The preferences listed in the Windows view of the Preferences window offer a variety of options that affect how certain windows in MYOB Plus look, when they appear and how they function. Some options apply to specific windows, others to all windows.
Display To Do List When Starting MYOB Plus
The To Do List is an interactive set of reminders that you can use to organize common business tasks. For example, you can use the To Do list to reorder goods you keep in stock, make recurring payments, and process recurring (standing) orders from your customers. You can set up your To Do List to let you know whenever these and other tasks need to be done.
If you mark this option, the To Do List will appear automatically each time you start MYOB Plus. Then you can review the To Do List to see if any tasks need attention before you begin your business day. If you prefer to review the To Do List at other times, leave this option unmarked. You can open the To Do List at any time by clicking the To Do List button in any Plus Command Center. (To display the To Do List when starting Plus)
Save Windows Size and Locations
The windows in MYOB Plus have been assigned default sizes and locations on your computer screen. If you are satisfied with them, leave this selection unmarked.
Many windows in MYOB Plus can be resized and all can be moved. If you mark this selection, all windows controlled by this feature will reopen in the last size and location you chose for them.
Show Currency Symbols in Windows
Mark this selection if you want currency symbols to accompany all appearances of currency in the MYOB Plus windows. Leave it unmarked if you don't want currency symbols to appear.
The selection you make here does not affect the use of currency symbols in reports or forms. You can do that in the Reports & Forms view.
Select and Display Account Name, Not Account Number
If you find it easier to recognize your accounts by their names rather than by their numbers, mark this selection so that you can enter accounts and sort your account search lists alphabetically by account name instead of by account number.
Select Items by Item Name, Not Item 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, mark this selection.
Select Cards by Card ID, Not Card Name
If your company has many cards in your Card List, your list of customers, vendors or employees is probably long. If you'd like enter cards and sort your card search lists numerically by the cards' ID instead of by the cards' names, mark this selection.
Use Easy-Fill When Selecting From a List
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.
Mark this selection if you want to use Easy-Fill. If you leave it unmarked, you'll have to enter the full number or name for each account, item and card name you enter. (To use Easy-Fill)
Use Expandable Data Entry Fields in Windows
If you enter long descriptions (up to 255 characters) of line items in sales and purchases, and you want to view those descriptions in their entirety whenever the Description field is active, then mark this selection.
If you leave this selection unmarked, data entry fields will display only those characters that fit into one line of the field.
The Enter Key Works Just Like the Tab Key When Entering Data
If you want to press the enter key to click the default button (the button with a dark border around it) in any window, leave this selection unmarked.
If you'd rather press the enter key to move between fields in the windows, click the Windows tab in the Preferences window, then mark this selection. (If you mark this selection, you can still use the tab key to move between fields.)
There are a few areas in Plus where the enter key and the tab key work differently, regardless of your selection here: In text boxes that allow you to enter multiple lines of information (such as address fields), the enter key moves the insertion point to the next line in the text box, while the tab key moves the insertion point out of the text box and into the next field in the window. When you're entering line items for sales, purchases and other transactions, the tab key moves the insertion point to the next column but remains on the same line; the enter key, however, moves the insertion point to the next line, where you can begin entering a new line item.