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Tip of the Month for: October 2026

Printer Selection Changes in Answers Version 9.3

The new release of Answers now allows changing the printer right from within the main Printer Selection window without having to first click on the [Other Printers] button. The default printer is still shown at the top of the window, but it is now a drop-down list that can be clicked on to select another printer that you have setup for use with Answers and this report or form. These will be the same printers that you would have previously seen in the "Other Printers" list.

You can still add, remove, or change more advanced printer settings by clicking on the [Manage Printers] button which performs the same functions as the old [Other Printers] button.

Additionally when selecting a different printer, you can now choose to make the printer the default for future print jobs of this same type by checking the new "Set as Default" check-box, or you can leave this new check-box un-checked and your default printer will remain the same even though a different printer was selected for just this job.

This "Set as Default" check-box along with whether a different printer is selected or not can also affect the "Prompt this on each print" check-box available when printing forms directly from programs such as Order Entry (for Pick Tickets, Order Acknowledgements, Invoices, and Quotes), Purchase Orders from P/O Entry, and RMA Tickets from Vendor Returns Entry. If a different printer is selected and it is not the default, the program will check the "Prompt this on each print" check-box for you even if it is not already checked by you manually or automatically based on your configuration. This is done to make it easier to get back to the default printer if needed, or even a different printer, or you can continue to use the same selected non-default printer by selecting it as needed.
  • For a complete list of all new features in Answers 9.3 released in September, click to review the 2026 Release Notice.

