FrontAccounting/C2/Overview-of-FrontAccounting/English-timed
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| Time | Narration |
| 00:01 | Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Overview of FrontAccounting. |
| 00:07 | In this tutorial, we will learn about: |
| 00:10 | FrontAccounting |
| 00:12 | Features of FrontAccounting |
| 00:15 | and the content available in various tutorials under this series |
| 00:20 | To record this tutorial, I am using: |
| 00:23 | Ubuntu Linux OS version 14.04 |
| 00:27 | FrontAccounting version 2.3.24 |
| 00:31 | To follow this tutorial, you should have knowledge of |
| 00:35 | Higher secondary commerce and Accounting. |
| 00:39 | First, let us learn about FrontAccounting. |
| 00:43 | FrontAccounting is a web based accounting software for small to medium sized enterprises. |
| 00:50 | It is an open source software. |
| 00:53 | Here are some of the key features of FrontAccounting. |
| 00:58 | It works on Linux, Windows and Mac operating systems |
| 01:03 | It automates accounting tasks and thereby reduces chances of error |
| 01:10 | FrontAccounting gives a professional output. |
| 01:14 | It contains a number of ready to use report templates |
| 01:19 | It helps to manage all aspects of business. i.e from job costing to inventory management to financial statements |
| 01:29 | FrontAccounting can be used by
Accountants, Finance professionals Commerce teachers and students |
| 01:39 | Now, we will briefly go through the individual tutorials in this series. |
| 01:44 | The first tutorial in this series explains- |
| 01:48 | Installation of FrontAccounting in Ubuntu Linux operating system. |
| 01:53 | The pre-requisites for installation such as Apache, PHP5 and MySQL server |
| 02:00 | And how to create a database for FrontAccounting |
| 02:05 | Here is a glimpse of the tutorial. |
| 02:09 | Open any web browser and go to this URL: |
| 02:13 | Click on the Download button |
| 02:16 | Immediately, the download begins. |
| 02:19 | Save the tar.gz file that is displayed on the screen. |
| 02:25 | The next tutorial is Installation of FrontAccounting on Window operating system. |
| 02:32 | This tutorial explains how to Download FrontAccounting software |
| 02:37 | Create a database for FrontAccounting and |
| 02:40 | Install FrontAccounting software in Windows operating system |
| 02:45 | Let us have a look at this tutorial. |
| 02:49 | Let's begin |
| 02:51 | To run FrontAccounting, we require a web server, php and a database on our machine. |
| 02:57 | We will use Apache as our web server and MySQL as our database. |
| 03:04 | By installing XAMPP package, all of these will get installed together. |
| 03:10 | The next tutorial is Setup FrontAccounting'. |
| 03:14 | Here we will learn |
| 03:16 | FrontAccounting interface
Various modules in the Setup tab Create our own Organization or Company Setup User accounts Setup access permissions and Setup display |
| 03:33 | Here is a glimpse of the tutorial. |
| 03:37 | Let us start with the Setup tab in FrontAccounting. |
| 03:41 | The setup tab is used for Company Setting. |
| 03:45 | Parameters, default values and preferences are entered in this option. |
| 03:52 | Click on the Setup tab. |
| 03:55 | The next tutorial is Banking and General Ledger in FrontAccounting. |
| 04:00 | This will help us to know how to create
General Ledger Classes General Ledger Groups General Ledger Accounts |
| 04:10 | Also we will learn to
Pass a Journal Entry See the reflection in Balance Sheet and Void a transaction |
| 04:21 | Let me play this tutorial. |
| 04:24 | The FrontAccounting window opens. |
| 04:27 | Click on Banking and General Ledger tab. |
| 04:30 | We can see various options under this tab, such as: |
| 04:34 | Payments |
| 04:36 | Deposits |
| 04:38 | Journal Entry etc. |
| 04:41 | The next tutorial will explain the Items and Inventory in FrontAccounting. |
| 04:47 | In this tutorial, we will learn to set |
| 04:50 | Units of Measure
Items Item Category Sales Pricing |
| 04:59 | Let's have a look at this tutorial. |
| 05:03 | Before we start let us understand the meaning of Items. |
| 05:07 | Items are the things which you can buy or sell in the business. |
| 05:12 | We have to keep a record that lists key information about an inventory item. |
| 05:18 | Now, let us see the meaning of Inventory. |
| 05:22 | It is a complete listing of
Stock in hand, Work in progress, |
| 05:29 | The next tutorial is about Sales in FrontAccounting. |
| 05:33 | It explains the setup of |
| 05:36 | Sales Types
Sales Persons Sales Areas Add and manage customers and Branches |
| 05:46 | We will also learn to make: |
| 05:48 | Sales Quotation Entry
Sales Order Entry Make Delivery Sales Order Inquiry |
| 05:57 | Here is a glimpse of the tutorial. |
| 06:00 | Click on the Sales tab. |
| 06:02 | There are various panels here |
| 06:05 | The Transactions panel is used for making transactions related to Sales. |
| 06:11 | To make a transaction we have to use the options: |
| 06:15 | Sales Quotation Entry and |
| 06:17 | Sales Order Entry. |
| 06:19 | The next tutorial will explain the Purchases in FrontAccounting. |
| 06:24 | Here we will learn to |
| 06:26 | Add Suppliers
Make a Purchase Order Entry Goods Receivable Note and To create Suppliers invoice |
| 06:36 | Let's have a look at this tutorial. |
| 06:40 | Let us start by opening the Frontaccounting interface. |
| 06:44 | Click on the Purchases tab. |
| 06:47 | We can see various panels here. |
| 06:51 | The Transactions panel is used for making transactions related to Purchases. |
| 06:57 | To make a transaction we have to use the options: |
| 07:01 | Purchase Order Entry |
| 07:03 | Direct GRN |
| 07:05 | Supplier Invoices |
| 07:08 | Let us summarise. |
| 07:10 | In this tutorial, we learnt about FrontAccounting. |
| 07:14 | and went through the tutorials in this series. |
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