Edit a Journal Entry Using Accounting Behind the Screens

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Learn about standard debit and credit entries in journal transactions

Display or hide G/L account fields in various task windows

Edit a record or transaction

Perform other basic procedures

Read the Accounting Behind the Screens overview

Read about journal entry basics in the Accounting Primer

There are several ways to edit transactions. One method is to examine and modify journal entries using Accounting Behind the Screens.

  1. Open the task window, and enter a new transaction or select an existing transaction using the List button.
  2. With the transaction displayed in the task window, select the Journal button. This opens the Accounting Behind the Screens window and displays the transaction's corresponding journal entries.
  3. If Sage 50 displays more than one journal tab, select the journal you want to examine or edit.
  4. To modify a journal entry distribution, select the line item and Account ID field you want to edit. Then, enter or select an alternate account ID.
  5. When you have finished editing the journal entry, select OK to return to the task window.
  6. If you modified any journal entries, select Save or Print in the task window.