The complete idiot's guide to Quicken 2000

• Get the information you need to start using Quicken fast
• Covers tax planning, investment, online banking and bill paying, and small business
• Contains comprehensive knowledge interspersed with real-world examples that are immediately applicable to your situations

Table of contents

Part 1: Boot Camp

1. Getting the Introductions Over With
Hit the ground running with this easy introduction.

2. Exploring Quicken and Getting Help
Learn to navigate Quicken's awesome interface.

3. Hey, Big Spender!
Beyond the basics: transactions and splits to blow you away.

4. It's a Category and Class Thing
Confused over categories and classes? You'll find the ultimate guide here.

5. Accounting for Accounts
If you need a new account, look no further than this chapter's complete guide.

6. Memorized Transactions Are Made of This
Don't wear your fingers to the bone. Memorize and schedule transactions instead.

7. Taking Control of Your Debt
Get out of debt faster, plan your finances and learn how to set savings goals.

8. Powerful Reports and Great Graphs
You can always know precisely where you stand using Quicken's slick and customizable reports and graphs.

Part 2: Taxing Times

9. Paychecks and Tax Categories
Any payday's a good day. Read this chapter to learn how you can record your paycheck with Quicken.

10. Deductions and Capital Gains
By managing your deductions and capital gains, you can greatly minimize your tax. This chapter shows you how.

11. Estimating and Finalizing Your Return
The final word on calculating estimated tax and preparing your tax return.

Part 3: Online in No Time

12. Useful Connections
Connect Quicken to the Internet, improve your investing, add new features, and have a little fun.

13. Online Banking and Bill Paying
Why write those checks? With online banking and bill paying, you can perform all your usual banking over the Internet, all in record time.

Part 4: Investing: Making Dollars with Sense

14. Creating and Managing Your Portfolio
Get rich slowly. Read this chapter to learn how to set up investment accounts and track your securities.

15. Recording and Reporting Your Investments
Buy! Buy! Buy! 0ops. Sell! Sell! Sell! Quicken makes it easy to record investment transactions, no matter how often you change your mind.

Part: 5: Minding Your Business

16. An Instant MBA
Does your small business run you? Read this chapter to learn how you can turn the tables.

17. Managing Your Receivables
For what you are about to receive. Get those debtors under control!

18. Paying the Pipers
Bills are easy to manage once you have recorded them in your system. Learn how here.

Part 6: Extras, Extras: Read All About Them

19. Backing Up, Restoring, and Securing Your Data Back up your troubles the easy way. If you also need to restore or secure your data, read about it here.

20. Program Options: Doing It Your Way
Give Quicken a piece of your mind (and personality) through its numerous customization options.

21. Inventing an Inventory
Are you ready for that household contents insurance claim? If not, you should be using the Home Inventory.

22. Searching and Replacing Data
Lost that needle? Misplaced that whole darn haystack? Read this chapter to learn how to find elusive data in a flash.

23. 911: Emergency Records
There are times when you require important information, and you need it at your fingertips. This chapter puts it there and keeps it there.

24. Making Contact with the Address Book
Quicken can store important addresses, dates, people, and contacts in an electronic address book. This is the easiest way to streamline your contact management.

25. Talk Fest: Importing and Exporting Data
Yakkity yak; don't look back! Import and export data with consummate ease.

Glossary

Index