Quicken 2007: The Official Guide [Paperback]

Maria Langer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 7, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0072263806 | ISBN-13: 978-0072263800 | Edition: 1

The only official guide to Quicken--the #1 personal finance software on the market

Fully endorsed and reviewed by Inuit, makers of Quicken, Quicken 2007:The Official Guide offers the time- and money-saving techniques you need to organize and manage your personal finances and master all of the new and improved features of the software.

You will discover proven tips for managing money and investments--including spending, savings, budgets, banking, and more. The book explains how to track income and expenses, automate bill-pay, reconcile checking, savings, and credit card accounts, create reports, simplify filing systems--and even save on taxes. Financial calculators, capital gains snapshots, investment tracker tools, and online resources are also covered. The chapters closely follow the software to help you find information quickly and easily.

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From the Back Cover

The Only Intuit-Approved Guide to the World's #1 Personal Finance Software!
Filled with time- and money-saving techniques, Quicken 2007: The Official Guide helps you organize and manage your personal and family finances quickly and easily. You'll master all of the new and improved features of Quicken and get a handle on spending, saving, budgets, banking, investing and more.
Reviewed and endorsed by Intuit, makers of Quicken software, this official guide is the key to maximizing all of the software's powerful capabilities-including many that you may not even know about. You'll also find expert tips and online resources to help you make smart financial decisions now and in the future.
Find out how to:

• Customize Quicken for your preferences
• Track income and expenses
• Automate payments, deposits, and other regular transactions
• Reconcile checking, savings, and credit card accounts
• Track investments and portfolio value
• Monitor assets and loans
• Manage household records
• Simplify tax preparation
• Reduce debt and save money on interest payments

 

About the Author

Maria Langer is a freelance writer, pilot, and long-time Quicken user. A former financial analyst with a degree in accounting, she is the bestselling author of Quicken 2006: The Official Guide and other books.

 

Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (August 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072263806
• ISBN-13: 978-0072263800
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #567,531 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.

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A basic instruction book if you need a hard copy, March 8, 2007

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wizard_chef (Birmingham, Alabama) - See all my reviews

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Most of the stuff in this book is there in the Quicken help file, but I am a person who likes to thumb through a hard copy in the evening and not have to sit at my computer. My one hesitation about this book is it tells you everything about Quicken, but it does not help you solve the many, many quirky problems that arise with Quicken during setup, data conversion, downloads, investment accounts, etc. I had to go to the forums for that info. If you want a hard copy operating manual that is complete but short on problem solving, this is an excellent book. If you want a book that will help you unsnarl Quicken's many quirks, this is not for you.

37 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars JR, January 21, 2007

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JR (Livonia, MI) - See all my reviews

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Typical of all "Offical Guides" this book is complete, however, without any lightness. It tells the nuts and bolts wthout the humor of a "... for Dummies" book. If you plan on doing any advanced work, other than just keeping your check book, then an "Offical Guide" may be necessary.

44 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Macintosh Users Beware, March 23, 2007

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I would have rated this book zero stars for Mac Users, but I was forced to choose a number ... so I chose 1 star. This book is totally directed toward Windows users. If you are a Mac User, check your CD for a Mac User Guide.