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Entering a Transaction - Example

There are several shortcuts that you can use to simplify your work when entering Transactions. You can bring a date into a date field using the ⌘-Enter (Mac OS X) or Ctrl-Enter (Windows) key combination. If you will be entering Transactions of the same type repeatedly (e.g. salaries), you can automate their entry using Autotransactions. Their use is fully described here.
  1. To enter a Transaction, ensure you are in the General Ledger and the open the Transactions register by clicking the [Transactions] button in the Master Control panel or using the ⌘-1/Ctrl-1 keyboard shortcut. Then, click [New] or press ⌘-N/Ctrl-N, or highlight a Transaction similar to the one you want to enter and click [Duplicate] in the Button Bar.

    The 'Transaction: New' window is opened, containing an empty Transaction or a duplicate of the highlighted one. The suggested Transaction Number will be the first unused number in the correct journal number series, and the Transaction Date will be the date from the most recently entered Transaction.

  2. Enter and edit the data in the normal way. We will show how to enter the various items with the help of a few examples.

    We assume that you have bought some office material from the local stationery store.

    You have purchased two boxes of copy paper for 12.50 each, a box of pencils for 6.00, and a box of adhesive tape for 3.20. The Tax was 1.07, and the total 35.27. You paid by check from the company's current account.

    The Transaction will look like this:

  3. Click [Save] to enter the Transaction in the General Ledger.

  4. The next Transaction records the purchasing of a new desk. Start by clicking [New]. The stationery Transaction is closed and replaced with an empty record ready for data entry.

    The desk cost 247.00 excluding Tax. You are charged 20.00 for transport, and then Sales Tax.

  5. Here you can try the automatic balancing function, since all crediting is done to the same Account. Enter the three debit postings and continue with row 4 until you are going to enter the amount. The Transaction will look like this:

  6. With the insertion point in the Base 1 Credit column, press the Return or Enter key. The correct credit amount to balance the entry will be brought in for you. If you press Return or Enter again, the Transaction will be saved, closed and committed the Transaction to the General Ledger, and a new, empty, Transaction will be opened. You can use this feature when you need to enter several Transactions quickly in one sitting.
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