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Using MYOB Essentials? As MYOB Essentials is a browser-based product, you can already work anywhere on any computer connected to the internet. Sign in to MYOB Essentials (Australia | New Zealand).

 

Are you working from home, or need to use AccountRight on a different computer? The best solution is to work online. If your company file isn't already online, see how easy it is to put your company file online. If you can't work online, you can also work offline.

Before you start, check that your computer meets the system requirements for running AccountRight.

If you're using AccountRight Server Edition in a network environment and you need to set up a new network, see Set up a network.


If you're using AccountRight online

If you're using AccountRight online

  1. Get the latest AccountRight installer, download it here.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the prompts to install AccountRight.
  3. If you use personalised letters, have customised Microsoft Excel templates or use BASlink (Australia only), you also need to copy these files onto the new computer. See below for the location of your personalised files.
    Note that all other files, such as customised invoices and payslips are stored in your online company file and don't need to be copied.

    If you usecopy the folder called

    located here

    Personalised LettersLetters

    C:\Users\<user.name>\Documents\MYOB\AccountRight\20xx.x

    Customised Excel templatesSpreadsheet

    C:\Users\Public\Documents\MYOB\AccountRight\20xx.x

    BASlinkBaslink

    C:\Users\<user>\Documents\MYOB\AccountRight

If you use AccountRight offline

If you use AccountRight offline

Copy your files from your old computer

  1. Create a backup of your company file.
  2. Copy the backup file onto an external storage device, like a USB drive.
  3. Optional) If you use personalised letters, have customised Microsoft Excel templates or use BASlink (Australia only), you also need to copy these files onto the new computer. See below for the location of your personalised files.
    Note that all other files, such as customised invoices and payslips are stored in your company file and don't need to be copied.

    If you usecopy the folder called

    located here

    Personalised LettersLetters

    C:\Users\<user.name>\Documents\MYOB\AccountRight\20xx.x

    Customised Excel templatesSpreadsheet

    C:\Users\Public\Documents\MYOB\AccountRight\20xx.x

    BASlinkBaslink

    C:\Users\<user>\Documents\MYOB\AccountRight

Set up AccountRight on the new computer

  1. Get the AccountRight installer.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the prompts to install AccountRight.
  3. Copy the files from the external storage device.
    1. Copy the backup file onto the Desktop (to make it easy to find).
    2. If you copied additional files from the first computer, copy these to the applicable folders (see the table above).
  4. Restore the backup

Once AccountRight is installed, you'll be able to open any online company files you have access to. See Work on an online company file for more information.