Instructor's Resource Center
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the Instructor's Resources?
The Instructor's Resources are a collection of tools designed to aid in teaching students about QuickBooks. These tools include the QuickBooks in the Classroom instructors guide, reviews, classroom handouts, sample files and more.
Where can I find the Instructor's Resources?
If you have purchased a QuickBooks Site License Lab Pack before 5/17/2011, you must log in here. If you do not have a log-in, you must contact education@intuit.com to create one.
If you have purchased a QuickBooks Site License Lab Pack after 5/17/2011, you will find all the instructors resources on the CD-ROM titled QuickBooks in the Classroom. Note: All new transactions no longer receive online access, rather all materials are shipped with your QuickBooks site license lab pack shipment.
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How do I install and register my QuickBooks site license?
When installing the QuickBooks Pro product you will be prompted for the License and Product number found on the yellow sticker adhered to the CD sleeve. After installation is complete you will be asked to register the product. Follow the steps for online registration. For all subsequent installations you will be prompted for the phone number and zip code you gave on the initial registration.
How can I resolve technical issues with the QuickBooks product?
The online QuickBooks Knowledge Base is a great resource for solutions to the most common technical issues.
How do I demonstrate payroll?
The QuickBooks Student Learning Guide, Lesson number 12 is for payroll. It instructs the user to restore the sample company data file in QuickBooks. The sample data file includes payroll tax tables to run payroll and print checks, but will not allow the user to auto generate state and federal forms. That is by paid subscription only.
It is available for the instructor on Instructor's Resource Center at www.accountant.intuit.com/iep or from the QuickBooks in the Classroom CD which comes with your site license. If a student is using Intuit's Student Learning Guide, a CD with the file is located at the back of the book.
How do I install the exercise file from the CD-rom included with my site license to my hard drive?
Follow these steps:
- Insert the CD into your computers CD-ROM drive.
- From the Windows Start menu, choose Run.
- Type Explorer, and then click OK.
- From Windows Explorer, select you hard drive (usually c:).
- From the File menu, choose New, and then choose Folder.
- Type Qbtrain, and then press Enter.
- Select your CD-ROM drive containing the exercise file (usually d: or e:)
- Select qblesson.wbb.
- Drag qblesson.qbb to the Brain folder on your hard drive.
- Remove the CD-ROM from your CD-ROM drive.
How do I restore the exercise file (qblesson.qbb) from my hard drive?
Follow these steps:
- From the File menu in QuickBooks, chose Restore. QuickBooks displays the Restore Company Backup window.
- In the "Get Company Back From" section of the window click Browse and select your c:\QB Train directory.
- Select qblesson.qbb file and then click Open.
- In the "Restore Company Backup To" section of the window, click Browse and select your c:\QBTrain directory.
- In the File name field of the Restore To window, type lesson number and then click Save.
- Click Restore.
What is Multi-User Mode?
Multi-user mode means more than one person (up to five) work with a single company data file at the same time. QuickBooks Pro site licenses do not have this feature.
What is the difference between an "Academic Version" and a "Non-Academic Version" of QuickBooks?
- The purpose of academic software is for students studying accounting who are enrolled in public or private universities or colleges. While the copy they are using appears to be a full working version of QuickBooks Pro, you should consider purchasing a valid non-academic license if they plan to make ongoing use of the software for their business.
- The Academic Version has an installation limit of three. This includes reinstalls. A non-academic version offers more flexibility for reinstallations.
- The Academic Version does not come with 30 days of free tech support.
