DVD includes: * Nine+ hours of video instruction * Over 50 tips and techniques * Skills you can learn in fifteen minutes or less For every entrepreneur, manager, accountant, and bookkeeper who wants to master QuickBooks fast! Laura Madeira, QuickBooks Advanced Certified ProAdvisor and member of the elite Intuit Trainer Writer Network shares with you her practical expertise in using the QuickBooks software. Are you a business owner? Do you need help with your accounting software setup? Would you like a consultant to help you learn? In this video Laura is your own personal consultant as she provides easy to follow instructions on how to properly setup and use your QuickBooks software. Click play to follow along as Laura helps you learn how to use the many features of QuickBooks. Laura makes business accounting with QuickBooks "easy" for the non-accountant business owner with her straightforward approach to learning explaining both the "why" and "how" of an activity. Laura Madeira, Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and member of the elite Intuit Trainer/Writer Network. Laura has presented to thousands of users the "What's New for QuickBooks" each fall. Laura is the author of QuickBooks 2010 Solutions Guide and co-author of QuickBooks 2010 on Demand. Looking for a better way to master today's rapidly changing technologies? Want expert help, but don't have the time or energy to read a book? Can't find classroom training worth the money? Discover LiveLessons: self-paced, personal video instruction from the world's leading experts. LiveLessons are DVD video courses organized into bite-sized, self-contained sessions--you'll learn key skills in as little as 15 minutes! System Requirements OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 98, 2000, XP, or Vista MULTIMEDIA: DVD drive; 1024 x 768 or higher display; sound card with speakers COMPUTER: 500MHz or higher CPU; 128MB RAM or more $39.99 USA / $47.99 CAN

