Payables Ledger
The Payables ledger is the subsidiary ledger of accounts payable. It contains the vendor accounts and their respective balances.
Important things you do in the Payables ledger:
- Find the balance of a vendor account
- Add new accounts (when necessary per a problem)
Data Fields
The Payables ledger contains seven data fields for each account.
- Vendor
Vendor is a five digit number that uniquely identifies each vendor. - Company
vendor (company) name - Street
vendor street address - City
vendor city - State
vendor state - Zip Code
vendor zip code - Balance
vendor account balance as a positive or negative number
Data fields can be edited by double-clicking the cell that displays the item. You cannot edit Vendor number or Balance.
Menu Choices
Balance
Balance totals all account balances.
Options
Options collects processing functions.
Add New Account
Some problems require you to enter a new account, but many do not. Simply enter the account data into the labeled textboxes.
Print or Paste
Print or Paste is used to copy data either to the Printer directly or to the Window's Clipboard for pasting into other applications.
Change Font
Change Font allows you to do so.
Help
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