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QuickBooks checklist: Periodic tasks that make your life easier

February 9, 2011 By Shelly King 4 Comments

You know how if you don't keep up with the housework, things getting out of control and pretty soon you're spending all weekend doing 500 loads of laundry? You may be thinking, "If I'd just taken a few minutes to do the little things, I wouldn't be … [Read more...]

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Overstuffed? Condense the size of your company file

December 29, 2010 By Shelly King 15 Comments

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...]

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Dear Addy: Sharing my Mac file with my Windows accountant

December 8, 2010 By Ask Addy 30 Comments

Editor's note: Dear Addy is a new advice column on using QuickBooks we are launching here on Little Square. This is a place to answer your direct questions about QuickBooks and share them with other users. If you have a question for Addy, click We … [Read more...]

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One user, two computers: Using QuickBooks on more than one Mac

December 2, 2010 By Beth Chargin 45 Comments

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...]

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Converting a QuickBooks file from Mac to Windows

December 1, 2010 By Shelly King 11 Comments

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...]

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Finding your company file and other file tips

November 24, 2010 By Shelly King 7 Comments

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...]

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Making QuickBooks look the way you want

November 18, 2010 By Shelly King 13 Comments

You like it the way you like it. That's cool. You can customize QuickBooks so that its default display shows what's most important to you. Changing the desktop You can save your QuickBooks windows arrangement so that when you return to your company … [Read more...]

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Troubleshooting basics with QuickBooks for Mac

November 11, 2010 By Debi Calvet 2 Comments

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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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Video: Adding users and setting permissions

September 26, 2010 By Will Lynes Leave a Comment

Will Lynes, Product Manager for QuickBooks for Mac, describes how to add users and set user permissions in QuickBooks 2011 for Mac. This is a new feature for QuickBooks 2011 for Mac. … [Read more...]

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Opening your QuickBooks for Windows file in QuickBooks for Mac

August 19, 2010 By Shelly King 120 Comments

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