Set Up Global Options for Sage 50

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Change the default number of decimal places for data entry

Remove the word "Uncalculated," which appears as the cash balance in the Receive Money , Payments , or Payroll Entry windows

Hide G/L account fields in various task windows

Change Sage 50 color scheme

Perform other administrative tasks

Read the global options overview

Global options set defaults that are in effect for all Sage 50 companies that your computer accesses. Global options allow each user to specify how Sage 50 opens companies and displays data.

From the Options menu, select Global Options. Sage 50 displays the Maintain Global Options window.
Select your preference options. The following are global options you can set up.

Accounting Tab

Decimal Point Entry

Hide General Ledger Accounts

Warn if a data record was changed but not saved yet

Hide Inactive Records

Recalculate cash balance automatically in Receipts ,Payments , and Payroll Entry

Use Timeslips Accounting Link

Select a secondary sort for sorting transactions

When finished, select OK to save your default settings and close the window. To discard your changes, select Cancel.

Each Sage 50 company that you open using this computer will have the same global options set up.