# Standard and Advanced mode

Choose plain words or accounting terms. Both modes show the same books.

Righto can show your books in plain words or in accounting terms. You choose one when you make a business, and you can change it at any time. The mode changes only the words on the screen. Your books, reports, and numbers are the same in both modes.

## Standard

Standard mode uses everyday words. Each one has a **?** beside it. Choose the **?** to see the accounting term behind the word, a short explanation, and a link to the full article. Tips and the tour show in Standard mode.

Some of the words that change:

| Standard | Advanced |
| --- | --- |
| Money owed to you | Receivables |
| Bills you owe | Accounts payable |
| Check statements | Reconcile |
| Checked | Reconciled |
| Categories | Chart of accounts |
| Income and expenses | Profit and Loss |
| What you own | Assets |
| What you owe | Liabilities |
| Manual adjustment | Journal entry |
| When money moves | Cash basis |

## Advanced

Advanced mode uses the usual accounting terms, with no tips and no tour. Bookkeepers and accountants often prefer it. If you choose the role Bookkeeper or Accountant during setup and do not choose a mode, Righto uses Advanced.

## Choose a mode

On the New business screen, **How much should Righto explain?** sets the mode:

- **Walk me through it** sets Standard mode.
- **Stay out of my way** sets Advanced mode.

To change it later, use any of these:

- The business menu at the top of the sidebar.
- The command menu: press ⌘K and type "Standard" or "Advanced".
- **Settings** › **Business**.

A business that you made before Righto 0.2.2 stays on Advanced, because those are the words you already know. Overview shows a note one time with **Try Standard**.

## Learn the terms

The [glossary](https://rightobooks.com/help/glossary/) lists the accounting terms with short answers. They are the same answers that the **?** buttons show.