of the transaction details have been filled in automatically. You only need to provide the relevant account details. Click in the first row of the Account Name column, then click the search icon ( ). The Select from List window appears. Select Bank Charges and click Use Account. The Spend Money window reappears. Press TAB. $5.00 appears in the Amount column. Click Record. The Unmatched Statement Transactions window appears, displaying the message: All of your transactions match!. Click Done. Four transactions now appear in the Reconcile Accounts window. A tick appears in the Cleared column next to each transaction, indicating that they have been reconciled.

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This window shows that four transactions appeared on the statement, and that three of these were automatically matched to transactions recorded in your company file (a $20,000 deposit, a payment of $5,500 for office equipment and a payment of $450 for an electricity bill). The window also shows that one transaction, a bank charge of $5.00, could not be matched to your records. You will now record this transaction in your company file so that your records match the banks records.
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Note that the out-of-balance amount is $0.00. This means that the selected cheque account now reconciles with the banks records. Click Reconcile to complete the reconciliation process. The following window appears.

Select Bank Charge from the list of unmatched transactions and click Add Transaction. The Spend Money window appears.

You can click Print Report to print the reconciliation report for your records or click Reconcile to finish.
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Click Cancel. The Banking command centre appears.

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Purchases
BillOnce you receive the items and an invoice from the supplier, you convert the order to a bill. Once you have created a bill, you can pay the supplier for the items. Receive ItemsIf you receive items that you have not yet been billed for, you can record the receipt of these items using the Receive Items purchase type. Purchase Layouts The purchase layout you choose determines what fields appear in the Purchases window. There are four different purchase layouts available: Service, Item, Professional and Miscellaneous. ServiceUse this layout when purchasing services. ItemUse this layout when purchasing items that you have created an item record for or will create an item record for. When you record the purchase of items using this layout, your inventory levels are affected. ProfessionalUse this layout when purchasing services or items that you have not created an item record for. This layout enables you to assign a date to each individual line item on the purchase order or bill. MiscellaneousThis layout should only be used for adjustments and for purchases where a printed form is not needed. You can change the purchase layout in the Purchases window when you enter a purchase by clicking Layout. If you want, you can assign a purchase layout to each supplier card so that all purchases from this supplier automatically use this layout.

The Purchases command centre enables you to record details of your purchases and the payments you make to your suppliers. This module shows you how to use the Purchases command centre to place an order, record a purchase and pay a bill. This module includes the following exercises: Exercise 1: Order an item on page 16 Exercise 2: Receive items on page 18 Exercise 3: Pay a bill on page 19. Types of purchases You can record a purchase transaction as a quote, an order or a bill, or as a Receive Items transaction. QuoteQuotes are used to keep track of prices offered to you by suppliers. If you decide to make a purchase based on a quote, you can change the quote to an order or a bill. OrderWhen you order goods from a supplier, you create a purchase order. Orders do not affect your inventory levels or accounts.

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Purchases Register The Purchases Register window enables you to view all of your purchase transactions, including quotes, orders and bills as well as closed bills, debit notes and refunds. To display the Purchases Register window, go to the Purchases command centre and click Purchases Register.

In the Order column, type 100. This is the number of gadgets you are ordering. Press TAB. In the Item Number column, type 300-101A5.

Exercise 1: Order an item

In this exercise, you will place an order for 100 gadgets at $5.50 each (including GST) from World of Gadgets Pty Ltd. You will also create an item record for gadgets, an item you purchase regularly.
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Go to the Purchases command centre and click Enter Purchases. The Purchases - New Service window appears. Click the search icon ( ) next to the Supplier field. The Select from List window appears. Select World of Gadgets Pty Ltd and click Use Supplier. Your companys address appears in the Ship To field. Click Layout. The Select Layout window appears. Select Item and click OK. The Purchases - New Item window appears. Select Order from the menu in the upper left corner of the window.
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Press TAB. As you do not have a record for this item in your company file, the Select from List window appears. You need to create the item. To do this: a Click New. The Item Information window appears, displaying 300-101A5 in the Item Number field. b Press TAB. The Name field appears. c In the Name field, type Gadgets. d Select the I Buy This Item option. The Expense Account for Tracking Costs field appears. e Select the I Sell This Item option. The Income Account for Tracking Sales field appears. f Select the I Inventory This Item option. The Asset Account for Item Inventory field appears and the Cost of Sales Account field replaces the Expense Account for Tracking Costs field.

