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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Cookbook

By : Mark Polino
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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Cookbook

By: Mark Polino

Overview of this book

Microsoft Dynamics GP is an Enterprise Resource Planning system, essentially an accounting system on steroids, designed for mid-sized organizations. The implementation of Dynamics GP is usually considered to be complex, and people often realize there must be more efficient ways of working with the system. This book will show readers how to improve their use of Dynamics GP and get the most out of this tool quickly and effectively.This book picks up where implementation training leaves off. Whether you are new or experienced you will find useful recipes for improving the way you use and work with Dynamics GP. The clear recipe steps and screenshots make implementing these solutions easy for users of any level and will be sure to improve your efficiency with the Dynamics GP system.The book starts with recipes designed to enhance the usefulness of Microsoft Dynamics GP by personalizing the look and feel of the application. Most of the recipes are designed to give tips for a typical installation of Dynamics GP, including core financials and distribution modules. The book then moves through recipes that include automating Dynamics GP to allow users or administrators to focus on value adding tasks, harnessing the power of SmartLists to leverage both simplicity and power, connecting Dynamics GP to Microsoft Office 2007, exposing hidden features in Dynamics GP, and much more!By following the clear recipe steps and screenshots in this book, you will learn what is required to improve your efficiency with the Dynamics GP system
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
Preface
Index

Getting control of Outlook features on the Home page


One of the most obvious intersections between Dynamics GP and Microsoft Office 2010 is the presence of Outlook information on the Home page. Dynamics GP 2010 can display a count of unread e-mails and calendar data for a specified number of days. There are options to customize how Outlook appears on the Home page and we’ll look at those in this recipe.

How to do it...

To customize the look of Outlook on the Dynamics GP Home page:

  1. Select the pencil icon in the upper right of the title bar for the Microsoft Office Outlook section on the Home page:

  2. The Microsoft Office Outlook Details window that opens includes a checkbox to activate or deactivate the display of unread e-mails. Ensure that the Inbox summary checkbox is selected.

  3. The calendar control provides an option to show or hide calendar entries and control the number of days of appointments to be displayed, up to a maximum of seven (7) days. Ensure that the Calendar checkbox is selected....