 
September 2026 Answers 9.3 Key Features
August 2026 Paying Vendors thru their Online Portal/Website
July 2026 Billing Customers thru their Online Portal/Website
June 2026 Voiding Older Accounts Payable Checks
May 2026 Outlook does not recognized one or more names
April 2026 Searching For P/O Items Ordered for Customers
March 2026 Nonstock Item Inquiry
February 2026 Reviewing Stock Receipts Journals related to Receipts
January 2026 Remain on the same tab when scrolling thru Inventory Inquiry items
December 2025 Automatic Contact Search option in Orders, Quotes, P/O Entry
October 2025 Customer P/O # now shows on B/O & Committed Inventory tabs
September 2025 Answers 9.2 Key Features
August 2025 Kit Component/Inquiry Window Enhancements
July 2025 Stock Receipts Sorting and Search Enhancements
June 2025 Accounts Payable Check Enhancements
May 2025 Overdue Statement Comments for Customers
April 2025 Blocking Excluded Invoices from Statements from being Emailed
March 2025 New Search Previous Feature in Invoice History, Open Orders, and Quotes
February 2025 Beware of ACH Related Scams
January 2025 Adding Multiple Stock Numbers from Inventory Search
December 2024 Assigning Master File Numbers Automatically
October 2024 Notes now available on Additional Contacts
September 2024 Answers 9.1 Key Features
August 2024 Additions to Vendor Inquiry Analysis & Analysis History tabs
July 2024 Order Entry Scratch Pad Line Scrolling Feature
June 2024 Additional Reference # Field in Stock Receipts & A/P Invoice Entry
May 2024 Updates to Accessing Answers Data via ODBC & Microsoft 365
April 2024  Applying Credit Card Surcharges in Cash Posting
March 2024 Ability to mark an A/R Invoice as Disputed
February 2024 Date Entry Fields Shortcut Code List
January 2024 Multi-Item Select Feature in Inventory Search
September 2023 Answers 9.0 Key Features
August 2023 Showing Units Sold in Inventory Item Search
July 2023 New Purchase Order Search Methods
June 2023 Selecting Multiple Invoices in Customer Inquiry
May 2023 Standard Comments that can Auto-Insert into Quotes/Orders
April 2023 Previewing Standard Comments in Order Entry
March 2023 Improved Tracking of Inventory Adjustments
February 2023 Updating Inventory Costs from P/O Entry/Maintenance
January 2023 1099-NEC Forms can now be printed for applicable Vendors
December 2022 Assigning Revision Numbers to Quotes and Purchase Orders
November 2022 Setting up Logon/Logoff Messages and Blocking Logons to Answers
October 2022 Improvements in Email Recipients and CC Recipients
September 2022 Answers 8.0 Key Features
August 2022 Credit Management WorkCenter Enhancements
July 2022 Suggested P/O Review Enhancements
June 2022 Ability to Create Order/Quote Based Reminders
May 2022 Ability to Create Vendor Based Reminders
April 2022 Additional Ways to View/Edit P/O's
March 2022 Updates to Vendor Request for Quotes RFQ's
February 2022 Updates to Salesperson WorkCenter
January 2022 Updates to Physical Inventory Count System
December 2021 Importance of Verifying Backups
October 2021 Enhancements to Notes in Answers 7.0
September 2021 Answers 7.0 Key Features
August 2021 Purchasing Quantity Cost Breaks
July 2021 P/O Hot List Expediting Improvements
June 2021 Duplicating a P/O from Vendor Inquiry
May 2021 Private G/L Accounts
April 2021 Inventory Item Search Enhancements
March 2021 Cash Posting Additions & Enhancements
February 2021 Additional & New Options for Reprinting Pick Tickets & Packing Lists
January 2021 Open vs. Received P/O's in Vendor Inquiry and P/O Search Windows
December 2020 Ability to Export Excel compatible reports to other spread-sheet programs
November 2020 Search All feature now available for Orders/Returns/Quotes/Transfers
October 2020 Recently Viewed Items
September 2020 Answers 6.0 Highlighted Features
August 2020 Automatically include CC Recipients on Emails
July 2020 New Inventory Surplus Report
June 2020 Scheduling Price File Imports to Update Later
May 2020 New Suggested Vendor Returns Feature
April 2020 Apply the same note to multiple A/R Invoices
March 2020 Print Due Dates on Pick Tickets & Invoices
February 2020 Quickly View Availability and Potential B/O Quantities on Quotes
January 2020 Inactive Customer Audit and Conversion
December 2019 Sending Attachments with Automatic Invoices
November 2019 Changing Sold From Warehouse on Orders, Returns, Quotes, and Transfers
October 2019 Reinstating Canceled Lines, Orders, P/O's
September 2019 Answers 5.0 Key Features
August 2019 Assigning Cost on Special Charges
July 2019 Get a Count and $ Total of Selected Invoices in A/R
June 2019 Inserting Manual Page Breaks
May 2019 Backup Logs and "Extra" Files
April 2019 Purging of Non-Essential Files
March 2019 Prepaid P/O's
February 2019 New & Improved Searches for G/L, Product Codes, Customers, and Vendors
January 2019 Easily Create a Reversing Entry in G/L
December 2018 Surcharges for Credit Cards and Other Fees
November 2018 Inventory Inquiry Expanded & Resizable
October 2018 Easily Return Items from a Previous Sale
September 2018 Answers 4.9 Key Features
August 2018 Ability to use all 6 digits for an Invoice
July 2018 Expanded Nonstock Item Inquiry
May 2018 Ship-To Address Searches
April 2018 Enhanced Check # Inquiry and Maintenance
March 2018 Expanded Quick Links Menu Features
February 2018 Microsoft Update Issues causing Error 3707's
December 2017 Nonstock Item Inquiry
November 2017 Revised, Canceled, Voided Customer Notifications
October 2017 New Modern Embedded Graphs in Answers
September 2017 Answers 4.8 Key Features
August 2017 General Ledger Journal Entry Import
July 2017 Auxiliary Descriptions Keyword Search
June 2017 Converting Orders (or Returns) into Quotes
May 2017 Automatic Email Archiving
April 2017 Import Lines into Quotes and Sales Orders
March 2017 Window/Tab Print/Capture Feature
February 2017 Order Entry/PO Entry Comments Enhancements
January 2017 Alpha Key Maintenance for Customers and Vendors
December 2016 Description Wrap Feature in Order Entry and P/O Entry
November 2016 Answers Menu Search and Menu Map
September 2016 Answers 4.7 Key Features
July 2016 Notifications for Ordering and Receiving Backordered Items
June 2016 Resizable Windows
May 2016 Spell Check Feature
April 2016 Email/Fax/Preview/Save New Invoices
March 2016 Additional Searches in Order Entry/PO Entry
February 2016 Vendor Return Enhancements
January 2016 Answers Maintenance Logging
December 2015 Vendor Request for Quote
November 2015 Accounts Receivable Cash Projection
October 2015 Viewing Sales Orders and Purchase Orders Simultaneously
September 2015 Answers 4.6 Key Features
August 2015 Automatic Invoice Delivery via Email or Fax
July 2015 Important News About Verifone PC Charge and Windows 10
June 2015 Searches Added & Enhanced
May 2015 Distributing Freight Only Invoices in A/P Invoice Entry
April 2015 Customer Friendly B/O Status  Report
March 2015 Patience is of "Key Importance" when Running Purges
February 2015 Ability to Send Text Messages to Users and Customers
January 2015 Improvements to PDF Forms in Answers
December 2014 Prospect Features
November 2014 Protecting Your Files from RansomWare Viruses
October 2014 Recovering Corrupt Files
September 2014 Answers 4.5 Key Features
August 2014 Customer Sales Analysis for 10 Years
July 2014 Credit Card Payment Option in A/P
June 2014 Nonstock Sales History Inquiry
May 2014 Enhancements to Invoice History Search/tab
April 2014 Locking an Item or Vendor in Suggested P/O Review
March 2014 Order Entry Multi-Line Copy/Paste, Cut/Paste, Delete Functions
February 2014 Windows Keyboard Shortcuts Available in Answers
January 2014 Pick Ticket Print History
November 2013 Exporting Invoice History to Excel Templates
October 2013 Check your backups on a Daily Basis
September 2013 Answers 4.4 Key Features
June 2013 Search All option in Invoice History
May 2013 Accessing Attached Documents and Images through a Windows Explorer style window
April 2013 Miscellaneous Open Quote/Order Info Search in Customer Inquiry
March 2013 Shipment Tracking #'s on Orders/Invoices
February 2013 Service Charge Maintenance
January 2013 Executive Information Center
November 2012 Cash Posting offers 5 new features in version 4.3
October 2012 Adding Personal Signatures to Emails Sent from Answers
September 2012 Answers 4.3 Key Features
August 2012 Answers Work Centers
July 2012 Antivirus Programs and Potential Slow-Downs with Answers
June 2012