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In the Date field, type 8/10/8 and press TAB. If you receive a date warning, click OK to ignore the message.

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g Complete the Profile tab details as shown:

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Press TAB. The Description and Tax columns are completed automatically. In the Price column, type 5.50. This is the price you are paying per Gadget. In the Comment field, type Please deliver to warehouse. In the Promised Date field, type 20/10/8. This is the date you expect to receive the goods.

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h Click the Buying Details tab and complete the details as

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Click the Selling Details tab and complete the details as shown:
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Click Record. The order is recorded. Click Cancel. The Purchases command centre appears.

Click OK. The Purchases - New Item window reappears.

As you are only placing an order, your inventory levels have not yet changed and no money has been exchanged. In the next exercise, you will receive the goods and convert the order to a bill.

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Exercise 2: Receive items

Lets say that the 100 gadgets ordered in Exercise 1: Order an item on page 16 are delivered a week later with an invoice from the supplier. In this exercise, you will receive these items and convert the order into a bill.
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Select the order to World of Gadgets Pty Ltd and click Change to Bill. The Purchases - New Item window appears. In the Date field, type 15/10/8 and press TAB. If you receive a date warning, click OK to ignore the message. In the Supplier Inv# field, type 88943. Click Record. The order is converted to a bill. Click Cancel. The Purchases Register window reappears. If you want, you can now view the bill in the Open Bills tab of the Purchases Register window.

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Go to the Purchases command centre and click Purchases Register. The Purchases Register window appears. Click the Orders tab. From the Search by list, select Supplier. Click the search icon ( ) in the Supplier field. The Select from List window appears. Select World of Gadgets Pty Ltd from the list of suppliers and click Use Supplier. In the Date From field, type 1/10/8. In the To field, type 31/10/8 and press TAB. All orders made to this supplier between these dates are displayed.

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Click Close. The Purchases command centre appears.

Review
Lets see how this transaction has affected your items list:
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Go to the Inventory command centre. Click Items List. The Items List window appears, showing that you now have 100 gadgets in stock.

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Exercise 3: Pay a bill

In this exercise, you will pay for the gadgets you received in Exercise 2: Receive items on page 18. Lets say you want to pay the $550 by cheque, one week after you received the gadgets.
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Note that the figures in the Amount field and the Amount Applied field now match and the Out of Balance field displays $0.00.

Go to the Purchases command centre and click Pay Bills. The Pay Bills window appears. In the Supplier field, click the search icon ( ). The Select from List window appears. Select World of Gadgets from the list of suppliers and click Use Supplier. The supplier details and all unpaid bills for this supplier are displayed. In the Date field, type 22/10/8 and press TAB. If you receive a date warning, click OK to ignore the message. In the Amount field, type 550. Click in the Amount Applied column of the bill you are paying, then press TAB.
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Click Record. The bill is paid, and the balance of your cheque account is reduced by $550. Click Cancel. The Purchases command centre appears. If you want, you can now view this bill in the Closed Bills tab of the Purchases Register window.

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Sales
Types of sales You can record a sales transaction as a quote, an order or an invoice. QuoteYou can use quotes to keep track of prices you have offered to your customers. If a customer decides to make a purchase based on a quote, you can change the quote into an order or an invoice. OrderWhen a customer orders goods or services from you but does not receive the goods immediately, you create an order. Orders do not affect your inventory levels or accounts. InvoiceWhen you supply goods to a customer, you create an invoice. If an order was created for the transaction, you can change this order to an invoice. Once the customer has received your invoice, they can pay you for the items. The Sales command centre enables you to record sales of items and services, issue invoices and keep track of what is owed to you. This module shows you how to use the Sales command centre to record sales, create and settle credit notes, receive payments for sales, and pay refunds to your customers. This module includes the following exercises: Exercise 1: Create a quote on page 21 Exercise 2: Convert a quote to an invoice on page 22 Exercise 3: Sell items on page 23 Exercise 4: Create a credit note on page 25 Exercise 5: Settle a credit note on page 26 Exercise 6: Receive a customer payment on page 27 Exercise 7: Pay a refund on page 28 Sales Register The Sales Register window contains all of your sales transactions, organised into six categories: All Sales, Quotes, Orders, Open Invoices, Returns & Credits and Closed Invoices. You can view all sales in a particular category by clicking on the appropriate tab of the Sales Register window. You can view transaction details by clicking the zoom arrow ( ) next to the transaction you want to view. To view the Sales Register window, go to the Sales command centre and click Sales Register. Items Register The Items Register window displays all transactions involving items. When this window is filtered to display a single item, it will show a running balance of the items inventory levels and value between the specified dates. To view the Items Register window, go to the Inventory command centre and click Items Register.

