Icon Windows
The icon window displays a list of records for a specific
module. There are six icon
windows in Sage 50 Accounting. They are:
In the icon window you can search
for a record, add, open, or remove a record, print reports, and display
advice
about the records in the module. You can choose to show
or hide the icon windows.
Displaying Records in the Icon Window
Records can be displayed using various buttons in the
icon window toolbar:
Icon view 
Icon view uses large icons to display your records.
Small icon view 
Small icon view uses small icons to display
your records.
Name view 
Name view offers the greatest detail because
additional information (like balance owing for customers) appears in the
window; however, you cannot rearrange the icons in this view.
Note: The
Accounts window is arranged by account number; the Inventory and Services
window may be in numerical order, depending on how you set up your Inventory and
Services Options.
Type view 
In the Accounts icon window, you can choose to
display the account records and balances in a format resembling a financial
statement.
Arranging Icons in the Icon Views
When you add a new record, the program places the new
icon at the bottom of the icon window. In both the icon and small icon
views, you can rearrange the icons into a convenient order for your own
company. For example, you can place the most frequently used records at
the top of the window, to save time scrolling through other entries to
reach them. Or, you can group certain types of records together. You can
also drag the icons to position them anywhere on the screen, or sort them
alphabetically.
Use these toolbar buttons to arrange your icons quickly:
Arrange icons button 
This arranges the icons in a grid pattern of
rows and columns. Your icons maintain their relative position to each
other in this grid pattern. However, you can break the pattern by moving
the icons around the window.
This feature is turned off when the Auto Arrange
button is turned on.
Re-sort icons button 
This feature rearranges your icons alphabetically.
Auto arrange button 
This feature locks the icons in a grid pattern.
However, you can still move the icons around in the grid.
You can turn this feature on or off by clicking
on the button. When this button is turned on, the Arrange icons button
is grayed out.
For more information about icon arrangements, see Arrange Icons in the Icon Window.
What do you want to do?
Show
or hide icon windows
Restore the default
size of an icon window
Change
the background colour of an icon window