If your bank supports online bill payment and you have set up an account in Microsoft Office Accounting 2009 for online banking, you can use Accounting 2009 to pay bills online. For more information about setting up an account for online banking, see Set up online banking.

Before you begin, have your account user name and password ready and make sure that you have an active Internet connection.

 Note   After you issue an online bill payment, you can cancel it from within Microsoft Office Accounting 2009. The amount of time you have to cancel an online payment depends on the policy of your bank. For more information, see Cancel online vendor payments.

1. On the Vendors or Banking menu, click Pay Bills.
2. On the Pay Bills form, click the arrow next to Pay from to select an online bank or credit card account.
3. Click the arrow next to Payment method, and select Electronic Payment.
4. In the Bills due table, select one or more bills that you want to pay.
5. Save the form, and then, on the toolbar, click Issue Payment.
6. Type your user ID and password information in the Enter User ID and Password dialog box that opens. If you selected the Remember my password check box on the Log On page of the Set Up Online Banking wizard, your ID and password is automatically entered.
7. Click OK.

    Note   If Accounting 2009 determines that information is lacking to complete the online payment, the Missing Vendor Data dialog box opens. For more information, see Missing Vendor Data dialog box: options and information.