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Sales Layouts The sales layout you choose determines what fields appear in the Sales window. ServiceUse this layout when selling services. ItemUse this layout when selling items that you have created a record for. When you record the sale of items using this layout, your inventory levels are affected. ProfessionalUse this layout when selling services or items for which no item record has been created. This layout enables you to assign a date and account to each individual line item on the invoice. Time BillingUse this layout when billing for time and materials, or when selling miscellaneous services to your clients. Time Billing is not available in MYOB Accounting. MiscellaneousThis layout should only be used for adjustments and for sales where a printed form is not needed. You can change the sales layout in the Sales window when you enter a sale by clicking Layout. If you want, you can set a default sales layout in each customer card so that all sales to this customer will automatically use this layout unless you specify otherwise.

Select Service and click OK. The Sales - New Service window appears. Select Quote from the menu in the top left corner of the window.

In the Customer field, click the search icon ( ). The Select from List window appears. Select Island Way Hotel and click Use Customer. In the Date field, type 1/11/8 and press TAB. If you receive a date warning, click OK to ignore the message. In the Description column, type Installation of water filters and press TAB. In the Account column, click the search icon ( ). The Select from List window appears. Select Installation Income from the list of accounts and click Use Account. The Sales - New Service window reappears. In the Amount field, type 300. In the Tax field, click the search icon ( ). The Select from List window appears.

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Exercise 1: Create a quote

In this exercise, you will create a quote for the installation of water filters at the Island Way Hotel. As this quote involves the sale of a service, it is appropriate to use the Service layout.
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Go to the Sales command centre and click Enter Sales. The Sales window appears. Click Layout. The Select Layout window appears.

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Select GST from the list of tax codes and click Use Tax Code. Make sure the Tax Inclusive option at the top of the window is selected.

In the Search by field, select Customer, then click the search icon ( ) in the adjacent field. The Select from List window appears. Select Island Way Hotel and click Use Customer. In the Dated From field, type 1/11/8. In the To field, type 30/11/8. All quotes for this customer between the specified dates appear.

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Click Save Quote. The quote is saved. If you want, you can view this quote in the Quotes tab of the Sales Register window.

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Click Cancel. The Sales command centre appears.

Exercise 2: Convert a quote to an invoice

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Select the quote for $300 to the Island Way Hotel and click Change to Invoice. The Sales - New Service window appears. In the Date field, type 2/11/8 and press TAB. If you receive a date warning, click OK to ignore the message. In the Paid Today field, type 300.

Based on the quote you created in Exercise 1: Create a quote on page 21, you install the water filters. The customer pays for the installation on the same day. In this exercise, you will convert the quote you created into an invoice and record the customers payment.
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Go to the Sales command centre and click Sales Register. The Sales Register window appears. Click the Quotes tab.

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In the Payment Method field, select Cheque.

Select Invoice from the menu in the top left corner of the window.

In the Customer field, type Widget Eaters Limited and press TAB. As you dont have a card for this customer, the Select from List window appears. Click New. The Card Information window appears. Press TAB. In the Card ID field, type W236. Complete the remaining contact details as shown below.

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Click Record. The invoice and payment are both recorded. Click Cancel. The Sales Register window appears. If you want, you can now view the invoice in the Closed Invoices tab of the Sales Register window.

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Click Close. The Sales command centre appears.

Exercise 3: Sell items

In this exercise, you will sell 65 widgets to Widget Eaters Limited. An item record for widgets has already been set up in your items list and you have 100 widgets in stock. For more information about setting up items for sales and purchases, see Exercise 1: Order an item on page 16.
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Go to the Sales command centre and click Enter Sales. The Sales - New Service window appears. Click the Layout button. The Select Layout window appears. Select Item and click OK. The Sales - New Item window appears.

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Click OK. The Sales - New Item window reappears. Press TAB. The customers details are displayed.

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In the Date field, type 3/11/8 and press TAB. If you receive a date warning, click OK to ignore the message. In the Ship column, type 65. This is the number of widgets you are selling. In the Item Number field, type 100-101A3 and press TAB. The description field displays Widgets. Note that the Price, Total and Tax fields are completed automatically using information from the Selling Details tab of the Item Information window.

