QuickBooks 2016: The Missing Manual: The Official Intuit Guide to QuickBooks 2016 1st Edition

Got this book from the library and read it cover to cover. It is so worthwhile I had to purchase it. I refer to the book often as I come across things in the QuickBooks software that I am unfamiliar with. I especially like the layout of the book- it is step by step from installing the software through logical progression of using the software. You can start at the beginning and get organized correctly from the start and then just use the index to go to any specific topic when you need help. There are examples on every page and real world scenarios that help to explain concepts. No need to sign up for a class on how to use QuickBooks. This guide does it all, and for a lot less money! Easy to understand and a great reference book to keep at or near your desk.

I am a total beginner with QuickBooks. I started reading this book to learn it, but I decided to purchase the Simon Sez IT DVD-ROM to learn the basics. I am happy so far just getting into the DVD. I think this book is very in depth when learning the software. I know I will use it in the future, reading it from front to back, or looking up certain areas as reference. I understand the complaint of the other reviewer about the font being a little hard to see. I can read it but someone that's a little hard of seeing might not be able to read it as well. I think they put a lot of knowledge in this already thick book, so I' assuming that's why the font is small. The grey font is for contrast and they might not have much options for a black and white publication. I think they put a lot of time into writing this book, and being very in depth, I think it deserves a good review.

It is an excellent reference manual for transactions that are just not posted in the help section. I have not used it very much yet so I can't give a complete review yet, but I like what I see so far. Why not 5 stars? Well, it is because all this information SHOULD be in Quickbooks help, and I resent having to pay extra for a manual that based on Intuit's inadequacies. It is also possible that they left out so much in order to make another money making opportunity. Bravo for the author but a character blow for Intuit.

Last week I got hired as a part time bookkeeper at a local small business that does it's accounting on QuickBooks. I have a degree in accounting, and I've used Quicken before, but never QuickBooks. So before my first day, I downloaded this manual and read all the sections appropriate to what I knew I'd be doing on this job. Even though I'd never used QuickBooks, my accounting background gave me context for the different functions, so I could understand what was going on as I read through the various descriptions of functionality.So, on my first day I was "loaded for bear" and got productive right away.My only critique is that given how large this book is, how expensive it is, and it's aim to be comprehensive, I with there were a few more screenshots during long step-by-step descriptions of procedures. It left a little too much to the imagination. Of course, if you've got QuickBooks installed and you're using this next to your computer, that shouldn't be a problem.The bottom line (accountants love bottom lines) is that this is the book I needed when I needed it.

It was a very thorough book, but too thorough for me. I just have a simple small business and this is to hard for this old retiree to follow. I had already set up part of the program with the dvd and found some mistakes I had made on setup but could not figure out how to go back in and change without calling intuit and really did not want to be calling them every time I have a small problem. I'm going to try quick books 2016 for dummies and see if that helps.

Very helpful when you are stuck on bookkeeping stuff.

This is absolutely the best QuickBook book out there! I also bought the QuickBooks for Dummies one. Hands down this one is the best! I use it as reference weekly.

As a 25 yr plus Quicken user, I was forced by my accountant to migrate at least some of my files to QuickBooks. While I have been able to use much of my Quicken knowledge to make this change, this book has filled in the blanks extremely well. I think even my accountant is surprised.