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...]

QuickBooks for Mac 2013 User’s Guide

The QuickBooks for Mac 2013 User's Guide, Version 2 is here! We've added info about how to use our new-and-improved Reconcile feature, plus instructions on backing up and restoring backed up company files. To download Version 2, click the link … [Read more...]

Online Banking: Updating your register

When you use online banking, you either import or download transactions from your financial institution. Some of those transactions may already be in QuickBooks, but some may not be. Updating your register means: You add any transaction from your … [Read more...]

So many choices, Part 2: Vendor transactions and more

This article is Part 2 of a two-parter on the transactions you can use in QuickBooks. Part 1 covers customers. This one covers vendors. With vendors, it's all about spending money. You need stuff to run your business, whether that's new inventory … [Read more...]

So many choices, Part 1: Customer transactions

This article is Part 1 of a two-parter on the transactions you can use in QuickBooks. Part 2 covers vendors and other transactions. This one covers customers. QuickBooks has lots of different transactions you can use to run your business. Which … [Read more...]

Video: Receiving payments in QuickBooks 2012

Your customer has sent you a payment. Sweet! Now it's time to record that payment in QuickBooks. In this video, I'll show you how to use Receive Payments to enter money a customer has paid … [Read more...]

Video: Creating a sales receipt in QuickBooks 2012

You're probably already familiar with sales receipts. Just about anytime you buy anything, you get a record of what you've bought and what you paid for those items. In QuickBooks, you can create sales receipts for your customers to track a sale when … [Read more...]

Video: How to Search Your Data in QuickBooks Desktop Mac

Searching is a great feature that you can use to find anything in your company file. In this video, you'll see more of how it works. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ1NU7U-EGI&feature=youtu.be Video script: QuickBooks Desktop Mac provides a … [Read more...]

Video: Progress invoicing in QuickBooks 2012

Editor's note: This shows you progress invoicing in QuickBooks 2012, but if you have QuickBooks 2011 or earlier, there's a manual method for invoicing over time. To use this feature, be sure you have Estimates and Progress Invoicing turned on in … [Read more...]

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