In the Search by list, select Item and click the search icon ( ) in the adjacent field. The Select from List window appears. Select Widgets and click Use Item. The Items Register window reappears. In the Dated From field, type 1/11/8. In the To field, type 30/11/8. Press TAB. All transactions affecting the inventory levels of widgets between these dates appear. Note that after selling 65 widgets, you have 35 widgets remaining in stock, with a total current value of $175.

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Click Record. The sale is recorded and the window is cleared. If you want, you can now view this invoice in the Open Invoices tab of the Sales Register window.
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Click the zoom arrow ( ) next to the transaction. The Sales Edit Item window appears with the transaction details. Click Cancel. The Items Register window reappears. Click Close. The Inventory command centre appears.

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Click Cancel. The Sales command centre appears.

Review
Lets see how this transaction has affected your inventory.
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Go to the Inventory command centre and click Items Register. The Items Register window appears.

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Advanced review
Lets look at the entries this sale has made in your transaction journal.
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Exercise 4: Create a credit note

Lets assume that five of the widgets shipped to Widget Eaters Limited were damaged before they reached the customer. In this exercise, you will give the customer a credit note for the five damaged widgets. You create a credit note in the same way as you create a sale. The only difference is that when you create a credit note, you enter the amount as a negative number. If we use the Item sales layout to create the credit note, and enter the returned widgets as a negative number, the damaged widgets will be added back into inventory. We do not want to do this, so we will create the credit note using the Miscellaneous sales layout.
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Go to the Sales command centre and click Transaction Journal. In the Dated from and To fields, type 3/11/8 and then press TAB. The debits and credits of the sale you just entered appear:

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Go to the Sales command centre and click Enter Sales. The Sales - New Service window appears. In the Customer field, select Widget Eaters Limited. Click Layout. The Select Layout window appears. Select Miscellaneous and click OK. The Sales - New Miscellaneous window appears. In the Date column, type 8/11/8 and press TAB. If you receive a date warning, click OK to ignore the message. In the Description column, type Credit note for five damaged widgets. Click in the Account Name column, press TAB and select Sales Returns from the list of accounts, then click Use Account. As this transaction affects your income from sales, it is appropriate to use an income account.

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The Trade Debtors account keeps track of money owed to you by customers. This account has been debited twice, once for the amount of the sale and once for the amount of GST collected from the sale. The Widgets Sales Income account keeps track of the money you have received from selling widgets. This account has been credited for the amount of the sale, excluding GST. The GST Collected account keeps track of how much GST you have collected.This account has been credited for the amount of GST included in the transaction. The Widgets Cost of Sales account keeps track of the costs of making sales. The Inventory account keeps track of the value of your inventory items. The purchase value of the widgets (65 widgets multiplied by the purchase price of $5.00 = $325.00) has been transferred from your inventory account to your Widgets Cost of Sales account.

In the Amount column, type -55 and press TAB. This is the total price the customer paid for the damaged widgets (five widgets at $11.00 each).

Click Close. The Sales command centre appears.

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In the Tax field, select GST.

Select the $55 credit note that you created in the previous exercise and click Apply to Sale. The Settle Returns & Credits window appears, displaying the customers unpaid invoice. In the Date field, type 10/11/8 and press TAB. If you receive a date warning, click OK to ignore the message. Click in the Amount Applied column, then press TAB. The Out of Balance field displays $0.00. This means that you are applying the full amount of the credit note against this customers outstanding balance.

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Click Record. The credit note is created. If you want, you can now view the credit note in the Returns & Credits tab of the Sales Register window.

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Exercise 5: Settle a credit note

You can choose to settle a credit note by applying it against the customers outstanding account balance or by paying a refund to the customer. In this exercise, you will apply the credit note towards the customers original invoice, which they have not yet paid.
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Click Record. The credit is applied and the customers outstanding balance is reduced by $55. Note that the credit note no longer appears in the Returns & Credits tab of the Sales Register window, and the balance of the invoice to Widget Eaters Limited is reduced by $55.

Go to the Sales command centre and click Sales Register. The Sales Register window appears. Click the Returns & Credits tab. In the Search by list, select Customer, then select Widget Eaters Limited in the adjacent field. All credit notes and returns for this customer appear.

Click Close. The Sales command centre appears.

