Mac users who want to (or have to) use have plenty of choices—we can run the Mac, Windows, or Web app version. One of those options probably pops out as an obvious choice, but as I recently discovered, the least-obvious solution is sometimes the best one. My wife and I are both professional writers. A few months ago, on the advice of our accountant, we reorganized our small business as a corporation. We agreed to endure a considerable amount of extra paperwork in exchange for significant financial and legal benefits. Accountants love QuickBooks (even if authors don’t) Our accountant all but insisted that we use QuickBooks so that she could easily view and update our financial records. However, I don’t like that the Mac versions of both QuickBooks and Quicken have for years lagged behind the Windows versions, and I find that expensive annual updates rarely add crucial features.
To use QuickBooks Online on your iPad, you'll need a QuickBooks Online subscription—try it free for 30 days! If you currently use QuickBooks for Windows or Mac, unfortunately, you can't access Windows or Mac data from your iPad. Return to Print Layout view. While the document is in Full Screen Reading view, do the following: Click Close in the upper-right corner of the screen, or press ESC. The document is now in Print Layout view.
Recently, I also learned about the. Despite my misgivings, I agreed to use QuickBooks to keep my accountant happy. Initially, I assumed I’d buy the ( ), but when I read Macworld’s review, I discovered that the app’s data files aren’t cross-platform compatible. So if I wanted to share data with my Windows-using accountant, I’d have to back up my data in QuickBooks for Windows format and send her that file, which she could then “restore.” Once she finished with the file, she would send it back to me and I could reimport it. But in the meantime I wouldn’t be able to make any changes to my company’s data, because unlike QuickBooks for Windows, QuickBooks for Mac has no way to merge an accountant’s changes into an existing file. Well, I thought, I’ll just buy the.
After all, I have Windows 7 running on my Mac thanks to ( ). But before I clicked the Buy button, I saw the fine print about licensing, which changed my mind. The Mac and Windows versions of QuickBooks 2013 cost the same—$250—for a single-user license. But we would have two users—my wife and I would both need to work in QuickBooks, sometimes concurrently, on different computers. Whether or not it would have been technologically feasible for us to share a license, I prefer to stick to the letter of the law. So we would have had to pay $500, not counting the cost of future upgrades. Outwitting file-format foibles online Then I noticed another option on the QuickBooks website:, which is essentially most of QuickBooks rolled into a Web app.
We wouldn’t have to mess with Windows software, or with exporting and importing files, and our accountant could access our data over the Web, too. QuickBooks Online can perform nearly all the functions of the desktop version of QuickBooks, including producing a wide range of reports. Web apps typically offer less-convenient interfaces than desktop apps, but in this case, the cost won me over. Pricing for QuickBooks Online ranges from $13 to $79 per month, depending on the features you need. I went with the $27-per-month QuickBooks Essentials plan, and my bookkeeper was able to get me a discounted rate of just over $20 per month for a year. This was the cheapest plan to allow multiple users at once. So, for a year’s worth of service for three users, we’re paying less than half of what it would cost to get a two-user license for the Mac or Windows version.
(And, although we haven’t yet had needed it, we can also access our account using ( ).) Although QuickBooks Online has all the features we need, it hasn’t been entirely smooth sailing. It’s finicky in, my current browser of choice.
For example, even after instructing Chrome to let the site open pop-up windows, most of those windows are far too small and have to be resized manually. Check printing works, but you can adjust only the overall alignment, not the location of individual form elements—some of which don’t line up correctly on our check stock. But on the whole, the online version has been fine. Although it’s less pretty than the Web-based version, the iOS client for QuickBooks Online gives you a native interface for managing your business accounts. Sometimes the best Mac option isn’t a Mac app I find it incredible that in 2013 I have to even think about different platforms using different file formats. And I’m astonished that given three options—the native Mac app, the native Windows app, or the Web app—the Mac version of QuickBooks turned out to be the worst choice for my business.
But our books are in order and our accountant is content. And I’ve learned that sometimes the best tool for a Mac isn’t a Mac app at all.
Important:. Ensure QuickBooks is. Your computer is connected to the printer and that the printer software is installed.
