QuickBooks Day 1- Introduction and Setup

Course Objectives: 

The objective of this lesson is to show you how to convert from a manual accounting system to QuickBooks. Upon successful completion of this lesson, you should know how to: 

• Describe the QuickBooks screen components. 
• Find and edit company information. 
• Create, modify, find edit and delete general ledger (GL) accounts. 
• Generate general journal reports. 
• Set up data files. 
• Customize QuickBooks settings. 

Course Content: 

Introduction 

• Manage QuickBooks files 
• Explain the QuickBooks screen components 
• Create, modify, find, edit and delete general ledger (GL) Accounts 
• Find and amend the company information 
• Input, adjust and delete General Journal transactions 
• Produce a General Journal report 
• Open and restore QuickBooks files 
• Understand the Chart of Accounts 
• Work with QuickBooks Preferences 
• Input dates into QuickBooks 
• Create, recall and delete memorized transactions 
• Back up company data files 

Setting Up Data Files and Customizing Settings 

• Use the EasyStep interview to set up your company data file 
• Enter the data file start date 
• Enter customers, vendors, and inventory items 
• Set up data file preferences 
• Enter the opening balances for General Ledger accounts 
• Enter additional customers, vendors, and opening balances 
• Enter additional inventory items and balances 
• Enter the company information 
• Use the Add/Edit Multiple List Entries windows 
• Enter opening balances 
• Add and modify General Ledger Accounts manually 
• Work with account numbers 
• Work with Registers