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        <div class="hs_SectionHeading"><a name="1067872">Set up purchases</a></div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1079893">You can use the purchases features to:</a></div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><a name="1079894">record quotes, orders and bills</a></div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><a name="1079895">view your purchase history</a></div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><a name="1079891">see what you owe your suppliers.</a></div>
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          <span class="N_007eNoteCautionWarning">note : </span><a name="1066177">Do you need to do this task?</a></div>
        <div class="bnL_NoteBodyLast"><a name="1068042">If you want to record the </a>orders and purchases you make with suppliers and track the amounts you owe, you need to set up the purchases features.</div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1068198">Before you start using the purchases features, you should use the </a><span class="w_Widgets">Purchases Easy Setup Assistant</span> to enter the following information:</div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><span class="eb_EmphasisBold"><a name="1055119">Supplier details</a></span>&nbsp;Create a card record for each of your suppliers and enter such details as their addresses and phone numbers.</div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><span class="eb_EmphasisBold"><a name="1101074">Historical purchases</a></span>&nbsp;[Existing businesses only] If you had outstanding bills on the first day of your conversion month, you will need to record some details about them, such as outstanding bill amounts and the credit terms. </div>
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        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1101075">To access the </a><span class="w_Widgets">Purchases Easy Setup Assistant, </span>go to the <span class="w_Widgets">Setup</span> menu, choose <span class="w_Widgets">Easy Setup Assistant</span> and then click <span class="w_Widgets">Purchases</span>. </div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1079929">You can also use the </a><span class="w_Widgets">Purchases Easy Setup Assistant</span> to choose the payment method you normally use to pay bills, your preferred purchase order layout and several other settings that will help you record purchases faster. These settings will automatically apply to cards you create for your suppliers; however, you can change them as required.</div>
        <div class="hmn_ModuleHeadingNoSplit"><a name="1079994">Optional purchases setup tasks</a></div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1079995">In addition to the </a><span class="w_Widgets">Purchases Easy Setup Assistant</span> tasks, you may also want to do the following tasks if they are relevant to your business.</div>
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              <div class="t_TableBody"><a name="1080006">Change the appearance of the </a>default purchase orders and other forms.</div>
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              <div class="t_TableBody"><span class="l_Link"><a href="forms.18.7.htm#1087344" name="1080011">Customising forms</a></span></div>
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                      <div class="tb_TableBullet_inner"><a name="1090617">another MYOB company file</a></div>
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              <div class="trh_TableRowHeading"><a name="1090301">Synchronise </a>supplier records with Outlook</div>
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              <div class="t_TableBody"><a name="1090303">Synchronise your supplier card </a>records with your contact records in Microsoft Outlook.</div>
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              <div class="t_TableBody"><span class="l_Link"><a href="contacts.19.11.htm#1124474" name="1090308">Synchronising MYOB cards with Microsoft Outlook contacts</a></span></div>
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              <div class="t_TableBody"><a name="1087887">Use identifiers and custom lists to </a>group the cards of suppliers who have similar attributes.</div>
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              <div class="t_TableBody"><span class="l_Link"><a href="contacts.19.8.htm#1060996" name="1080029">Grouping your contacts</a></span></div>
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