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Maximum number of list items allowed in Quickbooks
QuickBooks can handle a maximum of 2 billion transactions. Typically, the maximum is limited more by your computer’s hard disk space than by QuickBooks. Overview Maximum number of items in lists List name Max number of items (Simple Start, Pro, Premier) Max number of items (Enterprise) Chart of accounts 10,000 100,000 (10,000 in version […]
Using Subtotals in QuickBooks Orders
The subtotal item in QuickBooks can be useful if you want to provide a summary of the price of items you are selling in an order form. Unfortunately, if you try to get tricky with multiple levels of subtotals you may find that this feature doesn’t work the way you might expect. In this article, […]
Fixing QuickBooks PDF Problems in Windows 8 (and more!)
Charlie Russel has written a great article: Fixing QuickBooks PDF Problems in Windows 8 (and more!). If you are having pdf problems with QucikBooks, this is a defintely a great resource. http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2012/12/fixing-quickbooks-pdf-problems-in-windows-8-and-more/?goback=%2Egde_1910499_member_193547812
NEW QuickBooks 2013 Maintenance Release 4: Color Improvements
QuickBooks 2013 Maintenance Release 4 is available for manual download. You may want to wait until it is an automatic download in the event the find and fix problems before it releases to everyone. Typically, at release 4 is when we find a new version of QuickBooks to be stable enough to recommend to clients. Here’s a couple articles on the […]
IE9 – Stop “Speed up browsing by disabling add-ons” notification
Internet Explorer is trying to help you speed its performance by suggesting that you disable add-ons that take longer than 0.20 seconds to load. But, if you are happy with the performance of how long it takes for add-ons to load, then this peristant notification gets annoying very quickly. While there is no way to […]
How to Add Inventory Items to QuickBooks Point of Sale 2013
We are QuickBooks Certified Point of Sale (POS) ProAdvisors. We sell, train, and support QuickBooks Point of Sale. If you need help, give us a call. Here’s a basic video on how easy it is to add inventory items in QuickBooks POS v13 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZdQ7Gg7i8k&feature=plcp
How to Ring Up Sales With QuickBooks Point of Sale 2013
We are QuickBooks Certified Point of Sale (POS) ProAdvisors. We sell, train, and support QuickBooks Point of Sale. If you need help, give us a call. Here’s a basic video on how easy it is to ring up sales in QuickBooks POS v13 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4xfVBZMgWQ&feature=plcp
Can I Share My QuickBooks File on Google Drive or Dropbox?
Great article by Charlie Russell that clearly and answer the question with the reasons behind his answers. http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2012/06/quickbooks-google-drive/
Windows7 Startup folder locations
Through Folder Options, enable showing of hidden/system folders. For current user: C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup For all users: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
QuickBooks Product Updates & Release Information
If you would like to know the statuds of a QuickBooks product updates, such as what is the latest release without installing it, check this site which contains release notes as well. http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/Support/ProductUpdates.aspx
Security Warning: Do you want to view only the web page content that was delivered securely?
You may see a warning when you open QuickBooks: Do you want to view only the web page content that was delivered securely? This web page contains content that will not be delivered using a secure HTTPS connection, which could compromise the security of the entire web page. This warning is from Internet Explorer, which […]
Error: “Your data containes duplicate list elements”
When you get this error in QuickBooks, it means that somehow there are duplicates in one or more lists. This usually sneaks into one of the more common lists (such as Names, Chart of Accounts, and Items); however, it frequently occurs in the Customer Message field. QuickBooks doesn’t seem to do a very good job of screening/preventing duplicates […]
Multicurrency Transactions in QuickBooks
You have a few options regarding multi-currency transactions in QuickBooks. First, Q/B does have a multicurrency feature that you may want to check out. Thoroughly research before implementing as you can’t reverse it (http://community.intuit.com/quickbooks/library/resource_centers/multicurrency). This is best implemented if you have frequent multi-currency transactions. However, if you create the occasional invoice that gets paid in […]
FBI warns users of malicious mobile malware #Android
In a warning issued by a government task force, mobile users are told to beware of malware that is especially lured to Android’s operating system and ways to avoid it. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57532937-83/fbi-warns-users-of-malicious-mobile-malware/
How to change which programs Windows uses by default
How to change which programs Windows uses by default http://windows.microsoft.com/is-IS/windows-vista/Change-which-programs-Windows-uses-by-default
Turning off things that auto start in Windows
Turning off things that auto start in Windows In WinXP or Windows Server 2003, there are at least four areas to look: Does the offending application have a setting to disable automatically starting, perhaps in a system tray icon, the application itself, or antoher config application in the start menu group? Look in C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name] […]
Turning off #Facebook notifications when you think you have!
When you think you’ve turned off Facebook notifications in your settings but still get some, this is what you can do: Unfollow a Facebook post from the new notification box. Click the globe icon Hover your mouse over the notification you want to stop seeing and click the X that appears Click Turn off (or unfollow). […]
Andriod Tasks App that Syncs with Google Apps’ Tasks
Just learned about a great Tasks app for Andriod devices that syncs with Google Apps’ Tasks. You can download for free from Google Play. The free version is sponsored by ads but is advertising free for 10 day evaluabtion. $0.99 after that gets no ad version. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.teamtasks.tasks.paid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5JOeEWbsGM Source: http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/mobile/qVlYdbJUQsU
Windows 7 error upon saving, “Another user may have opened the file…”
If you open an existing file by double-clicking it in Windows Explorer, and then try to save it, but receive the error that states something like “the file cannot be saved because another user may have opened the file”, look to see if you have a checkbox that is selected in Windows Explorer just to […]
How to change folder options in Win7, Vista
Open the Control Panel. (Start ->Control Panel) In the Address Bar, click on the right-arrow just after “Control Panel”, and select “All Control Panel Items”. Double-Click “Folder Options”. Select the “View” tab on the Folder Options window. Some common settings that are not set on default that we find helpful to: Un-check “Use checkboxes to […]
How to Make a Custom Stamp in Acrobat
http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/livecycle/lc_custom_stamp_tip.pdf
How to Change Outlook “Map It” to Google
How to change Outlook’s “Map It” to Google (and to customize to display driving directions). For Office 2010, the regisrty path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\Options\General I had to add a registery key “General” under “Options”. Then add a “String Value” type key under “General” with the name “MapScriptURL“. For just the map, use the value: http://maps.google.com/?q=<0s>, <1s>, <2s>, <3s>, <4s> If […]
Printing Issues on Mac Connected to Remote Desktop
HP LaserJet 4350 PS driver is used for the printer redirection. It must be installed from Windows Update or a previous release than Server 2008 R2 to work. Reportedly, the driver from HP will not work for this purpose due to some font issues. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverTS/thread/c444c2e2-5bca-4ebc-b6bc-10daac65435c/
Remote Desktop Client for Mac to connect to PC Terminal Server
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/remote-desktop-client
Use credit memos, bill credits – not discounts
Customer Discounts (applied on the Receive Payments window) and Vendor Discounts (applied on the Pay Bills window) are effective and efficient ways to discount what your customers owe you and what you owe to your vendors. With vendors, the discounts are even more effective when you use date-driven terms because QuickBooks either will automatically apply […]