Book description
Let Sage Timeslips For Dummies show you how to turn your time into money
If you run a business that bills for its time, it's time you looked into Sage Timeslips and all it can do for you. This practical and friendly guide will help you get to know the Timeslips interface, set up templates for your business, prepare bills and statements, generate reports, track payments, and manage your billable hours across multiple clients. You'll also get the scoop on utilizing a variety of billing scenarios commonly used by attorneys, consultants, accountants, architects, and other service professionals, including hourly, contingency, flat fee, percentage of completion, interim billing, progress billing, and more.
Covers time-tracking basics and billing best practices for your specific business needs
Details how to set up Timeslips, account for hours, customize statements, prepare and send bills, reconcile payments, manage client databases, and keep your data safe and secure
Explains how to integrate Sage Timeslips with QuickBooks and Peachtree accounting software as well as Microsoft Office productivity solutions like Outlook and Excel to help better manage and analyze your overall business
From sole practitioners running a small business to larger service firms with multiple timekeepers on a project, Sage Timeslips For Dummies is the key to tracking your time and increasing your profitability.
Table of contents
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- Introduction
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Part I: The Basics
- Chapter 1: Setting Up Sage Timeslips
- Chapter 2: Familiarizing Yourself with the Interface
- Chapter 3: What’s In a Name?
- Chapter 4: Slips: The Foundation of Time Tracking
- Chapter 5: Managing the Money
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Part II: The Fun Part: Working with Bills and Statements
- Chapter 6: Preparing and Sending Bills
- Chapter 7: The Basics of Layouts
- Chapter 8: Designing Bill Layouts
- Part III: Working with Billing Arrangements
- Part IV: Reporting
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Part V: Fancy Stuff
- Chapter 15: Keeping Your House Safe
- Chapter 16: Managing Databases
- Chapter 17: Features for Power Users
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Part VI: The Part of Tens
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Chapter 18: Ten Frequently Asked Questions
- What’s a Database?
- How Do I Identify the Current Database?
- How Do I Call Them “Professionals”?
- How Do I Use Timeslips in a Network?
- What’s a Station License?
- How Do I Determine the Number of Station Licenses I Own?
- How Do I Release a License from a Workstation?
- How Do I Release a License When the Computer Is Gone?
- Why Can't I Perform Critical Functions?
- Why Do I See Prompts to Reopen the Database?
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Chapter 19: Ten More Frequently Asked Questions
- How Do I Respond to an Error Message?
- Can I Change the Nickname Length?
- Can I Import Copying and Long-Distance Costs?
- What’s eCenter?
- Can Timeslips Notify Me When a Client Exceeds an A/R Balance?
- What Are TAL and TAL Pro?
- What Are the Benefits of Linking Timeslips and Outlook?
- Can I Copy Name and Address Information from One Client to Another?
- How Do I Prepare One Bill for the Court?
- Can I Save Printer Settings for Bills?
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Chapter 18: Ten Frequently Asked Questions
- Appendix A: Installing Sage Timeslips
- Appendix B: Linking to Microsoft Outlook.
- About the Author
- Cheat Sheet
- More Dummies Products
Product information
- Title: Sage Timeslips For Dummies
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2014
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9781118832769
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