Installing & Setting Up the Application in QuickBooks Desktop Pro 2020
QuickBooks Desktop Pro 2020
| Beginner
- 11 videos | 47m 16s
- Includes Assessment
- Earns a Badge
The QuickBooks Pro 2020 interface unlocks the door to a powerful accounting system for businesses of all sizes. Explore the QuickBooks Pro 2020 interface, and discover how to set up a new company and perform basic transactions as well as simple administrative tasks.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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Describe quickbooks pro and basic accounting concepts
Perform a quickbooks pro and quickbooks server manager installation
Describe how to keep quickbooks up-to-date
Perform a quickbooks configuration using application preferences
Configure and work with the quickbooks server manager
Describe the quickbooks interface and its various aspects -
Describe how to set up a new company and choose initial settings
Enter customers, sales items, and bank accounts in quickbooks after the creation of a new company file
Describe the quickbooks home page
Describe how to reset the company file admin password
Upgrade a company file created in an earlier version of quickbooks to the current version
IN THIS COURSE
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6m 9sTo be able to use QuickBooks Pro 2020 you will first need to become familiar with some accounting basics. In this video, you will learn about QuickBooks Pro 2020 and gain insight into basic accounting concepts. FREE ACCESS
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5m 20sWhen purchasing QuickBooks Pro for the desktop, you can either buy it off the shelf or online. During the installation process, you'll need to specify how you will use the software; either locally on the computer you're installing it on, locally but with the company files stored elsewhere, or as just the server manager to store and provide the QuickBooks company files to other computers on the network. FREE ACCESS
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3. Keeping QuickBooks Desktop Pro 2020 up-to-date3m 47sAs with all applications, the QuickBooks Pro desktop software will require occasional updates. Whether you've just installed QuickBooks desktop for the first time or have been using it for a while, it's always a good idea to check for updates and install them as soon as possible. FREE ACCESS
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4. Setting and using QuickBooks Desktop Pro 2020 preferences2m 43sEven the most tedious of business accounting tasks can be simplified and be made more efficient by customizing the QuickBooks application preferences to suit your accounting needs. FREE ACCESS
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5. Using the QuickBooks Server Manager in QuickBooks Desktop Pro 20205m 50sThe QuickBooks Server Manager lets you assign resources to multiple users company wide and manage who has access to what. This is very handy when sharing company-specific files with other users within the company. FREE ACCESS
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6. Navigating the QuickBooks Desktop Pro 2020 interface2m 49sThe QuickBooks interface is extremely robust and feature rich and it may take some time to get to know it. In this video, you'll familiarize yourself with the four main components of the interface and the purpose of each: the drop-down menu, the Shortcuts pane, the Do More section, and Home. FREE ACCESS
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7. Setting up a new company in QuickBooks Desktop Pro 20204m 17sIf you've got an instance of QuickBooks Server Manager installed and running that's hosting company files, you can use it to set up a new company instance or choose to restore an existing company file from a backup. FREE ACCESS
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8. Performing the first-time setup in QuickBooks Desktop Pro 20205m 54sWhen you launch QuickBooks for the first time, you may need to set up a new company and configure it for use. Depending on the settings you specify, such as what kind of company it is, you get to choose from a range of categories of features that may be relevant to you. FREE ACCESS
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9. Getting the most out of QuickBooks Home in QuickBooks Desktop Pro 20203m 25sThe QuickBooks Home page forms the hub of all of your primary accounting work. It contains the relevant aspects of your business accounts, divided into five areas: vendors, customers, employees, company, and banking. These five sections pertain to all business accounting activities. FREE ACCESS
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10. Performing an admin password reset in QuickBooks Desktop Pro 20202m 59sWith QuickBooks Pro 2020, resetting an administrator user password can now be done without needing to enter a long list of authentication information like you would have needed to do in earlier versions. In QuickBooks Pro 2020, you can choose your email from a list of the email accounts registered to your QuickBooks account and then enter a token you’ll receive via email to reset the Admin password. FREE ACCESS
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11. Upgrading a QuickBooks company file from earlier versions in QuickBooks Desktop Pro 20204m 3sWorking with a company file that was created in an earlier version of QuickBooks Pro has never been easier. QuickBooks now includes upgrade functionality that's dedicated to performing a company file upgrade so you can continue working with your company file data regardless what version of the accounting software you originally created the company file in. FREE ACCESS
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