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Computer Accounting Essentials Using QuickBooks Online Edition is the only textbook that teaches QuickBooks using the online version. Students gain a working knowledge of the accounting software during the free 30 day trial period-no installation required. Carol Yacht and Susan Crosson's trademark step-by-step instructions show students how to use QuickBooks Online Edition to meet the real-world accounting demands of a service corporation.

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Get clear, concise instructions for using the most popular Quicken 6 deluxe features. This friendly, well-designed handbook explains how to establish an account, check balances at any time of the day, merge financial data from varying sources, prepare tax information, manage investments, plan for retirement and education expenses, and much more. The complete, cross-referenced index makes it easy to look up any feature or capability that interests you, so you won't waste time looking for information. As an added bonus, there's a glossary of online banking and financial terms.

As the most popular personal finance software on the market today, Quicken was destined to go online. Now, people who use online banking are discovering the convenience of paying bills, getting statements, transferring funds, and communicating with the bank by e-mail. This book helps you set up Quicken to take advantage of online banking. The ABCs of Online Banking with Quicken 6 guides you in selecting a banking partner, answers your security questions, and tells you how to apply for online services and make financial transactions. Of particular interest to most people is online bill payment. This is where this book really shines, as it explains how to write electronic checks and enter data for check payments, how payments via electronic funds transfer differ from paper checks, how to build enough lead time into your payment schedule, and how to automate recurring payments. The guide even offers tips on what to do if something goes wrong. Additionally, sections on using Quicken Live and the Quicken Financial Network both offer a wealth of financial information and services via the Internet.

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Harness the power of Quicken 2000 and Quicken.com to become a successful online investor! This Intuit-authorized guide explains how you can set your financial goals and find the money to reach them and it reveals the secrets of successful investing. You'll learn how to find hot growth stocks and blue chips using Quicken's powerful stock-screening software...and so much more.

Online investing has had certain faddish characteristics, but it's so convenient that there can be little doubt that we'll be managing our money on the Internet for a long time. Quicken 2000 does a great job of helping you track your trades online and plot your course to capital appreciation. Online Investing with Quicken 2000: The Official Guide helps you decode the latest Quicken interface, but it doesn't let the software get in the way of the investing. That is, authors Susan Price (a money writer) and Maria Langer (a software expert) first explain how to choose investments that fit your needs, and then they show you how to use the software. This is how software books--and software generally--ought to work. The authors do a good job of explaining when various kinds of investments (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, home mortgages) are good ideas, and how to go about selecting the right ones. That said, this book focuses on a certain kind of investor: Americans between the ages of 25 and 65 who work for an organization. Quicken is very good at tracking 401(k) contributions, budgets designed around a regular paycheck, and middle-class tax matters. The software (and thus this book) has less to offer people who have already retired, or who are self-employed in unpredictable fields. The authors also sometimes aptly explain a financial instrument--covered calls are an example--without showing how to track it in Quicken. The point is that if you're part of Quicken's target demographic, you'll be very happy with this book. --David Wall Topics covered: Accumulating wealth through careful budgeting, regular saving, and investments in stocks and mutual funds--with the assistance of Intuit Quicken 2000. How to use Quicken to get an accurate picture of your financial situation and plan (considering your goals, taxes, and stomach for volatility) a strategy for the future. Advice on picking stocks and funds, and how to synchronize your online brokerage account with your Quicken investment register.