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Account Ability is a network ready application designed to run either on a single computer (single user installation) or on a shared network drive (network installation). Licensed users of Account Ability will receive their server license via first class mail, email, or both.
| • | Click the Download button corresponding to Reporting Year 2020. |
| • | Launch the setup.exe that you downloaded in the previous step. |
| • | Enter the Password exactly as shown on your server license. Click OK. |
| • | Click Next to display, and accept, the License Agreement. |
| • | Click Next to display, and complete, your Customer Information. |
| • | Click Next to select a Destination Folder. Single user installations are advised to accept the folder shown. Network installations should be to a shared folder granting administrative rights to users of Account Ability. |
| • | Click Install to begin the installation (allow a few minutes to complete). |
| • | A server license shortcut entitled 2020 Tax Form Preparation will be created on your Desktop. |
| • | Launch Account Ability and enter the Serial # printed on your server license. |
| • | This completes the installation of your Server License. |
 If you plan to run Account Ability as a single user, your installation is now complete.
If you plan to share Account Ability, see Sharing Account Ability below.
 Notes
| • | You can also launch the server license from the start menu by selecting 2020 Tax Form Preparation from the Account Ability program group. |
| • | The server license icon ( ) will be displayed in the Licensing Panel of The Status Bar. |
In order to share Account Ability with other users on your network, a concurrent user license must be installed on each user's computer.
| • | From the user's computer, browse to the folder containing the 2020 server license. |
| • | Open the Client folder located within the 2020 folder (e.g. ...\2020\Client). |
| • | Launch the setup.exe contained within the Client folder. |
| • | Click Install to begin the 2020 Concurrent User Installation. |
| • | Launch the application upon completion. You can also launch the application from the start menu by selecting 2020 Concurrent User Setup from the Account Ability program group. |
| • | Enter your 2020 serial number. |
| • | Click the Explore button ( ) and browse to the folder containing the 2020 server license. |
| • | Double-click the server license, AA2020.exe |
| • | A concurrent user shortcut entitled Account Ability 2020 will be created on the user's desktop. |
Note
| • | A concurrent user license icon () will be displayed in the Licensing Panel of The Status Bar. |
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Installation