For specific printing error messages, you may search the for the exact error. Because all printers are different, many of the troubleshooting steps below require you to have knowledge of your particular printer's setup. If you are unsure of how to use these tips to troubleshoot your printing issue, contact your IT person or the printer manufacturer's tech support directly. Can you print outside of QuickBooks in Notepad?.
Click Start and browse to Notepad. Enter some text and choose File Print.
Select the correct printer and select Print. If the printer does not print outside of QuickBooks;. Turn off the printer, restart your computer, and then turn the printer back on. Make sure the printer paper is loaded correctly. Select the Windows Start button, browse to the Control Panel, and double-click Printers and Faxes. If the printer shows Offline, right-click the printer and select Use Printer Online.
Double-click the printer and if there are print jobs displayed in the queue, choose Printer Cancel All Documents. Close the window. Right-click the printer, choose Properties, and click Print Test Page. Note: If the printer is a network printer and the test page does not print, network issues could be the cause. If this does not work:.
Ensure that you have the latest printer drivers for your printer. Go to the manufacturer's web site to download and install the most current drivers. Ensure that there are no error lights displayed on the printer itself. Refer to the printer manufacturer's documentation for any of the following:.
The printer displays error indications. The printer will not print the test page. The printer doesn't print from Notepad. If the printer does prints outside of QuickBooks:.
Run the. This tool fixes most of the common printing issues. Try to print again. If the Tool does not work you can manually rename the QBPrint.QBP file;.
Locate the QBPrint.qbp. Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7 and Vista: C: ProgramData Intuit QuickBooks 20 XX Note: 20 XX represents the version of your QuickBooks. Server 2008 and Server 2012: C: Program Data Intuit QuickBooks YEAR and C: Users.remote user. AppData Roaming Intuit YEAR VERSION TSPrinterSettings Note: Terminal Service users report finding duplicate copies of the Qbprint.qbp file with the stored client data files; double check all folders for odd instances. Quick tip: You might need to to find these files in Windows. Right-click the QBprint.qbp file for your QuickBooks version and select Rename. Add the word old to the file name (i.e.
QBPrint.qbp.old). Open QuickBooks Desktop. From the File menu, select Printer Setup. Select any transaction in the Form Name list and click OK. This will create a new QBprint.qbp file. Note: You do not have to do this for every transaction.
Try to open and print any transaction. If the issue persists:. Verify the printer is the correct one. In QuickBooks, choose File Printer Setup. Choose the form you are trying to print. Does the printer name match the exact name of the printer you are trying to use?
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If not, you’ll need to correct the setup within your computer’s Printer Setup first. Click Help in this area for more detailed instructions on these settings. Try to print using a different printer in the Printer Setup. In QuickBooks, choose File Printer Setup. Choose the form you are trying to print. Choose a different printer, a suggestion is the Microsoft XP printer. Click Help in this area for more detailed instructions on these settings.
Try printing a different form or, if you are using customized forms or memorized reports, try a standard form or report. If you were printing a batch of forms in QuickBooks, attempt to print a single form. If successful, try printing smaller batches. Open one of the QuickBooks sample company files and try to print the same type of form or report. If it works, use to resolve any data damage in your file and then attempt to print again. Go to Selective Startup Mode.
If the issue persists, perform a. Is the printer local or on a network?. Local: the problem may be within your computer/printer setup itself. Verify there is a connection between the computer and the printer.
Refer to the printer manufacturer's troubleshooting for further help. Network: verify network settings are setup correctly. Refer to the printer manufacturer's troubleshooting for further help. Do you have a status monitor running? Is the status monitor set to appear when you print or only when errors occur?.
Yes: change the setting for the status monitor so it appears only when there is an error. (Refer to the printer manual.). Check spool path information and change settings to RAW.
No: go on to next troubleshooting tip. Are there other printers mapped to LPT1? If there are multiple printers connected to LPT1, are you using a switchbox? Test to see if it is causing the issue.
Connect the printer directly to the computer and print again. If you are not sure whether you are using a switchbox or how to connect the printer directly to the computer, contact your IT person or the printer manufacturer's tech support directly. Do you have any other drivers installed?. Use one of the other drivers to try to print. If you are not sure how to use the other driver, contact your IT person or the printer manufacturer's tech support directly.