Here is one of those tips that may seem obvious to “those in the know” but which can be pretty frustrating if, like me, you’re not and it’s to do with the business accounting package Sage.

Whilst posting a set of batch invoices using Sage Line 50 I inadvertently started a new blank line (having never done that before) and from that point on no matter how I tried to get out of it the software reported invalid messages, either “Invalid date format” or “Empty values”.

After quite a long time staring at the screen, wondering if I might have to cancel and re-enter the whole batch, I found that pressing the F8 key cancels the current line. You might say the answer could be found if I had “read the manual” but unfortunately the software didn’t come with one.

Hopefully, this tip will help somebody out there!