Setting up FirstEdge to conform to the way you work

There are a number of ways you can set up FirstEdge to help you make your accounting tasks more efficient.

• You can use the Easy-Fill feature to quickly enter account names or numbers, item names or numbers and card names that you enter frequently. When you enter an existing account number or card name, Easy-Fill will "recognize" the entry you're making and automatically fill in the rest of the entry for you. If you want to use Easy-Fill, click the Windows tab in the Preferences window, then mark the box labeled "Use Easy-Fill When Selecting From a List."
• If you find it easier to recognize your accounts by their names rather than by their numbers, you can set up FirstEdge so that you can enter accounts and sort your account search lists alphabetically by the accounts' names instead of by the accounts' numbers. To use this option, click the Windows tab in the Preferences window, then mark the box labeled "Select and Display Account Name, Not Account Number."
• If your company has many items in stock, your list of items is probably long. If you'd like to sort your item search lists alphabetically by the items' names instead of by the items' numbers, click the Windows tab in the Preferences window, then mark the box labeled "Select Items by Item Name, Not Item Number."
• If you enter long descriptions on sales, and you want to view those descriptions in their entirety whenever the Description field is active, click the Windows tab in the Preferences window, then mark the box labeled "Use Expandable Data Entry Fields in Windows."