Peachtree for Dummies - (For Dummies) 3rd Edition by Elaine Marmel & Diane Koers (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Not feeling too peachy about computerizing your accounting system? Relax! Peachtree For Dummies, 3^rd Edition will show you how to set up your company in Peachtree and then use it to pay bills, invoice customers, pay employees, produce financial reports, and more. You'll quickly discover how Peachtree can save you time, effort, and money so that you no longer have to do your accounting by hand or pay someone else to do it for you.

Publishing to coincide with the latest release of Peachtree, this third edition is revised to cover the newest updates and enhancements made to the most recent version of Peachtree. Veteran authors Elaine Marmel and Diane Koers break down the capabilities of Peachtree Premium Accounting, from building an effective chart of accounts, to customizing forms and modifying reports, to setting up default information that will save you time down the line. You'll also discover how to:

• Work with purchase orders
• Sell products and services
• Generate invoices
• Track project costs
• Produce income statements
• Back up and restore data
• Balance accounts
• Manage inventory
• Handle customer prepayments
• Pay for purchase orders with a credit card
• Keep your account information safe

Packed with examples of everyday, real-life situations, Peachtree For Dummies, 3^rd Edition is the reference you need so that you can put Peachtree to work for you and get the job done quickly and correctly.

From the Back Cover

Handle the financial parts of your business like a pro

Set up Peachtree to do what you need, and even have a backup plan

If you have a business, you have financial management needs. With Peachtreeand this book, you can manage inventory, bill customers and collect money, pay employees and vendors, handle business banking, produce reports on how your business is doing, and much more.

• Design your Chart of Accounts

• Buy goods and pay vendors

• Track project costs and milestones

• Review your company's financial picture

• Create and print reports

About the Author

Elaine Marmel is president of Marmel Enterprises, LLC, an organization that specializes in technical writing and software training. Elaine has an MBA from Cornell University and has worked on projects to build financial management systems for New York City and Washington, D.C. This prior experience provided the foundation for Marcel Enterprises, LLC, to help small businesses implement computerized accounting systems.

Diane Koers owns and operates All Business Service, a software training and consulting business formed in 1988 that services the central Indiana area. Her are of expertise h as long been in the word processing, spreadsheet, and graphics area of computing as well as in providing training and support for Peachtree Accounting Software. Diane's authoring experience includes more than 30 books on topics such as PC security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Works, WordPerfect, Paint Shop Pro, Lotus SmartSuite, Quicken, Microsoft Money, and Peachtree Accounting. Many of her books have been translated into other languages such as Dutch, Bulgarian, Spanish, and Greek. She has also developed and written numerous training manuals for her clients.