Quicken 2006 Study Guide

1-4188-6137-5 © 2007 Publish date: April 18, 2006 178 pages

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Learn how to take charge of your financial situation by learning how to use financial management software. The Quicken 2006 study guide is the perfect tool for learning the ins and outs of Quicken. This course is highly rated, having earned a 4.7/5.0 in overall quality from ProCert Labs.

Use the Quicken 2006 courseware to learn how to track and manage your personal finances with Quicken. You will learn how to track various account types, manage your transactions, create a budget, generate reports and graphs, and back up and protect your data.

When you use a product such as Quicken 2006 for managing your finances, you are better able to see the big picture and manage your money more effectively. Choosing the Quicken 2006 courseware is a smart move to learn how to take full advantage of the features and conquer your finances.

Our computer training books deliver high-quality instruction with information you can put into practice immediately. Use this study guide to teach yourself how to get the most out of Quicken and manage your money.

The training manual contains six units covering a variety of topics. You'll be able to participate in interactive activities and section reviews after working through each unit.

Course Objectives

Follow this course and learn about the Quicken environment, account registers, categories, and getting help.

This course teaches how to create data files, how to create accounts, how to enter transactions, and how to use the Financial Calendar.

You will work with transactions and categories as well as learn how to reconcile accounts, modify an account's attributes, and rename and copy your Quicken data files.

Other topics include budgets, reports, graphs, the Quicken Home center, register options, passwords, and backing up a Quicken data file.

Course Contents

Unit 1 introduces Quicken 2006

• Introduction to Quicken 2006
• Getting Help and closing Quicken

Unit 2 covers accounts and transactions

• Data files and accounts
• Entering transactions
• Memorized transactions and scheduled transactions
• Working with the Calendar

Unit 3 discusses transactions and categories

• Modifying transactions
• Searching for and replacing transactions
• Managing categories

Unit 4 covers account management and data files

• Reconciling accounts
• Modifying your existing accounts
• Managing your data files

Unit 5 talks about budgets, reports, and graphs

• Working with budgets
• Working with reports
• Working with graphs

Unit 6 covers customizing Quicken and protecting data

• How to customize Quicken
• Data protection and back up