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Computer Accounting with Peachtree Complete 2003: Release 10.0, 7/e

Carol Yacht, Peachtree Consultant

PART 1: EXPLORING PCA 2003		1

Chapter 1: Introduction to Bellwether Garden Supply		3
	Software Objectives and Web Objectives	3
	Mouse and Keyboard Basics	4
	PCA's Startup Screen	5
	The Windows Environment	6
	Typical Windows Used in PCA	9
	The Sample Company: Bellwether Garden Supply.	12
	Getting Started	12
	Displaying Product Information	14
	Backing Up Bellwether Garden Supply	15
	Using Windows Explorer	19
	Copying the Bcs Folder to a Zip Drive or CD-RW	21
	Restoring Company Data from a Floppy Disk	22
	Using Peachtree Today	25
	Menu Bar	28
	Becoming an Employee of Bellwether Garden Supply	35
	Backing Up Chapter 1 Data	38
	Manual vs. Computerized Accounting	39
	Internet Activity	41
	Summary and Review and Going to the Net	42
	True/Make True Questions	43
	Exercise 1-1	45
	Exercise 1-2	46
	Chapter 1 Index	47

Chapter 2: Vendor Transactions		49
	Software Objectives and Web Objectives	49
	Getting Started	50
	Restoring Data from Chapter 1	50
	Accounts Payable Tasks	51
	Payments to Vendors	65
	Printing Checks	68
	Displaying the Vendor Ledgers	71
	Vendor Credit Memos	72
	Backing Up Chapter 2 Data	75
	Internet Activity	75
	Summary and Review	76
	Going to the Net	76
	Multiple-Choice Questions	77
	Exercise 2-1	79
	Exercise 2-2	80
	Chapter 2 Index	82

Chapter 3: Customer Transactions		83
	Software Objectives and Web Objectives	83
	Getting Started	84
	Accounts Receivable Tasks	85
	The Maintain Customers/Prospects Window	92
	Posting the Invoice	104
	Printing Invoices	104
	Entering Receipts	108
	Analyzing Customer Payments	112
	Displaying the Customer Ledgers	114
	Credit Memos	115
	Backing Up Chapter 3 Data	116
	Internet Activity and Summary and Review	117
	Going to the Net	118
	Short-Answer Questions	119
	Exercise 3-1	121
	Exercise 3-2	122
	Chapter 3 Index	123

Chapter 4: Employees		125
	Software Objectives and Web Objectives	125
	Getting Started	127
	Default Information	128
	Maintain Employees	131
	Payroll Tasks	133
	Journal Entry for Payroll	143
	Backing Up Chapter 4 Data	144
	Internet Activity	144
	Summary and Review	145
	Going to the Net	145
	Short-Answer Questions	146
	Exercise 4-1	149
	Exercise 4-2	149
	Chapter 4 Index	150

Chapter 5: General Ledger and Inventory		151
	Software Objectives and Web Objectives	151
	Chart of Accounts	152
	Getting Started	153
	General Journal	157
	Setting Up an Inventory Item	161
	Inventory and Purchases	166
	Inventory and Sales	169
	Inventory Adjustments	172
	Backing Up Chapter 5 Data	173
	Internet Activity and Summary and Review	174
	Going to the Net	175
	Multiple-Choice Questions	175
	Exercise 5-1	178
	Exercise 5-2	179
	Chapter 5 Index	180

Chapter 6: Job Cost		181
	Software Objectives and Web Objectives	181
	Getting Started	182
	Job Costing and Purchasing	184
	Job Costing and Sales	187
	Job Cost and Payroll	189
	Job Cost Reports	191
	Backing Up Chapter 6 Data	192
	Internet Activity and Summary and Review	193
	Going to the Net	194
	Short-Answer Questions	194
	Exercise 6-1	196
	Exercise 6-2	197
	Chapter 6 Index	198

Chapter 7: Financial Statements		199
	Software Objectives and Web Objectives	199
	Financial Statements	199
	Getting Started	203
	Using Peachtree's Help Feature	203
	Printing the Financial Statements	207
	Backing Up Chapter 7 Data	217
	Internet Activity	217
	Summary and Review	218
	Going to the Net	218
	True/Make True questions	219
	Exercise 7-1 and 7-2	221
	Chapter 7 Index	222

