Custom Splash in Microsoft Dynamics GP

One of the undocumented features of Microsoft Dynamics GP is the ability to use a custom splash screen.

The standard splash screen displayed by Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010;

Here is an example custom splash screen I knocked up based on the azurecurve website’s theme;

As long as the file is a bitmap (.bmp) 488 x 300 pixels in size, simply dropping it into the Microsoft Dynamics GP install folder (typically %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Dynamics\GP) will display the custom splash next time GP is loaded.

David Musgrave, on Developing for Dynamics GP, explained the history of the splash screen and has posted all the splash screens from Great Plains 5.5 through to Dynamics GP 2010 here.

About Ian Grieve

Ian is a Microsoft Dynamics GP certified consultant specialising in the delivery of Microsoft Dynamics GP projects and currently working for Perfect Image Ltd., a Microsoft Partner and VAR in the North East of England. Ian has worked with Microsoft Dynamics GP since 2003 and, over the nine years since, has dealt with all aspects of the product life-cycle from presales, to implementation, to technical and functional training, to post go-live support and subsequent upgrades and process reviews. In his spare time, Ian runs the azurecurve | Ramblings of a Dynamics GP Consultant blog dedicated to Microsoft Dynamics GP and related products.

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