Sage 50 Accounts (Sage Line 50) Stage 1

Sage 50 Accounts (Sage Line 50) Stage 1 Self study Workbooks

The course includes:

• 180-day version of Sage 50 Accounts
• Practice data to enrich the learning experience
• Four workbooks with free online tests throughout
• The examination for Sage 50 Accounts Certification Level 1

These workbooks are divided into four easy to use sections designed to help you learn how to set up and run Sage 50 Accounts software as quickly and confidently as possible. The workbooks come with 180 day demo data CD for use with the workbooks. The 180 days are activated from the date of installation. The workbooks have been written in "bite size chunks" to enable you to start and stop your training as and when required. Each book covers a specific area within the Sage 50 Accounts program and the sequence allows you to stop at convenient places, to suit different learning rates. Each book contains exercises to help you grasp the concept of using Sage 50 Accounts, and reinforce the knowledge that you are acquiring. Included in the pack is a Practice Data CD for you to work with, so any mistakes will not affect your real company data.

Workbook Topics

Section 1: How to install and set up Sage 50 Accounts (Sage Line 50) Learn how to install Sage 50 Accounts and set up your company address and profile. Cover all the initial set up routines, such as how to create your nominal and bank records, and enter new customer/supplier records. Find out about how the chart of accounts works with your nominal ledger and how changing it will affect your Profit and Loss Report.

Section 2: How to enter Opening Balances

Whether you have transferred from using manual bookkeeping or another system, you have to enter opening balances. These include figures such as your current bank balance, VAT liability and petty cash, but they also include balances that are currently owed by customers, and indeed balances you owe suppliers. Workbook Two looks at the decisions you need to make before you start, and will show you how to post Opening Balances.

Section 3: Starting to enter transactions

This concentrates on the day-to-day postings. It will show you how to post Journal Entries that move values from one nominal code to another, such as when posting salary journals. You will also learn how to enter Bank Transactions such as customer receipts and supplier payments by cheque, cash or credit card. You will create customer and supplier invoices, both as batch entries and as product or service invoices. This book demonstrates how to create credit notes and deal with discounts. It will simply teach you everything you need to know about entering customer and supplier transactions.

Section 4: Housekeeping, error corrections and customising Sage 50 Accounts

This book will teach you how to keep your data clean and safe. Learn why it is so important to backup your data and follow the backup and restore routine. The housekeeping routines will also demonstrate how to check and verify your data, giving you peace of mind before taking a backup.

Features and benefits of Self Study Workbooks

• Cost effective
• You can re-do the course over and over again
• 180 day Demo CD
• You are in control of what you learn and when
• No need to take time away from the office
• Concise jargon-free instructions
• Practical Examples
• Opportunity to attain Certification