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Quicken is a financial management program developed by Intuit, and it is used in homes and in small businesses. Running Quicken on two or more computers can be done, but the challenge is keeping your data synchronized between each computer. You can solve this problem by using Quicken's backup and restore feature or synchronizing your data over a network share.
Using the Backup and Restore Option
1.Click 'Start | All Programs | Quicken 2012 | Quicken 2012.' If you have an earlier version, the year will be different.
2.Select 'File,' choose 'Backup & Restore' and click 'Backup Quicken File.'
3.Select 'Back up on my computer or hard drive (CD, hard drive, thumb drive).
4.Click 'Change...' and specify the location to store your backup. You can choose a network location or a flash drive for portability.
5.Click 'Back up Now.' When the backup is complete, a confirmation message appears stating, 'Quicken data file backed up successfully. Click 'OK.'
6.Launch Quicken from a second computer. Click the 'File' menu, select 'Backup & Restore' and choose 'Restore from Backup File.'
7.Select the 'Restore from your backup' radio button and choose 'Browse...' If you are using a network location, browse to the location and choose that shared folder. If you are using a flash drive, place the flash drive in the computer and browse to that location.
8.Click 'Restore Backup' to restore the data and synchronize Quicken between the two computers.
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The Pay Bills window in QuickBooks provides the options to make a payment to a vendor and edit the payment details. You can change the account the payment is drawn from and the payment method while you are recording the payment. Use the Pay Bills window to make a one-time payment to a new vendor or a vendor that your company uses regularly. After you complete a payment record in QuickBooks, you can view the payment in the program’s Accounts Payable register.
1.Open the 'Vendors' menu, then select 'Pay Bills' to open the Pay Bills window.
2.Select the radio button next to 'Show All Bills' in the Show Bills section to display all of your bills, or click the 'Due On Or Before' radio button to see bills from a date you select.
3.Place a check mark next to the vendor you want to pay. QuickBooks automatically enters the amount you owe the vendor in the 'Amt. To Pay' column.
4.Click the 'Date' field to select the bill's payment date.
5.Click the 'Method' drop-down box, then select the payment method, such as 'Direct Debit.'
6.Click the 'Account' drop-down box, then select the account that you want to use to make a payment to the vendor.
7.Click 'Pay Selected Bills' to save the vendor's payment record, then click 'Done' on the pop-up Payment Summary dialog box.
Tips
- You can make a partial payment by changing the amount of the bill in the 'Amt To Pay' column.
- Click the 'Go To Bill' button on the Pay Bills window to review or edit the details of the bill.
- Click the 'Set Discount' or 'Set Credits' button to apply vendor discounts or credits to the bill.
Warning
- Information in this article applies to QuickBooks 2013. Instructions may vary slightly or significantly with other versions of the program.
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