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BookHound 8 Manual
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- Download PDF Version of BookHound 8.7 Manual Tip: The BookHound 8 Manual is comprehensive and indexed. You can browse it section by section right here in the Help Center, or download the complete PDF for offline reading and…
- Section 1: Installation 1.1 INSTALLATION On a Mac: Double-click the BookHound_8.zip file. Drag the unzipped BookHound 8 folder to any permanent location of your choice. To create a startup icon on Mac…
- Section 2: Navigating BookHound 2.1 THE HOME SCREEN BookHound always starts at the home screen. The main area is divided into three sections: INVENTORY, CUSTOMERS, and INVOICES — each with buttons for basic…
- Section 3: Inventory 3.1 DEFAULT ITEM FIELDS When a new item record is created, several fields receive automatic default values: QTY (Quantity): defaults to 1 - 0 = no longer in stock; records with…
- Section 4: Catalogs A catalog is a saved list of inventory items. Once created, items can be added, removed, or rearranged, and the catalog can be recalled, printed, copied, or merged. 4.1 CREATING A…
- Section 5: Customers 5.1 ADDING NEW CUSTOMERS Four ways to add a customer: 1. Click the blue NEW button on the home screen (customers section) 2. Click the blue NEW button on any customer screen 3…
- Section 6: Invoices 6.1 CREATING AN INVOICE Three ways to create an invoice: 1. Click the NEW INVOICE button on any customer screen (recommended) 2. Click the NEW button in the invoice section on the…
- Section 7: Web & Uploads 7.1 ONLINE BOOK-LISTING MARKETPLACES Before uploading to a new online marketplace, you must notify them of BookHound's upload file structure (Amazon is the exception — no…
- Section 8: Importing & Exporting 8.1 IMPORTING DATA Before importing, you need: - A valid tab-delimited (or tab-separated) text file - Knowledge of the field order in your text file (the sequence of fields)…
- Section 9: Managing Wants 9.1 ADDING A WANT 1. Open the customer's record and click the WANTS button in the Sub Navigation Bar 2. Click into the first available AUTHOR field and enter the wanted author 3…
- Section 10: Reports 10.1 USING THE REPORTS SCREEN Access: Click the REPORTS button at the lower right of the home screen. IMPORTANT: All reports include data ONLY from POSTED invoices. Unposted…
- Section 11: Preferences Access: Choose Preferences from the Go menu, or click the PREFERENCES button at the bottom right of the home screen. Preferences are organized by section — click the named buttons…
- Section 12: Consignments & Lots 12.1 ADDING A CONSIGNOR IMPORTANT: Always create the consignor record FIRST, then tag inventory items. Only then will consignor sales be recorded correctly on invoices. Steps: 1…
- Section 13: Protecting your Database 13.1 & 13.2 RESTORING DAMAGED FILES If BookHound crashes or freezes: 1. Reboot (restart) your computer before relaunching BookHound 2. A consistency check will run automatically…
- Section 14: Miscellaneous FAQs & Addenda 14.1 FIELD DISPLAY — Why are some fields displayed with a dashed line? Fields outlined with dashed lines indicate data that will NEVER be included in upload files, under any…
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