Schaumburg, IL – June 20th, 2022 Crestwood Associates LLC has been named to Bob Scott’s Top 100 VARs for 2022. The Top 100 resellers are chosen from organizations specializing in the sale and implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and accounting software. “We want to congratulate this year’s class of Bob Scott’s Top 100 VARs,” … Read more
Microsoft recently announced a change in how you can purchase and manage licenses through your Crestwood Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) Program. This change will impact the way you purchase Microsoft 365 licenses but fear not, Microsoft has launched the New Commerce Experience intending to reduce complexity and provide cost savings for long term commitments, while … Read more
In my previous blog we went over the basics of applying image Styles to your photos. I showed you how to add different effects to your images, such as a drop shadow, glow, reflection, and more. In this blog we will cover the Arrange section of the Picture Format tool bar. We will cover the … Read more
In my previous blog, we talked about all the settings in the Adjust section under the Picture Format ribbon menu. I showed you how to remove the background of an image, adjust the brightness/contrast, change colors, artistic effects, and more. In this blog, we will explore the next section of the Picture Format tool bar … Read more
In 2015, Microsoft introduced the All-in-One View for Dynamics GP. The All-in-One View is a feature that allows users to easily view and track the complete transaction cycle for an entry (or group of related entries). It is available in the Purchasing, Sales, and Inventory modules. Sales All-in-One View View related sales documents in one … Read more
COLLABORATE, INNOVATE, ACCELERATE Connect with customers, partners, industry analysts, and Acumatica executives. Acumatica Summit is the perfect excuse to get away and stay at a luxurious resort in sunny Las Vegas. Not only do you get to enjoy everything the Wynn Las Vegas has to offer, from fine dining, casinos, golf club, spa, and shopping, … Read more
In my previous blog, we talked about how to add and format text around images in Microsoft Word. Next, I’m going to walk you through the Adjust functions of the Picture Format tool bar. We will cover: Remove Background Corrections Color Artistic Effects Transparency Compress Pictures Change Picture Reset Picture Remove Background Starting from left … Read more
Adding images can be a terrific way to illustrate valuable information or add a decorative accent to existing text. We add images to documents to entice the reader to continue reading through a document or story. It gives the reader a visual of the pending story. If you’ve known Microsoft Word from its start, you … Read more
Have you ever had to go through your phone to delete photos or videos because you did not have enough space to add an app? If so, then read on. Just like Microsoft’s OneDrive for the computer, with the mobile OneDrive app, you can say goodbye to the hassle of moving photos, videos, and files … Read more
It’s that time of year again to think about closing the fiscal year. With many clients making the switch from Microsoft Dynamics GP to Microsoft Business Central, I’ve been asked many times, “how do I close the books in Business Central?” “Do you have an eBook on it?” or “is Crestwood going to have a … Read more
There really is not much users need to do to close the year in Acumatica; the financial year is closed automatically when you close the last period of the financial year. Thus, you should close the last period only when the company is ready to close the financial year. From a closing standpoint, the year-end … Read more
As the holidays approach, it makes me think of closing the fiscal year. Here is a checklist and the step-by-step process for closing out 2021 in Microsoft Business Central. As always, our team of support experts are here to help if you need anything. YEAR END CHECKLIST POST ALL OPEN JOURNALS: Payments, Deposits, Cash Receipts, … Read more
Who remembers saving your files to your local hard drive on your computer or to multiple floppy disks to keep them safe for future use? Sometimes you had to overwrite some of those files to save new ones because of the lack of space? No more worrying whether you have enough space on your local … Read more
If it seems like we just got back from Acumatica Summit 2021, it’s because we did! COVID craziness kicked back the annual January event into July this year, but Acumatica Summit returns again to the winter time slot for 2022 – January 23rd through the 28th. We suspect the folks at Acumatica just wanted to … Read more
Save time by ordering pre-formatted tax forms and checks for Microsoft Dynamics GP and Dynamics SL. Crestwood Associates has partnered with Deluxe Checks offering you a Priority Service Code on all orders of IRS-approved tax forms, checks, invoices, and more. With this Priority code, you’ll receive special offers, discounts, and ease of ordering Dynamics related … Read more
Bank Reconciliation within Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is powerful, but if it is not set up correctly, it can wreak havoc. Microsoft Docs does have some documentation (on managing bank accounts in BC and auto-reconcile bank accounts in BC), but it doesn’t provide much of a step-by-step and inexperienced users may miss some things … Read more
With the rise of virtual meetings and remote work becoming the new norm, the quality of calls and meetings on Teams has become incredibly important. Microsoft is “committed to ongoing improvements to Teams audio and video quality, through user-facing features and settings, to cutting-edge codecs and AI.” With that, I am going to walk you … Read more
Businesses and organizations outgrowing entry-level accounting software and those running legacy ERP applications struggle to adapt to today’s rapidly changing business environment. As a result, companies are hampered by high IT costs for one-off integrations and intrusive customizations, providing minimal functionality to grow into new markets. Modern cloud ERP applications like Acumatica empower businesses and … Read more
The critical part of producing great content requires getting feedback from your colleagues. Years ago, we found ourselves comparing documents next to each other to see what changes were made, and whether to accept those changes. It was time consuming reading word for word in each document trying to spot the differences and not knowing if what … Read more
This is the second consecutive year of an event that we all hope won’t become an annual one: the IRS announced changes yet again to the 1099-NEC form. There are minor changes to some boxes, and the 1099-NEC form is now three forms per page (where last year it was two). Form 1099-NEC sizing: there … Read more
Another Business Central RE-Implementation Case Study If I said to you: “their system is set up in USD,” would it raise any flags to you? What if I said that to your VAR partner? Would they be alarmed? You read our title correctly; even American companies working SOLELY in US dollars shouldn’t be setting up … Read more
No business should be without insights from it’s own data. Business Intelligence BI software is a must have for any company. Make sure you have the right solution and you get the best return on investment ROI from your software. Here are 8 things to make sure you have from your BI. “Being able to … Read more
Occasionally, my manager would come to me and ask that I transfer a Word document into a PowerPoint. As you may know, transferring the information by copying from Word and pasting it into a PowerPoint slide can be time consuming. You can now save time creating PowerPoint presentations with this clever new feature in Microsoft … Read more
Pumpkin spice lattes are back; college football is underway; folks are pulling out the Halloween decorations. That means only one thing in Business Central world: it’s time for Wave 2. Microsoft is set to release their Dynamics 365 Business Central Wave 2 release in October, and WOW are there some exciting new features planned. Microsoft … Read more