Overview: This textbook covers Microsoft Business Solutions-Great Plains software, the leading mid-market suite of powerful software tools to manage every aspect of a business, including accounting. This textbook focuses on the financial accounting component of the software, leading students through the process of software installation and how to set up service and merchandising businesses. Upon completion of this textbook, students have a working familiarity with Microsoft Business Solutions-Great Plains software.

For more than 20 years, Great Plains software has been used by large and mid-sized businesses. Examples of businesses that use Great Plains are sports teams, chain stores, franchise operations, manufacturers, and accounting firms.

• Included with each textbook is a copy of Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains 8.0-Education software.
• Included with each textbook is a data CD with five company databases.
• Textbook includes step-by-step instructions for software installation and how to set up service and merchandising businesses.
• Throughout the textbook, the accounting cycle is emphasized.
• Serial problems and comprehensive projects reinforce key concepts.
• The comprehensive exercises and problems require students to perform in-depth analysis and problem solving which reinforces key concepts and the decision-oriented focus of the textbook.
• Students learn how to attach and detach data using Great Plains and Windows Explorer.
• Students integrate Great Plains with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Each chapter includes software and web objectives; step-by-step directions with numerous screen illustrations explaining the software's features; end of chapter summaries; flashcard reviews; Internet exercises; writing assignments; review questions; and two exercises.
• Authors Carol Yacht and Susan Crosson write all the teaching supplements ensuring perfect agreement between textbook and ancillaries.