Quicken 2009 for Dummies.
Stephen L. Nelson
Bok Engelsk 2008 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (386 pages)
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| Utgave | 1st ed.
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| Opplysninger | Intro -- Quicken 2009 For Dummies -- Contents at a Glance -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- How to Use This Book -- What You Can Safely Ignore -- What You Should Not Ignore (Unless You're a Masochist) -- Three Foolish Assumptions -- The Flavors of Quicken -- How This Book Is Organized -- Conventions Used in This Book -- Special Icons -- Where to Next? -- Part I: Zen, Quicken, and the Big Picture -- Chapter 1: Setting Up Shop -- Installing and Starting Quicken -- Finishing Setup If You've Used Quicken Before -- Finishing Setup If You Haven't Used Quicken Before -- Using the Quicken Setup Center -- Steve's Overview -- Solving Tricky Setup Problems -- Chapter 2: Introduction to the Big Picture -- Boiling Quicken Down to Its Essence -- Setting Up Additional Accounts -- Whipping Your Category Lists into Shape -- Want to Play Tag? -- Chapter 3: Maximum Fun, Maximum Profits -- Should You Even Bother with a Budget? -- Serious Advice about Your Secret Plan -- Setting Up a Secret Plan -- Part II: The Absolute Basics -- Chapter 4: Checkbook on a Computer -- Getting Started -- Finding Your Checkbook -- Recording Checks -- Recording Deposits -- Recording Account Transfers -- Splitting Transactions -- Deleting and Voiding Transactions -- The Big Register Phenomenon -- Pop-Up Calendars and Calculators -- Attaching Flags, Notes, and Images -- Chapter 5: Printing 101 -- Printing Checks -- Printing a Check Register -- Chapter 6: Online and In Charge -- What Are Online Account Access and Online Bill Payment? -- Wise Whys and Wherefores -- Banking with Online Account Access and Online Bill Payment -- Chapter 7: Reports, Charts, and Other Cool Tools -- Creating and Printing Reports -- Charts Only Look Tricky -- QuickReports: Last But Not Least -- Chapter 8: A Matter of Balance -- Selecting the Account You Want to Balance.. - Balancing a Bank Account -- Ten Things You Should Do If Your Account Doesn't Balance -- Chapter 9: Housekeeping for Quicken -- Backing Up Is Hard to Do -- Working with Files, Files, and More Files -- Using and Abusing Passwords -- Chapter 10: Compound Interest Magic and Other Mysteries -- Noodling Around with Your Investments -- The Often Unbearable Burden of Debt -- The Refinance Calculator -- The Retirement Calculator -- Cost of College -- Planning for Taxes -- The Other Planning Tools -- Part III: Home Finances -- Chapter 11: Credit Cards, Petty Cash, and PayPal -- Tracking a Credit Card -- How to Set Up a Credit Card Account -- How to Enter Credit Card Transactions -- Reconciling That Crazy Account -- The Online Banking Hoopla -- Petty Cash and Mad Money -- PayPal Can Be Quicken's Friend -- Chapter 12: Other People's Money -- Should You Bother to Track Your Debts? -- How Do You Get Started? -- Delivering a Pound of Flesh (Also Known as Making a Payment) -- Your Principal-Interest Breakdown Won't Be Right -- Automatic Payments -- Chapter 13: Tracking Tax-Deferred Investments -- Deciding to Use Investment Features -- Tracking a Tax-Deferred Investment -- Updating Securities Prices -- Chapter 14: Stocks and Bonds -- Setting Up a Brokerage Account -- More Quick Stuff about Brokerage Accounts -- Online Investing with Quicken -- Part IV: Very Serious Business -- Chapter 15: Mind Your Business -- Setting Up a Business the Quicken Way -- Working with Customers -- Business Bookkeeping Whistles and Bells -- Quicken Dirty Payroll -- Chapter 16: Managing Rentals -- Describing a Rental Property -- Describing Tenants -- Recording Tenant Rent Payments -- Recording Rental Expenses -- Tracking Rental Property Profits -- Part V: The Part of Tens -- Chapter 17: (Slightly More Than) Ten Questions I'm Frequently Asked about Quicken.. - What Are Quicken's Best Features? -- Does Quicken Work for a Corporation? -- What Happens to Stockholders' Equity in Quicken? -- Does Quicken Work for a Partnership? -- Can I Use Quicken for More Than One Business? -- What Kinds of Businesses Shouldn't Use Quicken? -- Can I Use Quicken for Real Estate Investing? -- Can I Use Quicken Retroactively? -- Can I Do Payroll with Quicken? -- Can I Prepare Invoices? -- Can I Import Data from an Old Accounting System? -- What Do You Think about Quicken? -- Chapter 18: (Almost) Ten Tips on How Not to Become a Millionaire -- Ignore the Fact That You Can Build Wealth by Investing in Ownership Investments and Earning Average Returns -- Ignore the Fact That You Can Get Much, and Maybe Most, of the Money from Tax Savings and Employer Matching -- Don't Tap Your Computer's Power to Develop Wealth-Building Insights -- Give Up Because It's Too Late to Start Anyway -- Get Entangled in at Least One " Get-Rich-Quick" Scheme -- Fake It with False Affluence -- Give In to the First Big Temptation of Wealth Building -- Give In to the Second Big Temptation of Wealth Building -- Chapter 19: (Almost) Ten Troubleshooting Tips -- Tactics #1 and #2: Use the Quicken Help File and This Book -- Tactic #3: Visit the Quicken Product Support Web Site -- Tactics #4 and #5: Check the Microsoft or the Hardware Vendor Product Support Web Site -- Tactic #6: Contact Intuit Directly -- Tactic #7: Try a Quicken Newsgroup -- Tactic #8: Install and Use Antivirus Software -- Tactic #9: When All Else Fails . . . -- Part VI: Appendixes -- Appendix A: Quick-and-Dirty Windows Vista -- What Is Windows Vista? -- Starting Windows Vista -- Starting Programs -- Choosing Commands from Menus -- Working with Dialog Boxes -- Stopping Quicken in Vista -- A Yelp for Help -- Quitting Vista -- Appendix B: Glossary of Business, Financial, and Computer Terms -- Index.. - If just thinking about financial management gives you a headache, personal finance software is better than aspirin. Quicken is tops, and Quicken 2009 For Dummies is the quickest and easiest way to put it to work. Here's the plain-English guide to using the newest update of the nation's leading personal finance software. A leading CPA shows you how to track your finances day to day, keep your checkbook and pay bills online, and even plan for tax time with Quicken. Learn as much or as little as you need to know - just how to keep your checkbook straight, or even how Quicken helps manage stocks and the business end of rental property. Install and set up Quicken 2009, or update data files from a previous version Learn to make a budget that's flexible enough to work for your family or your business Keep your checkbook up to date, handle banking transactions online, and use Quicken calculators Print Quicken reports to help you track cash flow, identify missing checks, summarize spending, and more Set up tax-deferred or brokerage accounts and buy and sell securities Track your credit cards and bank accounts as well as mortgages, loans, and other debts Use Quicken's Home & Business or Rental Property Manager versions to keep your business books Handle payroll for business or household employees Track deductions to make tax preparation easier With Quicken 2009 For Dummies, you'll feel like a financial wizard!.
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