FEW TIPS
EVERY
QUICKBOOKS
USER SHOULD
KNOW
INTRODUCTION
QuickBooksisuser-friendlyaccountingsoftwarethathasmultiplefeatures.Its
mainaimistostreamlinetheaccountingprocess.Morethan29millioncompanies
(fromaccountantstoaccountingfirmsandsmallbusinesses)areusingQuickBooks
acrosstheglobe,therebymakingitoneofthemost-prefferedaccountingsystems.
If you're also a QuickBooks user, here are the 5 things you need to know in order to fully
utilize it:
CUSTOMIZE
THE
ICON BAR 
QuickBookshasaniconjustbelow
themenu.Youcanusethesame
toaddremoveormodifytheicons
accordingtoyourneeds.
Toremoveanicon: Intheview
menu,selectCustomiseicon
Bar.Selecttheiconyouintend
toremoveandsimplyclick
Delete.
Toaddanicon:Clickonthe
contextmenuandselectthe
Customiseiconbar,clickonAdd
optionforthepreferreditems
fromtherowandchangelabeland
descriptionaccordingly.Simply
clickOK.
Tocustomizeanicon: Afterchoosing
CustomizeiconBar,choosetheitem
thatyouwanttochangeandthenclick
onEdit,dotherequiredchangesand
pressOK.
1
USE KEYBOARD
SHORTCUTS
In today's hectic lifestyle no one wants to put their hands-off the
keyboard to use the mouse because it slows down their
processing time. So for this, there are a few QuickBooks
shortcuts, which can help you save time and efforts.
Take a look at some of the shortcuts :
Ctrl-I Create invoice
Ctrl-A Open the Chart of Accounts
Ctrl-F Find transaction
Ctrl-M Memorize transaction or report
Ctrl-N New invoice, bill, check, or list item in context
Ctrl-Q Quick Report on transaction or list item
Ctrl-T Open memorized transaction list
Ctrl-W Write new check
Ctrl-E Edit transaction selected in the register
Ctrl-D Delete the current transaction or list item
Ctrl-J Open Customer Center
2
USE THE QUICK
MATH
CALCULATOR
You can use in-built QuickBooks
calculator- QuickMath, to compute
data
1. In QuickBooks, click on the
numeric area where you want to
calculate
2. Press the equal key and type the
figures you would like to compute
in the opened mini-tape.
3. Proceed with entering numbers
and press the appropriate symbol
to complete your calculations.
a) Simply click "C" once to clear the
previous entry.
b)  Press "C" twice to clear the
entire tape.
4.  Make use of "Enter" or "Tab" key
to enter the calculated outcome or
press "Esc" key to end. 
3
RIGHT-CLICK TO PERFORM
COMMON TASKS EASILY
QuickBooks has provided a lot of right-click menu options to give common
commands for a specific transaction. Even though if you are searching for
the particular toolbar icons, you can try these shortcuts.  For example:
Customizing the columns, modifying or deleting the account, or having a
Quick Report.
4
SET YOUR PROGRAM
PREFERENCES
To take advantage of this, 
Thefirststepistolog-inwithadminprivilegesinQuickBooksandthenclickon"Edit"button
followedby"Preferences".
Thereafter,youwillfindseveralcategorieslistedonthedisplayscreen.Pickyourpreferred
categorypreferenceorelseyoucanadjustpreferencesforallusersbypickingthe
'CompanyPreference'Tab.
Aftercompletingthesetofpreferences,justclickthe"OK"buttontoverifyandsave. 
QuickBooks offers many helpful pre-programmed options. It's
possible that one can save his/her time by adjusting it as per the
requirements. To make this more user convenient & functional,
QuickBooks has already designed a preferences section.
. 
5
WE ALL KNOW THAT
ACCOUNTING IS
IMPORTANT FOR
BUSINESS SUCCESS. IF
YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO
HANDLE THE
ACCOUNTING OF YOUR
BUSINESS ON YOUR
OWN, THEN HIRE
ACCOUNTING EXPERTS.
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Useful Tips for Every QuickBooks User