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Chapter 16
Import/Export
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Import/Export
Importing translates data from other
programs into a format that Peachtree can
use.
Exporting copies Peachtree data into a
format that other programs can read and use.
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Software Objectives, p. 619
Export information from Peachtree to a word
processing program. (In this chapter, Microsoft
Word 2007 and Windows Vista are used.)
Select the customer list from Bellwether Garden
Supply to export.
Save two files.
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Web Objectives, p. 619
Use your Internet browser to go to the book’s website at
www.mhhe.com/yacht2008.
Go to the Internet Activity link on the book’s website. Then,
select WEB EXERCISES PART 4. Complete the second
exercise in Part 4−Women’s Business Center.
Use a word processing program to write summaries of the
websites that you visited.
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Importing, p. 619
Peachtree
Spreadsheet
program
Database program
Other accounting
program
Importing translates data from other programs into a format that
Peachtree can use.
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Exporting, p. 620
Database
program
Spreadsheet
program
Word processing
programPeachtree
Other accounting
program
Exporting copies Peachtree data into a format that other programs can
use.
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Peachtree Tips
The word processing program used to illustrate
PCA’s exporting feature is Microsoft Word 2007.
You may use any word processing program that
supports ASCII to complete Chapter 16.
You export data from Bellwether Garden Supply
in Chapter 16.
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Backing up Chapter 16
Backup Name KB Page
Nos.
customer.csv 35 KB 624-625
customer.lst.txt 35 KB 627
The chart below shows the size of the backups made in Chapter
16. Refer to textbook p. 594 for the entire chart of backups made
in Part 4.
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Chapter 16 topics
1. Software objectives and web objectives, p. 619
2. Getting started: Exporting, pp. 622-627
3. Importing, pp. 627-628
4. Internet activity, p. 628
5. Summary and Review, pp. 628-629
a. Going to the net, p. 629
b. Multiple-choice questions, pp. 629-631
c. Exercise 16-1, p. 632
d. Exercise 16-2, p. 632
e. Chapter 16 index, p. 633
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Getting Starting: Exporting, p. 622-627
Open Bellwether Garden Supply. (In this chapter data is used from the Exercise 6-2.ptb backup file).
From the Navigation Bar, select ; link to Import and Export.
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Customer List; Fields tab, p. 624
Click on the Fields tab, then click . Show All places a check mark in all the fields.
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Exporting (continued), p. 624
Click on the Options tab. The radio button next to Ask, then Overwrite is the default.
Put external media in the appropriate drive. In the example that follows a USB drive was used. Click on the underneath Import/Export File. The File name field shown CUSTOMER.CSV; the Files of type field shows Import/Export files (*.CSV).
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CUSTOMER.CSV, p. 625
Complete step 9 on page 625. The Customer List window is shown below step 9 on page 625.
Click .16-15
Save As, pp. 625-626After selecting (step 10, p. 625, the Save As window appears. Type Customers in the Template Name field.
Click . Complete steps 12 - 15 on pp. 625-626.
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Microsoft Word 2007, p. 627This window appears after completing the step 15 a.-c. on p. 626. The CUSTOMER.CSV – Microsoft Word window is shown on p. 627.
Complete steps d. and e. on page 627.
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Importing, 619
Importing translates data from other
programs into a format that Peachtree
can use.
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Exporting, p. 620
Exporting copies Peachtree data into a
format that other programs can read and
use.
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Files, p. 620
Files are a group of related records; for
example, customer files and journal files.
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Records, p. 620
Records are a group of fields that contain
information on one subject; for example,
the general journal, purchase journal, cash
disbursements journal, sales journal, or
cash receipts journal.
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Fields, p. 620
Fields are an individual piece of data; for
example, invoice numbers, account
numbers, debit amount, credit amount.
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ASCII, p. 622
ASCII is a acronym for American Standard
Code for Information Interchange. It is one
of the standard formats for representing
characters on a computer. Most word
processing, spreadsheet, and database
programs can read ASCII files.
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Internet Activity, p. 628
1 Go to the book’s website at www.mhhe.com/yacht2008.
2 Link to Student Edition.
3 In the Course-wide Content list, link to Part 4 Internet
Activities for Chapters 15-18. Open or Save. Choose
Chapter 16 to complete Quizzes, PowerPoints, and Going to
the Net exercises.
4 Complete the WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER exercise.
Read steps 1 – 4.
5 Follow the steps shown on the book’s website to complete
this Internet activity.
6 Using a word processing program, write a brief summary of
what you find. Include all appropriate website addresses.
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Going to the Net, p. 629Access the article “New Peachtree by Sage Premium Accounting for Nonprofits 2008 Is Now Available” online at http://www.sagesoftware.com/newsroom/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/news.detail/id/896
Answer the following questions.
What trusted accounting system is offered by Peachtree by Sage Premium for Nonprofits 2008? Explain the performance enhancements.
List six features built into Peachtree Premium Accounting for nonprofits.
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