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ACCPAC Pro Series Look & Feel
This document addresses the cosmetic appearance of
ACCPAC Pro only. To help you understand how to evaluate an accounting
software product's Look & Feel, please refer to this document:
http://www.accountingsoftwareadvisor.com/topics/lookfeel.htm.
(We recommend that you read this document first, before proceeding
below.)
The ACCPAC Pro screen above
is taken from the Inventory Control module and is used to add an inventory
item.
Likes: This form has
a clean layout and it is obvious which fields require data entry.
This form makes a good use of folder tabs for entering additional
information. ACCPAC Pro Series fills the screen with a desktop in the
background which helps a user stay focused. The data entry form can
be sized as shown or maximized to fill the desktop. The icons on the left
are clear and easy to understand - the tool bar can be repositioned on the
desktop for each user. The buttons on the second row of the desktop are
menu items which can be added as favorites for each user.
Dislikes: The
fonts in the data entry fields make this screen look dated. A
crisper, fresher font would be more pleasing. VCR icons rather than
buttons would save some screen real estate for other uses. The product
line entry fields and alternate item fields should all be the same size to
make the form more appealing. More information could be provided on the
status bar in the bottom right hand corner. And while we're talking
about look and feel, would it kill these software vendors to use anything
other than grey?
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ACCPAC Pro user screens
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