You can access and manage the Favorites from the star at the upper right or from the Favorites menu.

Last fall, the Windows app was also released, and now everyone has the ability to work more productively in QuickBooks Online.

The QuickBooks Online App for Windows is thin-client for QuickBooks Online that gives you the ability to use QuickBooks Online as if it was a natively installed program.

Similar to apps such as Spotify or Outlook for Office 365, it is a desktop application that accesses online data.

The app was specifically designed for power users like accountants.

Using the desktop app means that we save time doing routine tasks, and have access to desktop application standard features.

Saves Me Time I love that I can start working in QuickBooks Online in seconds, with one click of the App icon on my taskbar or Dock, just like any other Windows or Mac application.

Not only do you stay permanently logged into your account, but the app also opens right to the last company you accessed, letting you get back to work within seconds.

Contrast this to the browser experience of having to log in, perhaps choose your identity, then the company you want to access from your client list and then opening up the windows you were last working in.

And, unlike the browser, you can stay logged in for days, not the maximum of four hours that the browser allows.

Pages load up to 150 faster in the app than they do in the browser because the QuickBooks app uses local caching of data.

This is most noticeable when you access long lists of data, such as a bank register or a chart of accounts.

The caching also means that when you open a screen the second time, it loads even more quickly.

Data entry is quicker than browser, since you dont have to wait as long for Save and the form to refresh.

The local caching also means that you are not as vulnerable to slowdowns in network speed or temporary QuickBooks Online outages.

Not only can you open multiple windows and even use them on separate monitors, but the data in those windows also always stays in sync.

Unlike using separate tabs in a browser, you dont have to refresh or reload a tab to see the changes you made on one page reflected on another page.

Works Like a Desktop Program When working in the QuickBooks for Windows or Mac app, you feel like you are in a desktop program familiar menus on the top give you quick access to most used windows and forms, pop out windows let you use multiple monitors, and standard keyboard shortcuts speed data entry.

Also, printing uses local print dialog boxes, rather than Adobe or browser print dialogs, meaning that reports and forms, such as checks, are formatted more reliably and consistently.

For my accounting colleagues who say that they dont like working in QuickBooks Online, this app removes many of the major objections.

QuickBooks Online for Accountants Tools Everything you can do with QBOA in the browser is available in the app as well.

You can use the accountants only tools: Access clients from the client list and send requests to clients: Switch between clients using the Accountant Tools list or the drop down menu at the top, or even a menu item on the file menu.

Its so easy to switch companies that you may find yourself popping into a client account for a few minutes to answer a question, or switch to your own firms books to send a quick invoice.

Tips for Working with the App Here are some tips for working with the App: Take advantage of the ability to add Favorites in order to quickly access any forms or reports you use regularly that might not be one of the standard keyboard shortcuts or menu selections.

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