Category: General Tips
QuickBooks Service Outage – Again!
Just when we thought it was safe to go back in the water… on Saturday June 19 a number of the QuickBooks services went out for the second time in a week. This time it probably won’t have the same wide ranging effects as the QuickBooks Service Outage earlier this week, but we all need [...]
QuickBooks Service Outage – Affecting Online Apps
Starting Tuesday evening (June 15th) many Intuit web sites and services became unavailable due to a power outage at their data center. Even though you may be using the Desktop version of QuickBooks, this could have a major impact on your ability to conduct business.
Repair Damaged QuickBooks Files with the QuickBooks Company File Diagnostic Tool
If there is damaged data in your QuickBooks company file it can be difficult (or expensive) to find a remedy. If you can’t open your company file, Intuit has released the QuickBooks Company File Diagnostic Tool, a free program that you may find helpful.
Improved List Selection When Creating Invoices in QuickBooks
When you are creating an invoice in QuickBooks (or any order type, such as a purchase order, estimate, etc.) you will be selecting information from a dropdown list. This could be something like the customer list or item list. A common complaint is that this dropdown list has very limited information. Did you know that [...]
More Helpful QuickBooks Tips
Time once again for an article on useful QuickBooks tips. Here is this year’s collection of random interesting things that can help you make better use of your QuickBooks software. No particular theme – just a random collection.
Frequently Asked QuickBooks Questions (and Answers!)
Just a quick note: I’ve started a companion blog that has short answers to common questions that I’m asked by people in comments in this blog as well as in the Intuit Community Forums. QuickBooks FAQ is updated on no particular schedule, just whenever I have an answer that I’m asked multiple times. Less in [...]
Does QuickBooks Bug You?
While QuickBooks is a widely used and popular program that has been around for quite awhile, there are a number of “issues” that cause people problems. “Bugs”, if you will. I would like to try something here. Leave a comment that briefly describes a bug that is causing you problems. Let’s see if there are some [...]
Win a Free Copy of QuickBooks Premier!
In November and December 2010 the Practical QuickBooks blog held a Premier 2010 Giveaway where we gave away five free copies of QuickBooks Premier 2010 Accountants Edition blog readers drawn from the list of people who fill out a simple survey. The contest is closed now.
Should I Select QuickBooks Accountant Edition?
When you purchase a copy of QuickBooks Premier or Enterprise you are often faced with a confusing question – which edition should I choose? Depending on where you purchase it, you may see the Contractor, Nonprofit, Retail, Manufacturing & Wholesale, Professional Services or Accountant edition. For some users it is simple – if you are [...]
Warning – Phishing eMail about Intuit Products
A quick note – there are a lot of phishing emails coming out lately that look like they come from Intuit. Some talk about a security tool that QuickBooks online users must download, some talk about a survey to fill out after your purchase of an Intuit product. Please be careful, these may be phishing [...]
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