Quicken 2008: The Missing Manual

By Bonnie Biafore

Book Overview

Quicken is one of the many convenient ways to keep track of personal finances, but many people are unaware of Quicken's power and end up using only the basic features. And sometimes Quicken seems to raise more questions than it answers: Return of capital from stock? "Net worth"? What are they and why do you need to know about them? Luckily, Quicken 2008: The Missing Manual picks up where Quicken's help resources leave off.

You'll find step-by-step instructions for using Quicken on your Windows PC, including useful features such as budgeting, recording investment transactions, and archiving Quicken data files. You also learn why and when to use specific features, and which ones would be most useful in a given situation. Quicken 2008: The Missing Manual helps you:

Set up Quicken to take care of your specific needs Follow your money from the moment you earn it Make deposits, pay for expenses, track the things you own and how much you owe Take care of financial tasks online, and quickly reconcile your accounts Create and use budgets and track your investments Generate reports to prepare your tax returns and evaluate your financial fitness
And a lot more. This book is designed to accommodate readers at every technical level. If you're a first-time Quicken user, special boxes with the title "Up To Speed" provide the introductory information you need to understand the topic at hand. For advanced users, there are similar boxes called "Power Users' Clinic" that offer more technical tips, tricks, and shortcuts for the experienced Quicken fan.

For a topic as important as your personal finances, why trust anything else?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0596515154
• ISBN13: 9780596515157
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Helpful manual

I have used one form or another of Quicken since it first was published. I was forced to switch from Q2004 to Q2008 when the program quit working (sunset buried mine?) Then I learned about many bugs. So I wanted a manual that would help me negotiate through them. This book is clear, detailed, comprehensive, and moderately priced. I recommend it over the cheaper, gaudier (four-color) but "beginner's level" books available.

Required Purchase For Quicken 2008 Users!!

'Quicken 2008: The Missing Manual' is a must buy for all Quicken 2008 users that want to get the most out of their financial software. With over 400 pages of material, this it the EASIEST way to not only start doing the basics with Quicken, but EVERYTHING Quicken has to offer!!! I've reviewed a dozen+ 'Missing Manual' books and I feel they are some of the best computer books EVER written. Exceptionally designed, laid out, written, they really should have been in the boxes of all the software they were written for. My reviews were all so glowing I finally started to just say BUY THE BOOK and I am not changing my stance here at all. If you use Quicken 2008 or want to become an uber-user, BUY THIS BOOK TO-DAY!!! ***** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Excellent way to learn Quicken

All the books in this series are great and this one is no exception. It does an excellent job of helping you to learn how to use Quicken effectively. It is well organized and the tips and hints are lifesavers. I have been using Quicken for years, but the lack of documentation with the program kept me from using many of Quicken's features. This book unlocked much of potential of Quicken for me.

This is a fantastic book

"Quicken 2008 The Missing Manual" is an interesting, to the point, well organized and an informative book. I feel it is the only book you need to learn, understand, and use Quicken. I got "The Missing Manual a month after I received "The Official Guide" so I did read it (at least I did not waste my money)and I felt it was a frustrating read so "The Missing Manual" was a breath of fresh air. It gave me a much clearer insight into what I wanted to accomplish with Quicken and has taken much of the frustration of trying to improve areas that I thought should be more usable.