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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