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04Oct 2011 by Nancy Smyth

QuickBooks 2012 – Turning Off Annoying Pop-Up Messages & Ads

NOTE: These instructions also work in QuickBooks 2013 and 2014 QuickBooks 2012 has both good and bad pop-up messages - just like any other version of QuickBooks, but there is nothing more annoying than having an ad pop-up when you are working in QuickBooks. Let's be honest, getting rid of the message is another mouse click that you have to make and if messages and ads are popping up frequently we get into the habit of not reading what they have to say and miss something that could very well be important. This article discusses how you can turn off most of them in QuickBooks 2012. Ok, I get it - Intuit is a business that makes it's money selling software and services to it's customers; but as a customer/business…

28Sep 2011 by Nancy Smyth

QuickBooks 2012 – Best Practices & Tips for Installing an Upgrade

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Best practices and tips for installing a QuickBooks 2012 upgrade on a computer that already has an existing version of QuickBooks in place. Remember, QuickBooks MUST be installed using a Standard User Account when you are running Windows Vista or Windows 7 AND you use QuickBooks integrated 3rd party programs - see Windows, QuickBooks & 3rd Party Apps - The Struggle Within. If you have Intuit do the upgrade, DO NOT let the Intuit rep install the new version from within your computer's Administrator account and DO NOT let them choose the "upgrade" option when they do the installation. Also, make sure that your computer IT person is aware of the requirements and best practices - many do not. Make sure that you watch and understand what is being done…

20Sep 2011 by Nancy Smyth

QuickBooks 2012 – New Batch Timesheet Creation

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NOTE: This feature is also available in QuickBooks 2013 and 2014. QuickBooks 2012 will include batch timesheet creation as an enhancement to the current "Use Weekly Timesheet" feature, allowing you the option to select multiple employee or vendor names for time entry. From the information that I've seen, Intuit is marketing this feature to contractors as a timesaver, and it may be for some businesses, BUT THERE IS A CATCH...... Each group of employees or vendors that you select MUST work on the same Job, under the same Service Item AND the same Payroll Item MUST be used during timesheet creation - additionally, they must ALL work the same number of hours each day! See the Batch Timesheet function in action on our YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX0Ct3SPv50 In order to successfully…

12Sep 2011 by Nancy Smyth

QuickBooks 2012 – Basic File Maintenance Before & After You Upgrade

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Your QuickBooks file just like you, your car, or your equipment benefits from some basic maintenance. Most people don't periodically check the health of their QuickBooks file to help prevent data corruption - mainly because they don't realize that they should or even how to go about it. Below are some best practice tips for some basic file maintenance tasks that you should perform on a regular basis - but more importantly before and after you upgrade your company file to a new version of QuickBooks. The instructions found in this article are a list of "best practices" for people who have an existing version of QuickBooks currently installed on their computer who wish to "upgrade" to QuickBooks 2012. While this list may seem like an overkill, anyone who has…

09Sep 2011 by Nancy Smyth

QuickBooks 2012 – Frequently Asked Questions About Upgrading

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Frequently Asked Questions about upgrading to QuickBooks 2012 {or any new version for that matter} from QuickBooks users. Each year when Intuit releases a new version of QuickBooks, I'm flooded with a sea of phone calls/emails from QuickBooks users asking a multitude of questions about the new version. Below are some of the most frequent questions that I'm asked. Should I/Do I NEED to upgrade to the new version? I'm usually very conservative in regards to this question, especially the last few years with money being so tight for everyone, but typically my answer is: IF you are currently using a version of QuickBooks that Intuit will sunset/retire next year OR if you feel that your business would benefit from some of the new features/functions - then you should go…

07Sep 2011 by Nancy Smyth

QuickBooks 2012 Announced

QuickBooks 2012 - What's New

QuickBooks 2012 release announced by Intuit. Learn about new features and functionality. Last year we published a 142 page eBook on the features found in QuickBooks 2011; see what we have in store for the 2012 version. Well folks, it's that time of year again. Intuit announced the launch of QuickBooks 2012 on Twitter early this morning with a link off to an official Press Release indicating that it would be available to purchase beginning September 26 directly from Intuit websites. As an Intuit Beta Tester I've been working with the QuickBooks 2012 Premier Accountant version since the middle of July. Below is a list of just some of the new features and functionality that Intuit is saying that you can expect to find in QuickBooks 2012, per their announcement…