Part of our philosophy at By Design Solutions is to help our customers maximize their accounting and business management systems. Check back often as we are always adding new tips of the trade.

General Accounting Tips

Understanding the Basics

Microsoft Office Tips

Helping Users with Form Fields in Microsoft Word Transforming Microsoft Word to PowerPoint Comparing Lists in Microsoft Excel 5 ways to Reduce E-mail Clutter Using Windows XP Tips for Web Browsing Microsoft Office Quizzes Microsoft Office Updates and Downloads

QuickBooks Tips

QuickBooks Keyboard Shortcuts QuickBooks Software Toolbox: QData Viewer and QODBC

ACT Newsletters

ACT Newsletters Setting Up Multiple User Accounts ACT! and Microsoft® Upgrades Exploring ACT! 2007 Customizing Your Interface Mistake-proof Phone Dialing Boosting Sales with Personalized Letters Adding Groups to Your Contact List Customizing Your Contact List Using the Contact List View Accelerating Data Entry Sharing ACT! Data in Excel

QuickBooks Newsletters

QuickBooks Newsletters Charging and Paying Sales Tax Getting Listed on Google Maps Tracking Time in Job Costing Creating Custom Letter Templates Job Costing for Profitability Tracking Mileage for Tax Purposes Building a Budget Handling Bonuses and Benefits Processing Refund Checks Categorizing Business Reports Stress-free Tips for Payroll Tasks Improving Performance: Cleaning Files Tracking Paid Time Off Reconciling Bank Statements Editing Reports in Excel Cleaning Up Your QuickBooks Data Saving Time with Repeating Bills Finding Bills and Bill Payments Customizing the QuickBooks Desktop Processing 1099s Printing W2s and W3s Handling Bonuses and Fringe Benefits Year End Procedures Customizing Forms Backing up to a CD