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Dear Scott,
Welcome to the first Solstice E-tips newsletter of
2005. We've been so busy working on some new
features and capabilities in Solstice (see the article
in the right hand column), that January just kind of
slipped right past.
We hope that the year has started well for you and
that you are looking forward to a year of record
profitability.
If you have any suggestions, ideas, or
feedback on the Solstice E-Tips newsletter, we'd
love to hear from you.
| Deleting transactions in QuickBooks |
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QuickBooks does not always make it obvious that it is
possible to delete a transaction. Most of the context
menus list "Void Transaction" as the only option. This
is intentional, as it is usually good practice to void a
transaction rather than delete it.
However, there are times you just want to get rid of
a transaction. Perhaps you want to be able to enter
a transaction as an experiment and then immediately
delete it. Or, you just completely entered the wrong
thing.
In most cases, it is possible to delete a transaction.
First, open the transaction. Then, from the Edit
menu, select Void [Transaction]. Confirm the deletion
and it's gone.
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| Turn A Customer Into A Job |
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Whether you do one or more jobs for a customer, it
is always a good idea to set up each job separately
under that customer rather than have each job set
up as a "top-level" customer. What happens, though,
if you mistakenly set up a job as a customer and
then want to change that customer to a job?
This is actually very easy to do.
- Locate the new customer name that you want to
designate as a job. Position the pointer over the
diamond just to the left of the name to see a four-
way arrow.
- Drag the name so that it is just below the name
that will become the job's "parent."
- Position the pointer over the diamond again, and
drag the job name to the right, so that it is indented
underneath the parent name. It is now a job of the
customer name above it.
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| ActiveSync 3.8 Now Available |
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Microsoft has released version 3.8 of ActiveSync.
The majority of the changes since version 3.7.1 are
security related. Most importantly, though, it is
designed to integrate better with Windows XP SP2.
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| How much free space is on your storage card? |
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To find how much free space is available on your
storage card, click Start > Settings > System >
Memory. Select the "Storage Card" tab. In the
screen that appears, there is a drop-down box.
Select "Storage Card" from the drop down box. The
amount of free space and the space in use will
appear on the top of the screen. The bar on top of
the drop down box will also show the free and
occupied space.
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New Solstice features coming soon |
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As indicated in the introduction paragraph of this
newsletter, we've been hard at work on some new
features and enhancements to existing features. We
expect to be making an official announcement in the
next few weeks. As a teaser, though, we'll let you in
on a couple of the changes.
With the upgrade, you'll now be able to add new
customers and/or jobs on the handheld. After the
customer/job has been added, you can complete any
other available transaction using that new
customer/job. When you sync with QuickBooks, the
new customer/job is created and any appropriate
transactions are associated with that job.
Additionally, we're adding an Inventory Adjustment
feature. You'll be able to track inventory items, see
and adjust the quantity on hand, and add items to a
job.
If you purchase Solstice now with the Support and
Upgrade Subscription, you'll automatically get the
new features as soon as they're available. For our
existing customers, keep an eye on your e-mail. We'll
be providing upgrade instructions soon.
Purchase Solstice
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