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K2 Tech Update
Your Accounting and Finance Technology Update
July 2013 |
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 Greetings! | |
In this month's K2 Tech Update, we discuss Five QuickBooks Features You Should Know and Tips for Selecting Technology.
In our News section, learn about Open Systems Financial Services Offers Low Monthly Payments Until 2014, Microsoft Releases Outlook App for iPad and iPhone, and Windows 8 Market Share Slowly Increases. Also, don't forget to look over K2's August Webinar Listing.
Our K2 Tips section this month offers tips on Converting Word Documents to PowerPoint Presentations and Splitting and Joining Excel 2013 Data with Flash Fill.
Our Course Spotlights this month include: Sage 50/Peachtree Accounting Software - Managing Businesses More Effectively; Budgeting, Forecasting and Business Analytics; and Advanced Excel. |
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Five QuickBooks Features You Should Know | |
Every year, new features appear in QuickBooks and go quietly unnoticed by even knowledgeable and advanced users. And with a presumed release of QuickBooks 2014 this fall, it is reasonable to assume that an additional set of new features will appear in the software and, unfortunately, go unnoticed and unused. Before we have even more new features to learn about, and in the spirit of making the most of what we already have, let us look at five key QuickBooks features that every person working with or supporting the application should know.
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Tips for Selecting Technology | |
Because of recent improvements to the economic outlook in the United States and around the world, many businesses - both small and large - are considering updates and improvements to their information technology (IT) infrastructure. Many organizations, because of consumer confidence issues, were maintaining the status quo, and now have a dizzying number of options related to IT that did not even exist just a few short years ago. Consistently, in seminar sessions and in consulting engagements, people are asking, "Now that we have some funds budgeted for technology, what should we do?" Because so many individuals and organizations share this dilemma, I decided to set forth some guidelines that can help you to narrow the array of choices to a more manageable number.
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Open Systems Financial Services Offers Low Monthly Payments Until 2014 |
Open Systems, Inc., a leading provider of business accounting, CRM, and ERP software, announced a new promotional program allowing US companies to finance their Open Systems TRAVERSE or OSAS solution beginning at $50 per month until 2014. Officially launched earlier this year, the Open Systems Financial Services division provides customers with payment alternatives for Open Systems products as well as various third-party expenses such as hardware, training, implementation, and services.
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Microsoft Releases Outlook App for iPad And iPhone | |
Following on the heels of releasing the Office Mobile app for the iOS, Microsoft released Outlook Web Apps (OWA) for both iPhone and iPad users on July 16. Both of these apps provide a relatively rich user experience for those wishing to access their Exchange Online-based email accounts.
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Windows 8 Market Share Slowly Increases |
According to numbers published by Net Applications, the market share for Windows 8 increased to slightly more than 5% during the month of June. This places Windows 8 in third place, according to Net Applications numbers, distantly behind Windows 7 and Window XP, and narrowly ahead of Mac OS X 10.8.
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K2 Enterprises Webinars |
K2 Enterprises is pleased to offer web-based Continuing Professional Education (CPE) programs that K2 both presents and produces. With K2 controlling content development, scheduling, and delivery, you will have access to an even greater amount of award-winning CPE from the largest provider of technology-focused CPE to accounting and financial professionals in North America.
The August schedule includes:
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Excel PivotTables for Accountants - Part II |
8/1/2013 |
1:00 PM EDT |
5:00 PM EDT | |
Excel 2013 - Best New Features for Accountants |
8/5/2013 |
1:00 PM EDT |
3:00 PM EDT | |
Excel Tables - Database Technology Comes to Spreadsheets |
8/5/2013 |
10:00 AM EDT |
12:00 PM EDT | |
Transaction Reporting with Excel |
8/12/2013 |
11:00 AM EDT |
1:00 PM EDT | |
Workflow - Tips for Automating Business Processes |
8/13/2013 |
11:00 AM EDT |
1:00 PM EDT | |
Excel Best Unknown Features for Accountants |
8/16/2013 |
1:00 PM EDT |
5:00 PM EDT | |
Collaborating in the Cloud |
8/19/2013 |
1:00 PM EDT |
3:00 PM EDT | |
Excel Reporting - Tools, Techniques, and Best Practices |
8/19/2013 |
10:00 AM EDT |
12:00 PM EDT | |
QuickBooks Client Data Review |
8/20/2013 |
12:00 PM EDT |
2:00 PM EDT | |
QuickBooks - Reconciling the Balance Sheet |
8/20/2013 |
2:00 PM EDT |
4:00 PM EDT | |
QuickBooks - Online Banking |
8/27/2013 |
12:00 PM EDT |
2:00 PM EDT | |
QuickBooks - Budgeting Tips and Tricks |
8/27/2013 |
2:00 PM EDT |
4:00 PM EDT |
Hope to see you on the Web!
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We hope you find this issue timely, relevant and useful. If you have topics you would like for us to cover here in the coming months, please let us know.
Sincerely,
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K2 Enterprises offers Seminars and Conference Sessions to Accountants and Finance Professionals throughout the United States.
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