Quicken 99: The Official Guide (Quicken: The Official Guide) [Paperback]

Maria Langer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 5, 1998 | Series: Quicken: The Official Guide

With its clean new interface, sleek Web integration and more, Quicken 99 has all the tools you need to manage your personal finances - and this step-by-step guide by Quicken expert and best-selling author Maria Langer is designed to help you maximize your money, save time, and make smart financial decisions. You'll also learn to use Quicken.com, Intuit's award-winning personal finance Web site! Whether you're coming to Quicken 99 from an earlier version, another software product, or even a pencil-and-paper method of managing your finances, this book is designed for you.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Over the years, Quicken has evolved from being simply an electronic checkbook into something much more. In its current incarnation, Quicken 99 not only tidies up your monthly bills but helps you organize and manage almost every aspect of your personal financial life, from buying a car to tracking your investments. Maria Langer's Quicken 99: The Official Guide is a good way to get the most out of Quicken's many features. The book is organized into five sections that cover all the basic and advanced features of Quicken 99 and includes information about the Quicken.com Web site and how to set up online banking, bill paying, and investing. Langer also offers an abundance of financial advice as well as short sidebars about how people use Quicken in the "real world."

From the Back Cover

Take charge of your finances! This intuit-authorized guide is packed with expert tips and insider advice on using Quicken--the #1 personal finance software. With its clean new interface, sleek Web integration and more, Quicken 99 has all the tools you need to manage your personal finances--and this step-by-step guide by Quicken expert and best-selling author Maria Langer is designed to help you maximize your money, save time, and make smart financial decisions. You'll also learn to use Quicken's web site, Intuit's award-winning personal finance Web site! Whether you're coming to Quicken 99 from an earlier version, another software product, or even a pencil-and-paper method of managing your finances, this book is designed for you. Written in a clear, personal style with dozens of valuable tips, sidebars, anecdotes, and worksheets, Quicken 99: The Official Guide will put you on the fast track to productivity!

Product Details

• Paperback: 532 pages
• Publisher: Oracle Pr (October 5, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007211889X
• ISBN-13: 978-0072118896
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,473,570 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

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not detailed enough when needed., March 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Quicken 99: The Official Guide (Quicken: The Official Guide) (Paperback)

As a new user to Quicken, I could figure out enough of the basics using on-line help. When I wanted more detailed info on tracking investments, the book basically mirrored the on-line help. And neither one could give me the answer. Other topics were better though. One thumb down.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful but basic!, January 10, 1999

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This review is from: Quicken 99: The Official Guide (Quicken: The Official Guide) (Paperback)

This book is very good for first time and intermediate users of Quicken. However if you are looking for advanced help with Quicken, this book may not get you there. Most likely in those cases you should refer to Quickens on line or pay for phone assisted service. This book is still useful and always would be good to have around has a reference guide. It is approved by Quicken and does cover virtually all facets of Quicken. And for the price, you can't lose. Be aware this book is Windows based and NOT MAC. Some things are the same between both operating systems, but most things are not.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK, but not great, November 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Quicken 99: The Official Guide (Quicken: The Official Guide) (Paperback)

If you are new to financial management software, this book explains how to start from scratch with Quicken 99. If you are a previous Quicken user or even MYM like me, there isn't much here. Quicken's on line help gave me 3 answers to every 1 that I got from this book.