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Exercise 6: Receive a customer payment

You receive a cheque for $670 from Widget Eaters Limited as payment for the invoice. This is $10 more than the outstanding balance of the invoice. In this exercise, you will record the payment and close the invoice. You will also create a credit note for the $10 overpayment, which will then be refunded to the customer.
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Click in the Amount Applied column. The amount of $660.00 appears. Press DELETE, then type 670. Press TAB. The Out of Balance field at the bottom of the window displays $0.00 Note that even though the payment you received is $10 more than the total of the outstanding invoice, you need to apply the whole payment to the invoice.

Go to Sales command centre and click Receive Payments. The Receive Payments window appears. Select the Deposit to Account option. In the adjacent field, select Cheque Account. In the Customer field, select Widget Eaters Limited and Press TAB. The customers unpaid invoice appears. In the Amount Received field, type 670. In the Payment Method field, select Cheque. In the Date field, type 20/11/8 and press TAB. If you receive a date warning, click OK to ignore the message.

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Click Record. A message appears, telling you that a credit note will be created for the overpayment.

Click OK. The credit note is created. If you want, you can now view the credit note in the Returns & Credits tab of the Sales Register window.

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Exercise 7: Pay a refund

You will now refund the $10 credit by recording a cheque to Widget Eaters Limited.
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Select the credit note and click Pay Refund. The Settle Returns & Credits window appears. In the date field, type 21/11/8 and press TAB. If you receive a date warning, click OK to ignore the message.

Go to the Sales command centre and click Sales Register. The Sales Register window appears. Click the Returns & Credits tab. Select Customer from the Search by list, then select Widget Eaters Limited in the adjacent field. The credit note created in the previous exercise is displayed.

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Jobs
Jobs List You can view all of your jobs in the Jobs List window. To display the Jobs List window, go to the Lists menu and select Jobs. To view and edit information about a job, including start date, finish date, percentage completed and contact details, click the zoom arrow ( ) next to any job in the Jobs List window.

Exercise 1: Create a job

Your company has been hired to install 50 water filters at Island Way Hotel. Jobs can be set up to track income and expenses for individual projects. You can allocate transactions to a job and then view financial details and profit-and-loss statements for individual jobs. A job can be a profit centre, a product line, a project or any other subset of your business that requires a separate income statement. This module shows you how to use the Jobs function to create jobs, assign expenses to a job, and analyse job activity. This module includes the following exercises: Exercise 1: Create a job below Exercise 2: Allocate an expense to a job on page 30 Exercise 3: View job activity on page 32 In this exercise, you will set up a job to keep track of the income and expenses associated with this installation. You will also track expenses incurred as part of the job, that need to be reimbursed.
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Select the Track Reimbursables option. Select the Detail Job option. Enter the job information: a In the Job Number field, type 4980 and press TAB. b In the Job Name field, type Filters - Island Way. c In the Description field, type Install water filters in fifty suites. d In the Contact field, type Terry Fothergill. e Assume the job has been started and type 25 in the Percent Complete field. f In the Start Date field, type 3/1/9. g In the Finish Date field, type 20/1/9. h In the Manager field, type Harry J. Knox. i In the Linked Customer field, click the search icon ( ). The Select from List window appears. j Select Island Way Hotel and click Use Customer. The New Job window reappears.

Exercise 2: Allocate an expense to a job

To install the water filters at Island Way Hotel, you have to purchase 50 wall brackets. In this exercise, you will allocate this expense to the installation job.
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Go to the Purchases command centre and click Enter Purchases. The Purchases window appears. Select Bill from the menu in the top left corner of the window.

In the Supplier field, type World of Gadgets Pty Ltd and press TAB. Your companys address appears in the Ship to field. Click Layout. The Select Layout window appears. Select Item and click OK. In the Date field, type 7/1/9 and press TAB. If you receive a date warning, click OK to ignore the message. In the Supplier Inv# field, type 1234. In the Bill column, type 50. In the Item Number field, press TAB. The Select from List window appears. Select Wall brackets and click Use Item. In the Price field, type 4. Click in the Job column then click the search icon ( ). The Select from List window appears. Select 4980 and click Use Job. The job number appears in the Job column.

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Click OK. The Jobs List window reappears, displaying the job you just created. If you want, you can view and edit the job details by clicking the zoom arrow next to the job in the Jobs List window.

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In the Paid Today field, type 200 and press TAB.

Click Reimburse. The Job Reimbursable Expenses window appears.

