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Use this guide to learn key tasks and get up and running as fast as possible.  \nAll kinds of help  \nHelp from Intuit and the QuickBooks Community of users is built into QuickBooks. From the main menu, choose Help > QuickBooks Help. Visit [the QuickBooks Support Website at](the QuickBooks Support Website at www.quickbooks.com/helpme)[ www.quickbooks.com/helpme](the QuickBooks Support Website at www.quickbooks.com/helpme)[ ](the QuickBooks Support Website at www.quickbooks.com/helpme)[to browse support topics](to browse support topics), [FAQs or contact an agent](FAQs or contact an agent) ([fees may apply](fees may apply)) .  \nYou can find a local QuickBooks expert by typing in your ZIP code [here:](here: www.findaproadvisor.com)[ www.findaproadvisor.com](here: www.findaproadvisor.com).  \nAs your business grows, you may want to add additional users. You can easily do this from the Help menu by choosing Help > Manage My License.  \nTable of Contents  \nWhat’s in this guide  \nGetting started 2  \nGetting around 3  \n• Using the Home page  \n• Using centers  \n• Using forms  \nEveryday tasks 6  \nGet paid:  \n• Create sales receipts  \n• Create invoices  \n• Receive payments  \n• Make deposits  \nPay others:  \n• Bill Tracker  \n• Write checks  \n• Enter bills  \n• Pay bills  \nSee how your business is doing:  \n• Home Page Insights  \n• Using the Reports Center  \n• Company Snapshot  \n• Profit and Loss  \n• Balance Sheet  \nKeyboard shortcuts 19  \nGetting started  \nGetting started  \nBegin by creating your company file  \nA QuickBooks company file contains all the financial records for your business. It’s easy to create using the Setup window, which appears automatically after you install QuickBooks.  \nYou can also reach this window from the menu by choosing File > New Company.  \nNext, add your business info  \nTo save time later, add/import information you'll use often. This includes the people you do business with, the products and services you sell, and your bank accounts. No data to enter or import right now? No problem! You can add it as you work in QuickBooks.  \nChoose Company > Bulk Enter Business Details.  \nUsing the Home page to move around in QuickBooks  \nThe Home page gives you a big picture of how your business tasks fit together. It opens automatically whenever you open a company file.  \nThe Icon Bar includes shortcuts to many parts of QuickBooks. To create your own shortcuts, click Customize Shortcuts.  \nYou can do all your tasks just using the menus. The menus contain the same tasks as the Home page, and more.  \nTo customize the Home page, choose Edit > Preferences > Desktop View from the menu, and then click the Company Preferences tab.  \nGo directly to the centers by clicking on these icons.  \nGetting around  \nUsing centers  \nQuickBooks tracks the people and companies you do business with in Centers. There is a separate QuickBooks Center for customers, vendors, and employees. Use the centers to manage and view all information and transactions associated with customers, vendors, and employees. All of the centers work the same way. 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