Use AccountEdge to save a file in any of five formats:
Tab-Delimited Text File
When you save information in tab-delimited format, the individual pieces of information are separated by tab characters. For example, if the last name Brewster and the address 300 Roundhill Drive appears in a report of customer names, a tab character will appear between Brewster and 300 Roundhill Drive in the file.
Comma-Separated Text File
When you save information in comma-separated format, the individual pieces of information are separated by commas. For example, if the last name Brewster and the address 300 Roundhill Drive appear in a report of customer names, a comma will appear between Brewster and 300 Roundhill Drive in the file. (Individual pieces of information that actually contain commas are surrounded by quotation marks.)
Simple Text
When you save information in text format, the individual pieces of information are separated by spaces so the appearance of the report is as similar as possible to a printed version of the report. (The degree of similarity between the file's appearance and the report's printed appearance depends on the type of computer and the fonts you're using in the report.)
HTML Formatted Text File
When you save information in HTML (HyperText Markup Language) format, the information can be viewed with a web browser. The file's default three-digit extension will be .htm.
PDF (Portable Document Format)
When you save information in a PDF file format, the information can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free application distributed by Adobe Systems, available at the Adobe website. (Saving forms or reports as PDFs)