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Click Record. As you paid for the items when you recorded the bill, a window appears asking you to verify the details of your payment. Click OK. Click Cancel. The Purchases command centre appears.

Note that the purchase you just created appears in the To Be Reimbursed tab of this window, indicating that you have not yet been reimbursed for this purchase by the customer. Once you receive the reimbursement payment, click in the select column ( ) next to the expense that has been reimbursed, then click Remove from List. The expense disappears. You can then view the expense in the Reimbursed/Removed tab of the Job Reimbursable Expenses window.

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You will now view the list of reimbursable expenses for this job.
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In this exercise, you will use the Analyse Jobs window to display a profit-and-loss statement for the job you created earlier.
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If you want, you can click Up to simplify the information so that it shows fewer account levels. To show more account levels, click Down.

In any command centre, click the Analysis down arrow, then select Jobs from the drop-down menu.

The Analyse Jobs window appears.

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In the Job Number field, type 4980 and press TAB. A detailed profit and loss statement for this job appears, listing the actual versus budget information for every account in your accounts list. Note that you did not enter budget information when you created the job in Exercise 1: Create a job on page 29, so no amounts appear in these columns for this example. For more information about setting budgets for jobs, see your user guide or MYOB help.

Click Close. The Command Centre window appears.

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Forms
This module includes the following exercises: Exercise 1: Select a form to customise on page 34 Exercise 2: Resize and move a field on page 35 Exercise 3: Add and delete fields on page 35 Exercise 4: Format text in a field on page 36 Exercise 5: Add a business logo on page 36 Exercise 6: Save a form template on page 37 Exercise 7: Print a form on page 38 You can have as many different templates as you like for each type of form. For example, you could use one invoice template for your quotes and another for your standard invoices.
Form templates When you set up a form template, you should back up or make a copy of the original template file (stored in the Forms folder) to avoid accidentally replacing it or losing it.
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Your printed and electronic invoices, purchases, cheques, statements and mailing labels are called forms. You can customise the way your forms look by adding and removing text, adding a logo, or by changing the appearance of the text. This module shows you how to customise an invoice form by adding custom text, formatting text and adding a logo.

To access a range of customisable forms, go to the Setup menu, click Customise Forms and choose the type of form youd like to customise. You can also customise forms through command centres. For example, you can customise purchase orders by clicking Print/Email Purchase Orders in the Purchases command centre.

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Form customisation tools In the form customisation window, you use the following tool bar to edit the form:
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Exercise 1: Select a form to customise

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Go to the Sales command centre and click Print/Email Invoices. The Review Sales Before Delivery window appears. Click Advanced Filters. The Advanced Filters window appears. In the Sale Type field, select Item.

Add data

Adds a data field to your form. Data fields are automatically filled in with information from your company file. Adds a field where you can type text that you want to appear on all forms that use this template. Adds a graphic to your form. Draws a rectangle. Draws a vertical or horizontal line. Reverses the last action Sends the selected object behind all other objects. The object may be difficult to select or become hidden behind another object. Brings the currently selected object to the front of all other objects. If there are other objects behind it, they may be hidden. Changes the font, size and style of the text on your forms. Enables you to set margins, page size and background image for your form. Displays a preview of your printed form.

In the Selected Form for Sale field, select MYOB Plain Paper Invoice.

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Add a graphic Draw a rectangle Draw a line Undo Send to back

Click Customise. The Customise Item Sales window appears.

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You can now begin customising the form.

Do not click Save Form If you click Save Form, you will replace the original form template with your customised form. To avoid using your original form templates, save your customised form under a different name by clicking Save Form As. For more information, see Exercise 6: Save a form template on page 37.
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Exercise 2: Resize and move a field

In this exercise you will change the size of a text field and move it to a new position on the page. You can use this process to change the size and position of all text fields on your customised forms.
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Exercise 3: Add and delete fields

Continuing from the previous exercise, you will now add a field that displays your companys email address and you will delete a field that displays the invoice type.
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Click on the [Company Address] field. A black outline appears around the field. Locate the small black box at the centre bottom of the [Company Address] field. Click and drag this box upwards to reduce the height of the field until it is approximately half its original height.

Delete a field: a Click the Invoice Type field. A black outline appears around the field.

b Press DELETE. The field is deleted and will not appear in your

printed invoice.
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Add a field: a Click the data field tool ( ) on the toolbar. The Select from List window appears, displaying a list of the fields you can add to your form.

