View - Accounting - Journal
Entry
The module for Journal entry contains several automated routines i.e. treatment of VAT codes and registering payments. On this page the most basic form of registration is described, while the rest of the chapter describes the more automated routines.
In the top half of the window you see the lines for the item you are currently entering. In the lower half of the window an overview of previously entered journal items is displayed. If you select Hide Journal list from the top half of the window the lower window is hidden.
How to register a journal in Journal Entry
Go to View - Accounting - Journal Entry.
Click New. Alternatively, press [Ctrl] + [N] on your keyboard.
Enter the Journal type, Date and Period for the journal entry. You can change the journal type by pressing [/] and [*] on your keyboard.
Enter the Account number you are making an entry to in the Chart of Accounts column. You can open the Chart of Accounts by pressing [-] on the numerical keypad to select the N/C.
Enter any Double entry N/C.
Note! A double entry will automatically be made with the amount that is entered in the first N/C. If you wish to enter one journal line at a time, you can hide this column in the User Settings.
Press [ENTER]. The cursor will move to Debit or Credit, depending on the default for the N/C (selected in the settings for Chart of Accounts).
Enter the amount and press [ENTER]. If you have entered a Double entry N/C, a new line, with a corresponding amount, will be created. If one of these accounts has been set up with a VAT code, the amount will be divided between the relevant tax N/C and double entry N/C.
Click Insert entry
line to add a line to the entry.
Click New or press [+] if you would like to enter a new journal entry.
Repeat the above steps until all your journal items are entered.
Click Update ledgers or leave
the journal items saved in Journal Entry.
To make journal entries more efficient, we recommend
that you make familiarise yourself with the shortcut keys.
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