About Shelly King

Shelly King works for Intuit as a member of the QuickBooks for Mac team. She’s the Managing Editor for Little Square and its main contributor. Shelly grew up in the South until 1994 when the Internet called her to Silicon Valley. She’s done a lot on the web ever since. Little Square was her idea. Yep, it’s all her fault. See all of Shelly's articles

Opening your QuickBooks for Windows file in QuickBooks Desktop Mac

So you're switching from QuickBooks for Windows to QuickBooks Desktop Mac. Welcome! We're glad you're here. You're probably wondering if you can convert your QuickBooks for Windows company file into QuickBooks Desktop Mac. The answer is: Yes! You … [Read more...]

Converting a QuickBooks file from Mac to Windows (2015)

Let’s face it. Every computer in the whole world is not a Mac. There may be a time when you will need to use your QuickBooks company file on a Windows computer. For example, maybe you need to send your company file to your accountant who uses a … [Read more...]

How are you doing in comparison to other businesses? Find out.

As a small business owner, you’re probably plagued with questions. “Am I overspending on rent?” “Am I spending enough on advertising?” “Is my business bringing in less cash than other businesses like mine?” Where do you find the answers to … [Read more...]

Video: Receiving payment and depositing a check

In this video, watch how Wally tracks a payment he's received from his client, Hannah. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVpVpebdYbU Video script Last week, Wally the Web Designer sent one of his customers, Hannah, an invoice for the work he did to … [Read more...]

Video: Entering your bills

In this video, watch how Hannah enters her bill so she knows exactly what she needs to pay other people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK7DuW-FyVI Video script Small business owner Hannah recently hired Wally the Web designer to give her magic … [Read more...]

Video: Paying your bills

Watch how Hannah uses QuickBooks for Mac to track and pay her bill payments. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J5_f2ekjqY Video Script It’s that time—the first month’s rent on Hannah’s store is due, so she needs to enter and pay her rent. She opens … [Read more...]

Video: Using estimates, invoices, and receive payments to get paid

In this video, you'll see how Wally the web designer creates an estimate, invoices, then receives payment for work that he does. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bU4t5FBcZg Video script: Web Designer Wally is looking for work! Hannah, who owns a … [Read more...]

Video: Creating an invoice in QuickBooks 2013

In this video, watch how Wally uses QuickBooks for Mac to invoice a customer for work he's done for her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR8aFbrseUM Video Script Wally’s finished his work on the new web site he designed and built for Hannah’s … [Read more...]

Importing items into QuickBooks

Even though you're new to QuickBooks, you may not be new to running your business. If you have a list of products or services you sell in a spreadsheet, you can import that information into QuickBooks. I'll show you how in this … [Read more...]

Importing contacts into QuickBooks for Mac

If you've been in business for a while before buying QuickBooks for Mac, you probably have contacts saved in Address Book or a spreadsheet. In QuickBooks for Mac, you can import your contacts so you don't have to enter them manually. It'll save you a … [Read more...]

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