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>>Title of script: Overview of FrontAccounting

Author: Nirmala Venkat

Keywords: FrontAccounting, Features of FrontAccounting, Overview, Video tutorial

Visual Cue Narration
Slide 1: Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Overview of FrontAccounting.
Slide 2:

Learning objectives

In this tutorial, we will learn about:
  • FrontAccounting
  • Features of FrontAccounting and
  • the content available in various tutorials under this series
Slide 3:

System Requirements

To record this tutorial, I am using:
  • Ubuntu Linux OS version 14.04
  • FrontAccounting version 2.3.24
Slide 4:

Pre-requisites

To follow this tutorial, you should have knowledge of
  • Higher secondary commerce and
  • Accounting.
Slide 5(a):

FrontAccounting

First, let us learn about FrontAccounting.
  • FrontAccounting is a web based accounting software for small to medium sized enterprises.
  • It is an open source software.
Here are some of the key features of FrontAccounting.
Slide 6:

Features of FrontAccounting

  • Works on Linux, Windows and Mac operating systems
  • Automates accounting tasks
  • Reduces chances of error
  • Gives a professional output
  • Contains a number of ready to use report templates
  • Helps to manage all aspects of business. i.e from job costing to inventory management to financial statements
* It works on Linux, Windows and Mac operating systems
  • It automates accounting tasks and thereby reduces chances of error
  • FrontAccounting gives a professional output
  • It contains a number of ready to use report templates
  • It helps to manage all aspects of business. i.e from job costing to inventory management to financial statements
Slide 7:

Who can use FrontAccounting?

FrontAccounting can be used by
  • Accountants, Finance professionals
  • Commerce teachers and students
Now, we will briefly go through the individual tutorials in this series.
Slide 8:

Installation of FrontAccounting on Linux OS

The first tutorial in this series explains-
  • Installation of FrontAccounting in Ubuntu Linux operating system.
  • The pre-requisites for installation such as Apache, PHP5 and MySQL server
  • And how to create a database for FrontAccounting
Show “Installation of FrontAccounting on Linux OS” tutorial. Here is a glimpse of the tutorial.
Slide 9:

Installation of FrontAccounting on Window OS

The next tutorial is 'Installation of FrontAccounting on Window operating system'

This tutorial explains how to

  • Download FrontAccounting software
  • Create a database for FrontAccounting and
  • Install FrontAccounting software in Windows operating system
Show “Installation of FrontAccounting on Window OS” tutorial Let us have a look at this tutorial.
Slide 10:

Setup FrontAccounting

The next tutorial is 'Setup FrontAccounting'.

Here we will learn

  • FrontAccounting interface
  • Various modules in the Setup tab
  • Create our own Organization or Company
  • Setup User accounts
  • Setup access permissions and
  • Setup display
Show “Setup FrontAccounting” tutorial Here is a glimpse of the tutorial.
Slide 11:

Banking and General Ledger

The next tutorial is 'Banking and General Ledger in FrontAccounting.

This will help us to know how to create

  • General Ledger Classes
  • General Ledger Groups
  • General Ledger Accounts

Also we will learn to* Pass a Journal Entry

  • See the reflection in Balance Sheet and
  • Void a transaction
Show “Banking and General Ledger” tutorial Let me play this tutorial.
Slide 12:

Items and Inventory

The next tutorial will explain the Items and Inventory in FrontAccounting.

In this tutorial, we will learn to set

  • Units of Measure
  • Items
  • Item Category
  • Sales Pricing
Show “Items and Inventory” tutorial Let's have a look at this tutorial.
Slide 13:

Sales in FrontAccounting

The next tutorial is about

Sales in FrontAccounting.

It explains the setup of

  • Sales Types
  • Sales Persons
  • Sales Areas
  • Add and manage customers and Branches

We will also learn to make:

  • Sales Quotation Entry
  • Sales Order Entry
  • Make Delivery
  • Sales Order Inquiry
Show “Sales in FrontAccounting” tutorial Here is a glimpse of the tutorial.
Slide 14:

Purchases in FrontAccounting

The next tutorial will explain the Purchases in FrontAccounting.

Here we will learn to

  • Add Suppliers
  • Make a Purchase Order Entry
  • Goods Receivable Note and
  • To create Suppliers invoice
Show “Purchases in FrontAccounting” tutorial Let's have a look at this tutorial.
This brings us to the end of this tutorial. Let us summarise.
Slide 14:

Summary

In this tutorial, we
  • learnt about FrontAccounting
  • and went through the tutorials in this series.
Slide 15:

About Spoken Tutorial project

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Slide 16:

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Slide 17:

Forum for specific questions

* Do you have questions in THIS Spoken Tutorial?
  • Please visit this site
  • Choose the minute and second where you have the question
  • Explain your question briefly
  • Someone from our team will answer them
Slide 18

Forum for specific questions:

* The Spoken Tutorial forum is for specific questions on this tutorial
  • Please do not post unrelated and general questions on them
  • This will help reduce the clutter
  • With less clutter, we can use these discussion as instructional material
Slide 19:

Acknowledgement

Spoken Tutorial project is funded by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.

More information on this mission is available at this link.

This is Nirmala Venkat from IIT Bombay, signing off. Thanks for watching.

Contributors and Content Editors

Nirmala Venkat