Its' been some time since our 2016 blog on how to get Sage 50 to work on a MAC. Over the next weeks, we'll review some of the most popular options for virtual Microsoft Windows Systems. Virtualization software mimics the hardware of a PC which enables…
We're coming up on year end and many of you may be working to update transaction entries into your Sage 50 CA company database. Have you been working in Sage 50 CA a few months, exited History Mode and realized that your opening balances need adjusting…
Want a better way to track employee hours for payroll? Tired of hunting down staff and reminding them to log their hours worked? A solution may be to create a Time Slip Entry user in Sage 50 CA.
Every person working with your Sage 50 CA license should…
General TIP on installs and data conversions:
Sage 50 CA requires full Windows access rights for update installations and data conversions. Even if Sage 50 CA is a cloud-connected software, it's still a classic desktop installation which is designed…
In this follow up, we'll look at how to customize, modify and save an existing report template (the sales analysis report) so it can be reused. Sage 50 Intelligence Reporting Standard enables you to modify an existing report, note that the modifying of…
Have you been having to re-enter invoices and receipts into accounting software? Did you hear the news? AutoEntry now integrates with Sage 50 Canadian Edition, as well as, with Sage Business Cloud Accounting! Capture a bill and then go deeper, capture…
Looking to expand your small business or just want additional features to enable you to do things like mobile invoicing? See the below for details on how to migrate, move or integrate your Sage Accounting data with Sage 50 CA software.
STEP 1: Already…
Wanting to add more options to your Direct Deposit log and or re-arrange the columns?
One way to access the report in order to modify it is to visit your Reports menu in Sage 50 CA, then scroll down to launch the Report Center . Once the window opens…
Do you need to adjust inventory? Did something get damaged? Or do you need to transfer an item to another location? We've got some handy Quick TIPS and resources for you below on how to handle common scenarios.
Handy tip #1: The Inventory summary…
To save time migrating your data we've created a migration tool to help extract your data from Sage 50 and import it into Sage | Accounting . With this new tool, the two products can transfer data between each other even if you don't have a Sage 50cloud…
Sage 50cloud powered by Office 365's new feature:
Sage Dashboard
O365 provides you with a new Sage Dashboard that allows customers to get insights into critical areas of their business using an interactive dashboard.
When you synchronize your Sage…
Sage Drive is a syncing feature. What does that mean? The transactions you save to your Sage 50 are instantly saved to your hard drive, but the syncing to the cloud copy might take a minute or so--longer if you have slow internet.
Top tips and tricks…
Getting started with Sage 50? We have some new videos, showing you how to navigate the software and how to create new: customers, vendors, accounts and employees! Created by Sage Colleagues, " Sage University” videos are quick snippets to help you get…
Microsoft had some buggy Windows updates recently(10 July) that prompted them to quickly release fixes for Windows (server and workstation) this past Monday (16 July).
These fixes are KB4345424 (for Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2), KB4345420 (for Windows…
Protect your business against eavesdropping of data or somebody guessing your passwords. As soon as it's available, upgrade your Wi-Fi gear to have the newest format called WPA3 ( announced by the Wi-Fi Alliance June 2018* ). This evolution of Wi-Fi is…
Need an account to post your tax refund to?
Do you have an account in your Chart of Accounts called Corporate Income Tax Payable, probably in the Liabilities section? If you open the sample company you can use account 21600 for Corporate Taxes payable…
This blog will explain the features of Sage Capture, Sage Contact, and Sage Intelligence. These applications can be accessed once you’ve completed the Office 365 integration with Sage 50cloud .
Sage Capture
Sage Capture is a new feature of Sage 50cloud…
This week's quick tip is for the user now comfortable with Sage 50.
If you no longer desire to see new user message alerts for checks and invoices, etc., no problem!
Some messages can be turned off by going to your Setup menu, then to User…
Connect Connect Here are the top articles and KBs for setting up Sage 50cloud.
What is Sage 50cloud?
Sage 50cloud combines and allows the integration of your classic Sage 50 Desktop installation, plus:
Sage | Accounting (basic accounting, for…
Get those T4s submitted! While hustling did you get stuck due to a missing update or T4 printing issue? Here's the top 12 resources most used for the month of January 2018.
Please see this blog for a list of useful articles on Sage 50's Common Questions…
Beware that the Sage 50 welcome screen has a little check box on the bottom left side that if selected, gets rid of the screen.
Don't worry! You can get it back.
Main Step:
What you have to do is open a company database and go to the View…
Activated the software with the wrong name?
To change it in the installed software there are two locations.
Changing the Company Name the Software is Registered With
To update the license, from the main screen of the program, go to the Help menu…
If you have employees with irregular hours. Then you can simplify your odd payroll entry hours by dividing the number of minutes worked by 60 in order to input the right amount to pay (i.e. # of minutes /60 = .xx)
Here are some sample conversions…
The below content has been updated. The original version was released on Jan 8, 2018.
Sage Business Cloud | Accounting , (formerly known as Sage One)'s version available in Canada, now has most of the features of Sage 50's Pro edition. This means a…
Frustrated and need help troubleshooting your bank reconciliation? Our support colleague Luc Letarte, has graciously put together the following flow chart resource on the subject.
Why is the Bank Reconciliation Important?
"Bank reconciliation is the…