Increase your firm's visibility with Microsoft Office Accounting Express customization

Microsoft Office Accounting Scores Another First

You have your Web site, your letterhead, your business cards, your advertisements - all crucial marketing tools that help promote your firm.

Now, Microsoft introduces an exciting new feature exclusively for Microsoft Professional Accountants' Network (MPAN) members.

As easy to use as it is innovative, this new customization package enables you to embed your firm's identity and links to your services within the user interface for Microsoft Office Accounting Express, Microsoft's free, small business accounting program designed for entry-level users (or within your existing Microsoft Office Accounting installations).

When your potential clients install the customized version of Office Accounting Express, your firm's name appears on a tab in the Navigation Bar on the screen's left side, and on the menu, with links to your Web site.

Using Office Accounting Express customization, your company name is displayed on
the left hand navigation bar and the menu bar along the top of the screen.

The customized version of Office Accounting Express offers a number of benefits:

· Presents a polished, professional appearance to your clients

· Offers more visibility for your firm when your clients need it -- when they're using the software

· Provides the opportunity to introduce your clients to your additional products and services by rotating content links

· Free copy of Office Accounting Express may attract new clients

· Can help improve relationships with clients due to your availability and support

Here's how it works:

This link will take you to the Microsoft Partner Portal where you will be asked to sign into your MPAN membership using your Windows Live ID. You will then be directed to the Customize Office Accounting page and asked to fill out a short form and agree to the terms of service.

Shortly after you have completed and submitted this information, Microsoft will email you a link that you can then forward to your clients. If your clients choose to install the Microsoft Office Accounting Express program from the link you provide to them, the program will be customized with your firm's Web site and logo.

Customization tool stamps installed copies of Microsoft Office Accounting 2008

with your firm's identity

Current users of all Microsoft Office Accounting 2008 editions are offered options to apply customization to all new and existing companies or to apply customization to new companies only.

Users of Microsoft Office Accounting 2007 and Microsoft Small Business Accounting 2006 will receive Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2008 installed side-by-side, and customizations will be applied to new companies created using Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2008 only.

If technical issues arise, support is available by calling 866-827-1619. Browsers other than Microsoft Internet Explorer may not work with the customization feature.

Not a member of MPAN? Membership is complimentary and offers numerous benefits, including complimentary support, online CPE, and access to discounted software. Go to the MPAN site for more information and to sign up.

For new MPAN members, please allow 24 hours for access to customization tool.

Need a Web site? You can create one quickly and easily - and at no charge - at the Microsoft Office Live site.

Utilize the customization feature to promote your firm via

Microsoft Office Accounting Express today.