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Accounting in Bite Sized Pieces (11 Things You Need to Know NOW About Abacus Accounting)
If you're new to Abacus Accounting you need to know these 11 "how to's."
Abacus Practice Management in 5 Minutes (A new User? 12 things you want to know NOW!)
Starting Abacus Practice Management? You need to know this information!   We make practice management easy!


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Install Diagram
Install diagram.
Installing Abacus
With this guide we will walk you through the installation of the Abacus program. The following steps will show you what you need to do on each part of the process. We will show how to install the Fortress (Advantage Database Server) on the server and then install the program on the workstation and pointing it to the server.
Migrating to a New Server
 Problem: “I bought a new server and want to move Abacus to that, what do I do?”  
Minimum Networking Requirements
Abacus has very basic system requirements and works in most networking environments.
Easy to Understand Technical Details on Using Mobile Devices with Abacus
Technical details concerning basic mobile device synchronization and set up with Abacus.  Covers:  Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Palm, iPhone and CompanionLink.
How to Sync an iPhone
Using the iPhone is easy with Abacus. You will need to install Companion Link to sync your Abacus calendar and contacts to Outlook, then install and use iTunes to move that information from Outlook to your iPhone.   Note: must have Outlook 2003 or 2007 installed. With Microsoft Exchange server you can only update personal contacts and calendar events.
Be Smart with Smartphones
Be an informed shopper when looking for a new toy . . .I mean business smartphone!
Things to Know: Accounts Payable
Answers to questions common to this section.
Things to Know: General Ledger
Answers to common questions about this section.
Things to Know: Trust Accounting
Answers to qeustiosn related to this section.
Things to Know: Payroll
Answers to questions common to this section.
Things to Know: Time and Billing
Answers to questions related to this section.
Entering Beginning Balances in Abacus Accounting
There are 3 different types of beginning balances that you would enter into the program: Client, Firm, and Trust. This document will show you how to enter all three in and get your program up and running to begin using the Accounting program.