Table of Contents

LiveLesson Structure 1 Who Should Use This Product 1 Playing the DVD 1 LiveLessons DVD System Requirements 1 Introduction 2 Lesson 1 Getting Around QuickBooks 3 Advanced Tip 4 Adding Favorite Reports to Icon Bar 4 Lesson 2 In-Product Tutorials 5 Advanced Tip 5 Using the Learning Center 5 Lesson 3 Preferences 7 Advanced Tip 7 Defaulting QuickBooks Open Windows 7 Lesson 4 Help Options 8 Advanced Tip 8 Live Community 8 Lesson 5 Using QuickBooks Sample Company Data 9 Advanced Tip 9 Viewing Sample Data Files 9 Lesson 6 Converting from Other Accounting Software 11 Advanced Tip 11 Converting from Another Software 11 Lesson 7 Easy Step Interview 12 Advanced Tip 12 Selecting an Industry-Specific Chart of Accounts 12 Lesson 8 Setting Up Users and Permissions 14 Advanced Tip 14 Assigning External Accountant User Type 14 Lesson 9 Modifying the Chart of Accounts 16 Assets 16 Liabilities 17 Equity 17 Income 17 Cost of Good Sold 17 Expense 17 Other Income and Other Expense 17 Lesson 10 Creating a QuickBooks Backup 18 Advanced Tip 18 Simplifying the Backup Process 18 Lesson 11 Selecting a Company File to Open 20 Advanced Tip 20 Removing Unwanted Listings in Open Previous Company Dialog 20 Lesson 12 Item List Purpose and Types 22 Advanced Tip 23 Making all Items Two-Sided 23 Lesson 13 Adding to or Modifying Your Items List 25 Advanced Tip 25 Merging Two Items 25 Lesson 14 Importing List Data from Excel 27 Lesson 15 Other Lists in QuickBooks 28 Advanced Tip 28 Using a Combination of Lists 28 Lesson 16 Memorized Transaction List 30 Advanced Tip 30 Creating a Memorized Transaction Group 30 Lesson 17 List Reports 32 Advanced Tip 32 Reviewing the Payroll Items List Report 32 Lesson 18 Inventory Item Types 34 Advanced Tip 34 Changing an Item Type 34 Lesson 19 Importing List Data from Excel 36 Advanced Tip 36 Using the Import from Excel 36 Lesson 20 Successful Inventory Processes 38 Advanced Tip 38 When You Have Negative Inventory Stock Levels 38 Lesson 21 Adjusting Inventory 40 Advanced Tip 40 Selecting the Proper Adjustment Account 40 Lesson 22 Inventory Reporting 41 Advanced Tip 41 Reconciling the Inventory Valuation Summary Report with the Balance Sheet Inventory Balance 41 Lesson 23 Customize Home Page Vendor Activities 43 Advanced Tip 43 Setting My Preferences for Checking 43 Lesson 24 Vendor Center Activities 44 Advanced Tip 44 When a Vendor Is Also a Customer 44 Lesson 25 Entering Vendor Bills 46 Advanced Tip 46 Duplicating a Vendor Transaction 46 Lesson 26 Paying Vendor Bills 47 Advanced Tip 47 Adjusting Alignment of Your Printed Bill Payment Checks 47 Lesson 27 Accounts Payable Reporting 48 Advanced Tip 48 Importance of Reviewing Your Unpaid Bills Report 48 Lesson 28 Customize Home Page Customer Activities 49 Lesson 29 Customer Center Activities 50 Advanced Tip 50 Lesson 30 Creating Customer Invoices 51 Advanced Tip 51 Downloading Custom Designed Invoice Forms 51 Lesson 31 Receiving Payment from Your Customers 52 Advanced Tip 52 When a Customer Pays an Invoice Short 52 Lesson 32 Accounts Receivable Reporting 54 Advanced Tip 54 Importance of Reviewing Your Open Invoices Report 54 Lesson 33 Learn About Payroll Options 55 Advanced Tip 55 Choosing a Payroll Option 55 Lesson 34 Using the Payroll Setup Wizard 57 Advanced Tip 57 Using the Payroll Setup Checklist in QuickBooks 57 Lesson 35 Paying Employees and Payroll Liabilities 58 Advanced Tip 58 Defaulting Your State Unemployment State 58 Lesson 36 Printing Paychecks and Liability Payments 60 Advanced Tip 60 Reprinting a Lost Payroll Check 60 Lesson 37 Adjusting Payroll Liabilities 62 Advanced Tip 62 Using Run Payroll Checkup to Help Identify Payroll Errors 62 Lesson 38 Preparing State and Federal Payroll Forms 63 Advanced Tip 63 Letting Intuit Take Care of Your Payroll Liabilities Payments and Reporting 63 Lesson 39 Payroll Reporting 64 Advanced Tip 64 Reviewing the Payroll Item Listing Report 64 Lesson 40 Accounting Basics 66 Advanced Tip 66 Viewing Transactions in Debit and Credit Format 66 Lesson 41 Reporting Preferences 67 Lesson 42 Using the Report Center 68 Lesson 43 Modifying Reports 69 Advanced Tip 69 Easily Hiding Columns in a Displayed Report 69 Lesson 44 Memorizing Reports 70 Advanced Tip 70 Lesson 45 Using the Write Check Form 72 Advanced Tip 72 Recording Drafts from Your Bank Account 72 Lesson 46 Printing Checks 73 Advanced Tip 73 Adjusting Alignment of Your Printed Write Check Forms 73 Lesson 47 Transferring Funds Between Bank Accounts 74 Lesson 48 Reconciling the Bank Account 75 Advanced Tip 75 Review Uncleared Bank Transactions 75 Lesson 49 Troubleshooting Bank Reconciliation Errors 77 Advanced Tip 77 Reviewing Previous Bank Reconciliation Reports 77 Lesson 50 Loan Manager 78 Lesson 51 Planning and Budgeting 79 Advanced Tip 79 Easily Create Your First QuickBooks Budget! 79 Lesson 52 Year-End Guide 80 Lesson 53 Syncing QuickBooks Lists with Microsoft Outlook Contacts 81 Lesson 54 Using the QuickBooks Timer 82 Lesson 55 Methods of Sharing Your Data 83 Advanced Tip 83 Working in Your File While Your Accountant Reviews the Data 83 Lesson 56 Creating an Accountant's Copy 84 Advanced Tip 84 Sending the File via Intuit's Secure Accountant's Copy File Transfer Service 84 Lesson 57 Benefits of Working with an Accountant's Copy 86 Lesson 58 Limitations of Working with an Accountant's Copy 87 Advanced Tip 87 Some Specific Limitations for the Business Owner and Accountant 87 Lesson 59 Importing Accountant's Changes 89 Advanced Tip 89 Canceling an Accountant's Copy 89

About the Author

Laura Madeira resides in the Dallas, Texas area and is the owner of A.C.S., Inc., a software sales and consulting firm. Her firm is an Intuit Solution Provider, and she is an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. For over 22 years, Laura has offered her software expertise working with companies of all sizes and from many varied industries. Her focus has been to help the small to mid-sized growing businesses become more successful by automating their internal accounting processes and reporting functions. Laura is currently a member of the select Intuit Trainer Writer Network, providing Intuit with training for thousands of QuickBooks users nationwide. She is also a respected author for Intuit writing technical training materials and presentations and documenting her research and review of competing software solutions. Laura has served on two Intuit Customer Advisory Councils, and currently is a consultant representing the accountant community during product development for QuickBooks 2010. Laura is also a published author of the QuickBooks 2008 Solutions Guide and QuickBooks 2009 Solutions Guide and coauthor of QuickBooks 2009 on Demand. Laura holds a BS Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida with a major in accounting.