Part I: Quickly into QuickBooks  9

Chapter 1: QuickBooks: The Heart of Your Business 11

Chapter 2: The Big Setup  21

Chapter 3: Populating QuickBooks Lists  39

Part II: Daily Entry Tasks  83

Chapter 4: Creating Invoices and Credit Memos  85

Chapter 5: Reeling In the Dough   109

Chapter 6: Paying the Bills    133

Chapter 7: Inventory Magic    157

Chapter 8: Keeping Your Checkbook   177

Chapter 9: Paying with Plastic  195

Part III: Stuff You Do from Time to Time 205

Chapter 10: Printing Checks    207

Chapter 11: Payroll   221

Chapter 12: Building the Perfect Budget    231

Chapter 13: Online with QuickBooks   239

Part IV: Housekeeping Chores 249

Chapter 14: The Balancing Act   251

Chapter 15: Reporting on the State of Affairs   261

Chapter 16: Job Estimating, Billing, and Tracking 275

Chapter 17: File Management Tips  285

Chapter 18: Fixed Assets and Vehicle Lists  297

Part V: The Part of Tens  309

Chapter 19: (Almost) Ten Tips for Business Owners 311

Chapter 20: Tips for Handling (Almost) Ten Tricky Situations 317

Chapter 21: (Almost) Ten Secret Business Formulas325

Part VI: Appendixes 341

Appendix A: Installing QuickBooks in a Dozen Easy Steps 343

Appendix B: If Numbers Are Your Friends  347

Appendix C: Sharing QuickBooks Files  367

Index 375