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Accountants Enterprise only

The user interface is a browser for the MYOB application ledgers comprising of a:

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Menu bar Toolbar Work area

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Status bar Navigation bar.

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The menu options can be managed depending on a user's security level. See Menu Level Security (MLS) Setup.

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title	Menu bar

The menu bar provides options according to your security level:

For the standard user, some menu items have restricted access. The standard user security level provides these menus:

File, refer to The File Menu below.
Edit
View (also refer to )
Tools
Help

In addition to these the Supervisor level security has access to:

Manage, refer to The Manage Menu below.

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title	The File menu

The tasks in the File menu differ depending on what is selected from the Navigation bar and the operations you are able to perform depend on your security level. The File menu includes:

Option

Description

New

Creates a new entry of the type listed.

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When the ledgers are listed, you may select to create an item (ledger), a shortcut or a folder link.

Open

Opens whatever is currently highlighted. That is, if the list of Folders is displayed the highlighted folder is opened.
Alternatively, double click on the entry to open it.

Delete

Highlight the ledger, folder, user account, Page Setup or Folder and click File > Delete. Alternatively, Delete can be selected from the right click menu for any of these components. Your security level will determine whether you can delete certain entries.

Properties

Displays the properties for this ledger, user account, folder, page setup, event log entry etc. Event logs are system generated.

Page setups

Opens the Select Page setups window and allows you to select a default page setup. The shortcut key is [Ctrl+P].

Print

Opens the Print index window and allows you to print your Ledger list. You are able to print to the screen, a printer or to a file.

Export

Opens the Ledger Export window and allows you to export the selected ledger to another installation of the software.

Backup

Opens the Backup wizard and creates a backup of the currently selected ledger to a chosen backup media.

Restore

Opens the Restore wizard and allows you to restore ledger files from a chosen media to a selected location.

Login as

Opens the Access Gateway window and allows you to login as a different user.

Exit

Allows you to close the application. Shortcut key [Alt+F4].

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title	The Manage menu

The Manage menu provides access to administration tasks and is only available to users with a security level of 6. The user SUPERVIS has access to the Manage menu.

The Manage menu includes:

Option	Description
Templates	Opens the Template Maintenance window and allows you to view the properties of an application template.
Install	Opens the Product window displaying applications installed (select Tools > Install). You are able to view details relating to the listed products.
Edit Backup label	The details for the backup file label are presented for edit in text letter layout format.
Workstations	This is the list of machine names. Properties and notes may be maintained.
Control	This function maintains General system control properties, Messaging, MLS and Domains. Refer to Extended Features.

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title	Work area

By default the Work area displays the list of application Ledgers. Users with necessary security level, are able to change the appearance of the work area. Depending on the settings selected for the Start option on the Preferences tab under User Accounts, the work area will open showing:

List of application ledgers (this is the default after installation)
Folders
page setups
User Accounts
Event Log
System Calculator
Calendar
Keyboard Shortcuts for Tax

Your browser list may appear differently depending on the view setup by selecting View > Folder View.

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title	Status bar

As can be seen in this sample, the status bar shows:

the current version of the software
the page setup. Double the page setup to open the Select Page Setup window to select a different page setup.
time. Double click the Time to open the Date/Time Properties window.
if CapsLock is on or off. Double click the CAPS area to toggle CAPS on and off.
if NumLock is on or off. Double click the NUM area to toggle NUM on and off.

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title	Navigation bar

The navigation bar is turned on or off from the View menu and provides access to:

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title	My folders

By default, My Folders has two options:

Search
Ledgers - Click Ledgers to display a full list of your ledgers in alphabetical order.

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The My Folders tab displays the Folder links for the Folder that is open.

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title	Administration

The Administration section of the navigation bar provides access to:

These functions can also be accessed via the pull-down menus.

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The options displayed in the Administration section cannot be customised.

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title	Favourites

You can add up to 16 shortcuts to frequently used ledgers to a customised list of Favourites.

To do this, simply drag and drop a ledger to add it to your list of Favourites

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title	To remove a ledger from your Favourites list

From your Favourites list, right click on the shortcut to be removed and click Remove.
The shortcut to the ledger no longer appears in your Favourites list.

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