Click in the [Company Address] field and hold down the mouse button. The pointer changes to a hand ( ). Drag the field downwards until it is directly above the A.B.N. field, then release the mouse button.

b Select Email and click OK. The Customise Item Sales

window appears, with the Email field selected. The field will now appear in your printed form. You can move it and resize it however you wish.
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You will now format text in a field. Go to Exercise 4: Format text in a field on page 36.

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Exercise 4: Format text in a field

Continuing from the previous exercise, we will now format text in a form field.
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Exercise 5: Add a business logo

Continuing from the previous exercise, you will add your business logo to the form.
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Double-click the [Company Address] field. The Field Properties window appears.

Click the picture tool (

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Click anywhere on the form. A picture frame appears on the form.

Double-click the picture frame. The Field Properties window appears. You will import a picture into your form. You could also use a graphics program to copy a picture onto your clipboard, then paste it into your form by clicking Paste Picture.

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Click Text Format. The Text Format window appears. Make the following selections to change the size and style of the text that will be shown in the field.
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Click Load Picture. The Open window appears. Select clear.bmp, which is located in the Tutorial folder, and click Open.The Field Properties window reappears, displaying a preview of the picture you are importing. Set the position of the picture: a In the top Field Location field, type 0.45. b In the bottom Field Location field, type 14.

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Click OK. The Field Properties window reappears. Click OK. The Customise Item Sales window reappears. You will now add your business logo to the form. Go to Exercise 5: Add a business logo below.

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In the top Field Size field, type 2.1. and press TAB. The value in the bottom Field Size field is adjusted automatically. This makes sure the picture does not appear stretched.

Exercise 6: Save a form template

Continuing from the previous exercise, you will now save your customised form to the Forms folder on your hard drive. This folder is located in your MYOB software installation folder (for example, C:\Accounting18\Forms).
Do not save your forms to another folder You must save your customised forms to the Forms folder. If you save them in another folder, your MYOB software will not be able to access them.
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In the Customise Item Sales window, click Save Form As. The Save As window appears. In the Form File Name field, type Test. In the Description field, type Tutorial Exercise.

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Click OK. The picture appears on the form.

Click OK. The Customise Item Sales window reappears. This form is now the default form for printing item invoices, except for customers who have a different form specified in the Selling Details tab of their customer card.

Click Cancel. The Advanced Filters window appears. The form you created is displayed in the Selected Form for Sale field.

You will now save your customised form as a template. Go to Exercise 6: Save a form template below.
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Exercise 7: Print a form

You will now print an invoice using the customised template you created in the previous exercises.
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Click OK. The Review Sales Before Delivery window reappears. An invoice for a sale to Widget Eaters Limited is listed. Click in the select column ( ) next to the invoice.

Go to the Sales command centre and click Print/Email Invoices. The Review Sales Before Delivery window appears. Click Advanced Filters. The Advanced Filters window appears. In the Sales Type field, select Item. In the Sales Status field, select All Sales. Click Selected and select Widget Eaters Limited in the adjacent field. In the Selected Form for Sale field, select Test.

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If you want, you can print the invoice by clicking Print. Select your printer options, then click Print. Click Cancel. The Sales command centre appears.

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Reports
Exercise 1: Display a report
In this exercise, you will display a report that lists all of the accounts in your Accounts List and their balances.
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Go to the Reports menu and select Index to Reports. The Index to Reports window appears. Click the Accounts tab. A list of accounts-related reports appears.

You can view detailed information about different aspects of your business by generating reports. This module shows you how to display, customise and email reports. It includes the following exercises: Exercise 1: Display a report below Exercise 2: Customise a report on page 40 Exercise 3: Email a report on page 41 Index to Reports The Index to Reports window contains a list of all reports available in your MYOB software. Reports are organised into the following tabs: Accounts, Banking, GST/Sales Tax, Sales, Time Billing, Purchases, Payroll, Inventory and Card. You can also define custom reports, which are stored in the Custom tab. Note that the Time Billing and Payroll feature is not available in MYOB Accounting, so no corresponding reports are included in the Index to Reports window.
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In this exercise, you will customise a report by changing the font and style of the text, selecting which fields to include, and rearranging the layout of the final report.
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Go to the Reports menu and select Index to Reports. The Index to Reports window appears. Click the Banking tab. A list of banking-related reports appears. Select Bank Register and click Customise. The Report Customisation - Bank Register window appears. Click the search icon ( ) next to the Accounts field. The Select from List window appears. Click the select icon ( ) at the top of the left column. All accounts are deselected. Select Cheque Account, then click OK. The Reports Customisation - Bank Register window reappears. In the Dated From field, type 1/9/8. In the To field, type 30/9/8.
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Click Display. The Report Display window appears, displaying the Bank Register report. The report lists all transactions that affected your cheque account for the month of September 2008. Note that the Src column does not appear in the report.

