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The Item List provides a summarized view of all inventory items in Microsoft Office Accounting 2008.
Open the list
Do one of the following:
- On the Customers menu, point to Customer Lists, and then click Items.
- On the Vendors menu, point to Vendor Lists, and then click Items.
For detailed information about how to find information in a list, sort or move columns, or modify, print, or export a list, see Working with lists.
List columns
List columns and descriptions
Information in the list is read-only. To make changes to a document, you must open it from the list.
| Column | Description |
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| Current View | Click the arrow next to Current View to select a different list view. For example, select All items, or select only items that are Active or Inactive. |
| Active | Indicates the status. A check mark indicates that the item is active. If no check mark appears, the item is inactive. |
| Item Name | Displays the item name as it appears on the Item form. |
| Description | Describes the item (for example, bike chain, fishing lure, or soccer shoes). |
| Type | Displays the item type (for example, inventory, service, non-inventory, or kit). |
| Price | Displays the sales price of an item. |
| On Hand | Displays the quantity of an item that is currently in stock. |
| *Reorder | Displays a warning symbol as a reminder to reorder when the quantity on hand plus the quantity on open purchase orders for an inventory item is equal to or below the reorder point, or below the quantity of an item on open sales orders. |
Tasks
Tasks you can perform in the Item List
You can perform these tasks in the Item List.
| Task | Description |
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| Add a new item | In the upper-left corner of the Item List, click Add a new Item. |
| Edit an item | Double-click an item to open its record. |
| Delete an item | Right-click an item, and then click Delete. Note You can delete an item only if it has shown no activity. |
| Change item status | Right-click the item, and then click Make Active or Make Inactive. Note After you have made an item inactive, it will no longer appear in the active view of lists, nor in reports that include only active items. You can, however, continue to create transactions using inactive items by typing an item name.
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Additional actions
Actions menu commands
On the Actions menu, you can select the following commands.
Related topics
- *About inventory items and inventory
- *Receive items
- About items
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