Sage 50 is a software that can translate information from other applications, such as reports and forms, to enable the business’s data analysis. The software contains a balance sheet as one of the tools. From the reports and forms program, the export function is used to export the Sage 50 file. The first step in running a balance sheet report from reports and forms is to open the Reports and forms menu and then to select the required report using Sage 50. On the reports and forms interphase, a reports menu is opened, and then the required report is chosen. The second step is to click the view report using default options to view the report. To specify more parameters, the report options window is completed by selecting the title, subtitle, template to apply the data, date from which forecast values are included, standard report, report scale, and then finally view the report.
The next step is to select advanced options by running to the workbook and selecting a temporary workbook that puts the balance sheet report into a temporary Microsoft excel workbook. The new workbook option is selected, making the new excel workbook window to appear. The workbook is saved automatically to the defined location for the report. The existing workbook is selected and then using the finder button, the location where to add the report data is browsed. From the current workbook window, the workbook required is clicked open, and the report is then viewed as an additional worksheet attached to the workbook. In the worksheet, the balance sheet report appears by default. Then it can be specified on the worksheet where the top left corner of the balance sheet report should start from. The row and column number where the report should begin is specified. The columns, fonts, and printer settings that appear in the balance sheet report are customized. Finally, the view report is clicked for formatting and printing the balance sheet in Microsoft excel.