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December 2008 |
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Issue 3 |
December
Newsletter
This month we've
changed the format of the newsletter slightly by placing most of the detail
on-line, hidden behind hyperlinks. We hope this makes the Newsletter more
concise for you and easier to read.
Following the
recent changes in the standard VAT rate, we are pleased that all of our
customers seem to have got through the transition without any problems, however,
if you do have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sage and
the Credit Crunch
In view of the
credit crunch, we have included some hints on how to improve your credit control
procedures within Sage 50 and Sage 200. For those requiring more
advanced facilities, you really should acquaint yourself with Credit
Hound - the add-on credit control system for Sage 50 and Sage 200, click
here for more information.
This month also
includes some important information on new versions of Sage Construct and
Sage CRM.
On a lighter
note, Sage have recently announced a major new sponsorship in teaming up with
ITV1 and bringing back, perhaps TV's most challenging game show -
The Krypton
Factor. Sage didn't just sponsor
the show - it was their idea to bring it back! You can find out more
below.
We are delighted
to celebrate another 10th anniversary as this December, Tania Jones has been
with Prosys Computing for 10 years. Congratulations to Tania and here's to
another 10!!
Unfortunately, on
December 12th Leanne Eatwell will be leaving Prosys Computing for personal
reasons and returning to her home town of Swindon. While we are very sorry to
see Leanne go we all wish her the very best of luck for the future.
With Christmas
looming it just remains for us to wish you a very merry Christmas and a
happy and prosperous new year (particularly under the current climate). Please
note our Christmas holiday office hours below.
In this
Issue: (links removed - please scroll
down)
Þ Sage
Sponsor the Return of the Krypton Factor
Þ
Prosys Christmas Office Hours
Þ
Sage 200 – Credit Control
Features
Þ
Construction – The Release of Version
11.53
Þ
CRM V6.2 – New Features
Þ
Sage 50 and New Credit Control
Tools
Þ
Payroll – Online Submission of in-year
Forms
Þ
Working with MS Office 2007 Documents in
Older Versions of MS Office
Þ
Prosys Remote Support – How to set up your
desktop shortcut
Þ
Hints and Tips:
1. Payroll - National Insurance for Employees Over the Age
of Retirement - Code C
2. Sage 50 – The Global Changes Wizard
3. Sage 200 – Transaction Date Validation
News and
Events
The Krypton
Factor is back and Sponsored by Sage!!
The Krypton
Factor is due to return to television screens in 2009 with a 21st
century make-over. Sage is proud to be involved in this exciting new
venture as they believe the programme promotes many of the skills needed to
survive in today’s competitive business environment such as determination,
mental aptitude and discipline. For more information on the return of the
Krypton Factor go to www.sage.co.uk/kryptonfactor.
Prosys
Christmas Office Hours
Christmas Eve –
Open 9am – 12pm
Christmas Day –
Closed
Boxing Day –
Closed
29th,
30th and 31st December – Open 10am-3pm (Please note we will have less
staff available)
New Years Day –
Closed
2nd
January – Open 10am-3pm (Again lower levels of Staff)
3rd
January Onwards – Open as normal
Software
News
Sage 200
Credit Control
Features
Please click here for information on the credit control
features available to you in Sage 200.
Advanced and
automated credit control facilities are available with Credit Hound. Click
here for more information.
Construction
The release of
Version 11.53 for Sage 50
Version 11.53 of
Construct will be released 3rd December; you should receive a CD from
Sage shortly after this. Version 11.53 is a compatibility release that
will enable you to upgrade to Sage 50 2009 Accounts. If you want to
upgrade please contact us as first you will need to upgrade Construct. If you
don’t want to upgrade your accounts then you can ignore this
update.
CRM
The Launch of
Sage CRM Version 6.2 – Further Information
Sage CRM v6.2
(stand alone) was officially launched on 17th November. We recently attended the
Launch event where the new version was demonstrated and the enhancements seemed
impressive. For a full list of new features please follow the following
link to the Sage ‘What’s New’ article; http://www.sage.co.uk/PDF/SageCRM6.2WhatsNewOct08.pdf.
Sage 50
Credit
Crunching Improvements
Sage 50 Accounts
2009 has been out for a couple of months and we thought we would draw your
attention to one of the most relevant features in light of the current
climate. Please click here for further information on how you can improve
credit control using the new 2009 Sage 50 and tips on utilising older versions.
Advanced and
automated credit control facilities are available with Credit Hound. Click
here for more information.
Payroll
Online
Submission of in-year Forms
Companies who
have 50 or more employees are already required to submit their Year End Forms
online, however, from the 6th April 2009 they will be required to submit the following in-year
forms online as well;
1. P45 Part 1 (Leaver)
2. P45 Part 3 (Starter)
3. P46 Notice of new employee
4. P46 (Pen) – This form is to be introduced in April 2009,
this replaces the P160 and PENNOT forms for sending details of a new pension or
annuity
For more
information on this subject visit the HM Revenue and Customs website; www.hmrc.gov.uk/paye/onlinefiling-deadlines.htm
Support
Working with
MS Office 2007 documents in older versions of MS Office
If you have a
version of Microsoft Office prior to 2007 you may already have experienced
errors opening 2007 files (docx, xlsx etc). 2007 documents are not backwards
compatible due to the format being based on XML.
Fear not! You are
able to download a Microsoft utility that once installed allows files you open
to be automatically converted to the correct format. You are also then able to
save documents in 2007 format.
You can download
the Microsoft Office Compatibility
Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats utility on Microsoft’s website : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en
Prosys Remote
Support Shortcut
One of the most
effective ways to help you with support issues is with remote support where we
can connect into your PC so that you can show us your queries and we can show
you the resolution. If we have done this before you should have a short cut
on your desktop called Prosys Support, if not please click here for instructions.
Hints and
Tips
Payroll
National
Insurance for Employees Over the Age of Retirement - Code
C
If you have any
male employees nearing 65 years of age or female nearing 60 years of age that
are going to continue to work for you past their birthday’s, they will no longer
have to pay NI. For instructions on how to make the changes in Sage Payroll
click here.
Sage 50
The Global
Changes Wizard
This can be found
within tools and can be incredibly useful when making changes that affect
several items, for example a global change in sales prices can be made here to
all or selected products. Just click on the option you require and the wizard
will walk you through the process.
Sage 200
Transaction
Date Validation
To stop users
from entering transactions for the wrong date in Sage 200 you can set date
validation. Please click here for further information.
For More information please visit our website
on:
Click here: http://www.prosyscomputing.co.uk
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