A Review of
MAS 90
By J. Carlton Collins

This document addresses the cosmetic appearance of MAS 90 only. To help you understand how to evaluate an accounting software product's Look & Feel, please refer to this document: http://www.accountingsoftwareadvisor.com/topics/lookfeel.htm. (We recommend that you read this document first, before proceeding below.) 

MAS 90 Look & Feel

The MAS 90 screen shown above is used to set up an inventory item.

Likes: I like the tabs at the top, the VCR buttons at the bottom left, and the magnifying glass icons that help you drill down into the system. I especially like the fact that you can see the current company code and the current period shown in the bottom right hand corner of the screen – this helps users make sure they are entering data into the correct company and correct period with just a glance. The font and font size is readable. I also like the way in which all of the buttons and tabs adhere to Microsoft keyboard control standards - for example ALT+H pops up the history dialog box. In this manner, you do not have to use a mouse. MAS 90 also adheres to the dot-dot-dot standard which indicates that an additional dialog box pops up upon selecting that button (for example "Pricing..."). I like the magnifying glass icons that clearly suggest drill down functionality. I also like the note attachment icon in the upper right hand corner.

Dis-Likes: This screen is rather busy to me. I think that the programmers would have been better off by creating a couple more tabs, and then organizing the data fields a little better. For example, the nine buttons in the top right hand corner could have been lined up in a single column, or better yet, in an embedded tabbed dialog box on a separate tab. The white data field boxes could be positioned a little better so that their left edges lined up to a gridline.

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