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2006

Glenn Owen

Using QuickBooks Pro for Accounting5th EditionGlenn Owen

Chapter One

An Interactive Tour of QuickBooks

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Chapter OneWhat is QuickBooks

An automated accounting information system Organizes and summarizes data into reports

and graphs. Invoices customers Maintains receivables Pays bills Maintains accounts payable Tracks inventory Creates purchase orders Builds an audit trail

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Chapter OneFour Basic Features of an Accounting Information System

Lists (groups of names and information about those names)

Forms (electronic representations of the paper documents used to record business activities)

Registers (contain all financial activity for a specified balance sheet account.)

Reports and Graphs (present the financial position and the operating results of a company)

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Chapter OneWorking with QuickBooks

Launch QuickBooks Work with data files

(QBW) Restore a company

backup file Back up a company

file Open a company file Save and Close a file Exit QuickBooks

QuickBooks Window and Home Page

Menus Shortcut List Decision Making Printing QuickBooks Help and

Learning Center

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Chapter OneUsing QuickBooks Help

Help feature Ask button How Do I button Learning Center