![]() ![]() Version 2005 is a refinement, not an overhaul, of its predecessor, with a dozen or so subtle enhancements that add analytical skills and boost integration with Microsoft Word and the UPS shipping service. (The ads are there, actually, but they're subtle one-line pitches.) By comparison, QuickBooks Pro is a veritable billboard for Intuit's fee-based extras. One big plus: Peachtree Complete 2005's main screen isn't plastered with advertisements for Best Software's premium services, such as its payroll service. We'd like to see more-interactive training sessions. The demos are too passive, though you simply watch the cursor move through the screens as you read bubble descriptions. Version 2005 provides 20 instructional demos-a new feature this year-that demonstrate basic tasks, including how to close an accounting year, make a backup, and so on. This doesn't mean, however, that Peachtree leaves first-timers in the dark. Unlike Simply Accounting 2004 Pro, which gives users the option of selecting an interface with plain-English accounting terms, Peachtree is awash in green-lampshade jargon: general ledger, account reconciliation, cash disbursements journal, and so on. Peachtree Complete Accounting 2005 has a well-organized interface, but its reliance on accounting jargon might confuse bookkeeping novices.īookkeeping beginners, beware: Peachtree isn't going to hold your hand. Peachtree Complete 2005 is a good choice for the accounting master but too high-end for the apprentice. Current Peachtree users won't be dazzled by version 2005's new features still, they will find compelling reasons to upgrade ($219.95), including the Find On Report window for searching for text within a report or a financial statement and the Auto-Creation tool that generates purchase orders when inventory drops below a user-specified level. It holds its own against Intuit's similarly priced QuickBooks Pro 2004, which is easier to use if not as comprehensive as Peachtree in certain areas, such as inventory management. On the other hand, Peachtree Complete 2005 ($299.99 single user $699.99 multiuser value pack for up to five users) delivers the goods to small-business owners who know their way around a general ledger. ![]() If you need to crack open Accounting for Dummies to bone up on balance sheets, this feature-packed bookkeeper isn't for you. Peachtree Complete Accounting 2005 isn't for accounting wimps. ![]()
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