Chapter 8: Pavilion Design Group: Time and Billing		223
	Software Objectives and Web Objectives	223
	Pavilion Design Group	223
	Time and Billing	223
	Getting Started	225
	Using Time and Billing	226
	Backing Up Chapter 8 Data	232
	Internet Activity and Summary and Review	233
	Going to the Net	234
	Multiple Choice Questions	234
	Exercise 8-1	236
	Exercise 8-2	237
	Chapter 8 Index	238

PART 2: PCA 2003 FOR SERVICE BUSINESSES		239

Chapter 9: Maintaining Accounting Records for Service Businesses		241
	Software Objectives and Web Objectives	241
	Getting Started	242
	Chart of Accounts	250
	Entering Chart of Accounts Beginning Balances	260
	Using Windows Explorer to See the File Size	265
	Backing Up Company Data to a Floppy Disk	266
	Restoring Company Data from a Floppy Disk	270
	Recording Entries in the CRJ and CDJ	275
	Account Reconciliation	283
	Printing the Cash Receipts Journal	287
	Printing the Cash Disbursements Journal	288
	Editing Journal Transactions	289
	Previewing the General Ledger Trial Balance	290
	Printing Financial Statements	291
	Backing Up Chapter 9 Data	294
	Internet Activity	294
	Summary and Review	295
	Going to the Net	296
	Multiple-Choice Questions	296
	Exercise 9-1	298
	Exercise 9-2	301
	Chapter 9 Index	304

Chapter 10: Completing Quarterly Activities and Closing Fiscal Year		305
	Software Objectives and Web Objectives	305
	Getting Started	306
	Checkbook Register and Bank Statement: November 2003	309
	Backing Up November Data	316
	Data File Statistics	316
	Changing Accounting Periods	317
	Checkbook Register and Bank Statement: December 2003	318
	Backing Up the Unadjusted Trial Balance	322
	End-of-Quarter Adjusting Entries	323
	Backing Up December Data	334
	Closing the Fiscal Year	335
	Printing the Post-Closing Trial Balance	340
	Backing Up Year-End Data	341
	Internet Activity	342
	Summary and Review	342
	Going to the Net	343
	True/Make True Questions	344
	Exercise 10-1	346
	Exercise 10-2	349
	Chapter 10 Index	351

Project 1: Mary Williams, Accountant		353

Project 1A: Student-Designed Service Business		353

PART 3: PCA 2003 FOR MERCHANDISING BUSINESSES		355

Chapter 11: Accounts Payable		357
	Software Objectives and Web Objectives	357
	Getting Started	359
	Backing Up Your Data	381
	Accounts Payable Tasks: Purchases/Receive Inventory	382
	Cash Purchases: "Payments" Window	388
	Purchase Returns	394
	Paying Specific Vendor Invoices	398
	Printing the Purchase Journal and Cash Disbursements Journal	401
	Vendor Ledgers	403
	Printing the General Ledger Trial Balance	403
	Backing Up Your Chapter 11 Data	404
	Internet Activity and Summary and Review	405
	Going to the Net	406
	True/Make True Questions	407
	Exercise 11-1	409
	Exercise 11-2	415
	Chapter 11 Index	418

Chapter 12: Accounts Receivable		419
	Software Objectives and Web Objectives	419
	Getting Started	421
	Recording Sales	429
	Backing Up Your Data	438
	Recording Receipts and Cash Sales	445
	Printing Customer Forms	450
	Printing the Sales Journal	454
	Printing the Cash Receipts Journal	456
	Printing the Customer Ledgers	457
	Printing the General Ledger Trial Balance	457
	Editing Receipts	458
	Backing Up Chapter 12 Data	459
	Internet Activity and Summary and Review	460
	Going to the Net	461
	Multiple-Choice Questions	461
	Exercise 12-1	464
	Exercise 12-2	466
	Chapter 12 Index	468

Chapter 13: Merchandise Inventory		469
	Software Objectives and Web Objectives	469
	Cost Methods	470
	Types of Inventory Items	472
	Getting Started	473
	Entering Inventory Item Maintenance Information	475
	Inventory Adjustments	477
	Additional Transactions	480
	Printing Reports	486
	Backing Up Chapter 13 Data	494
	Internet Activity and Summary and Review	495
	Going to the Net	496
	Short-Answer Questions	496
	Exercise 13-1	498
	Exercise 13-2	499
	Chapter 13 Index	500

