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Subscribe to Story Feeds in Five Easy Steps

You have several options for gaining access to our stories in the Intuit® ProConnection® Newsletter, just as soon as they are posted and when they are newest and of most value to you. Here we show you how to sign up via Microsoft Outlook in just five easy steps.

Preliminary: Check Your Version of Outlook

Please note that these instructions relate to users of Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 or higher. To check your version, go to Outlook and then use the pulldown Help Menu to travel as follows:

Help > About Microsoft Office Outlook

You will see a box open that identifies the version of your copy of Outlook. If you have an earlier version of Outlook and don't wish to purchase the newer version at this time, you can also use Explorer 7 or above to access the feeds. See RSS Instructions for Internet Explorer 7 here.

Step 1: Start at the Mailbox Navigation Panel

Start at Microsoft Office Outlook at the Mailbox Navigation Panel. Right click on the "RSS Feeds" title as shown below.

Note: If this is the first time you are adding an RSS feed to Outlook, you will be prompted by a dialog box that will ask if you want to synchronize feeds between Outlook and the Common Feed List. You don't have to do this now if you don't want; the option is always available to you by way of the Advanced Options dialog box. To learn more about synchronizing feeds, see Microsoft's comments here.

Step 2: Select "Add a New RSS Feed..."

Select "Add a New RSS Feed..." from the pop-up Menu.

Step 3: Enter the Appropriate URL

You'll see the New RSS Feed pop-up box, asking you to enter the appropriate URL. If this field is not prepopulated, please enter the URL.

Once you've added the URL, click the Add button.

Step 4: Confirm

From the confirmation pop-up box, click the Yes button.

Step 5: See New Messages

A new folder will be created and your messages will automatically begin to download to your RSS Inbox

NOTE: If you are having difficulty with the above steps but are familiar with RSS, you can also input the URLs for these RSS feeds manually. The URLs are listed below.

Background

What's RSS?

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication, a popular form of syndication of news via websites and blogs. (The abbreviation RSS is also used for the similar technical approaches Rich Site Summary or RDF Site Summary.) RSS is simply the format behind your ability to have Intuit ProConnection Newsfeeds sent directly to your browser so you can make you can see our articles as they are published in real time.

What are the URLs for the various Feeds?

If you are having trouble with signing up using the method above, you may want to try alternative subscription methods or may be prompted to enter the RSS Feed URLs manually. Here are the direct links to these feeds:

Intuit ProConnection Accounting Articles
http://feeds.feedburner.com/IntuitProconnectionAccountingArticles

Intuit ProConnection Practice Development Articles
http://feeds.feedburner.com/IntuitProconnectionPracticeDevelopmentArticles

Intuit ProConnection Technology Articles
http://feeds.feedburner.com/IntuitProconnectionTechnologyArticles

Intuit ProConnection Product Tips Articles
http://feeds.feedburner.com/IntuitProconnectionProductTipArticles

Intuit ProConnection Product Master Tips Articles
http://feeds.feedburner.com/IntuitProconnectionProductMasterTipArticles

What are the various Feeds about?

We've organized our content into several different categories so you can see the most important news specific to your area of interest. Current feeds include:

• Accounting Articles. For most accounting professionals. A wide variety of accounting topics, including coverage of some QuickBooks topics. (QuickBooks users would also want to subscribe to the Product Tips feed.)
• Practice Management Articles. For most accounting professionals. Tactics and techniques for running your practice smarter. Look here also for tips on marketing and building a client base.
• Technology Articles. For practitioners with a stronger technology slant to their services or who like to follow technology developments. Occasional deep dive topics on issues from Wi-Fi to products that work with QuickBooks.
• Tax Management Articles. For tax preparers and tax planners. Includes new developments affecting tax preparers, new planning opportunities by changes in tax legislation and regulation, and three-month and year-long tax calendars, updated each month.
• Product Tips Articles. Mostly QuickBooks tips but also tips on payroll and tax products, plus some extra tips on marketing issues.
• Product Master Tips Articles. Extended tips from experienced QuickBooks practitioners and others.

More about RSS Feeds in Internet Explorer

Microsoft has helpful information to learn more about RSS feeds in Internet Explorer at the RSS Feeds tab on its resource page Windows Internet Explorer.

Last Updated: 12/12/2007