Solution Manual For
Computer Accounting with QuickBooks Online A Cloud Based Approach 4th Edition By Carol
Yacht and Matthew Lowenkron
Chapter 1-12
CHAPTER 1
QUICKBOOKS ONLINE TEST-DRIVE
INSTRUCTOR’S MANUAL
OBJECTIVES
1. Start the sample company, Craig’s Design and Landscaping Services.
2. Tour QuickBooks Online (QBO) and the user interface.
3. View recent transactions and reports.
4. Create an invoice, sales receipt, bill, and write checks.
5. Export the Chart of Accounts to Excel.
6. Export reports to Excel and save as PDF files.
7. Display Management reports.
8. Complete Check Your Progress.
9. Review and complete the QuickBooks Resources and Activities.
10. Complete Exercises 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, and Certification Q&A practice tests..
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To use QuickBooks Online (QBO), sign in with a web browser. You can access QBO from any PC
or Mac with an Internet connection.
Recommended specs
Windows PC: Windows 10, Intel Core i5 or comparable processor (2015 or newer) with at
least 4 GB of RAM.
Mac: OS X "Panther" 10.13 or newer.
Internet connection: 3 Mbps or higher.
Supported Browsers
Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox (to preview and print forms on Mac OS, you’ll need Firefox
PDF plugin), Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari 11 or newer (Mac only)
Mobile browsers: iPhone/iPad, Android smartphones and tablets, Microsoft Surface.
Other
For exporting reports to Excel, use Microsoft Excel 97 or later. Adobe for saving PDF files. The
free Adobe Acrobat Reader is available at https://get.adobe.com/reader/
QBO Tips
, Start an Internet browser. Go online to https://qbo.intuit.com/redir/testdrive.
Each time your students start the sample company, Craig’s Design and Landscaping
Services, security verification is required.
Each time the sample company is started, a new session begins. Data is not saved.
In Chapter 1, students complete Check Your Progress assignments and compare their results
with the answers shown. In subsequent chapters, students provide Check Your Progress
answers.
Before students start Exercise 1-1, the authors suggest they sign out of QBO. Then, students
log into a new session of QBO before starting Exercise 1-1. Students complete Exercise 1-1’s
transactions and continue with Exercise 1-2. Students should not log out until Exercises 1-1,
1-2 are completed.
QUICKBOOKS RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES
Connect: One or more of the following may be assigned for auto-grading and feedback.
1. Multiple-choice and true or false questions.
2. Analysis question(s).
3. Check Your Progress.
4. Chapter work and end-of chapter exercises.
5. Problem solving.
6. Certification Q&A.
7. Test Bank.
8. Additional student resources.
9. SmartBook > + Add Assignment > select SmartBook 2.0 (or later) > New Assignment > select
Chapter(s) > Continue > select Content. If all of Chapter 1 Content is selected, it looks like this.
,a. Click > Continue > enter an Assignment name (e.g., Chapter 1).
b. Enter a start date and due date > enter preferred score > Assign.
c. An example of the author’s SmartBook assignments are shown for Chapters 1-5. You
may want to have students’ complete SB for Chapters 1 through 12. In addition to
completing Connect’s Certification Q&A practice tests, SmartBook is a good way to
prepare for the third-party, fee-based, Certification test from Certiport.
, Additional Student Resources (ASR)
The following resources can be found on the ASR page in Connect’s eBook. If students are not
using Connect, the professor provides students with a URL to access the ASR page.
1. Access QBO Sign Up.
2. Narrated PowerPoints.
3. QBO Videos.
a. Get started with QuickBooks
b. Use QuickBooks Shortcuts
c. Search for Videos
4. Text Updates.
TEXT UPDATES: The digital eBook is published twice a year for Fall and Spring
semesters. For example, there is a Summer 2023 eBook Release for Fall semester.
Computer Accounting with QuickBooks Online A Cloud Based Approach 4th Edition By Carol
Yacht and Matthew Lowenkron
Chapter 1-12
CHAPTER 1
QUICKBOOKS ONLINE TEST-DRIVE
INSTRUCTOR’S MANUAL
OBJECTIVES
1. Start the sample company, Craig’s Design and Landscaping Services.
2. Tour QuickBooks Online (QBO) and the user interface.
3. View recent transactions and reports.
4. Create an invoice, sales receipt, bill, and write checks.
5. Export the Chart of Accounts to Excel.
6. Export reports to Excel and save as PDF files.
7. Display Management reports.
8. Complete Check Your Progress.
9. Review and complete the QuickBooks Resources and Activities.
10. Complete Exercises 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, and Certification Q&A practice tests..
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To use QuickBooks Online (QBO), sign in with a web browser. You can access QBO from any PC
or Mac with an Internet connection.
Recommended specs
Windows PC: Windows 10, Intel Core i5 or comparable processor (2015 or newer) with at
least 4 GB of RAM.
Mac: OS X "Panther" 10.13 or newer.
Internet connection: 3 Mbps or higher.
Supported Browsers
Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox (to preview and print forms on Mac OS, you’ll need Firefox
PDF plugin), Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari 11 or newer (Mac only)
Mobile browsers: iPhone/iPad, Android smartphones and tablets, Microsoft Surface.
Other
For exporting reports to Excel, use Microsoft Excel 97 or later. Adobe for saving PDF files. The
free Adobe Acrobat Reader is available at https://get.adobe.com/reader/
QBO Tips
, Start an Internet browser. Go online to https://qbo.intuit.com/redir/testdrive.
Each time your students start the sample company, Craig’s Design and Landscaping
Services, security verification is required.
Each time the sample company is started, a new session begins. Data is not saved.
In Chapter 1, students complete Check Your Progress assignments and compare their results
with the answers shown. In subsequent chapters, students provide Check Your Progress
answers.
Before students start Exercise 1-1, the authors suggest they sign out of QBO. Then, students
log into a new session of QBO before starting Exercise 1-1. Students complete Exercise 1-1’s
transactions and continue with Exercise 1-2. Students should not log out until Exercises 1-1,
1-2 are completed.
QUICKBOOKS RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES
Connect: One or more of the following may be assigned for auto-grading and feedback.
1. Multiple-choice and true or false questions.
2. Analysis question(s).
3. Check Your Progress.
4. Chapter work and end-of chapter exercises.
5. Problem solving.
6. Certification Q&A.
7. Test Bank.
8. Additional student resources.
9. SmartBook > + Add Assignment > select SmartBook 2.0 (or later) > New Assignment > select
Chapter(s) > Continue > select Content. If all of Chapter 1 Content is selected, it looks like this.
,a. Click > Continue > enter an Assignment name (e.g., Chapter 1).
b. Enter a start date and due date > enter preferred score > Assign.
c. An example of the author’s SmartBook assignments are shown for Chapters 1-5. You
may want to have students’ complete SB for Chapters 1 through 12. In addition to
completing Connect’s Certification Q&A practice tests, SmartBook is a good way to
prepare for the third-party, fee-based, Certification test from Certiport.
, Additional Student Resources (ASR)
The following resources can be found on the ASR page in Connect’s eBook. If students are not
using Connect, the professor provides students with a URL to access the ASR page.
1. Access QBO Sign Up.
2. Narrated PowerPoints.
3. QBO Videos.
a. Get started with QuickBooks
b. Use QuickBooks Shortcuts
c. Search for Videos
4. Text Updates.
TEXT UPDATES: The digital eBook is published twice a year for Fall and Spring
semesters. For example, there is a Summer 2023 eBook Release for Fall semester.
