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September 2009
 Message from Doug Sleeter  

Welcome Doug Sleeterback from Labor Day Weekend. If you’re like me, you probably feel like you need a rest after all the "labor" we do on these long weekends.

Although we all work hard, the key to success is to work smarter.  To that end, we are doing our utmost to make our fast-approaching Conference our best yet, with expert presenters and topics that make sure you’ll learn valuable skills and find products and services to improve your practice and your client’s businesses.  We are also in the midst of carefully evaluating QuickBooks Add-on for our Awesome Add-on Award to be announced at our Conference.

Members of our Sleeter Group Consultants Network also “labor” to help their customers. Our network members are available to help businesses integrate third party solutions, such as FishBowl Inventory, Bill.com and BillQuick. SmartVault, a Web-based document management system that helps companies easily go paperless, is the latest addition to our Solution Partner program. You can learn more about all our Solution Partners on our website.

 Cleaning Up QuickBooks Lists Using Excel  

Lists are one of the most important building blocks of QuickBooks. Lists store information which is used again and again to fill out forms. For example, when you set up a customer in the customer list, the customer’s name, address, tax code, tax item, price level, etc. is used to automatically fill out an invoice, sales receipt, or customer letter. Similarly, when you set up an Item in the Item list, QuickBooks uses the Item’s description, price, and associated account information to fill in details on the invoice, and record the appropriate debits and credits in the general ledger. Properly maintained lists help speed up data entry and maintain accuracy and consistency in the data file.

 New Incentives! New Contests! New Content! Next Gen Accounting Solutions Conference  

Register Now for the Orlando Conference
The Sleeter Group’s 6th Annual Conference will be held at the Wyndham Orlando Resort The Sleeter Group's Next Generation Accounting Solutions Conferencein Orlando, Florida, November 9-12, 2009. The conference is for accounting professionals, bookkeepers, CPAs, and small business technology consultants.

BigTime Hawaii Passport
Attendees who visit our exhibitors during the Conference BigTime Softwareare eligible to win a week’s stay at a private, three bedroom condo in Ko’Olina, Hawaii (airfare not included). Special thanks to our sponsor, BigTime Software from Edison’s Attic.

Conference Registration is Open
Main Conference registration fees begin at $700 per person for Sleeter Group Consultant Network members and groups of three or more, and are only slightly higher for those choosing to attend a day-long Pre-Conference session. Please click here for more information and to register.

Register and Win!
Register for the Main Conference or Full Conference by September 30 and you’ll be entered to win a one year standard membership in the Sleeter Group Consultants Network, a $709 value when you include the discount you will receive on your Conference registration fee!

Congratulations to Ron Nolan of Nolan Consulting in Garland, TX for winning his stay at the Wyndham Orlando Resort! Registrants who did not win are moved forward to the next registration giveaway drawing.

Please visit the Conference Website for details and registration, or phone us at 888-484-5484 (+1-925-416-6300 outside the U.S.).

Interested in showcasing your small business accounting technology or service solution? Exhibitor registration is now open. Please click here for more information.

 Quick Note on PayCycle Accounting  

Awesome Award winner PayCycle Accounting has been renamed Intuit Online Payroll for Accounting Professionals.

 Upcoming Webinar Schedule  

Our webinars have become the "Graduate School" for QuickBooks and small business accounting technology. Our webinar presenters are among the country’s leading experts in accounting software. All two hour webinars are $69. Member of The Sleeter Group Consultants Network receive a 20% discount. (Members must log in to our site before registering to receive the discount).

Featured Webinars: Amy Vetter

Managing Inventory with QuickBooks with Amy Vetter
Oct 1, 2009 10:00 – 12:00 PM Pacific
Inventory is critical to any business that buys and resells products. You need to carefully consider several factors to determine if the inventory features in QuickBooks should be used or not. This webcast will cover the three most important factors in making that decision.

Other Upcoming Webinars:

Internal Control and Fraud Reduction Using QuickBooks  with Bonnie Nagayama
Sep 30, 2009 9:00 – 11:00 AM Pacific
QuickBooks File Set Up and Conversion with Bonnie Nagayama
Sep 30, 2009 12:00 – 2:00 PM Pacific
Construction Accounting using QuickBooks with Leslie Shiner
Oct 20, 2009 12:00 – 2:00 PM Pacific

For a complete schedule, visit www.sleeter.com/webinar.

 Tricks of the Trade  

Every day, members of The Sleeter Group Consultants Network tackle the day-to-day problems of their clients in the real world. The following is an example problem and solution that surfaced this month on our Sleeter Group Consultants Network E-Mail Group.

Question: I have a client that wants to print a prior bank reconciliation. When they go to reports, banking, previous reconciliation, select the account and month and then display, a message pops up that states that an error has occurred and QuickBooks must shut down. No explanation of the error is given. QuickBooks completely shuts down. You then have to restart QuickBooks. If you want to undo a prior reconciliation, that seems to work fine. Has anyone else had this problem or know what the cause or solution is?

Cindy Hovig replied: This is a known problem. It has to do with Adobe Acrobat. Try this:

  1. In Acrobat, turn off the option for having web PDF docs open inside Internet Explorer.
  2. Also within Acrobat, select Edit menu, then Preferences. In the left Categories window, select Internet.
  3. Uncheck the box "Display PDF in Browser".
  4. Close Acrobat and then try viewing your reconciliation again.

If that does not work, call Support. They can help you.

The Sleeter Group Consultants Network is the nation’s premier accounting software consultant’s network. We provide expert QuickBooks consulting, add-on integration services, business process workflow consulting, outsourced bookkeeping services, and financial statement preparation. To locate one of our certified consultants visit our Find a Consultant page. To learn more about becoming a consultant visit our Become a Consultant page or call our office at 888-484-5484. Members of the network receive a substantial discount on our resource products as well as our annual Next Generation Accounting Solutions Conference.  Membership also includes a copy of our Consultant’s Reference Guide.