Solution: Upgrade your computer.

2) Do you have time to enter data? If you are under constant pressure to perform other tasks (such as answering phones, going to the job site, working with customers), and it is difficult to focus on your QuickBooks.

Solution: You need to arrange uninterrupted time to work on your QuickBooks.

3) Have you reconciled your bank statement? If your QuickBooks data have not been reconciled for several months, you cannot be sure that your numbers are accurate.

Solution: Reconcile your bank statement as soon as you get it; that way it is easier to keep your books balanced.

4) Do you have a clean working environment? If your desktop is cluttered and you can’t find financial documents, you will struggle to enter data in a timely fashion.

Solution: Take the time to organize your working environment. Ask yourself, "How can I best set up this area so that I am comfortable and have access to the information I need?"

5) Is your QuickBooks desktop clean? The computer desktop is the full area of your screen where you work. If every time you open your QuickBooks program you see a clutter of reports, lists, and registers on the desktop, it is difficult to focus on the task at hand.

Solution: Set your preferences so that every time you open your QuickBooks program the desktop is empty.

Procedure:

1) Click on "Window" on the menu bar.

2) Select "Close All" from the drop-down list. All your windows will close.

3) If the QuickBooks Navigator is open and you do not use it frequently (you use the icon bar and menu bar instead), click on the "X" in the top right hand corner of the Navigator. The Navigator will close and your desktop will be empty except for the menu bar and the icon bar. If you choose to continue to use the Navigator, ignore this step.

4) Click on "Edit" on the menu bar.

5) Select "Preferences’ from the drop-down list. The "Preferences" window should open.

6) Click on the "Desktop View" if it is not already selected.

8) Click on "Don't save the desktop".

9) Click on "OK" to save the preference.