QuickBooks 2012: The Missing Manual 1st Edition

I run a small graphic design studio and we use Apple computers exclusively. I recently purchased Quickbooks 2012 for Mac to manage my bookkeeping when I discovered that Intuit had finally incorporated progress billing into Quickbooks for Mac. Unfortunately, the software does not ship with a user's manual, and the electronic help files that get installed with the software are of limited value. So, I set out to find a third-party book that would fulfill my need for a user's manual.Sadly, there are no third-party user's manuals on the market that address Quickbooks 2012 for Mac directly, but this volume, Quickbooks 2012: The Missing Manual, does an excellent job of covering the Windows version of the software, and, with a little bit of effort on the reader's part, one can translate the menu command instructions from Windows to Mac (e.g., Command + A rather than Control + A) and cross out passages about irrelevant Windows only features. Although this book was not written for the Quickbooks 2012 for Mac audience, all of the essential Quickbooks bookkeeping concepts are presented and explained well, and this volume is the best resource currently available for Mac users needing help.Here's a tip for the author and publisher, with just a tiny amount of effort on your part, you could adapt the contents of this book to serve the Quickbooks 2012 for Mac audience and become *the* resource for Mac users. The book is 90% of the way there. Just translate the menu commands, print screen shots of Quickbooks 2012 for Mac in place of the screen shots for the Windows version, and leave out the passages about the irrelevant Windows only features.

The title of the book is "Quickbooks 2012 - the Missing Manual". It should be "Quickbooks Pro ..." Quickbooks is available in three desktop editions (Pro, Premier and Enterprise) and three online versions (Simple Start, Essentials and Plus). The book keys on Pro, the simplest of the desktop versions. The Premier and Enterprise versions are so much richer in features and function. The author does mention some of the advanced features, but there is no real "how to" for the advanced features. If your company uses something other than Pro, this book is going to lack what you are looking for. If you use Pro, then is is a good book.

Recently switched accounting systems over to QB's and had attended classes at the local college, but still found myself trying to teach myself. This book goes right to the core, bottom line on "How to do" whatever it was I was looking for each day cutting through all of the unnecessary theory's or jargon and just explained the how to do what I need to get done. One of my college instructors gave me this book tip and its been the best purchase ever !

I thought this would be an easy review of Quickbooks, but instead I received a complicated book that is hard to follow. It was too much trouble to send back, and I might be able to use a little of the information to help me if I dig hard enough for a specific problem.

If you are just starting out with Quickbooks this is the book for you. If you have more than three to four years experience with quickbooks you won't find this book helpful. Don't look for payroll help in this book, it recommends you use a payroll service!

A little brief with some of its coverage, but otherwise is pretty much what I needed. Thank you for asking

Thank you for providing a very necessary manual for Quickbooks 2012. As stated in the write up this book should accompany each and every purchase for the program. I can always count on Amazon for help, availibilty, and general good business acumen. Thank you and a special thanks to the author.

This definitely is the book that should have been in the box!Shame on you Quick Books, you would think for the price of the software they would include the book!But anyway, I received the book in excellent condition and the seller was very prompt getting it to me.

BE AWARE! This is written for the USA version, so will be of less use - if any for UK users imho.It should have been made MUCH MUCH clearer in rhe advertisment, aspecially as i bought the Kindle version from the Amazon.co.uk Web Site :(.The author concentrates on the Pro Version, slips past other versions as Pro is the most popular, thay might be true but not really my definition of what i expect to find in a biok described as the 'missing manual'.very disappointed, will seek refund!

very general, but easy to use.gives me all the answers I am looking for in an easy to use format