Details of how to make chart of account?

       Details of how to make chart of account?

The very first step for the making of charts of accounts is to open the peachtree.When you open the Peachtree the page of your company that you made earlier is open. After that you just go to the page titles and click the MAINTAIN button and the further icons will open on your screen and you just go on to the CHARTS OF ACCOUNTS button and then click on it and the new file will open on your screen.

How to fill the columns that are required for making the charts of accounts?

When the above screen will appear you will fill the required information in the columns. And you get the information for the sheet given to you.

When you fill the required columns, you use the accounts ID, accounts type and description from the given sheet.

After that you will pick the account ID and account type from the sheet and fill it.

You pick the account id like (110) for accounts receivable and write it in the account  ID column and then you press TAB key and put the description  that is (Accounts receivable) and then you again press the TAB key and fill the Account type column.

The ID 110’s accounts type is Account receivables. Then you press the alphabetic keys A, you will get the account type. If in case the required account type is not mention then you again press the alphabetic key A and you will get the required account.

 And so on you will make the all charts of accounts...

After making all the charts of accounts you can easily see them on your window by pressing look up button

.when you press look up button the given window will appear

And you can see the charts of accounts that you made earlier.

How to correct the accounts ID?

While making the charts of accounts, there may be a chance of mistake happen then you no need to be worry. A simple way to solve it. You just go to the charts of accounts window and simple take the mouse and click on the CHANGE ID 

 button. When you press the change ID button the following window will appear on your screen.

After the above mentioned window is open on your screen you can write the correct ID into the column of enter new account ID and press the OK button.

How to change account type?

There may be a chance of the mistake in the account type also. Then you just go on to the account type icon and press the highlight  icon button.

After the above window is open you just click on the marked button the following window is open

Then you simple change the account type.