Important networking information for Mac OS X users
The way you set up a company file in AccountEdge can affect the people in your company who use the company file.
A variety of setup options, known as preferences, are available in AccountEdge; they enable you to customize the way you work. You can also set up a password-security system to protect your sensitive business records from those who shouldn't have access to them. Preferences and passwords affect how AccountEdge is run on a network by more than one person; this section briefly describes how AccountEdge is affected by these functions.
Some of the preferences you can choose in the AccountEdge Preferences window can affect how everyone works with your company file. Since these preferences, known as systemwide preferences, may affect other people, it's a good idea to be aware of the effects of each choice you make in the Preferences window.
Each systemwide preference is clearly marked with the word System-wide in the Preferences window.
For more information about the AccountEdge preferences, see Using the Preferences window.
You can safeguard your company's accounting data by setting up passwords that prevent people from using parts of the company file that they don't need to use. This ensures that your confidential information will be seen only by authorized personnel. See To create the master password to learn how to set up your company's password-security system.
When you use the Password Access window to restrict access to specific windows in AccountEdge, you may also restrict access to information shown in lists and reports throughout the entire AccountEdge system. For details about how passwords affect specific lists and reports see Lists and reports are affected by password security.