Although, accounts come in several different flavors, as you learned in previous…lesson, the steps for creating an account are almost identical, no matter which…type of account you create.…To open the Chart of Accounts window, go to the Company section of the homepage,…and click the Chart of Accounts link.…To open the Add New Account dialog box, click Account at the bottom of the…window and then choose New.…You can also press Ctrl+N to open it.…The Add New Account dialog box displays options for the most commonly used types of accounts.…
If you want to create one of the other types, select the Other Types option and…then choose the type that you want from the dropdown list.…In this case, I'm going to create a bank account, so I select the Bank option.…You can see on the right side that when you select an option it shows you what…you can use those types for. Click Continue.…In the Number box, type the number for the account that you wanted to create.…If you keep the Chart of Accounts window visible, you can now see the other…
Author
Bonnie Biafore
Released
2/24/2010- Establishing a company file and Chart of Accounts
- Creating purchase orders and paying bills
- Invoicing customers
- Tracking time, mileage, and other non-inventory items
- Monitoring sales and inventory
- Paying sales tax
- Reconciling accounts and bank statements
- Running and printing reports
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Q: I have QuickBooks Pro 2011. Will this course work for me?
A: Yes. The changes in QuickBooks Pro 2011 are minor, and all the information in QuickBooks 2010 Essential Training applies to QuickBooks 2011.
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Introduction
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Welcome52s
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Editions of QuickBooks3m 24s
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Disclaimer36s
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1. Touring QuickBooks
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Opening a company file2m 4s
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2. Setting Up a Company File
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Creating a company file5m 33s
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3. Setting Up a Chart of Accounts
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Creating an account2m 26s
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Making an account inactive2m 17s
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4. Setting Up Customers, Jobs, and Vendors
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Creating a customer profile3m 40s
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Adding customer information4m 32s
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Creating a job2m 18s
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Making customers inactive1m 38s
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Creating a vendor2m 40s
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5. Setting Up to Sell Services and Products
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Why use QuickBooks items?2m 59s
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Creating a service item4m 26s
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Setting up time tracking2m 52s
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Entering time4m 19s
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Tracking mileage4m 34s
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Setting up sales tax2m 14s
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Creating a group of items2m 16s
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Making items inactive1m 42s
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6. Paying for Expenses
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Entering a bill4m 37s
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Paying bills4m 5s
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Writing a check for expenses3m 17s
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Paying with a credit card1m 40s
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Paying with cash2m 53s
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Paying sales tax2m 17s
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7. Invoicing
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Creating an estimate2m 49s
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Handling a customer credit4m 57s
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Producing a statement4m 44s
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8. Printing and Emailing Forms
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Setting up print options4m 13s
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Printing one or more forms4m 29s
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Emailing a sales form3m 2s
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9. Receiving Payments
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Receiving a payment3m 49s
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Depositing payments3m 31s
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10. Reconciling a Bank Account
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Correcting discrepancies5m 33s
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11. Running Reports
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Running a report3m 45s
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12. Working with Journal Entries
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Why use journal entries?3m 3s
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13. Managing Your Company File
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Creating a new user4m 58s
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Backing up your company file6m 10s
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Restoring a company file2m 31s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye27s
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