What's new in Banana 6

Banana Accounting 6 is an improved version of Banana 5. The way Banana 6 is being used is identical to the use of Banana 5. We have succeeded to simplify commands and added several new ones, destined for our most demanding users.

• Banana 5 and 6 files are completely interchangeable. Files saved with Banana 6 can also be opened with Banana 5.

The most important novelties:

• Text input with drop down menu from which the account numbers can be chosen and with the possibility to indicate or search a text.
• Enhanced Balance sheet by groups with different styles
• Enhanced Balance sheet with period subdivision
  The Balance sheet and the Profit/Loss statement can be printed with different layouts. 
  Several reports can be created with different printing options.
• End-of-year printouts in PDF format
  The different printouts (accounts, transactions, balance sheet, account cards, etc.) can be printed in a single PDF file (for Adobe Acrobat Reader).
• All printouts can be seen as a a Preview, can be saved in PDF, Html, Excel, or copied to the Clipboard.
• Segments - allow the user to obtain the Profit/Loss statement subdivided by departments, branch offices, sales departments, etc.
• Create file copy - with the possibility to indicate, if the user wishes to do so, to keep only the chart of accounts, the transactions, etc.
• Rename account, groupe, VAT code with an immediate update of the transactions.

Other improvements:

• Smart fill in all the text input areas.
• Dialogue windows and buttons have a more modern outlook.
• The information window can be resized with the mouse.
• Possibility to exclude a column from printing.
• Improved import feature for accounts or VAT codes,  de la fonction d'importation des comptes ou des codes TVA, allowing a better synchronisation of the accounts in the Accounts table or the VAT codes in the VAT codes table.
• Automatic VAT account in the File and Accounting properties; it is no longer needed to enter it manually in the VAT codes table.
  
• New import formats for e-banking bank statements.

Manual in PDF format:

• The installer program copies the manual in Pdf format on the computer. Like this, you can browse and print the manual directly on your computer.
• The box for sale in the shops is of a smaller size, adapted to the new standard format in use by the great distribution chains and has a reduced impact on the environment. It is not possible to include a full and exhaustive manual in this type of box. We have therefore decided to not print the manual and, giving preference to the Pdf version.

What is not visible:

Simplifying things requires more work than complicating them. We have invested much time to keep the program simple and  Nous avons investi beaucoup de temps pour garder le programme simple et linear.

Who uses Banana 6 can find out how easily and flexible the Balance sheet and the Profit/Loss statement can be created. In the same way, the simplicity in creating a Pdf file that contains all the printouts will not go unnoticed.

We have created a printing engine, unique in its kind, that offers a considerable flexibility. Banana Accounting 6 required 4 years of development, as we wanted to create a technological platform that allows further developments and that guarantees the continuity of the product in the future.