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        <div class="ho_OverviewHeading"><a name="1000773486">Tips &amp; Troubleshooting</a></div>
        <div class="hmn_ModuleHeadingNoSplit"><a name="1000769211">Preferences tips</a></div>
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          <span class="N_007eProcBullet"></span><a name="1000771417">The date displayed is incorrect</a><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd1000771417", false);</script></div>
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        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1000771418">MYOB software uses your computer’s system date for all transactions. Try closing your MYOB software and </a>reopening your company file. If the date still is wrong, check that your computer’s system date is correct. If you’re unsure how to do this, search your computer’s help system.</div>
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          <span class="N_007eProcBullet"></span><a name="1000771419">The date is displayed in the wrong format</a><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd1000771419", false);</script></div>
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        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1000771420">MYOB software uses the date format that is set on your computer. If you want to change the format, you need </a>to change the settings on your computer. Note that this will change the date format for all the programs on your computer. If you are unsure how to so this, search your computer’s help system.</div>
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          <span class="N_007eProcBullet"></span><a name="1000769223">Preferences to speed up data entry</a><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd1000769223", false);</script></div>
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        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1000926016">You can change a number of preferences to reduce the amount of typing you do, provide default entries and </a>automate certain tasks, like applying payments to open invoices. The following is a list of some preferences that may help speed up data entry:</div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><span class="w_Widgets"><a name="1000926017">Select and Display Account Name, Not Account Number</a></span> (<span class="w_Widgets">Windows</span> view)</div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><span class="w_Widgets"><a name="1000926018">Select Items by Item Name, Not Item Number</a></span> (<span class="w_Widgets">Windows</span> view)</div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><span class="w_Widgets"><a name="1000926013">Select Cards by Card ID, Not Card Name</a></span> (<span class="w_Widgets">Windows</span> view)</div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><span class="w_Widgets"><a name="1000926008">Use Easy-Fill When Selecting From a List</a></span> (<span class="w_Widgets">Windows</span> view)</div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><span class="w_Widgets"><a name="1000962184">The Enter Key Works Just Like the Tab Key When Entering Data</a></span> (<span class="w_Widgets">Windows</span> view)</div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><span class="w_Widgets"><a name="1000925998">When I Receive Money, I Prefer to Group It with Other Undeposited Funds</a></span> (<span class="w_Widgets">Banking</span> view)</div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><span class="w_Widgets"><a name="1000925993">Automatically Print/Email/Fax/Save to Disk Sales When They are Recorded</a></span> (<span class="w_Widgets">Sales</span> view)</div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><span class="w_Widgets"><a name="1000925988">Print Packing Slips When Invoices/Orders/Invoices and Orders are printed</a></span> (<span class="w_Widgets">Sales</span> view)</div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><span class="w_Widgets"><a name="1000925980">Print Labels When Sales are Printed (Invoices, Orders, Quotes)</a></span> (<span class="w_Widgets">Sales</span> view)</div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><span class="w_Widgets"><a name="1000925972">Apply Customer Payments Automatically to Oldest Invoice First</a></span> (<span class="w_Widgets">Sales</span> view)</div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><span class="w_Widgets"><a name="1000925964">Automatically Print/Email/Fax/Save to Disk Purchases When they are Recorded</a></span> (<span class="w_Widgets">Purchases</span> view)</div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><span class="w_Widgets"><a name="1000925959">Apply Supplier Payments Automatically to Oldest Bill First</a></span> (<span class="w_Widgets">Purchases</span> view)</div>
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          <span class="N_007eProcBullet"></span><a name="1000925950">Systemwide preferences</a><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd1000925950", false);</script></div>
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        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1000769244">Systemwide preferences are preferences that affect everyone who has access to your company file. For </a>example, if you select <span class="w_Widgets">Transactions CAN’T Be Changed; They Must Be Reversed</span> nobody who has access to your company file will be able to change transactions once they’ve been recorded.</div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1000915300">&nbsp;</a></div>
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          <span class="N_007eProcBullet"></span><a name="1000769247">Time billing preferences are optional</a><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd1000769247", false);</script></div>
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        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1000925940">The preferences in the </a><span class="w_Widgets">System</span> view of the <span class="w_Widgets">Preferences</span> window are optional. If none of them applies to the way you work, you can still use the time billing features without them.</div>
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          <span class="N_007eProcBullet"></span><a name="1000769250">Understanding Easy-Fill</a><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd1000769250", false);</script></div>
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        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1000925931">Easy-Fill displays your permanent records (customer names, account numbers, items, etc) as you type them, </a>enabling you to save a few keystrokes with each entry. If more than one entry begins with the same letters, keep typing until the record you want is displayed. When you see the entry you want, press TAB to move to the next field.</div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1000925932">To enable Easy-Fill, select the </a><span class="w_Widgets">Use Easy-Fill When Selecting From a List</span> option in the <span class="w_Widgets">Windows</span> view of the <span class="w_Widgets">Preferences</span> window. </div>
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          <span class="N_007eProcBullet"></span><a name="1000769253">Unlocking periods after you’ve locked them</a><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd1000769253", false);</script></div>
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        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1000926057">If you want to enter an adjustment for a period that is locked, choose an earlier month from the list that </a>appears in the <span class="w_Widgets">Security</span> view of the <span class="w_Widgets">Preferences</span> window. Then, after you’ve made the adjusting entry, re-lock the period. Note that any reports you have already generated in the lock period will be affected by the change, and should be rerun.</div>
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          <span class="N_007eProcBullet"></span><a name="1000769258">About ageing periods</a><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd1000769258", false);</script></div>
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        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1000769259">You can choose how you want to group aged transactions for your reports and forms. The settings you choose </a>will affect statements and reports, including the Aged Receivables and Aged Payables reports, and the Receivables Reconciliation and Payables Reconciliation reports. Ageing periods are also used to categorise information in the <span class="w_Widgets">Analysis</span> windows.</div>
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          <span class="N_007eProcBullet"></span><a name="1000769299">Changing the font that appears in windows</a><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd1000769299", false);</script></div>
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        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1000887862">Go to the </a> <span class="w_Widgets">File</span> menu and choose <span class="w_Widgets">Default Fonts</span>. In the <span class="w_Widgets">Default Font Selection</span> window click <span class="w_Widgets">Windows</span>.</div>
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          <span class="N_007eProcBullet"></span><a name="1000887867">Changes to default credit terms won’t affect current customers and suppliers</a><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd1000887867", false);</script></div>
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        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1000769308">If you change the Default Customer and Default Supplier credit terms in the </a><span class="w_Widgets">Credit Terms</span> window, these terms will only apply to new customer and supplier cards.</div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1000769315">If you want to update the credit terms for existing customers or suppliers, you need to change individual cards </a>in the <span class="w_Widgets">Card Information</span> window.</div>
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          <span class="N_007eProcBullet"></span><a name="1000769328">Making changes to your linked accounts</a><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd1000769328", false);</script></div>
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        <div class="Gd_GlossaryDefinition"><a name="1000769332">Your MYOB software uses linked accounts to post your inventory, sales and purchase transactions to the proper </a>account. When, for example, you link your receivables account, you are telling your MYOB software where to post the balance due from a sale.</div>
        <div class="Gd_GlossaryDefinition"><a name="1000769336">Many linked accounts are set up for you when you create a new company file and you may not need to change </a>them. If you’re not sure whether you should change your linked accounts, consult your accountant before proceeding. </div>
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