Accounting Talk Accounting Talk    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  How easy is QuickBooks to learn, in short time?          Accounting Talk Forum Index -> Quickbooks View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Neil B. Guest Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:07 am    Post subject: How easy is QuickBooks to learn, in short time? Hi, I would need to use QB Pro at a job I might be doing in a couple weeks. Is it fairly easy to self-teach QuickBooks in a couple weeks? I already know Excel fairly well, I suppose that helps. Is it pretty much, common-sense use for anyone used to the Office Suite? Adding to the difficulty, I want to get a handle on it by practicing at online tryout/tutorial sites if any are available since I can't afford to buy the SW right now. Thanks. Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Mark Bole Guest Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:15 am    Post subject: Re: How easy is QuickBooks to learn, in short time? Neil B. wrote: Quote: Hi, I would need to use QB Pro at a job I might be doing in a couple weeks. Is it fairly easy to self-teach QuickBooks in a couple weeks? I already know Excel fairly well, I suppose that helps. No. There's nothing about Excel that implies accounting. Quote: Is it pretty much, common-sense use for anyone used to the Office Suite? Well, there are standard Windows-style menus, if that's what you mean. Quote: Adding to the difficulty, I want to get a handle on it by practicing at online tryout/tutorial sites if any are available since I can't afford to buy the SW right now. Thanks. These are questions you should ask the person who might be hiring you. -Mark Bole Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor dpb Guest Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:46 am    Post subject: Re: How easy is QuickBooks to learn, in short time? Neil B. wrote: Quote: Hi, I would need to use QB Pro at a job I might be doing in a couple weeks. Is it fairly easy to self-teach QuickBooks in a couple weeks? I already know Excel fairly well, I suppose that helps. Is it pretty much, common-sense use for anyone used to the Office Suite? Adding to the difficulty, I want to get a handle on it by practicing at online tryout/tutorial sites if any are available since I can't afford to buy the SW right now. Thanks. If you know something about bookkeeping, perhaps. If you don't, you're basically SOL methinks. In two weeks your only hope would be to get one of the many texts/tutorials and try to cram but you've no hope of trying to appear as an experienced user in that time frame. Your better play would be to 'fess up you've no experience but you can learn quickly and hope that suits well enough... -- Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Gary Charpentier Guest Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:52 am    Post subject: Re: How easy is QuickBooks to learn, in short time? Neil B. wrote: Quote: Hi, I would need to use QB Pro at a job I might be doing in a couple weeks. Is it fairly easy to self-teach QuickBooks in a couple weeks? I already know Excel fairly well, I suppose that helps. Is it pretty much, common-sense use for anyone used to the Office Suite? Adding to the difficulty, I want to get a handle on it by practicing at online tryout/tutorial sites if any are available since I can't afford to buy the SW right now. Thanks. NO! Obvious you don't know enough to know where to start. Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Pet - www.GymRatZ.co.uk Guest Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:00 pm    Post subject: Re: How easy is QuickBooks to learn, in short time? Neil B. wrote: Quote: Hi, I would need to use QB Pro at a job I might be doing in a couple weeks. Is it fairly easy to self-teach QuickBooks in a couple weeks? I already know Excel fairly well, I suppose that helps. Is it pretty much, common-sense use for anyone used to the Office Suite? Adding to the difficulty, I want to get a handle on it by practicing at online tryout/tutorial sites if any are available since I can't afford to buy the SW right now. Thanks. My suggestion would be to buy an old copy off e-bay or somewhere. Make sure it's sold "un-registered" with full install code and user guide book type thing then install it and go through setting up a company. Add stock items or whatever depending on company use. then add sales, make PO's receive stock (with or without bill) create invoices, add customers, run off reports, print off tax reports, pay bills, write cheques, reconcile accounts, blah blah blah... It's more a lack of knowledge of business operation than use of program that would hinder you. Every company will do things differently, but if you have been involved with company accounting and operations then QB is really a GUI spreadsheet. Knowing what you should be entering where and the process of order, supply, invoicing, etc etc is what you need the knowledge of. Being able to fart around creating your own make believe company to mess-up without risk will be the best way of learning, and QB comes with sample companies with data including sales etc ready to play around with. We migrated from QB 6.0 to 2004 with very little problem as the 2 packages were very similar even though about 6+ years apart! Should be able to pick up an un-supported version for but a few pence! Cheers Pete -- http://gymratz.co.uk - Fitness & Gym Equipment/nutrition specialists. http://www.trade-price-supplements.co.uk - Bulk buy for up to 33% off. http://www.BBE-Boxing-Equipment.co.uk - New Boxing Equipment site. http://www.commercial-gym-equipment.co.uk - Commercial Gym Equipment. Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor EXT Guest Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:14 am    Post subject: Re: How easy is QuickBooks to learn, in short time? Unless you know the principals of bookkeeping, tax requirement and provisions, you will never grasp enough of QuickBooks to actually do the job. "Neil B." <neil_delver@caloricmail.com> wrote in message news:orqdnaCX0KlepuDVnZ2dnUVZ_i2dnZ2d@posted.widowmaker... Quote: Hi, I would need to use QB Pro at a job I might be doing in a couple weeks. Is it fairly easy to self-teach QuickBooks in a couple weeks? I already know Excel fairly well, I suppose that helps. Is it pretty much, common-sense use for anyone used to the Office Suite? Adding to the difficulty, I want to get a handle on it by practicing at online tryout/tutorial sites if any are available since I can't afford to buy the SW right now. Thanks. Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Haskel LaPort Guest Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:29 pm    Post subject: Re: How easy is QuickBooks to learn, in short time? "EXT" <noemail@reply.in.this.group> wrote in message news:487eab22$0$11752$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.octanews.com... Quote: Unless you know the principals of bookkeeping, tax requirement and provisions, you will never grasp enough of QuickBooks to actually do the job. How do you know the requirements of the job? Quote: "Neil B." <neil_delver@caloricmail.com> wrote in message news:orqdnaCX0KlepuDVnZ2dnUVZ_i2dnZ2d@posted.widowmaker... Hi, I would need to use QB Pro at a job I might be doing in a couple weeks. Is it fairly easy to self-teach QuickBooks in a couple weeks? I already know Excel fairly well, I suppose that helps. Is it pretty much, common-sense use for anyone used to the Office Suite? Adding to the difficulty, I want to get a handle on it by practicing at online tryout/tutorial sites if any are available since I can't afford to buy the SW right now. Thanks. Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Neil B. Guest Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:14 pm    Post subject: Re: How easy is QuickBooks to learn, in short time? "Haskel LaPort" <QBFanBoy@gmail.com> wrote in message news:487f3b2c$0$20947$607ed4bc@cv.net... Quote: "EXT" <noemail@reply.in.this.group> wrote in message news:487eab22$0$11752$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.octanews.com... Unless you know the principals of bookkeeping, tax requirement and provisions, you will never grasp enough of QuickBooks to actually do the job. How do you know the requirements of the job? I (the OP) saw an ad, and they (job shop place) want basic admin. assistant help. I don't think they want "an accountant", just someone who can keep track of their positions etc. I believe the key issue will be the QuickBooks usage as such, not details of accounting practices. BTW, I thank all for their helpful and rather cogent responses. Quote: "Neil B." <neil_delver@caloricmail.com> wrote in message news:orqdnaCX0KlepuDVnZ2dnUVZ_i2dnZ2d@posted.widowmaker... Hi, I would need to use QB Pro at a job I might be doing in a couple weeks. Is it fairly easy to self-teach QuickBooks in a couple weeks? I already know Excel fairly well, I suppose that helps. Is it pretty much, common-sense use for anyone used to the Office Suite? Adding to the difficulty, I want to get a handle on it by practicing at online tryout/tutorial sites if any are available since I can't afford to buy the SW right now. Thanks. Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor L Guest Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:12 pm    Post subject: Re: How easy is QuickBooks to learn, in short time? "Neil B." <neil_delver@caloricmail.com> wrote in message news:orqdnaCX0KlepuDVnZ2dnUVZ_i2dnZ2d@posted.widowmaker... Quote: Hi, I would need to use QB Pro at a job I might be doing in a couple weeks. Is it fairly easy to self-teach QuickBooks in a couple weeks? I already know Excel fairly well, I suppose that helps. Is it pretty much, common-sense use for anyone used to the Office Suite? Adding to the difficulty, I want to get a handle on it by practicing at online tryout/tutorial sites if any are available since I can't afford to buy the SW right now. Thanks. QB is a well documented computer software program. It can be learned in a day -- takes a while to master. Much like MS Word or Excel -- you can learn to enter data and do simple manipulation in a day or so. But, also as in Word-- if you are not proficient in writing then you will not get great results. A word processing program will not turn you into an author and QuickBooks accounting software will not make you an accountant or bookkeeper. If the job only requires that you be able to manipulate/enter data then sure, you can learn the software quickly. Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Gil Faver Guest Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:59 pm    Post subject: Re: How easy is QuickBooks to learn, in short time? "Neil B." <neil_delver@caloricmail.com> wrote in message news:fpudnbqmm8rl2OLVnZ2dnUVZ_g6dnZ2d@posted.widowmaker... Quote: "Haskel LaPort" <QBFanBoy@gmail.com> wrote in message news:487f3b2c$0$20947$607ed4bc@cv.net... "EXT" <noemail@reply.in.this.group> wrote in message news:487eab22$0$11752$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.octanews.com... Unless you know the principals of bookkeeping, tax requirement and provisions, you will never grasp enough of QuickBooks to actually do the job. How do you know the requirements of the job? I (the OP) saw an ad, and they (job shop place) want basic admin. assistant help. I don't think they want "an accountant", just someone who can keep track of their positions etc. I believe the key issue will be the QuickBooks usage as such, not details of accounting practices. BTW, I thank all for their helpful and rather cogent responses. If QB is up and running already, and you are mostly entering data (at least to start) that is a much simpler proposition than setting up a company from scratch. Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Neil B. Guest Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:32 am    Post subject: Re: How easy is QuickBooks to learn, in short time? "Gil Faver" <rowdy'sboss@xxyz.com> wrote in message news:n%Jfk.123232$102.25536@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... Quote: "Neil B." <neil_delver@caloricmail.com> wrote in message news:fpudnbqmm8rl2OLVnZ2dnUVZ_g6dnZ2d@posted.widowmaker... "Haskel LaPort" <QBFanBoy@gmail.com> wrote in message news:487f3b2c$0$20947$607ed4bc@cv.net... "EXT" <noemail@reply.in.this.group> wrote in message news:487eab22$0$11752$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.octanews.com... Unless you know the principals of bookkeeping, tax requirement and provisions, you will never grasp enough of QuickBooks to actually do the job. How do you know the requirements of the job? I (the OP) saw an ad, and they (job shop place) want basic admin. assistant help. I don't think they want "an accountant", just someone who can keep track of their positions etc. I believe the key issue will be the QuickBooks usage as such, not details of accounting practices. BTW, I thank all for their helpful and rather cogent responses. If QB is up and running already, and you are mostly entering data (at least to start) that is a much simpler proposition than setting up a company from scratch. yeah, I don't think I'd be setting up a company, just keeping track of what they do and not even the deep accounting or judgment calls on categories etc. Really, the question is about the ease of picking up the SW. 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