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Whether you’re totally new to QuickBooks or just new to QuickBooks for Mac, we’re glad you’re here. Change isn’t always easy, so we’ve created Square One just for you. This is where you get started with QuickBooks for Mac.

New to QuickBooks?

You’re probably wondering where to start. Here’s some directions for you.

First, go to New to QuickBooks for advice on how to get started.
Check out the articles and videos here on Little Square for ideas about where to go next.
We also have a comprehensive User’s Guide you can look through that has great information getting started with QuickBooks. You can also access this ebook in QuickBooks. Choose Help > User’s Guide.

Switching from Windows?

If you’ve switched from QuickBooks for Windows to QuickBooks for Mac, you probably have two big questions.

Upgrading?

Welcome back! You’re probably wondering about the new features for QuickBooks for Mac.

Most recent articles

Double-entry accounting: Why are my transactions entered twice?

October 19, 2010 By Debi Calvet

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QuickBooks newcomers who enter transactions for the first time are sometimes mystified by what looks a bit strange. They write a check and see an offsetting deposit appear right below the check in the register. They enter a credit-card charge and see … [Read more...]

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QuickBooks Defined: Transactions

October 6, 2010 By Shelly King

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In the QuickBooks world, we talk about transactions a lot. In the simplest of terms, any time money changes hands, invoice a customer so they will pay you, write a check to pay a vendor or deposit money into your bank account, it’s a … [Read more...]

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Multiuser checklist: What you need to know before you start

September 30, 2010 By Shelly King

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So you’re ready to start using QuickBooks in multiuser mode. Excellent. Before you start, here’s a checklist of things to do first. Did you buy a multiuser license of QuickBooks? To use QuickBooks in multiuser mode, you need a license for more … [Read more...]

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QuickBooks Defined: Single user mode vs. multiuser mode

September 29, 2010 By Shelly King

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Starting with QuickBooks 2011 for Mac, you have two choices in the way different people can work on your company file: single user mode and multiuser mode. Single user mode: Wait your turn If QuickBooks is running in singleuser mode, any number of … [Read more...]

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New features in QuickBooks 2011 for Mac

September 26, 2010 By Shelly King

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Happy New Year! OK, it's not really January 1, but in QuickBooks world, it is a new year. QuickBooks 2011 for Mac is now available. We've got a whole new set of features and improvements this year. Here's a list of what's in 2011. Major … [Read more...]

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Video: Mileage-tracking for taxes and client billing

September 26, 2010 By Will Lynes

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Will Lynes, Product Manager for QuickBooks for Mac, describes how you can track miles for taxes and client billing in QuickBooks 2011 for Mac. This is a new feature in QuickBooks 2011 for Mac. … [Read more...]

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Video: Setting up multiuser

September 26, 2010 By Will Lynes

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Will Lynes, Product Manager for QuickBooks for Mac, describes how to set up a multiuser environment in QuickBooks 2011 for Mac. Using QuickBooks in multiuser mode, more than one user can work in your company file at the same time. … [Read more...]

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Video: Adding users and setting permissions

September 26, 2010 By Will Lynes

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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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Video: Customizing Reports

September 26, 2010 By Will Lynes

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Will Lynes, Product Manager for QuickBooks for Mac, describes how you can customize reports in QuickBooks 2011 for Mac. If you've used QuickBooks for Mac in the past, you'll see that we've made some changes to make reports an even more powerful tool … [Read more...]

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Video: Paying Vendors

September 13, 2010 By Ben Hess

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Ben Hess (small business owner and video producer) talks about how he pays his vendors by either writing a check or entering bills in QuickBooks for Mac. This is one of a series of videos produced by QuickBooks for Mac and Bay Area Pictures to help … [Read more...]

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