Chapter 14: Payroll		501
	Software Objectives and Web Objectives	501
	Getting Started	504
	Initial Payroll Fields	507
	Entering Employee and Employer Default Information	512
	Entering Employee Maintenance Information	518
	Payroll Entry	522
	Printing the General Ledger Trial Balance	530
	Printing the Financial Statements	532
	Backing Up Chapter 14 Data	535
	Internet Activity	535
	Summary and Review and Going to the Net	536
	Multiple-Choice Questions	537
	Exercise 14-1	539
	Exercise 14-2	542
	Chapter 14 Index	543

Project 2: Mountain Sports		545

Project 2A: Student-Designed Merchandising Business		563

PART 4: ADVANCED PCA 2003 APPLICATIONS		565

Chapter 15: Customizing Forms		567
	Software Objectives and Web Objectives	567
	Printing Forms	567
	What is a Form?	568
	Getting Started	569
	Designing Forms	577
	Editing a Form Design	581
	Financial Statement Wizard	583
	Internet Activity and Summary and Review	588
	Going to the Net	589
	Multiple-Choice Questions	589
	Exercise 15-1 and 15-2	591
	Chapter 15 Index	592

Chapter 16: Import/Export		593
	Software Objectives and Web Objectives	593
	Getting Started: Exporting	596
	Importing	601
	Internet Activity	602
	Summary and Review	602
	Going to the Net	603
	Multiple-Choice Questions	603
	Exercise 16-1 and 16-2	606
	Chapter 16 Index	607

Chapter 17: Using Peachtree Complete with Excel and Word		609
	Software Objectives and Web Objectives	609
	Getting Started	610
	Copying Peachtree Report Data to Microsoft Excel	610
	Copying Peachtree Report Data to Microsoft Word	614
	Internet Activity	616
	Summary and Review	616
	Going to the Net	617
	Short-Answer Questions	617
	Exercise 17-1 and 17-2	619
	Chapter 17 Index	620

Chapter 18: Dynamic Data Exchange (with Excel)		621
	Downloading Files from the Internet to Peachtree	621
	Software Objectives	623
	Web Objectives	624
	Getting Started	625
	Internet Activity	631
	Summary and Review	631
	Going to the Net	632
	True/Make True Questions	632
	Exercise 18-1 and 18-2	634
	Chapter 18 Index	635

Project 3: Verde Computer Club		637
Project 4: Richards Manufacturing, Inc.		647
Project 4A: Student-Designed Project		669
Appendix A: Installing the Software		671
	Installing on a Single Machine	671
	Network Installation	672
	Peachtree's Knowledge Center	673
	Installing Microsoft Internet Explorer	673
	Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader	674
	Displaying the Peachtree Online Manuals	674
	Installing Starting Data for the Sample Companies	674
	Deleting Peachtree	675

Appendix B: Review of Accounting Principles		677
Appendix C: Glossary		681
	Index	695

Comment: The timetable for completion shown on the next page is meant as a guideline for in-class lecture/discussion/ demonstration and hands-on work. Work not accomplished in class is homework. In most Accounting classes, students can expect to spend approximately 2 hours outside of class for every hour in class.

TIMETABLE FOR COMPLETION		Hours
Part 1: Exploring Peachtree Complete Accounting 2003
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8	Introduction to Bellwether Garden Supply Vendor Transactions Customer Transactions Employees General Ledger and Inventory Job Cost Financial Statements Pavilion Design Group: Time and Billing	2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 1.0
	Subtotal Part 1	10.0

Part 2: Peachtree Complete Accounting 2003 for Service Businesses
Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Project 1 Project 1A	Maintaining Accounting Records for Service Businesses Completing Quarterly Activities and Closing the Fiscal Year Mary Williams, Accountant Student-Designed Service Business	2.5 2.0 2.5 2.0
	Subtotal Part 2	9.0

Part 3: Peachtree Complete Accounting 2003 for Merchandising Businesses
Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Project 2 Project 2A	Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Merchandise Inventory Payroll Mountain Sports Student-Designed Merchandising Business	3.0 2.5 2.0 2.0 3.5 3.0
	Subtotal Part 3	16.0

Part 4: Advanced Peachtree Complete Accounting 2003 Applications
Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Project 3 Project 4 Project 4A	Customizing Forms Import/Export Using Peachtree Complete with Microsoft Excel and Word Dynamic Data Exchange (with Microsoft Excel) Verde Computer Club Richards Manufacturing, Inc. Student-Designed Project	1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 2.0
	Subtotal Part 4	10.0
	TOTAL HOURS: PARTS 1, 2, 3, 4	45.0

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