Exercise 3: Email a report

In this exercise, you will email the report to your accountant.
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In the Report Display window, click Send To, then select Email. The Email window appears.

Click the search icon ( ) next to the Name field. The Select from List window appears. Select ABC Accountants and click Use Card. The name and email address fields are filled in automatically. In the Subject field, type Clearwater banking report. If you want, you can type in the Message field to include a short email message with the report.

View original transactions You can view full details of a transaction shown on a report by clicking on the transaction
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As you do not want to email the report, click Cancel. If you wanted to email the report, you would click Send. Click Close. The Index to Reports window reappears. Click Close. The command centre appears.

Saving customised reports You can save your customised reports by clicking Save As in the Report Display window. You can access your custom reports in the Custom tab of the Index to Reports window.
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Payroll
The payroll feature is only available in MYOB Premier Enterprise, MYOB Premier and MYOB Accounting Plus. categories to an employees card, then combine them to calculate the employees pay.

Exercise 1: Create an employee card

In this exercise, you will create an employee card for a new employee named Rick Shaw. He is a full-time, permanent employee with an annual salary of $55,000. He is entitled to sick leave and holiday leave and receives superannuation guarantee contributions on top of his annual salary.
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Go to the Card File command centre and click Cards List. The Cards List window appears. Click the Employee tab. Click New. The Card Information window appears. Enter the employees personal details as shown:

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Click the Payroll Details tab. There are a number of views in this tab.

Note that when you select Salary as the pay basis, the Base Salary wage category is selected automatically.

Click Superannuation. The Superannuation view of the Payroll Details tab appears. Enter the employees superannuation details: a In the Superannuation Fund field, type AMP Life. b Click in the select column ( ) next to SGC Superannuation to assign the superannuation guarantee contributions payroll category to the employees card.

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Click Wages. The Wages view of the Payroll Details tab appears. Enter the employees wage details: a In the Pay Basis field, select Salary. b In the Annual Salary field, type 55000. c In the Pay Frequency field, select Monthly.
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In this exercise, you will process a pay run for five employees. You will adjust one employees pay to include four hours of overtime.
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Click Taxes. The Taxes view of the Payroll Details tab appears. Note that the PAYG Withholding category is automatically selected.

Go to the Payroll command centre and click Process Payroll. The Process Payroll assistant appears. The Process Payroll assistant is a series of windows that take you through the process of recording your employee pays. Select the Process all employees paid option, then select Monthly in the adjacent field. In the Payment date field, type 15/3/9. In the Pay period start field, type 1/3/9. In the Pay period end field, type 31/3/9. If you receive a date warning, click OK to ignore the message.

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Click Standard Pay. The Standard Pay view of the Payroll Details tab appears. The employees standard pay details are displayed. These values have been calculated using the values you entered and the payroll categories you selected in the Payroll Details tab of the employee card.

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Click the Payment Details tab. In the Payment Method field, select Cheque. Click OK. The Cards List window appears. Click Close. The Card File command centre appears.

Click Next. The Select & Edit Employees Pay window appears. If you receive a date warning, click OK to ignore it.

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Note that all employees who are paid monthly have been automatically selected.

When you have finished reviewing and editing pay details, click Record. A message appears, informing you that five paycheques will be recorded. Click Continue. The pay run is processed and another message appears informing you that five paycheques were recorded successfully. Click OK. The Process Payments window appears.

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To record the overtime hours worked by Peter Parker, click the zoom arrow ( ) next to Peter Parkers name. The Pay Employee window appears. In the Hours column next to the Overtime (2x) payroll category, type 4 and press TAB. The Net Pay and PAYG Withholding amounts are adjusted automatically.
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To print the paycheques, you would click Print Paycheques. However, for the purposes of this tutorial click Next. The Print Employee Pay Slips window appears.

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If you want to print or email pay slips for your employees, click Print or Email Pay Slips. Click Finish.

Click OK. The Select & Edit Employees Pay window reappears.

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You have successfully processed a pay run for five employees.

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