Chapter 1 Software Installation and Creating a New Company Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

1-2 Objectives, page 1 1.System Requirements. 2.Download QuickBooks Install Software from CD. 4.Starting QuickBooks. 5.Creating a New Company. 6.Registering QuickBooks. 7.Backing up Company Data. 8.QuickBooks Learning Center.

1-3 QuickBooks 2014 Software The software included with the textbook is the QuickBooks 2014 Student Trial Edition. The software will operate for 140 days after registering installation on a single computer. After installation, you have 30 days to register. If you fail to register, after 30 days your software will stop working. The Student Trial Edition has limited use and cannot be networked in computer labs. Schools need to purchase and install QuickBooks 2014 licenses for their classrooms. For more information, refer to the next slide.

1-4 Software for Students and Classrooms Preface, page vii For Students: The software included with the textbook is accessible for a single user for 140 days. Students can work both at school and on their personal computers using external media, such as an USB flash drive, to backup and transport their files between locations. For Classrooms: For software installation in the school’s computer lab or classroom, please refer to the Intuit Education Program at or As of this writing, the cost for QuickBooks 2014 Accountant for Windows classroom site licenses are: o 10 Pack $300.00* o 25 Pack $ o 50 Pack $ *Pricing is subject to change.

1-5 Software Installation: Download or CD Pages 2-6

1-6 Create a New Company pages 7-12

1-7 QuickBooks Home Page page 13

1-8 Registering QuickBooks pages You must register the software within 30 days of installation. In order for QB to operate, registration is required. To check if QB is registered, press the Function key from any open window.

1-9 Backing Up Company Data, pages To save a copy of your company data, from the menu bar, select File; Back Up Company, Create Local Backup. Back up to a USB flash drive.

1-10 QuickBooks Learning Center pages 19-20

1-11 Summary and Review pages Each chapter ends with the following summary and review material: o Resourceful QuickBooks includes going online to You can link to videos from this web site. o Multiple choice questions, True/Make True or Short Answer, and the Analysis questions are online at Your instructor may want you to take these online tests or the QA Templates. o End-of-chapter exercises must be completed. The company data accumulates in Chapters 1 through 6.