The Visual QuickProject Guide that you hold in your hands offers a unique way to learn about new technologies. Instead of drowning you in theoretical possibilities and lengthy explanations, this Visual QuickProject Guide uses big, color illustrations coupled with clear, concise step-by-step instructions to show you how to complete one specific project in a matter of hours.
Our project in this book is to gain control of your personal finances using the latest version of the best-selling personal finance program, Quicken. You can use either Quicken 2005 for Windows or Quicken 2005 for Macintosh. These are the latest versions, but if you haven't upgraded yet, don't fret; because Quicken doesn't change too much from year to year, things will look pretty familiar if you have earlier versions.
I'll show you how to use Quicken to handle your paycheck; manage your checkbook; bank and pay bills online; balance your accounts to the penny every month; manage your credit cards; and handle your investments.
It used to be that to begin working with Quicken, you had to hand-enter all sorts of information--a process so laborious that many people eschewed personal finance software altogether. Not so today: With Quicken 2004's Express Account Setup, all you have to do is select your bank (from a list of more than 2,000), supply your account IDs and PINs, and the software does the rest! All you
really need, then, to start wrangling your finances immediately is this pint-sized project-based guide to the software! Rather than cover every last Quicken feature and option, veteran author
Tom Negrino selects the quickest, easiest route to accomplishing a given objective-from setting up accounts and entering transactions to writing and printing checks, scheduling automatic bill payment, and securing loans-and presents it through full-page-width screen shots and simple step-by-step instructions. Throughout, you'll learn by doing as you complete the book's projects. By the end of the day, you will have mastered not just Quicken but your finances as well!