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Inventory Control Journal
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Free Accounting Items
New Item
New Build Assemblies
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Build Assemblies List
Physical Adjustment
Inventory Control Journal
Free Accounting Bank and Checks
Bank Reconciliation
Check Register
Deposit Funds
Print Checks
Receive Payments
Write Check
Free Accounting Vendors
New Vendor
Vendors List
Purchase Order List
PO Receipt List
Return PO List
Return PO Receipt List
Bills List
Write Check
Pay Bill
Payments and Charges History
A/P Aging Summary
Create Purchase Order
Create PO Receipt
Create Return PO
Create Return PO Receipt
Create Bill
Record Opening Balance
Free Accounting Customers
New Customer
Customers List
Sales Orders List
Invoice List
Return SO List
Credit Memo List
Receive Payments
Invoice Reconciliation
Payments and Charges History
A/R Aging Summary
Create Sales Order
Create Invoice
Create Return SO
Create Credit Memo
Record Opening Balance
Free Accounting Reports
Export from Reports to different file formats
Vendors and Payables
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Sales
Banking
Payees
Company and Financial
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Accountant and Taxes
Documents
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Free Accounting Tutorial
Introduction
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Lesson 1. Company Information in Free Accounting
Lesson 2. Create a Vendor in Free Accounting
Lesson 3. Create an Item in Free Accounting
Lesson 4. Purchase an Item in Free Accounting
Lesson 5. Create Purchase Order Receipt in Free Accounting
Lesson 6. Make Payment to the Vendor in Free Accounting
Lesson 7. Vendor Pay Bills in Free Accounting
Lesson 8. Create a Customer in Free Accounting
Lesson 9. Create a Sales Order in Free Accounting
Lesson 10. Create an Invoice in Free Accounting
Lesson 11. Receive Payment form the Customer in Free Accounting
Lesson 12. Reconcile Payment with Charge in Free Accounting
Lesson 13. Customer SO Return in Free Accounting
Lesson 14. Create Credit Memo in Free Accounting
Lesson 15. Vendor PO Return in Free Accounting
Lesson 16. Create Return PO Receipt in Free Accounting
Lesson 17. View Reports in Free Accounting
Lesson 18. Bank Reconciliation in Free Accounting
Lesson 19. Trial Balance in Free Accounting
Free Accounting Microsoft SQL Desktop Engine (MSDE) Installation
In the Free Accounting MSDE Installation Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine will be installed on your computer and will be used as a server. You should install MSDE if you do not have SQL Server installed.

Please refer to the Free Accounting Installation topic to find out how to start the installation.

  1. Select Install Microsoft SQL Desktop Engine (MSDE) from the available options of the Free Accounting installation.
      Free Accounting Setup. Install MSDE
  2. Press the Next button.
  3. Press the Cancel button when you get the Windows File Protection message: Files that are required for Windows to run properly have been replaced by unrecognized versions. To maintain system stability, Windows must restore the original versions of these files. Insert your Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 CD now.
      Free Accounting Setup. Windows File Protection message
  4. Press the Ok button when you get the Windows File Protection message: You chose not to restore the original versions of the files. This may affect Windows stability. Are you sure you want to keep this unrecognized file versions?
      Free Accounting Setup. Windows File Protection message
  5. Press the Ok button when you get an SQL Server Service Control Manager Utility message.
      Free Accounting Setup. Service operation completed
  6. Press the Finish button when you will see the Free Accounting Installation successfully finished screen.

See also:
Free Accounting Installation
Free Accounting Complete Installation
Free Accounting Custom Installation

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