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If you work with multiple spreadsheets in Excel, and need to transfer data from one to the other, or summarize in one workbook data from...

QuickBooks is designed to help small businesses manage their finances, but because there are so many different types of business...

Now that you’ve created your backup plan, both local and offsite, it’s time to decide what should be included. Should you back up...

Recently a client was a victim of ransomware – hacking malware that encrypted everything on their computers, and demanding payment of a...

A big part of your backup plan should include local backup. A local backup is one that is in the same building as the original data. ...

Ever carry an umbrella around, but the predicted rain never happens? Preparing for the worst case is never a bad idea, but it can be...

Once you’ve made the decision to get some training, your next big question is what type of training to seek out. Before you dive in,...

The biggest fallacy out there is that the software on your computer is a snap to master. QuickBooks, Sage 50, Word, Excel – just sit...

There is no antivirus that will protect you from your own behavior. As the software we count on to protect us has become sophisticated,...

Viewing Open Windows If you are like most Windows users, you typically have more than one application open at a time. Even as I write...

Customizing Reports – Choosing Columns QuickBooks provides many standard reports, but if you want to tweak them you can do so with...

Keyboard Shortcuts Most people know the common keyboard shortcuts like CTRL-O to open a document, CTRL-P to print, or CTRL-S to save....

Changing the Date in Sage 50 Transactions Everyone knows that you can change the date on transactions by clicking the small calendar icon...

Charts – Quick Technique If a picture’s worth a thousand words, a chart can be worth a thousand numbers. Since a column chart is the most...

Beware the Fake Antivirus Alert So you're surfing the Internet and suddenly a window pops up claiming your computer's infected with a...

Selecting Text Editing a document usually means selecting text. Here are some tips to easily select portions of your document. • To...

Merging accounts You can easily merge the two similarly named accounts into a single account; QuickBooks will move all the transactions...

You can add subtotals to a list of transactions, such as a list of invoices. To add subtotals to a list of customer names and dollar...

In Word, you can easily save words or phrases as abbreviations, using AutoCorrect. To add an entry that expands your name using your...

Watch this space to get tips and techniques for commonly used software applications like Excel, Word, QuickBooks, Sage 50 and more. ...