Editor's note: Our friends over at QuickBooks for Windows wrote this piece for Windows users. Seeing a great idea, we ripped it off and Mac-ified it for you. Here's a shout out to the awesome Jonathan Brubaker who created the original article for … [Read more...]
Video: Bookkeeping 101
This one is an oldie, but a goodie. We've had this video in past versions of QuickBooks for Mac. It's a little dated in the look and feel, but still has some great information. If you're brand new to running your business with QuickBooks, it's a good … [Read more...]
Video: What is the Chart of Accounts?
QuickBooks for Mac didn't invent the Chart of Accounts, but we can help you use it to get more insight into your business. Here's a brief introduction to your Chart of Accounts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6gBFYYXvFA&feature=youtu.be Video … [Read more...]
Overstuffed? Condense the size of your company file
Here on the QuickBooks for Mac team, we often talk to users who have been using QuickBooks for ten years or more. Yep, over ten years! And even if you haven't been using QuickBooks that long, you may have an active business with lots of … [Read more...]
Account registers: Save time, see everything
As a freelance writer, I thought my accounting would be simple. After all, I’m a service provider—an editor calls, I write a story, the editor pays me. I don’t really need to fool with account registers, right? Wrong. My account registers are some … [Read more...]
One user, two computers: Using QuickBooks on more than one Mac
QuickBooks 2011 for Mac added multiuser capability, meaning more than one person can work in the same company file at the same time. But what if it's just you, and you want to use QuickBooks from two different computers? You can do this, without … [Read more...]
Converting a QuickBooks file from Mac to Windows
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...]
Finding your company file and other file tips
Over the lifespan of QuickBooks for Mac, a lot of users have asked a lot of questions about working with their company file. "Help!? I can't find where I saved my company file!" or "Where should I back up my file?" Here's our best advice: If you … [Read more...]
Getting Going with QuickBooks for Mac: One Real User’s Journey
A freelance writer, I’m a new user to QuickBooks for Mac. Until now, I’ve been managing my business with an ultra-professional jumble of Excel spreadsheets and notes scrawled on a motley heap of notebooks. Oddly enough, this system hasn’t produced … [Read more...]
Troubleshooting basics with QuickBooks for Mac
If you have a company file of any size, QuickBooks for Mac is handling a lot of data. If you don't see the data you expect or in the way you expect it, it can be a scary thing. But with a little troubleshooting, you can soon be back to the way things … [Read more...]
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