<DIV><p>Your bookkeeping workflow will be smoother and faster with QuickBooks 2012 for Windows—but only if you spend more time <i>using</i> the program than figuring out how it works. This book puts you in control: you get step-by-step instructions on how and when to use specific features, along with basic accounting advice to guide you through the learning process.</p><p> The important stuff you need to know:</p><ul><li><b>Get started.</b> Set up your accounts, customers, jobs, and invoice items quickly. </li><li><b>Manage your business.</b> Track spending, income, invoices, inventory, and payroll. </li><li><b>Spend less time on bookkeeping.</b> Use QuickBooks to create invoices or timesheets in batches. </li><li><b>Follow the money.</b> Examine everything from billable time and expenses to year-end tasks. </li><li><b>Find key info quickly.</b> Rely on QuickBooks' vendor, customer, inventory, and employee centers. </li><li><b>Exchange data with other programs.</b> Move data between QuickBooks and Microsoft Office. </li></ul></div>