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QB Improvements after 2004

I noticed some big differences between the QB online version and QB 2004, which I still use. I am guessing the online version is similar to 7.0 Pro.

  1. Don't see the Other Names list, Vendor Types, or Customer Types. When did QB scrap them?

  1. Nice improvement to AR--you can do a journal entry with more than one AR line. What was the version that finally fixed that?

  2. I hear 7.0 has a Bill Payment Summary Window that helps avoid double-paying an old invoice. Can't find it in the online version. Anyone seen it? Is it useful?

Thanks,

Vince

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Vince
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Thanks, Laura. You are right about AR. I confirmed with Intuit that the CD versions still limit entries to one receivable account per transaction. The online version allowed more. I am amazed this bug continues.

I heard about the new Bill Payment Summary window in an online review. Intuit confirmed the new feature for Quickbooks Pro 2007. They call it Summary Window but they could not provide any details.

So, I asked for a trial CD. Get this: Intuit no longer gives trial CDs for Quickbooks. You have to buy the product first. If you don't like, you can return it and request your money back. Is this the way software is going, or is it just Intuit?

By the way, the online version is too slow for me.

Vince

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Vince

These still exist in 2007 desktop versions. Vendor/Customer Types are found under Lists>>Customer & Vendor Profile Lists. Vendor and Customer lists disappeared with 2006 when they revamped the Customer/Vendor Centers.

I'm not sure where you got this info but it does not work in my Premier

2007. Yes, it would be a nice improvement.

I'm not sure of what you are calling a "Bill Payment Summary Window". There is a "Pay bill" function in the desktop version for you to select the bills to be paid. Is there an equivalent function in the online version?

I guess it is time to go play with the online version.

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Laura

You can get a trial CD of the desktop version by going here:

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Do you have a link to the online review that mentions the Summary Window? If I saw a screen shot of it I could tell if/where it exists in the online version.

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Laura

Thanks again. Intuit's Customer (dis)Service is not aware of the trials--at least the two employees I spoke to.

The review is here:

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It doesn't explain much about the feature.

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Vince

I checked the QB help file on Bill payment summary and came up with the following:

"View your bill payment summary The Payment Summary window is displayed after you click Pay Selected Bills in the Pay Bills window. It shows you the bills that you successfully paid and provides easy access to pay more bills or print checks."

This is just the window I was refering to earlier. It is found through Pay Bills and has been around for a few versions. The Sleeter article makes reference to the Bill payment window as new but I think the article was really trying to hightlight the differences between Simple start and Pro. Bill payment is not available in simple start. You can *only* write checks to vendors. No option to enter a vendor bill in that version.

Order the CD and see what you think about Pro. SS is too basic a version but if it meets your needs then that is always an option. I think it is too basic and really lacking features that even simple companies could use.

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Laura

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