Tips and Tricks to Help You Run Sage Accpac ERP More Efficiently and Effectively

Tip #1 - Organize Your Sage Accpac ERP Desktop to Streamline Your Regular Activities

Trick #1 - Use Sage Accpac's Popup Calculator

Works when in a Sage Accpac number field
Becomes active by pressing the + key in the numeric keyboard or by pressing Shift +
Use the Paste button to move amounts to a number field

Tip #2 - Use Keyboard Shortcuts

Function Keys

F1 Key:	Displays online help. Available anywhere in Sage Accpac ERP.
F5 Key:	Displays a finder window to select records from.
F7 Key:	Displays the information for a record (go button)
F9 Key:	Zoom into the selected record to display more information about the record.

Shortcut Keys

Alt + S:	Use to save changes made to the displayed record.
Alt + D:	Use to delete the displayed records.
Page Up:	Navigation buttons.
Page Down:	Navigation buttons.
Ctrl + Page Up:	Navigation buttons.
Ctrl + Page Down:	Navigation buttons.
Alt + E:	Use to set criteria to specify records to display in the finder.

When Editing Columns of Data:

Insert:	Insert a blank row to add a new record.
Delete:	Removes a selected row.
Tab or Enter:	Go to the next or previous column in a list.
Up or Down Arrows:	Go up or down one row.
Right or Left Arrows:	Go right or left in a column.
Page Up:	Go to the top row in a view.
Page Down:	Go to the bottom row in a view.
Home:	Go to the first row in a list.
End:	Go to the last row in a list.

Trick #2 - Remove Unused Fields

Remove unneeded data entry fields and controls by creating USER INTERFACE PROFILES.
Can also be used to restrict information from users.
- Step 1: Create Profile ID in Administrative Services --> UI Profile Maintenance.
- Step 2: Customize form to remove unwanted fields and controls referenceing UI profile ID.
- Step 3: Assign UI profile to users.

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