
Discover QuickBooks Online hacks that boost efficiency with interface tricks, date shortcuts, built-in calculators, Chrome tips, banking feed tweaks, recurring transactions, and automatic reminders and reports.
Use built-in calculators in QuickBooks Online to compute in rate, quantity, and amount fields using +, -, *, /, parentheses, and exponents; press tab to apply results.
Use QuickBooks Online keyboard shortcuts to speed tasks: open the shortcuts with option/alt slash, create a new invoice, close a transaction, and tab through fields.
Utilize date field shortcuts in QuickBooks Online to auto-fill the current year and quickly enter dates, e.g., T for today, M for first day, H for last day, and 2/4.
Explore the QuickBooks Online search box to locate transactions by dollar amount, customers, vendors, and reports, using the magnifying glass and advanced search for precise line-item results.
Use incognito mode in Chrome to test QuickBooks Online issues in a clean environment. Compare incognito with a regular window to diagnose browser vs. QuickBooks problems.
Create multiple chrome accounts to build client-specific environments, switch between profiles, and keep each client's kubo, banks, tabs, and bookmarks ready.
Explore banking feed customization with grid gear options, pay fields, and actuals. Group, sort, and edit dates to streamline entry and view up to 300 transactions at once.
Create bank feed rules to automatically classify owner-drawer personal expenses, like Spotify or Netflix, as overdrawn, using up to five transactions, and group restaurant charges under a single vendor.
Master sorting and filtering in QuickBooks Online to speed reconciliation, using date and cleared date sorts, payment filters, and description grouping for bulk updates and discrepancy checks.
Explore how to automate recurring transactions in QuickBooks Online via scheduled sales receipts (with merchant services) and templates, plus reminders and unscheduled templates for flexible estimates and journal entries.
Automate invoice reminders and schedule reports in quickbooks online, using global reminders settings to customize timing and messages, and email monthly reports (with optional excel attachment) to stakeholders.
Discover backdoor links in QuickBooks Online to reclassify transactions by date range, fix misclassifications like meals to owner draws, and manage billable expenses to clear unbilled activity.
Learn to check QuickBooks online service health with the status page at quickbooks.statuspage.io, confirm operational status, review past incidents, and subscribe to outage alerts.
Complete the end-of-course quiz for certification, rewatch recorded sessions from the on-demand library, and explore deep QuickBooks Online learning, mentorship plans, and monthly live classes.
While you’d probably think of this as “Tips and Tricks,” kids today would call this class “QBO Hacks” because Alicia is teaching amazing QBO moves that make tasks easier, faster, and more efficient.
Whatever the name, when you have tons of work to do...Every. Second. Counts!
Join QBO Rock Star Alicia Katz Pollock for this “bells and whistles” class chock-full of efficiency recommendations and cool features you can use to streamline and automate your data entry in QuickBooks Online.
We’ll cover everything from built-in calculators, to interface tricks, to leveraging Chrome’s tools to enhance your QBO experience.
We’ll even include links to tools that are not on the menu, like Reclassify Transactions!
Spend one hour with Alicia learning these...hacks...and save yourself dozens of hours -- PER
PROJECT -- in the future!
Instructional Level
Beginner through Advanced
Course Length
1 hour
Course Credits
1 CPE, Certificate of Completion
Prerequisites
Our “QuickBooks® Online Fundamentals” live class/webinar, or
Our "QuickBooks® Online Fundamentals” On-Demand video course, or
Prior QuickBooks® Online experience.
Who should take this class?
Business owners and employees who maintain their company’s financial records
Bookkeepers and Accountants who wish to brush up on their skills.
What should you bring?
A pen. No computer is necessary.
What You’ll Learn
Built-in calculators
Date shortcuts
Keyboard Commands
Chrome tricks
Incognito windows
Chrome People
Multiple tabs
Ctrl-F and Cmd-F
Banking Feed Options
Sorting and Filtering Hacks
Recurring Transactions for Invoicing
Recurring Transactions as Templates
Emailing reports automatically
Backdoor links not found on the menus:
Reclassify Transactions
Manage Billable Expenses
QuickBooks Status Page