Quicken 2001: The Official Guide [Paperback]

Maria Langer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 5, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0072127740 | ISBN-13: 978-0072127744

-- This official guide is the best-selling resource on Quicken -- the previous edition exceeded 55,000 units sold
-- Focuses on practical uses of Quicken for saving time, saving money, and achieving financial goals
-- This is the definitive guide written in collaboration with Quicken product development team members
-- More than 10 million household and small business users trust their finances to Quicken, the leading personal finance package

Product Details

• Paperback: 501 pages
• Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill (September 5, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072127740
• ISBN-13: 978-0072127744
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,361,708 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Maria Langer has been a freelance writer since 1990. She has written more than 75 books and hundreds of articles about using computers, software, and online services. She provides support for her work, as well as new content, on the Maria's Guides website. These days, she also writes about aviation and travel for a variety of print and online publications.

Maria is also a commercial helicopter pilot and owner of Flying M Air, a helicopter tour and charter company based in Arizona. Her company offers tours, day trips, multi-day excursions, and aerial photography services throughout the southwest.

And if that's not enough to keep her busy and out of trouble, she's also a serious amateur photographer. She shows off her best work on her photo gallery, Flying M Photos.

Maria blogs at Eclectic Mind, her personal journal of thoughts and experiences.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Portfolio Info Missing, December 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Quicken 2001: The Official Guide (Paperback)

This book is good for a beginner. It certainly covers all the features from A to Z. My only complaint is that the Portfolio View changed significantly between Quicken 2000 and 2001. I bought this book hoping that there would be some explainations of how to use this new feature. There is no explaination, not even a little icon indicating "New for 2001".

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very little additional insight, April 22, 2001

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"pwilkinson" (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quicken 2001: The Official Guide (Paperback)

There's very little in here that isn't in the help system. I've really tried to get some value out of it, but so far it hasn't told me anything that wasn't obvious. I thought that it might at least help me make some sense out of Quicken's somewhat clunky interface, but it doesn't, for the simple reason that it is a robotic transcription of the software to book form.

If you're new to computers and find it easier to deal with books than software then I suppose it might be of some value. I can't really say. But if you're new to home finance software (like me) and comfortable with computers then this is one entry that you can leave off your ledger.

6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book! Lots of Info!, January 8, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Quicken 2001: The Official Guide (Paperback)

This book has lots of step-by-step instructions and illustrations for completing tasks with Quicken. So what, right? Well, what sets this book apart from other computer how-to books is the background information the author provides about your finances. She explains all kinds of things, including investment basics, home-buying/mortgage tips, and tax info. I learned lots of things I didn't know about financial matters AND learned how Quicken can help me keep track of everything. Bravo!