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Modules and Registers

Modules
FirstOffice is divided into several different areas, or modules. Each module corresponds to a different department in a normal company. Each one contains the tools that the equivalent company department requires to carry out its daily tasks. For example, the Sales Ledger module contains the tools to raise Invoices, receive money and manage debt-chasing campaigns.

To change to a different module, click the [Select Module] button in the Master Control panel, or use the Ctrl-0 (Windows and Linux) or ⌘-0 (Macintosh) keyboard shortcuts. The following list window appears:

Choose a module by double-clicking. If you prefer to use the keyboard, type the first letter of the module that you want and then press the Enter key. As there are several modules beginning with S, you can choose the one you want using the arrow keys, or you can type the letter S the appropriate number of times. For example, to select the Stock module, type the letter S three times.

As soon as you change module, the register buttons in the lower part of the Master Control panel will change to represent the registers in the new module. If you have any list windows open (e.g. lists of settings, documents or reports, their contents will change as well.

Registers
Each module contains a number of Registers or Files, in which your data is stored. The registers can be opened using the buttons in the bottom section of the Master Control panel. The following illustration shows the registers available in each module. The exact contents and the use of each register is explained in the appropriate sections of these web pages.

To work with a register (for example, if you need to enter a new Sales Order), first go into the appropriate module using the [Select Module] button in the Master Control panel. Click the relevant register button in the bottom section of the Master Control panel. A browse window will open, listing all the existing records in the register (in this example, all Sales Orders). Then, click [New] in the Button Bar and a blank record window will appear in which you can enter a new record.

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