Email/Fax Payroll Direct Deposit Pay Stubs
May 2012 Date Validation Options
April 2012 Enable/Disable Fax Cover Sheet by Customer
March 2012 Assigning Multiple Salespersons to Customers and Ship-To's
February 2012

Excluding Invoices or Credit Memos from Customer Statements
January 2012 Switching Primary Vendors in Inventory Maintenance
December 2011 Setting up the new General Message types
November 2011 Resetting Screen Columns in Order Entry, P/O Entry, Etc.
October 2011 Faxes sent through VSI-Fax can be viewed in Answers Fax Log Viewer
September 2011 New and Updated Information now Available on the Web
August 2011

Using the Contact Preference for Emailing/Faxing
July 2011 Entering/Changing Auxiliary Descriptions for a Sales Order
June 2011 Windows 7 Compatibility
May 2011 Financial Statement Analysis
April 2011 Vendor RFQ's (Request for Quotes)
March 2011 Salesman (and Operator) Work Center
February 2011 Price Exception/Schedule Import
January 2011 Managing / Purging Archived Reports
December 2010 Lost Sales Tracking
November 2010 Rebate Excel Template
October 2010 Customer Price Inquiry from Inventory
September 2010 Price Schedules
August 2010 Configuring Archived Reports
July 2010 Searchable Field in Order Entry
June 2010 Daily Business Summary Inquiry and Reports
May 2010 Suppressing Warning Messages when Emailing through Outlook or Outlook Express
April 2010 New P/O and Sales Order Dates
March 2010 Default Email Messages
February 2010 P/O Hot List Expediter
January 2010 Frequently Purchased Items
December 2009 Information on the automatic Tip of the Month display.