Peachtree Insider Newsletter

Re: November, 2009

lila_godel — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:59:37 GMT

Milyn, you can easily set the default orientation in reports by following these steps:

In you printers folder use the Add a printer under pick under Printer Tasks to setup on your printer without removing it.

When the setup finishes you will have two icons for you printer in your printers folder. Rename the second printer by selecting it and pressing F2 to have portrait in the name and make it your default printer (this is so all non Peachtree reports will print in portrait by default).

Right click on the original listing for your printer (this is the one the Peachtree reports are set to use in their printer settings) and select Printing Preferences. Change the orientation to landscape and save the settings.

Note if you rename the original printer listing to have landscape in the name the Peachtree reports will no longer print to it unless you change the printer for each one which defeats the purpose of the above instructions and why you don't make the newly added printer have a default orientation of landscape..

Re: November, 2009

MikeS — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:48:27 GMT

Milyn - There isn't a way to set the default orientation for all reports, unfortunately. Some printers allow you to set the default within your general printer settings, but of course that would apply to all programs. This is a good suggestion for a future improvement to Peachtree reports. Thanks!

Re: November, 2009

Bruce Bowers — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:30:56 GMT

Could you get it right for once?? Question asked " does peachtree have a quick way to evaluate each customer value to my company?"

Your answer is wrong: In peachtree complete accounting 2010, it is under "business status" if you customized the page. In quantum you have a "new dash board" so you might have got it 33% right. In peachtree premium accounting, I don't know....I don't have a version of it.

But who ever wrote the program to pick my "top 10 customers by gross profit", Gets a "F", maybe, should be fired, but at least should rewrite the program and please, try to get it right this time.

5 months on Peachtree complete accounting 2010....it never was right. hoped after spending $2200 to up grade to peachtree quantum after spending $3-400, 5 months ago on peachtree complete accounting 2010, that peachtree quantum would get it right, but NO.

My top 10 customers that I have made the most profit from, for the past 12 months, according to peachtree are as follows:

1 out of 10 is paid in full

3 out of 10 are 30-60 days past due

6 out of 10 are 6 months to 5 years past due.

How can I make a profit off of 9 of 10 of these customers, if they have never paid me???

If I click on " view customers sales history report". I have 66 customers, on this report, that I have made a gross profit in the past 12 months that is greater than the 10 customer you show.(provided that your customers pay me) If your top 9 of 10 , never pay me, then I have about 600 customer that I made a greater gross profit off of.

Oh hell.....don't want to over work any body down there at Peachtree, it's so close to the end of the year and the holidays.....Just send out a patch or update and change the name" top customers last twelve months" to " TOP DEAD BEAT CUSTOMERS LAST TWELVE MONTHS"

Bruce

Re: November, 2009

Milyn Vollmer — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:23:58 GMT

A question was asked as to how to change a report from portrait to landscape. Your response works for just that one report. The majority of my reports are needed in landscape, is there a way to make landscape the default? It would save a tremendous amount of my time.

November, 2009

MikeS — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:24:14 GMT

Trimming costs is a good idea in good times and bad, but don't do it in desperation. Instead, put together a plan.

Re: August, 2008

MikeS — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:40:41 GMT

Re: July, 2008

Muhammad Ayub Moin — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:23:36 GMT

We have Peachtree accounting software 2008 , we are in Saudi Arabia, I want to know how we change the currency from $ (dollars) to SR.(Saudi Riyals).

Please give ma an answer on my email address mention above.

This is very imporatnt for us...

Thanks & Reagrds,

Re: August, 2009

AndreaM — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:06:55 GMT

Glenda -

Good timing!

There is an article (with a link to a knowledge base article) in the October Insider.

http://community.peachtree.com/peachtree/attachments/peachtree/newsletter/97/1/PeachtreeInsider_Oct09.pdf

There are also instructions in Help - search for ODBC and you should see a topic titled "ODBC, connecting to your Peachtree data". There has also been a good bit of knowledge exhanged on the product community board. If you have questions after reading the instructions, the best next step would be to post specific questions to the board.

I hope this helps, but if you hit a roadblock please send me a private message and we can get someone from support to help.

Andrea

Re: August, 2009

glee-southside — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:20:48 GMT

Andrea - Your answer said "I believe you can do this" - my question is how?

I'm using Peachtree Complete 2010 - and Open Office 3.1 - My new Dell PC also came with Works 9 -but I prefer Open Office. The only way I've found so far to get data into spreadsheet is awkward copy / paste.

Glenda

Re: October, 2009

MikeS — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:18:05 GMT

Nhop, One reason the Write Checks task screen does not have custom templates like other task screens is that this screen is simpler and does not include as many optional fields that could be removed. While you're not able to customize the screen, you certainly can customize the forms used to print checks.

Re: October, 2009

MikeS — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:16:01 GMT

PJK, Here's a workaround to that issue: if you create a task screen template of the same exact name in each of your companies, the selection of that template will be maintained as you switch between companies. And rather than recreate the templates, you can simply copy the TEMPLATE.DAT file from one company folder into the folders of other companies in order to copy those task screen templates.

Re: October, 2009

Nhop — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:31:00 GMT

Why can't you change the layout for a check payment?

Re: October, 2009

PJK — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:02:00 GMT

How do you save the customized Task Window as the default? Whenever I switch between companies, it reverts back to the standard Task Window.

Re: October, 2009

Randall — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:18:04 GMT

Interesting, but REALLY doesn't adequately address reality when a particular Corporate item is secured from multiple vendors with their OWN unique Item numbers that must be used when purchasing.

If the inventory logic linkage associated a Corporate Item ID with vendor(s) and multiple "purchased" items could be associated with the vendor(s) - then Peachtree would go a LONG WAY towards addressing the needs of today's business(es).

October, 2009

MikeS — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:56:41 GMT

Printing and filing key reports at month- and year-end can help you keep your business’ growing paper stack in check.

Re: May, 2008

MikeS — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:52:23 GMT

Tanya, in most task and maintenance screens, the shortcut key to save is Alt+S.

Re: May, 2008

TANYA — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:05:02 GMT

CAN YOU LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A SHORT CUT KEY FOR SAVE?

Re: July, 2009

MikeS — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:56:32 GMT

Hi, Tim. Unfortunately, you can't reset only that message. You'll have to reset all one-time messages. To do this, select Options > Global and select the General tab. Click the Reset button at the bottom of the window. The "Keep the company open?" message will now appear the next time you select Open Company.

Re: July, 2009

Tim — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:30:42 GMT

I just installed Peachtree Premium Accounting 2010. It allows multiple companies to be opened at the same time. With one company opened, I can choose File-Open Company. I'll get a warning that says in so many words "do you want to keep the current company open?" I believe my co-worker clicked "Do not show this message again" and NO. Now she no longer has the option to open two companies at once. How do I fix this?

Re: September, 2009

MikeS — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:03:27 GMT

Hi Arline - The article mentions that the new Employee Recordkeeping features are available in Peachtree 2010. Your Peachtree Premium 2009 includes the Action Items feature that allows you to create alerts, but some of the new date-based employee fields are available only in Peachtree 2010. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks!